Ordinary people's impression of the festival is that food probably occupies at least one-third of the space. It's a holiday, take out what you usually don't want to eat, sit in a family group, chat together, and eat a full meal, I'm afraid it's the most simple wish of ordinary people.

"What are you going to eat today?" Zao Yi seemed to have just gone to the field again, wearing a full coat, and when he entered the door, he moved his nose, seemed to smell something, and asked very excitedly.

"Eat meat...... Pang Tong spread lazily aside, "In these years, is there anything better than eating meat?" ”

"I know it's meat, but the aroma of this meat seems to be a little different......" Zao Yi sniffed, suddenly his eyes lit up, and said, "Could it be that the pigs raised in Pingyang Baibo Valley are here?" ”

Fei Qian laughed, beckoned Zao Yi to sit down, and said: "That's right, it's been almost a year, this is more decent, don't send a few heads over, just killed one, and three or four are in the backyard ......"

"Just killed? Who killed it? Zao Yi asked curiously as he handed the robe to the attendant.

"Yuan Zhi, who else can there be? Yuan Zhi said that he had been doing some things for a while, and he didn't see blood on his hands, so he practiced his hands first when he killed a living creature...... "Pang Tongyi snorted and chirped, "Killing a pig is considered blood?" It's just an itchy hand, right? But this pig is really fat......"

"How fat? No, I'm going to take a look......" Zao only said that he couldn't sit still, and he must go to the scene of the crime to take a look.

Fei Qian smiled and said, "Okay, then let's go and have a look." Is Shiyuan going or not? ”

"What's there to see? Alas, really, let's go......" Although Pang Tong said this, he still stood up and followed Fei Qian and Zao Yi to the backyard.

Originally, the pigs of the Han Dynasty were not castrated, such pigs were very lively, basically no different from wild boars, they usually had nothing to do and couldn't be idle, they slipped everywhere to the arch, even if they were surrounded by fences, they would hit with their bodies from time to time, and they would not stop even at night, chirping and roaring for half the night.

Because they are lively and active, these uncastrated pigs are extremely difficult to raise, even more difficult than stubborn sheep. Pigs seem to belong to the chaotic camp by nature, cattle and sheep still have some sheep what can be taken away, as long as you look at the head sheep, other sheep will occasionally be lost, and it is easy to find it back, but the pig that has not been castrated is completely different, as soon as it is released, it is the same as the two ha that exploded the nest, running fast, even jumping so that the swineherd can't see it at all, embarrassed, sometimes find that the pig escaped, to run out of a few miles to find, they are not afraid of people, if you take a pole to pump it, These thick-skinned and thick-skinned Hum Ha generals jumped even more cheerfully.

At first, the castration work was not so smooth, although cattle and sheep and other techniques may have some commonalities, but there are still such and such problems in the practice process, and finally found that castration pigs, must start from a small age, do a good job of extracurricular tutoring, uh, disinfection work, it can generally ensure the success rate.

Pigs that are detached from low-level fun are obviously very different. Their temper has become very docile, even if no one is watching, they can't run far, slowly foraging nearby, and even even if they open the pigsty, it still lies in the circle most of the time without moving, they love the pigsty, just like an otaku love to bed, always lazy, as if sitting next to the TV computer, except for the takeaway brother to deliver the food, basically not moving.

In this way, the pig that has escaped the low-level taste, the growth rate is almost visible to the naked eye, like blowing a sheepskin raft, eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating, the weight begins to increase continuously, and it is safe to keep to itself, except for regular feeding, there is no need for additional attention, saving time, worry and effort, it is simply the favorite of the police uncle.

Zao Yi was originally in charge of this piece, but he came to Guanzhong before the results came out, and now after seeing the big pig dying in the backyard, he couldn't help but smile with relief.

It's so fat......

Look at this fat body, which is three fingers thick, and Jujube couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

"One of the advantages of such pigs is that they are less likely to be infected with parasites...... Well, parasites are ......" Fei Qian patted the huge pig's head and said, "That is what the book says, the so-called pig blind and eyelashes are easy to eat and get sick......

"Oh? Castrate...... Can castration be avoided? Xu Shu was directing the attendants to cut the whole pig, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but be a little interested and asked.

Fei Qian nodded and said: "This is natural, after these pigs are castrated, they don't run around, and the things they eat are all selected and cooked, so they can basically avoid the disadvantages of fishiness, although there may be individual occurrences, but as long as they are cooked thoroughly, diseases can still be avoided in general." Someone, take this pig's head, burn the hair with fire, wash and peel it again, cook it for half an hour, and then call me ......"

Unlike Xu Shu and others who focus on pork, Fei Qian is about to drool when he looks at the pig's head, this fat head and big ears really can't be wasted, thinking about the pig ears, pig scalp, pig nose, chewy and fat, cutting to drink is simply a great joy in life......

Zao You had already touched the fat on the pig's belly, looking at the layers of pork belly and smiling, and he didn't care about the lard stained with his hand, "This is good, this is good!" This fat and thin alternately, the most suitable for roasting, take the pine and cypress fine wood, and then shelf the slate, cut into thin slices, tiling can be, when it is curled, slightly thin, it is both crisp, fragrant, tender, abundant, the four words of wonder, take a bite, the gravy will flow between the teeth...... Hiss ......"

Jujube only took a sip of saliva.

Goo.

This is the sound of Pang Tong swallowing saliva.

Pang Tong saw that the eyes of Fei Qian and the others converged on him, and he couldn't help but blush, and said forcefully: "I haven't eaten it early!" I'm just waiting for today's meal, what's wrong, no? I want this piece, this fat! Cut me a piece, cook it, I'm going to eat it! Pang Tong pointed to a piece of white flower fat, and made no secret of his unique preference for oil.

Perhaps for later generations, fatty meat was too greasy and unpalatable, but for the Han Dynasty people who had never tasted large pieces of fatty meat, this feeling and taste of a mouth full of fat was incomparable to other meat eating theories.

In this era, in fact, there is almost no really large piece of fat, whether it is cattle, sheep, horses and pigs, basically the skin is connected to the meat or bones, although the fat is not nothing, but whether it is a cow or a sheep, there is no way to accumulate so much fat like a pig.

In fact, since the beginning of primitive man, the pursuit of oil has been deeply rooted in the genes, otherwise the human body will not only have enzymes to digest animal fibers but not enzymes to digest plant fibers.

The reason why farming peoples are often not as strong as nomads in terms of physical strength is actually partly due to their fat intake. Oils and fats contain a lot of energy, but also contain a variety of vitamins and amino acids, saturated fatty acids are the fuel for the human body's functioning, while monounsaturated fatty acids are vascular scavengers, polyunsaturated fatty acids are the role of strengthening the brain and promoting development, so it is not surprising that nomadic people with sufficient fat intake, especially those who are more upper-class, have a stronger body than agricultural people.

Therefore, in order to improve a nation, whether it can eat meat and whether it has fat intake is a very key issue.

"There is no pursuit...... Fei Qian unceremoniously gave Pang Tong a disdainful look, "Is it good to just eat boiled fatty meat?" It's simply not aesthetically pleasing to you when you eat like that...... By the way, is there a dogwood? ”

Fei Qian turned his head to ask the attendant on the side, and after getting a positive answer, he smiled, "Boiled pork slices!" You can make boiled pork slices! Ha ha...... Someone, just this piece of meat, cut it off...... Yes, that's it, then cut into half-finger-thick slices, add chicken clear, and add cornstarch...... Well, there is no cornstarch, let's make do with wheat flour, add some fermented paste, remember, knead it by hand, it must be in one direction, so that it can absorb the flavor, mix evenly and let it stand......"

Fei Qian was foaming at the mouth, eager to move out the dishes of the future generations one by one, and when he heard it, he was stunned for a while, and immediately asked someone to quickly take a pen and record it while swallowing saliva.

"The desire to eat and drink is always not the way...... I'll go to the front hall first...... "Maybe Fei Qian said that Pang Tong didn't pursue it just now, at this time, Pang Tong swallowed his saliva, hummed and flicked his sleeves to express his dissatisfaction with Fei Qian, and left first.

Fei Qian glanced at it, ignored Pang Tong, and continued to instruct the attendants on how to cook.

There are many people and the speed is fast, and the whole pig banquet is served one after another.

In the middle of a big tripod, stewed pig-killing vegetables, pig blood, pig bones, pig intestines, pig hearts or something up and down in the water, after two or three times of floating blood foam, the meat fragrance gradually became dominant, exuding the entire hall, like thousands of small hooks in the heart of the hook.

What, lead poisoning?

This is the top banquet standard in the Han Dynasty, what is the Ding Food House can be understood, especially on the day of today's Mid-Autumn Festival, without this Dading, what kind of banquet is it?

Eat less, but not every day.

On the bluestone slab on the side, a servant was roasting sliced pork belly, which was gradually curled up on the hot stone slab, and from time to time there was a pop of grease.

On the other side is the boiled pork slices taught by Fei's unspoken words, a huge clay pot is contained, showing the heroism of the Han Dynasty, and there are some grilled pork ribs, back to the pot meat, cut pig's head meat, green salt and other dipping sauces, large and small bean plates and pottery bowls are full of a large piece.

It's all meat.

Eat silently, sleep silently. This is quite reasonable, talking about things while eating, basically the mind is not on the meal, when the really tempting food is placed in front of you, who has time to compare something?

The four people present, after a wolf-swallowing meal, when they couldn't even pour the last bite of broth, threw down the battlefield full of wreckage, and moved to the small pavilion in the courtyard to drink tea and chat, and consume food by the way.

"If you can eat like this every day, eh...... It's fine......" Pang Tong burped, the breath that came out was the smell of grease, and he touched his belly with satisfaction, looking comfortable, "If the people can do the same, it can be called a prosperous age......

Zao only sneered and said, "Don't think about it, it's impossible...... Raising livestock is much more laborious than you think, and it consumes food and grass, and ordinary people can't afford to raise it......"

Fei Qian nodded and said, "Food problem." Nowadays, whenever there is a little surplus food, ordinary people are eager to eat it, how can they be willing to take it out to raise livestock? However, I have asked people to start planting alfalfa grass in the three places of Pingyang and Yin Mountain in Guanzhong, this grass is better than ordinary grass, and it can also be used to feed pigs, so after a while, this meat will also increase, but to eat like us, ordinary people ...... It's still harder......"

In the Han Dynasty, in addition to various plagues, the threshold for large-scale animal breeding was that the most important thing was that there was a shortage of grain and grass.

Hehe.

"So...... Fei Qian's words changed and said, "Whether we can eat more meat next depends on Yuan Zhi'......"

Xu Shu pointed to his nose, then rolled his eyes, and said, "There is grain in Shu?" ”

Fei Qian nodded and said, "Not only, but a lot. Fei Qian remembered that after Liu Bei entered Shuzhong, he was like a nouveau riche, and he shook up all of a sudden, rewarding him for many years, which showed how much money and grain reserves in Sichuan and Shu were.

Xu Shu suddenly slapped his face, gritted his teeth and said, "Good! For the sake of eating meat! How can this Sichuan Shu be gnawed down! ”

Fat Yuan, well, Pang Shiyuan, he has indeed gained a lot of weight during this period of time, and he also encouraged Xu Shu: "Yes, eating meat is a big deal, there must be meat to eat!" ”

"And in the south of Sichuan and Shu, there is also Jiaozhi, which is said to be a land of three crops a year......," Fei Qian said, "There are all kinds of spices, agarwood, and forests...... However, Jiaozhi has never been the king, and the rebellion is restored, if Yuan Zhi takes Sichuan and Shu, he may as well follow the strategy of Xiqiang, lure the Yue people to come to the market, and gradually do it, or have a miraculous effect...... "The most important thing is that Fei Qian still wants to know whether there are sweet potatoes in Jiaozhi now, this is really a big killer that can change many things."

Xu Shu Zhengrong nodded.

"Jiaozhi is still too far, let's talk about Sichuan and Shu first......" Fei Qian turned the topic back and said, "I'm worried that Liu Xiuwen is too impatient and rushes forward, and Sichuan is very dangerous, and it is very easy to be ambushed...... So after Yuan arrived in Hanzhong, you might as well use more people from Sichuan, anyway, we are not in a hurry......"

Pang Tong also nodded and said: "Most of the soldiers in the middle of the river are hunters in the mountains, running in the mountains, and they are good at bows and crossbows, if they are not careful, they may really be ambushed......

"There are also some special features, Yuan Zhi also needs to keep in mind......" Fei Qian looked at Xu Shu and said, emphatically emphasizing, "Sichuanzhong, Jiaozhi, you can't drink raw water directly, and you can't enter the army in spring and summer!" There are many insects and beasts in the land, if they die upstream, the downstream will have miasma, and it must be prevented, but all water, whether it is drinking and washing, can only be used after boiling. This is one of them. In spring and summer, there are often heavy rains, which do not go away, and the mountains and soil collapse, cutting off the grain road. There are many insects in spring and summer, overwhelming, the fashion of autumn and winter can burn mugwort to drive it, if it is heavy rain to invade the pot, the grass and trees are wet, how to right? Therefore, spring and summer should never be marched. Troops are sent out in autumn and collected in winter, step by step, not seeking quick victory, but seeking stability. That's the second one. Wangyuan is cautious. ”

Xu Shu bowed his hand and said, "Remember." ”

"Okay, come on, get the wine! Let's wish Yuan Zhi to go, just like Fubo, pointed by the sword, the mountain is flat, and there is no disadvantage! ”

Four wine bowls held in one place reflect the setting sun, rippling a brilliant color......