The so-called fish is actually sashimi!

Don't think that sashimi is the patent of Little Japan, it is all leftover from the ancient Chinese. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info It has been popular to eat sashimi in ancient China, especially in the area south of the Yangtze River, and almost all the aquatic products owned by later generations have entered their diets.

In the north of Youzhou, seafood is not common, but in ancient times, aquatic resources were abundant, and sashimi was extremely common.

In particular, the water in this era is natural and pure, and has not been polluted in any way. Fish are also healthy and fatty, and the meat is fresh but not greasy.

Rao is Pei Min, who didn't like to eat sashimi very much in later generations, and he also has a soft spot for sashimi in this era.

As we all know, the smaller and thinner the sashimi, the better, and how to cut it is a very technical task that tests knife skills.

The sashimi presented by the old butler was of a modest size, decent, and nothing special about it, but there was nothing wrong with it.

Yan Gaoqing took a piece of sashimi with chopsticks, looked left and right, and said: "Yuan Lao's other skills are not good, but this method of cutting fish is extremely ordinary. Old Yuan, take the knife and come here, today I want Brother Pei and Brother Yuan to know my knife skills. "In this era, there are many contradictions in the customs and habits, and people in the world look down on playing and singing musical instruments, but they are proud to know the rhythm. The aristocracy was far away from cooking, and some looked down on cooking, but they took pride in being able to perform a set of cutting techniques in front of others. Especially in Chang'an, this kind of atmosphere is more fashionable and popular, if you don't have good knife skills, you are embarrassed to eat sashimi.

Yan Gaoqing grew up in Chang'an since he was a child, and he is about to show off his sword skills at this moment.

Taking the short knife handed by the old housekeeper, Yan Gaoqing waved it twice in his hand, took the sashimi cut by the old housekeeper, and the two knives of the brush, one piece was divided into three pieces, becoming more delicate, faintly with a crystal clear feeling.

Yuan Luqian gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother Xin, your knife skills are really powerful." ”

Pei Min also praised Yan Gaoqing's skillful technique of cutting fish fillets, which was obviously specially practiced, and it was not easy to be a scholar. However, in his "professional" eyes, there is still room for improvement.

The three of them ate sashimi, waited for the donkey meat in the pot and the beef on the fire, drank wine to the moon, and talked about the past and the present.

This aspect is Pei Min's strength, he has the memory of two worlds, and the later generations are open-minded, in terms of erudition, Yan Gaoqing and Yuan Luqian cannot be compared with Pei Min. No matter which ancient person he says, Pei Min can say one or two, and his head is the Tao. Some of them are famous, and they will also say some interesting anecdotes about his wild history to adjust the atmosphere, so that Yan Gaoqing and Yuan Luqian have to be convinced.

Pei Min knew that Yan Gaoqing had a unique research on the governance of people's livelihood, and discussed with him the problems of people's livelihood governance. Yan Gaoqing's political achievements in history are the first, and there is absolutely no moisture. Even though he is not yet an official, he already has a wealth of knowledge in this area, and he says: "If you want to govern the place, you should adapt it to local conditions, not follow the public." The ancients had a saying that the south orange and the north orange were different, and the climate was definitely different in different places. Only by developing local specialties can we give full play to local advantages to the greatest extent. This is what I admire the most is the prime minister of Shu Han Zhuge Cheng, Shu was poor and poor at that time, located in a lonely place, he promoted Shu brocade according to the characteristics of Shu country, making it an important economic pillar of Shu country, Shu country through the sale of Shu brocade in exchange for food and horses and other important military supplies, only this special product, led to a lot of economy, so that Shu country ruled. ”

Pei Min deeply agrees, this truth is not known to be practical in ancient times, and it is the same in modern times, the so-called relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to draft the water, whether it is a big city or a small county, as long as there are characteristics, the development of the characteristics will have a chain effect.

Yan Gaoqing also said a lot, Pei Min wrote them down one by one, not sure if he could use it in the future, but this knowledge is never too little.

Yuan Luqian is the best at calligraphy, his official calligraphy is simple and simple, broad and heavy, and his skills are far better than Yan Gaoqing and Pei Min.

The three of them had their own strengths, discussed and chatted with each other, and ate dinner from dusk to the early morning of the next day, still unsatisfied.

Pei Min has a relationship with the two of them, and he is no longer a simple gentleman's friend, but has the feeling of being a confidant.

Pei Min drank too much wine, his bladder was swollen so much that he confessed to Yan Gaoqing and Yuan Luqian, lit a lantern, walked leisurely to the toilet, and muttered as he walked: "This wine is the same as a drink, and the stamina is not small!" ”

After opening the gate and releasing the water, he touched his stomach comfortably, and was about to walk to the backyard, but faintly heard the faint sound of the door closing.

Yuan's family is big, there is a front yard and a backyard, and there are more than ten master rooms in the study, but only Yuan Luqian and the old housekeeper are really staying in, and now with him and Yan Gaoqing, there are only four people.

Yan Gaoqing and Yuan Luqian are talking in the backyard, the old housekeeper has already fallen asleep, and his house is also in the maid's room in the front yard, there should be no one in the guest room in the backyard, how can there be a sound about the door?

Pei Min drank a little too much, his brain didn't turn fast enough, he groaned on the spot for a while, and touched his waist: Qiushui Sword was pulled in the yard, and seeing that the wooden stick of the lantern in his hand was thick enough, he walked to the sound vigilantly.

Just when he was about five steps away from the guest room, a black shadow suddenly rushed out of the door, he was dressed in black, only one eye was exposed, the candle flame in Pei Min's hand was not bright enough, he could only see a shadow that seemed to be nothing, and when he saw the other party, he didn't look at him, and he didn't stop and ran to the other side.

"Where to run!"

Pei Min wanted to chase after him for two steps, but he noticed that his steps were frivolous, and he couldn't catch up at all, so he threw the lantern in his hand towards the black shadow.

"Boom!" Bang!

The black shadow didn't look back, only to see a flash of cold light, and the lantern was cut in two with a wooden stick.

Pei Min burped, slapped his face hard, and stopped chasing.

Yan Gaoqing and Yuan Luqian, who heard the voice, came one after another.

The attentive Yuan Luqian was still holding Pei Min's Qiushui Sword in his hand, and Yan Gaoqing, who arrived first, said: "What's the matter, it's a thief!" ”

Pei Min stretched out his hand to take Yuan Luqian's Qiushui sword, shook his head and said, "There is a black shadow that rushed out of the house and ran over there. ”

"What a big deal!" Yuan Luqian smiled freely: "The eyes of this thief are too bad, and there is no valuable thing in my house for a long time." He likes to come and go, and we continue to drink, so as not to let the small night spoil our interest. ”

Pei Min said in a deep voice: "It's not as simple as a thief. He stepped forward, and with the help of the lantern in Yan Gaoqing's hand, he retrieved the lantern that he had thrown out earlier, and the entire lantern was cut in two from the middle. He picked up two lanterns and said, "You see, this is a knife mark, in this dark night, the other party's knife is so accurate, it is not something that ordinary thieves can do." The other party's kung fu is not weak, with his martial arts, it makes no sense that he is an ordinary thief, he must have another purpose, and he cannot be taken lightly. ”