At noon, this plate of fragrant delicacies was put on the table by the maid and placed neatly.

Chen Ningmo looked intently, and it could be seen that today's family banquet was arranged with four dishes, one soup and one rice.

The four dishes are roasted pork with radish, the radish is cut squarely, and the pork is also cut square, which is very in line with the standard advocated by the ancient sages of "meat is not cut properly and is not eaten", if it is not pork, maybe Chen Ningmo has already begun to move his index finger.

The second is a plate of fried meat, the meat slices are fat and thin, shaped like a lamp nest, and then accompanied by tender bamboo shoots and green onions, which looks like a great visual enjoyment.

The third is a plate of stir-fried dishes that I don't know what to do, the main ingredient that looks like meat but not meat is cut into the shape of petals, and it is accompanied by fresh lettuce slices and celery segments, which smells unique.

The last plate is braised pork chops, the color is red and faint, shiny, and the steaming heat comes out, which is also very good.

As for the soup, it seems to be stewed pork bones with radish, and Chen Ningmo can't see it very well.

However, she didn't want to study it in detail at this time, and she didn't want to raise her chopsticks to eat, so she looked up at Cui Wenqing and said, "Wenqing, now you can tell me why this pork is related to our dynasty's recovery of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures!" ”

Cui Wenqing nodded, and said solemnly: "Bachelor, in terms of the quality of individual soldiers, the Liao people and the Xixia people are very different from our Daqi people, generally speaking, the northern alien races are generally tall and big, and my Central Plains people are thin and low in terms of body and height, teaching the northern alien races, of course, there are racial differences, but the most important thing is that our Central Plains people lack meat. ”

Speaking of this, Cui Wenqing paused, and saw that Chen Ningmo and Zhe Zhao were both listening attentively, so he continued: "At present, the main meat in the Central Plains is mainly mutton and fish, especially mutton, which has become the first choice for meat north of the Yangtze River, but it is a pity that no matter what kind of goat, the growth rate is very slow, and a goat that has been bred for a year weighs only thirty or forty catties, resulting in a high price of muttonMore than half of those who can keep eating meat once a month can afford it, and even more people have not tasted meat for many years, so they have to choose cheap meat such as pork to satisfy their hunger. ”

"Bachelor, please look at this plate of pork," Cui Wenqing pointed with his hand, and when Chen Ningmo's eyes fell on the plate of radish roast pork, he said unhurriedly: "In March and April, when we distributed piglets in Hedong Bank for pig farmers, ordinary piglets were only five or six catties, but now after more than half a year, the average weight of these piglets has been around 100 catties, and you can know how much meat has been increased in half a year, and according to my most conservative estimate, as long as these piglets can be bred for a year, it will definitely reach about two hundred catties." From five or six catties to two hundred catties, how shocking! ”

Hearing this, Chen Ningmo nodded convincingly: "On this point, you are right. ”

Cui Wenqing nodded and smiled, and continued: "A person's physique is usually related to what they eat, and if the people don't get enough meat, their physique will naturally be thin and weak, and after being conscripted into the army, they will be greatly limited by their physical fitness. Therefore, maintaining sufficient meat has a very huge effect on improving the quality of our soldiers, so my Cui Wenqing's development of animal husbandry is not only to increase the income of farmers, but also to improve the physical fitness of the Great Qi soldiers, so that everyone has meat to eat, and when they are full and drunk, they will have the strength to fight in the army and recapture our Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures! ”

Zhi Zhao was a little shocked, and asked: "Husband, if you eat too much pork, can you really improve the physique of the soldiers?" ”

Cui Wenqing opened his mouth to explain: "Lady, our body needs a variety of nutrients, the first is called sugar, which is divided into monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides, which are the most basic guarantees for the body, usually obtained in rice pasta, and the second is called cellulose, which is mainly obtained in plant ingredients; The third is called protein, which is rich in protein in cattle and sheep fish; The fourth type is fat, which is divided into vegetable fat and animal fat, and the animal fat contained in pork is the most abundant of all meats. ”

"Normally, when a person is in strenuous exercise, such as battlefield fighting, fast walking army, the body first consumes sugars, and then lipids, although protein will also participate in consumption, but the proportion is very limited, that is, in this respect alone, eating pork can store more fat than eating beef and mutton, and can also withstand long-term strenuous exercise."

The words fell to the point, for Chen Ningmo and Zhi Zhao, it was tantamount to listening to the book of heaven.

What kind of sugar, protein, cellulose these words, the two women have never heard of them, if it weren't for the fact that Cui Wenqing is not a person who talks about it, maybe they will think that this fang is just a charlatan talking nonsense on the street.

Cui Wenqing naturally saw the confusion of the two women, he smiled bitterly, and changed to a popular saying: "Let me explain to you in this way, people who eat pork are more likely to gain weight than people who eat mutton. ”

Chen Ningmo nodded, indicating that he could probably understand what Cui Wenqing said, and looked at the pork on the table with beautiful eyes, and asked with some hesitation: "Does pork really have the effects you said?" ”

Cui Wenqing nodded and said, "It's true, how dare you fool the bachelor here." ”

"But...... Pork is really unpalatable. The corners of Chen Ningmo's mouth twitched obviously, obviously still maintaining a deep shadow on pork.

Cui Wenqing said with a smile: "These piglets have been processed to a certain extent when they were very young, and the current pork will definitely not be unpalatable, so you might as well give it a try." ”

Chen Ningmo's silver teeth clenched, and Jiao Jing showed a look of hesitation and struggle, just after a while, she made up her mind with a long sigh, and nodded expressionlessly: "Okay, if pork is really as good as you say, and eating it can improve the physique of soldiers, then I, Chen Ningmo, dare to be the first in the world and am willing to give it a try." ”

After finishing speaking, she resolutely picked up the long chopsticks on the desk, looked at the several plates of meat dishes on the table, chose a dish that looked good, and stretched out the chopsticks, which was the plate of fat and thin meat slices rolls.

Picking up a piece of meat with long chopsticks, Chen Ningmo forcibly put it to his mouth with the feeling of nausea, opened his mouth without hesitation, and chewed it slowly.

Cui Wenqing and Zhi Zhao both looked at her nervously, waiting for the following.