Facing Chen Hong's gaze, Cui Wenqing couldn't flinch at all, so he could only pick up the bamboo basket and put the bamboo basket on top of the imperial case.

Seeing the bamboo basket, Chen Hong was suddenly thundered, because the first time he saw the treasure was contained in a bamboo basket, as if he was carrying something, he was directly brought in, which was too unruly.

However, Chen Hong's surprise was not over.

I saw Cui Wenqing take a deep breath, open the bamboo basket as if he had made up his mind, take out an object from it, and put it in front of Chen Hong.

Chen Hong was stunned, this thing was golden and buttery, the taste was fresh and fragrant, and it was steaming, it was clearly a dish.

Seeing this, Chen Hong was surprised, surprised and amused, pointed to Dongpo's elbow and said, "Teacher, this is the priceless treasure you said?" ”

Wang Anshi nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, for the imperial court, it is indeed a priceless treasure. ”

"Hahahaha......" Chen Hong finally couldn't help laughing, "Teacher, this is obviously a dish, even if it is made of dragon liver and phoenix marrow, it is not worthy of a priceless treasure, today a teacher, you have come to find me happy, right?" ”

Wang Anshi said with a serious face: "Official, do you think the old minister is joking?" ”

"Haha...... Ga? Chen Hong's laughter stopped abruptly, he carefully looked at the dishes on the plate for a while, looked up and asked Cui Wenqing, "Little Cui Aiqing, what kind of meat is this?" ”

Cui Wenqing couldn't avoid it, and muttered: "Qiqi official, this ...... It's pork! ”

"What? Pork? Chen Hong was obviously shocked, showing disbelief, and immediately suspected that he had heard it wrong.

He looked at Cui Wenqing in a daze, then looked at Wang Anshi, and asked solemnly: "Teacher, what does this mean?" ”

Wang Anshi smiled and said, "Official, the reason for this, it is better to let Wen Qing explain it to you." ”

Cui Wenqing knew that his explanation would be clearer and more detailed, so he said: "Official, this plate is indeed pork, but this kind of pork is different from the pork eaten by the poor people in the Central Plains now, because this meat has been processed by Weichen in a specific way, and it does not have the unpalatable strange taste of ordinary pork, but it is fragrant and delicious, and it is delicious." ”

Chen Hong was stunned for a moment, and set his eyes on Wang Anshi, full of suspicion.

Wang Anshi affirmed his head: "Official, the old minister has already eaten this kind of pork just now, as Wen Qing said, the taste is very good, comparable to mutton." ”

Hearing Wang Anshi say the same, Chen Hong was a little tempted.

However, he grew up in the palace since he was a child, but he has never eaten pork that is listed as cheap meat by the people, so he is still a little hesitant.

Wang Anshi knew that Chen Hong was worried, and reminded in a deep voice: "Official, the reason why the old minister said that this pork is a priceless treasure is because if the meat can be affirmed by the official family and the imperial court, it can be promoted on a large scale among the people, which is a move for the benefit of the country and the people, so the old minister specially brought this kind of pork and sent it to the palace for the official family to taste." ”

Chen Hong nodded, finally hesitated, picked up the dishes and chopsticks in the bamboo basket, and was about to stretch out the chopsticks to taste the meat.

"Officialdom can't!"

At this moment, an anxious female voice sounded in the hall, and Ning Zhen, who was wearing a red official uniform with six doors, didn't know where she came from, and walked quickly to the desk and arched her hand: "The official family is a daughter, how can he eat food outside the palace indiscriminately?" And it's pork! The ministers asked the officials to think twice. ”

Wang Anshi understood, and said with a smile: "Ning Huwei is worried that this dish is poisonous?" ”

Ning Zhen glanced at Cui Wenqing imperceptibly, then looked at Wang Anshi, and replied calmly in the gaze of the prime minister of the current dynasty: "Xianggong Anshi, it is Ning Zhen's duty to protect the safety of the official's family, no one can be an exception, and please understand Xianggong Anshi." ”

"It's okay." Chen Hong laughed and shook his hand, "Ning Guard is too worried, how can the teacher harm me?" If I can't even believe in my teacher, then who else in the world can believe it? After that, he ignored Ning Zhen's dissuasion at all, picked up a piece of Dongpo elbow and put it in his mouth.

The Dongpo elbow thick oil red sauce has a soft and glutinous taste, and when he bites it, Chen Hong suddenly feels fragrant, which is even more delicious than the imperial meals in the palace that make him a little boring.

After that, he chewed slowly in his mouth, and there was a different feeling that permeated the tip of his tongue, which made Chen Hong feel that this dish was extraordinary.

After swallowing, Chen Hong was not in a hurry to eat again, and asked in surprise and disbelief: "This, this, this, is it really pork?" Pork is so delicious! ”

Wang Anshi corrected with a smile: "The official, the ordinary pork of the people, with a smell that is difficult to swallow, is very unpalatable, but the pork brought by Wenqing has been specially processed, and there is no such strange smell at all, which is enough for people to eat." ”

Chen Hong nodded, and hurriedly asked Cui Wenqing: "I don't know what kind of method Xiao Cui Aiqing uses to handle pork?" Is it difficult? ”

Hearing this question, Cui Wenqing's lower body was slightly cold, he clamped his thighs absently, and smiled awkwardly: "It's not difficult, ordinary butchers can handle it." ”

"Oh? I don't know how? Chen Hong continued to get to the bottom of it.

Ning Zhen, who knew the inside story, was already delicate and red, and she was ashamed and indignant, she couldn't help it anymore, and hurriedly walked out of the palace with a flash.

As soon as Ning Zhen left, Cui Wenqing had a little less concern, so he turned the original treatment method of the piglet to Chen Hong.

"I see, in this way." Chen Hong laughed and was deeply surprised.

Cui Wenqing said solemnly: "Official, compared to mutton, the biggest advantage of pork is that the quantity is low in quantity, easy to raise, take a piglet that is just full-term, its weight is only about five or six catties, after a year can grow to two hundred catties, seven or eight times that of a goat, so that's it, if we can breed pigs, sell pork, eat pork, I believe that everyone can eat meat in a few years, so that the physical quality of the people will be greatly improved, and the living standards of the people can also be greatly improved. That's why the teacher felt that this plate of pork was a priceless treasure, and made a special trip to the palace to present it to the official family. ”

Chen Hong thought about it for a while, and immediately understood the stakes, and immediately showed excitement: "Little Cui Aiqing, are you telling these words?" Will everyone have meat in the future? ”

Cui Wenqing replied with a smile: "If you are not completely sure, how can Weichen dare to spend a lot of money to raise pigs in the four states of the Northland?" How dare you sacrifice this pork in front of the officials? ”

"Whew!" Chen Hong exhaled a big breath of turbidity, and his expression was very excited.

Cui Wenqing was secretly excited when he saw that the official family recognized pork, and hurriedly continued: "However, because pork has been classified as cheap meat for thousands of years, Weichen feels that it is still very difficult to promote pork, and you must agree and support the official family for pork to be implemented smoothly." ”