Chapter 19 All roads lead to Chang'an
In the afternoon, he sent Jiao Haiqing away, looking at his round back, Wei Renshi's heart kept flashing countless thoughts.
Today's Tang Dynasty could not take care of controlling the Western Regions, and the great food there blocked the trade routes, and the land trade routes were not easy to go, so maritime commerce developed.
I will definitely want to do business in the future, and if I really have the capital, I can try many things.
It can be regarded as saving others by yourself. If he hadn't come out to save him that day, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to come into contact with this way.
So being a good person will still be rewarded!
"Uncle Zheng, when will the things given to the blacksmith last day be ready?" Wei Renshi sent Jiao Haiqing away, turned to Zheng Lizheng and asked.
Zheng Lizheng was still for Wei Ren's solid Jiao family's Langjun, and it seemed that this Jiao Langjun was surprised by Wei Ren's truthfulness, and when he asked, he replied: "It can be done tomorrow." ”
"Then it's time for the next step." Wei Renshi said.
Xi'er had already brought some mutton soup and lamb ribs home for Mrs. Tai to taste, under the pretext that Zheng Lizheng had given them. Wei Renshi had no choice but to wash it himself. But fortunately, there is also Li He's boy Li Rong, and with Li Rong's help, it is much more convenient.
After the kettle was washed and wiped dry, and the fire was burned underneath, Wei Renshi put the peppercorns, spices, and spices into the kettle, turned it a few times with the heat at the bottom of the pot, and then put in the ginger slices, added water, and boiled over high heat.
After boiling a cup of tea and working a little more, I saw Wei Renshi take the wine he bought, open the wine jar, and then start adding wine to the pot.
At present, this kind of cooking wine is not distilled and the alcohol content is not high.
The wine was put into the pot, boiled for a while, and then a paper bag was brought in, and when it was unfolded, it was yellowed sugar.
Staring at this bag of sugar, Wei Renshi suddenly remembered that the method of refining white sugar and rock sugar was mentioned in "Heavenly Creation", which seemed to be called the yellow mud water drenching decolorization method, and he could try to see if he could make it in the future.
It must not be possible now, sugar is quite expensive, and Wei Renshi has no capital.
Pour half of the sugar into the kettle, stir it, cook it for a while, and then withdraw the firewood at the bottom of the kettle.
As the kettle gradually cooled down, Wei Renshi took out the various spices and spices inside, poured a large amount of amber liquid into the empty wine jar, and sealed it again.
The homemade cooking wine is ready.
Leave it overnight and you'll be able to use it tomorrow.
I tried boiling mutton today, and the effect was not bad. Try the pork again tomorrow and see if this homemade cooking wine can hold down the shame of the uncastrated pork. If you can suppress it, then there is something delicious.
Leaving Zheng Lizheng's house, Wei Ren Shihe and Li He walked side by side, and Li Rong led the donkey behind.
Li He was silent for a long time, and when he was about to arrive at Wei Renshi's house, he suddenly asked, "Renshi, why did you suddenly understand so many things?" I don't even recognize you. You weren't like that before. ”
"Really?" Wei Renshi smiled and asked, "Then Changji, do you think I have changed for the better, or for the worse?" ”
Li He shook his head and said, "I can't say for sure, but it should be good." ”
"In the past, I only wanted to study and go to school, participate in scientific examinations, enter the official career, and fulfill the unfulfilled long-cherished wishes of my grandfather and father." Wei Renshi looked at Li He and said: "Later, I got the hang of it, and I understood that there is more than one road in this world, and everyone's path is different, so I don't have to hit the south wall and not look back." People, sometimes when one road doesn't work, in fact, you can take another way, and you don't have to go one way to the dark. In a different way, maybe it will be another sea and sky. All roads lead to Chang'an! Nagayoshi, I want you to remember my words. ”
These words were not only said to himself, but also to Li He.
Wei Renshi hopes that he can remember this sentence one day in the future, and after no other way can be taken, he feels as if there is no way out in the world.
"Okay, I'll make a note of it." After all, Li He is still young, and those experiences have not happened yet, so he just listened to what Wei Renshi said solemnly, so he nodded. But he asked, "So...... Rensil, you don't plan to go to school again? ”
"Not really, let's go and see." Wei Renshi smiled, and when he saw that he had arrived at his door, he said, "It's getting late, and if you don't go back, auntie should be worried." I won't let you. Remember to go to Zheng Lizheng's house at noon tomorrow, and I'll let you try a few more delicacies. ”
"Good!" Li He nodded excitedly, and then went back to his house with the boy.
Wei Renshi stood outside the door and blew the wind for a while, raised his arm and sniffed left and right, and asked if there was no more alcohol, then turned around and knocked on the door.
Xi'er opened the door from the inside, secretly pointed into the room, and gave him a look.
"Angry?" Wei Renshi asked in a low voice.
Xi'er shook her head.
Wei Renshi was relieved, entered the house, and walked straight into the house.
"A-Niang, why don't you sleep yet?" Wei Renshi asked.
"Zheng Lizheng sent some broth and cakes today, I asked Xi'er to clean it up, and when you come back, let her drink it hot with you." Mrs. Tai saw Wei Renshi go back, so she said to him.
Wei Renshi was a little moved and said, "Auntie, I've already drunk it." When I came back from Changji's house, I met Zheng Lizheng, and he called me to drink, so I came back late. Let Xi'er be hot, A-Niang drink it. ”
After a pause, he asked tentatively: "Ah Niang, my grandfather and Aya have never been admitted to the Jinshi, so they haven't thought about doing anything else?" ”
Mrs. Tai frowned: "Why did you suddenly ask that?" ”
"I heard a sentence today that says that all roads lead to Chang'an." Wei Renshi first asked Xi'er to heat the mutton soup, and then sat down and said to Mrs. Tai: "After hearing this, the child feels that there are too many ways to live in this world, why do you have to go down the road to the dark?" ”
"The Wei family has always been a family heirloom with knowledge, and studying and entering the court is what all Wei's children have to do!" Mrs. Tai replied: "Although our family is only a concubine, Zu Xun must not forget." ”
"Can't you forget when you can't live?" Wei Renshi asked rhetorically.
Mrs. Tai was silent for a moment, and then said, "But now it's not time to live anymore." Okay, what have you been doing these days, talking and doing things are completely different from before, and my mother feels like you have changed people! ”
Wei Renshi sighed and stopped talking.
But I thought in my heart, looking at this attitude, I have to continue to hide what I have done for some more time.
Maybe when you make a name for yourself, you won't have to worry about Mrs. Tai's objections. At that time, raw rice was cooked and cooked, and it was useless to oppose it.
As soon as I thought of this, I couldn't help but look forward to the taste of pork to be made tomorrow, and I just wanted the evening to pass quickly, and it was almost tomorrow.