Chapter 6: Chang'an City
Li Jianguo's natural thing to do is moon cakes, fortunately, he saw his grandmother do it before, but at that time he used a machine, and now he has come to the Tang Dynasty, so he can only keep everything simple.
Eggs, flour, oil, red beans, sugar, fortunately, there are still these ingredients, and it is not too difficult to make mooncakes.
After about an hour of busyness, the first batch of moon cakes in the Tang Dynasty was baked, although it didn't look as delicate as the modern moon cakes, but it also had a different flavor.
"Father, mother, the snack is here!" Li Jianguo brought the freshly made mooncakes to them.
"Kid, what kind of snack is this? I've never seen it before! Mrs. Fang looked at the moon cakes with a puzzled expression, Fang Xuanling was also interested, and looked at Li Jianguo, as if she meant to ask.
"Mother-in-law, this is called moon cakes, and they are snacks from my hometown. In my hometown, moon cakes are eaten every year in the Mid-Autumn Festival, so you can taste them first. ”
Fang Xuanling picked up one first, and muttered: "Moon cake, it's a good name, it's as round as the moon on August 15." ”
Fang Xuanling and his wife were full of praise after tasting it: "The taste is excellent, if this dim sum is put in Chang'an City, it will be a big seller, so delicious and so novel!" ”
"Father-in-law, speaking of Chang'an City, the child wants to go to the city tomorrow, I have always been interested in Chang'an City in Datang!" Hearing Fang Xuanling mention Chang'an City, Li Jianguo also thought of something.
Fang Xuanling nodded, "Chang'an is the capital of my Tang Dynasty, naturally it is very lively, you can go play tomorrow!" ”
"Thank you, father-in-law, the child went back to the room to rest first, and you and your stepmother should rest early!" After speaking, Li Jianguo left.
"Master, this kid is really good!" After I left, Mrs. Fang looked at Fang Xuanling and said with a smile.
"Madame is right, he will be reused when the emperor sees him, this kid always gives me a sense of mystery, I feel that he has a lot of things in his head that we don't know." Fang Xuanling sighed.
After Li Jianguo returned to the room, he lay on the bed, thinking about the prosperity of Chang'an City. Although Li Jianguo had been to the market during the day, he didn't have the heart to appreciate all this at that time. Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty can be said to be the largest capital city in the world, with many shops, prosperous markets, and close cultural and trade exchanges with neighboring countries.
On the second day, Li Jianguo also got up early, and after a simple freshening, he said hello to Fang Xuanling and his wife and went out.
The market of Chang'an City is divided into the East Market and the West Market, the ancient books have recorded, the East Market "220 lines of goods and wealth in the city, the mansion on all sides, the curiosities of the four directions are accumulated", the West Market "the shops in the city are like the system of the East Market", simply put, the East Market and the West Market are very complete in business content, clothing, food, housing and transportation, culture and entertainment. These are all records in the history books, and everything is naturally believing.
Fang Xuanling's house is quite close to the East Market, which is within the second ring road, and it is in modern times, this kind of house can only be seen at all, and it is not something that ordinary people can afford. Li Jianguo first arrived in Dongshi, the streets were full of people, there were no cars, no traffic lights, it was an authentic downtown area. At this time, Li Jianguo had already changed into modern clothes, and no one would point fingers at him anymore, but every time people passed by him, they would look at him with an appreciative gaze, because Li Jianguo was wearing clothes made of high-quality fabrics, maybe they regarded him as a rich child.
On both sides of the street are all kinds of shops, including restaurants, pharmacies, inns, cloth shops, etc., and naturally there are also green buildings. However, the Qinglou in Chang'an is very different from what Li Jianguo saw on TV, there are no women soliciting customers at the door, and it looks a bit like a modern club. In addition to the shops, there are many hawkers setting up stalls on both sides of the street, and without the chengguan, they are undoubtedly much happier than modern hawkers. In addition to local vendors, you can occasionally see foreigners, presumably also admiring the Tang culture.
The most impressive thing is the women in Chang'an City, they are dressed in a colorful, bold, luxurious, graceful atmosphere, unusual, eye-catching, and the degree of openness can be compared with modern imagination. Their dressing style has gradually changed from concealment to exposure, and the patterns and makeup on the clothing are also slightly complicated, showing endless luxury, and everyone has a love for beauty! Let's talk about the body shape of women in the Tang Dynasty, modern advocates of delicate noodles, and at this time, the women in Chang'an City are plump and look a little obese, which is also the unique aesthetic of the Tang Dynasty.
After visiting Chang'an City for a long time, Li Jianguo has also seen a lot, and he can only peek one or two from the history books before, but now he is immersive, and he is deeply touched. After that, I also went to the West Market to have a look, the layout is similar to the East Market, and the flow of people is not inferior to the East Market, which is very lively.
Just walked around Chang'an City, until noon, Li Jianguo felt hungry in his stomach. When I entered a shop called "Drunken Fairy Building", I thought it should be a small restaurant. As soon as he entered the door, the shopkeeper greeted him.
"Guest, what do you want to eat?"
Li Jianguo didn't know much about the dishes of the Tang Dynasty, and he didn't know what the dishes were, so he replied: "Do you have any special dishes here?" ”
When the shopkeeper heard Li Jianguo ask, he looked at my clothes again, and the smile on his face was even worse: "When I see that the guest officer is not a local, you can be regarded as the right place, our Zuixian Building is a famous restaurant in Chang'an City." Our signature dishes here are: Eight Immortal Plate, Cool Crushed, Phoenix Fetus, Small Sky Crisp, Braised Bear's Paws......"
"Okay, okay, I don't understand if you talk about it, you just have to do a few things!"
"Okay, guest officer, do you want to have some wine, we have a high-quality Shi Frozen Spring in our store!"
Hearing about wine, Li Jianguo was also interested, and in modern times, he also tasted a lot of good wine. Now that he is in the Tang Dynasty, he can't miss the wine, so he nodded immediately, "Bring me a pot!" ”
"Okay, guest officer, wait a minute, the wine and food will be here soon!" After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he also left with a smile.
The scale of this restaurant is not small, there are seats downstairs and upstairs, and the people who come in and out are also brightly dressed, and it seems that the grade is also quite high, plus it is located in Chang'an, which is estimated to be equivalent to the existence of BJ Hotel. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the shopkeeper came up with the wine and food, "Guest officer, the wine and food you want, all of them, use them slowly!" ”
Li Jianguo looked at the dishes on the table, which were full of color, flavor, and shape. Poured a glass of "Stone Frozen Spring" in the mouth of the shopkeeper, the wine is fragrant, it is indeed different from modern wine, without processing technology, the wine looks mellow and delicious. Li Jianguo also couldn't wait to taste it, the taste couldn't be better, and he thought that if he took it back to modern times, it would definitely be a big hit.
Tasting the wine and food alone also reminded Li Jianguo of Li Bai's poem "The golden bottle of sake is ten thousand, and the jade plate is shy and ten thousand dollars", it is really suitable to be placed here!