Chapter 335 Miao sour soup fish

Compared with the people of later generations, the ancient people are indeed more simple, the reason may be because most people, especially people in remote areas, have very simple requirements for life, have a house to live, food to eat, clothes to wear, as long as they can meet these basic living conditions, people will feel that life is acceptable, if all aspects are improved, children can go to private schools to read, themselves, occasionally can go to the county or even a bigger city to see the world, then it can be regarded as happiness,

Because of this, most of the peasant uprisings that broke out in ancient China were due to the fact that the ruling class at that time did not care about the life and death of the people, and people had to take risks when they were desperate, even if there was gruel to eat at home, they would not rebel casually.

The investigation of the living conditions of ordinary people is also one of the basic tasks of the Dragon's Tooth Organization in various intelligence stations.

From the report of the household department, I can also roughly know the people's livelihood situation in this dynasty, but the report of the government is often good news and not bad news, from the county government, layer by layer relay, layer by layer decoration, to the court, basically the situation in various places is a good report, and the dragon tooth is different, the situation collected by the dragon tooth intelligence station is some ordinary people's living data, relatively speaking, more real,

As long as there is a place along the way, I will go to see, talk to them, ask about the local situation, these members are not like ordinary officials when they see the emperor has a sense of fear, they only know that I am the founder of the dragon tooth headquarters, and I, the head of the dragon tooth, is approachable, so they talk to each other quite happily,

Although there are still many areas that are not satisfactory, I am glad that the living standards of the people have generally improved compared to previous years, and the degree of support for the imperial court has also begun to increase.

From Jiangxi Province to the southwest, is Jinghu South Road (now Hunan), a few days later, our group came to the west of Jinghu South Road, the boundary of Xiangxi,

"Childe, the front is Zhenxi Village on the boundary of Xiangxi, after Zhenxi Village, go straight to the northeast is Jishou County, and to the south is the official road leading to Guangnan West Road." Wen Zhang, who has been here, reined in the horse's reins,

"Well, it's almost lunch time, so let's go to Zhenxi Village to rest and set off."

It didn't take long for the archway with the three big characters of "Zhenxi Village" written on it to appear in our sight.

As soon as Wen Zhang, who led the way, entered Zhenxi Village, he said, "Huh." "With a bang,

Fang Ling thought there was something going on, and hurriedly asked, "Wen Zhang, what's wrong, is there anything wrong?" ”

Wen Zhang said: "It seems that this place is different from the original, it is at least twice as big. ”

"You're sure." Fang Ling said in disbelief, "It's been less than a year since you last came here, how could it have changed so much. ”

Wen Zhang didn't know why, shook his head and said: "It's not wrong to be here in Zhenxi Village, isn't there also a sign in front of the door that says 'Zhenxi Village'." ”

Zhang Quanyi followed: "Yes, that sign says Zhenxi Village." ”

As he was talking, I saw Zhang Zijian, the commander who arrived here one step earlier, walking out of it with four or five plainclothes guards, and after taking the reins of our horses, Zhang Zijian saluted in a low voice: "I've seen Gongzi." ”

"Yes." I saw that Zhang Zijian and the others had the same faces as usual, and knew that there was nothing wrong inside, so I said, "Let's go, let's go in and talk about it." ”

"Childe, this Zhenxi Village is very large, it is the distribution center for the exchange of goods between Miao and Han, listen to the local people, it was just expanded in October last year, and now it has become the largest market in Xiangxi, and its prosperity even exceeds that of Jishou County." Zhang Zijian walked as he walked,

"Last October." Wenzhang said, "That was two months after I left. ”

Zhang Zijian said: "I heard that it is. ”

Wen Zhang looked all the way and kept saying: "Here, and there are all newly built, completely different, the flow of people in the village has increased a lot, and it looks more lively than a small county town." ”

Yuan Jian said: "Well, most of the houses in this Zhenxi Village are newly built, and many of the people who come and go are businessmen." ”

Zhang Zijian pointed to a restaurant not far away and said: "Son, the front is the center of Zhenxi Village, that restaurant is the largest restaurant in the village, called Jieyi Building, it seems to be opened by the Miao people, and on the left side of the restaurant is the Miao Han Trade Management Center of Zhenxi Village, which is the place where the Jishou County government is located here to maintain order and collect taxes and fees. ”

"The Righteous Building." I looked at the conspicuous signboard in front of the restaurant, and said secretly, could it be related to Wen Tianxiang's alliance with the Miao people?

After Wen Tianxiang came back from Xiangxi, and I told me in detail about the Miao people, the Miao people live in the mountains all the year round, the economy is backward, resulting in a difficult life, later, Wen Tianxiang and Tian Zuiyan after discussion, that the Miao village is rich in products, which fruits (kiwifruit), fir fungi, medicinal materials and other items are rare, if you can trade with the outside world, you can change the situation of the Miao people's economic backwardness, so Jishou County Ya opened a trade center in Zhenxi Village, a mixed place of Miao and Han, but I didn't expect the effect to be so significant, It seems that the native products of the Miao people are still very popular with the Han people outside.

Zhang Zijian said: "Exactly, my subordinates arrived an hour earlier than Gongzi, and I didn't understand the meaning of this name, Gongzi, I will eat here at noon." ”

"Okay, Zhang Zijian, you can also eat with us."

"Childe, subordinates still have to take care of horses, etc., so they ,,,,,。"

"Just let the brothers below you watch the horses, not to mention that these horses are not something that ordinary people can tame."

Shen Mo knew that Zhang Zijian didn't dare to have lunch with the emperor, so he smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, let's go." ”

"Yes, Brother Shen."

Zhang Zijian only brought ten guards into Zhenxi Village, and some of the remaining ninety people continued to explore the way south, most of them were scattered around Zhenxi Village, and I don't know whether the accompanying dragon tooth guards were mixed in the crowd or around the village.

Located in the center of Zhenxi Village, the Jieyi Building is a two-storey brand new building, the signboard in front of the door has two characters, Han and Miao, and when I walked into the house, I immediately smelled a special smell, which is a very familiar taste. ”

Fang Ling said curiously: "Brother, what is sour soup fish." ”

"Sour soup fish, it is a unique food of the Miao people, the entrance is sour and delicious, which makes people have a great appetite, Ling'er, I will talk to you while eating for a while."

A shopkeeper who was short in Miao costume saw us coming in and hurriedly stepped forward to greet us: "A few guest officers, are you dining or staying in the hotel?" ”

Fang Ling said: "Dine." ”

"Okay, seven, there's a private room upstairs for ten people, please."

I sat down and asked, "Xiao Er, is the taste of fish in your restaurant sour soup?" ”

"Exactly, this guest officer, it seems that you are a big connoisseur, and the signature dish of this restaurant is the sour soup fish antique soup (the name of ancient hot pot)."

I ordered a large pot of fish in sour soup and some other side dishes, and said, "Little Er, let's come to these first." ”

"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, sit down for a while, and the little one will add coals to you first."

"Brother, let's talk about this sour soup fish first."

"Well, the taste of sour soup fish mainly comes from the sour soup, this sour soup is made of the tail wine after brewing, and there are also hot rice soup made after natural fermentation, in the sour soup add washed and cut fish pieces, bean sprouts, sour bamboo shoots, sauerkraut and other side dishes, as well as cut into sections of green onions, ginger, garlic and other condiments, and then add salt, vinegar, oil and other condiments, some high-grade sour soup fish also add a lot of Chinese medicinal materials, heated by hot coal, boiled and can be mixed with dipping sauce to eat."

Zhang Quanyi asked, "Childe, have you ever eaten it?" ”

"Well, I've eaten it, but I don't know what it tastes like here, and whether MSG will be added."

I have eaten sour soup fish, but not in the Song Dynasty, but in my own time, the ingredients of the sour soup fish in later generations have changed slightly, the sour soup is brewed with boiling rice swill, and added peppers, tomatoes, chicken essence, pepper and other ingredients,

Peppers and tomatoes were not introduced to China in the Song Dynasty, and I invented the original monosodium glutamate, but I don't know if it has been used in this remote Xiangxi village.

After a while, the shopkeeper brought some red-hot charcoal and put it into the stove in the middle of the table, and then put the hot pot utensils filled with sour soup on the stove, and then put the fish pieces and other side dishes into the pot together, and covered the wooden lid.

"Ladies and gentlemen, when the sour soup boils, you can eat it, and these vegetables next to it can be added to the pot at any time." The shopkeeper said as he handed each of us a small plate of dipping sauce,

I asked, "Xiao Er, was this sour soup fish invented by your Miao people?" ”

"yes."

Fang Ling said: "Is there any explanation for this, why is it called sour soup fish?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Guest officer, there is a legend here, if you don't think you are too small, I will tell you about the small ones." ”

Fang Ling handed over two mosquito copper coins and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

The shopkeeper took the copper coin, thanked him first, and said: "Our Miao family has been passed down from generation to generation, a long time ago, there was a girl named Ana living on Miaoling Mountain, Ana girl not only looks sweet, can sing and dance, but also can make wine, the wine made by Ana girl is as clear as a mountain spring, the aroma is fragrant, famous far and wide, young men from all over the world have come to court, for these suitors, Ana girl does not like it, but it is not good to refuse in person, so she poured a bowl of her own wine, let the young men drink, and said, People who do not like this bowl of wine eat it, they will feel that the taste is very sour, these people feel that the taste is very sour after eating, and their hearts become cold, but they are unwilling to leave, and the young men who do not give up call to Miss Ana to meet in front of the house and behind the house with mountain songs, and Miss Ana has to sing across the fence, 'Sour soup, sour Lang, sour Lang Yo listen to my sister to warm; The betel nut does not bear fruit in March, the orchid grass has no aroma in September, the affectionate mountain spring becomes a fine wine, and the ruthless wine becomes a sour soup, 'Later, our Miao ancestors used the tail wine after brewing to make a sour soup, with fish as the main food, which is the origin of the sour soup fish. ”

"There's another story." Fang Lingle said, "Brother, you come and taste it first, and see if you will feel that this soup is very sour after eating it." ”

"Okay, I'll try it and see if Miss Ana likes me." I smiled, scooped a scoop, blew the hot air, tasted it shallowly, nodded and said, "Ling'er, don't say it, this soup is really not ,,,,,。 ”

"Nothing, isn't it sour."