Chinese dumplings first appeared in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, which is the period in which Yuan Mai is now located, and was invented and created by Zhang Zhongjing, the "medical saint".

Zhang Zhongjing's name is Zhang Ji, born in the first year of Emperor Huan's accession to the throne, the first year of peace, and he is forty-nine years old this year. It is as famous as Hua Tuo and Dong Feng, and is collectively called "Jian'an Three Divine Doctors" by later generations.

Unlike Hua Tuo and Dong Feng, Zhang Ji is not only a famous medical craftsman, but also an official eunuch, who once served as an official in the capital, and later transferred to local positions, successively serving as Henan Yin, Changsha Taishou and other official positions.

Five years ago, Li Dao and Guo Yan gathered Xiliang troops to invade Chang'an, control the government, in order to grasp the local power, successively sent county guards and ministers to various places many times, Zhang Ji, who was serving as the imperial historian in the imperial court, was sent to Changsha in Jingnan as a taishou.

At this time, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao had already gained a firm foothold in Jingxiang, and naturally did not allow Li Dao and Guo Yan to point fingers on their own territory, but Zhang Ji took office in the name of the edict of the Son of Heaven, and Liu Biao could not be disobedient on the surface, so he secretly supported Han Xuan to control the military and political affairs of Changsha, and put Zhang Ji in the air.

After Li Dao and Guo Yan controlled the government for two years, they were escaped by Emperor Xian in the first year of Jian'an, and were defeated by Cao Cao on the way to pursue. The trees fell into confusion, Li Dao and Guo Yan were defeated, and few of the officials they appointed held real power, so they lost their nominal support and went into the wilderness one after another, and Zhang Ji was one of them.

Zhang Jiyi is highly profound, and he is quite famous in the world. He wanted to return to his hometown, but Han Xuan didn't dare to be embarrassed, and personally sent Zhang Jigong out of Changsha City, and sent soldiers to escort Zhang Ji back to his hometown Nanyang in a carriage.

Although Changsha is located in the south of the Yangtze River, the climate is still cold, and many refugees who have taken refuge in the south have frosted ears and sores.

Zhang Zhongjing, who is kind-hearted and the heart of the doctor's parents, saw this scene and couldn't bear it. Order the retinue to erect their tents. Chinese medicinal herbs are bought, chopped into minced pieces, mixed with beef, sheep and pork, and wrapped in dough. Pinched to look like ears. For the victims. Healed the people's frozen ears, because the dumplings resembled ears, so it was named "dumpling ears".

But. The popularity of a food is by no means a matter of three or two years, so dumplings in this era are only eaten in local areas, and they are not widely popularized, and the name "dumplings" has not yet come out.

Seeing Zhen Mi's shy answer, Yuan Mai knew that she had misunderstood herself, and she thought she was playing hooligan!

Pinch your fingers, I have been in this world for nearly two years, I haven't eaten dumplings, I was busy with various things in the past, and I haven't thought about this aspect, but now that I think about it, why do I have to eat a meal!

As the saying goes, "Nothing is more delicious than dumplings, and nothing is more fun than sister-in-law", I am playing with the woman who should have been my sister-in-law at the moment, and I don't eat a meal of dumplings to help the fun, how can I get up with this crossing?

"Oops...... Mi, where do you think you go? Is the girl Huaichun like you? You are a typical woman with the heart of a gentleman! Looking at Zhen Mi's shy appearance, Yuan Mai couldn't help but laugh, holding his stomach and laughing.

Seeing Yuan Mai's proud appearance, Zhen Mi was even more aggrieved: "Where do people spend the belly of a gentleman with a woman's heart?" I obviously heard what Childe said just now...... Said sleep ......"

"Haha...... What about my lovely Mi'er, husband, I'm not talking about sleeping, I'm talking about dumplings......"

Yuan Mai said while gesturing, "It is to use bread to cover the filling, pinch it into the shape of an ear, and then throw it into boiling water to cook, and then take it out and eat it, this kind of food is called 'dumplings', you know?" ”

After listening to Yuan Mai's explanation, Zhen Mi suddenly realized, and said with a red face: "It turns out that Gongzi said that you are talking about 'dumpling ears'?" I thought you were talking about...... Which one, scare me! ”

Yuan Mai is not a computer, nor an encyclopedia, although he knows the method of dumplings, but he does not know the origin of dumplings, neither who invented dumplings, nor what era they were invented? Compared with the legend that buns were invented by Zhuge Liang, Yuan Mai is really at a loss about the origin of dumplings.

Every festive season, when relatives reunite, Chinese people will sit around the table, chatting about home-cooked dumplings, which is delicious, but do you know the origin of dumplings?

At this moment, seeing Zhen Mi's reaction, Yuan Mai knew that the dumplings had come out, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, he originally wanted to invent a food and leave a name in history, who knew that someone would take the lead, alas, it's really depressing!

"Mi, do you know dumplings?" Yuan Mai asked stupidly.

Zhen Mi sat on the chair next to the table, holding her cheeks with both hands, and said thoughtfully: "The 'dumpling' you said is similar to the 'dumpling ear' I have heard of, it is estimated that it is a kind of food, which was invented by the divine doctor Zhang Ji, and it seems to have appeared in the world for about two or three years!" ”

"So? You said that this Doctor Zhang is really, a medical craftsman, how can he do the work of a cook if he doesn't treat diseases and save people? Yuan Mai also came to the chair behind the table and sat down, complaining angrily that this doctor Zhang was "nosy with a mouse"!

Zhen Mi was born in a family of eunuchs, read poetry and books, and knew a lot about Zhang Zhongjing's rumors, so he defended Zhang Zhongjing at the moment: "Son, Doctor Zhang is a good person, but you must not say this about people, he invented this 'dumpling ear', it is said that it is to save people!" ”

At that moment, Zhen Mi told Yuan Mai about Zhang Ji's story, and then told the origin of "dumpling ears". After Yuan Mai heard this, he took the case: "It turns out that this machine is Zhang Zhongjing?" I really have eyes and don't know gold and jade, sin and sin! ”

Zhen Mi didn't expect Yuan Mai to be so respectful to this miracle doctor after hearing his story, this kind of pretentious appearance was really funny, not only covering his mouth, but also laughing dumbly.

Zhang Zhongjing has a lot of weight in the history of Chinese medicine, Zhen Mi naturally doesn't know, but he knows that Zhang Ji is a miracle doctor, although he admires it, but he doesn't respect it so much as Yuan Mai.

There are miracle doctors in any era, but when he is alive, he is at most admired and admired, and the world will not realize how much influence he has on future generations, otherwise, there will be no Cao Cao killing Hua Tuo!

Zhen Mi doesn't know, the world doesn't know, but Yuan Mai knows how capable Zhang Zhongjing is, and there is a record of him in middle school textbooks. It's just that Yuan Mai only knows Zhang Zhongjing, but he doesn't know Zhang Ji, after listening to Zhen Mi's explanation, he knew that he had put an oolong, it turned out that this Zhang Ji was the 'medical saint' Zhang Zhongjing!

"Husband...... Uh, no, Childe, how excited you are? As for it? Zhen Mi covered her mouth and smiled coquettishly and asked.

Yuan bought a serious and serious way: "Listening to you say this, I know that this Zhang Ji Divine Doctor is not only profound, but also benevolent, if he is an official in the local area, he will definitely be able to benefit the people, since it is said that he returned to his hometown Nanyang to live in seclusion, I must send someone to Nanyang to invite him to Bingzhou to be an official." ”

While talking to Zhen Mi, Yuan Mai secretly made up his mind in his heart, after the rain stopped in a few days, he must let Zhuge Jin go to Nanyang to see if he could bring Zhang Ji under his command?

If Zhang Zhongjing can be brought under his command, the casualty rate of the generals under his command can be reduced, and if Zhang Zhongjing is allowed to train a group of disciples, the disability rate of the soldiers will inevitably be reduced. Being able to get Zhang Zhongjing is not inferior to getting a top strategist, nor is it inferior to getting a fierce general.

Moreover, what is even more exciting is that Zhang Ji has been an official for many years, whether it is a court official or a magistrate, whether it is a royal historian or a local guard, he will not refuse, which shows that he is not averse to being an official, which will greatly increase the probability of recruiting him!

This is really an unexpected gain, Yuan Mai's mood suddenly became happy, and his face, which was previously sad because of lack of food, also became full of smiles, took Zhen Mi's hand out of the study, and went straight to the backyard, "Let's go, Ah Mi, let's go back and make dumplings to eat!" ”

At the initiative of Yuan Mai, Helan's, Du's, Cai Yan, and Zhen Mi all gathered in the courtyard in the middle, ready to eat a hearty "dumpling" feast.

Helan is a Xiongnu woman, Cai Yan has been taken away by the Huns for many years, not only have the two never eaten dumplings, but they have not even heard the name of "dumpling ear". Du Shi and Zhen Mi knew, but they couldn't say the specific method, the current dumplings are only circulating in the Jingxiang area, and have not yet spread to the north of the Yellow River.

In his previous life, Yuan Mai was an athlete and often traveled abroad to compete and travel all over the world, so he spent less time with his family. But because of this, every time I go home, my mother has to make a hearty dumpling to celebrate, Yuan Mai always sits next to chat with him, occasionally helping to roll out a few dumpling skins, pinch a few dumplings, and wrap them out in a good way.

At this moment, the four women were at a loss, and it was finally time for Yuan Gongzi to show his talents.

It's raining outside, and it's a good time to take a break.

Yuan Mai commanded Cai Yan and Zhen Mi with great interest, as well as a few clever maidservants making dumplings, noodles and noodles, chopping stuffing stuffing, boiling water, and boiling water, all of them were very busy.

Du Shi has a big belly, and he will give birth in about half a month, so he naturally can't do it; And Helan was holding the three-month-old Yuan Xun in his arms, and he couldn't help, so he could only sit on the side and watch, gossiping.

Under the command of Yuan Mai, several maidservants chopped a plate of pork mixed with onion meat filling, and Yuan Mai asked the maid to grind ginger, fennel, pepper and other condiments, mixed in the meat filling, but unfortunately there is no soy sauce and monosodium glutamate, and you can't eat the original dumplings of the twenties, which is regrettable! (To be continued......)