Chapter 24 The smell of meat is not afraid of deep alleys
The wealthy district of Luoyang's inner city has a walled city, a curfew at night, and a cavalry patrol day and night.
The outer city is also divided into two parts, divided by a moat, Hanoi is called the fortress, which is a civilian area, and outside the river is called the inside, and the people who live there are either slaves or sinners.
The first time he officially went out, he didn't have the courage to run out of the river, and Tang Heng wouldn't allow it, so he tried his best to stop him.
Compared with the cleanliness of Lu Lane, the castle is obviously much older and messier, but on the main street, it is quite passable, and there are all kinds of shops.
Liu Zhi was dressed in navy blue clothes, and only Tang Heng and Zhang Rang were followed by him, and he was only allowed to follow the rest of the guards secretly.
Just kidding, if he hugged him from front to back, he would still play with wool, and he would scare others away.
He walked around the market with great interest, stopping here and looking there, and enjoying it.
Seeing that it was time for lunch, Tang Heng whispered that he find a decent-looking restaurant, but Liu Zhi was unwilling and continued to wander the street.
"Hey, what's that smell? It smells so good. ”
Suddenly, Liu Zhi smelled a familiar smell of braised pork, this thing is more common in modern roadside chicken feather shops, and I don't know how many times I usually eat it.
But in ancient times, he found it for the first time, and he really missed it.
The three of them turned into an alley looking for the taste, and sure enough, they found a dog meat shop, and they also picked a cover in front of the door and wrote "Fan's dog meat".
Liu Zhi laughed when he saw it, "Isn't this still the descendant of General Fan Xu?" ”
A burly man came out when he heard the sound, his body was strong, his face was shiny, and on a cold day, he was still wearing his shirt, revealing a handful of black chest hair inside.
"This Lang Jun smiled, if he is a descendant of a general, where will he regain his cheap business, but he has the same surname as Fan, and he just borrowed his name."
After saying that, he arched his hand at him very casually, and Liu Zhi also returned the salute, "How do you sell this dog meat?" ”
That Fan Tu's small eyes swirled around on him, and he smiled a little flatteringly.
"It's not expensive, fifty dollars a catty."
They haven't bought this thing, and they don't know what the price is, but they still know the price of beef and mutton in the East Market, and it is indeed a little more expensive than this.
"It's really not expensive, I smell that the meat you make tastes good, so let's do it, if you are responsible for cooking it for me, I will buy ten catties."
Generally, those who sell dog meat will do it, and if you take it back to the palace, you will definitely not be able to make such an authentic taste, so it is better to process it here.
"Okay, yes, it's just that those spices are very expensive."
At this time, although many spices from the Western Regions had been introduced to the Han Dynasty, their prices were extremely expensive, and ordinary people could not afford to eat them.
"That's no problem, you count the money together."
Liu Zhi is addicted, where is the accountant more expensive and cheap, just kidding, Lao Tzu is now the emperor of the Han Dynasty, what's wrong with eating dog meat.
Fan Tu was overjoyed when he heard it, and today there was a distinguished guest at home, and he took out the treasured spices to marinate the meat and entertain the guests, but he didn't expect it to attract a big deal.
"This meat is a bit time-consuming to make, why don't you wait an hour and send someone to get it, okay?"
It was already lunch time, and the gluttonous worms in Liu Zhi's stomach were hooked up by the smell of meat again, where could he wait.
"Why don't you do it, I'll buy your marinated ones too, and you can continue to get them, how about it?"
Although Fan Tu saw that the money was open, there were still guests waiting at home, so he was a little embarrassed.
"To tell you the truth, there is a distant guest from the house today, and it was originally specially used to entertain him."
Liu Zhi waved his hand generously, "It's okay, after I buy it, I will eat it at your house, this dog meat is just to make it more lively." ”
As he spoke, he tilted his head and asked Tang Heng to hand over a few strings of money, "Let's go sell some good wine." ”
Fan Tu was overjoyed, and saw that he did not dislike the low and old family, so he hurriedly called his wife loudly.
"Xijun quickly go and clean up, clean up some good wine and food, and put it in the courtyard to eat, but it will be brighter and more spacious."
His wife is also the same tiger's back, and she is very compatible with him, and she is like a gust of wind when she does things, and she will be done by dividing five by two.
"Xiao Langjun, please."
Liu Zhi and the three of them followed him through the living room, and there were indeed long wooden tables in the courtyard, and some straw futons were placed on both sides, so that kneeling and sitting up like this was not as cold as a mat.
There were already two young people waiting there, presumably the distinguished guests that Fan Tu had mentioned.
Liu Zhi arched his hand, "Under Liu Yi, dine with the two of you, don't you mind?" ”
It means his word, Taifu Ma Rong took it newly, and no one knows it, so he just used it as a pseudonym.
The two men were dusty and did not look like locals, and one of them was handsome, in his twenties, and although he was dressed ordinarily, he had a high-spirited temperament.
The other has an ordinary face and a very low sense of presence.
"In the Dong class of Xia Nanyang, this is my friend Lu Feng, I am fortunate to meet."
Dong Ban looks polite and should be a scholar, while Lu Feng is silent, and when he hears the introduction, he just arches his hand.
A large pot of fragrant dog meat was served on the table, and Liu Zhi's eyes couldn't help but light up, "You're welcome, come and eat." ”
He had already torn it up himself, Zhang Rang saw it and hurriedly prepared to take it over to help, but Liu Zhi avoided it.
"This meat has to be torn by itself, and it tastes delicious."
Everyone was a little restrained at first, but at this time, seeing him so informal, they gradually let go of their hands and feet.
His wife hurried to make some dried meat and dried vegetables, and the wine was home-brewed sorghum wine, which was a little cloudy, but the taste was okay.
Several people were eating happily, Liu Zhi suddenly heard movement behind him, and when he looked back, he saw two children lying on the door frame, looking at them with blank eyes.
Hurriedly smiled and beckoned, "Come and eat together, the children's family, not bad for their bite." ”
Fan Tu's name is Fan Chao, he is a cheerful person, and when he heard it, he smiled at the child: "The noble man will let you eat, just be honest with me." ”
The two children cheered, and immediately ran over, took the piece of meat handed by their father, and devoured it with great gusto.
Liu Zhi asked someone to send a plate to the wife of the Fan family in the kitchen, Dong Ban just looked at him as a wealthy son, and he didn't want to associate with him.
At this time, seeing that he was kind-hearted, he also had the heart to make friends, "Liu Langjun is a member of the clan?" ”
Liu Zhi said with a smile: "Speaking of which, it is indeed a descendant of Gaozu, but it can only be regarded as the same sect as His Majesty today." ”
Hearing that the royal family was not serious, several people relaxed a little.
Fan Chao said with a smile: "Although dog meat is delicious, there are really not many nobles who are good at this, and Xiaolang is an exception." ”
"It's not because your meat is so fragrant that you seduced me." Liu Zhi laughed, "I don't have any ambitions in my life, so I like to eat something right." ”
Everyone laughed together, and even the taciturn Lu Feng couldn't help but show a hint of a smile.