Volume III Chapter 24 The Reason for Favor

Set up the camp tent, have their own armor in charge of the meal, and Gou Jian and Feng Tong took a break in the camp tent.

Luo Changfeng and A Qing each brought two swordsmen to work, Luo Changfeng took the swordsmen to bring some stones, made a simple stove, and ordered the armor soldiers to find a large amount of firewood.

Then he went to a carriage and brought out some objects, first of all, a bronze plate that had been burned black on one side, the bronze plate had some curvature, and the top side was slightly concave, so as to ensure that the oil did not overflow.

The bronze plate was put on the simple stove, and then a fire was lit underneath, and when the bronze plate was burned, Ah Qing and two other swordsmen also carried a few kettles with lids.

When I opened the lid, it was full of pork, which had been cut into thin slices of meat, almost all of which were pork belly, because of the teppanyaki, the pork belly was the most delicious, and the pure lean meat lacked a bit of texture.

Ah Qing marinated the pork belly with salt and various Luo Changfeng's "unique spices", and the rest only needed to be put on the bronze plate and roasted.

Luo Changfeng took out a skin bag, but it contained soybean oil, and among the vegetable oils of this era, there was only soybean oil.

He sprinkled a layer of soybean oil on the bronze plate, and when the oil was burned to the point that it began to smoke, he put a piece of meat on the bronze plate and roasted it.

The chopsticks in the Spring and Autumn Period are not called chopsticks, nor are they called "chopsticks", the chopsticks are called so after the Han Dynasty, and they are called "chopsticks" until the Ming Dynasty, before the Han Dynasty, chopsticks are called "coercion".

However, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the characters of various countries were different, and the writing style was a little different.

Although the radicals are different, the emphasis is on "clips", which fully shows that when the Spring and Autumn people named these two small sticks, they emphasized their practical use, which was simple and clear.

However, many people don't know that the use of chopsticks is not advocated in the table manners of "Zhou Li".

The "Book of Rites" clearly requires: "Those who have vegetables in the soup should be coerced, and those who have no vegetables should not be coerced." ”

The meaning of this sentence is: use chopsticks when you have vegetables, and don't use chopsticks when you don't have vegetables.

There is also "rice millet is not coerced", that is, do not use chopsticks when eating small rice, because small rice is a noble food that can be sacrificed to heaven and earth, chopsticks are not worthy of it, and only "dagger", that is, spoons, can be matched with small rice.

So in fact, when the Chinese ancestors ate, they were like Western food in later generations, holding chopsticks in one hand and a spoon in the other, using chopsticks to clip when eating and scooping with a spoon when eating.

But Luo Changfeng doesn't care about these broken rules, what weekly etiquette, what etiquette, in his eyes is bullshit, how convenient and how to come, it can be seen from the fact that he didn't let A Qing learn etiquette.

Watching the movements of Luo Changfeng and his wife, the four swordsmen and many armorers all came around, in fact, the most important thing was that they were attracted by the aroma of barbecue.

And when Luo Changfeng and the others began to barbecue, the food of the Huotou Army was also ready, and Luo Changfeng instructed a swordsman: "Bo Wei, go and invite the king and the doctor Feng to come and eat." ”

"Yes. The swordsman named Bo Wei swallowed, turned and ran towards the tent.

Luo Changfeng and Ah Qing were roasting the pork belly while sprinkling some wild onion flowers, and the aroma couldn't help but be a little stronger.

Gou Jian and Feng Tong soon came out, and as soon as they came out of the tent, they smelled a strong smell of meat from afar.

Gou Jian couldn't help but be interested, and smiled at Feng Tong: "The widow never knew that our young general not only had a peerless sword, but also had such a 'peerless learning'. ”

Feng Tong echoed: "Yes, General Luo and his wife are both extraordinary people and have their own extraordinary abilities. ”

While the two were talking, they had already arrived in front of the circle surrounded by the armor soldiers, and the swordsman Bo Wei shouted: "The king has arrived, will you not get out of the way?"

Hearing this, the soldiers hurriedly dispersed, got out of the way, waved their hands to the soldiers, and said, "Let's all go to eat (dinner), are you not hungry?"

The soldiers were reluctant to disperse, and they went to the Huotou Army to eat, but Luo Changfeng and A Qing had learned the method of barbecue, and they planned to try it when they went back.

It's a pity that they only learned the teppanyaki method, but they didn't know how to marinate the pork and the spices, and even if they did, they couldn't make it that delicious.

Gou Jian looked curiously at the burnt pork belly spread on the bronze plate, and asked with a smile: "Changfeng, what kind of name are you?"

Luo Changfeng got up and said: "Your lord, this is the last general's own food method, and the last general will call it 'copper plate burning', and please taste it." ”

"Copper plate burning, interesting, then the widow will try your copper plate burning. Gou Jian knelt down with interest, took the bowl handed by A Qing and coerced, there was already a lot of grilled pork belly in the bowl, because it was put for a while, it was not hot.

Gou Jian tasted a piece, his eyes lit up, and he praised: "It's really delicious, haha, I didn't expect you to eat it so well in Changfeng." ”

Luo Changfeng said: "If the king likes it, he will go back and pass this copper plate burning method to the kitchen in the palace." ”

Gou Jian said happily: "Great goodness." ”

Luo Changfeng stretched out his hand to Feng Tong and said, "Doctor Feng, please." ”

"General Luo, please. ”

Feng Tong also knelt down, but Luo Changfeng sat cross-legged, and Ah Qing sat side by side.

Ah Qing looked at Gou Jian and Feng Tong and asked, "King, Doctor Feng, aren't you tired from sitting like this? Ah Qing usually sits like this and gets tired after a while!"

"Uh......" Gou Jian was stunned when he heard this, and said with a smile: "This is a ritual, even if you are tired, you have to sit like this!"

Luo Changfeng said: "The king, I will say bluntly, on formal occasions, it is understandable to follow etiquette, that is a gentleman's demeanor, to put it bluntly, it is for others to see." ”

"But in everyday life, or in informal occasions, you don't need to care too much about etiquette, how to make yourself comfortable, how do you come, what does the king think?"

Gou Jian and Feng Tong glanced at each other, smiled together, and said: "Changfeng's words are very reasonable, even so, the widow will let go of the skeleton today, hahahaha......"

Gou Jian said, changing from kneeling to cross-sitting, and really felt a lot more relaxed and comfortable, and looked at Luo Changfeng's gaze and couldn't help but get a little closer.

Seeing this, he also changed to sit cross-legged, and he seemed to understand a little at the moment, why Luo Changfeng would have such trust and favor from the king.

Because when you are with him, you can completely relax yourself without the slightest pressure.

He has neither the style of a gentleman, nor the appearance of a king, to put it more bluntly, that is, he has no ambitions, but he has extraordinary skills, such a person is not favored by the king, who can be favored by the king?

The four swordsmen brought the food, gave it to Gou Jian, and then sat not far away to eat, and was in a state of guard at any time.