God-level Consort of the Tang Dynasty

The old lady was embarrassed, and said with some fear: "Your honor, don't blame me, just now you said that it would be better if there is meat, but there is no other meat at home, only a piece of pork brought back by the child's father yesterday, so I cooked the pork, If you feel that something is wrong, I will return the money to you right away."

pork?

Li Er and the others all stared wide-eyed.

This turned out to be pork?

Everyone is stupid.

Everyone's heart skipped a beat, but then they all became confused: "Is this pork? Why is it different from the pork I know?"

"I also ate pork when I was marching and fighting, but it was very unpalatable. Why is pork so delicious today?"

Li Er stared at the old lady, laughed, and said: "Don't be afraid, old man, we don't mean to blame, but I just have something to ask. Raising pigs consumes the most food, but ordinary people can't even eat enough for themselves, and there is no surplus food to raise pigs." , your family even raised pigs?"

The old lady hurriedly said: "I have no food at home, and I don't raise pigs. The kid's father bought this pork from a pig farm in Hu County. Now that pig farm slaughters hundreds of pigs every day. Rich and big families don’t eat it, but those who build roads for Anhu Avenue, those who work on farms, and people in the county government eat it themselves, and sell the rest to the common people. The price is very cheap, and mutton costs three It costs ten renminbi a catty, and pork only costs five renminbi a catty, and you have to queue up to buy pork every day, and you can’t buy it when you go to play.”

Li Er showed doubts on his face: "You mean, many people have started to eat pork?"

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Chapter 768

"That's right, pork is so delicious and cheap. In the past, our family could only slaughter two chickens to eat during the Chinese New Year. Now, we can buy a few catties of meat to eat every now and then..." The old lady's face was filled with With a happy smile, "This is all thanks to the Huyi county magistrate. When Qiu Wanjia was the county magistrate, our family of five was hungry all year round. The county magistrate came, and the child's father, son and daughter-in-law They all go to work and can make money. If they have money, they can send their tigers to study in the private schools of the county government. They can also eat meat. In addition to the county magistrate of Huyi, there is also the king of Shu. People say that we can eat meat. Wang also has a lot of credit, if he hadn't arrested so many people to raise pigs, it would be impossible for everyone to eat pork!"

Li Er: "..."

How do you feel this is being sarcastic?

Arresting people to raise pigs and becoming a successful person?

Li Er hastily changed the subject and asked, "But, in my... In my impression, pork tastes bad. Why did the pork you cook just now taste so delicious? Do you have any tricks?"

Everyone did not expect that in this mountain, there is actually a master who makes pork so delicious.

Many people wanted to bring the old lady back to the house and replace the cook at home.

The old lady waved her hand nonchalantly: "I did it blindly. A few days ago, the child's father came back and said that as long as he bought pork, he could go to the County Food Research Institute to learn how to cook pork dishes. That day I sent my grandson to a private school in the county. When I was studying, I stopped by and studied for half a day. When I was old and my memory was not good, I learned this dish, which is called Dongpo stewed meat. This dish was invented by the county magistrate himself, and the nobles laughed .”

Food Research Institute?

Learn to do half a day?

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Li Er found that he couldn't understand Hu County more and more.

He waved his hand, left three pennies of money to the old lady, and hurried to Hu County with his people.

When they saw that the city wall of Hu County had disappeared, everyone was shocked again. They had only heard about it before, but many people were still shocked when they saw this bare Hu County with their own eyes.

Walking into Hu County, I saw a shop full of queues.

This shop only sells pork, and there are a lot of people rushing to buy it.

Li Er asked: "Didn't you say that Chen Tian, ​​a great Confucian in Huxian County, called on everyone not to eat pork, and even distributed the "Book on Begging for Pork"? Why do so many people still buy pork?"

The ministers behind him couldn't answer.

Not long after, everyone came to the county government office.

……

backyard.

Du He was taking a nap on the recliner.

In the distance, the red leaves of a maple tree are like fire, and a breeze blows, and the leaves fall slowly.

Du He expressed his feelings: "In the far distance, the stone path is slanted on the cold mountain, and there are people living in the place where the white clouds are born; stop and sit in the maple forest at night, and the frost leaves are as red as the flowers in February."

Suddenly, there were hurried footsteps at the door.

Li Ke stumbled over, grabbed Du He's sleeve, and shouted: "Teacher, you don't want to recite poetry at this time, something is wrong, and the father is here..."

"Fu Huang is that bastard again?" Du He asked without raising his head.

Li Ke sweated anxiously: "Father is not a human being, he is my father..."

A voice suddenly sounded at the door: "Du He, you county magistrate is doing well, right?"

Li Ke and Du He turned their heads at the same time, and saw Li Er leading the group of officials into the backyard.

Swish.

Du He jumped up and saluted hastily: "Your Majesty is here, and the minister is far away to welcome you. The death penalty is the death penalty. By the way, Your Majesty, just now His Royal Highness Shu said that you are not a thing, and I have already taught him a lesson."

Li Ke: "..."

Li Er snorted, walked over, sat on a rotating wooden chair, and asked, "Du He, do you remember what I told you when you left Beijing to serve as the county magistrate?"

Du He scratched his head and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty wants me to study hard and make progress every day?"

Li Er: "..."

Du He asked again: "Be low-key and do things well?"

Li Er's complexion became more and more ugly.

Du He thought, it doesn't make sense, why isn't it right?

"Your Majesty, I've been working so hard recently, and I also fell ill. This memory has deteriorated, please let me know!" Du He said with a smile.

Li Er said in a deep voice: "I told you, I told you not to mess around."

Snapped.

Du He slapped his thigh: "Oh, I never dare to forget, never forget, Your Majesty's instruction, I attach great importance to it, I wrote it a hundred times, and posted it in various places in the house, even though it is only four short The words, however, contain His Majesty's ardent hopes for his ministers, which are full of great wisdom and supreme wisdom in life. Your Majesty is worthy of being a wise king of a generation, and can almost rival Qin Huang Han Wu... Ah bah, Qin Huang Han Wu is only worthy of carrying shoes for your majesty, because The ministers are full of poetry and books, Qin Huang Han Wu has no words full of wisdom like don't mess around."

Everyone cast contemptuous glances at Du He.

This dog is too shameless.

Li Er turned his head away.

After a long while, he asked leisurely: "Du He, I don't know something. It is rumored in Chang'an that Chen Tian, ​​a great Confucian in Hu County, published the "Book of Begging for Pork", calling on the people to oppose eating pork. Everyone is saying that you are perverse, what do you think?"

Du He smiled lightly and said: "Your Majesty, I don't have any opinion. At the beginning, Your Majesty sent ministers to Hu County to serve as magistrates and entrusted them with important tasks. They came to benefit the people. Everything I did was for the benefit of the people. The common people dare not hide their selfishness, let alone have selfish intentions. Every day, I will examine myself three times and ask myself, am I worthy of His Majesty’s trust? What have I done for the common people? Is there anything I can’t do well? The answers are all That's for sure."