North and South groceries

People's cooking methods at that time were really simple, either steaming and boiling, or roasting. If you want to eat something with a strong taste, you should add more salt, pickles, salt beans, onion, ginger, garlic, and leeks.

But think about it, Luo Yong still wore it in the Tang Dynasty, or in the Hedong Road with a deep history. At least they still have onions, ginger, garlic, and leeks here. Vinegar and rice wine are still common, and the price of salt is not very expensive now. , the society is also very orderly.If you travel to that backward wild land, there is really no place to cry.

Because the people here eat rough food, the Dongpo pork used by Luo is very popular in the market for a while. With its chewy texture and rich and fragrant meat aroma, Dongpo pork is a very popular dish in a very short time Within a short period of time, it became popular in Lishi County.

Those noble people from Chang'an who thought they had eaten a lot of delicacies in the world had their eyes opened this time. The cooking technology from the eleventh century was naturally advanced for people in the seventh century.

The reason why Luo Yong chose Dongpo Pork is because it has simple ingredients and low cost, so he doesn’t need to buy those expensive spices. The pork, soy sauce, onion, ginger, and garlic are all produced by himself, so he only needs to buy some more. Salt turbid wine can be made.

It's like what Luo Sanlang always said to his brothers and sisters these days: only by controlling costs can we ensure profits.

"Sanlang, is this too little?" Luo Erniang looked at the few pieces of square meat in the jar, feeling uncertain in her heart.

Meat is expensive, but pork like this, no matter what, can be exchanged for a catty with three to five liters of corn. Such a small piece of square meat may not even get half a catty, even if you add wine sauce and chai Wo, the cost is only two yuan, and such a little thing can be sold for ten yuan, Er Niang thinks it is better to put an extra piece of meat.

"A lot, today the meat is cut into big pieces." Luo Yong said, covering the jars with oiled paper.

"..." Er Niang remained silent.

"Sister, there are only a few pigs left in the family. How much money can I earn again? The tens of thousands of saplings in the spring have not yet been paid." really.

"I can't make the pork I bought?" Erniang was also very worried when she mentioned this matter. His family, Sanlang, is good at everything, but this is too big a deal. There are [-] saplings with a wave of his hand. Come south.

For her, this is an unimaginable event, and she is also pressed by this pressure. Erniang has been knitting sweaters with all her strength recently, and from time to time she has to urge those little girls in the village. There are not many, and after being spun into threads, Luo Yongna dyes them and puts them at home. According to their current speed, it may not be long before the cashmere threads at home will bottom out.

"It can be done, but the smell is more fishy, ​​and there is no oily water." At this time, the pork is thinner and not castrated, and most of them are still fed raw. The meat taste is not as delicious as the few pigs raised by Luo Yong. .

"After killing these heads, I will go to Xiaohe Village to have a look." Erniang said after thinking about it.The first batch of piglets raised by the Luo family in cooperation with others was in Xiaohe Village.

The brothers and sisters of the Luo family tied the jars with colored and thin twine, and then Luo Yong said to Peng Er: "From tomorrow onwards, you will make this Dongpo meat."

"Okay." Peng Er didn't expect that Luo Yong would entrust her with such an important task, and was surprised, and quickly agreed.

"Meals are still provided by Si Niang and the others, you just need to raise pigs for meat." Luo Yong clarified the division of labor again.

"If I have time, I can also help Si Niang." Peng Er said.

"It's a good thing to help each other. If Si Niang and the others are free, they can also ask them to peel the onions for you." It's not that Luo Yong deliberately wants to treat Peng Er preferentially, but it's mainly because of his own little ones, and he doesn't want them to develop that habit. He acquired the arrogant habit of being served by others and consciously superior to others.

"Brother, I will cook well." Si Niang promised, patting her chest.

"So, from now on, I will have to trouble Siniang for this Chinese meal." Luo Yong joked.

"En!" Si Niang suddenly felt that she had a heavy responsibility.

"Brother, there's me, what should I do?" Goro asked, tugging on Luo Yong's robe.

"You will be responsible for mixing the chicken food." Luo Yong also assigned him the work.

"Brother, what am I?" Liulang Qiniang also made a fuss.

"You two are responsible for picking up eggs, and you also need to help brothers and sisters." Luo Sanlang began to coax the children.

"Wang Wang!"

"You two are in charge of housekeeping."

"Where are five pairs? Brother, there are still five pairs!"

"Five pairs are in charge of pulling carts and grinding."

"..."

It is said that the Luo family yard cooks Dongpo pork every day, and the whole yard seems to be exuding a strong smell of meat. The children in the village are so greedy that they circle around there all day, and even the adults are passing by the entrance of the village. Every now and then, I have to take two mouthfuls of the meat to satisfy my craving.

Ten cents, just a few pieces of square meat, even if they have earned some money and food by selling tofu now, the villagers are still reluctant to eat it. Unable to ask for a jar of meat to satisfy his cravings, he finally had to go to Lin Wulang's place. How could Lin Wulang have the nerve to talk to Luo Yong? Said a mouth.

On this day, Aunt Luo said to the old Lin family: "Liulang wants to eat Dongpo meat, so I will cut some mutton from home and Sanlang will exchange some Dongpo meat, okay?"

The mother of Lin was also made a head and a head by Lin Chunqiu recently. Hearing what the aunt said, she agreed to come down, but when Aunt Luo was carrying the meat out of the yard, she aimed her eyes and saw her. The piece of mutton in his hand should not be worth as much as ten cents, so he felt at ease.

Luo Yong heard the aunt talk about this, so he accepted the piece of mutton, and then filled a big bowl full of half fat and thin in a rough pottery bowl, and asked her to take it.

Those Chang'an people really know how to eat it. Although they don't know that the authentic Dongpo pork uses pork belly, after tasting it a few times, they all say that the pork belly is the best.

Luo used the whole pig he slaughtered at home, but there was no pork belly, so he often used the half-fat and lean pork to cook Dongpo pork.Those who know how to eat, open the jar and look, if they find that they are half fat and thin again, they will sigh that they are unlucky.

After a long time, these people gradually figured out the pattern. Usually, if Luo Yong had just killed a pig, all he would cook would be pork belly. In the next few days, it would be hard to say, regardless of whether it was pork belly or half fat and thin. It was still Dongpo elbow. The Luo family sold as much as they made every day, and there was never a time when they could not sell them all.

Besides, at the Lin family, seeing Mrs. Luo bringing back such a big bowl of Dongpo meat, both Lin's father and Lin's mother were taken aback. After thinking about it again, they felt something was wrong. Could it be that Luo Sanlang was giving it to him? Can't they see their faces?

That's right, Luo Yong was trying to impress them.If it's a bright family, if they want to eat Dongpo meat, it doesn't matter whether it's called Wulang or someone in the family comes to buy it with money, if it's only once or twice, he can't really earn the Lin family's money.

They actually asked Aunt Luo to bring mutton to exchange, and it seems that there is not a lot of mutton. If you change the natal family who cares about every detail, how difficult it will be for Aunt Luo to be caught in the middle?Don't you want to eat Dongpo meat? I'll give you a big bowl and tell you to eat your fill.

Among the brothers of the Lin family, only Goro is honest and dull, Lin Dalang and Lin Erlang are all shrewd, there is nothing they can't figure out about this matter, immediately, Lin Dalang brought over a basket of vegetables and dried tofu , said straight in the mouth: "It's just that kid Chunqiu is greedy, you can just give him a taste, why don't you ask the aunt to bring that big bowl over."

"It's just a bowl of meat, and it's not a rare thing. Why is Da Lang so disrespectful?" No matter how dissatisfied he was in his heart, Luo Yong always smiled when he met the Lin family.

He accepted the basket of vegetables and tofu. Luo’s family doesn’t have a cellar, and they don’t make tofu at home now. If they want to eat these things, they have to take things out from home and exchange them with others. Thinking about fresh vegetables, the whole village has only It is rare for their Lin family to have such a big and good cellar at this time of year.

After all, it's still an in-law, and it's such a trivial matter. If the attitude is shown, it's good that the other party understands, and there is no need to make the relationship too rigid.

Although Luoyong's side is calm and the sea is calm, the storm on the Lin's side has just begun to brew.

This time, Lin Dalang and Lin Erlang felt that Lin Chunqiu was embarrassing for them, and the old couple were usually not confused, so why did they have no brains at all when they encountered their own Liulang.

At noon that day, the aunt and the other sisters-in-law were still spinning linen and weaving, and the Lin brothers were still making tofu in the yard.

As he was doing this, Lin Dalang asked Lin Chunqiu who was sitting idle in the porch: "Why are you all working, and you are just sitting there? Could it be that you are the only gentleman here? We will wait for you." Is it the slaves who are lowly servants?"

These words were indeed very serious, the expressions of the old couple in the room immediately changed after hearing this.

I don't know from which day, the eldest son of the family has been dissatisfied with Liu Lang since then, but the two of them still haven't realized it.