It seems that I am still too full [travel]

The city gate guards at this handover became more and more motivated because of the food sent from above, and many people in the refugee queue also paid attention to what happened at the city gate.

Zheng Ren, who fled from Xizhou, was the only son of his family. He followed the adults in the family to the south and fled south. Because of the protection of his parents, he gave all the food to the children, but he did not become a big-headed doll like other children. At this time He swallowed, tugged on his mother's sleeve, and asked in a low voice, "Mother, what is bald butter? Is it delicious?"

His mother, Mrs. Zheng Guo, also heard the words of the guards just now. After all, the two places are not far apart, and the dialects are similar. According to the information disclosed, it seems that the parents and officials here are very generous. Not only are the guards at the city gate all tall and big, they are not short of food at first glance, and there are also extra food subsidies. , it is really a world of difference, their family finally has a way out.

Mrs. Zheng Guo called Buddha to bless her in her heart, and comforted her young son on the face, "I don't know, but it must be a good thing from Yunzhou. After the registration, parents will be able to share the work, and then I will take the money given by the government. For the wages, I will buy this bald butter for Brother Ren."

The Zheng family was already at the front of the queue, and soon it was their turn to register.For some reason, these officials were all wearing thick robes and a cloth cover over their faces, which was tightly wrapped, only a pair of eyes were exposed, and they spoke in a low voice.These refugees thought it was the custom of Yunzhou City, so they didn't dare to ask more questions. They honestly answered questions such as where they came from and how they made a living at home. The smoke was billowing, and the air was filled with a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine. It was obvious that the herbal tea for epidemic prevention was brewed here.

"One bowl of herbal tea for each person. After seven days, if you have no symptoms, you can stay." The leading official ordered them to come forward to drink the herbal tea.Zheng Ren pinched his nose, smelling the smell of medicine in the air, looking at the pitch-black potion in the boiler, feeling a little scared, he didn't want to drink this bitter medicine.Zheng Ren said to his mother in a low voice: "Mother, Brother Ren is not sick, can you stop drinking?"

The little official's ears were sharp, even though Mrs. Zheng Guo quickly covered the child's mouth to prevent him from speaking, he obviously heard it. Seeing that it was a doll, he smiled and said: "Little baby, this herbal tea is a good thing. Drink it for a long time." If you are not sick, you will be able to stay safe and prevent epidemics.” Then, he made a respectful bow towards the south, and then said to the crowd: “Nowadays the plague is rampant in the Central Plains, this thing may not be able to buy it if you have money outside. Only we, Mr. Han and Mr. Xie, who love the people like their own sons and don’t want the people to suffer from the plague, are willing to provide it for free.”

Zheng Guo's husband also quickly stood up and hurriedly explained to the little official that he was afraid that the whole family would be driven away. He said: "The young man walked with his wife and children all the way. On the way, I kept hearing that the people spontaneously spread the name of Mr. Han. Knowing the value of herbal tea, the child in the family is young, dull and ignorant, and does not know the kindness of Mr. Han, so he must teach him well in the future!" As he spoke, he slapped the child's buttocks several times, and the child was actually sensible, knowing that he almost broke through A catastrophe happened, so I couldn't help crying.

The little official didn't care about the age of the children. Seeing that they drank the herbal tea obediently, the children followed suit, and because they knew it was a very precious thing, they were reluctant to leave even a drop and drank it clean. , So he took them to the isolation camp with satisfaction.

Later, just as Zheng Guo expected, after registering the household registration information, after seven days of isolation and inspection in one place, the family was assigned to a temporary settlement with a better environment, and lived in the same room with relatives and friends who fled together. In the Datong shop, corresponding work was also assigned.Although it was only a temporary residence, Mrs. Zheng Guo was surprised to find that the house was built with some kind of stone, and it was very stable in the rain and wind. It was actually better than the bluestone and tile houses built by rich households in the village !

Because Zheng Guo is good at embroidery, he was assigned the job of sewing clothes. It is said that these clothes are prepared for the refugees after winter, and they can be exchanged for cheap wages or work points. Time to pay extra attention.

Most of the middle-aged men who fled from the north were taken to open up wasteland. According to Zheng Guo's husband, the officials and these local villagers are looking forward to the high-yield rice seeds in the south in the coming year.The name of the high-yielding fairy rice in the south was only spread in a small area with Zaju, but now it has spread rapidly with the drought. Even the northerners have heard that Mr. Xie in the south has received the gift of the fairy and planted mu rice. Yield doubled rice seeds.

Unfortunately, apart from Le County and Fuzhou, last year only Raozhou's local farmers in the severely drought-stricken areas were lucky enough to get some. The autumn harvest that year was a bumper harvest. The people in the county are so greedy.They are all under the rule of Duke Han, so why favor one over another?All the officials entrusted their connections to get high-yield rice seeds, and many big businessmen also came to buy them. Unfortunately, it depends on the consideration of the top-level adults. The same goes for businessmen.

Although Yunzhou is located in a dry area, there are many river systems nearby. It only needs extensive repairs to irrigation facilities and tax relief to survive the disaster year. Naturally, it is not yet the turn of Yunzhou to sow this high-yielding rice variety, but it has allowed Local farmers and refugees have hope.

The same scene happened in many states and counties in the south. Xie Shi came from modern times and experienced a special epidemic period. Under his suggestion, Han Ji and his staff formulated a series of decrees for epidemic prevention and disaster relief. He advanced to the village from the top to the bottom, and ordered his intelligence chief Min Zong to send a lot of spies secretly to various places. If any bureaucrats who violated Yin and Yang caused ineffective treatment of epidemics and droughts were found, they would be dealt with immediately.

In this way, the one-acre and three-point land in the south was safely and securely controlled by Han Ji, and it was like a wonderful flower in the current dire straits of the Mongolian Dynasty. It attracted many northerners and inland people to seek refuge, and also made the court He hated the forces around him so much, and because he was so greedy for the anti-epidemic herbal medicine and immortal rice seeds, he had no choice but to pinch his nose and make a deal with Han Ji.What makes the imperial court and other powers feel aggrieved is that it is not a one-time transaction. You can cross the river and tear down the bridge afterwards, turn your face and deny people. Most of the medicinal materials for Gein’s herbal tea recipe are still imported from Lingnan, and they can’t be found elsewhere. people too!

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It is another summer solstice, and Le County in the south has already entered the summer harvest season. This year, many farmers around have planted a season of high-yielding rice. If they reach the fields, they will be able to see golden ears of rice The heavy, crushed branches, the children in the field laughing and playing, the men cutting rice, the women delivering food and water, everyone's face is full of joy beyond words, even people who don't understand farming can realize this. It is a bumper harvest.

On Longfeng Mountain, there are huge trees in the shade, surrounded by clouds and mist, but from nowhere, there is a faint, intoxicating fragrance that cannot be ignored...

Cen Yu stepped into Xie's house for a long time, this is a regular visitor, how can the concierge not know which high-ranking official this is, and welcome him in without notifying him.

"Tanwei, what new food did you come up with? This fragrance is really fragrant. I have been walking all the way, and the gluttons in my stomach have been hooked out. I can't wait to fly to your house with wings. "

Before the people arrived, the sound came first. In the kitchen, Xie Shi was seated in a cool water-colored long gown, covered with a blue blouse. He was wearing Mr. Ruyu, and an uncoordinated round grass fan appeared in his hand, directing You Sishui while fanning the wind. Unexpectedly, the image of this noble son fell into the mortal world all of a sudden, so earthy, it made Cen Yu laugh again and again after seeing this scene.

Xie Shi was not afraid of other people's eyes at all, and fanned the wind leisurely and contentedly. When he saw Cen Yu coming, he left from the pot and stove, and gave him a look of alms, "A rare visitor, why is Mr. Cen free to come to the door today?" Due to drought and plague, Cen Yu, as the general manager of logistics around Han Ji, naturally had to travel around to arrange and purchase medicinal materials and various supplies. Xie Shi had indeed not seen him for a long time.

Hearing this, Cen Yu sighed with a bitter face, "Give me something to eat first, I am used to Tanwei's carefully prepared food, and I have lived an inhumanly miserable life outside for more than half a year. I've lost weight all over, and when I got home this time, my daughter didn't recognize me when she saw her, she cried as soon as she hugged her."

The lady of the Cen family was pregnant the year before last. At that time, Cen Yu begged for plum cakes a few times when he thanked her for her morning sickness. Later, she added a delicate girl to Mr. Cen. She is now one and a half years old, and she is the one who recognizes people and does not recognize people. age, but her father has been running outside for more than half a year, and he is tanned and thin from exhaustion, so it is normal that he cannot recognize him.

Xie Shi glanced at him with a smile, and ordered You Sishui to continue watching the second round of brine, and asked a kitchen assistant with decent knife skills to cut a piece of braised goose and bring it to the front hall, and the two moved there to talk.

Xie Shi pushed the white porcelain plate on the table towards him, "Try it, the lion's head goose in Chenghai, marinated with new spices for a day, ready to serve new dishes in my father's restaurant."

When Cen Yu heard the words, he guessed, "Is it the batch of spices brought back by the ocean-going ship?"

Xie Shi nodded, at the end of March last year, the fleet of the Han family and the Shen family cooperated and went south together, as planned, they arrived in the country of Luni, which is the area of ​​Borneo in Southeast Asia in later generations, and the accompanying three thousand black armor guards conquered They bought the local natives, built ports and houses there, and built the Dongdu supply base. Except for the soldiers, the rest of the crew who went to sea set off to return to the Mongolian Dynasty when the summer wind blows in the coming year.

The trip was not smooth, and there were twists and turns. Some seafarers were not used to it, and died of illness on the way. After landing on the island, they encountered resistance from the small local government in the country of Wuni. They lost a lot of armor and guards. Fortunately, they gained a lot, especially pearls and amber , hawksbill shell, coral and other rare and exotic stones, as well as expensive spices and wood such as dipterocarp, white sandalwood, agarwood, ebony, pepper, etc., Shen and Han made a lot of money from this.

But what attracted Xie Shi the most were some other little-known spices, such as clove, nutmeg, and purple cardamom, which made Xie Shi's eyes shine, his soul-eating burst, and he wanted to show his skills.These kinds of spices that Europeans dream of and are worth a thousand dollars have not yet been favored by the Mongolian people, but they are one of the main ingredients of "Thirteen Spices" and "Five Spice Powder", let alone Cantonese cuisine brine, camphor Local famous dishes such as tea duck, crispy chicken, braised mutton, etc., cannot lack these spices.

After getting these "treasures", Xie Shi, who is from Lingnan, can't wait to try Chaoshan Braised Goose first, and other cuisines have to be sidelined.In order to keep improving, he also sent people to Raoping, Guangdong, and carefully selected the local lion head goose, which is one of the largest goose species in the world, and its weight is more than three times that of ordinary geese. It has been raised for a long time, but the goose meat is tender and chewy. What's more, it doesn't have the fishy smell of other geese. It is paired with nutmeg, cloves, purple cardamom and nearly [-] other spices from across the ocean. , The goose meat marinated from this is naturally amazing!

Senior officer Cen is like a starved ghost reincarnated, he ate so much that he couldn't lift his head, and he didn't have time to take care of Xie Shi, so he tasted most of the plate of nearly two catties of braised goose before he had time to rest and talk to Xie Shi.

This person deserves to be the number one gourmet in Le County, and the first time he opened his mouth, there were no overlapping praises: "The color is amber, shiny, and the meat of the goose is soft and tender. There is no smell of mutton, as for foie gras, goose gizzards, goose intestines, goose wings, goose paws, etc. are also good. The wings and goose paws are full of gelatin, soft and smooth, this goose is definitely top grade, no, it should be fairy grade!"