It seems that I am still too full [travel]

The beginning of winter is the most suitable time for food supplements. Northerners eat dumplings, which means making friends with each other, and implying the turn of autumn and winter.This is not the case in the south. People in the south of Lidong love to eat meat and use it to keep warm.When it comes to eating meat, mutton is a boon for tonic in winter. Eating it in winter is not only delicious, but also warms up the body and keeps out the cold.

The ten sheep brought by Cen's House are big-tailed fat sheep raised on the vast grassland pastures north of the Yellow River, also known as Tan sheep, with white coats and black spots on their heads and limbs.The Mongols are lands built on horseback, and animal husbandry is a housekeeping skill. Apart from horses, the sheep they raise are also unique.This kind of Tan mutton is almost one year old. The older mutton tastes bad, while the younger lamb is too strong. Only the one-year-old Tan mutton is fresh and not stinky, and the meat is tender and tender. There is no excess fat all over the body, and each part of the meat has a different way of eating.

Because they didn't know when Xie Shi planned to slaughter them for cooking, several chefs in the cafeteria specially found a place near the back mountain, surrounded a sheep pen and drove them in, and carefully raised the good grass every day.These northern sheep are also big-hearted. After they moved to the new land, they were fed with good food and drink, and they lived in peace. The pieces of meat are all arranged properly.

Waiting for a few helpers to drive the ten sheep from the sheepfold to the open space in the back kitchen, Chef Wu, You Sishui and others all joined together, their faces full of joy of encountering good ingredients.Xie Shi also looked around carefully, and finally nodded with satisfaction, took out a prepared blueprint from his sleeve, clapped his hands, and asked the chefs to gather around.

Wu Bai and the others approached curiously, only to find that on the case table was a whole sheep part map carefully drawn by Xie Shi, which carefully divided each part of the sheep, and carefully marked the corresponding parts beside it. There are more than one dish for some mutton parts.Even because the wool of this kind of big-tailed fat sheep is made of high-quality wool for overcoats, Xie Shi didn't even plan to let go of the wool that was gathered, and planned to make woolen gloves as year-end benefits for the excellent employees in the cafeteria!

It was the first time for Wu Bo and others to see this kind of practice, and without waiting for them to digest it, Xie Shi explained to them one by one: "I saw those sheep just now, and they are all high-quality fat sheep with big tails, which are just suitable for eating. With the dishes I planned, today is the beginning of winter, and there are distinguished guests coming, so let's have a whole sheep feast to supplement the teachers and students of the academy, and let the distinguished guests see the food standard of our academy. Next, we will divide the work ..."

Everyone in the cafeteria was in full swing and preparing for a big fight. Leaving aside, the academy did have a distinguished guest today, and that was Song Shou and Song Daru, whom Cen Yu had gossiped with Xie Shi before.

Although today's Song Shou has not yet become the "leader of the founding civil servants" and "Tai Shi Gong" in Xie Shi's impression, his literary name has been known for more than one generation, but he has already become famous in the world in terms of learning, and can be called a generation of famous Confucianism.In the past two years, the emperor called him twice to be the editor of the Imperial Academy due to someone's recommendation, but Song Shou did not know why, but he was not called into the court as an official because he was weak and sick and had to take care of his parents.Last year, Song Shou even went to Xianhua Mountain to become a Taoist priest, but according to Cen Yu, Mr. Song just went to the mountain to study and study in order to avoid the court summons and other people's persuasion.

Such a famous Confucian who is not an official and is not attracted by others, was attracted out of the mountain by Han Ji's "Invitation Letter to Appreciate Treasures" not long ago...

Meilinzhai Yashe, winter moon guests come.A servant lightly carried the stove into the room. The bottom of the stove was covered with white sandalwood, and the top was burnt with pinched phoenix charcoal. The room was filled with fragrance and warm smoke.In the corner, several branches of plum blossoms picked this morning are inserted in a tall plum vase, with a faint fragrance floating.

In the middle of the room, in a small stove, tea is brewed with pure snow, and the tea is fragrant.Sitting on the left side, the graceful and dignified middle-aged man praised, "Tao Yu cooks snow, and he has a good style."

On the opposite side of him, an old man with white beard and hair and a cloth robe said with a smile: "Only you, Jing Lian, can be treated like this."

It is Song Shou who is called Jing Lian, whose name is Jing Lian.Sitting between the two was a man with a high crown in a black robe with dark patterns of five dragons. He was indifferent at the moment, drinking tea with downcast eyes. It was Han Ji.The two well-known Confucian scholars on the left and right didn't think his move was rude, but they secretly paid attention to his expression when they were talking.

After they exchanged a few pleasantries, Song Xi asked Han Ji who had been silent all the time, "What are your plans?"

Song Shou also silently put down his teacup, looked up at Han Ji, and waited for his answer.

Han Ji pondered, tapped his fingers on the case silently a few times, and said, "The two gentlemen are sure that it is a relic from the Qin Dynasty?"

When it comes to this, Song Shou has the most right to speak. He said: "I was lucky enough to get a jade pendant with dragon pattern in my old collection. The jade pendant came from the tomb of a nobleman in Qin Dynasty. The jade seals in the belly are not only in the same style, but also almost the same."

Song Xi added: "Everyone and I have read the descriptions and records of Chuan Guoxi in the anthology of historical books and anthologies of the past dynasties. The jade seal in the sea is consistent with each other. After comparing various books with inscriptions on gold, it is generally concluded that the jade seal is carved with small seals. Combining with Jing Lian's collection, based on triple evidence, it can be basically concluded that this jade seal is a relic of the Qin Dynasty."

The two of them didn't mention it, but everyone here knows that the rule of the Qin Dynasty was strict, and even the aristocratic people who were most likely to get the Lantian jade would not dare to imitate the seal of the country without permission. The symbol of the emperor, because once it is discovered, it will be the crime of treason against the nine clans. The treasure of the style of Chuan Guoxie can only come from the court, and it is the king's property.Therefore, if it is proved that this jade seal is indeed from the Qin Dynasty, it can basically be concluded that it is the jade seal of the emperor of the Qin Dynasty.

Song Shou suddenly said: "I once read a wild history record in a book of the Han Dynasty. It is said that in his later years, the First Emperor made several eastward tours in search of immortals. Xu Shi, a scholar from Qidi, said that there are three sacred mountains in the sea. The names are Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou, where immortals live, so the first emperor sent thousands of boys and girls to the sea with Xushi to seek immortals.

"In order to be recognized by the immortals, the first emperor also handed over the Chuanguo Seal to Xu Shi as a token to the immortals. However, after Xu Shi entered the sea, there was no news. I have always regarded this unofficial history as fabricated by the contemporaries until I saw See this jade seal in the belly of a fish in the sea. I guess, maybe Xushi’s ship seeking immortals died in the vast sea due to a storm after going out to sea. The jade seal you got from the belly of a giant fish in the sea is very likely It is the Chuan Guoxie that Xu Shi took away from the sea according to unofficial history."

Song Xi stroked his long beard and persuaded: "The Mongolian Dynasty will decline, and the destiny will turn down. You have a lot to do!"

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Leaving Meilinzhai, the little boy led the way, and Mr. Song Xi and Song Shou walked back to the Shanzhai side by side with dead branches and leaves.

Song Shou suddenly asked: "Nowadays the world is in chaos and heroes are competing, why did Duke Song recognize this one?"

Song Xi smiled and said: "Three years ago, I just learned about your son's life experience, and I asked my friend Tai De this question."

"Tade said that when he felt that political reform was hopeless, he resigned from office and returned to his hometown in despair. He wanted to concentrate on learning and education and end his life. However, a young noble son found him and wanted to worship him. As a teacher, Tade saw that he was talented and knowledgeable, so he happily accepted him as a closed disciple. It was not until the elders of the Han family came that he learned of the blood of Takako.

"Tade originally thought that the noble son wanted to change the dynasty and restore the former dynasty, but the young man said, he would rather be a dog of peace than a man in troubled times. The previous dynasty has betrayed the people of the world. What face does he have? For his own selfish desires, he provoked wars and destroyed the common people. In the suffering of being displaced."

Song Shou was greatly shocked, and sighed: "This is the words of the Mingjun!" In the past dynasties, anyone who can be called a Mingjun, regardless of his thoughts, but his actions should conform to the saying that the people are more important than the emperor. Han Ji originally had such an orthodox identity, but when he was young, he was able to say that he did not want to cause the people to suffer in war for his own selfish desires. He is more suitable to be the master of the world than the faint king sitting on the throne today.

Song Xi nodded, "Taide thought the same way back then. It was Guizi's words that made Taide, who originally planned to hide from the world, give birth to the idea of ​​helping him to rise up and establish a new dynasty. I was originally on the sidelines and didn't want to participate in it. , It was not until I traveled incognito, traveled to the capital, watched its weathering, and deeply felt that the Meng Dynasty building was about to collapse, and the interior of the court was already decayed and incompetent to the point of being unable to recover, so I was invited to Dongcang Academy."

Speaking of this, Song Xi also added: "Over the years, he has continuously cultivated his own power. His original intention was actually to avoid becoming the puppet master of the Han family, just like when he came to Le County and worshiped Tade as his teacher. The original intention was mediocre, who would have thought that the imperial court was too stupid, a person of his status did not rebel, but other people rebelled under the guise of the previous court, and this noble son had no choice but to take action..."

Song Shou sighed, "So that's the case, the world is unpredictable..."

Song Xi asked him with a smile, "Now that fate has been revealed, can Jing Lian make a decision?" Song Xi knew that Song Jinglian refused to become an official in Mongolia many times because he knew that good birds choose trees to live in, and like them, they take the world's situation into consideration. Competent people who can clearly see public opinion are also picking and waiting for a wise king who can really follow.

In fact, the last time Han Ji sent Qiu Zhi to visit the mountain, Song Shou had already been shaken, until the shocking birth of such a legendary thing as the Imperial Seal of the First Emperor, so manifested in the destiny, even if it is admiration of "the son does not talk, the strange power and the gods" Famous Confucianists also rushed to the Han family to verify the authenticity.After many arguments, it was confirmed that it was indeed the jade seal of the Qin Dynasty.This time Song Shou was invited by Song Xi to visit and communicate with the academy, but in fact it was to find out if Han Ji was worth following.

Song Shou leaned over, picked up the fallen plum branches in the courtyard, and said leisurely: "My choice of tree is in Daliang."

Song Xi laughed loudly, and patted the young man on the shoulder, "My lord has the great talent of the emperor, and I should understand it!"

Song Shou waved his hands, showing gentleness and humility, "Mr. Song is absurd! I heard that in Dongcang Academy, there are many talented people. Even the food provided is unparalleled."

Song Xi smiled and said: "Juncai dare not say it, but if you want to talk about the food in our courtyard, the old man must guarantee that it will definitely be a delicacy that you have never seen in your life! We have a 'Yi Yin is alive' here this year." Mr. Xie, those students call it a treasure of Dongcang, and this old man thinks so."

Song Shou was puzzled, but Song Xi made a fool of himself, after all Xie Shi, there are many things that can only be understood but not expressed in words, so he just said: "When you see him and get along with him in the future, you will know."

Song Shou sounded like a second, curious: "This Mr. Xie is also that subordinate?"

Song Xi shook his head with a smile, and said: "He is a close friend of your son, and the two of you have a very close friendship."

Song Shou was even more puzzled, this kind of puzzlement and curiosity lasted until the evening meal, Han Ji hosted a banquet for him, and he finally met the rumored dear friend Mr. Xie.At that time, the twilight was close together, the last gleam of brilliance was left in the sky, the corridor was like a bean lamp, and two sons came side by side, both handsome and beautiful, like exiled immortals, the two of them talked with each other, their gestures were intimate, but others took it for granted , followed behind.

Everyone introduced each other, and then took their seats one after another.Under the lights in the house, Song Shou could also see clearly the appearance of the legendary Mr. Xie. He was indeed a handsome talent that Guizi admired, and under the lights, he looked even more noble and unparalleled.Although his appearance is strictly speaking, there is a kind of indistinguishable beauty, but when looking at people, his clear starry eyes and decent conversation will definitely not make people misunderstand him as a male favourite.Just for some reason, when this Mr. Xie looked at him, his eyes were a little strange, like admiration or admiration.

Little did he know that Xie Shi was also quite uneasy at this time, after all, this was the first time he saw a famous person in history after time travelling!Not only the name of this Confucian of Song Shou and Song Jinglian is the same as that of the Song Taishi in the history of Huaguo, but after Xie Shi and Han Ji inquired, they found that they even had the same biography. When Xie Shi heard the news, his face was full of shock. , doesn't this mean that he thought he would meet other historical celebrities again?

Xie Shi even began to suspect that in the parallel time and space of the blue star, he and Han Ji are the variable party. After all, Ren Xieshi wanted to study and read all the history books, and he had never heard of Han Ji. Such characters!Not to mention Cen Yu and others!However, for a person like Han Ji, even if the rebellion failed in the end, it would not be completely unrecorded in the history books...

With such a wonderful and complicated mood, when Xie Shi saw Song Shou, his eyes were rather weird. Even when Han Ji pulled him to sit on his left, the strange atmosphere of the other people's eye contact did not notice.

While the servant was passing on the meal, Han Ji asked him in a low voice, "Ah Shi has something to do with Mr. Qianxi?"

Xie Shi shook his head lightly, and whispered to him, "It's just the first time I've seen Mr. Qianxi who has been called out repeatedly in rumors, and I'm a little curious."

If you were someone else, you might feel that Xie Shi has never seen the world, but Han Ji only thinks his words and deeds are quite cute. He said: "Mr. Qianxi will stay in the academy to teach in the future. If Ah Shi is interested, you can talk to him." Keep in touch." Xie Shi nodded, just as the first dish was served, the two of them tacitly ended their small talk, and other people who were secretly paying attention to the movement here also ended their conversation together.

The back kitchen has already cooked all the dishes, and put them all in a fire-resistant casserole, then put them on a thick iron hot plate, and bake them with charcoal to keep them warm. The dishes were poured into various utensils and brought to the table by the servants in charge of serving the dishes. This was also the way Xie Shi came up with to keep the meals warm as the weather got colder and colder.

When these long-cooked meals are brought to the table, when the lid is lifted, steam still comes out, which saves people from the suffering of cold meals.Today's feast is just like what Xie Shi said, it is a whole sheep feast. If you like to eat mutton, you will really fall into a honeypot!And as it happens, there is no one here who doesn't like mutton—after all, mutton is the top-quality meat that only aristocrats can afford!

The first thing on the table is a dish of fresh goat bream, one dish per person. The meat used comes from the most precious and rare part of the mutton - the neck, together with the precious abalone, which is the bream in the ancient population. The sauce is simmered on a low fire. The lamb neck meat is muscular, both fat and thin, and has thin tendons. It is both delicious and elastic. The abalone that absorbs the umami of mutton can be said to be double umami. The only pity Just a few mouthfuls to finish, quite nostalgic.The first course of this whole lamb feast is wonderful.

Song Xi exclaimed: "The old man has been eating mutton for so many years, and now I know that it can be cooked with flatfish. The mutton neck meat I ate in the past is really rough. It's a pity!"

The others also nodded, quite appreciatively, Xie Shi chuckled, full of confidence: "Then I really sinned, after today, not only the neck of lamb, you may feel that the whole lamb you used to eat is a pity."

Song Xi laughed and said, "It's the first time I've seen Mr. Xie so immodest. It seems that the old man is lucky today!"

Cen Yu also said: "Tan Wei can't let the sheep I came all the way die in vain, let's wait and see!"

Xie Shi really didn't talk big. After that, every dish has won unanimous praise from everyone, and some are even shocking. For example, each person has a small cup of mutton and shark's fin Buddha jumping over the wall. When you hear the name, you don't need to describe anything , only one word, absolutely!Even the stewed soup of this precious dish is fresh and sweet, and everyone drank it up, wishing they could have another bowl regardless of their demeanor.