Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

The layout of Chang'an is very rigorous, like a big chessboard, and each grid on the chessboard is a "square", which is the so-called residential area. And there is a larger grid on the east and west sides, which is the so-called "city", that is, the commercial area. More than 90% of the commercial activities in Chang'an City take place in the eastern and western cities.

Although the eastern and western cities are commercial districts in name, their scope of business and target audiences are quite different. The West Market is mainly for the common people and deals in daily necessities, while the East Market receives more dignitaries and dignitaries due to its proximity to the imperial city, so restaurants, brothels and other places of consumption are common.

Qin Huaiyu brought Li Xin to a well-known restaurant in Dongshi called Yixiaolou. It is said that his family's food and wine are excellent, and it is famous far and wide, and many noble children have praised it. Li Xin nodded, and followed Qin Huaiyu into this high-grade restaurant with anticipation for delicious food.

The staff in the store saw that the two were wearing brocade clothes and had an extraordinary bearing, so they naturally knew that they must be entertained by the two gentlemen, so they hurriedly and courteously led them to their seats, and carefully wiped the table several times with the rag in their hands.

Li Xin didn't remember that he had been to Yixiaolou, but Qin Huaiyu was a frequent visitor here. He casually opened his mouth and ordered a few signature dishes, and finally added: "Just order the best wine in the store." When he met such a good money owner, the clerk smiled until his eyes narrowed into slits, and nodded. Ran.

To be honest, when Qin Huaiyu ordered, Li Xin felt that something was wrong, so he just held back and didn't speak. When the dishes were all served, he was even more speechless, only showing a disappointed expression of "it really is".

There are six or seven dishes on the square dining table, most of which are soups and so-called soups. The shape and method are similar to steamed buns, but in fact they are often dry, hard and difficult to swallow.

Looking at the dishes on the table, Li Xin couldn't help feeling the urge to smack his head: This is the beginning of Tang Dynasty! What food are you thinking of? Even the simplest method of stir-frying was not fully mature until the Song Dynasty, okay?

In a sense, the Tang Dynasty may be a true gourmet desert. If Li Xin remembers correctly, it seems that soy sauce has not been invented yet.

Thinking of this, Li Xin suddenly felt a little hopeless.

All in all, the only thing that made Li Xin look a little more was the pot of chicken soup placed in the center of the dining table. It looks somewhat similar to the dishes of later generations.

Li Xin and Qin Huaiyu came out to eat, so naturally they didn't have to worry about noble etiquette, so they put a chopstick of chicken into their mouths, chewed hard a few times, and finally swallowed it with difficulty. Without it, the heat is wrong, it is too old, and the meat is too bad.

Qin Huaiyu didn't seem to feel Li Xin's pain at all, and nodded to Li Daoxin while eating: "As expected of Yixiaolou, the taste is really good."

Is this not bad?

Li Xin was stunned: Tang people are too easy to feed, can even this level of chicken soup make them feel delicious? Then if they were allowed to taste what is called flower chicken, white chicken, lotus leaf chicken, etc., wouldn't it be so delicious that they would like to go to heaven in place?

"Didn't you order any other dishes? Braised pork, sweet and sour pork ribs or something?" Li Xin asked casually, almost without hope.

"Braised pork? What kind of dish is that? Where did the cook cook it?" Qin Huaiyu had never heard of "braised pork".

Li Dao: "It's pork, put the pork in the water." He originally wanted to talk about the cooking method of braised pork, but when Qin Huaiyu heard that the dish was made of pork, he immediately showed a disgusted expression and said: "Quickly don't eat pork!" Speaking of which, it’s disgusting, how do you eat pork? It’s fishy and disgusting, unless the poor have no choice, no one will eat it.”

ah? Pork is fishy and coquettish? Where does this start!

Li Xin just wanted to defend himself for the amount of pork he ate in his previous life, but when he opened his mouth, he suddenly understood the reason: By the way, it seems that people in Tang Dynasty don’t castrate pigs, that is, they don’t castrate pigs. Not only is it not easy for pigs to grow meat, but the meat on their bodies also has a peculiar stench that makes it difficult to swallow. Therefore, pork was not liked by the nobles in the Tang Dynasty, and it was even called "cheap meat".

"That's because you don't understand. If the pork is handled properly, I will keep you eating it once and thinking about it twice." Li Xin shook his head, and helplessly complained for the cute pig.

Qin Huaiyu obviously didn't believe this, and silently stuffed another mouthful of chicken into his mouth. After all, in his opinion, pork is not even considered a kind of food. How could it be possible to believe that someone can cook pork into delicious food?

Seeing this, Li Xin had no choice but to give up his plan to convince Qin Huaiyu of these things, and took a drink to calm down. At this moment, Qin Huaiyu seemed to happen to see an acquaintance, so he stood up excitedly and said, "Brother Chen! Brother Chen! Here!"

Li Xin followed Qin Huaiyu's gaze curiously. A well-dressed young man was leading a maid into the Yixiao Building from outside, and it seemed that he was also here for dinner.

The young man also recognized Qin Huaiyu, bowed his hands and walked over to Li Xin and Qin Huaiyu's table.

Only then did Li Xin see the young master's appearance clearly. This man was not tall, only reaching Li Xin's shoulders. He looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old. His eyes are black and white, and seem to be rolling around all the time, showing a bit of lively and playful unique to young people.

Li Xin searched all the information in his mind about the nobles in Chang'an City, but he couldn't find any information that could match the young man in front of him. He had no choice but to look at Qin Huaiyu with searching eyes, motioning for him to introduce.

Only then did Qin Huaiyu think of this incident, and he quickly compared the young man with his hands and said to Li Xin: "I almost forgot to introduce, this is Chen Zijin, who writes very good poems, but it's a pity that he has been studying abroad all year round and rarely returns home. When I went back to his house to look for him, his servants actually told me that he had gone south to visit the mountains and rivers, and he didn’t know when he would be back. I didn’t expect to meet him here again this time. What a coincidence.”

Chen Zijin smiled apologetically, and said, "I'm just a person who can't be idle. I always like to go out to visit mountains and rivers. I don't have a stereotype." After speaking, he looked at Li Xin, waiting for Qin Huaiyu's introduction.

Qin Huaiyu chuckled, and said: "To say that today is the most coincidental, it's not that I ran into Brother Chen here, but that I brought you with me when I bumped into you." He raised his finger and pointed at Li Xin. Chen Zijin said: "This is the famous His Royal Highness King Chu, who is also your future third brother-in-law."

"What?" Li Xin and Chen Zijin exclaimed in unison, looking at each other.