Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

Of course, people in later generations are accustomed to eating meat, and even after eating meat, eating habits such as vegetarianism have been derived. But these are absolutely unimaginable things in the eyes of ancient people. Without him, the cost of eating meat in ancient times was too high.

For the vast majority of people, they can eat three or five meals of meat a year, which is already considered a pretty good family. As for Dun Dun's meat, it can only be realized by a real noble family.

Therefore, Zhang Song and Zhang Quanfu couldn't help yearning for Li Xin when they heard Li Xin say "eating meat every now and then". Even Wang Gui, Zhang Ben, and Chen Hu, veterans who have experienced poverty, couldn't help but look forward to it——My lord, can he really do it? Let the people in this whole village live a life that can eat meat?

A group of people came to Zhang Song's house. The pigsty is built behind his house. The pigsty is divided into two parts, the pigs that were castrated last time are kept on the left, and the pigs that have not been castrated are kept on the right. When the two groups of pigs were imprisoned in Zhang’s pigsty, they were about the same age, but now it seems that the pig on the left is obviously a circle bigger than the one on the right, and they are all lying lazily sleeping in the pigsty. I don't even want to move.

After all, the pigsty was dirty and smelly, Chen Youlan and Xiaoling didn't hold their noses and hid away. Li Xin asked Runniang to wait where she was, while he led several other elders to check the growth of the pig. It was really gratifying.

After hearing Zhang Butcher's introduction, Cheng Chumo said in amazement: "I didn't expect to get rid of that thing to have such an effect. Xinzi, how do you know such things? But, is this pig different from a human?" ? Why didn’t those eunuchs gain weight in the palace?”

Li Xin's head was full of black lines, and he didn't bother to explain to Cheng Chumo, but turned to Zhang Quanfu and said, "Mr. Zhang, you have also seen that pigs are really useful. After a pig is eunuched, its temper is docile and gentle. They are not picky eaters, and grow meat quickly. As long as every household in the village raises a few pigs next year, the villagers will not only have meat to eat, but also sell it for money.”

Zhang Quanfu smiled wryly and said: "For food, the villagers are used to hard times and are not picky eaters. But I dare not think about selling it for money. Pork is stinky. Except for the bitter people in the village, who would pay for such meat?" eat?"

Li Daoxin: "Didn't I say that? After the pig is eunuched, the meat will not smell bad." Right after he finished speaking, he knew that it was difficult to get rid of people's stereotype of pork being smelly with words alone. So he casually pointed to the fattest pig in the pigsty on the left and said, "Zhang Song, come on, just that pig, catch it and kill it. Today I will let you have a taste of the craft and see if it is a pig. Pork stinks, you still don’t know how to do it.”

Zhang Song tends to believe Li Xin, after all, he has witnessed what Li Xin said that castration can help these pigs grow meat quickly. So, without saying a word, he went in and caught the pig as Li Xin ordered.

Of course, these pigs are actually not that big, probably around a hundred catties, and they are not considered adults. If Li Xin just wanted everyone to have a taste, that would be enough.

Zhang Song is indeed a skilled butcher, and he is very burly. He easily subdued a pig by himself and forcibly grabbed it out of the pigsty. Li Xin signaled Zhang Ben and Chen Hu to come forward to help, and the three successfully tied the pig to a long bench.

Li Daodao: "There are two main reasons why you think pork is stinky. The first is that a pig that has not been eunuched will constantly produce a smelly substance in its body, and this substance will be distributed in its meat. , it will look very smelly to eat. The second is because you kill pigs without bleeding, and cook them dripping with blood, and of course they will smell fishy when they are cooked."

Zhang Song and Zhang Quanfu listened with a half understanding. Chen Youlan and Xiaoling stood a little far away with their arms around Xiao Runniang, frowning slightly. They were not quite used to the somewhat rough scene in front of them, especially the tied pig was still whining, which sounded very pitiful.

After Li Xin roughly explained the reason, he gestured with his hands and taught Butcher Zhang how to kill pigs, how to bleed them, and how to deal with the internal organs of those pigs. Zhang Song listened carefully, remembering everything in his heart.

After all the lectures were finished, Li Xin said: "I don't want to watch the slaughter of pigs. You can do it after I take them away. Let's go shopping first, and come back to watch after a while."

Qin Huaiyu smiled and said, "There's nothing to be afraid of killing a pig, why don't you just watch it here?"

After all, they are the children of generals, and they have an instinctive desire to kill, otherwise why would they go hunting in the mountains from time to time?

Li Xin rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't I like to deal with uneducated people like you? Do you understand if a gentleman stays away from the kitchen? Go for a walk, go to other places, and leave it to the professional Just a butcher."

Seeing Li Xin's insistence, Qin Huaiyu and Cheng Chumo had no choice but to shrug their shoulders and follow.

No one noticed that a smile suddenly appeared on Chen Youlan's face.

Only she knew why Li Xin insisted on taking everyone away from here, and refused to stay to watch the fun of killing pigs: because he didn't want her to see such a bloody and violent scene.

It's so careful that it doesn't leave a trace. she thought so.