Chastity Layman

"Sanlang, a mysterious old man from the Western Regions appeared in the West Market today. He is selling a violin. He said that if there is a violin that can be played, he will give it away without paying a penny. If he does not know the violin, he will ask for a hundred taels of gold !"

During dinner, Yu Xuanji talked about something new while pouring wine for Qin Lang.

A piano with a hundred taels of gold is really a priceless treasure.

"Why is Qin so precious?" Yu Xiao also became curious. Ever since Yu Xuanji came to Duke Yi's mansion, the relationship between the two has been pretty good, and now that Yu Xiao is about to give birth, he handed over the family affairs to Yu Xuanji. This Yu Xuanji, who used to be famous in Chang'an, took over the inner courtyard of the back house, and managed it in an orderly manner, and everyone in the mansion admired it.

"It is said that it is a Huren qin. There are many onlookers, but no one really knows that qin!"

"Since he is an old man from the Western Regions and a huqin from the Western Regions, can it be said that there are so many barbarian merchants and barbarians in the Western Market, and none of them know how to get a qin?" Qin Lang was a little skeptical about this matter, no matter how precious a qin is, it is not worth a hundred taels Gold, do you know how much a hundred taels of gold is worth?

Even if the Tang Dynasty is now unified, the price of gold is no longer as precious as it was in troubled times, and the exchange rate with copper coins has been falling all the way, but one tael of gold is at least worth more than ten copper coins, and one hundred taels of gold is more than two million yuan Well, the mansions in Pingkangfang that cover an area of ​​tens of acres cost only a few million dollars.

The price of a huqin is comparable to a mansion in Chang'an, which is too abnormal.

There must be a demon when something abnormal happens, so this incident reveals a strong abnormality.

"What did Saburo think?"

"If you want me to say, this is definitely just a gimmick. Someone is building momentum. It depends on who can recognize the piano in a few days. Then this matter is who is behind the scenes. Of course, it is actually very simple to find out. If the old man who sells the piano is arrested and interrogated, he will know who is behind the scenes."

Qin Lang put a piece of fried beef steak that was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and cut it open with a knife and fork. Today, he got a cow that was a tribute from the Pyu Kingdom. This cow was seriously injured because of a fight with another cow. Not alive, the emperor rewarded Qin Lang with one end and the crown prince with one end.

This kind of cattle has a protruding peak like a camel, so it is also called a hump cattle, and its ears are also very large. This kind of cattle should be regarded as a kind of yellow cattle, but it looks like it has the characteristics of camels. This kind of cattle is well-raised, and it is particularly tall and strong. Compared with ordinary yellow cattle, this kind of cattle, especially the bulls, are extremely aggressive.

A strong bull weighs six or seven hundred catties, or even a thousand catties.

When Qin Lang saw the cow that the emperor rewarded him, he was already dying, fighting too hard. Originally, Ah Huang said that he would ask a veterinarian to rescue him again, but Qin Lang wanted to try the meat of this cow.

I haven't eaten this kind of camel beef yet.

Last time, the Piao Kingdom paid a large amount of camel cattle as a tribute, so they had the opportunity to study them carefully and even breed them. Of course, the premise is that the beef is delicious after tasting, if it is not tasty, Qin Lang is too lazy to bother with that.

Ah Huang was a little bit reluctant, after all, he had only seen such a tall cow in most of his life.

After measurement, this bull was actually more than five feet tall and weighed more than 1,800 catties. It can be called a fighting bull among bulls. The hump has grown a groove, and the hump has fallen to both sides.

This cow is very similar to the Indian god cow.

Anyway, the bull's hump is too high and fat, and the cow's dewlap is very long, connecting from the neck to the abdomen.

Sinong Temple conducted experiments with this batch of cattle, and found that although these cattle are tall and mighty, they are actually extremely unqualified for pulling plows and plowing, not as good as those yellow cattle of three or four hundred catties.

Therefore, the evaluation of Sinong Temple is only suitable for eating meat.

But let's eat meat, this beef has a lot of fat, and the meat yield is low.

Qin Lang felt that the beef had a lot of fat, so it might be suitable for frying. After all, the yellow beef in China is not really suitable for frying. It is more suitable for frying and stewing.

Not to mention, this fatty beef is indeed different. It is different from the fat of yellow cattle. The fat of yellow cattle is mostly a layer of meat sandwiched by a layer of fat. The fat and meat are very distinct, and they are not connected together. However, the fat of this kind of camel cattle is in many places with the meat, similar to the feeling of snowflake beef.

A relatively tender piece was cut from the back, and it was really rich in fat when fried, which kept the beef extremely tender and juicy.

When cut open, you can still see the brick red in the center, which is very attractive.

"Sanlang, this beef is not even cooked!"

Yu Xuanji said in surprise there.

On the contrary, Anna from Rome thought that the fried beef was very good, "tender and juicy!"

Sirin of Persia also likes the quality of the beef.

"Give each of you a piece, try my craft!"

The specially prepared black pepper sauce, with some asparagus and broccoli, looks pretty good.

Yu Xuanji disliked that the beef was not yet cooked and still had blood in it, but Anna and Xilin were very satisfied with the food, saying that the meat was delicious.

"Sanlang, I want to try it too." After Yuxiao found out that she was pregnant, her appetite increased greatly. She wanted to try everything from sweet to sour. If it was before, she would definitely not like this kind of bloody beef. Knowing how to eat, now that Anna and the others are happy to eat, I want to try it too.

"Sister, please don't, this meat is raw." Yu Xuanji persuaded.

Qin Lang picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, and found that it was really good, especially the Great Wall red wine made by the Qin family imitating Gaochang.

"This meat is not raw. You have to eat tender steak when frying it. If it's 70% or 90% old, the taste is not good enough. The red color is actually not bloody."

"It's obviously bloody water." Yu Xuanji said in disgust.

Qin Lang laughed out loud, without making any distinctions.

She cut off a small piece and gave it to Yuxiao to try, but after trying it carefully, she found that it was really delicious.

"Sister, try it too. It's really good. Can you still trust Sanlang's craftsmanship?"

Qin Lang also deliberately cut off small pieces, and dipped some pepper juice, "Taste it."

He passed the fork over, seductively, just as he had seduced her for the first time.

Yu Xuanji couldn't help but blushed, but in the end she couldn't refuse. She first stuck out her tongue and licked it lightly, but found that it didn't have the fishy smell as she imagined, so she boldly opened her mouth and bit it down with her teeth. , chewed a few times.

"how?"

"fine."

Qin Lang showed a smug smile.

"It seems that I can add a new recipe to Qin Lang's recipe."

Qin Lang confessed to Ah Huang.

"Old Huang, this cow is not bad. Go back and negotiate with Sinong Temple. We can buy a few of them with a lot of money and bring them back to breed. You can also find a businessman in the southwest and buy some more from Pyu. Breed them well, and they will be used exclusively in the future. For frying steak."

"Our family doesn't even have a ranch!"

"If you don't have one, just buy some. Longyou, Lingwu, Hexi, and even Shannan have a lot of pastures suitable for raising cattle. Get a few pastures and specialize in breeding this camel cattle."

When it comes to food, Qin Lang never tires of fine food. Good ingredients are even rarer. If you finally come across them, how can you miss them? If you don't have them outside, you can raise them yourself.

It's like wild asparagus that tastes good, but it's seasonal. Didn't Qin Lang let his own plantation start cultivating and planting, and finally succeeded in researching artificially grown asparagus cultivated in sandy soil, ensuring that he can eat it all year round.

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Early in the morning, after Qin Lang went to the East Palace to order Mao, he went to the Beiyuan Lecture Hall.

He rode leisurely past a group of military officers who were running hard for training, among them Cheng Chumo was the captain of the team. Seeing Qin Lang's leisurely look, this guy couldn't help grinning and winking.

"Come on!" Qin Lang shouted with a smile.

Cheng Chumo helplessly returned a look of contempt.

As a coach, although Qin Lang was forced to come to the martial arts hall, the treatment was not bad, at least he didn't have to get up every day before dawn, and he had to fold the quilt into tofu cubes, wash up, run and do exercises. In fact, at the beginning, there were not so many rules in the martial arts hall, and the quilt was never required to be folded into tofu cubes. These were Qin Lang's opinions to the emperor after he became the instructor.

The emperor asked Qin Lang to draft a training manual for the martial arts hall, so Qin Lang added these in addition to the original military regulations.

It is said that folding the quilt is one of the most complained about by the military officers trained. They would rather stab a spear or run than fold the quilt. Every day, some people are punished for not folding the quilt neatly.

After getting off the horse and handing over the leopard's head to a military officer on duty, Qin Lang went to the office first.

The lecture hall is the emperor's imperial training military officer, so Li Shimin is the principal, but it is certainly impossible for Li Shimin to come every day and manage daily affairs.

So in fact, the martial arts hall is currently managed by Hou Junji, Minister of the Ministry of War, and the generals and generals in Beijing are also the instructors of the martial arts hall.

Even Li Jing, the minister of punishment, is also the teacher of the martial arts hall.

Of course, there is also a bachelor, Qin Lang, who is also an instructor.

After entering the door, they found that Hou Junji and Li Jing were both there, and Hou Junji was still asking Li Jing about the art of war.

Although Hou Junji was in charge of daily affairs, when it came to fighting, Li Jing was definitely stronger.

Hou Junji noticed Qin Lang coming in, ended the conversation with a smile, and greeted him.

"I have your class this morning, Saburo, and I'm afraid you won't come to tell the military officers about military supply and logistics."

"How dare you not come, His Majesty sent someone to remind you yesterday."

Hou Junji was somewhat envious of Qin Lang's favor.

"Elder Yongkang also has classes today?"

"Well, I have a military law class today."

"Military law class? Shouldn't Duke Yongkang teach strategy and tactics?"

Li Jing smiled, "The military officers we teach about the imperial training in the martial arts hall are all young generals. Although they are only selected by the team leaders, they are all brave and bloody, so we have to teach comprehensively to serve the court and Your Majesty has cultivated a group of future generals and lieutenants."

The Martial Arts Hall is rather special. The recruits here are all excellent low-level officers in the army, and the disciplines are all command-oriented. They teach them the art of war, battle formation, logistics and military supplies, etc., instead of teaching infantry and cavalry scouts.

"Sanlang, hurry up and prepare, we will all come to your open class in a while."

Qin Lang was stunned when he heard Li Jing's words, "Open class? Haven't heard of it before?"

"Your Majesty has already greeted all our instructors. Today is your class, the big class. The military officers and instructors in the entire lecture hall will listen together. Your Majesty will also bring the prince to attend the lecture in person. Prepare well, but Don’t make a mistake when the time comes.”

Qin Lang was helpless.

"This is too much. I didn't say it before. I didn't prepare for it. I didn't prepare for the lesson at all."

"Really unprepared?" Hou Junji asked.

"No, don't you think I came here empty-handed? I was thinking that I was just taking a casual lesson, so I plan to brag and tell stories to the military officers."

Hou Junji said gloatingly, "Hurry up and sharpen your guns before the battle, you'll be fine if you're unhappy!"