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Chapter 48 Hot Pot

The Kaiyuan reign was only twenty-nine years old. The following year, His Majesty the Emperor changed it to Yuan Tianbao, and the entire government and the public fell into an atmosphere of extreme hedonism.

The high-ranking officials were extremely luxurious and almost raped the common people. This extremely glorious and magnificent capital, the world's first capital, had been extremely deformed as early as the fifth year of Tianbao, so much so that Du Fu wrote "The wine and meat in the Zhumen stink, and the roads are frozen to death"

The famous story of "Bone".

As the capital of the East, Luoyang did enjoy the prosperity of the Kaiyuan period together with Chang'an earlier. During the Tianbao period, because Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty gradually stopped going to Luoyang, the people here did not need to use their blood and sweat to support those fat officials. Therefore,

The symptoms of the gap between the rich and the poor are not obvious, and there are even traces of the Kaiyuan legacy.

In comparison, Luoyang is more suitable for ordinary citizens like her to settle down than Chang'an.

But Qiao Yun knew what would happen next.

As we all know, during the fourteenth year of Tianbao, a small rebellion caused the entire Central Plains to be in flames, and Kyushu was overthrown.

Chang'an and Luoyang have since fallen into endless war.

Qiao Yun doesn't have the ambition to do anything to change her life and turn the tide. Her wish is very simple. She just wants to live a good life.

Then you can only go to Yangzhou or Yizhou.

Qiao Yun is personally very optimistic about Yizhou.

Yizhou is known as the city of abundance. Not only is it prosperous and rich, but more importantly, it can expand the market for chili peppers!

"What are you thinking about, so absorbed?" Yun Xuemei saw Qiao Yun standing there in a daze, and couldn't help but call her.

Qiao Yun came back to her senses and shook her head with a smile: "It's okay. When we have money in the future, we will move to the south. Yangzhou is good. Or Yizhou is also good."

Hearing the name Yizhou, Yun Xuemei's body trembled imperceptibly.

"I don't want to go to Yizhou." She bit her lip and met Qiao Yun's gaze, "The fortress of Lonely... is in Yizhou."

Qiao Yun's breath hitched.

Good guy.

An assassin, a killer, who uses hidden weapons and is good at disguising himself, is still in Sichuan.

Is this a replica of the Tang Sect from another world?

But in this case, Yizhou is really out of the question.

Yun Xuemei managed to escape from there easily, so she really couldn't be put in danger again.

Qiao Yun smiled reassuringly at her: "It's okay, let's go to Yangzhou. Yangzhou has the Yangtze River waterway from east to west, the Grand Canal from north to south, and is adjacent to the seaport to the east. It is indeed a good place."

While they were talking, a little maid opened the door curtain and came in. She said, "Madam Yun family, Madam Qiao, lunch is going to be served in Madam's room."

"Let's go." Qiao Yun stretched out her hand towards Yun Xuemei.

Yun Xuemei naturally pulled Qiao Yun and followed the maid out.

The snow outside is a bit heavier.

Fortunately, the county magistrate's mansion built a verandah that runs through each courtyard, so there is no need to hold an umbrella when walking around the courtyards.

Meng Shaoqing was also traveling with her. She jumped over and took Qiao Yun's arm: "Are you still used to the room? If there is anything missing, or if the maid is neglectful, just come and tell me!"

Qiao Yun and the three of them chatted and walked in a harmonious atmosphere. After a while, they arrived at Mrs. Lu's room.

She now lives in the east wing.

The wing room in the main courtyard is much larger than the one across the courtyard. Regardless of the width, there are three rooms deep. The dining table is placed in the west room, which is a large round table. The floor is covered with a thick carpet, and the footless rope bed is covered with soft cushions.

, it is indeed much warmer than the main room.

Qiao Yun felt frightened when she saw this kind of furniture.

Obviously, tables and stools are very common in ordinary people's homes, so why does the county magistrate's office still use this kind of short-legged furniture?

If you sit on the floor for a long time, your legs will turn into carrot legs!

Seeing them coming, Mrs. Lu greeted them: "Come quickly~ Just sit wherever you want, don't be constrained."

Fortunately, just don't let her kneel all the time.

Sitting cross-legged is more comfortable than kneeling.

Qiao Yun and Meng Shaoqing sat next to Lu, and Yun Xuemei sat next to Qiao Yun.

Mrs. Lu looked at Meng Shaoqing: "Brother, did you say when you would be back?"

Meng Shaoqing nodded and said: "Brother said it was about noon, but he would take his classmates to eat in front. After dinner, he would come to say hello to my mother."

"Then don't wait for him, let's eat first." Mrs. Lu glanced at the maid waiting on the side and winked.

Then, with a smile, she took Qiao Yun's hand and rubbed it: "It's cold today, let's eat from a pot."

Qiao Yun knows the hot pot of the Tang Dynasty. Eating hot pot has always been a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. The hot pot of the Tang Dynasty is called hot pot, and the pot used is very different from that of later generations.

But the way of eating is different from that of later generations. Instead of eating it in a rinse, all the ingredients are put into the pot and cooked together.

For sukiyaki in Japan, Xiabuxiabu still retains the eating method learned from the Tang Dynasty.

Soon, the maids placed bowls and chopsticks in front of the four people, and placed a copper pot in the middle of the round table. The pot had been cooked in advance, so you could eat it directly without having to cook it yourself. The charcoal fire burning at the bottom was just to keep it warm.

That's all.

There is a dazzling array of ingredients in the pot, including countless mutton slices, large pieces of mutton loin and mutton ribs, round mutton meatballs, fried tofu, various mushrooms, and some that are very similar to modern ones, but they can't be called...

The vegetable with the name. Many ingredients packed the copper pot to the brim, and the soup base was bubbling, bursting out with a delicious and hot aroma.

Looking at the pot in front of her, Qiao Yun fell silent again.

Even if there is no dry or oily dish for dipping, the soup base in this pot is too bland!

The soup base is not clear water, and you can smell that it is made from a whole chicken. But the soup in the pot is as clear as water. It is obvious that the fat has been skimmed off and the meat minced has been swept away before serving.

In addition to the abundant ingredients, Qiao Yun could tell that the second thing used to make the soup base was probably a few wolfberry grains floating on the surface of the soup.

"You're welcome, just treat it as your own home! Come and eat!"

Mrs. Lu smiled and put two pieces of mutton on Qiao Yun's plate, and then put a piece of lamb tenderloin for Yun Xuemei.

Yun Xuemei thanked her and ate the lamb tenderloin naturally. She praised it, licked her lips and took the initiative to pick up the vegetables with her chopsticks. She seemed to like the pot very much.

Qiao Yun ate the mutton on her plate.

After the entrance, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Such a clear soup base is perfect if it is just used to rinse mutton. After removing the miscellaneous odor, only the freshness of the chicken soup remains. Simply rinse the thin slices of mutton in the pot twice and you can enjoy it.

Savor the richness of fresh lamb.

But when a large number of ingredients are simmered in the same pot, the flavors of various ingredients will penetrate each other. Not only will the deliciousness of the mutton be completely destroyed, the vegetables will definitely lose their sweetness.

Moreover, different types of ingredients take different cooking times. For example, lamb slices must not be cooked for the same length of time as lamb ribs!

The mutton is indeed good mutton, but it's a pity that it's overcooked.

But this time she was a guest. Faced with the host's enthusiasm, she couldn't let the host see that she didn't like food.

The backwardness of cooking techniques is a limitation of the times, and the county magistrate's kitchen cannot be blamed for this.

"The meat is really good! I can't buy a lamb with such good quality!"

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