Tang's dining table

The yak meat produced in Tuyuhun is very good. It takes a long time for this kind of cattle to grow from a calf to a big one.

Therefore, Yunchu likes to eat beef that is long-cooked and strong. Using this to make beef soup is the most delicious thing in the world.

How to cook a pot of clear beef soup was not a problem for Yun Chu.

In the morning, after taking care of the affairs of Guangfufang, he started to cook beef soup for Naha. Today is the child's birthday.

Naha also knows that today is her birthday, but her mother cannot remember, or in other words, all Serb women cannot remember the birthday of their children.

To be precise, they can't even remember who their children's father is, let alone each child's birthday.

Naha was born on the fourth day of the fifth lunar month. Yun Chu remembered it very well. His understanding of time surpassed many people, almost everyone, even Li Chunfeng who talked about his son Chou Yin Mao all day long. , not as good as him.

As long as he can understand the names and names of the sun, moon and stars in ancient times, after studying astronomy and calendar with Liu Kai for more than two years, coupled with his own knowledge of the stars, astronomy within the scope that the Tang Dynasty people can understand, There are no secrets from him.

May ten years ago was one of the most critical months in the 19th year of Zhenguan.

Just this May, there was an extremely powerful and rare blood moon eclipse, which opened the Pleiades portal.

It was in this May that the army led by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty conquered Goguryeo and captured two large cities, Gaimu and Liaodong, in the northeastern plains and Changbai Mountains, and seven other cities surrendered.

On May 26, the Battle of Zhuzhi Mountain basically defeated Goguryeo's last rescue regiment, about 150,000, killing countless enemies, so much so that the white moon was dyed red by the powerful blood energy from Zhuzhishan.

On that day, Selema used the excuse that Naha didn't like drinking her milk and asked Yunchu to find another way.

Seeing Naha crying and refusing to drink goat milk, Yunchu had no choice but to use himself as bait to attract a huge wolf pack and raid a Uighur tribe that was raising cattle for the Khan.

When the wolves and tribal warriors were fighting inextricably and the cattle were scattered, he quietly stole a cow that was producing milk. It was this cow that allowed Naha to survive the first year, which had the highest mortality rate.

When Naha could eat meat, her first meal was beef. It was not the meat of the cow, but the meat of a cow that had been thrown to death. The cow only stayed in Yun Chu's hands for nine months. It was taken away by the tribal leader at that time.

Of course, the cow that was eaten was also brought to the edge of a high cliff by Yunchu before it lost its footing and fell to death.

From then on, whenever it was Naha's birthday, Yunchu would always make her a delicious beef meal.

The dark red beef tendon that had been soaked for a day and night was placed on the table. Yun Chu gently beat it with a wooden stick. After the fibers of the beef were hammered apart, he wrapped it tightly with linen. This was Naha. Favorite part.

The beef brisket, which was full of light yellow grease, was cut into large pieces by Yun Chu. He pressed it with a clean green brick and continued to soak it in the water until it was time to put it in the pot. Then take it out. The green brick will effectively soak the beef brisket. The bad taste is absorbed.

Throw large pieces of ginger and whole green onions into a pot of cold water, add a lot of rice wine, pour the wrapped beef tendon and watery beef brisket into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, and after half an hour, remove the meat. Take it out, dry it, discard the original soup, and reheat the water to cook the beef.

Every time it was Naha's birthday, the child seemed very lively. Even when Yun Chu was cooking beef soup, the child still hugged Yun Chu's waist and pressed her face against his back. Refuses to let go.

Yunchu wrapped some medicinal materials in linen and threw them into the pot. He then turned off the fire in the stove and let the soup in the pot bubble slightly.

"I like to eat beef." Naha whispered from behind Yunchu.

"I know you like to eat beef." Yunchu's answer was not nutritious at all.

"I actually don't like Selema at all."

"No, you actually like Selema very much."

"Brother, do you think she is still alive?"

"It's hard to say. She might have died of illness, she might have been bitten to death by a wolf while herding sheep, she might even have been killed by someone, or robbed and sold far away. In short, Jiesika is a fool. He didn't Ability to protect Selema."

"Yes, yes, Jasika is too stupid. He is not even as smart as a marmot, let alone the two of us."

"It's natural."

"Tell you a secret, Grandma Cui has never let me tell you."

After hearing what Naha said, Yun Chu immediately shuddered and said, "Since it's a secret, don't tell it."

"Mama Cui's smash is bigger than Selema's. It used to be not as big as Selema's, but then it became bigger than Selema's for some reason. Mine is very small, just a little bit."

Yun Chu stiffened and said nothing.

"Why doesn't Naha let me into the kitchen?" Yu Xiurong asked Cui.

"Every year when Naha celebrates her birthday, the brother and sister will cook a delicious meal and no one else is allowed in."

"Why is this? Many people are waiting to celebrate Naha's birthday."

"This is different. Although Lang Jun and Naha are laughing and joking all day long, as if they are heartless, I think that Lang Jun and Naha are not living well in the Western Region.

It's just that Lang Jun is too strong and protects Naha very well. However, life is not easy, it is not easy, and there will always be many shortcomings. "

Yu Xiurong looked at the kitchen and said, "I'll go in and take a look. Whether it's good or bad, I should have my share."

After speaking, Yu Xiurong stepped into the kitchen, and soon the kitchen became lively.

Cui thought about it and entered the kitchen.

After the two people came in, the atmosphere became joyful and the topic changed a lot.

"There are a lot of cattle from Tuyuhun. A strong cow only costs 4,000 yuan, which is the same as the price of a scalper's calf."

Ms. Cui was the most sensitive to prices. Smelling the aroma of beef cooking in the pot, she immediately quoted the price of the cattle.

“The price of an adult scalper is still 12,000 yuan, which is basically the same as the price of an acre of land.

Mr. Lang, is there any way we can train Tuyuhun’s long-haired cattle to plow the fields? In that case, we can make a lot of money. "

"Don't think about it, long-haired cattle can only stay in cold places. Now, in Guanzhong, if the long hair is not shaved off, those cattle will not survive for a few days.

The reason why scalpers know how to plow the land is because they learned from the old scalpers. If you want the yak to plow the land for you, it is impossible because it itself cannot plow the land. "

"So, how did the first ox learn to plow the fields?"

Yun Chu looked at Yu Xiurong who was asking the question and said with a smile: "Ox, buffalo have changed from bison to cattle that can plow fields. It took our ancestors at least thousands of years to teach cattle to plow fields.

People nowadays no longer have that patience and are willing to spend so much time plowing the fields. They always feel that they have worked hard but cannot enjoy the results and are at a loss. "

"If everyone feels panicked at the loss, will there be any good things coming out in the future?"

"That's right. This is the reason why the words "people's hearts are not ancient" appear.

"Brother, let's bring back some more yaks. They can't plow the fields, but their meat is delicious."

"Okay, then bring back some more yaks and I'll make some yak jerky for you to eat. That stuff is a good thing to use to grind your teeth in your free time."

So, before the whole family had beef noodles, they had decided to buy a hundred yaks and make them into dried meat. In Datang, snacks are expensive, so there should be a lot of profit.

Naha got a big bowl of beef noodles, which were long noodles pulled from one noodle. There were also a lot of sliced ​​beef tendons on top. After sprinkled with coriander, Naha leaned on the table and slurped it. She had no intention of biting off the noodle in the middle.

Liu Yi was wearing a light cyan flowing silk shirt, but the two characters "green salt" were embroidered on the back of the silk shirt, which completely ruined the elegant feeling.

Green salt is a specialty of Tuyuhun. It is said that they have a very large salt water lake. Every time when the sun is strong, the Tuyuhun people carry sheepskin bags to the edge of the lake to pick up green salt.

This kind of salt is formed by natural condensation, and its color is similar to the color of the Great Lake, hence the name green salt.

However, this is not salt for eating, because ordinary people cannot afford it at all. Luxurious people use green salt to rinse their mouths. Over time, due to price issues, this salt has become a sanitary product rather than a food product.

It can be seen from the gown Liu Yi is wearing that this salt is really expensive.

The silk shirt he was wearing was from a Tuguhun businessman, and he was thanking him for introducing Chang Yunchu to Jinchangfang.

The business of one hundred cows and four hundred guan cannot be ignored by these Tuyuhun people.

The Tyuhun people did not wear fur coats, and there was no unacceptable smell on their bodies. On the contrary, they were seriously transformed from the Tang Dynasty. Not only did they speak fluent Chang'an dialect, but their clothing and etiquette were also the same as those of the Tang people.

"I heard that you Tuyuhun people have been fighting with the Tubo people for many years. How is the war going? Have you won?"

"Dear Chief, the warriors of Tuyuhun are good at fighting, how can they be compared to those wild captives who come down from the mountains? Every year, we Tuyuhun people harvest a lot of wild captives' heads and make wine from their skulls. Nowadays, such wine vessels are very popular in our country of Tuyuhun.

If a young lieutenant also likes a wine bowl made from the skull of a barbarian, he will send it to the lieutenant after he returns. "

Yunchu smiled, stroked his chest, thanked her, and ordered Ms. Cui to serve tea to the guests.

The three Tuyuhun people tasted the Yun family's tea and exchanged glances. One of the older Tuyuhun merchants asked, "Do you still have a lot of tea like this in your house?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "Because it's too precious, there aren't many."

"If I exchange it for green salt, is it possible to exchange one pound for one pound?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "It's not feasible. In addition, the Tang Dynasty implements the "Salt Control Law". If you want to sell salt, you must get it from the government. If you sell salt privately, you will be imprisoned for four years."

"What about cattle in exchange?"

Yun Chu nodded and said, "Are you satisfied with the price of one pound of tea and one cow?"

The Tuyuhun merchant was not angry, but shook his head and said: "Not satisfied."

Yunchu sighed and said: "Your army has been retreating steadily, so you have to bring these yaks raised on the plateau to Chang'an for sale.

At this time, why are you still holding on? The sun has been scorching in Chang'an these days. Those yaks that can't withstand the hot and humid weather must have died a lot, right? "