The next few days were spent driving during the day and resting at night until we crossed the Yellow River and walked for another two days to Xingzhou.
Xingzhou is considered a medium-sized city. Because of its convenient transportation, it has a large resident and floating population.
She went in and walked around, wanting to see if there were any specialties, but after asking, she was no longer interested.
The more famous ones here are pomegranates and persimmons. She bought a few pomegranates and tasted them, but she didn't know if they were not well preserved and not as delicious as the ones in the space.
Not to mention persimmons, there are plenty of them in the space.
As usual, she packed some special dishes in the restaurant and bought some noodles, steamed buns and sesame cakes. She didn't know how to make these staple foods, so no matter how much she bought, it wasn't too much.
She also found a braised meat shop on a relatively remote street. When she used her spiritual sense to explore, she found that there were many people waiting in front of the shop.
Thinking that in such a remote place, it would be impossible for the boss to hire a sitter, so I went there.
Before she even arrived, she could smell the overbearing fragrance from a distance, which was comparable to those century-old braised pork restaurants in later generations, and she was immediately attracted.
She hasn't had authentic braised pork for a long time since coming here, and now she wants to try it to see if it tastes as good as it smells.
She waited behind the crowd for nearly half an hour before it was her turn. She looked at the braised meat in the pottery pot and on the chopping board. There were mutton, mutton hooves and offal. The meat in the other smaller pottery pot was darker in color. It should be beef.
Qingyan was a little impressed by this boss, who could blatantly sell braised beef. This was not something ordinary people could do.
In ancient times, no matter which dynasty, cattle were protected. Not only did the killing of cattle have to be reported, but except for those who died of illness, old age, death or accidental casualties, killing healthy cattle would result in a beating or imprisonment.
Of course, there are privileges everywhere. For example, some officials will raise a lot of cattle in their villas or villages. Some of them are used to pull carts for plowing, and the rest are killed for food.
Of course, you can't kill them casually, but let those cows get "sick" or have "accidents", so you only need to report them.
Generally speaking, the government will not be particularly serious about these dignitaries. They only treat ordinary people very seriously.
"What do you want, girl? The braised pork of my Zhengweiju is famous in Xingzhou. You will be satisfied with any of them. There are cuts here, you can try it first."
The boss saw that she was not talking while looking at the braised pork, thinking that she didn't know which one to buy and couldn't make a decision, so he reminded her.
Qingyan came back to her senses and actually picked up two kinds and tasted them, then she said with a smile: "Okay, then boss, please give me five kilograms of each!"
The boss was shocked by her generosity. The price of the braised pork was not low. Even the repeat customers mostly bought one or two kilograms for a toothpaste. I had never seen anything like this priced at five kilograms each.
But he doesn't talk too much. There is no way to push business outside. Even if he doesn't worry about selling the braised pork, it will still take him half a day to finish it. After all, the quantity is there.
It was almost sold out at once, which saved him a lot of trouble, not to mention that the other party didn't bargain, which was a great deal.
The boss called his wife and son next to him to help pack them together. He just picked them up with oil paper and tied them with straw ropes.
Qingyan looked at the approximate weight, paid the silver first, and then went to the carriage to get a large basket.
It happened to be a full basket full. The beef, sheep heads and hooves were all rounded, leaving some mutton and offal.
Under the eyes of the people around him, he quickly got on the carriage and left.
Asking Chou Chou to quickly put the braised pork into the space while it was still hot, she left the city.
When I found a place to enter the space at noon, I saw a platter of sliced braised pork on the table. Yuan Bao was grabbing a piece of sheep's trotters and chewing on it. There was soup simmering in the pot. Chou Chou turned into half a man and was waving a shovel to stir-fry. Green vegetables.
"How is it? Have you tasted it? This braised pork tastes good."
Chou Chou put minced garlic into the pot and replied to her, "Yes, compared with those famous century-old shops, the marinade in this shop is definitely inherited.
By the way, why didn't you ask the boss for some soup to soak in? We bought so much, so it shouldn't be too much to order some soup. "
Qingyan shook her head and said: "The braised pork is drained and put in a pottery pot. There is no soup at all on the surface. I can't let someone serve it to me. It's just to prevent someone from stealing it. I’m learning from my teacher.”
Chou Chou nodded, "In ancient times, they were indeed very strict in protecting secret recipes. There are many inheritances that would rather be discontinued than passed on to others.
Forget it, it’s good to have something to eat. The food is ready, so wash your hands and eat. "
"Okay! Chou Chou, you are becoming more and more a good wife and mother. The green vegetables are fried so green that you will be appetizing at first sight!"
She praised it as she walked to the well to fetch water.
This well was dug after the courtyard wall was built. There was already a water source in the valley, but the beasts went there to drink, so they felt a little unclean, so they dug a well in the courtyard.
In this way, it is convenient to drink water and wash. There is a stone trough beside the well with a drain hole. If the drain hole is blocked, it can be used as a basin. When it is opened, it will flow along the pipe to the outside of the yard.
The tube is made of plastic cloth, rolled into a cylinder like a seal, and then ironed with wire to seal it.
After washing up quickly, Qingyan couldn't wait to taste several kinds of braised pork.
"Yeah! The sheep's hooves are strong and toothless, the sheep's head meat is also delicious and chewy, and the beef liver is full of flavor!"
While eating, I nodded my head and praised. Finally, I simply broke open the sesame biscuits, sandwiched the beef and lamb head meat in the middle, and mixed the meat with a bite of sesame biscuits and a bite of fried vegetables. I also drank mutton soup from time to time. In one word, it was beautiful!
When he was almost full, he had the time to say to Chou Chou: "Oh~ not only do you want that marinade, but I also want it. The beef we bought before has not been cooked yet, and there are deer in this space. And wild boar, if it can be marinated in that marinade, it will definitely taste better."
You must know that there is spiritual energy in this space. They had killed a wild boar before, and it did not have the fishy smell or dry wood texture of wild boars outside. It was as delicious as the black pork sold in supermarkets in later generations.
So since they opened this space, they have never bought meat other than beef outside, because it is not as delicious as the one here.
"If you can't get it, don't mention it all the time. The more you mention it, the more annoying it becomes. Should our next stop be Kaifeng City in Tokyo?"
Chou Chou interrupted her.
Qingyan nodded: "Yes, there is no place to stop on the way. Anyway, they are all the same. If there wasn't such a braised pork shop in Xingzhou, I wouldn't want to go in.
The pomegranates and persimmons were not half as delicious as our own. The persimmons were thick, not sweet enough and hard.
When we arrive in Kaifeng, we will have a good tour of the capital city, and then go to Luoyang White Horse Temple. Unfortunately, the season is not right, otherwise we can still see the peonies. "
Although she has visited them all in later generations, after all, many of them have lost their original taste and are definitely not as authentic as this ancient one.
After discussing the future plans, Qingyan took the ox cart out of the space after lunch. Yes, she changed into the ox cart, because the road was not far away and it was a long uphill stretch.
She has already used her spiritual sense to explore it, and it is more than ten miles away.
And maybe because it is connected in all directions and there are more pedestrians and vehicles passing by, this road has more potholes than other places. It should be gullies caused by the many vehicles passing by.
If they use a horse-drawn cart, they will run too bumpy, but the ox-drawn cart is more stable. Although the speed is slower, she is not in a hurry anyway, so it does not affect her.
I looked up at the sky. It was getting cloudy at noon. It looked like it was going to snow. Sure enough, the humidity was higher near the water.
The bullock cart moved slowly, so she could take a good look at both sides and find a place to stop and rest before dark.
It's impossible to rush on the road in the snow, especially on this official road where people come and go. Unlike in the mountains and forests, you can always find a place to enter when you are tired.
You must find a good location on this official road in advance. Otherwise, it will be very uncomfortable if someone nearby cannot enter the space.
"Help...help...no one...come to save me..."
A faint voice came. Qingyan looked around but saw no one.
Because this is an uphill slope, there are ditches dug out on both sides of the road, which should be used for drainage.
The direction of the sound seemed to come from below, maybe in the drainage ditch on the side of the road.
Qingyan asked the cow to slow down but did not stop. Who knew if it was a trap. Even though it was on the road, it should not be taken lightly.
First, I used my consciousness to scan the ditch on the right, and I saw a wheelbarrow overturned inside, with a large sack on top and a middle-aged woman underneath.
The sack must have been pressed against the car when it overturned, and the woman's legs were pinned down, so she couldn't get out.
Seeing that she was indeed the only one, Qingyan quickly parked the car on the side of the road, walked over and looked at the depth of the ditch. It was only as deep as one person. Fortunately, there was no water in it, otherwise she would have been soaked in the water on such a cold day. Either he was crushed to death or he was frozen to death.
"Sister-in-law, wait a minute, I'll come down to rescue you right now!"
She shouted to the woman below who had seen her, stepped back a little, took off her cloak, put it directly into her storage bag, and then walked to the edge of the ditch and jumped down.
"Girl...girl, thank you for your kindness. This...this sack is too heavy for you to move. It's better...it's better to go find someone. Sorry for bothering you, girl."
The woman thought she had been pressed here for a long time, and her speech was a little weak.
Qingyan comforted her: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. I'm very strong and will be able to rescue you soon. Don't move to avoid injuring your leg again."
As he spoke, he grabbed the two corners of the sack and lifted it up directly. The woman looked at the relaxed look and was stunned for a while, even the pain in her legs was temporarily forgotten.
Qingyan moved the sack away first. It was really heavy when she bumped it. It was estimated to be around two hundred kilograms. It didn't look like it contained food, and she didn't know what it was. It was so heavy.
Then he quickly lifted the wheelbarrow and pointed it outward to the other side, preventing the woman from moving. He squatted beside her, reached out and touched her pressed thigh, and found that it was fine, and no bones were injured.
There must have been thick dry weeds underneath as a buffer, and it was just a flesh injury.
"Sister-in-law, you probably don't have any broken bones, but your legs will be a little bruised. You'll be fine in just two days at home. I'll help you up now."
The woman quickly said gratefully: "Girl, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I don't know how long I would have stayed down there. I heard several cars passing in front of me, and none of them stopped. You are the only one who is so kind."
I don’t know what to call a girl? My name is Zhou Fuling, and I live in Zhoujia Town, three miles away from here. If the girl is in no hurry, you may wish to come back with me. I will ask my family to entertain the girl well, so as to repay the girl for saving her. "
Qingyan waved her hands and said, "There is no need to repay you. You really won't be able to walk like this anymore. I'll send you back."
My bullock cart is up there. I can tie your wheelbarrow to the back and take it back together. "
After saying that, he helped Zhou Fuling up and let her lean on him. He walked to the gentler slope next to him, picked her up and jumped up.
He put her directly on the shaft of the car in front, and then went down to pick up the wheelbarrow and sacks.
After tying the wheelbarrow, he placed the sack on the box at the back and tied it firmly. Then he asked out of curiosity: "What do you have in this sack? It's really heavy."
Zhou Fuling looked at her in surprise, "It's Zaoxintu. My family is a medicinal herb shop. I went to the villages behind to collect it.
Girl, you are really awesome. Do you have some skills? I was able to carry more than 200 kilograms of soil easily. You must know that two men helped me load the car before. "
"Zoxin soil? Is it just soil mixed with plant ash? What does it do? Do you need to collect it specially?"
Qingyan nodded perfunctorily to her question and continued asking. She was very curious about this.
"Zaoxin Tu, also known as Fulonggan, is Zaoxin Tu that has been smoked and burned with firewood for many years. It has the effects of warming and stopping bleeding, stopping vomiting, and stopping diarrhea. It can be used for blood loss, vomiting, and diarrhea due to deficiency and cold.
This soil also needs to be old, at least ten years old. It is mostly easy to get when villagers are building houses and dismantling stoves. When dismantling the stove, remove the crescent-shaped soil block sintered into the heart of the stove, remove the charred parts around it and For impurities, take the red-yellow color in the center and use it as medicine.
Normally, no one would dismantle the stove very often, so I would pay attention to this when I went to collect medicinal materials. When I heard that someone was going to build a new stove or house, I would say hello to them. "
Qingyan nodded, "I see. I didn't expect that the soil under this pot could be used as medicine. Chinese medicine is indeed profound and profound."
But there was still something she couldn't figure out, so she asked directly: "This thing is so heavy, why did you, a woman, come to collect it without anyone coming with it?
And how did you fall into the ditch? The road is not narrow, and it is not snowing. There is no snow on the road, and it is not slippery. "
Zhou Fuling sighed, "It was supposed to be my man who came over. When he was crushing the medicine, the medicine roller he stepped on suddenly broke. He cut his leg and couldn't walk far.
We had already agreed with the other party on a time to pick it up, and we were afraid that the other party would think we didn't want it anymore and get rid of it, so I made this trip. "
(End of chapter)
