In the Ming Empire, where medicine was not yet very developed, it was still very difficult to know whether the child in a pregnant woman's belly was a boy or a girl. Of course, an experienced Wenpo could guess it, but the accuracy was still very low. , could it be that my young master has the ability to know by just looking at someone's belly whether the child in the belly is a boy or a girl, with or without a baby?
Moreover, in this dynasty where men are respected, the popular idea of raising children to provide for old age and having sons to continue the family life fills the hearts of every household. If you say that someone is pregnant with a girl, it is tantamount to digging up someone's ancestral grave. Knife-wielding ones.
Even if the young master of the Wang family doesn't care about these things, it doesn't matter if he has a boy or a girl, but if the marriage is arranged and the young master's eyesight has problems and the baby is a boy, what will happen? He really can't get married. Even if she gave birth to a girl, what if she grew up as a faceless girl after working so hard to raise her? Judging from Lao Wang's appearance, there is a high chance that this girl will become disabled. No, I can't gamble on such a dangerous thing. If I fail, it will be a lifetime of pain. There is no regret medicine to buy.
"Master, I don't agree. The child is too young. I don't know what will happen in the future. When I grow up in the future, I will also be old and yellow. What should I do if the little girl dumps me? I won't lose more than I gain, and I will lose my wife." "Another failure." The cost of raising a child is still very high, especially the concept that girls should be rich and well-educated. This is deeply ingrained in the hearts of many people. Bai Mao was very worried and spent all his money. As a result, My future wife-in-law ran away with me.
Wang Bushi couldn't help but tremble all over, and his face turned red from suppressing it. He had seen shameless people before, but this was the first time he saw a white cat like this. He was already thinking about his child before he was born. To be fair, the white cat's appearance The chance of being chosen is very low, and one must have a rich family background to have a 10% certainty.
Exhaling a breath, Wang Bushi said, "White Cat, you're not from the Wang family. I heard that the master of the Wang family was a snob. When he married his daughter, he took one hundred thousand taels from him. Otherwise, if he didn't marry, his son would give birth to a girl. Then The price is not something I can afford, young master."
Selling daughters has become a tradition now, and it has also become a way for some people to get rid of poverty and become rich. If you have three or five daughters, congratulations, your name will definitely be seen on the rich list.
"It's not the Wang family. Which Wang family is it? There aren't many people named Wang near us," Bai Mao thought for a while and continued, "Our store is the third one from the west, and it's named Wang. However, the boy is lame and has not found a wife yet. , I heard that someone bought one in Annan a few days ago, but it ran away, losing both people and money."
Wang Busheng's face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye. He didn't realize that his servant was really good at talking nonsense.
"White Cat, what do you think of this girl Jinghao?" Wang Bushi found that playing a guessing game with the white cat was a waste of brain cells, and the white cat could never guess the answer.
Hearing Jinghao's name, it was obvious that Bai Mao's body trembled several times, and then without any hesitation, Bai Mao hurriedly replied, "Miss Jinghao is the most outstanding girl I have ever seen in my life. She is beautiful, with a face like a peach blossom, as bright as a flower and a jade, and as smart as snow and ice. She is like a fairy descending from heaven. She can be said to be the most beautiful woman in the Ming Dynasty. She is humble, helpful, philanthropic, smart, talented, upright, and majestic."
"Well, I didn't expect that this girl Jinghao would be so outstanding in the hearts of the people. She is perfectly cruel and inhumane, and she is so majestic. This praise should belong to her. She is so talented and so majestic." Wang Bushi murmured in his heart.
Seeing that the white cat was still holding back his stomach, Wang Busheng hurriedly interrupted the white cat and said, "It's almost done."
"Oh, I understand, young master." Bai Mao finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had already used all the words to praise others in the first half of his life. If he continued to speak, he would have no words.
But Wang Bu's last words once again made Bai Mao's newly relieved heart rise in his throat.
"Baimao, what do you think about making friends with Jinghao?" Wang Busui had a smile on his face. Bai Mao should know how to cherish such an outstanding girl. After all, such an outstanding child is rare but not easy to come by. Once you meet her, don't let her go.
The white cat was a little nervous, looked around, and whispered, "Talk about friends, Master, what do you mean...".
"Be friends who talk about everything, talk about the past together, think about the future together, create a new generation together when nothing happens, make suggestions and work hard together for children's education."
The sound of "plop" is very real, without any artistic processing. There were tears on the white cat's face.
"Haha, don't be so excited. We are all a family. As the head of the family, we naturally have to consider your marriage. Since Jinghao is so good in your heart, I will talk to Jinghao and you two will try to talk about it. Let’s talk, and when you are almost done talking, I will go to the miracle doctor’s house to propose marriage.”
"Ah, no, Master, don't"
"Don't be shy, white cat. It's normal for a man to love a woman. Don't worry, I paid for this betrothal gift for you. You don't have to pay a penny. Just take good care of your body and wait for the wedding. Haha, be happy. "Be happy." Finally they got married, and Wang Busheng was quite happy.
"Ah, no, Master, please give me a way to survive." The white cat burst into tears, as if he had lost his most cherished thing. He had no tools to go to the bathhouse, and it was miserable.
"Well, getting married and having a wife is a rebirth. How can there be no way to survive? White Cat, don't be afraid of marriage. You are still very happy after getting married. For example, well, if you don't have money, you can borrow it from your wife, so you don't have to worry. Debt Collection”. From the perspective of practical benefits, marrying a wife is also very good. This is Wang Busui's most real experience.
"No, no, young master, I'm not afraid of marriage, I'm always visiting the bridal chamber in my dreams,"
"The middle-aged man's body can handle the bridal chamber every night." Wang Busheng envied the white cat's physical strength. "That's fine. He's quiet enough to study medicine, so he should be able to do some intercourse surgery."
"Master, I'm just afraid of that girl Jinghao," the white cat said carefully, tears falling down drop by drop, looking up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, this posture was very worrying.
"Afraid of her, no, don't you have a very good impression of her? In your heart, she is a fairy. She is perfect and you don't want her."
"I want to live and live well."
Well, okay, just a few words is a story that is ups and downs but not sweet, miserable and miserable, with only tears on the road.
"White Cat, don't think about it anymore. I have money, and it's pretty good to marry him and become a household beast. You will definitely not suffer any loss, and dominating the neighbors will not be a problem." Think about the scene of Jinghao fighting all the women and old ladies, it should be quite touching.
"My love is not for money. Although I don't expect perfection, I don't want to be beaten every day. I don't want peace and quiet. Even if all the women in the world are dead, I would rather commit suicide than choose that girl." , White Cat’s attitude is very decisive. There is a situation where the wind is blowing and the water is cold.
"Uh, okay, the lightly twisted melon is not sweet, so you can't beat the couple, but you can't force the match either. White cats and black dogs all failed. I guess Liu Mei doesn't have the guts either. It seems that he wants to take Jing Hao out of the house. The girl sells it out, but it’s a long way to go for the boss. It’s so sad and unfortunate to live a quiet life like this.”
He sighed deeply. It seemed that he didn't have the talent to be a Yue Lao. Pointing to the big yellow dog on the ground, Wang Bushit ordered, "Skin it off, wash it well, and eat dog meat tonight."
As the young owner of the largest dog meat chain store in the country, the matter of making dog meat is naturally left to Zhu Wuyi. It’s just a pity that Zhu Wuyi can eat it but can’t cook it. He has no choice but to do it himself. Due to the large number of people, eating dog meat alone is definitely not enough. , so Wang Busui took the most correct way, stewing dog meat, and adding potatoes and radishes into it. The taste of the dog meat would be much worse, but in order to make everyone full, he had to give up the taste.
Add onion, ginger, aniseed, and the mysterious plant that Wang Busheng first discovered.
The origin of the mysterious plant is in a mountainous area in the eastern Mediterranean, and later flowed into ancient Egypt. In ancient Egypt, the mysterious plant was called the sacred flower. It was introduced to Southeast Asia in the seventh century. According to biographical records in the "Old Book of Tang Dynasty", the mysterious plant and its The product was introduced to China in the second year of Qianfeng's reign by Arab envoys who took "Diyega" as a tribute.
"Lengzhai Night Talk" quotes Tao Hongjing's "Xianfang Annotation" as saying: "Banggucao is unknown." Its flowers are beautiful and are called hibiscus flowers. Therefore, Taibai's poem said: "In the past, it was a hibiscus flower, but now it is a gallbladder. How long can you get good things if you use sex to serve others?" According to gallica, it refers to a mysterious plant. It is known that it has been introduced into China for a long time, as far back as the Six Dynasties.
Mysterious plants are mainly used for ornamental and medicinal purposes in our country. Kou Zongxi, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, pointed out in "Ben Cao Yi Yi": "Mysterious plants are cold in nature. Eating more will facilitate defecation. It can move the bladder and qi. People who take it can grind the water." It is very suitable to boil it and add honey to make a soup." Wang Lei clearly recorded the prescription of mysterious plants for treating dysentery in "One Hundred and One Prescriptions". He regarded the mysterious plant as a special medicine for treating red and white diarrhea. For this purpose, he fried the mysterious plant and ground it into powder, added honey to make pills, and the patient recovered after taking 30 pills. In addition, Chinese medicine practitioners in the Song Dynasty also discovered other effects of mysterious plants, such as treating vomiting, abdominal pain, cough and other diseases, and nourishing the stomach, regulating the lungs, and improving the mouth and throat.
And the mysterious plant can also be used as a tonic. Su Shi's poem: "The Taoist advises drinking chicken soda water, and the boy can cook the orioles soup", which reflects this situation. His brother Su Che's poem "Growing Medicine Seedlings" explains the nourishing effect of mysterious plants in more detail: "The seedlings are like spring vegetables, and they are better than autumn grains. Grind them into milk and cook them into Buddha porridge. The old man is weak and has little food; he can't eat meat anymore." , the food has little flavor. Decoction it with honey water in a willow stone bowl, it can relieve the mouth and throat, regulate the lungs and nourish the stomach. ... The monk, a secluded man, is relatively forgetful of words. After drinking a cup, he smiles happily. "
There is also another use that few people know about - stimulants. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that it is used by lay people in sexual intercourse surgery.
Things are good things, but they are used by evil people for evil purposes. Recalling the history of blood and tears for hundreds of years, I have to say that a large part of the responsibility lies with this innocent mysterious plant.
Occasionally, Wang Bushi discovered this kind of thing at the miracle doctor's place, so he asked for one. The survival rate of this kind of thing was comparable to the fertility ability of Chinese people. There are thousands of seeds in a small piece. , throw it into the ground, and it will take root and sprout by itself without anyone taking care of it, and happily grow into fruits.
As a chef, I naturally know its use, and it can play a good role in some meat foods.
Dog meat is naturally indispensable.
The smell of the pot is fragrant, and there are endless sounds of swallowing. The first bowl is naturally the one belonging to the rich party. The rich party has been in a bad mood recently, so his appetite has improved a lot. The extra-large bowl is full, and then Squatting in the corner, next to Black Dog Xiao Jing's wine, a mouthful of wine, a mouthful of meat, life is very happy.
There weren’t that many rules here for Wang Bu Shou, so he wouldn’t trouble others if he could do it himself. He picked out a few pieces of good meat for Leng Bing Bing, and Wang Bu Shou also served a bowl for himself.
When the masters finished serving, Liu Mei and others were next. However, after seeing Jinghao holding the bowls, it was obvious that everyone took a few steps back. The little girl had a relatively small appetite, so Jinghao only served herself. I have a few pieces of meat and potatoes. It has been a while since I came here. I eat either meat or chicken every day. I already feel that my waist is thicker. I have a tendency to develop like Zhu Wuyu. I can’t wait to lose weight.
Leng Bingbing didn't favor one thing over another, and told Xiaohong and Xiaolu to go and grab some if they wanted to. Eating is delicious when everyone eats together.
But Boss Wang and the others were staring straight into the pot, swallowing their saliva, but had no intention of stepping forward.
"Why don't you eat? Are you foreigners all vegetarians and don't eat meat?" Wang Bushi asked curiously, remembering that in his previous life, these foreigners were meat eaters. When they invaded China, they liked to lead cows and slaughter pigs, with chickens still jumping on their weapons.
"Um, can we eat too?" It is understandable that Boss Wang and others think this way. He is a bought slave. What is a slave? Slaves cannot have freedom and human rights, let alone enjoy any rights. Although everyone has been eating the same food as their masters. Food, after all, dog meat was the first time they saw their owner eat it when they came to the Wang family. Dog meat should also be a relatively luxurious food.
"Um, don't you want to eat it?"
Boss Wang and others kept shaking their heads and replied, "I want to eat."
"Well, you shouldn't just shake your head when you want to eat. It's terrible to be uneducated." Wang Busui cursed in his heart,
"You can eat whatever you want. I don't have so many rules here. Meeting each other is fate. I'm willing to give up a meal of dog meat."
These foreign barbarians would not understand the profound idiom "meeting is fate", but they still understood it, so they picked up the bowl and ran to the pot.
Although this dog is not a precious breed, it is fat. So many people could barely eat it, and everyone was full.
Boss Wang touched his belly and cried, "I am really happy."
"Yes, yes, boss, I am happy too. Eating dog meat reminds me of the steak in my hometown."
"Yes, yes, me too. Fry it to medium rare and sprinkle with seasonings. It's delicious."
Also stroking their round bellies were white cats and black dogs. It was probably because Wang Busheng introduced someone to them that affected their mood, so that tonight they had an extremely good appetite. If they were in a bad mood, they would naturally eat more. This way Very reasonable.
After such a long period of hard work, the Chinese proficiency of Mr. Wang and others has improved significantly, and there is no problem in normal communication. They can hear the conversations of several people. Black Dog was very surprised, "You have actually eaten beef."
"That's right." Boss Wang was very surprised. Isn't it normal to eat beef? "We used to eat beef every day."
"Well, aren't cows used for working? They can't be eaten."
