Wang Zi'an, who had originally planned to enjoy the Tang Dynasty farmhouse flavor in peace, couldn't help but feel itchy when he saw that the meat was delicious and that it was an old hen that had been raised for several years.
Without saying anything, he rolled up his sleeves.
"Come on, father-in-law, let me come, let me come -"
Then, while the old couple were dumbfounded, the old hen was cleaned up smoothly.
"This, this - little brother, I never expected that you are an expert -"
As he said that, he looked Wang Zi'an up and down.
"Looking at your demeanor and skillful techniques, I'm afraid you're not a chef from a big restaurant in the capital, right?"
Hearing this, Wang Zi'an couldn't help laughing, gave a thumbs up, and nodded seriously.
"My father-in-law has really good eyesight. To be honest, I am a cook——"
After hearing this, the old man looked him up and down, then nodded thoughtfully.
"I think this little brother is not a simple chef..."
Wang Zi'an glanced at him in surprise.
Am I already so outstanding?
"How did my husband figure it out..."
Upon hearing what Wang Zi'an said, the old man immediately
"Let me tell you, little brother, you are both a guard and a female companion. You look like you are blessed. How could you be just an ordinary chef..."
When Wang Zian heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy.
I thought that this old man was a hidden master who had seen through his identity. Unexpectedly, it was because of this that he immediately joked.
"Old man, that's amazing. I can't hide this from your eyes - I later made some money and opened a small restaurant of my own..."
As Wang Zi'an spoke, he dug out a piece of lard from the pitch-black stove and threw it into the pot.
The lard was melting in the sizzling hot pot, and a rich fragrance of lard suddenly spread.
The old woman who was cooking the pot glanced at the hot oil in the pot and showed a look of distress. However, she felt a little better when she thought that the money Wang Zi'an gave her was enough to buy several pots of lard and several bags of grain. .
"Two old men, if you don't mind, I'll teach you a famous dish. If you learn it, it can be regarded as a skill to make a living——"
Upon hearing that the chef in the restaurant was going to teach him his skills, the two old men immediately cheered up with surprise on their faces.
Wang Zi'an didn't teach any complicated dishes, so he simply made fried chicken with lard.
This thing is suitable for making big pot dishes.
Even if you go to the city and sell food on the street, you can make a living.
After finishing cooking, Wang Zi'an looked at the chicken soup in the pot and taught them how to make noodles with scallion oil.
After the two old people tasted it, they were immediately shocked.
He was so grateful to Wang Zi'an and several other people that he even specially invited some of his children to kneel down and kowtow to Wang Zi'an.
This era is an era of self-preservation. There are many unique skills that are passed on to the daughter-in-law rather than to the daughter. The daughter-in-law can learn it, but the daughter-in-law cannot, let alone outsiders.
Even if there are apprentices who work as cattle and horses for others, and serve for several years, they may not be able to get the true inheritance.
Therefore, the two side dishes that Wang Zi'an taught him casually did not matter to him, but in the eyes of the two old people, it was a huge favor.
When we sat down to eat, the warm atmosphere was completely different from the warm and polite greetings just now. It was clear that we were family members.
Wang Zi'an naturally spoke much more casually.
"Old man, on the way here just now, I seemed to see that there are still a lot of fields in the village that have not been planted with crops. Is this because the soil is drying up?"
Wang Zi'an picked up the scallion noodles and talked about home cooking casually.
In his previous life, he was originally from a peasant family, so he was not unfamiliar with these things.
Before the old man could reply, the second son who was eating suddenly snorted angrily.
"Why do you want to show off the fertility of the soil? There was basically no harvest due to the drought last year. Everyone is pointing to this year's harvest. They haven't planted it yet. Is it because those dog officials set up a cooperative..."
"No one will think you are dumb if you don't speak-"
Before the second son finished speaking, the old man glared back.
When this man saw that his father was angry, he stopped talking. He just lowered his head and started to eat the scallion noodles.
When Wang Zi'an heard this, he couldn't help but frown, and his heart suddenly pounded.
If he had said anything else, he might have passed it by, but the agricultural cooperative was different. It was a boast that he, Li Shimin and others had boasted about.
He also knew that the imperial court had been promoting this since last winter, and even the families of Old Uncle Wen and Old Uncle Hong in the east of the city participated. It was said that the effect was pretty good.
For this reason, he felt quite proud for a few days.
Unexpectedly, when I went out this time, I heard such completely different remarks.
"I'm just grinding my teeth in my spare time, why bother getting angry at Erlang——"
Wang Zi'an persuaded the old man with a smile, reached out and picked up a large piece of chicken for Erlang, and put it into his soup bowl without any explanation.
"Don't be polite, everyone, just eat together. Anyway, there are so many, we can't take more than a few bites——"
The two old people are okay, but their children, how can they be willing to eat a meal of chicken on weekdays?
Therefore, I have long been salivating over the plate of chicken in the middle of the table.
But Wang Zi'an was regarded as the master who taught them the secret recipe and gave them a lot of money. They all received repeated instructions from the old couple and naturally did not dare to use chopsticks. Not to mention the three adult children, even the little guy with a runny nose, They all endured it.
At this time, after getting the food from Wang Zian, he glanced at his parents subconsciously.
The old couple felt sorry for their son. Although they verbally cursed, they did not really stop him. This made the Erlang overjoyed. He picked up the chicken, his Adam's apple twitched, and finally turned around, picked it up and put it in his little brother's bowl.
"Fourth brother, you can eat -"
The little guy got the chicken given by his brother, and his eyes were shining.
Staring at the chicken in the bowl, I couldn't take my eyes away anymore.
Wang Zi'an suddenly felt uncomfortable. Just as he was about to stand up, Su Su had already taken the initiative to share the meat with everyone.
"I can't do it, I can't do it—"
When the old man saw this, he stood up quickly and wanted to stop him.
Yuzhang reached out and pulled his sleeves.
"Old man, what can't be done? We can't eat anyway. It would be more lively if we all eat together..."
It's really not polite to meet this group of distinguished guests.
"This, this is not the rule of hospitality..."
The old man's face turned red and he looked ashamed, but seeing the children eating happily, he finally didn't stop and sat down calmly.
After such an episode, the atmosphere at the dinner table became more harmonious.
"It seems to me that the rural cooperatives are also established in other places. It is said that the imperial court is considerate of the people and organizes good governance for everyone to help each other - why, is there something fishy in it?"
Looking for an opportunity, Wang Zi'an finally brought the topic back to the previous topic.
This time Erlang didn't speak, but the old man sighed.
"Speaking of it, it is good governance, but it is not the same as it is passed down..."
Upon hearing this, not only Wang Zi'an, Princess Yuzhang, Li Junxian and others couldn't help but secretly pricked up their ears.
"For example, our family has been allocated dozens of acres of land in the past few years. Dalang Erlang and Sanlang are both older, and the family has several strong laborers. Although it was harder in previous years, the land can still be managed. Come here - you can even spare one person to work as a helper for other families, earn some money, and supplement the family income, but since the imperial court established this rural cooperative..."
The old man sighed, with a bitter smile on his face.
At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of someone knocking down the firewood door outside.
"Old man from the Chai family, old man from the Chai family——"
The expression of the old man who was speaking suddenly changed. He quickly put down his chopsticks and replied outside.
"Here, here, here, little old man, come and open the door right now -"
"father--"
Seeing this, Chai Jiaerlang slammed his chopsticks on the table.
"They bully others too much. When will this end? If this continues, our own land will be desolate - instead of starving to death in the future, it is better to fight with them -"
With that said, Huoran stood up and was about to rush out.
As a result, before he even reached the door, he was kicked back by Old Man Chai.
"You bitch, the Liu family has the support of the county government. Can ordinary people like us afford to offend you? Go back here if you don't want to--"
After cursing in a low voice, he hurriedly ran to the yard.
Seeing this, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but look at each other and Li Junxian, then turned to look outside.
It was already dark outside and it was so dark that it was impossible to see what was going on outside.
But the sound was heard clearly.
"Old man Chai, early tomorrow morning, you will take your three sons and gather at the head of the village to clear out the wasteland to the north of the village for our family members. This will delay the farming time. Be careful that I will skin you——"
A arrogant voice came, and then Old Man Chai's cry for mercy was heard.
"Steward Liu, Steward Liu, you are so generous, you have spared one person for our family. If our land is not cultivated, the spring plowing will be delayed..."
"Old man Chai, am I giving you face, right? Your affairs are important, can they be more important than those of our family members? If you dare to push the blame and delay the land reclamation of our family members, be careful that I steal your Skin--"
rub--
Wang Zi'an looked back and saw that Su Su was holding the long sword in her hand and was about to rush out. He quickly reached out and grabbed it.
This girl is so tough that she just wants to kill someone.
"Sit down first——"
Although he persuaded Su Su, his anger, which had softened due to today's family atmosphere, surged crazily again, wishing he could rush forward and smash the visitor to pieces on the spot.
Old Man Chai is back, but the bitter look on his face can't be removed.
Sitting back, I just stared blankly, not even thinking about talking.
"Old man, what's going on-"
Seeing this, Yu Zhang beside him couldn't help but asked softly.
"well--"
Old Man Chai couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh, probably because he was depressed. He picked up the turbid wine in front of him that his son had bought specially for the guests, and drank it in one gulp.
"Speaking of which, it's not because of the rural cooperatives. I don't know which official came up with a whim, but it caused us common people to suffer..."
Wang Zi’an:……
Even Li Junxian couldn't help but secretly observe Wang Zi'an's face.
Prince An was furious, but his expression became calmer.
Without saying a word, he just picked up the wine bottle and took the initiative to pour a glass of turbid wine for Old Man Chai. Old man Chai quickly stood up and confessed again and again, saying he didn't dare.
After being gently supported by Wang Zi'an, he couldn't help but sit back again.
Old Man Chai thought it was because he didn't stand firm and didn't think much about it. He just kept talking about the topic just now.
"Although everyone worked harder originally, everyone did their own thing and could barely get by. But since the establishment of this cooperative, life for us people has really become unbearable——"
"Because there are cooperatives, the government requires everyone to help each other and work together, but how much land and work do we poor people have? Most of it is in the hands of those gentlemen - "
"Now we are leaving our own labor behind. The land at home cannot be cultivated, and we have to work for free for those gentlemen every day. Not only do we have to cultivate the original good land for them, but now they also drag us to open up wasteland. , this leaves no way for us to survive——"
Wang Zi’an:……
He had given up drinking for a long time, silently picked up the glass in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.
I just feel a bitter taste in my mouth that lingers for a long time.
This was the first time since he time traveled that he felt so regretful.
A feeling he had never felt before, made him suddenly hate his own words.
In my previous life, on the Internet, in forums, in dormitories, and at the wine table, everyone talked and bragged with each other, and I never thought there was anything wrong with it.
However, I didn’t expect that when I traveled through the Tang Dynasty, my drunken quarrel would have such terrible consequences!
Rural cooperatives, a powerful organizational method that had been proven in previous lives, were not adapted to the conditions in the Tang Dynasty and became a harmful evil policy.
Those big landowners and big bureaucrats took advantage of the situation.
He joined the cooperative in a new way and came up with the idea of letting people work for him in vain.
Farm and open up wasteland!
Some people have an extra high-sounding reason.
Imperial decree!
"Unexpectedly, I, Wang Zi'an, turned out to be their accomplice..."
Click——
Lost his mind for a moment.
The wine cup in his hand was crushed to pieces by him.
Seeing Old Man Chai and his family looking at him in surprise, Wang Zi'an forced a smile.
"I'm sorry, I suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. I'm sorry..."
Wang Zi'an got up and went back to the wing. Naturally, Yu Zhang, Li Junxian and others couldn't sit still anymore. They all made excuses and got up and went back.
Old Man Chai's family looked at each other in shock. In disbelief, Chai Jiaerlang walked to where Wang Zi'an was sitting just now, squatted down, reached out and pinched a little of the powder that Wang Zi'an had crushed, then put it on his fingertips and twisted it carefully.
Then he looked up blankly.
"real--"
The young man who looked fair and clean, was frail, smiled a bit shyly, and called himself the chef, then he crushed the coarse porcelain wine cup into powder...
How much strength this takes.
He subconsciously took a wine cup and squeezed it hard with all his strength.
Not moving at all!
"real!"
Suddenly he turned his head and looked feverishly in the direction Wang Zi'an left.
In the dark wing, Wang Zi'an remained silent.
Li Junxian hesitated to speak several times, but finally couldn't help but persuade him.
"My uncle, you don't have to blame yourself. You must have a good idea. In the end, it's still the court's business. It was their incompetence that allowed people to take advantage of the loopholes in the decree, which led to this situation..."
Hearing this, Wang Zi'an smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Don't try to persuade me. In the final analysis, I still talked about it on paper and took it for granted."
After all, he was a good young man who had received compulsory education. Naturally, he had woken up and realized where he had gone wrong. When this policy was implemented in the previous life, the landlords had already been knocked to the ground. This cooperative was a group of hard-working people who helped each other. In the early days, strong productivity naturally burst out.
But in the Tang Dynasty, it was still these landlords and bureaucrats who were in charge.
These people have sneaked into the cooperative, and it is difficult for them to learn this lesson incorrectly!
He suddenly felt a little lucky that he had come out once, otherwise, he would have done a lot of harm if he traveled through time this time!
"Tomorrow morning, we will leave immediately to go back -"
When he said this, Wang Zi'an's eyes flashed.
"Show my flag and follow the official path. Anyone who blocks my path will be killed without mercy——"
