“Tom Yum Hotpot?”
"Monopoly?"
Zhen Youqian was confused after hearing this.
He knew that hot pot was introduced to East Vietnam from the Tang Dynasty. East Vietnam is located in the south of the Yangtze River and is usually very humid. Hot pot with chili peppers is actually quite popular.
It's just that at this time, chili pepper was still a luxury condiment. Even though East Vietnam was rich, not many civilians could afford it.
Of course Zhen Yougan is not included in this list. He also had hot pot every now and then in Dongyue.
On the contrary, after coming to Nanyang, there is no condiment like chili here, and the trade route with the Central Plains has not yet been restored, so Zhen Youqian really hasn't had hot pot for a while.
I just don’t know what the words Tom Yum Kung in front of this hot pot mean????????????????
Tang Ping pointed to the hot pot that was served and said: "Tomyin means hot and sour, and gong means shrimp. In fact, it is hot and sour shrimp soup hot pot, which is the dialect here."
You should know that Tang Ping always had a strange accent when talking to Zhen Youqian, so Zhen Youqian didn't find it strange that he spoke in dialect.
Watching Tang Ping's men busy for a while, the spicy and sour smell soon drifted out along with the sea wind.
"Well, this tastes good!" Looking at the red soup base, Zhen Youqian sniffed and said with satisfaction.
Then I picked up a peeled shrimp with chopsticks and put it into the pot. I watched the shrimp change from transparent to red visible to the naked eye, and then I picked it out and put it in my mouth.
Zhen Youqian, who had been looking forward to it, didn't expect that the taste exceeded his imagination.
The fried shrimp meat, with the unique sweetness of seafood, combined with the hot and sour taste of the soup base, made Zhen Youqian, who had always had a normal appetite after going to sea, suddenly feel hungry.
"Okay, not bad, not bad..." Just after praising twice, Zhen Youqian suddenly paused.
Is this... spicy?
You must know that there are no chili peppers in the whole of Nanyang. He is familiar with the spiciness. This is not the spiciness of dogwood, but the spiciness of real chili peppers.
"Did you put chili pepper in this?" Zhen Youqian asked casually.
Not a single caravan ship from the Central Plains to Nanyang appeared in Nanyang. You don't need to ask to know that it was Tang Ping who sealed off this sea area after taking East Vietnam. If you can't even buy chili peppers at home, how can this guy named Jack get it?
Could it be that he colluded with Tang Ping?
So the expression on his face didn't change much, but he was already suspicious in his heart.
"As expected of the prince, his mouth is really powerful." Tang Ping looked as if he didn't realize anything, and flattered him as always.
"Actually, this pepper is not only available in Tang Dynasty, but also in Tianzhu!"
"Is there one in Tianzhu too?" Zhen Youqian asked.
"It is true. In fact, a few years ago, there was no chili pepper in the Tang Dynasty? This thing couldn't have fallen from the sky, right? So I thought, no way, this thing was introduced from other places in the Tang Dynasty."
"A few years ago, when I led the fleet through Tianzhu, I really discovered it...???????????????..."
Then Tang Ping made up a ridiculous story about how he discovered chili peppers from Tianzhu and then brought them out.
"That pepper is the sacred fruit of the Buddhist Kingdom of Tianzhu. It is grown in only a few places, and it is protected at all levels. Ordinary people can't even see it, let alone eat it..."
Anyway, Zhen Youqian had never been to Tianzhu, so Tang Ping directly applied the plots of those movies about adventure and treasure hunting that later generations would see to him, and was fooled by Zhen Youqian.
When it comes to chili peppers, it is true that it spread from India in Asia. Columbus brought this thing back to Europe, and later spread it to India, and then spread it to China from both sea and land directions.
Tang Ping only advanced these things hundreds of years. The farthest the so-called Nanyang that Zhen Yougan and his friends went to was Vietnam and Thailand in later generations, which was still far away from India.
Seeing what Tang Ping said so vividly, Zhen Youqian immediately believed it.
At the end, Tang Ping added: "Speaking of this pepper, it is actually very suitable for planting in our Nanyang. I was wondering if I could cooperate with His Highness the Prince to start a small business, so that we could grow it ourselves and sell it ourselves?"
Zhen Youqian's eyes lit up. He said that peppers are now a luxury product. If he could grow them himself, wouldn't that be another source of income?
Now the president of the Great Wei State, his father looks down on him. On the surface, the ministers in the court are very respectful to him, but privately he says that he is a prodigal. It is not unknown to him.
If we can increase such an income, let's see what those people have to say. Zhen Yougan, who was in a good mood, patted Tang Ping on the shoulder and laughed loudly and said: "Okay, okay, you are very good, I admire you, you should do this well, and you will definitely be indispensable for the reward of my great Wei." of."
"Thank you, Prince!" Tang Ping flattered Zhen Youqian with a flattering look on his face, making sure he was as comfortable as possible.
This hot pot meal was quite satisfactory. After the meal and wine, Zhen Youqian lay half-ly on a chair and asked, "What else did you say you had just now?"
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"Monopoly chess, come here, bring up the chessboard."
"Forget it, I'm sleepy." Zhen Youqian shook his head without interest. What's so fun about playing chess?
In order to train him into a "young man with four talents" who was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, Zhen Xiong had a lot of trouble with him, so now he hears playing chess and he Headache.
He had eaten up his appetite just now. Instead of playing chess, he might as well lie down on the deck and take a nap.
When Tang Ping saw it, he stopped trying to persuade him. He just asked someone to bring over a huge umbrella, open it, and insert it into a stone pier.
"This umbrella is not bad!" Zhen Yougan nodded with satisfaction. He was about to go back and ask his own people to make two more, but Tang Ping said directly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince likes me and there are many here. I will give them to the Crown Prince in a moment." Your Highness will deliver it.”
"Yes, you boy, you are really a genius!" Zhen Youqian, who praised him and drank some wine, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
I don't know how long I slept, but suddenly I heard someone whispering about magic or something.
Zhen Yougan stood up and saw Tang Ping and several of his men playing something not far away.
As soon as he walked over, he was noticed by Tang Ping. Tang Ping said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, but His Highness the Crown Prince was woken up by us? You really deserve to die!"
Zhen Youqian waved his hand indifferently, then pointed at the colorful chessboard and said, "What is this?"
"This is the Monopoly game I told His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Is this... playing chess?" Zhen Youqian asked in disbelief.
There were not only dice on the table, but also a lot of copper coins.
Playing chess is a gentleman's elegant skill, but now, it looks like he is gambling!
