By the well.
Seeing all the poured well water flowing rapidly along the pipes in the stone pillars, the expression on Xu Yun's face became more solemn.
As a scientist, how could he not know what this phenomenon actually represents?
It is clear.
There must be some link in the middle or the other end of the pipe that is generating suction.
However, considering the presence of the maid supervisor Yue Lian at the scene, Xu Yun could only put aside many thoughts in his mind for the time being, and followed Zhang San to start pouring water.
The east wing of the Su Mansion is a guest room and is currently unoccupied.
Therefore, the task of the two of them is relatively leisurely. They only need to fill up the water in the main room and the west wing.
About a quarter of an hour passed.
All twenty buckets of water were poured.
Yue Lian re-covered the stone pillar, made sure it was secure, then locked it, and said to Xiao San'er and Xu Yun:
"Okay, third brother, Wang Lin, you can go have your morning meal."
"Great!"
Xiao San'er clapped her hands happily and said to Xu Yun:
"Wang Mazi, hurry up, hurry up, let's go eat!"
Seeing this, Xu Yun had no choice but to follow.
Then, under the leadership of Xiao San'er, the two passed through several courtyard walls and arrived at a small shed on the left side of the south chamber.
This small shed covers an area of about two hundred square meters. There are several wooden tables and chairs inside, and some measures are taken to prevent rain and wind on the roof.
When Xu Yun and his two men arrived at the scene, there were already many servants in the shed having their morning meal.
Morning food is also called morning meal.
This is what later generations would call breakfast.
As everyone knows.
Starting from the Shang Dynasty and before amputation to the Tang and Song Dynasties, most ancient people only ate two meals a day:
One meal is a 'big meal' from seven to nine in the morning, and the other is a 'snack' from three to five o'clock.
By the Tang and Song Dynasties, especially after the Song Dynasty, the habit of three meals a day gradually began to appear.
Some of the reasons are related to the economy, and the other part is because the curfew began to be lifted in the Song Dynasty and night market culture began to flourish.
Nowadays, in a large courtyard like the Su Mansion, the breakfast for the members of the master family is usually finished products purchased by the servants at the restaurant - just like yesterday before Xu Yun showed up, the old governor was allocating the purchase items for today's breakfast.
Family members who like to open blind boxes will go shopping on the streets. Today, there are so many vendors on the streets of Bianjing that you can see them in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival".
Only servants like Xiao San'er, Yong Zhu and Xu Yun who lived in the south wing would turn on the kitchen in the courtyard in the early morning to make some food for breakfast.
In Xu Yun's impression, servant is actually a very restrictive term.
When talking about the word servant, it is basically inseparable from attributions such as numbness, forced life, and no hope.
Strictly speaking, it may even be linked to human rights.
The owner would beat and scold him at will, and spend some money to take care of him after he was beaten to death. He even took advantage of the darkness of night to throw the victim into a mass grave outside the city without spending any money at all. A human life was thus lost in the long river of history without a trace.
But in this shed, the servants Xu Yun saw, both male and female, were full of happiness, at least they did not have empty eyes or frowning brows.
The overall mental outlook has a positive and spontaneous atmosphere.
This kind of spirit is not a forced smile, but joy from the heart.
Xu Yun then followed Zhang San to the other side of the shed, where there was a food table made up of several tables.
The staple food is steamed buns - now called steamed buns, steamed buns, steamed buns, rice porridge, etc.
Side dishes include pickles, minced chicken, salted pork with black soy sauce, jujube tower and so on.
At the same time, Xu Yunhai was surprised to find that a lot of meat could be clearly seen in both rice porridge and side dishes.
Seeing him staring at the food and unable to move his eyes away, Zhang San on the side added:
"Wang Mazi, the servants in the mansion are divided into four categories: Qing, Dai, Li, and Yi. Each category of servants has different monthly payments and meals.
For example, as a servant, I can order three staple dishes and two side dishes for breakfast.
Although you have no wages, you can only be regarded as a servant. As usual, you can only take two staple foods and one side dish. Do you understand? "
Xu Yun glanced at several staple foods and found that they were not small in size. Two pancakes were enough to fill his appetite:
"clear."
Zhang San nodded, picked up a small bamboo basket skillfully, and ordered the dishes:
"Aunt Lin, bring me a cooking pancake, a steamed pancake and a bowl of water rice, as well as some pickles... and that fish bag..."
Aunt Lin, who is in charge of serving food, is a woman in her fifties. She is not tall, has a dark face, and wears an apron around her waist.
She packed a basket of food one by one according to Zhang San's request, and then looked at Xu Yun:
"Are you new here? What would you like?"
Xu Yun then picked up a basket and said:
"A steamed pancake and a bowl of rice porridge, and a stack of minced chicken."
Aunt Lin quickly packed the meal and her eyes stayed on Xu Yun for a while.
After a few seconds, his eyes suddenly dawned, he shook his head and sighed, adding another bun to Xu Yun's basket.
Xu Yun: "..."
Then he sighed as if he was resigned to his fate, and under Zhang San's guidance, he chose a seat and sat down.
As soon as I took my seat.
Zhang San was like a starving ghost reincarnated. He picked up the cooking cake and took a big bite, his mouth bulging:
“It smells so good!”
Xu Yun had been carrying water for half an hour, and his stomach was somewhat empty, so he picked up the bun and took a bite.
Huh?
It's actually stuffed with meat?
He chewed a few more bites of, well, pork.
The Song Dynasty was an era where people were not happy without meat, but during this period, the mainstream meat eaten by the middle and upper classes was mutton.
During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, the imperial chef slaughtered 350 sheep every day, while during the reign of Emperor Renzong, he slaughtered 280 sheep every day. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong, the imperial chef consumed "434,463 kilograms and 4 taels of mutton" in a year.
According to "Tokyo Menghualu", the population of Bianjing City at its peak was close to one million, including the ten outer cities, and the highest daily consumption was more than 3,000 sheep. (The most popular statement on the Internet is that there are more than 20,000 a day, but I can’t find the source. I personally feel that more than 20,000 is unreasonable)
As for the source of these muttons, it is very simple:
Since the signing of the "Tan Yuan Alliance", the amount of mutton consumed in the Song Dynasty every year reached a terrifying amount.
However, due to the price, it is somewhat difficult for the common people to eat mutton.
It is not difficult for a servant like Zhang San to cut some mutton during the holidays, but if he wants to eat mutton food every day...
Do you really think Su Song is the Virgin Mary on the Internet?
Therefore, the meat that servants could eat in this era was usually pork.
Because pork these days is not castrated, it tastes unpleasant.
In addition, the growing environment is generally harsh, so it is regarded as cheap meat.
However, no matter how cheap pork is, there is still no shortage of market.
For example, in "Water Margin" written by Schneider, Zhen Guanxi, who was beaten to death by Lu Tiha with three punches, was a standard pork butcher.
However, whether the pork is edible is one thing, and whether it is delicious is another matter. Although Su Song also has a surname of Su, the cooks in his house obviously do not have the cooking skills of Su Shi.
The meat filling in the meat buns was extremely fishy and the fat meat was knotted. Xu Yun had a hard time swallowing it with his eyes closed.
So in desperation, he could only say sorry secretly and use chopsticks to sweep out the meat from the bun.
When Zhang San on the opposite side saw this, he couldn't help but be surprised and said:
"Wang Mazi, why don't you eat pork?"
Xu Yun shook his head slightly:
"Abdominal pain and discomfort, I can't eat pig...pork meat."
"stomach ache?"
Zhang San was stunned when he heard this, and then thought of something:
"That's the intestines, right... Indeed, people like you are prone to problems with their intestines."
Xu Yun: "????"
Then, before he could speak, Zhang San couldn't help but lick his tongue, his eyes lit up and he said:
"Wang Mazi, if you don't eat pork, can I give you half a cooking cake in exchange?"
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