Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

The layout of Chang'an is very rigorous, like a big chessboard, every square on the chessboard is a "square", which is the so-called residential area. On the east and west sides, there is a larger grid, which is the so-called "city", that is, the commercial area. More than 90% of the commercial activities in Chang'an City take place in the east and west cities.

Although the eastern and western cities are both commercial districts in name, the scope of operations and the people they target are quite different. The West Market is mainly for civilians, and most of it deals in some daily necessities, while the East Market is close to the imperial city and receives more dignitaries, so it is common for consumption places such as restaurants and brothels.

Qin Huaiyu brought Li Xin to a well-known restaurant in Dongshi, named Yixiaolou. It is said that his family’s wine and dishes are superb, well-known far and wide, and many honorable children have praised it. Li Xin nodded and followed Qin Huaiyu with the expectation of good food and stepped into this seemingly high-end restaurant.

The guys in the shop saw that the two of them were wearing brocade clothes with extraordinary tolerance, so they naturally knew that they were the two masters who had to be entertained. They led them to their seats eagerly and carefully wiped the table several times with the rag in his hand.

Li Xin didn't remember that he had been to Yixiaolou, but Qin Huaiyu was a frequent visitor here. He ordered a few signature dishes at random, and finally added: "Just call the best wine in the shop." When he met such a good owner, the guy smiled so that his eyes were narrowed and he nodded. Ran.

To be honest, when Qin Huaiyu ordered the food, Li Xin felt that something was amiss, but he just held back and said nothing. When the dishes were ready, he was even more speechless, only showing a disappointed expression of "it really is so".

There are six or seven kinds of dishes on the square table, most of which are soups and so-called soups, which seem to be out of order and uninteresting. There is even a plate of steamed cakes in the corner—a kind The appearance and method are similar to steamed buns, but in fact they are often dry and hard foods that are difficult to swallow.

Li Xin looked at the dishes on the table and couldn't help but feel the urge to shoot his forehead: This is the beginning of Tang Dynasty! What kind of food are you thinking about? Even the simplest cooking method will not fully mature until the Song Dynasty?

In a sense, the Tang Dynasty may be a real food desert. If Li Xin remembers correctly, it seems that soy sauce hasn't been invented yet.

Thinking of this, Li Xin suddenly felt a little desperate.

All in all, the only thing that can make Li Xin look at it a little more is the pot of chicken soup at the center of the table. It looks a bit similar to the dishes of later generations.

When Li Xin and Qin Huaiyu came out for dinner, they naturally didn't have to worry about noble etiquette. Even with a chopstick, the chicken was put in his mouth, and after chewing hard, he finally swallowed it with difficulty. Without it, the heat is wrong, the cooking is too old, and the meat is too woody.

Qin Huaiyu didn't seem to feel Li Xin's pain at all. He nodded and said to Li as he ate, "As expected, it tastes good."

This is not bad?

Li Xin was stunned: Tang people are too easy to feed, can even this level of chicken soup make them feel delicious? If you let them taste what is called chicken, white chicken, lotus leaf chicken, etc., wouldn't it be so delicious that they can't wait to ascend to heaven?

"Don't you order any other dishes? Braised pork, sweet and sour pork ribs, etc.?" Li Xin asked casually, almost hopelessly.

"Broiled pork in brown sauce? What kind of dish is that? Where does the cook make it?" Qin Huaiyu had never heard of "broiled pork in brown sauce".

Li Datong: "It's pork, let the pork pass the water..." He originally wanted to talk about the method of braised pork, but Qin Huaiyu immediately showed his face when he heard that it was made of pork. With a disgusting expression, he said: "Stop talking, it's disgusting, how do you eat pork? It's fishy and nasty, unless the poor can't help it, who else will eat that stuff."

what? The pork is fishy and saucy? Where does this start!

Li Xingang wanted to argue for the amount of pork he had eaten in his previous life, but when he spoke, he suddenly understood the reason: By the way, it seems that the Tang people do not castrate pigs, that is, they will not castrate pigs. Not only is pig not easy to grow meat, but the meat on its body also has a peculiar stench that makes it difficult to swallow. Therefore, pork was not liked by the nobles in the Tang Dynasty, and even called it "cheese meat."

"You don't understand that. If the pork is handled properly, you can eat it once and think twice." Li Xin shook his head, reluctantly screaming injustice for the cute pig.

Qin Huaiyu obviously didn't believe this, and silently stuffed another bite of chicken into his mouth. After all, in his opinion, pork is not even a kind of food. How can one believe that someone can cook pork as a delicious thing?

Seeing this, Li Xin had to give up his plan to make Qin Huaiyu believe these things, and took a drink to calm down. At this moment, Qin Huaiyu seemed to have seen an acquaintance, so he got up excitedly and said, "Brother Chen! Brother Chen! Here!"

Li Xin followed Qin Huaiyu's gaze curiously. A well-dressed young boy was leading a maid into the Yi Xiao Lou from the outside, and it seemed that he was also here to eat.

The young man also recognized Qin Huaiyu, bowed his hand, and walked over to the table of Li Xin and Qin Huaiyu.

Only then did Li Xin see this young man's appearance. This person is not tall, and is on Li Xin's shoulders. He looks only fourteen or five years old. He is thin, white and tender, and has great potential for "little white face". His eyes are black and white, as if they are turning every moment, showing a bit of youthfulness and playfulness.

Li Xin searched all the information in his mind about these noblemen in Chang'an City, and he couldn't find any one that could match the boy in front of him. He had to look at Qin Huaiyu with searching eyes and motioned for him to introduce.

Qin Huaiyu remembered the incident and quickly said to Li Xin with his hands compared to the young man: "I almost forgot to introduce him. This is Chen Zijin. The poem is very good, but it is a pity that I have been studying abroad all the year round, and I rarely go home. When I went back to his house and looked for him, someone from his family told me that he had gone south to enjoy the mountains and water, and he didn't know when he would come back. I didn't expect to meet him again here this time. What a coincidence."

Chen Zijin smiled apologetically, and said, "I'm just a person who can't stay idle. I always like to go out and play in the mountains and rivers. I don't have a stereotype." After that, he looked at Li Xin and waited for Qin Huaiyu's introduction.

Qin Huaiyu chuckled and said, "To say that the most coincidental thing today, it's actually not that I ran into Brother Chen you here, but that I was carrying this master when I ran into you." He raised his finger to Li Xin. Chen Zijin said: "This is the famous His Royal Highness Chu Wang, that is, your future third brother-in-law."

"What?" Li Xin and Chen Zijin exclaimed in unison, staring at each other.

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