Chapter 83 Dengzhou Shi Family (1)
After the two became sworn brothers, they became closer and talked more.
"Brother, you said you were from Kaifeng, but later you went to Jiangnan. But I think you are outstanding in your studies and great skills. Why don't you join the court and build a career?"
After Zhao Kuangyin finished speaking, Guo Hao shook his head and said, "I have no ability, it's just luck. In fact, this time I went south for a lifetime. If I didn't have the help of the brothers of the Beggars' Sect, I would have been a bone on the side of the road!"
Guo Hao mentioned the Beggar Gang again, and Zhao Kuangyin became interested and asked, "What does the Beggar Gang mean when my brother is talking about?"
Guo Hao picked up the wine glass and took a sip of the wine and said, "Oh, it's nothing, it's just a group of beggars gathered together, helping each other, and holding a group to keep warm."
Guo Hao really dared not tell Lao Zhao about a huge organization like the Beggars' Sect, and he may not believe it if he tells it out. No one will believe the horror of the Beggars' Sect's future.
"The so-called Beggars' Sect is a group of poor people from the people. One person has little power, so he just gathers together just to find a way out."
"That's how..."
After hearing Guo Hao's explanation, Zhao Kuangyin didn't think too much. He had never been to Jiangnan and was not sure about the situation there. Moreover, the Beggars' Sect had just begun and did not show his strength.
"By the way, I see that my brother reads books when he is free, and I can't put it down. I admire you too much!"
"No, I'm just reading it, I can't compare with my elder brother. No matter how many books I read, I can't write a story that is as profound as my elder brother."
Faced with Zhao Kuangyin's compliments, even if Guo Hao was thick-skinned, he was a little embarrassed at this time and could only pull Lao Zhao to drink. The two of them were so drunk that they could not stop.
There was nothing to say all night. After breakfast the next day, the four of them did not rush to travel, and chose to walk around the city again, because the more they walked north, the harder the lives of the people would be.
The four of them walked on the street and found that many people were walking out of the city in groups. The vendors on both sides were not surprised. Zhao Kuangyin found it interesting and asked the vendors on the roadside.
"Brother, where are they going? Is something happening?"
The vendor glanced at Zhao Kuangyin and said, "You are a foreigner. I don't know that there is a great official in the south of the city. But the living Bodhisattva has to donate food every day, saving many people!"
"Oh? This little Dengzhou and such a good man, brother, let's go over and take a look!"
After hearing what the two said, Guo Hao also wanted to see the living Bodhisattva. There are too many people who are proficient in their self-protection these days, and not many people do good deeds.
So the three of them followed the crowd and came to Shi's house. They saw everyone gathering outside the back door of Shi's mansion, picking up ducks, pigeons, and carp on the ground.
I thought it was a common gift, but I didn't expect it to be all good things. Guo Fu was a little moved when he saw it. Whether it was ducks, pigeons or carp, it could improve the food after taking it back and stewing it.
"The rich family smells like wine and meat, and there are frozen bones on the road. This Shi family is really too much. If these things were replaced with food, how many people could be saved!"
Seeing the people bringing things home, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't stand it. This was not a gift, it was clearly a waste, and Guo Hao also saw a clue.
"If I guess correctly, the head of this family is likely to be a foodie!"
"What is a foodie?"
The three of them looked at Guo Hao and waited for his explanation. Guo Hao pointed to the things in the hands of the people and said, "Look at those ducks, the skin on their duck webbings is gone, and the carp's beard is gone.
As for the pigeon, there is no way to see what is seen on the outside, it is very likely that something has been taken from inside. As for what it is, we will know it as soon as we ask."
After saying that, Guo Hao signaled Guo Fu to ask. A commoner saw Guo Fu over and took the pigeons in his hand vigilantly. Guo Fu was a little amused and cried. He asked what was going on, but he was even more surprised.
"Young Master, you guessed it right. None of the pigeons have tongues, and the others are all fine."
Guo Hao nodded when he heard this, and suddenly remembered that some great people in later generations had done similar things in order to enjoy themselves. They were rich and powerful, and no one could say anything. At most, they were wasted. Unexpectedly, they met one today.
"No, it's really a waste of resources for him to do this. Doves only have tongues, carp only beards, ducks only have flippers. It's so extravagant and wasteful, Zhao must take care of it!"
Seeing Zhao Kuangyin coming forward to knock on the door, Guo Hao grabbed him and said hurriedly: "My brother, don't be impatient. Have you forgotten what the vendor said about him before?"
"Havenger? What did he say!"
"The vendor said that Shi Daguan is a living Bodhisattva. Are you all very happy when you look at these people?"
Zhao Kuangyin suddenly realized that he felt that the Shi family was too wasteful and that such behavior was still harmful to the world. He wanted to persuade him, but Guo Hao reminded him like this, it seemed that this was not the case.
"Brother, do you mean that the Shi family did this on purpose? But if these things were replaced with food, they could save more people. Why don't they send food directly?"
Guo Hao shook his head when he heard this and said, "I don't know this. In short, I think the Shi family is quite interesting. Let's take a look first."
The Shi family's behavior was still suspense, and the few people did not rush to come to the door and returned to the county town again. This inquiry was a big deal. It has been a day or two for the Shi family to do this.
From the mouths of the people, they also received some news.
It turns out that the Shi family not only has foodies, but also a super foodie, named Shi Yiran, who eats everything and dares to eat anything. Anyway, the Shi family has a wealth of wealth, so let him eat it, and he will eat it too much.
What's more, Mr. and Mrs. Shi only got such an only son at the age of 40, so naturally they couldn't bear to scold him and let him go.
When the old and his wife returned from the west, Shi Yiran took charge of the family wealth, but they changed their ways to eat and drink. He created a dish called "Speed Gods", which is the combination of sea, land and air, pigeons flying in the sky, land ducks running on the ground, and red carp swimming in the water.
Each of these three ingredients only takes one thing, the pigeon only has the tongue, the duck only has the skin on the duck web, and the red carp only has the beard.
Put three things together and simmer them slowly over low heat on old ginseng soup, and they taste so happy that they are as good as gods.
Don’t underestimate this dish. It consumes ingredients in particular. It requires twenty pigeons, twenty ducks, and twenty red carp.
After three meals a day, the killed pigeons, ducks and carp piled up like mountains, and the family couldn't finish eating, so they had to throw them outside the back door.
Shi Yiran wasted the ingredients so much. The old housekeeper and his wife had advised him, but he turned a deaf ear to him. Except for having such a quirk in eating, Shi Yiran was still normal in other aspects, so everyone let him go.
In order to meet the supply of ingredients, Shi Yiran specially opened three manors to raise pigeons, ducks and red carp. When the locusts came, the Shi family not only did not lose money, but also pigeons, ducks and carp were very fat.
On this day, several officials suddenly broke into the army, locked Shi Yiran and left, saying that it was the order of the Anyuan Jiedushi, and asked Shi Yiran to serve in the military.
Although Shi Yiran had already paid the money to pay for the military service, the Jiedushi Anyuan ordered him to call him, but he had no choice but to follow the official mission.
But he didn't know that the governor of Anyuan threw him into a border post and ignored him.
This is the army. There is no good food in the outpost. Every day, there are dry food and pickles. Either pickles are just steamed with steamed buns. Even the smell of meat is rarely smelled, but Shi Yiran is bitter and it is really a bird that can fade out of the mouth.
That original "Said God" can only be savored in my dreams.
Three years passed in a blink of an eye, and the military service was over. Before leaving, the Jiedushi Anyuan specially summoned Shi Yiran, who was taken to the living room and asked him to wait for the Jiedushi Anyuan.
Suddenly, Shi Yiran's nose smelled a scent, which came from the next room. He couldn't help but walk over and see a dish on the table.
He is so familiar with this dish. It is the "Said God" that he is obsessed with. Although the heat is not high and the fragrance is insufficient, compared with simple rice, this is the most delicious thing in the world!
Shi Yiran didn't care about this, and rushed over and ate it. The way he was eating was, the more embarrassed he was. Suddenly, a sigh came and the governor Anyuan walked in.
It turned out that the governor of Anyuan was originally an old subordinate of Shi Yiran's grandfather. When he returned to his hometown to visit relatives, he learned that a prodigal son had a family in General Shi's house, so he requisitioned him and went to the border to live a hard life.
Originally, he thought that Shi Yiran would dilute his greedy nature after three years of hard life, but he didn't know that when he tried it today, everything was futile. He didn't want to say anything and waved his hand to let Shi Yiran go.
Chapter completed!