There are so many delicacies at Laozhijia, and the dishes are served in different ways every day.
Zhao Bolu discovered that Zhiyao would participate in cooking every time. Later, he joined and experienced the joy of cooking. He started studying it as if he had found his life goal.
Zhao Wuxie, who came with him, was a little confused, wondering whether Zhiyao was too different or something else. Seeing Zhao Bolu happily participating in the study of food, he couldn't help but wonder if all Xiang's heirs were like that.
Zhao Wushe had his own life goal when he was five or six years old. He hoped to rely on his diligence and studious to attract the appreciation of his family elders, and then get the attention of Zhao Yang.
As the head of the family, Zhao Yang was too busy, and when the civil war broke out, he had no time to pay attention to the younger members of the family, and Zhao Wushe's efforts were not seen at all.
A retainer of the Zhao family named Gubu Ziqing first discovered Zhao Guanxie who was extremely diligent. Especially when he saw that Zhao Guangxi was not the kind of person who only had hard work but no results, he went to Zhao Yang to remind him.
Gubu Ziqing simply hoped that the many juniors of the Zhao family could produce talents, and most likely did not want to interfere in the struggle for the position of the Zhao family's heir.
It’s hard to say how the big nobles in other countries are doing now. The juniors of the Jin family are very hedonistic. Most of the juniors are not studious. They hang out with their friends every day. Some juniors are even serious enough to hurt people for fun.
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The quality of people comes from comparison. Too many juniors of the Zhao family, including Zhao Bolu, are unbearable, which will definitely bring out the benefits of Zhao Wushe's diligence and studiousness. In addition, Zhao Wushe is smart and knows how to please his elders. The rest of the Zhao family
The juniors seemed even more miserable.
If Zhao Wuxie can achieve something, he will definitely receive more attention.
Now, Zhao Wushe looked at Zhiyao and Zhao Bolu having a meeting, and felt quite puzzled.
Was there "noodles" in the Spring and Autumn Period? Of course there was. It was just not a staple food, and because the fermentation method had not yet been developed, there were no steamed buns or steamed buns anyway.
There are different types of noodles, usually wheat flour. It was very difficult to make in the Spring and Autumn Period because the millstone had not been invented, so making flour was very labor-intensive and labor-intensive.
The Zhi family has a big business, so there will definitely be a shortage of servants who specialize in grinding flour.
Before Zhiyao invented more advanced rice-pounding tools, the Lao Zhi family had thousands of servants responsible for pounding rice every day.
The millstone has not yet been "invented" by Zhiyao. It's not that he has forgotten it, it's just that he hasn't realized the importance of the millstone for the time being.
Zhiyao and Zhao Bolu were not making steamed buns or steamed buns when making noodles. Looking at the minced meat prepared beside them, as well as some vegetables that had been processed, it was obvious that they were going to make wrappers and make dumplings.
The other two guests who came to Zhishi, namely Liang Yingfu and Yu Rang, had already set off for Ju State.
Zhao Yang asked Zhao Bolu and Zhao Guanshe to come to Zhiyao for sure not to learn cooking. Under normal circumstances, they were to promote each other and learn how to govern the family, or to go out hunting to exercise and gain experience in leading troops.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Zhao Yang knew that Zhao Bolu was a waste and wanted to use Zhao Bolu to slow down Zhiyao's learning progress.
It seems to have had some effect? At least Zhiyao hardly studied anything after Zhao Bolu and others came to visit, she just studied different food.
Before that, no matter how busy Zhiyao was, she would study on her own. Whenever she had the opportunity, she would ask Confucius or discuss knowledge with his disciples and disciples.
After Zhiyao got along with Confucius, she found that Confucius was not a difficult person to get along with. Confucius was only serious when it came to "rituals", and he was quite peaceful the rest of the time.
In fact, Confucius is not a particularly pretentious person. On the contrary, he is a person who lives and learns. Most of the time, he lectures to his disciples. Occasionally, he will discuss some knowledge other than "rituals" together, which can be regarded as a kind of mutual understanding.
promoted.
Zhiyao also discovered that, for example, Confucius and a group of disciples tended to stick together to keep warm. The reason was that they were basically down-and-out people and always needed someone to help each other in order to obtain more and greater opportunities.
Now, Zhao Bolu was learning how to make dumplings. After he learned it quickly, he said as if he had nothing to say: "Confucian scholars don't like Confucius. This is also the reason why he was expelled."
I mentioned before that "Confucianism" was not invented by Confucius, he was just a member of "Confucianism".
People of later generations will think that "Confucianism" was created by Confucius without special investigation. This perception is actually wrong.
Of course, without Confucius, no one can say whether "Confucianism" would have gained power.
Which vassal state currently has the most "Confucianism"? In fact, it is the State of Lu. This is because of the position that the State of Lu held for the Emperor of Zhou at the beginning of the enfeoffment. It is like the ancestor of the State of Qin was the horseman of the Emperor of Zhou and had to study how to raise it.
The same principle applies to horses, but later it was purely due to the social atmosphere.
That is to say, Zhiyao knew that "Confucianism" was not the first creation of Confucius, otherwise she would definitely get dizzy after hearing what Zhao Bolu said.
"Confucius was innocent and executed because his disciples went to listen to him." Zhao Bolu seemed to really dislike Confucius, but what he said was a fact.
Zhiyao was also at a loss for words and said, "Most of Mao's disciples belong to Shi Kong."
You can basically see the difference in attitude by looking at the names the two men addressed Confucius.
It is also true that many of Shao Zhengmao’s students became Confucius’ disciples, but I don’t know whether what Shao Zhengmao said before his death was true.
What did you say? The general idea is: If I are killed by you, my disciples and grandchildren will be hidden in your system, and everything you advocate in the future will be misinterpreted and subverted.
Zhao Bolu immediately said: "This is the true meaning of Confucius' Bao Shi Mao."
Yes, Confucius not only killed Shao Zhengmao, but also hung him up to dry for three days and three nights. This kind of behavior is considered cruel in any era, but Confucius actually did it. You can imagine the resentment in his heart.
How heavy it is.
Zhiyao was fishing for dumplings. As if he suddenly saw Zhao Wuxie, he greeted with a smile: "You can't eat until you have done your work. Please bring the plate so you can taste it!"
Is it because Zhao Wuxie didn't help? Two people who are destined to have extraordinary status in the future are playing by themselves. He is just a commoner. He has no qualifications to play together. He is just standing by and watching in depression.
Zhao Bolu glanced at Zhao Wuxie who was hesitating and said, "Come as you please."
Zhao Wuji, who received permission, of course stepped forward. He came to Lao Zhi's house as a helper, and it was rare for him to have a conversation with Zhao Bolu. He had many questions to ask Zhi Yao but didn't find the opportunity to ask him.
Who would have thought that Zhao Wuji, who seems humble now, would be so awesome later? I can only say that hard work can really change your destiny!
The water for boiling dumplings is made from bones. The older the soup is, the better it tastes. Check whether the dumplings are going to be eaten dry.
In modern times, people in the south generally choose to eat soup dumplings, while in the north they tend to eat dry dumplings.
Zhiyao is making water by herself again. Due to the lack of materials in the current era, there are only a few materials that can be used to make water.
Vinegar is currently available, but soy sauce is temporarily unavailable.
Vinegar was produced in the Xia Dynasty; soy sauce was produced in the Song Dynasty.
Nowadays, food is usually paired with sauce, depending on what you eat.
Zhiyao made several kinds of dipping water, and found that vinegar mixed with sauce and green onion was the best dipping water.
He thought it was okay, but Zhao Bolu and Zhao Wushe tasted it extremely delicious.
"When did Shanxi people develop jealousy? Anyway, I don't think Jin people nowadays are deliberately pursuing jealousy?" Zhiyao was a little confused.