Chapter 72: The picture is warm, the topic is dark (4400)
If nothing unexpected happens, that is, according to the original historical trajectory, next year (493 BC) will be the time when Zhishuo will die of illness.
Regarding when Zhizong died of illness in history? Zhiyao did not know because he did not understand contemporary history.
Of course, Zhiyao can see that Zhixian's physical condition is getting worse, and she will think of ways to do it just based on family ties, such as paying attention to her diet, or even cooking food that will help Zhixian's health.
The elderly could not afford to take supplements. Zhiyao noticed that Zhishuo had lung problems and advised her not to eat too greasy food. At the same time, she personally developed a series of light recipes.
Nowadays, people are not very particular about food. Once their status reaches a certain level, in fact, every meal has its own specifications.
If there are any benefits of being a noble nowadays? Probably it is that you can drink soup all the time, which is usually broth, or the kind where meat bones are boiled for a long time and meat cubes are added when cooking.
There is no difference between nobles and ordinary people in that they like to eat all kinds of fat meat, or the fatter, the better. It is completely different from the pursuit of lean meat by modern people in later generations.
"Ancestor." Zhiyao came over personally carrying the plate.
There are pottery vessels on the plate containing millet porridge and potato soup.
Millet is millet, one of the five grains of the Xia Dynasty.
Dioscorea is a yam, and it is also a native product of the Xia Dynasty, but it is difficult to find it here in Jin State. Zhiyao specially sent people to buy it from Chu State.
There are only a few vegetables on the plate, and the meaty ones are some fried lean meat.
By the way, millet is actually a cultivated grain, so I have to admire the wisdom of the ancients.
Speaking of products, Chu State is not only huge in land, but also ranks first among other countries in terms of physical resources. It is a pity that they should be very rich, but they have been suppressed economically by Qi State for a long time. Together with Jin State and Song State, they can also be from time to time.
Go beyond Chu State.
Zhizong's taste is heavy and she doesn't like eating light food very much, but after listening to her grandson's words, she tried her best to control her appetite even if she didn't want to.
It’s also because Zhiyao doesn’t know much about cooking, otherwise she can cook a lot of light food deliciously.
For example, obviously vegetarian food can taste like meat food.
Then again, it is clear that we are pursuing vegetarianism, so why do we need to study the taste of meat food? Is this... for the purpose of not killing animals but still having good taste?
Zhizong saw a plate of fish and glanced at Zhiyao with a strange look.
It was a piece of river bass, steamed and then poured with a small amount of oil. This cooking method is very common in modern times, but it was a new cooking method in the late Spring and Autumn period.
What is more realistic is that the nobles in the Spring and Autumn Period did not like to eat freshwater fish. Not only was there too many bones in freshwater fish, but also various parasites. This is consistent with the reason why the ancients did not like to eat aquatic products with shells. There are too many
Many people who like to eat aquatic products have a big belly and often suffer from abdominal pain. In fact, it is because there are too many parasites in the stomach.
Of course, it is a cognitive bias to think that freshwater fish have more bones and seawater fish have fewer bones, and it is all just because of the parts of fish eaten.
The spiny parts of freshwater fish and saltwater fish are different.
Freshwater fish mainly protect against enemies above the surface, so the fish bones are mostly concentrated on the back (often eaten); while the saltwater fish that are often eaten are fish in the middle and upper waters of the sea. These fish need to defend themselves against enemies from below, so the fish bones are concentrated on the belly.
Abdomen (not eaten often).
In addition, fish in seawater need to withstand greater external pressure, so they mostly have large, thick, and sparse skeletons. Large fish (such as sharks) evolved into cartilaginous fish.
What Zhiyao cooks is a kind of river bass. The fish has few bones and the meat is fresh and tender, especially when steamed.
There are many kinds of perch, but it is not easy to catch given the territory of Jin State. For example, carp is one of the best fish to catch inland.
Zhizong looked at the variety of food Zhiyao brought and saw that it was cooked carefully, and felt that her love for her grandson was not in vain.
At present, Zhishen is not in "Xintian" and has followed Zhao Yang to go to defend the country.
Following Zhishen was Zhixuwu, and they took away three of Zhishi's "divisions". In other words, after a struggle, Zhishi did not send out as many troops as Zhao Yang said.
Because it was summer, Zhiyao returned to "Xintian" to cope with socializing with various families. It was just because it was really hot and she could stay comfortably at home. Which second generation would be crazy enough to invite someone to the scorching sun?
The sun is setting?
Therefore, the second generation has very few outdoor activities. When indoors, they only eat, drink and play with the opposite sex. As a result, even if Zhiyao goes to participate in group activities, she will leave immediately when she sees a group party.
Zhizong asked everyone except Zhiyao to retreat, and strictly ordered no one to come within ten meters.
This behavior let Zhiyao know that Zhisong was going to say something very important, so she quickly concentrated and prepared to listen.
"Why did you send someone to assassinate the concubine of the Zhao family?" Zhisong asked without any emotion.
This incident happened a long time ago. It was almost the time after Zhao Bolu and Zhao Wushe visited "Huang Father" as guests. The sharp archers sent by Zhiyao were looking for an opportunity to assassinate them on their way back to "Xintian".
The follow-up news has come, and it seems that Zhao Wuji was lucky. The arrow was in the shoulder, so he was not in danger of his life, and he was not disabled at the same time.
Zhiyao couldn't deny it. She expected that Zhisong would ask about it one day, so she prepared the answer early and said, "If this person doesn't die, my family will probably be destroyed by him."
What the hell?
What surprised Zhizong was not Zhiyao's prophetic speech. Although the current emperor was a sign, the era was still the era of Ji Zhou, and there was a market for some magical things.
He found it unbelievable that the Zhao family's concubine could be the enemy of the Lao Zhi family!
"Zhao Bolu of the Zhao family is useless, and all the direct descendants engage in all kinds of stupidity and debauchery. Gubu Ziqing repeatedly speaks good words for the concubine of the Zhao family, and he also shows his diligence and studiousness..." Zhizong began to think, and must understand why Zhiyao behaved like this
There is that kind of prophecy.
After a series of thoughts and combination of information, the greasiness of Zhizhuo's forehead increased, and the eating movement stopped completely.
"You can do it once, but you can do it again. If you are not absolutely sure, don't move lightly!" Zhizhuo recognized the threat level of Zhao Wuxie, but the sense of urgency was not too exaggerated.
I understand, Zhizhuo has to leave this matter to Zhiyao, and requires Zhiyao to do it beautifully.
Therefore, we have indeed entered an era of broken etiquette and music, otherwise the big family would not target the other's juniors at all, let alone carry out assassination operations.
Zhiyao nodded solemnly in agreement, and then began to personally pick out the fish bones for Zhiyao.
The picture of the grandfather and grandson getting along seems to be very harmonious, but the conversation is relatively unremarkable.
They didn't say much about Zhao Guanji. They mainly talked about the family's key development projects. During this period, Zhizong had to restrain Zhiyao from doing too much in smelting, and he also couldn't aim at selling weapons and armor on a large scale.
"Why have you never paid attention to our textile industry?" Zhizong never understood this.
Zhiyao smiled bitterly in her heart: "It's not that I don't pay attention to it, it's that the skills I know are not as good as those at home. I want to make textile machines, but my craftsman skills are not up to standard."
Since Zhiyao did not know that in the original history, "Zhiyao" was defeated by the Zhao, Wei and Han families, and his head was made into a wine vessel, he had the intention to kill Zhao Guanhe. To say that he had to kill him, he did not have too many thoughts.
Heavy.
The reason? He has traveled through time and become "Zhiyao". Many things are destined to be different from the original history. Moreover, he has twenty or thirty years to prepare, and he looks frightened all the time. It should be
How wasteful is it?
Of course, Zhiyao knew that the Zhi family was defeated by the alliance of the Zhao, Wei and Han families in history, and also knew that the Wei and Han families had rebelled and backstabbed in alliance with the Zhi family, so he was reluctant to seek allies.
His thoughts are not very strong, and his only thought is to increase the old wisdom's own hard power in all aspects.
On the other hand, even though Zhiyao feels that allies are unreliable, it does not mean that Zhiyao believes that forming an alliance with a certain family is not important. It can only mean that the proportion of people with the intention of betrayal is higher.
During the middle of summer, Zhiyao went to the "Zhi" place to preside over the summer replanting on behalf of Zhisong.
This is because Zhishen is not in the country, and Zhijuan needs to rest, so there is an opportunity for Zhiyao to host in a "zhi" place.
Each family has more or less fiefdoms. The emphasis on the "home" does not depend on the local resources and environment. It is related to people's hearts. The attitude must show the importance.
Many elderly members of the Lao Zhi family, including younger generations, have lived on the "Zhi" side for a long time.
Because "Zhi" has the ancestral temple of the old Zhi family, it is called the "du" level. No matter how big a city without an ancestral temple is, it is still at the "eup" level.
Ancestral temple? This is the late Spring and Autumn Period, not the era after the unification of Qin. Nobles generally have their own ancestral temples, which are not unique to the royal family.
Zhiyao has been in this "world" for thirteen years. She has been paying attention to various matters since she was very young. This means that she has already understood what the main plant foods are currently cultivated, and she also knows more clearly what kind of poultry is being raised now.
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Generally speaking, what kind of food to grow depends on the regional distribution. In the north, crops that do not require a lot of water are mostly grown, while in the south, rice is mainly grown and beans are supplemented.
Grains are sown in the spring, and various beans are added after the summer harvest, resulting in two harvests a year.
In grain farming, the yield per mu is relatively low. Less than one stone is common, and close to two stone is definitely a bumper harvest. On the other hand, the yield of various beans per mu is good, and beans do not damage the soil fertility.
At the same time, fallow cultivation is a mandatory requirement in the current era. If you see a certain piece of farmland left without cultivation for a year or two and letting grass grow, don’t make too much of a fuss. When the time comes, set fire to various plants and spread the ashes evenly.
, and if it is plowed carefully, it will be a good field again.
Why doesn’t Zhiyao engage in feces collection business?
First of all, the population is really not that big. Each city only has 10,000 or 20,000 people. If there are 30,000 to 50,000 people, it would be too much. Each city collects it, even the villages are not spared, and the excrement that can be collected is only so much.
If a city had a population of hundreds of thousands, how could Zhiyao not engage in this business?
Another point is that Zhiyao did not study feces fertilization.
Why warm fertilizer is needed? Directly watering farmland without warm fertilizer will cause pollution, and it will not be able to increase soil fertility. Once crops are watered during production, it is an idiotic behavior.
"Which novel do I remember? I collected night incense at night and carried it to the fields to water it at dawn. It was so noisy!" Zhiyao looked a little listless.
Because it was no longer so hot, Zhao Bolu, one of the second generation, called his friends to do some activities. Under the protection of their own guards, they went to a forest. What they wanted to do was not hunting, but a cooking competition.
Zhao Bolu's previous hobbies became secondary. He was brought into the field of cooking by Zhiyao and became completely obsessed with studying food. He did all kinds of nonsense at home and showed off his cooking skills to everyone.
art.
By the way, as a second-generation person, is it appropriate to study food every day?
No one has said the saying "a gentleman stays away from the kitchen", and this sentence does not tell men not to cook.
It must be said that it is not a shameful thing in modern times for nobles to love cooking. Being able to make a difference is a gain in reputation. The reason is that food is really too scarce. How long did the ancestors work hard to figure it out?
It can be used as food. If the ingredients are not difficult to find and can be cooked deliciously, I don't know how many people will be grateful for generations to come.
The best hunting season is in spring, followed by autumn.
What kind of hunting is there in summer and winter? It’s true that you torture yourself.
A group of second-generation people gathered together, a few of them were cooking, and the rest were bragging on the carpet that had been carefully laid out.
Zhao Bolu was busy with his hands and kept shouting, looking like he was making barbecue in high spirits.
Zhao Bolu brought the meat himself, and he was very grateful for Zhiyao's teachings, which was to make a box and wrap it with enough cloth to seal it, and put ice cubes on it to keep the food safe.
The meat has been processed before and turned into small pieces, which are then skewered with bamboo skewers. It is not a large piece of meat that is grilled with a fork.
For barbecue, the meat is smaller and the meat is heated more evenly; once the meat is too big, the outside will be burnt, but the inside may not be cooked yet; the most important thing is that the meat skewers taste very good, and you can pull them from the bottom with your teeth
, it’s simply such a sense of accomplishment.
Zhao Bolu also learned how to add various condiments while grilling. Since many condiments had not been introduced to Zhuxia, he just messed around on his own. Surprisingly, it tasted quite delicious.
"Who is it? In the early Han Dynasty, cumin was put into the barbecue. Didn't we have to wait for Zhang Qian to bring it home from the Western Regions before cumin could be found in the Xia Dynasty?" Zhiyao didn't want to brag with the second generation, and at the same time he didn't want to smoke it.
He had a strange smell and was hanging on the wall of a chariot as a pendant.
It cannot be said that the second generation are just bragging. Some of their elders went south to fight, and they would send news back once every month or two, talking about various things about the Jin army's southward expedition.
"Yao." Zhao Bolu came over with a dozen or twenty skewers and handed them to Zhi Yao as if he were offering a treasure, while saying, "I'm just as good as Yi Ya."
Zhiyao: Yes, yes, you are so awesome.
Yi Ya? Duke Huan of Qi's cook, Lu Xiaobai, is also the most famous cook in all Xia.
Then, the family name is not "Yi Ya", but "Yong". There is no record of the name. "Yi Ya" is a kind of "Hao", that is, a title.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, many people used titles to address each other. Only those who could be included in the history books would leave their surnames, surnames, given names, and characters.
The boys who were bragging stopped and looked at Zhiyao with envious eyes.
Zhao Bolu is the eldest son of the Zhao family. He prepares the food himself. There are not many people who are qualified to eat the food he prepares. Strictly speaking, Zhiyao's status is not enough, but Wei Ju and Han Hu are definitely qualified.
"The war in Wei is not going well..." Zhao Bolu suddenly said this, then paused and asked, "How does Yao think we should break the situation?"
Yes, this time the Jin State launched a national war against the Wei State, and the defeat reached "Puyang", but the situation was quite unfavorable to the Jin army.
While chewing the food, Zhiyao looked at Zhao Bolu in surprise. After a while, she said, "Isn't that what you asked?"
Zhao Bolu said: "It's Wuji who is just putting on a show all day long. The elders in the clan use this as a test. I ask you this myself."
Oh?
It's a family test question. I won't ask Zhiyao. It's obvious that I want to cheat!
It’s just that, there are so many people at the scene, is it appropriate to ask directly?
It must be said that Zhiyao likes Zhao Bolu a little bit.
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There are two more chapters, both big chapters. The next chapter is at 12 o'clock, and the third chapter is at 18 o'clock. In total, it is almost 14,000 words.