This is the first time Xie Yuan has eaten beef since he traveled through time.
To be precise, this is the first time I have eaten such a large amount of beef.
Not only him, Huo Qubing had never seen so much fresh beef. When he saw the whole beef feast being served, Huo Qubing was dumbfounded.
It is against the law to slaughter farm cattle. Doesn't Su Yuefan know that?
"In the Jin Dynasty, beef was so hard to eat even when the emperor held a state banquet. Especially after the new emperor ascended the throne, he promoted the dual-phase way of self-cultivation and recuperation and put an end to extravagance. That beef was even more expensive. Come to think of it,
The husband of the Jia family has never used it."
Su Yuefan smiled and said, "But here in Wuling Su family, we have enough beef. If the husband of the Jia family wants to eat in the future, just come to me, Su! Today's all-beef feast, the two husbands are open to eating!"
Xie Yuan smiled slightly: "In that case, it would be disrespectful for me to do so."
Then he picked up chopsticks to eat.
Huo Qubing saw Xie Yuan eating beef, but he didn't want Su Yuefan to be suspicious, so he also raised chopsticks.
Don't tell me, beef and pork taste really different.
That night, Xie Yuan repeatedly declined Su Yuefan's offer to stay as a guest, and then left with Huo Qubing.
Cui Xunzhi came to look for Xie Yuan and saw him staring at the beef he brought back. He couldn't help but wonder: "Master, is there anything strange about this beef?"
"Fine salt is used to cook beef." Xie Yuan pushed the corned beef over.
Cui Xunzhi picked it up and looked at it carefully, then nodded: "It is indeed fine salt. However, it is not surprising that children from aristocratic families eat fine salt."
Like the Cui family in Qinghe, fine salt is often used at home.
"It's not surprising. But today, Su Yuefan entertained me and Bu Yi to a feast of whole cattle. Dan cooked beef tongue together. There were more than twenty sticks in one stack. I shared a stack with Bu Yi, and Su Yuefan even used three of them by himself.
plate."
A cow only has one tongue, and according to the servants of the Su Mansion, every time Su Yuefan killed a cow to get the tongue, the whole body of beef was cut off and marinated with fine salt for storage.
Judging from Su Yuefan's habit of eating cow tongue, he killed at least a hundred cows a day, maybe more than a hundred.
Then here comes the problem.
The imperial court had strict control over salt, and fine salt was extremely valuable. During the reign of Emperor Yongkang of the previous dynasty, the price of one tael of fine salt was as high as one hundred taels of silver. No matter how many industries the Wuling Su family has and how rich their heritage is, he is too spendthrift to be so prosperous.
Already.
Could it be said that the Su family in Wuling secretly hides salt mines like the Xu family in Nanhai?
Wait, salt mine.
Xie Yuan suddenly remembered that he had handed over the salt mine in the South China Sea to Lu Zhong, but he had not asked carefully what it was used for.
But judging from what happened to Lu Zhong, he had long had a desire for revenge against Wang Dazai, and he even colluded with the Sima clan's children early on in preparation for rebellion.
Shortly after that, there was a coup in the court. Governor Huo was ambushed and his entire army was wiped out.
Could it be that……
Thinking of this, Xie Yuan couldn't help but look at Huo Qubing who was dancing his sword in the courtyard, and his eyes moved.
If his guess is correct, then he was the one who led the wolf into the house and killed Uncle Huo's family.
"Master, do you mean to suspect that the Su family has hidden salt mines?" Cui Xunzhi rubbed his chin.
"Su Yuefan killed a cow to get the cow's tongue. The servants never saw what his cow bones, horns, or even cow hides were used for, nor did they see them thrown out of the mansion." Xie Yuan lowered his eyes,
"As long as I find those missing cow bones and horns, my doubts will be solved."
The next day, Xie Yuan and Huo Qubing dressed up as servants and sneaked into the Su Mansion.