When the older brother took a bite and said that it was delicious, Wang Juan was relieved. It seemed that this Malatang was still edible.
At this time, the people who were working also stopped. They casually washed their hands in the basin and wiped their hands on their clothes. They were considered to be hygienic. One by one, they lined up and went to the various cooking places to get food. There weren't so many metal utensils, so they used wooden bowls.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had already eaten, but children digested quickly. At this time, they felt that they could still eat. The two of them didn't eat and directly asked someone to serve them a bowl of stew. The person who served the stew washed the bowls again and again before serving them a bowl.
It was the same as what Zhang Zhong had eaten before. There were many pieces of fatty meat inside. Fortunately, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were more tenacious. The stew was also stewed for a long time, so it wasn't greasy. They picked up a piece, dipped it in the garlic sauce, and stuffed it into their mouths. It was quite fragrant.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan ate a few pieces and began to observe the others. Those people were eating more happily, but they were not willing to eat the food. After eating a mouthful of food, they would bite a few mouthfuls of rice.
"Xiao Bao, it seems that we still don't have enough food. Tomorrow, ask the family to bring some radish strips and pickled vegetables. Those things go well with the rice and are not expensive. Also, prepare some salted eggs for the children." Wang Juan discovered the problem and immediately wanted to solve it. The food and drinks here were paid for by the yamen. Why didn't they use that money?
"En, bring some tomorrow. I have a small jar of stinky tofu in my backpack now. Take it out for them to eat. Ask the people nearby to give it to them. Later on, get people to make more fermented bean curd. Make some improvements and grind it a few more times. One jin of beans can make four jin of tofu. At that time, only bean cakes could make five jin of tofu.
Then, directly make fermented bean curd. There are a few salt pans here. Salt is not that expensive. According to the way they eat, they can eat well with two more pieces of fermented bean curd. It's better than eating salted beans and sorghum rice directly. "
Zhang Xiaobao thought of the most common things. If possible, it could be made into salted tofu. That would be good with wine, not to mention eating.
Wang Juan didn't hesitate. She opened Zhang Xiaobao's backpack and found the jar containing the Stinky Tofu. The two of them had prepared a lot of things in their backpack before coming here.
He had come here to see who was suitable to give it to and help Zhang Xiaobao's father get closer to him. In addition to these things, there were also candies. He would give them to him tomorrow morning.
The Stinky Tofu was not expensive, but these people could not buy it with their own money. If they were really rich, who would eat wild vegetables? When the Stinky Tofu was taken out, the people who were further away did not know, but when Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were submerged in the stench, they knew.
One by one, they looked over. Those who got the Stinky Tofu were too embarrassed to eat it all by themselves. They divided the one inch wide piece of Stinky Tofu into four pieces and gave it to others. They used their chopsticks to poke a little bit on it and put it into their mouth. It was a kind of enjoyment.
Zhang Xiaobao also had a piece of Stinky Tofu in front of him. He also used his chopsticks to poke a little bit and put it into his mouth.
"Xiao Bao, can you be more serious? Why are you learning from others?" Wang Juan said helplessly.
"Learning from others? I didn't learn from others. "Zhang Xiaobao looked up and understood.
"I really didn't learn from others. If you give me a piece of Stinky Tofu or Fermented Bean Curd, I can eat it for three days. If you give me a salted egg, I can eat it for a week. These two things have become a habit for me. At that time, I was rich. I asked someone to make salted goose eggs with salt water. I ate them for half a month and still had some left. I didn't have time to eat those, so I accompanied you here."
"What if it's an ostrich egg?" Wang Juan asked.
"Then you have to use more salt water. Otherwise, it will go bad in the end. Actually, it doesn't matter if it goes bad, as long as it doesn't grow hair. I like to eat Stinky Eggs. It's better than Stinky Tofu. You should eat some too. Otherwise, you will feel uncomfortable when you smell it."
Zhang Xiaobao seriously explained to Wang Juan. He even pushed the Stinky Tofu in front of Wang Juan.
Wang Juan used her chopsticks and picked up one-tenth of the Stinky Tofu. Seeing this, Zhang Xiaobao felt a little heartache. She ate too much in one bite.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling heartache? Xiao Bao, I really don't know what to say to you. You are usually so generous, but when it comes to food, you become so harsh, especially to yourself. Do you really have to be like this? Don't you know that this is also a flaw? It's easy to be used by others. "
Wang Juan swallowed the Stinky Tofu and said to Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao looked at the remaining Stinky Tofu and used his chopsticks to touch it. He put it into his mouth and said, "No one has ever used this flaw of mine. In fact, I have always been waiting for them to use it, but who dares to?"
"Are you doing this on purpose?" Wang Juan felt that this was a weakness that Zhang Xiaobao left for others to use.
"No, but it's not good for people to use this to attack me. I am a kind of nostalgia. You also know how I lived when I was young. I am very devout about eating things. It has nothing to do with how much money I have. I like to eat the bones of Fish in Tomato Sauce.
When I was 9 years old, I entered a movie theater for free. I saw a war movie that was filmed more than 100 years ago. They fought and fought until there was nothing to eat. On the battlefield, there were only 3 people left. They found an enemy tank. There was a salted cucumber and two fish bones inside.
When they were eating, they said that they had never eaten such a fragrant fish bone before. At that time, I already thought that it was delicious. Other fish bones were not easy to bite, but I found that the fish bones of the fish in tomato sauce were edible. I stole some money and sold some canned food. After five meals, there was still a lot of soup left. Do you know what I am trying to say by saying so much? "
Zhang Xiaobao suddenly asked Wang Juan.
Wang Juan thought for a moment and nodded. "You're saying that when a person likes to eat something, it doesn't necessarily mean that it's that delicious. Instead, it's because under certain circumstances, the person is left with a psychological cue. It's similar to self-hypnosis. You're thinking …"
"I want to use this point to promote our Malatang. Li Longji created a drama, so why can't we create a drama? If we want to use a drama to promote our food, we will need to promote our Malatang first.
We need to find a representative. Otherwise, Li Longji will ask about this and that when he has nothing better to do. If we ask about this, he will be targeted. Also, we can develop our crosstalk, skit, and even storytelling. What do you remember so far? "
"When do I have the time to listen to storytelling? Do you remember? "Wang Juan felt that this idea was good, but she only cared about learning things in the past.
"Yes. I have heard of two. One is the Seven Heroes and Five Righteous Men, and the other is Bao Gong Zhuan. Do you think it will work?" Zhang Xiaobao said helplessly.
Wang Juan also felt depressed. It is the Kaiyuan era now. If they really create Bao Hei Zi, how many plots will they need to change? If they have the time, they can also think of one.
"Xiao Bao, why don't we change Journey to the West? Or Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, and Dream of the Red Chamber. I have read these four books a few times. "Wang Juan thought of these four books.
Zhang Xiaobao shook his head. "Let's talk about Journey to the West first. What is he promoting? Tang … Oh, it's Chen. What does he do? Monk, it's fine in the past. But in the current era, do you dare to mention Journey to the West? Also, the Three Kingdoms. In the early stages, Zhuge Liang was portrayed so well. But later on, it's over. The orthodoxy is gone. Will Li Longji admit that he is not orthodox?
You don't want to mention Romance of the Three Kingdoms. That's fine. But can't he read the books himself? Also, Water Margin is a story from the Song Dynasty. You can change it to suit the Tang Dynasty environment, but can you change the thinking of Water Margin? As for Dream of the Red Chamber, it will be difficult to change it.
The main problem is the language. The Beijing accent is not Mandarin, nor is it similar to Cantonese and Hakka. The reason why we can understand it is because I have been to many places. You might have specially learned it.
That Beijing accent is also called Sijiu Accent, which means Beijing's Sijiu City. The Beijing accent of Dream of the Red Chamber is different from ours. It should be called Qing Beijing accent. Why don't you ask if you have eaten? How should you answer?
'Have you eaten?' 'There's food' could also be considered a Beijing accent, but that was not the case for the Red Chamber. The most common saying in the Red Chamber was' I've eaten Momo 'or' I've eaten Momo '. When you answered, you could not say' there's food 'or' I've eaten Momo '. That was not the Red Chamber's style. You had to say' I've invited 'or' I've ordered '. That was the Red Chamber's style. How do you arrange it? How do you match the plot? "
Wang Juan was dumbfounded, especially when it came to Dream of the Red Chamber. Hearing Zhang Xiaobao speak so clearly, it was really difficult to distinguish. "Xiao Bao, do you think the style of Dream of the Red Chamber is real or fake?"
"What is fake is real, and what is real is fake. Who knows if it is real or fake? Understanding the affairs of the world is knowledge, and experience in human relationships is literature. Don't you think so? "
Zhang Xiaobao gave a specious answer.
Wang Juan did not care about whether it was real or fake. She stared at Zhang Xiaobao and said, "Zhang Xiaobao, I couldn't tell. You are opening and closing your mouth. You are using the words of Dream of the Red Chamber. Does that mean you have some research on Dream of the Red Chamber?"
"What research? I'm annoyed. It's like today you love me, tomorrow I love her, later she dies, later I become a monk. Come, go, leave, stay. It's always the same feeling. There's also one time I said, 'Disgusting.' Hurry up and eat. Those two pieces of fat, one for each of us. I'll eat the big one, you can eat the small one."
Zhang Xiaobao's mind was not on this at all. He gave a perfunctory reply and started eating again.
Wang Juan blankly picked up the small piece of fat and pressed it hard on the plate of garlic sauce. When a lot of garlic stuck to the fat, she opened her mouth and stuffed it in.
Xiaobao, on the other hand, was much smarter. He crushed the fatty meat on the plate and poured some soup onto the plate. He raised his head and drank it in one gulp. He grabbed a piece of ginger and threw it into his mouth. After chewing for a while, he finally felt much better.
The commoners didn't know that what the two children were talking about could become a reality. They only knew that the county magistrate had driven his guards to the side to eat and even brought the children along. It seemed that he had never treated himself as an outsider and brought his family and the commoners together. Was there a better county magistrate than him?
The commoners ate happily. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also ate a lot. Zhang Zhong was willing to see this kind of thing. Just as he was about to say something, two fast horses came from the direction of the county.
"Reporting! 20 li downstream of the pier, a merchant fleet was intercepted. 20 ships of goods, don't rob them. "The person who came did not even get off the horse and shouted loudly.
Zhang Zhong was shocked. He turned his head to look at his son and daughter-in-law.
Zhang Xiaobao put down his chopsticks and said, "I gave you face, but you don't want face. Tomorrow, let's go and see who is so bold. It shouldn't be someone from Hua Yuan County."
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