Ang Lee liked to eat bananas very much. This kind of fruit was only found in the tropics. It was very delicious and good for the body. The most important thing was that there were bananas ripening at any time of the year, unlike many fruits in the north, which only ripened in certain seasons and did not ripen in other seasons.
Although there were many ways to preserve fruit, the fruit that was preserved for a long time through various means was definitely not as fresh and nutritious as the fruit that had just been picked from the tree. The taste would also be much worse. In short, there was no taste.
The reason why bananas ripened all year round was mainly because bananas lived in tropical areas, and there were no seasons in tropical areas. It was very warm all year round, and such a climate was very suitable for the growth of bananas. It allowed bananas to ripen at any time, thus meeting the needs of people at any time of the year.
In ancient times when transportation was not developed, northerners generally could not eat bananas. Only southerners often ate bananas. After all, bananas were too difficult to preserve. If they were plucked at maturity, they would rot in a few days. Even if they were plucked before maturity, they could not be preserved for too long. When they were transported from the south to the north, they might spoil halfway. Even if they barely reached the north, they had to be sold out within a few days. Otherwise, they could only rot in vain. Merchants were not fools. They would not do this kind of loss-making business.
At this time, in the Tang dynasty, transportation was much more convenient, especially the appearance of trains, which allowed men's fruits to be transported to the north in a few days. Especially the fruits that were easy to spoil like rubber and lychee, they were transported first and would not delay any time. This made businessmen have the idea of selling tropical fruits to the north, and they really made a lot of money.
The bananas that Ang Lee was eating in his hand were transported from the south. When they were transported to the capital, they were still green bananas, but they were not ripe yet. They were very astringent in the mouth and could not be eaten at all. Ang Lee brought a lot of bananas and planned to eat them when they were ripe on the road.
At this time, after such a long time, these bananas were completely ripe. The green skin had already turned yellow, and there were even small black spots on them. If they were not eaten, they would rot. This was also because Ang Lee preserved them well. If he did not preserve them well, these bananas would have already turned black and rotted.
Ang Lee would eat all the bananas brought from the capital today. If he could not finish them, he would give them to the two lovely golden monkeys. According to Ang Lee's impression, monkeys liked to eat fruits, especially delicious fruits such as bananas, which were the favorite of monkeys.
"Eldest Senior Brother, eat one too!"
Ang Lee smiled and put a peeled banana into the cage.
The two golden monkeys were afraid and stepped back........................................... Ang Lee........ of course.......
"Eldest Senior Brother, do you think one is not enough? Come, give me another one."
Ang Lee continued to peel one and put it into the cage.
However, the two golden monkeys still refused to eat. They still did not eat a single bite. No matter what, they were not willing to open their mouths to eat bananas. They were determined to go against Ang Lee.
Eldest Senior Brother also had a temper. If he let it eat, it would be too much of a face.
"Okay, okay, okay. If Eldest Senior Brother doesn't want to eat, I'll eat."
Ang Lee took a few steps back and continued to peel bananas to eat. While eating delicious bananas, he looked at the quiet night scenery. It was also a good feeling to be able to sit on a boat and look at the scenery on both sides of the river. It was very comfortable.
"So sleepy! It's time to sleep. "
Ang Lee was sleepy unknowingly. In this quiet environment, it was easy for people to relax. Once the human body relaxed, it was easy to become sleepy.
The two golden monkeys in the cage had been nervously looking at Ang Lee. When they saw Ang Lee eating bananas one by one, they also learned. One monkey picked up the bananas in the cage one by one and then learned to eat them like Ang Lee.
"Eldest Senior Brother is finally hungry. Come, these are the rest. Eat slowly. I should sleep."
Ang Lee put all the remaining bananas into the cage. Moreover, the skin was not peeled. If these monkeys could not learn how to peel, then they deserved to starve for a night. Ang Lee did not have time to wait for the specific situation. He was so sleepy that he should go to sleep in the cabin. He would come back early tomorrow morning to see the results.
The next morning, when Li An woke up, the first thing he did was to check on the golden monkey in the cage. He wanted to see if the two of them had eaten the banana with the skin still on, and if they had peeled the skin off.
"Aiyo, not bad! As expected of Eldest Senior Brother. His brain is so smart! "
Li An walked to the front of the cage and muttered to himself happily.
At this time, the two golden monkeys had eaten all the bananas in the cage, and the skin was thrown out of the cage by the two monkeys. Although the peeling was not very neat and intermittent, at least the skin was peeled. This was very good. If it was thrown to Second Senior Brother, he would definitely eat it together with the skin and flesh. There was absolutely no such thing as peeling the skin, and Second Senior Brother did not know how to do it. This was enough to show that the monkey's IQ was higher than that of a pig, or even higher by more than a little.
Ang Lee waved his hand and asked a guard to clean up the banana peels so that they would not be stepped on by others.
At this time, there were no more bananas. They might come across small towns along the way, but the probability of encountering banana peddlers was not high. After all, even if the traffic situation had improved, it was only a relative improvement. It was far from the level of the later generations. The population of small towns was not large enough, and the economic conditions were relatively ordinary. If they were asked to spend money to buy tropical fruits, they would not be willing to. Therefore, there was not much profit to be made. Since there was no profit to be made, merchants would not sell tropical fruits here.
However, even if there were no bananas, Ang Lee still had a lot of other fruits in his hands. He would never run out of fruits. There were hundreds of pounds of apples and oranges, all prepared for Ang Lee alone. There were also a lot of dried fruits, which were dried fruits. These dried fruits tasted a little worse, but it was not too bad. This was also a stopgap measure. After all, many fruits could not be preserved for a long time. Drying them solved the preservation problem. For example, bananas were a fruit that was very suitable for drying.
Of course, the whole banana couldn't be dried. Such a big piece couldn't be dried. The banana had to be cut into small pieces before it could be dried. It was the same for other fruits. They had to be cut into thin slices before they could be dried.
Ang Lee naturally brought a lot of dried fruits this time. Some were dried by himself, and some were desserts made by the shop. After the fruit was cut into pieces, it was processed with sugar and other materials so that the fruit could be preserved for a long time without rotting. As long as it was made properly, it could be preserved for at least three to five years. When it was damp, it could be dried in the sun. This way, the preservation period would be longer. Self-dried fruits had no taste, especially banana peels, which were really disgusting. Anyway, Ang Lee did not like to eat them. Various processed dried fruits were different. Because of the addition of sugar, salt, and pepper, the taste became much more delicious. It was even more delicious than when it was fresh. In short, it was very delicious.
Some people would think that fruits were fruits. What they ate was the moisture contained in them. If the fruits were dried, it would be meaningless. What kind of fruit could they eat?
But fruits could not be preserved for a long time! Dried fruits and dried fruit products could be preserved. There were many fresh fruits that could not be preserved. Under the circumstances that they could not be sold all at once, they could only be made into dried fruits. There was no other way. Otherwise, they could only be thrown away.
Before the improvement of transportation in the Tang dynasty, the southern fruits that northerners could eat were basically dried fruits, which were a kind of processed dried fruits that could be preserved for several years. They were dried fruits, desserts, and candied fruits.
In the beginning, because the fruits could not be preserved, they had to be dried and preserved. But soon, people liked to eat dried fruits, which led to the development of the dried fruit industry. Many people made dried fruits for profit. Even if the dried fruits could be sold, they would be specially made into dried fruits.
Most of the dried fruits had to be seasoned in order to look good and taste good. However, there were some dried fruits that didn't need to be seasoned at all. For example, dried fruits like raisins didn't need to be seasoned at all. They only needed to be dried and tasted sweet. Some dried fruits that didn't have enough sweetness needed to be seasoned with a certain amount of white sugar before they were dried to increase their sweetness.
"Assistant Minister Li, give me some!"
Seeing that Ang Lee was eating dried fruits, Chen Long said cheekily.
Ang Lee handed all the dried fruits and candied fruits in his hand to Chen Long. Then, he took some out of his pocket. When he went out, Ang Lee would never make himself suffer. He brought a sufficient amount of all kinds of ingredients. Anyway, the transportation in the Tang dynasty had improved a lot. There was nothing wrong with bringing more personal needs. It was not in Ang Lee's character to make himself suffer.
"Wow, these dried fruits are so sweet! Delicious. "
Chen Long laughed happily.
"Eat more if it's delicious. Eldest Senior Brother, you should eat some too!"
Ang Lee picked up some dried fruits with a smile and threw them into the cage.
The longer they were trapped in the cage, the more adaptable the golden haired monkeys became. When they were first captured, these golden haired monkeys were jumping up and down nervously, eager to escape. Now that they had been trapped for a few days, they had slowly adapted. They had thought of all the ways to escape, but there was no good way for them to escape. Therefore, they simply gave up on the idea of escaping. If there was food, they would eat it. Even if they died, they would not starve to death!
The two monkeys ate all the bananas that Ang Lee put in the cage last night. Now, when Ang Lee threw some dried fruits into the cage, these monkeys naturally would not be polite. If there were people nearby, these monkeys would be a little vigilant and did not dare to eat. But when Ang Lee and Chen Long stepped back a little, these monkeys picked up the dried fruits at their feet and opened their mouths to eat.
"Assistant Minister Li, how can you give such good fruits to the monkeys? Isn't this a waste? Do they deserve to eat such good dried fruits? "
When Chen Long saw Li An throw a lot of dried fruits to the two golden monkeys in the cage, he was a little unhappy. He usually didn't get to eat such delicious food, but Li An actually gave the monkeys so much. As a man, he couldn't even live as well as the monkeys. Naturally, he felt quite sullen in his heart.
This kind of feeling of living a life worse than an animal existed in any era. For example, in the famine era, many people lived a life worse than a dog. The poor starved their whole family, and the rich people even had a full house for their watchdogs.
In the future, there was a big difference between men and women. Some men did not have wives, but many women held a puppy all day long. The puppy lay in the arms of the beauty and wantonly kissed the beauty, but the men who admired the beauty did not have a chance to kiss her. Naturally, they felt quite indignant.
"Chen Long, these golden haired monkeys are treasures. They are worth much more than you. If you can eat dried fruits, they can eat even more."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
This was a joke, but according to the standards of the future, golden haired monkeys were indeed worth much more than ordinary people. If a golden haired monkey fell ill, the imperial court would be willing to pay for its treatment no matter how much it cost. If an ordinary person fell ill, they could only rely on themselves. After all, there were many people, and it did not matter if there was one more or one less. The imperial court could not control everyone. However, the number of golden haired monkeys was very small, and every loss of one was a great loss to the imperial court. In order to protect these rare golden haired monkeys, the imperial court had to spend a lot of money. Wasn't this saying that humans were worse than animals?
In a cold and fickle society, because of the unpredictable nature of people and the low intelligence of pets, they generally did not play mind games with people and were relatively more loyal to people. Therefore, many people would rather spend money to raise pets than to have too much contact with their own kind. This also caused the pets of the rich to live a much more comfortable life than the poor.
When Chen Long heard this, he was naturally quite displeased. No matter what, he was still a young general. Although his family was not particularly prominent, he was still a descendant of a general. Yet, he was actually inferior to a monkey. This was a somewhat huge blow to him.
"Assistant Minister Li, I am a Captain of the Dragon Martial Army. How can I be inferior to a monkey? You don't have to be so harsh!"
Chen Long was extremely displeased as he complained about being wronged.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "I'm just joking with you. However, golden haired monkeys are not ordinary monkeys. This kind of monkey has golden hair and is a relatively rare species. This head of golden hair is unique to them. Don't you think they look like kings of the monkey world?"
"This body of hair looks like a golden dragon robe. However, monkeys are monkeys. No matter how rare they are, they can't be compared to humans. Giving them such good fruits is like a cow chewing on a peony. Isn't it too wasteful?"
Chen Long said.
"Okay, you can have the rest. I won't give them to the monkeys. Why are you fighting with the monkeys?"
Ang Lee said with a smile.
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