Ang Lee's house also had a horn comb. He had brought some with him to the South this time, but he definitely wouldn't carry it with him. Ang Lee didn't have the habit of combing his hair. Generally, only women liked to comb their hair. Therefore, he would carry a comb with him. There was also a type of headdress where the comb was inserted into the hair. It looked quite good.
A comb was an item that everyone couldn't live without every day. Unless the other party was a bald monk, they didn't need a comb. Therefore, the usage rate was quite high. Moreover, a comb could be given to others as a gift.
In ancient times, giving a comb to others meant a private pledge to be together for life. Giving a comb meant that they wanted to be together for life. It also meant tying hair. Before a woman got married, her family had the custom of combing her hair. It was said that the first comb would be combed to the end, the second comb would be white hair, and the third comb would be filled with grandchildren. It contained the family's good wishes and also the transmission of love. Therefore, many places had the custom of giving combs on Chinese Valentine's Day.
There were several sayings about giving a comb. First, a comb represented lovesickness. It meant that the other party missed and missed you very much! Second, a comb combed your hair every day. It also represented the closeness between you and it meant that you wanted to grow old together! Third, a comb also represented love. In ancient times, it was usually used as a pledge of love! Fourth, a comb also represented health and happiness. It swept away worries and opened the knot in one's heart. Furthermore, combing one's hair would give one spirit and confidence.
Giving a comb as a gift to one's mother. Letting her comb away all her worries. I wish her happiness and eternal youth! Giving a comb as a gift to one's teacher. My teacher will always remember this. I wish all teachers good health and happiness! Giving a comb as a gift to one's bride. I wish the two of them love each other deeply. Their love will last forever! Giving a comb as a gift to one's elder. I wish one's elder good health and happiness! Giving a comb as a gift could be given to one's relatives, friends, elders, and leaders. I wish one's business prosperity, promotion, good health, and success in everything!
In short, giving a comb as a gift was a very good gift. The effect would be better if it was given together with other gifts. People wouldn't be offended by too many gifts. The more gifts one gave, the happier others would be.
Since ancient times, people used combs mostly because they needed a comb to comb their hair. Very few people paid attention to the health benefits of combs. In fact, compared to smoothing out hair, the health benefits of combs were more important.
Combing one's hair had the effect of nourishing one's health, strengthening one's body, and beautifying one's skin. Naturally, there was no need to talk about nourishing one's health. The head was the highest part of the human body, and there were important acupuncture points in the human body. Combing one's hair often with a comb could dredge the meridians, promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and improve the scalp and intracranial nutrition. When one felt tired from using the brain, combing one's hair for a few minutes would make one feel relaxed and comfortable. Starting from the center of the forehead, one would comb one's hair in order to the top of the head, the pillow, and the neck. Then, one would comb one's hair to the left and right sides of the head, and make the teeth of the comb perpendicular to the surface of the head.
In addition, combing one's hair with a wooden comb every day was an effective way to prevent diseases and maintain one's health and beauty. It was said that combing one's hair could accelerate the blood circulation of the body, and enhance the secretion and excretion of the breast. It had a positive effect on postpartum lactation, milk accumulation, mastitis, acute mastitis, and hyperplasia of the breast lobules, and other diseases. If one first applied a hot compress or washed with decocted medicinal liquid, the effect would be better.
When bathing, using a soft brush to wipe the skin could remove the aging tissue cells on the surface of the body, smooth the excretion of sweat glands and sebaceous glands. It could also promote the blood circulation of the skin, enhance the resistance to diseases, and prevent some stubborn skin diseases. After leaving the bathtub, one would start to comb one's body. Using a long-handled comb with massaging effect, one would start from the part away from the heart, and focus on the part where the fat accumulates. Finally, one would take a water bath to refresh the pores. Combing and bathing could be done once a day, either in the morning or before going to bed. After each combing and bathing, one would feel warm, comfortable, and refreshed.
In short, the small comb had a great effect on the health of the human body. Especially the horn comb, the effect was even better. If one day it was worn out, one could still cut it up and use it as a medicinal material. It would not be wasted at all.
After leaving the cowshed, Ang Lee and his group walked to the horse shed next to it. There were more than a dozen strong horses tied here, but the horse shed here was very large, enough to accommodate thirty to forty horses. The empty space should be because the horses had been ridden away, or there was some space left.
Although these horses were very strong, they were not very expensive horses. They were all ordinary horses. These horses were taken to the market to be sold, and they could only be worth thirty strings of coins. The strongest one might be worth sixty strings of coins, which was a piece of gold. All these horses added together were not that expensive.
Although these horses were very ordinary, and there was no expensive fine horse, among all the livestock, horses were already the most expensive. Among all the livestock in ancient times, horses should be the most expensive, several times more expensive than cattle. This was the average, and it did not take into account the priceless fine horse.
Compared to an adult horse that cost dozens of strings of coins, the price of a scalper was only a few strings of coins. The difference in price was still relatively large. Although the size of a cow was not smaller than a horse, and was even larger than a horse, the status of a cow in ancient times was always below that of a horse.
This was because horses were an important means of transportation. Horses could run very fast, which was incomparable. In addition, the ancient farming nation had always been facing the threat of nomads in the north, and forming a cavalry was the most effective way to fight against the strong enemy. Therefore, horses were very important, and even the security of an empire. The better horses among the people were taken to be war horses because horses were too scarce and too important for farming civilization. Therefore, the price was naturally the highest, and it had always been high.
Although cattle were also very important, cattle were livestock for production, and horses were livestock that could be used for war. Both production and war were very important, but since ancient times, people had always paid more attention to safety. When faced with the threat of foreign enemies, they would rather miss the spring plowing and drag the people to war. Only when the enemy was driven away could they go home and farm in peace. If the enemy started to invade and they were still busy producing, the produced food would also be the enemy's material and would definitely be taken away.
Even in the later generations of civilization, the first thing that countries always paid attention to was the safety of the empire. For the safety of the empire, they would do anything. Even if a group of people starved to death, they could not shake the investment in safety. This was because once the investment in safety was not enough, it would not be as simple as starving some people to death. It was very likely that the regime of the empire would be overthrown. In this way, not only would the ruler die, but the people would also become slaves.
Horses were the most important guarantee of the empire's safety, and were ranked in the most important position. Cattle were the guarantee of the production of food, and were ranked second. As for pigs, dogs, chickens, ducks, and geese, they were just ordinary food, so their prices were much lower.
For example, a pig in the city was only five hundred copper coins. One gold coin could buy two adult pigs, and one gold coin could buy one hundred and twenty pigs. The same gold coin could only buy an ordinary adult horse. The difference in price was about a hundred times.
As for a chicken, the price was even lower, only thirty copper coins. It was ten times cheaper than a pig. After all, a chicken was too small and did not have much meat. The meat of a dozen chickens added together could not compare to the weight of a pig. It was natural for the price to be low.
After walking for a few more steps, Ang Lee and the others came to the last breeding area. This was a sheep pen, and there were about three hundred goats. All of them were white goats, including some immature lambs.
There were more than a hundred lambs, almost half of the total number. Soon, twenty of these lambs would be given to Ang Lee.
Mutton was very delicious, and tender lamb meat was even more delicious. Lamb meat was more tender, and it was more tender in the mouth. It was a rare delicacy.
However, it could not be too tender. Newborn lambs were not suitable. First, they were too tender and did not taste good. Second, they were too small, almost the size of a fat chicken. They had to be raised for a period of time to let the lambs grow a little bigger. When they were about twenty kilograms, they could be slaughtered. At this time, the lambs were the most delicious. After removing the internal organs and bones, the remaining meat could be about ten kilograms. It was enough for a family of several people to eat.
There were many ways to make lamb meat, and each region was different. It was estimated that there were more than hundreds and thousands of ways. The most famous was undoubtedly stir-fried lamb meat. The method was also relatively simple. First, cut the lamb meat into small cubes and soak them in water for two hours. Then, put a wok on the fire and pour in some vegetable oil. After heating, put the meat cubes in and stir-fried for a while. When the lamb meat was brownish red, put in some noodles, some scallions, garlic, salt, pepper water, soy sauce, ginger slices, chili flakes, and balsamic vinegar. Then, stir-fry it a few times, add a little of the secret soup, cover it, and simmer for about a quarter of an hour. Then, take it out of the wok and put it on a plate.
The characteristics of this stir-fried lamb meat were its color, fragrance, taste, and shape. It was fat but not greasy. The color was brownish red, and the meat was tender and fragrant. The cooked high-quality lamb meat had both the fragrance of chicken and the softness of rabbit meat. Not only did it have no rank odor, but the meat was also very fresh and tender.
"Assistant Minister Li, why don't you pick twenty lambs yourself?"
The family head said.
Ang Lee smiled and nodded. "Okay! Then I'll have to pick the big ones. "
After saying that, he casually pointed and quickly picked out 20 lambs. However, he didn't pick the biggest lambs. Instead, he picked all the lambs that were about 20 pounds. At this stage, the lambs were the most delicious and most suitable for making delicacies.
If the twenty lambs were to be distributed to everyone, each person would only be able to have one bite at most. Therefore, Li An did not plan to share them with his entourage. He would keep them all for himself. If he were to consume them alone, these lambs would last him for at least a month, or even longer.
Goats had horns. Just like cow horns, goat horns could also be used to make combs. However, goat horns were too small and could only be used to make thin combs. It was impossible to use them to make wide combs.
Compared to a cow horn comb, a goat horn comb was a little low-grade. In terms of health, a goat horn comb couldn't be compared to a cow horn comb. However, the price of a goat horn comb in the future didn't seem to be cheaper than a cow horn comb. This was probably due to the production! In other words, a goat horn comb was more slender and beautiful, and was more popular among women.
Whether it was a goat horn comb or a cow horn comb, it was excellent for the scalp. It could moisturize the skin, massage the scalp, and make people healthier. A wooden comb was actually not bad. The worst was the plastic comb. Not only did it have no health benefits, but it was also very easy to generate static electricity. It was really annoying. It was a comb that could be directly thrown away.
In the sheep pen, except for a few ewe that were waiting to give birth, most of the sheep were raised freely. After all, sheep were much smaller than cows. Even if they were raised freely, they wouldn't collide with people and wouldn't be a threat to people.
Because the cleaning wasn't done in time, there was a lot of sheep dung in the sheep pen. Walking inside, there was a very strong stench that made people not want to stay for long.
At one end of the sheep pen, there was a donkey shed. There were more than a dozen gray donkeys tied in it. These were all used to pull carriages. Compared to cattle, a donkey seemed to be better and more common. It was also easier to feed the donkeys. They only needed to pay some fodder.
In fact, donkey was also a delicacy. There was a saying since ancient times. It was natural to have dragon meat and earth donkey meat. It could be seen that donkey meat was a very delicious delicacy and was very popular among the people.
From the perspective of nutrition in the future, donkey meat was better than beef and pork. It was also more nutritious. The composition of amino acids in donkey meat was very comprehensive. It was far more than pork and beef. The quality was naturally not comparable to beef and beef.
In addition, whether a meat was fresh or not mainly depended on the amount of amino acids that affected the freshness. The amino acid content in donkey meat was higher than that of beef and pork. Therefore, donkey meat was more delicious than pork and beef.
In short, donkey meat was a very good meat. Donkey meat was high in protein and high in nutrition. It was very good for people's health. Most people could eat it, especially those who were weak. They should eat more donkey meat. For people who were tired all year round and sick for a long time, people who were short of breath and weak in the chest, and people who had poor appetite, it was very good to improve their health. However, if the stomach was not very good, then it was still better to eat carefully. For example, when they had diarrhea, it was better not to eat donkey meat. Otherwise, it would definitely worsen the condition.
More than a dozen donkeys were in front of him, but these were livestock used to pull carriages and not for eating. The head of the family didn't have the intention to give them away. Ang Lee also didn't want to force him. The head of the family had given him enough delicious livestock. Although donkey meat was delicious, it was better to use donkeys to pull carriages. In the Tang dynasty, where motorized vehicles were not popularized, animal transportation was still a very important transportation force.
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