Chapter 31 Ham and Handsome Guy

After the Double Ninth Festival, Guo Dalang, Li Niangzi and his wife had almost finished handling the remaining goods, so they began to pack their luggage and prepare to leave.

Shen Shaoguang sent a large box of flower cakes, "If you miss a sharp food shop on the way, you can make up for it."

Li Niangzi looked at the box of all kinds of beautiful flower cakes and smiled: "I can't bear to make up for it on the road. Take it home and let them see and taste the things in Beijing. There is no such thing in the countryside. "After all, after staying in Chang'an for so many years, when I didn't leave, I always thought about leaving, but now I really want to leave, and I think about its goodness again.

"It's not too far away, when you want to come back, just come back again." Shen Shaoguang always carried the shadow of the global village era of later generations.

Li Niangzi only said that she was comforting, and held her hand reluctantly, "The key is, there can be no good neighbors like Xiao Niangzi anymore."

Shen Shaoguang said with a smile: "But there are daughters and daughters-in-law serving by your side. It's great that the family lives together in peace and happiness."

After hearing this, Madam Li smiled and nodded, "Isn't it just like this?"

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After sending off the former tenant, Shen Shaoguang invited masons and carpenters to start decorating the new store. Before that, Shen Shaoguang also negotiated with the landlord of the old shop about opening the wall, and renewed the contract for another two years.

Nowadays, the income of the store is high and stable. Although the rent is paid and the decoration is made, the money is not difficult.

The decoration does not need to think about saving materials, trying to save money, and there is an old shop as the foundation, and the two sides are connected, and it must be consistent, so there is no need to think about new styles and patterns. This kind of decoration could not be simpler.

The whitewashed walls are covered with wooden shelves, where there are flowerpots and green plants and small bits and pieces from the western market, such as clay Huren, Huma, straw-woven birds, horn-shaped musical instruments, etc. A painting, just the tune is enough.

The one-style log-colored food table, the place is big enough, the new store does not need to install a "wall-facing" bar, and the old store is kept as it is - maybe someone drinks alone and likes this style?

The floor is covered with rugs and lichens—it turned out that the old shop used bamboo mats, but found out that it was not very useful, and soon the bamboo strips were kicked out. It was not easy to clean the mats, so Shen Shaoguang spread a blanket over the main area. This time, they were all replaced.

The wool blanket is probably woven with camel hair, cow hair, wool, etc. It is dark and light brown mixed with some white, very thick twist texture, a bit similar to the wool of the descendants, of course much thicker .

Don’t look at it as an exotic item, but it’s actually not very expensive. It can’t compare with the famous Xuancheng red carpet, even the local velvet lichen in Chang’an. The style is also very good.

Of course, the kitchen has also been enlarged. The masons have built thin walls, the carpenters have made wooden doors, and there is a window in the lobby to pass dishes, but the windows that open outwards are not moving.

What makes Shen Shaoguang most happy is that there is a small well in the backyard of the newly rented store, so there is no need to go out to fetch water to eat, and in summer, you can make all kinds of "cold" snacks.

As for the decoration of the backyard house, it is even simpler. The original Mrs. Li was a careful person, the floor was covered with floor tiles, and there were also beds and cabinets configured by the owner. Shen Shaoguang only brushed the walls, repaired the broken floor tiles, and provided suitable tents. Cover and move in.

Shen Shaoguang and A Yuan used the large bedroom and the main room, and the smaller retreat was the door to the courtyard, just for Yu San.

When he was about to move, the host brought Jing Qingjingci and other relatives out of the nunnery, and Shen Shaoguang respectfully bowed to the host again. When he first came out of the palace, there was no place to stay. Master Yuanjue did not consider himself poor, not only took him in, but also treated him more favorably, which Shen Shaoguang remembered in his heart.

Master Yuanjue smiled kindly at her.

Shen Shaoguang said with a smile: "After writing the scripture of Shitai, please read it by Rong'er."

Master Yuanjue and Jingqing both laughed, but Jingci was a little unhappy. Originally, she was thinking about when she would push the host to drive the poor girl away, but now that she left by herself, Jingci felt unhappy in her heart. For example, a man dislikes his girlfriend and wants to break up, but his girlfriend mentions the breakup first, and the man feels humiliated.

After moving in, it was another round of cleaning, tidying, and installation, and two trips to the West Market to buy things. After several days of turbulence, the weather was a little cold, and it was finally stopped.

He closed the shop in front, closed the shop, Shen Shaoguang washed up, read two pages of book in the room, pulled his shoes out, pointed to the bacon, pork leg and several kinds of game hanging under the building in the courtyard, and only came back after washing. Yu San said, "Why isn't this meat red and hard?"

Yu San went into the house and took a bamboo stick out, poked it, "Little lady, don't come to visit often. You can see that there is no change at all."

No... how can this depend on me?

Shen Shaoguang suddenly remembered the legendary "quantum Zeno effect", "If we continue to observe an unstable particle, it will not decay." Because "in quantum mechanics, the so-called 'observation' will produce the effects of classical mechanics. Physical quantity. High frequency observations slow down

system

's transition. ”①

So, is it really because I'm old enough to watch this meat that it's not well marinated?

Seeing that Shen Shaoguang took it seriously, Yu San was first surprised, and then laughed. Usually he always looks like a half-dead ghost, and he doesn't often speak with sarcasm, but he didn't expect his smile to be very clean and gentle.

Shen Shaoguang knew that he had been tricked, so he was not angry, but smiled at San: "You should laugh more, how beautiful this is!"

Yu San guessed that he was a little embarrassed for the mistake in his expression management, so he ignored Shen Shaoguang and went straight back to the house.

What else can I do for the arrogant and petite public election that I chose? Love it! Shen Shaoguang pouted, imitating the expression of Yu San's drooping eyebrows and drooping eyes, and then looked at the cured meats hanging on the hooks, imagining that these meats turned into honey sauce, golden and silver hoofs, winter bamboo shoots and ham...

This technique of curing and air-drying has existed since ancient times. After all, Confucius charged ten pieces of dried bacon as tuition. Many people in the Tang Dynasty liked to eat salted fish and meat - it is said that the late emperor liked to eat deer breasts, but today he doesn't like it very much, and there are fewer dishes in the palace, so Shen Shaoguang was not able to steal any teachers.

Fortunately, the owner of Sanjiu is from the south, and he is also fortunate that he is a master of food, so although Yu San is not very good at pickling pork legs, he is very good at pickling game.

Shen Shaoguang's practical level is not good, but his theoretical knowledge is very good. She once did a special issue, specifically talking about this cured ham, and she also personally went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to interview the master of the cured ham.

Cured ham is a delicate job, and the choice of legs should be done well. The whole pig should be around 80 jin, neither too small nor too large, and the hind legs should be between 7 to 8 jin.

When taking the pork leg, be careful with the knife, and the leg shape must be correct. It is truly "uncut and not eaten", so there is a process of "shaping" later.

When pickling, the salt is applied again and again, and the salt used is very particular.

After several times of salting, it takes about a month, and then cleaning and drying are carried out, followed by fermentation, stacking and other processes. Not only are there many procedures, but also step by step, the first year's autumn and winter are marinated, and the next summer is considered a good marinade.

I once read that Mr. Tang Lusun, the nobleman of the Eight Banners and the master of the essays, said that when he cured ham, he should put a leg for freshness. Shen Shaoguang asked the master who was interviewing—this kind of thing that is a bit metaphysical and very marketable appeared in the manuscript, which is comparable to simply introducing the process. Much more interesting.

I don't know if this procedure has been lost, the serious young leg picker who was wearing a sterile operating suit and looked like a surgeon shook his head firmly at Shen Shaoguang. Shen Shaoguang regretted not adding some "dogleg" material to his manuscript.

In fact, Shen Shaoguang didn't have such a favorable impression of ham from the very beginning. She is from the north, and there is no such pickled meat at home.

When was young, relatives and friends in the south gave father an authentic or not very authentic Jinhua ham. That leg was stewed so greasy, salty, haha, with a strange smell, Shen Shaoguang only took one bite and never used chopsticks again. It was only later that learned that maybe it was because mother did not handle the meat noodles or dripping oil properly.

Seriously eating all kinds of ham dishes is after work. All kinds of big and small dishes with ham as the main or supplement, only almost lost Shen Shaoguang's tongue.

Compared with fresh meat, ham has a mellow taste that has been fermented over the years, just like the comparison between the uncle and the handsome guys. The smile that reads Qianfan's eyebrows, the smile that can't be seen, even the folds, all have twists and turns polished by time. , One comparison, the young guys are too quick and straightforward, lacking so much "soul".

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There are quite a few "uncles" that Shen Shaoguang is optimistic about. Shen Shaoguang looks at the sky like a crescent moon, and thinks melancholy that they don't know that there is a fan of their own wife in different time and space.

After crossing the road, Shen Shaoguang has also seen a few good-looking men. Compared to today, he looks good and has a bonus of identity. Speaking of dragons and phoenixes, although they are a little bit like horses, they are not outrageous; there are also a few kings. , looks good too.

The Li family was originally from the Longxi clan, and they were the kind of people who had priority in choosing a mate. Later, they won the world, and the harem was full of beauties. The genes of beauty were deposited from generation to generation, and it was difficult to think of ugliness.

Speaking of the appearance of the gentry, Shen Shaoguang couldn't help but think of Lin Shaoyin, who had a paralyzed face in the same workshop, which is also the product of the accumulation of fine genes from generation to generation. Those eyebrows and eyes are indeed a bit picturesque, with good temperament, beautiful but not maiden, majestic but not fierce, not only the elegance of a literate person, but also the majesty of a powerful official, tsk tsk... but it's a facial paralysis!

In fact, Lin Shaoyin's friend is also good-looking and has a romantic face, especially his eyes are very attractive, but when he saw him, Shen Shaoguang remembered "the dream of Yangzhou in ten years, winning the reputation of the brothel".

Facing the strips of marinated meat, Shen Shaoguang ordered the handsome guys he knew and sighed. When the meat was marinated, he would first steam it with rice wine and sugar to eat it.

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①The explanation of quantum Zeno effect comes from Baidu Encyclopedia. The content of the ham in the back refers to the prose of Tang Lusun, Liang Shiqiu and other famous masters and Baidu Encyclopedia.