Chapter 36 Man's Roast Lamb
"The river has turned several bends in Xixia, so it is understandable that the Xixia people's temperaments are changing. Over the years, I have changed a lot. I am no longer the hero you see on the edge of the Yellow River. Now, he has become a politician!"
Cui Da's originally tall figure has now become fat again. According to him, he had to go from a fat man to a handsome young man, which required great perseverance. It required greater determination to make up his mind to go from a handsome young man to a fat man again.
Cui Da was a celebrity in the Song Dynasty, so naturally many people knew him. Of course, many Liao merchants also knew him, but they knew Cui Da, who was elegant and handsome. When the elegant young man suddenly became twice as fat, no one could connect this vulgar fat man with Cui Da again.
He came to Xijing, Liao Kingdom and frequently appeared in business with Liao people who knew him before, but no one could recognize him.
"Fat meat is actually the best disguise. Since I became fat, I can eat two fat chickens in one meal, and I also have to add a bowl of rice..."
Yun Zheng took a deep breath and said, "Who did you learn this standard Hedong dialect from?"
Cui Da moved his fat butt, made the chair creak, and threw a piece of milk into his mouth and said dryly: "I am a businessman, and there is no problem in learning local dialect. In fact, I can also speak Luoyang dialect, ♂£et Chinese dialect and Yunnan southern dialect. Of course, I can still understand Guangzhou dialect.
But sometimes you will say something strange to your brother, which I haven't learned yet, but I think that kind of words seems to be your natal language. Shuzhong dialect was learned by you later? What you are saying is not very standard now."
"I know an old man who lives for a hundred years!"
"How did you live so long?"
"He never medds nosy!"
Cui Da nodded and said, "This is incisive and reasonable, and I will never ask again. By the way, your two armies are trapped in a siege. What are you doing here? Should you take down Xijing first, and then slowly torture Xiao Dahu to death on the grassland?"
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "Muzang Epang has gone to find trouble for Yelu Xin. I feel much more relaxed here. I guess Yelu Hongji will also snicker. He finally has reason to march into Dagahaizi."
Cui Da smiled and said, "Yelu Xin and Xiao Hongzhu are the only two people in the Liao Kingdom whom I can admire. Why do all the evil people in this world like to torture good people?
You are like this, and Wuzang Epang is like this, even Yelu Hongji is the same."
Seeing Cui Da getting up and struggling, Yun Zheng poured him a bowl of tea and pushed it to him, and asked strangely: "Do you know that Wu Zang Epang's wisdom has gone there?"
Cui Da took a sip of water and leaned his strong neck and said, "Since he strangled his sister with his own hands, how wise do you think he can be?
Do you know the four words "Li Ling Zhihun"? He took over the power of Xixia and now he needs countless gold jewelry to buy the nobles of Xixia. They have few people and many lands. So, the land is not very rare in Xixia people. There are many things at the foot of Helan Mountain. There are not many Xixia people who want them to grazing at the Yinshan Mountain."
Yun Zheng knocked on the table with his finger and said, "So, Wu Zang Epang had to go and fight the treasure?"
Cui Da laughed and said, "Everyone loves treasures, their eyes are black, and gold is yellow. Once gold falls into their eyes, they can't be pulled out. At that time, their eyes are red. Who would have much rationality? Wuzang Epang also knew to go outside to grab them and not directly exploit his people, which means that this guy is not too crazy yet."
Yun Zheng said suspiciously: "As far as I know, there are many talented people in Xixia. Has no one reminded him?"
Cui Da sneered and said, "Who will persuade me? The old minister of Xixia who wanted to kill Wuzang Epang, Manme and Huo Chiming, who wanted to kill Wuzang Epang, wanted Wuzang Epang to do more things that were angry and resentful in the world. How could he remind me that as for those who were loyal to Wuzang Epang, seeing that this guy could even strangle his own sister with a horse whip, who would dare to point out his wrong?
Nowadays, Wuzang Epang only needs to be correct. No one needs to pick up the missing items. If you talk too much, your head will not grow.
Besides, Wuzang Epang really needs the treasured gold, silver and pearls. When he entered Xingqing Mansion, he made many promises to those nobles who helped or ignored him. Now it is time to fulfill it. If he can't fulfill it, what is waiting for him will be the collapse of Xixia. He would not let him go to the Wugu Dili Army Command to find trouble for Yelu Xin."
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "You are right. The Yellow River turned a big bend in Xixia, and there have been great changes in Wuzang Epang.
If an army commander becomes a politician, he will definitely do something incredible, and your vision is very accurate!"
Cui Da sneered: "There are countless such things in history books. It's not too much for him. The general and the politician are cars running on both sides of the road. He now has two positions: general and politician. God knows that the carriage in Xixia will run there."
Yun Zheng smiled and waved his hand and said, "My army is about to attack Xiao Dahu again. Now it is time to test your achievements in the Liao Kingdom over the years. Wu Jie defeated Xijing. This has been discussed. Please cooperate with him."
Cui Da frowned and said, "Are you really planning to get out after this battle?"
Yun Zheng nodded and said, "I have already answered you a thousand times. I will indeed leave. I will give my whole life to the Zhao Song Dynasty. I am so disappointed.
Now, as long as I have the opportunity, I will give Wu Jie, Lang Tan, Jiang Zhe, Sun Dazhi and others some opportunities to make contributions, so as not to suffer after I leave."
Cui Da shook his head and said, "They will not suffer. I will take them to the crown prince Zhao Xu. Even if there is a military disaster, we can still use Zhao Xu's banner to firmly gain a foothold in the Song Dynasty. There is no need for you to think too much."
Yun Zheng lowered his head and thought for a while and raised his head and smiled: "I have always wanted to collect two kinds of seasonings, one is called 六 fennel and the other is called chili pepper. I have found 六米, but I have never found chili peppers."
Cui Da looked at Yun Zheng and said, "What does it look like? Tell me, as long as this thing grows in this world, there is no reason why the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce cannot find it!"
"There are too many things you can't find, corn, potatoes, and peppers. If you can find these three things, I will immediately kneel down and kowtow to you and regard you as a saint. It is estimated that the people who have been through the ages may not remember who the emperor is, but they will definitely not forget you!"
"Why is this?"
"Why? You will know when you find them, but I'm very likely to find these things when I'm a pirate in the future.
I won’t talk about it anymore. There are no chili peppers. I used dogwood powder instead. After eating it a few times, it looks pretty good. But it’s not spicy enough. Using mustard will make people cry.
You have made great contributions, and I will invite you to roast lamb today."
Cui Da was holding a teapot and wearing a fur coat, furry and following Yun Zheng, and went to the back account. For many years, he knew that Yun Zheng's production must be a fine product.
I knew Cui Da was coming, and I also knew that this guy liked to scratch his mouth the most. He has been a long time friends, so it would be a bit hypocritical to use something else to thank Cui Da for his sacrifice.
So he had asked the chef to prepare the best sheep, and cut it into small pieces and strung it onto iron rods. These iron rods were made by blacksmiths, and they looked bright and shining.
The small bowl next to it contained seven or eight kinds of seasonings, one of which exuded a smell from the Hu people, which made Cui Da very confused.
Yun Zheng grilled lamb on the charcoal barbecue and said to Cui Da: "Don't look at the inconspicuous thing now, you will know how it tastes after a while. Lamb is actually a perfect match with Anxi fennel.
Without this thing, the mutton tastes at least half the taste..."
The lamb was roasted soon, but unfortunately the whole skewer of lamb was made green by the dogwood powder, and it did not have the bright red color after sprinkling with chili.
He handed Cui Da a handful, Yun Zheng grabbed a handful, took a sip of the glutinous rice wine, and carefully ate a bunch of them, sighed, "After all, dogwood can't replace chili peppers."
These mutton were carefully marinated in the morning. Except for the lack of chili flavor, the rest was fine, but the dogwood mixed with it had a faint sour smell.
Cui Da ate very violently. Yun Zheng knew that these roasted lambs were not as delicious as he showed. The taste of Song people made him somewhat resist the taste of cumin. The reason why he showed this look now was that he was unwilling to waste Yun Zheng's kindness.
His identity has long changed. Yun Zheng is no longer the Fenglang who squatted by the stove and ate the noodles and sliced the noodles for him, and he is no longer the son of a merchant who runs around heartlessly all day long.
Yun Zheng is still willing to cook mutton for him, which is the greatest respect for him. At this time, the mutton tastes a little sour, even if it is already smelly, he will still eat it with relish.
Sometimes there are some strange feelings among men that are inexplicable. This feeling often makes male animals develop a strange feeling. Of course, what is said here is not the good thing about Long Yang. This feeling sometimes makes male animals give their heads without regret.
Yun Zheng snatched the rest of the mutton from Cui Da's hand and smiled bitterly: "Stop pretending, it's so disgusting. When I find the peppers in the future, I will definitely ask you to have a real roast mutton meal. If I can get something called beer, it will not be too late for you to eat like this again!"
Cui Da wiped the sheep oil on his mouth and laughed heroically, "One word is certain!"
Yun Zheng nodded with a smile, Cui Da put on his fur and looked at the sun in the west and said, "The sun is so short, I'll leave, we'll drink after Wu Jie takes over Xijing!" (To be continued...)
ps: Chapter 1
Chapter completed!