On the second day, Wang Xiaolio set up a banquet for Lu Jie and Dong Xian. He was about to leave Luoyang and say goodbye.

It was still early before dark, Lu Jie and Dong Xian arrived in the army. Wang Xiaoliu arrived early and took them to the commander's tent.

The host and guests sat down and came to tea.

Lu Jie said: "Just just now, the commander's military camp was very purged, which is beyond the reach of others. When I was in Kaifeng City, there were often people who praised you for your good military management. When I arrived in Luoyang City, I still had the style of that day."

Wang Xiao’s hunting trail: “The Grand Marshal is more than his family. He has been in charge of military discipline since the military will be strictly disciplined and will not harass the people.”

Dong Xian said: "Teacher Wang has been in Luoyang for some time, and the military discipline is indeed strict. We are all in the same city."

Several people talked for a while, and Wang Xiaolei said: "The current situation is difficult and everything is hard to buy. Today, our army has prepared some wine and meat, so don't bother to be negligent. The house is stuffy, how about we going outside?"

Naturally, the two of them had no objection and went to the yard together.

At this time, the sun sets and the wind is a little cool. Sitting in the yard is much more comfortable. The soldiers brought the table and the three of them sat around.

Tables and chairs spread in the Song Dynasty, and many Chinese habits changed as a result. Luoyang was the first to be popular, and chairs were particularly popular. At this time, women in other places did not sit on chairs, but Luoyang did not, which surprised people in other places.

Chairs and tables have become common utensils, and the co-dine system has become popular. At this time, it is basically a separate meal system. Of course, the food at this time is simple and will not be stacked on a table of dishes like in later generations.

The separate meal system has the benefits of separate meal system. It is simple and hygienic. It is difficult for people to eat if they sneeze by one person. However, the shared meal system also has the advantages of the shared meal system. There are various types of food, and people can eat more abundantly on a table. Today, Wang Xiaoli prepared a combination of the separate meal system and the shared meal system. The plates are served and distributed to everyone with public chopsticks.

The first ones came were four cold dishes. A plate of white chopped chicken, a plate of pig ears, a plate of cucumber, and a plate of shallots and tofu. These are all common foods in later generations, but in this era, it was unheard of and unseen.

The soldiers brought the dishes. Wang Xiaoli said, "We first use some cold dishes and drink two cups of wine. This plate of chicken is cooked just right, but it is the most tender. It's just that the dish is not seasoned and needs to be eaten with sauce. The rest of the dishes are not troublesome."

While talking, he picked up the public chopsticks, picked up a few pieces of chicken, and distributed them to the plate in front of Lu Jie and Dong Xian.

Have you ever seen this way of eating? Each of them put a piece of it and dipped it on a small plate on one side, and praised it endlessly.

Wang Xiaoli invited wine and invited two people to eat vegetables. The pig's ears were crispy, the cucumbers were refreshing, and the scallions were mixed with tofu were fresh and tender. The two of them picked them up in their own plates with public chopsticks and spoons, and they were very satisfied with the food.

After three rounds of wine, the soldiers served hot dishes. One was buckled, one was inside the wood beard, one was tofu box, one was four-happy meatballs, one braised lamb, and a plate of braised carp, which were placed on the table.

Lu Jie looked at it and couldn't help but say, "I have never eaten so many dishes at once."

Wang Xiaoliu said: "It's not a valuable dish, just eat it. Fortunately, it's fine, you can try it."

After drinking the wine, the two of them ate it separately, and they both felt it was a delicious food that they had never seen before.

To be honest, these hot dishes are much more particular than the cold dishes in the previous ones, and several of them are famous dishes. However, at this time, the chef's skills were limited, and it was just a home-cooking method and could not be compared with the famous dishes in later generations. However, the cooking method was simple at this time, and it was really amazing that these dishes suddenly came. Lu Jie and Dong Xian were both extremely satisfied without staying to drink or eat dishes.

Putting down the chopsticks, Dong Xian said: "These days, Commander Wang set up a food stall in the city, and a lot of money is earned every day. It turns out that he is a person who knows how delicious food is, no wonder he is like this. It's like this carp. I have eaten it for many years, and there is no delicious food now!"

Lu Jie nodded: "With this cooking skill, if Commander Wang does not join the army, he will definitely be a wealthy man."

Wang Xiaolie smiled and said, "You are too polite. In fact, I have never eaten it before and I think it's fresh. After eating too much, I feel it's just like this, nothing strange. What I eat is like."

Lu Jie and Dong Xian laughed together, but they were reluctant to believe it.

In fact, this is the truth. Wang Xiaoliu is telling the truth. No matter how delicious it is, it is not surprising to eat too much. In my previous life, I remember that people were tired of eating at that time, and these foods were not interested in people. When I said that they would eat well, seafood must be needed, especially lobster king crab. Lobster and king crab are so delicious? It’s just fresh. Ordinary foods are either old flavor or remote mountainous grasslands. Lamb must be authentic in Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang, seafood must be on the beach, or the ingredients in the mountains.

Of course, some people in the world recognize that they are delicious, but when they are really popular, there are still many factors that are rare and have never seen before.

Of course there is another reason. There is a saying in later generations that it is called eating in the north and some people even draw maps. The eating in the north and the south is conditional, and eating noodles on a large scale does not last long in the north. Although wheat is a cold-resistant plant and a dryland crop, it is not possible to have no water. The yield is not high when the irrigation conditions are poor. At this time, the main production area of ​​wheat is Jianghuai, because rice and wheat can be rotated. The mainstream of northern crops are millet and sorghum. Like the southerners, the people eat rice, but only one millet and one rice.

When eating rice, there are similarities in the diet. In the later generations, the north was actually not mainstream in this era.

Wang Xiaolie worked hard to make these foods, of course, not to satisfy his appetite, but to make money. Except for a few places in the Song Dynasty, his diet was not developed. With new food, the economy was activated.

When the sun sets, the three of them are full of wine and food. The soldiers come to tea, and the three of them sit and chat.

Lu Jie said: "Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I can send you five hundred soldiers to come. When will Commander Wang set out?"

Wang Xiaoli thought for a while and said, "The faster the better. After listening to Shao Ling's report, Wang Jun was ready to move and was interested in Ruzhou. If you go one day earlier, it would be easy to keep Ruzhou safe. Only with Ruzhou in hand can you pacify the place. Ruzhou is a big prefecture and has many counties under his jurisdiction."

Lu Jie nodded: "This is the best. Remember that when you arrive at a local area, the first thing is to open up the Wanluo official road, especially Lushan Pass. As long as the road is safe, you can go south from Luoyang once something happens. Also, the imperial court has built a palace in Dengzhou, and the emperor intends to stay at your place, so there must be no mistakes."

Wang Xiao crossed his hands and praised him.

There are several roads when Luoyang goes south. Of course, the nearest one is to go to Ruzhou, go to Lushan Pass, and Nanyang. However, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty was in Kaifeng, and the transportation line moved westward. The road to the south of Fangcheng is much more important. Lushan Pass is not as important as the previous dynasty. However, in terms of military terms, this road cannot be underestimated.
Chapter completed!