The first legitimate son of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 59 Three Meals a Day

"It's time to eat. It's time to line up and eat."

Taking advantage of the sunset, Lijiacun lit the torch at this time. There were four large pots in total, all made of copper. How big were they? Basically, it took six people to lift this copper pot. .

The height is 75 cm, the wall thickness is 1.4 cm, the outer diameter is 130 cm, and the inner diameter is 120 cm. The rice made in one pot is basically enough for more than 100 people.

The price of this copper pot is hundreds of dollars. Fortunately, Li An is not short of money, because he has rock sugar in hand, and this copper pot is actually exchanged for rock sugar.

If you do some math, Li An actually spent less than ten guan on buying a copper pot like this that cost hundreds of guan. It was really worth every penny.

"It's time to eat!"

The craftsmen of the Ministry of Works all showed happy expressions. The Ministry of Works of the Tang Dynasty had 1500 craftsmen registered. These 1500 craftsmen did not include the private craftsmen of many nobles.

Unfortunately, the status of craftsmen in the Ministry of Works is very low.

Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Industry has the lowest status and is often called "mean".

There is no way, the Ministry of Works is mainly responsible for construction, and many officials are craftsmen, so they are looked down upon by other yamen.

If one's own yamen is looked down upon, then these craftsmen will not be recognized even more. In the past, when these craftsmen were ordered to build courtyards in the homes of other nobles, to be honest, there was no good look on these craftsmen.

Even the servants in the mansion looked down upon these craftsmen. After a day of exhaustion, they had to eat only two meals, one dry and the other thin. Not to mention meat and vegetables, there was only a little bit of green vegetables.

Therefore, none of the craftsmen in the Ministry of Works like to have foreign work. They work hard outside, so it is better to stay in the Ministry of Works, so that they will not be looked down upon by others and look at the faces of the servants.

It's just that this time the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry came to Lijiacun on a business trip. They received sufficient courtesy from Li An and the people of Lijiacun. First of all, they took food as an example, three meals a day, breakfast and lunch.

In the morning, I ate eggs, hu bing, or meat hu bing. Although the meat in it was pork, but with more onions, it was delicious. One mouthful was full of oil, and this egg was a good thing, which Datang didn’t have. In a modern chicken farm, the eggs are laid by one of the few hens, one a day, which is really extravagant.

Sometimes, Lijiacun will prepare some milk, but the milk is really not as tasty as water.

At noon, there is a pot of rice, which is called a fragrant, and there is a meat dish, either chicken or duck, and there is a fish meal every now and then, followed by some bone soup for you to drink.

A bowl of rice, a spoonful of chicken or duck meat, and a spoonful of broth, the taste is really amazing.

After dinner, have another bowl of bone soup, which means you have no regrets in life. Dinner is even better, usually with meat, such as mutton, donkey meat, deer meat, rabbit meat, etc.!

Let me explain here, chicken and duck meat were not considered big meat in the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to the meat, there is also a stir-fried dish, scrambled eggs with leeks, stir-fried okra, vinegar and celery, bracken, Chinese cabbage, etc., followed by a bowl of soup.

"Aunt Ma, what are you going to eat tonight?" A young leader of the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry smiled and came to Liuxiatian's wife Ma with his bowl. Ma was in charge of cooking. He smiled and said: "Roast mutton, scrambled eggs with leeks, and fish soup. And I have a good news for you. I will give you money today."

"Send us money?"

This sentence attracted the attention of the craftsmen. The craftsmen who had originally focused on the dinner began to ask about the payment of money. "Aunt Ma, what kind of money are you paying? We are sent by the Ministry of Works. You don't need to pay us. The Ministry of Works will give us a monthly salary. What you give us is enough."

"Aunt Tsuima, did your husband make a mistake?"

"Haha. Aunt Ma must have made a mistake. How could she send us money? Someone has already paid us."

Everyone was chattering, saying that Mrs. Ma made a mistake, but Mrs. Ma smiled and said: "Wait. You will know whether the money will be paid after a while. Now everyone, hurry up and eat roast lamb. It's delicious."

Ma's words made everyone nod, and then they went to prepare rice. The main course was roast mutton, each person could have three taels of meat, then a spoon full of scrambled eggs with leeks, and finally a bowl of fish soup with minced fish. The meat was all at the bottom of the soup, but when everyone scooped it up, they didn't shamelessly gently scoop out the fish meat at the bottom. Instead, they stirred hard, scooped up a bowl of soup, and then passed the spoons to the people behind.

This roasted mutton is really fragrant. I poured the fish soup on top of the rice. Then I found a good place with the bowl. As soon as I sat there, I started to put the rice mixed with the fish soup into my mouth. meal.

Slowly take a bite first, then pick up a piece of leeks with chopsticks and put it into your mouth. Ouch, that's beautiful.

Followed by another bite of roasted lamb. The lamb was roasted until it was sizzling with oil. When you put it into your mouth, it was full of charred aroma. Some of the lamb was secretly hidden, and I planned to take it back to my children and wife to taste it at night. taste.

Even the eggs from the leeks were carefully picked out and wrapped in a small cloth bag.

Then he started rowing rice happily again. This is a Chinese family man. He wants to leave all good things to his children and wife. Of course, there are bad men, but these people who can stay in the Ministry of Industry and work as craftsmen are basically Both of them love an easy life, and they are basically good family men.

Just when everyone had finished eating and was about to wash up and go home, Liu Fangzi and Liu Yi dragged out three big boxes and walked out and shouted: "Come on, come on, everyone gather around and pay the wages." It’s time to get paid.”

"Payment?"

The craftsmen looked at me in confusion, and Liu Fangzi laughed loudly at this time: "Don't look at each other, I just pay you for your work."

"But we have the Ministry of Industry to pay us wages?" Someone raised his doubts.

But Liu Yi looked at the craftsmen with a smile and asked: "You still think there are too many people paying you wages?" Following Liu Yi, Liu Fangzi shouted: "You just take the money the Ministry of Industry gives you. Here is the hard-earned money our husband gives you.

My husband is a kind-hearted person. Seeing everyone working hard to build our village, he was very touched. You have been here for ten days. He said that in the next ten days, you will be given every ten days. It is not a lot of money, but it is a little hard work. money.

One person always has money. "

"A lot of money!" The craftsmen from the Ministry of Works all rejoiced. You must know that the most they can earn in the Ministry of Works is four dollars a month. They are working as foreigners. Originally, everyone came here complaining, because they all know It's hard work to build a house, and the servants are harsh on me, so I might as well just hang around in the Ministry of Works.

But who knew that after arriving in Lijia Village, I would receive full respect, and even if I followed him to eat, he would have three meals a day, which was worthy of his efforts, and now he would be paid back in ten days.

This group of craftsmen from the Ministry of Works had never received such courtesy before. The craftsmen who later received the money all kowtowed in the direction of Li An's house to thank them.

This kowtow came from the bottom of their hearts. It was really the first time they met such a good husband. He was so kind.

(End of this chapter)