Chapter 490 Fat and Flour(4200)

Seeing that things had unknowingly taken an inexplicable turn, Wu Liang and the old man reached a certain understanding as they spoke.

Everyone in the Hu army reacted for a moment before fully understanding what had just happened.

But some people still don't understand.

"Why don't you support Miss Bai, sir? You seem very pleased instead?"

Yu Ji was the one who didn't understand. At his age, his thinking was not that vivid after all, and he was even a bit stubborn and old-fashioned at times. Not everything was easy to understand, so he couldn't help but murmur in a low voice.

"Old sir, did you just understand clearly what the sixth ancestral precept of the Bai family is?"

Zhuge Liang asked with a smile.

"If a girl is not married, she is not allowed to have children. If she violates it, she will be drowned?"

Yu Ji said still puzzled.

"Old man, think about it, if sister Jingjing is not allowed to have children unless she gets married, how will the talented brother deal with himself? Is it possible that he will be so confused all his life and not give sister Jingjing a status?"

Zhuge Liang asked with a smile again.

"That's not possible. Miss Bai is a good girl. If anyone wants to pay her, I will be the first to refuse..."

At this point, Yu Ji's wrinkled old face suddenly relaxed, revealing a look of sudden realization, and he said happily, "So, as long as Miss Bai is no longer a member of the Bai family, she no longer needs to be bound by the ancestral precepts!

"

"This grandpa also taught Sister Jingjing to be a bead follower. In this way, although Sister Jingjing was nominally expelled from the Bai family, in essence, the Bai family still recognized Sister Jingjing. Naturally, Sister Jingjing would not be sad. It was really both sides.

It's a strategy that has both ends... I have learned again that this Grand Duke is also a man of great wisdom, so if we are walking together among three people, I must be my teacher."

Zhuge Liang sighed sincerely.

"It turns out that's the case. I also said that the young master changed his temper today. Not only did he not ask for Miss Bai's support, he even turned his elbows outward. It turns out that he and this old man already have such a tacit understanding."

Yu Ji also smiled happily, "This is also a rare happy event for our army, not bad."

Looking back at Bai Jingjing.

"Grandpa..."

Bai Jingjing knelt on the ground, her body trembling slightly, with tears in her beautiful eyes, looking at the old man who had smiled at her again, unable to say any more words.

"Don't teach your father about this in advance. He is a stubborn donkey who doesn't know how to adapt. I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it for a while."

The old man stretched out his hand and gently stroked Bai Jingjing's hair, and said in a doting tone, "But you don't have to worry. If General Wu can help us drive away the powerful enemy, you will be the biggest contributor to the Bai family and the only one in the tomb of the late king."

The savior, if I 'punish' you like this, the whole family will probably feel a little unkind, and naturally your father can't say anything more; and if this matter is not done in the end and the late king's tomb is gone, the Bai family will definitely not

If you continue to exist in this world, then the ancestral teachings will naturally cease to exist. You are no longer a member of the Bai family. From now on, you just have to live your life with peace of mind, and you no longer have to live like the Bai family."

"Tai Gong, if this matter fails, Jingjing will go to hell with the Bai family!"

Bai Jingjing immediately expressed her stance stubbornly.

"Don't talk nonsense!"

The old man straightened his face again, glared and reprimanded, "I will remove you from my family tree later, because you are no longer a member of the Bai family, or you are determined to go to hell with the Bai family. When you get down there, not only us

If I don’t recognize you, my ancestors will certainly also disown you!”

"But……"

Bai Jingjing also wants to say something.

At this time, Wu Liang finally interrupted them with words at the right time, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, let's stop talking about frustration here. I came all the way to help, not to hold a funeral for you. I

How can you break your promise to Jingjing if you say that this matter must be done? You should put your heart in your stomach first."

"Regarding this matter...Does General Wu have any specific plans?"

The old man turned around after hearing this, saluted Wu Liang again, and asked with great sincerity.

"I have many plans, but the most important thing is that they must be adapted to local conditions, so that they can produce miraculous results."

Wu Liang smiled and said, "If my plan is to be implemented smoothly, it will also require the assistance of the Bai family. Therefore, I still need to confirm some things with Grandpa before that."

"This is natural. General Wu, please speak."

The old man said quickly.

"Excuse me, Taigong, this place is not far from Yuancheng. I wonder if the Bai family and the generals of the Yuancheng garrison can talk to each other?"

Wu Liang asked seriously.

"this……"

The old man was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Qi Ru has also been to Yuancheng when he goes out to practice medicine. He once cured the cold of the mother of Colonel Zhai Gu, the leader of Yuancheng's defenders. Therefore, he should be able to talk to Captain Zhai.

We can exchange a few words, but it is just enough to talk, and it is far from being a friendship. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to ask the Yuancheng defenders to come forward to solve the matter. Although we can ask the Yuancheng defenders to

The army reported to come to exterminate this group of thieves, but this is a tactic to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf. If this group of thieves is captured, it will also expose the tomb of the late king. I am afraid that the wolf will be gone, but more ferocious enemies will be attracted.

The tiger is really not what the Bai family wants."

"As long as you can speak well."

Wu Liang smiled noncommittally, and then asked, "The thieves have been here for a few days now. The Bai family must have sent people to watch their every move day and night. They must have figured out their secret whistles and patterns of action.

?”

"It's natural. We are more familiar with the terrain. With the cover of night, we were even able to reach a place less than 20 feet away from the camp of the thieves for surveillance. We continued to search for several days without being caught by them.

Notice, as for their secret sentry... Ever since the last time Jingjing accidentally caught General Wu's path, we have taken this matter very seriously, so all their secret sentry has been under our control, and nothing has been missed."

The old man nodded and said.

As she spoke, Bai Jingjing's pretty face turned slightly red again, and she unconsciously recalled the first time she met Wu Liang, as well as her first words, "I'm not a good person," and the obscene story about "picking mushrooms."

Now Bai Jingjing has grown up a lot. She not only knows how to "pick mushrooms" but is also extremely good at it, which is really a shame.

"very good."

Wu Liang nodded, "Find a suitable time tonight. You can ask someone to take me up the mountain to have a look. It won't be too late to confirm the next step. But before that, I need Grandpa to prepare some things in advance.

Just in case of emergencies.”

"Qiru should be back in a while, and she can properly arrange the matter by then. If there are any other needs that General Wu says, it doesn't matter. The Bai family will definitely satisfy them by selling iron."

The old man raised his hand again and said.

"Ask Grandpa to buy dozens of kilograms of meat, only fat meat and not lean meat. Put it in a big pot and cook it until the fat meat is cooked and melted into the soup."

Wu Liang pondered for a moment and said, "In addition, please ask Grandpa to spend a lot of money to buy more than ten kilograms of fine wheat flour. These wheat flour will be kept temporarily until the broth is cooked."

Wheat is actually an alien species introduced to China from Central and Western Asia, but it came very early and appeared in China about six to seven thousand years ago.

However, due to planting technology, the yield of wheat has always been very low, and it was only accepted by the Qiang people in the western part of the Celestial Empire.

Therefore, before the Warring States Period, there was always a saying that "the Qiang people have wheat but no grain".

By the end of the Warring States Period, people in some areas discovered ways to grow winter wheat, which could make use of idle farmland in winter, so winter wheat cultivation began to be promoted in these suitable areas.

Later, the emergence of "stone mills" also broadened the ways to eat wheat, and wheat gradually became more abundant in the Central Plains.

According to literature, the development of the pasta making method originated in the Han Dynasty court. There was even a special "Tang Guan" in the Han Dynasty palace, which was often referred to as a pastry master in later generations. The interview process was also at that time.

They are divided into three categories: soup cakes, steamed cakes, and Hu cakes.

Soup cakes, as the name suggests, are boiled pasta. Noodles and noodles are all considered "soup cakes".

Steamed cakes are steamed pasta. The cooking cakes sold by Wu Dalang are called steamed buns in later generations, and the pasta called steamed buns in ancient times are all considered "steamed cakes".

The so-called Hu cakes are baked sesame cakes, and biscuits can also be included in this category.

Therefore, flour was already available at this time.

However, due to the problem of production volume, and the continuous wars that have greatly damaged social productivity, the price is naturally very impressive, and only the nobles who are doing well can afford it.

As for the salary Wu Liang received from Boss Cao, and the dry food carried by the Hu army when they went on an expedition, they were all coarse grains, with almost no wheat, let alone flour.

certainly.

If he had to eat flour, Wu Liang could certainly afford it with his current worth.

However, as a time traveler, the later generations that Wu Liang lived in advocated the consumption of whole grains. Of course, he would not be hypocritical about this matter. The whole grains now are all good things, completely natural and pollution-free. People in later generations will

I can't even eat it if I want to.

"It's easy to say. I will send people to Yuancheng to purchase these supplies. I will never delay General Wu's affairs."

After hearing Wu Liang's request, the old man agreed without blinking.

It can be seen that the Bai family has actually saved a lot of supplies over the years. It is not as simple as it seems on the surface. After all, these days, neither meat nor flour can be afforded by ordinary families. Like the Bai family,

A small family in a village is already very well off if it can ensure that everyone in the family has enough to eat.

"Um……"

Wu Liang nodded slightly.

While talking.
To be continued...