The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty Chapter 81: Yelü’s dinner

Yelü clasped the reins tightly with both hands, his head became more and more dizzy, and the world before him seemed to be turning upside down, making him even more dizzy, and he couldn't help lying on the horse's back.

Since entering the border of the Song Kingdom, Yelu has been uncomfortable everywhere, and at this moment, the grievance has reached its peak.

——Why did you send me an ambassador!

At this moment, Yelu Kuilu, who was troubled by the acclimatization of the soil and water, had completely forgotten the incomparable excitement in her heart when she learned that she could travel with the embassy at the public expense of the Song Dynasty.

Also, the embassy has arrived at Chen Qiao, and it is time to turn with the people who came to receive from Song.

Yelu struggled to see the envoy and the consulate envoy of the Song state, the reception officials of the Kaifeng government and other reception officials salute each other and greet each other.

"Ah, come down?"

The companion calls Yelu to walk.

Yelu turned her head and glanced at him, "I, I can't do it..."

Speaking, Yelu fell off his horse as soon as his body crooked.

The last thought he had before he lost consciousness was: Shit, no one picked me up.

……

Yelü woke up in the warmth. He opened his eyes and found himself wrapped in fur and gauze on his head, next to the medical officer in the mission.

The medical officer sees him and blinks, "How are you?"

Yelu sat up and looked around, "Where is this, we have arrived at the inn?"

"No, this is still Chen Qiao, Chen Qiao's long pavilion," the medical officer explained, "because you can't move for the time being, the envoy took everyone to the post first, leaving me and two guards to take care of you— Oh, and two people from Kaifeng."

Yelü turned his head and saw a figure sitting at the door. He was very thin, and he didn't look bloated even in thick clothes. It was completely different from the Liao people. As for the other, he disappeared.

"Oh..." Yelu scratched his head, "I'm hungry."

Of course he was hungry, and he passed out from morning to afternoon as soon as he passed out.

The medical officer has only dry food. This is the territory of the Song country. If you want anything, you will naturally go to the officials of the Song country.

The medical officer walked to the door and used Song dialect to express his needs to the boy.

He needs a little food, and it's for a sick patient, so it's better to be gentle.

"Oh." The young man answered and took out a bamboo cup from his arms. The weather was cold, and there was firewood in the pavilion for people to keep warm. The young man raised his head and shouted, "Zhan Guard."

A person jumped down from the top of the pavilion, making Yelu jump.

This person took out the lamp and started the fire. Then the boy warmed the food in the bamboo cup, inserted the spoon, and brought it to Yelu.

"Thank you." Yelu Yalu thanked him in an awkward Song dialect. The nobles of Daliao and Liao had basically studied the culture and language of the Song Dynasty since childhood, but he really had no talent for language, and he always failed in this one.

Looking at the bamboo cup again, the light black glutinous rice is dotted with red dates, red beans, peanuts and other things, and the steaming steam is blowing, mixed with sweet fragrance.

Yelü was very surprised, feeling a warmth flowing into his heart, and his eyes became moist.

In their Daliao tradition, they cook glutinous rice and eat it on the day of Zhengdan. In Yelu's memory, the bowl of glutinous rice before and after Zhengdan is the sweetest memory of childhood.

It has been almost two months since I came to Song from Daliao. During this period, I fell ill due to acclimatization. Today is December 27th. Yelu is really homesick.

No wonder this bowl of glutinous rice forced his tears out, and choked up to the boy: "Thank you, thank you..."

……

Yun Yanhui looked bewildered, looked back at Zhan Zhao, and said hesitantly, "I've seen diners who cried because they were so delicious. There are so many people in Kaifeng Mansion, but they cry without eating. This is the number one. each."

Zhan Zhao: "..."

Yun Yanhui had a sense of long-term knowledge. Seeing that the tall and majestic Liao people ate the Eight Treasures Rice while babbling, her face became much better, and she felt a little more relieved.

When this person fainted, the officials of the Song Dynasty were a little nervous, afraid of what would happen, so when they kept people, they kept him and Zhan Zhao. People keep too much exaggeration, and if they keep too little, they are afraid that they will do things and will not be enough. The combination of Yun Yanhui and Zhan Zhao, one can meet their normal needs, and the other can hold it.

Yunyan recalled the past and took the bamboo tube, but the Liao people held his hand.

Yunyan replied: "??"

Liao people: "What's your name?"

Yun Yanhui looked at his enthusiastic eyes and felt very inexplicable. It was just a bowl of rice with eight treasures, and it didn't save his life. As for the enthusiasm, "Yun... Yun Yanhui."

"I remember," Yelu curled up sincerely, "I, Yelu curled."

Yunyan returned slightly drunk: "...Okay."

On the way back, Yun Yan went back and forth to inquire with the medical officer, only to find out that they have such a custom in Daliao. It's because I ate sticky rice when I was sick and vulnerable.

Yun Yanhui and Zhan Zhao took them into the post house in Bianjing and handed them over to the people in the post house.

At this time, it was already nightfall, and it was already past dinner time. The imperial feast given by the official family was swept away by more than 100 people in the envoy, leaving only some leftovers. , of course, there are no copies of these people.

The embassy envoy who was in charge of receiving the Liaoning embassy looked at it and said that it was bad and forgot to leave a meal.

In addition, he has done his homework for those with a certain status in the mission. This person is a painter loved by the emperor of the Liao Kingdom. This time he was sent on the mission to take pictures of the official family. So, don't wait any longer.

This embassy is from Honglu Temple, and I thought about it for a long time, how to say it was the first day that I didn't eat the royal banquet, which is very rude, should I buy it now or ask someone to do it? It doesn't seem to be rich enough...

The embassy envoy thought that Duting Xiyi seemed to be entertaining the Xixia embassy who also came to Beijing today, and they were not far away, so they asked people to hurry up to see if there was any food, or to ask their cooks to make some now That's okay, he remembered that the chef of the Kaifeng Mansion's public chef was cooking over there.

Because there is an imperial banquet here, there is no chef at all today, only a few apprentices who are responsible for hot dishes and wine.

The people sent by the embassy's embassy brought back five dishes and a few fruits and wine from Duting Xiyi, plus some fresh fruits left here, which was enough to entertain. The ambassador personally apologized, sniffled, and sat down cheekily, "I'll accompany you for a drink..."

Then ask someone to add a set of cutlery.

Although the Liao people felt that the ambassador was inexplicably enthusiastic, and even came to accompany the wine, they were not important figures such as the official and deputy ambassadors, but they couldn't be shameless, so they silently accepted.

These people are entering the mission for the first time. They have never eaten the imperial banquet or the reception meals of other embassies. Woolen cloth.

Although the envoy was in charge of the Liaoning mission, he had seen the menus of other inns, but he had never eaten it, so he forced himself to introduce to them: "This is crispy char siu, which is made from pork. , sweet and salty and delicious. There is also a three-wire soup of Hehuayu, which is made of Hehuayu from Daxiangguo Temple, tofu, mushrooms, ham, etc. No fishy smell. If you eat it, you need to 'kiss first, then strip', the mouth of this crocodile fish is very sweet..."

I don't know if it was Yelu's delusion, but he always felt that the ambassador was talking, so he took a sip.

"There is also this dish, this dish is amazing... In Chinese characters, fresh means fish and sheep, and this dish is made of fish and mutton, hence the name No. 1 Fresh. The meat is fresh and tender without any fishy smell. I'm angry, and in this weather, fish and sheep soup is the most suitable thing to drink, hehe, come on, let's drink a bowl of soup first, and talk while eating."

The embassy ambassador couldn't help it. Let's have a bowl of soup first.

So, everyone filled a bowl of the first fresh soup, ready to wait for the embassy ambassador to continue to explain.

As soon as this soup entered, I was amazed by several people. As expected by the ambassador of the consulate, it was fresh! This word is about to be nailed in their minds!

The shredded mutton flows into the mouth along the soup, warm and melted, and after biting it, it is incredibly tender.

The Liao Kingdom usually eats all kinds of meat and rice noodles. They also eat a lot of mutton, but they have never tasted dishes like this that are almost as tender as fish and without any mutton smell. of.

The ambassador also felt instantly relieved, and said lazily: "There is also this shredded beef with lamp shadow, which is said to be popular in Sichuan and Chongqing... Ai, I'll take a bite first."

I don't know why, but the ambassador has changed from introducing to eating with everyone, to eating first.

As soon as you bite into it, there is a hint of sweetness in the spiciness. The thinly torn shredded beef is roasted very dry, the red oil is shiny, and decorated with sesame seeds. It looks very appetizing, not to mention the taste. appetizing.

After taking two bites, the ambassador couldn't help taking another gulp of soup.

Several members of the Liao mission were taken aback for a while, and they were also taken aback when they ate. It's no wonder that so many people in the country are scrambling to come up with an ambassador to Song Guo. It turns out that the food served by Song Guo is so delicious!

Yelü Kuilu even thought of the bowl of glutinous rice in the daytime. Although it was all glutinous rice, the taste was much richer than what he had eaten at home.

But the weird thing is, they eat and eat, and there are more people around without knowing it...

I didn't avoid people at first, but one or two people passing by or following the fragrance in the room all stopped to watch, but it made people a little bit unbearable.

Yelu swallowed a mouthful of food and couldn't help but say, "Have you eaten before?"

Everyone bowed their heads in shame, yes, they had eaten and were very full, but, for some unknown reason, seeing the people at this table eating, they were hungry again...

Ah, is this going to leave a bad impression on the Song people?

However, who made you eat so deliciously, so greedy...

Suddenly, Yelu Ciaolu felt a strong sense of crisis. He looked to the side, took part of each dish into his bowl, then stood up and said, "I'm not feeling well, so I'll go back to my room first."

Yelü, who hurriedly walked to the door, looked back and saw that the table had been drowned with the voices of "I'll try this" and "Give me something to eat".

Yelü's heart lingered in fear, and he couldn't help but fantasize.

The Song Dynasty has always treated different countries differently, and their treatment in the Liao Dynasty is generally the best. If even the dinner of the Western Xia embassy was so delicious, what kind of dishes were served at the previous imperial banquet? It's a pity he didn't even eat it!