Chapter 270 4. All the Twists and Turns for a Pig

Humming and singing a ditty, Xiao Pingtai walked back happily.

After traveling through time for so many years, I am finally getting a wife. Although Oda City, the ultimate target of the Warring States travelers, is unlikely this time, meat is what you eat, and what you don't eat is considered a beg.

Chen San looked at the silly little Heita: "I just went to Hosokawa-sama's house, why are you so happy?"

"You are a little kid who doesn't understand, hahahaha." Xiaoping Taicai was too lazy to explain his good mood to Chen San, and still regarded Chen San, who was already seventeen or eighteen, as a child.

Tatsumi didn't say anything, tightened the cotton robe wrapped around him, and muttered in a low voice: "Everyone in the mountain knows that the Hosokawa family's flowers will be inserted into cow dung."

After saying that, Chen San raised his legs and ran away. Xiaoping Tai, who was left angry and itching his teeth, picked up a handful of snowballs and threw them at Chen San.

Xiaoping felt that he was usually too tolerant and kind to his subordinates, but Chensan actually called himself cow dung! Even if it is cow dung, it must be the smelliest and fattest pile of cow dung!

Look at the samurai of the Yamauchi family, not to mention the low-level samurai. The generals of each team who are qualified to appear on the stage, the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, and the base guard. Except for the talented Yoshikatsu Yamauchi who is already 1.7 meters tall, his image is almost the same as that of Koheita!

Although everyone is generally over 1.5 meters tall, their skin is tanned and their hands are covered with calluses from holding guns and knives. Because they eat too little meat and have insufficient nutrition, no one has shiny and smooth hair. In addition, all samurai have the top of their heads shaved cleanly, so they can wear helmets at any time to fight. (Great for covering up bald spots!)

Xiao Ping Tai feels that his image is not ugly either!

Even if Hosokawa Harugong's image is just like that, his family member Matsumi Sai still has a horizontal scar on his face, and no one calls him ugly. I guess when I was young, there were probably many older girls and younger wives who liked it tighter!

The two of them chased each other all the way back to Zixiaolu House, where their aunt had already prepared the food.

It’s just that the chicken soup was only simmered on the stove for more than two hours, which was not enough to fully develop the flavor. However, the smell of the meat was enough to attract Xiao Pingtai, and he quickly ordered someone to order a large bowl of noodles.

Just this chicken soup and roasted venison, it's delicious to eat. When Xiaoping was half full, he realized that everyone was staring at him.

It’s so fragrant!

He looked as if he had never seen the world before, and even Xiaopingta heard the sound of swallowing. It made him feel very guilty and felt like he was eating alone.

The pheasant that Chen San bought was not big at all. After being packed, it only weighed more than two kilograms including the meat and bones. Moreover, the chicken is not overcooked, so it is suitable for making plain-cut chicken.

So Xiaopingta didn't hesitate and handed the soup pot to Xiaonai, asking him to cut it quickly and bring it over for everyone to share. The remaining soup was also mixed with water, added with onions, radishes and tofu, and a large pot was cooked and served.

Now everyone had a great time, and they were filled with contented happiness from top to bottom.

Xiao Pingtai looked at everyone and finally understood that if he didn't eat meat, it was because he didn't have to. It’s really delicious, and everyone really doesn’t dislike it. After all, meat is always more delicious than vegetables.

Maybe we should try to ask someone to go to Southern Kyushu and bring back some black pigs. Although the current pigs are not very big, it would be good if they could weigh more than a hundred pounds. But if we raise a few more pigs, wouldn't we be able to eat meat every month? That life is beautiful! 【Note 1】

So Xiaoheita asked everyone if they knew about wild boars (wild dolphins)? Including my aunt who was clearing away the dishes and the servants who were serving tea after the meal, they all fell into deep thought.

They all seemed to be recalling something, but they couldn't remember clearly.

"Years ago, your uncle led two people to kill a mountain whale. After the mountain whale was boiled in a big pot, the whole village ate it." My aunt sat there, quite reminiscing. What it looked like in the glorious past.

The family and servants at home were all brought from the riverside village. They were all from the same village at first, so they must have eaten that meat. On the contrary, some of the original master Xiaopingtai's memories were blurred, and he didn't remember clearly.

Anyway, the taste of that big pot of stewed meat is probably still fresh in the memory of those present.

"Have you ever heard of the black pig (black pig)?" Koheita asked again.

Everyone shook their heads now. None of them had ever eaten black pig. I don’t know if Shinano raises native pigs, but even if they do, they certainly don’t have many. Otherwise, Takeda Shingen would not have left any anecdotes about outdoor barbecue gatherings in history.

"Want to eat?" Xiao Pingtai said something very similar to the devil Satan tempting human beings to fall.

Several older women hurriedly put their hands together and chanted "Amitabha, sin, sin, sin!"

But after reading it, my eyes immediately changed into those of little stars full of hope.

"Can such ferocious livestock as mountain whales be raised?" A servant girl, who was obviously very moved, asked softly.

"Of course you can. The black dolphins from Minami Kyushu can be raised at home. They can be raised well and can weigh more than a hundred kilograms a year." Xiaopingtai certainly knows that raising pigs is a normal thing. Even wild boars can still be raised artificially in modern times. Not to mention domestic pigs.

"But no one at home knows how to raise them?" "It's not a big problem, it's just that piglets are hard to handle."

Pigs are much easier to feed than cows and horses. Otherwise, the breeding range would not be so wide, from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere.

"Everyone, please disperse. I'll wait until I can figure out a way to get it." Xiao Pingtai waved his hand and told everyone to go about their business.

Everyone inside and outside the house looked at the "powerful" Kobayata with eager eyes, reluctant to leave. They looked back every few steps. It was as if Kobayata was a pig, or could give birth to piglets.

Of course, they had no way to get piglets, but Kobayata knew that there were black pigs in Satsuma and Tanegashima. But it was too unrealistic to go to Satsuma for this.

If Kobayata was still a small infantryman, free to come and go, he would have to go there just to see the four Shimazu brothers who were just half-grown children.

But he was very busy now, with official duties and personal matters. How could he get away? He wished he could split him in half.

As he was talking, a man came in from outside the yard. It turned out to be a guy sent by Zuoemon.

The gift was also a very precious thing - wasabi. And it looked like it had just been picked. [Note 2]

Juzoemon was very skilled. He dug the wasabi from Suruga, Izu, and dug it up with the soil and put it in a straw bag. We dug it out in the morning, boarded it directly, and arrived at Ejiri in the afternoon. We sent it to Yamauchi by express horse for one day and one night, and then removed the dirt and distributed it to the bigwigs of the Yamauchi family.

So it looked like it was just picked, very fresh. In addition, it was originally one of the most precious ingredients, and only ten were distributed to Xiao Pingtai.

Xiao Pingtai looked at the waiter of the Nawu and suddenly an inspiration flashed.

"Wait, does your Nawu also have business in Satsuma, southern Kyushu?"

[Note 1]: As an aside, if Sichuan readers have a way, hurry up and have a meal of authentic twice-cooked pork. Because the native pig that can be used to make authentic Sichuan twice-cooked pork, that is, Sichuan Chenghua pig, there are less than 200 left in the country. It will probably become extinct in a few years, and there will be no authentic twice-cooked pork in the future.

The number of sows of Jinhua pigs for Jinhua ham has dropped to less than 10,000. Do you understand what I mean? Jinhua ham will also become extinct in a few years.

In addition, Chinese native pigs such as Dingxian pigs, Longyou black pigs and Zhaile black pigs have completely become extinct.

[Note 2]: This thing is also a monopoly product. At first, it was sold exclusively by Hojo, and later by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The so-called horseradish and mustard on the market are 99% of the messy things with artificial spicy flavors, and have nothing to do with wasabi.