GBP Chapter 448 Why did they rise up against the Yuan dynasty?
Chapter 448 Why did they rise up against the Yuan dynasty?
There are no good people in Ningyang County.
There aren't many normal people in Ningyang County.
As the women walked away, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but snort and say, "Come on, I'll take you to eat steamed buns."
When Zhu Laosi and Zhu Laowu arrived at the steamed bun shop, Emperor Zhu immediately ordered, "Six meat buns and three vegetarian buns, please."
The steamed buns were served quickly.
After taking only two bites, Emperor Zhu felt something was wrong.
The buns weren't as oily as the previous ones.
The saltiness has also decreased significantly.
The filling of the steamed buns tasted quite different from what I had before.
Emperor Zhu summoned the young widow from the steamed bun shop and asked, "Young lady, something's not right with these steamed buns."
The young widow was slightly taken aback and asked, "Did the guest find the food unpalatable? Or..."
Emperor Zhu said, "They're delicious, but these buns are different from the ones we had two or three years ago. Did you change your cook?"
The young widow shook her head slightly and said, "No one has changed. It has always been Sister-in-law Chen and Sister-in-law Liu who are in charge of preparing the filling."
Emperor Zhu clicked his tongue.
"Don't try to fool us."
“Let me tell you, even though I ate it once two or three years ago, I remember the taste of those buns very clearly. This one is obviously different.”
"The saltiness is too light, the oiliness is too little, and there's something missing in the bun, so it lacks a certain flavor."
The young widow was dumbfounded.
It's right to use less salt.
It's okay if there's less oil and fat.
When the steamed bun shop first opened, it mainly catered to the young and strong men who were digging the artificial lake.
At that time, the entire Ningyang County was poor, and digging an artificial lake was physically demanding work, so the steamed buns had to be made with plenty of oil and salt.
Nowadays, the steamed bun shops mainly cater to the working women and young adults in the county town. These people don't lack oil or salt, so the steamed buns can no longer be heavily oiled or salted.
The customer in front of me said that something was missing, which caused a certain flavor to be missing...
The young widow was momentarily at a loss for words.
After a long while, the young widow tentatively asked, "Does the guest know what's missing?"
Seeing Emperor Zhu shake his head slightly, the young widow could only try to brush it off: "Please forgive me, sir, but the main problem is that we can't find that ingredient anymore."
Emperor Zhu frowned slightly and asked, "Are you trying to fool me?"
After thinking for a moment, Emperor Zhu continued, "Let me tell you, Limpy Wu from your Ningyang County is an old acquaintance of mine."
"Tell me honestly, what exactly is missing from the filling of these buns?"
"If you don't tell me, we'll go ask Limpy Five."
An old acquaintance of Brother Limpy Fifth?
The young widow was immediately relieved and replied, "The missing filling in the buns is locust powder."
Emperor Zhu exclaimed, "Oh, so it's locust... locust powder?"
The young widow nodded and said, "It's locust powder."
“In the first year of Hongwu, our Ningyang County suffered a severe drought, followed by a locust plague. The magistrate ordered the people to catch locusts, then cook them, dry them in the sun, and grind them into powder.”
“Some of the locust powder was added to fried noodles and sold to the Northern Expeditionary Army.”
"Another part was added to the filling of the steamed buns."
"After all, locusts are meat."
Emperor Zhu chuckled dryly twice and waved his hand, indicating that the young widow could leave.
That beast!
It's one thing for him to make our Ming army eat locusts.
He even made his father-in-law eat locusts!
Limpy Wu is also a beast.
That bastard knew there were locusts in the bun filling, but he didn't stop us!
The more Zhu Huangdi thought about it, the angrier he became. He simply picked up a steamed bun, took two big bites, and said to Zhu Laosi and Zhu Laowu, "Eat, eat quickly!"
Zhu Laosi and Zhu Laowu picked up the steamed buns with bitter faces.
The more I look at this bun, the more I feel like there are locusts inside.
Seeing the two people on the heated kang resisting, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but snort and say, "Eat without worry. There are no locusts in this. Your father has eaten the ones with locusts, and they don't taste like this."
At this point, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but smack his lips.
I'm a little skeptical about the taste of locusts.
Have I become abnormal?
Just as Emperor Zhu was secretly questioning his life, Zhu Laosi, with the determination to die a heroic death, took a big bite of the steamed bun.
"Hey?"
"These steamed buns are quite interesting."
Zhu Laosi waved the steamed bun in his hand at Zhu Laowu.
"There are vegetables and meat, and the key is that the meat should have been marinated beforehand."
"It tastes quite delicious when eaten with the vegetables."
Zhu Laowu snorted coldly and said, "You're trying to fool me again?"
Zhu Laosi said anxiously, "I'm really not lying to you this time! If I'm lying to you this time, may my eldest brother beat me up when I get back!"
Hearing Zhu Laosi's words, Zhu Laowu finally took a bite of the bun.
Then, Zhu Laowu's eyes lit up.
"This is not an ordinary green vegetable."
"I've never eaten this before."
"The meat was marinated in advance and was mainly lean with very little fat."
"No wonder Dad said the steamed buns aren't as oily as they used to be."
"Where does lean meat get so much fat?"
While eating his steamed buns, Emperor Zhu asked his two sons, "Can you two tell what kind of food is inside?"
Seeing that Zhu Laosi and Zhu Laowu shook their heads, Emperor Zhu then said, "They are wild vegetables, shepherd's purse and lamb's quarters."
"Neither of you have ever eaten this since you were little."
“In the past, when people couldn’t afford vegetables, they would dig up wild vegetables in the fields to eat.”
“Sometimes, during years of disaster, such as severe drought or flood, there are no wild vegetables to eat.”
"You two think it tastes good because you're curious about something new."
"You might not like it even if you eat too much of it."
Zhu Laosi hummed in agreement and slowed down his eating of the steamed buns.
After finishing all the buns in his hand, Zhu Laosi looked at Emperor Zhu and asked, "What do ordinary people eat when there are no wild vegetables to eat?"
Emperor Zhu chuckled bitterly and said, "We can't even eat wild vegetables anymore, so what else can we eat?"
"We eat whatever we can, like grass roots and tree bark."
"If we can't even eat grass roots and tree bark, then we'll eat dirt."
"Eat Guanyin clay."
"That stuff is edible, but Guanyin clay isn't food, so eating it is pointless, and you won't be able to poop it out easily afterward."
"Therefore, people who eat Guanyin clay will have bloated bellies."
"In the end, he swelled up to death."
"However, you could also say they starved to death."
"One side of my stomach was bloated like a ball, while the other side was so hungry that it hurt."
The more Emperor Zhu spoke, the lower his voice became.
"You two haven't met him, but I have."
"Those who eat Guanyin clay will experience both hunger and bloating, and eventually die while wailing in agony."
"If it weren't for this, why do you think the people of this world would rise up in rebellion against the Yuan dynasty?"
"So, you two better remember this: whatever you do in the future, you must remember that you can't let the people go hungry."