The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Yelu clasped his hands tightly on the reins, his head getting more and more dizzy, and the world in front of him seemed to be turning over, making him even more dazzled, and he couldn't help lying on the horseback.

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

——Why send me on an envoy!

At this moment, Yelv Linglu, who was troubled by the inadequacy of water and soil, had completely forgotten the excitement in her heart when she learned that she could travel with the delegation to Song State at public expense.

Moreover, the mission had arrived in Chenqiao and had a round with the people from Song State.

Yelu struggled to see Zhengshi and Song Guo's companions, Kaifeng government official and other reception officials saluting and greeting each other, opening and closing, and talking endlessly, while the companions next to them had already dismounted.

"Ah, come down?"

Companion calls Yelu to be curled up.

Yelu curled his head and glanced at him, "I, I can't do it..."

With that said, Yelu fell off his horse as soon as he twisted his body.

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

...

Yelu woke up in the warmth. He opened his eyes and found that he was wrapped in fur, his head was wrapped in gauze, and the medical officer in the mission was sitting next to him.

The medical officer blinked when he saw him, "How are you?"

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

"No, here is Chen Qiao, Chen Qiao's long pavilion," the medical officer explained, "Because you can't move for the time being, Zheng Shi took everyone into the post first, leaving me and two guards to take care of you-oh, also There are two people from Kaifeng Mansion."

Yelu leaned her head to look and saw a figure sitting at the doorway. He was very thin and didn't look bloated even in thick clothes. It was completely different from the Liao people. As for the other, he was nowhere to be seen.

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

Of course he was hungry, he fainted from morning to afternoon as soon as he fainted.

The medical officer only had dry food. This was the territory of the Song State. Naturally, he wanted to find the officials of the Song State. This is why the people of the Song State kept the people from the Kaifeng Mansion.

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

He needs a little food, and it is for patients who are not comfortable with the water and soil, so it is best to be gentle.

"Oh." The boy responded, and took out a bamboo cup from his arms. The weather was cold, and there was firewood in the long pavilion for warmth. The boy raised his head and shouted, "Zhan guards."

A person leaped down lightly from the top of the long pavilion, and Yelu jumped in surprise.

This person took out the lamp and lit the fire, then the boy heated the food in the bamboo cup, put a spoon in it, and brought it to Yelu.

"Thank you." Yelu said in awkward Song dialect. The nobles in Daliao basically learned Song culture and language since childhood, but he really didn't have any talent in language, and he always failed in this item.

Looking at the bamboo cup again, the faint black glutinous rice is dotted with red dates, red beans, peanuts and other things.

Yelu curled up in surprise, felt a warm flow in his heart, and his eyes were moisturized.

According to their Daliao custom, they would cook glutinous rice on Zhengdan day. In Yelu's memory, the bowl of glutinous rice before and after Zhengdan is the sweetest memory of childhood.

It took almost two months from Daliao to the Song Dynasty. During this period, he fell ill due to the inadequacy of the soil and water. It is December 27th today. Yelu is really homesick.

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

...

Yun Yan looked back with a dumbfounded look, looked back at Zhan Zhao, hesitatingly said: "I have seen diners who cried because it was so delicious. There are so many people in Kaifeng, but they cried without eating. This is the first one."

Zhan Zhao: "..."

Yun Yanhui had a sense of long-sightedness. He looked at the big-natured Liao people while eating the eight-treasure rice, his complexion also improved, and he felt a little relieved.

When this person fainted, Da Song's officials were a little nervous, afraid that something would happen, so when he was staying, he and Zhan Zhao were kept. People stay too exaggerated, and when they stay less, they are afraid that they will do things and it is not enough. And the combination of Yun Yanhui and Zhan Zhao, one can meet their normal needs, and the other can hold it out.

Yun Yan recalled the past when he took the bamboo tube, but the Liao man held his hand.

Yun Yan replied: "??"

Liao people: "What's your name?"

Yun Yanhui felt very inexplicable when facing his enthusiastic eyes. It was just a bowl of eight-treasure rice, and it did not save his life. As for such enthusiasm, "Yun... Yun Yanhui."

"I remembered," Yelu said sincerely, "I, Yelu, curvy."

Yun Yan replied slightly, "...good."

On the way back, Yun Yan went back and forth to inquire with the medical officer, only to realize that they had such a custom in Daliao. He sighed with relief. He was also afraid that this person would not have a plan. If there is a reason, it was because of illness. I had glutinous rice when I was fragile.

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

At this time, it was already nightfall, and it was early for dinner. The royal feast given by the official family was swept away by more than 100 people from the envoy, leaving only some leftovers. Naturally Not for these few people.

The envoy who was in charge of receiving the Liao delegation looked at it and said it was bad, and forgot to leave a meal for others.

Moreover, he has done his homework for some people in the mission. This person is a painter loved by the emperor of the Liao Kingdom. So, it's hard to be too slow.

The companion of this museum is from Hongtong Temple, and I wondered for a long time. How can I say that I didn't eat the royal feast on the first day, and it was very rude. Should I buy it now or ask someone to do it? It doesn't seem to be rich enough...

The envoy of the museum thought that the Duting Xiyi station seemed to be hosting the Xixia delegation who was also in Beijing today. Not far away, he asked people to see if there were any dishes, or asked their cooks to cook something. He remembered that the chef of Kaifeng Mansion's chef was cooking there.

Because there is an imperial feast, there is no chef at all today, only a few apprentices responsible for warming dishes and wine.

As expected, the people from the pavilion sent back five dishes and a few fruits and wine from Duting Xiyi, plus some fresh fruits left here, it was enough to entertain. The envoy of the museum personally apologized, sniffed, and sat down cheeky, "I will accompany you for a drink..."

Then he asked someone to add a pair of cutlery.

Although the Liao people felt the inexplicable enthusiasm of the companions of the museum, they also came to accompany the wine. They were not important figures such as chief and deputy envoys, but they couldn't be shameless, so they silently accepted.

These people are the first time to enter the mission. They have never eaten the royal feast or the reception meal of other embassies. They have seen a few dishes on the banquet, and they are also interested in asking what they are.

Although the envoy of the museum was in charge of the Liao mission, he had seen the menus of other post houses, but he had not eaten it before, so he forced his saliva and introduced them: "This is crispy char siu, which is made from roasted pork, sweet and salty. It is delicious. There is also three-wire soup of Hehuayu, which is made with Daxiangguo Temple Hehuayu, tofu, mushrooms, ham, etc. If you eat, you need to'keep your lips first, then peel off your clothes'. The mouth of this crocodile fish is incredibly sweet..."

I don't know if it was the illusion of Yelv's curly shoes. He always felt that the pavilion's companion had sucked his saliva when he was talking.

"There is also this dish, this dish is amazing... the Chinese characters are fresh fish and sheep. This dish is made of fish and mutton, so the name is the first fresh. The meat is fresh and tender, without any fishy smell, and In this weather, fish and sheep soup is the most suitable to drink. Hehe, come on, everyone has a bowl of soup first, and they talk as they eat."

The envoy of the museum couldn't help it anymore, and let's talk about it first with a bowl of soup.

So, everyone served a bowl of the first fresh soup, ready to wait for the companion of the museum to continue the explanation.

As soon as the soup entered, a few people were amazed. As the envoy of the museum said, it was fresh! This word is almost going to be nailed in their minds!

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

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

The envoy of the museum also felt at ease in an instant, and said lazily: "And this Dengying beef shredded. It is said that this is popular in Sichuan and Chongqing... Ay, I'll take a bite first."

I don't know why, the patron has changed from introducing to eating with everyone, and then eating first.

One bite, there is a hint of sweetness in the spicy and spicy, the thinly torn beef shreds are roasted very dry, the red oil is shiny, and it is dotted with sesame seeds, which looks extremely appetizing, not to mention the taste so appetizing.

The patron ate two mouthfuls, and couldn't help but drank another big mouthful of soup.

Several members of the Liao delegation were stunned to see and eat. It's no wonder that so many people in China are rushing to come up with an envoy to Song Kingdom, and the food served by Song Kingdom is so delicious!

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

But the weird thing is that as they eat, there are more people around them...

Originally, I didn't avoid people, but one or two people who passed by or followed the fragrance in the room stopped and watched, but it was a bit unable to eat.

Yelu swallowed a bite of the dish and couldn't help but said, "Didn't you have eaten it?"

Everyone bowed their heads in shame. Yes, they had eaten and they were very full, but they didn’t know why they were hungry again when they saw this table of people eating...

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

But, who made you eat so delicious, so greedy...

Yeluu suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis. He looked at the side and took a portion of each dish into his bowl, then stood up and said, "I'm not feeling well. I'll go back to the room first."

Yelu, who hurriedly walked to the door, looked back and saw that the table of noodles was already overwhelmed with the sound of "I'll taste this" and "Give me some food".

Yelu has lingering fears and can't help but fantasize.

Da Song always treats different countries differently. Their treatment in Da Liao is generally the best. If even the dinner banquet of the Xixia mission was so delicious, what kind of food was on the previous royal banquet? He didn't even eat it, what a pity!