"Two bowls of grain rice, one bowl of wheat rice, three bowls of bean leaf soup. Then another bowl of bean rice." The owner of the shop shouted at the store, turned around and looked at Zhou Chong, and began to promote: "This little brother, what do you want to order? The shop has grain rice, wheat rice, bean rice, millet rice, rice rice, rice cakes, bean leaf soup, bamboo shoot soup, butter flavor, dog oil flavor, lamb oil flavor, lard flavor, little brother, which one do you want to taste?"

We all know that China is a country with a long history, but in the pre-Qin period (note: pre-Qin refers to before the Qin Dynasty), its food culture is much worse than that in the modern era, even in the Tang and Song dynasties.

What we eat in our daily life now is rice, that is, rice made from rice. In the late Warring States period, rice was also produced, but its yield was not high, and the proportion of grain was too small. The highest proportion was millet. Wheat was also cultivated, but its way of eating was very different from the pasta today. It was mainly granular, that is, when cooked. Even now, some parts of China still ate wheat, called wheat rice. During the Warring States period, due to the invention of stone mills, pasta gradually began to be eaten. Before Qin Shihuang unified China, there were already vendors selling cakes on the streets of Xianyang.

Millet rice is yellow rice. Soup is the beans in our daily lives. For a long time in ancient times, beans were not ground into tofu like we are now, nor were they used to squeeze oil. Instead, they were eaten after being cooked and called soup rice.

Now, there are many oils to choose from in our daily lives. In the pre-Qin period, the people ate animal oil because there was no vegetable oil at that time, and different animal oils were used according to different periods, such as frying lambs and suckling pigs in spring; frying pheasants and dried fish in summer; frying lards and deer in autumn; frying fresh fish and geese in winter. (Note: I personally think that this way of eating can only exist in the homes of powerful people, wealthy businessmen, and how can the common people get this treatment?)

Beans were very popular in ancient times. One reason was that beans were edible and easy to store. Therefore, the government encouraged the planting of beans for a long time. The people were also happy to plant beans because beans were not only eaten, but bean leaves were also a dish that the people often ate, and bean leaf soup was a soup that poor people often drank.

We all know that Jiangnan is a hometown of fish and rice, and rice is mainly produced in Jiangnan. However, in the pre-Qin period, China's economic focus was in the Central Plains and Guanzhong area. Jiangnan was sparsely populated and had low development level, and rice accounted for not much of the proportion of grain. Therefore, although rice is beautiful and rice is delicious, it is not widely used. This restaurant in Xianyang can sell rice rice, which was not easy at that time. The shop owner was excited when he thought about it, quite proud, and looked at Zhou Chong very proudly.

Although Zhou Chong, a white-collar worker in a celebrity company, likes to read some books in his spare time, especially Chinese history books, is his big hobby. He also knows the difference between rice, millet, millet, beans, wheat and hemp. Even if he doesn't understand these differences, he looks around and sees that the customers eat either wheat rice or bean rice, which is impossible to eat in modern society. He knows that he will definitely not be able to eat. The only thing he can eat is rice rice that the shop owner is proud of, plus cakes, and opens his mouth and says, "Give a bowl of rice rice and add a cake." Suddenly, he remembers that he was shy and has no money on his waist, and changes his words and says, "No, I'm not hungry."

He was a cover-up word for saving face. Unexpectedly, the knowledgeable shop owner was quick-hearted and exposed it in one go: "Are you still hungry? You have been standing here for a long time, swallowing your mouth and not finding a place to lie, it won't work here with my Niu Dayan."

Zhou Chong's face turned red suddenly, and he hurriedly defended: "My money was stolen by the thief." The thief was a thief. Although Zhou Chong came to this strange world in a daze, he had already understood with his carefulness that this was Xianyang during the Warring States Period. The current King of Qin was the famous Qin Shihuang, but he had not yet begun his unification war that would be recorded in history. In ancient times, the thief was called a thief, or a thief, or a thief. Zhou Chong still knew about this.

Zhou Chong, who had read many history books, thought he was doing well, but something unexpected happened to him. The shop owner and the diners in the shop became nervous after hearing his words. The diner put down his bowl, Niu Dayan stopped greeting the customers and stared at him. The shop owner asked hurriedly: "Where did you lose it? Tell me quickly, we can catch the thief, otherwise we will be in trouble and we will go to prison."

Since Shang Yang's reform, Qin State implemented a joint position, and had to monitor each other for profit and report it to the government. Therefore, Qin State "do not pick up the remains" and was able to govern the situation. The shop owners and others heard that Zhou Chong's money was stolen. Although this matter was not big, if it happened in the area they supervised, they would not be able to escape. The laws of Qin State all knew that it was a strict punishment and a heavy punishment. Although it was a small case, the punishment was not light, and there was no fear. (Note: Mengchangjun used a chicken crow and a dog robbery of Qin's beloved concubine to escape back to Qi. That was a struggle between the princes and had little to do with the people.)

Zhou Chong was shocked at their reaction and immediately understood that if this matter was alarmed by the government, he would not know how much punishment he was for an unknown time traveler. It would be impossible for him to treat him as a spy and chop his head. He quickly changed his words and said, "It's my fault that I am lost."

"You scared us to death." The shop owner and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and the diners picked up their bowls and started to snatch them and eat.

The shop owner greeted two guests and said to Zhou Chong: "Little brother, please sit down." He turned his head and shouted: "Give me a bowl of wheat rice and a bowl of bean leaf soup for me."

Zhou Chong was so hungry that he was touching his back. The saliva he swallowed could be filled with a few bowls. He was quite relieved and thanked the shop owner: "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't have any money for food."

"When you are away, there is inevitably an urgent matter. I will remember the money for this meal first. It is not too late to give it to me when you have it." Niu Dayan was very kind and brought a stool for him and said, "Little brother, come here, sit here."

In Chinese history books, Qin was a "country of tigers and wolves" and "the first merit". It was denounced by Confucianism as only knowing profit but not righteousness. In Zhou Chong's impression, the people of Qin should also be treacherous people who only know the interests and do not know the righteousness. Unexpectedly, the owner of Niu Dayan, was so righteous and gave him food. As for the money for the meal, it was just to take care of his face, which was equivalent to giving him a meal for free.

According to my opinion, the reason why Qin won the Warring States Period when heroes fought together and ultimately unified China was not only because Qin had advanced military measures, its government efficiency was very high, and it could be a role model for later generations. Although there were severe punishments and severe punishments for the management of the people, it was not bad for misdemeanors and severe punishments. Overall, it was very efficient and the management was very good. But later historians erased this point, which is a pity! (Note: For my personal opinion only, friends don’t have to take it seriously.)

Zhou Chong was really hungry and sat down without hesitation, saying, "Brother Niu, can you give me a bowl of rice?" It was not Zhou Chong's picky food, but rather, modern people who are used to eating rice are not used to ancient foods such as wheat rice and bean rice.

Rice grows in the south of the Yangtze River, while Xianyang is far away in Guanzhong. It is two or three thousand miles apart. Although a bowl of rice rice is not valuable, it is much more expensive than bean rice. Zhou Chong is in danger, so it would be good to have food to fill his stomach. Unexpectedly, he was still picky about food. Not only was he stunned by the big eyes, but even the guests were stunned. If it weren't for the Qin Dynasty's law that the people were not allowed to whisper privately, they would have been talking about it. It was a big criticism of Zhou Chong.

Historical knowledge once again worked. Zhou Chong remembered his wrongness and hurriedly said, "Brother Niu, this is a reluctant request. If there is any difficulty, please don't mind it. Brother Niu, please give me a bowl of bean rice."

Niu Dayan smiled and said, "Young brother, don't be polite. In our Great Qin State, in addition to farming and killing enemies, you can also get rewards for doing good deeds. Little brother, one bowl is not enough, right? Give me two bowls of rice and a bowl of bamboo shoot soup."

Since Shang Yang's reform, Qin State implemented "mastering and fighting through self-cultivation". This measure was criticized by later generations, especially Confucianism criticized it for being too decent. However, this was a good strategy to adapt to the heroes and fight at that time. The people of Qin State were good farmers at home and excellent soldiers on the battlefield. Therefore, Qin State had many good generals and soldiers during the war, and in peacetime, the country used its feet to be able to become stronger and stronger in the war and ultimately unify China.

A small waiter brought rice and soup in front of Zhou Chong, and said slowly and retreated.

Zhou Chong grabbed the chopsticks and inserted them into the rice, but did not put them into his mouth. Niu Dayan was very surprised and asked, "Little brother, the food should not be tasted? Otherwise, I will add some butter to you. Little brother, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying? Rice rice should not be tasted, so you don't need to cry. Qingji Qingqing, why is it useless to be stunned!"

After a moment of silence, Zhou Chong stood up, bowed deeply to Niu Dayan, and said, "Thank you, Brother Niu, I am full. Today's affection will be rewarded." Without waiting for Niu Dayan to speak, he turned around and left the hotel.

Zhou Chong read history and once lamented how trampled the ancients did not eat "food from pity". But when he first accepted Niu Dayan's alms, a sense of humiliation arose inexplicably, and he realized why the ancients would rather starve to death than eat "food from pity": that was a kind of self-esteem, diluting life and death.
Chapter completed!