Chapter 2226: The Kitchen Is so Exquisite that It Is Beyond Words

The sunshine at noon was quite good, and the temperature was maintained at 1 to 3 degrees Celsius above zero.

The people ate dumplings and drank soup with shredded cabbage, and they could choose soy sauce, vinegar, and garlic.

Now it was pickled mustard, the owner's pickled mustard, cut into strips, dripped two drops of sesame oil, and a pinch of chopped green onion and coriander, which was delicious enough for the people.

Li Yi added an extra piece of fermented bean curd and shared it with Princess Yongmu and Xiaolan.

He ate half himself, and the other half was eaten by the two of them. He didn't have the time to divide it into exactly three portions.

"Mustard is a good thing. No matter where people are from, different varieties of shepherd's purse can be made into pickles and pickled cabbage.

And the tassels on the mustard can also be made into pickles and preserved vegetables. Sinong Temple should set up a separate mustard cultivation department.

The yield of mustard directly affects the quality of life of the people, just like cabbage."

Li Yi took a bite of the shredded mustard, which tasted good, and thought of the cultivation.

"Screw cabbage is also good, but the yield is low and it tastes crispy." Xiaolan scraped off a little fermented bean curd with chopsticks and sipped it.

"The biggest advantage of snail vegetables is that they have low requirements for the growing environment. They do not need to be planted on the ground. If you plant them in the corner of the yard, they will grow every year."

Li Yi recognized snail vegetables. Every family with a yard can plant them.

It cannot be planted on the ground. If people participate in the management of snail vegetables, it will waste labor time.

It cannot be planted as an economic crop at present. Raising its price will make the people more money after planting it. This is not acceptable.

At present, the main thing is to harvest staple food, and the main thing for vegetables is to have a high yield. First, solve the problem of food and clothing.

The yield of mustard is higher than that of snail vegetables. The tassels of mustard can be used for cooking, while the yield of snail vegetables is far behind.

People can find a place to plant snail vegetables. Even in the snowy places in the north, there is no problem. There is no need to plant them again next year. Just leave a little when harvesting, and there will be a large area again the next year.

The three people talked while eating. The palace maids and eunuchs next to them had their hands frozen red, and they had to remember quickly.

This time, they wrote down useful content, the Sinong Temple.

Li Yi did not let them rest. Just like the people next to Li Longji, the daily record was being written.

Princess Yongmu drank some shredded cabbage soup: "It's not as delicious as boiled cabbage."

Li Yi: "..."

"I have to sell roasted sweet potatoes this afternoon, so I don't have enough time. I'll make boiled cabbage tomorrow."

Li Yi decided to satisfy Princess Yongmu's wish. It's just boiled water and cabbage! It's simple. It only took six hours to make it.

The main thing is that it saves time in collecting ingredients. There is everything in the manor.

This boiled water is not easy to boil. It's probably because of the cold weather. I have to take my time.

"Well! I'll eat Buddha Jumps Over the Wall later."

Princess Yongmu was happy. When she saw the cabbage soup, she wanted to eat boiled cabbage.

I haven't eaten it for a long time. There is also Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. Both of them are soup-based.

"In fact, I think I can make the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup first, and then I will make a part of it into clear soup."

Li Yi thought about it and found that the two soups can have a sequence.

The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup is thick and not greasy, and the boiled cabbage soup is clear, clear but not bland.

What made him speechless was that boiled cabbage was a Sichuan dish with a heavier flavor, while Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was a Fujian dish with a lighter flavor.

This may be the charm of Chinese cuisine. Who says that there are no light dishes in places where people eat spicy food?

Li Yi was going to try to make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and boiled cabbage together. Anyway, they both had to be cooked in soup.

Although the ingredients for the two soups are somewhat different, it is actually okay to use the thick soup of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall to make the clear soup of boiled cabbage.

"Tell the kitchen to prepare the ingredients and soak them if necessary." Li Yi said to the little robot.

There are all kinds of things in the manor. This is the only treatment he has fought for himself. At other times, he thinks about the people.

The little robot passed on the message, and the people in the back kitchen understood it as soon as they heard it. They had to prepare a lot of dumplings, hundreds of people.

"Eat dumplings, why is there so much oil in the dumplings? In fact, this kind of dumplings taste good when steamed, and the fillings themselves are not fresh."

Li Yi took a bite of the dumplings, and the oil flowed out. Soon, a layer of oil on the soy sauce turned white due to the temperature.

"Add meat oil." Xiaolan said as she ate a big dumpling in one bite, her cheeks puffed up.

She didn't want to see so much oil condense.

"Li Lang, let's have the soup of pickled cabbage and pork belly slices tomorrow morning. Steam it, add more ginger slices and star anise."

Princess Yongmu made another request. She felt that the steamed pickled cabbage in the basin tasted better than boiled.

"No problem. Confucius was so picky about food back then, and he didn't know how to invent food himself.

Prove a problem. Confucius can't cook. He never tires of fine food and fine minced meat. He said others can do it, but can he actually do it himself?

When he said this, was he eating fish or beef? I guess it should be fish?"

Li Yi didn't know why, and thought of the surname Kong again. Many of the things his descendants made for him were actually contradictory.

Then according to the rule that a lie needs countless lies to cover it up, he covered it up for each one.

Even in the end, he didn't cover it up. My Confucianism is right. Follow what I say, don't think about the rest.

…

“Kong Zhongni could never have imagined that we, the people he looked down upon, could now also eat dumplings.”

In Anxi Protectorate, where Suiye Town is located, a group of people were eating dumplings.

They were more awesome than Li Yi, who ate dumplings stuffed with pickled cabbage and oil residue in Luoyang.

They were in the northwest, eating boiled dumplings stuffed with three fresh ingredients.

Garlic sprouts, eggs, and shrimps are just the three delicacies.

The speaker was Zhang Xiaosong, who was a Jinshi.

In the entire four towns of Anxi, several generals had a total of 200,000 troops.

This is still the result of many soldiers going home to prepare for the New Year. Otherwise, it would be easy to double the number of soldiers.

Today's soldiers go home once, talk to their wife, see their two-year-old child, kiss them, and then come back.

The local soldiers in the four towns were resting. They were under constant pressure. The main force went to Tubo. They faced Sulu and Baiyi Dashi.

Just because they are resting does not mean that they cannot fight. They can raise more than 150,000 troops at any time.

Heavy snow saved Sulu and Baiyi Dashi, otherwise these soldiers would have fought them.

The imperial court ordered that it was cold, the roads were difficult to walk, and the logistics and supplies were poor, so we should endure it first and take care of ourselves.

Then a lot of garlic was delivered, and everyone grew garlic seedlings, which were like leeks and could be cut for several crops.

"Kong Zhongni is gone a long time ago, let's not mention him. The steam engine we are using now is good, it plows the land quickly, and can even lead soldiers to charge, with a shell on the outside."

Guo Zhiyun didn't want to talk about Confucius. He was already dead, so it meant nothing.

He saw the steam engine coming all the way, emitting smoke and steam, and so powerful that it dragged several horses backwards even as they ran in the opposite direction.

There are corresponding tools for plowing. Try it here and see if it works.

Also delivered were a large amount of grain, dried seafood, alcohol, soap, and skin care products.

In addition, a large number of medicinal materials and usage instructions are given, which are all needed for common symptoms.