Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Half barbecue, half hot pot, together...

"Bring the dried bean curd sheets, thousand sheets, and old tofu. You don't need the soft tofu. I'll give them the recipe and have them make it in Xianyang Palace. Zheng Ge can give him some..." Zhu Dan wanted to mention his children and concubines, but then thought of Hu Hai and changed his mind. "Ministers, such as the Wang family and the Meng family."

She had some opinions about Li Si, but not about these two families.

Although the time in Lantian County was relatively short, Zhu Dan was very satisfied with the accumulation of goods, which filled a whole truck.

The honor guard set off in a grand procession, just as ostentatiously as they had on their way in and on their return. However, Zhu Dan found it difficult to get used to it and couldn't help but look at Monkie: "Are all of you nobles like this?"

Fusu thought this was normal. After seeing Zhu Dan's supernatural power with his own eyes, he suddenly understood why his father valued her. He was even surprised that his father would release Zhu Dan from Xianyang Palace.

My father has encountered many assassination attempts in recent years. If the remnants of the six kingdoms knew that their Great Qin had a divine disciple, they would definitely not sit idly by. There are still too few armored guards for protection.

But Fusu changed his mind and felt that it would not be good to be too ostentatious.

He didn't elaborate, only smiling, "My humble reliance is but a minor detail. How can it compare to Mr. Zhu's miraculous ability to transform beans into tofu? Your Majesty is always fair and will surely reward according to merit. Have you ever thought about what you want?"

"Venison." Zhu Dan blurted out.

Fusu was puzzled.

"I heard that Hu Hai likes venison very much. Coincidentally, I like it too. However, venison is rare. If I eat it, he won't have any to eat. Monk, do you think His Majesty will be angry if I ask him for it?" Zhu Dan deliberately chatted in a teasing manner.

Fusu wanted to ask why you ate Hu Hai and nothing else. They, the Great Qin, were not so bad that they couldn't even hunt two deer. But seeing Zhu Dan's expression, he swallowed his words and could only say, "In the king's heart, you are the most important."

Zhu Dan snorted: "Isn't this natural?" How could Hu Hai be compared with her!

Zhu Dan sat for a while and was almost shaken to the point of wanting to stand up, but the carriage seemed to rely on springs for shock absorption, which could not be fixed in a short time. Fortunately, she was not carsick.

Just pull open the car curtain.

At this time, the carriage had left Lantian County and entered the Chi Road.

From a distance you can see some people busying themselves with work.

At first, Zhu Dan thought he was digging wild vegetables, but soon, his expression became subtle.

They are weeding. This is not a field, but a bean field.

Yes, now that soybeans can be made into tofu, we no longer have to rely on slash-and-burn farming as before.

But this land is so overgrown with grass and sparse with bean sprouts that Zhu Dan's mouth twitched.

She didn't recognize the bean sprout, but she could see it.

Wild grasses are very tenacious, but unfortunately Zhu Dan didn't remember the ratio of pesticides.

The efficiency of human labor is still too low.

Finally arriving at the Xianyang Palace, Zhu Dan limped off the carriage and couldn't help but say to Meng Qi, "I must learn how to ride a horse!"

Fusu suppressed a smile and said, "I'll teach you when the time comes."

They went to see Ying Zheng with a cart full of gifts.

Ying Zheng was not yet accustomed to three meals a day and ate very little. He was chatting idly with his youngest son. When he heard that Zhu Dan had returned, he put down his chopsticks and said, "Please let him in."

So when Zhu Dan walked in, he saw a young man staring at him with hostility. He looked so familiar!

The alchemy furnace also reacted in the next second——

Hu Hai actually contributed his luck to him? Zhu Dan was slightly stunned, then immediately sent a message to Tang Yuan: "Analyze the quality of this spiritual energy and see what kind of elixir it can be refined."

She even forgot that Hu Hai was also a "famous" person!

What about Monchi?

Zhu Dan glanced at everyone naturally and reported his results to Ying Zheng: "...Making tofu from these beans is said to be a magical art, but it's actually a by-product of alchemy. The key ingredient in making tofu, brine, is what I obtained when refining mud salt. Pure salt is not only not astringent or bitter, but also good for the body. After all, salt is derived from minerals, just like the elixir refined by mortals. Of course, the amount is much smaller than that, so the impact is not that great..."

Thinking of the poison pill, Ying Zheng's face changed.

The resentment in Hu Hai's heart turned into high vigilance.

He was already wary of Zhu Qing, and when he saw Zhu Dan and Fusu walking side by side, he felt that his guess was indeed true. Fusu... perhaps it was because of this man that he was not exiled.

My father actually values ​​her so much?

That's why she asked the alchemists to offer elixirs and forced them to take them themselves, saying it was an experiment to see if they could really become immortals?

You know, the golden elixir is not easy to come by, and my father was reluctant to give it to others in the past.

Hu Hai was very confused: Why hasn’t the teacher come back yet?

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"Su, I'm back!" Zhu Dan's voice had already arrived before he even walked into the yard.

"Mr. Zhu!" The strange maid led the servants to salute Zhu Dan.

Zhu Dan was puzzled: "Why is it you? Where is Su?"

"Envoy Su has been busy with the papermaking project these past few days. He made a breakthrough last night, and now that we are at a critical juncture, I have taken the initiative to come and meet him. Mr. Zhu, do you want to go and take a look, or should you rest first after the long journey?"

Zhu Dan said without hesitation: "Lead the way."

Su is a very cautious person. If she says there is a breakthrough, it must be a big breakthrough.

When we got there, we found a warm room with many charcoal braziers.

Su Zheng was leading people to dry the copied paper.

When Zhu Dan walked in, she felt the warmth surge, as if she was in midsummer.

She frowned and saw that everyone in the room was wearing thin clothes and sweating profusely.

She told Su that there was no need to rush to make paper, but Su was obviously also thinking about the seven-day deadline.

However, when Zhu Dan's eyes fell on the paper on the bamboo curtain, they lit up.

Although this paper is not as white as snow as the ones in later generations, compared with the first one he made, the yellow and brown colors have faded a lot, and the light yellow white is very simple and ancient.

"Su, you're amazing! It's only been a few days, and you've already made such beautiful paper!"

Su was startled when she heard Zhu Dan's voice. She turned around and smiled unconsciously. She took a few quick steps to salute: "Mr. Zhu, you're back."

"Yes, I just arrived. I heard Yunqiu say that you had a major breakthrough, so I couldn't wait to come here. I didn't expect that you had done so well with the bleaching agent issue that I mentioned just before I left."

When Su heard the word Yun Qiu, she was stunned and her eyes flashed.

Zhu Dan continued to get excited: "What kind of bleach did you use? I only remember that alum can be used to filter water."

Although eating too much alum can make people stupid, there is no need to eat paper.

It had been so long that Zhu Dan had almost forgotten what she had learned in high school. Although her alchemy also involved phenomena such as chemistry and physics, none of the names in the world of cultivation matched those here.

Su calmed down and said, "It's moonstone sand."

"Before Master Zhu left, he told me to use whatever I wanted in the alchemy room. He also said that although the elixirs made by alchemists were not only useless but also harmful, the interaction between the ingredients and the different amounts used would trigger some magical reactions, resulting in new and even more magical substances. So I went to try them out one by one, and finally tried the moonstone sand, which I found to be the most effective at this stage."

She took Zhu Dan to see the moonstone sand.

Zhu Dan looked at it for a long time, hmm, didn't recognize it, then touched it again, his face slightly changed: "Be careful with this next time, it's poisonous, don't put it in your mouth and don't let it splash into your eyes."

He looked at their hands again and said, "Tear the linen into strips and wrap them around your fingers a few more times."

Although they do a lot of work and have calluses on their hands...work gloves are indeed necessary.

None of the modern regulations are useless.

Although Su felt it was a waste, she nodded again after thinking of Zhu Sheng's character. She peeled off a piece of dried paper, touched it and rubbed it, frowning: "Although this paper is white, it is too soft."

"Soft?" Zhu Dan didn't mind and rubbed it as well. "It's okay, that's a good thing. It can be used as toilet paper. When you can make toilet paper as soft as cloth, it will be perfect."

Zhu Dan and Su were discussing the development of paper. Not long after, Yun Qiu said that the Shaofu had arrived.

"It must be the venison I asked Brother Zheng for." Zhu Dan pulled Su up and said, "Come on, come on, I'll treat you to something fresh today."

When I arrived at the front yard, I saw that it was true. The Shaofu had actually sent a whole deer.

Zhu Dan looked behind him: "Hey, didn't Monkie come back with you?"

She had originally wanted to bring Monkie back to the Alchemist Temple, but Monkie said he had something else to do, so she only invited him to have hotpot dinner.

"The Master said that dinner will be served at dusk."

"Oh." Zhu Dan blinked. "Hasn't Wang Changshi told you about the tofu? Is there anything you don't understand? Although tofu is made from beans, it's suitable for all ages, especially the elderly. It's easy to chew, making it perfect for officials in the court to show their filial piety. There are many ways to eat tofu. You can ask the chef to try more."

The Shaofu agreed.

After he left, Zhu Dan pulled the vegetarian venison and said, "Half barbecue, half hot pot, all ready! It's a pity that Xiang Lichun and Xiang Liyuan didn't come back, so I didn't have the food."

"But when they build the water mill, Brother Zheng will definitely reward them greatly, and then I will ask for venison again." Zhu Dan couldn't help but think of the time when he asked Brother Zheng for venison and deliberately gave Hu Hai a look. Haha, he will definitely be mad!

While working, Su glanced at Yun Qiu and felt a sense of crisis in his heart.

Yun Qiu and Yun Bazi were not slaves, but female officials with names and surnames. They were transferred here recently and had much more advantages than her in terms of status and connections.

The grill was set up, and the chicken soup in the clay pot was bubbling. Su was about to step aside, but Zhu Dan pulled her over and sat down: "Let's eat together."

white:"……"

Knowing Zhu Dan's temper, she was no longer as fearful as she had been the first time: "Mr. Zhu, no, I can't..."

"Don't tell me slaves can't eat with nobles." Zhu Dan interrupted with a sly smile, "Remember what I told you about the future of paper? You've made such a great breakthrough. You're a hero, and heroes deserve rewards."

"Su, I'm a humble person. You didn't eat this meal for free. You have to work harder."

With paper that can be written on, simplified Chinese characters can be promoted, and I don’t have to be illiterate. Zhu Dan suddenly felt happy. Does this count as changing the entire writing system for me?

Su Que said: "Mr. Zhu, you are too kind. This is my duty." What kind of scholar is she?

Zhu Dan suppressed her smile, knowing that her promise of never pursuing offenses in the future was all bullshit. Even the death-free medal bestowed by the emperor might not be of any use. She looked at the stool next to her and had an idea: "Sit here."

"Look, I'm sitting on a chair, and you're sitting on a stool." She stretched out her hand to compare the difference between the two. "Does this mean I'm inferior, and your status is clearly defined?"

white:"……"

Yun Qiu was following Zhu Dan's instructions and flipping through the marinated skewers of venison. Hearing this, his expression became complicated.

This Mr. Zhu is indeed different.

In the end, Su did not refuse Zhu Dan's kindness. She sat on the stool and took the venison roasted by Zhu himself.

Zhu Dan was a little nervous: "How is it? Is it cooked? I used to grill meat for my classmates all the time, and they all said it was good. But after all, I haven't cooked it for many years. Maybe it looks good on the outside but not cooked on the inside."

Su nodded gently: "It's cooked and delicious."

Zhu Dan was a little worried, so he took another skewer and nodded, "It's indeed cooked and tender. The venison tastes really good. No wonder Hu Hai likes it. I like it too."

"But the next batch needs to be baked a little longer. It will taste better if it's a little more charred."

He then said, "Gongsun Liu, Meng Qi, don't just sit there. This barbecue is only delicious if you do it yourself."

Fusu: “…”

Gongsun Liu accepted it well and did whatever his senior sister did.

There was a lot of venison, and although there was bean curd sheets and old tofu cooked in a clay pot to relieve the greasiness, they ate while chatting, and only half of it was eaten by the time the moon was at its zenith. Later, Zhu Dan asked Yun Qiu and others to share it, after all, they had been busy.

Yun Qiu was calmer than Su, bowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhu, for the reward."

Zhu Dan couldn't help but look at her.

Su's heart was lifted.

At this time, Fusu stood up to say goodbye, and Zhu Dan said casually: "It's too late, why don't you rest here?"

Fusu shook his head, and she said, "The palace gates should be closed at this time."

Fusu froze and smiled helplessly. He knew that he could not hide his return to Xianyang from Zhu Dan for long.

There are so many people here who recognize him.

Just as he was about to explain, Zhu Dan snorted coldly and called Su: "Let's go, it's time to go to bed."

Fusu: “…”

After washing up and lying on the bed, Zhu Dan scratched his hair and said, "Monkey, Monkey...you are hiding everything from me!"

This person's luck couldn't be used for the time being, so she immediately asked Tang Yuan, "How is it? What did Hu Hai's spiritual energy analysis reveal?"

"It has poison-like properties, but not the kind that affects a wide range of areas. It's a bit biased, like the poison pills you once researched that only targeted wolf monsters."

Zhu Dan raised his eyebrows, and somehow thought of what Hu Hai would do in the future.

It is indeed poisonous.

If we say that he killed as many people as Bai Qi did, he didn't. He was called a tyrant, but what people remember is that he died as the second emperor of Qin and killed all of Qin Shihuang's descendants, including his sisters who had no right of inheritance.

However, if this spiritual energy is used as the main ingredient, perhaps it would be possible to refine a pill that can fight poison with poison and detoxify heavy metal poisons.

Being a blood relative of Hu Hai has both advantages and disadvantages for Zhengge.

Well, she needs to think about it carefully.