Chapter 124 Shattering Everyone's Perspectives

Feeling the mountain breeze and drinking sweet honey water, Lu Zhaoshi felt that this place was very beautiful and he felt very relaxed.

Su Ying cleaned the small iron pot and looked at the small bowl of pig intestine oil with some confusion.

The little bit of pig intestine oil at home was obtained when cleaning the pig intestines, and I boiled this little bit.

It's easy to deal with family members, but the governor and the county magistrate are here now. Using pig intestines to cook makes it smelly and too bad.

"Xiao Tao, go find Madam Zheng and buy some oil and a few eggs." Su Ying ordered her sister.

Xiao Tao happily agreed and took the money to go to the village to find Madam Zheng.

"What is this?" Lu Zhaoshi saw two blackboards placed against the wall with some words not erased on them.

"Blackboard! For teaching."

"Blackboard? Teaching?" Lu Zhaoshi looked at the blackboard. The word was very vivid; it was indeed a black board. "You came up with this again? That's a good idea!"

"Use this to write!" Su Ying tactfully handed over a piece of chalk.

Lu Zhaoshi looked at it and didn't ask any more questions. It would be useless to ask.

I hesitated holding the chalk, not the brush, how to use it.

"Sir, just hold the pen like this and write casually." Su Ying took another pen and demonstrated on the blackboard.

Lu Zhaoshi clumsily wrote a few words. It was amazing that he could actually write words. The feel was different from that of a brush.

"Let me try it too!" County Magistrate Hu was so itchy that he also wrote a few words.

Su Ying wiped it off lightly with a cloth.

"Hmm, it's a good thing! It can also be used in official schools. It will be convenient for teachers to explain during lectures." Lu Zhaoshi thought of its use. "How do you make this chalk? Can you teach me?"

"My chalk is crudely made from lime. If you really want to make it, you need chalk, gypsum, or something like that. Mix them in a certain proportion, make a paste, pour it into a mold, and let it dry."

"Girl, don't you plan to make money with it?" Lu Zhaoshi joked.

"If these things can be used to impart knowledge and answer questions, so that more people can benefit from them, a little bit of profit will not matter." Su Ying smiled.

I didn't invent the blackboard and chalk, but I am also a beneficiary of them. It can be considered a meritorious deed that I can benefit the readers through my own efforts.

These words made Lu Zhaoshi look up to her very much. This girl was no ordinary person.

Xiaotao came back with a bowl of oil and five eggs, which cost her five cents.

Oil and eggs are very precious. Madam Zheng knew that the Su family was entertaining distinguished guests, so she did not sell them at a high price.

Su Ying boiled the pot, washed it and made fried rice with eggs.

There is nothing much to entertain at home, so fried rice with egg is economical and affordable.

Beat the eggs and add salt, melt the oil in a pan, pour the eggs into the pan and fry until golden brown.

The fragrant smell of eggs made everyone feel hungry.

Su Ying loosened the cooked rice, scooped it out and put it into the iron pan, stir-fried it with the fried eggs, and poured in soy sauce, and the aroma of soy sauce instantly wafted out.

"Gu..." Everyone's stomach was rumbling with hunger, and they all gathered around to look at Su Ying.

"Hey, your method is novel. What is it called?" Lu Zhaoshi was curious.

This is the first time I’ve seen two simple things mixed together, and they turned out so delicious, making me so hungry.

"Egg fried rice!" Su Ying quickly served the egg fried rice.

Each guest had a bowl of rice, each grain of which was distinct and crystal clear, and had absorbed the aroma of egg and soy sauce mixed with the aroma of burnt rice. Everyone took one mouthful after another and could not stop.

Lu Zhaoshi choked, stretched his neck, and pounded his chest without caring about his image.

"Sir, drink some water!" Su Ying handed over a bowl of warm water.

Lu Zhaoshi drank it all in one breath and finally recovered.

The others were similar, all drinking water in big gulps and beating their chests.

"I didn't expect this fried rice to be so delicious!" the village elders exclaimed.

When they were prominent, they ate scrambled eggs, which were the so-called scrambled eggs that were slowly dried out in a jar. How could they be as fragrant as the ones fried in an iron pan and with fat?

"It has oil and is fried in an iron pan, so of course it tastes good!" Su Ying said with a smile.

Iron pots were not popular until the Song Dynasty. It was not that the ancients did not like iron pots, but the production of iron was too low. There was not enough to make weapons, armor, and equipment. How could there be so many to meet civilian needs?

The improvement of smelting technology in the Song Dynasty and the significant increase in iron production gave iron pots the opportunity to become popular among the people.

"Girl, no wonder you specifically asked for an iron pot, it turns out this is its wonderful use!" County Magistrate Hu's previous doubts were resolved.

"In a few days, we can squeeze out oil from tea seeds and use it to stir-fry various vegetables. It tastes much better than steaming or boiling them! You can try it when you go back," Su Ying introduced.

"Then I have to go back and make a pot!" County Magistrate Hu said with a smile, "Believe what the girl says!"

Although County Magistrate Hu was an official, he was reluctant to eat a single bite. His food was similar to that of ordinary people, mainly steamed and boiled. The only difference was that his rice was new rice and the seasoning was better than that of ordinary people.

During the Lu Zhao period, his family had iron pots and a dedicated cook, and cooking was still mainly done by steaming and boiling. Steaming in a large iron pot was more convenient than cooking in a clay pot. As for stir-frying, he also had that method, but it was much simpler and cruder than the complicated and diverse cooking methods of later generations.

Su Ying's fried rice made Lu Zhaoshi realize the difference between his own chef and others.

"Oh, it is said that food is the most important thing for people! This is true!" Lu Zhaoshi sighed.

"A bowl of egg fried rice is so delicious and brings joy! When I retire, I'll become a gourmet and try all the delicacies in the world. That would be one of the greatest pleasures in life!"

"Sir, an iron pot can satisfy most of your wishes!" Su Ying said with a smile.

"Oh, what other dishes can be cooked in this iron pot? Tell me!" Lu Zhaoshi thought about it and listened carefully, then went back to ask the chef to cook.

"There's so much I can cook! Not to mention all kinds of vegetables, I can also cook all kinds of meat! For example, braised pork, pork with preserved vegetables, fried crispy pork, fried meatballs..."

After listening to Su Ying's wonderful bragging, everyone was immersed in the food. How could they have missed so many delicious foods?

"Girl, can you cook these delicious foods?" Lu Zhaoshi, who was not greedy for food, had never been so greedy.

"Of course, it's very simple!" Su Ying was talking about common popular dishes in modern society.

"Can you tell me in detail how to make it?" Lu Zhaoshi was eager to learn, and County Magistrate Hu was also watching eagerly.

"Well, the raw materials of these meats are all pork, you..." Su Ying remembered that pork was not considered good at that time and was only eaten by poor people.

"Made of pork?" Lu Zhaoshi was surprised. "Pork smells so stinky, how can it be eaten?"

"Well, if you castrate the newborn piglets, they won't have a foul smell when they grow up! Braised pork made from pork is fatty but not greasy, soft and fragrant, so delicious that you'll want to swallow your tongue!"

When Su Ying finished speaking, she couldn't help swallowing her saliva.

I am used to having meat for every meal, but I haven't eaten any greasy or meaty food for a few months here. My stomach is empty and I can't stand hearing about greasy or meaty food. I am too greedy.

"Castrate a pig?" Lu Zhaoshi looked strange.

The expressions of the other people present were also gloomy. Su Bucheng coughed twice uncomfortably. Su Lao San wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and Su Lao Er was stunned.

It was just something someone else said. Ah Ying was a girl, and he said it so calmly, shocking everyone's three views.