Chapter 9 Bean Curd Begins to Become
When the villagers heard that they didn’t have to plant new seeds, they hurried away, fearing that Zhao Yuanxi would regret it.
Chu was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect them to lose face for their master in this way. However, when he thought about how he didn't believe it either, he understood their thoughts.
Perhaps seeing what he wanted to say, Zhao Yuanxi spoke first, "No need to explain anything."
"I believe in you, Madam!" Chu said firmly, and this was not a lie.
Zhao Yuanxi was stunned, his eyes flickering slightly, and he couldn't help but jokingly said, "Aren't you afraid of getting nothing?"
Chu's dark face became even darker at this moment. He grabbed his hair in embarrassment and said, "Didn't Madam say that we wouldn't starve to death even if there was no harvest?"
Zhao Yuanxi laughed.
Too--
"Mom, mom, look at the soy milk, it seems to have gone bad!" Ziying came running over anxiously, looking so nervous as if a chicken leg was about to fly away.
Only then did Zhao Yuanxi remember the tofu he had just ordered.
Gao Sheng, who was standing by the bucket, could no longer conceal the surprise on his face. He had just seen the Queen Mother pour some white stuff into the soy milk.
The soy milk, which was originally like water, has now turned into a solid.
He just tried it with a spoon, and although it wasn't as hard as ice, it was indeed solidified!
It turns out that the Queen Mother also understands the ways of the sorcerers?
The tofu solidified successfully. Zhao Yuanxi asked Li to make a simple tofu box. He poured the solidified tofu into the box lined with gauze and placed heavy stones on the upper wooden board of the box.
"Wait an hour to squeeze out the excess water, and the tofu will be ready."
"Madam, do you know magic?" Gao Sheng couldn't help but ask.
The others also looked at her in unison. After all, everyone knew that the box was originally filled with liquid, but now it had become solid. Isn't it just like the magic of those sorcerers who can turn stone into gold?
Magic?
Feeling the gazes of those around him as if he were a god, Zhao Yuanxi's mouth twitched. "I'm not a sorcerer, and I don't know any magic. This is just a simple chemical reaction. What I poured into the bucket just now was gypsum, and the soy milk solidified when it met the gypsum."
It is not difficult to obtain gypsum. Raw gypsum is a common mineral that can be found everywhere. Heat the raw gypsum with fire and calcine it for about an hour to become usable cooked gypsum.
Even after the principle was explained, everyone's surprise still did not disappear.
"Mother, what is a chemical reaction?" Ziying asked the question that everyone wanted to know.
"Chemical reaction is..." Zhao Yuanxi suddenly had an idea, "Chemical reaction is the principle behind those spells."
Zhao Yuanxi also popularized some common chemical reactions, such as turning stone into gold.
Chu and the others didn't understand, but they understood the general meaning. The lady was indeed a deity, and a deity that was easier for people to approach.
As for Gao Sheng, he had read more books than the others, so he naturally understood some of the mysteries in the story. "According to what Madam said, those sorcerers in Xianyang City are all liars?"
Zhao Yuanxi suddenly remembered that his adopted son was very superstitious about these things. History recorded that he had taken many pills made by sorcerers.
Although emperors generally did not live very long, it was still a bit early for Qin Shi Huang to die at the age of 49. It was possible that he died from taking drugs.
How about sending a message to remind him to stop taking drugs?
Zhao Yuanxi felt that even if he sent a message now, his adopted son would not listen, and might even think that he wanted him to die soon.
Forget it. My adopted son is still young and not obsessed with immortality. Even if he occasionally takes some pills containing heavy metals, that is his fate.
Zhao Yuanxi, who was emotionless, had a cold expression at the moment.
Ordinary people in the Qin Dynasty usually ate two meals a day, breakfast and dried meat. Only nobles had the habit of eating three or more meals. But because of Zhao Yuanxi, the Chu family had an extra tofu feast at noon today.
He is very good at cooking. After Zhao Yuanxi taught her a few times, she was able to make tofu in many different ways.
There are not only tofu soup, stewed tofu, fried tofu, tofu with green onions, etc., but even a dish of tofu stuffed with meat.
The tofu is fried until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. When you bite into it, your mouth is filled with juicy food. It is fresh, fragrant and crispy. It is simply a delicacy.
Ziying had eaten many delicious foods, but this tofu stuffed with meat was definitely the most delicious thing he had ever eaten.
He ate with his mouth full of oil, completely forgetting his identity as the grandson of the King of Qin, which he once took pride in, and ate with big mouthfuls.
Ziying already had a bowl of soy milk in his stomach, and now he had eaten so much tofu-based food that he was really full.
On the way back, he lay on Zhao Yuanxi's legs, humming, covering his stomach with his little hands, and drooping his head pitifully.
Zhao Yuanxi gave him a snail on the head, "Will you dare to eat it like this next time?"
Ziying sniffed and said, "I'll eat less next time."
It was impossible for him to give up eating; at most he could just eat a little less.
But it was really delicious. The fried tofu balls were delicious, the tofu stuffed with meat was delicious, and even the tofu soup was delicious.
"Mom, can we come and eat next time?"
"You're only thinking about eating, but Ziying is such a big eater, what if he eats the Chu family into bankruptcy?"
Ziying wanted to say that the Chu family was already very poor, but he thought that if the Chu family became even poorer, they would definitely not be able to eat such delicious food anymore.
"I can give him money to buy food."
"Ziying is rich?" Zhao Yuanxi raised his eyebrows.
Ziying picked his little finger. As the grandson of the King of Qin, he was of course rich, but the money was managed by his father-in-law, and he had no money at all.
"I will have money!" Ziying decided to ask Zhongfu for money in the evening.
Zhao Yuanxi rubbed the child's face and said that it was true that he was a greedy cat. She even suspected that she could lure Ziying away with food.
Ziying pouted his lips and his body strongly protested against Zhao Yuanxi's behavior of stroking the baby.
"A-ah, stop rubbing the nest!"
Zhao Yuanxi was about to continue teasing her eldest grandson when the carriage suddenly braked. She leaned forward and Ziying in her arms almost rolled out.
Fortunately, Jang Geum, who was sitting opposite them, reacted quickly and protected them. She carefully placed Ziying back into Zhao Yuanxi's arms and said, "Madam, be careful. I'll take a look at what's going on."
Ziying was so frightened that his face turned pale. He clutched Zhao Yuanxi's collar tightly, "Mother!"
"It's okay, it's okay!" Zhao Yuanxi patted Ziying's back.
Jang Geum pushed open a gap and her face suddenly became serious. Seeing this, Zhao Yuanxi also frowned.
The road ahead was blocked by big trees, and a lot of people emerged from the surrounding mountains and surrounded them directly.
Those people all had weapons in their hands and black cloths on their faces. It was obvious that they were not good people.
Did she encounter bandits?
Although this place is remote, it is also within the scope of Yongcheng, the former capital of Qin State. Zhao Yuanxi did not expect that someone would dare to cause trouble here.
The group of people had a clear goal and without any hesitation, they attacked the carriage with knives in hand.
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