Chapter 18: Ying Zheng: I am very happy, not that I am pregnant
By the time the salt official fully understood the key points and operating steps of the salt-drying method, it was already evening. Several salt fields were dug out from shallow to deep on the mudflats on the seashore.
As a test site, Weishengxue personally cast a spell here to turn the sand into hard stone, solving the problem of sand not being able to retain water.
Salt drying is a long process. Ying Zheng had been away from Xianyang for more than half a year, and it was almost time to return.
After consulting the immortal, he gave the order to depart in five days.
Walking in the crimson sunset and the golden setting sun, Wei Shengxue returned to the temporary palace where he stayed.
Just as he saw a few people unloading a newly made stone mill from an oxcart, he thought of the standard breakfast he hadn't had in a while and casually ordered, "Tomorrow morning, you'll have salty soy milk with fried dough sticks. Add a little vinegar to the soy milk."
After a while, the kitchen staff who received the order racked their brains and guessed roughly what soy milk and fried dough sticks they had heard of for the first time.
"The immortals call beans 'dou'. Could it be that soy milk is the broth made from stewed beans?"
"As the name suggests, youtiao is a strip of dough fried in oil."
"The oil pressing method taught by the immortal some time ago has already produced two barrels of oil, which is perfect for use. Let's try it with wheat flour first. Fried foods made with wheat flour have a crispy texture."
"You can also try grinding beans with the stone mill. When the immortal came in today, a new stone mill was delivered. Perhaps this meal was inspired by the stone mill."
All the chefs were grateful for the kindness of the immortal who saved them from the knife. It was a rare opportunity to repay her, so they all worked with all their might.
The next morning, Weishengxue saw the familiar soy milk and fried dough sticks served, and enjoyed a comfortable breakfast in a good mood.
"The soy milk is ground, and the tofu should be ready too. Let's serve pan-fried tofu and tofu and crucian carp soup for lunch."
The palace maids passed the news to the kitchen, and the chefs who had worked all night to prepare soy milk and fried dough sticks suddenly burst into tears and laughter.
They laughed because they made dishes from the fairyland and the immortals were very satisfied; they cried because they really had no idea what this tofu was and could only speculate that it was derived from soy milk.
It’s about to be served at noon... The chefs with dark circles under their eyes couldn’t bear it any longer and urged the manager to ask for help.
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In the small courtyard, Weishengxue was lying under a tree and swinging on the swing.
This is a courtyard specially arranged by Ying Zheng, with big trees similar to those in the Taishan Palace.
[Host, we have gained merit again]
The system looked at the golden merits in the energy tank, and its voice became sweet and soft.
'I know. '
Wei Shengxue used her spiritual power to push the swing, making it swing slowly. The hem of her skirt and shawl lifted gently, like red peaches and green willows swaying in the wind. The slightly raised corners of her mouth revealed her good mood.
"I made that trip specifically to earn merit. Otherwise, do you think I would be happy to waste my breath there?"
【!!! 】
The system was shocked. This is terrible. My naive host has learned bad things!
"What do you mean by learning bad things? This is clearly mutual benefit and win-win cooperation!"
And what's wrong with pursuing your own interests without hurting others?
She resolutely refused to acknowledge the system's words, especially the word "stupid"!
Someone is coming.
Everyone stopped arguing at the same time.
The palace servant outside the door approached, stopped two feet away from the immortal, and bowed: "Master, the head steward of the kitchen requests an audience."
The head cook? The head chef!
What new tricks have these chefs who have been very creative recently come up with?
"Let him in."
…
The head cook first met him according to the formalities before carefully expressing his request.
"Huh?"
The immortal was even more confused than them.
"You even have soy milk, but no tofu?"
In her opinion, soy milk, tofu pudding, tofu, etc. are one-stop products, and none of them can be missing from the others.
The kitchen manager was speechless.
【Host! 】
'system! '
"I'll go take a look."
Merit, here I come!
According to what she learned from the novel, the mother planet in ancient times lacked meat for a long time, and relied on tofu to supplement protein, and tofu has extremely high nutritional value.
Eating it can promote metabolism for adults and strengthen bones for children. Moreover, it has a soft and tender texture, and even the elderly who have lost all their teeth can easily sip it. It occupied an extremely wide and long-lasting position on the dining tables of the mother planet in ancient times.
Anything that can be widely accepted and exist for a long time must be in the best interests of the people.
After making tofu and promoting it, the merits will roll in.
[Hehehehe…]
Wei Shengxue smiled foolishly at the system in her heart for a while, and walked to the kitchen without delay.
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"Using brine to make tofu, how wonderful!"
The kitchen helper kept stirring the milky soy milk in the iron pot to prevent it from sticking to the bottom.
How could there be no brine at the seaside? After a while, someone came back with a jar of brine.
Following the immortal's instructions, I poured some into the soy milk. The firewood at the bottom of the pot kept burning, and white bubbles rolled out of the pot and then burst.
"It's blooming!"
Under everyone's gaze, the milky soy milk gradually condensed into small white balls.
"Pour it out and press it into a mold to make tofu." Wei Shengxue sat by and watched them chattering around the stove, exclaiming at the tofu pudding, and reminded them, "I like tofu that's a little tender, so press it for a little longer."
To make the pressed tofu smoother, the kitchen manager used several pieces of silk cloth to wrap the tofu. The soy milk in the pot was also filtered through fine silk cloth to achieve such a delicate and smooth taste.
“Is the okara still there?”
Bean dregs can be made into bean dregs cakes, bean dregs buns, fried bean dregs, used as fertilizer, fed to pigs to help them grow meat faster, fed to chickens to shorten the interval between laying eggs... In short, it has many uses and should not be wasted.
"If you cook soy milk for a long time, you can eat the skin on the top. It's great for stir-frying or hot pot."
Since they were here to gain merit, she naturally wouldn't mind the trouble. She wanted to become a caring consultant and let them tell her all their problems.
"There are no bean sprouts in the kitchen. Do you have any bean sprouts here?"
The kitchen steward was accompanying him and quickly replied, "Yes, Master, would you like to eat bean sprouts? If you plant them now, they'll sprout in three or four days. But if they're buried in the soil, they'll have a strong earthy smell and won't taste good."
Do bean sprouts need to be buried in the soil?
Wei Shengxue looked at him with a puzzled look, and he looked back at her in confusion.
OK, established, they're not talking about the same thing.
"Bean sprouts are just... four or five days old... very tender."
Wei Shengxue directed them to set up the bean sprouting equipment. The equipment was simple, and the materials were even simpler: two pieces of cloth, a handful of beans, and a plate. If they didn't have a plate, they could use a basket or a tray—anything that could hold things would be fine.
"As long as the temperature is right, sprouts will grow..."
The kitchen manager, who had been dealing with food for many years and had a sharp mind, immediately reacted. His face flushed, he gasped like a cow, and his chest heaved violently with ecstasy.
"Then, doesn't that mean that bean sprouts can grow in winter too? Just put them on the stove or next to the warm stove, and they will grow in winter!"
Wei Shengxue nodded as a matter of course.
"Ah!" he cried. "Great joy!"
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"Your Majesty, great joy!"
Outside the main hall, a palace maid crawled into the gate.
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