"Cui Ling, after filtering, wait until the water is completely settled before taking it out to dry." Xia Tian looked at the several large basins of potato water and asked Cui Ling to move them to a cool place to settle overnight.
Shen Nian was watching while this was being made.
Seeing his serious look, Xia Tian called out to him, "Don't look at me, Brother Shen. It won't be settled until tomorrow. Then it needs to be dried in the sun. Once it dries, it will become potato starch."
This is also a critical step. Once the potato starch is ready, the next step is how to make the finished product and eat it.
"Yeah!" Shen Nian nodded. It didn't seem difficult at all!
The next day, Shen Nian continued to watch. When Cui Ling took out the wet starch and put it on the sieve to dry, he went to the governor's office.
After Shen Nian left, Cui Ling began to complain, “Madam, when the prince was staring here, I was afraid that I had done something wrong. It was so scary!”
Cui Ling said as she fanned herself with her hands.
Xia Tian looked at it and laughed, "Just do your thing, what's there to be nervous about?"
"Oh, that's different. Anyway, I'm scared to death." Cui Ling made a face and ran to the kitchen.
On the other side, Chen Nian returned to the governor's office. Before noon, Mu Feng finally came back.
I've been gone for five or six days and finally I'm back.
"Master, your subordinates haven't found the fourth young master." Mu Feng replied, followed by Xiaofu and Awu.
"Greetings, His Majesty." Xiao Fu Awu bowed.
"That person hasn't been found, what are you going to do?" Shen Nian asked calmly.
It was already generous of him to let Mu Feng go.
"Then I won't trouble the prince anymore. We are preparing to return to the capital." Xiaofu replied somewhat dejectedly.
Linzhou is the place where the Crown Prince lives, not the Marquis of Wu'an's residence. They are Chen Ke's servants, and the Crown Prince cannot possibly take them in.
"Yeah." Shen Nian nodded slightly and gestured to Mu Feng, "Give it a go."
Mu Feng understood and took Xiaofu and Awu out of the governor's office. He gave them another twenty taels of silver and said, "Brother, I can only help you up to this point."
He had no control over where they went or how they went.
Anyway, they have done their best to be kind and righteous.
Xiaofu and Awu bowed to Mufeng, took the silver and left.
Mu Feng sent people to keep an eye on the two of them until they bought some dry food and left Sangluo City before reporting back to Chen Nian.
The matter of Chen Ke has come to an end.
Two days later, the potato starch was dried, and Xia Tian began to direct Cui Ling to make potato flour.
This time she asked me to make two types of noodles: wide potato noodles and round noodles.
I also made potato jelly.
After eating it, Shen Nian was amazed, "This potato has a unique flavor when eaten this way."
Both potato jelly and hot and sour potato noodles taste good.
Chen Nian praised this preservation method highly. Xia Tian was afraid that he didn't understand, so he wrote down each method in detail.
Shen Nian copied it twice and hurried to the yamen to discuss it with Lord Cao and the others.
"The Governor is truly talented. He even came up with this method." After seeing it, Lord Cao was full of praise.
Shen Nian smiled, "This is not something I came up with. My wife taught me."
Lord Cao, Lord Li and Lord Wang were stunned.
Lord Li was the first to react and quickly praised, "Madam Shen is truly as capable as any man. She made the waterwheel last time, and she also provided the potato planting method. This storage method is even more amazing. Madam Shen is truly a rare and extraordinary woman!"
Although there was some flattery in what Lord Li said, he was not wrong.
With such a virtuous wife, it would be so easy for Lord Shen to get promoted and make money!
"Yes, what Madam Shen has done is great for the benefit of the country and the people!" Lord Wang also quickly agreed.
The three of them were somewhat envious of Shen Nian, and the way they looked at him was a little different.
Although Shen Nian looked calm at the moment, the upturned corners of his mouth could not hide his good mood at the moment.
Several adults were discussing things heatedly in the conference room when a yamen runner came in to report.
"Sir, the emperor has sent someone."
When Shen Nian and the others heard this, they quickly tidied up their clothes and left the governor's office.
Outside the gate, a Jinyiwei was leading a horse. Seeing Shen Nian coming out with Lord Cao and the others, he took out the letter written by the emperor from his arms and handed it to Shen Nian.
The emperor only asked about the method of cooking potatoes and did not issue it as an imperial decree.
Shen Nian took the letter, still a little confused, wondering what the emperor wanted to say.
"Take this gentleman to rest for a while first and treat him well!" Chen Nian ordered Mu Feng.
Mu Feng quickly took everyone to rest and ordered the kitchen to prepare food and drinks.
Shen Nian entered the meeting room and opened the letter directly.
Seeing that the emperor asked about the method of cooking potatoes, he breathed a sigh of relief. After reading it, he handed the letter to Lord Cao and others for circulation.
Lord Cao and his companions were surprised. They didn't expect that the emperor would trust Lord Shen so much, and they could feel the casualness and closeness between the lines of his words.
Several people suddenly felt that it was a wise idea for them to listen to Lord Shen in everything.
Especially Lord Cao, who originally thought that Chen Nian was young and had not experienced much, and sometimes he would give him some advice. Fortunately, he did not disobey him, otherwise he might have reached the end of his career.
Lord Li was very happy at this moment, happy for his wise choice!
Without mentioning what each of the adults was thinking, they were all very happy just to know that the emperor's ideas coincided with theirs.
"Sir Shen, I didn't expect that the Emperor would come to ask about it just as we figured out how to store potatoes. It really is God's will!"
Lord Cao laughed heartily.
Whether this method was thought up by Lord Shen or his wife, it all goes to the officials as they contributed.
Moreover, they also recognized Shen Nian's character and found that he was not a person who was greedy for success.
Regarding the last earthquake, the emperor later praised them verbally and included them in his praise.
After this incident, there will definitely be other rewards.
In fact, for officials, it doesn’t matter whether they are rewarded or not. The main thing is that the emperor can remember them.
From then on, they were considered to be well-known people in the eyes of the emperor.
If there is any good thing, the emperor will definitely think of them when he needs people.
This is the key point for them to follow Shen Nian with confidence.
Shen Nian looked at Lord Cao and smiled, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
After the Jinyiwei had eaten and rested, Chen Nian also wrote a memorial to the emperor, telling him about the situation in Linzhou and attaching a method for making potatoes.
Give it to the person who comes and take it to the emperor.
Because of time constraints, the Jinyiwei who came to deliver the letter did not stay long. After receiving the reply letter written by Shen Nian, he rode back as fast as he could.
A few days later, the emperor received Shen Nian's memorial and the production method.
He was very happy and said, "Prime Minister Xu, I want you and the Minister of Revenue to work together to implement this matter as soon as possible."
The emperor personally copied the potato cooking method before giving Shen Nian’s copy to Prime Minister Xu.
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