Chapter 0004 Sweet Noodle Sauce
In modern times, in order to prove that he was not a peerless little zero, Xiao Rong had never participated in such cultural and artistic activities as boiling tea around the fire. Now that he is in ancient times, he has no choice but to do so.
Because this is the only entertainment activity he can afford at the moment.
This tea is not the tea of later generations. The so-called boiling does not mean boiling water first and then brewing tea leaves, but throwing tea leaves, spices, and dried fruits into the water and boiling them together.
When the boiled water turns dark, you can scoop it out and drink it.
As for the taste...it's good as long as it has a taste, don't worry about whether it tastes good or not.
In fact, the level of civilization development in this era was not low at all. Basically, everything that should be there was already available at this time, but it just couldn't be popularized. Because no matter what was invented, it was held in the hands of the aristocratic families. Only they themselves, and their friendly and intermarried clans could enjoy it. Ordinary people would definitely not be able to access it.
The first day Xiao Rong arrived here was just the end of midsummer, so he didn't have to worry about being frozen, but he couldn't solve his hunger in a short time. Between taking the risk of stealing a bun and taking the risk of contacting the locals, Xiao Rong still chose the latter.
The way he made his first pot of gold was to observe passers-by and follow a servant until he found a wealthy family. To this day, Xiao Rong didn't know the family's surname. He disguised himself as a wandering young man who had just been born, lied that his bag was lost, and then sold a portion of a sauce that he had dictated to the owner of the house.
As for what kind of sauce that is...
Well, it’s the sweet noodle sauce that everyone has eaten in later generations.
In order to fool the rich old man, Xiao Rong personally went into the kitchen and made a barbecue feast that would make people sick to death. Sweet noodle sauce was originally served with roast duck, but after the invasion of the Hu people, the menu in the Central Plains was changed. Nowadays, the most popular meats are mutton and pork. People as rich as the old man can eat beef for every meal.
The raw materials for sweet noodle sauce are already very simple, but there is still one ingredient that cannot be added: oyster sauce. But it doesn’t matter. This old man eats Chinese herbal medicine as a side dish every day, so even without oyster sauce, it is enough to amaze him.
The sweet noodle sauce is a great way to relieve greasiness, and paired with the juicy, crispy outside and tender inside barbecued meat, it is a unique dish. After tasting the deliciousness of this sauce, the old man's eyes flashed, but he did not praise it. Instead, he slowly put down his chopsticks and raised his head with a rather unfriendly look.
Xiao Rong understood that he was trying to lower the price.
As Xiao Rong had expected, the old man then went on to say a lot of nonsense, the main point of which was that the sauce didn't taste that good and was not worth buying. However, he was willing to pay for it because he saw that Xiao Rong was young and had suffered a great disaster. To be honest, he was doing charity.
Xiao Rong pursed his lips and listened. The more he spoke, the worse his expression became. When he mentioned the final price, his hand suddenly pressed on the sword. With a clang, the silver-grey sword was pulled out a section.
Old man: “…………”
Young people nowadays are so impetuous. I’m not stopping you from bargaining, so why are you threatening others?
After a heated argument, Xiao Rong finally sold the prescription for twice the price the old man offered, plus a zero.
The old man wanted to change all of it into small change, but Xiao Rong refused and insisted on exchanging it for silver cakes. Even though he had not seen the local prices at that time, he knew that copper coins were of varying quality and their prices changed every day. Only gold and silver could maintain their value.
After the payment was made, the old man asked Xiao Rong to sign a document stating that he could not use the prescription himself or sell it to anyone else. If discovered, his family would hand Xiao Rong over to the government.
Xiao Rong agreed to all of them. As soon as he went out, the old man inside and Xiao Rong outside the door both showed smiling faces as if they had taken advantage of something.
The old man thought that Xiao Rong was too stupid. The price of this recipe, let alone twenty times, even two thousand times, would not be excessive. With this recipe, it would be enough to guarantee his family's wealth and prosperity for ten generations.
However, Xiao Rong thought that an incomplete sweet noodle sauce recipe could actually be sold for so much money. In the future, he wanted to improve people's diet, so he planned to make seafood sauce and sweet and sour sauce public. Even if the old man had the recipe for sweet noodle sauce, it was not complete and could not beat the taste of other sauces.
I don’t know if this old man will regret it in the future.
He was very confident. At that time, Xiao Rong did not expect that he would be chasing the Zhenbei Army for half a year.
Now half a year has passed, and only one and a half of the silver cake I got from the old man is left. If Jian Qiao doesn't come to find Xiao Rong again, Xiao Rong will probably have to use the same old trick again and find another rich family to sell a prescription. ...
After General Jian had been calling for nearly a quarter of an hour, Xiao Rong finally showed mercy and allowed Ashu to open the door for him.
General Jian rushed in almost pissing his pants.
As soon as he came in, he half-knelt in front of Xiao Rong in a military posture, with his fists clasped above his head.
"Mr. Xiao! Jian Qiao was blind and did not recognize a great man. He mistook you for an ordinary scholar! Fortunately, you have taught us and saved Chang'an from a disaster. Please follow Jian Qiao to Yanmen County. The King of Zhenbei is in need of talents like you. I hope you can help us!"
Ah Shu quietly opened his eyes wide. Although he had long believed that his master was definitely not an ordinary person, seeing a general like Jian Qiao pay homage to him like this still shocked Ah Shu. He also felt great respect.
Time passed bit by bit, Jian Qiao silently raised his eyes and found that Xiao Rong was staring at him, with indifference on his stunning face.
Jian Qiao's heart trembled. From the moment he received the news from his personal soldiers and learned that the Xianbei people had indeed launched a surprise attack, he knew that he was in big trouble. Just because of his mistake, he let such a talented person who could make things happen at will escape. Not to mention that Mr. Gao wanted to kill him, he even wanted to kill himself.
What the Zhenbei Army lacks most is a military advisor! I, it’s because of me, I, I, I…
Jian Qiao no longer concealed his feelings but looked straight at Xiao Rong. This time he really wanted to cry.
Just when he was about to speak and try again, Xiao Rong, who had admired him enough, sighed. He made an expression as if there was nothing he could do to him, then blinked, tilted his head, and spoke in a warm voice.
"OK."
Jian Qiao didn't react for a moment. He asked stupidly, "What did the gentleman say?"
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