Chapter 193
193 Making a simple and crude version of chicken gem.1
Ministry of Justice!
The two jailers opened the cell doors one by one and knocked on the bars with sticks, shouting, “”My Lords, you can be released from prison.”
When they shouted, the jailers were glad that they followed the rules. Every trade had its own rules. The rule of the jailers was not to provoke martial artists, unless the other party was a death row convict whose cultivation had been crippled.
These high-ranked martial artists, who had not committed any Major Crimes, could turn over a new leaf just like that. The one in front of them was a good example.
The first reaction of the night watchmen was that the Emperor had issued an imperial edict to punish them. They could be released from prison because their opponent had achieved his goal and there was no need to continue imprisoning them.
However, when they left the dungeon, they were told that they could sign and claim their uniforms and gongs.
The night watchmen were very familiar with this process, which meant that he was acquitted and his official position restored.
“His Majesty has pardoned us? That’s not possible …” Someone mumbled.
The night watchmen looked at each other in confusion. Everyone was confused.
This prison sentence was obviously the result of a factional dispute. Everyone was an experienced watchman, and even with the dangers and viciousness of factional disputes, they would seize the opportunity to push the opponent to death. He definitely wouldn’t let things go so easily.
“Lord Wei gave up something in exchange for us from the Ministry of Justice … Jiang Luzhong made a guess quickly and looked at the three gongs beside him.
The Golden gongs silently exchanged glances. They all had similar guesses. Her heart felt heavy, but she was also grateful to Wei Yuan for his help.
After collecting their uniforms, weapons, and waist tokens, the night watchmen left the Ministry of Justice in silence. On the way back to the Yamen, everyone finally felt the joy of “surviving a disaster.”
From the initial silence, it became an excited conversation. One guy even went around encouraging his colleagues, saying that he would go to the Imperial Academy’s workshop to have fun.
The Golden gongs sized him up a few more times. He was a guy who walked with his eyes narrowed, looking like the slippery and cunning type.
“Song tingfeng, you just got out of prison and you can’t wait to make a mistake.” Tong Gong, who was beside him, said unhappily.
“What do you guys know? even my boss, who is so upright, has entered. It doesn’t matter whether you are greedy or not. It all depends on whether the higher-ups want to mess with you or not.” The squinty-eyed copper Gong spoke eloquently.
He was quite perceptive … The Golden gongs said in their hearts.
“If Xu ningyan is going, then we’ll go.” A Gong said.
Jiang Luzhong’s eyes lit up, and he said to Jin Luo beside him with a smile, ” Xu ningyan is the darling of the Imperial Academy, the target that the courtesans are fighting to pursue. A while ago, Yang Yan and I brought this group of little guys to the Imperial Academy for a drink. Good fellow … Other than Fu Xiang, there were four other top courtesans present.”
Under the questioning gazes of the three golden gongs, the relaxed Jiang Luzhong rubbed the faint crow’s feet at the corners of his eyes and said with a smile, “”The reputation of the courtesan of the Academy is well-deserved, it makes me feel like I’ve returned to my youth.”
The three golden gongs could not hide the envy in their eyes.
Although they did not lack women, the courtesan of the education workshop was not within the scope of the Gong’s wanton enjoyment. This did not mean that the Gong’s power was not strong enough, but that the education workshop was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, and the power of the night watchman was not effective here.
It was impossible for the Golden gongs to have a tea party with the guests. If they directly asked for a courtesan to serve them, they would definitely be rejected. It wasn’t good for them to cause trouble, because the Ministry of Rites wanted them to cause trouble.
After returning to the Yamen, the four of them went to the noble Qi building to listen to Wei Yuan’s teachings and show their loyalty.
just in time. Take this opportunity to clean up the bad practices in the Yamen and manage your own subordinates well. Wei Yuan said.
The four golden gongs lowered their heads and accepted the order.
thank you, ” Wei Yuan said, nodding his head in satisfaction. you should be thanking someone else for coming out this time.
Another person? His Majesty granted him a special pardon? Jiang Luzhong and the others guessed in their hearts.
“It’s Xu Qi ‘an,” Wei Yuan said gently.
Xu Qi ‘an? This answer surprised the four golden gongs, and they found it hard to believe.
Jiang Luzhong straightened his back and said in a respectful tone, “”Duke of Wei, what happened when we were in prison?”
Wei Yuan told the four golden gongs about the Minister of Works ‘case and emphasized Xu Qi’ an’s importance in the case.
The four golden gongs left the noble spirit building. Jiang Luzhong’s expression was gloomy, and he was in a bad mood.
“Are you jealous of that Gong?” one of the men teased.
Jiang Luzhong shook his head and closed his eyes that were as sharp as knives. He sighed and said, “”I should have fought Yang Yan to the end and recruited Xu Qi ‘an.”
Xu Tongluo is indeed a rare talent. It’s just that he’s a little weak.
what do you know? you don’t even know that he … Jiang Luzhong suddenly shut up.
“What?” The three golden gongs looked at him.
“I can’t say, I can’t say.” Jiang Luzhong shook his head.
“Jiang, you’re learning from the girls in brothels, taking off your clothes and shaking your butt to seduce people, right?”
“Tell me, what’s with that little Gong? I also think he’s strange. Wei Yuan is too fond of a Gong.”
“If you want to know, ask Lord Wei yourself.”
No matter how the three golden gongs asked, Jiang Luzhong refused to say anything.
…..
After asking for his second uncle’s opinion, Xu Qi ‘an bought the haunted house the next day.
In fact, second uncle wanted to take a look at it again, but aunt and lingyue were quite satisfied with the house, except for the female ghost in the well. However, they heard second uncle Xu, the head of the family, say,Since the Directorate of Celestials had already seen it, there shouldn’t be any problems.
His aunt and Xu lingyue were completely at ease.
The broker admired Xu Qi ‘an’s iron-headed character and even felt a little embarrassed, so he specially hired people to clean the house.
During dinner, Xu Qi ‘an asked Xu Pingzhi, ” second uncle, the house has been idle for many years and needs to be repaired. I brought aunt and my sister to take a look that day. The structure of the house is still intact, but some doors and windows are rotten.
“Half a month should be enough,” Xu Pingzhi muttered.
Half a month? It’s not like we’re doing fine decoration, so why would we need so much time … let’s hire a group of craftsmen from the outer city, ” Xu Qi ‘an said. then we’ll have them work around the clock. Seven days should be enough.
Xu Pingzhi was stunned. why the outer city? the craftsmen in the inner city are better.
“It’s because it’s cheap to be a Carpenter in the outer city, and people don’t know that their houses are haunted. They can live in peace.”
What a black-hearted person … The family thought.
The work of hiring carpenters was left to Xu Pingzhi. Xu Qi ‘an was inexperienced in these small matters.
Second uncle Xu was from the old capital. His aunt and sister were at ease with him in charge of these matters.
This man still had some hair on his mouth. Men liked it, and so did women.
….
On this day of rest, Xu Qi ‘an, who hadn’t been to the Imperial Academy workshop for almost a week, drove out in a carriage. He met up with the owner of the mountain goods store in the market and bought two baskets of shiitake mushrooms from him.
Next, he fulfilled his two promises:First, help Yan Caiwei advance to the sixth grade Warlock;Two, give the noodles to Yan Caiwei.
His goal was clear-to make a simple and crude chicken spirit.
Xu Qi ‘an had seen a video before. The person who posted the video was a gourmet, not a babe, but a proper gourmet.
He had collected many ancient recipes and made delicious food according to the steps of the recipes. In the end, he realized that the ancient food was not as good as he had imagined.
After a summary, he found that the biggest difference between modern and ancient dishes was not the change and addition of styles, but the reform of seasonings.
After coming to this world, Xu Qi ‘an strongly agreed with this saying. The cooking skills of the chef in the guiyue restaurant were very good, but the food of ordinary people was very bland, even if the Xu family had soup stock.
“The appearance of MSG is a major breakthrough in the human food industry …” Xu Qi ‘an poured two sticks of shiitake mushrooms into the big VAT and soaked them.
He then climbed over the wall to the main house, stole an old hen, killed it, and stewed it in a small stove.
Next, he simply washed the soaked shiitake mushrooms, took them out, and drained them dry. He then threw them into another pot on the earthen stove.
Xu Qi ‘an didn’t plan to make MSG because he lacked the relevant knowledge and experience. He only knew that the main ingredient of MSG was sodium nitrate. It could be extracted from fermented grains and kelp.
…. However, wasn’t fermented grain wine? Xu Qi ‘an mumbled in her heart as she recalled.
The option of extracting MSG from kelp was directly removed and rejected for a simple reason-the cost was too high.
The capital of Dafeng was located in the Central Plains, far away from the coast. Although there was shipping and water transportation, sea goods were still a luxury that only high-ranking officials and nobles could enjoy in the capital.
if you want to extract enough MSG from the kelp, you’ll need a huge amount of it. Even if you sell it and go bankrupt, you won’t be able to extract much.
Xu Qi ‘an’s plan was to use chicken essence instead of MSG. Due to her curiosity as a child, one day, there was a sudden celebration at home, and her mother stopped using MSG.
He was very curious as to how this packet of yellow stuff had replaced MSG. Hence, he looked at the ingredients carefully.
The main component of chicken essence was guinycamp, which was a fresher substance that was comparable to MSG. And a large amount of Guanyan was found in the mushrooms.
Time passed by slowly. He added water a few times on the way. The shiitake mushrooms and the hen were gradually cooked, and a strange umami filled the small kitchen.
Xu Qi ‘an took out the mushrooms, leaving thick juice in the pot. The boiled mushrooms were placed on the filter gauze, and the thick juice was squeezed out. After a few times, the mushrooms under the gauze were dry, as if their bodies had been hollowed out.
The next step was to mix the thick chicken soup and mushroom juice together, then use a medicinal mortar to pound the chicken meat and bones, mix them into the juice, and stir it evenly.
However, by waiting for the juice to dry up naturally and turn into a block, and then grinding the block into powder, the simple and crude version of the chicken essence was formed.
After doing all this, Xu Qi ‘an looked at the sky. It was dusk.
At this time, the cook should be busy preparing dinner. It was a good time to try out the invention of the 21st century’s slacker.
She sought feedback from her second uncle and aunt.
I have a feeling that Xu lingying will eat ten bowls today … The corners of Xu Qi ‘an’s mouth curled up slightly. He ladled the thick juice happily for the whole night and climbed over the wall to the main house.
[PS: it’s a particularly satisfying day. I’ve been fighting with my superiors the whole day, looking for every opportunity to take a nap.] Phew ~ I finally managed to write a chapter before I got off work.
I’ll type the next chapter when I get home. In addition, please give me a monthly ticket ~