Chapter 216: Refining Fine Salt
And Li Yi at this time.
He had already drawn the drawings, found Chen Niuer, and asked him to make the things on it as soon as possible according to the drawings.
When he was going back, Xu Zhu came to Li Yi's side.
"Owner, there's news from Chang'an."
Li Yi paused and said suspiciously, "What news?" ”
Xu Zhu whispered, "Your Majesty is in the court today, posthumously crowning the owner of the village as the king of Tang, and sending the fifteenth princess to the palace of the king of Tang." ”
"Chasing the Tang King?"
Li Yi was slightly shocked in his heart.
He knew about the fifteenth princess, and he was not too surprised.
But this Li Longji posthumously named him the king of Tang, which is really weird.
Because of his merits, he can't match the word Tang Wang.
Even if he is really dead, it is impossible to be so posthumously sealed.
This made Li Yi very suspicious of Li Longji's intentions.
"I know about it, don't worry about it."
Li Yi, who couldn't guess, didn't bother much.
looked at Xu Zhu and said, "You go find someone and get me more green salt and coarse salt." ”
"Owner, it's a bit of a hassle to get salt."
Xu Zhu was stunned and said incomprehensibly, "Forgive my subordinates for saying more, I don't know what the main owner of the village is doing with a large amount of salt?" ”
I don't blame Xu Zhu for being embarrassed.
Because salt has always been controlled by the government and is extremely precious, some ordinary people cannot use salt to adjust their food every day.
Just eat a little once in a while.
Only large families can have bitter green salt.
The court officials can only use coarse salt with a slightly better taste.
And the amount is also very small.
Even the salt used in the Muxi Tavern is a mixture of green salt and coarse salt.
"It doesn't hurt to tell you."
Li Yi didn't intend to hide it from Xu Zhu and the others, "I want to use green salt and coarse salt to refine fine salt without any bitterness." ”
Some time ago, Li Yi was too busy.
I don't have the time to do this, I eat coarse salt and vegetables every day, and that's it, the taste is okay, but it's slightly bitter.
But after eating too much, he found that it was not always the same taste.
Especially after going to the Muxi Tavern and eating the dishes made by Muxi, he became more and more determined to refine fine salt.
Besides, eating too much green salt and coarse salt is not good for the body.
He is at the time of development, how can he eat too much salt of this harmful substance.
"Refining fine salt, is this the same as the art of winemaking?"
Xu Zhu's face was full of curiosity.
The general can always think of such incomprehensible things.
Since ancient times, what they have eaten is bitter green salt, and they have been accustomed to this bitter taste, but they have never heard of it, and they can also refine fine salt without bitterness.
What kind of salt is that?
Is it tasty?
"It's different."
Li Yi shook his head, "But as long as the fine salt is refined, our future meals will be many times better." ”
"Better than it is now?"
When Xu Zhu heard this, he was about to drool.
Because what they are eating now has been improved by Li Yi and is already delicious.
After making the butler eat it once, he studied with the fireman in the villa for a few days, and then brought it to the Muxi Tavern.
made her business even more popular.
"Go get green salt and coarse salt."
Li Yi didn't say anything, patted Xu Zhu's shoulder, and walked away.
Seeing this, Xu Zhu hurriedly left the old farm and tried to find a way to get salt.
Time flies.
Three days passed.
Xu Zhu made a sack of green salt and coarse salt and brought it back to the old farm.
"Owner, you've seen enough of this, right?"
"Almost, there can be a small sack of fine salt."
Li Yi nodded with satisfaction and praised, "Lao Xu, you did a good job in this matter, and after a while, the fine salt will come out, and the owner of the village will personally roast you meat." ”
"Okay, okay."
Xu Zhu grinned.
But Dian Wei on the side was a little confused, "Lao Xu, you look a little crazy, isn't it just barbecue, are you happy to be like this?" ”
"And how can you bother the owner, I'll just bake it for you."
Who knew that Xu Zhu's face changed instantly, and he said seriously, "Lao Dian, can you eat your roasted meat?" ”
"Get out, don't get in the way here, get in the way of the village."
Li Yi laughed, "Let's go, come with me." ”
Young.
The group came to the North Courtyard.
Li Yi brought them into the room where the strange equipment had been arranged.
Then, Li Yi rolled up his sleeves and said loudly, "Come, listen to my command." ”
"Lao Xu, you pour the coarse salt and green salt from the sack into the ceramic jar for me, and add hot water to dissolve."
When Xu Zhu heard this, he lifted the sack, poured the blue-black green salt and the gray-white coarse salt into the clay jar, and lifted the hot water that had been prepared, and put it in.
"Okay, the next step, Lao Xu and Lao Dian, stir them all for me and dissolve them all."
"The rest of the white-robed guards, give me the ten clay pots in the house, put them on fire for me, and wait for the command of the owner of the village."
Soon, the green salt and coarse salt melted into the water under the stirring of Xu Zhu and Dian Wei.
made Dian Wei a little dazed.
Is this salt melted?
And how to refine fine salt?
Could it be that the owner of the village knows how to spell?
But I haven't seen the owner use it? It's really puzzling.
"Well, it's all dissolved."
"Now we have the most important step, and that is filtration."
"Do you see where the charcoal is wrapped in sackcloth? And the wooden funnel over there? ”
"You will put me the sackcloth wrapped in charcoal, and put me under a wooden funnel, and put three of them, and then fix them for me."
Li Yi waved his small hand.
The white-robed army, Dian Wei and Xu Zhu, got busy.
According to their skills, the burlap wrapped in charcoal wood was quickly fixed.
At this time, Li Yi commanded again, "Now, you pour the salt water from the clay jar into the wooden funnel for me. ”
Dian Wei muttered, "Is that all it takes?" ”
The green salt and coarse salt melted into the wooden funnel were quickly poured into the wooden funnel.
Not for a while.
The pale gray solution flows out slowly.
Seeing this, Li Yixiao showed a satisfied look on his face, nodded and said, "Yes, you put the brine flowing out into a clay pot, steam it, and boil the water dry." ”
"Owner, can you really refine fine salt in this way?"
The pale gray brine left by Xu Zhujiang was poured into the clay pot.
Very confused.
After they operate this time, don't you feel that it is difficult?
"Just wait."
Li Yi smiled, looked at the filtered salt water, which was boiled, and then said again, "You put the lid of the clay pot on." ”
Then, Li Yi sat on the chair and waited patiently.
I don't know, how long it took.
Li Yi felt that he was about to fall asleep, but he was pushed by Xu Zhu, his voice was full of joy, and he exclaimed, "Owner, owner, the water is dry, the water is dry." ”
"You see, under that clay pot, there is white salt all around."
"Uh-oh."
Li Yi woke up, rubbed his eyes in confusion, came to the clay pot, stretched out his little finger, and buckled the white salt in the clay pot.
Then put in the small mouth.
A taste.
There is no bitterness, it is very fine, and this is the taste.