Wang Liao, the staple food, is very excited these days, he has been making Hu cakes for more than ten years, I really don't know if I can do this.

Looking at the hot steamed buns in the cage drawer, his mood was the same as this steamed bun, which was also hot.

The real popularity of steamed bread was during the Northern Song Dynasty, and the cooking cakes sold by Wu Dalang were steamed bread.

What he's most excited about, though, is what he's going to do today – bake bread.

Under the guidance of Li You, the supervisor Zhao Fu built a copper oven, and today is the first time to experiment with baking bread.

Li You personally went into battle and demonstrated for them. Zhou Qian, Wang Liao, Gao Zhiming, the main chef, and Niu Mangui, the medical officer, were all busy. Zhang Guigui, Yin Guanghao, Changshi Huang Suxin, and the chief bookkeeper Tian Min and others couldn't help but be curious, and gathered around to watch.

Under Li You's guidance, Wang Liao added butter, honey and egg drop and other seasonings to the four round dough that had been awakened, heated the oven with charcoal fire, and asked the prince to show it.

The magpie tied an apron around Li You's waist, and Li You smiled: "Let me show you what food is today." As he spoke, he picked up the plate and put it in the oven.

Soon, a scent spreads. Everyone's saliva couldn't help but swell in their mouths.

On the board, an hourglass is placed, and the chefs record the time so that they can sum up their experience.

About half an hour passed, and Li You suddenly smelled a mushy smell, and he hurriedly ordered someone to withdraw the fire and take out the tray.

"Damn, it's baked." Li You was a little depressed. This is not to blame him, it is mainly a problem with the oven built by Zhao Fu, there is no thermometer on it, there is no glass window, the thickness of the copper skin is not very uniform, and the heat is difficult to master.

Seeing some charred bread on the tray, everyone stared at each other and questioned a little.

Li You said self-deprecatingly: "It's the first time I did it, I didn't do it well, let's do it again." ”

Next, put the tray in the oven a second time.

Li You looked at the hourglass and decided to take out the bread in a shorter time than last time.

"Phew, bah." At this moment, an indecent voice came from behind. When everyone looked back, Zhang Guigui broke the burnt bread and ate part of it, but he still felt unpalatable.

He said, "Brother You, it's not delicious." ”

When he said this, everyone also felt that even if it was not burnt, it might not taste good, so they all questioned the bread.

When Li You saw Zhang Guigui, he had the urge to go over and smoke him at this time. However, Li You is a civilized person and does not care about him.

Soon, Li You decided to take out the bread, but this time he still didn't grasp it well and was not cooked.

Zhang Guigui looked at these breads and was about to open his mouth to question, Li You's eyes widened, and he said, "Shut up." ”

Seeing that the prince was about to go crazy, Changshi Huang Suxin hurriedly persuaded: "Your Highness, it's okay, the ministers believe that Your Highness will definitely be able to make delicious food." ”

"yes, yes." The crowd was a bit of a fart.

After two experiments, Li You had a bottom in his mind, and in about 25 minutes or so, he took out the bread again.

"Wow!" Everyone's eyes lit up.

I saw that the bread this time had a slightly browned skin and a strong aroma.

Li You smiled: "Haha, it was successful!"

However, he didn't know what it tasted like, so he said, "Wang Liao, you taste it first." ”

Wang Liao was honored to be used as an experiment, and he was a little depressed in his heart. However, he didn't dare to say a word, so he picked up the bread, closed his eyes, and felt that Jing Ke had passed through Yi Shui's strong and fierce and generous death.

All eyes were on his mouth to see how he had died.

"Huh?" Wang Liao took a bite, and suddenly felt soft between his mouth, sweet and delicious, and his eyes suddenly widened.

At the moment when everyone thought he was poisoned, they saw Wang Liao eat a few more bites, and said excitedly: "It's delicious, the prince is delicious." Ah, it's not that the prince is delicious, yes, the bread is delicious. "He's a little incoherent.

When Zhang Guigui heard this, he hurriedly reached out to grab the bread on the plate, and was slapped on his hand by Li You. He smiled wryly: "Brother You is mighty, Brother You is delicious." ”

Li You pointed to the magpie and said, "You eat first." ”

The magpie picked up the bread and took a small bite, but did not speak, but kept biting its mouth violently, and then said: "Lord, it is delicious, it is really delicious." ”

Next, according to the size of the official position, Huang Suxin, the chief bookkeeper Tian Min and others also tasted the bread and were full of praise.

Li You laughed and said, "What is this? This is the worst kind of bread ever. This king has a good recipe here, so let's wait for the blessings in the future. Ha ha. ”

Back in the dormitory, Li You said to Zhang Guigui and Yin Guanghao: "How about it, how about we do this?" ”

Zhang Guigui couldn't keep his mouth shut with a smile, he said: "Get rich, get rich!" Brother You, discuss, I went back and told my father that I wanted more money, and I wanted more shares. ”

Yin Guanghao looked at him with disdain and said, "Can you have a face?" ”

In the days that followed, magpies, white tigers, and panthers feasted on their mouths. Wang Liao and the others worked hard to study bread every day, and kept sending new varieties, Li You didn't like to eat it, so they all cheapened the three of them.

On this day, Li You, Zhang Guigui and Yin Guanghao decided to establish a trading company, and the total share capital of the three was 6,000 yuan, of which Li You was 3,000 yuan, Yin Guanghao was 2,000 yuan, and Zhang Guigui increased from 500 yuan to 1,000 yuan.

When it came to choosing a name for the trading company, the three of them argued. Li You suddenly remembered that Tian Min, the head of the family, was born in Jinshi and had great knowledge, so it would be better to ask him to take a name.

Regarding Li You's proposal, Zhang Guigui and Yin Guanghao have no opinion.

Tian Min, as the chief bookkeeper, is in charge of the finances of the palace, Li You spends money indiscriminately, and the account office reports to him, and he is also very anxious. Originally, he didn't advocate Li You to do business, but the palace was often in deficit, and if it weren't for the help of Concubine Yin, the palace would be almost unable to open the pot. When he saw the bread, he felt that there should be a market, so he also supported Li You and prepared 3,000 yuan for him.

When Tian Min saw Li You, he proposed three names in a row, but they were all vetoed by Li You and others. He felt a little embarrassed, but he was still a jinshi!

When he saw the magpie making tea for him, his eyes lit up and he said, "Your Highness, if you have it, you will call it a magpie." ”

"Huh?"

The three of them also felt that their eyes lit up, and at the same time said: "Good, magpie is good, auspicious." ”

The magpie was a little surprised, but also a little happy, and said: "The name of the slave and maid is still given by the prince." ”

Li You was proud and said, "How about it, in the end, it's the name that this king has taken." ”

Zhang Guigui and Yin Guanghao shook their heads together.

Yin Guanghao said: "Let's make a face, it's obviously the name taken by the owner of the field." ”

Zhang Guigui also said: "That's it, let's make a face." It's obviously a good-looking magpie. ”

Li You ignored them and laughed.

Tian Min asked, "Your Highness, how much do you plan to sell your bread?" ”

He was worried that it would be too expensive and was impeached by officials. The price of goods in the Tang Dynasty was very low, and a bucket of rice (6000 ml) was only five yuan at this time.