Chapter 292: Cooking
"Sister Xiao, don't laugh at Jiang Ni."
Jiang Ni lowered her head to hide the redness.
"Okay, okay, don't laugh at Sister Jiang. Why are you still blushing? ”
Concubine Xiao said that she was not joking, but in fact, she gently hugged Jiang Ni's waist.
Jiang Ni trembled, lightly bumped Concubine Xiao and bowed her head and said, "Sister! ”
"Okay, okay, don't laugh at my sister. I don't know when His Majesty will come. ”
Concubine Xiao shook her head lightly and whispered to herself.
"He? Maybe there will be 300 rounds of battle, and I'm afraid it won't appear for an hour. ”
Jiang Ni gritted her silver teeth and replied with a cold snort.
"That's right, this majesty is really in good shape."
Concubine Xiao smiled and nodded slightly.
As Jiang Ni expected, a full hour later, Yingzhu and Xu Jingfang appeared.
Yingzhu's limping posture is in stark contrast to Xu Jing's smug posture of flying thousands of miles.
There is no need for Jiang Ni and Concubine Xiao to ask, they already know what is going on.
"The concubine greets Your Majesty."
Concubine Xiao and Jiang Ni slowly stepped forward and saluted.
"It's getting cold, why do you just wear so much and come out?"
"You have a body that outsiders don't know, and you don't know it yourself?"
Seeing Concubine Xiao walking out wearing only a single coat, Xu Jing stepped forward quickly and took off the thick coat on his body and draped it on his body.
"I think about Your Majesty's love, these days are a lot better."
Concubine Xiao's heart was warm, and the chill on her body was inexplicably dispelled a lot.
"Your Majesty is eccentric! Why don't Sister Jiang and I have such treatment? ”
Yingzhu put her arms around Jiang Ni and pointed at Xu Jing and stomped her feet and shouted.
It seems that Yingzhu is messing around, but in fact, she is diverting Xu Jing's attention.
If only Jiang Ni is unhappy, nine times out of ten, this little girl will have to be sad.
But if there is more Yingzhu here, it will be sad and there will be one more person.
"You little girl. How? Do you still need to take off this clothes on your body? ”
Xu Jing naturally knew that Yingzhu's unreasonable troubles were to share the sadness for Jiang Ni, not to be angry, but to face the two with a chuckle.
"No matter what, Your Majesty has to find a way to compensate us."
Yingzhu pouted and said proudly.
"Well, then the palace will make two delicacies for the two of you."
Xu Jing rubbed his chin and nodded lightly after thinking for a while.
"Huh? Your Majesty can also cook? ”
The three concubines present all widened their eyes and looked incredulous.
Since ancient times, it has been said that a gentleman is far away from cooking.
They couldn't believe that Xu Jing, who had been baptized by Confucianism since childhood, could still cook.
"What? I'll know a lot. I will have to guess in the future. ”
Xu Jing laughed and strode out.
"Your Majesty, this is the big potato and breadfruit you asked to grow in the land of Danzhou."
Seeing Xu Jing coming, the people from Danzhou who had been waiting early knelt down and bowed.
"Get up."
"Yes, it's the things that I want to focus on planting."
"How's the harvest going?"
Xu Jing looked at the huge rhizome plants and the spherical plants covered with thin thorns and nodded slightly.
"Back to Your Majesty, the harvest is very good. Just one acre of ninth-class fields can harvest nearly 5,000 catties! ”
"Not to mention, those third- and fourth-class fertile fields in Danzhou."
The Danzhou official bowed his head and said excitedly.
"It's good that it can be implemented locally."
"It's just that these three or four kinds of fertile land are a bit wasteful to grow this thing. In the future, this thing was planted in the fields of seven, eight and nine, and the rest of the fertile fields were still planted with rice. ”
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Xu Jing is very satisfied with the harvest in Danzhou.
In this way, the food crisis that has plagued various parts of the country can be regarded as being solved.
It must be known that these kinds of big potatoes can be harvested twice or three times a year, and the harvest of one mu a year is nearly 15,000 catties!
With only 1,000 acres of land, you can feed no less than 100,000 people!
Not to mention, there are no less than 3,000 acres of land in Danzhou alone.
In the future, the great cadres can be regarded as a temporary farewell to hunger.
However, if we want the people of Daqian to live a truly prosperous and happy life, we still need a lot of hard work.
"But Your Majesty, this is a lot of material, but I don't know how to use it."
"After all, this thing is really a bit ........"
The Danzhou official looked embarrassed and whispered.
Nowadays, in Danzhou, most people have this thing in their homes.
But I don't know anything about how to use it.
It's also a mountain of gold, but I don't know how to use it.
"It's okay, I'll teach you to wait for you."
Xu Jing thought for a while, and then motioned to the eunuch to take a pen and paper.
Sprinkled with water, Xu Jing wrote a large number of eating methods in it.
Most of these methods are simple and don't require much processing.
It's just how it's processed and how it's made into something like a bun.
After all, condiments such as sugar and honey are rare for ordinary people.
It will be seen everywhere in the future, and lard and seed oil are also rare items that are available in every household.
It's lucky to be able to eat a meal during the New Year's holidays.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
The Danzhou officials who held the edible method written by Xu Jing were excited, and bowed to Xu Jing again and again.
"Alright, let's go back early. The main palace will order someone to escort one or two along the way. ”
Xu Jing waved his hand and motioned for Danzhou officials to go back earlier.
Several officials nodded, excited and unable to leave the East Palace.
After today's incident, not only His Majesty will remember them, but also future generations!
Because today's move will definitely leave a name in the history books!
"What are you going to do with these things?"
Xu Jing looked at the big potatoes and breadfruit, but he was a little embarrassed.
It is naturally not difficult to let the people be satisfied.
But it is a little difficult to make the three concubines in the harem who have long been raised by the delicacies of the mountains and seas interested in these foods.
"There it is!"
After thinking about it for a while, Xu Jing had a way to do it in his heart.
"Is there a green plum in this kitchen?"
Xu Jing asked Gonggong Cao sideways.
"Probably yes. It's just that this thing is mostly used to make wine, what do you want to use? ”
The plums in spring are not yet ripe and a little sour, so they are perfect for making sake.
It can be eaten but is somewhat difficult to swallow.
"It's okay, I'm of great use."
Xu Jing waved his hand and motioned for Cao Gong to carry two large potatoes and walk into the back kitchen with himself.
Under the curious eyes of many imperial chefs, Xu Jing ordered Gonggong Cao to cut the big potatoes into pieces and strips.
Subsequently, he asked Gonggong Cao to pick out the green plums one by one, and beat them into a crushed puree and mix them with honey.
And Xu Jing himself is holding chopsticks in one hand to pick out the fried golden fries from the bubbling oil pan.
In the other hand, he carried a spatula and stirred it into the steaming cauldron a few times from time to time.
After a while, a fragrance wafted out of the imperial dining room.
"It smells so good! What is Your Majesty doing? How can it smell like this? ”
The three concubines, who had long been hiding outside the imperial dining room, stretched out their heads and watched curiously.
Yingzhu smelled the faint aroma and couldn't help but sigh.
Even Jiang Ni, who is usually elegant, can't help but roll her throat.
It can be seen how attractive Xu Jing's things are to them now.