"Don't be afraid, tell the widow the truth." Liu He asked.

"No, these two dishes are indeed villain's craft." Kuai Shao crouched on the ground, not daring to look directly at Liu He.

"The taste of these two dishes is a bit light, and you need to add some salt......"

Jack's head pressed a little lower.

If others make irresponsible remarks about their cooking skills, they will definitely scoff at them.

But in front of Liu He, he could only obediently listen to the training.

Not only because Liu He is the king of Changyi, but also because of Liu He's cooking skills, which seem to be taller than himself, and are as tall as two or three floors.

"No."

"However, the flaws are not hidden, and the taste is very good, better than that of widows."

Kuai Shao raised his head, a little excitement and surprise in his eyes.

It's been two years, and my craft has finally been approved by His Highness again, which is not a simple matter.

"Xie Lang, tell me how these two dishes are."

"Very well, the servants have never eaten such a delicious meal. Zi said: I don't get tired of eating, and I don't get tired of being fine. I'm afraid that's not it. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you."

Kuai Shao's hands on the ground seemed to tremble a little because of excitement.

"Then tell the widow now, why is the food so much more delicious this time than before?"

"Because the villain tried the new-style iron kettle sent by the engineer, and then learned the method of making scrambled eggs with leeks that day, and tried to make it himself."

Liu He remembered that after returning from Guantian, Liu He asked Yu Wuwu to go privately to urge the progress of this iron pot.

I didn't expect this Yu Wuwu to be interested in the iron pot, and I'm afraid that he was hooked up by the two meat buns he made.

"Remember, this kettle is called an iron pot."

"No."

"Then how did you come up with the idea of pairing this bamboo shoot with this bacon?"

Kuai Shao, who was praised, had completely lost his previous nervousness, but became calm, he held his head high and began to talk eloquently.

"This bacon is a little salty and greasy, and the spring bamboo shoots are bitter and sweet, the most refreshing, so the villain wondered if he could use this spring bamboo shoots to supplement the bacon, so he tried it a few times in private, but the taste seemed to be different."

Liu He saw that Kuai Shao seemed to be unsatisfied, so he nodded and encouraged him to continue.

"The villain thinks that not only this spring bamboo shoots, but also celery, mud artemisia, and lettuce are bitter and sweet, refreshing and delicious vegetables, and it is estimated that they can also be used to supplement bacon."

"As for this river shrimp, it already has a slight earthy smell, which can be covered with green vegetables with a peculiar fragrance such as leeks, so that it can be fishy and colorful, and it will also have unexpected tastes."

"The villain thought about it, not only can you use this leek to fry river shrimp, but also can use it to fry fish and crabs, and it must have a unique flavor."

Kuai Shao kept talking, and Liu He kept swallowing his saliva.

These dishes were ordinary in later generations, but Liu He missed them very much.

And that Xie Lang is even more exaggerated, saliva has flowed out of the corners of his mouth.

"Ahem, okay, the widow knows."

Liu He's interruption also made Xie Lang, who was a little out of shape, come back to his senses and wiped the corners of his mouth with his cuffs.

"It's very good, it's very good, the widow has a food list in the Fuyao Palace, and I will send someone to send it to you tomorrow, you can refer to it carefully, and I think my cooking skills will definitely increase greatly."

"Your Highness!"

Kuai Shao happily withdrew from the Changyi Palace, not only because of Liu He's approval, but also because he got a precious food list.

Watching Kuai Shao leave, Liu He once again strengthened his idea that the people are the creators of history.

Although the production of iron is not high, and the popularization of iron pots is still difficult, it should not be difficult to promote this way of stir-frying in the homes of the upper class.

After eating and drinking, Liu He and Xie Lang recovered their spirits and devoted themselves to the perfection of the flowing water method again.

Another hour passed, and Xie Lang left with two volumes of bamboo slips: one volume was Liu He's original manuscript, and the other volume was the content that the two of them had made up together in these few hours.

Not long after Xie Lang left the Changyi Palace, Dai Zong and Li Anding, who had gone to the Gongguan, also returned.

According to Liu He's assumption, the two of them should not be able to come back until tonight at the earliest.

However, when Liu He arrived at the pale-faced Li Anding was helped by Dai Zong into the Changyi Palace, he instantly understood the reason.

It must be that Dai Zong followed Xiahou Ying's example of driving the fast car again.

"How, how many slaves did Ma Yanshou agree to sell us?"

"Forty-seven, twenty-one big slaves, twenty big maids, and the rest are some teenagers."

"How much did it cost?"

"It's 450,000 in total."

It seems that this horse is still more interesting, and there is no sky-high asking price.

However, although the price is fair, it is also a large expense.

It seems that you have to urge Yu to worry-free, and setting up a workshop is not just about spending money on buying people, but also about digging out all the money that Tian Bu is greedy for as soon as possible.

"Have you brought back all the slaves and maids you bought?"

"It's still in the workers' office, we'll send someone to pick it up in the past two days, and we'll send it directly to Qingliangdi when the time comes."

Li Anding subconsciously patted his chest with his hand as he spoke, it seemed that this was the sequelae left by riding in Dai Zong's car.

Looking at Li Anding, who was pale, Liu He was also relieved, he did not suffer from widowhood but unevenness, and if someone suffered together, he would not feel bitter.

"Did the widow ask you to find the person you were looking for, it is the proprietor of the carpentry workshop surnamed Meng in the north of the city."

"I found it, and I waited outside the palace."

"Did you say that the widow wanted to see him?"

"Yes, but we only said that the king of Changyi wants to see him, and he doesn't know your identity yet."

"Okay, then take him to the east side hall, and the widow will go to see him."

"Yui."

Liu He didn't see Meng Ban in the Changyi Palace for his own reasons.

The main thing is to talk to this Meng Ban as an ordinary person again, and see what he thinks about coming to the palace to work.

If you miss this opportunity, I am afraid that it will be difficult to hear the other party's true words in the future - no matter how kind Liu He is, it will never be possible to smooth out the identity gap between himself and ordinary people.

Liu He did not go directly to the side hall, but first returned to the Fuyao Hall and changed into an inconspicuous coarse linen dress before walking towards the side hall.

Because the delay was a little long, when he came to the outside of the side hall, he saw that Meng Ban, who was waiting a little impatiently, did not kneel on the ground, but groped around in the side hall.

He looked up at the mortise and tenon joints under the case, then at the beams of the roof, and from time to time at the carved window lattice.

Liu He was playful for a while, he tiptoed to the door, and suddenly jumped into the main entrance of the side hall.

This west side hall is not big, and it is usually inaccessible, and there is not even a guard or soldier, so it is extremely quiet.

The sudden appearance of Liu He startled Meng Ban, who was a thief, and the whole person almost jumped up from the ground.

After Meng Ban saw that it was Liu He, there was a look of surprise on his face.

"Eh, it's you, aren't you the councilor of the Prime Minister's Mansion, why did you come here?"

Liu He was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to answer.

"I ...... I was passing by. ”

"Quick, come and kneel here."