Chapter 752

The Ministry of Penalty!

Two jailers opened the cell doors one by one, knocked on the bars with sticks, and shouted, "Your Excellencies, you can get out of prison."

When shouting, the jailers felt lucky that they had adhered to the rules. Every profession had its own rules. The rule of the jailers was not to provoke warriors, unless the other party was a condemned criminal whose cultivation had been abolished.

These high-ranked Warriors who had not committed any serious crimes could easily turn over a new leaf. The scene in front of them was a good example.

The first reaction of the night watchmen was that His Majesty had issued a decree to punish them. They could be released because their opponents had achieved their goal and there was no need to keep them in prison.

But when they got out of the dungeon, they were told that they could sign and get their uniforms and gongs back.

This process was very familiar to the night watchmen. It meant that they were acquitted and regained their official status.

"His Majesty pardoned us? I don't think it's possible … "someone muttered.

The night watchmen looked at each other in bewilderment. Everyone was at a loss.

Obviously, this prison was the result of the factional struggle. They were all experienced night watchmen. They even knew the danger and cruelty of the factional struggle. They would seize the opportunity to kill their opponents. They would never let it go easily.

"Duke Wei gave up something to get us out of the Ministry of Penalty …" Jiang Luzhong quickly made a guess and looked at the three Jinluo next to him.

The Jinluo exchanged silent glances, and they all had the same guess. For a moment, they felt a little heavy in their hearts. Then they were grateful to Wei Yuan for dying for his bosom friend.

After getting their uniforms, weapons, and waist tags, the night watchmen silently left the Ministry of Penalty. On the way back to the government office, they finally had the joy of "surviving a disaster".

From the silence at the beginning, they began to talk excitedly. One guy even told his colleagues that he would go to the Musical House to have fun.

The Jinluo looked at him a few more times. He was a guy who walked with his eyes squinted, and he seemed to be a cunning and cunning type.

"Song Tingfeng, you just got out of prison, and you can't wait to make mistakes," the gong next to him said discontentedly.

"What do you know? My boss has been imprisoned. It doesn't matter whether you are greedy or not. It just depends on whether the superiors want to mess with you or not, "the squinting gong said eloquently.

"He is quite perceptive …" The Jinluo said in their hearts.

"If Xu Ningyan goes, we will go," a gong said.

Jiang Lvzhong's eyes lit up. He smiled and said to Jin Luo beside him, "Xu Ningyan is the favorite of the Musical House, the object of the top courtesans. A while ago, Yang Yan and I brought this group of little guys to the Musical House for a drink. My goodness … In addition to Fu Xiang, there were four other top courtesans there.

Under the questioning eyes of the three, Jiang Lvzhong, who was in a relaxed mood, rubbed the faint crow's feet at the corners of his eyes and said with a smile, "The Top Beauty of the Musical House is well-deserved. It makes me feel like I've returned to my youth."

The three Jinluo couldn't hide the envy in their eyes.

Although they didn't lack women, the Jinluo couldn't enjoy the Top Courtesan of the Musical House. It didn't mean that the Jinluo didn't have enough power, but the Musical House was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, and the power of the night watchman didn't work here.

The Jinluo couldn't have tea with the guests. If they directly asked the Top Courtesan to serve them, they would definitely be refused. But it was not good to make trouble, because the Ministry of Rites wanted them to make trouble.

After returning to the government office, the four Jinluo first went to the Great Spirit Building to listen to Wei Yuan's teachings and to show their loyalty.

"This is a good opportunity. Take advantage of this opportunity to rid the yamen of evil practices and manage your subordinates well," Wei Yuan said.

The four Jinluo bowed their heads and accepted the order.

Wei Yuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "This time you can come out, not me, but another person."

"Another person? His Majesty showed mercy? " Jiang Lvzhong and the others guessed.

"It's Xu Qi 'an," Wei Yuan said gently.

"Xu Qi 'an?" This answer surprised the four Jinluo, and they couldn't believe it.

Jiang Lvzhong straightened his back and said respectfully, "Duke Wei, what happened when we were in prison?"

Wei Yuan told the four Jinluo about the case of the minister of the Ministry of Works colluding with the Witchcraft Cult, and emphasized the importance of Xu Qi 'an in the case.

The four Jinluo left the Great Spirit Building. Jiang Lvzhong looked gloomy and was in a bad mood.

A Jinluo joked, "Are you jealous of that gong's repeated contributions?"

Jiang Lvzhong shook his head, closed his sharp eyes, and sighed. "I should have fought with Yang Yan to the end and recruited Xu Qi 'an."

"Xu Qi 'an is indeed a rare talent, but his strength is a little low."

"What do you know? You don't even know that he …" Jiang Lvzhong suddenly stopped talking.

"Hmm?" The three Jinluo looked at him.

"I can't say, I can't say." Jiang Lvzhong shook his head.

"Jiang, you're learning from the brothel girls, taking off your clothes and shaking your buttocks to seduce people, right?"

"Tell me, what's wrong with that little gong? I think he's weird too. Wei Yuan is too interested in a gong. "

"If you want to know, ask Duke Wei yourself."

No matter how the three Jinluo asked, Jiang Lvzhong refused to say.

…

After asking for Second Uncle's opinion, Xu Qi 'an went to the broker house to buy the haunted house the next day.

Actually, Second Uncle's intention was to take a look, but Auntie and Lingyue were quite satisfied with the house, except for the female ghost in the well. However, Second Uncle Xu, who was the head of the family, said, "Since the Imperial Astronomer has taken a look, there shouldn't be any problems."

Aunt Xu and Lingyue were completely relieved.

The broker house admired Xu Qi 'an's stubbornness. He was even a little embarrassed, so he 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 took Aunt Xu and Lingyue to see it the other day. The structure of the house is still intact, but some of the doors and windows are rotten."

Xu Pingzhi pondered and said, "Half a month is enough."

Half a month? It's not a renovation, why would it take so much time … Xu Qi 'an said, "Let's hire a group of craftsmen from the outer city, then let them work 24 hours a day. Seven days should be enough."

Xu Pingzhi was stunned. "Why the outer city? The craftsmen in the inner city are better."

"Because the carpenters in the outer city are cheap, and they don't know that the house is haunted. They can live in it without worry. "

"What a black-hearted man …" The family thought.

The job of hiring carpenters was handed over to Xu Pingzhi. Xu Qi 'an had no experience in these small matters of the marketplace. He was inexperienced and incompetent.

The second uncle Xu was an old man from the capital. Aunt Xu and Lingyue were relieved that he was in charge of these things.

This man was still a bit hairy. Men liked it, and women also liked it.

…

It was a day off. Xu Qi 'an, who hadn't been to the Musical House for almost a week, drove a carriage out. He contacted the owner of the mountain goods store in the market in advance and bought two baskets of mushrooms from him.

Next, he fulfilled his two promises: first, to help Chu Caiwei reach the sixth level of the warlock; second, to make noodles for Chu Caiwei.

The goal was clear: to make a simple version of chicken essence.

Xu Qi 'an had seen a video before. The video was posted by a gourmet, not Bear Grylls, but a serious gourmet.

He had collected a lot of ancient recipes and made delicious food according to the steps of the recipes. As a result, he found that ancient food was not as delicious as he had imagined.

After summing up, he found that the biggest difference between modern and ancient dishes was not the change of style, but the reform and replacement of seasonings.

After coming to this world, Xu Qi 'an deeply agreed with this statement. The chef of the Osmanthus Restaurant was very good, but the food of ordinary people seemed very bland, even if the Xu family had broth.

"The emergence of MSG is a major breakthrough in the human food industry …" Xu Qi 'an poured two baskets of mushrooms into a large vat to soak.

Then he climbed over the wall to the main house, stole an old hen, killed it, and stewed it in a small earthen stove.

Then he simply washed the mushrooms, scooped them up, drained them, and put them into another pot in the earthen stove.

Xu Qi 'an didn't intend to make MSG because he lacked relevant knowledge and experience. He only knew that the main ingredient of MSG was sodium glutamate. It could be extracted from the fermented grain and kelp.

… But, wasn't the fermented grain wine? Xu Qi 'an muttered in his heart as he recalled.

The option of extracting MSG from kelp was directly removed. The reason was very simple: the cost was too high.

The capital of Daibun was located in the Central Plains, far away from the coast. Although there was transport by water and land, marine goods were still a luxury that only high officials and dignitaries could enjoy in the capital.

"If I want to extract enough MSG from kelp, I need an extremely large amount. I won't be able to extract much MSG even if I go bankrupt."

Xu Qi 'an planned to use chicken essence to replace MSG. Thanks to his curiosity as a child, his mother suddenly came to the house one day, and she no longer used MSG.

He was very curious about how this bag of yellow stuff could replace MSG. So he carefully looked at the ingredients.

The main ingredient of chicken essence was guanylic acid, which was comparable to MSG in freshness enhancement. And guanylic acid existed in large amounts in the mushrooms.

Time passed bit by bit. He added water several times along the way. The mushrooms and the old hen were gradually cooked, and a strange fresh smell permeated the small kitchen.

Xu Qi 'an fished out the mushrooms. There was a thick juice left in the pot. He placed the cooked mushrooms on the filter gauze and twisted it hard to squeeze out the thick juice. After a few times, the mushrooms in the gauze were dry, as if their bodies had been hollowed out.

After that, the process was to mix the thick old hen soup and mushroom juice together, mash the chicken and chicken bones with a mortar, mix them into the juice, and mix them evenly.

However, when the juice naturally dried into lumps, the lumps were ground into powder, and the simple version of chicken essence was formed.

After finishing 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 the invention from the twenty-first century.

He sought product feedback from Second Uncle and Aunt.

"I have a hunch that Xu Lingyin will eat ten bowls today …" The corners of Xu Qi 'an's mouth curled up slightly. He happily scooped the thick juice for the night and climbed over the wall to the main house.