Chapter 1620
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Yan Lin politely declined the offer of dried chili and chili powder soup.
Although most of the ingredients were edible, the chili powder was too strong. Yan Lin, who lived a delicate life, rejected it.
"How dare you eat Liu Xi's food?"
Seeing Yang Tao's eagerness, Yan Lin felt a little tired.
"Why not? Are you afraid that Liu Lanting will harm me? You've used so much chili powder to send the entire army to hell just to harm me? Shao Yang thinks too highly of me. " Yang Tao looked innocent, but he knew that there were some things that did not need to be said out loud. "I heard that Lanting likes to warm cauldrons too. It's probably her hobby. It's not a big deal to have a few meals …"
Yang Tao held a small jar of finely ground chili powder in one hand. He dipped his finger into it and licked it. An indescribably spicy taste filled his tongue, and he began to salivate. Although it was his first time tasting chili powder, it was not bad. Yang Tao dipped his finger into it again.
He smacked his lips. He had fallen in love with chili powder the first time he tasted it, and the second time he tasted it, he fell in love with it.
Seeing Yang Tao's unhygienic behavior, Yan Lin could not help but say, "Don't cook that jar in the pot."
Yang Tao asked Yan Lin in surprise as he sipped the chili powder, savoring the spicy taste in his mouth.
"Why?"
Yan Lin glanced at his finger and frowned in disgust. "It's dirty."
He did not want to eat Yang Tao's saliva. The thought of it disgusted him.
Not only did Yan Lin have obsessive-compulsive disorder, but he was also a clean freak. It was just that he rarely showed it during battles.
Yang Tao understood. He smiled and said, "It's okay. Liu Lanting gave me enough. I'll get you a new jar."
Yan Lin was speechless.
He did not say that he wanted to eat it.
Jiang Pengji explained in detail how to make different kinds of spicy broth and the importance of chili powder in barbecuing. Yang Tao was right.
Yang Tao, who was not a fan of warming cauldrons, suddenly fell in love with this way of eating.
Nansheng was humid and cold, but after eating the spicy cauldron, he did not feel cold. Instead, he felt sweaty. In this season, the taste of spicy hot tripod was really great, especially for someone like Yang Tao who had a strong taste. Eating spicy food was like finding his true love, and he wanted to eat hot tripod every meal. In the end, his stomach couldn't take it, and he frequently went to the toilet.
"How old are you? You still can't control your mouth."
Yan Lin was speechless when he saw the red pimples on Yang Tao's face. It looked like he had eaten too much spicy food, which had caused internal heat to build up in his body. He didn't have time to vent it. It wasn't serious, but Yang Tao's childishness still left him speechless.
Yang Tao 'was. Yang Yan looked pale. was. was. was. Yang Tao was Yan was.
"Sigh, people only live for a few decades. If they can't do whatever they want, what's the point of living?"
Yang Tao now ate chili peppers as a side ingredient for every meal. He couldn't live without spicy food. He always felt that the previous gap of 20 to 30 years had been filled.
Cutting off the chili and continuing to eat bland dishes was simply asking for his life.
Yan Lin couldn't help but sneer. He asked the kitchen to prepare some light porridge and pickled bitter gourd for Yang Tao.
No matter how Yang Tao begged for mercy, Yan Lin was not moved.
He had been too lenient with Yang Tao in the past. Now, it was time for him to suffer a little and wake up.
"I really don't know how Liu Xi discovered the use of this thing …"
Qian Su did not eat spicy food every day like Yang Tao, but he would eat spicy food every other day. It was addictive.
It tasted good. What was more, if he ate it with some hot soup, he would feel as if he had just taken a hot bath.
Qian Su felt that it was an indispensable seasoning in winter as it could be used in cold and damp places.
Of course, he was most curious about how Jiang Pengji found out about chili.
Chili was mostly grown in barbarian areas. Only a small amount of chili would enter the Central Plains and be used as raw materials for cooking.
Qian Su could not imagine how Jiang Pengji had added spices to food.
Yan Lin said, "Maybe she's imitating Shennong."
Qian Su burst out laughing.
Shennong tasted herbs to benefit the people. Why did Liu Xi taste spices?
Could it be to benefit the foodies?
Qian Su felt like he had discovered an incredible truth.
Liu Xi, the Duke of Lanting who was rumored to have killed countless people … was actually a person who valued good food?
Qian Su was amused by his own imagination.
Chili was popular in the military camp that winter and attracted countless fans. It was also popular among the common people.
Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for the people to accept new things. But it was a time of war, so the spread of chili was smooth.
Apart from chili, Jiang Pengji distributed some warm clothes to the people.
In addition to the common wool fabrics, there were also cotton-padded clothes filled with cotton mixed with tree scraps.
It was not that Jiang Pengji did not want to use cotton clothes, but the production of cotton was not high. There was a lot of wood scraps left in the papermaking industry in Chongzhou. In order to get warm clothes, she had to use this method. Even so, the warm clothes were better than the ones she had before. The clever women had started making clothes last year. It took them a whole year to get enough for the soldiers at the frontline.
Of course, not all warm clothes were the same.
The cotton for Jiang Pengji and her group was the softest and warmest cotton. The thickness and workmanship were guaranteed.
The cotton for the soldiers was of a lower thickness. They had clothes from previous years, so they did not feel cold.
The cotton for the people was thinner than the soldiers, but it was still warm. It was to make more clothes for the people with the fixed amount of raw materials. With such a huge demand, they had to reduce the amount of raw materials.
Apart from clothes, every city had more than ten porridge stalls that distributed hot porridge.
The porridge was not so thick that it could not be poured over, but it was enough to make one half full and not starve to death.
This was the best that Jiang Pengji could take care of the people around her while ensuring the supply of food for the soldiers.
Did she not have the ability to feed the people well?
Of course not.
She was still in contact with the old chief. She did not know where he had gone recently. It was not a problem to provide a large amount of food.
Taking a step back, without the old chief, there was still the shop in the System.
Without the System, the price of white rice in the shop was so low that it could be supplied to the whole army in bulk. But this was the last resort. Jiang Pengji would not touch it unless it was the last resort. Unless there was another natural disaster like the earthquake in Shangjing in Dongqing that could not be resisted by humans!
Jiang Pengji did not want to give the world the image of an unprincipled Virgin Mary.
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