After lunch, Li Chengqi did not leave and stayed by Li Yi's side.
Li Yi asked someone to set up a big pot and began to cook the chicken.
Li Chengqi looked at it and suddenly asked, "Brother Yi, are you cooking herbs in the pot?"
"Shh!" Li Yi put his index finger in front of his mouth.
Then, he whispered, "Some herbs are used as seasoning, such as star anise and fennel."
Li Chengqi nodded, "I see. Secret recipe? You added herbs to the spiced beef, right? "
"Yes, I asked someone to buy the herbs according to the prescriptions. After buying the herbs, put aside the ones that can't be used in cooking and use the ones that can be used in cooking."
Li Yi explained the source of the herbs and grabbed a bunch of herbs according to the prescriptions.
"Excellent, then the pharmacy will not know the ingredients you used." Li Chengqi knew what was true and what was false.
"Brother, do you want the recipe?" Li Yi looked at the seasonings in his hand and asked.
"I want something good." Li Chengqi waved his hand, indicating that he was not interested in the recipe.
He thought it through and asked Brother Yi to cook, and then he would be responsible for eating.
If he took the recipe and still had to keep it a secret, why bother?
At this time, the fifty chickens were all put into the big pot. Li Yi did not keep any raw chicken.
After more than two hours, the fragrance of the chicken spread.
Li Yi asked someone to fish out the chickens and hang them up to dry.
After a while, the water was drained and the big pot was heated again.
Then, he used a fine-toothed grate to brush the chicken with sesame oil and put it on the fine-toothed grate.
Then, he threw the caramel sugar to the bottom of the pot and covered it with a lid.
There were several ways to make caramel, all of which were written in the Qi Min Yao Shu.
Li Chengqi did not know this. He could not have memorized the Qi Min Yao Shu for no reason.
However, Li Yi had memorized it. He needed to know what this era had and did not have.
About five or six minutes later, the pot was brought down. He opened the lid and took out the chickens.
The chickens were red as if they had been brushed with soy sauce. Just looking at them was enough to make one hungry.
Then, he smelled the slightly bitter aroma of smoked sugar, like coffee and tea. It was addictive.
"Brother Yi, is this … smoked chicken?" Li Chengqi swallowed his saliva as if he had discovered a new continent.
Chickens can be cooked like this? How can they smell so fragrant after smoking in the pot with some sugar?
"Why didn't others think of it?" Li Chengqi said in a muffled voice.
Li Yi: "Because other people don't want to throw sugar into the pot."
It was getting late, and the children were lining up after school.
Just as they walked past Li Yi, the seventeen children stood up and saluted to Li Yi. "Hello, Brother Dongzhu."
"Good, good, just in time. Come here, I'll give you a chicken. Share it, don't fight."
Li Yi said as he hugged a smoked chicken despite the heat. Then, he clenched his fist and smashed the smoked chicken a few times. The whole chicken loosened up.
The twelve boys moved aside, and five girls appeared.
A girl stepped forward, tore off a chicken leg and a chicken wing, and ran away with the other four.
The boys rushed forward, tearing off a strip and grabbing a piece, stuffing it into their mouths. They laughed and joked around.
Li Chengqi's eyes suddenly became blurry as he watched. The boys didn't grab a large piece of meat, so no one touched the drumstick.
"Big Brother, the skin of the smoked chicken is actually the most delicious." Li Yi said to Li Chengqi with a smile as he watched the children eat the chicken.
"They love each other so much." Li Chengqi sighed.
Li Yi shrugged. "Who knows? Maybe when they grow up, they'll still kill each other for a chicken."
After saying that, he went to look at the other smoked chickens.
Li Chengqi was stunned and couldn't speak for a long time.
Before dinner, Li Chengqi left with thirty smoked chickens.
Li Yi gave the forty-two students seven smoked chickens, one for each of the six students, and wine.
The chickens here weighed seven to eight catties each, which was enough for the students to eat a few mouthfuls.
After returning, Li Chengqi hurriedly sent the smoked chickens to his brothers and his father.
The chicken wrapped in oiled paper was still warm. When he tore off the paper, the fragrance assailed his nostrils.
Li Longji, Empress Wang, and Gao Lishi were the last to eat.
They had to wait for others to taste the poison before they could eat. The people who tasted the poison were all very happy.
This chicken is delicious. Do you want to eat a few more mouthfuls?
Gao Lishi coughed. The people who tasted the chicken sat at the side and waited.
An hour later, they felt even hungrier and wanted to eat more.
Only then did it become Li Longji and Empress Wang's turn to eat.
"Tomorrow, take a hundred chickens and bring back fifty. Watch them cook with your own eyes." The chicken Li Longji ate was completely cold.
He was very unhappy, so he instructed Gao Lishi.
Since Gao Lishi watched them cook, he could naturally eat them directly when he brought them back.
Fortunately, the smoked chicken was still delicious when it was cold, especially the skin.
Early the next morning, Gao Lishi ran away.
Li Chengqi hurriedly found Li Longji.
"Third Brother, Brother Yi taught me something yesterday. It's called a curved plough. The craftsmen made it in a hurry. Today, I tried plowing it and it saved twice as much effort as the second bovine."
Li Chengqi reported the situation. The curved plough was very useful. Everyone agreed that it was good.
After the imperial court meeting, Li Longji took Yao Chong to see it together.
When they arrived, they saw an ox pulling a plow. Behind the ox was a person holding the plow. The ox was moving forward in the field.
When it reached the end of the field, the ox turned and the plow turned. The speed was very fast.
Yao Chong ran over and watched from the side.
When they arrived at the end of the field, Yao Chong said to Li Longji, "Your Majesty, we should ask the Agriculture Temple to promote it to the world. This thing is a divine tool for farming."
Li Longji clenched his fists. He was also excited.
It was a good thing. Two oxen could pull two plows in the future.
The key was that the person holding the plow didn't have to always ask the oxen to stop and lift the plow to adjust it.
When the new plow was plowing the field, it would rarely get stuck. It was not like the old plow that always stopped moving forward.
It must be promoted. It must be promoted now. Even if it was too late for farming in the distance, there would be time to make the plow and use it next time.
The Agriculture Temple made the blueprint with the fastest speed and sent people to the twenty-two counties in the capital to promote it.
So when Li Yi saw Gao Lishi, who brought a hundred chickens, the system gave a prompt of three thousand hours.
Li Yi was stunned. Who gave it? Three thousand hours, he could buy more chili noodles.
"Li Dongzhu, someone presented smoked chickens yesterday. His Majesty was happy. Today, he sent a hundred chickens. Bring back fifty."
Gao Lishi still had a gentle appearance.
Li Yi hurriedly arranged people to deal with it.
Eighty chickens were killed and the other twenty were left to be raised in the chicken coop.
When the chickens were cooked and smoked, Li Yi didn't keep a single one and gave all of them to Gao Lishi.
The extra thirty chickens were to be given to Gao Lishi.
According to historical records, Gao Lishi brazenly accepted the gift.
Gao Lishi looked very satisfied. He patted Li Yi's shoulder and left with the team.
At noon, Li Yi took everyone to eat. Another group of people came.
Everyone came out to take a look. Some of them were missing an arm, some were blind in one eye, and some were lame.
Another group of people didn't stand together with these people. They were also carrying boxes and dragging their families.
"Brother Yi, Brother Yi, I've found the retired soldiers and craftsmen you wanted."
"These people in the House of Subjugation can't fight, so the imperial court didn't give them many things."
"After that, the House of Subjugation was dissolved and merged. They stayed in the fields to farm. Last winter, the snow destroyed the houses and caused many casualties. This spring, the snow turned into rivers and the land was destroyed."
Li Chengqi stood out and pointed at the crowd.
Li Yi understood. The House of Subjugation was a large military camp. Some of them were merged, and the people who couldn't fight lived on their own.
Then, there was a heavy snow. Then, the snow turned into a flood.
Brother Li knew that they were escaping and brought them here because he needed people.
"Are there any more?" Li Yi asked.
"There are sixteen more households." Li Chengqi said.
"Come." Li Yi didn't care about taking care of a few more households. He didn't rely on farming to survive.
Someone beside Li Chengqi rode away.
"Let's eat first. Put down the things. After eating, build a shed. Starting tomorrow, we will build a house."
Li Yi called out.
The people in Zhuangzi came forward to help. Someone ran to make the dough soup. This was the fastest.
There was a big pot of boiling water for drinking. It was just right for the dough soup.
The leaves of the wild vegetables were washed and thrown into the pot. A few eggs were beaten to make egg drops.
He stirred the flour and began to stir it into the pot, small pieces by small pieces.
When the people who came later finished washing their hands, bowls of dough soup were ready.
Together with the chicken offal left behind by the eighty chickens, they scooped it into bowls and ate.
There were bowls and chopsticks, but tables and stools were missing.
The people who came didn't care if they sat or not. They held their bowls and found a place to squat. Some even stood and ate.
This was noodles, white flour, egg drops, and a big spoon of chicken offal and meat!
Many people couldn't bear to eat and kept sipping the soup.
The people in Zhuangzi persuaded them.
"Eat. It's ordinary food. If you don't eat it today, there will be more tomorrow. Who should we leave it for?"
The people who came later opened their eyes wide in disbelief.
There was such good food every day?
Was it fake? Was it a dream?
Among them were the craftsmen and their families. The craftsmen's life was slightly better.
But they couldn't eat meat every day. It was a good day to see meat once or twice a month.
Why was it that when they made mistakes and were sent to Zhuangzi, they could eat meat immediately?
Each person ate a bowl. Li Yi called for them to stop, not allowing them to eat anymore, especially those who had escaped from the wilderness.
After eating, they made a few temporary shelter with wooden boards. They boiled hot water and mixed it with cold water for everyone to take a bath.
Before they finished bathing, another group of people came. There were sixteen households.
They continued to make the dough soup.
The craftsmen made temporary shelters for the people who finished bathing.
Manager Song De was busy. He registered, asked for their names and ages, and compared them with their birthplace.
Seeing how happy everyone was, Li Yi's mood was even better.
The system showed that he helped forty-six households, two hundred and seven people. His lifespan increased by 2,070 hours.
This was 172 days. Moreover, everyone had a good life and could continue to live longer.
As for spending money, they could only enjoy life if they were alive.
"Tonight, we will eat fried chicken offal, rice, and fish soup."
Li Yi mumbled. He was thinking about dinner. Three meals a day. He had to recover first.
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