A large casserole pot was placed on top of the alcohol stove. The pot was bubbling and emitting a fragrant aroma.
The other dishes were fried fish fillet, braised fish bladder, stir-fried pork tenderloin with garlic, dried pot pig tail, roasted mongoose head mushroom with chicken drumstick, and scrambled eggs with fungus and cucumber.
Including the fish head, there were eight dishes. There was also a plate of watermelon and cantaloupe on the side.
The remaining watermelon rind was mixed into a cold dish with shredded carrots and starch jelly on the side.
"Big Brother, after spring, your Zhuangzi and my Zhuangzi will plant watermelons together. I want to make watermelon cream. It's recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica.
The watermelon cream made from watermelon and mirabilite is used to treat mouth ulcers and sore throats. The medicine I sprayed on my father-in-law's upper jaw the other day was used. "
Li Yi picked up a small piece of watermelon and ate it first as he spoke to Li Chengqi.
Taohong, who was beside him, also said softly, "Dongzhu and the Imperial Plantation have already discussed it. The Imperial Plantation is also planting a lot of watermelons. Wang Xing is always afraid that he will be replaced."
She spoke up for Wang Xing. If someone else came over, they might not cooperate well. What if they caused trouble? Wouldn't they be killed?
"Wang Xing is not bad." Li Longji said.
The palace maids and eunuchs understood that Wang Xing would be the one to come over in the future.
Empress Wang narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Yes, Wang Xing … I'm not familiar with him, but he looks good. Uncle, why are the tofu in the pot different? "
She almost said something wrong again, so she quickly changed the topic.
Li Yi was also not sure. He looked down and saw that the tofu was indeed tofu.
However, one was whiter and more tender, while the other was slightly yellow and looked firm.
"The tender one is the marinated tofu, and the firm one is the gypsum tofu. They were made last night, and now it's old tofu. The people in the kitchen are getting more and more creative. Very good."
Li Yi knew that the coagulant was different from the one he saw.
"Brother Yi, which one do you think is better?" Li Chengqi was willing to listen to Li Yi talk about ingredients during mealtime. He felt that he liked to eat more.
"If the tofu is made at the same time, the marinated tofu is less tender, and the gypsum tofu is more tender. Selling the gypsum tofu is more profitable."
Li Yi introduced. Back then, the tofu sellers all called it Marinated Tofu, which meant that the cost was high.
"If you put the same amount of water into the beans, how can there be less brine?" Li Chengqi didn't believe it.
"If you add the same amount of water, the gypsum will come out, but not the brine. The brine needs to be thicker. Even if you add more brine, the water will run out when you press the tofu."
Li Yi did not talk about the specific reaction of the coagulant, only the appearance.
"Then let's all use plaster." Empress Wang felt that it was enough to make more money.
"Sister-in-law, if you compare gypsum tofu with brine, people won't be willing to buy it. They won't be able to sell it. They will slowly dehydrate it and sell it as old tofu.
Therefore, those who know how to buy will buy old tofu. Sometimes, tofu sellers will continue to press old tofu into dried tofu. After smoking it, it will become smoked dried tofu. After drying it with salt, it will become salted dried tofu. "
Li Yi was very familiar with tofu. When he practiced his martial arts, he used a thread to sew on tofu. He had sewed all kinds of things before.
He also practiced on peeled grapes. Every stitch and thread was light as if it was heavy. Only after that could he sew something heavy as if it was light.
Only those who had just entered the school would buy a piece of pork with the skin to practice. After practicing, they could cook it.
When everyone talked about practicing martial arts and going to the market to buy things, those who bought pork could not raise their heads, no matter how expensive the pork was.
At that moment, they suffered a blow.
In the past, they often ate pork. Their skills were not good, and they had to spend more money on training.
How could tofu and pork have the same price? Just thinking about it made them cry.
The people at the table did not know how traumatized Li Yi was when he talked about tofu. They began to taste the two kinds of tofu.
The farmers in other places ate watermelon but did not eat the seeds. They spat the seeds out on the plate.
Dongzhu said that it was useless to eat it. It was better to spit it out and use it as medicinal herbs.
The watermelon rind could not be seen at all. The big box was filled with watermelon pulp.
The rind was chopped and mixed with Glauber's salt to make Watermelon Frost.
He made a lot of it in the autumn and kept them in the pharmacy.
"Brother Yi, are you going to sell your watermelons and cantaloupes?" Li Chengqi asked. He also had a lot of Zhuangzi.
"If there are too many, I will sell them if I can't finish them. I will try to sell as many cantaloupes as possible. But I don't have wormwood to add fragrance to the cantaloupes." Li Yi mentioned wormwood.
Places that sold cantaloupes all had wormwood. One was to add fragrance, and the other was to repel mosquitoes and flies.
If one wanted to preserve the water content of the cantaloupes, they would water the wormwood with the stalk facing down. The cantaloupes could absorb some water and would not reduce the flavor.
Of course, if the cantaloupes were watered, they would not be able to be sold on the same day.
Usually, there would be dew overnight. This way, the cantaloupes could be preserved.
This was the reason why the cantaloupes bought in the supermarket did not taste as good as the cantaloupes sold in the roadside carts.
The wisdom of the working people could be preserved without soaking it in fresh-keeping water.
"Don't you have it in the pharmacy?" Li Chengqi was as wise and smart as the working people.
Li Yi looked at this big brother with that kind of gaze.
After looking at Li Yi for a while, Li Chengqi felt uncomfortable.
"You want me to use the preserved wormwood from the Dragon Boat Festival to make cantaloupes? Then what do you use for moxibustion? I have to make moxibustion strips. Some cantaloupes need to be boiled and applied externally or taken orally. "
Li Chengqi straightened his neck, "I don't believe that you can't cure the disease without the moxibustion strips."
"Big brother is wise. I am convinced." Li Yi put down his chopsticks and cupped his hands.
"See, I told you." Li Chengqi was as proud as a general who had won a battle.
Empress Wang glanced at this brother-in-law of hers. Sure enough, he was not down to earth. Although she had learned a lot from her uncle since spring.
Li Longji did not laugh at his big brother because he also did not understand. He asked, "Brother Yi, is wormwood best on the Dragon Boat Festival?"
"It does not mean that day. It can be eaten on the days before and after that. It can be planted, but there are many wild ones, so there is no need to occupy a lot of land. "
Li Yi gave a time. The ancient people already knew that wormwood was the most valuable during the Dragon Boat Festival.
As for how the ancient people knew, he also did not know.
"Uncle, what about after the Dragon Boat Festival?" Empress Wang was willing to participate in the inquiry.
"After that, wormwood is not suitable for medicinal purposes, but it can be used to repel mosquitoes. Twist wormwood into a rope and hang it in the house. Then, light it and blow out the fire.
The rope will burn slowly and the smoke will fill the house, but it will not choke and mosquitoes will not bite.
If wormwood is broken into pieces and pressed into mosquito coils, the effect will be better. I will do it next year. There is so much labor, we can't be idle. "
Li Yi looked at Taohong as he spoke. Taohong nodded, "I will remember it. Even if we change shifts, I will pass it to the next Taohong."
Taohong was the second batch of Taohong to change shifts. She always felt that the first batch of four had a hint of resentment whenever they changed shifts.
Later, she found out the reason. When Gao Lishi wanted the four of them to stay, the four of them refused.
Dongzhu directly said to change shifts and did not make things difficult for them.
Now that the four shifts were not in Zhuangzi, they began to look forward to the stars and the moon. They were very happy to be able to change shifts.
How could the palace be compared to Zhuangzi? They could eat well, sleep well, and play happily.
Li Longji was willing to see the palace maids and eunuchs happy faces. He took a bite of the fish head meat and asked, "Brother Yi, what does brown rock mean?"
"It means a rock." Li Yi said, "A peacock flies southeast for a distance of five miles … The monarch is a rock …"
"A concubine is a reed. The reed is sewn like silk, and the rock is immovable. "Li Longji, Li Chengqi, and Empress Wang said together.
"What about the pine trees?" Li Longji asked again.
"The heavy snow presses the pine trees, but the pine trees are tall and straight. You must know that the pine trees are noble and pure. When the snow melts, they will rise. "Li Yi said casually.
"Green willows." Li Chengqi said.
"Two orioles sing in the green willows, a group of egrets in the blue sky. The window contains the autumn snow of Xiling, and the door moors the ships of Dong Wu. "Li Yi did not even need to think about this.
Without waiting for others to ask, he said himself, "Last year at this door, the faces of people and peach blossoms reflected each other's red. The faces of people disappeared, but the peach blossoms still smiled in the spring breeze. "
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