The sun at noon was not bad, and the temperature was maintained at zero to three degrees Celsius.
The people ate dumplings and drank cabbage soup. Soy sauce, vinegar, and garlic were their own choices.
Now it was the pickled mustard. Dongzhu pickled mustard was shredded, added two drops of sesame oil, and a pinch of green onion and coriander. It was delicious enough for the people.
Li Yi added an extra piece of fermented bean curd and shared it with Princess Yongmu and Xiao Lan.
He ate half of it, and the other two ate the other half. He did not have the time to divide it into three portions.
"Mustard is a good thing. No matter where the people are, different kinds of shepherd's purse can be made into pickled vegetables and pickled vegetables.
The tassels on the mustard can also be made into pickled vegetables and pickled vegetables. The Sitong Temple should set up a separate mustard cultivation department.
The production of mustard directly affects the quality of life of the people, just like cabbage. "
Li Yi took a bite of the shredded mustard. It tasted good, and he remembered about the cultivation.
"Screw mustard is also good, but the production is low and it tastes crunchy." Xiao Lan scraped off a bit of fermented bean curd with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth.
"The biggest advantage of screw mustard is that it has low requirements for the growing environment. It does not need to be planted on the ground. It can be planted in the corner of the yard, and it will grow every year."
Li Yi approved of screw mustard. Every family with a yard could grow it.
The ground could not be planted, and if people participated in the management of screw mustard, it would waste human time.
It could not be planted as a cash crop at the moment. If the price was raised, the people would sell it for more money. This would not do.
At the moment, the main goal was to harvest staple grains and produce more vegetables. They had to solve the problem of food and clothing first.
The production of mustard was higher than screw mustard, and the tassels of mustard could be used for cooking. Screw mustard was much worse.
The people found a place to plant screw mustard. It was not a problem even if it was snowing in the north. They did not even need to plant it the next year. As long as they left a little for harvest, there would be a large patch the next year.
The three of them talked as they ate. The palace maids and eunuchs beside them had red hands from the cold, and they had to quickly write it down.
This time, they wrote down something useful. It was about the Sitong Temple.
Li Yi did not let them rest. Like the people beside Li Longji, they were writing in the daily life record.
Princess Yongmu drank a mouthful of cabbage soup. "It's not as good as boiled cabbage."
Li Yi: "…"
"I still have to sell roasted sweet potatoes this afternoon, so I don't have enough time. I'll cook boiled cabbage tomorrow."
Li Yi decided to fulfill Princess Yongmu's wish. Wasn't it just boiled water and cabbage? It was simple. It only took him six hours to make it.
The main reason was that it saved time to collect ingredients. Zhuangzi had everything.
The boiling water was not easy to boil. It was probably because of the cold weather, so it had to be done slowly.
"Yes! I'll eat Buddha Jumps Over The Wall Soup later. "
Princess Yongmu was happy. When she saw the cabbage soup, she wanted to eat boiled cabbage.
He hadn't eaten Buddha Jumps Over The Wall Soup in a long time. Both of them were soup based.
"Actually, I think we can make the 'Buddha jumps over the wall' soup first. Then, I'll hang a portion of it to make a clear soup."
Li Yi thought for a while and realized that the two soups could be served in an order.
The soup of Buddha Jumps Over The Wall was thick but not greasy. The soup of boiled water and cabbage was clear but not overpowering.
What made him the most speechless was that Boiled Chinese Cabbage was a Sichuan cuisine with a heavy flavor, while Buddha Jumps Over The Wall was a local Fujian cuisine with a light flavor.
This might be the charm of the Chinese cuisine. Who said that there wouldn't be any light dishes in a spicy place?
Li Yi was prepared to try making Buddha Jumps Over The Wall Soup and boiled cabbage together. Anyway, he had to make soup.
Although there were some differences in the ingredients of the two soups, it was not a problem to use the thick soup of Buddha Jumps Over The Wall Soup to make the clear soup of boiled cabbage.
"Tell the kitchen to prepare the ingredients. Soak whatever needs to be soaked, soak it," Li Yi said to the little robot.
Zhuangzi had everything. This was the only treatment he had gotten for himself. Other than that, he was thinking for the people.
The little robot passed the message, and the people in the kitchen understood. They had to prepare a lot, enough for a few hundred people.
"Eat the dumplings. Why is there so much oil in the dumplings? Actually, these dumplings are delicious when steamed. The fillings are not fresh. "
Li Yi ate a dumpling, and the oil dripped out. Soon, there was a layer of oil on the soy sauce. Under the influence of the temperature, it turned white.
"I added oil," Xiao Lan said as she ate a big dumpling. Her cheeks were puffed up.
She did not want to see so much oil coagulate.
"Li Lang, tomorrow morning, let's eat the soup with pickled vegetables and pork slices. It's steamed. Add more ginger slices and star anise."
Princess Yongmu made another request. She felt that the pickled vegetables steamed in a basin tasted better than boiled ones.
"No problem. Kong Zhongni was so picky about food back then. Why didn't he invent his own food?
This proves that Kong Zhongni does not know how to cook. He can eat fine food and not be tired of the details. Others can do it, but can he actually do it?
When he said this, did he eat fish or beef? I think it should be fish? "
Li Yi did not know why, but he thought of Kong Zhongni again. Many of the things his descendants made for him were actually contradictory.
Then, according to the rule that a lie needed to be covered up by countless lies, he covered up each one.
In the end, he did not even cover up. My Confucianism is right. Do as I say. Don't think about anything else.
… …
"Kong Zhongni probably didn't expect that we, the people he looked down on, would be able to eat dumplings now."
In the Anxi Protectorate, at Shattered Leaf Village, a group of people was eating dumplings.
They were even more awesome than Li Yi. Li Yi ate dumplings filled with pickled vegetables and oil dregs. In Luoyang.
In the northwest, they ate dumplings filled with three delicacies.
Garlic sprouts, eggs, and shrimps. That was the three delicacies.
The one speaking was Zhang Xiaosong. He was a Grand Scholar.
The generals of the Four Garrisons of Anxi had gathered a total of two hundred thousand soldiers.
And this was with many soldiers returning home to prepare for the new year. Otherwise, they would have easily doubled the number.
The soldiers now would return home to talk to their wives, see their two-year-old children, kiss them, and then return.
The local soldiers of the Four Garrisons were resting. They had been under constant pressure. The main force had run to Tubo, and they were facing Su Lu and the white-clothed Arabs.
Just because they were resting did not mean that they could not fight. They could raise more than one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers at any time.
The heavy snow had saved Su Lu and the white-clothed Arabs. Otherwise, these soldiers would have already attacked.
The Imperial Court had ordered that the cold weather made the roads difficult to travel. The logistics were a little lacking, so they had to endure and recuperate.
Then, a lot of garlic was sent over. Everyone was growing garlic sprouts like chives, and they could be harvested several times.
"Kong Zhongni is long gone. Let's not talk about him. The steam engine we're using now is pretty good. It can plow the land quickly, and it can even lead soldiers to charge. It's just a shell on the outside. "
Guo Zhiyun was not willing to talk about Confucius. He was already dead, so there was no point.
He saw the steam engine driving over, emitting smoke and steam. It was very powerful. Several horses were pulled in the opposite direction, but they were all dragged back by it.
It was used to plow the land, and there were corresponding tools. He wanted to try it out and see if it worked.
Along with it, a large amount of grain, dried seafood, alcohol, soap, and skincare products were also sent over.
In addition, a large amount of medicinal herbs and instructions were given, all of which were needed for common symptoms.
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