Li Yi considered for a moment before shaking his head and rejecting, "Nowadays, being an elementary scholar only exists in name. Even if I pass, many people will not be convinced."
Zhang Shuo and the other three remained silent. Just like what Li Yi said, the present was different. Being an elementary scholar was seen as having no real ability.
In reality, there was no fairness in the imperial examinations. Contributions were given every day.
Everyone looked at other places before taking their things and leaving.
The Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance were the drawings, prescriptions and tower sugar.
Li Longji and the other two were naturally the stinky tofu.
Li Yi heaved a sigh of relief. He returned to the courtyard to rest for a while before entering the dissection room.
Days passed by. The various projects in Zhuangzi were progressing steadily.
On the 1st of June, Li Yi saw that the 200 catties of soy sauce had been reinstated and welcomed new craftsmen.
A total of 20 craftsmen came with their families. Still, there were no elders.
Li Yi did not want anyone with an elder in their family for the time being. It would be detrimental to the management.
He would only consider it when the house was completed and everything was stable.
"Brother Yi, I have found the people for you. There are 20 newly retired craftsmen. Among them, there are family members who are familiar with crafting."
Li Chengqi pointed to a large group of people who looked over.
Steward Song De called for the men and women to be separated and bathed in the 20 households.
New clothes were also prepared. They were measured to see if they were suitable.
Feeling the warmth of Zhuangzi, the craftsmen smiled. Especially after eating a bowl of meat dumplings, they were looking forward to their new home.
For them, being alive was everything. They did not dare to think about anything else.
The people who came first explained the rules of the village to them.
"You are not allowed to relieve yourself anywhere. There are cut paper in the toilet. Use it sparingly."
"Children are not allowed to go to the river or the well."
"After using the toilet and before eating, wash your hands with soap."
"After work, take a bath in the big pool."
"If you are sick or injured, inform Dongzhu immediately. My family's Dongzhu is a godly doctor."
"That's why people are eating tower sugar now. If you find worms while you are peeing, Dongzhu will follow up. Yes, Dongzhu said to follow up."
"Are there any women who are pregnant with children? Stand over here … "
The people in Zhuangzi started to chatter.
Li Yi stood to the side and watched with joy in his heart. Even if every hundred new candies required an hour of lifespan, he felt that it was worth it.
He had to recuperate his body first so that he could work better.
When the later craftsmen heard the request, not only were they not angry or worried, they became more and more excited.
There was a place where he could bathe every day and wipe himself clean when he went to the toilet. The owner could cure illnesses.
Did they come to a place in a dream? No, he didn't dare to think about it in his dreams.
Li Chengqi said goodbye and left with the Fermented Milk Stinky Tofu.
Li Yi went to look for Song De, "Tomorrow the auction will be closed. Add in the green and red side, each piece will cost 100 copper coins. No bidding. Every day, each item will cost 1000 copper coins."
"Is Qixiang for sale?" Song De asked.
"I'll make some on a daily basis for Zhuangzi to eat. There's already stinky tofu outside. Someone used the water used to make pickled vegetables to soak the tofu. It smells bad."
Li Yi admired those people. They actually thought of using pickled cabbage water as brine.
"Got it." Song De continued to work.
Li Yi strolled to the paddy field. Some of them raised crabs, while the others raised forest frogs.
The people in Hebei Province sent 500 catties of frog eggs with water. Gao Lishi personally came to collect the money and only asked for 500,000 copper coins.
He said that the money was enough.
In the past two days, some of the frog eggs had turned into small tadpoles and swam in the paddy field with the tadpoles of other frogs.
The other big frogs were caught and moved to the ditch. They were not in the place where the ducks were raised.
This was to prevent the big frogs from eating the tadpoles and the ducks from eating the frogs.
Fortunately, there were many people in the village. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to take care of all the frogs.
After harvesting the wheat, the Zhang Family's village planted millet, sorghum, and other beans.
However, Li Yi asked them to plant some soybeans, which were soybeans.
Some of the workers were free and went to Zhuangzi to work. As usual, they didn't need to be paid. They only needed to be fed.
While Li Yi was watching, a few children from the Zhang Family's village ran over, each holding a string of frogs.
The frogs were still alive and were strung together with straw ropes.
"Brother Dongzhu, do you, do you want to buy frogs?" A little boy who looked seven or eight years old asked Li Yi nervously.
"I don't like to eat this baby, but … you can't sell frogs at a high price in Chang 'an. I'll teach you how to make delicious frogs."
Li Yi said no. When the children showed a disappointed look, he quickly changed the topic.
He waved his hand and took six children and six strings of 75 frogs. He was going to make a big pot for the children to take back to the village.
He went to his kitchen in the yard and found a needle. He caught a frog and quickly pierced the needle into the spinal cord and then into the frog's head.
The frog died. This technique was called Double Marrow Destruction. It was the least cruel way to kill a frog.
Li Yi was very familiar with this. He taught the children while killing the frog.
"In order to eat, we can kill, but we can't torture. The fastest way to kill a frog is what I did just now. Who of you can learn it?"
The oldest child stepped forward. He didn't think it was cruel. He used a fork to kill the frog and then pierced it with a straw stick. His purpose was simple and simple: to sell it for money.
Li Yi checked the children's hands. "Don't kill the frog if your hands are broken. There will be small worms in your hands and then in your head."
He explained and the children took turns to use the Double Marrow Destruction to kill and dig the frog.
Li Yi taught the children how to peel the frog's skin, remove its nails, and clean its internal organs again.
"Those who don't know how to eat eat the thigh, and those who know how to eat eat the mouth." Li Yi said.
Then he took flour, brown sugar, and salt to make sweet sauce in the pot.
"I'm going to teach you called braised frog. The sweet sauce is the best recipe for braised frog. Watch how I make it."
Li Yi said and the children followed.
"How much can you sell one frog for?" Li Yi wanted to know the price so that he could set the price for braised frog.
"Ten coins for a hundred," the older boy said.
"Okay, then we'll sell each braised frog for a hundred coins because we need flour, brown sugar, salt, soybean oil, onion, ginger, and garlic. It's very expensive."
Li Yi waited for the children to finish learning and asked them to go to Zhuangzi's kitchen to bring some chicken soup. It had to be hot.
When the children came back, he began to heat the oil, stir-fry it with onion, ginger, and garlic, then put in the sweet sauce. Finally, he threw the frog cubes into the pot.
After stir-frying, he added the chicken soup and covered it with a lid.
He took out a bunch of unbuttoned toys, such as nine linked rings, for the children to play with.
He took out paper, pen, and ink to write down the process and seasoning, especially emphasizing that the injuries on the hands should not be treated.
The children played absent-mindedly, glancing at the pot from time to time. The fragrance had already floated out.
Half an hour later.
"Go get chopsticks, plates, and pots. Each of you eat one and take the rest back to the village. Follow what I wrote. You'll also learn, right? "
"Yes ~ ~" the children shouted and ran to get things.
When they came back, Li Yi lifted the pot in front of them. The rich smell went into their noses and the children couldn't stop swallowing.
Six frogs were put into each child's small bowl. It was the first time the children ate frogs like this. In the past, they all ate the legs.
The youngest child, who was about four years old, opened his mouth and took a bite. When he got a mouthful of sauce, he raised his head and squinted his eyes with a face full of enjoyment.
Li Yi put the other frogs and sauce in the pot into six pots and gave the written production method to the older boy.
"Take it back, catch the frogs and make them yourself. Then sell them in Chang 'an City. A hundred coins for one. If you can't sell them, take them back. You're not allowed to lower the price."
Li Yi finally instructed. He was afraid that if the price was too low, the villagers would band together to not buy and continue to lower the price.
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