"Look, isn't this enough?" Li Yi rolled up his sleeves and washed the ingredients beside the well.
Others went to the medicine shop and the market to buy seasonings. Some seasonings were not available in the market.
For example, rock sugar was sold in the medicine shop now. People knew how to make brown sugar into rock sugar.
Scallions and ginger were naturally sold in the market, but the scallions were not very big.
Last year's scallions were all eaten up and couldn't be stored until now. They would rot when the weather was hot.
In order to keep the scallions and grow, the seedlings were re-planted when the seedlings were thinned. Now, they were a little thicker.
Princess Yongmu helped to clean up. She was very excited.
It was so fun. Li Lang found the seller, bought his stall directly, and then used his pot to cook.
He had never encountered such an interesting thing. The stall owner was dumbfounded.
Li Yi bought two pots, one for braised pork and the other for other dishes.
Many people came to watch. It was also the first time they met someone who bought things directly in the market and used other people's stalls to cook for himself.
As they watched, they became greedy. Some of them even didn't know that they were drooling.
When it was almost noon, the other dishes were all prepared. When the lid of the pot for braised pork was lifted, the fragrance spread and there was a sound of saliva swallowing around.
"Take it back to eat." Li Yi called and ran with Princess Yongmu to Wen Tian Lan Xiang Pavilion.
The food in Wen Tian Lan Xiang Pavilion was provided by Earthly Paradise. There was no one cooking in the pavilion for the time being.
Just now, a guard went to Earthly Paradise and told them to send less dishes and more staple food.
At the door, a table was carried out from inside. Li Yi ate outside. He didn't go in to show others. Men were not allowed to enter.
Princess Yongmu sat opposite. The other men ate by themselves. There were not so many tables.
Princess Yongmu ate a piece of braised pork. Her eyes narrowed and she ate a mouthful of rice. She felt that this was the happiest moment.
"Hey, it's me." A child's voice came.
Li Yi turned his head. The guard didn't stop Li Longji's family of three.
He sighed. "Add another stool. I want a high one for the little guy to sit on."
Thus, Li Longji and the other two went to wash their hands. When they returned, the cutlery was already on the table.
The little boy waited for the adults to put food on the plate in front of him. Half of it was rice, and the other half was vegetables.
Like Princess Yongmu, he first blew on the meat and then took a bite. His expression instantly changed and his eyes widened. It was delicious.
When he ate another mouthful of rice, saliva flowed out from the corner of his mouth. He knew how to wipe it off himself.
Swinging his two legs, he ate happily and asked the adults to give him some of each dish.
"Brother Yi, your cooking is still the best." Li Longji followed and ate the Red Braised Pork.
Originally, there was quite a lot of meat, and the others could try a piece. In the end, the family of three came over, and the others could not eat.
"Alright." The little fellow agreed.
"Actually, we shouldn't have given Little Rou such a tasty dish. There's too much salt, and she'll be thirsty after eating it."
Li Yi looked at the little fellow eating happily and couldn't bear to remove it and change it to other dishes.
"Eat it once in a while." Empress Wang spoke up for her son.
"It's a habit. Knowing that there are more flavors, children don't like to eat bland food. Fortunately, our Little Rou is not picky."
Li Yi said with a smile. The little fellow looked serious and tried hard to use the chopsticks. Sometimes, he couldn't pick up the food and it would fall back to the plate.
Li Longji liked this kind of warm scene. "Brother Yi, the business in the east and west markets is not good today. When will it resume?"
"Three to five days. They will choose to go to the market outside the city because it's cheap and because it's a new place and it's clean.
At that time, the three markets will be balanced. The things in the east market have always been better, and there are fewer high-end products in the south market.
Unless someone rents a shop and manages the good things himself. But there are few rich people in the south. "
Li Yi knew that there would be a diversion. The people would go to the new market to see something new.
After a few days, the people would still like to go to the familiar places to buy things and eat.
Li Longji nodded and swallowed the food in his mouth. "Will you take care of these three to five days?"
"It doesn't matter if I take care of it or not. The losses are not big. Tomorrow, the people from the east and west markets will bring less things. There will be more people bringing things to the new market."
Li Yi said. In fact, he decided to help the east and west markets to balance out temporarily.
At night, he would copy the meat and make extra processing. The vegetables would be made into dried vegetables and pickled vegetables.
Zhuangzi also needed to eat. He didn't kill livestock. The villagers could eat the bones if they wanted to, and the rest would be given to the places that provided free soup.
In the next few days, he would make a large number of sausages and cured meat. He would use the method of smoking and drying them in the bamboo house to keep them for a while.
The villagers didn't like to eat sausages and cured meat mainly because Li Yi didn't like them. He thought that the taste was not good.
Other sausages couldn't be kept for more than a few days.
"Will the population of the capital government exceed two million this year? If so, we will need to build more houses. "
Li Longji was concerned about the population, but there was a worried expression on his face.
"Third brother, there will definitely be two million. For the escapees, the capital government is a good place. They don't have to worry about food and work."
Li Yi could see that the more people there were, the more food they would need. The capital government couldn't afford to feed them.
There were so many people, what kind of work could they do?
"Tell me." Li Longji's worries disappeared in an instant. Li Yi said that there was a way, and he guaranteed that there would be a way.
"When the people come, organize well. Build roads and go to Shannan Road.
At the same time, dig soil from other counties and lay a layer of soil on the wasteland that can't even cover the cost of producing seeds.
Start planting greenhouses in autumn. Harvest vegetables in winter. After the roads are built, sell them to Shannan Road.
Last year, we sold beans. Both sides took what they needed. This year, the roads are better. Sell vegetables.
Use quilts to keep warm. Cucumbers, eggplants, lettuce, etc. can last until we reach the place. "
Li Yi knew the purpose of more people coming over. They wanted to get a household registration.
Once they got a household registration, they would be relieved. They would no longer be escapees.
When the time comes, the people will choose their own place to live. Some may go to Shannan Road, and some may go north.
"Food will be transported from Shannan Road? I think the paddy fields in Shannan Road have already been watered. They will be planting indica rice soon. "
Li Longji added on to the matter of food. Shannan Road naturally had food.
The rivers in Shannan Road were no less than those in the capital government. They couldn't sell vegetables any further northwest.
That was the land of Shu. In Shu, there were vegetables in winter. The temperature wasn't so low that vegetables couldn't grow.
"Of course!" Li Yi endured the pain, "After the next year, tear down the greenhouses and plant cotton. We need manpower to process the cotton. "
"There are other small scale farming industries. I have the skills to raise maggots, chickens, scorpions, centipedes and toads.
Scorpions, centipedes and toads are considered medicinal herbs. It's hard to catch them in the wild. It's better to raise them.
I can raise one type in a small area. The imperial court can take them, and I can take them. We can diversify our industries and help each other. "
Li Yi finished speaking and lowered his head to eat. If he didn't eat, the food would be cold.
Li Longji, who was completely relieved, ate happily. He wasn't in a hurry. Everything was arranged by Li Yi.
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