Although it was called stewed chicken with mushrooms, it was just a kind of stewed chicken with mushrooms. However, the taste was much better than that of ordinary chicken. Even before it was taken out of the pot, its fragrance had already assailed the nostrils, causing everyone in the imperial kitchen to salivate.
The Double Cooked Pork was made with the meat of an animal called Yin Zhong. The meat was very similar to pork. The braised pork he made last time was also made with this kind of animal.
There were a lot of cows in Dayao, mainly water buffaloes. There were a lot of them in the plains and lowland jungles. Many of them were farmed as well, and they were the main type of food in Dayao.
After stewing the dish, Ren Baqian found a place to sit. A few chefs from the imperial kitchen ran over to ask him about the details of the cooking process, such as how to add the seasonings. Ren Baqian arrived one by one.
"Brother … Ren, the manager said that you should deliver the dishes for today," a chef said to Ren Baqian after the dishes were served.
"Oh?" Ren Baqian raised his head and looked for Caretaker Gou. Normally, Caretaker Gou was the one who sent the gifts.
"His Majesty asked you to deliver it after you're done cooking," the chef explained.
Only then did Ren Baqian nod his head. He carefully carried a metal plate with a few plates of cooked dishes and rice on it and covered it with a lid.
He carefully carried it out and saw a soldier standing guard outside. They followed him all the way to the palace.
When the dishes were sent into the palace, someone took them to the side to test for poison and then brought them to His Majesty.
On the other hand, Ren Baqian waited at the bottom of the steps.
"Continue with that story of yours!" The empress got up from the couch. After she finished speaking, she began to taste the dishes for the day.
Just as Ren Baqian had expected, other than steamed pork in double scoop, the empress also had a preference for pine nuts and peas. Although she was an emperor, she was still a woman. She had a preference for sweet dishes.
Ren Baqian thought about the content of the previous lecture. It was about the battle between Sun Bofu and Yan Baihu. Next, it was about Lu Xianfeng shooting halberds at the Yuan Gate.
The empress didn't listen much and said, "It's only 150 steps, why are you making such a fuss? There was no lack of hunters in Dayao who were able to hit their targets. Previously, when I heard you speak of it, I was thinking, you are so weak, yet your country was not destroyed. "
Ren Baqian was left speechless by the empress's words.
The difference in strength between the people on Earth and this world was too great. There was no way to compare them.
He would send people flying with a kick at the slightest provocation, and even the stone wall would have a hole in it. How could a person get up and fight again unscathed?
This seemed to be very common in Dayao.
On Earth, this kick would have killed him.
Not to mention tearing down a city gate with his bare hands. Perhaps only Li Yuanba from the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties could try.
After talking about the Three Kingdoms for four to six hours, Ren Baqian finally withdrew.
After Ren Baqian left, the empress picked up a piece of paper beside her and looked at it again. Everything that happened to Ren Baqian at the Chen family's medicine shop was clearly written on it.
"He's rather kind-hearted," the empress said faintly. "However, this method of his can be carried out first …"
However, there was another thing in the report that the empress was very concerned about. It was the three books that Ren Baqian took out. When Ren Baqian arrived, he was clean and had nothing on him. For him to be able to take out three books now, it probably had something to do with him disappearing every few days.
Although he didn't know where he went, it was probably related to the situation at that time. Appearing out of thin air and disappearing out of thin air, leaving no trace behind.
This kind of thing made her puzzled, but she could explore it later.
She was more concerned about another point.
Although Dayao respected martial arts, as an empress, she couldn't be so short-sighted. She had studied Great Xia and the Yun Nation before. Naturally, she knew the role of scholars, craftsmen, culture, and technology.
Furthermore, Dayao's predicament had always been there. Almost all the technical content was brought in by merchants.
Several generations of emperors had always wanted to send people out to learn, but the results were very little.
Ren Baqian had once taught the method of making ice to the beast park's manager and taught the method of stopping postpartum hemorrhage to the people at the Chen family's medicine shop just to save a few more people.
This showed that not only was Ren Baqian capable, but he wasn't like the other countries that sealed off all kinds of technology and knowledge from Dayao.
This allowed her to see the possibility of obtaining all kinds of knowledge and technology from Ren Baqian.
If he was the kind of person with evil intentions, she could use other methods to make him spit out everything he knew.
However, from the way Ren Baqian handled things, he could be considered as kind-hearted. Furthermore, he wasn't stingy when it came to passing on things that he knew to others.
This made her feel that he could be used. What Dayao currently lacked the most was people like him.
…
Naturally, Ren Baqian didn't know what the empress was thinking. The next morning, he brought Teng Hulu and Tie Dao to continue cleaning the leather.
Ren Baqian watched as the two of them used a knife to scrape off the minced meat and oil film on the leather. Their movements were extremely swift and every time the knife landed, a piece of oil film would fly off. Seeing that it was scorching hot, Ren Baqian went forward to give it a try. He extended his hand to Tie Dao and said, "Let me try."
Tie Dao passed the knife to Ren Baqian with a simple and honest look on his face.
One cut …
Ren Baqian cut a hole in the cowhide with one cut.
Ren Baqian thought for a while and decided not to spoil things.
He returned the knife to Tie Dao and went to play with Gungun and Tiantian at one side.
Gungun and Tiantian spent most of the day eating and sleeping. Occasionally, when they woke up, they would play like two balls. Their actions made people howl.
The people in the beast park shook their heads when they saw Ren Baqian raising these two little things. They couldn't eat and couldn't hunt. They ate every day and were extremely stupid. They really couldn't understand why Caretaker Ren liked to raise these things.
However, Ren Baqian didn't care at all.
These were pandas. On Earth, if you wanted to see them, you had to stay far away. At most, you could take a photo with your phone. You didn't even have the chance to get close to them, let alone raise two of them as pets.
Ren Baqian sat on the stone slab in front of the door and looked at the two little fellows crawling around on his knees. He was extremely happy.
He thought to himself that he should bring his phone next time and take a few photos of these two little fellows to post on the Internet.
At night, Ren Baqian went to the palace again. This time, he made twice-cooked pork, double-cooked pork, and pine nuts with peas.
The previous dish, double-cooked pork, was the empress's favorite. She finished half a plate of it by herself.
This time, the empress asked for it by name.
Ren Baqian had to admit that the empress was much more thrifty than the ancient emperors. She only had four dishes for a meal, which couldn't even be compared to some of the village officials.
Of course, this was also related to the fact that Dayao wasn't very rich. The empress also didn't have any extravagant habits.
When talking about Cao Cao's discussion about heroes, the empress said, "This Cao Cao was indeed a character. Unfortunately, he was too weak … "
Ren Baqian thought for a long time and felt that the empress was definitely referring to Cao Cao's individual strength.
Regardless of whether it was Lu Bu or the other valiant generals, the empress was somewhat dismissive. According to the empress, the description of those valiant generals in the book was something that even the commoners in Dayao could do. Yet, they could actually become valiant generals. This showed how weak these people were.
This made Ren Baqian speechless. The individual strength of these people on Earth was indeed inferior to that of Dayao.
However, he was actually despised. This was too embarrassing for the people on Earth. He pondered in his heart. After talking about the Three Kingdoms, he wouldn't talk about the Romance of Sui and Tang anymore. Next time, he would talk about Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods.
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