vstars Chapter 223 Is it so down-to-earth?
Chapter 223 Is it so down-to-earth?
Chen Ji took something off the saddle, and Luo Xiaoran felt it looked very familiar.
"Huh? Isn't this the soybean oil I gave to Yun Hu?"
"Ah."
Chen Ji carried the two jars and returned to the restaurant along the route he had just remembered. He looked so leisurely that if you didn't know him, you would think this was his home!
The food on the table had disappeared. Luo Xiaoran's mouth twitched. It must have been moved away by Luo Xingchen and the others while she was introducing peppers to Chen Ji. They probably took it to the flower hall to continue eating.
After all, the Luo family has a family motto: wasting food is shameful.
Chen Ji placed the soybean oil on the table and asked Luo Xiaoran who followed him, "How did you come up with the idea of using soybeans to extract oil?"
amount.
Chen Ji's question made Luo Xiaoran feel inexplicably difficult to answer.
In her previous life, soybean oil was the most popular vegetable oil, and even children knew that soybeans could be used to extract oil.
It’s just that somehow the world has developed extremely slowly when it comes to “eating”. From ingredients to seasonings, from cooking methods to techniques, everything is quite scarce.
For example, she usually cooked some home-cooked meals, but Sun Qingyuan, who claimed to have tasted all kinds of cuisines, came to her house for meals every day, and she enjoyed the food very much.
"I saw it in an ancient book, but!" Luo Xiaoran did not give Chen Ji a chance to ask questions, "But that ancient book has been lost."
Chen Ji nodded, thinking that peppers, sweet potatoes and tomatoes must have been what Luo Xiaoran saw in ancient books.
If it hadn't been lost, I would really like to see the contents of the book.
"The name 'vegetable oil' was also proposed in that ancient book?"
"Yeah!" Luo Xiaoran nodded. "I also explained to Yun Hu what vegetable oil and animal oil are. Didn't he tell you?"
"No!" Chen Ji said firmly, completely ignoring the fact that he had never asked Yun Hu this question at all.
So Luo Xiaoran repeated to Chen Ji what she had said to Yun Hu.
Chen Ji nodded after listening, and like a primary school student, he asked again: "Do you propose to promote this oil in the northern border?"
"Yes!" Luo Xiaoran also nodded. "By then, even farmers can take the soybeans they grow and hand them over to the oil mill for processing. With soybean oil, they can fry, deep-fry, stir-fry, and stir-fry when cooking. They don't have to boil vegetables every day. The remaining bean dregs can also be recycled to feed pigs..."
As she was talking, Luo Xiaoran suddenly realized how quiet the surroundings were. The entire restaurant and the yard were filled with her voice.
Chen Ji looked at her silently, with a look that seemed to contain some deep meaning.
Luo Xiaoran suddenly shut up, realizing that she had been too relaxed. After all, the person in front of her was His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan!
Chen Ji keenly sensed that Luo Xiaoran's attitude towards him had become restrained again. A dark light flashed in his eyes, but a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth:
"This oil is what you gave to Yun Hu. Do you mind letting me taste it first?"
Luo Xiaoran suddenly realized that Chen Ji came here alone without any guards around him. Could it be that he hadn't even had dinner yet?
Thinking of this, Luo Xiaoran asked tentatively: "How about I cook you a meal with soybean oil?"
Chen Ji finally showed his first genuine smile of the night, and was not polite to Luo Xiaoran at all: "That's troublesome."
Luo Xiaoran carried the soybean oil down the stairs, passed the well, and entered the kitchen.
After putting down the soybean oil, he turned around and went to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables.
Looking at the ingredients in her hand, Luo Xiaoran planned to make four dishes, namely, cold-mixed amaranth, braised eggplant, stir-fried celery with meat, and boiled edamame.
The vegetables were picked from the vegetable garden and brought into the kitchen, so they were very fresh. Since Chen Ji was eating alone, there was no need to make too much.
Luo Xiaoran was busy in the kitchen when Chen Ji walked in. "Can I help you?"
Luo Xiaoran was stunned at first, and then couldn't help but wonder if King Yan was possessed by an evil spirit tonight, as he kept doing one outrageous thing after another.
A man came to her house after dark to see the peppers. She politely sent him out but he refused to leave. Now he wants to try the dishes fried with soybean oil and help in the kitchen.
As a royal relative, how could he be so down-to-earth?
Luo Xiaoran looked at the tall and straight figure of King Yan, and suddenly she felt her courage jump to the sides.
Since you are down-to-earth, I won’t be polite either.
"Then please fetch me two buckets of water and help me wash the ingredients. Then I'll prepare the ingredients and you light the fire. Use two stoves and two pots. This way it will be faster."
After Luo Xiaoran finished speaking, Chen Ji actually did as she instructed, and his movements were very skillful.
After Luo Xiaoran closed her jaw in shock, she also started to get busy.
Soon, the four dishes that Luo Xiaoran had planned at the beginning were served on the table.
"Please sit down and eat with us!" Chen Ji said to Luo Xiaoran who was standing beside him.
Luo Xiaoran had not eaten her fill for dinner when she was interrupted by Chen Ji. Now that she had cooked another meal with a spatula, she was indeed a little hungry, so she also bought herself another set of bowl and chopsticks.
Although Chen Ji participated in the entire cooking activity, Luo Xiaoran still introduced it before the meal:
"The sauce for this cold amaranth dish is made by heating soybean oil to 70% hot and pouring it over mashed garlic and chili peppers, then adding a little salt and sugar. It is very appetizing."
"Scallions, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, peppercorns and salt are added to the water used to cook the edamame. The edamame cooked in this way is very spicy and stimulates the taste buds."
“The eggplant and celery are all freshly picked from the vegetable garden.”
After saying that, Luo Xiaoran handed the hot steamed bun to Chen Ji, picked up the steamed bun herself, and then signaled with her eyes that the guest, Chen Ji, should start eating first.
Thighs first!
There was still the electric shock feeling on Chen Ji's hand when Luo Xiaoran accidentally touched him when she stuffed the steamed bun into his hand. He stared straight at that part of his hand and didn't notice Luo Xiaoran's eyes for a moment.
Seeing Chen Ji staring at the steamed buns in a daze, Luo Xiaoran lost her temper and continued, "Let's start, then?"
Chen Ji raised his drooping eyelids slightly, and there seemed to be stars flowing in his eyes. Without looking at the dining table, he picked up a piece of vegetable and put it into his mouth without saying a word.
Luo Xiaoran watched Chen Ji eat the chili pepper in amazement, and was ready to get him some well water to relieve the spiciness.
To Luo Xiaoran's surprise, after Chen Ji ate the chili, he did not react as strongly as the others did when they ate it for the first time. He looked at Luo Xiaoran calmly and said, "Why don't you eat it?"
Luo Xiaoran gave a dry laugh and looked at Chen Ji twice more. Seeing that he really didn't have any big reaction, she felt relieved and went back to eating.
Your Highness the Prince of Yan, so awesome.
After making sure again and again that Luo Xiaoran was no longer paying attention to him, Chen Ji took a big bite of the steamed bun and subtly prolonged the intervals between his breaths to relieve the spicy taste in his mouth.
This pepper really lived up to its reputation. If Luo Xiaoran hadn't been right next to him, he would not have been able to keep a straight face.