It was noon, and the people selling things in Zhangjia Village were reluctant to eat. Emperor Li Longji had to eat.

People from the Shangshi Bureau came, bringing meals from the imperial kitchen and delicacies from outside.

Li Longji was very happy today, so he stayed with three prime ministers and a minister to have dinner in Xingqing Hall.

Everyone watched and watched the taste testers eating there.

The cooking methods were all learned from Li Yizhuangzi, and the chefs were required to keep them strictly confidential.

The meal sharing system, with a folding table and folding chairs in front of each person, is also learned from Li Yizhuangzi.

Then……

They saw a dish with several relatively complete frogs on the plate, without skin.

Several people who were trying the food also saw it, exchanged glances, took a deep breath, stretched out their chopsticks, and picked it up to eat.

It had a hint of heroism at first, but when I took it into my mouth, I couldn't stop eating it.

A frog has entered your stomach and you still want to eat it, so hold on.

Li Longji and Zhang said, Lu Huaishen, Yao Chong, and Wei Zhigu stared at it, can they eat it? Does it look delicious?

Wei Zhigu swallowed his saliva and was in a good mood. His Majesty invited him to eat, which meant that his Majesty had no intention of continuing to deal with him.

Yao Chong was depressed. He knew what was going on. Wei Zhigu ran to Li Yizhuangzi that day and sent twenty craftsmen back.

Water conservancy matters are already being prepared, and Wei Zhigu has regained His Majesty's attention.

They thought, wait, wait until the person who tastes the food has no problem.

Fortunately, I found a good way this time. There is a box made of iron sheets underneath. There is hot water in the box, and the vegetable tray just fits on top.

It's still what I learned from Li Yi's Zhuangzi canteen, but Zhuangzi uses a card slot in a big box, and there is hot water in the slot.

If so, the food will still be warm until the person who tastes it is fine.

Why didn't you think of that before?

A quarter of an hour passed, very good.

The palace maid serves the dishes, each person has a small plate, puts the dishes on the table.

There is a frog on a plate inside. The color looks like the way it is braised with soy sauce. It feels so familiar.

Eating other dishes first, Li Longji took a few bites. When he got tired of the taste, he picked up the frog and looked at it, then closed his eyes and took a bite.

Oh, it's delicious. The frog actually tastes good. The texture is soft and stringy; the taste is soy and sweet.

When the four of them saw Li Longji, they picked it up and bit it.

After less than a hundred breaths, I chewed carefully and slowly according to the method taught by Li Yi. A frog entered my stomach and the bones were spit out.

"Give me another one." Zhang said after thinking about the order.

"I want it too." Wei Zhigu felt that this was the most suitable thing for him to eat.

The other two people plus Li Longji added another one.

After eating, I still want it.

"It feels like eating in Li Yizhuangzi's canteen." Yao Chong gave an analysis.

Lu Huaishen agreed: "Yes, it has a special taste and texture. It is suitable for drinking or eating."

Li Longji picked up the silk handkerchief and wiped his mouth, and asked Gao Lishi: "Where do frogs come from?"

"Go back to your majesty and buy it outside the palace, nine-turn ileum hashma, one hundred coins." Gao Lishi gave the answer.

"Okay, it's such a nine-turn ileum, but why does Hasma sound like a toad? It costs a hundred dollars each, which is not expensive. Who sells it?"

Li Longji thought that buying a toad for one hundred dollars would be fine.

There is money in the palace, so the dividends from spiced tea eggs, each egg is sold for 500 yuan, and a toad is 100 yuan, which is acceptable.

Gao Lishi smiled: "The people from Zhangjia Village were selling in the East Market this morning. They said it was the recipe given by Boss Li. I also asked about the recipe."

Gao Lishi then repeated what Muramasa shouted and boasted.

Yao Chong gritted his teeth after hearing this and said: "It's Li Yi. Yes, Muramasa can come up with the idea of ​​'Taste all directions and taste Kyushu, it's hard to find even a drop of mellow fragrance', 'Try two things to become a mandarin duck, but the smell of the street is strangely fragrant'

?I don’t believe it.”

"I have also thought about this. Don't miss it when you pass by. People have many choices in this life... What passers-by lose is that the past is like yesterday."

Lu Huaishen agreed, is this hawking?

Zhang said and laughed twice: "Selling a toad is still like yesterday's clouds and last night's stars. Does it have anything to do with toads?"

"Maybe there is." Wei Zhigu held back his laughter: "Don't toads also bask in the sun during the day, and at night they croak with the stars and the moon, hahahaha..."

He couldn't hold it back after all.

"In the future, tell the outsiders in the palace not to buy it. Why should I spend a hundred coins to eat a toad?"

Li Longji laughed a few times with the minister and suddenly reacted.

One hundred coins? The palace is also poor.

"Your Majesty, the capital must be extremely low." Yao Chong said firmly.

"I second the proposal." Zhang said and affirmed together.

The other two people nodded, yes, the things at Li Yi's place cost little, but they were sold expensively.

Gao Lishi smiled and added: "Your Majesty, I know the price of toads outside. A hundred toads cost ten cents alive."

"Really?" Li Longji really doesn't know the price of ordinary things.

"Don't dare to tell lies." Gao Lishi promised.

He also said: "I have never heard of ordinary people eating frogs, only frog legs, or whole frogs."

"Brother Yi's cooking is naturally different." Li Longji said casually.

Everyone in the hall had different reactions. What they heard was "Brother Yi", and His Majesty was used to it.

Whenever I talk about Li Yi, I call him brother.

Li Longji looked at everyone's expressions, reacted, and smiled: "Pinch another frog. I bought it with money. It would be a pity not to eat it. Gao Lishi."

"Your Majesty." Gao Lishi bowed.

"Go get the soy sauce again, and remember to ask Brother Yi to make some nine-turn magic and bring it back." Li Longji was ready to save money, a hundred dollars each, black! Really black!

"Yes!" Gao Lishi smiled and prepared to ask for a few more.

Li Yi and Li Dongzhu were rich, but the things they sold at high prices were worthless, so he warned and warned the people in the palace.

Don't tell anyone, let alone cause trouble.

"Your Majesty, if I eat this frog, I will feel comfortable physically and mentally." Yao Chong wanted it too, but he was reluctant to buy it.

"I second the proposal." As if they had agreed, the other three people spoke at the same time.

"Have a toad and second my suggestion, Gao Lishi, ask for more every time you go, until the season is over." Li Longji agreed.

***

The toad-eating in Xingqing Hall has nothing to do with the outside world.

After shopping, the group in Zhangjiacun only drank water and were not willing to spend any money.

When driving the oxcart back, someone wanted to buy stewed frog soup, but Zhang Xiao refused to sell it.

I can still make this soup when I get it back.

If someone else uses this soup to make toads, wouldn’t the village make less money?

At three o'clock in the morning, four bullock carts slowly returned to the bank of Ba River.

When the convoy entered the bridge, before waiting for the other side, people from the village were already rushing towards the bridge on the other side.

three people.

When we got closer, we first looked at the things on the cart. There were a lot of Chinese cloths, and there were also copper coins in a basket.

"Sold?" the visitor asked.

"Sold, one hundred yuan, eighty thousand yuan." Zhang Xiao nodded vigorously to the visitor, said the number, and wanted to cry.

Today is just a trial sale. I got 80,000 yuan and bought four more large pots. I will sell them tomorrow and get more money.

Zhangjiacun can finally live a good life.

Even if I am dead as a village leader, I can still tell my ancestors when I see them that I am not bad.

Two of the three people who came up took a look at the things being pulled on the bullock cart, turned around and ran away.
Chapter completed!