Chapter 169: Making a Simple Chicken Essence

Ministry of Justice!

Two jailers opened the prison door one by one, knocked on the fence with sticks, and shouted: "My lords, you can be released from prison."

While shouting, the jailers were glad that they adhered to the rules. Each profession has its own rules, and the jailer's principle is not to provoke a warrior, unless the other party is a death row prisoner whose cultivation has been abolished.

These high-quality warriors who have not committed any serious crimes can turn over at any time, and the one in front of them is an example.

The first reaction of the night watchmen was that the emperor's decree of punishment had been issued, and they could be released from prison because the opponent's goal had been achieved and there was no need to keep them in prison.

But after leaving the dungeon, they were told that they could sign and seal and take back their uniforms and gongs.

The night watchmen were very familiar with this process, which meant acquittal and restoration of official status.

"Your Majesty has pardoned us? It's unlikely," someone muttered in a low voice.

The night watchmen looked at each other, looking at each other's confused expressions, and everyone was confused.

This prison disaster is obviously the result of party struggle. Everyone is an old night watchman, and even the danger and viciousness of party struggle, they will take the opportunity to beat their opponents to death. They will never easily settle down.

Duke Wei gave up something and replaced us from the Ministry of Justice. Jiang Luzhong quickly made a guess and looked at the three golden gongs beside him.

The golden gongs exchanged glances silently, all with similar guesses. For a moment, I felt a little heavy in my heart, and then I was grateful for the death of a confidant, and secretly thanked Wei Yuan in my heart.

After receiving the uniforms, weapons, waist badges and other things, the night watchmen left the Ministry of Justice in silence. On the way back to the government office, everyone finally felt the joy of "surviving the disaster".

From the silence at the beginning, it turned into an excited conversation. One guy even picked up his colleagues everywhere, saying that he went to the Jiaofangsi to have fun.

The golden gongs looked at him a few more times. He was a guy who walked with his eyes narrowed, and he looked like a slippery and treacherous type.

"Song Tingfeng, you just came out of jail, and you can't wait to make mistakes." The copper gong beside him said dissatisfiedly.

"What do you know? My boss, who is as honest as the silver gong, has been in prison. It doesn't matter whether you are greedy or not. It just depends on whether the big guys above want to deal with you." The squinting copper gong said confidently.

The gold gongs thought that they were quite insightful.

"If Xu Ningyan goes, we will go." A copper gong said.

Jiang Lvzhong's eyes lit up, and he smiled and said to the Jinluo beside him: "Xu Ningyan is the darling of the Jiaofangsi, and the courtesans are vying for her admiration. A while ago, Yang Yan and I took this group of little guys to the Jiaofangsi for a drink. In addition to Fuxiang, there were four courtesans present at the time."

Under the questioning gaze of the three Jinluo, Jiang Lvzhong, who was in a relaxed mood, rubbed the shallow crow's feet at the corners of his eyes and smiled: "The courtesans of the Jiaofangsi are well-deserved. It makes me feel like I'm back to my youth."

The three Jinluo couldn't hide the envy in their eyes.

Although they have no shortage of women, the courtesans of the Jiaofangsi are not within the scope of the Jinluo's wanton enjoyment. This is not to say that the Jinluo's power is not big enough, but that the Jiaofangsi belongs to the department under the Ministry of Rites, and the power of the night watchman is useless here.

It is impossible for the Jinluo to have tea with guests. If they directly ask for the courtesans to serve them, they will be rejected 100%. It's not good to make trouble, because the Ministry of Rites would like them to make trouble.

After returning to the government office, the four Jinluo went to Haoqi Tower first to listen to Wei Yuan's teachings and express their loyalty.

"It's just right. Take this opportunity to clean up the evil spirits in the government office and manage your own subordinates well." Wei Yuan said.

The four Jinluo bowed their heads and accepted the order.

Wei Yuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "This time you can come out, you should thank someone else instead of me."

Another person? His Majesty's pardon? Jiang Luzhong and others guessed in their hearts.

"It's Xu Qi'an." Wei Yuan said gently.

Xu Qi'an? This answer surprised the four Jinluo and was unbelievable.

Jiang Luzhong straightened his back and said respectfully: "Mr. Wei, what happened during our imprisonment?"

Wei Yuan told the four Jinluo about the case of the Minister of Works secretly communicating with the Wushen Cult, and emphasized the importance of Xu Qi'an in the case.

The four Jinluo left Haoqi Tower, and Jiang Luzhong looked depressed and in a bad mood.

A Jinluo teased, "Are you jealous of that Tongluo's achievements?"

Jiang Lvzhong shook his head, closed his sharp eyes, and sighed, "I should have fought to the death with Yang Yan and recruited Xu Qiyan under my command."

"Xu Tongluo is indeed a rare talent, but his strength is a little low."

"You know nothing, you don't know him at all." Jiang Lvzhong suddenly shut up.

"Hmm?" The three Jinluo looked at him.

"Don't say, don't say." Jiang Lvzhong shook his head.

"Mr. Jiang, you are imitating a brothel girl, taking off your clothes and shaking your buttocks, purely to seduce people, right?"

"Tell me quickly, what's wrong with that little Tongluo, I also think he is strange. Wei Yuan is too fond of a Tongluo."

"If you want to know, ask Wei Gong yourself."

No matter how the three Jinluo asked, Jiang Lvzhong refused to say anything.

After simply asking his second uncle's opinion, Xu Qiyan bought the haunted house at the Yahang the next day.

Actually, Uncle Xu meant to take another look, but Aunt and Lingyue were quite satisfied with the house, except for the female ghost in the well. But Uncle Xu, the head of the family, said: Since the people from the Sitianjian have seen it, there will be no problem.

Aunt and Xu Lingyue were completely relieved.

The dentist admired Xu Qi'an's stubbornness and even felt a little embarrassed. For this reason, he specially hired people to clean the house.

During dinner, Xu Qi'an asked Xu Pingzhi: "Uncle, the house has been idle for many years and needs to be repaired. I took Aunt and sister to see it the other day. The structure of the house is intact, but some doors and windows are rotten."

Xu Pingzhi pondered and said: "Half a month is enough."

Half a month? It's not a fine decoration, why would it take so much time? Xu Qi'an said: "Let's hire a group of craftsmen from the outer city, and then let them work around the clock, so that seven days will be enough."

Xu Pingzhi was stunned: "Why the outer city? The craftsmen in the inner city are better."

"Because the carpenters in the outer city are cheaper, and they don't know that the house is haunted. They can live in it with peace of mind."

What a dark heart, the family thought.

The job of hiring a carpenter was given to Xu Pingzhi. Xu Qi'an was inexperienced in these small matters.

Second Uncle Xu was an old Beijinger. His aunt and sister were relieved when he was in charge of these matters.

This man still has to have some hair on his mouth. Men like it, and women like it too.

On this day, Xu Qi'an, who had not been to the Jiaofangsi for almost a week, drove out in a carriage and met with the owner of the mountain goods shop who had been contacted in advance in the market, and bought two baskets of mushrooms from him.

Next, he fulfilled his two promises: First, help Chu Caiwei to be promoted to the sixth rank of warlock; second, give Chu Caiwei the following to eat.

The goal is very clear, to make a simple version of chicken essence.

Xu Qian'an had seen a video before, and the person who posted the video was a gourmet, not Bear Grylls, but a serious gourmet.

He collected many ancient recipes and made food according to the steps of the recipes, but found that ancient food was not as delicious as imagined.

After summarizing, it was found that the biggest difference between modern and ancient dishes is not the change and increase of styles, but the reform and replacement of seasonings.

After coming to this world, Xu Qian'an deeply agreed with this statement. The chef of Guiyue Tower is very good, but the food of ordinary people seems very bland, even if the Xu family has soup.

"The emergence of MSG is a major breakthrough in the human food industry." Xu Qian'an poured two baskets of mushrooms into a large vat to soak.

Then he climbed over the wall to the main house, stole an old hen, killed it, and stewed it in a small earthen stove.

Next, simply wash the soaked mushrooms, pick them up and drain them, and put them into another pot on the earthen stove.

Xu Qian'an did not plan to prepare MSG because he lacked relevant knowledge and production experience. He only knew that the main ingredient of MSG was sodium glutamate. It can be extracted through grain fermentation and kelp

But isn't the fermented grain wine? Xu Qian'an muttered in his heart while recalling.

The option of extracting MSG from kelp was directly deleted and not adopted. The reason was simple: the cost was too high.

Dafeng Capital is located in the Central Plains, far away from the coast. Although there are canal and sea transportation, sea products are still luxury goods that only dignitaries can enjoy in the capital.

"If you want to extract enough MSG from kelp, you need an extremely large amount. You can't extract much MSG even if you buy it and go bankrupt."

Xu Qian'an planned to use chicken essence instead of MSG. Thanks to his curiosity when he was a child, one day, Taitai Le suddenly came to the house, and his mother no longer used MSG.

He was very curious about how this yellow thing could replace MSG. So he looked at the ingredients carefully.

The main component of chicken essence is guanylic acid, which is a flavor-enhancing substance comparable to MSG. Guanylic acid is found in large quantities in mushrooms.

Time passed by bit by bit, and water was added several times during the process. The mushrooms and old hens were gradually cooked, and a strange fresh smell filled the small kitchen.

Xu Qian'an took out the mushrooms, leaving thick juice in the pot. The cooked mushrooms were placed on the filter gauze and twisted hard to squeeze out the thick juice. After several times, the mushrooms in the gauze were dry and looked like their bodies were hollowed out.

The subsequent process was to mix the thick old hen soup and mushroom juice together, smash the chicken and chicken bones with a medicine pounding pot, mix them into the juice, and stir evenly.

However, just wait for the juice to dry up naturally into lumps, and then grind the lumps into powder, and the simple version of chicken essence is formed.

After doing all this, Xu Qian'an looked at the sky. It was dusk.

At this time, the cook should be busy preparing dinner. It was a good time to try out the invention of the poor student from the 21st century.

Seek product feedback from the second uncle and aunt.

I have a feeling that Xu Lingyin will eat ten bowls today. Xu Qian'an's mouth curled up slightly, and he happily filled a bowl of thick juice overnight, and climbed over the wall to the main house...