Once you become a boy, marry a good man, and become rich together

Chapter 229 Hanamaki

After tasting the soy milk here, the steamed buns in the kitchen are also out of the pot. As soon as the lid of the pot is opened, the aroma that comes to your face makes your mouth water.

At this time, Lin Jingan, who had just returned from outside, smelled the scent of soy milk and steamed buns, and felt that he had suffered a great loss.

"What delicious food are they?"

Lin Jingxuan excitedly said to Lin Jingan, "Third brother, why did you come just now? The soy milk just out of the pot is delicious, and these steamed buns are out of the pot again!"

Lin Jing'an went to the pot and scooped a bowl of soy milk at just the right temperature and started drinking it. Anyway, the steamed buns were so hot right out of the pot that he couldn't even touch them.

While drinking soy milk, he mumbled praises for its delicious taste.

It’s not even time for dinner yet, but my appetite has been aroused.

Ye Wan first picked up a few steamed buns and put them in the steamed bun basket, then put the rest on the sieve and took it outside to cool.

After waiting for a while until the steamed buns were no longer so hot and could be handled, everyone picked up the steamed buns.

“It smells so good!”

Taste it and see if it’s hot. If it’s not too hot, then take a bite!

“It was so delicious!”

If it wasn't still a little hot, Lin Jing'an could finish one in just a few bites.

Each person ate two or three of these freshly-cooked steamed buns, and finished half of them in no time.

There was food and drink, and I burped after eating.

Jiang Ci sat on the chair and touched her full stomach. She hadn't eaten these things for a long time and she ate too much.

"This flower roll can be made into other flavors. We'll make more after we finish eating it in a few days."

Lin Jingxuan's eyes lit up, "What else is there?"

"The shrimp inside can be replaced with red bean flavor, and the dough for the flower rolls can be made into a sweet pumpkin flavor with pumpkin, or the pumpkin can be replaced with other vegetables."

"Wow!"

Listening to what Jiang Ci said, all kinds of thoughts popped up in Lin Jingxuan's mind. Even though her stomach was full, she couldn't help swallowing.

When Jiang Ci entered the kitchen, she found the dregs of soy milk filtered out were still on the chopping board.

This soy milk contains a lot of nutrients, and it would be a pity to just throw it away. It can also be used to make many delicious things, but at present Jiangci only knows how to make the simplest one, which is making bean dregs cake.

Scoop some flour, add two eggs and seasoning, then add soy milk residue, and mix them all together.

Over there, Lin Jingsheng had already washed both pots.

"It's ready now. Just light the fire."

Jiang Ci poured a layer of oil into the pot. After a while, she felt that the oil was almost enough, so she scooped a spoonful of bean dregs batter into the pot and spread it flat with a spatula.

After a while, turn it over and continue frying until both sides are golden brown. It is ready to be served. The whole process only takes two or three minutes.

Jiang Ci served the pancakes out only after she had fried them all. There weren't many to begin with, so everyone had one to taste and they were gone.

From soy milk to steamed buns and then to the last bean curd cake, the fragrance spread for ten miles. It is no exaggeration to say that several families in the circle could smell the aroma and couldn't help but prepare dinner in advance.

The next morning, Ye Wan and Lin Shan set out for the provincial capital.

When they arrived in the town, Wu Jin was already waiting for them at the entrance of the town. Wu Jin drove the carriage all the way to the provincial capital.

On the other side of Linjia Village, Jiang Ci also received a reply from Wen Yuting.

Wen Yuting was very shocked when he saw the letter Jiang Ci wrote to him.

I was so shocked by this thing called cement that I couldn't recover for a long time.

Soap and essential oils are not so bad, as they are all dispensable things in life and their impact is not that big, but the properties of cement are different.

After digesting it for a while, he looked at the letter and tapped the wooden tabletop with his fingers in a rhythmic rhythm.

A smile appeared on the expressionless face.

This is such a lucky star!

I wonder what the Crown Prince’s reaction would be when he sees these pieces of paper?

I guess he was shocked too.

Jiang Ci opened the letter from Wen Yuting and saw two different types of stationery inside.

Wen Yu heard that the same kind of paper was used every time a letter was written to him, so Jiang Ci picked up the one that was a little different and took a look at it first.

The handwriting was indeed not what Wen Yu heard. Jiang Ci looked at the place where the handwriting was written below, "Prince, Leng Xuanqing."

Jiang Ci blinked his eyes. The prince wrote to him. Why would the prince write to him?

Only then did he take a closer look and realized that the last time the iron ore slag and furnace slag were transported here, it was the prince who arranged it.

The last time Jiang Ci wrote to Wen Yuting, he mentioned that he wanted to purchase iron ore slag for a long time and wanted him to offer a more suitable price.

Jiang Ci had no idea about this.

This time the prince mentioned this matter in the letter, and the price he offered was very reasonable, it could be said to be very cheap, probably just the travel fee.

The prince should have seen the cement manufacturing process before writing this letter to him. The letter also mentioned that a lot of small stones would be produced when mining iron ore, and these were also sold to him at a very low price.

Jiang Ci knew clearly that the prince wanted to give him the raw materials directly because of the cement manufacturing method he had provided. However, this was not a good idea, so he could only charge him a symbolic travel fee.

Jiang Ci did not shirk his responsibility. This was what he deserved.

It's just the glory of his great motherland.

This piece of letter paper was filled with words, most of the upper part was about cement, and the lower part was full of praise and admiration for Jiangci.

At the end, he apologized and said that the cement had not been put on the table yet. He planned to use cement to make some achievements first and then present them to the court, and then apply for a reward for him.

Jiang Ci felt from the words that the Crown Prince was very peaceful and easy to get along with.

But it is also possible that the cement he is is of great value in their eyes, which is why they wrote to him in such a calm and gentle tone.

The main matters were all mentioned in the letter written by the prince. Wen Yuting explained to him the ins and outs of the matter and told him a little about the changes in the court. Then they just chatted like friends.

Jiang Ci looked at the above and sighed. Why was he told this?

Wen Yuting wrote about the recent tense atmosphere in the capital in short, easy-to-understand and obscure words.

There had been no fight for the throne among the royal princes before, but there was one prince who was ambitious and had been preparing for it for many years. Recently, his ambition had become more and more obvious.

But judging from the letter Wen Yu dictated, the emperor and the prince's party will completely pull him out of power within this month, and all the rats will be eradicated.

Jiang Ci felt that it might be more time-consuming and laborious to eradicate these rats.

Facts proved that Jiang Ci's guess was correct.

What was the point of telling him all this? To make him trust the prince's party, so that there would be no danger in the future, or to tell him that only by handing over the things he had made to the prince would it benefit the country and the people?

I can’t figure it out, so I don’t want to think about it anymore. Maybe I was just saying it casually.

However, this did put Jiang Ci's mind at ease. Their family was not in any danger. With Wen Yuting and the prince's support, his career would be on the rise.

Lin Jingsheng entered the room, "What did they say?"

"Come and see for yourself."

After seeing this, Lin Jingsheng didn't look strange. "Then we can start firing the kiln."

"Well, pick a few trustworthy people from the town compound to prepare the cement."

"Okay, we have to build a few more rooms on the cement side, some for people to live in, and some for storing the baked cement."

"Yeah, I forgot about this before."

"This can be built quickly. We can just go to the nearby villages and recruit more people to build it in a few days."

After noon, they went to the compound in the town together. Lin Jingsheng often came here to see their progress in training and learning, especially to observe those who were training and make timely improvements to their training plans.

Occasionally, I would pick someone to chat with, learn about the situations of other people in the compound from their words, observe the atmosphere of the entire compound from their words, and pay attention to whether there are any suspicious people.

Lin Jingsheng cares a lot about the people in this compound, and Jiang Ci only comes to visit occasionally.

With someone like Lin Jingsheng around, Jiang Ci felt very confident about everyone in the compound.

Their compound has not accepted any people for several months. Even if they want to select some people to work there now, the conditions for accepting them will be much more stringent.

During that winter period last year, many people who had no food to eat wanted to come to their compound. Many of them were scoundrels. They had hands and feet and had registered permanent residence. They earned some money to have a meal on the days when they could earn money, but they didn't know how to save money for the winter. They just wanted to come to their compound to get something for free. These people were the first to be beaten away by Xu Xia.

We found two people there to prepare the raw cement and four people to burn the kiln, who worked in shifts of two.

Their kiln is not big, so it is not too tiring for two people to burn the kiln together for a whole day, and there is no need to add things into it all the time.

The kiln is not big, and Jiangci has no plans to expand it. After all, this thing was originally controlled by the state and was used to build roads and repair city walls to defend against foreign enemies. It was only after these official roads were built that various places could start making cement.

Jiang Ci and Lin Jingsheng taught them step by step how to do it, and it took two days of teaching before they were able to let them get started with confidence.