Lord of Rot

Chapter 215 Finally Eat Rice

Things are indeed magical.

A group of northern pirates fell in love with porcupine wine, so instead of robbing, they wanted to protect Claude's caravan.

Claude was also a blessing in disguise. With a group of local bodyguards, the business route to the northern border will be much safer in the future.

Li Qi said: "You are really lucky."

From being a prisoner to suddenly becoming a sweet potato, Claude's experience is indeed magical.

Claude restrained the smile on his face, he held his stomach and looked at Li Qi with some resentment: "If you can't get your porcupine wine, they will definitely kill me, for my little life, You must sell me enough porcupine wine."

"So they're waiting for me here." Li Qi couldn't bear the gaze, and felt uncomfortable.

"Otherwise I will never dare to set foot on the northern border again"

"The brewing of porcupine wine is very complicated," Li Qi said, "Although I want to save your life, my friend, I don't dare to boast that I can let you feed those northerners. Said it will not be less than before."

"Hey, of course." Claude bent down and hugged his stomach and said, "Thank you very much for saving your life, my lord."

The current production of Haozu Liquor is not particularly high, and the efficiency of winemaking will also be affected by the temperature. However, a lot of wine has been accumulated recently, which is enough to meet the needs of Claude and Denis.

By the way, porcupine wine is served in clay pots.

Wooden barrels are not suitable for long-term storage of wine, and the price of pottery is cheaper, and the cost is low. You just need to dig clay, then find someone to knead the pot, and then calcined it into pottery. Although it is not very beautiful, it is used to hold wine More than enough.

After getting the promise from Li Qi, Claude was very excited, and his goal was considered accomplished.

He turned his head to look at Denis with the intention of showing off, but Denis was very calm. Denis hadn't spoken much since just now, and now he was still so calm in the face of his own provocation.

Something is wrong!
Claude felt very wrong.

Why is Deni not in a hurry?
Or... last night Denis really had some kind of ulterior deal with Baron Porcupine.

The more you think about it, the more likely it is.

The porcupine collar is only so big, and Claude has a rough guess in his mind about how much it can produce. Let Denis get in the way, and he can get even less.

If it really doesn't work, you can only raise the price, sacrifice a small part of your own interests, and you have to overwhelm Denis.

Of course, the detailed transaction of the business cannot be decided by Li Qi's lips. The two left with Joe. They would first go to see the goods, determine the price, then load the goods, and finally leave.

Coaxing the lord to be comfortable is the most intuitive way to gain benefits, but Joe is the real enemy they have to face. Joe is responsible for the detailed price and the inside information of the transaction.

After Joe has negotiated the prices in all aspects, this list will be sent to the lord, and the lord will nod before the transaction is considered successful.

Li Qi, who left all kinds of messy and troublesome things to his subordinates, was very relaxed.

When he returned to the castle, he saw a carriage parked in the castle.

"What is this?" Li Qi asked as he saw the servants unloading.

The butler Simon, who was directing the work of the male servant, said: "My lord, it is some special products of the southern giant's feet sent by Mr. Denis."

"specialty?"

"Yes, my lord." It was not Simon who spoke, but a young man standing beside the carriage. He bowed respectfully and said, "I am in charge of bringing you some small gifts from Mr. Denis. He knows you like them very much." Food, so these things are specially approved, because these things can’t be bumped, so they come slower than the caravan.”

Compared with Denis, Claude did not bring any gifts, because Li Qi wanted him to help him purchase part of the alchemy materials, and Claude did not make money in this regard, and the price satisfied Li Qi.

Both are good at business.

This cart of vegetables and fruits is not worth much, just to highlight a heart.

Li Qi took a closer look.

There are many fruits and vegetables that he has never seen before. They are local crops in Lurea. After a long time of transportation, the condition of the vegetables is not very good. Some wilted ones will be disposed of by the servants.

And some seeds.

Li Qi nodded in satisfaction. After all, there is no cold chain in this world. If you want to eat fresh burning city vegetables in the porcupine collar, it is wishful thinking, and even the king can't do it.

"Let the chefs study and see what delicacies they can make," Li Qi said.

After hearing Deni's words, he really became interested in Tiegu, and he just asked the chefs to study the vegetables and fruits in the south, so as to avoid looking at unfamiliar vegetables in the future when they go to the south in the future.

A barren Iron Valley, the environment is worse than porcupine collar, except for the small nobles who don't have a territory will regard it as a sweet pastry, the normal nobles with a territory will stay away from it.

But with the iron valley of oil, the value can go up.

Even if the technology tree of the porcupine collar is not enough to study most of the methods of oil, it is still not a problem for scholars to study and cooperate with alchemy to research the most basic methods of use.

"By the way, I have to go over to Scholar Thomas."

Li Qi very much hopes that Thomas Scholars can continue to study space magic, as long as it is not so useless... Well, this is quite a requirement.

He waved his hand and told the servants to carry on.

"Hey!" Duck feet clenched their teeth and picked up a bag, and with clumsy steps, turned around and went to the back kitchen.

There are several small holes in the bag, and a few grains are squeezed out.

Li Qi suddenly said: "Wait!"

"Yes, my lord" Duck's flippers stopped immediately, not understanding what happened.

"Put the bag down," Li Qi said, "Look at what's inside."

"Yes!"

Duck Flippers honestly untied the hemp rope that bound the bag.

White flowers, all white grain.

Rice!

Li Qi stretched out his hand to grab a handful, and some of the rice flowed down from between his fingers like sand, and returned to the bag.

"Finally, life can be improved." Li Qi smiled.

Eating bread every day, he was about to get angry.

Li Qi looked at the young man guarding the carriage, and the young man said, "This is a vegetable from Burning City. It has high environmental requirements and is difficult to grow."

"vegetable?"

"Yes, my lord." The young man nodded, "The boss likes rice risotto and desserts very much."

Li Qi grabbed another handful of rice and stared at it carefully. It was indeed rice.

"Can you tell me in detail?" Li Qi asked, "The way you eat it."

"Yes, my lord!"

The young man nodded: "After boiling this kind of rice in water, you can pour it on the dishes, let each grain of rice soak in the soup, and the rice grains that are soft and chewy are risotto dishes."

"Soup with rice." Li Qi understood: "It's still raw."

Normally cooked rice will not be pliable.

"Where's dessert?" Li Qi asked.

"The same is cooked," the young man introduced, "mix with sugar and honey, and you can add a little milk."

Seeing that the baron is very interested, the young man continued: "It can also be made into a vegetable salad."

"Okay." Li Qi quickly stopped the other party.

He respects the freedom to eat, as long as the food is eaten in the stomach and not wasted, but the other party's eating method is obviously not suitable for him.

Rice, of course, is still used as a staple food.

And there is good news, there is rice in this world, the bad news is that rice is hard to eat in Dongxia, even in Giant's Foot it is not a high-yield crop, and it cannot even become a staple food.

But none of that matters anymore.

He thought to himself: "Today, you can consider eating rice, and it must be paired with heavy oil and spicy dishes."

The cooks were at a loss to get the oak tub with the bag of rice and wait.

It looks a bit like wheat, but it's completely different. What kind of dishes should you use it for?

Baron Li Qi, a foodie, couldn't help it. He was worried that the chefs would not cook and wasted food, so he took the initiative to come to the back kitchen.

He said: "This kind of rice can be used to cook porridge, which is similar to oatmeal. Every grain of rice is boiled and there is no need to add any seasoning. White porridge is the most delicious."

"But we won't eat white porridge tonight." Li Qi pointed to the rice and said, "Put some out first and wash it with water. Remember not to wash it too many times."

"Steam with bowls, put a little rice in each bowl, and then put some water, just like steaming steamed buns"

Li Qi was also not sure if Ge Lan and Kuai Ren could eat rice, anyway, it's better not to waste it.

And the rice steamed in a bowl tastes better than the rice cooked in a pot.

After arranging the dinner, Li Qi was in a good mood.

The rest of the cooks were busy in the back kitchen, trying to make the "rice" specially ordered by the lord.

The process was not complicated, which relieved the Oak Basin and the others. Just now, they thought that rice was a difficult food to make when the lord paid so much attention to it.

dinner.

Looking at the rice served, Li Qi couldn't help sighing in his heart: "One day I will feel hot in the eye sockets just because I can eat rice."

In a foreign world where the taste is not suitable, it is too difficult to eat familiar food.

He held the bowl in his left hand and the chopsticks in his right hand. He just felt that this meal was more satisfying than any previous meal.

Seeing that Li Qi was enjoying his meal, Kuai Ren picked up a bowl of rice.

But after eating, his complexion became a little strange, and a stream of acid water rose from his stomach. This kind of bland and dry food made him very uncomfortable.

It is more suitable for him to eat meat.

(End of this chapter)