I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 16 Can You Make Chocolate?
Su Zifeng personally delivered the paper and pen.

But he didn't stay much, or he left without even entering the house. He just told the old master Su what he said and left by himself.

This also caused Su Changan to be a bit depressed when he looked at the four precious pens, ink, paper and inkstones on the table while chewing his snacks.

Su Changan looked at Mao Mao on the side: "Is my handwriting so difficult to see?"

Maomao nodded: "Well, it's ugly."

After all, Mao Mao put down some medicinal materials that he got from somewhere, raised his eyes to Su Changan, and said solemnly: "It's so ugly that you don't want to see it a second time after you've seen it once."

Su Changan curled his lips: "Cat, let's not be so direct, it's so sad."

Mao Mao lowered her head again: "Ugly is ugly, and the old grand master is right, she looks so good-looking, and her characters are so ugly, it doesn't make sense."

Su Changan looked at Maomao, so he picked up a new pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote the word 'good-looking' seriously.

Then pick up this piece of paper and show it to the cat: "Look what this is."

Mao Mao looked up and said directly: "What an ugly word."

Su Chang'an immediately stared and said, "Maomao, what you said hurt my self-esteem!"

Mao Mao didn't bother to pay attention to Su Changan.

On the other hand, Su Changan put down the paper in his hand, came to the table a little depressed, reached out for the last piece of snack, and looked out lazily.

Words need to be practiced.
But
I can't get enough energy.

Then tomorrow.

Must practice tomorrow!

While thinking this way, Su Changan looked at the herbs that Mao Mao was playing with.

But looking at it, I found that it was something I had never seen before.

Maomao also noticed that Su Changan was looking towards him, so he said, "When I went to get you some snacks, I saw a lot of new things in the warehouse next to the kitchen today. After asking, I said yes. The countries in the Western Regions and some countries further west, as well as the tributes sent by the countries in Southeast Asia, except those to be kept in the palace, His Majesty distributed the rest to the important officials of the court."

"So I just picked up some things related to medicinal materials, thinking about what the properties of the medicinal materials are, I don't know some of them."

Countries in the Western Regions
There are places further west, as well as countries in Southeast Asia.
Su Changan looked at the medicinal materials that Maomao was sorting out in doubt.

Mao Mao looked up at Su Chang'an and said, "In the palace, I often heard people say that these tributes are weird. Some things are very strange, but there are also some things that are very interesting."

Hearing this, Su Changan thought for a while: "Go and see?"

Maomao looked up at Su Changan.

"Go to the warehouse to look at the tributes, maybe there will be something interesting, anyway, we both have nothing to do." Su Changan stood up and looked at Maomao.

Mao Mao was about to speak, but after thinking for a while, she nodded: "Well, I see."

If you are bored, you have to find something to do yourself.

And
The rabbit's head is also tired of eating, and there are only a few snacks tossed over and over, and it has long been tired of crooked.

Since it is from the Western Regions, and there are things sent by Nanyang, maybe there is something that can be used to make something delicious.

……

After all, the Su Manor had already been greeted, and they had to be respectful when they saw Su Changan.

So walking this way, when those servants saw Su Changan, they all saluted and greeted Su Changan respectfully.

In addition, the current Su Chang'an incident is raging all over the capital, especially the incident of one person, one knife, single-handedly picking up a group of rabbits is even more serious.

And the post-production renderings of those people in the mansion who saw the scene with their own eyes.

When the servants greeted him respectfully, none of them were afraid.

The warehouse of the Su Manor is very huge, two large warehouses, which are about the size of a basketball court, are placed in the small courtyard next to the kitchen.

There are guards in the mansion who are dedicated to guarding it, and only the stewards in the mansion have the keys to the gate and the warehouse.

But today may be because a lot of new things have been delivered.

So when Su Chang'an and the others came over, the courtyard door was open, and there were a lot of things placed in the courtyard, which were being counted, and Su An, the chief steward of the Su residence, was watching.

When Su Changan and the others passed by, the chief manager naturally saluted Su Changan immediately.

After a brief understanding, the chief steward naturally did not dare to stop Su Changan.

And after briefly introducing to Su Changan which places in the warehouse and what was kept there because it was too weird, he retreated to the door of the warehouse and did not dare to bother Su Changan.

Su Changan stood in Nuo Da's warehouse, looking left and right.

Everything is neatly placed, but in the area that the chief steward said was too strange to use, aside from the bags and boxes delivered today, they are still new, and many tribute bags are a little damaged, that’s all. leave it alone.

but
Looking at these tributes in front of me
Some are like ginseng, but they are very small, and there are not many beards, which are thin.

Su Changan looked at this thing, he remembered that this thing seemed to be called native ginseng, and it was also a medicinal material, which seemed to be used to treat irregular menstruation.

There is also the green Asan country. Of course, it should be called Tianzhu now.
The leaves and seeds of the Moringa tree in Tianzhu
There are other things that look like they come from other countries.

There was a wide variety of things, some of which Su Changan recognized right away, and some of which looked familiar but couldn't name them.

Although it was not a rare thing in Su Changan's previous life, but now, it is really something that can be called a tribute.

but overall
Su Changan also knew why these things were thrown here as strange things.

after all
These things are really rarely used, unless they are at the level of the previous life.

"Ok?"

But when Su Changan slowly looked at these things.
But he noticed a small bag on the shelf.

the pouch is new
It was obviously put on just now, and the mouth of the bag was not tied tightly, so it was not so much that he noticed the bag, but rather that he noticed something protruding from the bag.

little brown thing
While Su Changan was puzzled for a moment, he picked up the small brown thing that looked like an almond, but a bit longer than an almond.

The little thing exudes a little fragrance. Su Changan smelled it with some uncertainty, and immediately, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes: "It really is cocoa beans!"

No extra doubts.
After Su Changan wiped the cocoa beans on his hands, he threw them directly into his mouth.

The familiar taste hits the taste buds at once.

then
Throw it up quickly!

Can't stand the smell!

"That's right!" Su Changan immediately took down the whole bag of cocoa beans in surprise and delight, and just held it in his hand.

He didn't know when cocoa beans existed.

I don't know why cocoa beans appear here as a tribute.

But in his previous life, he had a period of literary and artistic youth, and he saw a certain strange man Su Daqiang at that time, so at that time he wanted to drink hand-ground coffee by himself.

But I didn't understand anything, so I bought cocoa beans.

But it turned out that coffee is made from coffee beans, and cocoa beans are used to make chocolate.

then
He just learned how to make chocolate.

And now that he got the cocoa beans, he didn't bother to care about other things.

After all, this means that chocolate can be eaten in this era!

but
If you make chocolate in this era, there should be other ingredients.
While thinking this way, Su Changan turned around and walked towards the chief steward.

The chief steward glanced at the thing in Su Changan's hand, he had forgotten what it was: "You want this?"

Su Changan nodded: "Well, this is what I need. Besides this, I also need milk, cheese, sugar, honey, vanilla oil, and some dried raisins and other dried fruits."

Finished
Su Changan thought for a while and said, "Cheese is cheese."

Although the chief steward was a little puzzled about what the lady wanted these things for, he still respectfully said: "I have everything. It just so happened that the Taipu Temple's Department of Herdsmen and Herdsmen sent the latest cheese yesterday, and the small ones are all ready for you." Then, send it to your yard."

"Well, that's going to be hard work." But before he finished speaking, Su Changan looked at the chief steward: "Is there any wine? It's better to be shochu or something like that?"

The big steward nodded immediately: "Yes, the younger ones will be sent over as well."

The chief steward was originally a neat person, and after he responded, he immediately ordered people to prepare.

On the other hand, Su Changan looked at the warehouse behind him, thought about it, and decided not to continue strolling.

The water is flowing, and it is the business to go back and prepare for the chocolate!

After leaving the warehouse, Mao Mao looked at Su Chang'an suspiciously, carrying a basket of herbs on his back.

of course
He also took one and threw it into his mouth.

then
Immediately, the expression of the mask of pain was revealed, and he spit it out immediately.

"It smells good, but why does it taste so bitter?" Maomao wiped her mouth and looked at Su Changan: "What are you going to use this for, and you need to use so many high-end products."

"Make snacks." Su Changan said with a smile.

Maomao looked at Su Changan suspiciously.

"Make a kind of dessert called chocolate, and it won't taste bitter after it's ready." Su Changan said with a smile.

Maomao was even more puzzled.

Su Changan didn't explain much.

When Su Changan and the cats returned to the yard, those things had already been delivered to the kitchen.

And Yan Ruyu was waiting for them in the yard.

After all, people from the Chixia Army were secretly following, so Yan Ruyu knew that Su Changan and the others were still in the Su residence, so they just went to the warehouse, so they didn't worry, and just waited in the yard.

Watching Su Changan rush into the kitchen impatiently and start working.

Yan Ruyu, who was standing at the door of the kitchen, asked suspiciously: "What is this going to do? Besides, it's cheese and milk, all of which are high-end products."

"It is said to be a dessert called chocolate." Maomao replied.

"Chocolate?" Yan Ruyu was surprised, not quite understanding what the word was.

But seeing Su Changan's excited expression, after thinking about it for a while, he decided to wait for Su Changan to finish his work before talking about what His Majesty explained.

"You eat it first, the raw material he uses is very bitter. I won't eat it." Mao Mao said seriously.

Yan Ruyu: "..."

While speechless for a while, Yan Ruyu also looked at Su Changan curiously.

Su Changan searched around in the kitchen, and finally found some equipment that seemed to work.

But it's not so much equipment, it's actually just some bottles, pots, pots and bowls.

The first is to take some cocoa beans out of the bag and put them in the pestle jar.

But Su Changan glanced at the shochu over there, and after hesitating for a while, he took out some cocoa beans and put them into the pestle jar.

Make it into a powder!
So, get an epic prop, cocoa powder!

But it's worth mentioning that, because Su Changan traveled here, apart from having such a good-looking skin, he is also quite strong, and even bigger than ordinary adult men.

So one didn't control the power well, but accidentally broke the pestle jar
But fortunately, not much cocoa powder was sprinkled out.

But after all, there are others, so it doesn't matter.

So I repeated the action again, and turned some cocoa beans into powder
Stretch out your finger to dip a little, and lick it with your tongue.
It was still the smell familiar to Su Changan.

Then place the cocoa powder in a hat-shaped bowl.
Mix the cocoa powder and sugar together and stir twice, then take the cheese, which is actually cheese, and cut it into small particles with a knife.

The cheese crumbles are then mixed with cocoa powder and granulated sugar.

After a little stirring, set them aside.

Su Changan also started to light the fire and water.

After all, to make chocolate, you can't directly pour those ingredients into the water, but do something similar to steaming.

In fact, it is heating through water.

Stir continuously while heating until the cheese granulated sugar melts and becomes silky and fully integrated with the cocoa powder.

And you can't turn on the fire, otherwise it is easy to control the cheese and sugar, which will cause a smell.

after this
Add milk, honey, those things.

In fact, it is a complete set of system operations, but Su Changan has failed many times in his previous life, so he is so proficient.

And to do this step, it is time to start adjusting the taste.

In fact, at this time, it is best if there are flavors or other condiments that can increase the aroma, so as to increase the aroma of some chocolate.

But after all, conditions are limited, so we can only choose vanilla oil.

While stirring, slowly pour in the vanilla oil
The brown chocolate liquid in the bowl became much smoother.

As for Su Chang'an, there was no trace of ink either. Seeing that it was almost done, he immediately took out three bowls.

One of them put in the dried fruit crumbs that had just been crushed while waiting for the fire to come on, the other poured some shochu, which was actually distilled wine, and the last one added nothing.

Hold the bowls of chocolate liquid through a rag and watch after pouring into these bowls.
Su Changan saw that there were still some left.

after thinking about it
He took out another empty plate and put the remaining dried fruits on it one by one.

Then gently pour in the chocolate liquid.

at last.
Just let the chocolate solidify.

Although it is already early winter and the weather is getting colder, it is also feasible to put it outside.

But it's just this level of weather. When the chocolate solidifies, the taste will probably be gone long ago.

So Su Changan asked Yan Ruyu to help bring large ice cubes from the cold storage just now.

Stack the large ice cubes at the bottom of the large water tank, put a partition in the middle, and spread a clean cloth.

Take the three bowls and the plate just now and put them on the partition.

of course
Both the bowl and the plate are tightly wrapped so as not to lose the taste.

at last.
Seal the cylinder mouth completely! !

And just in case, Su Changan brought another layer of cotton cloth to wrap the vat.

After all, the temperature is guaranteed in this way, so that it can solidify faster.

After finishing these, Su Changan looked at the remaining milk and cheese.

"Why don't you make some cheese snacks?"

But after thinking about it, there are no grinding tools, and the baking things are not complete, so forget it.

So, I turned around and planned to start packing up those tools.

And saw that Su Changan's busy work was over.

Yan Ruyu and Mao Mao walked into the kitchen, and they looked at the water tank suspiciously.

"Well, it's done?" Yan Ruyu asked.

Su Changan nodded: "Well, after it solidifies, you can take it out and eat."

Maomao squatted by the tank in doubt, and knocked on the tank with his hand, very puzzled.

And Yan Ruyu said with emotion: "I don't really understand what these are all about. But... since you are done with your work, then I will convey your majesty's words."

Speaking of the latter, Yan Ruyu's expression became serious.

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