Concubine Chef Youxi: Lord, Master, stop

Chapter 17 Taste Test

Putting down the bowl, Mi Xiaoye consciously picked up the fourth bowl of water, took a sip, and immediately frowned.Resisting to swallow it down, Mi Xiaoye hurriedly picked up the mountain spring water and gulped it down twice.

"What is this?" Mi Xiaoye stuck out her tongue and said, "This is... well water."

"The first bowl of sweetness is well water, why is this also?" Su Ziling asked.

Mi Xiaoye pointed to the bowl and said: "This bowl is bitter and astringent, and it seems to be a little peeled. Look, is there a thin layer? It must be the kind of well water that is relatively alkaline."

Su Ziling didn't express his position, but said: "Continue."

Mi Xiaoye bulged her cheeks, picked up the fifth bowl of water, tasted it, and said, "It seems to smell like air, no, it smells like soil, not exactly. This is... rainwater?"

"What about the next bowl?" Su Ziling asked.

Mi Xiaoye picked up the sixth bowl, tasted it, and said, "It smells like flowers and grass, like lotus leaves. Could it be dew?"

Su Ziling didn't criticize, and glanced at the next bowl. Mi Xiaoye tasted it consciously, and said, "This bowl of water is very thick, and it's soft when you drink it in your mouth. It's like tea. Is it old?" The water, rainwater or dew is stored, buried in the ground?"

"What about the last bowl?"

Mi Xiaoye took a sip of the water in the last bowl, frowned again, and stuck out her tongue and asked, "Mr. Su, what is this? It can't be the water for washing the pot, right? Or is it the water that has gone sour?"

Su Ziling said without a tone: "You make me look at you differently, Mi Xiaoye. You answered correctly about the water in these seven bowls."

"Really?" Mi Xiaoye was a little surprised by her sense of taste.

Su Ziling nodded and said, "It's true. But, Mi Xiaoye, how do you know that the sixth bowl tastes like tea? In my big business, only people like scholar-bureaucrats or wealthy businessmen can afford tea." .”

"Uh..." Mi Xiaoye was struggling with how to answer, when Su Ziling asked, "Is your family a poor family?"

Mi Xiaoye nodded, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, Mr. Su is really good at predicting things. My family used to be the same as Jia Baoyu's family, but it's just a poor family."

Su Ziling didn't worry about who Jia Baoyu was, but said, "You have a fairly sensitive sense of taste and some talent for cooking. Tell me now, how to use the water best?"

Mi Xiaoye thought for a while and said, "The first one is well water. Well water is sweet and rich in minerals. I remember that it was mentioned in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that well water can clear away heat and detoxify, which is good for getting rid of fire. But you can't drink too much. If you drink too much, you will get gallstones. Just drink it once in a while, and by the way, it can also be used to wash clothes."

Su Ziling automatically ignored the words he didn't understand, and gave Mi Xiaoye a look to continue talking.

Mi Xiaoye said: "The river water is better for washing clothes, because I always feel that it is a bit dirty inside. Mountain spring water is naturally the best, clean and sweet, and it is the best choice for drinking water and cooking! That Bitter well water, in fact, as long as it is left to stand for a while, when the layer of alkali peels off, the water underneath is still drinkable, but it is recommended not to drink too much. If there is alkali, can adding a little bit be able to knead the noodles? As for Rainwater, I remember that in "Journey to the West", the king of that country used this water to take medicine. It is said to be water without roots, so it should be drinkable. There is also dew and the water that has been collected for a long time. I think making tea or Wine making is the best. As for the last bowl of pot water, it’s better to pour it out. All in all, I still like mountain spring water.”

(End of this chapter)