When Chen Xi came back, Liu Bei had already poured the vegetables from the earthen pot into the bowl. The simple bacon stewed radish might not be as fragrant as Chen Xi's, but Liu Bei looked satisfied.
"Stewed radish with bacon." Chen Xi looked at the stewed radish which was soft and glutinous and absorbed the aroma of the meat, and couldn't help but smile, very sincerely.
"Try it." Liu Bei handed the chopsticks to Chen Xi. He had no idea of dividing and eating. Ordinary families don't pay so much attention to it. A bowl of meat and vegetables is already rare.
Chen Xi picked up a piece of radish with his chopsticks. It was not as good as the work of his own cook, but when eating, Chen Xi showed a rare smile.
"It's very average." Chen Xi laughed and scolded without knowing what kind of mentality he had.
"You guy!" Liu Bei raised his chopsticks and paused, looking at Chen Xi's gentle and ashamed smile, and laughed himself.
"Prosperity or something, it really depends on the food in the bowl." Chen Xi added another piece of bacon, which has a strong salty taste. You can taste the taste even if it has been stewed. If this were at Chen Xi's house, Chen Xi could make the cook Come here and let Chen Ying educate you.
"It's delicious." Liu Bei picked up a piece of radish, broke off a piece of steamed bun from the side and ate it. The taste was so strong that he had to eat steamed buns to balance it out, but even so, Liu Bei was still very happy.
"To be honest, if this were at my house, I could catch the cook and make her copy books." Chen Xi broke off a piece of steamed bun and said with a smile.
"Are you ashamed?" Liu Bei suddenly asked.
"I was a little ashamed when I first saw it, but when I ate it, I felt at ease. But the taste was too strong. Is it really because I blew up the price of salt?" Chen Xi looked thoughtful.
Since drying salt became mainstream, state-owned salt farms have become the main force. Those families that once mainly sold salt are basically not involved in the salt industry anymore. After all, compared to the profits from selling salt, they might as well invest in other things, such as Talk about the low-key and profitable logistics industry.
Of course, some guys are still selling salt, but they are not so much selling salt as they are buying brands, refined salt, snowflake salt and other non-mainstream salts that use IQ tax as a means of making money. They are mainly sold to those with money. of wealthy families.
Well, the non-mainstream salt that uses IQ tax as a means of making money is produced by a special small factory under the name of Chen Xi. By the way, this small factory also relies on boiling kelp to make something close to MSG, and then mixes it together to use snowflake salt. IQ taxes are collected everywhere in the name of others.
There was no way, the umami taste of MSG was simply fatal to the ancients, so Chen Xi used the snowflake salt to collect IQ taxes very efficiently. Of course, a large part of the reason for this was that Chen Xi himself did not eat much Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping on the market. The salt they sell is because the salt sold by these guys has not gone through the last step of the process.
But one thing that is undeniable is that even without going through the last procedure, the salt bought by these guys is eight blocks better than the green salt of the later Tang Dynasty.
You must know that at this time, many people used salty stones to rub the pot with salt and use it as salt. Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping's salt was still the best, and it was also sold extremely cheaply. , the people all think this is benevolent government.
Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, two old men, also ate this kind of salt. Even in the early days, except for Chen Xi who would remember to deal with it, all the major aristocratic families also ate this kind of salt, so there was nothing to say.
But later, when Chen Xi had the artifact, he could use it to collect IQ tax. Even though he only added a few craftsmanships, the price multiplied by five instantly. After adding something close to MSG to it, the price multiplied by three. It was simply Perfect.
Nowadays, most aristocratic families eat salt with more than 90% of the price being IQ tax. Of course, there are some stubborn guys who are determined not to eat high-priced salt. However, they are free to buy and sell. If you don’t want to eat it, don’t eat it. Chen Xi also Not a demon.
Besides, Chen Xi has always felt that he is very conscientious. You must know that more than ten years ago, the price of a piece of rock salt was over 8,000 yuan, and the quality of the salt sold was terrible. Now he has added 90% IQ tax to the salt. It’s only 2,000 yuan, which is not very high!
"..." Liu Bei glanced sideways at Chen Xi, "Zichuan, your perspective on the problem is really very strange. People can afford salt and meat..."
Before Liu Bei finished speaking, Chen Xi said solemnly, "Isn't it because I blew up the prices of these things?"
Liu Bei said that he didn't want to talk anymore, and then buried his head in eating. Chen Xi smiled happily. Although he was panicking, Chen Xi was still very happy.
"I feel much calmer after eating." Chen Xi said with a smile, "Do you have a memorial tablet and incense? I'll put some incense and light a fire."
"There are only a few tablets." Liu Bei pointed to the tablets placed in the small living room beside him, and then threw the flint to Chen Xi. He could also see that Chen Xi was indeed in a much better mood, although he still wanted to quarrel with him. But the mentality recovered.
Chen Xi took the flint and lit the oil lamp without using candles. Candles are still considered rare items nowadays. Although Chen Xi roughly knows what items should be used to make candles, the raw materials are not in place now, so candles are still very precious. stuff.
"Mr. Xuande, the tablet on your side is wrong." Chen Xi said while lighting the fire.
"What's wrong?" Liu Bei sat up straight and asked.
"Without Han Mou and me." Chen Xi turned his head, half of his face looked extremely dim in the afternoon twilight, while the other half of his face reflected a dim yellow under the light of the oil lamp. Snowflakes were falling outside the window at this moment. If it is a supernatural story, the omens are already clear.
"Okay, just pay homage to Han Mou." Liu Bei laughed and scolded after hearing this. He also knew very well that there are many people in the Central Plains who worship Cookies and Chen Xi during the New Year. At most, the statues of Cookies are mostly human-shaped, while Chen Xi Most of the images are pure white nine-tailed fox, or dragon-headed nine-tailed fox.
There are too many people who worship these two to pray for a good harvest in the coming year. After all, agriculture is too important in this era.
"It's better to ask for God than to ask for yourself." Chen Xi replied with a smile, "I can guarantee many children and grandchildren."
Liu Bei laughed. In fact, as long as the gods in China are popular, they will have the priesthood of having many children and grandchildren. There is no way, the inheritance of children and the blood and legal system may be more important to the people of this country than their own lives.
"Mrs. Cai asked for marriage and children in your temple, right?" Liu Bei said with a smile.
"That's what you said." Chen Xi had a headache. He didn't know what to say anymore. As soon as he said that it's better to ask for God than to ask for yourself, Liu Bei gave him a critical blow.
"Okay, no more joking, just light incense and pray for blessings." Liu Bei did not intend to discuss this issue in depth. Discussion of this kind of issue between two grown men will sooner or later become a dirty joke, and there are no women here.
Chen Xi didn't say anything more, lit the incense, and didn't pray for anything. If the gods could fulfill their wishes, how could the three animals and six animals bring peace and good weather to the world? The so-called sacrifices to the gods and the so-called prayers were not heard by the gods. Come on, it's probably more like human greed, assuming gods really exist.
Therefore, what Chen Xi pursues is that praying for God is worse than praying for yourself. Instead of sacrificing animals to the gods and declaring your greed in the form of prayers, it is better to write down your greed and complete it with your own hands. The former is greed, while the latter is practice, completely different concepts.
"It looks like you didn't make a wish." Liu Bei greeted Chen Xi.
"No need, you can handle your own affairs. It's better to ask God than to ask yourself." Chen Xi shook his head and said, "It's snowing again. I don't know how those people abroad are doing."
"I think everything is going okay." Liu Bei picked up the warm wine on the side and poured a glass for Chen Xi and himself. He said with a smile, "Needless to say, Cao Mengde is a hero who can live like a human being no matter where he is. Characters, the second brother and third disciple Long on the other side of the Ganges River have gained a big advantage, there is no need to worry at all, and there is no need to worry about the Yuan family. The only one who can worry is Sun Bofu, isn't Gong Jin still taking care of him?"
"What I'm worried about now is that Xing Ba and Bo Fu are getting involved together, and Zhou Gongjin can't control them at all." Chen Xi rolled his eyes and said.
The combat power of one Erha is at most capable of tearing down a family, but two Erha would be very troublesome. What's more, if one Erha is not your own but is raised by someone else, it would be even more troublesome.
"No, I still know who Xingba is." Liu Bei waved his hand and said. He knew Gan Ning very well. Although Huan was a little honest, Gan Ning's intelligence and courage were both very good, even if Liu Bei believed that Gan Ning was a wise general who could stand alone.
"Haha." Chen Xi licked his lips but didn't say anything. The IQ of creatures like Erha is actually very high, but a high enough IQ does not affect his bad side.
In fact, when Chen Xi was talking nonsense, Zhou Yu was already furious. Gan Ning and Sun Ce, two like-minded bastards, successfully got together. Two big guys with the same adventurous spirit gave Kushan a big gift during the Chinese New Year. , a large-scale riot broke out directly on Sumatra Island, and these two took advantage of the chaos and swept away a group of Kushan people.
Zhou Yu didn't mind attacking the Kushan navy, let alone such a sneak attack that resulted in a complete victory, but the two lawless and nonsense things made Zhou Yu very angry.
"I have tried my best to explain it. You see, Kenmaile was very sure that there was a huge contradiction and conflict between the Kushan navy over there and the people of Ye Tiaoguo. Then we went there. After that, I climbed up and shouted , and they rebelled." Sun Ce knelt down on the seat with an innocent expression, explaining his previous generosity.
"Xingba, where are you?" Zhou Yu looked at Gan Ning, not hiding his anger at all.
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