Zhang Ziang stared at Jiang Chen, then looked at Bai Zhi on the carriage, but hesitated to speak.
Bai Zhi, on the other hand, didn't pay attention to the conversation between the two and looked curiously at Xuanyuan Wenya who was being carried away.
"What are they doing, performing acrobatics?"
"Those two don't have a normal brain, don't worry about it." Jiang Chen waved his hand.
It's okay for him to say so.
Can normal people do such a thing?
"By the way, why are you here?"
"Of course I'm here to find you. You can tell me that. You don't even know you're looking for the princess."
At this moment, Xiaorong transformed into a mouth substitute, outputting like crazy.
Jiang Chen scratched his head in embarrassment.
It was true that he forgot about it and just drank with Xiao Chuang. Later, he was pestered by that crazy woman Xuanyuan Wenya.
"Are you okay? If not, can we talk some other time?"
"Oh~ let's talk another day."
Seeing Jiang Chen's eyes, Zhang Ziang understood instantly.
After giving him an ambiguous look, he said that he would wait for you at the same place all night, and then left with a strange smile.
"You are so big, go do your business."
As Bai Zhi walked on the street, she could constantly hear the sounds of exclamation, all because of her stunning appearance.
It turns out that looking good is also a troublesome thing.
But at this moment, Bai Zhi seemed to have something on her mind and didn't care at all. Instead, she lowered her head and walked minding her own business.
"What happened? You don't seem to be in a high mood."
"There is a question." Bai Zhi suddenly raised her head and stared at Jiang Chen with her clear and clear eyes.
"What?"
"What are the hawthorn sugar balls made of? Why is the sugar coating on the outside different from what I found in the palace?"
Jiang Chen almost fell down.
Well……
My dear princess.
You look so worried, it turns out you are thinking about the icing of the hawthorn candy balls.
There is no doubt that he is a foodie by nature.
He disagreed that this girl didn't have the skills to be a foodie.
"This is my unique secret recipe, do you want to know?"
"think!"
Bai Zhi stopped, crossed her hands on her chin, and looked at Jiang Chen with blinking eyes.
Please, don't look at me like this, you won't be able to help it!
"Let's go buy some raw materials first."
Under the leadership of Jiang Chen, the two went to a grocery store and found the white sugar currently consumed by ordinary people in Jingguo.
Although the ones in the royal family are much stronger than this, their purity is still not high.
Compared to white sugar and soft white sugar.
Both the purity and sweetness are quite different.
Jiang Chen has been interested in this for a long time, but it has wasted a lot of time on the salt and iron work, and there has been no substantial progress yet.
There is no extra time to do this.
I just built a simple purification device in the Second Hall.
If you want to mass-produce it, it is still a bit difficult for Jiang Chen at present.
Without good craftsmen, everything is in vain.
He is a little more obsessed with the people of the Mo family. No matter what conditions Chu Jiang'er puts forward next time, he must meet the people of the Mo family. Otherwise, some things in this era, without relying on machinery, are really difficult for a clever woman to make without rice.
"What is this? It's so magical."
"Purification device."
Jiang Chen explained to Bai Zhi while dissolving the jaggery he bought in water.
"Sugar is made from sugar cane and beets."
"I know, I know, sugar cane is delicious." Bai Zhi heard Jiang Chen's words and raised her hands impatiently.
"Yes, that's great."
Bai Zhi showed a naive smile.
"Squeeze the sugar cane to get the sugar juice. After boiling and concentration, the center is separated to form sugar crystals. This crystal is the jaggery we usually buy." As he said that, Jiang Chen picked up the crystal block he just bought, " This is it."
"Jaggery?"
"Yes, it's also called raw sugar."
"After further refining, the raw sugar becomes white sugar, the kind found on hawthorn sugar balls."
"But, the hawthorn candy balls are white and the color is wrong." Bai Zhi poked her chin with one finger and said after thinking for a while.
"very smart."
Jiang Chen touched Bai Zhi's head and showed a happy smile.
Besides thinking about suicide all day long, the princess is quite smart.
"Decolorization is the most important step. Carbon dioxide decolorization can make the color of sugar more beautiful."
"carbon dioxide?"
"It's just something magical."
Jiang Chen was really helpless about this.
He can't explain the origin of carbon dioxide.
While the two were talking, the purified sugar slowly fell down, forming little by little crystallized blocks.
Bai Zhi couldn't wait to dip some of it with her fingers and put it in her mouth.
"Mmm~~so sweet."
"It's much better than those in the palace."
"I still have some here, you can take them back."
Jiang Chen told Lao Ding to bring the jar of sugar that he had refined before and put it in front of Bai Zhi.
Unexpectedly, Bai Zhi didn't even look at it, only stared at the purification machine in Jiang Chen's hand.
"You...are not interested in this?"
"not bad?"
"sure."
Finally, Bai Zhi was satisfied and got on the carriage with Jiang Chen's machine used to purify jaggery.
It's like a child discovering a new toy.
"Just wait, I will definitely let you try the candy I made myself next time I come." Bai Zhi raised her head proudly.
"good."
Lao Ding on the side secretly recorded this scene.
The next day.
Dusk hour.
Climbing upstairs, Zhang Ziang held his head with one hand and was dozing off.
After waking up, he looked at the sky outside the window and then outside the door. There was still no sign of Jiang Chen. He continued to doze off with his head propped up on his hands.
"Master Shaoqing, when will the people you are waiting for arrive? Our position is very tight. Do you want to order some food and eat first?" Lao Liao said helplessly when he saw him dozing off.
Zhang Ziang quickly drank the cold water on the table, touched his arms, took out a few taels of silver, and asked with a smile.
"Can I pay on credit?"
"What do you think?" Lao Liao said helplessly.
"I'm afraid the debt you owe here is several thousand taels. When will it be settled?"
"No rush, no rush."
Who would have thought that the majestic young minister of Dali Temple would still be in debt everywhere.
"Awaited."
"What did you do to keep me waiting for so long?" Zhang Ziang saw Jiang Chen rushing over and hurriedly came to him like a little girl.
"It's okay not to mention it."
Jiang Chen said helplessly.
After leaving Taixue, I waited at the Bandung Chamber of Commerce for several hours without seeing Chu Jiang'er.
After some inquiries, no one in the chamber of commerce knew the whereabouts of Chu Jiang'er.
Helpless, he had no choice but to leave a letter and rush to see Zhang Ziang.
"What's the matter?"
"Mr. Jiang, it turns out that you are a friend of Lord Shaoqing."
"Old Liao."
"Exactly, exactly." Lao Liao said enthusiastically.
On the other hand, Zhang Zi'ang on the side was a little confused.
Since when have these two become old acquaintances?
"We have something to talk about. I wonder if Shopkeeper Liao can prepare a private room that is absolutely safe."
"No problem, come with me."
Under the leadership of Lao Liao, the two came to a wing on the top floor.
"This is the place I usually use to meet important guests. It's absolutely safe. You two can do whatever you want."
"Thank you."
Lao Liao signaled him not to be polite and closed the door.
"What are the results of the investigation?"
"Before that, I hope you can do me a favor?" Zhang Ziang said after hesitating.
