Chapter 229 The situation of canned food
"The situation of the prince is not good!" The sound of firecrackers outside the window, and laughter from Qi Niang, Fan Er and others came from time to time. However, Ma Master in the window said with a heavy face. He was not worried about Li Jiancheng, but about Princess Pingyang's heartbroken after something happened to Li Jiancheng.
"It's not just not good, I think it's just the beginning!" Li Xiu sighed at this time. Today, Mr. Ma came to him and only talked about one thing, that is, the person who sent Yang Wengan to raise private soldiers was reported. Moreover, the person who reported it was the Eastern Palace official sent by Li Jiancheng to deliver armor to those private soldiers. Now, no matter how Li Jiancheng defended it, it would be useless.
"I don't care about the life or death of the prince, but the princess..." Ma Master couldn't help but sigh when he mentioned Princess Pingyang. He was still hiding this matter from Princess Pingyang. If she had let her know, she would not know what she would be worried about?
Li Xiu sighed when he heard this. Sometimes he really wanted to take Princess Pingyang to fly away and never pay attention to these messy things in Chang'an City. However, Princess Pingyang could not get rid of the bonds of family affection, so he would not agree to leave at all.
"Uncle Ma, how is the situation in the court now? Is the prince very passive?" Li Xiu thought for a moment and suddenly asked. Although he knew the direction of this incident in history, he was still worried that he would change the incident due to his appearance?
"It's not just passive. After the incident was reported, the King of Qin immediately took the lead in denunciating the prince's intention to rebel. Although His Majesty suspected that the prince might have been designed, he was also very angry at the prince's practice of raising private soldiers. Now he has put the prince in house arrest in the East Palace, and the guards of the Eastern Palace have also been replaced with imperial guards." Ma said again, and he was also very surprised by Li Yuan's actions. No one expected that the prince would almost fall into the throne overnight.
"Next, Your Majesty should send someone to arrest Yang Wengan, but..." Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh when he said this. The Yang Wengan incident in history was finally about to repeat itself, but it was only a few months ahead of schedule. If we counted this way, I don't know if the Xuanwu Gate Incident will be ahead of schedule?
"Yes, Your Majesty has sent someone to arrest Yang Wengan and brought to justice. If this matter is confirmed, I am afraid that the position of the prince will be greatly reduced below that of Your Majesty. Even if he did not forget his position as the prince, the King of Qin may have a greater chance of seizing the throne!" Ma said with some emotion at this time, but he would not have thought that Li Shimin's plan was far more than that.
"Forget it, we can't control the affairs between the King of Qin and his brothers, and we can't hide this matter for long, so let me tell the princess!" Li Xiu suddenly shook his head and said, "No matter how much Li Shimin and others want to do it, it has nothing to do with him. The only thing he cares about is Princess Pingyang. To talk about this matter yourself can better comfort Princess Pingyang, so as not to think too much."
"It's best if you go. During this period, the princess has been fighting constantly. Every time the princess knows, she will be worried that she can't eat. This makes me afraid to go back now, so I won't be caught by the princess and ask me about the matter in the court." Mr. Ma immediately showed a relaxed expression when he heard Li Xiu's words. He was worried about how to tell Princess Pingyang about this. Since Li Xiu was willing to do it for him, it would be the best.
"By the way, Cheng Yaojin has already talked to me, but I still have some doubts about the business on the grassland, so I didn't give him a clear word. I just said that I would talk to him in detail after the Chinese New Year. How is your canned food now?" At this time, Mr. Ma remembered Cheng Yaojin again and asked Li Xiu.
"I almost forgot if you don't say it. Calculate the time. Those canned foods have been stored for two months. Why don't we open a few bottles to see how they work?" Li Xiu suddenly remembered at this time. Two months is not long for the shelf life of canned food, but it is enough to see the effect of canned food on food.
Ma Ye was also very interested when he heard this. He went to get the cans with Li Xiu. At that time, Li Xiu divided the cans into three batches and stored them. The first two batches were stored in the bedroom and kitchen at home. One was the temperature was high but very dry, and the other was the temperature changed greatly and was relatively humid. Li Xiu each took three bottles of cans and placed them on the table in the living room. At this time, Yi Niang, Qi Niang and others also surrounded them curiously.
"Yuechan, what is this thing? Why is it stored in the kitchen and bedroom?" The lady in the air looked at the cans on the table and asked Yuechan next to her curiously. She had seen these cans before, but she didn't know what was contained in it.
"This is called canned food, which is used by my elder brother to preserve food. It is said that it can store prepared fruits, vegetables, etc. for half a year to a year, and you can eat them directly after opening them." Before Yuechan answered, the lady next to him spoke first. Although she was a little unacceptable to her at the beginning, as she got along during this period, especially the lady in the air often attended classes with her, and sometimes asked her for questions, which made the relationship between the two gradually become closer.
"Save the food for half a year to a year, and you can eat it directly after opening it?" Yuechan was shocked when she heard this. Since she got married, she had found that there were too many incredible things around Li Xiu, but today this thing called canned once again broke her understanding of the world.
At this time, Li Xiu first took the three cans in the bedroom, and then opened the cork on it with a knife, and the names were written on the cans. Li Xiu specially selected three different types of canned foods, namely braised pork, mutton and boiled vegetables.
When the three bottles of canned food were opened, the three dishes inside looked normal from the outside. Then Li Xiu sniffed it again, and there was no odor. It should be fine, but Li Xiu was still a little worried about this primitive canned food and didn't know if he should eat it for a while.
"By the way, Qi Niang went and called the mistress and let it try these canned foods!" Li Xiu suddenly thought of a good idea at this time and immediately ordered Qi Niang that the mistress was always kept by Qi Niang as a pet at home. She is now fat and fatter than ordinary pigs. She doesn't even yell when she sees outsiders. She only knows how to eat haisauer raw every day, and she doesn't have the awareness of a dog at all. She finally has a place to use her skills today.
"No, these canned foods have been stored for so long. What if the mistress gets bad for her stomach?" Qi Niang firmly opposed when she heard this. The mistress was one of her best friends, so she was reluctant to let Li Xiu use it for an experiment.
"Be careful, aren't it just a few bottles of canned food? I'll eat it!" Ma Ye saw that Li Xiu wanted the dog to try it first, but he said impatiently. After saying that, he grabbed the bottle of canned mutton and poured it into his mouth. As soon as the mutton came into his mouth, he exclaimed in surprise, then chewed it a few more surprised expression on his face.
"How about Uncle Ma? Can you still eat canned food?" Qi Niang asked curiously at this time. She wanted to know what the mutton that had been stored for so long was like?
"The taste is good, just like what I just made, it's a little cold, and it will be even more delicious if heated!" Ma Ye said, swallowing the mutton in his mouth, and then pouring the remaining half bottle of canned food into his mouth. A bottle of canned food is more than one pound, thanks to Ma Ye's mouth being big enough.
Seeing that Ma Ye had eaten, Li Xiu gritted his teeth and reached out to grab a bottle of canned food. However, he suddenly stretched out a hand next to him and grabbed a bottle of canned food with him. However, when Li Xiu looked up, he found that it was a greedy powder.
"That... this meat is so fragrant, let me eat it!" Fan'er said with a red face. She was indeed drooled by the smell of braised pork, so she couldn't help but reach out to eat.
"Okay, then you eat this bottle, I eat that bottle of vegetables!" Li Xiu said helplessly when he heard this, and then picked up the canned vegetables next to him. He originally wanted to make canned fruits, but it was already winter and he couldn't find fresh fruits at all. He had no choice but to make some canned vegetables, not to eat, but to see the effect of preservation.
"I'll do it!" When Yi Niang saw Li Xiu wanting to eat, she stopped him and said, Yue Chan next to her also wanted to replace Li Xiu, but Li Xiu waved her hand with a smile. She was a big man after all, so naturally they couldn't do such things.
However, he regretted the boiled vegetables in his mouth because he just remembered that he was just trying to test the preservation of vegetables by canned vegetables, so the vegetables were boiled in water without even adding salt. Don’t mention the taste of the cooked vegetables in this way. Even if the canned vegetables are preserved, it still makes people feel difficult to swallow when eaten.
"What's wrong? You can't eat these vegetables?" Ma Ye saw the painful expression on Li Xiu's face and asked with some concern. If canned food can only preserve meat but not vegetables, it would be a huge disadvantage.
"If you can eat it, it tastes a little bad." Li Xiu forced himself to swallow a piece of vegetable. No wonder others said that it was salt and the first of all flavors. The dish without salt was simply too unpalatable.
Master Ma was a little disbelief when he heard this. He immediately took the canned vegetables and poured half a bottle into his mouth like he had just happened. After chewing it for a few times, he swallowed it without changing his face. Then he nodded to Li Xiu and said, "It tastes good, and it also has the smell of vegetables."
"Uncle Ma, you can eat it without salt. I admire it!" Li Xiu said with admiration when he saw this.
"What's that? Have you eaten rotten radish that has become soft and flowing, and there are maggot-raising lambs, and flour full of black bugs..."
"Don't, Uncle Ma, don't say anything more. Do you want us to have dinner when you say this during the Chinese New Year?" Li Xiu hurriedly interrupted Ma. The lady Yi, Qi Niang and others next to him had a little nauseous expression, but Yue Chan's expression was as normal as she did, as if she was not affected at all.
Chapter completed!