Li Ye’s busy day started from early, because the wine cage was ready, and the next thing was the steaming stove.

It was still dark early in the morning, and Yan Bian and others braved the cold weather to get the three-piece pot customized by Li Ye back. Two ordinary large pots, about one meter in diameter, and one hollow copper pot is used to sautify mutton.

Why do hot pots use copper pots? In fact, it is very simple. Copper conducts heat faster than iron and does not retain heat. The soup ingredients can quickly heat up and cool down as the fire changes. A thick iron pot is suitable for stir-frying because it stores heat. When stir-frying, it will not quickly cool down because the ingredients are instantly absorbed by the heat.

Yan Bi naturally didn't know what Li Ye wanted the pot, and he also had a strange copper pot, but the little prince told him to do it.

Li Ye was very excited when he learned that the pot was retrieved. He brought three servants from the mansion and asked Yan Shen to prepare to cook the stove. Qiuer and Yueer also came to join in the fun. Yan Bi felt that the girl's house should not be involved, so Li Ye waved his hand and asked them to do whatever he wanted. The two girls were just curious.

Zhao Si on the other end of the yard has basically been completed and is now drying the wood.

There is no need to invite a chef to cook the stove, because there is a middle-aged fat man in the kitchen. He is a middle-aged fat man with a face full of meat, named Yan Chua. He was the first to be a fire-headed soldier who followed King Xiao to march. He camped and cooked the stove wherever the army went.

However, cooking stoves at home are no more than outside. In the traditional Chinese culture, we have always respected the world and should be cautious when digging ground at home. Moreover, every stove has a "kitchen god" and worship it during festivals.

Li Ye doesn't understand the specific process, but he doesn't think he is superstitious or something. Some things are not useful for reflecting their value, just like poetry. These little bits are also poems of life. Maybe you don't understand it, but don't deny it casually.

Under Yan Bi's arrangement, they first worshiped the land, burned yellow paper and hot land, then burned incense and spread wine, muttering words, probably asking for blessings from heaven and earth, wealth, peace and security in the house... After almost an hour, it was Yan Chai's turn to do it after burning the incense and spreading wine.

Yan Shen and the servants were carrying the guys in a tight battle, and even carrying a hoe and shovel was neatly and imposing, as if they were going to the battlefield. Li Ye held his forehead and quickly reminded them to relax. Fighting the stove is no longer a battle to kill the enemy...

"Would the prince live or not..." Yan Chua came forward with a smile and asked. When he smiled, his little eyes were so narrowed that he could not see it, and he was like a smile on Maitreya.

A live stove means that the pot is not fixed, otherwise it is to fix the whole pot on the stove, which is suitable for large pots. Of course, the base pot for brewing wine is better to fix it, and it must also be fixed with the wine cage and seal it with mud and sand outside to prevent air leakage.

Li Ye said: "You don't have to live, you can make it as I said."

Yan Chai was stunned. The prince still knew how to cook the stove?

Li Ye did understand that the stoves that burn firewood were basically the same before, but they were constantly improving. The latest stove in later generations was very narrow, with a semicircular bottom and wide. The smoke outlet was close to the inside. This stove can store heat, heat up quickly, and save firewood.

Under Li Ye's description, Yan Chai led the people to fuck him in doubt, but halfway through, he was still a little confused: "Criminal, the stove is so narrow, will the fire be extinguished?"

"No, as long as you expand the inside a little bit," Li Yedao.

Yan Chai nodded, although he was still a little worried, he had to do it. Qiuer and Yueer looked at them busy with curiosity, and the two girls couldn't understand it at all. Li Ye thought about it and gave them a task. The two girls were good at needlework and threading, which was just right for use.

They used something called "drail" to build bricks. They bought it from brick masons, probably a product of ripe lime. Li Ye could smell it and didn't know how to do it. They only knew that according to Yan Bian, this kind of slag can only be used by wealthy families, and it takes more than a month to make it.

It is impossible to have cement because the cement formula itself is very simple, but processing requires a continuous high temperature of thousands of degrees. This era does not have such ability.

Until noon, with Yan Chai taking the lead, Yan Shen and the three servants, the stove body had been built and the bottom pot was placed on it. Next, it was time to wait until the asphalt board was fixed before it could be used.

But it is winter now, the temperature is low and the water is difficult to evaporate. It is estimated that it will take many days to wait. He didn't dare to put the wine cage rashly. Now the ashes are not dry and the stove base is unstable. Putting it rashly may cause deformation.

Although I was full of enthusiasm and was about to complete a distilled wine brewing device, I could only suppress the enthusiasm in my heart. I was anxious and couldn't eat hot tofu. I was eager for quick success and instant benefits and may all my previous efforts be wasted.

So after lunch, Li Ye did not go to the wasteland for the time being, but took Ji Chunsheng and Yan Chai to Tingyu Tower, while Qiu'er and Yue'er stayed at home to do what Li Ye told him.

Li Ye went to Tingyulou to teach some pork cooking methods to those chefs, such as braised pork, steamed pork, braised pork, plum vegetable pork, etc.... As he said before, a pound of pork worth less than half a pound was made of a dish, and he dared to sell 400 pounds, which was simply a huge profit!

Of course, Li Ye was not so crazy. Four hundred essays were too bullying honest people, so he decided to sell 399 essays. Don’t underestimate this little essay. This kind of consumption trap can be seen everywhere in modern times and is already well known to people, but people are willing to fall into it at all times.

This is a powerful psychological hint. When you see 399, the first impression is definitely "Wow, less than four hundred!". This is the difference between one more and one less.

As for bringing Yan Chai, he wanted him to learn too. After all, he is the chef in the royal palace, and those dishes are always boring.

It is safe to bring Ji Chunsheng with him. He came to this world for more than two months. Because he has been indulging in the gentle land, he forgot that this is a cruel and dark feudal society.

Until this morning something happened in the Qian Mansion next to him. A slave broke the porcelain of the head of the family and drove him out of the door with his legs broken. In this kind of weather, he would probably have to be so painful and cold that he died of coldness, which was even more terrifying than being beaten to death directly.

The servants of the royal family were discussing this matter, but even Qiu'er and Yue'er were dull when talking about this matter, just like an ordinary topic of life, talking about the weather today. At this time, Li Ye suddenly realized what dangerous world he was living in.

Logically speaking, the Jing Dynasty law stipulates that no private household slaves should be stored. The family servants, servants, and guards in the house are similar to employment systems. But in fact, it is not that strict, because some people who are rich people may not be able to survive at all if they don’t want them to be dogs and will only starve to death on the streets.

So as long as it is not too much, the government will turn a blind eye. Most high-ranking households will have private slaves. They are the private property of the head of the family and can be disposed of at will, but there are not many people. If there are too many, they will want to rebel and will be reported to the government.

This reminded Li Ye of some records from his previous life.

There were also laws in the Song Dynasty that no one was allowed to accumulate slaves and that all servants would hire them.

But in the sky high and far away of the emperor, some wealthy families and powerful families directly robbed young children as slaves as household slaves, and if they were disobedient or badly grown, they would be used as food. Local officials were weak and incompetent and dared not investigate. It was not until someone made a fuss to report it later that the emperor personally issued an edict to investigate thoroughly.
Chapter completed!