Warring States Survival Guide

Chapter 77 Why didn’t you say so earlier!

"Get out of the way, let me see what good stuff we have!" When Aman heard that Yuanye had finally come out of confinement, he rushed back home with sparks and lightning all the way.

She had a very hard time during this period. In addition to supplying dilute hydrochloric acid for hydrolysis, Yuanye threw all matters related to the soy sauce workshop to her, such as expanding the site, building stoves and buying firewood, transporting and cooking materials, delivering goods and collecting money, and managing staff. She was the one who worried about all of them. He, on the other hand, was stuck in the laboratory all day long.

Of course... she had no objection to this. After all, she was not stupid. Yuanye had made a huge profit from soy sauce after his last retreat. She guessed that this time it should also be a profitable business. She was willing to work harder for it.

Now that the results are out, she is very excited. She dropped what she was doing and rushed home, pushing aside Aqing and Yayoi who were already watching the fun, and took the C position next to Yuanye to see what he was doing.

Of course Yuanye was cooking. He was fed up with the two monotonous and primitive cooking methods of "boiling" and "baking". After the kitchen utensils such as frying pans and large iron pots were finally in place, he couldn't wait to eat something delicious.

He boiled the pot with salt to remove the odor and heat from the iron pot, then cleaned it carefully twice, put the pot on the fire and poured a little seasoning oil, then added shredded ginger to stir-fry the pot to bring out the flavor. He also put the fish that had been marinated with salt, MSG (kelp extract) and vinegar into the pot, and gently flipped it with a spatula while it was sizzling, and slowly fried it until both sides were golden brown, and finally added chopped green onions to enhance the flavor before serving.

So, a home-cooked dish from his hometown, fried fish with chopped green onions, was ready.

Well, he used to be a single guy. He could cook, but his skills were... just so-so. He could only make these simple side dishes.

However, as he smelled the slightly burnt aroma of this home-cooked dish, he was still very satisfied. He felt that this was a small step for him, but a big step in life.

Of course, he couldn't have been busy for so long just to fry a piece of fish. He set up a large pot, poured a lot of oil into it and heated it, then slowly fried the chicken pieces that had been wrapped in egg white and batter to lock in the juice, then raised the oil temperature and quickly fried them to make them crispy.

So, another home-cooked dish, deep-fried chicken nuggets, is ready.

He looked at it contentedly, exhaled a long breath, turned to look at Yayoi, and asked expectantly: "Have you learned it?"

Yayoi blinked, looking hesitant, not daring to say that she didn't understand, so she could only bite the bullet and said, "I got it."

Yuan Ye knew her character and knew that she was impatient, so he immediately said, "It's okay, I'll talk to you in detail later, but from now on, the problem of everyone's meals will be solved by you! Try more, don't be afraid, it doesn't matter if some food is wasted, as long as it tastes good, don't cook and stew everything together like before."

His cooking skills were just so-so, and he didn't think he had the time and energy to spend the whole day in the kitchen. He thought it would be better to train a professional chef, and after thinking about everyone, he felt that the only person he could trust was Yayoi. So even though she was still young, this arduous task could only be handed over to her - take it slow. Even if Yayoi's cooking was terrible at first, he wouldn't say much. Everything has a process. He thought that after studying for a year at most, it should be no problem to beat the cafeteria auntie.

Even though he had traveled through time, he was content to be able to eat the meals prepared by the aunt in the cafeteria and had no higher demands.

When Yayoi heard that he still wanted to teach her in detail, she immediately felt relieved and was very much looking forward to learning a new skill. She nodded vigorously and said that she would fry all the meals for him in the future.

Yuanye smiled at her again to show encouragement, then rubbed his hands and prepared to have another egg fried rice, while Ah Man squeezed beside him and watched for a while, somewhat puzzled. She was not surprised that Yuanye could cook, many lower-level warriors were also very poor, and they cooked porridge and roasted taro every day, so it was nothing for Yuanye to have some cooking skills, but... this was different from what she thought, she thought he had developed a new product that could make a lot of money.

She frowned and asked curiously, "What are you doing? You threw all the things to me. You stayed in your shabby house that no one is allowed to enter for so many days just to make something to eat? Aren't you too idle?"

Yuanye smiled slightly and didn't explain much. He saw that the fried chicken was at the right temperature, sprinkled some pepper powder on it, then picked up a piece and stuffed it into her mouth.

Ah Man didn't hide. There was nothing to hide about chicken. She bit the chicken into her mouth and chewed it lightly...

Ok……

Ugh…it’s so tender, juicy but crispy on the outside, a little numbing on the tongue, great texture, and a really nice aroma of fat, I’ve really never tasted anything like it before.

This was the first time in her life that she had eaten fried food. After all, she couldn't even afford rice before, so it was impossible for her to make such a big pot of oil just to fry some chicken nuggets, and it was even more impossible for her to know how to mix several kinds of oil together and make them fragrant. She was active by nature, and there was nothing in the world more suitable for people like her than fried food. She was a little captivated after just a few bites.

The more she chewed, the more delicious it tasted. Soon, the stewed chicken slipped from the top of her favorite recipe. Dou Doumei even slumped down a little, and when Yuanye saw that she had finished chewing, he picked up another piece of fish meat with chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth.

Ok……

Uh……

It smells so good, but it's a different kind of smell, a mixture of fresh, scallion, and burnt aromas. The unpleasant fishy smell is gone. And it's not like grilled fish, which is somewhat bitter and always a little raw here and not quite cooked there.

The fish was so tender that she swallowed it before she could taste it carefully. However, the stewed chicken dropped one place again. Yuan Ye put down his chopsticks, looked at her happily, and asked, "How was it? Was it worth the time?"

Ah Man glanced at the stove, licked his lips, and said thoughtfully: "It's hard to say..."

Yuan Ye was puzzled: "Why is it hard to say? What's the problem?"

"I can't tell! Let me try it again and help you figure out what's wrong!" As Ah Man said this, he grabbed the chopsticks and picked up another piece of fish and put it into his mouth to savor it carefully. After a moment, he picked up another piece of fried chicken. Then his movements became faster and faster, and he began to stuff it into his mouth desperately. In a blink of an eye, his cheeks bulged.

Yuanye looked at her speechlessly for a while, and then he gave in - you are really a born little bastard!
But it didn't matter, the dishes were meant to be eaten, and he was never stingy. While inviting Yayoi and Aqing to taste them together, he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to cook a few more delicious dishes!

Today he comes to be the chef, opening a new chapter for a happy and high-quality life!

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To be honest, in medieval Japan when supplies were scarce and cooking techniques were very primitive, Yuanye's dishes were really good, even if his cooking skills were very poor. After all, these seasonings and oils looked simple but were actually extremely complicated - if he hadn't studied chemical mechanics, he might not have been able to put so many messy things together.

Fortunately, he studied a chemical mechanics-related major, and he loved studying and would hang out in the library when he had nothing to do. That's why he could eat more comfortably in ancient times. If he had studied liberal arts or journalism, he would probably be crying in front of a cesspool by now.

Science really changes life!
It was the most comfortable meal he had eaten since he traveled through time, and it was also the one that had the most flavor of home. He was in a very good mood, and after eating, he sat there and slowly drank tea, reflecting on what was still lacking - he needed to get a blower, otherwise the oil temperature would be a bit slow to raise, and he also needed to think of a way to make sugar. He vaguely remembered reading an article about a method of making sugar by mellowing rice, and he would recall it carefully later to see if he could make white sugar as well.

It may be a bit difficult, and I don’t think there will be any hope in the short term.

Aqing and Yayoi were also very satisfied with the meal. It was obviously the same ingredients, but they were mixed with some strange seasonings, and then stir-fried in an iron pan over high heat, and the taste was indeed different. After eating it, they actually felt an indescribable little happiness.

Maybe this is why delicious food can bring happiness, and happiness can increase happiness. They don’t understand it, but they just feel very comfortable anyway.

A'man ate so much that her belly was full. No one could eat more than her. After finishing her meal, she lay down on the floor, raised her little feet and picked her teeth with straw. She felt that she had eaten in vain for more than ten years. She regretted not going to rob Yuanye two years earlier. If I had known earlier that I could eat so well and with such relish following you, I would have run two thousand miles to Xihaidao to rob you!
You didn't tell me earlier, and I wasted so much time for nothing!
She lay there comfortably for a while and thought it was okay!

It would be hard to make money if you sell these things directly, certainly not as fast as making soy sauce, but if you can eat them like this every day in the future, it would be pretty good!

(End of this chapter)