Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

"Brother, what are these two pieces of iron used for?"

In the end, Wulang did not ask about the silver ingot he found, but instead looked at the two pieces of ironware on the cart.

Considering that my brother had already paid the final payment of five cents of silver, this iron tool was too expensive. I became curious about what it was used for.

"This is an iron pot. I will use it when I get back. You will know when the time comes."

Along the way, Wu Lang kept wondering why Zhong Yunfeng invited his brother to tell stories at Yunfeng Tower, why his brother was unmoved by the temptation of a large sum of money, and what business did his brother want to discuss with the owner of Yunfeng Tower?

On the way back, Goro still asked his own questions.

"Brother, what is this book 'White Snake'? According to what Master Zhong said, this book is quite popular among scholars."

"This is a legendary story that tells a poignant love story. Such a story is rich in topics for scholars and scholars, so it has aroused some discussion."

Ye Changyan thought for a moment and added, "But you still need to read the classics of the sages carefully. These legendary stories are just used by scholars to show off their elegance."

"Got it, brother. I will study hard."

The two brothers pushed the cart back to the farm, and the sun was already setting.

When they got home and just unloaded the iron pot from the cart, they heard Erniu ask curiously.

"Brother, what is this that you pulled back?"

“This is an iron pot.”

After hearing Wu Lang's answer, Ye Xiaozheng and Lian walked forward curiously, and saw Erniu looking left and right, and knocking with her hands. When they heard the crisp sound of metal, they became even more confused.

"What kind of pot is this? It looks weird. We already have a pot, why buy another one?"

"This is the iron pan I ordered at the blacksmith shop. This is the pan used for cooking. Strictly speaking, the pan at home should be considered a cauldron, which is more convenient for boiling things, but not for frying."

In Erniu's opinion, isn't a pot just for cooking? What's the difference between a wok and a cauldron?

"How much will this cost?"

When Lian saw the two large pots, she felt they were quite heavy when she lifted them. She had never seen such pots before. Her son said they were custom-made, so they must have cost a lot of money.

"Two pots, a total of one ounce of silver."

Except for Wu Lang, everyone was shocked. These two pots cost one or two taels of silver. Lian's face was full of heartache, and the words "prodigal son" were almost written on his face.

"Mom, this pot is actually equivalent to not spending any money."

Ye Changyan wanted to explain that he bought these two pots for great use, but when he saw his mother's distressed expression and his father's puzzled look at him, he changed his mind and blurted out the answer.

After hearing what his brother said, Goro burst into laughter.

"Dad, Mom, these two pots really didn't cost any money."

Seeing Wu Lang's mysterious look, Ye Xiaozheng and Lian couldn't help but think wrongly that the two brothers had done something bad.

Lian grabbed Wu Lang and said, "How could you buy two such big iron pots without spending any money? Did you do something bad?"

"Ouch, Mom, you're pinching me. These two pots really cost nothing. Please let me go and listen to me carefully."

Lian let go of Wulang hesitantly. The whole family stared at Wulang. Wulang rubbed his arm that was hurt by his mother's pinch, and then he spoke with some grievance.

"I made this pot at the blacksmith shop in the county town. It cost me one or two taels of silver."

"So you said you didn't spend any money?"

"Mom, please listen to what I have to say."

Seeing that Lian was about to come forward to grab him again, Wu Lang quickly dodged to the side and then continued.

"I did pay for this pot, but after we left the city, I found a silver ingot on the road. This silver ingot is worth at least one ounce, so I said that I didn't actually spend any money on these two pots."

The whole family looked at Ye Changyan with suspicion, but Ye Changyan just nodded and took out a silver ingot.

"Mom, don't worry. When my brother found it, we looked around and there was no one there. This silver ingot really has no owner."

Seeing Lian looking at him again, Wu Lang quickly added.

"Dad, Mom, don't worry, I really found this silver ingot."

Seeing that his parents were a little worried, Ye Changyan was actually very happy in his heart, not because he had picked up silver, but because compared to silver, his parents valued their child's character more.

After learning that they had really found something ownerless, the whole family felt relieved and smiles appeared on their faces.

Then, with the family witnessing, Ye Changyan boiled the two pots with rapeseed oil.

Then Ye Changyan cleaned the pot, stir-fried the red-milk boletus mushrooms soaked in clean water, and the family started to eat.

“The mushrooms fried in this wok really taste better!”

Goro exclaimed as he chewed the smooth mushroom in his mouth.

The whole family felt that after changing the pot, the texture and taste of the dishes improved significantly. It seems that this iron pot is really useful.

"This wok is different from the previous woks. This wok is more shallow and slanted, which allows the food to have a larger contact surface with the wok, so the food is heated faster and more evenly."

Seeing that the whole family had noticed the change in the texture and taste of the dishes, Ye Changyan explained it to everyone.

"In comparison, the original wok not only heats the food slowly and unevenly, causing some ingredients to be raw and some to be cooked. In order to ensure that all ingredients are cooked, they have to be fried for a longer time, which seriously affects the taste of the food and, most importantly, causes a lot of nutrients to be lost."

"This pot will not only affect the taste and flavor, but also the nutrition? So does that mean the old pot can't be used anymore?" Erniu looked at her brother with a puzzled look on her face.

"That's not the case. I prefer to call the old pot a cauldron. This cauldron is more suitable for cooking things, boiling water, etc."

The whole family nodded, not quite understanding.

When he went out in the morning, Ye Changyan soaked the dried wild mushrooms in a ceramic basin. At that time, his family members were very puzzled as to why the mushrooms, which had been dried with great difficulty, were soaked in water again.

During the drying process of shiitake mushrooms, the conversion rate of mushroom essence and guanylic acid contained in the mushrooms will be greatly improved. This is something Ye Changyan could not simply explain to his family in words, so he told his family that this is an important step in detoxifying wild mushrooms.

After dinner, Ye Changyan began to assign tasks.

"Mom, you and Erniu, use the pot outside to fry the chicken mushrooms and chanterelles we picked up today."

Lian and Erniu were already very familiar with frying chicken mushrooms, and they soon started to get busy.

"Dad, you and Wu Lang, wash these soaked wild mushrooms first, and then squeeze out as much water as possible. I'll be in charge of cutting them."

Soon the whole family was busy.

After a while, many mushrooms cut into thin strips were piled up in the basket in front of Ye Changyan.

In between their busy work, Lian and Erniu kept looking at Ye Changyan.

"Goro, light a fire."