Me and My Two Bosses' Systems

"Little Feather, are these the ingredients we need for dinner tonight?" Yufinal looked at the prepared and processed ingredients on the counter with curiosity.

On the counter are pumpkin, millet, red dates, lotus seeds, magnolia petals...

It looks like they're preparing desserts or snacks. It feels a bit strange to use these ingredients for a dinner dish.

"Ah, the meat content of today's lunch was a bit too high, and Mom and the others drank so much alcohol, so I'm planning to cook some stomach-soothing porridge tonight."

"Let's give our stomachs a rest and let them recover a bit." Li Xingyu looked at the fully prepared ingredients on the counter with satisfaction and explained to everyone.

Porridge is easy to digest, and with the addition of some suitable supplementary ingredients, it can also be used as a medicinal diet. If the ingredients and proportions are good, it can sometimes be better than rice and other dishes.

However, you shouldn't drink porridge only for a long time, as it can easily have some negative effects on your health. It's good to use it occasionally to regulate your body.

For example, after getting drunk or after eating a lot of rich food.

These past two days, Li Xingyu and the others have been having either a whole fish feast or a whole beef feast, and they've been eating their fill, which is a bit of a burden on their bodies.

Although interstellar humans have excellent physical fitness, this is not how they eat.

I'll just cleanse my stomach tonight.

"Oh, Little Feather, you've thought of everything. So what kind of porridge are we having tonight?" Elnis asked curiously, looking at the pile of unfamiliar things on the counter.

Just as Li Xingyu and Xinghe came out of his room, they received messages from Che and Michael.

It was said that Cain and Elnis were in the kitchen preparing ingredients with them, and that Li Xingyu didn't need to go to their room to find them after seeing the message.

Elnis had just finished drinking the honey water and juice that Li Xingyu had given him, and there were still glistening water stains on his lips.

"Hmm, is El feeling any better? Pfft~ Why can't I get my hair down?"

Pumpkin millet porridge, vegetable porridge, fish porridge, lean meat porridge, and eight-treasure porridge—these are the options currently selected. Li Xingyu looked at Elnis's fluffy head as it approached and couldn't resist ruffling it.

Elnis's hair was naturally slightly wavy, and I don't know how she slept at noon, but several tufts of hair stuck up on her head and couldn't be pressed down.

"Mmm, thank you Little Feather, Che and Michael for the honey water and juice. I feel much better now." Elnis gently rubbed against Li Xingyu's hand, and the hair sticking up on his head swayed with his movements.

Li Xingyu was already captivated by the soft, furry texture in her hand. After lingering for a couple of seconds, she reluctantly withdrew her hand.

A little rubbing is fine, but keeping your hand on someone's head for a long time is very impolite.

"You're welcome, El. What do you think, Cain?" Li Xingyu then turned her gaze to Cain, who was looking at the ingredients and thinking.

"I feel much better, thank you." Cain snapped out of his thoughts, turned to meet Li Xingyu's gaze, curled the corners of his lips into an elegant yet wicked smile, and then nodded to Che and Michael in thanks.

The people present already knew about porridge from the dishes Li Xingyu had taught them before, but the names they heard today were still somewhat unfamiliar.

"Little Feather, is the porridge you mentioned that can regulate the body the mysterious and powerful theory of traditional Chinese medicine of the human race?" Qingqi focused on the word "regulate".

There are only a tiny bit of records about traditional Chinese medicine in the stars, but they are very vague, so vague that there are only a few words.

However, wisdom should not be underestimated. Even from these few words, the interstellar people have extracted a lot of knowledge that can be applied in practice.

It's less about wisdom and more about respect for and resentment towards life.

Both ability and mental strength are limited. If used continuously in a short period of time, they will be reduced and require time to recover.

The battlefield is cruel, and time is of the essence. Healers are not only power users, but also act as doctors.

Even now, this remains true, because the situation is not yet fully in our own hands.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be a rule requiring women to be accompanied and protected by men when they go out.

Population proportion is not the only reason.

The final stand of any living being is a desperate effort, and should not be underestimated in the slightest.

"Yes, you could categorize it as medicinal cuisine." Rice's research on medicine was quite in-depth, and Li Xingyu probably also knew about the current state of traditional Chinese medicine in the interstellar world.

Some things can be attributed to "inherited memories" and ancient books, but some words should not be used too much, after all, she is just a newly awakened little cub.

No?

"So this is medicinal cuisine? Rice...the one that Grandpa mentioned in the classification of traditional Chinese medicine that he released before?" Of all the medical systems, apart from some more practical medical techniques and methods, Qingqi is most interested in traditional Chinese medicine.

Unable to control her excitement, Qingqi initially called Rice "senior," but as soon as her eyes met Li Xingyu's, she quickly changed her address to "grandpa."

"Pfft, yes, traditional Chinese medicine believes that every natural thing has different properties, and some ingredients have medicinal value."

Food made by combining Chinese herbs with these medicinal ingredients and then using unique human cooking techniques is called medicinal cuisine.

Compared to medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, medicinal cuisine has a gentler, more gradual effect, though it takes longer to work. Li Xingyu knew Qingqi was very curious about traditional Chinese medicine, so she didn't mind telling them more.

That refers to the crowd who had their ears perked up.

Especially referring to Tanuki Tsuki, whose fox ears were originally quite lazy, but the more she listened, the higher they stood up, and now they're almost turning into rabbit ears.

"Aww~" came a chorus of responses, though it was unclear whether anyone understood.

"...Let's get started now. When making porridge, except for some ingredients that are particularly difficult to cook, we usually cook the rice first for a while, and then add the ingredients according to their cooking time."

"By the way, I think we could start a live stream now. After all, porridge is relatively easy to make. Some porridge recipes don't even require any skill. I reckon quite a few people could learn it." Li Xingyu said, suddenly remembering the idea of ​​a live stream.

There are countless people who lament under her StarNet posts every day that cooking is too difficult. Li Xingyu doesn't quite understand it, but since so many people have said it, it must be quite difficult for them.

When making porridge, apart from those types that require adding different ingredients halfway through, there are many types where you only need to add ingredients at the beginning or end. If that doesn't work, you can set an alarm clock.

Moreover, even if the porridge fails, it shouldn't taste too bad.

Of course, this is on the premise that you follow the recipe exactly.

"Xinghe, it's time for our scales to take the stage again." Thinking of this, Li Xingyu turned to Xinghe beside her and smiled happily, but with a hint of malice.

Xinghe's expression was somewhat helpless. It was because Li Xingyu's movements were too smooth when she cooked, making it difficult to weigh the food during the live stream.

I did it again later, stopping the timer before adding the ingredients each time, weighing out the appropriate amount of seasoning, adding it in, and then turning it off.

That's how we arrived at a rough weight and proportion.

After all, it was the first time for Li Xingyu, Xinghe, and Tian Shu to do something like this, so they were all very unfamiliar with the job.

The quantity and quality of ingredients used in cooking will affect the proportion of seasonings used later.

In this way, by measuring the proportions of ingredients and seasonings while cooking, the time it takes to cook one dish can be used to cook two relatively simple dishes.

The rest of the time, I just recorded how heavy one spoonful was, and then recorded the weight based on that spoonful.

Now, besides salt and MSG, no other seasonings are needed, but the ingredients still need to be measured again.

Otherwise, Li Xingyu's expression wouldn't have carried a hint of schadenfreude.

Xinghe sighed, took out the scale from the bottom shelf, and skillfully placed it on the kitchen counter.

Li Xingyu also walked over. When she was preparing the ingredients, she didn't mention the specific quantity, only what she wanted and how much it would weigh. She didn't give any idea of ​​the weight.

Therefore, Li Xingyu should prepare the items first, and then Xinghe and the others will weigh them.

"I remember we have a clay pot at home, it's good for making porridge." Li Xingyu said while preparing the ingredients by feel, taking the time to talk to Li Yue and the others.

"There's only one casserole dish in the kitchen; the others are all in the storage room." Tian Shu took the lotus seeds off the scale and put the red beans on top.

“Okay, let’s go get them, but how many do we need?” Li Yue and Elnis nodded in agreement.

Anyway, they're not that good at cooking, so weighing things is enough for them, and going to get some things is a way of getting involved.

However, Li Xingyu was a little confused about how many questions to ask.

"Um... what size is the clay pot at home again?" Li Xingyu subconsciously looked up at Xinghe, who was fiddling with the scale.

"The inside of the casserole is a deformed, irregular ellipsoid, with the smallest part having a diameter of 20cm." Xinghe's hands didn't stop moving at all, and he even wrote down a few numbers on the quantum computer while speaking without the slightest hesitation.

"Oh, Xinghe is amazing. Can you bring out four?" Li Xingyu exclaimed before turning to answer Li Yue and Elnis.

Since the clay pot is so big, one clay pot is enough for one type of porridge. We can also make some pan-fried dumplings later, making a perfect dinner, which can also be used as breakfast.

“Okay, sure.” Elnis nodded and walked towards the storage room with Li Yue.

After Li Xingyu and the others weighed all the items and wrote them down according to the proportions, Li Yue and Elnis returned with the casserole.

In addition to traditional pumpkin millet porridge, vegetable porridge, lean meat porridge, and eight-treasure porridge, Li Xingyu also prepared fish porridge made with magnolia flowers.

As for whether it's sweet or savory, Li Xingyu said that only the pumpkin millet porridge is available in a sweet flavor, while the eight-treasure porridge can be chosen in both sweet and savory flavors. All the others are definitely savory.

That means they can't accept sweet vegetable porridge, lean meat porridge, or fish porridge.

Of course, the sweetness here refers to the flavor added later, not the original flavor of the ingredients.

"Okay, first wash all the rice clean, then add water in a 1:9 ratio, and then turn on the heat and simmer."

"If you're making it yourself, and you prefer a thinner porridge, add 1-4% more water; if you want it thicker, add 1-3% less." Li Xingyu didn't make it herself, but instead told Xinghe and the others the specific proportions and things to pay attention to before starting to explain to the floating sphere.

"If we only drink porridge, the flavor is still a bit lacking, so let's make some side dishes to go with the porridge." Li Xingyu gestured to everyone to the extra vegetables prepared on the counter.

Chinese cabbage, bok choy, white radish, green beans, carrots, scallions, taro stalks...

Li Xingyu planned to make kimchi and pickled vegetables directly. As for the time and environment issues, they were not a big problem because of the time accelerator and environment simulator.

"Before making these dishes, you need to prepare a few things: a time accelerator and an environment simulator, as well as jars to hold them that can be sealed."

"Of course, if you have the patience, and if you are currently in summer, or in a Mediterranean climate, or in a temperate, subtropical, or tropical climate during non-winter season, then you don't need to prepare these two things." Li Xingyu took out the time accelerator and environment simulator from the kitchen.

Making kimchi and pickled vegetables requires certain environmental conditions. It cannot be too cold, too hot, or too dry, otherwise the chemical reaction will not be strong enough, and the final product will lack some flavor, or it will take too long.

After thinking about it, Li Xingyu still brought up the bullet screen and decided to see how her viewers were reacting:

[Ahhh, Your Highness, could you please slow down your speech a little? My hands can't keep up.]

[Your Highness, the climates you're referring to are the climate zones defined on Earth, right? Wait, wait, I need to compare them first.]

[Your Highness is truly knowledgeable, but Your Highness should be mindful of copyright. It would be best to register the relevant procedures before publishing this information.]

[Your Highness...]

An unexpected barrage of comments hit Li Xingyu in the face, meaning that the words related to climate in his memory were indeed these, but he didn't expect that they weren't consistent.

unwise.

"Okay~, so~ is~ this~ speed~ okay~ now? Hahaha, just kidding."

It's okay. If we don't use a timer, it will take about one and a half to two hours to cook porridge. Take your time, and we'll see if we need to speed it up later.

Regarding the copyright issues of this knowledge, thank you for the reminder from this viewer, but we had already made preparations before the live broadcast, so there's no need to worry about related issues.

"Also, there are some related requirements if you need to use it, which you can check yourself." Li Xingyu selectively answered the audience's questions.