She is devoted to cultivating immortality

Chapter 53 Soy milk
"Uncle Qi, where do you get these soybeans from?"

Luo Laoqi was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Xie Lian would ask this, but he still answered honestly.

"Most of them are grown by the child's mother at home. If it is not enough, we go to other people's homes in the village to buy them. Our village has the habit of growing beans, and we don't charge much for the beans from the same village."

Xie Lian’s eyes lit up and he said with a smile.

"Uncle Qi, although your bean cakes are not easy to sell, you don't have to rush back to farming. I have an ancient recipe here. You can try it. If you can make fresh food, I believe the villagers will be willing to come and consume it."

The recipe Xie Lian took out was none other than the method of making soy milk.

No one in this world, or in this country, has yet developed soy milk.

Xie Lian remembered very clearly that the method of making soy milk was extremely simple. In his previous life, it was invented by Liu An, the King of Huainan during the Western Han Dynasty. It was said that his mother was seriously ill at the time, and she drank soy milk every day, and she recovered soon. Therefore, Liu An’s filial act was widely circulated, and soy milk also became popular.

The production process of soy milk is very simple. Just put the soaked beans on the stone mill to grind fresh soy milk. Soy milk can be made into delicious tofu by adding gypsum to the brine. Tofu was in great demand in the ancient times. Tofu was also called "vegetarian meat". Generally, poor families who could not afford meat would buy a few kilograms of tofu to satisfy their hunger.

After making tofu, if we extend it further, we can make other delicacies such as tofu pudding and tofu brain.

It can be said that a new path for gourmet food has been completely opened up.

"How can this be possible?"

Although Luo Laoqi didn't know what this prescription meant, he always felt uneasy. He and Xie Lian had no ties, so how could he just take advantage of others?

"Why not? Uncle Qi just gave me a cake because he was in a good mood. Can't I, Xie, give Uncle Qi a recipe if I am happy? Take it. When you make soy milk, I will come to patronize you every day. To be honest, I am looking forward to it!"

Xie Lian said something with a smile.

Without waiting for Luo Laoqi to refuse, he went back with the bean cake.

This is a small matter for her, but it can change a family, so it is not a small matter.

Xie Lian was really looking forward to it. She was a fan of soy products. If Luo Laoqi could make it successfully, then she would be in for a treat.

When they returned home, Little White Fox and Zhuang Yan had already finished reviewing their lessons.

After a simple breakfast, we will start today's class.

But Zhuang Yan mentioned one thing.

"Aunt Lian, Hu Qianli taught me the Thousand Character Classic."

Xie Lian said without taking it seriously.

"It's not a big deal. You can learn it anyway."

But Zhuang Yan scratched his head and said.

"But I wrote it on a piece of paper and my father saw it. When he pressed me, I could only say that it was done by Aunt Lian. My father seemed very happy at the time and said that he would come to settle the score with Aunt Lian after school today."

Settle accounts?

Xie Lian was startled, then smiled.

"It's not a big deal."

When Zhuang Yan saw this, he felt relieved.

In the evening, Zhuang Mochen arrived excitedly.

"Mr. Xie, you did such a big thing at home and kept it a secret from Zhuang!"

Zhuang Mochen was in a rush, and his words sounded accusatory, but actually there was a smile in his eyes and mouth, and it was obvious that he was joking with Xie Lian.

"It's just an enlightenment article. Mr. Zhuang shouldn't care so much about it."

Xie Lian shook his head helplessly and made a gesture of invitation, inviting Zhuang Mochen to sit down.

Zhuang Mochen and Xie Lian were good friends, and the two families were getting closer and closer. He didn't hesitate to sit down, grabbed the teapot, and poured a cup of cold tea.

"It's just an enlightenment article? Mr. Xie's words are like a gentle breeze blowing on your face, which makes me seem a little unworldly."

Zhuang Mochen said with a smile.

"I couldn't sleep last night after reading this article. I walked out of the room several times in the middle of the night, wanting to talk to you, but I couldn't bear to disturb you because it was the wrong time."

"With the talent of this article, Mr. Xie is more than qualified to be admitted as a female student!"

Xie Lian was startled when he heard this, and took a closer look. As expected, Zhuang Mochen’s eyes were bloodshot, and he looked extremely tired.

He immediately shook his head and complained.

"Mr. Zhuang is already an adult, why is he still behaving like a child and doing such ignorant things?"

"Mr. Xie, do you really not know why Zhuang is so excited?"

Zhuang Mochen looked over with burning eyes.

Xie Lian’s heart moved, and he suddenly thought of something.

Emperor Qian changed his ways because of what she said before she left and issued an edict of self-blame, released the innocent Taoist priest, and provided compensation to the victims.
When he first heard about this, Zhuang Mochen was very happy, thinking that the emperor had finally attained enlightenment and the country of Qian was saved.

But he soon realized that the emperor only wanted to do these things to please the immortals and had lingering desire for immortality. He suffered a huge blow. He sat there all day, without an appetite, and even forgot to take care of Zhuang Yan's lessons.

Although Mr. Zhuang has resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown, his heart is still in the court!

As soon as he thought of this, Xie Lian immediately understood.

"Mr. Zhuang, do you want to promote the Thousand Character Classic?"

Zhuang Mochen smiled.

"The one who knows me is Mr. Xie."

He stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked around excitedly.

"'Thousand Character Classic' is a primer, it doesn't need to have great literary talent or fancy words, Zhuang doesn't care about these things at all. What I care about is the catchy feeling after reading it through. Your article rhymes every sentence, which is very easy to spread. The article is not long, only a thousand characters, but these thousand characters cover astronomy, geography, history, ethics... Is there any enlightenment article more suitable for promotion than this?"

"For the disciples of a saint, the most important thing is education, and education starts from elementary school. With this great article, I wonder how many children will benefit from it!"

"Mr. Xie, what you wrote is not just an article, but a great achievement in education for generations to come!"

Zhuang Mochen has always been very practical, but as a scholar, he is not lacking in romantic ideas.

At this moment he began to imagine, if one day, all the students in the world recited "Thousand Character Classic" and the sound of the holy way could be heard in the school, what a wonderful thing that would be?

But Xie Lian's words pulled him out of his fantasy.

"Mr. Zhuang has a good idea. I have only one question. No matter how good the article is, how can it be promoted to the world?"

Zhuang Mochen paused, then fell into deep thought.

After a moment, all the passion faded away and he slowly sat down.

"Mr. Xie, you are such a spoiler."

He took a sip of tea and felt bitter in his mouth.

Fantasy is beautiful, but reality is cruel.

Today, the Qian Kingdom is trapped both internally and externally, with the root of troubles deep-rooted. It seems that it is on the verge of collapse.

To promote enlightenment at this moment?
Is there really anyone who would do this?

Rely on the dignitaries in the court who are busy fighting for power?
Or are they those old men in the cabinet who pretend to be deaf and dumb and don't want to offend anyone?
He can't be the emperor who doesn't care about anything other than cultivating immortality!
(End of this chapter)