After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

Chapter 128 Refined Sugar?!

They thought guiltily, "We're doomed!"

When Luo Nanzhi arrived, she saw the stagnant air and knew that something important had happened.

Sure enough, as soon as she bowed to the prefect, he got straight to the point and asked her to prepare some special food for his wife later.

Luo Nanzhi knew that the prefect's wife had never had a good appetite, and the last batch of sponge cakes she made had already been eaten. She had originally wanted her to make more, but unfortunately, there wasn't enough material, so she gave up.

That's why the wealthy man wanted to send her to the prefect's mansion.

She knew the governor's words were threatening, and since her father and husband were in the hands of the wealthy man, she readily agreed.

The prefect also specifically instructed the chefs to assist Luo Nanzhi well.

After finally leaving the main hall, the chefs changed their usual attitude and became extremely obsequious to Luo Nanzhi.

However, Luo Nanzhi knew that they looked down on her, but they were only putting on this act because of the prefect. In reality, they were already waiting for her to make a fool of herself.

Luo Nanzhi didn't take it to heart, but simply gave them a taste of their own medicine. When she was using the kitchen to cook, she kicked them all out and had the huge kitchen all to herself.

Luo Nanzhi didn't just cook randomly; she first consulted the maidservants around the madam, and also based her observations of the prefect's wife.

I learned roughly about the prefect's wife's eating habits and what she had been eating recently.

So on the first day, I made mushroom and chicken congee.

The governor's wife had never seen anyone make porridge with mushrooms and chicken together. Normally, people with weak spleens and stomachs would eat lotus seed porridge or plain porridge.

Very few people make mushroom and chicken congee.

When the maid brought out the mushroom and chicken porridge, the prefect's wife was initially hesitant, but after tasting a few mouthfuls, she found it delicious and ate a few more mouthfuls. She ate it bite by bite, and soon the bowl of porridge was empty.

As evening approached, the prefect returned to his residence to have dinner with his wife.

As instructed by the prefect, Luo Nanzhi only needed to find ways to prepare food for the prefect's wife every day.

Therefore, the prefect and his wife ate separately.

The prefect ate dishes prepared by other chefs, while his wife ate dishes prepared by Luo Nanzhi.

For dinner tonight, Luo Nanzhi made borscht for the prefect's wife.

Borscht is made by simmering beef, radishes, and various vegetables.

Its meat is tender and flavorful, and the broth is thick and fragrant, making it an absolute must-have with rice.

The lady, who usually has little appetite, ate a large bowl of food recently, which is quite unusual.

The governor smelled the aroma and saw that the lady was eating with great relish, so he also wanted to try some.

So the servant went to the kitchen and filled another bowl.

The governor took a sip of borscht, and the rich, fragrant flavor danced on his taste buds.

It tasted great and went very well with rice.

So the two of them remained silent at the table, quietly eating their food and drinking their soup.

After dinner, the prefect was very pleased to see that his wife's appetite had improved in the past few days. He generously rewarded Luo Nanzhi with silver and instructed the steward to set aside a separate kitchen for her, so that she could have whatever ingredients she wanted.

The experienced chefs were shocked by the governor's words. They hadn't expected that a little girl would be so talented as to win the favor of the governor and his wife.

They were green with envy and jealousy.

With the governor's words, Luo Nanzhi immediately had a new idea. Since the ingredients could be provided, she could roll up her sleeves and get to work.

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"These dishes are so novel and innovative! They even put mushrooms and chicken in the porridge. It seems so simple. I'll try making it when I get home! It just so happens that my grandfather recently recovered from a serious illness, so I can give him some nourishing food."

"I'm so hungry! Why are there so many delicious foods in this story? I just finished breakfast and I'm hungry again."

"Stop chatting, hurry up and watch the next part of the story! Lady Luo is going to make exquisite candy!"

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People who were drooling over the delicious food suddenly heard someone in the crowd exclaim in surprise.

Everyone stared wide-eyed in disbelief, "Where? Where?!"

Even Sun Xianren, who had been sitting lazily, sat up straight.

What is refined sugar?

During the Jin Dynasty, the common people mostly ate maltose and cane sugar, with cane sugar being more expensive.

Maltose is made from grains, and a tael can cost anywhere from 10 to 20 coins. Rock sugar, on the other hand, costs 60 coins per tael, making it unaffordable for ordinary people.

"What kind of sugar is this refined sugar?"

"Why don't you just keep looking and you'll see?!"

Now everyone's attention is entirely on the refined sugar.

Although it is called refined sugar, it should actually be accurately called white granulated sugar.

Luo Nanzhi originally wanted to make some pastries and desserts for the prefect's wife to try.

Unfortunately, these candies couldn't achieve what she wanted.

She then had the idea of ​​making sugar.

With abundant ingredients available on both sides, the steward, at the request of the prefect, has specially set aside a kitchen for her, so she no longer has to squeeze in with those people. Because her dishes are novel and delicious, the prefect's wife also likes her very much.

With no worries about the future, Luo Nanzhi was able to unleash her ingenious ideas within the prefect's residence.

So she first had someone buy a large quantity of sugarcane, peel it, and then chop the peeled sugarcane into small pieces.

Then press the sugarcane juice into a juicer and pour all the juice into a pot that has been heated.

Stir slowly until it turns yellowish-black, then pour it out in a bucket and let it solidify into black sand.

Then, place clean thatch in the bottom hole of the earthenware jar, pour the boiled sugarcane juice on top, and then pour in yellow mud water. At this point, you need to wait for the sugarcane juice and water to separate and settle.

After finishing all that, she put her things away, carefully checked the kitchen to make sure nothing was missing, and then returned to her room.

The next morning, she returned to the kitchen and found that there was sediment in the earthenware jar.

The bottom layer was reddish-black sugar, while the top layer was pure white sugar. More importantly, when Luo Nanzhi rubbed the white sugar with her hands, the white sugar was as fine as sand.

Its texture is like sand; it is cleaner and more flawless than any other sugar I've ever had, as white and pure as snowflakes.

She pinched a little and put it in her mouth. There was no impurity at all, and it was very sweet, a thousand times or even ten thousand times better than maltose and rock candy.

The brown sugar at the bottom, apart from its different color, is just as fine as the white sugar.

She was overjoyed, but she knew in her heart that the thing was a success.

If this item could be sold outside, it would surely fetch an astronomical price. However, since she was still inside the prefect's residence, she did not intend to tell others about her method to avoid unnecessary trouble.

So she packed the extracted brown sugar and white sugar separately into her kitchen tool bag, and cleaned up the icing tools and put them back in their original places.

Now that everyone in the household knows she's locked up in the kitchen, they're probably trying to cook something delicious. Every time they make something new and interesting for the lady, they have a chance to eat it.