Chapter 206: Luxury

In the Privy Council, in the lobby.

"Come on, it's done." Xia Fan put the plate full of snacks on the long table,

"Come and try the taste."

"Oh!" Qianzhi was the first to raise his hand and answered, "Chichi, good at

tasting!"

Li and Shanhui followed.

Fang Xiandao stared at Xia Fan for a long time before raising his eyebrows,

"You are... really strange."

"How?"

"You are already a fifth-rank official, there is no reason to cook by

yourself. Shouldn't this kind of thing be left to servants, cooks and maids?"

"The official position has nothing to do with what I want to do, or it is

because of this position that I have the energy to do these things." Xia Fan

said indifferently, "Besides, few people have done this before, naturally. I

have to do it myself. Don't be fussy, you can try it first."

Fang Xiandao picked up the bowl--he had no choice but to admire it, this is

definitely a bowl of food that looks great. At the bottom is crystal icy

flakes, all very close in size. A layer of emerald green powder was sprinkled

on it, which looked like a small mountain bag at first glance. Through the

"mountainside" part, you can see the golden sandwich inside.

He digs a spoon into his mouth with a spoon, and suddenly feels an

unprecedented sweetness on his tongue!

The taste level of this thing is far more complicated than he thought.

Fang Xiandao couldn't help taking another bite.

The top thing should be related to tea. He can taste the unique fragrance and

astringency of green tea. Then came the coolness brought by the melting of the

borneol, and the sweetness that filled the whole mouth.

That golden thing, maybe honey?

But the sweetness is clearly beyond the range of honey, and it almost hit his

mind like a wave.

Even though he didn't want Xia Fan to have any chance to be proud, he still

couldn't control the hand that subconsciously stretched out.

This thing is definitely the best cold product!

The habit of eating ice is also found in Lingzhou, especially in the dog days

when it is hot and humid. Whether you add ice to the water or enjoy it with

goat milk or fruit, you can quickly relieve the discomfort of the heat. After

all, for the Fang family, ice is not a rare thing. Sometimes they will give

free ice to residents around towns as a gift to increase their reputation.

But he has never eaten such delicate freezing points.

If adding ice is a means to cool off the heat, the thing in his hand has

already made the ice itself a main dish.

Wait... Fang Xiandao suddenly realized that even he was like this. Isn’t that

Qianzhi——

He looked at the living dead and found that Chichi had already held the bowl

and licked it.

"Chichi still wants it."

The little girl stared at the plate on the table and said.

"Yes, after all, you are the main force in making shaved ice." Xia Fan smiled

and said, "As long as you come to me in the future, there will always be

shaved ice to eat."

This guy... won't he still beating the dead!

Fang first coughed twice, "Qianzhi? Wherever you go out, you must get my

consent first? You should understand this, right?"

The other party unexpectedly showed a hesitant look.

Live to hell! Is it possible that Master Fang's family is not as important as

a bowl of dessert in her eyes?

Fang Xiandao stared at Xia Fan in a hurry, "If you do this, I can only say

goodbye."

Xia Fan’s helpless hand spread? "Okay, okay? The recipe for this thing is not

complicated, it doesn’t hurt to tell you. Even if you leave Jinxia in the

future? You can make a bowl by yourself."

Although he did have some thoughts, it was mainly for admiring Li's pleasant

expression? Especially when he saw the fox demon so satisfied that his ears

fell down? This shaved ice is not for nothing.

"I just want to know, why is it so sweet?" Fang Xiandao was relieved, "It

looks like honey, but honey can't achieve this effect at all."

"It's actually very simple. I just added some salt to the ice."

"Salt?" Fang Xiandao was taken aback? He really couldn't associate salt with

the strong sweetness.

Xia Fan took out a small crystal bottle from his arms and placed it in front

of him? "Not bad. But compared to common coarse salt, this kind of salt is

more rare."

"What a white salt!" Chichi yelled, "Chichi can't find it in memory!"

"The memory that you have forgotten after you have seen it is still no

effort!" Fang Xiandao waved her hand and gave her a finger before picking up

the crystal bottle, and placing it in front of his eyes to look carefully.

This thing is completely different from the salt in his impression. It is no

longer a piece of variegated particles? It is evenly proportioned like fine

sand, and the color is white as snow. "Can salt be refined to this point?"

"The method is not the key? The key is to have a large amount, like such a

small bottle of refined salt? A large bucket of salt is needed for the

substrate." Xia Fan explained, "When the salt is pure to a certain level? can

produce strong together with sugar. Fresh and sweet."

For example, sea salt ice cream is in this genre.

Although the sweet party and the salty party are fighting each other all day

long? But sugar and salt are not incompatible rivals of water and fire? On the

contrary, they can reinforce each other. For example, adding a small amount of

sugar to salty stir-fries can increase For the fresh effect, adding a little

salt to the dessert will also make the sweetness more distinct.

But the premise of this practice is that the salt is fine enough. Otherwise,

the bitterness and astringency of low-purity sea salt and mineral salt is

enough to break the delicate balance of sweetness and freshness.

Fang first slapped his tongue, "Didn't it mean that this small bottle of salt

is worth tens of taels of silver?"

"To be precise, it is priceless. Because salt itself is not something that is

easy to get, no one will turn the cart before the horse and refine the

precious salt into refined salt."

But the situation is completely different for Jinxia City, which has salt

fields. Although recrystallization is still troublesome, it can at least

minimize the cost.

"So you let me try such a valuable thing, I must have a plan." Fang Xiandao

suddenly increased his vigilance.

"Don't be nervous, I just want to send a few bottles of refined salt to Fang's

family so that more people can taste it." Xia Fan said bluntly. "Since you are

in Yancheng, it is obviously reasonable to send some local specialties back."

In essence, this is marketing.

Because refined salt is destined to be impossible to popularize in the short

term, he simply defined this subsidiary product in the category of "luxury"

and went directly to the high-end route. And those who can afford luxury goods

are either a big family or a wealthy family. The most effective way to get

through this kind of circle is undoubtedly one-to-one precise delivery.

"Oh, let me say it first, Lingzhou is not a place of wealth. Even if it is the

Fang family, its financial resources are far inferior to the big clans such as

Fei and Luo." Fang Xiandao pouted, "If you want to make money from the Fang

family, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com may only end up with disappointment, let

alone I didn’t remind you in advance."

"It is not only money that can measure wealth. Specialties may be commonplace

in the local area, but the value is incalculable in other places." Xia Fan

touched his chin, "For example, the living dead—"

"Are you still staring at the living dead!" Fang Xiandao hurriedly

interrupted, "Other specialty products can be considered, but the old man of

the living dead can never agree to you! Do you know how rare a living dead is,

even the chief disciple of the Fang family? The living dead have been replaced

from generation to generation. Take Chichi as an example, she has served as a

partner for many Fang's family members before protecting me."

"Eh? Why doesn't Chichi know?" The little girl showed a dazed expression,

"Isn't the young master the first group Chichi knew?"

"Because of you--" Fang Xiandao suddenly became unbearable in the middle of

speaking, "Just forget it if you don't remember."

"Isn't the living dead of the Fang family given to outsiders?" Xia Fan asked

curiously.

"It's...it's not nothing." Fang Xiandao paused, "If you help the other party a

lot, or if you provide something that the old lady or the old lady desperately

desires."

"What you crave? For example?"

"It can be helpful to divination to obtain classics, or powerful sacred

spells, etc. The former encompasses everything in the world and reveals the

knowledge of the unknown mysteries, while the latter is either a lost secret

record or Yuyi's experience." Fang Xiandao Waved his hand, "But don't think

about it. The Fang family has worked with Youzhou Luo family long ago, and

they can't even provide a few valuable books, let alone you."