For some time afterwards, the little pills caused a sensation in Chang'an City.
The result was that the brothels had to limit their operating hours!
This made Fang Er speechless. He couldn't believe what Old Chai had done!
The first day of December.
Early in the morning, after Fang Er opened his eyes, he casually opened the system store.
After redeeming everything in the cigarette and alcohol supermarket, he clicked the refresh button.
A comprehensive pet supplies store, with various feeds, equipment, and veterinary medicines.
The second refresh was a daily necessities supermarket, with toothbrushes, toothpaste, facial cleanser, and the like.
The third refresh was equally uninteresting: seasonings.
However, unlike the seasonings before, which used to be oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and so on.
This time, it was all ultra-concentrated seasonings.
For example, chili extract, a can of two catties, could be diluted to make a thousand catties of chili oil.
There was also super-concentrated beef extract, chicken extract, and so on.
After redeeming them, Fang Er thought that he could use them in the restaurant.
System products had to be top-notch. He wondered how many raw materials one can of this would use?
Carrying the chili extract, he went to the kitchen. Xiao Qing was making breakfast.
"Young Master, please wait a moment, breakfast will be ready soon."
Fang Er nodded and said to Xiao Huan, who was tending the fire, "Light the small stove."
Xiao Qing suddenly became expectant. Was the Young Master going to personally make something delicious again?
After the small stove was lit, Fang Er casually picked up the oil basin on the workbench, which was full of white lard.
He scooped the lard into the pot with a shovel. After it melted, he followed the instructions and heated it to seventy percent hot.
The oil temperature at seventy percent hot meant stretching one's hand about a foot above the pot, feeling a slight heat.
After confirming the oil temperature was suitable, he used chopsticks to dip a few drops of chili extract from the can and dripped them into the hot oil.
In just a moment, the entire kitchen was filled with a rich chili aroma.
"Achoo! Achoo!"
Xiao Qing and Xiao Huan started sneezing uncontrollably.
"Young Master, what is this you're making! It's so pungent!"
"Achoo! Achoo!"
Fang Er couldn't stand it either. He covered his mouth, sneezed twice, and quickly said to Xiao Huan.
"Turn off the fire, open the window!"
Xiao Huan removed the unburnt firewood from the stove and buried it in the ashes, then quickly opened all the doors and windows of the kitchen.
Fang Er pulled Xiao Qing outside, and then called Xiao Huan out as well.
After a long while, when it was no longer so pungent standing at the kitchen door, Fang Er went inside.
The lard in the pot, to which chili extract had been added, had cooled down.
He tried to pick up a clean chopstick, dipped it in a little, and brought it to his mouth to lick.
"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"
Fang Er immediately spat it out after just a taste.
"Damn it!
This is indeed extract!
It's so damn spicy!
It felt like I had eaten three bird's eye chilies at once, my tongue was burning.
"Young Master, water!"
Xiao Qing quickly brought a bowl of clean water.
After rinsing his mouth, Fang Er felt a little better. He pointed at the oil in the pot and said, "Take this oil out and have someone send it to the restaurant. Later, tell me how the guests feel after eating it."
"Yes, Young Master."
Xiao Huan fetched a porcelain jar and carefully scooped the lard into it with a spoon.
During breakfast, Fang Er's tongue was still hurting, and he couldn't eat anything hot, otherwise, the feeling would have been unbearably intense!
Xiao Huan gave the chili oil to Su Mu to deliver to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant.
In Chang'an City, at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, Uncle Zhang looked at the jar of lard that Su Feng had brought with some curiosity.
"Does the Young Master have any instructions?"
Su Mu said, "The Marquis said to let the guests try it and report back if it's good or not."
Uncle Zhang nodded, "Alright, wait here for a moment."
After speaking, he took the oil jar and went to the back kitchen.
The Drunken Immortal Restaurant never lacked green vegetables. In this deep winter, the vegetable baskets by the kitchen counter were neatly stacked with Shanghai bok choy, water spinach, cabbage, and other green vegetables.
This was also unique in the entire Chang'an City, delivered by Old Ma Tou from the estate every morning after personally selecting them.
"Here, use this oil to stir-fry a few dishes and try it out."
Uncle Zhang instructed the chef.
The chef nodded, took the oil, opened it, and saw nothing unusual. He scooped a piece into the pot.
After the oil melted, the distinctive pungent smell of chili wafted out.
The chef, caught off guard, had a runny nose and tears streaming down his face. He ran out of the kitchen in a hurry.
The kitchen helpers and fire tenders followed behind, as if fleeing a disaster.
Uncle Zhang had only taken a few steps from the kitchen when he heard hurried footsteps behind him. He turned around and was stunned.
"What's going on? Did you set the kitchen on fire?"
"Uncle Zhang, this oil is too pungent! Cough, cough!"
The chef, seeing Uncle Zhang's expression, quickly explained.
Uncle Zhang asked in confusion, "What happened?"
The chef looked innocent, "I don't know either. As soon as the oil entered the pot, it was like stir-frying chilies, and even more pungent than stir-fried chilies."
"Go put out the fire in the stove, don't let it spill out!"
Uncle Zhang said to the fire tender.
The helper quickly covered his nose and rushed in, taking out all the firewood from the stove and burying it with grass and ash.
After a while, when it was no longer so pungent, the few people walked in.
The chef tried a taste of the oil in the pot and realized he had used too much.
"Uncle Zhang, this oil cannot be used for stir-frying; it's only for seasoning."
Uncle Zhang nodded, "You decide how to use it. Once it's done, send it to the front for the guests to try."
The chef scooped out the oil, washed the pot again, and then started cooking again. When a plate of bean sprouts was about to be served, he drizzled some chili oil, tossed it a few times, and then plated it to be sent to the front.
Uncle Zhang took the dish and scanned the first-floor hall. He saw a few regular diners and walked over with the dish.
"Hahaha, Old Li, the restaurant has a new seasoning today. How about you try it?"
Chili oil had always been available at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, but it was a bit expensive and not to everyone's taste. Many diners knew about it but had never tried it.
Old Li, standing before him, was one of them.
Uncle Zhang picked some bean sprouts and put them on Old Li's plate, looking at him expectantly.
Old Li picked up a bite and tasted it.
"Ah~~~ hiss~~~~ whoo~~~!
Satisfying~~!
Could this be your restaurant's chili?
Uncle Zhang shook his head, "Yes and no. But, Old Li, how do you find the taste?"
Old Li nodded, "In winter, eating a bite makes the whole body warm and comfortable!"
The people at his table saw this and tried it as well. Almost all of them praised it, except for one person who couldn't eat spicy food and ended up with tears streaming down their face from the spiciness.
Uncle Zhang quickly had a pot of wine sent over, "Sorry, sorry! This pot of wine is on the house."
"Thank you." Old Li was overjoyed, as this pot of wine was not cheap either.
Having received the answer, Uncle Zhang informed Su Mu to return to the estate and report.
ps: One more update