Chang'an City is going to build an underground road, this matter has been hyped up, however, at present, it can only be regarded as a matter of concept, because the court officials who proposed and published this idea did not write down specific plans and measures, how to avoid risks, and how much money is needed, but simply put forward this concept, and the rest of the work was not done.

Of course, for ordinary ordinary officials, it is good to be able to put forward this idea, and it is very unrealistic to expect them to give a specific plan, after all, they only read poetry and books in their childhood, and then passed the imperial examination to get to the official position, except for the ability to study and socialize, they have no other skills, especially engineering things, which they will not know.

And the reason why this official is in a hurry to throw out his ideas in the Datang Daily is completely to become famous, this idea is not what he came up with first, but he took the first step to publish it in the Datang Daily, so that his name is not known to everyone, if the emperor sees it, he may be promoted as soon as he is happy, or if the imperial court really excavates underground roads, he will naturally have the opportunity to participate as an official who puts forward the concept, and once he participates in this project, for example, it will bring great benefits to himself.

Of course, there is also an element of luck in this, if the imperial court finally has this plan, the official will be developed, if the plan is finally vetoed, it is felt that it is too expensive and risky, and the official's scheming will be in vain.

After seeing the content of Datang Daily, ordinary people gathered together to chat, and their mood was basically peaceful, or rather, there was a slight hint of excitement in the peace, and the mood of the officials was not much different, while the mood of the big people was different.

Some people regret that the opportunity was snatched away by others, and feel that they can become famous if they take the first step, while others are not optimistic about the underground passage, thinking that this is completely a move to work the people and lose money, which is unrealistic, and feel that the official who published the concept is a fool and may be dismissed.

Li Yu was unhappy with this official's unauthorized publication of this concept, this is a plan he has already thought of, but the specific things have not been figured out, or in other words, the underground parking garage he is responsible for has not yet been completed, and it is not suitable to propose a new underground road plan for the time being, but unexpectedly, an uninteresting official, actually put forward this idea in the Tang Dynasty newspaper without authorization, which made him a little passive, but as long as the emperor asked him, he could only support, because he believed that since the underground parking garage could be successfully completed, then, Digging up these adjacent underground parking garages and making them available as roads was obviously technically no problem, and he naturally supported it.

However, Li Yu is a complete layman for the question of how much money is needed for the specific project, and it can be said that he does not understand it at all, and he still needs to consult Li An, and then he can get the preliminary data, and some of these data, he can better express his better views on the underground passage.

Li Yu also wants to enjoy this big New Year, and at the same time he is embarrassed to disturb Li An at this time, so he will wait for a while to ask for advice.

And Li An obviously also saw the news about the construction of the underground passage in Chang'an City in the Datang Daily, which made him nod with great satisfaction, feeling that these sour scholars had finally opened up, and they could actually think of opening an underground parking garage, which is very rare and commendable.

"It's a good thing to open up the underground roads of the capital! Good thing, absolutely good thing. ”

Li An said with a happy smile.

Yan Ruyu next to him was making peace with his own hands, and when he heard Li An's words, he said, "Underground road? Why build underground roads? Black rumbling, how uncomfortable this is! ”

"Sister, there are too many people on the roads in the capital, and it is good to build underground roads on the most crowded roads! It's a good thing that it won't be so crowded that way. ”

The bud who was also making noodles spoke.

"I naturally understand this, but who is going to take the lower road and who is going to take the upper road? Who really wants to take the underground road, if it is built and no one uses it, it will not be a waste of money, such as this lantern festival, you can't see the lanterns when you walk underground. ”

Yan Ruyu said.

Li An said with a smile: "Madame is really worried, as long as the construction of the underground passage is completed, there will definitely be people who are willing to use it, especially those who are more anxious, seeing that the road above is too crowded, they will naturally take the initiative to choose the underground road, and there are some undignified swill trucks, naturally they can't be allowed to go on the ground, merchants who transport a lot of goods, they will also be more willing to go underground, which is more convenient, in short, as long as the road is repaired, someone will definitely go." ”

"An extra road can relieve a lot of pressure on the road, but it costs a lot of money to build a road underground, and it's certainly much better than building a road on the ground. Can the imperial court come up with so much money? ”

Yan Ruyu also had the same worries.

Li An thought for a while, and said: "Madam is so right, the money needed to build underground roads is far more than the money needed for the above-ground roads, or even more than ten times, but even if the cost is large, it still needs to be built, you can come step by step, and you don't need to build underground roads on all the roads in the capital, first build a few of the most congested traffic, and then string these roads together, and then build a little more after you have money, and so on little by little, The money spent will not be a large sum, this is a project that benefits the country and the people, and naturally we cannot spare a little money. ”

"Oh, that's right! However, this road is not easy to build, and the husband must be busy again. ”

Yan Ruyu said.

Li An smiled and said: "Busy is definitely busy, such a great project, how can it be done without my help, but that is a few days later, these days, if you don't do anything for your husband, I will accompany you, and see, this side is good!" It's very powerful to look at, so let's make a meal together! ”

These days of the Chinese New Year are rare and idle days, Li Anke will not choose to be busy with other things on such days, play with his wife and children, this is the most important thing to do, and other things will be considered after the eighth day of the New Year.

A large family of hand-made food, is the most soulful food, always go to the store to buy delicious, there is no warm taste to eat, that is just a stomach, so, as long as there is free, a large family will make their own food, after some practice, everyone in the family has made great progress in cooking, almost to the level of no need for a kitchen.

Of course, there are too many people in Li An's mansion, and the delicious food that Yan Ruyu can make is no problem to satisfy more than a dozen people, but if it is to meet the needs of one or two hundred people, there will be pressure, so the back kitchen naturally cannot be canceled, there must be as many people as there should be, and no one can be less.

"Father, what is this yellow one!"

Tang Er pointed to the filling wrapped in the dough and asked.

"This is salted egg yolk and white potato, and the outside is wheat flour."

Li An replied.

This delicacy was invented by Yan Ruyu, and it is not known what it tastes like for the time being, only when it is ready to eat.

In other words, this is the food that Yan Ruyu just invented today, and it has not been tested, so it can be regarded as a newly invented food.

However, in terms of ingredients, the taste should not be too bad, salted egg yolk and white potato are all good tasting foods, and wheat flour is the raw material for making white steamed buns, so the taste will naturally not be a problem.

Among them, the taste of sweet potatoes is sweet, and the taste of salted egg yolk is salty and fragrant, these two flavors will be steamed into wheat flour, what kind of special taste will be formed, it is really not easy to guess, however, the taste will definitely not be bad, Li An believes that it must be a delicious delicacy.

In addition, in order to make the dough fragrant and delicious, the natural choice is fermented dough, and ordinary steamed buns are also fermented dough, and the food after fermentation tastes much better than the food without fermentation.

"Wow, this is a corn kernel, it's cooked."

Without paying attention, Tang Er stuffed the corn kernels on the table into his mouth, but fortunately they were cooked corn kernels, which could be eaten directly.

This delicacy is made even easier by wrapping corn kernels in flour, adding more than a dozen seasonings, rolling them out into the size of dumpling wrappers, and then frying them in oil.

This delicacy is not a new invention, it was invented last year, as for who invented it, no one can remember, in short, it was invented by Ang Lee's family, and it is also an invention that is not difficult.

In addition, there are spring rolls, black pepper beef pie, date noodles and other small snacks, among them, today's most snack is black pepper beef pie, this dim sum is the most, enough for more than a dozen people to eat.

At the same time, this dish is also the most expensive dish, there are more than 20 kinds of ingredients, and there is beef, a more expensive ingredient, in later societies, beef is already a not cheap meat, and in the era of the Tang Dynasty, the price of beef is even higher.

After all, the cattle in Datang at this time can not be slaughtered at will, even if there is a machine to help, but it is still not allowed to slaughter cattle casually, if anyone kills cattle casually, it is found by the court to be punished, so, this directly led to the high price of beef, compared with mutton, the price of beef is several times higher, and in later societies, the price of beef and mutton is almost the same, and even, the price of beef is not as expensive as mutton, but it is very different in Datang.

Because the price of beef is too expensive, the average ordinary people can't afford to eat beef, and even mutton and pork are not too much, the most common meat is chicken, duck and goose and other poultry, pork and other meat can only be eaten during festivals and New Year.

Black pepper beef pie, listen to the name to know that there are black pepper, beef and pasta, these three ingredients, and the actual ingredients are as high as twenty or thirty kinds, the main ingredients are wheat flour, beef, but also contain a certain amount of chicken, white, ghee, butter, vegetable oil and other materials, the ingredients are more, ginger, green onions, garlic, white sugar, salt, black pepper and so on.

Among them, because black pepper is to be sprinkled on the surface last, black pepper will be deliberately placed at the front when the name of this dish is given to highlight that this dish contains black pepper as an ingredient.

The other small snacks were quickly made, and the preparation of the ingredients for this delicacy took a long time, and it was the last one to be prepared.

"Husband, spring rolls, black pepper beef pie, and corn kernels, these are all fried, which one to make first!"

Yan Ruyu asked.

Li An thought for a moment and said, "There is no order, there are many pots here, so it's better to do it together!" ”

"Let's do it together, husband, isn't that too much of a waste of oil?"

Yan Ruyu said.

"Madame is really frugal, but our family is not an ordinary family, we don't need to save these oils, and it doesn't cost much oil to do them together, so we do it together."

Ang Lee opened his mouth and made a decision.

There are seven or eight people who make snacks together, and they are also busy frying separately, so they can make all the food faster, as for saving oil, this is not something that Ang Lee needs to consider at all, because Ang Lee is too rich, and the waste of a little oil has no effect on wealthy people, as long as he is happy.

The three cauldrons were quickly poured with hot oil, and a few steamers were also filled with hot water to prepare for steaming and cooking delicacies, such as the white potato salted egg yolk steamed bun just now, which needed to be steamed to make.

Because there are enough people and pots to make the dim sum, this can ensure that all the ingredients can be made at the same time, saving the time of waiting.

Li An is personally responsible for the production of black pepper beef pies, Yan Ruyu is responsible for making white potato salted egg yolk steamed buns, Ya'er is responsible for fried spring rolls, Man'er is making corn kernels, Hanlu is making ice corn cream, and Cao'er is also busy with a few personal maids, while Tang Er is helping out, from time to time the ingredients are broken, and a lot of ingredients are wasted, however, a little waste is nothing, as long as the child is happy, anyone will do things that spoil ingredients when they are young, and Li Ang was no exception when he was a child, such as during the Chinese New Year, Adults are making dumplings, and Ang Lee will also go over to join in the fun, but because the hands-on ability is too weak, it is very likely that the dough will accidentally get to the ground, or the dumplings wrapped out are a round big meat ball, and there are many holes, not only has no beauty, but also as long as it goes down to the pot, it will rot, and the whole pot is full of vegetable filling, and when you eat, you can only eat the dough, or directly knead the dumpling skin into a dead dough, and then throw it in the pot under the dumplings with a plop, after the dumplings are cooked, the dough is still raw, and you can't eat it at all.