Guo Jia's solution is the same as Cao Chong's idea. Find a big boat, put the elephant on it, then record the waterline, then drive the elephant down, and then replace it with other smaller weights until the boat descends to the previous waterline.

At this time, you can slowly weigh the weight of the elephant without killing it.

In fact, he hadn't tried it, but it was theoretically feasible, Cao Cao suddenly became excited, and the other civil officials also showed happy expressions. It's clear to everyone what it means to solve this puzzle!

"Worry-free, how's the tofu ready?" Cao Cao immediately looked at Wang Yong.

"Preparations have begun! It's done in two quarters of an hour! Wang Yong immediately returned, the beans that were soaked last night have begun to make tofu this morning.

"Okay, everyone, get ready, I'm going to leave those gentry speechless!" Cao Cao was suddenly in high spirits, and his arms were shouted.

"Yes!" Everyone responded one after another, and everyone knew how depressed Cao Cao was because of the difficulties of those gentry during this time. Now that he can make the other party have nothing to say, he is suddenly very excited.

"The meeting place is in the store, don't worry about getting ready, don't do business for the time being, I'll take care of it for the time being!" Cao Cao looked directly at Wang Yong, strictly speaking, Wang Yong is not the head chef of the yamen now, so he can continue to do business.

According to the agreement, Wang Yong will take the intermediate chef exam next year, and after obtaining the intermediate chef, he will officially be appointed as the state chef. Even if he has fulfilled some of the duties of the chef now, he is not Cao Cao's subordinate in the end, and there are some things that need to be paid attention to.

"Okay!" Wang Yong nodded, at this time, it was a little late to prepare lunch......

Half an hour later, Cao Cao led a group of gentry to a restaurant. As expected, the leaders are basically women, the difference is that most of them are women who look to be around forty years old, and there are two women in their fifties and sixties.

According to the situation of this world, they should all be over 100 years old, or even around 180 years old. Sure enough, if you can become the head of the family, if you can't get up with your resume and experience, how can you take on this important responsibility?

"Is Cao Tingshi already so downcast?" The middle-aged woman at the head, strictly speaking, should be a woman of one hundred and eighty years old After entering the small shop, she covered her mouth and nose with her sleeves and said with a disgusted expression.

"It's not easy to start a business, it's not good to be too extravagant! The restaurant is simple, but the chef is good! Cao Cao said with a smile.

"There is a restaurant, and there are indeed many similar rumors in the house recently......" The woman at the head frowned slightly.

In the end, this is the Eastern District, not only the dignitaries and nobles have a house here, but even many families live here. Otherwise, in thirty minutes, how could Cao Cao summon them so quickly?!

"So!" The woman at the head looked at Cao Cao, "The adult has solved our two problems, the second one aside, the first problem, that dish, I don't know what the adult plans to serve?!" ”

"Worry-free!" Cao Cao smiled, and then shouted.

"Wait a minute!" Wang Yong replied, returned to the back kitchen and quickly prepared. The tofu is made perfectly, cut into pieces with a knife, then put it on a plate, add chopped green onions, sesame oil, etc., and a plate of shallots mixed with tofu is served out one after another.

"Oh, what is this?" A group of women from a family who saw tofu for the first time were amazed at the whiteness of this ingredient.

"This is tofu?" Cao Cao also saw soybean tofu for the first time, and it looked much more comfortable than black bean tofu.

"Yes, the tofu made from soybeans, this dish is called tofu with shallots, please taste it!" Wang Yong said with a smile.

"So!" Cao Cao nodded, and then looked at everyone, "What you need, it's not sour, it's not spicy, it's not stinky, it's not bitter, it's not made of poultry eggs, it's not made of grains, it's not baked or stewed dishes, please taste it!" ”

"Is this a salad?" The woman at the head picked up the spoon, and I have to say that this innocent appearance is quite pleasing. It's just that she knows better that if Cao Cao really makes such a dish, their first problem will be solved.

However, since Cao Cao dared to call them over, he was naturally confident that he would solve both problems.

"Sure enough, you can't underestimate the people of this world!" The woman picked up the spoon, took a bite, put it under her nose and smelled it, and the fragrance of tofu and green onion came to her face, and the pouring became a bridge to combine the two flavors.

"It's fragrant, I don't know how it tastes...... The woman nodded, took a small taste, and only felt that it was not sour, bitter, spicy, or smelly, and she couldn't eat the taste of grains and poultry eggs, which was indeed magical. In retrospect, the chef seems to have said that this is made of soybeans, and when you feel it again, there is indeed a taste of soybeans.

"I didn't expect it to be beans...... the woman shook her head, beans will swell if you eat too much, so even if you eat it, you won't eat a lot of it, and she sent it out to be in the range of threats from the beginning, but she didn't expect it to solve its own problem.

No, what should really be admired is the chef who makes the tofu. The woman looked at Wang Yong, it was this man who made tofu like this, how soybeans were made into this tofu, she was quite curious.

"Speaking of which, this tofu is really amazing!" Xun Yu suddenly said, "I seem to have eaten a lot last night, but I didn't expect there to be no flatulence at all." ”

"Indeed!" Dian Wei nodded, she was the most vocal, after all, she was the one who ate the most.

"Tofu was originally developed to avoid flatulence. Eating this, you really don't have to worry about flatulence. Wang Yong replied with a smile.

"Oh?" The woman was shocked when she heard this, "You actually solved the biggest problem of beans?!" ”

"If I can't do that, then I won't hire him as the head chef!" Cao Cao smiled faintly, "So, the first problem, I don't know if it's solved?" ”

"My lord's fortune is monstrous, I'm convinced!" The woman replied slowly, the implication was that Cao Cao was lucky and happened to meet Wang Yong, who could make tofu, otherwise this problem would not have been solved at all.

"So, let's solve the second problem!" Cao Cao smiled faintly, "I already know how to weigh an elephant without killing it!" ”

originally planned to let Guo Jia come forward to say it in person, but the latter was too shy to come out, so Cao Cao could only do it for him.

"It's only theoretically possible, but it's not tested, who knows?" The woman is directly cheating, anyway, she hasn't really done it, so naturally she can't count.

The problem is that Cao Cao can't get such a big ship immediately, let alone catch up with the elephant, and immediately gritted his teeth.

Wang Yong looked at Guo Jia, who wanted to speak and stopped, as if he had thought of a way, but he didn't dare to say it. So he came to her side and whispered, "Is there a solution?" ”

"Shop, shopkeeper ......" Guo Jia was a little embarrassed, and it was really difficult for her to speak in public.

"Tell me the solution, and I'll speak for you!" Xun Yu stepped forward, who was also familiar with Guo Jia's character.

"Huh? Well! Guo Jia looked at Xun Yu unexpectedly, then nodded immediately, and then leaned over and whispered.

"My ears are so itchy...... Okay, okay, I got it! Xun Yu listened for a while, then covered his ears and smiled. The two guys showed a good affection, this dog food, Wang Yong on the side could only eat it obediently.

"The way to verify it is already there!" Xun Yu stood up directly, "Please come with me to the back kitchen, how about it?" ”

Then he looked at Wang Yong, saluted and asked, "Don't worry, can you borrow a water tank?" ”

"Feel free to take it!" How could Wang Yong disagree?

Cao Cao naturally chose to believe Xun Yu, and when the woman saw this, she could only obediently follow her to the back kitchen.

"I didn't expect the kitchen to be so clean?" When he came to the back kitchen, Cao Cao was a little surprised, and he had the impression that the back kitchen was generally not very clean.

"I'm a cleanliness person, and the kitchen is usually cleaned up!" Wang Yong replied frankly, mainly because the medical level in this era is not high, and he doesn't want to get any diseases because of sloppiness.

"Nice habits!" Cheng Yu nodded, clean men are more likely to be popular.

The group came to the big water tank in the back kitchen, Xun Yu borrowed a wooden container after consulting Wang Yong's opinion, put it into the water tank, and put a few stones into it.

"You can see it, the waterline of the container is here now!" Xun Yu took out the container and drew a line on the waterline.

"Weigh the stones, the weight is one pound and three taels!" Xun Yu ordered someone to weigh the stone, and then took something else, put it in the container, let the water just reach the waterline, and then let the person take it out and weigh it.

"Now I have changed to something else, and the weight I have weighed is one catty, two or two and nine cents, which is very close to the weight of a stone. Converted to elephants, in fact, it is the same, the error may be a little bit, but it should not be large! Xun Yu solemnly announced, "If there is anything you are not convinced, you can change a few things and continue to try?" ”

"Forget it, we're not stingy either!" Seeing this, the woman was not easy to find faults, "The promised grain will be raised later and sent to the yamen!" ”

"Thank you very much for your support, Cao is not talented, and he will also govern Yanzhou more prosperous!" When Cao Cao heard this, he solemnly saluted everyone, the benefits have been accepted, and face is always given.

The gentry left one after another, and the officials who stayed behind cheered one after another, with this batch of grain, Cao Cao's forces would not be so embarrassed.

"Guo Jia!" Cao Cao sent away those gentry, and then came back, "I want to recruit you as an official, I don't know if you can help me?" ”

Guo Jia was brought over by Xun Yu, and she had noticed this cook who didn't look like a cook from the beginning. It's just that Guo Jia was only willing to be a chef at that time, and Cao Cao couldn't force it. Now that Guo Jia has taken the initiative to come forward, Cao Cao thinks it is an opportunity!

She has always had a strong desire to control talents, and she can't wait for all talents to be in it.

"This ......" Guo Jia was a little flustered, she didn't expect Cao Cao to be so direct. Afraid of life, she looked directly at Xun Yu, saw the latter twist his head to the side and pretended not to see it, and looked at Wang Yong again.

Wang Yong looked at Guo Jia looking at him, smiled, and motioned for her to take the initiative.

"That'...... ......," Guo Jia hesitated, "I'm willing...... Out of office! However, I also wish I could have some time to work as a cook! ”

"Hmm......" Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia, then at Wang Yong, and finally nodded, "Yes!" ”