Instant noodles are considered junk food in today's materially abundant world, but they were really popular for a while in the 1980s and 1990s.
Not to mention the Demon Realm thousands of years ago, when even other continents had little seasoning.
The major immortal sects do have spiritual fruits and immortal springs, but they are not available to ordinary people. Even the low-level disciples within the sect can only eat them once at specific times.
The most common dry food for ordinary demons is dry noodles such as Qiu. This is the first time I have seen instant noodles.
The freshly fried dough is fresh, crispy and fragrant, with the aroma of oil, egg white and noodles blended together, and there is also a faint aroma of bone broth.
The people in the kitchen felt their Adam's apples twitch and couldn't help swallowing, but the Demon Lord suddenly showed up and no one dared to speak. They could only stand aside quietly, suppressing their curiosity.
Seeing Jun Shu looking at the pancake with great interest, Zhu Changyang's mouth twitched slightly. He thought the temperature of the pancake had dropped almost enough, so he picked up one of the pancakes and broke it in half for him: "Try it."
Jun Shu took a bite, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He finished it in two or three bites, and then looked at the remaining half in Zhu Changyang's hand: "I want more."
Zhu Changyang: “…”
He only knew that the history of human evolution was a history of constant pursuit of sweetness, fat and calories, and he also knew that Jun Shu liked junk food, but he didn't know that even after becoming the Demon Lord, he still couldn't completely get rid of this low taste.
Zhu Changyang divided the remaining half into two halves, gave one half to Jun Shu, and handed the other half to the developer who was circling around his calf.
The developer let out a “meow” and lowered his head to chew frantically.
Jun Shu took a small piece of the pancake, his face slightly dissatisfied, looked at the pancakes on the rack, and said frantically: "I can still eat so much."
Zhu Changyang sweated a little and said, "Don't worry, there are other ways to eat it."
Jun Shu: "How else can I eat it?"
"Please sit down first." Zhu Changyang smiled slightly and looked around. A kitchen helper immediately handed over the jade bowl specially used by the Demon Lord.
Zhu Changyang took it and put the noodles in the bowl. Since there was no seasoning packet for regular instant noodles, he poured half a bowl of hot bone soup on it, then covered the bowl with a plate and said, "Wait a moment."
Jun Shu frowned slightly: "Why soak in the soup?"
Several people in the kitchen also looked at each other in dismay, expressing their strong disagreement with this move.
This practice is actually not difficult to understand. When they eat qiu on a daily basis, some people feel that it is too dry and will soak it in water to soften it before eating, but the taste after soaking is usually not very good.
These dough cakes are fried so crispy with great effort. If they are then soaked in water, they will become a mess. It is a complete waste of food.
Someone wanted to speak up to dissuade them, but before they could open their mouths, Zhu Changyang had already uncovered the plate: "Okay."
The rich aroma of bone broth and noodles spread, instantly stimulating the taste buds of everyone present, and several people subconsciously took a deep breath.
In fact, the fragrance is far inferior to modern seasonings, but for the people here, it is already overbearing enough.
Looking at the jade-colored bowl again, the dough had already been soaked, but it was not a mushy lump as everyone expected.
On the contrary, the noodles were clearly separated, as if they were just steamed, and the soup was still clear, not becoming turbid and sticky.
Someone immediately exclaimed, "Why isn't this noodle burnt?"
Jun raised his eyebrows, picked up the chopsticks and started eating. As soon as the noodles entered his mouth, he immediately curved his eyes in satisfaction, "Not bad."
In fact, instant noodles are still far from the real delicacies of the cultivation world, but this thing has a strong and direct aroma, which is very impactful to people who eat it for the first time.
Even in modern times, many people eat instant noodles until they vomit, but if they don’t eat them for a while, they will still be tempted by the taste.
For everyone present, the aroma is not the main point. Instead, they are more surprised by the miraculous phenomenon that the noodles do not become mushy after being soaked in water but instead return to the state of noodles.
Seeing the people in the kitchen were full of curiosity, Zhu Changyang said with a smile, "You guys can try it too."
How could those people dare to eat with the Demon Lord? They quickly waved their hands and said, "No, no need."
Jun suddenly glanced at a few people and said calmly: "Eat it if I tell you to."
The Demon Lord had given the order, and the few people did not dare to refuse. They stepped forward, each taking a large bowl and a piece of bread.
However, Zhu Changyang had run out of bone broth, so he had to use ordinary hot water to make instant noodles, adding a little salt and the bean paste available in the kitchen.
After the hot water was ready, the few people followed Zhu Changyang's instructions, waited for a moment, then opened the lid of the plate, stirred it with chopsticks, and then started eating.
As soon as the noodles entered their mouths, their eyes widened and they couldn't help but speed up their eating. They murmured as they ate, "Delicious, so delicious!"
Jun Shu was very satisfied with their reaction. He smiled smugly and reached out his hand to Zhu Changyang again, "Give me another piece of dry food."
The instant noodles were delicious, but still a bit ordinary. He still preferred the crispy fried noodles.
Zhu Changyang: “…”
Studio:
[I never thought that one day I would see the Demon King eating instant noodles in Pujiang... ]
[Not only instant noodles, the Demon Lord is addicted to all kinds of junk food.]
[Thanks to the host, for bringing the diet of the Great Demon Lord up to my level. Now I feel that my life is great. ]
[It is true that the daily enjoyment of any of us is no worse than that of the ancient emperors. Cultivating immortals is just for fun, a good life still depends on technology! ]
Instant noodles have overturned everyone in the kitchen's perception of food preparation. The preparation of this thing is not much more complicated than that of qiu, and it is also durable and easy to take, but the taste is completely incomparable to qiu.
What’s even more amazing is that it can be turned into soup noodles at any time, which is so convenient.
Zhu Changyang then told everyone that this thing was called "instant noodles".
Everyone agreed: the name suits the appearance!
The next day, the kitchen stopped making qiu and started making instant noodles. Zhu Changyang even lent them a pressure cooker to stew crow bones.
The kitchen's grasp of the instant noodle craftsmanship is not as good as Zhu Changyang's, so the noodles they make taste slightly worse, but they are good enough in the Demon Realm.
As expected, this instant noodle became an instant hit once it was launched, and the fact that it can be eaten dry or wet is even more amazing.
Many workers were reluctant to finish eating them all, and secretly hid the dry noodles to take back for their families to taste.
Zhu Changyang also taught the kitchen how to make seasonings. At that time, the seasonings were very monotonous and many spices were not available. They could only use local materials. The crow bones were crushed and steamed, and the cooking liquid was concentrated and subjected to the Maillard reaction. Oil was added and emulsified to make a paste-like spice.
Originally, it would be best to use some decompression and concentration equipment to make this kind of seasoning, but the chefs serving in the Demon Palace all have cultivation skills. After Zhu Changyang explained to them what specific state they needed to achieve, they directly used their skills to achieve the desired effect.
The kitchen never thought that crow bones could be used in this way.
After taking a sip of the concentrated ointment, everyone burst into tears: It turned out that it was not the crow that was in trouble all these years, but them.
The crow is full of treasures!
With seasoning paste, instant noodles taste even better.
Soon everyone heard about this new and exotic food, and even the envoys and generals who had no shortage of delicacies from land and sea sent people to the kitchen to ask for it.
The down jacket processing factory has good food and drink, the workers are more motivated to work, and the output is rising rapidly.
Zhu Changyang was busy and happy, and the popularity of his live broadcast room continued to rise. Just when he was happy about the soaring data, Tan Tai Buqi suddenly came to him.
At this moment, he looked dejected, as if he had suffered a great blow.
Zhu Changyang asked with concern: "Brother Tantai, what's wrong with you?"
"Alas—" Tan Tai Buqi sighed, "Yan Yan still ignores me."
Zhu Changyang was silent for a moment, and then he comforted her dryly, "She is a demon king after all, so it's normal for her to be busy."
"I don't think that's the reason." Tan Tai Buqi pursed his lips, "I now suspect that she doesn't have me in her heart at all. She has never really thought about being with me."
Zhu Changyang: “…”
You just feel that now
Although he had only known Dong Yaoyan for a few days, from the few times they met, he could tell that this Demon Lord was extremely disdainful of the righteous path, and it was obvious that he valued his career more.
As a junior uncle with a very high seniority in Mishan Sect, it would definitely be difficult for Tan Tai Buqi and Dong Yaoyan to be together. It would be okay for Dong Yaoyan to play with him, but it would be unlikely for her to put in so much effort.
Tan Tai Buqi was young and had always been under the protection of the sect. This was the first time he experienced the pain of love. He was hit hard and felt that society was dangerous. He cried, "How could she do this to me? We made a solemn vow to each other, but she didn't care at all..."
Zhu Changyang: "At least she saved your life..."
In the battle with Hu Daogui in Yazhong, if Dong Yaoyan had not appeared in time, Tan Tai Buqi might have been dead.
Tan Tai Buqi thought about it and felt that it was true, and then cried even more sadly, "It must be because I am too weak that she doesn't like me, wu-"
Zhu Changyang was not good at dealing with this kind of situation. He didn't know what to say for a moment and could only quote a classic line from a Hong Kong drama: "Are you hungry? I'll cook you a bowl of noodles."
Tan Tai Bu Qi was still immersed in sadness: "I am fasting..."
Before he finished speaking, a strong aroma of noodles and a strange aroma of meat and bones wafted into his nose. Tan Tai Buqi's mouth was watering like crazy, and he immediately changed his words, "Then eat some."
After eating a large bowl of instant noodles with tears in his eyes, Tan Tai Buqi burped and perked up. He wiped his tears and said, "I have decided. From now on, I will turn over a new leaf and practice hard."
Zhu Changyang was relieved: "Very good."
Tan Tai Bu Qi continued, "When I reach a high level one day, I will go find Yan Yan."
Zhu Changyang: “…”
After entering the secret realm, Tan Tai Buqi wanted to renew his relationship with Dong Yaoyan, so he was not in a hurry to leave the illusion. Now that he had a new goal, his attitude suddenly became positive. He asked, "By the way, do you and Brother Jun have any clues about this illusion?"
Zhu Changyang thought about Jun Shu's condition and felt it was best not to say too much, so he just said vaguely, "A little, not much."
"No wonder." Tan Tai Buqi was not surprised. If he had a clue, he would not be swayed by the will of the Demon Realm army and start a down jacket factory here.
He clapped his hands, "Then it's up to me."
The Mishan Sect had a talisman formation that could be used to trace the origin of illusions, but it consumed a lot of cultivation power. His internal injuries hadn't healed yet, and the illusion was too huge, so he had no confidence, so he had been dragging it on.
Now that I've failed in love and have no place to vent my grief, I might as well start this secret realm training.
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Seeing that Tan Tai Buqi started to set up the talisman formation, Zhu Changyang wondered whether he should remind Jun Shu to be careful, wondering if the talisman formation would have any effect on him.
While he was struggling with this, there was a sudden noise coming from the direction of the side hall, with faint sounds of arguing and scolding.
Zhu Changyang was puzzled and walked over quickly to take a look. It turned out that a worker from the factory was being escorted by two servants. Upon hearing the noise, other workers ran out of the workshop to watch the excitement. A dense circle of people was standing outside the side hall.
This worker said yesterday that he had something to do at home and took a day off. He just came back today, so how come he was arrested
Zhu Changyang asked: "What's going on?"
When an attendant saw that it was him, he quickly stepped forward to report, pointing at the worker and saying, "Young Master, we just found a bag of spiritual stones on him. We suspect that he was bribed by the righteous and became a spy."
"It's unfair." The worker argued loudly, "Young Master, please understand, I got these spiritual stones by selling things myself."
"You still dare to quibble?" The attendant scolded, "Your family is very poor and you don't have anything valuable. What could you sell to get so many spirit stones?"
The worker hesitated, and the attendant became more determined. He said to Zhu Changyang, "Young Master, the Demon Realm does not tolerate traitors. Please chop this man into pieces to serve as a warning to others."
Zhu Changyang: “…”
You demons are really violent.
"No, no." The worker was so scared that he broke out in a sweat when he heard this. He said hurriedly, "I just sold the instant noodles prepared for me by the palace to the merchants. I definitely have no dealings with the legitimate business."
It turned out that this worker was reluctant to eat the bread after receiving it in the past two days, and secretly kept it for his family. When he asked for leave to go home yesterday, he also brought bread back for several other colleagues. It happened to be the village market, and he met several merchants from the mortal realm.
Thousands of years later, a small town specializing in business between the two domains gathered on the banks of the Kudu River. In fact, thousands of years ago, there were many businessmen who had the courage to go to the Demon Realm to make money.
When the mortal merchants saw the instant noodles, they were amazed and offered to buy from him.
The worker refused at first, but the merchants offered too much, and he finally couldn't resist the temptation of spiritual stones and sold the few instant noodles he had to the merchants.
Not only did he sell his own, he also sold those of several of his colleagues. He brought this bag of spirit stones back today in order to share them with those colleagues.
After hearing his explanation, the servants looked at each other, not quite believing it: "A few pieces of instant noodles can be sold for so much money?"
The worker said "yes" several times and explained, "They still have to go to several continents. The journey is long and they are tired of eating humiliating food along the way. When they saw that instant noodles can be soaked in water and are just like noodles now, they insisted on buying them from me."
The attendant still didn't believe it, but Zhu Changyang smiled and said, "They probably don't just want to buy those instant noodles, right?"
When the worker heard this, he knew that he had guessed the whole story, and dared not hide it anymore, and quickly said: "Young Master is wise, they still want to cooperate with Demon Realm and buy our instant noodles for a long time, but I dare not easily agree to them."
Mortal caravans travel outside all year round, sleeping in the open air, and often can only eat dry food such as quinoa for several days in a row. It is really unpleasant.
Therefore, seeing instant noodles is no less than seeing the most delicious food in the world. This kind of noodles that can be eaten dry, soaked at any time, and stored for a long time are simply tailor-made for them.
The caravan has no shortage of money, so they are naturally more willing to pay a high price for these things than ordinary people. Of course, the reason they give the workers so much money is not just for a few pieces of noodles, but more to find out the source of these instant noodles, so that they can get in touch with the manufacturers through them and place long-term orders for instant noodles in the future.
However, the worker made a profit by reselling the instant noodles given to him by the palace. He was afraid of being blamed and worried about being looked down upon, so he did not dare to say anything for the time being. He wanted to find another opportunity to mention it casually, but he accidentally dropped his purse and someone discovered it, which led to this misunderstanding.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Changyang had already anticipated this.
The worker was relieved to see that he didn't seem angry, and added carefully, "In fact, they want to buy not only instant noodles, but also our down jackets."
When we met at the market yesterday, the worker was wearing a down jacket. This light and warm clothing naturally aroused the strong interest of the merchants.
"Is that so?" Zhu Changyang was not surprised at all and smiled. "Merchants know best what good things everyone wants. Contact them and ask them to set a time and place. I will talk to them in person."
The worker was delighted: “Yes.”
Studio:
[Fuck, this is the true way to get rich! ]
[I really didn’t expect that the secret dungeon in the cultivation world could be played as a farming style…]
(End of this chapter)