Du Yongning stayed at Li's house for the whole morning and was severely hit.
Then... he not only promised to give Li Qingzhi two hundred taels of silver to help him run the academy, but also said that he would also be down-to-earth and do something for the grassroots people.
Two hundred taels of silver were nothing to someone from a big family. Li Qingzhi's previous trip to the provincial capital had broadened his horizons - taking a bath in the most luxurious bathroom in the provincial capital cost several taels of silver!
When you take a bath there, each person has a pool with spices in it, flowers and various foods placed around the pool, and someone helps with the scrubbing and massage...
The most expensive restaurant in the provincial capital costs several taels of silver for a meal, and the dishes in that restaurant are more complicated than the last!
There are also some expensive fabrics that are worth thousands of dollars, and the key is that there are still people who flock to them.
All I can say is that the rich people in Da Qi are really rich.
But the gap between the rich and the poor is really huge. If Li Qingzhi used two hundred taels of silver to buy dry land, he could buy twenty acres of land. In modern times, he could build a school that can accommodate more than two thousand students.
Du Yongning was so generous... Li Qingzhi invited him to stay for lunch.
Du Yongning agreed.
"Let's go down and I'll show you my skills." Li Qingzhi said.
Du Yongning didn't react at first. When he saw Li Qingzhi enter the kitchen, he was stunned: "You want to cook?!"
In rural areas, it is not uncommon for men to cook - you can't just not have meals without a woman at home.
But Du Yongning was born in a wealthy family... The women in their family don’t even cook, let alone the men!
In his opinion, the kitchen is managed by women and has nothing to do with men. Men just need to study hard.
At most... he can tell his mother what he wants to eat or what he doesn't want to eat, and she will naturally arrange it.
"Yes, I'm a good cook." Li Qingzhi started to wash the pot.
Du Yongning stared blankly at Li Qingzhi cooking.
Li Qingzhi had seen the Chang family's recipes a long time ago, and he had also watched Chang Zhan cook. In addition... he also figured out the various seasonings that Chang Zhan used on a daily basis.
In the past, there were no seasonings, which limited his creativity. But now it is different. Purple mulberry, amomum villosum, nutmeg, Sichuan pepper, and Sannai... all kinds of Chinese herbal medicines that can be used for seasoning are available in their store!
In his spare time, Chang Zhan ground some Chinese herbs into powder and made a seasoning similar to the thirteen spices that Li Qingzhi had eaten in modern times.
Li Qingzhi's sense of taste and smell are far superior to those of ordinary people, which is also beneficial to his cooking. Now the dishes he cooks are no less delicious than those cooked by Chang Zhan.
Chang Zhan sometimes makes mistakes, but he never even makes mistakes.
For example, when cutting vegetables, he cuts them into uniform sizes, and when adding seasonings, he only puts the right amount, never too much or too little.
His special ability allows him to control his body to the extreme.
Li Laogen had already roughly washed the vegetables in the kitchen, and Li Qingzhi watched as he washed them again, then began to chop them and stir-fry them quickly...
He can even be methodical and cook two dishes at the same time.
Du Yongning had been to the kitchen before, but he had never stayed there for long.
Standing aside and watching Li Qingzhi cook at this moment... this was an experience he had never had before.