"Wow~" With a seductive sound, the oil pan immediately exploded, and the meatballs inside kept rolling with the boiling oil. Yuechan and Xiaochun were busy and sweating profusely. But Feng'er and Liu'er stood aside and drooled. When the first batch of small meatballs were just fried, Yuechan immediately served them a few and sent them out to not stand in the kitchen to get in the way.

The aroma of fried food was very strong, and it floated directly from the front yard to the back yard. Li Xiu in the study was teaching Qi Niang and Xiao Ya, and the lady next to him was taking notes seriously. However, when the fragrance came, Qi Niang and Xiao Ya immediately began to twitch their little noses and no longer had the heart to listen to the class. Even the lady in the study couldn't help but ask curiously: "What are Yue Chan and the others doing? Why are they so fragrant?"

Seeing that the three students were all attracted by the smell of the fried stuff, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh. Now he missed Li Chengdao and Li Chengqian, two serious students. Unfortunately, since Li Shimin was poisoned last time, the battle with the Qin King Party has become increasingly fierce, and even Li Shimin can be plotted against, let alone two children. So for safety reasons, they have never come to Li Xiu again.

"It's the Chinese New Year almost. Yuechan is frying something to prepare for the New Year. I think you have no intention of class anymore. Let's start the New Year holiday today. I'll take you to taste the freshly fried food!" Li Xiu also put down the textbook he wrote at this time. In a few days it will be the Spring Festival. Although the Tang people do not attach as much importance to the Spring Festival as the Spring Festival, he has the final say in Li Xiu's family. With his guidance, the Spring Festival has become the most lively festival in his family.

"It's so good, there's something to eat!" Qi Niang and Xiao Ya cheered almost at the same time when they heard this, then threw down the paper and pen and ran to the kitchen in the front yard.

However, the silly lady asked in confusion: "What is fried food? Is it just like cooking, a new cooking method?"

It’s not a big deal that the silly lady doesn’t know what “frying” is. After all, the oil in this era is too expensive. After the cooking method of Li Xiu’s family spread, only some nobles or rich people could afford it. As for the cooking method of fried food, which is more oil-intensive, even Li Xiu’s family only uses it during the Chinese New Year. It’s not that it’s not that it can’t be used. First, eating too much fried food will get greasy, and second, fried food is not very healthy, so it’s enough to eat fresh food during the Chinese New Year.

"Yes, fried is indeed a cooking method. Simply put, it is to heat the oil and then put the food in the oil and cook it at high temperature. This process is called frying. You will know after you take a look." Li Xiu smiled and explained to Yi Niang. Although he had no feelings for Yi Niang before, the two got along well after marriage. Yi Niang admired Li Xiu's talent and knowledge, and Li Xiu liked her eagerness to learn and persistence, which made the relationship between them change.

It was almost the Chinese New Year, and it was indeed time to relax, so Li Xiu took the lady in the front yard to the kitchen. As a result, Qi Niang and Xiao Ya were scrambling with the noodles and Liu'er, and Yue Chan and others were busy in the kitchen. The meatballs were just appetizers, and there were more things to be fried, such as fish, chicken, pork, etc. These things also needed to be dealt with before they were fried. Xiaochun and the others were doing these things, and even Fat Sister and the others were helping.

Li Xiu originally wanted Yi Niang to take some fried items to eat with Qi Niang and the others, but he didn't expect Yi Niang to roll up her sleeves and go into the kitchen to help. Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then smiled a little. He went into the kitchen and took a plate and served some meatballs and went out to eat while walking. He wanted to help, but he knew that Yue Chan and the others would definitely drive him out, so he didn't cause trouble for them.

"Sir, what are you doing at home? Why is it so delicious?" But at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded outside the door. Then Li Chengdao ran in with an excited expression on his face, and bowed very respectfully when he saw him.

"Hey, Chengdao, why are you here today?" Li Xiu was also surprised to see Li Chengdao. With such a chaotic situation in Chang'an City, he said that Li Chengdao would not come again in the future.

"Oh, my father forbids me from going out during this period. I think it's not okay to come to my husband's place. Fortunately, the Chinese New Year is coming, so I begged my father to give me a New Year gift, so I finally got my father to agree to let me come out." Li Chengdao said with a bitter face at this time. He was locked up at home every day during this period and was almost suffocating him to death.

"Haha, your father is also for your own good, but it's really time for you to come. Fried things at home. How about you come and taste the meatballs?" Li Xiu said and stuffed the plate in his hand into Li Chengdao's hand. He didn't see him for more than a month. He missed Chengdao and Chengqian very much. However, it seemed that only Chengdao came today, instead of coming together as usual. It seems that the fight between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin finally affected the children below.

Seeing Li Chengdao coming, Qi Niang and Xiao Ya also cheered and asked non-stop, but when they asked why Cheng Qian was not with him, the expression on Li Chengdao's face became obviously dark, which made Li Xiu next to him sigh.

After the three children finished chatting, Li Chengdao came to Li Xiu again, hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Sir, my second uncle was secretly poisoned by someone some time ago. Everyone in Chang'an City said it was poisoned by my father. When I went to Chengqian today, he refused to come with me."

At the end of the day, Li Chengdao's eyes couldn't help but burst into tears. For a ten-year-old child, his father was originally the one he respected the most, but now his father was said to be the murderer of a plot against his brother, which was almost unimaginable to Li Chengdao.

Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh when he heard Li Chengdao's words. He squatted down and looked at Li Chengdao in a heavy tone, saying in a heavy tone: "Chengdao, you are still young now, and things between adults are not something you should care about, but I can tell you clearly that the poisoning of your second uncle has nothing to do with your father, so don't worry too much about the rumors in the outside world!"

"Really, is the second uncle really not related to his father's poisoning?" Li Chengdao also raised his head and said excitedly when he heard this. There were still two lines of tears that had not shed on his face.

"Of course, when your second uncle was poisoned, I accompanied your aunt to visit him. I knew this very clearly!" Li Xiu said with great certainty again. Although he knew what was going on, he could not explain to Li Chengdao. After all, he was too young and should not contact the dark side of the adult world too early.

Out of trust in Li Xiu, Li Chengdao was happy when he heard his promise. At this time, the people he brought were unloading gifts from the car. These were the New Year gifts he prepared for Li Xiu, and there were also gifts for Qi Niang and Xiao Ya. Some were selected by him by himself, while others were bought by people in the palace for him, which was very rich.

However, at this time, Li Chengdao suddenly dragged a long bag from these gifts, and then came to Li Xiu with a mysterious look on his face and said, "Sir, do you still remember that you gave me and Qi Niang a question in summer, but we didn't think of the answer?"

"Oh? I have given you so many questions. Which one is it?" Li Xiu asked curiously when he heard this. He often gave Li Chengdao and others some inspiring questions. Some of them were able to answer after thinking and practice, but some were never able to find the answer. They will only answer them when Li Xiu talks about it in the future.

"I just came to my husband to study, but I hadn't Chengqian yet. Then the husband taught us to make ice with saltpeter and explained some of the functions of saltpeter. However, you said at that time that saltpeter has a more important role, but did not tell us what it was, but let us find the answers ourselves." Li Chengdao said excitedly at this time.

"Saltpe?" Li Xiu also remembered when he heard Li Chengdao's reminder. At that time, he wanted to say that saltpeter could make gunpowder, but he thought about the unpredictable consequences that might be brought about after the gunpowder appeared, so he did not say it, but left it to Li Chengdao as a topic. He even forgot about this matter himself, but he didn't expect that Li Chengdao still remembered it.

"So that's it, then do you understand the role of saltpeter?" Li Xiu was curious about the question here. Last time, in order to deal with Chai Shao, he had to make some, but all of them were made by him. Even the real appearance that Ma Ye had never seen when he helped transport it. It shouldn't be possible for Li Chengdao to make it?

"Hehe, in addition to making medicine, dyeing clothes and making ice, saltpeter also has an important role, which is to make firecrackers!" Li Chengdao smiled proudly at the end, and then opened the dragged bag to reveal the firecrackers inside. This was one of the gifts he gave to Qi Niang and Xiao Ya.

"Uh? This... is this firecracker?" Li Xiu was stunned when he saw the so-called firecrackers. In his impression, firecrackers were actually the nickname for firecrackers. So when he heard that Li Chengdao brought firecrackers, he thought he would see a bunch of red firecrackers used during the Chinese New Year, but he didn't expect that he saw a stack of bamboos stacked. No wonder this bag was so long, but Li Chengdao's firecrackers seemed to have nothing to do with firecrackers, right?

"This is firecrackers. It is very loud when putting it in the fire during the Chinese New Year. However, when using bamboos alone, the sound is not loud, so later someone stuffed saltpeter into the bamboo. The firecrackers in front of him were connected together. "When he said this, Li Chengdao asked excitedly again: "Sir, is this the important role of saltpeter you mentioned?"

"This..." Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, then suddenly smiled and touched Li Chengdao's little head and said gently, "This is indeed one of the uses of saltpeter, and it is already very close to the most important function of saltpeter, but there is still a little gap."

"Ah? What is the most important function of saltpeter?" Li Chengdao couldn't help but feel disappointed when he heard this. He thought he had guessed the important function of saltpeter, but he didn't expect that he guessed it wrong.
Chapter completed!