Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System Chapter 1022 - 982: A Long and Arduous Road Ahead

And such a scene happened in front of every large pot, each person displaying an expression of shock; once they tasted the soup, their eyes and expressions were indescribable.

In short, their expressions were absolutely beyond what any normal person could do.

And their unusual behavior instantly drew the attention of others, who looked at them one after another with puzzled expressions, with some unable to resist asking.

"Er Gouzi, what are you doing? What the hell is that expression on your face? Is there something wrong with the meat? Or did you ruin the meat?"

"Shan Luzi, your old face looks all messed up. Something’s off with the taste, let me try and see what’s wrong?"

At that moment, everyone was saying everything,

In short, they were very curious about why these cooks were showing such expressions.

As for what exactly happened, perhaps only Lin Yi knew best,

But he just looked over with a smile without saying anything.

He quite liked this feeling, enjoyed seeing these guys acting as if they’ve never seen the world.

Of course, it’s not that he was arrogant or looked down on Chinese people, but he wanted them to start from such things and gradually change their current way of life, hoping they could better accept the unique lifestyle he brought them.

In short, Lin Yi wanted each of them to live a life ten or even a hundred times better than their current one.

And when someone wanted to take the large spoon from him, the cook instantly clutched the spoon to his chest, glaring angrily at Liu Yuan and shouted:

"Get lost, all of you get lost. This meat can’t be eaten right now!"

As soon as he said this, everyone began to feel puzzled, showing displeased expressions, with some shouting:

"Why can’t the meat be eaten right now?

Shan Luzi, are you planning to eat it all yourself?

Let me tell you, the Emperor is watching there, if he’s displeased, you’ll be dragged out and chopped. You won’t even be able to smell the food. You better step aside. I’m starving, let me have a bowl to taste first."

As he spoke, he prepared to step forward and grab the spoon from Shan Luzi, but Shan Luzi reacted quickly, stepping back and shouting:

"Everyone, calm down. Let me explain, it’s not that the meat can’t be eaten, but there’s a lot of salt in it."

Once he said this, everyone froze, looking at each other, then turning their gaze to Shan Luzi, with a slightly uncertain tone they asked:

"Shan Luzi! What did you say is in the meat? You said there’s a lot of salt in the meat?

Are you crazy?

Do you know how precious salt is? Yet you put so much salt in there?

What a waste, I don’t think you want to live anymore."

Someone shouted this first, and instantly, everyone began to beat their chests and stomp their feet, as if they wished to throw Shan Luzi directly into the pot to cook.

My goodness, it was obvious how important salt was to them.

After all, they were laborers, especially soldiers, whose daily activity levels were quite high.

Because of this, they had a high demand for salt intake.

Unlike ordinary citizens, who might only eat salt once a month, these soldiers added a little bit of salt to each meal; even if all they had was a small spoon of salt for ten people’s meals.

This was already quite challenging; these dishes were unlike anything they had tasted before,

They could say they’ve never had so much salt from birth until now.

Because of this, the person responsible for cooking had such a reaction and hearing his words, the people started to criticize him, but Shan Luzi, hearing these words, showed an obvious expression of grievance and waved his hand to the crowd, saying:

"Alright, stop shouting, this is thanks to the Emperor who gave us this salt.

But the salt was added too much at once, wasted unnecessarily, so I think we should divide these dishes into small portions,

And then, in the coming days, we’ll use these small portions to stew in the large pot. This way, the whole pot will have a salty flavor."

This method quickly gained approval from everyone, nodding in agreement,

Although they wanted to taste these sufficiently salted dishes, they understood how rare salt was,

Thus, the cook’s words received their approval.

If the dishes were separated and a small piece was added to each meal, it would last a long time.

As for whether the separated dish would spoil, that could be solved.

For example, the meat could be dried into jerky, locking the salt inside; and adding a piece of jerky each time would flavor the whole dish.

Meanwhile, Lin Yi naturally noticed the commotion here and heard the conversations.

This made him shake his head helplessly, realizing the long road ahead.

His own people were struggling even with salt; how could they work hard in the future?

So, seeing everyone mumbling there, he immediately stood up and leisurely walked over.

When the group saw Lin Yi approaching, they instinctively closed their mouths, with Shan Luzi respectfully greeting Lin Yi and saying:

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment, it’ll be ready shortly, then we’ll send it to you."

Clearly, in their hearts, they were thinking of sending this delicious salted food to Lin Yi.

After all, the Emperor was absolutely different from them.

These rough folks didn’t mind whether they had salt,

Whether the taste was good didn’t matter either, but the Emperor was different.

[To be continued...]