Abandoned the Immortal Cultivator, returned to his hometown to farm and sing

Chapter 1366, page 1353: Shocking! Billionaire Leads the Way in Setting Fires in the Wild

"I've talked so much that I've run out of saliva."

Luo Yihang picked up the teacup and downed it in one gulp.

Luo Shaoan quickly served him another bowl.

"Don't do this, kid." Luo Yihang took the teacup and pointed at Luo Shaoan. "We've come all this way, we can't leave empty-handed. Let's talk about something serious."

The viewers in the live stream.

I was really moved as I listened to the cat-headed boss both cursing and emphatically proclaiming that we share a common destiny.

Hearing this, they were all startled. What? These aren't the important matters?

How serious must this matter be!
Luo Shaoan was also taken aback, and immediately asked, "Boss, what important matter is it?"

Luo Yihang pointed at the camera in his hand, "There must be at least a million people in the live stream, with so many people here, we have to do some advertising, isn't that the important thing?"

The live stream room was filled with dots.

[Just when I was feeling touched, you pulled this stunt, giving my feelings back to me.]

【You...you...you...are you allergic to being moved?】

The tears had just fallen when they vanished in an instant.

[The tears welled up, but the saliva started flowing.]

[Quick, quick, advertise! Where's the Ofo bike? One, two, three, link up! My wallet is itching for a ride!]

I usually just close other people's ads, but this cat-themed ad has to get my support!

What's this called? This is called word-of-mouth.

Luo Shaoan immediately perked up and hurriedly asked, "Boss, what kind of advertising? I'm good at selling things."

Luo Yihang smiled and waved his hand, "I don't need you today, I'll do it myself."

After speaking, he stood up, faced the camera, rubbed his stomach, and recited an advertising slogan, "What do you do when you're hungry after digging potatoes in the fields this morning?"

Luo Shaoan understood immediately, handed the camera to the cameraman, and ran over to Luo Yihang, spreading his hands, "What should we do? What should we do?"

The viewers in the live stream were laughing so hard! [What to do, what to do, such terrible acting, hahaha!]

Luo Yihang picked up a hoe. "Let's roast some potatoes."

These words made Luo Shaoan stagger. "Boss, why aren't you following the script?"

"What the hell do you have to say? Just stammer a couple of lines."

The live stream chat erupted in laughter again. Comments included: "I heard you swearing, you're setting a bad example for kids!", "I heard it too, I'm going to tell the teacher, unless you give me 50 cents!", "Help! There's this annoying tattletale here!", and "Kill this lackey! Kill him!"

Netizens had far more lines than Luo Yihang and his companion, and they started having fun, creating a long and elaborate storyline.

Luo Yihang was also busy.

Together with Luo Shaoan, they dug a pit on the edge of the field.

Then they found a stone slab and covered it with it.

Then he asked Luo Shaoan to find some dry grass and twigs.

Luo Shaoan immediately understood that they were going to roast potatoes.

When farm kids help with chores, who doesn't dig a pit by the field, light a fire, and roast potatoes, sweet potatoes, or corn? Their mouths get all black from eating it.

Grain freshly dug from the field tastes best when roasted.

Luo Shaoan soon returned with a pile of dry grass and branches, which were plentiful in the fields.

I also found a bag and brought back a dozen or so potatoes.

He stuffed firewood into the pit and then casually threw potatoes in as well.

Luo Yihang quickly stopped him, "That's not how you bake it."

"How do you bake it?" Luo Shaoan asked, puzzled.

"You'll end up with black hands from grilling like that," Luo Yihang remarked, before leaping down to the lower terraces.

After searching around in the haystack for a while, I pulled out a broken iron pot.

It's really broken. Half of the handle is broken off, the bottom of the pot is blackened, and it's pitted and dented in one place.

Fortunately, it didn't break.

On the way back, I also found an iron shovel and brought it back with me.

"What are you doing with that pot? Are you going to boil potatoes?" Luo Shaoan asked curiously as he approached.

"I'll get you something good, just wait and see," Luo Yihang said, keeping everyone in suspense.

Then, the potatoes that Luo Shaoan had found were piled flat on the stone slab.

Then they put the pot back on top.

Then he asked a smoker in the film crew for a lighter and lit the firewood in the pit.

Whoosh~~ and the flames ignited.

Because it was all dry grass and thin twigs, the fire burned very brightly, with flames shooting up.

Even when covered by stone slabs, fire still manages to seep out from the cracks.

Luo Yihang and Luo Shaoan quickly took two steps back to avoid being burned by the fire.

Many viewers in the live stream also subconsciously moved their phones away, as if the fire on the screen could burn them.

[I saw it, I saw it, playing with fire and wetting the bed]

[Arsonist will be imprisoned for life]

[Shocking! Billionaire leads arson in the wild: Is this moral decay or a distortion of humanity?]

To be honest, this isn't something that can be solved with five cents; it'll cost at least a dollar.

This one isn't greedy.

Later, this video was edited by firefighters in various places, paired with various sad background music, and used for forest fire prevention publicity.

This served as a stark negative example for Luo Yihang.

Because it was made of dry grass and branches, the fire started quickly and went out quickly as well.

It burned to ashes in just a few minutes, leaving only a pile of glowing red ashes.

Luo Yihang picked up a shovel, scooped up the pile of hot ash, and covered it on the iron pot.

Using the residual heat, heat it from both the top and bottom.

After a while, the residual heat dissipated, and there was no longer any light in the ash.

Luo Yihang picked up a spatula and swept the ashes off the pot to the side.

The dirtier bottom of the pot was exposed.

I see. This pot isn't the first time it's been used like this; the ash at the bottom of the pot is all made this way.

Then Luo Yihang used the tip of a spatula to lift the edge of the pot, causing steam to rise and the iron pot to fly out and crash to the ground with a bang.

It seems that the potholes and craters were caused by falling around like that.

Wait for the heat to dissipate.

A pile of roasted potatoes, their skins charred yellow, bulging here and deflated there, wrinkled like the bark of an old tree, remained on the stone slab.

The outer skin had cracked in some places, revealing the golden-yellow flesh inside, from which white steam was rising.

"How about this? It's called 'metal, wood, fire, earth,' and 'baked potato' because it's lacking water in the Five Elements."

Luo Yihang proudly pointed at the roasted potato and showed off.

Luo Shaoan hadn't said anything yet.

The live stream chat immediately became lively.

【Boss with the cat-head hairstyle, I order you: You are NOT allowed to give any more names!】

[I'm terrible at naming things! How could anyone come up with a name like "roasted potato" when the Five Elements are lacking water?]

Even if you call it roasted potatoes in an iron pot?

【You stand next to the cat-headed boss, and you're not allowed to come up with a name!】

That's actually correct. Firewood is wood, fire is fire, stone slab is earth, iron pot is metal, and water isn't one of the five elements.

Stand with us too.

Anyway, the name was first "slandered".

Then, talented netizens came up with a bunch of catchy or funny names like "Stone Slab Cellar Sweet Potatoes", "Scorched Potatoes from the Earthen Stove", "Fragrant in the Pit", "Confused Egg in the Earthen Pit", "Smoked Fragrance from the Earthen Fire", and "Pitiful Potatoes".

Each one sounds better than "Roasted Potatoes Lacking Water in the Five Elements".

Then, the focus shifted to the potatoes themselves.

[Slurp~~ I want to eat it]

These wrinkled roasted potatoes are the most delicious! Peel back the skin along the crack, and a large piece will easily come off with a gentle tear.

The yellow-fleshed potatoes look like they could be both mealy and soft.

Yellow-fleshed potatoes are the best! They're incredibly delicious!

Hot and chewy, each bite is soft and fluffy with a hint of sweetness and a caramelized aroma.

It might also have a slightly grainy texture, with a subtle, fine graininess, and when you break it open, you'll first smell a warm, fragrant aroma.

Netizens are so talented! Just reading the comments makes my mouth water.

Unfortunately, they can see it but can't eat it, and they can't even smell it.

So when he saw the unlucky Luo Shaoan, who was sniffling with a blissful expression, he still dared to reach out and grab it.

Oh my, I was so jealous, it was so sour.

[You unlucky guy, do you even understand what you're eating?]

[You're too young, you can't handle this.]

Luo Shaoan saw these comments, grinned, and didn't say anything.

Until someone asked, "Poor thing, please, what does it taste like?"

Then he sniffed again and said, "It's the most basic aroma of grain, the warm, comforting scent of freshly harvested grain, nourished by sunshine and rain, mixed with the smell of firewood and earth."

This kid's got some skills now, he knows how to talk.

It didn't directly say what the scent was.

It describes a feeling.

The new grain is still covered in sunshine and rain, with a warm and cozy smell.

It sounds wonderful no matter how you look at it.

While we were talking, the roasted potatoes had cooled down a bit.

Luo Shaoan picked one up, still burning hot, and tossed it back and forth between his hands while blowing on it.

Before it could cool completely, Luo Shaoan used his fingernail to pry open the charred, taut outer skin along the crack.

Pa~~
The skin peeled off with a bit of toughness, making a slight hissing sound.

Break off a piece, and you'll see golden potato flesh.

It was so hot inside it was almost burning to the touch, and steam was rising from it.

"The aroma is even stronger now, and it smells so warm," Luo Shaoan said, completely captivated.

Then he took a bite.

He took a big bite, swallowing half a potato into his mouth. It was so hot that his tongue bulged out, and he was panting heavily, his mouth churning inside, unwilling to spit it out.

After working for half a day, I finally managed to nibble off the soft, fluffy potato flesh, chew and swallow it.

faster and faster.

I ate too fast and choked a little, so I picked up the teacup and took a sip to swallow it down.

This time, he didn't find it unpleasant to drink.

It makes the audience's mouths water.

[You unlucky bastard, why are you eating so heartily?!]

[Want to do mukbang? No way, there are still two potatoes in the fridge, I'll air fry them.]

[He's been handcuffed for a while now, waiting to be beheaded. This is agonizing.]

Luo Shaoan finally managed to swallow the potato in his mouth and hurriedly introduced it: "The outer skin is roasted until it's crispy and fragrant, but the inside is soft and melts in your mouth. The texture is soft and glutinous, very delicate, and has a natural sweetness. It feels like it will slowly melt on your tongue."

This is even worse.

[You unlucky guy, you're still describing it? Fine, I'll just dig up a couple of potatoes too.]

[Potatoes ordered, air fryer cleaned, delivery driver 1.7 km away]

The potatoes have sprouted, and the air fryer still has unwashed chicken wings from the last time I made them. Oh no, why didn't they order roasted potatoes for delivery?

Many online supermarkets are probably wondering why so many people are buying potatoes today.

Luo Shaoan took another bite, this time it was a bit cold, but he didn't linger in his mouth.

Then you can taste more flavors.

"A hard shell forms on the outside, which makes it crunchy and slightly crispy when you chew it. It's much more fragrant than when it's boiled. You can taste a slightly burnt and bitter flavor near the outer skin, but that actually makes the sweetness more pronounced."

"Boss, why is there a crispy crust? Can you make it crispy by baking it in an iron pan?"

Luo Shaoan asked curiously.

Luo Yihang flicked him on the forehead, "You don't even know about the new variety you cultivated yourself? Your Xiaoyan's variety contains a lot of pectin. After being heated at high temperatures, it can quickly form a dense outer shell on the surface and maintain a smooth texture inside."

Luo Shaoan suddenly realized, "That's why the outer shell is crispy after baking, and the inside is soft and chewy."

Luo Yihang nodded with satisfaction, "This child is teachable."

"Do you know what else you can do with this potato variety besides roasting it?" Luo Yihang picked up a roasted potato, held it up, and asked Luo Shaoan.

"Wolf tooth potatoes!" Luo Shaoan answered loudly.

"That's right!" Luo Yihang echoed loudly, "This variety of potato is even better for making 'wolf tooth potatoes' than roasted potatoes!"

then.

The audience in the live stream once again criticized his acting skills, saying, "His acting is really bad."

Okay, since it's been figured out.

Luo Yihang decided to stop hiding it and picked up a freshly dug potato, holding it up to the camera and introducing it: "This is the advertisement I'm going to run today, Qingyin Agriculture's latest cultivated variety, Qiuyan No. 16!"

Luo Shaoan clapped his hands enthusiastically, showing him special respect.

The same applies to the live stream.

[Clap clap clap clap clap~~ Applause, welcome! The suspense is finally over!]

[Why so fast today? This isn't like you. Usually, you keep us in suspense for days or even months, but today you sold out in just one day!]

Is business good?

Netizens are so witty!

Fortunately, there were still people concerned with serious matters: "[Is Qiuyan No. 16 bred by Qin Qiuyan? Is it going to break another record? How much will it yield this time? Tens of thousands of jin or hundreds of thousands of jin?]"

Chinese netizens have really been "cultivated" now; their threshold is really high, and they dare to claim production quantities of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of kilograms.

Luo Yihang leaned over to look at the comments, nodded, then shook his head. "This is indeed a new variety cultivated by Qin Qiuyan, but it's not a high-yield variety. Its yield is only 2,800 jin per mu, less than 3,000 jin, which is relatively low for potatoes."

[Ah~~ Production is too low] Netizens were disappointed.

But then, "but" came next.

"But it's a very delicious variety."

"Its starch content is only 16.7%, but the proportion of amylose in it is as high as 31%, far exceeding the 20% of ordinary potatoes."

"The moisture content is 68%, which is quite moderate."

"So what are the empty ingredients? A large amount of pectin, flavor substances, and dietary fiber, which give it a rich texture and delicious taste."

“Cut it into wavy slices, fry it in a pan, and the pectin forms a crispy outer shell while the inside retains a smooth and creamy texture.”

"This shell is also a protective shell, so it absorbs less oil when frying and can maintain its crispy texture for a long time."

"Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, not dry or collapsed, with a firm texture that is not easily broken."

"Everyone, can you guess what kind of food this is?"

Potato chips, French fries, curly fries, potato chips, crispy fried potato balls, potato pancakes...

Netizens have listed a huge variety of potato-based foods, including almost all fried and potato-based dishes.

Luo Yihang couldn't keep up with all the reading, so he simply stopped looking.

He nodded casually and praised, "That's right, it's the wolf tooth potato."

"Qiuyan No. 16 is a variety specifically bred for the food of wolf tooth potatoes, and the most suitable planting area is right here." Luo Yihang pointed to the ground, "Tongzi County in Guizhou and the surrounding northern Guizhou mountains."

The viewers in the live stream were stunned by these words.

[To breed an entire variety specifically for a single food? Is that really necessary?]

Why? Why?

"Because Qin Qiuyan likes to eat wolf tooth potatoes, Qiuyan No. 16 was bred," Luo Yihang replied.

His tone was very sincere, not at all like he was joking.

Then it was exchanged for a string of [...]

(End of this chapter)