Song Chen had no time to take into account her current curiosity. The water was already boiling on the stove, and she had to start the next step.
I saw her opening one of the jars, scooping out some bean-like stuff from it with a wooden dagger and pouring it into the grinding pestle.
Qiu An still recognized the grinding pestle, but those brown-black things like beans were very unfamiliar to her.
When I got closer, I could smell a strange smell. It was fragrant.
"Princess, are you going to make incense?"
Song Chen shook his head and smiled, then closed the jar again.
"Something refreshing."
What was in the jar was coffee beans, which she had discovered in the space before. She had been craving for a drink for a while, so she asked someone to make this set for her. When she was preparing her dowry, she had already taken the opportunity.
I took out some coffee beans for later use.
When Qiu An heard that it was a refreshing thing, she didn't ask any more questions, "Princess, let me grind it. It looks very laborious."
Song Chen pressed her hand with a stone pestle. Qiu An felt a little distressed when she saw how hard she used it every time.
They used to do all these heavy tasks, so it makes no sense that now that they are the princess, they have to do it themselves.
"I'll do it myself, you can just watch from outside."
Because she came into the study, the guards who had been guarding outside the study had to stay away. Song Chen knew that this was the most important place of Cang Xiuxuan, and she was worried that no one was guarding the door.
Qiu An was in trouble.
"Go ahead, it's fun to do it yourself."
After she said so, Qiu An couldn't hold on any longer and had no choice but to withdraw.
Grinding coffee beans with this stone pestle was indeed a bit laborious, and since there was no coffee machine, the powder had to be ground very finely. Song Chen could only concentrate on grinding the coffee powder.
"Have you changed your scent today? It smells a little special."
Cang Xiuxuan didn't know when he appeared in the house. When he approached Song Chen, he smelled the aroma of coffee. These beans had been roasted by Song Chen before, but now there was a strong aroma coming out, especially after passing by
After grinding.
Ancient people had never seen coffee beans, and their first reaction was that Song Chen was making incense.
Cang Xiuxuan knew her secret, and Song Chen was not as concise as he told Qiu An, "Coffee, I'll get you a cup later to see how it tastes."
The powder in the stone pestle was almost completely ground, and the water was about to boil. Song Chen handed the stone pestle to Cang Xiuxuan, "Grind it for a while longer, and I'll prepare other things."
Cang Xiuxuan took the thing in her hand and started grinding it like she did.
Song Chen took out another funnel-like white porcelain and a bottle, placed the funnel-like thing on the mouth of the bottle, and spread a layer of clean muslin inside the funnel.
He took the stone pestle from Cang Xiuxuan's hand, scooped out some coffee powder and poured it into the funnel.
Then he picked up the hot water that had been drying for a while and poured it into the funnel little by little. The fragrance before was even stronger. Cang Xiuxuan liked this smell better and couldn't help but sniff.
But he still couldn't connect this kind of thing with the things she said earlier that could refresh him.
Song Chen was very patient, pouring water on the coffee powder in small circular motions, waiting for the water inside to disappear before continuing to fill it up.
After repeating this three times, Song Chen stopped.
I took a deep breath of satisfaction. I haven't seen this fragrance for a long time.
He pulled Cang Xiuxuan closer and said, "Does it smell good? This is called coffee in our place. It is considered to be introduced by foreigners."
"It smells good, but I don't know what it will taste like when I drink it." Cang Xiuxuan was very curious.
He originally thought that the place where she lived was very good, but he didn't expect that there were also things introduced by foreigners.
When she originally decided to make coffee, she felt that Cang Xiuxuan's acceptance of this thing would be relatively high. For now, that's pretty much the case.
"Go and close the door."
Song Chen pursed her lips towards the door, waiting to take out some milk from the space. She was worried that Qiu An and the others would see her.
Cang Xiuxuan was naturally even more worried. He walked over and closed the door of the study tightly, "No one is allowed to come near without an order."
As soon as these words came out, not only Qiu An was stunned, but also Cang Xiuxuan's guards were stunned. The expressions on the faces of the two people who lowered their heads were indescribable.
If they didn't dare to look directly at Cang Xiuxuan, the expressions on their faces must be colored now.
The prince and the princess are newlyweds and are inseparable. Could it be that they want to do something when they give this order?
Promote prostitution during the day...
I didn’t expect that the prince would be such a person!
Cang Xiuxuan and Song Chen didn't know that they had thought so much at this time. When Cang Xiuxuan closed the door and turned around to come in, Song Chen was already heating milk.
After the added sugar melted, Song Chen poured the milk into two cups, and then poured the coffee.
Looking at the coffee liquid that looked like a decoction, Cang Xiuxuan's expression was a bit hard to explain.
Because it was Cang Xiuxuan's first time drinking it, Song Chen didn't add much coffee to him. As the coffee was poured in, the snow-white milk gradually turned into milk tea color.
Song Chen smiled and held it up to Cang Xiuxuan's mouth, "Try how it tastes."
When he got closer and smelled it, the previous fragrance seemed to have changed a bit, but Cang Xiuxuan still took a small sip.
Bitter and sweet coexist, and there is still a slight sour taste in the mouth after entering the throat. They are obviously the three most unpleasant flavors, but when combined together they create a very unique stimulation.
Cang Xiuxuan couldn't help but take another bite.
Song Chen had been observing his movements, and when he saw him taking a second sip, he knew that he had accepted this thing.
"I used to use this to refresh myself. I drank a cup of it in the morning and felt refreshed all day long. However, this product still has a much inferior taste compared to tea, so I shouldn't drink too much."
Caffeine can stimulate nerves, she knows this very well, but it doesn't change the fact that she likes to drink coffee.
Of course, the modern woman is also very obsessed with tea. Although coffee also has culture, it is not as broad and profound as the tea culture.
Now I only want to share some of my lifestyle with Cang Xiuxuan, hoping to make him understand himself better. In the final analysis, it is to let him get rid of his insecurities.
A pair of beautiful people stood side by side, each holding a white porcelain cup in their hands, tasting the delicacies in the cup one mouthful at a time. No one spoke, but the atmosphere was so good that no one wanted to break it.
But when the coffee was still finished, Cang Xiuxuan had completely adapted to the taste after one cup, and even had an aftertaste.
"Chen'er, is this your first time making this coffee for someone else?"
Cang Xiuxuan recalled her focused appearance before, and he felt a little uncomfortable thinking that she might have been seen by others like this.
Song Chen knew him so well that he naturally understood why he asked like this.
He raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Prince Regent, you are quite lucky. You are the first person to taste my craftsmanship."
This answer is very satisfying.
So much so that Cang Xiuxuan's mood was in high spirits all afternoon.
After drinking coffee, Song Chen called Qiu An to clean up, while he first started to sort out the documents and deeds of the property.
Song Chen was really dizzy looking at such a large box of things. Taking advantage of the fact that the man was drinking tea, Song Chen directly carried a large pile of things over.
"Do you know how much property you have?"
Cang Xiuxuan glanced at the things in front of him lightly, "It should be more than that."
Song Chen rolled his eyes, it should be...more than...
"Most of these things were left behind by my grandfather. Only a small part of them belong to me. But from now on, they are all yours. You can just look at them as you like. Someone will take care of them."
He has not taken care of these things in these years, and the industry has not been touched. He only used the profits to support the army.
Thinking of this, Cang Xiuxuan simply told Song Chen all this, "There is a lot of property now, but there is not much money that can be saved. We have to go out to raise the army, and I may have to wrong you in the future."
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Over the years, he has indeed invested most of his money in the army. Later, he built a new city and almost emptied his family fortune. Now his property seems to be quite large, but his money is not much.
Song Chen probably knew where his money had been spent in the past few years, but he didn't feel anything when he said it now.
"We are not short of money either. There is still a lot of cash in my dowry, but do we need to separate military supplies and household expenses now?"
Even after he became the regent, Cang Xiuxuan's soldiers were still his own and did not belong to the country.
What’s more, he is now in this position, facing an empty treasury. There are still at least one hundred thousand soldiers in Da Rong. He has been exempted from taxes in the past two years. It is not necessary to support these one hundred thousand people.
Less money.
Naturally, he needs to find a way to get the money.
"You can do whatever you want with these princesses."
Cang Xiuxuan actually said this with a guilty conscience. In the final analysis, he still felt sorry for her. The things he gave her seemed to be a lot and very decent, but he had spent all the remaining balance from the previous years, and he only had the past.
The final proceeds belong to her.
"Part of it has been cut open. These are all left by my grandfather. The properties in my own name are still in my name, because these properties are needed to support military expenditures. Chen'er...will you not
happy?"
Although Song Chen couldn't figure out how much money hundreds of thousands of people would need to spend, he knew that it was definitely not a small number. Originally, he still had two incomes to support him, but now all the property left by his grandfather has been given to him.
The pressure on his side must be much greater.
But he didn't say any of this. Instead, he was thinking about whether she would be angry...
Song Chen was even more determined in his mind. In the future, the income from these industries must be well distributed, and he must also find ways to let everyone help make money.