Chapter 881： A well-deserved protagonist

Chapter 881 The well-deserved protagonist

There were private rooms upstairs, which were naturally given to the female guests. Mrs. Jia Er, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Liu invited their respective friends, and the two tables were actually filled.

Young girls such as Gu Qingqing and Xu Xi also sat at two tables. Jiayin was too busy, so Baozhu and Gu Qingqing helped to accompany the guests respectively.

 Gu Qingqing is fine with it, but Bao Zhu often eats hot pot, and she is the most familiar with the taste and dishes.

The lobby downstairs was left to Li Laoer and Liu Zhiheng. Both of them were good at dancing and behaved smoothly. It was a piece of cake to entertain colleagues and friends to eat and drink.

The steward selected for the hot pot restaurant is named Yao Qiong. Like Zhao Hui, he is also one of Li Zhensheng's staff and has been working as a deputy in Xianke.

Now being transferred here and promoted to the position of chief storekeeper is a dream achievement for him!

He developed a sharp eye in Cyclamen, and he knows almost all the guests who come through the door.

Waiting to come forward to greet the guests, calling out the guests’ surnames or official positions at once, making the guests feel even more satisfied before they even sit down...

Hot pot is actually simpler than stir-fry.

Since it is a new business, Jiayin and the chef only cooked two kinds of soup bases, spicy red soup and big bone clear soup.

The brass pot with the charcoal fire was placed in the middle of the table. Half of it was red and the other half was milky white. It boiled and the aroma was fragrant.

A row of white porcelain plates were placed around it.

Thin slices of beef and mutton, cleaned yellow throat and tripe, golden crispy meat, green shrimp paste, fish balls, beef balls, chicken and carrot balls, fresh mushrooms, thin vermicelli, etc. wait.

The most eye-catching thing is the green and tender vegetables.

In this season, he is definitely a well-deserved protagonist!

In addition to these, there is also a small cart next to the table.

The cart is divided into two layers. The lower layer contains bowls and chopsticks, and the upper layer contains ten blue and white pot-bellied bowls.

The bowls contain sesame paste, fermented bean curd sauce, chive sauce, chopped green onion, chopped coriander, chopped peanuts, shrimp skin, minced garlic, beef sauce and mushroom sauce.

The colors are bright and the variety is dazzling.

A colleague who was close to Li Laoer asked with a smile: "Uncle, we usually eat out a lot, but this is the first time for such a fancy meal!

“Uncle, please stop looking at our jokes and teach us how to prepare this sauce. I’ve been thinking about the empty city strategy for a long time.”

Others also joined in the fun and said, "Yes, uncle, you invite us over, but we can only watch and not eat. It's really unkind!"

Everyone laughed and agreed.

"This is the first time I've seen mutton and beef sliced ​​so thin. Wouldn't it be cooked immediately when it is boiled in water?"

“Yes, these vegetables are so fresh, but are they too bland when cooked?”

“I’m quite optimistic about this meatball, it should have its own flavor.”

Li Laoer smiled and bowed, and said to everyone: "Everyone in the family knows that our family comes from the north, where the weather is even colder.

“In winter, every household likes to eat some hot soup. As time went by, I figured out how to eat this kind of hotpot.

“But when we get here, I’m really not sure whether everyone will be able to get used to eating. That’s why we have this small gathering today.

"I'll let the waiter prepare the dipping sauce for you, and let's eat and drink to our heart's content. You have to eat it to know whether it's good or not, right?"

After saying that, he called to the waiters, "Mix the dipping sauce and pour the wine for the distinguished guests."

The boys immediately came forward, took small shallow bowls, and asked the guests in a low voice what their taboos were, and then mixed the sauce and served it to the guests.

Everyone has also eaten spicy cyclamen dishes and is very familiar with the spicy taste, so they put the mutton directly into the red soup.

Wait until it is cooked, take it out, cover it with sauce in a sauce bowl, and put it in your mouth.

The spicy kick, the mellow sesame sauce, and the tenderness of the mutton with a little bit of fishy smell, all mixed together, it’s really unexpectedly delicious. Even before they had time to speak, curiosity prompted everyone to attack another ingredient.

Until, all the ingredients have been tried and everyone is half full.

“Uncle, this hotpot is absolutely amazing!”

“Yeah, one bite will make your whole body warm!”

“How did you come up with this idea? A simple dish, but it’s so delicious!”

Li Laoer felt proud, but smiled kindly and modestly on his face, "As long as everyone likes it, come and support me often if you have the opportunity in the future."

After saying that, he asked people to serve the dishes again.

Because there are many dishes, the plates are not big, and the amount of dishes is only enough for one person and one chopstick.

At this moment, many plates on the table are empty.

In the private room upstairs, Mrs. Jia Er, Mrs. Liu and others were also helping to greet everyone.

Mrs. Jia Er smiled and said: "I have eaten this hot pot once before at Suijintan. To be honest, I was so greedy when I got home that I had someone prepare a table according to the gourd painting.

“It’s a pity that it doesn’t taste right no matter how you eat it. Not to mention that there are no fresh vegetables, the soup base is not fragrant, especially the dipping sauce, which is very different.

“Fortunately, the princess has opened this hot pot restaurant. Whenever I feel hungry, I can come here for a meal at any time.”

Mrs. Liu laughed loudly and said in surprise: "Oh, it turns out I'm not the only one who stole the teacher.

“I also asked the cook to make it at home, and the taste is indeed far worse than this.”

Just as good news came in from outside, Mrs. Jia Er smiled and asked her to talk.

“Princess, tell us quickly, we failed to steal the army, where did we go wrong?”

Jiayin naturally knew that Mrs. Jia Er was setting up the ladder for her, so she smiled and said, "Mother, I don't know. This soup base looks like bone soup, but it's not just bones boiled with water.

“More than a dozen kinds of medicinal materials are added to it, which not only tastes good, but also nourishes the body.”

As she spoke, she pointed to the fish **** and beef balls, "And these ingredients, they are all time-consuming and labor-intensive, and they are made with real ingredients.

“For example, these fish **** are made by removing the fish’s fishy smell, peeling the skin and shaving the spines, and then beating it thousands of times to turn it into minced meat. Finally, it is rolled into balls. After being cooked, it will be delicate and chewy, and it will be delicious.

“Especially this beef ball, with beef on the outside and shrimp filling inside, it’s extremely troublesome.”

After saying that, she glanced at the women who were listening attentively, winked twice playfully, and added another sentence.

“Anyway, ladies, if you want to eat hot pot, just come to my place. Don’t embarrass the cook at home!”

Everyone laughed and joked.

“The princess is changing her tricks to make money from us!”

“Yes, I saw it too!”

Mrs. Liu even smiled and said: "Then let's eat more today. I'm afraid this is the only chance we can get without spending money!"

Jiayin pulled Mrs. Liu's sleeve and said coquettishly, "Auntie, you don't love me anymore. If you see through it, don't tell me. We can still get along well in the future!"

Mrs. Liu hugged her and yelled heartily several times, and the others laughed even harder.

The room was very lively for a while!

At this time, Shui Ling opened the door and came in. He glanced at everyone without leaving a trace and said softly, "Princess, a distinguished guest has arrived."



(End of this chapter)