Chapter 218： That's right, it's hot pot

Zhou Wencai pointed to these lettuce and raw meat, and asked very puzzled, "Sister Yuelan, what's going on? Don't you want us to eat these things raw?"

Lin Yuelan pursed her lips into a smile and said, "Big Brother Zhou, things haven't been assembled yet, don't worry, I said I'll give you a surprise, just wait a moment!"

Eating hot pot in winter is the best way to warm your body.

Hearing what Lin Yuelan said, Zhou Wencai and Magistrate Zhou could only suppress the curiosity and suspicion in their hearts, and wait patiently for the surprise in Lin Yuelan's mouth.

Jiang Zhennan looked at the expressions of the two and knew that they didn't quite believe what kind of surprises these lettuce and raw meat could give people.

Just like his suspicious look at the beginning.

Seeing Jiang Zhennan sitting next to Lin Yuelan, Magistrate Zhou suppressed his excitement several times and wanted to talk to Jiang Zhennan. After all, in Jiang Zhennan's capacity, these small officials were rarely seen, let alone talk to him in close proximity. A word, set a relationship or something.

It used to be rumored that Jiang Zhennan's appearance was shockingly ugly, crying ghosts and gods, so frightening and frightening, but now knowing that this handsome and handsome young man in front of him is the **** of war, he secretly let out a sigh of relief. Also slowly relax.

Zhou county magistrate looked at Jiang Zhennan and asked, "Mr. Nan, I heard that you are a guest of Miss Lin's house, but your accent seems to be from the north. How dare you ask Mr. Nan, but you are from the north?"

The county magistrate Zhou was careful to try and get closer.

Because Lin Yuelan needs to maintain a good relationship with the magistrate Zhou, Jiang Zhennan will not be too arrogant to the magistrate Zhou.

Jiang Zhennan nodded and replied, "That's right, it's the person who is from the north."

The county magistrate asked again, "I don't know which person from the north, Youzhou, Beilin, Yanzhou, or the capital?"

When he spoke about the capital, his tone was slightly serious, as if he wanted to confirm something.

It's just that Magistrate Zhou felt a little uneasy in his heart.

He was a little worried that asking such a question would anger Jiang Zhennan.

Jiang Zhennan took a glass of wine, took a sip, and then placed it on the table with some noise.

With his sharp eyes, he stared sharply at Magistrate Zhou for a moment, and then he said in a cold voice, "Jingcheng! Magistrate Zhou, but if there is anything else to ask, Nan must know everything and say everything! "

The county magistrate Zhou suddenly became a little nervous, knowing that his own temptation made him a little unhappy.

With some regret in my heart, I sighed secretly, no matter what, keep your duty.

Zhou Wencai looked at the atmosphere of this meeting and became a little stiffer, and the smile on his expression dimmed. After a while, he smiled again, asked Lin Yuelan, and said, "I said sister Yuelan, what is the surprise you're talking about? What? I'm really curious about it?"

Lin Yuelan smiled and walked towards the door, saying, "Isn't this coming?"

Zhou Wencai immediately turned his head suspiciously to the door, and then saw two female secondaries walking in with a pot stove and a mandarin duck hot pot basin made of copper basins.

"What is this for?" Zhou Wencai said very curiously, "Is this going to cook on the spot at this time?"

Lin Yuelan smiled and said, "That's right. We cook and eat on the spot, and eat while cooking!"

The two waitresses put the things down and lit them up. A blue flame-colored flame gradually ignited, and there were black fist-sized carbons around them.

Zhou Wencai looked at the burning white crystal in the middle, and asked curiously, "What is this?" Seeing the blue flame ignited by a white crystal, Zhou Wencai and the county magistrate were also extremely surprised.

Lin Yuelan explained, "This is solid alcohol made of paraffin!"

Zhou Wencai exclaimed, "Paraffin? This is paraffin! Just what is solid alcohol?"

Lin Yuelan, "..." There are so many questions, I really want to give him a hundred thousand and why. "It's something that can burn."

When these flames slowly ignited, the surrounding black carbon gradually caught fire, and when the water in the copper basin began to boil, Lin Yuelan gradually put the seasonings next to it in the copper basin, with hot peppers on one side and no peppers on the other.

Looking at the red thing on the side, Zhou Wencai asked again, "What is this?"

Lin Yuelan said, "Chili!"

"chili?"

"What is this?"

He pointed to a black and red bowl on the table and asked.

"It's soy sauce!"

"What is soy sauce?"

"what about this?"

"vinegar!"

"Tahini Sauce!"

...

It used to be the curious baby Jiang Zhennan, but now it has become the curious baby Zhou Wencai, plus another adult with a suspicious expression and suspicious eyes.

After these seasonings are prepared one by one, after putting them down in the pot, the pot will be filled with fresh and attractive fragrance for a moment.

"It's so fragrant!" Zhou Wencai took a breath, looking at the soup in the pot and drooling, "Should we just eat these soups?"

Lin Yuelan shook her head, but then she held a plate of green vegetables next to her. She used chopsticks to push it down by a third, and then mixed it with public chopsticks. Seeing that the green vegetables changed color, when they were cooked, Lin Yuelan said, "Sir, Brother Zhou, try it and see how it tastes?"

As soon as Lin Yuelan's voice fell, Jiang Zhennan threw and picked up the chopsticks, first put a chopstick for Lin Yuelan, put it on a plate, and then put another chopstick on the plate in front of him, and immediately started eating with sauce.

Zhou Wencai and Zhou County magistrate first stared at Jiang Zhennan's actions in a stunned manner, and then the father and son looked at each other again, but they quickly reacted and put the green vegetables in the pot on the plate in front of them.

Then he learned how Jiang Zhennan eats and started eating.

It's just that as soon as they entered their mouths, the fiery stuff quickly filled their entire mouths, making them want to spit it out immediately, but the spicy and fragrant taste really made them reluctant, so after a few quick chews, they swallowed the dates whole. Swallow like a belly.

Soon the hot and warm feeling spread from the abdomen to the whole body.

"Wow wow..."

Zhou Wencai was screaming so hot, he hurriedly looked for water to drink while dissipating the wind with his hands in the direction of his mouth. He kept shouting spicy and grunting a few times, and a glass of water filled his stomach.

When he recovered, his face was flushed red and his whole body was sweating.

"What is this? It's so spicy!"

Zhou Wencai asked out of breath, while his chopsticks were still pointing towards the red and pepper half-cooked pot.

He felt that although the taste was spicy, it was spicy and enjoyable, and the more spicy he wanted, the more he wanted to eat it, so he involuntarily moved towards the chili pot again.

Lin Yuelan explained, "This is the mandarin duck hot pot. According to everyone's taste, there is a chili soup on one side, and a clear soup without chili on the other. If Brother Zhou and adults can't stand the spiciness of chili, they can eat the dishes with clear soup here. what."

"No, no, I'm going to eat the soup with the chili peppers here," Zhou Wencai couldn't let go of the taste while his face was flushed from the heat, "It's really spicy and delicious!"

Although the county magistrate on the side did not say anything, but looking at the direction of his chopsticks, it is obvious that he also has a soft spot for this kind of chili soup.

After that, the four of them didn't talk much. They were all rushing to eat their favorite dishes. They were afraid that if they were negligent, their favorite dishes would be robbed by others. Even between father and son, their appetites were not compromised. of.

After eating for an entire hour, the four finally wiped out the dishes on this table.

Zhou Wencai leaned on the chair, rubbing his belly like a child, and asked curiously again, "Sister Yuelan, this thing is really fresh and delicious, it's really enjoyable. Oh, yes, Sister Yuelan, you haven't told us what this fresh way of eating is called? It's neither fried nor steamed."

Lin Yuelan said, "This is hot pot!"

"Hot pot?!" Zhou Wencai and Zhou County magistrate frowned, as if wondering if they had heard of this way of eating anywhere.

But whether in the capital or in other places, I have never heard of this kind of "hot pot".

"Is it because you have to cook and eat in a pot while using a fire source, so you can't call it a hot pot?" Zhou Wencai said jokingly.

Lin Yuelan nodded seriously and said, "It's almost like this. Hot pot is very suitable for eating in winter. Eat hot pot in winter to warm up your body and stomach!"

Magistrate Zhou listened and asked very seriously, "So, do you plan to focus on hot pot in this restaurant?"

Lin Yuelan nodded and said, "That's right."

"But looking at the way of eating just now, it's all fresh lettuce. This restaurant is so big, can you really provide so many fresh vegetables?" County magistrate Zhou asked suspiciously.

It is amazing to be able to grow some vegetables in winter, but to grow a large number of vegetables is a bit of a dream.

Lin Yuelan replied seriously, "Sir, please rest assured! Since I have this plan to launch a 'hot pot' method, I must be prepared. I have planted more than 130 mu of vegetables in Linjia Village, which is enough Supply this winter's sales."

County magistrate Zhou was very surprised, "More than 100 acres?"

He heard that Lin Yuelan was a child who was expelled from the family and cut off from all her relatives.

How could a child have such great ability to build a house, inherit Lin Kee's pharmacy, cooperate with a restaurant, and even open a restaurant on his own.

Now I suddenly heard that she has also planted more than 100 acres of vegetable fields. Calculate the net worth of this child, but it is at least tens of thousands of taels.

This is only a twelve-year-old child!

Zhou Wencai was equally shocked when he heard that Lin Yuelan had planted more than 100 acres of vegetables. He opened his eyes and asked in surprise, "So many! Besides supplying this restaurant, will there be takeaways?"

If he can take out, he doesn't mind at all, and sends people to Linjia Village to buy vegetables every day.

Eating fresh vegetables is better than eating those dried vegetables and pickles.

Lin Yuelan nodded and said, "The more than 100 acres of vegetables, in addition to supplying their own restaurants and Yuelai Inn, can also be sold to the outside world. Of course, in terms of price, it must be more expensive. However, over the Zhou Mansion, The price is reduced by 30%, and every seven days, I will send someone to deliver the food."

Zhou Wencai nodded happily, "Okay, then thank you Sister Yuelan first!"