NOVEL NEXT Chapter 225 Distinguished Guest (1)
It was cold during this time, and the food served from the imperial kitchen became cold before he even took a few bites.
After the meal, the palace people carried the food back and forth, and it was hot and hot. Before he was full, his appetite ran away.
He really wanted to try the way of eating that Concubine Hua said.
The emperor summoned secret guards and asked them to find out where Shangguan Yu's hot pot shop was.
Seeing this, the emperor wanted to have hot pot.
Concubine Hua looked at the emperor expectantly.
The emperor didn't want to refuse, but he thought of the empress dowager and the empress.
The emperor was still cruel: "Don't worry, my concubine! When I come back, I will ask someone to bring it back for my concubine to taste."
Hearing what the emperor said, what else could Concubine Hua say?
I was obviously very disappointed, but I couldn't show it in front of the emperor.
She had to smile and look very happy: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Hearing what the emperor said, what else could Concubine Hua say? He was obviously disappointed, but he couldn't show it in front of the emperor.
She also smiled happily and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When he heard that Shangguan Siyi was coming, Shangguan Yu immediately went to receive him proudly.
"Brother Huang, don't say that he is robbing you of your business. It's really your hot pot that's really not that good?
After the emperor's brother went to your place to eat once, he couldn't bear to let others misunderstand it. "
Today, the emperor's brother will show you what a real hot pot is. "
After saying that, he first brought Shangguan Siyi to the dipping area and pointed to the twenty or so large bowls placed on a long table:
"This is the dipping area. I have twenty kinds of dipping sauces here, which is much more than the two or three kinds you have there."
The corner of Shangguan Yu's mouth never moved: "This is sesame oil, sesame, sesame paste, crushed peanuts, minced garlic, spicy millet..."
Shangguan Yu pointed out bowl after bowl to Shangguan Siyi and introduced them.
Su Qiumei, who was following behind, was frightened again. How could they have chili peppers? And peanuts?
Obviously, these things have not spread to the mainland yet.
Is it Li Ling or Li Qingluo?
Entering the side room, Shangguan Yu ordered the shopkeeper who was following him:
"Bring a portion of all the meat and vegetables in our hotpot restaurant and let the eldest prince have a good taste."
After giving the instructions, he turned to Shangguan Siyi and asked: "Brother, do you want to eat a single pot or a big pot?"
"What is a single pot and what is a big pot?" Shangguan Siyi didn't understand.
"Single pot means one person uses a small pot, and large pot means the whole table shares one big pot, just like in our store."
Su Qiumei was afraid that when she went back, she would be accused by Siyi of not knowing better than others.
Therefore, she immediately spoke before Shangguan Yu spoke.
Shangguan Siyi glanced at Su Qiumei and said nothing.
Su Qiumei just felt that when she talked about opening a hot pot restaurant, she thought that no one had seen it here, so she quietly took it easy. How could she know?
"Come on, everyone! Brother Huang also wants to see the difference between a single pot and a large pot?"
Shangguan Siyi was a little surprised when he saw the small and exquisite pots.
I never thought a pot could look so beautiful.
The pattern on the pot has a blue background with auspicious cloud patterns, and a large, lifelike peony in the middle.
It looks rich and luxurious.
The big pot is also different from the pots in his hot pot restaurant: the pots are flatter and larger than those in his restaurant.
The pot ears on both sides of the cauldron are two copper tigers that seem to be about to leap up, which is grand and simple.
When all the dishes were served, he was even more surprised. Shangguan Yu really didn't lie.
In terms of meat alone, there are at least a dozen more types than what he has in his store.
There is not enough room for the tables, and some are even placed on small carts on the side.
Shangguan Yu introduced that the cart was specially used to serve food to guests.
If it weren't for the people here, there would still be various furnishings in the wing.
Su Qiumei thought she was in a modern hot pot restaurant?
By the way, there is also a stove, which really burns charcoal.
At this time, Shangguan Siyi saw another waiter placing a shallow square plate on another burning stove, next to the big pot:
"What is this?"
"Don't you know? Hehe!" Shangguan Yu was even more proud: "This is the specialty of our hot pot restaurant, it's called a barbecue plate.
If you don't like soggy food and like crispy food, you can grill it yourself. Just put thin slices of meat on top and it will be cooked in a while. "
If you go to court, Yi secretly said that people will still eat it.
He pointed at the unfamiliar dishes and asked: "It's cold now, where can the emperor get so many kinds of dishes that even the emperor doesn't know about?"
"It's not difficult. This is bean sprouts. You just soak soybeans in water and put them in the greenhouse. When they germinate, they become a vegetable."
"It's so cold, why are there still such green vegetable leaves?"
"Growing it in a greenhouse burns a lot of carbon! Otherwise, can I charge more for it?"
Hearing what Shangguan Yu said, Su Qiumei, who was walking behind, felt half relieved. It wasn't just a conjuration out of thin air.
Looking at her bracelet, she began to feel suspicious again.
"Oh? I haven't heard that the emperor's brother grows vegetables in a greenhouse?"
"These vegetables grow fast. They were planted last month." Li Ling said, and he believed whatever she said now.
He had also visited the greenhouse. It was indeed very new. It looked like it had not been in use for a long time.
"What kind of dish is this?"
Shangguan Siyi pointed to a very tender yellow green vegetable that looked very similar to the Chinese cabbage he was eating, but...
"This is called baby cabbage, which is actually cabbage.
However, in order to make it taste better, we only wanted the innermost part of the cabbage, the most tender part.
The vegetable leaves outside were all used to feed the chickens and ducks. "
So, when you come to eat in the future, don’t say expensive things.
Shangguan Yu only added this in his heart.
"these are……"
"Hey, you guys can't make it, right? This is a lucky bag, and this is beef balls, pork balls, duck intestines, fish balls, beef louvers..."
Before Shangguan Yu had finished the introduction, his personal father-in-law came forward and whispered a few words in his ear.
"Brother, the Emperor still has something to do. You have a good time eating and drinking here. Do you have any dishes you would like to add? Just call the shopkeeper."
After saying that, the person hurried out of the wing.
"Go and see who's coming?"
Seeing Shangguan Yu leaving, Shangguan Siyi asked the secret guards following him to inquire.
"Do you recognize these things?"
Shangguan Yu and his people are gone.
Shangguan Siyi then asked Su Qiumei, who was not far away from him.
Su Qiumei nodded.
"Then why don't you prepare these dishes in our hotpot restaurant?"
"First, the little one doesn't have these vegetables; second,... I... the little one can't cook these meat dishes, so..."
Su Qiumei's head lowered as she spoke.
"Did that girl Li Ling do these?"
Is Shangguan Siyi only thinking this way?
After all, Li Ling and Su Qiumei had lived together under the same roof for so many years.
Su Qiumei knows how to cook hot pot, so among Shangguan Yu's people, only Li Ling can do it.