Chapter 191 I am so envious

The fragrance in the air became stronger and stronger. Shen Zhaonian estimated that the time was about right, so he opened the lid of the bamboo tube.

The officials standing by stretched their necks, trying to get a clear view of what was going on inside.

As the lid opens, a strong spicy aroma hits you.

Looking closely, there are lotus roots, fish balls, fish tofu, potato chips, fungus, bamboo shoots, and even beef and rice noodles in the bamboo tube.

There are both meat and vegetarian dishes, and it is very rich.

It’s a bit like the oden sold in the food court, except that oden is not spicy, while this one has a spicy flavor, more like a smaller version of the spicy hot pot.

Oh my God, Princess Yinghua really made a smaller version of the spicy hot pot.

Everyone's mouth was watering as they smelled the spicy aroma.

Still portable!!!

Shen Zhaonian took out his chopsticks and was about to start eating when he suddenly noticed the looks of the officials around him.

Shen Zhaonian: ...

"I have a few more here. If you don't mind, you can try some too."

Shen Zhaonian took out a few more bamboo tubes. Fortunately, Shen Huazheng was worried that he would not have enough to eat, so she put a lot of food into his bag.

As soon as he said this, someone immediately said, "I don't mind, of course I don't mind!!!"

"That's right. Lord Shen is willing to give up his love. We are so grateful. Why would we mind?"

The bamboo tube is not an ordinary bamboo tube, but a particularly large one.

There was quite a bit of food inside, and if everyone took a little, it would be enough for them to share.

Besides, there's barbecue.

Someone took the bamboo tube with gratitude and cooked the self-heating hot pot according to Shen Zhaonian's method.

Someone shared the meat he had roasted with Shen Zhaonian: "Sir Shen, this is the meat I roasted, it tastes pretty good. Have a taste."

In a joyful atmosphere, everyone enjoyed the mysterious self-heating hot pot.

Although it is a simplified version of hotpot, the deliciousness of the food is not compromised.

The fish balls are delicious and chewy, and after being tempered in the spicy hot pot base, the spicy aroma has penetrated into the fish balls.

As you chew, the juice in the fish balls splashes in your mouth, and the unique fish aroma and spicy taste spread in your mouth.

The spicy feeling brings a slight stimulation to the tip of the tongue, but it does not cover up the freshness of the fish balls, nor is it so spicy that it makes people cry.

The crispness, sweetness of the fresh bamboo shoots and the spicy flavor of the soup mix together and explode on the tip of the tongue, giving it a unique flavor.

The lotus root slices are crisp and have a light sweetness. The spiciness is just right, with a slight numbing taste.

The spicy taste in the mouth quickly dissipated, leaving only a light sweet aftertaste.

Each ingredient retains its original aroma and absorbs the spicy and fragrant soup, creating a unique kind of delicious taste.

Everyone devoured the self-heating hotpot and praised it highly.

With the self-heating hot pot, barbecue doesn’t seem to be as delicious anymore.

The delicious and spicy taste is really unforgettable.

Someone suddenly thought of a question: "Sir Shen, will Princess Yinghua sell this self-heating hot pot in the food court or in Yipin Building?"

Everyone else also stopped eating and looked at Shen Zhaonian silently.

This self-heating hot pot seems to be made just to make it easier for pedestrians to travel.

It would be much more convenient if you could take a few copies with you when you go out.

Although the portion is a little smaller, you don’t need a pot.

You don’t even need fire, just water and wait a few moments, and you can enjoy steaming hot food.

If Lady Yinghua is willing to sell the self-heating hot pot, they will immediately send someone to buy some after returning.

Even if you don’t have to go out, you can stock up some at home.

In this way, you can eat spicy hot pot at home even if you don’t go out.

Shen Zhaonian: "My daughter made the self-heating hot pot just to make it convenient for me to eat when I go out hunting. I have no plans to sell it yet. But I may do so in the future."

A group of officials: ...

I know, I know. I know that your daughter is both capable and filial.

Wow, I'm so envious that I'm numb.

…

Chen Huazheng and the others had finished their lunch and were chatting while eating preserved fruits and snacks.

Princess Lejia, Zhou Ying and Shen Huazheng were sitting together, talking about their trip to the enclosure.

Princess Lejia looked at Zhou Ying and said, "Aying, will you join the hunt this afternoon?"

In today's hunting, the young men and ladies of noble families will be divided into several teams, and each team will get arrows of different colors.

In order to distinguish them, each arrow has a different number on it.

The team that kills the most prey will win, and the person who kills the most prey in the team will be summoned by Emperor Jingning himself.

This is a great honor for the young men and ladies from noble families.

Especially for those who have not yet achieved fame or have no hope of passing the imperial examination, this should be their only chance to appear in front of Emperor Jingning.

Almost all the young men from noble families who had not yet achieved fame were eager to try, but the attitudes of the noble ladies were much more indifferent.

Although Daliang did not restrict women from participating in the competition, men usually won. Even a noble lady who was good at riding and shooting could not beat those gentlemen.

Furthermore, there was no precedent for women in Daliang to enter the government. Even if she really got first place, she would at most get some rewards.

Instead of working yourself to death for that so-called one in a million chance, you might as well enjoy the scenery here, eat and drink, and just think of it as a trip.

Princess Lejia had participated in it several times in previous years, but each time she just focused on participating.

She hasn’t decided whether to attend this year, but if Zhou Ying attends, she will join.

Zhou Ying nodded: "I haven't been to the hunting ground for many years. This year I want to participate in the hunting competition."

The ranking is secondary. She mainly wants to see if her archery skills have deteriorated.

Princess Lejia was very happy, "Aying is participating in the hunting competition, so I will also participate, let's form a team."

No matter what prey she catches, she will give it to Zheng Zheng.

Chen Huazheng also smiled and said, “Then you go to participate in the competition, and I will prepare delicious food for you when you come back.”

[The wild mushrooms I just picked are very fragrant. I will pick some more later. I can cook mushroom soup with them, or make mushrooms with oyster sauce, or stew meat with mushrooms, or stuff meat with mushrooms. I can also use them to make cream of mushroom soup when I return to Beijing.]

Zhou Ying & Princess Le Jia: o((＞ω＜ ))o

It turns out that wild mushrooms can be made into so many delicious dishes. They sound delicious just by hearing the name.

And that cream of mushroom soup sounded weird, but all their past experience told them that the weirder the food sounded, the better it usually tasted.

[If Cousin Ying and Aning hunt rabbits, we can roast them or stir-fry them. If we hunt deer, we can have venison hotpot or stewed venison with wild mushrooms. If we hunt bears... that might be a little difficult.]

Zhou Ying: (^^*)

Great, for Zheng'er (food), she has decided to get the deer and rabbit today!

Princess Lejia rushed over and hugged Shen Huazheng's arm: "Zhengzheng, I know you are the best."