Li Jianmin saw the handsome young man standing in front of the shop and hurriedly greeted him, "Mr. Qin is here, please come in!"

Then he turned around and said to Li Yan who was greeting the guests, "Sister, Master Qin is here."

Qin Yue learned from the grain shop owner that the snack shop opposite had a new product today, so he guessed that Li Yan would definitely come to the shop today.

Because of the border war and the many things he had to do, he hadn't seen Li Yan for a long time. Now that he heard that she might be in the shop, his mind unconsciously drifted here.

He waited and waited, until finally the shop was not so busy and the diners gradually dispersed, then he came over!

This was also his little thought. Only when she was not busy at this moment would she have time to spend more time with him!

Qin Yue stepped into the snack shop and said with a smile: "I heard that you launched new food here, so I came to join in the fun!"

"You're most welcome." Li Yan smiled and led people to the backyard.

Isolating herself from the noisy voices, Li Yan led everyone to sit on the stone table in the backyard. "Mr. Qin, please wait a moment." After that, she hurried to the kitchen and brought over a bowl of steaming spicy soup in a moment.

"This food is a bit spicy, try it first before eating it!" Li Yan placed the food in front of Qin Yue, then sat down opposite him, looking forward to Qin Yue's reaction after tasting it.

Being stared at by the girl he liked, Qin Yue felt a little uncomfortable for a moment.

He quickly lowered his head and took a big sip of the spicy soup.

But he ignored Li Yan's reminder, and the spicy taste rushed into his throat, choking him and making him cough violently!

Cough cough...cough cough

Cough, cough, cough...

Seeing this, Li Yan immediately went to the kitchen and poured a bowl of water, "Drink some water quickly and smooth things over!"

"No, it's okay! I just choked!" Qin Yue said after he calmed down.

After his breathing calmed down, Qin Yue tasted it again. After he finished eating slowly, Li Yan couldn't help but ask, "How is it? Are you used to it?"

Qin Yue thought about his words for a moment, then said, "I didn't feel anything when I first tasted it, but the more I tasted it, the more addicted I became. The most important thing about this dish is probably its spiciness!"

Then, as if he had thought of something, he couldn't help but ask, "Is the spicy stuff in here the same thing you bought from that merchant that day?"

He was at the scene when Li Yan bought the chili peppers from the merchants. He vaguely remembered that the merchants told Li Yan that this thing tasted spicy. He didn't expect that the food made with this thing would make people feel unable to stop eating!

Li Yan did not hide it and directly confirmed Qin Yue's guess.

She brought him to the backyard because she wanted to talk to him about peppers. The promotion of her pepper industry still needed Qin Yue's help!

After all, her power alone is limited!

If we want to popularize and promote chili peppers quickly, we naturally need to promote and publicize it through restaurants in the city. This is also a mutually beneficial thing!

"I want to let customers get used to this spicy food first. Later on, I will introduce a spicy condiment that can be used to make a very delicious hot pot. If Mr. Qin believes in me, I can prepare the copper stove hot pot now!" Li Yan told Qin Yue about her plan.

Qin Yue was a little confused. He had never heard of hot pot before, and wondered if the hot pot Li Yan was talking about was the same as the one he knew. So he asked, "Are you talking about a warm pot? The one with charcoal burning underneath and meat on top?"

"Yes, yes, it's a hot pot!"

When Qin Yue heard her say this, he immediately pictured eating hot pot in winter.

The steaming hot pot, if paired with this kind of sweat-inducing chili pepper, can be described as a perfect match.

Thinking of what she said about promoting the seasoning, Qin Yue asked casually: "This chili should be unique now, why do you want to promote it?"

"With just my small shop, I can't serve so many customers coming from far away. Anyway, I can make money by selling condiments, so I'll just pick the simple ones!" Li Yan said cunningly.

Qin Yue looked at Li Yan deeply. Whenever he thought he had understood the girl in front of him, she would bring him a different kind of shock.

Putting himself in her shoes, if he had this thing in his hand, he could not guarantee that he would be as generous as her in taking out the pepper, or even providing it to his colleagues without hesitation.

He couldn't do it, and the girl in front of him didn't even consider wanting to monopolize such a secret method of making money.

If it was because of her low status in the past, she would not be able to keep such a good thing.

But now she is obviously the county lady, and ordinary people can't do anything to her. Although a profitable food will arouse jealousy, no one dares to take advantage of her!

In his opinion, at least there is no such thing in Rongcheng!

But she just happened to share her unique secret recipe once again with many restaurants and food stalls in Rongcheng in another way!

"Don't you have any selfish motives?" Qin Yue really wanted to ask her this, but in the end he didn't ask it out loud.

In fact, Li Yan’s idea was very simple. Peppers are easy to grow and spread. Instead of taking the trouble to hide them, it would be easier to make a fortune.

She just needs to fry the peppers to get the heat out first, and when the peppers are ripe this year, she can not only sell chili sauce and hot pot base, but even pepper seeds.

In this way, she doesn't have to be on guard against people around her taking the seeds away like she would a thief, and the people can also earn some money by growing peppers next year!

In her opinion, as long as the people can make a living, they will not easily think of leaving their homes and robbing.

With her current abilities, if she wants to protect herself and her family in this era, she can only strengthen her tribe and build her hometown step by step!

This is also the goal she has been working hard for!

The two of them had a pleasant conversation until Li Jianmin came from the front hall to the backyard to look for his cousin, and then Qin Yue said goodbye and left.

Before leaving, Qin Yue did not forget to say: "I'll have someone prepare a hot pot when I get back!"

Li Yan smiled and nodded.

After the people left, Li Jianmin asked in confusion, "Why are you preparing a hot pot?"

Li Yan told her elder brother that she was going to make the hot pot base.

Li Jianmin was quite excited and said to his cousin, "Don't we run a shop here? It sounds like business will be very good!"

Li Yan shook her head. "Our shop is small and our positioning is different, so let's not do it!"

Seeing her elder brother looking at her with a rather regretful expression, Li Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, elder brother. I will prepare another kind of food for the shop when the time comes. It's delicious, simple and tasty, and it's no worse than that hot pot. Most importantly, it's also very convenient to prepare, and it's perfect for a small shop like ours!"

Li Jianmin was convinced by his cousin's words and immediately stopped worrying about the hot pot!