"Mom, there are so many flavors of hot pot. How about we eat it every few days from now on?"
"Okay." Xiao Lingyu said as he stuffed another egg dumpling into Xiao Xier's mouth.
"Mom, egg dumplings are delicious. I want to have them next time we have hotpot."
"Okay, next time I'll pack more so you can eat your fill."
Su Ningjie was eating egg dumplings and looking at the tomato soup pot in front of him, his eyes shining.
As the weather gradually turns cooler, Luyuan Qionglou takes advantage of the opportunity to launch tomato beef hotpot, which can make a lot of money again.
"Mother, I'll go back to the Lu Family Villa after eating hot pot. It will only take me an hour, and then I'll be back."
"Don't rush back. Tomorrow we will return to the village and you will stay for three consecutive nights. Go back tonight and spend more time with your family."
"Then I'll get up early tomorrow and come over to see you off." Su Ningjie looked at Feng Jinyu, "Uncle, please wait for me tomorrow."
Feng Jinyu smiled and said, "Okay."
Xiao Lingyu ordered: "Su Ying, you will escort Brother Jie back later..."
Everyone was enjoying the hotpot at Luoxia Cottage. At the stone table under the pavilion of the Su family's new house in Guihua Village, Su Ningwen tapped his chopsticks as he watched Su Ning'an bring out half a bucket of rice, a large pot of pheasant stewed with mushrooms, a plate of braised fish, a plate of spicy stir-fried beef, and a small bowl of tomato and egg soup.
As soon as Su Ningan sat down, he pulled half a bucket of rice in front of him and said, "Third brother, start eating."
After saying this, Su Ningan scooped up a large spoonful of rice and was about to put it into his mouth.
"Brother, wait a minute, have you forgotten something?"
Su Ningan looked at the three dishes and one soup on the table, "The dishes are all served."
Su Ningwen knocked on his empty bowl, "My rice."
"Oh oh oh, third brother, I'm sorry I forgot. I would have finished eating if you hadn't stopped me."
Su Ningan served him three big bowls of rice, grinned, and said, "Three big bowls of rice, is that enough?"
"That's enough. Take a bowl and a half back. I'm worried you're not full... I just wonder if Mom and Dad have eaten yet?"
Su Ningan picked up the big bowl of rice in front of Su Ningwen and said as he ate, "With Dad here, Mom and sister won't be hungry..."
"Big sister, big brother-in-law."
"Brother Jie, wait a minute, what did you eat tonight?" The couple sniffed and stepped back unconsciously.
Seeing this, Su Ningjie quickly smelled the smell on his body and said, "This is the smell of hot pot."
"What pot?"
“Tomato beef hot pot.”
Lu Yuan went closer and sniffed carefully. It had the scent of tomato and chili pepper, and the mixture tasted quite unusual.
"Do we want to eat the beef brisket with tomatoes and the pot on the table?" Lu Yuan said, handing Su Ningjie a cup of tea.
"No." Su Ningjie took the tea and rinsed his mouth. "It's to put a pot of tomato and beef soup on the charcoal stove and keep it heated. Put the lettuce and raw meat into the tomato soup and simmer for a while. Then take them out and dip them in the sauce..."
Su Ningjie explained the details to Lu Yuan and Si Chuyu, "I'm sure people will love the hot pot at our Luyuan Qionglou restaurant. Would you like to serve the tomato beef hot pot?"
"This..." Lu Yuan felt that the taste of the hot pot was too strong and did not seem to be suitable for the style of Luyuan Qionglou.
"After eating hot pot, the smell will linger on your body for a long time. I'm afraid it's not suitable to serve hot pot in our restaurant, but Yu Lan Xuan can..."
"A Yuan, why don't you try inviting a few regular customers to try it and see what they think? After all, this is a new way of eating it. It's better to use the rare ingredient, tomato, as the soup base for boiling the vegetables."
Lu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll ask the chef to prepare the hot pot when I get back from Osmanthus Village tomorrow. Unfortunately, you have to inspect the restaurants in various counties tomorrow."
Si Chuyu said: "You forgot, I want to eat medicinal food, hot pot can be eaten anytime."
"Brother-in-law, are you leaving tomorrow?"
"Yes, I'll be gone for a month or so. You have to help me take good care of your elder sister at home and make sure she eats on time..."
"Brother-in-law, don't worry." Su Ningjie assured him like a little adult, "I'll take care of everything at home. You don't have to worry. Just take good care of yourself while you're away and come back safely."
"Okay, you should go take a shower and rest."
"Wait, there's still something to talk about with Haoyue Bookstore..."
On the second day, Feng Jinyu gave detailed instructions to Zhu Xu and Xia Wei before leaving. After Su Ningjie had breakfast and came to Luo Xiaozhu, he set off for Cangnan County.
After sending Feng Jinyu away, Xiao Lingyu called Zhu Xu and Xia Wei into the room and said sternly, "Since you two are staying to protect me, you must follow my instructions in everything. King Cangnan has his own affairs to attend to, and I don't want him to be distracted by my affairs and ruin his important plans. Do you understand?"
Zhu Xu and Xia Wei understood the implicit meaning. This was telling them that they should put the princess first in everything and not have any second thoughts. They also could not reveal the matters instructed by the princess to King Cangnan.
"My lord, I understand."
"It's good that you understand. Take it and have a look." Xiao Lingyu handed Tai Zhuo's portrait to the two of them. "If this person shows up to inquire about Xianglu's whereabouts, report it immediately."
Xia Wei took a few glances and engraved Tai Zhuo deeply in his mind, "Princess, what is Xianglu?"
Xiao Lingyu picked up a bottle of spiritual incense on the table and opened it. A pleasant aroma hit their noses. "This is a liquid fragrance I mixed with fresh flowers. Every two weeks, I will make four kinds of fragrant dew and supply them to our Beiyi incense shops. The fragrance is rare and expensive, so it is bound to attract someone who wants to take the formula and production method for himself. This person is very likely to go to the incense shop to inquire about my whereabouts..."
Xia Wei said, "Once this person appears in Xishui County, he will definitely not escape my sight. Should we deal with him immediately?"
"That's not necessary. We just need to know his whereabouts so that he can't find me. If he comes to Xishui County, we will send people to Juxiang Pavilion to inquire about him. You just need to check around Juxiang Pavilion every day."
"Xiao Yu, the Lu Yuan sisters are here. We should go back to Guihua Village."
Xiao Lingyu nodded and said to Xia Wei and Zhu Xu, "You don't have to follow me back to the village. Stay at Luoxia Cottage with the Su Yun brothers. Master Su will come to the county every three days. You can report to him if you have Tai Zhuo's whereabouts."
Zhu Xu said, "Let me take you back to the village. If the situation is urgent, I will have to talk to you in person."
Zhu Xu and Xia Wei would respect Su Xingyi in terms of face, attitude and words, but they did not regard Su Xingyi as their master in their hearts.
"Okay, go check out Osmanthus Village and come back before dinner."
Afterwards, Zhu Xu and Xia Wei drove a carriage to Guihua Village.
When they arrived at the village entrance, the serious Zhu Xu and Xia Wei exclaimed in amazement at the large flat in the distance.
"This big house is so beautiful. Who lives in it?"
Su Ningjie stuck his head out and said, "Uncles, that big house is our home. I'll take you to see it. I guarantee it will dazzle your eyes."
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