Chapter 337 Barbecue Hot Pot Restaurant
Even Mrs. Meng felt very comfortable sitting on the tatami and felt this warmth.
She thought to herself, could this be the kang that Yao Niang was talking about?
If it stayed this warm all the time, I wouldn't be afraid of the cold in winter.
Su Daya and Su Erya were busy eating hot pot with great enthusiasm.
Every time I eat hot pot, my whole body feels warm and I don’t feel any cold at all.
If no one had said anything, they wouldn't have noticed the heat on the kang.
The heat is really mild and comfortable, so people don't notice it for a while.
After hearing this, Su Daya and Su Erya finally noticed it.
"Don't mention it, it's really warm."
"Yes, it's so warm and comfortable to sit on. Could this be the feeling of the kang that Third Aunt was talking about?"
Both of them found it amazing.
But his eyes were sparkling.
You can imagine that on a snowy day in winter, if they lie on such a warm bed and cover themselves with a quilt, they will definitely not feel cold.
Just thinking about it makes me feel warm.
Su Daya and Su Erya both had personal experience of how cold winters were in the past.
Now that Third Aunt is around, they are no longer afraid of winter and even look forward to its arrival.
Even if it snows outside, they won't feel cold inside the house.
Both of them had bright smiles on their faces.
Su Xiuye was even more shocked.
It turns out that there really is a solution to dealing with winter in the north.
My third brother’s wife is simply an amazing person. She knows everything.
The hot pot was delicious. Everyone was originally immersed in the hot pot, but now everyone started to pay attention to the popularity of the tatami.
This temperature makes people feel very comfortable.
Su Xueyi had heard Shen Yueyao talk about kang before, and he knew something about it at that time.
But at this moment, he felt this warmth and felt a little excited.
He was thinking, what if the method of making a kang that Yao Niang mentioned could be popularized?
Then people in the north won’t be afraid of the cold in winter.
Not only that, even if some families don’t have many thick quilts to keep warm, they will not freeze to death.
It's not so bad here, but the further north you go, the colder the weather gets. It's freezing and even the wind is biting.
Besides, Yao Niang said that making a kang is not difficult.
As long as the kang is built, you just need to burn more firewood to keep warm in winter.
There are many mountains and forests in the north, and naturally there are many trees, so burning firewood is naturally not a problem.
Looking at everyone's shocked and curious expressions, Shen Yueyao explained softly, "This is a tatami mat. The reason it's hot is similar to the principle of burning a kang. When we burn firewood, there is a hole in the kang, and the inside of the kang hole will also heat up, so the kang will also heat up..."
"If you want to keep the kang warm at night, just keep burning firewood. Just put two big logs..."
Lin Ce and the others were amazed by what they heard, and asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, if we light the fire like this, won't the kang catch fire? Will it fill the house with smoke?"
Although they didn't see any smoke coming from the tatami, they still couldn't help but ask.
They were really excited just listening to it.
Lin Ce was thinking in his mind that his mother's legs were not in good condition and she would easily suffer from leg pain when the weather was cold. If there was a warm kang like this, his mother would not have to worry about the cold weather.
Shen Yueyao smiled and continued to explain: "No, because there is a special smoke exhaust channel, the smoke will go out directly through the smoke exhaust channel, and the kang must be properly made. If it is properly made, there will be no smoke..."
"The materials needed are simple. First, draw up the design and prepare the adobe..."
Chen Yueyao briefly explained the steps of making a kang.
You don't need anything, some materials can be made directly.
When the house was built, she asked Lin Hong to lead a team of craftsmen to make the kang on their side according to the design drawings.
But at that time, Lin Hong and the others didn't know what it was, so they just helped expand the house according to the design drawings she said.
She described it in detail, so Lin Hong and the others did a good job.
Lin Ce and Zhuang Mao listened with great interest and felt even more amazed.
"Now I know that many things are not in books. No wonder the Master always said that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Some things really require more reading and experience to understand."
For example, the sweet potatoes they ate today and the tatami they made, you can never understand them by reading books.
At this moment, they admired Shen Yueyao even more.
It feels like Shen Yueyao has more wisdom and knowledge than them.
If Shen Yueyao were a man and took the imperial examination, he would probably be able to get the top spot.
They sighed in their hearts, saying that women should not be underestimated, as sometimes women are very wise.
I know more than them, and all the knowledge is practical and applicable.
After hearing this, Lin Ce and Zhuang Mao were both thoughtful.
Lin Ce whispered, "Sister-in-law, um, I wonder if I can, um..."
Lin Ce hesitated, not knowing how to start.
Seeing his expression, Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Brother Lin, do you want to know how to make a kang?"
Lin Ce nodded and said, "Yes, yes, this feeling is really embarrassing."
"If my sister-in-law is not comfortable telling me, if there are people who can build the kang, I will pay them to come to our house to build it, but I won't go to see it."
He felt that this must be a skill. How could he ask about everything and want to learn everything he saw?
This is just too shameless.
He was very embarrassed, but he really loved this kang, and even for his mother's sake, he wanted to ask shamelessly.
Zhuang Mao scratched the back of his head embarrassedly and said, "Sister-in-law, I... I also want to pay someone to help me go home and clean it up. My family is really afraid of the cold in winter."
They didn't ask Su Xueyi, they knew that this was Shen Yueyao's idea.
And as far as they know, Brother Su also listens to his wife.
It's natural to listen to more of the ideas of such a wise lady.
Even during their visit this time, they felt that they had learned a lot and seen a lot.
Chen Yueyao said generously, "What's the big deal? I'll tell the village headman later that anyone who wants to build a kang can learn. If you want to learn, I'll find someone to teach you. However, since you don't know much about carpentry, you might only be able to learn a little bit. But you can hire someone to help build the kang. It's just autumn now, and the weather isn't that cold, so you don't have to rush."
Hearing Shen Yueyao say this, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to express their gratitude.
They didn't even know how to be grateful to Su Xueyi and Shen Yueyao.
But they will remember all these favors in their hearts.
When they become capable in the future, they will definitely repay you.
Besides, they can really learn a lot by following Brother Su and Mrs. Su.
In this way, everyone chatted and laughed while eating hot pot.
Everyone ate very well at this dinner, and Lin Ce and Zhuang Mao both felt overstuffed.
Seeing that it was getting late, even though they were still reluctant to leave and wanted to stay longer, they knew it was time to go back.
After dinner, Su Daya, Su Erya and others helped to clean up.
Shen Yueyao helped prepare two bags of things.
A bag of sweet potatoes and a bag of vegetables.
The dishes include leeks, baby cabbage, enoki mushrooms and other vegetables.
These are dishes that are not commonly seen in daily life.
This time, Lin Ce and Zhuang Mao had tried it and both knew it was delicious.
On their way home, they saw these things and were both amazed.
Zhuang Mao said, "Who would have thought that my sister-in-law, who comes from the countryside, would know so much."
Lin Ce said, "You really can't judge a person's intelligence based on their background. My sister-in-law knows a lot, more than those of us who have been studying since childhood. It seems like there's nothing my sister-in-law doesn't know."
"Yes, when we talk to her, no matter what we talk about, she always has her own opinions, sometimes even more profound than ours."
As the two discussed, they felt that Shen Yueyao didn't look like a country girl at all.
That wisdom, appearance and temperament are all so extraordinary.
They also admired him in their hearts.
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Over the next two days, Shen Yueyao's family hosted a banquet for everyone in the village to celebrate Su Xueyi's first place in the provincial examination.
Everyone in the village was very happy and sent their congratulations.
Even though Shen Yueyao said she would not accept gifts, everyone still brought some chickens, ducks and vegetables.
After they put it down, they rushed to help.
People from other villages can only envy Liuhe Village.
They also want to settle down in Liuhe Village.
However, some girls are also willing to marry the boys from Liuhe Village.
It is true that Liuhe Village is now wealthy and the conditions are very good. Everyone can have enough food to eat, wear warm clothes, and save money.
Then, when it comes to what delicious food there is in Liuhe Village, I always think of the villagers.
People from other villages can only envy.
Fortunately, people from other villages work in Shen Yueyao's workshop, and sometimes they can enjoy some benefits. When paying wages and bonuses, the employer will also give some gifts.
During the banquet, Shen Yueyao specially asked someone to make scrambled eggs with leeks, candied sweet potatoes, and boiled sweet potatoes for everyone to taste.
Everyone thought it was delicious.
Shen Yueyao told everyone on the spot that anyone who wanted to grow leeks, enoki mushrooms and sweet potatoes could do so.
Let the village head count how much is needed, and when everyone has harvested it, they can return it in the same weight.
The people in Liuhe Village had planted the potatoes they had obtained from Shen Yueyao. Although they were not yet ripe, one could tell from the aboveground stems of the potatoes in the fields that they were growing very well.
Every piece that was planted grew successfully.
It can be seen that this thing must be very good when harvested.
Moreover, the villagers all believed in Shen Yueyao. Not only did they find these things delicious, but even if they had never eaten them before, after Shen Yueyao said this, everyone wanted to plant these things in the fields.
It just so happens that the wheat and corn in the fields have been harvested, and a lot of land is free, so we can really grow something.
Everyone responded.
However, these matters are still arranged by the village head.
Shen Yueyao also talked to the head of the village about the kang.
When it comes to kang, everyone is very unfamiliar with it.
However, the next day, Shen Yueyao specially heated the kang at home and asked everyone in the village to go and see and feel it.
Naturally, the villagers followed to take a look.
Everyone was stunned when they saw that the kang was so warm after being heated.
"Is this... this a heated kang? It's really warm..."
"It's so good, all we need to do is burn firewood..."
"It feels like the room is much warmer now that the kang is heated."
“There’s still no smoke, it’s amazing.”
"The boss is so amazing. It seems like he knows everything."
"Yes, we had water wheels before, and now we have heated beds."
"All we need to do is burn firewood. Firewood is good. Prepare more firewood in winter so that you don't feel cold even when the mountains are covered with snow. You can burn a kang at home and sit on it to keep warm."
"The boss said we need to cover the kang with a quilt, otherwise it will get cold."
"But how do we make the kang that the boss asked us to make? We don't know how to do it."
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "I've already told the village head about this. Lin Hong is in charge of our village's craftsman team. He knows how to make kangs. If you want to make kangs, you can contact Lin Hong to arrange it as soon as possible. There will be a labor fee, but it's not expensive."
"Of course. We can't let people work for nothing. If they have a kang, it's worth spending some money." Now that every household has money, they naturally won't be reluctant to spend that little bit of money on wages.
"We have heated kangs here, so we don't have to worry about the cold every winter."
"Now while the weather is warm, hurry up and put up the heated kang so you don't have to worry about the cold in winter."
"Yes, yes, hurry up and sign up. I heard you need to arrange a time..."
After everyone had seen the heated kang and understood how to heat it, and knew how warm it was, they all hurried to find Lin Hong to ask for help in setting up the kang.
This made the village head, his wife and Lin Hong's wife very happy.
In this way, Lin Hong has gained an extra skill. With this skill in hand, his life has an extra layer of security.
Not to mention that every household in their village has a kang, if this gets out, other villages will definitely have to build kangs as well.
There are so many people in the north, it’s impossible to keep up with the work even if I’m busy every day.
It would have been fine if he didn't know how good a heated kang was, but after finding out, he felt that every household would want to have one.
Fortunately, there are many people working in the craftsman team in the village. All of them can do it, and everyone can use this skill to help others build kangs and earn some family income.
Everyone was extremely grateful to Shen Yueyao.
After taking care of things in the village for a few days, Shen Yueyao and Su Xueyi took Dabao and Erbao to visit her mother's home.
Su Xueyi won the first place in the provincial examination, so she had to go to her mother's house to tell her parents in person.
Although I asked someone to deliver the letter, it would be better for me to go back myself.
Besides, my parents should be very busy now.
So, that day, early in the morning, Shen Yueyao and Su Xueyi took Dabao and Erbao on a carriage and headed towards Xinghua Village.
When she arrived at the main street of Dongliu Town, Shen Yueyao heard the bustling sounds ahead.
"What's going on up ahead?"
Su Xueyi whispered, "There are a lot of people gathered in front of a store."
Shen Yueyao lifted the curtain and saw that there were indeed many people gathered in front of her. They were all sitting on mats outside, and seemed to be queuing.
Before Shen Yueyao had time to sigh that people in ancient times knew how to queue up, she suddenly saw the name of the restaurant, "Shen's Barbecue Hot Pot Restaurant".
As soon as she saw the name of the store, Shen Yueyao understood.
This is probably the barbecue hotpot restaurant opened by my fourth brother and his wife.
I remember that my fourth brother had mentioned before that he wanted to open a barbecue restaurant and a hot pot restaurant.
During the summer, he was still setting up a stall outside.
Opening the store so soon?
But it’s also true that now that the weather is getting colder, more people will eat hotpot in the future.
You can't set up a stall outside to eat hot pot, it's more convenient to eat hot pot in a restaurant.
Shen Yueyao explained with a smile: "This should be the shop opened by Fourth Brother. Let's go in and take a look."
Su Xueyi said gently: "Okay!"
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