Uncle Gu was surprised that his suggestion was actually adopted. He put down his chopsticks and said excitedly, "Second brother, second brother, you should also give the fourth brother a name! Although his side mainly runs a lumber mill, when the carpenters' relatives go there, get some land, grow some vegetables, and gradually develop the business, we can't just call him 'that side'!"
Gu Xin: "Yes, yes! Dad, I heard it's going to snow where Fourth Uncle is! I've never seen snow before. When it snows, I want to go play. We need to come up with a name so I can say where I want to go later."
Uncle Gu winked at Gu Xin: "Perfect, I've never played in the snow before, I'll take you kids there!"
The Gu family children, including Gu Nian, all said, "Okay!"
Gu Shouxin: "Let the fourth brother decide for himself. The eldest brother will name the places he's in charge of, and the fourth brother will name the places he's in charge of. Hmm, that's settled."
Grandpa Gu chuckled and sighed, “Kunzhou is quite strange. There are places where it’s spring all year round, places where the seasons are normal, and even places where one season feels like all four seasons.”
To the north of Kunzhou, the seasons are always the same; to the south, it's like spring all year round; and to the east, one season feels like all four seasons.
The Gu family members almost all grew up in Qingzhou Prefecture, and they had never actually played with snow before.
Grandpa Gu did play in the snow in the palace when he was a child, as did Cai Xiaolian and Gu Shouxin.
Gu Nian and Gu Ren, two children from the modern era, live in a southern city. If they want to play in the snow in winter, they have to go on a long trip.
The table was filled with the lively atmosphere of a meal.
As they were finishing their meal, Gu Xin suddenly suggested, "Grandpa, sister, it's getting cold in Kuncheng. I think our restaurant should introduce hot pot! Like the spicy hot pot that sister made for us last winter, with the broth and all sorts of vegetables that Uncle brought over, it's so delicious!"
Before anyone could answer, Uncle Gu immediately chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes! The sweet potato noodles we made before had a good harvest this year, so we saved the seeds and can make more. When we put them in the hot pot, oh my, my mouth is watering again."
Gu Ren: "Potatoes, potatoes, potatoes taste good when they're hot!"
Gu Si: "Meat, meat tastes good even when it's hot!"
Then everyone started talking about the dishes they liked when they ate hot pot before.
Grandpa Gu, along with one older child and several younger ones, returned to his study and began listing the dishes.
The older child is Uncle Gu, and he was talking about the vegetables he grows over there.
Then everyone discussed together what kinds of vegetables could be used for hot pot.
Having discussed vegetarian dishes, let's talk about meat dishes. There aren't many families raising pigs in Kunzhou. Even though Magistrate Gu Shouxin personally went to the villages to encourage pig farming during the first month of the lunar year, it still wasn't enough.
Therefore, we still need to buy chicken, duck, and pork from Cizhou, while beef and mutton can be traded directly with Shashen Kingdom and Chuyun Kingdom.
Grandpa Gu had already learned how to make hot pot broth from Gu Nian. Gu Nian then suggested that since everyone in their family could eat spicy food, but some people in the Goddess Kingdom and the Golden South Kingdom couldn't, they should make a half-and-half hot pot and pots with different levels of spiciness.
Gu Ren: "Drinks, and more drinks."
Oh right, and they also have drinks. They've had beverage shops for a long time, so of course they have drinks.
Uncle Gu has plenty of fruit now! What kind of juice don't they have? In the dead of winter, you can have an iced drink while eating hot pot, no problem, of course, it's better not to do that if it's bad for your health.
After much discussion among three generations, the decision was finally made.
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