Xiao Yuehua, wearing a vest covered with bamboo tubes, ran out holding a small basket. She lifted a corner of the white cloth covering the basket, handed it to Li Zhi and said, "Your Majesty, please have some crispy pork. It's just out of the pot and is still hot."

Li Zhi ate a piece and nodded, "Well, there are no peppercorns in it this time, and the taste is the same as the previous few days."

Xiao Yuehua and Li Xian took a piece each and ate it, then passed it to Li Zhi and said, "Daddy put peppercorns in the oil this time. Actually, I don't like peppercorns either, but Daddy does. He said that you should spit out the peppercorns when eating crispy pork."

Li Dan laughed and said, "In fact, when you bite a peppercorn while eating crispy pork, you will drool a lot, so eating a piece of crispy pork will be very smooth."

"Ha ha."

Li Zhi laughed and patted his youngest son's head, "You have inherited the true teachings of your master."

The small basket didn't hold much, so they finished it in no time. When Li Dan saw that there was no more, he looked at Xiao Yuehua pitifully and shouted, "Sister, we're done."

Li Zhi was speechless now. He was silent for a moment, then nodded and smiled, "Hehe, there seems to be nothing wrong with that."

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Xiao Yuehua said unconvincedly, "Isn't cooking good? Daddy said that as long as there are more delicious foods, people will eat more. If people eat more, they will do more work, grow stronger, and Yuzhou's grain and pork can be sold more."

Xiao Yuehua shook her head. "I don't know. In the past, I could earn a hundred or so coins a day in Yuzhou. I heard that the wages have increased again. I heard that the wages outside are lower than in Yuzhou. I'm not familiar with these places."

Li Xian and Li Xian were speechless after hearing this. They looked at the shore through binoculars with red faces.

Others also took out their binoculars and looked at the dock.

"A hotpot is to heat a large pot of oil, and then blanch all kinds of leftovers, such as pig blood, duck blood, intestines, stomachs, tendons, etc., and then put them in to stew together. The smell is very fragrant, and the more you stew, the better it tastes."

Wang Zhen came over and bowed to Li Zhi, saying, "Your Majesty, please have your meal."

"Where? Where?"

Li Xian pulled the corner of his mouth and asked, "Are the meals for the people at the dock so good now?"

Xiao Yuehua thought for a moment, then said to Li Dan, "Why don't you take the basket in and let Third Senior Brother put some more in it?"

“So how much money do they make a day?”

"But only if the things in Yuzhou are sold can we give more money to His Majesty."

Xiao Yuehua thought for a moment and said, "When I came back last time, Daddy said that many people are going to the border areas to make big money. The labor force in the Central Plains is a bit tight. Working at the dock is very hard. If you don't pay them more and feed them better, they won't be willing to do such hard work."

Xiao Yuehua thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't have to be too much. If it's too much, I can't spend it all. Just enough to pay my brother back and have some left over for snacks will be fine."

Then Wang Zhen waved and shouted to the shore: "Brothers, you have worked hard. How is your salary now?"

Xiao Yuehua immediately retorted, "No, this big crispy meat is not delicious. It is too dry and hard on the outside, and a little watery on the inside. It is not as delicious as the small crispy meat fried by Daddy."

"Because I have eaten them. These dishes all came from the Yuzhou wharf. All the delicious food came from Yuzhou. Their wharf dishes are also called Jianghu dishes. Except for the mixed stew, none of them tastes better than what my father makes."

The dragon boat passed by the dock and a breeze blew. Li Dan sniffed hard and said in surprise, "Wow, it smells good. No, it seems a little stinky. What are the people on the dock eating? Why is it so stinky and fragrant?"

Li Dan asked in confusion, "The bean paste you made doesn't have a bad smell, sir?"

Li Xian looked at it for a while and said with a smile, "It is indeed stir-fried pork with fermented soybean paste, and Chinese cabbage stewed with vermicelli and crispy pork. Their crispy pork is quite big."

"It's okay, just tell your majesty that he wants to eat, and daddy won't say anything to you."

Wang Zhen smiled and said, "I don't know either, but I can ask for Your Highness."

"What is stew?"

Li Zhi was not very clear about this question, and everyone looked at Xiao Yuehua.

Xiao Yuehua explained: "The bean paste originally had a bit of a stinky smell, but Daddy put some meat in it and refined it with oil, and then the smell was gone."

Li Dan secretly looked up at Li Zhi, and seeing that his father pretended not to hear, he took the small basket from Xiao Yuehua, ran happily into the cabin, and soon brought out a small basket of crispy meat.

Li Dan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is the master in there?"

"As long as there are enough ingredients, the oil will seal the water on top, and it's not fried, but stewed. It's delicious when stewed with oil, but not when boiled with water."

Xiao Yuehua and Li Dan cheered and ran over immediately.

"That last sentence is your father's purpose, right?"

Xiao Yuehua picked up the telescope hanging diagonally on her waist and took a look. She said, "The fried pork slices with fermented black bean sauce smells a bit stinky, but it's actually delicious."

At this time, Wang Zhen walked out of the cabin and shouted, "It's time to eat."

"In the large basket on the table next to us."

Li Zhi's face turned red, and he felt a little embarrassed to be bullied by the little girl. After thinking for a while, he said, "Then during the New Year this year, can I give Xiao Yuehua more pocket money?"

Li Dan took a closer look with a telescope and exclaimed, "It's a really big piece of crispy meat. I might be full after eating two pieces. This big piece of crispy meat must be delicious."

"Don't stews use water? Why use oil? Wouldn't using oil be like frying?"

"That's how it is. Our family doesn't need money. My brother and I only use a little pocket money every year. Dad and Mom don't spend money at all."

"How did you know, Senior Sister?"

"I've finished eating. I can't do anything about it. My third senior brother just gave it to me secretly."

Li Zhi nodded and walked towards the cabin door with a smile. Li Xian asked Wang Zhen, "Second Brother, how much money can those people at the dock make in a day?"

Li Zhi said unhappily, "Your father doesn't do his job and just cooks every day."

"That's not bad. I can live a good life now."

“The days are always getting better.”

A few shouts were heard, and the voices were filled with satisfaction and joy.

Wang Zhen smiled at Li Xian and said, "Your Highness, if you want to know something, it's best to find out in person. Many times, what others convey is not the original meaning."

Li Xian nodded thoughtfully.