Li Lanzhen quickly used her sleeve to take out the recipes for hot pot spicy base and seafood base from her spatial storage.
There is also a picture showing how to make a hot pot.
Li Lanzhen gave him the blueprints for making a double-compartment hot pot.
"Manager Hua, I already told you about the dipping sauce. It doesn't matter if you add more or less depending on the local customs and tastes."
As long as it tastes good, that's fine.
I've given you two methods for making this hot pot broth: one is spicy, and the other is seafood.
You can also make it with tomatoes. Of course, if you are a vegetarian, you can simply put a pot of boiling water on the food and let it blanch. You can just dip it in sauce.
This pot is called a "Yuan Yang" pot. You can put the hot pot broth on this side and other soup bases on the other side.
This way, we can accommodate the different tastes of the people eating together.
You can also make smaller pots.
It's more hygienic and civilized to have one for each person this way.
Manager Hua became happier and happier as he listened, his eyes sparkling as if a pile of silver was chasing him.
"Alright, alright, thank you very much, Madam Li. Just wait to receive your money."
I'll leave early tomorrow morning. First, I'll go get the pot and prepare the ingredients, then I'll have a tasting at a restaurant in Youzhou City.
Then we'll open a larger hot pot restaurant right here in Beijing.
Having finalized the deal, they went their separate ways home.
Han Minghai escorted Manager Hua to Xuan Shen's courtyard to rest.
Because that courtyard is now empty, no one lives there.
Su Chen also left with the Crown Prince, leaving only Linglong behind. She then came to live with Li Lanzhen.
Before we knew it, it was the end of February. It was after lunch that day.
People went to work, and those who had nothing to do went back to their courtyards.
Li Lanzhen went back to her room and then prepared to go see Han Shulan.
They calculated that Han Shulan should be giving birth around this time.
Li Lanzhen went back and got a ginseng root, two catties of brown sugar, and a water bag of spiritual spring water.
We had just turned past the entrance to their row of courtyards.
Li Lanzhen then saw Ruyi running towards them with a nervous expression.
Upon seeing her, he immediately called out.
"Grandma Lanzhen, hurry, hurry, my aunt is about to give birth."
"Go quickly, I'll go and call my uncle back."
Li Lanzhen carried her things and ran a few steps into Han Mingxiang's yard.
There was no one in the courtyard, so she pushed the door open to the first room in the east wing.
This room was a delivery room that had been prepared in advance. After giving birth and resting here for a day, they would move into their bedroom.
She pushed the door open and quickly closed it to block out the cold wind.
She saw Han Shulan lying on the bed, covered in sweat and biting her lip.
Standing on the ground floor of the house were Liu Zhaodi, Huang Shanhua, and Wu Shi.
Seeing Han Shulan's pale face and head covered in sweat, Li Lanzhen became a little nervous.
In this dynasty, childbirth was like a brush with death for women.
There were no guarantees; she could only rely on her own strength and luck to give birth safely.
She quickly picked up the ginseng and handed it to Wu.
"Here you go, my dear in-law. Cut a slice for Shulan to hold in her mouth."
At this moment, Han Yuemei and Zhang Yuniang came in. Han Yuemei approached Han Shulan carrying a bowl of egg noodles.
"Sister-in-law, get up quickly and have a bowl of noodles first."
As Han Yuemei spoke, she quickly handed over the egg noodles.
Liu Zhaodi took it and saw that her daughter's sister-in-law was really generous.
There are six plump poached eggs and half a bowl of snow-white noodles in the large bowl.
Huang Shanhua quickly helped Han Shulan up, leaning her against the wall.
Liu Zhaodi handed her the bowl.
“Girl, come and have a bowl of noodles, and eat all the eggs in this bowl, otherwise you won’t have the energy to have a baby.”
Han Shulan was obedient. Everyone was watching, and she must have had a lot of stomach pain, but she didn't cry out. She obediently took the bowl and started eating with slurping.
When there were only two poached eggs left in the bowl, she shook her head and handed the bowl to Liu Zhaodi.
"Mom, I can't eat anymore! Ouch, it hurts so much, Mom, it hurts so much!"
...
After enduring a night of hardship, the sun rose the next day.
Without any major incidents, Han Shulan gave birth to a big, healthy baby boy. His loud cries were full of energy, indicating that he was a healthy child.
Standing in the courtyard, Han Mingxiang's eyes were filled with tears.
Han Shulan was in so much pain that she cried out, and he stood outside, holding her tightly with both hands and trying to help her.
He relaxed upon hearing the child cry.
Seeing Li Lanzhen come out, he quickly asked.
"Mother, how is Shulan?"
Li Lanzhen smiled and patted his shoulder.
"Great! Everything's fine, mother and baby are safe, you're going to be a father!"
...
One day in early May, Manager Hua arrived again in his boat.
As soon as he got off the boat, he handed the two letters to Li Lanzhen, who was now on the shore.
"Madam Li, this is a letter from Xuan Shen and Xue Bao to you."
Li Lanzhen was startled when she heard the names of Xuan Shen and Xue Bao.
After these children went out, she never heard from them again, and she could only worry about them silently in her heart.
My heart skipped a beat when I first heard Manager Hua mention his name today.
But seeing the smiling face on Manager Hua's face put my mind at ease; there shouldn't be any problem.
She didn't have time to say much to Manager Hua before going to the school to ask Han Mingxiang to read the letter to her.
As she walked, she opened a letter from Xuan Shen.
After quickly skimming through it, I knew the contents of the letter.
It turns out that the Consort's father was in cahoots with the Prince of Jin.
They split into two groups. One group, led by the King of Jin, approached the capital, intending to force the emperor to abdicate and seize power.
The imperial concubine was an inside agent in the capital.
The other route was led by the imperial concubine's father and brother, who were stationed at the southwestern border.
They colluded with foreign enemies, feigned defeat, and retreated step by step, handing over three cities in the southwest to the enemy.
Currently, Xuan Shen and Xue Bao, together with the commander of the western suburbs camp stationed outside the capital, have wiped out the King of Jin in one fell swoop.
In the palace, the emperor and empress took down the officials from the Imperial Noble Consort's faction.
During the battle between the two armies, King Jin was shot and killed by Xuan Shen.
Thus, the hatred for Jin Wang's harm to my sister's family was avenged!
In her letter, Xuan Shen comforted Li Lanzhen.
She was told not to worry about Han Mingjiang, and that the battle situation over there was favorable to Han Mingjiang and his men.
Three cities have already been recaptured.
It should all be finished by the beginning of June.
Li Lanzhen was finally relieved. She put the letter into the envelope and arrived at the school gate.
Everyone learned the news at lunchtime.
They also learned that those who went out, although injured, were all alive!
Li Lanzhen handed Xue Bao's letter to her daughter.
Han Yuemei's hands were trembling and she couldn't open it for a while.
Mrs. Wu quickly went over and took out the letter for her.
Seeing this, Li Lanzhen sighed once again, thinking how wonderful her in-laws were.
The mother-in-law did not forcefully open the letter first just because it was from her son; instead, she gave it to her daughter-in-law.
Even in my own time, some mothers-in-law couldn't do this.
Sure enough, Xue Bao's letter also said that he was safe and sound, and that everything else was the same as what Xuan Shen had said.
However, it wasn't as detailed as Xuan Shen described.
This good news put the people in Peach Blossom Spring at ease, and they happily went back to work.
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