Chen Xiaomi took Chen Mai, Yuan Bao, Lord Cheng and two personal guards to the restaurant owned by Chen Xiaocai to try hot pot.
Prince Cheng looked at the hot pot restaurant, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "This restaurant is well decorated!" Prince Cheng came all the way from the capital, and the towns he passed were getting poorer and more remote. I didn't have any hopes for the local food in Sha County, but when I walked into the hot pot restaurant, I was a little pleasantly surprised.
Chen Xiaomi smiled. The decoration of the store was based on Lu Lin's opinion. Chen Xiaocai has been to the capital, and the decoration of this store has the style of a big restaurant in Kyoto.
Compared with the big restaurants in the surrounding counties, this hot pot restaurant is more than one and a half stars.
The staff in the store, not knowing the identity of Lord Cheng, gave the menu to Chen Xiaomi, who snatched it away.
Yuan Bao leaned over and said, "Uncle, I want to eat meat, meat."
Chen Xiaomi couldn't help but look embarrassed, Prince Cheng said with a smile: "Let them order, these two boys seem to be experts."
Chen Xiaocai ordered a lot of meat, Chen Xiaomi handed the menu to Prince Cheng, Prince Cheng ordered a few dishes, and Chen Xiaomi added some vegetarian ones at the end.
Soon, the speed-trained clerk lit a charcoal fire and lifted the bottom of the hot pot.
When Prince Cheng saw the mandarin duck pot divided into two pieces, the fan clapped his hands and said, "This pot looks pretty good."
Chen Xiaomi smiled and said: "This pot is a mandarin duck pot, which can satisfy people who eat spicy food and those who don't." Chen Xiaomi thought to himself: When this pot first came out, it seemed to have caused a sensation. For them, many ordinary things are very novel for them.
Various dishes were brought up one after another.
Prince Cheng was full of curiosity and said, "How do you eat this thing!"
Chen Xiaomai gave Prince Cheng a look, old man, you are so ignorant, and Chen Xiaomai looked at Chen Xiaomai from the side with a somewhat terrified expression.
"Hot pot is the easiest to eat. Just pour in the ingredients, rinse it, and wait for the food to be cooked and float up, then you can eat it." Chen Maimai said.
Prince Cheng let out an "oh", a little excited.
Chen Xiaomi downed all the yams and potato chips.
The taste of the hot pot was beyond imagination. Prince Cheng didn't take this food seriously at first, but the more he ate it, the more he craved it.
Prince Cheng brought out a piece of yam, and said in a somewhat magical way: "What is this?"
The yam that was brought up had already been skinned, and Prince Cheng hadn't seen it yet.
"This is an earthen stick." Chen Xiaomi explained.
There are many soil sticks on the mountain near Sha County. In the past, this thing was often wasted. After Lu Lin came, the soil sticks on the mountain that bought this thing were almost hollowed out, but now the villagers have started to plant this thing.
"Earth stick?" Prince Cheng shook his head and found that he hadn't eaten it.
The yam is boiled very soft and rotten, it melts in the mouth, and the taste is very good.
Chen Xiaomi came out with a piece of soil stick, and couldn't help but miss the old days. When Lu Lin first came to his house, he dug up a soil stick to eat. At that time, he was afraid that he would get into trouble.
The soil sticks in the mountains and forests of Sha County seem to grow very well, and these things have now entered the homes of Sha County residents.
Prince Cheng tried several more ingredients, all of which tasted different, but all were very good.
"Brother Chen, you are not kind!"
Chen Xiaomi said helplessly: "This thing is a messy stew. My lord, you just want to eat it fresh. If you really want to say it, it is naturally a dish made by a chef in Beijing. It is delicious and exquisite."
Prince Cheng smiled, he was already tired of eating the dishes made by the imperial chef, after eating this hot pot, Prince Cheng suddenly felt like he had spent decades in vain.
However, Prince Cheng understood somewhat that he didn't take Sha County's food seriously before, so Chen Maimai didn't mention it to him without authorization.
Chen Maimai tried his best to pick up the last quail egg, but failed several times, and watched Prince Cheng take the last quail egg with his mouth flattened.
Prince Cheng laughed, and called the boy to add more food.
Chen Xiaomi originally thought that Lord Cheng is a person who can sleep well, but it turns out that Lord Cheng can not only sleep, but also eat! Lord Cheng never thought that in a small place like Sha County, you can eat delicious food that you can't even eat in the capital. .
Prince Cheng had a hard meal, and with a full stomach, he returned to the county government office contentedly.
Ever since he knew there was this hot pot in Sha County, the old prince went to the hot pot restaurant twice a day to report.
If it wasn't for the hot pot restaurant not opening in the morning, the old prince could go there three times a day to report.
Seeing the situation, Lu Lin told the old prince euphemistically that this hot pot is delicious, but if you eat too much, you will get angry easily. Lu Lin is not ashamed to tell the other party that if you eat too much of this food, it will also cause constipation.
The old prince, who was in high spirits, nodded to show that he understood, but he still went to the hot pot restaurant to report twice a day, as if he had become a hot pot madman.
One day when Lu Lin went to a hotpot restaurant, he heard from two employees that there was a rich employee who came to the restaurant. Every time he came to eat hotpot, he ordered a lot of hotpot, and the rewards were very generous.
Seeing how much the old prince is obsessed with hot pot, Lu Lin can only sigh that the charm of hot pot is too great. Even the prince who is used to delicacies from mountains and seas can't resist the temptation of hot pot!
Seeing this situation, Lu Lin knew that the persuasion was futile, so he asked the cook brought by the prince to cook some tea for the old prince. After a few days, the old prince who finally got angry finally lost interest in hot pot for a while.
"What are you drinking!" The old prince approached the room and saw Chen Maimai and Yuanbao drinking tea.
Honey lemon tea, Lin Ge said, can beautify the skin. "Chen Mai said holding his face.
The old prince looked at Chen Maimai, and thought: If you don't pay attention, you will forget these two guys, but they are actually Xiao Shuang'er, who look like two wild boys.
"Give me some to drink, how about it!" Chen Mai looked at the old prince and hesitated.
Prince Cheng took out an ingot of silver and put it in front of Chen Maimai, "Give me a few sips, this is for you."
Chen Maimei smiled and pushed the teapot to Prince Cheng, "Here you are."
Prince Cheng usually drinks the tea leaves bestowed by the imperial court, boiled tea, and has never drunk this kind of fruit tea, because Chen Mai and Yuanbao both like sweet ones, and the fruit tea contains more honey, which is just in line with the old prince's taste. taste.
Prince Cheng drank a large pot of honey lemonade without knowing it.
Chen Maimai took the prince's money and hid it as private money, and did not mention it to Lu Lin.
Yuan Bao was sitting on a small bench, eating an egg pancake, and Chong Chong was sitting on the side eating steamed brown sugar cake.
With red eyes, he struggled with the steamed brown sugar cake in the bowl, and the cake was covered with a lot of saliva.
Two days ago, when the old prince went to the kitchen of the county office, he happened to see the steamed brown sugar cake. Seeing that the cake looked good, he ate a few and found it tasted very good.
Yuzhenfang in Beijing also has cakes with a similar taste, but the cakes over there are 100 yuan a piece. I heard from the kitchen staff that this steamed brown sugar cake sometimes sells for 3 yuan a piece, which is too cheap. too much.
The brown sugar steamed cake has limited appeal to Prince Cheng, and the old prince's eyes are attracted by the new food in Yuan Bao's hands.
"Yuan Bao, what are you eating?"
"Omelette."
"Did you buy it outside?"
Yuan Bao shook his head and said, "No, my uncle did it."
The old prince nodded and said, "That's it!" The old prince knew a little about the three brothers of the Chen family, and knew that the third brother's mind was a little dull. "That silly boy!"
"Uncle is not stupid. Uncle's cooking is delicious."
The old prince nodded, and said: "Okay, if you say you are not stupid, you are not stupid. Is your uncle still there?"
"Should still be in the kitchen." Yuan Bao said.
The old prince rolled his eyes when he heard this, and after a while, there was an extra pancake in his hand. Chen Xiaocai added exclusive sauces, eggs, meat, potato sticks, and lettuce to the pancakes. After eating, the flavors were varied, and the old prince couldn't help feeling like he was eating hot pot for the first time.
When Chen Xiaocai returned to Chen Xiaocai's house, Chen Xiaocai saw that there was a jade pendant on Chen Xiaocai's neck. Chen Xiaolai had seen many good things, and his ability to discern was improved.
Chen Xiaocai was taken aback when she saw the jade pendant on Chen Mai's neck.
"Wheat, where did you get this jade pendant?"
"The old man gave it to me." Chen Mai said.
Chen Xiaocai was taken aback and said, "Why did he send you off?"
"He wants to eat an omelet, so he will exchange this with me."
Chen Xiaocai: "..."
Chen Maimai held the jade pendant, shook it towards Chen Xiaocai, and asked, "Second Brother, is this jade pendant worth money? Could it be a fake!"
Chen Xiaocai said helplessly, "It's not fake, it's real?"
Chen Maimai secretly said: This is something that the prince sold, how could it be a fake? Lu Lin knew that Chen Maitake had taken the jade pendant from the prince, so he was very helpless to plead guilty. sent.
The prince lived in the county office for more than ten days, and he didn't mention anything about leaving.
After hot pot, the prince became obsessed with barbecue again, eating and drinking at the barbecue stand every night.
The prince was very interested in the grills in the barbecue shop. After Lu Lin knew about it, he asked a blacksmith to make an identical one and gave it to the prince. Before that, Lu Lin had already given the prince a mandarin duck pot and a rocking horse.
The prince who received the grill was very happy, but he still had no intention of leaving.
Chen Xiaomi looked at Lu Lin, and said, "My lord seems to be very interested in many things, but what do you think he wants to rock the horse for?"
Lu Lin pondered, what the lord wanted might not be a small rocking horse, but a large one, but he was embarrassed, so he took a small one, and when he arrived in the capital, he would make it look like a large one. Out. This lord seems to be very playful. The lord doesn't want to leave, so Lu Lin can't be urged, but Lu Lin can still keep calm, but Ji Chengkang can't be calm anymore.
Ji Chengkang took a few letters and found the county government.
"Lord Lu, where's the prince?"
Lu Lin blinked and said, "He went out to eat grilled fish."
After the hot pot, the prince seems to be fascinated by the grilled fish on the iron plate, and has been eating it for two days. Lu Lin was vaguely worried, the way the prince eats, I'm afraid it's easy to be the top three!
Ji Chengkang said helplessly: "My lord, I seem to be very used to life in Sha County!" Originally, he thought that the conditions in Sha County were too bad, and the lord might not be able to stay here any longer, but from now on Judging from the current situation, the prince seems to be a little bit reluctant to leave.
The few restaurants opened by Chen Ershao are very popular." The hot pot restaurant, grilled fish restaurant, and dry pot restaurant opened by Chen Xiaolai in a street in Sha County in recent years...has become the signature of Sha County. Many people from other towns, in order to taste the special dishes here, did not hesitate to travel long distances in a carriage for a few days to come to taste the special dishes here.
For this reason, the inn built by Chen Xiaocai is often full.
Lu Lin smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, did you urge the prince to go back?"
Ji Chengkang nodded, and said: "Yes!" Ji Chengkang was actually a little afraid of this prince. This prince did not come alone, but came with his own guards. The illusion of sharing weal and woe, this group of pro-guards is still in the camp, so many people have to eat.
Those guys are not very capable, but because they are the prince's personal soldiers, they are not small, so they are not to be neglected. With so many people staying in the barracks, eating and not working, it is not easy to offend, and it is also very troublesome.
Lu Lin looked at the letter in Ji Chengkang's hand, and said, "Was it from the princess?"
Ji Chengkang nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't watch it, but it should be to urge the prince to go back."
Lu Lin rolled his eyes, smiled, and said, "It's probably true."
For wealthy women in this world, the most important thing is to have a son. The queen and concubine married their own daughter to the prince, so they naturally hoped to have a son who would inherit the prince's title.
Otherwise, this flowery girl, marrying an old man, what is she trying to do? However, the prince has been hiding outside, and this princess can't give birth to a single person!
Ji Chengkang and Lu Lin were talking, and the prince walked in with some skewers.
Lu Lin looked at Prince Cheng's appearance, and thought to himself: The posture of the prince is so bold and unrestrained, just like this, who would think that this is a prince! Prince Cheng glanced at Ji Chengkang and said, "General Ji, why are you here? Seeing Prince Cheng's disgusted face, Ji Chengkang felt a bit of bitterness in his heart, "Master, Madam has written. "
Prince Cheng said sullenly: "Give it to me."
Prince Cheng received the letter without reading it, and put it away directly, looking unhappy.
Looking at Prince Cheng's appearance, Ji Chengkang doubted that if he turned around, the prince would burn the letter.
"You come with me."
Ji Chengkang bit the bullet and followed Lord Cheng to the guest room.
"My lord, it's not just Madam who is worried about you, the Holy Majesty also urged you to go back." Seeing no one else, Ji Chengkang no longer calls him Lord Cheng. Ji Chengkang sighed in his heart. The job of lobbyist is really not his strong point.
Prince Cheng said disapprovingly: "I have nothing to do when I go back, why is he urging him!" I feel more and more bored.
Prince Cheng waved his hand, changed the subject and said, "You know, there is a commercial street in Sha County, which was opened by the county magistrate's second brother-in-law."
Ji Chengkang nodded and said, "Yes."
"Where did this guy dig such a great chef!" At first, Prince Cheng didn't take this small place seriously. Since the hot pot opened the door to a new world, Prince Cheng tried other things one after another. Everything was fine, but Prince Cheng suddenly felt that the past few decades had been wasted in vain.
This street in Shaxian County is the signature of our Shaxian County. Many wealthy people came from other places to try it out. Many people in this county helped out in the store and made some money. "Ji Chengkang also feels honored to have such a lively street in Sha County."
Prince Cheng rolled his eyes and said, "I heard that this recipe was studied by Lu Lin."
Ji Chengkang nodded, and said: "It seems so." Not only the recipes, but also all kinds of grills and iron pots were designed by Lu Lin. For this matter, Liu Yun often felt that Lu Lin was not doing his job properly. However, on the other hand, he admired Lu Lin's talent in eating.
Since there was a street in Shaxian County, the people in Shaxian County seemed to have become more industrious. Many people went to a street in Shaxian County for entertainment once they made money from work.
It is also a rare enjoyment for the villagers to go to a street in Shaxian County to have a meal.
Prince Cheng stroked his chin and said, "Master Lu, he seems to be the one who researched the wheelbarrow back then. I think he has managed Sha County well. Why hasn't he been promoted!"
Ji Chengkang smiled awkwardly, and said, "Maybe it's Mr. Lu, he doesn't want to be here."
Prince Cheng stroked his chin, smiled, and said, "That's it!"
Looking at Prince Cheng's appearance, Ji Chengkang knew that Prince Cheng had been captured by the delicacies of Sha County. Looking at this situation, Ji Chengkang could only lament the charm of Lu Lin's food.