I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

The next day, Yin Xuan handed over the breakfast stall to Mrs. Wang.

I trotted to the West Market by myself, and looked at the price of sesame seeds. It was not the season for sesame seeds, and sesame seeds were not a food that could fill the stomach. There were few people growing them, and the price was ridiculously expensive.

One or two sesame seeds cost more than 20 Wen.

The reason why this price is expensive is not whether Yin Xuan can afford it, but whether the guests can afford it.

A plate of good mutton costs twenty cents, which they are willing to pay.

But a dish as a dipping sauce is a necessity in Yin Xuan's opinion, but for the guests, even if they have tried it, they are reluctant to pay twenty yuan for a tahini of sesame paste.

After all, those hot pot dipping sauces in later generations are basically free, and some charge money, which is only the price of a bottle or two of Coke.

Speaking of Coke
I want to drink.

How did Coke do it?Add some gas to the brown sugar water?
While thinking about it, Yin Xuan went home with a catty of sesame seeds - the guests couldn't afford it, but he couldn't live without these things. Li Lizhi and Li Shu would be willing to pay the money if they thought about it.

Go back to Huaizhenfang, go to the blacksmith's shop first, and talk to the blacksmith about building some copper furnaces. This time the blacksmith didn't refuse, just some furnaces.

See him come down.

Yin Xuan brought a few slings of money from home.

Late autumn passed little by little, and the leaves finally died completely, and the bare trunk stood stiffly in the wind.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and Wu Youdao and the others are getting colder and colder in their hearts.

I have eaten at Tongfu Restaurant for so many days.

There are not many copper coins at home.

On this day, they got together again and walked towards Tongfu Restaurant together.

"What kind of livelihood are you looking for?" A scholar walked halfway, rubbed his hands, sighed, and asked.

He's almost out of control recently.

In winter, not to mention myself, my wife, and my mother, but the child has grown a little this year, so I have to add new clothes for my child to survive the winter.

Cloth is not cheap.

"Are you short of money?" Someone asked.

The scholar nodded.

Wu Youdao paused for a moment, and then said: "There is a merchant in Chongxianfang who wants to hire a gentleman for his six children, and he offers a monthly price. Do you want to try it?"

Although the Tang law only stipulated that merchants were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, it did not restrict whether merchants could read and read.

But general government schools and private schools will not recruit merchants' children.

If the children of merchants want to study, they can only invite their husbands to their homes.

The Han people are a nation of learning. No matter what kind of merchants they are, they always hope that their children can read more books. There are many merchants who have this demand, but few scholars are willing to teach.

The scholar paused and shook his head: "I am a scholar after all."

But he didn't finish his sentence.

Wu Youdao shook his head: "I found a job as a teacher at a merchant's house in Huaizhenfang, and I paid five hundred wen a month."

"Although the price is not much, at least I have earned money for the reception in January, and I can still have some surplus to subsidize my family."

The others looked sideways at Wu Youdao.

In fact, during this period of time, everyone had the idea of ​​making a living, especially after a group of scholars came to Tongfu Restaurant, listening to them talking and laughing, I could hear that they also had their own means of making a living.

It's just that I can't bear this face.

Most of them still write letters, copy books, or sell paintings for a living. It is not cheap to write a letter, and it is worth a penny.

But whether it is writing letters, copying books, or selling paintings, it is very likely that the opening will not be opened for a few days.

The scholar was still a little hesitant: "Brother Wu, how could you shamelessly do such a thing? I still think it's a bit inappropriate."

He didn't finish speaking, and was interrupted by Wu Youdao again: "When you get to the restaurant later, you can ask the shopkeeper for his opinion. The shopkeeper is someone who has experienced it. If you want to come to him, you should be able to listen to him."

The scholar nodded.

To the restaurant.

As soon as I entered the door, a gust of hot air hit my face, followed by a strong spicy aroma.

The lifeless chill was kicked away by the heat wave. Scholars rushed in, smelling the fragrance in the air, and soon found the copper pot on Li Lizhi's table.

"Is there any new food in the store?" A scholar asked, his voice still trembling. I don't know if it's because the coldness on his body hasn't faded away, or because he feels panic that he might bleed again next time.

Gao Tie nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, we have new food again."

"It's a kind of food called hot pot."

"The bottom of the pot is divided into two types: spicy oil and mutton soup. The spicy oil is [-] Wen, and the mutton soup is [-] Wen."

The chili oil is Sichuan style hot pot, and the lamb soup is Inner Mongolian hot pot.

Jingpai's clear water pot still lacks some raw materials, so it can't be cooked now.

"There are also hot pot dishes. A plate of mutton is [-] renminbi, pork is [-] renminbi, and vegetarian dishes such as purple melon, golden fruit, and sweet potato are all [-] renminbi per plate."

The faces of the readers softened.

The price. It doesn't sound like it's expensive at all.

Several people discussed it and decided to have a spicy oil pot bottom. They also ordered two plates of mutton, two plates of pork, eggplant, potato, radish, coriander and other vegetarian dishes, and they also ordered two each.

Do the math.

The total cost was only 180 Wen, and each person bought a tael of Jade Jingqiu, which only cost [-] Wen per person.

Spend less and eat more.

Affordable!
After a while, a copper pot was placed on their table, still steaming, the high-speed iron covered the pot, and put charcoal into the copper pot.

Yin Xuan confiscated their charcoal money - good charcoal is naturally expensive, but charcoal with cracks and poor quality is very cheap. This kind of charcoal is only a thousand catties.

Calculated in this way, even if you add charcoal three times, you can eat it from morning to night, which is a remarkable [-] Wen.Most people come to have a meal at noon, and only use a catty of charcoal.

There is no need to worry about the matter of two pennies.

When the temperature of the charcoal fire rises, the soup is bubbling and bubbling.

The scholars stared wide-eyed at the table full of lettuce.

Someone who had eaten hot pot elsewhere picked up a piece of mutton with chopsticks. It was tender and tender and sliced ​​so thin that it could even shine through. When it was put in the pot, the color of the lamb changed immediately with a slight swing of the chopsticks.

Discoloration is ripe.

He fished out the mutton, and the mutton was covered with a hint of spiciness, erupting in his mouth.

The mutton is delicious and the soup is hot.

This mouthful is wrapped in the warmth of the room and sent into the stomach.

Others imitated him, picked up mutton or vegetarian dishes, and rinsed them in the pot.

The biggest advantage of hot pot is its inclusiveness. Anything can be rinsed in the pot. After rinsed, when it can maintain a certain original flavor, it will be stained with the smell of hot pot.

Take a sip of the meat and vegetables, and then take a sip of the wine.

It is probably the warmest feeling in this late autumn and winter.