He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

The prince was about to arrive in Yaoshan County, and Liu Hongtu began to worry again, not knowing where to let the prince live. The imperial mission hall in the county was in disrepair. Although Liu Hongtu quickly renovated it after knowing that the prince was going to come directly to the county, it was still simple and small.

Liu Hongtu was nervous: "Is the prince not used to living in a place like this?"

Lu Yan thought to herself that the prince was quite used to living in her small shabby house, so he really didn't need to be so careful.

Lu Yan hummed, "Doesn't it match your reputation as an upright and honest official? If you build him a palace, wouldn't that be a slap in your own face?"

Liu Hongtu: "That's right."

Facts have proved that there is nothing that the prince doesn't like living in. The prince actually doesn't care much about where he lives. He took the people to settle down and went to find Liu Hongtu in a hurry.

The medicinal materials and grain were divided into three portions, and Liu Hongtu sent people to rush the other two portions to Qiushan and Xiushui counties to divide the things first before talking about anything else.

Qi Yuan was very interested in the method that Liu Hongtu mentioned before to control the epidemic, and couldn't wait to ask him: "Master Liu, you mentioned before that the method can prevent people from contracting the epidemic, can you tell me in detail?"

Liu Hongtu led the prince to look at the masks, gloves and protective clothing he left behind with great interest: "Your Highness, look, this is a mask, with four ropes tied behind the head to protect the mouth and nose; these are gloves, and this is protective clothing , these are only used once, put them on when coming into contact with patients, take them off when leaving the ward and burn them. In addition, there are always hand washing and boiling water, that's about it. At present, no doctor in our county has been infected Epidemic. Just send these doctors down to communicate with our doctors who are already in the ward."

Qi Yuan repeatedly said: "Master Liu, you have really solved a big problem. These doctors from the capital are very good at dealing with epidemics. If the doctors can avoid being infected by the epidemic, the efficiency will be greatly improved! Master Liu, you are all these Did you read it from a book? Or did you think of it yourself?"

Liu Hongtu waved his hand: "Xiaguan doesn't dare to take credit. This is what a merchant under Xiaguan told me. Not only did this merchant come up with this good idea, she also asked her family members to make these masks, gloves and protective clothing. , it really helped a lot.”

Qi Yuan's eyes showed admiration: "It is said that businessmen value profits, but I think this businessman actually has a righteous heart! When this happens, he should be praised!"

Liu Hongtu nodded: "Don't worry, Your Highness, we will definitely not let loyal people suffer."

It was getting late, and even if the prince wanted to go down to the town to have a look, it would be too late today, so he would have to go tomorrow.

Liu Hongtu extended a warm invitation: "Your Highness, you have been tired of traveling all the way. Why don't you go to the official's house for a homely meal?"

Qi Yuan: "If you want to say that I have no interest in hosting a banquet and it's just a casual meal at home, then it would be better to obey orders than to be respectful."

When Qi Yuan and Liu Hongtu arrived, Lu Yan was almost ready. Liu Hongtu signaled for the dishes to be passed on, and the dishes were passed one by one.

Qi Yuan and Liu Hongtu were not served much food, just four dishes, one soup and two bowls of rice. But these four dishes and one soup are really interesting.

Braised pork trotters with soybeans, sweet and sour pork loin, pickled fish, mapo tofu. All for meals.

Qi Yuan was a little stunned when he looked at this dish. He suddenly remembered that when he was recuperating at the Lu family, Lu Yan bought a bunch of soybeans one day and made braised pig trotters with soybeans at noon and Mapo tofu at night. The soybean braised pig's trotters have a rich sauce, the pig's trotters are soft and tender, the soybeans are glutinous, and the mapo tofu is spicy and fragrant. It is very appetizing and will tempt people's appetite. It is a pity that it is not served with a bowl of rice.

But this time, it was served with a bowl of rice.

Qi Yuan cunningly stretched out his spoon and scooped up a spoonful of Mapo Tofu and put it into his mouth. The spicy and fragrant flavor exploded instantly. The hot tofu made the tip of his tongue ache slightly, and sweat suddenly broke out on his nose.

Qi Yuan:! ! !

This taste is so familiar, this is what Lu Yan makes!

Qi Yuan scooped two more spoonfuls of mapo tofu into the rice, mixed them well, and ate them into his mouth, finally making up for the regret of not eating rice at that time.

Seeing that he only ate tofu, Liu Hongtu asked a few questions: "How is it? Is it still to your liking? Is this dish too spicy?"

Qi Yuan shook his head. This Mapo Tofu was recovering from his injuries, so Lu Yan didn't let him eat too much spicy food, so she gave him a small plate. I finally had enough to eat today.

The soybean-braised pig's trotters and mapo tofu are familiar flavors, and the new dishes of pickled fish and sweet and sour pork are also delicious.

The pickled fish is spicier than mapo tofu, and it also adds sourness, which highlights the freshness of the fish fillets. It uses a lot of oil but does not appear greasy at all. The taste of sweet and sour pork is much more lovely. The sweet and sour pork is fried first and then wrapped. It tastes a little crispy on the outside, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The sweet and sour taste is sour and sweet. Qi Yuan feels that he You can have another bowl of rice with this sauce.

In fact, every dish was the same. Lu Yan deliberately chose four dishes to satisfy Qi Yuan's regret of not being able to eat rice.

Both of them ate very quickly, finishing everything on the table like a storm.

After eating and drinking enough, Liu Hongtu couldn't help but smile as he looked at the empty plates on the table: "How about this? Is this meal satisfactory?"

"It's a perfect match." Qi Yuan said, "Let me ask if your cook is a girl?"

Liu Hongtu was shocked: "Oh, how did you know?"

Qi Yuan continued: "Still a young girl?"

Liu Hongtu was delighted: "Your guess is so accurate. Do you know her?"

Qi Yuan did not hide it, nodded and said bluntly: "I know you. Mr. Liu, why don't you call her here? I still want to catch up with her."

Liu Hongtu quickly ordered the maid to go to the kitchen to invite Lu Yan.

Liu Hongtu was very emotional: "It would be great if you and Shopkeeper Lu already know each other. I'm still worried about how to introduce her to you. You don't know, the merchant I'm talking about today who came up with a method to control the epidemic is she."

Qi Yuan was shocked: "What? It's her!"

"That's her." Liu Hongtu nodded: "She is a businessman or a woman after all. I don't know how to introduce her to you. Since you have known each other before, it will be much easier."

Just as he was talking, Lu Yan had already walked over.

When Qi Yuan saw Lu Yan coming, he quickly stood up and looked over with complicated eyes.

Lu Yan looked at Qi Yuan and smiled: "Young Master Qin, you are fine!"

Liu Hongtu was confused at the side: "Who is Mr. Qin?"

Qi Yuan couldn't help laughing.