I sell hot pot in Dasong [farming]

Xiaozai and Dongzao are going to Ruoshui Academy. Like Erlang, they go home once every ten days.

In winter, the weather was cold, vegetables were scarce, and the cook was not very dedicated to cooking. Sinan was worried that his children would not be able to eat well, so he made an agreement with Xu Daru to include both morning and evening meals.

Originally, the hot pot restaurant only delivered lunch, because most of the children were young and there were few people staying in the house. The servants at home delivered in the morning and picked up in the evening, and breakfast and dinner were not eaten in the academy.

In winter, there are more students staying in accommodation, and eating becomes a problem again.Even if Si Nan didn't mention it, Xu Daru wanted to find him.

Hundreds of students, two meals in the morning and evening, even if the profit of each meal is only two yuan, it is still a lot of income in a month.

Sinan held a "bidding" at Wuwei Club, and whoever had affordable meals suitable for children would be allowed to serve them.

In the end, there were four successful bidders.

A bun shop and a pastry shop provided breakfast.

There are also two restaurants for dinner, one is Hehe noodle restaurant, and the other is the noodle restaurant that specializes in ramen that I have cooperated with Sinan in the Baiwei competition. In addition to ramen, the restaurant also has stewed noodles and noodle soup, which are suitable for cold swish winter eat.

Si Nan singled out the quotations of the four companies, compared the handwriting and fingerprints one by one, and passed it on to everyone to show openness and transparency.

This is the first time since Wuwei Club was established, and everyone is convinced.

Si Nan took out a few more food recipes.

"Students are growing up. I'm afraid they won't be able to just eat buns, cakes, and noodles. I have a recipe for preserved egg and lean pork porridge, and the recipe for preserved eggs is also written. There is also a recipe for fried noodles, which some children don't like. Noodles with soup, put side dishes, and stir-fry with oil, the taste will be much more fragrant.”

The last one is Kaifeng's famous "Four Flavors".

The local name in Henan is "stewed vegetables", which are similar to braised mutton, stewed gluten, roasted meatballs and day lily.With repeatedly boiled broth as the base, it goes well with noodles, porridge, and steamed buns.

Si Nan added a marinated egg and turned it into a "five-flavored dish", which can be regarded as adding some nutrition to the children in winter when vegetables are scarce.

The shopkeepers who did not win the bid were extremely annoyed. If they knew that they would still have such benefits, even if they didn't make money, they would have to quote a low price!

I don't know how much more precious a fresh prescription is than a year or two of petty profits!

Si Nan smiled and said, "I'll have someone copy these prescriptions and post them on the exhibition board of our Wuwei Club. If anyone wants to make it big, they can give it a try, regardless of the four winning bidders."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then stood up one after another, bowed deeply to Sinan, "President Gao Yi!"

——After Bai Ye's accident, Si Nan replaced him as the vice president.The old president has retired for many years, and there is no official new president. Now, Sinan is the de facto leader.

Some people are grateful, while others are hesitant.

Does Simon have ulterior motives in doing this?

When Bai Ye was the president, he often used this trick to deceive people.

From time to time, he would find some vendors who sold rice, flour, grains and oils, boasting how good these things are, and Bai Lou took the lead in buying them, and the rest of the shopkeepers couldn't help but buy some more or less.

Bai Ye got a lot of kickbacks from it.

Now, Si Nan first throws out a few unimportant food recipes, is he trying to hook them into showing their ancestral craftsmanship?

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Si Nan say: "These recipes are not my own ideas, but I read them from books or heard them from others. You don't need to remember my favor, just try a lot, so that we can eat more in Bianjing." Rich is good."

He paused and said jokingly: "I can be so 'generous' only because I pick up people's teeth. As for the recipes of hot pot restaurants, I have to hold my hands tightly. I don't want to learn if I don't pay for it."

Everyone laughed.

They knew that Si Nan was using this relaxed and humorous way to tell everyone that he would not force others to disclose his own food recipes.

Everyone had smiles on their faces when they left.

It is inevitable to compare secretly in my heart.

When Bai Ye was the vice president in the past, he was like a peacemaker, he never offended anyone, and everyone thought he was good.Thinking back, Bai Ye really didn't do anything for the Wuwei Club other than making love with each other and taking kickbacks.

Now that Sinan has become the vice president, at first some people thought he was young and were not convinced, but after a few contacts, fewer and fewer people spoke ill of him.

Si Nan is a man who is never arrogant, and only really seeks the welfare of the society.Take this time as an example, there are a total of ten franchised hot pot stores. Even if the main store is short of manpower, they can distribute it to the subordinates.

However, he did not, but gave the opportunity to everyone.

With the comparison, everyone understands better.

Simon is open-minded.

Follow him for sure!

All the shopkeepers have been silently planning in their hearts, and they will definitely vote for Sinan in the selection of the president.

Simon is cautious.

After the shop was selected, they specially asked them to cook two meals for the students of Ruoshui Academy to try, and the contract was not officially signed until the students were satisfied.

Not only Xu Daru was satisfied, but the four food shops also thanked him, worried that he would not accept the direct gift, so the four of them pooled some money and gave the hot pot restaurant a shiny copper tiger.

The next day, Tang Xuan threw it into the warehouse.

There are always bad guys who want to replace his little Xiaoxuan!

With a cold face, Tang Xuan poured some water into the small bonsai facing the door.

The small round water wheel clicked and turned, and the small gurgling water flowed through the mountain stream, poured down, and fell on the wooden tiger.

The cool water gave the wooden tiger a beautiful bath, and flowed into the pool along the tiger's paws.The small waterwheel is supported by the pool, and when the water level rises, it turns faster.

This was designed by Sinan, and the entire landscape is designed to nourish the wooden tiger in the center.

In his words, this wooden little tiger is the incarnation of Tang Xuan, the treasure of the hot pot restaurant, and the copper, silver, and gold ones are not comparable!

Tang Xuan poked Xiao Xiaoxuan with his hand, but he was proud.

***

Xiaozai and Dongzao will go to Ruoshui Academy to study in mid-October. The small schoolbags, student uniforms, and trolley cases are all newly made.

Cub's is a long gown, there are two sets of quilted and cotton; Dongzao's is both quilted, a horse riding suit and a neat strong suit.

Si Nan watched Xiao Zai try to fasten the last strap with his "Zai Zai's hand", feeling sore in his heart, like an old father who was reluctant to let go.

"Cub, why don't you study in Yixin Shushu for another two years, and then go to the dormitory when you are older, will it work?"

Xiao Zai hugged his neck, and said softly: "The head of the mountain told me to share a room with Brother Erlang so that we can take care of each other. Don't worry, Master, Zai Zai will take good care of Brother Erlang."

Sinan chuckled.

Who gave his children the confidence to be fans?

It's him.

Just like modern dads, regardless of whether the family conditions are good or bad, they will try their best to give their children the best. This has cultivated Sinan's optimistic, confident, and energetic character.

Now it was his turn to raise the child by himself, and he used his father's method without knowing it.

The rest of the children looked at Xiaozai and Dongzao's new clothes, new schoolbags, small suitcases, and a large bag full of snacks, and they would be lying if they said they weren't envious.

When going to sleep at night, the children lie under the blanket, showing their small heads, and whispering small words next to each other.

"If we can also be admitted to Ruoshui Academy, there will be student uniforms, right?"

"There is also a suitcase. If you just go to Yixin Shushu to study, you don't need to bring a suitcase."

"Brother Master also said to take the pony Wang Rang Dongzao sent by General Di to the academy, so that he and Erlang will both have horses."

Xiao Zai was silently reciting today's newly learned "The Analects of Confucius". Hearing this, he said softly: "Everyone will have new clothes to wear. Didn't Master Master say that, first sew me and Brother Dongzao out, Because I need to wear it for school, and Brother Shifu himself doesn’t have any!”

Dongzao also said: "Brother Master didn't give me the white flowers, but let me ride for a few years first, and then buy a new horse after passing the martial arts exam."

Little Eggplant quickly said: "I don't mean to be angry, I just feel very envious of Xiao Zai and Brother Dongzao, who can have 'wish'."

Little Mantou nodded his head, "I also want to have a wish, but I don't have it yet. I want to learn how to chop vegetables at the stove with Brother Erdou first, is that okay?"

Erdou Hanhan said: "Yes, I will teach you whatever you want to learn, Master will definitely not object."

Xiao Gouzi smiled and said, "Is Xiao Mantou going to call Erdou 'Master'?"

"Master!" Little Mantou called out happily.

Er Dou blushed, "Don't call me that."

Little Mantou stuck to him, Master Master kept yelling.

The children giggled and laughed.

Because he was worried about disturbing Sinan's sleep, his voice was very, very low, but he was happy but very loud.

The next day, the weather was a bit cold.

As soon as Sinan turned back from the pier, he was stretching his hands into Tang Xuan's clothes to keep warm, when he saw the little dog and little wood moving over.

These two children usually don't talk much, and rarely mischief. The only thing they ask for is to learn carpentry from Cui Mutou.

Si Nan stroked the little round head of the puppy, and asked softly, "Do you have anything to say?"

The little dog nodded, but didn't know how to speak, and tugged at the corner of Xiaomu's clothes.

Xiaomu is tall and thin, with slender eyebrows and thin eyes. He is the quietest and most down-to-earth one on weekdays, especially when he is doing woodworking, he will sit in front of the planer for two or three hours without moving his place.

He is also very careful, always taking care of the careless and forgetful puppy, otherwise the puppy would not cling to him every day.

At this moment, the little guy wrung his fingers, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "Brother Master, I want to discuss something with you..."

"And me, I'm with Wood." The little dog raised his little hand, with a few yellow and white dog hairs on it, and it looked like he was fighting with Xiao Dai again.

Si Nan squatted down, keeping his eyes on level with them, trying to reassure the little guy, "Speak, brother, listen."

Xiao Mumu obviously had already prepared the draft, and said in one breath: "Gouzi and I want to move to Cuijiazhai, go to the village school to learn how to read in the morning, and learn carpentry from Uncle Mu in the afternoon and evening, so as to save the time of going back and forth. You can learn a lot of things.”

Xiaogouzi added in a naive voice: "We also want to worship Uncle Mu Mu as a teacher and become his real apprentice, so that we can learn the craft with peace of mind."

Si Nan patted his little head and said with a smile, "That's right, I can use four-character words."

"We don't know how to say it. It was the cub who taught us." The little dog stuck out his tongue and sold his little friend in minutes.

The cub patted his small forehead in frustration, and secretly hid behind Tang Xuan to prevent being beaten.

Si Nan held back his laughter, and raised his voice: "Anyone else has any ideas, let's say them together!"

A group of small radish heads popped up behind the jujube tree.

Xiao Mantou was the first to say, "I want to take Erdou as my teacher and learn how to make hot pot from him."

Little Eggplant also raised his hand, "I'm the same as Mantou."

Er Dou quickly corrected: "It's not about apprenticeship, it's just learning how to cook hot pot."

The two children said in unison: "It's apprenticeship."

Sinan laughed, "It seems that we haven't made an agreement yet, hurry up and discuss it, and let me know the result after the discussion."

So, Little Eggplant and Little Mantou grabbed Erdou's arm and went to the kennel to negotiate.

Sinan looked at Xiaogouzi and Xiaomu.

The two children also looked at him timidly, trying to explain: "Brother Master, we are the same as Xiaozai and Dongzao, we come back every ten days..."

It's not that I want to leave this home, and it's not that I don't want to be your child—the children don't say these emotional words, but they mean it in their hearts.

Si Nan hugged one of them, and said, "I'm very glad that you have something you want to do, and you are willing to work hard for it, fight for it, and I'm proud of you."

It was obviously words of encouragement, but the two little guys suddenly had red eye circles, hugged Sinan with their thin arms, and began to cry.

The rest of the children were infected and cried along with them.

Erdou wiped her tears and said, "Master, be the master. You study hard. If you have other things you want to do, just tell me, and I will be proud of you too... woo woo..."

Little Eggplant and Little Mantou nodded while crying.

Although it's not kind, but...Sinan still wants to laugh.

What a weird family this is!

It's obviously a good thing, why are you crying?

Because of the goals, the spirits of the children are different, and they are beaming and walking with wind for several days.The old customers of the hot pot restaurant all asked if there was any happy event at home.

The cub said obediently: "Big happy event!"

The guests knew that he had been admitted to Ruoshui Academy, so they would always take out an extra string or two when paying, which was a joy.

Of course, Sinan won't let others suffer, by offering some side dishes or drinks, it's right to repay the favor.

Through this incident, Sinan also improved.

In the past, because there were many children in the family and they were not his own, he was afraid that he would not be able to take care of any of them, which would make the children feel uncomfortable, so he paid attention to everything and made sure that a bowl of water was level.

This time was the first time "unfair" - he took the lead in making clothes for Xiao Zai and Dongzao, and prepared things for school, while the rest did not.

It wasn't intentional, but time was too tight, and Aunt Yu couldn't make it out.In order to let her earn some money, Sinan did not entrust it to others.

Unexpectedly, it was this time that made the children self-motivated.

His children are good children, they only think about how to do better and learn from Xiaoyan, who flew out of the nest first, instead of being jealous of their excellence, or resenting Sinan for feeding them more "worms".

Others said that these children were lucky to meet him; for Sinan, it is not lucky to have this group of children by his side.

***

Meng Dong October, severe cold came quietly.

The hot pot restaurant has encountered the second hurdle since its opening.

Except for cabbage and radish, there are no fresh vegetables on the market.I finally found some. Not only are they expensive, but the quality is not good. More than one customer has complained.

Xiao Guo took the initiative to report this problem to Sinan, and Sinan took advantage of the situation to throw the problem to him and asked him to find a solution.

Yu Sanniang was there at the time, and silently thought of a way.

Since Si Nan told her last time that women can open shops and manage things like men, Yu Sanniang has become more motivated to do things. Her goal now is to choose her as a manager when Si Nan opens a third branch .

In fact, Sinan had already thought about the solution, and the reason why he didn't say it directly was to train Xiao Guo and Yu Sanniang.

The result did not disappoint him, the two really came up with a lot of ideas.

"This is 'Snake Brain Flower'. It's made with southern star head. It has a smooth taste and can be added to the menu." Xiao Guo offered it to Sinan as if offering a treasure.

Not to be outdone, Yu Sanniang simply brought out a pot, "This is sauerkraut hot pot with white meat. It is passed down from the north. It has sour cabbage as the base. Even if you only boil pork, you won't feel greasy. It's just right for winter!"

Si Nan nodded appreciatively, "Xiao Guo's solution is to add new dishes, and San Niang has launched a new pot base, all of which are good."

Not only was it good, but it also surprised him.

Especially the "snake brain flower" made by Xiao Guo, isn't it made of konjac flour?

If it can be pulled into silk, it is konjac silk!

Konjac has been recorded since the pre-Qin period, but it is not called konjac, and has many names such as Nanxingtou and Shantofu.It is poisonous when eaten raw, but it is delicious when fully heated.

"Extend it, you can also make rice noodles, rice noodles, noodle skins, rice skins, plus gluten, frozen tofu, mixed with hot pot dipping sauce, how you eat it will taste delicious."

"San Niang is also very good. We can use this to launch a 'whole pig pot', which can not only boil white meat, but also pork belly, pig intestines, and pig ears; it doesn't matter if you don't like offal, there are also pork belly, pork head, Chai bone meat..."

"Big pigs are slaughtered in winter, and the price of pork is cheap. If you set the price lower, ordinary people can order a table full, which is considered a small profit but quick turnover."

Yu Sanniang and Xiao Guo blinked their stars, listening and taking notes hard, admiring Sinan very much.

They only brought out one or two dishes, but the owner directly pulled a menu!

Just like that, Si's Hot Pot Restaurant created a "winter special menu" with drums and gongs.

The first is starch: konjac silk, rice noodles, cold noodle, gluten.

Followed by pickled vegetables: sour bamboo shoots, pickled radish, potherb mustard, radish sprouts, plus the classic that will never fade - pickled sauerkraut.

There are also dried vegetables: dried radish, dried taro, dried cabbage, dried beans... put them in the hot pot, the soup is full, and the taste is not bad at all compared to fresh vegetables.

Soy products must have names: frozen tofu, stewed dried tofu, dried tofu skin, oily tofu skin, tofu balls, and the must-order yuba when entering the store.

There is another one, which was widely praised once it was launched-blood sausage.

Fresh pig blood is poured into the casing, the mouth is tied tightly, boiled on high heat, cut into thin slices, and rinsed in the soup...

In addition to eating, the diners will only shout: "One more!"

The activity time is from the fifth day to the tenth day of October. During the period, all dishes on the new menu will be [-]% off, and small gifts will be given away.

Customers who were originally lost due to the decline in the quality of vegetables have returned. After trying the new menu, they no longer feel that Si's Hot Pot Restaurant has lost its original intention and shoddy it.

Zhao Zhen went out of the palace in micro-clothes and came to the restaurant to eat hot pot.

Before coming here, he didn't tell anyone, and only had Zhang Maoze with him, but Yu Sanniang recognized him and quietly told Sinan.

Si Nan hurriedly asked people to go to the Imperial City Department to look for Tang Xuan, then ran up the stairs and offered to entertain him.

Zhao Zhen was quite calm, similar to the first time he came here, and asked him to introduce new dishes with a smile.

Si Nan watched quietly, feeling uncomfortable.

The illness finally took away his vitality, and the old man with a ruddy complexion seemed to have aged several years all of a sudden.

Si Nan took the initiative to take Zhang Maoze's place, stood next to Zhao Zhen, and cooked and prepared vegetables for him.

In addition to the original enthusiasm and respect, there is also a little more closeness to the elders.

Zhao Zhen felt a little relieved when he saw it.

It is the mood of an old father looking at his daughter-in-law.

After Tang Xuan came, the two deliberately kept a distance in order to take care of the official's mood, but the intimacy and concern revealed invisibly could not deceive anyone.

Zhao Zhen was finally relieved.

In the final analysis, he was looking forward to Tang Xuan's well-being. If he tried his best to destroy the people and things that could make him happy "for his own good", it would be putting the cart before the horse.

Before leaving, Zhao Zhen looked at Sinan, then at Tang Xuan, and said, "When you return safely, I will give you a marriage... for you."

"I thank the officials!"

Tang Xuan suppressed his joy, and added another sentence: "Thank you Yifu."

Zhao Zhen snorted and left arrogantly.

He had been looking forward to these years and had given him countless good things, but he never expected that at this moment, he would be looking forward to the word "foster father", which is not the father he most wanted to hear!

A big Tsundere left, and a little Tsundere.

Si Nan grabbed Tang Xuan's clothes and asked, "What's 'returning safely'? Why did the officials say 'returning safely'? Don't tell me, you're going to the northwest."

"It's not Northwest, it's Hejian."

The Liao people sold private salt to the Song Dynasty, and the government sent envoys to negotiate. The talks collapsed, and a conflict occurred on the border between Song and Liao. Two Liao salt dealers died and several Song people were injured.

This battle is inevitable.

The Song Army is at a disadvantage and needs a person of sufficient weight to stabilize the morale of the army.Tang Xuan is the best candidate.

He is the adopted son of the official family and a descendant of the Tang family army. He can draw a black iron heavy bow and shoot arrows resoundingly. With him in the army, the Song army has already won in terms of morale.

Si Nan opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Tang Xuan touched his forehead and said: "Don't worry, I will return safely, and I will come back to marry you."

What the hell!

Please don't say it!

Si Nan covered his mouth violently, "Don't you know that this is the number one flag in a dog-blood drama? If you say it, you won't be able to come back!"

Tang Xuan was not surprised by his strange words, and he just felt cute when he saw his anxious way.

"I already said, what should I do?"

"Swallow it back!"

"How to swallow?"

Si Nan put his two hands together, grabbed a ball of air from the void, and fed it to Tang Xuan's mouth, "Eat it quickly, this is the flag you just set up, eating it is equivalent to saying nothing!"

Tang Xuan didn't eat the air, but grabbed his hand and kissed him, then pinched his chin and kissed, finally pressed his black eyes with a smirk, gently pecked and kissed, cherishing and cherishing .

Si Nan was originally 1 unwilling for him to take risks, but he is a man, and he knew that Tang Xuan, who is also a man, shouldered the heavy responsibility of his family and country.

Therefore, he didn't say anything, and only used this intimate way to resolve their respective reluctance.

Today is the tenth day of October, a special day.

Tang Xuan rode a horse and led Sinan out of the inner city.

There is a big house inside Xinzheng Gate, separated from Qionglin Garden by only a city wall. The last time Sinan participated in the Baiwei Competition in Qionglin Garden, after the end, he climbed up the rockery and looked at this house for a long time.

A year ago, there was still a bright plaque on this house - Si Zhai.

This is where Harajin and Jiro were born and raised.

Sinan has been saving money and wants to buy this house back, but he hasn't saved enough.

Tang Xuan... bought it?

Tang Xuan's next move gave him the answer.

He took Si Nan's hand, stepped up the steps, and opened the door.

Everything inside the door is exactly the same as when they moved out, even the crooked stool under the red plum tree is still there.

Simon stared blankly.

He thought he would be very calm, but when he really faced the familiar bricks, tiles, plants and trees, his heartbeat still couldn't help but speed up.

On the jujube tree at the door, there is a row of words carved crookedly: "I hate the ice cube face the most."

It was engraved on it when he was seven years old.

In the big fish tank in the atrium, there used to be a bowl of lotus, and there were koi below the lotus.Erlang was mischievous, he put in two small frogs, which made the koi turn over in anger, and framed him on the head.

Father and mother naturally wouldn't believe it, so they beat Erlang up.

……

Buried memories flooded back.

Everything is as if experienced personally.

Si Nan sniffed, "Don't tell me, you want to surprise me."

Tang Xuan raised his eyebrows, "Is it just a house? It doesn't count."

After finishing speaking, he took out a house deed and clicked on the name on it, "This is it."

The owner's name is...

Prince Yan Tangxuan and Princess Sinan!

Si Nan pinched the piece of paper worth [-] guan, and stamped the word "Princess" emphatically, "Is it fake?"

Tang Xuan pointed to the official seal of Kaifeng Mansion, and said calmly: "Do you need to go to Mr. Ouyang for verification?"

Sinan was in a complicated mood, "How did you do it?"

Tang Xuan's tone was calm: "I have money."

Simon: ...

you win.

Sinan was still very vigilant: "Give me a gift for no reason, don't you want to shake my position as the general offensive?"

——They failed to make it to the end in the previous two times, and the upper and lower issues have been unresolved.

Tang Xuan smiled and snapped his fingers.

A group of little radish heads rushed out of the house, some were holding fur hats, some were holding new clothes, all of them were gifts for Sinan.

Er Dou took his two new apprentices - Little Eggplant and Little Mantou, and made a bowl of longevity noodles for Sinan.

There is only one noodle, which fills a whole bowl, and the three little guys worked hard all day to make it.

Even if the hot stove fire made his little face red, he didn't care, but smiled happily.

The children stood in a row and shouted in unison: "I wish master and brother a blessing like the East China Sea, and a long life like Nanshan!"

It was only then that Si Nan remembered that today is the tenth day of October, his birthday in the lunar calendar.

I was so busy that I forgot.

Unexpectedly, Tang Xuan remembered it, and so did the children.

Not only remembered, but also prepared a gift for him.

Si Nan looked at the title deed carefully, folded it up, and put it in his purse.

Then the corners of his mouth curled up, maliciously, "I celebrate my birthday every year."

Tang Xuan pampered in every possible way, "I give you a house every year."