The door of the restaurant was even more chaotic than when Qian Yuan left, and it was originally just officials and wealthy businessmen from all over the southeast in Beijing, all of whom Qian Yuan asked to be brought in with the gang of people in the garden.

But after all, tonight is the Lantern Festival, and there are fewer people going out to enjoy the lanterns than in previous years, but there are still many more than usual.

Qian Yuan, who rushed back all the way, saw this scene, and his first reaction was that he had to get a parking lot next to it!

Outside the door were sedan chairs, carriages, and waiting attendants and servants.

Qian Yuan didn't go to the main gate, he made a detour and entered through the side door at the back, and was stopped and interrogated after a few steps.

"Mr. Qian, hurry up, I've been waiting for a while." It was Feng Bao who came out to pick up people.

"Hey, Lao Feng, is it really the one who came?" Qian Yuan snatched Yang Wen's water bladder without changing his face, and touched the corners of his forehead with his hand dipped in water.

"Hey, you're still thinking about it!"

"What's the hurry...... Don't talk about it, don't talk about it, go by yourself. Qian Yuan threw the water bladder over and put it on Feng Bao's shoulder, "Old Feng, I haven't thanked you for the last time, I'll let someone get some delicious food to gag you later." ”

"Last time, Huang Gong was also fair." Feng Bao smiled: "Otherwise, where did our family have the courage to sell you the military horses of the Imperial Horse Supervisor?" ”

The horses in the north are relatively tall, and their temperament is also fierce, Qian Yuan's half-hanging riding skills are really not enough, and later he bought a horse privately from the imperial horse supervisor, all of them have been trained, and his temperament is very docile.

As soon as he entered the door, Qian Yuan was stunned, he was sweating profusely, Lu Bing and Huang Jin were also sweating profusely, picking up wet towels from time to time to wipe their foreheads, but Emperor Jiajing was nothing unusual.

"Students Meet ......"

"Alright, alright, get up, it's not in Xiyuan." Emperor Jiajing pointed to the spice box on the table, "What is that red one?" ”

"Your Majesty, that's chili." Qian Yuan replied cautiously: "It's quite spicy." ”

"Spicy?"

"It's a spice, it's coming from overseas."

"Your Majesty, it's better not to eat." Huang Jin gasped in small sips, "Where is this spice, the fire in the mouth is ......"

"But it's fun." Lu Bing muttered and wiped the sweat from his forehead again.

The corners of Qian Yuan's mouth twitched, this guy is a fool, right?!

Have you eaten hot pot like this?

I didn't eat the vegetables and meat that I put in it, but I almost ate all the seasonings!

It's still chili oil, can it not be spicy?!

Qian Yuan took a small bowl, skillfully seasoned, some chopped green onions, some sesame paste, some light soy sauce, then some chili peppers, and finally a few drops of sesame oil, mixed with chopsticks.

Pick up a piece of lamb meat and put it in a boiling pot, change color, put it in a bowl and dip it in some seasoning, and then put it in your mouth and chew it.

"Oh, that's how it was eaten." Huang Jin suddenly realized.

Lu Bingmian said without changing his face: "The minister is trying it for His Majesty, after all, it is not in the palace." ”

Pretty thick-skinned!

Qian Yuan introduced various seasonings one by one, and fished out the old dishes cooked in the pot, so that people could change them to new dishes.

"It's hairy belly...... Butterflies in my stomach...... Put it down and count to seven, all right, all right, scoop it up...... This has to be spicy to be delicious. ”

After knowing how to eat, Emperor Jiajing's performance was not much better than Lu Bing and Huang Jin, "It's really not easy to eat some hot dishes in winter." ”

Qian Yuan, who ate the imperial meal on the first day of entering Beijing, nodded again and again, "The vegetables and meat are all fresh, and the pot is chicken soup...... Your Majesty can eat with confidence. ”

"Speaking of which, it was only during the banquet that His Majesty gave the student the idea of this idea." Qian Yuan picked up a fungus and said with a smile: "That is, in the north, if it is in the southeast, get some fresh seafood from the lake, then it will be absolutely amazing." ”

"Ha, ha, ha......" Huang Jin stuck out his tongue and asked: "Where did Zhancai go, Commander Lu couldn't find anyone." ”

"Hey, tonight is the Lantern Festival, the willow tops on the moon, people ...... after dusk"

"Hahaha......" The other three laughed at the same time.

Lu Bing forwarded the previous sentence to Qian Yuan, "Zhancai, don't look at Gonggong Huang is also laughing, turn around and be careful of him behind his back." ”

Seeing Qian Yuan's aggrieved look, Emperor Jiajing scolded with a smile: "How old are you, and you still bully children." ”

Putting down the chopsticks, Emperor Jiajing pointed at Qian Yuan, "In that case, can you meet a good fate?" ”

Qian Yuan was stunned for a moment, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the student's choice of wife does not look at the background of the family, if it is ...... If the elders in the family are ...... When the time comes, please ...... Your Majesty."

"Okay, I'll be your matchmaker after I've eaten your meal." Emperor Jiajing said casually: "I heard that the price of your restaurant is outrageous, although everyone applauds when they eat, and scolds their mother when they go out?" ”

"It's not really to blame the students." Qian Yuan complained: "The students are good to be in the kitchen, thinking that the food should be the same for everyone in the world, but there is so much manpower at home, so I have to set the price higher, so as not to be too busy, that bit of silver...... Students really don't care. ”

"It's really a three-inch tongue." Lu Bing sighed: "So, Zhancai, are you doing good deeds?" ”

Jiajing snorted and pointed at the chili pepper, "This chili pepper ......"

"Your Majesty!" Qian Yuan had a bitter face, "Seventy or eighty percent of this restaurant relies on this chili pepper for seasoning, once it spreads, it will ......."

"Once it spreads, the restaurant won't be able to make any money." Huang Jin helped finish speaking, causing Lu Bing to bow his head and snicker.

"It's really a drop in the money!"

"Your Majesty, the student earns money in a dignified manner, and the thirty taxes are one, which will be settled in the same month, and there will be no arrears."

Lu Bing and Huang Jin were taken aback, this guy is stupid, right?

In this era, there is a Jinshi behind him, basically he doesn't have to pay any taxes, Qian Yuan's uncle is a Jinshi, and he is also a lifter, and he is still thinking about paying taxes.

Qian Yuan doesn't care, in his previous life, he went to the sea to do business mainly for foreign trade, and the high tariff made people vomit blood, thirty taxes and one, what is the difference between this and not paying.

Even Emperor Jiajing's eyes were a little wrong, and he suddenly thought of the face saint before the earth dragon turned over, Qian Yuan seemed to talk about this problem faintly, and he also pondered about resetting up a city division......

Emperor Jiajing was about to ask for an explanation, when he suddenly heard someone shouting not far away, and the guards and brocade guards guarding outside shouted loudly.

After a while, Feng Bao bowed down and entered the door, and reported: "There was a person who came in through the back door, saying that he was looking for money to lift people." ”

"Oh, Your Majesty, there is Suiyuan at the back door, it should be Xu Wei, a friend of the students." Qian Yuan looked at Emperor Jiajing's face cautiously, "This person is from Shaoxing, and he tried to solve the yuan in Zhejiang Township last year. ”

"The minister knows this man." Lu Bing took over the conversation on the side, "Last year, the Qian family's guards and wolf soldiers pursued the Japanese invaders for thousands of miles, and Xu Wei presided over it. ”

Emperor Jiajing glanced at Qian Yuan, frowned, and said, "Isn't it your guard?" ”

"One article and one martial arts." Qian Yuan said calmly: "Xu Wenchang is famous all over the world for his calligraphy and painting, but he is familiar with military strategy, and he later entered Hu Ruzhen's curtain. ”

Emperor Jiajing nodded, with no expression on his face.

Qian Yuan was a little unrelenting, such a coincidental opportunity would not be wasted, he thought about it and said: "Speaking of which, the students are really ashamed, it is reported that three years ago in the palace examination, Your Majesty added a test of green words." ”

"The student was not satisfied with the shallow learning and writing a few times, but Xu Wenchang was quite proficient in this, so this afternoon, let him help draft a few green words......

"You're very cunning." Emperor Jiajing snorted, "Then let's meet." ”

Qian Yuan knew that this emperor was thoughtful, and he could see through it at a glance, so he could only go out with a dry smile.

But after just a stick of incense, Qian Yuan was a little unhappy.

Hey, hey, I just want you Xu Wenchang to brush your face, it's good for you to steal all the limelight?!