At noon, Zhang Heng and Master Li came to Quanjude, and at the same time transported a carriage of chili peppers.

After getting out of the carriage, Zhang Heng asked the guy to move the chili peppers into the kitchen, and then said to Master Li: "We haven't had lunch yet, why don't we go to the kitchen to solve the lunch?" ”

Before Master Li could speak, Xiao Ya said excitedly: "Okay! I didn't eat enough last time, but this time I'm going to have a good time. ”

Zhang Heng smiled, and then led them towards the kitchen.

After arriving in the kitchen, a strong smell of roast duck came over, and the three of them couldn't help but feel their stomachs growling.

At this time, Zhang Heng took three roast ducks from the oven, then handed them to Master Li and Xiaoya, and said, "Eat!" ”

Master Li was stunned for a moment with a roast duck, and then said, "Is it just like that?" ”

"Just eat like this, that's how it is pleasant."

Zhang Heng took a bite directly, his face full of enjoyment.

"It's delicious, it's delicious."

And Xiaoya was also gnawing on the roast duck at this time, and she couldn't stop at all.

Seeing this, Master Li also smiled, then tore off a piece of duck meat with his hand, and ate it slowly, very gentle.

Zhang Heng glanced at her, thinking that the goddess was different! Eat so much.

At this moment, Lei Min came over and said to them with a smile: "Young Master Zhang, why don't you notify me when you come!" I will prepare a private room for you. ”

Zhang Heng said while nibbling on the duck leg: "Don't be so polite, just eat something here, by the way, I have a menu here, I need you to prepare." ”

With that, he pulled out a slip from his sleeve.

"Chicken feet, duck intestines, hairy tripe, cabbage.... These ingredients are common and can be prepared quickly. ”

Lei Min glanced at it, it was not a difficult thing.

"That's good, which day is better these days?"

Zhang Heng asked.

"I just looked at the yellow calendar, and the day after tomorrow is a good day."

Lei Ming replied.

"Okay, then the day after tomorrow, when the time comes, we will officially launch the hot pot."

Zhang Heng has also made up his mind, and now it's time to make another fortune with chili peppers.

Xiaoya sat by the stove and ate roast duck while throwing wood into the stove, with a bright smile on her face.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Heng couldn't help but ask: "Xiaoya, what's the matter so happy, I can't stop smiling." ”

Xiaoya opened her mouth and said: "I am naturally very happy to be able to eat such delicious things in such a warm place!" It's cold outside now. ”

"You're pretty easy to get satisfied."

When it came to the cold, Zhang Heng found a problem, the stoves in the kitchen were all burned wood, and there was not even a trace of coal.

Thinking of this, he also asked Lei Min, "Didn't you burn coal?" ”

Lei Ming said with a confused face: "What is coal?" ”

Zhang Heng opened his mouth to explain: "It's a black stone, the kind that can be burned." ”

Lei Ming shook his head and said, "I really haven't seen it before." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Heng laughed, they don't know what coal is, this is another big business opportunity!

Immediately, he also planned to go into the mountains to see if he could find coal, so that the winter would not be too cold.

After Master Li knew Zhang Heng's thoughts, he also said, "I'll go with you!" Just go for a walk in the mountains. ”

"Good! It's also boring to be in town. ”

Xiaoya was very happy.

"Okay, since you want to go, let's go!"

Zhang Heng also nodded in agreement, and then asked Tie Shan to bring some guards to follow.

Soon the group rode in a carriage to the mountains on the outskirts.

An hour later, the group was also halfway up the mountain, and watched thousands of woodcutters cutting down the trees on the mountain, and as far as the eye could see, the ground was full of wooden stakes

Seeing this scene, Zhang Heng was also a little frightened, the trees in the entire mountain were about to be cut down, which was not ordinary for the damage to the environment!

Xiaoya looked at these wooden stakes, and said very distressedly: "It's a pity that so many trees have been cut down." ”

Tie Shan said: "Those ministers in the city and the people in the palace need wood to keep warm for the winter, and it won't be long before the trees on the nearby mountains will be cut down. ”

"If we can find coal, maybe we won't have to cut down trees for the winter."

Zhang Heng sighed, and then led everyone to continue walking towards the mountain.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, the group came to a wooded field and found several woodcutters chopping wood.

Zhang Heng walked over and said to them, "Uncle, can I ask you something?" Do you know where you find those black, burning stones? ”

"I've seen it in the canyon over there, and in the summer, piles of rocks will automatically ignite, emitting billowing black smoke, and people will feel dizzy when they smell it."

A woodcutter replied.

"Thank you"

Zhang Heng now knows why coal is not popular, the coal used in the previous life, such as honeycomb coal, has removed the harmful substances in it, and now these coals are all poison gas bombs, so no one wants to use them.

Then he led the group to the other side of the canyon to see if there was really coal.

Soon after, the group also reached the entrance of the canyon, where some black stones were scattered on the ground.

Tie Shan picked up a stone and handed it to Zhang Heng and said, "Young Master, do you see this is the coal you said?" ”

"It's coal"

Zhang Heng picked up the stone and smelled it, and after looking at it carefully, he confirmed that it was coal, and he was also very happy in his heart.

Then the more they went inside, the more coal they saw.

After taking a turn in the canyon, the smile on Zhang Heng's face never disappeared, because he found that the coal on the ground here was immeasurable, not to mention the underground, this was simply a golden mountain!

Master Li looked at the coal and said, "I've heard that someone used this coal to cook, but the whole family was poisoned to death, so it's not suitable to use this thing to cook hot pot!" ”

"You need a special stove, and the coal produces toxic gases, but you just need to get rid of them."

Zhang Heng had already thought of a solution in his heart, but this required a transformation of the table where the hot pot was placed.

"Then you don't have to burn wood and cut down the trees."

Master Li sighed.

"Okay, everyone help the handle, pick up some coal to the carriage, go back and try it first, the hot pot will be launched the day after tomorrow, so the time is tight and the task is heavy."

Zhang Heng clapped his hands, and then began to pick up coal.

And Tie Shan and the others also picked it up and threw the coal on the carriage.

Master Li also wanted to squat down to pick up coal, but was stopped by Zhang Heng: "You don't need it, so as not to hurt your hands when you get it." ”

Seeing the concern on his face, Master Li also nodded, and his heart couldn't help but warm.