Chapter 8: Traces of Chili Peppers

"You can see it at a glance"

Zhang Heng was also puzzled, not knowing how they thought that they would not be discovered if they were dressed in disguise.

"Childe, just now I saw you arguing with others, this is not a gentleman's doing."

Qingyu didn't expect her dress to be discovered, and she was a little disappointed in her heart.

Zhang Heng spread his hands and said, "I'm not a gentleman, I don't care." ”

For this answer, Qingyu didn't come back to his senses for a while, and some people dared to say that they were not gentlemen.

Zhang Heng glanced at her and asked habitually, "Beauty, do you want to drink some wine and eat something?" ”

"Presumptuous, disciple, how dare you be so with my father-in-law... My young lady spoke. ”

The maid dressed as a maid next to her also immediately reprimanded.

"Sorry, abrupt."

Isn't Zhang Heng just asking a simple question! It's not what to do, look at her menacing appearance, it seems that in this era, you can't talk nonsense.

Qing Yu waved her hand at her maid, and then said to Zhang Heng: "It's okay, son, it just so happens that I'm also a little hungry, I just happen to know that there is a restaurant that is very good." ”

Zhang Heng nodded, and then followed her to the restaurant to eat.

It didn't take long for the group to come to a restaurant where they gathered and went directly to the private room upstairs.

"Three sons, you want to eat something."

Xiao Er walked over with a smile on his face.

"What's so special about you?"

Zhang Heng asked.

Xiao Erlian introduced: "There are many specialties in our store, fried white kidneys, roasted belly, moist chicken, fragrant snail fried belly, and so on. ”

Zhang Heng looked at Qingyu and said, "I don't know what the girl wants to eat?" ”

Qingyu opened his mouth and replied: "The dishes here are very good, Xiao Er, you can watch a few dishes!" ”

"Okay, wait a minute, guest officer."

Xiao Er immediately retreated.

It didn't take long for one exquisite dish after another to be served on the table.

Zhang Heng looked at the dishes on the table, and the dishes were also very exquisite, and they were no different from the five-star hotels in later generations.

Qing Yu stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, and said, "Childe, please try it." ”

"It's very good, the taste is refreshing."

Zhang Heng tasted a bite of fried white kidney, and this taste is not bad in later generations.

Then he tasted some other dishes, the taste is very good, salty, fresh, sweet and sour, but it is less spicy, and in his memory, when the chili pepper came to the Ming Dynasty, now he misses those kebabs, hot pot, Sichuan cuisine, but unfortunately he can't eat it here.

Qing Yu saw that Zhang Heng looked a little unhappy, and said, "Childe doesn't like the food here?" ”

Zhang Heng shook his head and said, "It's not, it's just that I remembered some of the dishes I had eaten before, and I miss it very much." ”

Qing Yu smiled slightly and said, "The dishes that can make Gongzi miss must be extraordinary!" ”

"Yes, it's mainly spicy food, which is very comfortable to eat."

As soon as Zhang Heng thought of those spicy foods, his saliva was about to flow out.

"Spicy? I rarely get to eat spicy food. ”

Qingyu thought about it, it seems that it is indeed not eaten often that things with such a big spicy taste.

Zhang Heng sighed and said, "You will like the spicy taste, but there is no chili!" I can only think about it, otherwise I can still make hot pot to eat, the weather is getting colder and colder, and eating a hot pot is simply perfect. ”

At this time, the maid next to her suddenly said: "I know that there is a kind of thing called pepper, which tastes spicy." ”

"Peppers? The fruit is pointy, green, and some are red. ”

Zhang Heng hurriedly asked, although he felt that this was impossible, but he still had a trace of expectation.

"yes, how do you know?"

Qiushuang also nodded, looking curious.

Hearing this, Zhang Heng was sure that the pepper in her mouth should be a chili pepper, and hurriedly said, "Then where did you see it?" ”

Qiushuang said without thinking: "It's in our palace... In our house. ”

Qingyu opened his mouth and asked: "In our house?" How I didn't see it. ”

Qiushuang hurriedly explained: "It's in the garden, it was sent by those Gentiles before, and we raised it as flowers, and the fruits were red and green, and they were also very beautiful." ”

Qingyu nodded, she knew that a foreign country had come to the Hajj before, and sent some things.

"Girl, can you give me some peppers? I'm of great use. ”

Zhang Heng is also excited in his heart now, if it is really chili, then he can eat these dishes of hot pot, although he doesn't know why chili peppers were introduced to Middle-earth so many years earlier, probably because this is not the Song Dynasty in the previous life!

"No problem, I'll have someone send it to Childe."

Qingyu nodded, she was also very curious about the hot pot he was talking about.

"That's so grateful."

Zhang Heng also told his address.

Qingyu took a sip of tea and said to him: "Childe, I see that you are also full of poetry and books, what are your plans in the future?" ”

Zhang Heng thought for a while and said, "I want to do business." ”

Hearing this, Qing Yu was also surprised, and said: "All scholars and talents in the world want to serve the country by taking the test, but you want to become a businessman, a farmer and a businessman, and now the status of a businessman is the lowest." ”

Zhang Heng smiled and said, "Then let me ask you what you are doing to get fame?" Serve the country? So what does that do exactly? ”

"Of course, it is for the benefit of the people and for the king's worries."

Qing Yu threw out these words directly.

"Then I can also benefit the people and share the worries of the monarch by becoming a businessman, and I can also do what those who are officials can't do, as for the low status, it is only relative, after all, there are not a few businessmen who are officials."

Zhang Heng spread his hands, with a confident face.

For his remarks, Qingyu also heard someone say this for the first time, and said: "Being a businessman can also benefit the people and share the worries of the king, this is the first time I have heard of it." ”

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "You are lonely and unheard, the existence of businessmen has given a lot of convenience to the people, and at the same time generated income for the country, a real businessman can lead people to prosperity and a better life." ”

"It is true that some businessmen lead the villagers to do business and make a lot of money, but businessmen chase fame and fortune, this kind of atmosphere is not good."

Qing Yu was a little disagreeing with what he said.

"You'll find out later"

Zhang Heng didn't want to talk to her about this anymore, after all, her mind was not open enough now, and it was normal for her not to understand this kind of advanced thinking.

"I hope I can see it!"

Qing Yu was also curious about this in his eyes, and he felt completely different from others, as if he didn't belong here.

After the meal, the group also left separately.