"Good stuff!" Wei Renshi, Jiao Haiqing and Zhang Ji surrounded the coal stove, watching the oil splashing in the pot in the middle, the mutton tumbling, and the fragrance coming from the surface, and couldn't help but admire.

"It's really good, it's just a little hot." Zhang Ji wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I'm already sweating profusely right now. ”

"This thing was meant to be used in the winter." Wei Renshi said: "It's just that I haven't had time to make it for my usual use." I can only make do with it first. ”

"Winter ......" Zhang Ji looked left and right, sniffed again, and said, "Not bad, not bad!" If you put this in the house in winter, it will probably not be cold. You can also bring hot water, cook porridge directly in the house, or read at the next table, and it won't freeze. This one...... Wei Shengke still has this thing? ”

Wei Renshi shook his head and said, "Not for the time being, this is an experimental product I made, so I just want it to be usable, regardless of the appearance." If you do it in the future, it will be beautiful. When the time comes, you can give Mr. Zhang a few sets. ”

"Thank you so much for Wei Sheng." Zhang Ji nodded, thanked him, and said: "It's not that I haven't eaten this antique, but there is no one who can eat such a taste." ”

"Wei Langjun's cooking skills are absolutely first-class." Jiao Haiqing said.

"It's not just about cooking and taste." Zhang Ji said: "Sitting here and eating together, chatting some gossip, picking up your favorite ingredients and throwing them into the pot, waiting for boiling, and then taking them out to eat, this feeling is really indescribably relaxing." ”

Antique soup, in fact, is the predecessor of hot pot, a casserole is placed on top of a stove, soup is added to boil, and then the dish is put into the casserole, because the food will make a "goo" sound when it is put into boiling water, so it is called antique soup.

A group of people sit in a circle around the fire, drinking and writing poems while picking up dishes from the casserole and eating.

Antique soup has appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but it is only limited by the preparation methods and utensils of the dishes, as well as the spices of seasoning, but compared with the taste of hot pot in later generations, it is far from the taste.

Not to mention that Wei Ren used dogwood and flax to make a dipping sauce.

The flax was bought from the Hu merchants in Luoyang City, that is, sesame seeds. As for dogwood, although the spicy taste is much worse than that of chili peppers, but now that chili peppers are still on the other side of the distant world, Wei Renshi can only helplessly replace them with dogwood, which is better than nothing.

Hearing Zhang Ji say this, Wei Renshi smiled and said: "What this hot pot pays attention to is two words." One is a reunion, family or friends, gather around a table to talk and laugh, grab chopsticks and fight for food, it is also fun. The other is fiery, the winter is bitterly cold, gather around the fire with family or friends, eat sweaty, hearty, this is the fiery warmth of the body; Left and right are either relatives and friends or confidants, three glasses and two light wines, where does he care about the wind outside the window at night? Family reunion, friends together, this is the fiery warmth of the heart. Therefore, this hot pot is the most suitable for winter to come, a family to gather together to eat, or a group of close friends, gathered around this coal stove, talk and laugh, talk while playing, while eating, body and mind are warm, hearty. ”

"Not bad! Not bad! As soon as Zhang Ji heard Wei Renshi's words, he nodded again and again: "Brother Renshi's words ......."

After a pause, Zhang Ji shook his head and laughed again, and said, "When I talk to Wei Sheng, I always forget that Wei Sheng is a young man. ”

"Yes, I feel that way too." Jiao Haiqing also smiled beside him: "Later, I simply didn't regard him as a young man, but as a peer, but talked a lot." ”

Wei Renshi said with a smile: "The children of poor families are in charge of the family early!" Come on, the lamb is cooked through. ”

When the two heard this, they hurriedly put down their chopsticks. You compete for me, and the food is not lively.

During the banquet, Wei Renshi suddenly opened his mouth and asked, "Does Mr. Zhang recognize Mr. Liu Mengde?" ”

"Acquainted." Zhang Ji nodded.

"I heard that Mr. Liu went to Weinan to serve as the chief secretary, and I don't know what happened now." Wei Renshi asked.

"Liu Mengde is a talented person who should be able to benefit the people." Zhang Ji said: "Some time ago, I heard that Liu Mengde wrote a letter, which attracted the great joy of the saint Long Yan. My master heard that he was expected to be transferred to Yushitai, but he didn't know if it was true or not. With Liu Mengde's current rank, if he moves into the Imperial History Terrace, I am afraid that most of them will supervise the Imperial History. ”

"Mr. Liu is a person who cares about the common people and knows how to work hard." Wei Renshi said: "This kind of person enters the court as an official, which is beneficial to the people." ”

"In fact, there are still many people who are willing to contribute to the people." Zhang Ji said: "Although the country is in decline now, today's saints still have the ambition of Zhongxing. Although it is said that the middle was bewitched by the villain, and now there are some immoral moves, but His Majesty united with Hui and Nanzhao to fight against Tubo and reverse the disadvantage of our Tang Dynasty against Tubo. Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is filial piety and generosity, benevolent and judgmental, and often listens to the people who read the words about the world's major events and the people's sufferings. There is a trend of today's saints turning the tide of the surrounding countries, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is like this, he must also be a saint in the future. In this way, Datang may not be able to prosper. ”

"Then you have to have a good body." Wei Renshi sighed.

Li Yu may not be a virtuous monarch, but he is not in good health, and before he ascended the throne to inherit the great treasure, he was already unable to take care of himself due to a stroke, and he couldn't even speak. How can this king, no matter how wise he is?

"Wei Sheng also knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is weak?!" Zhang Ji asked in surprise.

Wei Renshi shook his head, changed the subject, and asked, "Mr. Zhang seems to know a lot about the affairs of the imperial court. ”

"My teacher is the doctor of the four gates of Guozijian, and I studied with my teacher, so I know some things." Zhang Ji said with a smile.

"Dr. Han doesn't seem to be too old." Wei Renshi asked with a smile.

"Hehe, two years younger than a certain person." Zhang Ji said with a smile: "The master is a teacher, and a certain person admires my teacher's articles and people, and gives me a lot of advice. Although I consider myself a disciple, my teacher has never recognized it, and I only want to make friends with each other. And I was so impressed. ”

After that, Zhang Ji said: "Although my teacher's grade is not too high, his literary name is outside, and he has a wide range of friends. If Wei Sheng is willing to join my teacher, he will not only be able to get the advice of a famous teacher in terms of literary talent, but also have a lot of popularity in the future. ”

"It's back here again." Wei Renshi laughed.

Zhang Ji also smiled: "Wei Sheng used a certain eye to change the topic, what are you going to use to move it now?" ”

"Just use these lambs!" Wei Renshi stretched out his chopsticks and took out the mutton in the hot pot: "Extremely tender!" ”

The three of them burst out laughing, and it was another round of scramble.

Finally, the three of them were full of wine and food, and Zhang Ji was ready to leave.

Wei Renshi sent it to the door, and Zhang Ji said: "Today is really happy! I will return to Chang'an in a few days. If Wei Sheng wants to open one day, he can go straight to Chang'an to find me, if I am no longer, he can find my teacher Han to retreat. ”