When they returned, it was close to the time of Shen. Xiao Shuai needs to sleep for about half an hour every afternoon, and when he saw him yawning, Du Yi said: "Bai Mei, take Xiao Shuai down to rest first, this child should also rest!" ”

"Yes, Miss!" Bai Mei also noticed that Xiao Shuai's eyes were a little red, and his eyes were even more listless, obviously he wanted to sleep, but he still endured his appearance.

Ling Yang and Lin Heru were also a little tired, and when they saw Xiao Shuai like this, they said loudly: "Yiyi, you should go back and rest first!" ”

Du Yi glanced at the two of them before nodding and said, "Okay, I'll do it myself for dinner today, and invite my uncle, aunt and cousin and sister-in-law to come over for a light meal, and by the way, taste Yiyi's craftsmanship!" ”

Before Ling Yang's reaction could be made, Lin Heru, who was still a little sleepy, became excited: "Really, Yiyi, do you really want to do it?" ”

How Doy cooks, she is not knowing. But every time Ling Yuanfan returned to the Hou Mansion, he would praise her, which made her curious. Today's banquet in the Lingguo Mansion, she thinks it's good, after all, the reputation of the Yi Ji Restaurant is there, and it is difficult to eat it.

But thinking of Xiao Shuai and Ling Yuanfan's words, she was a little moved. Now when she heard Doe's words, she longed to let Doe cook now, so that she could taste if it was really that delicious.

"Really, when you get to the unitary, you can come over again, make sure you still want to eat after eating!" Doe smiled when he saw her like this. I was secretly glad that her uncle's family was good, of course, except for that Aunt Qiuyue, everyone else was quite easy to get along with.

"Mother, then let's go back first, and come over when you are here. Xianggong said that Yiyi's craftsmanship is so good that even the chef in the Yiji Restaurant is not half as good as hers. I heard that the dishes in the Yi Kee Restaurant are all from Yi Yi's hands. Mother, you said that the food in the Guogong Mansion was delicious today? ”

"Well, that's good! It's a lot better than the cook at home! The Ling Yang clan was dragged out of the bamboo garden by Lin Heru. When I heard that Du Yi was very skilled, I couldn't help but be surprised.

"Mother, when you weren't there, Xiaoshuai said that he wanted to eat the food made by Yiyi. Come to think of it, we all borrowed the light of Xiaoshuai. Originally, I heard from my husband that Yiyi never cooked easily. But she cooks, which is extremely missed. Xiaoshuai's child also said that the meals in Ling Guogong's mansion today were not as delicious as Yiyi's cooking. Mother, everyone can lie, but children can't. ”

"Is it really that delicious? You haven't eaten it again. Well, in that case, let's come over earlier today. Mama Fang, you talk to Mama Wei, what do you need, just ask! ”

Ling Yang even made up his mind in his heart, if the food made by Du Yi was really delicious, then the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, could they come directly to Du Yishan Garden and live together. The chef in this house has long been tired of eating it.

"Yes, ma'am!"

She didn't go far, and when Mama Fang returned to Shanyuan again, she listened to Du Yi's instructions: "Mama Wei, these may need to trouble you." If not, you can directly ask someone to pick it up at Yi Kee Restaurant! ”

Seeing that Du Yi had already ordered, Mama Fang retreated. Today, when she heard about Doe's actions, she looked up to her. Although she didn't see it with her own eyes, she listened to people very carefully.

"Miss, you said you want to make a hot pot, so how do you need to prepare this pot and seasonings?" Ziding was a hand for Du Yi, and after hearing Du Yi's proposal to make a hot pot, he asked out loud.

She hadn't heard of what kind of pot this hot pot was, and what Du Yi said, the seasoning should be mixed out separately, so how to do it? This made her, who has always been very good at cooking, a little confused.

"Don't ask so much, just listen to me. Prepare an old duck and some mung beans, let's make a mandarin duck pot today, the light side, mainly the duck soup, the spicy side, don't care, when the time comes, just eat it directly. Now you can just boil the duck and mung beans for me. ”

On the side where Du Yi prepares the clear soup, he directly makes a soup pot, and today's so-called mandarin duck pot is two separate pots, one red soup and one clear soup. Just now, she had already asked Mama Wei to go to the pharmacy to buy peppercorns and the like. Chili peppers are available in this house, as for sesame paste and the like, she has it herself, and no matter how much it is not in the Yi Ji Restaurant, she doesn't have to worry about it.

As for the vegetables, there are them in the greenhouse. There are also fresh vegetables in the Hou Mansion, and even if there are none, there are also in the Yi Ji Restaurant. As long as Mama Wei takes her token to get it, whatever she wants, the other party will cooperate.

After waiting for the dishes and the seasonings that Du Yi needed, as well as the unique Chinese pot in Yi Kee Restaurant, Du Yi took people to get busy. Washing the vegetables, slicing the slices, Du Yi himself is boiling the base of the pot.

Sichuan pepper, dried chilies, huo bay leaves, grass fruits, cinnamon, star anise, cumin seeds, pepper seeds, rock sugar, and of course, green onions and oil are essential.

After stir-frying it in order, Doe thought about it and asked him to boil some bone broth to make the soup base. In winter, mutton is the warmest supplement, but when Mama Wei went to Yiji Restaurant, she didn't find mutton, so she brought some pork back.

Du Yi looked at the half pig, thought about it, and shaved off the bones of Rang Baimei and boiled them. Taking advantage of this effort, I simply made a drunken pork ribs, a fried cabbage, and a shredded potato and shredded pork. By the way, I also stuffed the rice again. After everything is loaded with two medium-shaped pots, it is close to the unitary time. At this time, Du Yi was extremely glad that this small kitchen in Shan Garden was fully equipped. There are two stoves of this size, each of which can hold two pots.

"It smells so good!" The far door was opened, and Du Yi, who was still busy, heard Lin Heru's voice.

"It'll be fine soon, you guys go to the living room and sit down first!" As he spoke, Du Yi asked people to put some plant ash at the bottom of the porcelain basin, and then put the burning charcoal fire into it, and then asked the two pots to be brought over.

When these are ready, they are served with washed and cut dishes, and then a bowl of homemade seasonings is put away for each person.

"Alright, get ready to go!" Lin Heru, who couldn't wait for a long time, waited for Du Yi's words. When Du Yi's words fell, she was the first to run in, which made Ling Yuanfan couldn't help but shake his head.

Xiao Shuai took a deep breath and smelled the fragrance in the air, and said to Du Yi: "Mother, it's so fragrant!" ”

"You can start eating it right away, but Xiaoshuai, you drink a little bit of this duck soup first, and then the hot pot lady will give you a little bit, and you will eat rice to know if you don't!"

Xiao Shuai is still young, and Du Yi doesn't want him to touch these more stomach-stimulating things. The three dishes she made were originally prepared for Xiaoshuai, but she was afraid that someone would not be able to accept the hot pot, so when she fried it, she increased the amount a little more.

"I know my mother!"

Xiao Shuai still thinks a little about Ziyi City, but when he thinks of today, he doesn't ask Du Yi about why Uncle Zi didn't come.

"This is a hot pot, and eating it can warm your body. Let's eat quickly, and let Mama Wei and them taste it after eating. I've prepared all their dishes, and they'll eat them by themselves when I get back! ”

Du Yi said, and scooped a bowl of duck soup for everyone. Before eating, let everyone drink the soup and cushion their stomachs first. Lest you be stimulated for a while, you can't stand it, and it's easy to have stomach trouble at night, which is not good.

When everyone was drinking the soup, Du Yi first picked up some vegetables and threw them into the pot to cook. When she finished drinking the soup, she picked up a cabbage leaf with chopsticks, dipped it in the prepared sesame paste, and put it in her mouth, and then slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

The taste is really nostalgic, counting the time, she has been here for more than four years, and she hasn't eaten hot pot for six years. After returning to the Du family, the Du family was busy training her, not allowing her to eat this or touch that, which was very troublesome.

Since this time I ate it, it was still in modern times, when my mother was still eating. Thinking of this, Du Yi suddenly missed her mother a little, even after so many years, her mother's appearance was still deeply imprinted in her mind.

Lin Heru, who had just finished drinking the soup and learned to eat Du Yi's shabu-shabu, saw tears shining in the corners of Du Yi's eyes, and her heart tightened: "Yiyi, what's wrong with you, but what's uncomfortable?" ”

As soon as her words fell, everyone's eyes shifted to Du Yi, and even Xiao Shuai put down the dishes and chopsticks and looked at Du Yi with a worried face. The little guy was originally sitting in his own chair, next to Doy. At this moment, he directly stretched out his short little hand, followed Doyi's previous actions, and covered her forehead.

"Mother, are you uncomfortable? Don't cry, as soon as you cry, Xiaoshuai wants to cry! ”

Du Yi noticed Xiao Shuai's actions, and when he heard the sound that he had begun to burp, he quickly collected his emotions and said, "If you don't cry, how can your mother cry." Just now, the dish was too hot, and my mother was burned. Just wait for my mother to drink saliva, handsome and good, don't cry! Male man, you don't shed tears when you bleed, have you forgotten? ”

When the little guy heard that Doe was burned, he sniffed, glanced at Doe suspiciously, and after making sure that he was okay, he began to eat his own meal.

Du Yi's words can only deceive a child like Xiaoshuai, and the eyes of the others looking at her are full of inquiry. It was all fine just now, why is it suddenly like this, what the hell is going on?

Doubts are doubts, but they still haven't been asked. Du Yi's mood had been put away, so he beckoned everyone to eat: "Whatever you want to eat, burn it yourself, like this, throw it into the soup pot and cook it, dip it in this seasoning and eat it." If you think it's delicious, go back to our restaurant and launch this hot pot. ”

Ling Yuanfan naturally likes spicy food, even Ling Sheng is too. Only Lin Heru and Ling Yang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law eat with clear soup, but occasionally the two will go to the red soup to eat some slices of meat.

"Yiyi, this is so delicious, I've never eaten anything so delicious!" Lin Heru's meal was small, and after simply eating some, he stopped using chopsticks. I wanted to eat a little more, but unfortunately I couldn't hold it in my stomach. At this time, she touched her stomach, which was a little swollen after eating, and sighed again and again.

"Since we think it's delicious, then the day after tomorrow, that is, in the new year, we can try to launch this dish in Yi Kee Restaurant. By the way, cousin, today Bai Mei told me that Zi Yifeng has already moved his mind to Yiji Restaurant and wants to ask me to be a guest at his house! ”

Xiaoshuai had already eaten enough and asked Ziding to take him down for a walk, and Du Yi took advantage of this opportunity to tell the story.

"Today? When you were in the Lingguo Mansion? Ling Yuanfan, who was still in the soup pot with chopsticks, picked up the meat and put it in the bowl after hearing this, and he was not in a hurry to eat it.

"Well, the dishes at today's banquet in the Guogong Mansion are all from Yi Ji Restaurant, isn't it just something to remember? You also know that now that Du Fu has not recovered, during this time, he will definitely have to find another way out and find another merchant who can provide him with a large amount of silver. No, do you have a crush on me today? ”

"What are you going to do?" Ling Yuanfan had no appetite at this time, and the group moved to the study to talk. Originally, it was inconvenient for Ling Yang and Lin Heru to participate in such a matter, but today's Guogong Mansion needed the two of them. No one is more familiar with the thoughts and movements of those dignitaries in the capital than their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"I didn't plan to do anything, so I didn't show up. Doesn't he just want me to give me some money? I'm not so stupid, where do I have so much silver. The little money I earned was not enough for me to invest in the development of the canal passage. ”

Du Yi has never hidden these things from Ling Yuanfan. She knew that even if she concealed it, he would still know it as soon as she turned around.

"Invest in the canal? What's going on, let's hear it. But it's okay if you don't see it, I'll let people let out the wind when I turn around, that Yiji Restaurant is a partnership between my Hou Mansion and Ling Fan. ”

"That's fine, but once the wind is released, will it force Zi Yifeng to be anxious? He has no source of money now, and once he knows that Yi Ji is related to the Hou Mansion, it means that this Yi Ji is related to Ziyi City. When the time comes, if he is desperate, it will be in trouble. The people outside of our Purple Moon Country are not having a good time now, if something happens in the court at this time, what should the people do? It's all the common people who suffer. As for the opening of the canal, I told Ziyi City. The river you opened out is getting bigger and bigger, and I plan to let people continue to dig it up, and when the time comes, make reasonable use of it, and transport it for water transportation. In this way, it can not only connect the entire Purple Moon Country, but also develop the economy along the river. The Purple Moon Country can't only have land transportation, and the existing waterway is simply a tyrannical treasure. ”

"You don't have to worry about the rumors, I'll go back and discuss it with you. As for the canal you mentioned, how long will it take, when will it start, how much money will it need, and how long will it take to pay for itself? Once it develops, what good will it do to my Purple Moon Country? ”

Ling Yuanfan suddenly felt that he was worthy of being Yu Ziheng's friend, and under his influence, when it came to these ways of doing business, it was the head of the road. People who don't know still think that he, the little marquis, is going to change careers and do business.

"I won't know this until I discuss it with Yu Ziheng. As for the benefits, you'll know when you keep your eyes open. By the way, uncle, I have something I want to ask you! Du Yi looked at Ling Sheng, who was asking about the banquet of the Ling Yang Clan's Guogong Mansion today, and asked out loud.

"What's the matter, you say!" Ling Sheng turned his head with doubts in his eyes.

He doesn't know much about business, just have a son. As long as he knew some things in the imperial court, such as Ling Yang's participation in the banquet this time, he could learn about the recent movements of each family from the words of other people's conversations.

"Uncle, I forgot everything before, and you know it. I've always heard that Du Zhigao is my fiancé, and you must know about it. It is said that I was entrusted by my father before his death, why did my father want me to marry Du Zhigao, he is my cousin, or a cousin of the same family. I have a closer relationship with him than other people's cousins in the house. My father and uncle are half-brothers, as are my mother and aunt. How could my dad have such an idea in this situation? I want to ask, were you present when my father said his last words? ”

About this matter, Du Yi once asked Liu, she said that she was a subordinate, and before her father died, he just called her in and came out after a few words, and then called others in.

In the past, Du Yi thought that it was a ridiculous thing for close relatives to get married in ancient times, but after crossing here, he found that there were even more ridiculous things. Originally, she didn't want to do so much, but now that she has Xiaoshuai, as soon as she goes out, she will be pointed at, and Du Zhigao will be involved, which can't help but make her a little angry.

(End of chapter)