Busy days always fly by, and in the blink of an eye, it's the Lantern Festival.

I used a lot of things prepared a year ago, although there were still some leftovers, but taking advantage of the opportunity, Chen Youyi still wanted to make some more supplies.

Chen Youyi and Qin Ziheng have been busy in the suburbs these days, Mu Xiulian probably felt sorry for her son, so she didn't object to this, and gave an extra 200 wen to let them go out to buy something delicious.

"Let's go, I haven't been out for a long time, I must have fun today!" Chen Youyi also brought Qin Huai out, and originally wanted Mu Xiulian to come with her, but was refused.

Qin Huai is still a child, no matter how well-behaved he is compared to other children, he is still a child's characteristic, and he likes to be lively.

There are a lot of people in the county, just after the New Year's Festival, many people are still immersed in the leisure of the New Year, and the Lantern Festival, many people have begun to work hard for a whole year, like a watershed.

In order to seize this last rest, there are even more people on the streets.

"Coarse salt, white rice, Lantern Festival noodles." Chen Youyi counted it, and the necessary daily necessities had been purchased, and they could move freely for the rest of the time.

Qin Huai grabbed a string of sugar gourds in one hand, slowly biting them one by one, and holding a bag of meat buns in the other hand, all of which were white and fat.

"It's almost noon, let's eat at the restaurant today." Chen Youyi pointed to the front family of guests coming and going. A restaurant that looks like a good business, suggesting to the two brothers next to it.

In addition to filling her stomach, she had other ideas. She wanted to see what the state of Da Chenguo's restaurant was.

The people take food as the sky, and from the food, we can roughly analyze the customs and economic level of the Great Chen Kingdom. Although the level of the county will be limited, you can still get a lot of information from above.

The national conditions of a country, whether it is rich or poor, war or peace, will be reflected in their food.

"However, the money given by my mother is almost gone, and it is not enough for us to go to the restaurant for dinner." Qin Huai blinked, and his eyes were also attracted by the restaurant, but he was still the first to think of the actual problem, he only had a few copper plates of pocket money, and Qin Ziheng didn't have a copper on him.

The family's money is handed over to Mu Xiulian to manage, and she uses it carefully every month.

"I'm rich!" Chen Youyi patted the purse on her waist and waved her hand boldly: "I'm having a treat today, you can order whatever you want!" ”

Of course Qin Huai will not object, he has already finished eating the sugar gourd, and at this time he is holding the meat bun in his arms, the only thing he is thinking about is the question of whether he will eat the next meal if he eats one more meat bun now.

Qin Ziheng looked at the elated appearance of the two, and did not object. Just occasionally going out to fight tooth sacrifices is not a waste.

However, after the meal was served, Chen Youyi's joy was like being beaten by frost, and it wilted.

The restaurant she chose was still one with a more prosperous voice, and after they came in, they lined up for a while, and waited for two or three tables before it was their turn.

However, the dishes served are inversely proportional to the waiting time, and the clear soup of one color is less watery, and the names of the dishes are quite good.

"Sister-in-law, why don't you eat it?" Qin Huai looked at Chen Youyi's sudden malaise with the naked eye, and asked puzzledly: "The food here is so delicious, no wonder it is so expensive, and there are so many people." ”

Chen Youyi was a little surprised, such an unpalatable meal is not as good as the level of the roadside food stalls, this can also be regarded as delicious? She began to think that this restaurant was not worthy of its name and deceived the guests, looking at Qin Huai's expression, it didn't seem to be like this?

Sure enough, she went to see Qin Ziheng again, Qin Ziheng also had a puzzled expression, and with a little worry, she asked, "Are you uncomfortable?" Your face is not very good-looking. ”

In front of a table of bland and tasteless dishes, it still cost money, so it's no wonder that the face can be good.

Chen Youyi pointed to the plate and asked, "Do you think the food in this restaurant is delicious?" How does it compare to other restaurants? ”

Don't tell her, Da Chenguo's cooking level is only like this.

was afraid of something, Qin Ziheng answered the answer she didn't want to hear the most: "This restaurant is already at the top level in the county, and it is not inferior to other famous ones." ”

He paused, and then said: "Compared with the big restaurants in the capital, these are naturally not in the stream. But in a small place, it's a delicacy. ”

Chen Youyi let out a wail in her heart. She likes to cook, and she also likes to go outside to find food, the capital is so far away, and the transportation is so underdeveloped, she may not be able to go a few times, can't her hobbies be satisfied in the future?

No wonder, Mu Xiulian's cooking skills are not very good, it turns out that she is wrong, her level has long been able to open a store!

In all fairness, the food at the restaurant is not unpalatable, and there are a few light seasonal vegetables and soups that are quite delicious. But the problem is that almost all of them are stewed dishes, and there are also stir-fried dishes, and the ingredients are quite sufficient, but they are either stir-fried or added with some soy sauce.

The number of ingredients is small, and the seasoning is very monotonous.

"Don't you have a little appetizer here?" Chen Youyi gave an example: "Spicy tofu, hot and sour cabbage, kung pao chicken, boiled pork slices, any one will do." ”

She complained, and suddenly it occurred to her that after cooking for so long, she had been to the vegetable market a few times, and it seemed that she had never seen condiments such as chili, pepper, and pepper.

I thought I didn't notice it, and I didn't want to eat too spicy when I was losing weight, for fear that if my appetite was too good, I would accidentally eat too much. After going to Qin's house, Qin's family had never seen chili peppers, so she preconceived that people who asked for leave didn't eat spicy food.

Now that I think about it, it can't be that Da Chen Guo doesn't have such seasonings as chili peppers at all, right?

She knew that there were no chili peppers in ancient China, and they were introduced later, could it be that this was also the case in the Great Chen Kingdom.

"Let me ask, do you know chili peppers?" Chen Youyi anxiously asked the two 'aborigines' in front of him, if they hadn't even heard of it, then they could only believe this fact.

Sure enough, Qin Huai looked puzzled and asked rhetorically, "What is a chili pepper and can you eat it?" ”

Chen Youyi's heart was half cold, but he heard Qin Ziheng say: "In this kind of small place, there will be nothing as valuable as chili peppers." ”

"Huh?" Chen Youyi raised his head and asked, "Not here, that is, somewhere else?" Where is it? Where are the peppers? ”

Qin Ziheng's expression was a little complicated, he paused for a moment, and said: "Chili peppers are tribute, only the nobles in the palace can eat them, and they can't be bought outside." ”

Oops, shooting yourself in the foot again.

Chen Youyi's heart jumped, she actually asked a question that she couldn't ask. I don't even know the tribute, will Qin Ziheng find out the loophole of her identity?