The first snow in Yongdu City has arrived, compared with the Tianjing of the previous dynasty, Yongdu City is about two hundred miles south of Tianjing, so the snow in winter will not be very heavy, but it is also the kind that can reach the ankles.

Yongdu City was completely white overnight, and even the pedestrians on the street were much less, after all, winter clothes for the cold were a valuable item, and not everyone could afford them.

After the first snowfall, Yongdu City cleared hundreds of roads and starved people, all of whom were beggars or homeless people who came to Yongdu to beg in the summer.

This kind of thing happens every year, and everyone seems to be surprised, some experienced beggars have already fled Yongdu City and gone to the warmer south to avoid trouble, but I don't know how many people will come back next year.

"Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road"

Jiang Cheng stood at the door of the cake room and sighed in his heart, the bustling Kangle Fang is still prosperous, there are many dignitaries here, not only have thick winter clothes, but also have a heater at home, which is enough to shelter from the wind and rain, and even the major restaurants are still hot, including the cake room.

"Jiang Cheng, come here"

Green Yi beckoned to Jiang Cheng at the gate of the inner city, and Jiang Cheng walked over with a huge burden and saluted the eldest princess in the carriage.

"Let's get in the car"

Green Yi pointed to the carriage behind him, Jiang Cheng thanked him and got into the carriage.

Soon, the carriage entered the harem of the palace without any hindrance or search on the way.

In the side hall of the harem, there are palace people who are cleaning the snow, and Li Changqing and other royal elders are drinking hot tea, waiting for the arrival of Jiang Cheng and Li Hongsleeve and others.

"Grandpa Huang, Red Sleeves is here"

Li Hongsleeve cheered and ran towards Li Changqing and them, in front of these elders, Li Hongsleeve showed the posture of a little girl.

"Red Sleeves, you sent someone to inform us last night, saying that there was something delicious to offer today, what the hell is it?"

"yes, Redsleeves, I haven't eaten in the morning, so I'm waiting for your food."

"Hehe, second grandfather, third grandfather, look, Jiang Cheng is here, guess if there is anything delicious?"

"Red sleeves, that's Jiang Cheng's, how did it become your filial piety?"

"Because Jiang Cheng is the guard of my princess's mansion, how about it, I'm smart."

"Haha, it's pretty smart, so no one will rob you, right?"

"That's"

Li Hongsleeve said proudly, in fact, no one robbed her, the younger generation of the royal family couldn't see Li Changqing at all, and Li Changqing was not seen by anyone except Li Hongsleeve.

"Jiang Cheng, don't hurry up and take out last night's hot pot"

"Here, eldest princess, but I still have to borrow something from the imperial chef, I don't have all the materials."

"Green, go and do it"

"Yes, eldest princess"

Green Yi soon took people to the imperial dining room, the stove, charcoal Jiang Cheng didn't bring either, he only brought some spices and a mandarin duck pot, etc., what he wanted to do tonight was hot pot.

"Jiang Cheng, come here"

"Yes, old prince"

"How to eat this hot pot today"

"It's the pot of Da Wei, the people have long had it, but the lower officials have improved it"

Jiang Cheng replied that Dawei had a primitive hot pot for a long time, but the method was very simple, basically based on a clear soup pot, while Jiang Cheng made the bottom of the pot and the seasoning by himself.

"What improvements have you made, tell me about it"

"Yes, the folk pot is mainly to brush the meat with water, at most put a little ginger slices to remove the fishy, but it still can't cover the fishy smell of some meat, so I have made improvements to the bottom of the pot, and now the old prince sees the mandarin duck pot, a pot for two purposes, one side is spicy, the other side is not spicy, what flavor you like to eat is placed in which pot brush.

In addition, there are 12 kinds of seasonings, including sesame paste, tofu and other 12 kinds of seasonings, all of which are secretly made by Xiaguan himself.

Jiang Cheng kept introducing, and when he finished his introduction, Lu Yi also brought back a lot of materials, set up a stove on the stone table, lit charcoal, and then put it on the pot.

The bottom of the pot Jiang Cheng has been made, one side is a red oil hot pot, the other side is a soup hot pot, while waiting for the bottom of the pot to boil, Jiang Cheng began to let the imperial kitchen prepare the dishes again.

Beef and mutton are the first choice, but now Jiang Cheng asks them to subdivide various parts of beef and mutton, such as beef tendons, five flowers, snowflakes, etc., and all kinds of sewer must also be cleaned up.

In addition, there are some other dishes, such as fried bean skin, meatballs, fish balls, various vegetables, etc., a total of twenty or thirty dishes are prepared.

"Ladies and gentlemen, these are Jiang Cheng's exclusive secret sauces, and Jiang Cheng doesn't know what your taste is, so I can't add them to you, I want you to add them yourself."

"Grandpa, let me teach you, this sauce is the best, first put peanut butter, then sesame seeds, then garlic, and sesame oil, by the way, and coriander..."

Li Hongsleeve said to Li Changqing, picked up a small bowl and added various seasonings to him, and then stirred it with chopsticks, so that a bowl of sauce would be good, this was taught to Li Hongsleeve by Jiang Cheng yesterday, she tried it herself, and she liked this taste the most.

"Fourth grandfather, okay, okay, this meat can't be scalded for too long, otherwise it will be old, so it's best to go up and down nine times"

"This tripe is as long as that..."

"This yam is best when boiled, but it must not become ranny"

"Just brush the greens"

"Autumn chestnuts have a serving, yes, blanch them first, you can quickly peel them"

"Cooking noodles with this hot pot soup is even more delicious"

Li Hongsleeve kept giving Li Changqing instructions on how to eat, in this cold winter, eating a hot pot, especially the spicy taste, eating sweaty, this kind of taste is definitely very refreshing.

After an hour, the elders stopped their chopsticks, and this time they were happy.

"Jiang Cheng"

"The Lower Officials Are In"

"Next time you have something delicious, don't pay attention to Li Hongsleeve and bring it to me directly, understand?"

"Yes, old prince"

"Tell me, what do you want this time?"

"Old prince, the lower officials have a reluctant request this time, and I want to ask the old princes to fulfill it."

"Oh, tell me about it"

"Yes, the three of Xiaguan's father and son are all on an errand in Tsing Yiwei, although there are a lot of them, but the three of us are also people who practice martial arts, and the consumption is very great, and we can't make ends meet every month, so Xiaguan wants to open a restaurant, which is this kind of hot pot restaurant, and I want to ask the old princes for a pair of ink treasures, and come to cheer when it opens."

Jiang Cheng replied that he had been preparing for the hot pot restaurant for a long time, and even the store had been rented, and the materials inside were also being customized, and even the suppliers had been found.

This is not a modern society, green vegetables are available at any time, there are very few vegetables in winter, only some places with hot springs can be planted out of season, and most of these places are monopolized by the powerful, it doesn't matter, you can't get money.

However, now the supplier is still unstable, so Jiang Cheng needs cards, the ministers of the imperial court, the nobles, and even the ambitious royal family like Li Hongsleeve are not the objects of Jiang Cheng's consideration, only this group of old people is the power that Jiang Cheng wants to borrow.

The elders of the royal family rarely appear in front of ordinary people, and even ordinary people don't know about it, but when they reach a certain level of power, they will know how terrifying their power is.

It can be said that after sixty years of development of the Great Wei, even if the immortals suddenly disappear, the imperial Li family can also suppress the world, one of the great weapons is these elders, you know, Li Changqing These elders are not only these people, they just live in the palace and are responsible for part of the palace security, most of their martial arts are congenital starts, like Li Changqing, a great master will not be less, on the battlefield is a peerless master with one enemy and a thousand.

Strong strength brings a strong status, and their descendants also have many princes and dukes, plus they are not involved in the government, so they are the most suitable targets for Jiang Cheng.

"Isn't it easier to have enough silver, why don't you let us reward you?"

"Back to the old prince, my father once taught the lower officials to support themselves, and it is good for the princes to have rewards, but practicing martial arts is a lifelong thing, and no matter how much money there is, it will run out, but I have found a business to make a living, and I can make money continuously."

"This is reasonable, it seems that your father is also a smart man, and he has a hand in educating children"

"Eating people with a short mouth, okay, I promised this matter, when the door will open, I will go and see when the time comes"

"Then I'll go too, I haven't been out of the palace for a long time, go out for a walk"

"I'll go too"

"Everyone can't go, leave half of them behind"

Li Changqing hurriedly said that they had the great responsibility of guarding the palace, and they must not all go out, so only half of the people would be present, and the remaining half would be given to Mobao.

After eating and drinking, everyone retreated, and when they arrived at the gate of the inner city, Green Yi walked up, handed Jiang Cheng a piece of silver, and said, "This is the eldest princess's reward for you."

"Thank you Sister Green"

"When will this hot pot restaurant open?"

"Five days at most, at the end of every month in the future, I will go to find Sister Green"

"Don't Fool Me"

"How dare you, in the future, I will ask Sister Green to support Jiang Cheng more"

"As long as you don't make a big mistake, I'll keep you okay in the future"

Green Yi nodded, during this time, she also got a lot of benefits from Jiang Cheng, whatever new things in the cake room would give her a copy, she couldn't eat so much, but she could take it to give favors, and Jiang Cheng promised that the hot pot restaurant would give her thirty percent of the dry shares, she didn't have to do anything, she had silver to take every month.

Jiang Cheng also told her that the business of the hot pot restaurant will inevitably be as hot as the cake shop, and the income of 30% of the shares, at least 300 taels of silver per month, if it does not reach this number, Jiang Cheng will use the profits of the cake shop to replace it to ensure that she has this income.

This number is enough to tempt the green clothes, her monthly silver is only ten taels, plus some indescribable income, it is only about twenty or thirty taels of silver, if you plan out the expenses, there is not much silver saved, three hundred taels, very tempting.