Chapter 195: Cow…

"The hot pot shop only has two drinks, fruit tea and lemon tea—just order what you like to drink." Jiang Yunchu looked at her appearance, couldn't help laughing, thinking to herself, "My Yue Yue has grown up; she won't end up like this, will she?"

Looking at the two people, Hmm… they really do look a bit alike.

Jiang Yunchu narrowed her eyes, but didn't think much of it, "I'll go prepare the dipping sauce; do you want to learn?"

Her dipping sauce is a secret recipe; ordinary people aren't told about it.

Secret recipe!

"Great, great!" An Guo Guo was the first to voice agreement.

Before, she would just mix things randomly; the hot pot itself is delicious, so no matter how she combined things, the meat always turned out tasty.

But…

Since Elder Sister Jiang suggested it, the flavor must be different—how could she miss it?

Jiang Yunchu put something in front, and they followed behind learning the same; even the little Yue Yue imitated, and though she's young, she can now do some things on her own.

"All right." Jiang Yunchu finally spoke, then stirred all the seasonings together and brought them to the table.

"The seasonings have many flavors; a slight difference in amount changes the taste. Actually, preparing the ingredients is a fun thing, letting you experience different textures."

"Is this the charm of hot pot?" Jiang Yun Hui looked at her sister, as if there were nothing her sister didn't know.

"No!"

Jiang Yunchu raised her index finger and gently shook it in front of her.

"What is that? I think it's already delicious enough." An Guo Guo widened her eyes; before, without the Jiang sisters' dipping sauce, she already found it tasty, otherwise she wouldn't have taken a bite and hurried to book the next private room.

But…

Who would have thought?

This is "a blessing in disguise"!

"It's that kind of drenched-in-sweat feeling, with a sense of gratifying gratitude and grudges."

Da Ning has no chili peppers; many seasonings are in her space, but points are more important to her than silver, so she won't spend points on these basic ingredients.

However, she exchanged the chili seeds, planning to arrange them next year in the manor.

The soul of hot pot must be a spicy pot.

Without chili peppers, what hot pot would you eat? (Personal opinion: not liking spicy hot pot is also fine, it's good for the stomach…)

"Drenched in sweat?"

An Guo Guo lifted her head and blinked her eyes.

Nowadays, hot pot is basically mushroom pot, with some unique chicken broth pot and bone broth pot; this special way of eating has already attracted a large portion of people.

"Real hot pot hasn't been served yet; it needs raw ingredients."

Jiang Yunchu smiled, took a bite of lamb; the pure, natural, unpolluted flavor opened her palate—though she hadn't been hungry, now she felt her stomach a bit empty.

"Then that's great; I'm even more looking forward to it."

An Guo Guo smiled; now it's already so delicious, the real hot pot must be even more fragrant and tasty.

Is that really the soul of hot pot?

She began to feel a bit anticipatory!

"Mom, try the lemon tea—it's really good to drink." Yue Yue was beside her, took a sip, and her little face immediately showed a surprised smile—how could something be this delicious?

"Yue Yue, drink up."

Jiang Yunchu rubbed her hair, a look of relief on her face.

Being thought of and cared for by a child makes her heart feel soft.

"Lemon tea, although called tea, contains no tea leaves; it's fresh lemon, which is sour but has a whitening effect." Jiang Yunchu gave a light smile and then said.

The lemon was exchanged from her space to remove fishiness for the children's meals; later she took it to the shop and stored it specially.

These drinks aren't on the menu; only insiders know about them.

"Good stuff!" An Guo Guo immediately said, "a white complexion hides three uglinesses"—she's traveled all over these years for food, getting tanned.

Actually it's not dark; she has healthy skin, but in Jingdu, noble ladies never go out, so she appears somewhat dark by comparison.

"Take two back later; if you want to drink, just have someone peel one and add warm water." Jiang Yunchu smiled; it's best for children to drink little tea, as it stimulates the nerves.

The fruit tea, however, is fruit sent from the manor; after her blending, some fruit tea even has a little alcohol added to enhance the mouthfeel.

"Can we?" An Guo Guo lifted her head in disbelief.

Don't ask why she lowered her head—what kind of divine delicacy is this hot pot, anyway?

Before she thought it was already delicious; now using Elder Sister Jiang's dipping sauce directly raised it a notch—even if she's full, she still doesn't want to put down her chopsticks.

"Of course."

Jiang Yunchu smiled; this drink isn't profitable in itself, it's just for entertaining friends.

"Good, good, very good." Yue Yue ate the meat her mother picked for her, her speech already indistinct; before she still paid attention to her appearance and manners, but now…

What is that? Can it be eaten?

The little girl had food all over her mouth, and her clothes inevitably got a few spots.

"Don't overeat; if you like it, we can have it again next time, or eat at home—it's the same." Jiang Yunchu wiped her little mouth.

The little girl's head kept lowering, refusing to lift up; her chopsticks were already used skillfully, constantly moving in her hand.

Ning Hanmo, on the other hand, remained silent, appearing slow and relaxed, elegant and noble, but his eating speed was not slow at all.

Just now they filled the table with meat rolls, various vegetables, and meatballs; now only a little remains…

"What do you like to eat? We'll order more." Jiang Yunchu asked.

Ning Hanmo lifted his head, looked at everyone, seeing no one speaking, he then said, "Mom, I want to eat beef rolls."

In this hot pot, besides lamb rolls, there are also beef rolls.

In this era, cattle are very valuable; slaughtering them arbitrarily is not allowed, each cow has a number, and there are dedicated people to register them.

In Jiang Yunchu's dowry, there was a manor dedicated to raising cattle; all her cattle came from that manor, which was very large. Previously, the cattle were not sold outside but were all used for farm work. Since she transmigrated here, she has taught the people of the manor how to prevent disease in cattle and how to feed them scientifically; now the cattle's illness rate is very low, and this year many calves have been born.

She was afraid others would find fault, so she specially went into the palace to see the emperor and mentioned this matter.

To ordinary commoners, cattle are precious.

But for those nobles, owning cattle is a rare and ordinary matter; most manors raise cattle, eating their own cattle without needing to register.

However……

Regarding this point about cattle, after all, one must still pay attention, lest it provoke public resentment.

The current hot pot base is fine, basically just some soups; when spicy hot pot appears later, she will have to use beef tallow, so she must control it—having a hint of beef tallow flavor but not using too much.