The pot soon boiled and the rich aroma wafted through the dining room.
Gu Wen thought spicy skewers were the best thing ever, but now just smelling the hot pot soup base made her crave for more and she couldn’t help but drool.
Song Wangyue instructed the maid to put the slices of mutton in the pot first, “Eat the meat first, and when it’s almost done, then eat the vegetables, and this meat cooks very well, as soon as it changes colour, you can clip it out and eat it.”
As she said that, the lamb slices in the pot turned over a few times and really changed colour, Song Wan Yue took the male chopsticks and put a piece in Master Gu’s bowl first, and then put a piece in Lady Gu’s bowl, “Uncle and aunt try it and see how it is.”
The base was also her own concoction, and for the sake of Gu Wen’s health, she did not put chillies in the soup, and let them add a little chilli oil to the base themselves.
Elder Gu chucked the meat into his mouth, it was fresh, spicy and lip smacking, simply top notch, “Delicious!”
Mrs Gu was also full of praise.
Gu Wen couldn’t help herself and asked the maid to help herself to clip a few pieces and put them in her bowl, Gu Yi picked up the bowl, clipped a few pieces of meat in and put them in front of Song Wan Yue, only then did she clip some more and put them in her own bowl, there were still two pieces left in the pot, and Master Wei and Doctor Yao followed the rules and put one piece each in their own bowl.
Xiao Si hurriedly put some more slices of mutton into the pot.
The meat in Wei’s mouth was not finished and he looked excitedly at Elder Gu, “Dongjia ……”
He could already imagine the restaurant being on fire again.
Master Gu nodded slightly.
Boss Wei couldn’t be bothered to eat and immediately put down his chopsticks and got up, “I’ll go back and have them prepare and start selling it tonight.”
“How is Shopkeeper Wei going to sell it?”
He was so excited that he had forgotten how to sell it, he couldn’t just let people try it like herbal tea, could he?
“Does Miss Song have any good ideas?”
“Tomorrow at noon, Gu Yi and I will go there, you prepare more ingredients. ”
Wei’s boss answered, and was in no hurry to leave, sitting down and continuing to eat.
……
The next day, Song Wan Yue and Gu Yi went to the county early and first went to buy the ingredients to make the soup before going to the restaurant.
The shopkeeper Wei had everything ready long ago, and after welcoming them in, he couldn’t wait to ask, “Miss Song, how are we going to make it?”
“Set up a table in the lobby, later Gu Yi and I will pick up big brother and come over to eat, and if possible, invite the dean over as well.”
Boss Wei happily responded and sent his fellows to prepare.
When the hour was almost up, Song Wangyue and Gu Yi went to the academy to look for Song Si.
It was not yet time for school to end and the college’s doors were closed. After the two of them got off the carriage, Song Wangyue walked up and knocked gently on the door.
But a moment later, the small door next to it was opened and the caretaker poked his head out, his face unsuspecting, “Whatever the matter is, wait until after school.”
As he said that, he was about to close the door, Song Wangyue reached out and held the door, “I’m Song Si’s sister, I’m looking for him for something.”
If it were in the past, the gatekeeper would never have broken this precedent, but Song Si was now a scholar, and even the county magistrate had to give him a little face. Naturally, the gatekeeper did not want to offend this person, and his attitude was polite, “So it’s the younger sister of Scholar Song, wait a moment, I’ll go and get him for you.”
“Thank you very much.”
The doorkeeper closed the door behind him, and in a short while, the sound of urgent footsteps came from inside, then the small door was opened again, and Song Si came out with an anxious face, “Little sister, what happened at home?”
“Big brother take it easy, nothing has happened at home, it’s me who has something to ask you.”
Song Si’s anxious heart settled down a little, then he raised it up again, his little sister must have come to see him at this hour, he immediately thought of the Yuan family and the Zhang family, his face changed, “Is it the Yuan family and ……”
“Big brother is thinking too much, I came to find you because I want to invite you to the restaurant for dinner.”
Song Si froze before digesting the meaning of her words, “Invite me for dinner?”
“Yes, and if possible, you can call your dean and a few of the husbands.”
“What do you mean?”
“It means that your little sister and I have worked out a new food and need someone to give publicity to it, and I thought of you and the dean and them, my little sister.”
“You’re simply ……”
Song Si couldn’t resist flexing her fingers and knocking her forehead, she almost didn’t scare her to death just now.
Song Wangyue covered her forehead and smiled cheekily.
Song Si petted her head again, “Wait, I’m going to ask the dean and the masters.”
“Big brother is planning to invite a few, so I can ask Wei’s boss to prepare when I return.”
“Plus the dean there are six or seven, I think.”
“Okay, I’ll go back first, big brother go over there as soon as possible.”
“You ah ……”
Song Si shook his head helplessly.
Song Wan Yue waved her hand at him mischievously and pulled Gu Yi back to the carriage with a quick step.
Song Si also turned around and went back inside the academy to invite someone.
The owner of the shop, Wei, had already had a large table set up in the lobby and placed it prominently in the centre.
A little more than half an hour later, the dean, a few masters and Song Si came over in a carriage.
When he saw Song Si get off the carriage, he immediately greeted him, “Mr. Song.”
Song Si nodded slightly.
He was dressed in the clothes of the academy, as were several of the masters, and after they all got off the carriage, they immediately caused quite a stir, with the guests sitting in the lobby looking over.
“Dean, Fu Zi, please come inside.”
With this address, Song Si directly blew up the guests sitting in the lobby.
The Qinghe Academy was already famous, and with the birth of another scholar this year, its reputation was even more original, but they were all big old men, and had never witnessed the real faces of the dean and the husbands, so when they saw so many of them at once today, they felt that smoke was rising from their own ancestral graves.
When they walked into the lobby, Song Si saw the big table in the middle and instantly looked at the shopkeeper Wei, Yue’er wasn’t letting them eat in the lobby, was she?
He was already smiling from ear to ear and greeted them warmly, “Dean, several masters, Mr. Song, please have a seat.”
The dean’s steps towards the inside paused for a moment.
Song thought about pulling Song Wangyue over and ruthlessly knocking her on the head a few times!
What kind of status did the dean have, how could he eat in the lobby? However, as the words from the shopkeeper had already been spoken, he could only stiffen his head and follow suit, “Dean, a few masters, please.”
The several masters also did not expect that Song Si would invite them to eat in the lobby, so they looked at the dean.
The dean lifted his feet and walked towards the table, and several people hurriedly followed behind him.
After settling down, the proprietor Wei personally served hot tea, poured it for several people and then waved his hand, the fellow came up with a charcoal pot and placed it in the middle, then took out the lumpy soup base and placed it inside, added water, lit the silver wire coals underneath and retreated to the side.
The dean and a few people looked straight away confused, Song Si couldn’t be asking them to come for soup, could he?
