Houmen's concubine

Chapter 291 Mutton Hot Pot
Wang Tong'er said to Nanny Xu who was sewing, "Mommy Xu, it's getting late, don't sew any more, watch your eyes."

"Yes, the old slave will put it away."

Madam Xu is helping her adopted son Xu Jinshen make clothes, shoes and socks, and save them for the capital to bring to him.

Wang Tonger changed into a thin blue satin gown after taking a bath. Her perfect figure and her face, which is not low-key at all, are simply a natural hanger. Wearing an ordinary brocade gown on her body seemed to make her look taller. Several grades.

Long hair like splashed ink, half a bundle of hair wearing a silver crown, eyebrows and two dragons snatching pearls and snow to wipe the forehead, looks like a pear flower, soft eyebrows and star eyes, red lips and white teeth, what a handsome boy!
She was even more beautiful than a woman, when she arrived at Liji Teahouse, she stepped into the private room, and everyone in the private room was instantly amazed.

It was Zhifu Ning who came to his senses first and said: "Qin Yu is here, I'll wait for you to start the banquet."

Today, Magistrate Ning originally wanted to take over the entire second floor, but he was worried that the news would have a bad influence.

Li Yuansheng, the owner of the teahouse, is also a good person, and knows what the magistrate is thinking, so today, the box on the second floor only takes half of the business.

Like that time when the prefect of Ning hosted the banquet for the emperor and Xie Yuheng, the venue was supposed to be cleared, but it happened that day, Wang Tonger came to the teahouse and said that she wanted to sing a ditty in person.

Can Li Yuansheng refuse to agree to this wishful thing?
In fact, Li Yuansheng was also gambling that day, and Ning Zhifu, a gambling fan, would definitely not care about him after hearing Wang Tonger's ditty.

Sure enough, he won the bet.

"The student has met Master Ning, Brother Ning." Seeing that there were many guests sitting in the box, Wang Tong'er first called him Master Ning, and then lowered his voice to call him Brother Ning. He frowned and said, "Come in and sit down."

"Eh, good! Eh? Sir!"

Wang Tong'er never expected that Mr. Hua was sitting there smiling lovingly at her!
Wang Tong'er hastily walked over, bowed, and respectfully greeted the old man again: "The student has met Mr."

"Yu'er, get up quickly and sit down." Mr. Hua said to Wang Tong'er with his usual amiable face, and his voice was extremely gentle.

Wang Tong'er seemed to have ignored the scorching eyes just now, and hurriedly raised her eyes to look at Mr. Hua, "Hey! Jiao, mistress!"

Isn't Chen Jiaojiao sitting at the Four Immortals table next to Mr. Hua's table?

"Qin Yu, you're here!" Chen Jiaojiao held back, and didn't call her 'Cousin Tong'er', but her still beautiful red phoenix eyes kept sticking to Wang Tonger's body, and she wished she could pull Wang Tonger to sit on her seat before giving up.

It was nearly evening yesterday, and the servant in the yamen held the invitation card from the prefect of Ning and went to Wuwei Mountain to invite Mr. Hua to come down the mountain to be a guest today.

Huawenge originally wanted to reject it, but when he heard that it was for his favorite student Qin Yu, he had to go down the mountain for Qin Yu's sake no matter how much he didn't want to.

He didn't expect that his wife, who never went out to socialize with him, this time, when he mentioned it to her, unexpectedly, his wife nodded readily.

Seeing his wife's agreement, Huawenge was very happy. He dismissed get out of class early in the afternoon, and then took his wife down Wuwei Mountain to Liji Teahouse. Because of this, he couldn't go up the mountain overnight.

Wang Tong'er saw that sitting on the table of the Four Immortals, apart from Chen Jiaojiao and the magistrate's wife Yang, the other two wives were about the same age as Yang, in their thirties or forties, but they were not as beautiful as Yang.It must be Master Li and the wives of two of the two officials.

However, even though Cousin Jiaojiao is a generation older than them, she doesn't show off at all when she sits with them, just like her peers.

After Wang Tong'er greeted Chen Jiaojiao, she said politely to the magistrate's wife, "The student has met Mrs. Ning."

Mrs. Yang made a special trip to accompany Mrs. Hua today. Mrs. Hua was not on the mountain before, so forget it.This Mrs. Hua is back, how can there be no reason not to invite her?
"You are welcome, Master, sit down and rest for a while, and the banquet will begin immediately." Yang said to Wang Tong'er in a gentle voice.

"Okay," Wang Tong'er couldn't lose his etiquette, smiled slightly, bowed to the two wives, and nodded.

Under the recommendation of the prefect of Ning, Wang Tong'er greeted Yang Chin and Governor He one by one. As for Mr. Li, he was an old acquaintance and did not need to be introduced by the prefect of Ning.Wang Tong'er cupped her hands at him and said, "Master Li is good!"

"Okay, sir, please sit down." Master Li pointed out to Wang Tong'er the location between Ning Zhifu and Huawen Pavilion, and asked her to sit between them so that they could talk.

Don't underestimate the private room reserved by the prefect of Ning. It is the largest private room on the second floor. In fact, it is more than enough to accommodate two Eight Immortals tables.

This box is the best place to watch operas and listen to ditties, and it is much more private than other boxes.

Otherwise, the place is small, if you lend Ning Zhiyuan the courage, how could he dare to invite the Emperor and Xie Yuheng to this private room for dinner and listen to a ditty?
When Wang Tonger first came in, only a few glazed lanterns were lit on the opposite stage, and the singing had not yet started.

Now it's time to beat the gongs and drums, and the show begins.

Today's banquet dishes are still the signature dishes of Liji Tea House, but today's staple food is hot pot, and it is mutton hot pot.

The teahouse has just recruited a chef from the Western Regions. He is not from the Western Regions, but from the Central Plains.

This hot pot is his specialty, so today he uses hot pot as his main dish.

If the people at the table in Ning Zhifu like to eat it, Li Yuansheng will promote hot pot as the signature dish of this autumn and winter.

On the contrary, it can only be ordered by the customer, and the dish will be cooked only after ordering.

On the table, thinly sliced ​​mutton is placed on a delicate Ru porcelain plate with clear stripes. There are two hot pots burning, one is clear soup and the other is spicy soup.

Like to eat strong flavor, the mouth will be red.

Pick up a slice of mutton, put it in the pot like this, put the sauce on it, wrap it in your mouth and eat it, good guy, it’s so refreshing to eat, paired with warm rice wine with low alcohol content, you can sweat it Come.

Wang Tong'er used to love hot pot, especially the mutton hot pot in front of her.However, in modern society, mutton is rarely sliced ​​by hand. It is basically made into thin mutton rolls by machine, without any chewiness. How about eating mutton slices in front of you?

Immediately, his eyes sparkled, and he gave a thumbs up and said, "Okay, this sliced ​​meat is really delicious!" The confit in the bowl is crushed peanuts, served with peanut butter, sesame oil, and the sliced ​​mutton is so hot that it is just right to eat it the taste of.

There are goji berries in the clear soup, sliced ​​mushrooms soaked in dried mushrooms, red dates and so on.These are all good things that Li Yuansheng sent people to the countryside to collect.They are all natural and bought from fellow villagers.

　Huawenge: Madam is getting old, and she loves mutton hot pot so much, so don't overdo it.

　　Wang Tong'er: Oh!Jiaojiao, how can someone rub your stomach when you are full?

　　Chen Jiaojiao: I'm old, I really lose my appetite...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)