Lotus Tower is the second best in the world

Chapter 70 Digging deep to find him

Li Lianpeng has many memories of eating and drinking in her mind, including detailed recipes.

For example, the previous stir-fries and various types of pasta. Whenever he became extremely hungry, the memories related to these foods would come to him one after another and pop up in his head.

Li Lianpeng is also a foodie with strong hands-on skills, and can always find suitable substitutes in this ancient world where materials are scarce.

For example, hot pot base.

After Li Lianpeng finished speaking, about half a quarter of an hour later, a young man in commoner clothes, followed by two old farmers carrying baskets on poles, arrived in front of the Lotus Tower.

The three of them first glanced at this exquisite small building in surprise, and then greeted the tall Li Lianpeng:

"Master Li, I have found something for you."

The leading young man in civilian clothes was Wang Fugui, the man who showed Li Lianpeng and others around the house during the day.

"Great!"

When Li Lianpeng saw this, she was very happy and put her hands into her arms.

However, the next moment, Li Lianpeng's face stiffened slightly and seemed a little unnatural.

Damn it, he has no money!
"Well, Lotus, lend me ten taels of silver, and I'll pay first!"

Li Lianpeng turned to look at his brother.

Looking at Li Lianpeng reaching out to ask for money, Li Lianhua's face darkened immediately: "..."

Did you agree to treat us to hot pot? !
It turns out you have no money!

His opening today is not going well. There is a newly opened medical clinic nearby. Compared with him, a wandering doctor on the street, the doctor in the medical clinic is more worthy of others' trust.

No one paid attention when setting up the stall and chose the wrong location. As a result, he has only seen two patients from noon to now.

I just made ten taels!

After hesitating for a long time, Li Lianhua reluctantly took out two small silver ingots from the belt around his waist with a look of resentment on his face under the gaze of several people.

"I only have these ten taels..."

"It doesn't matter." Li Lianpeng grabbed it and said:
"I'll take you to make a lot of money tomorrow!"

Throwing the money to Wang Fugui, Li Lianpeng sincerely thanked him.

"Fugui son, I'm sorry."

"It's okay to be okay."

Wang Fugui took the silver with both hands and said with a grin, his eyes shining when he looked at Li Lianpeng.

Mr. Li's money is really easy to make. He can reward you with ten taels of silver for running errands!

Such a generous move will definitely lead to great things in the future!
"Master Li, if there is any need in the future, please be sure to inform me. I am very familiar with Yangzhou City."

"I understand, I understand, just go ahead."

Li Lianpeng waved her hand and started to chase people away.

His mind was already on hot pot at the moment.

After Wang Fugui and others left, Li Lianpeng started to get busy.

The first thing to do is to boil the hot pot base.

"Butter, pepper, onion, ginger, garlic, star anise, bay leaf, white button, Sichuan peppercorn, coriander, cane sugar, thyme, lemongrass, grass fruit, cinnamon, and cumin... Hiss, there are no peppers here..."

Listening to Li Lianpeng's muttering, Su Xiaoyong couldn't help but feel curious. He knelt down and held his chin with his hands. His beautiful eyes looked at the things he was playing with without blinking, and he couldn't help but ask:
"Are you...making Chinese medicine?"

"What's going on... uh..." Li Lianpeng was a little impatient. Seeing that it was Su Xiaoyong, his tone changed and he laughed, tilting his head and said: "Guess what these things can be made into in the end?"

"Hmm..." Su Xiaoyong frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head sincerely, "I don't know."

The faint body fragrance of the woman wafted over and lingered in his nose, and the impatience in Li Lianpeng's heart immediately faded away.

Without chili, there would be no chili. With these ingredients, the taste of the hot pot base will not be any worse.

"You'll find out later!"

After speaking, Li Lianpeng stood up, took out Li Lianhua's iron pot from the Lotus Building, and set it up in the open space in front of the building.

He set up a fire with firewood, heated the iron pan, poured in the butter, and then poured in the ingredients that he had cleaned with his internal force before putting them in the pan.

After half an hour.

"It smells so good!" Su Xiaoyong, who moved a small bench and sat aside to watch Li Lianpeng's work, sniffed and said intoxicatedly.

Li Lianhua also came up, leaned over and looked at the things in the iron pot, frowning and said: "Is this hot pot?"

There is firewood under the iron pot. There is a fire and a pot, hot pot?

Li Lianpeng, who bent down and stirred with an iron spoon, and had a layer of sweat on his forehead, looked up at his stupid brother and said, "This is the base!"

"Oh." Li Lianhua said lightly, turned and left.

His sense of taste has recovered somewhat today, and he can smell the spiciness and fragrance in the air.

Li Lianpeng didn't want him to be so leisurely, so she turned around and called to him: "Wait a minute, take a bucket and wash those vegetables."

"what."

Li Lianhua responded and walked slowly.

Li Lianpeng shook his head. The temper Li Lianhua showed sometimes made him wonder what he had experienced in the past six years.

Li Xiangyi, who is rumored to be resolute and decisive, is like the sky and the earth!

No wonder he refuses to admit that he is Li Xiangyi. As he is now, who would believe that he is the unruly leader of the Li family?
After the base ingredients are cooked, it’s almost time to eat!

Pour in the water, move the small wooden table over, and put all the washed fresh vegetables on it. Li Lianpeng found a kitchen knife, raised the knife and lowered it with his hand, and cut two pieces of beef and one piece of mutton. Became slices of meat.

Yangzhou City is indeed a famous city in the south of the Yangtze River, and beef is not uncommon here.

Jianghu people eat wine and meat in large quantities, and the meat here is beef.

According to Wang Fugui, in a manor outside the city, there is a gangster who raises cattle. Many restaurants and restaurants in the city use their beef on the table.

Of course, they were raised secretly. According to the laws of Daxi, the slaughter of cattle is strictly prohibited. Even those cattle that died of illness must be registered with the Yamen if ordinary people want to eat them. Otherwise, they will commit a big crime. Xi Penal Code.

However, as the saying goes, if the people don’t report it, the officials won’t punish it.

Beef-eating people are a common sight in all the states of Daxi. If they really want to get on the line, the court officials of Daxi don't have to do anything. They can just sit in front of the hall and hear the cattle farming case.

Therefore, the court turned a blind eye most of the time.

If the taxes below are not reduced every year, the imperial court will not vigorously take care of them. The lords of various yamen also have the desire to eat and drink.

Who doesn’t eat meat during the holidays?

In this era when pork is not on the table, the upper class eat beef and mutton first.

"Come on, Xiaoyong, I'll give you the first bite first, and try to see if the hot pot I made is delicious."

Li Lianpeng picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of beef slices into Su Xiaoyong's bowl. Su Xiaoyong had already moved his index fingers and was so greedy that he was almost drooling.

He didn't refuse immediately, picked it up carefully and put it in his mouth.

then……

"Siha...Okay, so spicy!"

Su Xiaoyong's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but take a breath, and quickly fanned the air in front of his mouth with his little hand, sucking and praising at the same time:

“But it’s also delicious!”

Li Lianpeng's handsome face, which was originally a little nervous, finally showed a satisfied smile.

It's such a happy thing to be recognized by someone you like.

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There is no curfew in Yangzhou City.

The current Emperor Daxi believes that the Daxi Kingdom he rules is an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity.

Therefore, unlike other emperors, curfews were never imposed at specific times at night.

Li Lianpeng and others ate hot pot peacefully outside the Lotus Building until about midnight.

Just as a few people had satisfied their appetites and were preparing to take a rest, a roar came from the corner not far away.

"The thieves should leave!"

"Mother Xie! Don't let him escape. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground tonight, you must find him for me!"

At the same time, a dark figure quietly slipped into the Lotus Building. This scene happened to be caught by Li Lianpeng, who had eaten and drank enough, stood up and stretched, and caught a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye.

　Chapter 2 is here~
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