The snowflakes are big, but they fall very slowly.
One by one, they swirled and slowly fell from the sky, landing on the red plum blossoms outside the window, embellishing the plum blossoms with a layer of white gauze.
"Is it snowing?" Xiao Mu said softly.
"Is it snowing?" Ye Luoxin immediately jumped up from the bed.
This is the first snow this winter and the first snow she has seen in this era.
The unpolluted snowflakes look extraordinarily white, and the unhurried speed seems a bit romantic.
"We were really lucky. It didn't snow all the way. But after we arrived, it started snowing."
"Maybe Xuehua was afraid that you would suffer on the road, so he waited a few more days!" Xiao Mu said.
Facing the beautiful scenery outside, Ye Luoxin didn't feel cold. She opened the window a little wider and admired the snowy scenery outside with Xiao Mu through the window, just like admiring a painting.
The two of them were holding hot tea and watching intently. A maid came from outside to report: "Miss, the old lady invites the young lady and uncle to have dinner in the front hall."
"Okay!" Ye Luoxin put down the teacup and followed the maid to the front hall.
The compartment on the left side of the front hall is where Su Mansion eats.
Before Ye Luoxin walked in, she was attracted by the fragrance inside.
It smells like hot pot.
She took two quick steps in and found that there was indeed a copper pot placed in the center of the table. The soup in the pot was already boiling. At first glance, it was made from chicken soup.
"Luo Xin, come here quickly and sit next to grandma!" the old lady greeted.
Ye Luoxin walked over and sat down on the right side of the old lady.
Xiao Mu also walked over and sat next to Ye Luoxin.
The two of them had just settled down when they noticed the person sitting opposite.
The man has a strong posture, fair face and no beard. He looks very experienced and kind.
"The person opposite you is your uncle!" Before Ye Luoxin could ask, the old lady took the initiative to introduce him.
Ye Luoxin quickly lifted her butt off the stool and said respectfully: "Uncle."
Xiao Mu also stood up and nodded slightly.
"Sit down, we're all family, you're welcome."
Su Qiubai raised his hand.
It was also the first time for Ye Luoxin to meet this uncle.
Is this the rumored most profitable businessman in Daliang? Why doesn't he look like a businessman with the shrewd look on his face?
On the contrary, he had a bookish look on his face.
"Last time I went to your place, I thought this hot pot was very delicious. When I came back and told your uncle, your uncle immediately figured it out. Try it and see how our hot pot tastes."
The old lady greeted.
The maids came up to help serve the dishes, and then used serving chopsticks to take out the dishes one by one and put them on the plates in front of everyone.
Ye Luoxin picked up the food on her plate and took a bite. It tasted very delicious.
"Delicious!" she praised.
"If you follow my uncle's approach, you can open a store!"
Ye Luoxin originally just said it casually, but the old lady was surprised and said: "How did you know that he opened a store? He opened a Tiantianlao hot pot restaurant in Beijing within two days after researching it. The business was very good! "
"ah?"
Ye Luoxin was shocked when she heard this.
Such speed, such decisiveness!
She had to re-examine the bookish uncle in front of her.
No wonder the business is doing well, the execution is really steady, accurate and ruthless!
"Uncle, why did you think of opening a hot pot restaurant?" Ye Luoxin asked.
Su Qiubai: "It's okay. I have a restaurant business in my business. I was thinking about hot pot. Although the eating methods are different, they are essentially the same. Moreover, making hot pot is simpler and the ingredients are different. With so many restrictions, we can constantly introduce new dishes!”
Ye Luoxin was very convinced by his statement.
But this also illustrates a problem from another aspect:
It is easier for rich people to make money.
Because for them, the cost of trial and error is very low.
Even if the store didn't open, the money they lost would be nothing to them.
“My first store was overcrowded every day, and now I’m planning to open a bigger one in the west of the city!”
"Uncle started so quickly, and the taste of this pot is so good. Even if I want to open a shop, I can't get the chance now!" Ye Luoxin said jokingly.
"What? You also want to open a store?" Su Qiubai didn't expect it.
"No, I was just kidding."
Ye Luoxin was not polite.
She really had no idea of opening a hot pot restaurant.
Back in Qingshan Village, the family also proposed this idea, but it was rejected by Ye Luoxin.
At that time, they didn't have enough money in their pockets. When they made money, her idea was to delve deeper in one direction. If they could make pouches and braised rabbits well, it would be considered a success.
Although the hot pot restaurant is not open, Ye Luoxin feels that she can make some suggestions.
"Is my uncle's hot pot restaurant for dignitaries or ordinary people?"
Su Qiubai thought for a while: "A meal costs less than ten taels of silver, and ordinary people can afford it. If you want to eat well, you can spend hundreds of taels of silver, so it is also suitable for nobles."
"Since the people can afford it, let me provide some." Ye Luoxin picked up a piece of cabbage on her plate.
The cabbage was cold because it had been taken out of the pot for a long time, and it was covered with a thin layer of oil and water.
"Uncle, look, the biggest advantage of eating hot pot in this weather is that it can always maintain the temperature of the food, so that the food in your mouth is hot. But if someone helps me take out the ingredients first, they will cool down. It doesn’t taste good!”
When the maid heard what Ye Luoxin said, she quickly knelt down and apologized: "Miss, it's my fault!"
"No!" Ye Luoxin waved her hand, and then said: "Eating hot pot, everyone is in the same pot, and they can cook whatever they want, and eat what they want. It doesn't look very clean, but what they eat is a lively atmosphere. and fireworks.
It’s not good to have someone to serve you! "
"This..." Su Qiubai pondered for a moment, obviously having his own concerns.
"However, there are occasions when it is necessary to eat them separately." Ye Luoxin continued,
“In this case, you can actually prepare two kinds of pot bottoms.
One is the big pot, which is like the one we eat today. Everyone cooks in one pot and fishes in the same pot.
There is another way, uncle can order someone to make some small pots.
The size was just enough for one person, and it looked just like the current cauldron.
If you want to share meals, how about giving each guest a small pot like this and letting them cook in their own pots. They can decide what they want to eat and how long they want to cook it. "
Su Qiubai had been listening to Ye Luoxin's words attentively.
When she finished all these words, Su Qiubai even had a look of appreciation in his eyes.
"Very good!"
"It seems that the reason why mother praised you so much before was not entirely selfish."
Su Qiubai put his chopsticks into the pot, picked out a piece of meat and said.
"You still have great ideas about doing business!"
"It's all just random thoughts!" Ye Luoxin said politely.
"Besides, I'm really not familiar with running a restaurant. If uncle doesn't ask me about making purses, I'm very familiar with this matter!"
