Ji Lie in front of him had a thin figure and a childish face, but his eyes were extremely sharp.
Standing in front of him and being stared at by him, it was as if all the secrets hidden in my heart were known to him!
In addition, Ji Lie's eyes showed a trace of the vicissitudes of the world!
This made Yang Qing feel a little surprised.
He is obviously just a teenager, how can he feel like this?
I guess it was my own misunderstanding!
But no matter what, just at the first glance, Yang Qing was extremely sure that Ji Lie was definitely not the idiot prince in the rumors!
"I've met King You!"
Yang Qing and Shen Wu bowed respectfully to Ji Lie.
"Mr. Yang, there is no need to be polite. I am very happy to hear that my father has sent you to serve as the prince's minister."
Ji Lie smiled lightly and greeted,
"Don't stand outside, I've ordered someone to hold a banquet."
"Then I would be more respectful than smart."
Yang Qing followed Ji Lie and walked towards the lobby, casually saying,
"The poem that King You wrote for me is truly a famous line throughout the ages. I cannot express my gratitude in my heart."
"Haha, it's nothing if you make it casually."
Ji Lie smiled and waved.
This is not to brag, any of the Tang and Song Dynasty poems in his memory would be a masterpiece that could shock the past and the present!
Yang Qing was choked by it and didn't know how to respond.
Such a wonderful work, you actually said that you made it casually, and why don't you let others live?
Several people came to the lobby, but to Yang Qing's and others' surprise, there was only one round table with several benches placed around it.
And on the table, there was a strange-looking iron pot.
It does not have a round bottom like a common iron pot.
It's more like cutting a hole in the center of an iron pot and putting it on top of a stove.
At this time, a lot of charcoal fire had been put into the stove, and curls of green smoke floated along the upper opening.
In addition, various ingredients such as sliced meat strips and cleaned vegetables are also placed on the table.
Seeing this situation, Yang Qing and Shen Wu looked at each other with confused expressions.
In today's world, when entertaining guests at banquets, most people share meals.
According to the number of guests, arrange a certain number of tables.
The host sits in the hall, and the most important guests are placed on the right hand side of the host.
The remaining guests were seated according to their respective statuses from near to far.
During the meal, the servants will also bring the prepared dishes one by one and place them on the cases in front of the guests.
How could anyone be like Ji Lie?
Little question mark, do you have many friends?
Looking at the confused looks in their eyes, Ji Lie couldn't help but laugh.
"The weather has turned cooler in the past few days, so I invented a delicacy called hot pot. It is not only delicious, but it can also relieve depression and dehumidify."
Under Ji Lie's greeting, Yang Qing, Shen Wu, Zhang Changde and others sat down around the table.
At this time, the charcoal fire is strong and the hot pot soup base is already boiling.
This soup base was made by Ji Lie's order to boil beef bones and add local MSG.
Although they haven't tasted it yet, just smelling it made Yang Qing and Shen Wu move their index fingers and keep swallowing!
"Okay, it's time to serve."
Ji Lie picked up a plate of thinly sliced mutton and poured it into the hot pot.
As the soup base rolled up and down, the mutton slices turned from red to white in less than a moment.
Guessing that it was almost time, Ji Lie nodded and said,
"Mr. Yang, Master Shen, it's time to eat!"
Is this ready to eat?
Yang Qing and Shen Wu were a little confused.
But when Zhang Changde couldn't wait to pick up some pieces of mutton, he blew on them a few times and stuffed them into his mouth without caring about burning them.
"Huh...huh...so hot...yummy!"
Even though he was so hot that he grinned, Zhang Changde still couldn't help but exclaimed, with a look of satisfaction on his face!
Seeing his appearance, Yang Qing and Shen Wu ignored his restraint and hurriedly imitated his behavior and picked up the mutton.
The moment the mutton entered their mouth, there seemed to be a huge roar in their minds!
The tender mutton has a unique and delicious taste that almost melts in your mouth!
Even though it didn’t have any spices, it was so delicious that it almost made Yang Qing and Shen Wu burst into tears!
Although Yang Qing's official career was unsatisfactory, he was extremely talented. To describe him as "famous all over the world" is not an exaggeration at all.
When he was in Luodu, countless people lined up to treat him to dinner on weekdays.
It can be said that he is tired of eating delicacies such as mountain and sea food!
But he never expected that just a piece of mutton could be so delicious!
Compared with this hot pot, what he ate in the past was simply bran!
"Don't be in a hurry to eat. There is also a dipping sauce here. It will be better if it is eaten with hot pot."
Ji Lie chuckled and ordered his servants to bring out sesame sauce, chopped green onions, salt and other dipping sauces.
Yang Qing, Shen Wu and others imitated Ji Lie and prepared a dipping sauce.
Then I ate it with mutton, pork and various vegetables, and my eyes suddenly lit up!
Sure enough, as Ji Lie said, the taste is even better!
Everyone ate for a while, until they were sweating profusely, and then they stopped and rested for a while.
"I can be considered a glutton and have eaten a lot of delicious food. But after eating this hot pot today, I realized that all my time in the past was wasted!"
Yang Qing couldn't help but sigh.
Ji Lie couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart.
It's just the simplest hot pot, and it makes you so ungrateful.
If you were to have a full banquet later, would you still be able to spiral up to heaven where you were?
"It's just a pity. Such delicious food would be even better if it was accompanied by fine wine."
Shen Wu chuckled.
"What Master Shen said is a reminder to me."
Ji Lie slapped his forehead and ordered the servants beside him,
"Hurry and bring the fine wine Qilixiang that I have prepared."
"Qilixiang? What kind of wine is that?"
Not to mention Yang Qing and Shen Wu, even Zhang Changde was stunned.
They all felt that Ji Lie should have gotten the drunken immortal brew.
"You two must have heard about the fact that Zui Xian Brewing is brewed by a solitary brewer, right?"
Ji Lie smiled.
Yang Qing and Shen Wu nodded.
"Qilixiang is a new product invented by Gu, and its quality is far superior to Zuixiang!"
Erguotou is strong and popular in places with cold climates such as Youzhou, Bingzhou, and beyond the Great Wall.
But when people from the Youzhou Merchant Alliance sold Erguotou to Luodu, Yangzhou and other places, sales dropped significantly.
There is no other reason.
The Jiangnan area south of Luodu has a warm and humid climate, and people prefer wine with a soft taste.
So Ji Lie imitated Moutai on the basis of Erguotou.
Although I dare not say that it has been restored successfully, Maotai's outstanding soy sauce aroma, soft entrance, elegant and delicate taste, but it is an imitation.
Taking advantage of this opportunity today, Ji Lie took it out for Yang Qing and others to taste.
After hearing Ji Lie's words, Yang Qing, Shen Wu, and Zhang Changde's eyes suddenly shone with anticipation.
