Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Shopkeeper Wan believed in Yao Qingnian unconditionally. After hearing what she said, he did not ask any more questions and asked someone to make the tofu recipe public. Two days later, every household could make tofu and tofu pudding at home. They were delicious. Therefore, no one went to Qianweilou anymore. As expected, customers gradually returned to Yunlai Restaurant. At this time, the stove was also ready.

"Miss Yao, the stove has been made according to your requirements. Take a look, is it like this?" Manager Wan invited her over.

"Yes, that's it, Manager Wan, ask someone to prepare the ingredients according to what I wrote." While they were preparing, Yao Qingnian prepared the hot pot base, which was divided into two flavors. One side was a red oil base made with chili peppers, and the other was a clear soup made with chicken. By the time she finished these, the ingredients were almost ready.

"Wow! It smells so good! Miss Yao, why is there only soup and nothing else? Aren't we going to drink the soup?" The shopkeeper asked curiously, looking at the two kinds of base ingredients in the double-flavored pot.

"Of course not. This is called hot pot. You can eat whatever you want. If you like strong flavors, put the food on the red oil side. If you like light flavors, eat the clear soup side." Yao Qingnian demonstrated to the shopkeeper how to eat hot pot. She first put a piece of meat into the red oil, and when it was cooked, she took it out, dipped it in the dipping sauce, and started eating directly. She had wanted to eat hot pot for a long time, and the feeling when she took a bite was so delicious.

"Hot pot? You can cook whatever you want. This is the first time I've seen such a fresh way of eating." Shopkeeper Wan also imitated Yao Qingnian and put the meat in the pot to cook.

"Yeah, and the cooking method is also very particular. For example, the meat cannot be cooked for too long. It is enough to cook it until it is cooked. If you cook it for too long, it will become tough. Especially the green vegetables, you just need to blanch them for a while and they are almost ready to eat."

"Then why do you dip it here after it's cooked?" Shopkeeper Wan pointed to the dipping sauce.

"When eating hot pot, everyone will adjust the dipping sauce according to their own taste. If you like sour food, you can add aged vinegar, if you like salty and fragrant food, you can adjust it to spicy food, and if you like sweet food, you can add plum sauce, etc. Anyway, there are many kinds of hot pot. What you want to eat and how you want to eat it are all decided by the eater. In short, it is suitable for men, women, young and old." Yao Qingnian gave the shopkeeper a detailed introduction to how to eat hot pot, as well as precautions: "I adjusted a dipping sauce for you according to my taste, you try it."

Shopkeeper Wan's mouth was watering from the aroma. He couldn't wait to pick up the meat, dip it in the sauce, and start eating. He choked because he ate too quickly: "Ahem, phew! This... this is too spicy!"

"Eat slowly. The hotpot is freshly cooked, so you have to eat it slowly. Also, you are not used to chili peppers, so you will feel it is spicy and choking at first. Mine is only slightly spicy. If it is spicier, you will cry. You can try the clear soup first." Yao Qingnian suggested.

Shopkeeper Wan drank some water to calm down for a while, then put a piece of meat in the clear soup. After eating it, he compared it and continued, "The taste of this clear soup is not bad, but I still prefer the one with red oil. Although it is spicy, it is more fragrant. After eating it, it makes people have an endless aftertaste. It is so delicious." The shopkeeper couldn't help but praise again.

The whole Yunlai Restaurant was filled with the aroma of hot pot. Many people who came to eat felt that the food in their bowls was not fragrant after smelling it. They asked the waiter, "Did you have any new dishes in your restaurant that smell so good?"

"Hey, sir, you have a really good nose! The shopkeeper is trying out new dishes. You will know in a few days."

After eating the hot pot, Manager Wan was greatly impressed and immediately arranged for people to prepare it. Yao Qingnian told the chef of Yunlai Restaurant all the precautions such as how to make the soup base, dipping sauce and side dishes.

Before the hotpot even started advertising, customers had already come to inquire about it after smelling the food. When they heard that it was a new dish, they couldn't wait for the shopkeeper to serve the food quickly. The whole Anding County was in a frenzy again. Shopkeeper Wan struck while the iron was hot and found a group of people to promote the dish.

"Have you heard that Yunlai Restaurant has launched new dishes?"

"What's the big deal? They often come up with new dishes."

"This time is different from usual. They introduced a new way of eating, called hot pot. You can cook whatever you want. It is open to all ages!"

"I heard that if you come to the restaurant to eat hot pot, you can get free ice jelly and bean curd cakes for every table!"

"So good? Then I must go and try it to see what's so special about this hot pot."

"Yes, the shopkeeper said so, how could it be false? I want to go too!"

"There are some rules for eating hotpot, two to six people are more suitable."

"Then I have to go call my wife."

"I don't have a wife, but don't I have brothers? I'll invite some brothers to go to Yunlai Restaurant to eat hotpot."

Yunlai Restaurant was very efficient and launched its hot pot within two days. On the first day, Yunlai Restaurant was extremely popular and there was a long queue at the door, all for the hot pot.

This is Qianweilou.

"Damn it! Who leaked the tofu recipe? We just put in a lot of effort and asked Chef Dong to make it, and everyone knows it!" The owner of Qianweilou said angrily.

"Boss, we don't know either. Could it be the Yunlai Restaurant's doing?" said the chef on the side.

This chef was none other than Chef Dong, the chef who made White Jade Jade and Cloud Yogurt, whom Yao Qingnian and his friends met in Xunyuan County. After being kicked out of Jiang's Restaurant, he had nowhere to go, so he had to return to Anding County. After his unremitting efforts and explorations, he finally managed to make tofu, so he approached Qianweilou. The owner of Qianweilou saw that he could really make tofu with different flavors, so he believed him and paid Chef Dong a large sum of money to stay. Unexpectedly, within two days, the method of making tofu became a household name.

"It's possible that Yunlai Restaurant saw that our business was good and they were deserted, so they were jealous. It's not impossible that they leaked the recipe out of anger! Chef Dong, I spent a lot of money to invite you here, you must think of a way."

"Boss, please be patient. In my opinion, we should observe the situation first. Now that the people in Anding County know how to make tofu, then Yunlai Restaurant must be as anxious as we are!" Chef Dong comforted.

As soon as he finished speaking, the waiter's voice came from outside the door: "Oh no, oh no! Shopkeeper!"