The whole family travels through the book, the plot is broken but the characters are not

The table for eating hot pot was made by Tan Mu at Lu Yanyan's request.

Under the pot is a thick iron sheet, which is tightly fixed to the surrounding wooden boards. Under the iron sheet is a charcoal stove.

Having this table makes it convenient to eat hot pot, but it requires a lot of preparation every time.

And after they finish this meal, they don’t know when they will be able to eat it again.

The meal was delicious and no one talked much, especially the brothers Lu Changping and Lu Changan. It was the time to eat, and they loved beef rolls and fresh beef the most, which tasted much better than the beef they had eaten before.

Han Huaijin and Han Huaiyu ate their meal with the same dignified manner as usual, but their speed in putting the vegetables into the pot was not much slower than that of Lu Changping and Lu Changan.

Han Huaian likes to eat shrimp balls, crab sticks, spicy hot pot, and he likes to eat them with sesame paste the most. His little face is dirty from eating, and Han Huaixi despises him very much.

Mrs. Bai looked at Han Huaian who continued to eat with his mouth puffed out, and felt amused. She picked up a handkerchief and was about to wipe Han Huaian's mouth.

Han Huaixi quickly stopped Bai: "Grandma Qin, the handkerchief is stained with hot pot juice and it's hard to wash. Use this."

As she spoke, she handed over the napkin, took out one, and demonstrated how to wipe her mouth.

Bai pulled it out and touched it: "Is this paper? It's so soft. This paper is too good. It's a pity to wipe my mouth with it."

"Use it, use it."

Anyway, it will return to its original state after use, and there are still many in the supermarket, so Han Huaixi doesn't feel sorry at all.

After Bai wiped Han Huaian's face, she looked at the little face that had become clean and pretty again, then looked at Han Huaijin and the other two, and sighed again that these children of the Han family were so well-born.

"Mom, when are we going to have our next meal? Hot pot is delicious." Han Huaian asked while eating.

Lu Changan also said: "Yes, aunt, it's so delicious. It would be great if I could eat it every day."

Lu Changping coughed. When did his brother become a foodie?

Lu Changan quickly poured a glass of water for Lu Changping.

"Brother, it's too spicy, eat slowly, it's enough."

Lu Changan rolled his eyes in anger, causing everyone else to laugh.

The weather is cold, and it is the season for eating hot pot. Lu Yanyan also wants to eat it every few days, but he has to clear all outsiders away every time he eats. This will definitely arouse suspicion after a long time.

Seeing the expectant eyes of the children, Lu Yanyan said, "This year, when Uncle Qin comes back, we can have it again. Next year, we will try to eat whenever we want."

Lu Youtian and Lu Fugui's eyes lit up. It seemed that Yanyan had found a way to make this hot pot base.

But the two of them looked at Yu and didn't dare to speak. They decided to wait until they finished eating before asking.

The meal took more than an hour, during which time Han Huaixi entered the space twice to replenish ingredients.

After eating, the children rubbed their stomachs which were much rounder than usual. Except for Han Huaian, they all felt a little embarrassed that they had not been restrained in eating today.

Qin Yuru, Yu and Bai helped Chen clean up. Lu Yanyan wanted to wash the dishes, but was driven away by Bai.

"Your father and your brother must have something to discuss with you, so go quickly."

Lu Fugui first talked to a few people about his trip to Yuezhou Prefecture.

The department store in Yuezhou Prefecture is an industry that has been passed down in the Lu family for many generations.

In his early years, Lu Fugui had been to Yuezhou Prefecture many times, and it was very convenient to do things in Yuezhou Prefecture.

The market for marinated ingredients has been opened, and we can just ship them directly to department stores in the future.

The spices and jewelry he brought back from Yuezhou Prefecture this time were already agreed upon with Yan Hui. He only needed to supply the goods to Yan's business, and the Yan family would charge 20% of the selling price as sales fees.

As Lu Fugui spoke, he took out a bag of gems from his arms, called Han Huaiyu and Han Huaixi, and gave each of them a pearl bracelet.

The pearls were plump and round, emitting a bright light under the candlelight.

These two pearl bracelets are very valuable in this era. Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan wanted to stop them, and Han Huaiyu also wanted to refuse.

Han Huaixi actually didn't lack this kind of thing. The pearl bracelet in the space was more beautiful than this one, but she felt that she had to accept her uncle's kindness, so she said sweetly: "Thank you, uncle."

Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan couldn't help but smile: "Huaiyu should accept it too."

Han Huaiyu also hurriedly thanked his uncle.

Lu Fugui gave the remaining gems to Lu Yanyan, asking Lu Yanyan and Chen to make them into jewelry.

Lu Yanyan looked at the bag of sapphires and rubies, which were considered the finest in this era, and was moved, but she really didn't need these things, so she chose a sapphire and a ruby ​​from it.

"I'll use this blue gemstone to make a headband for my mother-in-law, and this red gemstone to make a hairpin. I don't want the rest."

As Lu Yanyan spoke, he revealed the jade bracelet on his wrist.

Lu Youtian and Lu Fugui saw that the bracelet was of excellent quality and was worth at least ten thousand taels of silver, which was definitely not something Lu Yanyan could afford.

"Xiaoxi gave it to me and said there are still a lot."

Lu Yanyan said, looking at Lu Youtian again: "Dad, I didn't sell it for money, I just used it myself."

Lu Youtian glanced at his daughter with amusement: "I know you don't have it, otherwise you wouldn't be so poor."

Lu Yanyan was speechless, and Han Qingyun touched his nose and turned away. If he hadn't had to take the exam, he would have gone into business with Lu Fugui long ago.

He prefers making money to studying.

Lu Fugui understood that Xiaoxi had many jewelry that was better than the bracelet he gave her, but she still accepted his without disgust. This niece was really becoming more and more considerate.

Lu Fugui thought about it and stopped pushing it with Lu Yanyan, and put away the remaining gems.

"Yan Erhu and Lin Shan are really good. I wanted to stay. But they are both devoted to you and your wife. They even followed the department store owner Luo to learn business and accounting skills. They said they would help you when they return. They should be on their way back now."

Lu Yanyan nodded. Her brother was more generous than her and more proficient in business. She was able to support herself mostly thanks to Han Huaixi's space.

It is definitely better for Yan Erhu and Lin Shan to follow the eldest brother than to follow himself.

But they are willing to continue to follow the Han family. It is their intention, and she will never push this intention away.

After discussing the affairs of Yuezhou Prefecture, they began to talk about the hot pot base.

With this hot pot base, you can still enjoy the meal even if the ingredients are not as rich as today.

The key to hot pot lies in the base, otherwise it is just an ordinary gudong soup.

If hot pot base can be made, its prospects will be much greater than marinade.

"I can make hot pot base, but I can't make a lot of butter."

"butter?"

Butter needs to be rendered from the fatty parts of cattle.

But in Dayu, beef is precious.

Beef is not easy to buy, so how can butter be extracted in large quantities?

"I get it. Don't worry. If you really can't do it, then don't do it. We don't need this kind of business. Besides, the department store is already very popular because of the marinade. If we launch the hot pot base now, it will only attract more attention."

Lu Yanyan also knew that she had not originally planned to make hot pot base right now.

"Brother, I originally planned to launch the hot pot base in a couple of years, after the marinade formula is cracked by others and the marinade business isn't as profitable. But the prerequisite is that you still need a lot of beef fat to make tallow blocks. The beef fat in the hot pot base can be replaced with other things, but the taste is far inferior to that made with beef fat."

Lu Fugui nodded and said, "I understand. I'll keep an eye out and see if I can buy more beef suet."

After talking about the hot pot base, Lu Fugui took out the bill and calculated the profit of the marinade with Lu Yanyan.

The profit from the marinade is easy to calculate. The first two batches of marinade totaled 4,000 kilograms and 20,000 packages, and were sold for 16,000 taels of silver.

The first batch of materials were all purchased in Luocheng City, and the cost was about sixty cents.

Later, several ingredients for the marinade were purchased in Mingyuan County, and the cost was reduced to about fifty cents.

However, Lu Fugui still asked for the calculation based on sixty cents, and the cost of the materials was one thousand two hundred taels.

The tax is 10% of the selling price, which is 1,600 taels.

The profit from the marinade is 13,200 taels, and the two people each get half, which is 6,600 taels.

Lu Yanyan's profit and production costs totaled seven thousand eight hundred taels.

Lu Fugui initially gave her one thousand taels to buy materials, and Erlin came back and gave her another two thousand taels. She should have taken another four thousand eight hundred taels.