Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 428 Let's share a table and try the hot pot you ordered

Zheng Sanniang served hot sweet soy milk to each table, and then went with Shen Yu to prepare stir-fried vegetables and boiled pork slices.

Except for the boiled pork slices which takes a little more effort, the two stir-fried dishes are quick to prepare. With the two of them working together, all the dishes were served in less than an incense stick of time.

Shen Yu was afraid that the boiled pork slices in the small copper pot would cool down quickly, so he specially added a burning small tea stove to ensure that the boiled pork slices on the table were always hot.

There were not many customers in the shop at this time. Lu Zheng and the other two chatted while eating the spicy and fragrant boiled pork slices and the crispy and spicy pickled mustard greens with chopsticks. They all looked extremely happy.

The three were enjoying their meal when the thick cotton curtain at the door of the shop was lifted, and Lu Lang and three young men of similar age walked in one after another.

Because it was still snowing outside and there was a thick cotton curtain hanging at the door of the shop, the light in the room was a little dim.

Lu Lang and his friends were just chatting and laughing while brushing off a few snowflakes from their shoulders, when they turned around and saw the backs of three people sitting next to them eating, and were stunned.

Lu Lang hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "My son greets my father. I didn't expect that my father and the two gentlemen are here too."

Lu Zheng and the other two were eating happily when they turned around and saw their son standing in front of them.

He put down his chopsticks and asked curiously, "Why are you here? I didn't see you this early in the morning. Liu Shun said you went to your classmates' place and wanted to get together today. Why are you here too?"

Lu Lang hurriedly told them that they would have dinner here today and then go to Green Cloud Garden to appreciate the plum blossoms and write poetry.

He also introduced to his father the three classmates who were already standing respectfully behind him.

The three young gentlemen hurriedly called out "Sir" and stepped forward to pay their respects.

Lu Zheng looked around the store, fortunately there were no customers at the moment, so he waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since you are not here right now, just call me Uncle Lu."

The three gentlemen hurriedly bowed and said, "Uncle Lu, how are you?"

Lu Zheng smiled and asked them to sit next to him. He acted like an elder and said kindly, "No need to be polite. Although this restaurant is not big, the dishes are really good."

"The chef, Miss Shen, is as good as the chef in the restaurant. She is also very creative and the dishes she makes are always eye-catching and amazing."

"Xiao Si brought you here today, you are in for a treat."

When the three of them had followed Lu Lang here, they were skeptical about Lu Lang's praises of the restaurant.

I really don't believe that such an inconspicuous little shop in the market can make any delicious dishes.

Seeing that the county magistrate also praised it so highly, the dishes on the table looked delicious.

Only then did they believe that Lu Lang brought them here because the food here was delicious.

At this time Qi Xi also came in with three servants, chatting and laughing, only to see their own master also sitting here.

He thought he was dazzled and rubbed his eyes before he believed that he was not seeing things.

He was originally bragging to the three servants about how delicious the food in this restaurant was and how lucky they were to have such a feast today, but at this moment he suddenly became speechless and repeatedly signaled to the three servants to stop talking.

The three people who followed didn't understand what was going on, but they still kept their mouths shut and obediently followed Qi Xi to stand aside and wait.

The people in the restaurant were also dumbfounded when they saw everyone in the room.

Shen Yu stood aside and guessed in his heart: "Is Mr. Lu bringing his classmates to eat here today?"

"Let's talk to the county magistrate for a few words, and then go to another place to eat."

"After all, those classmates will feel uncomfortable eating at the same table with the county magistrate."

Just as he was thinking this, Lu Zheng waved to Shen Yu, who was waiting on the side and was daydreaming.

Shen Yu hurried forward, and Lu Zheng asked, "Miss Shen, Xiao Si and the others came here, and I guess they ordered food in advance. What dishes will they eat today?"

Shen Yu hurriedly answered truthfully.

Lu Zheng asked the young masters with a smile: "Uncle Lu will also follow you today to share a table with you and try the hot pot you ordered. Do you mind?"

How could the three dare to say no? They all said with a smile: "We are so happy to have dinner at the same table with Uncle Lu, so why would we mind?"

Lu Zheng nodded with satisfaction, and said to Shen Yu: "Miss Shen, go and prepare the dishes."

"It just so happens that there's no one in the restaurant right now, so the two groups of us can share a big table and eat together."

As he spoke, he called his followers over and directed them to put the two long tables together to form a large table.

He moved all the dishes on his square table to the big table and said with a smile: "Although we have all eaten for a while, we all use public spoons and chopsticks."

"Try the boiled pork slices I ordered first. It's spicy and delicious. I guarantee you won't feel cold after eating it."

Seeing that the county magistrate was chatting and laughing and very easy-going, the three young men became bolder.

One of them said, "Uncle Lu, there is no feast without wine and food."

"Uncle, if you don't mind, I have a jar of Yu Lou Chun in my carriage. Can someone bring it out to entertain everyone?"

Lu Zheng was very happy to hear this and said with a smile: "Although I am not good at drinking, I can still have a couple of drinks. Go and get it quickly."

After hearing this, the young man waved his servant to fetch some wine from the carriage. On this side, Shen Yu also led people to bring up the prepared ingredients and dipping sauces, set up the small charcoal stove, and placed the two pots of soup base steadily.

Shen Yu introduced how to eat the hot pot and then stepped aside.

Lu Lang called Qi Xi over and asked him to order some food and eat with the three servants who came with him.

Qi Xi agreed, glanced at the driver's table next to him, and quickly ordered the assorted casserole according to their example. He finished eating quickly so that he would be ready to receive orders at any time.

The scene at the big table seemed much quieter because of Lu Zheng's presence.

Fortunately, eating hotpot is not like eating a dish. You have to cook it yourself and wait for the food in the pot to be cooked before taking it out. Even if there is no topic to talk about, it will not be boring.

At first, everyone ate very cautiously and only picked the dishes in front of them to cook.

But under Lu Zheng's enthusiastic greetings, "This slice of meat is delicious, you should eat more slices," and "That meatball is good, Xiaosi, please cook a few more in the pot so that everyone can try it."

Everyone gradually relaxed and began to carefully savor the food in front of them.

Lu Lang's classmates are all young men from wealthy families. They have long been tired of the exquisite food they eat on weekdays. Today's way of cooking the dishes and dipping them in sauce is really fresh and interesting.

The ingredients were fresh, the dipping sauces were rich, and the flavors were varied. Everyone enjoyed the meal very much.

Several young masters said that this way of eating was good, and when they returned home they would ask their own chefs to learn how to do it this way so that their family members could try it.

When everyone was finally full and had stopped eating, they realized that all the dishes on the table had been eaten up and the jar of Yu Lou Chun had been drunk up to the bottom.