Mr. Lou came here today to get close to Wan Hongmei, so he happily agreed to her invitation.

Wan Hongmei felt that she had a great time chatting with her and taught her so many things she didn't understand. It was normal to treat her to a meal. He might have other things to trouble her in the future.

The two of them slowly went downstairs with the help of the maid, and went to Huixiang Pavilion on the next street, the Yun family's own restaurant in the capital.

Because the food at Huixiang Pavilion is so good, there are many dignitaries and well-known businessmen from other places who come in and out. No matter when you come, the place is bustling.

The shopkeeper of Huixiang Pavilion, whose surname is Wang, is a cook from Li'an.

Seeing Wan Hongmei, she immediately greeted her eagerly, "Madam is here!" and led her to the private room upstairs.

There is a special private room in Huixiang Pavilion for the Yun family. Yun Huachun doesn't often go out to eat, and the chefs in the house can cook whatever he wants.

So he sent two signs to Yun Huiyan at Shangshu Mansion and asked him to go out to eat with the younger members of his family. Naturally, he didn't charge money for his family's restaurant.

Of course, Yun Huiyan's house also has a cook from Li'an.

Yun Huiyan was old and had no intention of going to a restaurant to join in the fun, so he let the younger members of his family go.

The younger generations of the Yun family did not dare to take advantage of this. Some of them had just won the Jinshi and became minor officials under the arrangement of the imperial court. On weekdays, when going out to eat and drink with colleagues, it is inevitable that there will be entertainment, but they will also make reservations in advance.

, and also give money himself.

In this case, this box is not very useful.

After entering the private room, shopkeeper Wang diligently served tea and water, and then showed the recent menu to his wife. Naturally, Mrs. Lou on the side also had it.

Mr. Lou looked at the menu and the quiet environment around him, contacted the shopkeeper's eager attitude, and immediately thought about it.

"Whatever Mrs. Lou likes to eat, you can order it yourself." Wan Hongmei greeted her warmly.

It's rare to have a peer with whom you can talk, so naturally you have to be more enthusiastic.

Mr. Lou smiled and put down the menu in his hand, "I'm not afraid of your jokes, Madam. I'm not in good health and have been a vegetarian for many years. Madam, please take a look at it. I can eat anything..."

Wan Hongmei works as a nurse. When she heard Mrs. Lou say that she was not in good health, she immediately spoke with concern out of professional ethics. "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

"Why do you become a vegetarian? Eating vegetarian every day is even worse for your health!"

Lou's hand holding the tea cup was stunned. She didn't expect Wan Hongmei to get to the bottom of it so much. She looked at the woman in front of her again, and the caring look on her face didn't seem to be fake.

Suddenly I remembered the reaction of my mother-in-law and the handkerchief at home, and by some strange combination of circumstances, I revealed the reason.

Lou became a vegetarian for two reasons. One was because she was in really bad health and felt uncomfortable from time to time. In short, she had no appetite for eating meat.

Second, she wanted to have a child, so she burned incense and kowtowed in front of the Buddha, saying that a religious woman would be willing to become a vegetarian for many years in exchange for a child.

This is a very common thing among women in the capital, but as soon as she said it, Lou felt a sense of sadness in her heart.

After hearing what Lou said, Wan Hongmei disagreed even more. She immediately grabbed her hand and said, "If you are not in good health, eat more meat! If you eat too many vegetarian dishes, you will not feel better."

"Look at those..." Wan Hongmei just wanted to give some scientific examples, but felt it was inappropriate, "The beasts in the mountains and forests are strong and ferocious, and they all eat meat. I heard that the women of the Hu people

He is very strong, and he drinks milk from cows and goats and eats meat every day..."

"Besides, Buddha was not a vegetarian every day. Buddhism was introduced from the Western Regions. When the monks from the Western Regions went out to beg for alms, they ate whatever the master gave them and were not picky about food. The previous emperor did not like Buddhism, so he ordered

Monks can only eat vegetarian food!" Wan Hongmei taught Mr. Lou seriously.

After coming here, she read a lot of history books and knew the history of the previous and current dynasties.

“The Buddha didn’t even order monks to be vegetarian, which means it’s better to eat meat!”

What Wan Hongmei said made Lou stunned for a moment. Didn't he say that Madam Shaofu was a wild woman and couldn't read? How come she knew the history of the previous dynasty, and she had never heard of it.

"Is eating meat really good for your health?" Lou asked.

"I never lie to people." Wan Hongmei said seriously.

The various proteins, vitamins and minerals in meat are not found in vegetables. In fact, if a person is sick and his appetite improves, he should eat more meat.

After Wan Hongmei said that, she ordered a few light meat dishes and ordered the kitchen to cook them.

When the host comes to eat, the food will naturally not be slow.

Just when Mr. Lou was shocked by Wan Hongmei's theory, all the dishes were ready and served.

"Mrs. Lou, come and try this pickled fish..." Wan Hongmei said, giving her a chopstick.

Not to mention the remaining kebabs and chicken soup.

Looking at the meat in the bowl, Mrs. Lou hesitated with her chopsticks. She had been a vegetarian for several years. Wouldn't it be a failure to break the vegetarian diet at this time?

"Eat quickly!" Wan Hongmei urged.

Whether it was because Wan Hongmei was excited or because the food in the bowl was so fragrant, Mr. Lou picked up the fish in the bowl with his chopsticks.

The fish meat is extremely tender and has no fish bones. It melts in your mouth. In addition to its own fragrance, the fish meat also has the spicy and delicious taste of sauerkraut.

Lou's appetite increased after eating one chopstick, and he suddenly wanted to have another chopstick.

No matter how delicious vegetables are, people will get tired of them after eating them for a long time.

What Wan Hongmei ordered were light dishes, and the chefs from Li'an were all trained in modern cooking techniques. With various spices grown in Li'an, the meat did not taste fishy and was even bigger.

To a certain extent, it stimulates the aroma of the ingredients themselves.

Mrs. Lou ate the food in the bowl in a daze. Maybe after so many years, she herself had no hope. Maybe the food on the table was too fragrant.

The mother-in-law would only think that she was not qualified to be a wife and did not give birth to a legitimate son for her husband, so she asked her to see more doctors and take more medicine. The mother also thought that she was not pious enough and did not plead properly in front of the Buddha, and felt that she had lost the face of the daughter of the Lou family.

Not to mention the husband! There were many concubines in the yard, many of whom had given birth to sons, and they wanted to take the concubine into her lap and raise him, but it was her persistence and refusal to give in that prevented the concubines from succeeding.

Except for the youngest daughter in the family, no one cared about whether she was happy or not. Halfway through the meal, Mrs. Lou realized that Mrs. Shaofu had prepared the dishes for her for a long time.

Even though she was born into an official family and married into a well-matched husband's family, she was not as good as the young master in terms of rank. There was an order of hierarchy, so how could she bother the young master's wife to pick up food for her.

"Excuse me, madam, for helping me prepare the dishes." Lou said gratefully, her eyes red.

When she met Mrs. Shaofu today, she realized that Mrs. Shaofu was completely different from the image she had in her mouth.

"It's okay. You need to eat more. In addition to eating meat, you should also use some cow and goat milk. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, just see a doctor in time..." Wan Hongmei said with concern.
Chapter completed!