Looking at Tu Boshu's fiery eyes, Li Qi secretly cried out!
Damn it, does this woman fall in love with me?
When did I become so popular with women?
"Ahem...that Brother Tu." Li Qi pursed his lips and said, "Actually, I have always thought you are a pretty good person, so I have always regarded you as a good brother..."
Hearing these words, Tu Boshu's eyes showed a hint of disappointment.
"In this case, I will try my best to help you think of a solution. How about you give me some time?" Li Qi said.
"Okay, then I'll bother Brother Li." Tu Boshu sighed.
After sending Tu Boshu away, Li Qi no longer thought about having barbecue.
As for Tu Boshu, Li Qizhen never thought about anything happening with her.
Mainly because I'm too familiar with him, and that woman always has a masculine vibe about her. It always feels weird when I'm with her.
If I had known earlier, I should have continued to act stupid and not exposed her identity as a daughter.
Forget it, let’s put this kind of thing aside for now, we have to find a way to turn pepper into silver.
The next day, Li Qi asked Su Yingxiong to write a lot of invitations, inviting officials he knew in Kyoto to come over for a bbq.
The reason is "the joy of moving to a new house".
The first person to receive the invitation was Lu Haochu, the Minister of Hubu, and then Geng Rui, the Minister of Punishments.
Logically speaking, it would be extremely difficult for a fifth-rank official to invite them over for dinner.
But Li Qi is not an ordinary fifth-rank official, so once the invitations are sent out, the replies will basically arrive on time.
Li Qi had the backyard swimming pool taken care of, built several barbecue pits, trained several barbecue people, and then asked Su Yingxiong to find some beauties who could sing songs.
On the day of the banquet, many officials came to Li Qi's house, some of whom he knew and some who did not know him. It was obvious that most of these people revolved around Lu Haochu of the Ministry of Revenue.
Naturally, they came here empty-handed, and the gifts they brought were all valuable.
Li Qi suddenly felt that it was too wise for him to organize this housewarming celebration!
Lu Haochu looked at the large pond in the backyard and couldn't help but ask Li Qi: "Master Li, what is this pond used for? Why is there not a fish in it?"
Li Qi said: "This is a swimming pool."
"What is a swimming pool?"
Li Qi said: "If it's too hot in summer, you can go down and play in the water."
Lu Haochu suddenly realized it, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Master Li will enjoy it."
After walking around, Lu Hao saw that it was getting late and asked, "Master Li, let's have a banquet."
As he said that, he wanted to go to the main hall, but was caught by Li Qi: "Master Lu, where are you going?"
"Have a meal."
Li Qi pointed to a rectangular table not far away and the reclining chairs around it and said, "The dining area is right here."
As he said that, he called Su Yingxiong over: "Go down and have a banquet."
"Okay, sir."
Before anyone could react, someone had already lit the lantern hanging in the air on a rope.
Li Qi led everyone to an Eight Immortals table. The table was piled with wine glasses in the shape of a pyramid. A servant poured a pot of wine from the top and quickly filled every glass.
There are various lanterns that flicker on and off around the swimming pool, and those lanterns are filled with fireflies.
Lu Haochu and others had never seen such a banquet before, and they were all stunned for a moment.
Li Qi arranged for everyone to sit around a fire, and soon the grilled meat skewers were served to everyone.
Not far away, a sound of piano sounded, and on a small stage, several beauties danced gracefully.
"Master Li, you have opened my eyes now." Lu Haochu said.
Li Qi smiled and clasped his fists and said, "It's your first time staying at this humble abode, so I naturally have to decorate it carefully to show my affection for you."
Lu Haochu took the mutton skewers in his hand and asked, "How do you eat this?"
Li Qi picked up a bunch and demonstrated it. Lu Haochu imitated his example and took a bite with his mouth.
At first, everyone was not impressed by the skewers in their hands, but after eating one skewer, all kinds of praises began to ring out.
"It's delicious!" Lu Haochu praised, wiping his beard.
Li Qi quickly handed over another bunch.
Originally, everyone was still chatting, but after eating the meat skewers, everyone stopped thinking about talking and started eating!
For a while, the sounds of chewing were endless, and even the sound of the piano and singing not far away seemed to be covered up.
Fortunately, Li Qi had prepared a lot of meat skewers in advance. Otherwise, if this situation continued, there wouldn't be enough to eat.
When everyone was almost done eating, Li Qi asked people to serve fruits and tea to relieve their tiredness.
"The cook in Mr. Li's house is really good at his craftsmanship!" Lu Haochu said.
Li Qi smiled and said: "No, no."
As he spoke, he stood up and looked around the crowd: "Do you think the meat skewers tonight are delicious?"
Everyone nodded.
"Master Lu just praised my chef for his skill, but that's not true." Li Qi said with a smile.
Then he asked someone to serve some raw meat skewers and took it to an oven. Everyone saw this and gathered around.
I saw Li Qi roasting it on the oven. After a while, the meat changed color, and he sprinkled it with salt and pepper.
After roasting, he handed a bunch to Lu Haochu: "Master Lu, try my craftsmanship."
Lu Haochu took it over and hesitated for a moment, then took a bite and found that it tasted even better than what he had just eaten.
"Is this how these meat skewers are made?" Lu Haochu asked with some disbelief.
Li Qidao: "Exactly, to be honest, the main reason why these meat skewers are so delicious is..."
Li Qi picked up a bowl of pepper and handed it to everyone. Everyone passed it around and looked at it, and some even smelled it.
I was sneezing all the time.
"What is this?" Lu Haochu asked.
Li Qidao: "This is pepper, a kind of seasoning. It not only makes the ingredients more delicious, but also can prolong your life if you eat it regularly."
Apparently the longevity extension was made up by him.
Li Qi thought that in order to sell pepper at a high price, it must highlight its benefits. Simply using it as a seasoning is obviously not enough.
When he said this, everyone became curious. Lu Haochu asked: "Where does this pepper come from?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "This pepper is not available in our Daxia. I went through all the hard work to find it from other countries. I dare say that except for me, there is no such thing even in the palace."
As he spoke, he paused: "This thing is more expensive than gold. In order to entertain you all, I spent a lot of money tonight."
Everyone was stunned when they heard it, and obviously many people didn't believe it.
Li Qi immediately called Su Yingxiong and asked him to bring up the prepared gift box.
"I have prepared a gift for everyone, I hope you won't dislike it."
Li Qi said and asked Su Yingxiong to hand the small gift boxes to everyone.
These exquisite little gift boxes contain nothing but pepper.