When the blacksmith saw Li Changan, his heart skipped a beat, and then he said dullly, "What are we going to do today?"
Li Changan chuckled, "Look at this pot, it's made of brass."
The blacksmith looked at the drawing and asked, "Why is the pot still hollow in the middle? What is the purpose of going up one section?"
"Little chimney."
“The tray below also needs to be made of brass?”
"Yes." Li Changan gritted his teeth. He originally thought that he could save some money by using pig iron, but then he thought about it. The hot pot is going to enter the high-end market, and it must look better.
It's not much more expensive anyway.
"It's just a small pot, and it only has to go around the outside. It's quite interesting." The blacksmith smiled and shook his head.
This young man always comes up with something new every time he comes here.
"Just one?"
Li Changan looked slightly stunned, pursed his lips, and said immediately, "Make twenty, ten with partitions, and ten without partitions."
"Okay, come and get it tomorrow, five taels of silver." The blacksmith took the drawings, called all the men together, and assigned tasks to each of them.
"Okay, I'll come over and get one early tomorrow morning. Please ask the master." Li Changan took out a five-tael silver ingot and put it down, then turned and left.
There are still a lot of things to do at home.
Since we are going to make hot pot, we need to make some changes to the base recipe.
You can add more chicken powder, stir-fry more chili peppers, and make spicy red oil pot, mushroom pot with clear soup, and mandarin duck pot.
Boss Zhang just said that he should try the hot pot first and did not decide to turn Zhangji Restaurant into a hot pot restaurant.
But Li Changan is confident that as long as he has tasted hot pot and Erguotou, a hot pot restaurant will definitely open.
Linxian's first hot pot restaurant, and with the cooperation of Erguotou, why worry about failing in business?
This joint blockade controlled by Qingyuelou behind the scenes has fully exposed the shortcomings of Zhangji Winery.
In the words of the previous life, the homogeneity of goods was serious.
Once you fall into this situation, you will fall into a vicious circle of price wars that cannot be stopped at all.
To fundamentally solve this problem, we must make differentiation.
Hot pot is undoubtedly the best choice.
They have nowhere to start a price war, and they can't even learn the spicy hot pot base, let alone hot pot.
Moreover, there are thirteen restaurants and bars that have been negotiated today, which will also attract the other party's firepower.
The risk is undoubtedly minimized.
back home,
Liu Zhiyin hurriedly greeted him, "Erlang, how are you?"
"We're almost done, have you eaten?" Seeing Liu Zhiyin, Li Changan's heart immediately calmed down.
He has been in this world for only ten days, and it is this nominal sister-in-law who has given him the warmth of home.
"Have eaten, do you want to make some more food for you?" Seeing that Li Changan had returned safely, Liu Zhiyin had a smile on his face, and his smiling eyes were like the moon in the sky, making Li Changan slightly absent-minded.
"Let's heat up two steamed buns." Li Changan touched his belly and followed Liu Zhiyin into the kitchen, "I'll make something delicious for my sister-in-law tomorrow."
"What's delicious?"
"secret."
"Didn't Erlang tell you last time? You can't hide it from me anymore."
"I want to prepare a surprise for my sister-in-law, don't I?"
"Okay, if it doesn't taste good, I'll have to teach you a lesson." The corners of Liu Zhiyin's mouth unconsciously curved into a hint of joy.
Li Changan quickly raised his hands and surrendered, "I know, sister-in-law. I have to take Tou Guojiu and Er Guotou there tomorrow to ensure that Boss Zhang and Gu Jiaoyu are drooling."
"Gu Jiaoyu?" Liu Zhiyin couldn't help but exclaimed, "Are you familiar with Gu Jiaoyu?"
"Gu Jiaoyu and Boss Zhang are very familiar with each other. I haven't been bringing wine to them recently. We talked a lot when we went back and forth." Li Changan said truthfully,
"But I don't know what's going on with Gu Jiaoyu in the past two days. I heard from Boss Zhang that he hasn't been out at the county school. I hope I can see him tomorrow."
"Gu Jiaoyu is a man of great knowledge. Erlang, if you can follow Gu Jiaoyu, it will definitely be beneficial."
"I know." Li Changan took a piece of the warm steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth, and said with a smile.
At this time, Gu Jiaoyu, who was talked about by Li Changan, received an uninvited guest.
"Gu Jiaoyu, or should I call him Gu Shangshu?" The visitor was dressed in white brocade clothes, and there seemed to be frost condensing wherever he passed.
The chin is slightly tilted and the facial features are exquisite. The face that should be charming is cold and beautiful. There is a smile on the face, but it makes people feel chilly for no reason.
"A direct descendant of the An family?" Gu Jiaoyu looked unhappy, and his originally meticulous hair was a little messy. "Is the sealing technique no longer able to seal it?"
"I didn't expect that the An family's generation would have such an amazing body of ice. It's really rare."
"An Nanzhi, I met Gu Shangshu." The woman in white finally bowed.
Gu Jiaoyu waved his hand, "Come in, the three words Gu Shangshu will be dispensed with. Now I, Gu Weidao, am just an old man, and I can only teach in this small Linxian County."
"I wonder if Miss An is here to give you any advice?"
An Nanzhi looked at Gu Weidao, "Xiantian Wenlu. If it weren't for the Xiantian Wenlu that caused my Wenlu to tremble, the sealing technique in my body would not have collapsed."
"Gu Shangshu must have noticed it too, right?"
Gu Weidao's expression remained unchanged, and he poured a cup of tea for Annan Zhi contentedly, "Although the old man's cultural relics are broken, he has indeed sensed the innate cultural relics."
"It's just that if you want to find the Xiantian Wenlu, I'm afraid it should be easier for Miss An than for Old Man. Haven't the Xuanyi guards of the An family already come to the county?"
"I want the list of literati in Linxian County, including the list of past candidates who have not entered the county school but are just registered." An Nanzhi said his purpose and looked at Gu Weidao with cold eyes. The temperature in the room seemed to be lower.
a bit.
Gu Weidao took a sip of tea and couldn't help but smile and shake his head, "Is Miss An a little too anxious?"
"Although Xiantian Wenlu is rare, it is not impossible. Instead of staring at an Xiantian Wenlu that has not yet grown up, why not grab the Xiantian Wenlu that is almost completed?"
"Or do you mean bullying the weak and fearing the strong?"
Having said this, Gu Weidao Gu Bo looked at An Nan Zhi calmly.
An Nanzhi narrowed her eyes slightly, pursed her thin lips, and had an attitude of not letting strangers in. Even her title changed, "Is Gu Jiaoyu too involved?"
Gu Weidao said lightly,
"Ordinary cultural relics are passed down one level every time they are passed down to one generation, and they can never break through the shackles and eventually become mediocre, even if they are the holy relics of all saints."
"Only the innate cultural heritage will not degrade its grade no matter how many generations it is passed down, and it can give birth to a family that will be undefeated for generations to come."
"It's a pity that one or two Xiantian Wenlu appear every year, but only a few grow up, and most of them unfortunately die young."
"Miss An should also know that these innate cultural relics that died young are all due to the actions of you people, aren't they?"
Annan Zhi's cold and beautiful face seemed to be covered with a veil, and a layer of frost spread under her feet, "Gu Jiaoyu really didn't give me the list?"
"I'm sorry to have to obey my order." Gu Weidao waved his hand, "Miss An, please do as you please. I'll send you off soon."
An Nanzhi took a deep look at Gu Weidao, snorted coldly, and turned around to leave.
Gu Weidao looked at the frosted teapot on the table, smiled and shook his head, "This eldest lady of the An family..."
While talking to himself, Gu Weidao stood up and opened the door, "I still have to go to the wine shop tomorrow..."
…
Annan Zhi returned to Zuixiang Pavilion and stamped her little feet in anger. She no longer looked as aloof and cold as before, but more like a girl next door who was as angry as a deer.
"Miss, please don't be angry. The old man's documents are all broken. Don't make yourself so angry. It's not worth it. The banning technique is almost completely ineffective. You have to go back quickly and let the elders start again.
Arrange a layer of banning techniques." Cuiyue persuaded.
"I won't be reconciled until I find that innate cultural relic." Annan Zhi sat down on the chair.
Cuiyue stuck out her pink tongue and said, "Young lady is worried about the engagement with Duke Dingguo, so she wants to find an innate scholar, find a husband to raise her up, and finally marry her?"
"Snapped."
Annan Zhi rolled his eyes angrily, took out a folding fan and knocked on Cuiyue's forehead, "What are you talking about? I'm asking for a beating."
"I'm almost depressed to death. Please give me a squeeze on your shoulders. Just now, my neck was stretched too straight and my shoulders were too hard. It's a little uncomfortable. The most annoying thing is dealing with outsiders."
"I know, my lady." Cuiyue smiled fondly, opened the bead curtain, walked behind Annan Zhi, and started to knead her gently, "Speaking of which, if that scholar with innate talent is handsome,
It’s not impossible for the young lady to consider it.”
"Okay, Cuiyue, how dare you make fun of me? Could it be that you want to find a husband?" Annan Zhi suddenly stretched out her jade hand and tickled Cuiyue.
Cuiyue just wanted to move, but was stopped by Annan Zhi's "Don't move".
Her pretty face suddenly turned pink, and she whispered softly, "Little... miss, I was wrong..."