Everyone immediately agreed to this proposal, and hurriedly put down their work and went to prepare their things.

Cut the meat, select the vegetables, prepare the charcoal fire, grill pan, bamboo skewers...

Xia Mingyue simply called Lu and Zhao Youcai over to have dinner together.

Master and disciple Yin Lingyou and Mao Sanli did not specifically shout, because they had already noticed the hustle and bustle in the yard through the wall, and had already taken the initiative to come over with their bowls to help.

There is no need to marinate mutton and pork belly in advance. After cutting them, you can roast them in their original flavor and brush them with some oil and sauce. When eating, dip them in a little of Xia Mingyue’s specially prepared powder made by stir-frying peppercorns, star anise, chili peppers, etc. Eat it while it’s hot. The skin of the meat is sizzling with oil, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, full of fragrance, and overflowing with gravy. It’s absolutely delicious!

The grilled meat was delicious and the vegetables were tasty too.

Roasted white radish slices, roasted potato slices, roasted lotus root slices, roasted Chinese cabbage, roasted vermicelli...

By the end of the meal, everyone had cut up the fresh apples, brushed them with honey, and roasted them over the fire.

The main point is that everything can be roasted and everything tastes good after roasting!

Everyone was eating happily and contentedly, except Xia Mingyue, who felt that there seemed to be a lack of food that was refreshing and appetizing, and could fully relieve the greasiness while eating the barbecue.

But after the barbecue, they didn't remember what it was until the next morning, when Yin Qiao was peeling the dry skin of the cabbage, preparing to make a cold cabbage heart as a side dish to eat with porridge in the morning, Xia Mingyue suddenly slapped the back of her head.

How could she forget this!

Now is the time to make pickled spicy cabbage.

The spicy cabbage pickled using the Korean kimchi making technique is sour and spicy, delicious and very appetizing. It is delicious whether used as a condiment for daily meals, or used to cook a pot of hot soup with spicy cabbage in winter, or used to stir-fry pork belly slices!
The more Xia Mingyue thought about it, the more she craves it. After breakfast, she couldn't wait to find the relevant ingredients, and started making it after lunch.

Pick out the old leaves from fresh yellow-hearted Chinese cabbage, cut a large cabbage into four large pieces, wash it clean, sprinkle with fine salt, marinate it overnight until it becomes soft, then wash it clean.

Add water, sugar, chopped dried fish, dried shrimp, etc. to glutinous rice flour and cook until it becomes a sticky paste. After it cools down slightly, add chili powder, shredded white radish that has been killed with salt, mashed garlic, mashed ginger, etc.

The key to making spicy kimchi delicious lies in the puree. The puree made from fresh apples and pears is mixed evenly with the glutinous rice puree with various ingredients added previously, and then topped with green onions and celery segments to make a sticky, red kimchi sauce.

Apply kimchi sauce evenly on each leaf of the cabbage with controlled moisture, then roll the cabbage into a ball and put them into the jar one by one. When the jar is full, pour kimchi sauce into the jar to cover all the cabbages and seal the jar.

All that’s left is to wait for the kimchi to ferment naturally.

At the current temperature, it will take about a month.

Xia Mingyue counted the time on her fingers.

Now the light snow has passed, and by the time the kimchi is pickled, it will be almost the twelfth lunar month. This is the time when we stew and grill meat all day long and eat delicious food around the fire. It is really a great pleasure to have some fresh and refreshing kimchi!
Xia Mingyue had a lot of kimchi sauce, and Guo Kanglai had sent a lot of cabbage last time, so Xia Mingyue simply pickled five or six jars of cabbage in one go, and also pickled some thick radish strips, preparing to eat them slowly when the time came.

After several days of busy work on pickling spicy cabbage, the snow on the ground had melted by the time they had some free time. After inspecting the businesses of various Xia's as usual, Xia Mingyue came to Buyun Tower and mentioned to Shopkeeper Ge that Buyun Tower also had some hot pot.

Buyunlou is famous for its abundant dishes, delicious taste and reasonable prices. It is not only the most famous and largest restaurant in the entire Jinqiu County, but also the surrounding villages, towns and even the county have heard of it.

The house is full of guests every day and the business can be described as making a fortune.

But especially during this time, the more we need to constantly update the dishes and adjust them according to seasonal demands, so as to ensure the long-lasting business of Buyunlou.

In a cold winter like this, it is perfect to have hot pot in a small copper pot as a soup.

Shopkeeper Ge fully agreed with Xia Mingyue's proposal.

One of the reasons is that the weather is getting colder. No matter whether it is stir-fried dishes or stews, they will become cold after a while when served. Even if Buyun Tower uses floor heating, this situation is difficult to avoid. The copper pot hot pot meat will never get cold while you eat it. It will always be warm and comfortable to the end.

The second reason is that there will definitely be no problem with Xia Mingyue’s suggestion, just do it without thinking!
Not only did Manager Ge agree to serve hot pot in Buyun Tower, he was also pleased because Xia Mingyue made this suggestion.

When Manager Ge learned that Xia Mingyue and Old Madam He were doing business together and that the business was being conducted in Changzhou City, he was very worried.

I am worried that Xia Mingyue will focus on Changzhou City in the future, and because of her limited energy, she will pay less attention to Buyun Tower.

Now it seems that the bowl of water is still held very levelly!
Madam Xia still cares a lot about Buyun Tower and is always planning for it!
Shopkeeper Ge was quite delighted and quickly arranged for his subordinates to prepare something for the copper pot hot pot according to what Xia Mingyue had said.

Go to Changzhou Prefecture City to find Shi Dahai to make a copper pot of a smaller size, arrange for people to buy high-quality live sheep, and purchase smokeless silver charcoal...

After arranging things at Buyun Tower, Xia Mingyue had some free time, so she went to the bookstore.

I've been busy almost every day in Changzhou City, and have had very little free time. Now that I've finally had some time to relax, I must buy some storybooks and relax and enjoy myself!
Xia Mingyue is a frequent customer of the bookstore and is now quite famous in the county. When the clerk saw her, he greeted her warmly, "Ms. Xia, you came at the right time. The bookstore just got some new books these two days."

"Oh?" Xia Mingyue was overjoyed. "What kind of script is it?"

"I can't comment on it, but I know that this story is very special and interesting. Many ladies and girls like to read it." The clerk smiled and said, "I heard from the shopkeeper that this is the best-selling storybook in the city now, so I bought it from there specially."

"Today is the first day of sales, and Madam Xia happened to be here. Let's take a look first to see if it suits your taste."

Best-selling storybook?

"If that's the case, then we really have to take a look." Xia Mingyue became more excited and took the script from the waiter.

The name of the storybook is "The Mistress of the House". The four characters on the cover are written in a vigorous and powerful manner, yet with a sense of grace and agility.

This word... (End of this chapter)