dognovel Chapter 489
Chapter 489
Then everyone entered the room and sat around a boiling copper hot pot.
Wang Ruyi directed Baozhu and the others, adding sliced vegetables and meat into the bowl from time to time.
Qin Keqing graciously prepared the dipping sauce for Li Qingfeng.
Li Qingfeng looked at the red oil and chili peppers in the hot pot.
Looking at Wang Ruyi, he asked in confusion,
"Ruyi, Changle, where did you get these chili peppers?"
Wang Ruyi's eyes lit up as she looked at the peppers in the pot.
"Oh, so this is called chili!"
Li Qingfeng was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Wang Ruyi in astonishment.
"No, you guys are really too brave, aren't you? You don't even know what it is, and you dare to put it in the pot?"
Wang Ruyi and Qin Keqing looked at each other and smiled with their hands covering their mouths.
The two of them left Qingfeng completely bewildered by the laughter.
"What are you laughing at?"
Wang Ruyi then said to Qingfeng Li,
"My dear, these are the spices you ordered to be brought back from Jinling. Have you forgotten?"
Li Qingfeng was stunned when he heard this.
"I had someone bring it back? How come I didn't know?"
Chili peppers were not introduced to the Central Plains until the 16th century.
Calculating the time, that was the late Ming Dynasty.
It was still some years away from the end of the Ming Dynasty, which made Qingfeng Li feel confused.
Could it be that chili peppers have been produced in China since ancient times?
Then, through Wang Ruyi's narration, Li Qingfeng finally understood where this thing came from.
It turned out that Qingfeng Li had previously ordered the people lurking in the Xue family to find a batch of tobacco leaves from overseas through the Xue family's caravan.
Afterwards, Qingfeng Li forgot about the incident, but the people who carried out the mission did not.
Half a month ago, a batch of spices and other things brought back from overseas were sent back from Jinling, including chili peppers.
Except for tobacco leaves, other spices were sent to the kitchen.
It was after Chef Wan discovered chili peppers that he acted like Shennong and tasted hundreds of herbs, and finally summarized the uses of chili peppers, which led to today's spicy hot pot.
Even Li Qingfeng felt admiration when he heard that Chef Wan's mouth was swollen from tasting the chili peppers.
However, what puzzled Qingfeng Li was that since his tobacco had been returned, why didn't Xiao Ai bring it to him?
While thinking,
Wang Ruyi picked up a piece of mutton, dipped it in the pot, and put it in his mouth.
Immediately his eyes lit up, and he excitedly said to Qingfeng Li,
"Husband, please try it. The spicy taste of chili peppers is really appetizing. It is incomparable to the dogwood I've had before!"
Li Qingfeng came back to his senses, nodded with a smile, and started to cook the pot.
After taking a bite, he found that the taste was not as good as the hotpots Qingfeng Li had eaten before he traveled through time.
But Wanfu, that kid, was able to use chili peppers to such an extent just by his own exploration. He is indeed a genius.
When we get back, I'll ask Xiao Ai to get that kid a cookbook, so he can have a delicious meal in the future.
Then the four of them sat around the table and feasted.
However, Qingfeng Li found the women's reactions quite interesting.
Although it was their first time eating chili peppers, both Xiangling and Qin Keqing had red faces and sweat on their foreheads from the spiciness.
Especially Xiangling, who sticks out her little tongue from time to time, which is quite cute.
Although Wang Ruyi's forehead was sweating from the spicy food, he was still gasping for air while eating with his chopsticks.
During this time, Qin Keqing also ordered her maid to bring a pot of fruit wine to liven up the atmosphere.
While several people were busy with their own things, Wang Ruyi suddenly put down his chopsticks and drank a glass of fruit wine.
“It really makes people feel refreshed!”
Qingfeng Li shook his head and smiled.
At this time, Wang Ruyi picked up the embroidered handkerchief to wipe the sweat off Li Qingfeng's forehead, and then asked,
"Husband, is there any major action taking place in Qingfeng Village?"
Li Qingfeng smiled, knowing that the actions outside could not be hidden from Wang Ruyi's eyes.