Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 141 A Group of Little Foodies

"This is called a shabu-shabu pot. The white pot has mushroom soup. You may not have tried the red one, it's spicy."

Huang Ye asked the little girl holding the dipping sauce to put the rows of small bowls on the table next to her: "This is the seasoning. You can mix whatever flavor you want later. I'll show you how to do it first."

Picking up one of the small bowls on the table, each bowl containing condiments had a small wooden spoon. Huang Ye introduced the condiments one by one, and then prepared a dipping sauce according to his own taste.

The young ladies present found it novel and interesting. They did not ask the maids for help, but made a small bowl for themselves.

Huang Ye picked up the thin beef slices on the plate and poured them into the two soup bases. The charcoal fire under the pot was burning brightly and soon the pot began to boil again.

"You can start eating now. This is the time when it is most tender." Huang Ye demonstrated to them. She took out a piece of beef from the mushroom soup pot, dipped it in the dipping water bowl and put it in her mouth. Not bad, it was really delicious.

The ladies didn't need to be invited. They picked up their chopsticks and ate the meat like Huang Ye did.

"It's delicious, is this really beef? It's so tender and delicious..." Everyone praised it.

"And this..." Huang Ye picked up the spicy beef as well: "Try this too. It's spicy. If it's too spicy, you have herbal tea on hand to relieve the spiciness."

Seeing Huang Ye put the red piece of beef into his mouth, everyone followed suit and picked it up and put it in their mouths.

Suddenly some people started coughing, some had a hissing sound in their mouths and were busy drinking herbal tea, but there were also those who were not afraid of spicy food and especially liked it, like Qiu Yuner.

"It's delicious. It's so satisfying. I've never tasted anything like this before. It's delicious." While eating, she poured the raw meat from the plate next to her into the pot: "What kind of meat is this?" she asked.

"This is mutton. Everyone try it, it's the same way to eat it."

"After eating meat, eat some vegetables to relieve the greasiness. Just throw these vegetables in and blanch them. They are delicious."

No one paid attention to Huang Ye who was talking. Everyone was busy eating the hotpot. According to her observation, most people can eat spicy food and specialize in eating spicy hotpot. Some who can't eat spicy food can only take the food out of the spicy hotpot and neutralize it in the mushroom soup pot before eating. In short, everyone was eating happily.

After everyone had eaten for a while, Huang Ye told the little girl to put the side dish plates on the table on the counter next to them so that everyone could take them as they ate, and then started serving the dishes.

The first thing served was a fish plate, on which was a big carp. The big carp was fried until golden brown and served with a thick sauce, which looked very appetizing.

"This is sweet and sour carp, try them all." After the spicy taste, it would be nice to try the sweet and sour taste.

People in the Great Xia Dynasty don't eat fish much nowadays, as they think it's fishy. Even if they do eat it, they chop it into pieces and stew it. This whole dish, and this white plate, is the first time they have seen it, and they all find it rare.

Huang Ye picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. Green Bean's cooking skills have improved. This fish is so authentic.

Of course, the ladies were not polite. They were all teenagers, so there was no need to be polite. They picked up their chopsticks and started eating. The sour and sweet taste instantly conquered the hearts of these ladies, and the big carp was swept away.

Next came stir-fried seasonal vegetables, a plate of stir-fried pork with peppers, and a plate of twice-cooked pork. The staple food was rice and steamed noodle rolls made by Mung Bean. The chili sauce in the rolls was prepared by Huang Ye, and they tasted soft and spicy, and everyone loved it. Huang Ye also asked Hong Dou to bring two plates of kimchi and shredded radish to go with the rice. As for rice, who would eat that when there were so many delicious things?

After finishing their meal, the ladies touched their stomachs and looked at the empty plates on the table and began to doubt their lives. Could just a few of them really eat so much?

The little maids came in and cleared the food off the table, and served tea so that everyone could drink it to relieve their greasy feeling.

"I can't drink anymore." A little girl burped, "I've never been so full before. Miss Huang, your food is really delicious. Let's come over next time you hold a flower show."

Looking at everyone's eager eyes, Huang Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "No need to wait for the flower show, just come over whenever you want. We can still afford a meal for you." These little girls are very cute and she likes them.

At this time, someone came to invite the ladies to take a nap in the guest room that had been prepared in advance. According to the rules, they would continue to enjoy the flowers in the afternoon and go back in the afternoon. According to the rules of the Great Xia Dynasty, no meals would be served on the night of the flower show.

After the break, everyone drank tea and ate snacks together again. Huang Ye told them that she had designed some new jewelry, which were sold in her own jewelry store. The ladies present could get a 20% discount if they bought them. Similarly, the clothes she designed were sold ready-made in her own embroidery workshop, and they could also get a 20% discount if they bought them. This made the ladies present very happy and they couldn't wait to go and have a look.

They left as soon as they said they would. What if they arrived too late and the good things were picked up by others? With this mentality, everyone said goodbye one after another. Of course, before leaving, they had to pay their respects to the elders in the mansion. The old man, the old lady and Mrs. Chen all gave them face and behaved very amiably. They repeatedly expressed that they were welcome to visit the mansion often in the future.

Huang Ye did not try to persuade them to stay, but gave each of them a small food basket, which contained a bag of small cakes, a bag of orange marshmallows, and a bag of fried orchid beans. This was the old man's request. He thought the orchid beans were crispy and delicious, and would be the perfect snack to go with wine. He took this opportunity to let them take it back and let their old friends have a taste.

There was another thing, which was what Qiu Yun'er had strongly requested, a pickled radish. As for why there was only one, it was because the food basket was too small to hold it.

Huang Ye had originally intended to give it to her alone, after all, the radish was not a dish that could be served on the table. But everyone disagreed, so in the end, they could only give one to each family. Huang Ye sighed, these were not a group of noble ladies, but clearly a group of little foodies.