By the time Du Qi reached home, it was already late. The heavy snow was still falling, and the surroundings were quiet. The entire courtyard was wrapped in silver, and it was exceptionally cold.
Du Qi returned home and went to bed early.
The next morning.
Du Qi woke up early and had breakfast. Then, he prepared the ingredients for the hotpot. There were more dishes today than yesterday. There were mutton, pork, beef, duck intestines, goose intestines, and even some tripe, quail eggs, and other meat dishes.
For the vegetarian dishes, there were mushrooms, tofu, bean sprouts, blood curd, and other vegetarian dishes.
Because of Du Qi's special arrangement, there were more dishes today than yesterday. The processing of the meat dishes was also better. After all, the processing time was longer and there was ample time to prepare. Moreover, the weather was cold and there was no need to worry about the dishes spoiling.
Du Qi specially informed Du Ruhui to come back and also invited Du Chuke. This was to prepare a family feast.
Including Du Qi's elder brother and the people in the residence.
This was the most well-prepared meal.
Because there were so many people, Du Qi specially brought over more cooking utensils from the restaurant. Jin Wuque was preparing to open a hotpot restaurant, so the cooking utensils were constantly being manufactured.
At noon, everyone gathered.
Du Qi explained how to eat the hotpot in front of everyone. Then, the feast began. This hotpot meal, everyone's faces were glowing red and the atmosphere was extremely lively. In the end, the host and the guest could continue eating.
For Du Qi, it didn't affect him to continue eating. On the contrary, he didn't eat enough.
Although he had transmigrated to the Tang dynasty and had Liu Jian as his chef, Du Qi's appetite for good food was satisfied to a certain extent. But in reality, this satisfaction was limited because there were many dishes that couldn't be made.
Now that there was hotpot, it was naturally excellent.
After noon, Du Qi went to the palace and handed over the latest manuscript. Then, he left the palace early. After Du Qi left the palace, he went to the restaurant and asked Jin Wuque to inform people to call the managers of the tea shop, the restaurant, the bookstore, and the down jacket store.
In addition, Lin Changhe and Zhang Jingping, the head of the branch of the South City Tea Shop, were also invited.
In fact, there weren't many people.
The head manager of the tea shop was Qianxue, the head manager of the restaurant was Jin Wuque, the head manager of the bookstore was Qian Zailai, and the head manager of the down jacket store was Fu Dacheng. Including Lin Changhe and Zhang Jingping, there were actually only six people.
Including Du Qi, there were only seven of them.
Everyone was gathered in the private room.
Everyone was curious. He didn't understand why Du Qi had gathered everyone here. What was his intention and purpose?
Du Qi looked around at everyone and said, "Today, I called you all together because I had a sudden idea, but I also have some things to say to you."
All of them held their breaths.
Du Qi was young, but they had all witnessed Du Qi's strength with their own eyes.
They respected Du Qi from the bottom of their hearts.
Qianxue used to be a woman of the Imperial Fragrance Building. Without freedom, it would have been difficult for her to get out of the mire if it hadn't been for Du Qi. Qian Zailai used to be very poor. He couldn't even afford the rent of the bookstore and was almost bankrupt.
Jin Wuque used to be a slave. Because of Du Qi's appearance, Jin Wuque was bought back, allowing Jin Wuque to escape from prison. Fu Dacheng used to be a child beggar. Because of Du Qi's restaurant, Fu Dacheng didn't lack food and clothes. Now, Fu Dacheng was a manager under Du Qi.
As for Lin Changhe, he used to be a farmer who lived in the yellow soil and relied on God to give him food all year round. Even later, he joined the First Tea Shop because of Du Qi. Later, he became the head manager of the branch of the South City Tea Shop because of Du Qi's help.
Zhang Jingping used to be the head of the South City Tea Shop, but he was just a wanderer with an ordinary status. Now, because of Du Qi's help, he became a respected head. Everywhere he went, he was praised.
These people changed because of Du Qi.
Their lives changed.
It was precisely because of these changes that everyone respected Du Qi.
Because of Du Qi, they were where they were today.
Du Qi smiled and continued, "You've been following me for some time. Because of your help, the tea shop, the restaurant, the down jacket store, and the bookstore are all doing well. "
"I'm counting on you to do your best."
"Since I'm free today, I gathered all of you together. It's a gathering and a year-end summary. I won't say any more nonsense. Anyway, this year is good. Keep up the good work next year and strive for better results. "
"Come, let me toast to all of you."
After that, Du Qi raised his wine cup.
"To Young Master!"
Everyone raised their wine goblets in unison, looking very excited.
After drinking a cup of wine, Du Qi looked around the round table and said, "Come, let's eat. The way to eat hot pot is actually very simple. You'll get used to it soon. It's cold now, it's suitable to eat hot pot. "
Jin Wuque understood.
So, Jin Wuque took the lead and told everyone how to eat hot pot.
Moreover, the two pots were placed in the middle. There was a hole at the bottom of the round table. Below it was a charcoal basin, and the pot was placed on top of it to heat up continuously.
With Jin Wuque's explanation, everyone understood.
Du Qi picked up a piece of spicy beef and boiled it in the pot for a while. Then, he put it in Qianxue's oil plate and said, "Come, try it. This spicy beef is very rare. After all, it's not easy to get. "
"Thank you, Young Master!"
Qianxue's expression was even more excited.
In this era, women were the subordinates of men. Everything revolved around men. And Du Qi's way of doing things made Qianxue's heart melt at once. She was incomparably delighted in her heart.
"Eat, let's eat!"
Du Qi said again, and everyone started to get busy.
At first, they were not used to it. But after eating for a while, they got used to it. After all, if they didn't eat spicy food, they could eat clear soup. If they wanted spicy food, they could eat red soup. There had to be a suitable one.
They ate the hot pot for almost an hour.
They ate and chatted.
Du Qi talked with everyone, talking about some prospects for the coming year and some plans for the coming year. So, he had a simple heart-to-heart with everyone. Through such a meal and conversation, everyone was focused on doing things.
This was Du Qi's way of socializing with hot pot.
Du Qi didn't need to do this. But Du Qi felt that rules should be humane. He should do business with people as the foundation. Such a group was indestructible.
After the hot pot feast, everyone was full. It was very comfortable.
Zhang Jingping said, "Young Master, I've eaten in the restaurant a few times. I feel that the dishes in the restaurant are the best. They are really delicious. Now that I've eaten the hot pot, I feel that the dishes in the restaurant are still not good. On a cold day, this hot pot is too delicious. I can't stop eating. Eating the hot pot, my body is steaming hot. I'm sweating all over. It's very comfortable. "
Du Qi said, "Don't worry. You can eat it in the future."
Zhang Jingping nodded hurriedly. He was very excited. The reason was very simple. Although he addressed Du Qi as Young Master, in fact, compared to the others, he was not close to Du Qi.
Du Qi invited him to this gathering. It was equivalent to Du Qi acknowledging him. He was very happy.
This was what Zhang Jingping was happy about.
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