The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 577 Can you be more despicable? (7)_1

Chapter 577: Chapter 577 Can you be more despicable? (7)_1

"Why isn’t there a fireplace in the room?" This was the second question asked by the Prince.

"It’s not that cold at night with a quilt." Lin Ziyin responded. She always felt a bit helpless with Chu Suifeng treating her like a delicate flower in a greenhouse at all times.

Regrettably, Chu Suifeng, with his sense of male chauvinism, had never noticed this.

However, Lin Ziyin found such caring quite pleasant, so she enjoyed it with peace of mind.

"Planning to sell dried beef?" Si Jinhan asked questioningly.

"Making it into dried beef is one thing, what I need more is beef tallow." Lin Ziyin replied with a smile.

"Beef tallow?" Luo Heng asked in surprise.

He had heard that this future queen had a knack for business, but he didn’t expect that she even wanted beef tallow.

"Beef tallow doesn’t taste that great when used for cooking." Si Jinhan lost interest.

"I was planning to split the profits of this business deal half-and-half with Third Prince, but since he has no interest, never mind." Lin Ziyin replied with a smile. "Mr. Situ and General Luo, are you interested?"

"Thank you, miss." Situ Gong immediately responded with a bow and a smile. "If he doesn’t want it, I do."

"Thank you, miss." Luo Heng was no fool. Whatever Situ Gong wanted must be a good thing. Besides, it would be rude to refuse a favor offered by the future queen.

"Who doesn’t want it? You really can’t stand a little loss. I was just asking out of curiosity. Half the profits seem a bit too little." Si Jinhan replied languidly, no longer daring to glare at Lin Ziyin as he used to.

"If you’re dissatisfied with the profits you’re getting, you can choose not to take it," Chu Suifeng said coldly.

Classic forget-your-friends-once-you-have-a-wife behavior! Si Jinhan felt quite wronged inside, "Your Highness, Miss Lin has offered this business deal. If I refuse it, wouldn’t that be ungrateful?"

He had a shameless grin on his face.

Lin Ziyin only laughed and clapped her hands, and immediately someone brought a basin of charcoal into the room. A pot was then placed over the flame, and soon the table was full of various ingredients, vegetables, beef, mutton, etc.

"You’re not expecting us to eat it raw, are you?" Si Jinhan asked, dumbstruck.

"It’s called hot pot, and it is why I need beef tallow. However, due to the rush today, there aren’t any special pots and coal, so everybody will have to make do." Lin Ziyin replied with a smile, "Consider it an assessment of your future money-making venture."

With that said, Si Jinhan could no longer complain.

Chu Suifeng offered face and picked up his chopsticks first, "How do you eat this?"

Lin Ziyin, amused, added ingredients like tofu skin to the boiling red broth. She quickly fished them out, dipped them in the sauce in her bowl, and then placed the tofu skin and mutton in Chu Suifeng’s bowl.

Even if it were poison, Chu Suifeng would still eat anything served by his wife.

With a satisfied smile on his face, Chu Suifeng ate the tofu skin and mutton, "Delicious."

Hearing him, everyone else eagerly Followed Lin Ziyin’s instructions and started fishing for food in the pot.

The unassuming soup and ingredients were surprisingly delicious. Especially in this cold winter night, the heat from the food was causing them to break out in a mild sweat.

"Half of the cattle are injured, not dead. They should be able to be taken back to Shili Village." Chu Suifeng said. The lively hot pot meal seemed to have lifted the usual rule of not talking while eating.

"One cow should be able to provide about twenty pounds of beef tallow, and for one pot of soup, only a minimal amount of beef tallow is needed. Besides, eventually, we can also use chicken broth, fish, seafood, etc. for the soup base. The cattle we gathered this time should provide enough beef tallow for a long time." Lin Ziyin responded, "The Imperial Court forbids food to be brought into the Northern Land, so we can’t just not make any money, right?"

"Miss, are you planning to sell beef and beef tallow, and open hot pot restaurants in various states?" Situ Gong asked, his eyes lighting up.

"That’s the plan." Lin Ziyin nodded. "For seafood like sea cucumber and kelp, we have to think of ways to export them, right?"

Export? This was a new word, but Chu Suifeng and the others understood nonetheless.

Luo Heng looked at Lin Ziyin, his eyes burning with respect.

As the chief commander of Border City, he had indirectly benefitted greatly from Lin Ziyin. He had heard that the coastal region had started to raise seafood. They were cultivating things like kelp, seaweed, shrimp, and various kinds of fish, and these products were now being continuously supplied to military camps.

The soldiers’ meals had improved significantly compared to before! Moreover, Miss Lin had also invented various incredible weapons, and even had a hand in solving the Fire Bull Formation.

"Do we have someone who can brew alcohol?" Lin Ziyin asked.

"Not at the moment, but it wouldn’t be hard to find someone." Chu Suifeng looked at her tenderly, "Thinking of brewing alcohol?"

"I don’t know how to brew alcohol." Lin Ziyin replied with a smile. She was not an encyclopedia who knew how to do everything. "However, I think I know how to increase the alcohol content."

"You really have a way to increase the alcohol content?" Si Jinhan perked up, "How does it compare to the strong liquors on the market?"

"It should be a little higher, but not as harsh." Lin Ziyin responded.

She hadn’t seen how pork is made, but she knew how the pig runs. She had once visited a partner’s winery for her own farm and restaurant business. Whether it was white wine, red wine, or fruit wine, she had been there and retained some impression of the simple brewing processes.

How thankful for those strenuous modern days! Lin Ziyin thought bitterly to herself.