In the first year of Zhenguan, Lu Changan, a graduate student in materials science, opened his eyes and found himself squatting in Chang'an West City, with a homemade copper pot in front of him. When Li Shimin, who was paying a private visit incognito, was attracted by the spicy aroma, he blurted out: "Your Majesty, you have to stir the sesame sauce thirty-six times clockwise..."
With its chili oil and Jiugongge hot pot, Lu's restaurant became popular in Chang'an in three months. Cheng Yaojin was stunned by the spicy ingredients he stole at night, the Ministry of Finance used Arabic numerals as talismans, and Persian merchants exchanged luminous pearls for membership cards - until Princess Li Mingda of Jinyang, who was disguised as a man, kicked open the back kitchen door: "Shopkeeper Lu, my father asked you if you want to solve the empty treasury by the way?"
So the style of painting changed:
In the cotton field, an old farmer cried out, "The white-haired monster sucks the power of the soil." Lu Changan set up a hydraulic cotton gin;
In the Taiji Hall, the Turkic envoys clamored for war, but were scared off by the liquor flamethrowers;
At the Liuli Auction House, Qi Wang, the fifth surname, lost everything for a transparent teacup...
While Li Shimin was looking at the prototype of the steam engine and pondering, Lu Changan was secretly hiding the last can of chili sauce: "Your Majesty, this really cannot be mass-produced..."
