No matter how reluctant he was, Cang Xiuxuan still asked Shopkeeper Cui to go to Beiguan Village.
After Song Chen made arrangements for them, he went to prepare the hot pot for dinner.
A group of people sat in the living room of the Song family. At first, everyone was a little cautious, but they became familiar with each other after sitting there. When Song Chen built the house before, he made floor dragons for all the rooms, so even if they were sitting in the winter,
You won't feel cold in the room, it's very comfortable.
Except for shopkeeper Cui, no one else in the living room knew Cang Xiuxuan's identity, but his outstanding demeanor could not be concealed.
He was also relatively self-aware, knowing that they couldn't let him go in the living room, so he went to Li Wenyan's side instead.
When he went there, Li Wenyan was still studying the painting that Song Chen had given him before. When he saw Cang Xiuxuan coming over, he hurriedly took him to taste it together.
Everything else is good here in Song Chen, except that he can't find his confidant.
The arrival of Cang Xiuxuan just made up for this shortcoming.
"King Qi, you are here at the right time. Come and take a look at my painting. It is simply the best in the world."
Cang Xiuxuan took a closer look and saw that the painting on the case was indeed the best. "Ou Yangming's Autumn Wind Painting, Mr. Li is very lucky. He was able to get such a rare painting. Congratulations to Mr. Li."
Ouyang Ming's fame has lasted for nearly a hundred years, but he did not leave many paintings during his lifetime. However, any paintings by him that exist will inevitably arouse competition.
Cang Xiuxuan also admires Ouyang Ming very much, but he has not yet reached the point of pursuing him.
But the Li Wenyan in front of him was different. His lifelong wish was to see Ouyang Ming's real work with his own eyes. Now, not only did he see it, he also got it.
Li Wenyan was happily pleased with himself for a while, "This painting is indeed a surprise, but King Qi would never have imagined how I got it."
Cang Xiuxuan glanced at him calmly, "How does Mr. Li know that I can't guess? According to Mr. Li's current situation, can there be anyone else?"
Cang Xiuxuan's words were a bit too direct, but Li Wenyan could only be surprised, "King Qi is the one with good luck and good fortune."
Although neither of them named them, everyone knew what they were talking about.
When Li Wenyan said this, the smile on Cang Xiuxuan's face became more obvious, "She is just her."
Li Wenyan understood what he meant and nodded with relief, and then the two stopped discussing this topic.
Let's move on to something else.
In the kitchen, Song Chen first stir-fried the hot pot base. There were many people today, so he prepared more hot pot base.
Four pots were prepared, two spicy pots and two clear soup pots.
The clear soup pot was made of chicken soup, and she took the chicken out of the space. Anyway, it was during the Chinese New Year, and her mother didn't know anything about the things at home. She could just take them without being discovered as long as she didn't exaggerate.
While cutting the pork, Song Chen suddenly thought of making some barbecue, so he temporarily cut some pork belly and marinated it aside for later use.
The fish is also a big, plump fish fished out of the space. The fish meat is cut into thin slices and placed on a white porcelain plate. The picture speaks of the beauty.
In addition, she also prepared some mutton, which is a must-have item for hot pot. There was originally beef, but in this era, cattle were very important and guaranteed productivity. Private slaughtering was not allowed, so Song Chen gave up beef.
Because the variety of meat dishes was limited, Song Chen could only prepare enough portions.
In addition to these meat dishes, there are also many green vegetables. If the appearance of fruits at this time was not too exaggerated, she would have wanted to bring out some fruits.
Here Song Chen is preparing hot pot with the kitchen door closed, while Mrs. Song and her mother are making dumplings with Wenping and the other four girls. Eating dumplings on New Year's Eve is a custom that has been continued for many years. As long as the family can
Anyone who can afford some white flour will definitely make some dumplings on this day.
It all means the same thing.
Even if there is hot pot later, dumplings are still indispensable.
At Youshi, Song Chen asked everyone to have dinner on time.
Since the last time they had hot pot, Li Wenyan and the Song family have been thinking about it. Now when they heard the call to eat, the Song family was very active.
Just like last time, Song Chen asked Cong Hai and the others to set up four large tables in the yard. The two tables were one meter apart. Cong Hai and the others sat at the table on the west side consciously, leaving the two tables on the east side for
Masters.
The Song family had a meal with Cang Xiuxuan, and they still remember that Master Li always asked him to use the chopsticks first. When the table was served today, they naturally invited him to the main seat, and then they invited Li Wenyan to serve Cang Xiuxuan.
Xiu Xuan sat down first on his left, but Li Wenyan went straight to the seat on Cang Xiuxuan's right.
When no one was paying attention, Cang Xiuxuan pulled Song Chen's sleeves and asked her to sit down on his left side.
Then Song Dashan and his wife invited Shopkeeper Cui and the shopkeeper to take a seat. Grandpa and grandma saw that there were already many people at this table, so they walked towards Cong Hai's table with smiles.
Conghai and the others quickly gave up their seats and prepared everything for the two elders.
Because Cang Xiuxuan and Shopkeeper Cui and Shopkeeper Zhong had never eaten hot pot before, they had no idea what to do when they saw the plates of lettuce on the table. Song Chen used his serving chopsticks to demonstrate for them.
"You don't need to cook mutton and fish for too long. The taste of this kind of meat will be much worse when it is old, but pork must be cooked well."
While Song Chen was talking, he put some pork and other things into the pot.
Counting the time, she picked it up bit by bit, and first put it in Cang Xiuxuan's bowl, "Try it, it's almost like this and you can eat it. You can cook it more according to your own taste, but remember
, the pork can only be cooked more, not raw."
Pork is different from other things. If it is not fully cooked, pork tapeworm will cause trouble.
Cang Xiuxuan watched the food being put into his bowl one after another, and he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Seeing the two of them getting along like this, the Song family felt a little strange, but now they were eating something new, and if they didn't demonstrate it, the guests wouldn't know how to eat it.
When I think about it this way, I feel like it’s nothing.
Only shopkeeper Cui was sweating coldly on his palms placed under the table.
Fortunately, the master did not turn over the table and leave. On the contrary, he looked like he was enjoying the meal.
so far so good.
Song Chen originally wanted to get some for Shopkeeper Cui and Shopkeeper Zhong, but they were a little far away from her, so she could only explain it to them and let them estimate the time.
"Almost everything I put into the pot can be eaten. You can try it first. When you eat it, it will be almost like this before you can eat it."
Over there, Cang Xiuxuan had already placed a piece of meat in his mouth with elegant movements. The moment he entered the mouth, the unique taste of the spices made him very curious, and the tip of his tongue instantly reflected the beauty and excitement to his brain.
Shopkeepers Cui and Zhong also picked up the serving chopsticks in front of them and ate a piece. Although it was a bit spicy, the taste was very delicious.
Cang Xiuxuan quickly finished Song Chen's food in the bowl and turned to look at her, "Is there any more?"
Song Chen raised his chin towards the two big pots in front of him, "They are all here, you can put whatever you want to eat."
But Cang Xiuxuan still looked at her pitifully, "Would it taste better if you put it in?"
Song Chen rolled his eyes angrily, "All the dishes are prepared by me. They are equally delicious. You can prepare them yourself."
Is this person used to being served by others and asking others to do everything he wants to eat?
Everyone else at the table was impressed by the deliciousness of the hot pot. They were all concentrating on destroying the food in their bowls and had no extra thoughts to pay attention to other places.
Cang Xiuxuan's hand quietly reached under the table and pulled Song Chen's clothes.
Song Chen was simply defeated by him. It was embarrassing for a majestic prince to act like an angry little daughter-in-law.
However, thinking about it this way, Song Chen still put a lot of things into the bowl for him, including both meat and vegetables.
Seeing everyone eating happily, Song Chen turned his head and looked at a small stove behind him. The charcoal inside was all red and ready for barbecue.
As soon as Song Chen got up, Cang Xiuxuan followed him, "Where are you going?"
"We're going to barbecue, do you want to help?" Song Chen pointed at the stove behind him. Only then did Cang Xiuxuan see that there was a table next to the stove. There was a big bowl on it with a lid. He didn't know what it was.
thing.
"Barbecue? Isn't there a hot pot? What kind of barbecue can you eat?"
The barbecue that Cang Xiuxuan thought was the kind of barbecue they caught and roasted on the fire when they were in the wild. That food can only be eaten when there is nothing to eat. Now that there is such a delicious hot pot, how can we still eat it?
What barbecue.
"This barbecue is not that barbecue. I want to eat it."
Song Chen was quite obsessed with what he ate. In his previous life, the best way to relieve stress was to eat delicious food.
After coming here, my habit of eating delicious food has not changed, but it is no longer an act to relieve stress.
After coming here, every time she cooks delicious food, she can see the satisfied expression on other people's faces, and she feels very happy every time.
"Go and have a look." Cang Xiuxuan also became interested after hearing what she said, and followed her to the stove.
The lid of the large bowl was opened, and the marinated meat with skin inside was presented in front of Cang Xiuxuan.
Song Chen took the cleaned slate from the table nearby and put it on the stove. When the temperature was about the same, he spread the marinated meat on the slate piece by piece.
When raw meat encounters high temperatures, it begins to emit an alluring sound and aroma.
Only then did Cang Xiuxuan understand what Song Chen was talking about: this barbecue is not the other barbecue.
Song Chen picked up the chopsticks and started to turn over the barbecue. The side against the stone plate was already dyed golden. After turning all the meat over, Song Chen picked up a small bowl from the side and put some in it.
Put on a vegetable leaf, and put some kimchi made at home on top of the vegetable leaf.
When the meat on the stone plate was roasted, Song Chen picked up a piece and placed it on the vegetable leaves. He handed the bowl to Cang Xiuxuan, "Try it."