The second is to ask for pink...... Lian Zhi'er is a shy girl, and when she heard Lian Man'er say this, her face turned red all of a sudden.

Lian Man'er thought it was funny and laughed quietly.

"Man'er, don't always tease your sister." Zhang saw it next to him and said with a smile.

This is in someone else's shop, and there are shopkeepers, guys and other guests, of course Lian Man'er knows that it is enough.

In the end, the three of them picked out twelve good lambskins, and asked the men to send them to the thirty-mile camp when they got down, and then they came out of the leather shop and went straight to the Lu family's grocery store.

The Lu family's grocery store is the largest grocery store in Qingyang Town, with the most complete goods and fair prices. Lian Man'er walked into the grocery store, Lian Shouxin, Wulang and Xiaoqi were already inside, accompanied by Lu Bingwu, the second eldest of the Lu family, Chapter 452 Shabu Mutton, sitting next to the stove in the shop to roast and talk.

Seeing them coming, Lu Bingwu hurriedly stood up, rushed to Zhang's aunt, and asked them to sit on the stove to warm up, and then beckoned the guys to come over with a hot pot for them to choose.

“…… It is from Fucheng, a century-old workshop, the best selling, Fucheng, the county seat, and the people in our town all use his family. The shopkeeper of the Lu family's grocery store pointed to the hot pots and introduced them one by one.

Lian Man'er looked at it and chose a medium-sized copper hot pot. Grabbing the two ears and lifting the hot pot, Lian Man'er estimated that the weight of the hot pot must be at least five catties. Then open the lid of the pot to see the thickness of the pot wall and the meticulous workmanship. Even Man'er was satisfied. In this era, the quality of things in general, especially time-honored brands, is really not enough. is very sincere, such as this copper hot pot, which is no problem for a lifetime. It can also be passed down from generation to generation.

The copper hot pot conducts heat well, and a pot of this size is also suitable for their family of six.

Seeing that Lian Man'er had chosen a hot pot, even Shouxin, Zhang's, and Wulang also came over to take a closer look, and they were all very satisfied. A hot pot, plus a bottom mat and a pure copper cigarette cap, plus a charcoal shabu 452 shabu mutton charcoal clip. A small colander is a total of six taels and five pieces of silver.

After buying a copper hot pot, the family bought brown sugar, white sugar, blessing characters, New Year's paintings and other things in the shop. In previous years, I still had to buy Spring Festival couplets, but this year I don't need to. I only bought a big red paper, and when I went back, I asked Mr. Lu to write a few pieces, which was better than the one I bought outside, I don't know how many times.

Coming out of the Lu family's grocery store, the family went to the market again.

I bought two baskets of firecrackers, and added a lot of fireworks, which made Xiao Qi smile happily. Then I bought a few fish, charcoal, all kinds of sweets, snacks, etc., and loaded a cart full of them and went home.

In the next morning, the gold and silver jewelry, lambskins, hot pot and other things they ordered were sent over one after another. Lian Man'er sent the price one by one, and the family sat down. Look at the piles of things that have been purchased.

Lian Man'er divided the jewelry first, and Gorou and Xiao Qi took the collar and lock plate handed over by Lian Man'er, and they were a little stunned. Neither of them expected that even Man'er would buy something for them at the jewelry store.

The whole family has gold and silver objects, but they don't even keep their promises. He wasn't angry either. Just watching with a smile on the side. In his consciousness, the old man should not wear these bits and pieces, only children and women like these things. And even Man'er said that these things are not money spent, but should be counted as saving money in another way.

All the purchased things were put away, but the hot pot was not put away. Lian Man'er proposed that he would eat mutton at night. Of course, everyone had no objections, Lian Shouxin took the hot pot to scrub and prepare charcoal, while Zhang and Lian Zhi'er prepared big bone soup and mutton slices.

Gorou and Xiaoqi went to ask Mr. Lu to write Spring Festival couplets.

Even Man'er was not idle, she wanted to prepare the dipping sauce for the mutton shabu.

To prepare the dipping sauce for shabu mutton, the main ingredient is naturally sesame paste, and the other two important and essential ingredients are bean curd and leek flowers. Of these three things, even Man'er's family has ready-made ones. With these three things, you can formulate the most basic dipping sauce. Of course, to make the dipping sauce even more delicious, you can also add other toppings to it. Fine salt is naturally indispensable, and even Man'er found sesame oil, marinated shrimp paste, homemade sauce and fresh soup treasure.

After preparing all the ingredients, Lian Man'er began to slowly concoct and taste while concocting, until the final dipping sauce made her like it herself, and let Lian Shouxin, Zhang's and other families taste it, everyone said yes, and Lian Man'er was satisfied.

In the evening, Lian Man'er's family of six, plus a Mr. Lu, everyone sat around the table. Everyone has a small bowl of dipping sauce in front of them, a hot pot in the middle of the table, and a thin slice of mutton with three large plates next to it.

A slice of mutton is to take the frozen leg of lamb into the house, let it melt and melt slightly, but it must not melt through, and start slicing when you can get a knife, so that it is easiest to slice out a paper-thin slice of mutton. Of course, even so, not everyone can do this, thanks to the good knife skills of Zhang and Lian Zhi'er. The two slices of sauerkraut and the shredded sauerkraut are all good hands.

In addition to the lamb slices, there are spinach that has just been taken out of the vegetable cellar and stored in late autumn, as well as selected young cabbage leaves, as well as dried tofu cut into long strips, thinly sliced potatoes, soaked vermicelli, and blood tofu made on the day the pig was killed.

In order to relieve the tiredness, a few refreshing side dishes such as cold salad shredded kelp and sweet and sour radish shreds are also prepared on the table.

Even Shouxin and Mr. Lu still had liquor in front of them, and Zhang and a few children had grape juice in front of them.

When the hot pot is served, the soup inside is boiled, everyone has sandwiched mutton and other ingredients into it, the thin mutton slices are rolling with the boiling soup, the color changes, at this time immediately fished up, dipped in the rich sauce and eaten into the mouth, delicious almost let people bite off their tongues.

Mr. Lu praised it after taking a bite.

The family was eating and laughing, and after a while, they all blushed after eating. Lian Man'er was particularly happy to eat, and sure enough, in the cold winter, the whole family should get together to eat hot pot and mutton. These are the beautiful days.

The hot pot hasn't been eaten yet, and Lian Man'er is already planning the next meal. Shabu mutton can't be eaten every day, you should try the sauerkraut pot again tomorrow.

However, the next day, Lian Man'er's family did not eat the sauerkraut pot.

"Brother Youheng said that he will go back to the county seat for the New Year the day after tomorrow?" At noon, when Gorou and Xiaoqi came back from the private school, they told Lian Man'er.

Today is also the last day of school for the two of them this year, starting in the afternoon, the private school will be closed, and the private school will not reopen until the first month of next year.

"Ah," Lian Man'er was taken aback, "Why don't you leave the day after tomorrow, I remember the day we killed the pig, Brother Youheng said that he won't go back until twenty-eight this year." ”

"That's what I said that day, it was the county town that sent a letter to Brother Youheng, saying that Brother Youheng's grandmother had to let Brother Youheng go back early. Brother Youheng has been packing up for the past two days, and he has to go back. "Little Seven Ways.

"Mother, then let's give Brother Youheng a New Year's gift, hurry up and send it over." Lian Man'er said, "I don't know when the young Brother Heng will come back after the end, and he won't be able to go to our house in time to entertain." Otherwise, let's invite Brother Youheng to come to the house for dinner. Let's eat shabu mutton, or I want Brother Youheng to taste it. ”

"Okay." Zhang nodded.

This year's New Year's gift to Wang Youheng, Lian Man'er's family has already prepared. Two jars of wine, a total of 20 catties, a piece of pork, 10 catties, 10 sauerkraut, 100 dumplings, two plates of frozen tofu, 10 catties of finely ground cornmeal, and two pairs of shoes and one cotton decoration.

Among the several New Year's gifts prepared by Lian Man'er's family, Wang Youheng is the top one.

Wulang drove the calf cart and loaded it with New Year's gifts, even Man'er and Xiaoqi sat in the car dressed as cotton buns, and the three children came to the town to find Wang Youheng.

In the Jisheng Hall, the shopkeeper Wang was busy with the guys, and when he saw them coming, he hurriedly greeted them.

“…… Give the girl and the two young masters a good old age. The king's treasurer saluted the three children.

"Shopkeeper Wang, you also have a good New Year." Lian Man'er smiled and said, "Brother Youheng is there?" ”

"The young owner is in the backyard, and he is packing up his things, and I will bring the three of them over." As the shopkeeper Wang spoke, he asked the guys to move the New Year's gift to the backyard, and he personally led Lian Man'er, Wulang and Xiaoqi to the backyard to find Wang Youheng.

When they entered the backyard, Wang Youheng had already learned the news and came out of the house.

"It's cold outside, come inside and get warm." Wang Youheng smiled and let the three children into the study, and was busy asking the guys to bring hot tea and snacks, and added a charcoal basin to the house.

"Brother Youheng, you studied too hard, I see that you have lost weight." Lian Man'er looked at Wang Youheng, then at the stacks of books on the table, and said.

"Where do you see that?" Wang Youheng touched his face and smiled.

Even Man'er smiled, Wang Youheng was actually not thin, but his figure seemed to be slightly taller. Because of his calm personality and a very trustworthy appearance, Lian Man'er always ignored it, in fact, Wang Youheng was just a teenager a few years older than them.

After laughing, Lian Man'er opened the baggage she was carrying and handed it to Wang Youheng. Inside this bag are two pairs of shoes and a straight embellishment made by Zhang for Wang Youheng, and a gift list is placed on it. It was the three children who consulted Mr. Lu and wrote it in the proper format.

Wang Youheng first looked at the shoes and the straight embellishment, and said that the Zhang family was too bothered, and then opened the gift list.

"Why are you sending so many things?" Wang Youheng said.

"Brother Youheng, don't be polite to us, this thing is not much, and it is all our own production. It's a mind. Lian Man'er said.

"Yes, Brother Youheng." Gorou and Xiao Qi also nodded.

Wang Youheng thought about it, and did not continue to excuse himself. After all, he also knew that the current conditions of Lian Man'er's family were very different from before, and now the two of them were saluting each other, and their relationship was getting closer and closer.

"Brother Youheng, you will go back to the county seat the day after tomorrow?" Lian Man'er asked.

"Hmm." Wang Youheng nodded, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes...... Send the second watch, ask for pink, and strive for the third watch at night. (To be continued)RQ!!