Su Ding suddenly realized.

It's a year beast after a long time.

The four big guys inside, Su Ding, looked scared, so he didn't follow in.

The old man didn't care.

He lit three sticks of incense in front of each idol, bowed three times, and then bowed his head and planted it on the censer in front of the idol.

The old man picked up a broom and began to clean the courtyard, the town was heavy with soot, and if it was not cleaned for a day, a thick layer of ash would accumulate on the ground.

He said softly: "The offerings during the New Year are exquisite, flowers, incense, lamps, paint, fruits, and music are indispensable. The healer does the work of saving lives and curing diseases, but he still needs to borrow from the demon lord, which can be described as living to death.

Therefore, it is best to offer flowers in front of the gods to 'anti-soul tree flowers'. This thing is rumored to be born under the Nine Shadows, and it can be brought back to life when it is heard, immortal, born in the Netherworld and living with people, which is the most disgusting thing of the Demon Lord. ”

Su Ding's head: "So this flower is offered to the demon lord for desecration, for worship." ”

The old man continued: "Offering incense is agarwood, you know the truth, you don't need me to say more." The number of lamps is three, which represents the three ever-bright lamps of people, meaning to give life to the demon lord. This number is extremely important and cannot be mistaken. ”

"Painted as fine wine, this burgundy maple leaf I worshipped, soaked in purple mandala for 100 days to form a highly poisonous before serving. Wine is the pleasure of the world, but the purple mandala is the horror of the world, how can anyone be happy in front of the demon lord?"

"As for the fruit ......" Before the old man finished speaking, Su Ding saw that the fruit offering in front of the four god statues seemed to have been sucked away by something, but it dried up in the blink of an eye.

The old man smiled: "The offering fruit represents natural life...... So there you see it. ”

All four walls in the courtyard suddenly lit up with intricate and eerie patterns at the same time.

A slight foul stench could be faintly smelled in the air.

The red cloth that covered the idol was windless, and Su Ding seemed to hear several cruel laughs, and it seemed that someone was cursing in a low voice.

That voice was obviously annoying, but for some reason, the more I wanted to hear what the other party was saying.

"Keep your heart!" The old man suddenly shouted: "Don't think that you are a 'knowing person' and unscrupulously eavesdrop on secret words, and be careful of heart breakdown." ”

Su Ding suddenly shook his spirit, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

Sure enough, during the Chinese New Year, the charm was the most active moment.

He had just almost fallen in.

Su Xiang looked around, only to find that the medical hall was different from usual.

There seemed to be some kind of power that surrounded the medical hall, and that force was not benevolent, but it did not invade it.

Su Ding understood.

This is the second-hand preparation that the master said, the four big guys are sitting here, no matter how crazy the beast is, they will not come to trouble here.

Tsk, having a backer is great.

"When you officially step into the medical path, you must also choose to worship the demon lord, read more, remember more, learn more, pay special attention to any demon lord, be extremely cautious, if you neglect a little, you ......will suffer from the backlash," the old man was still babbling and explaining.

"Master, Master, the eldest sister of the master sister told us to go to the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner!" Han Daniu jumped and ran over.

Su Ding: "......"

What the hell is the eldest sister of the senior sister?

Su Ding went back to the house with Da Niu with both hands.

At this time, it is the depths of winter, and the weather here is similar to that in southern China, which is damp and cold, and it is extremely uncomfortable.

Su Ding stayed for a while, feeling that his nose and ears were not his own.

There was a heavy cotton curtain hanging outside the main room, and when I opened it, I felt a wave of heat rushing in.

It's two heavens inside and outside.

Su Ding found that the big families in this world seemed to look down on steam machinery, and the richer and more statusful they were, the more so.

There are no steam pipes in the old man's house, and the only gas channel is only for cooking in the kitchen.

At this time, there was a large copper furnace in the center of the room, almost as tall as Su Ding's height.

The copper furnace is filled with peach charcoal that flashes black and red, and the copper furnace is well closed, and there is no need to worry about gas poisoning if a chimney is connected to the roof.

Su Guangguang was squatting on the stove fiddling with something, and when he heard the movement, he turned around and smiled at Su Ding, who entered the room, and said with a mouthful of big white teeth: "Second senior brother, last time you said that our copper stove can eat hot pot, do you think this will work?"

Su Ding found that another circle was added to the outside of the copper furnace, but it became a large copper pot.

And the light also adds detachable blocks on all sides, counting exactly nine squares.

Perfect!

Jiugongge can be eaten, and mandarin duck pot can also be eaten!

Su Ding was surprised: "Yes, Guangguang, this craftsmanship is no worse than our fifth sister." ”

The gray light suddenly revealed a mouth full of white teeth: "Da Niu and I were about to be starved to death by the hot pot you said about the second senior brother, and I begged the master for a while before he agreed to us." ”

Su Ding smiled, took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Tell me to clean up the copper pot and see my senior brother show you a hand." ”

"Okay. ”

The kitchen is connected by a hallway, so you don't have to go out to get there.

Su Ding saw a figure with his back to him, and then he understood what the eldest sister meant.

Only the eldest sister Su Qing in the family will dress up like this.

Because Su Qing was at home, she didn't wear a cover, the light light red brocade robe showed her slender figure, the plain white silk thread was dotted with a few Yamei flowers on the clothes, and the green silk was simply tied up and extended to the waist, swinging briskly with Su Qing's movements from time to time.

Su Ding came to Su Qing's side: "Eldest sister, it turns out that you are here." ”

Su Qing showed a gentle smile: "One by one, he said that he missed Uncle Ergou, and he didn't come out if he was in a bad mood." ”

I see.

I really don't know if Su Yiyi is pretending to be confused or if he really doesn't know his identity.

But that's fine, if Su Yiyi comes out now, it will definitely only add to the chaos.

"Eldest sister, are you ready for everything I want?"

"Well, the beef and mutton have just been taken out after being frozen in the ice cellar, and the other dishes have been washed and sorted out, and the condiments you want have been sent by Da Niu's father in the afternoon. In addition, I have already boiled a large pot of stock and butter with beef bones and a few spices according to your method, which should be enough. ”

Su Ding gave a thumbs up, worthy of being our housekeeping maniac.

"Alright, I'll take care of the rest. ”

Su Qing pursed his lips and smiled, looking at his younger brother funny: "Guangguang and Da Niu wasted a lot of effort to make Old Xuanlang promise to eat your hot pot for Chinese New Year's Eve, in case you mess up, you will wait to accept the grievances of a circle of people." ”

"How could it be. ”

Although Su Ding is from Jiangnan, he just has this Sichuan-style hot pot, which is a rare hobby in his life.

In the past, because he could always hear other people's evil thoughts affect his mood, Su Ding usually made his own hot pot at home, and after a long time, he had his own set of tricks.

The largest pot in the kitchen was propped up, and Su Ding lit the gas. Toss the butter into the pan.

The large pieces of butter began to melt, and Su Ding hurriedly put in a series of seasonings such as bean paste, cooking wine, rock sugar, mash juice, tempeh, and ginger.

The watercress makes the color of the original soup marinade red and bright, produces mellow and spicy and salty flavor, and increases the aroma of the marinade; Tempeh increases the salty and fresh flavor in the original soup; The mash juice increases the freshness and pressure of the fishy, removes the peculiar smell, and makes the original soup produce a sweet taste; Sichuan pepper seasoning and flavoring, pressing the fishy meat to remove the face; Old ginger seasoning increases freshness, presses the fishy and removes the peculiar smell.

Each ingredient has its own role, especially when Su Ding's favorite chili pepper is added, and the spicy flavor comes to the face.