In the winter, it is very refreshing to sit on the kang and eat hot pot.

Xie Mulin has never eaten serious hot pot since he crossed over. When she was in Huyin's hometown, she once tried to eat a simple version of hot pot, but unfortunately there were only ordinary chickens, fish, meat, and vegetables to choose from, no mutton slices, and she couldn't find a suitable fat cow, let alone a variety of sauces.

Now she can sit on the warm kang and eat fresh and smooth lamb slices, dipped in a fragrant sauce mixed with spicy seeds, not to mention how beautiful it is. It doesn't matter if the hot pot soup base is not red soup, the fish soup pot is brushed with lamb slices, and the taste is also delicious.

If there is any shortcoming, it is probably that there are too few fresh vegetables and fruits in Beiping in winter. Xie Pu said that the few pots of fresh vegetables and vegetables included in the dinner he prepared were bought at a high price, and they were cultivated by the big families in the city in the hot spring village specially built in the area of Xiaotangshan. Since the first snow fell in Beiping, these fresh leafy greens have been priceless and in short supply. It took a lot of effort for him to get his hands on them.

In the past, even in winter, the Xie family did not lack fresh vegetables to eat. But this way to the north, after crossing the Huai River, it is more and more difficult to buy vegetables on the wharf, and the further you go north, the more you can only use pickles. Now when I see fresh vegetables that have been absent for a long time, even if the quantity is smaller, everyone can share a point, and each person can not share half a bowl, but everyone eats very happily.

Especially Song, she has not tasted the flavor of her hometown for decades, and tonight she ate the old taste that she had not seen for a long time, and she couldn't hold back for a while, and she ate it to everyone's surprise.

Although Xie Meijun also ate a lot, she was not as excited as her mother, and she was anxious and funny when she saw this: "Mother is really...... We are still going to live in Peking for a long time, and this winter has only started, are you afraid that you will not have the opportunity to eat pot again? Why are you in such a hurry? ”

Wen hurriedly asked someone to bring sour plum soup, not only for Song to drink, but also for a few boys to drink.

It was probably tonight when everyone was reunited as a family, and everyone was very happy, so many people let go of their appetites to eat and drink, and ate a little bit. That is, the two sisters Xie Mulin and Xie Yinghui can still stay calm, but the former is because they ate a lot in the past and have more self-control, while the latter pays more attention to their own manners. Seeing the brothers working hard to support their waists and stomachs, they couldn't help but laugh at them.

For dinner, everyone was satisfied. When everyone stopped chopsticks, Rui Xue brought people up to remove the remnants of the table, and Ma Lu Yao's wife brought people to bring tea to calm the nerves and help digestion, and opened half of the window a little farther away from the big kang to ventilate. Everyone continued to sit on the kang and gossip, compared to when they first entered the door, everyone was a lot more comfortable, and they didn't put any etiquette shelves, they sat idly or cross-legged, or rested next to the pillow, or walked slowly on the ground to eat, chatting about the day, and the words were more casual.

Xie Pu's experience in the past few years in Beiping, Wen has already talked about it on the ship before, and there is no need to mention it now. As for the experience of the Xie family in Huyin's hometown over the years, they have already said in their family letters that even if Xie Pu and the Wen family want to know more details, they can talk separately in private, and they don't have to talk now. Xie Pu first asked about the homework of his two sons, asked them about their experience when they participated in the scientific expedition, what they saw and heard all the way north, their perceptions, and so on. Song also commented on the side, Xie Meijun occasionally talked about her experience, and even Xie Huizhi, Xie Hanzhi and Yang Chun, who were in attendance, also benefited a lot.

Girls can't help but find this kind of topic a little dull. Even Xie Mulin, who reads a lot of books, doesn't like to listen to his brothers drop their book bags. Therefore, she heard Xie Yingrong ask the Wen family in a low voice, what kind of people are in the neighborhood in this area, and are all of them local officials? I also went over to listen to the gossip, and by the way, I observed what new plans the third sister had.

Wen didn't care, the girls in the family had to know about this kind of thing sooner or later, let alone the girls, and in two days, a few boys would also go to the neighbors' houses to visit and greet them, so that others would know that Xie Pu's son had arrived in Beiping City. When the children of the nearby eunuchs want to gather and be hosts, they have to send them posts, otherwise it will be rude.

However, she didn't have time to go into detail at the moment, so she only gave you a brief introduction to a few people who come and go more frequently on this street. This area is occupied by the officials of the Beiping Political Envoy Division, the largest house at the entrance of the street, is the official residence of the political envoy, his old man is very old, and his health is not very good, the family does not do the East banquet on weekdays, but the female relatives and young juniors in the family will still come out from time to time. Because Xie Pu is extremely relied on by this political envoy, the two families have a lot of contacts. Since the children of the Xie family have come to Beiping, then within three or five days at the latest, the adults in the family will definitely take them to greet the wife of the political envoy. As for the political envoy, he is still recuperating from his illness, and most of them will not meet outsiders.

As for how many sons, grandchildren, and granddaughters there are in the family of the political envoy, and what their age and temperament are, those are all details. Before the Xie family comes to visit, Wen will tell you in detail.

According to the title and status, it should have been Xie Pu's turn to participate in politics, but because the former political envoy retired at home after falling ill and did not return to his hometown with his family, he still has the courtesy of Yanwangfu, so his family still lives in the original official residence and does not move the nest. This family's house is located to the south of the Xie family's house, and the two families are only separated by an alley. However, Xie Pu has a mediocre relationship with his family, and when they meet, it is enough to treat each other politely, but there is no need to make special contacts.

The one opposite the Xie family's house is the residence of the right political officer. Although his house also has a standard garden, it is not next to Shichahai, and the scenery is worse. But it doesn't matter, this right-hand politician has always been known for being poor and honest, and he is not the same style of painting as Xie Pu, a person who is rich in wealth and has a good fortune, and there are a little contradictions from time to time in official affairs on weekdays, but the two have no personal grudges. The two families met privately and said hello politely. As for gatherings, feasts, and so on...... Because of their poverty, their family never held a banquet to entertain guests, and if they appeared at other people's banquets at the same time, they could do their best.

And the neighbor to the north of the Xie family's house is an acquaintance who Xie Pu has had more contact with the Wen couple in the past six months. It's not that the two sides are particularly close to each other, but for another reason. Speaking of this family, there is also a lot of origin - his family is from the capital, born in Houmen, surnamed Wan.

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