The afternoon passed like this.

At about five o'clock in the afternoon, Aunt Chen came over and asked her how to make the hot pot, the bone broth in the big iron pot was already very thick, and all kinds of side dishes were washed and cut and packed in a clean dustpan.

"Auntie, do you have that little stove for winter?" Tian Qingan asked.

Forget about this, there is no electric pot here to cook directly, if there is no small stove, you can only change it to spicy hot.

"Wait—"

Without waiting for Aunt Chen to finish speaking, she ran away.

When I came back after a while, I had a stove in my hand.

It is cylindrical in shape, half a meter high, separated by a layer of mud pasted in the middle, and there is a small hole in the side that leaks ash.

"Then light it!"

Aunt Chen's family sat on another smaller iron pot, put soybean oil in it and heat it, add chopped green onions, ginger, garlic, Sichuan pepper and star anise and other seasonings to stir-fry until fragrant, and finally add a large bowl of spicy seeds.

In an instant, the choking smell rushed straight to his nose, and Tian Qingan sneezed one sneeze after another.

Aunt Chen was standing by the pot, and she didn't know if she smelled too much, or if she was born with immunity, and she didn't have anything to do at all, and beckoned Tian Qing'an to stay away, "You whisper, let the big tree shout." ”

"It's fine." Tian Qingan waved his hand, in the yard, there was wind again, it was coming fiercely, and it was scattering quickly.

Looking at the red oil in the pot, Tian Qingan nodded with satisfaction, "Add bean paste and stir-fry...... Add soup, sister, give me the soup! ”

"Don't, let the big tree end with such a big pot."

The big tree hurriedly caught up with Tian Qingyu, "Sister Qingyu, I'm here!" ”

I added the bone broth and covered the pot, and the smell of the yard slowly dissipated.

At this time, it is time for every family in the village to eat, and the voices of women are all around to call people home for dinner.

The children reluctantly left.

I sniffed as I walked, as if I could hide it in my stomach and never walk again.

The child walked up to the woman, and the woman raised her sleeve to wipe the sweat from the child's head, "Where did you go?" ”

"The big tree house by the river."

"Where are you going? Your Aunt Chen's family is in difficulty, so you are not allowed to ask for food from others...... No, what's the smell of you? ”

"Incense, huh?"

"It's very fragrant, you rabbit cub don't eat the big tree again-"

"Dad, help!" The child with a little tugging hid behind the man, "No, the big tree family burned a pot of soup, this is the taste of the soup, I saw that there was a lot of oil, there were two bowls, Aunt Chen was distressed!" ”

"Can you put too much oil without fragrant?" The woman said angrily, "Don't be greedy, I'll make meat for you at night!" ”

……

"Roll, Sister Red Dates, the soup is rolling!" Xiaoshu ran to Tian Qingan and said.

"Let's eat!" Tian Qingan waved his hand.

"Second sister, the vegetables are still raw, how can you eat them?"

"Look at me!" Tian Qingan moved a bench and sat in front of the stove...... I feel very stupid, sitting in front of the stove in the summer, and there is no one left!

But I just want to eat it!

Tian Qingan picked up a few torn cabbage leaves and threw them into the pot, the stove was blazing, and after a while, it rolled away again, she took it out with chopsticks and put it in the bowl, "Oh, you all taste it one by one." ”

"Scalded!"

"It's spicy!"

"Delicious!"

"Do you see clearly, hot pot is eaten like this, shabu while eating, just pick it out and eat it yourself when it is cooked, these vegetables and meat can be shabu-shabu...... However, be careful not to spill the soup, or don't blame me if it burns! ”

After that, he scooped up the peas that were about to move, "You sit down for me, serve your bowl, and tell me what you want to eat, and I'll clip it for you!" ”

"No, I'm going to do it myself!" Pea looked excited and couldn't stop it.

"Then you can try it, if it's hot—"

Not to mention that it was hot, his little short hand couldn't even grasp the chopsticks steadily, and he wanted to cry in a hurry.

Tian Qingyu took a piece of meat in his hand, and then sat down contentedly, waiting to be fed.

The little tree is older, and the chopsticks are good.

"It would be better if there was juice." Two bowls of spicy noodles, she doesn't know about others, anyway, she is now being spicy tears.

"Do you have watermelon?" Aunt Chen asked.

"Eat!" Settle for the next best thing, and drink watermelon juice.

Eating hot pot, watermelon, sweating profusely, but very cool!

While eating, the children who had eaten dinner rushed to and peeked through the crack in the door.

Aunt Chen beckoned the children to come in and eat.

They all shook their heads and said sensibly that they had eaten.

The question is, don't you drool?

Fortunately, these children don't know how to write the word embarrassing!

Suddenly, a very real baby said loudly: "My mother didn't let me eat your things, saying that your family was very poor and couldn't eat enough, and my mother also asked me to bring you a basket of vegetables, and I forgot it at home." ”

Tian Qingan snorted, this baby is really fun.

Stopping Aunt Chen, who was still about to say something, stood up and walked in front of the group of children, "Go home and let your mother wash you a dustpan of vegetables, well, cabbage, green vegetables, beans or something, vermicelli is also fine, bring a bowl...... Go ahead! ”

After watching for a while, the children vaguely guessed something and ran away with cheers.

When they returned, their mother or grandmother followed behind, carrying a dustpan.

"Sister-in-law Chen, the child went home and said it, but we didn't understand what it meant...... You are—"

"Hot pot!" Aunt Chen didn't explain much, took one of the dustpans, poured them into the pot, they were all vegetarian dishes, they were cooked in a short time, and they were fished out and put in a bowl, "Come, eat, don't burn it, there are so many sisters, you can taste it too." ”

"Then what's so embarrassing, you put a lot of oil in this pot...... What are you going to do with this soup? ”

"What can I do, Ming'er will cook noodles, you can't waste it." Aunt Chen said casually.

Here, Sister Tian Qing'an helped take over the dustpan of another family, "Grandma, you cut this eggplant too finely, and it will be gone as soon as you cook it, and this cabbage, you have to tear it like this, and it will be delicious when cooked, and this cabbage, it is not delicious to cook......"

She helped inspect the dishes in front of her, so that everyone could get them ready, and Aunt Chen cooked them quickly.

Seeing that it was not early and they had to take a boat back, Tian Qingan and the three of them hurriedly took the meal prepared by Aunt Chen for her mother and father and took the boat back to the other side.

……

In the yard, after finally cooking for the children, Aunt Chen's hot clothes were soaked, so she changed her clothes and came out, and found that the women had not left yet, and they were gathered in front of the pot and talking about something.

Seeing her come out, a shrewd-looking woman asked, "Sister Chen, how did you get the soup in this pot?" ”

Aunt Chen shook her head, "I didn't get it, it's made of red dates, she learned it from the capital!" ”

"Beijing? When did your family have relatives in the capital? The women asked curiously.