Chapter 8 Hot Pot

The first snow fell one after another, and the snowflakes were very large. Everywhere the eye went, it was covered in white and white, and the eaves were covered with slender and transparent ice cubes. Wen Wan pushed open the window, learned the classic electric lens and stretched out her hand to catch the snowflakes, and raised her head to make a beautiful intoxication look.

After a while, he was shivering from the cold, and he breathed hot air into his red palms, and sighed gently: The winter in the Ming Dynasty is really fucking cold!

Speaking of which, she is a good man, she only wears cotton clothes and shoes every day, runs business in the morning and returns late, and is so cold that her hands and feet are frostbitten. But he still cooked porridge for Wen Wan early every day and simmered it on the stove, so that she could eat it when she got up, and the distressed Wen Wan didn't know what to do, she had never enjoyed this kind of treatment in her two lives.

During this time, her man took two more jobs one after another, and she earned a total of thirty taels of silver this year. It is really a huge amount of money for a rural person in a bumper harvest year, and she can also spend a fat year with peace of mind.

In winter, many shops are closed, and there are almost no people who build shops. In order to earn this money, I don't know how many places Lin Yuan ran, how many closed-door soups he ate, how many smiles he lost, and how many pairs of shoes he broke down. But this man laughs every day, and no matter how difficult it is, the sorrow of life has not left the slightest mark on him.

Thinking of this, Wen Wan immediately decided to treat herself as a man, and she had to get a hot pot out today.

The hot pot in Sichuan is the most authentic, and the seasoning dish is also the most fragrant. But there is no base material for sale here, Wen Wan thought about it, walked to the kitchen and took out half a goat ice cube in the tank to thaw it first.

Beef is not edible here, and ploughing cattle is a strong labor force in the family, and eating it will be fatal. Comparatively speaking, mutton and chicken are much cheaper.

An hour later, Wen Wan cut the cooked leg of lamb into large pieces and marinated it for later use, and used the chicken rack soup to hang out the umami and remove it. Then put the mutton pieces and fry the green onions, ginger and garlic until the color is golden, add a full pot of water, and put salt, spicy, bean curd, pepper, bay leaves, soy sauce, wine, and red dates into it in turn, which is to marinate a pot of good lamb scorpion pot bottom with a simmer.

When the soup base is thick, gently put aside some tender green onions, scoop out some simmered mutton and put it on the table. Most of it is left on the stove and simmered, and then with minced garlic, shallots, hot oil, bean curd, and chopped peanuts, poured some hot mutton soup, stirred well, and stirred well, it is an oil dish.

At noon, it is gentle and gentle, and there are not many dishes. On the table were already marinated lamb, thin slices of pork belly, two raw eggs, radish and cabbage. No way, there are so few winter vegetables here.

Pour a glass of rice wine, blanch a thin piece of meat and dip it into the mouth, spicy and fragrant, smooth and delicate, and the pores of the gentle whole body are rushing to open! Fresh eggs are beaten into a spoon and then scalded in the hot pot, the taste is tender and smooth, and the egg core is rich and salty, which is simply irresistible compared to the boiled cabbage in the past. Then nibble on a piece of mutton bone meat, take a sip of sweet and sour rice wine, it is really a small pot of hearth drinking, and the hundred flavors melt in the small kettle.

After eating the hot pot, Wen Wan hastily cleaned up, and sat in the warm quilt to fiddle with the needle and thread in the sun. In her hand was a half-formed black fur glove, but the stitches were rough, crooked, and spicy. The gaping gaps in his fingers looked like he was grinning at her clumsiness.

Wen Wan was a little deflated, thinking that when the girls in the college dormitory who were just starting to fall in love knitted sweaters and scarves for her sweetheart with a lamp, she rolled her eyes and laughed at people for a while, but she didn't expect the news to come so quickly!

The more she knitted, the more she didn't look like it, Wen Wan simply let go, lay down in the quilt and calculated, or call her mother to weave it for her and send it? But I can't get out of the thick snow all over the ground. Why don't you call your mother-in-law for help? Forget it, the big house is not enough for her to worry about. Chrysanthemum is a good candidate, but she's busy......

When Lin Yuan shook off the snow and entered the house, what he saw was Wen Wan sleeping on his back and drooling in the bed. He laughed and lit an oil lamp to fetch water and wash.

The subtle sound of water still made Wen Wan's eyelashes tremble, and when she woke up, she tilted her head and saw Lin Yuan sitting on the edge of the bed washing her feet.

"Have you had dinner?" He asked her.

Wen Wan shook her head, got up quickly to prepare dinner, and hurriedly drilled in and out, causing Lin Yuan to look at her frequently.

"What the hell is this? So fragrant? Lin Yuan swallowed his saliva and looked at the soup base on the table, and sniffed unconsciously.

"The pot, eat it and burn it, it's convenient and warm, you can taste it." Wen Wan handed him the chopsticks.

After a day's work and snow all the way, Lin Yuan was already cold and hungry, he took the chopsticks, reached out and grabbed the lamb bones and gnawed them. Wen Wan scalded the fresh lamb slices and pork belly again, and put them in the garlic sesame oil dish in front of him. Lin Yuan's eyes lit up and he kept nodding.

"How?" Wen Wan tilted her head and asked him with a smile.

Lin Yuan smashed it, smashed it, and stretched out his chopsticks into the pot to stir, "It's okay!" ”

Wen Wan still smiled, "Speak well!" ”

Lin Yuan gave her a blank look, "It's okay to eat!" ”

After speaking, he scalded the table full of dishes and ate them clean, and he was so angry that his teeth were itching. When he was satisfied, Wen Wan also poured hot tea for him to rinse his mouth, and Lin Yuan comfortably crossed Erlang's legs, "This thing is warm and fresh to eat, and it was brought to entertain guests a year ago, and it was also lively to drink a little wine!" ”

Wen Wan hummed unhappily, "You just know!" ”

He wasn't annoyed, he just waited for Wen Wan to lie down in the quilt, and then crossed his legs to massage her hands and feet, "Is my son well-behaved?" Did you make trouble with your aunt today? ”

I don't know how this kid looks, in the blink of an eye, the mother-in-law's stomach bulged as if she was blowing.

"He's obedient, does it hurt to give birth?" Her voice trembled a little, and she turned back to giving birth.

Lin Yuan sneered, "What's there to be afraid of, which hen doesn't lay eggs?" The chrysanthemums have three seedlings, don't you know?"

Wen Wan pulled the quilt violently and turned around, telling this person that her heart was basically playing the piano to the cow!

"Don't be afraid, I'll stop working tomorrow and accompany you in the house for the New Year, is it feasible?" He stroked her cat-like little head, and then lowered his head to kiss her forehead, and it was time to rest.

"Really? I can't ask for it" Wen Wan nestled into his arms and hummed comfortably, she was overjoyed!

Wen Wan was most afraid of the cold, her legs began to swell, and she didn't dare to turn over when she slept, and it was very uncomfortable. Her feet were not hot, and Lin Yuan was not at home, and the bed was icy all day long. Only when Lin Yuan returned home to warm her feet and warm the quilt, and after massaging her whole body, she could fall asleep.

And Lin Yuan had to wait until she was asleep every day before she dared to sleep at ease, and as soon as she touched the pillow, she screamed to the sky. Even if she turned over at night, he would pull the quilt for her with his eyes closed and take the cup, and he had to get up lightly to work before the fifth watch, which was very hard.

I don't know if the hot pot is too delicious or Wen Wan is too idle, two days later, Wen Wan asked Lin Yuan to go to the iron shop to get an iron disc and a square tray, she wanted to eat iron plate barbecue. This process is simple, and the guys will get it on the same day.

Lin Yuan made the final handover at the end of the year, and thought about bringing Hong Chuan and the craftsmen who did the work home, which was a reward for them! Hongchuan and the craftsmen were overjoyed when they heard that there was something delicious.

Wen Wantangwu stood at the door, looking at the rows of black footprints printed on the snow in the courtyard, and several tall and burly men braved the snow to enter the house, and the one who started was Hong Chuan.

After the snow fell and the hat was taken off, everyone bowed to Wen Wan in unison, "There is a sister-in-law, we have a good mouth today." ”

Smiled gently in return, and beckoned the guests to eat tea and eat melon seeds.

Lin Yuan brought the red carbon basin from the backyard into the house, and when he saw the room full of people standing together, he laughed, "Why did you come to my house, but you have changed your temperament and become restrained?" Looking at Wan Niang, I don't know what your nature is to chase chickens and dogs? ”

The old faces of the people turned red, and they all let go of their temperament and joked. He also helped Lin Yuan to serve the dishes back and forth, gentle and heavy, and knew not to let her touch her hands with a smile, so as not to bump into it.

The hot pot is still homemade lamb scorpions, she taught Lin Yuan the iron plate barbecue, I saw him carefully pour oil on the iron plate, put some garlic after smearing evenly, and wait for the oil to heat the garlic and roast it fragrantly, put in the cut and marinated meat is a burst of sizzling with a burnt sound, and the aroma of the meat wafts out.

Lin Yuan learned to teach gently, picked up a piece of burnt meat and a few pieces of pickled dried radish, put it into the blanched cabbage and wrapped it into a ball, rolled it up and sent it to his mouth, the sour and crunchy salty meat made him squint his eyes with enjoyment.

Hongchuan They couldn't bear it when they saw it, and they also shouted and played to learn to eat, and the craftsmen ate very fresh, and they sighed.

Hong Chuan was troublesome and threw away the vegetables and ate meat, "It's still enjoyable to eat meat, and the net in winter is radish and cabbage!" I'll get this stuff back and let my little cub try it! ”

After three rounds of drinking, Lin Yuan and Hong Chuan settled the wages for everyone in front of the account book, and gave them happy money, each of which was full of two copper coins. The craftsmen were so happy that they couldn't see their teeth, and now the children in the family could be fed and clothed!

"It's all the blessing of the owner's family, we can have a good winter this year!" They all blushed excitedly, and took turns toasting Hong Chuan and Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan was also happy, his son didn't have to worry about eating and drinking, "Come, drink, drink, don't get drunk and don't return!" ”

Everyone "snorted" and sucked up the wine in the cup.

"Good wine! The coming year is full of money! Good luck! Come! Hong Chuan's eyes were confused, his steps staggered, and the wine was on his head.

Wen Wan listened to the men's loud fists and shouts in the room, while taking care of the New Year's gifts prepared for the guests. She looked out the window at the snow fluttering out of the window, it was really a good year!