Chapter 34 Hot Pot Base

The car started moving, and the conversation got back on track

"Is the road going well?" Erin said

"It's fine, I slept on the plane," Wendy replied

"It's too peaceful now, have you considered moving back?"

"I was thinking, Betty still has to go to school, so it would be easier to move back."

Betty's home is not in the UK, so it would be a long way to go into detail.

Wendy and Erin only became acquainted with each other at Hogwarts. The two are the same age and are cousins, so the relationship is very good. Shortly after graduation, both got married.

The difference is that Wendy is married to someone she doesn't know because of her family's marriage. Although Erin and Gray are also the result of marriage, after all, the two are classmates and have known each other for a while.

Erin was willing to marry Gwen in the first place, largely because they were the only one in their family, and they would not be manipulated by the family if they had children in the future. Erin doesn't want her children to have the same fate as herself, even if she doesn't hate Gray.

As a result, Wendy found out that her husband was a Death Eater shortly after she got married. As a result, Wendy, who was pregnant at the time, left her husband and family.

Speaking of which, the two are worthy of being friends, and their fates are strikingly similar. Erin's husband was killed in battle, and Wendy's husband was later killed.

But Erin is the widow of a hero, and Wendy is miserable. For betraying her family, the Death Eaters wanted to take revenge on her. Decent wizards are also extremely unfriendly to her. Desperate, Wendy approached Erin for help, and Erin sent her out of the country to settle down.

As an aside, both Erin and Wendy are excellent wizards who graduated from Slytherin.

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The car arrived home quickly, and everyone went back to the house to pack their luggage, and the house was very warm, not only by magic but also by igniting a fire. Everyone took off their coats.

"Auntie can stay with us directly, and there are no outsiders here," Ivy said as she helped Erin and Wendy pack their things

"Aren't you afraid that I'll bother you to do bad things," Wendy's eyes swirled over Ivey and Betty

"If you just don't bother me, what bad can I do now" Ivy rolled her eyes

"Haha-" Erin and Wendy, the unscrupulous mother, laughed

Indeed, the reason why they are so relieved that Betty and Ivey are mixed together is because Ivey is still young, and even if he has the heart, he doesn't have the ability.

Ivey couldn't do anything about these two women—oh—and Betty, and with them. It's almost time for lunch, Erin and Wendy go to the kitchen in the living room, Ivy runs upstairs, and Betty is packing his bags.

"Let's go, come with me to the mall to buy something, and I'll make you something to eat."

"Go yourself, it's so cold outside. Besides, the luggage hasn't been packed yet," Betty was unmoved

"How boring it is for me to go alone~ You accompany me, let's match men and women." Ivey's face was pressed against it

"No, you're definitely going to buy seasonings, what's the point." Betty pressed against his face and refused again.

"Okay, do you want me to bring you anything?" There was no way, Ivey had to give up

"Buy more snacks and desserts, which are useful when watching TV at night"

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It's already colder in London in December, and temperatures have dropped to single digits. Ivey was dressed in an airtight fit and walked towards the supermarket, carrying an umbrella with him. It's not raining now, but maybe the weather here will be as unreliable as Irene's.

Fortunately, the place is not far away.

Tesco has a lot of stores in the UK. There will be some seasonings and foods from the Celestial Empire sold here, such as the familiar Lao Gan Ma, Tsingtao beer, Chinese soy sauce, etc., but unfortunately the time is too early, and there is no exported pot base for the time being, so Ivy is ready to boil some hot pot base by himself.

Thanks to the blessings of various short video apps in his previous life, he knows the basic process of boiling. But because he had never used it, he was reluctant to use the rare food he got at Hogwarts to experiment, so he could only buy some ordinary materials to practice his hands first.

Ivy came to the materials section of the Celestial Empire. To be honest, he didn't expect too much, and in this day and age, it is estimated that there are many things that are missing.

"Ginger, rock sugar, green onions, liquor, dried chili peppers......" excipients were only half found

There are only three kinds of spices ...... "cinnamon, tangerine peel, cloves".

Fortunately, the bean paste was actually sold, which exceeded Ive's expectations. Leaving Tesco, Ivey continues on to the next house. WholeFoodsMarket、Waitrose、M& amp; S (Marks & Spencer) - Ivey went through all the old supermarkets to get them together.

Getting on the bus, Ivy rubbed his sore legs. He walked so far to buy all the materials, and when he left, he also found a mandarin duck pot, which caused him to carry a large bag in his hand now.

Back home

"Why are you buying these things?" Erin was very puzzled to see that he was carrying a large bag of things and a pot on his back

"Cooking—" Ivy panted as he put things on the floor

"Oh, Ivey already knows how to cook" Wendy always laughs

"I'm not going to tell you, but you're going to learn how to use it first," Ivy pulled out a few pairs of chopsticks and handed them to them

"What is this?" Erin held one in one hand, as if she was using a knife and fork.

"Are you going to knit a sweater?" Wendy put the two chopsticks together and picked them a few times.

Betty is quite familiar with the car, as early as Hogwarts, Ivey taught her how to use it.

"Let Betty teach you how to use it first, and I'll have to try my dishes a few more times."

"Then we'll talk about it later, let's eat first," Erin said, bringing it all the dishes

"Haole, open the meal"

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At half past three in the afternoon, the ladies went shopping. Erin gave him the kitchen, and in order to prevent Ivy from burning down the house, Erin also prepared a trigger-type "fire extinguishing charm".

Ivey, of course, argued on his own merits, and he felt insulted. But it was ruthlessly rejected by the three ladies.

"Damn, you really took me like a child"

Ivy was furious, and he went to the kitchen to get the ingredients out of his anger, and pulled out a piece of ginger to slice it. As a result, he sadly found that he could not hold the kitchen knife at all, and almost cut his own hand.

"!"

Ivey worked his magic, and the kitchen knife in his hand slowly became closed.

"Sliced old ginger, broken garlic, and cut green onions into white sections......" I don't know if it's a common problem of otaku, Ivey always likes to break things when cooking. His knife skills are okay, and the preparation of the dishes is going smoothly.

Next, put the bean paste, chopped green onions, tempeh, rock sugar, mash - a large pile of seasonings and accessories into a pot and mix well.

Stir for five or six minutes. Seeing that it was almost over, Ivy was about to pour in the butter when he suddenly slapped his head

"Oops! It's really a pig's brain, and the spices have forgotten to soak! ”

"Waste so much material in vain, start over!"

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"Honey, aren't you alright?" Erin and the others watched TV in the living room, waiting for the meal that Ivy was talking about. They have learned how to use chopsticks, but they are not standard.

Several people use chopsticks to write in the same way as they hold a pen

"Don't rush - it's going to be soon" Ivy was now sweating profusely, and after three defeats, he finally came to the last step.

When the ingredients in the pot are about to dry, add the soaked spices and continue to stir-fry, then the soaked peppercorns, and finally add some chili noodles. In fact, the British don't eat much spicy food, they mainly eat sweets, so Ivey only added a little, it just happens that it is very humid here, and you can go to get rid of the moisture.

"That's it!" Ivy takes out the fried base.