bookrebus Chapter 67 Hot Pot
Chapter 67 Hot Pot
"Dad, are the first batch of vegetables planted in the greenhouse ready to be harvested?"
"Yes, I'll deliver it to the restaurant tomorrow."
"It's just a county town, I'm afraid we can't eat so many dishes." Lin Xiaomi was a little worried that the restaurant wouldn't be able to accommodate all the food.
"Master Han said that the Han family restaurants in several nearby towns are also being sold, and they may even be sent to the capital. The ones in our village may not be enough."
Looking at the white, Lin Dashan was in a particularly good mood. Winter vegetables were more expensive than meat, and they could earn a lot of money from growing them.
"That's good. Dad, after the greenhouse is stable, you should spend more time studying. When it's cold and you have nowhere to go, call mom and we can stay at home and study as a family."
After studying hard for a few days, her mother no longer wanted to touch books. She felt that needlework was more suitable for her.
"I think so too. I can't read, so I don't know what's written on the document I'm signing. Anyway, there's not much work to do right now, so after these few busy days, I'll spend more time reading."
Xiaomi nodded. It was great that her father had such awareness. As the saying goes, one never stops learning. Anyway, they were not going to take the imperial examination, so it was not too late for them to study now.
Her mother also has to continue learning to read. As the mistress of the family, how can she not know the accounts of Zhuangzi!
"I can't do it. I can't study." Wang waved her hands repeatedly. The past few days were a torture for her. She was really not cut out for studying.
"You just need to teach your father how to read. I can't do that." She was a woman, why should she read books? It was good enough for her to know a few words.
"Mom, how can you know if you don't try? Besides, you don't need to be a good reader, just learn a few more words. Think about it, you won't be able to read our account book if the people below give it to you, so it will be very easy for them to tamper with it. If Dad has to go out for something, you can just put your fingerprints on the documents if you don't understand them, and Zhuangzi will not even know if he sends them away."
Lin Xiaomi concluded that you can’t just turn a blind eye.
Wang: ... "It's not that serious!"
"How can it not be serious? Mom, you already know a lot of words, don't give up, keep working hard. We just need to learn slowly, three or four words a day is also good. In the future, your brother's enlightenment will still depend on you, don't you think?"
"That's right, study together and learn as much as you can. In the future, you will gradually take care of the household affairs." Lin Dashan also felt that Wang should read more.
"Why is it me? Aren't you here?"
"Mom, what if there's some business and Dad needs to go out? We only have one farm now, who says we won't buy another one in the future? And there are houses and shops, are you willing to let Dad manage everything by himself?"
"Yes, mother. When you have studied for a year or two, I will let you take care of all the chores at home, and I can do other things. You should learn to read first, and then slowly learn to read the account book. With Xiaomi's help, what are you afraid of?"
"It's impossible for my father to take care of all the household chores after my daughter-in-law comes home. What kind of look would that be? Mom, don't you think so?"
Yes, if she has a son in the future, won't she have to teach her daughter-in-law how to do the chores at home? She can't expect the father-in-law to teach his daughter-in-law, right?
"I studied!"
From then on, the three members of the Lin family seldom went out. They stayed in the study every day reading and writing, and their life was quite comfortable.
"Master, the pot that the young lady ordered has been brought back."
"Did you get it back?" Xiaomi ran out excitedly and looked at the simmering hot pot in Guan Zhuangtou's hand.
"Aunt Guan, my mother and I will cook dinner tonight. You can just make a pot of bone soup in the afternoon."
After thinking for a while, he said, "I'll prepare some pork, mutton, and fish, slice them thinly, chop a chicken, prepare some vegetarian dishes, and some frozen tofu, and make some noodles. I'll just clean them and put them on plates."
"Ai."
"Dad, we'll use this pot to eat tonight!"
"What are you doing? Can we finish all the food?"
"I'm afraid you won't have enough to eat!"
Hotpot, she has been thinking about it for several years.
Linjia Village has had two heavy snowfalls since the beginning of winter. On such a cold day, it is best to eat hot pot.
dinner.
Looking at the special shaped pot, the soup in the pot has been boiled and bubbling. There is also a charcoal stove underneath. The table is full of various raw foods.
Are you going to let them eat it raw?
The couple looked at each other, not knowing how to eat.
Seeing Lin Xiaomi coming in with a few bowls of dipping sauce, she asked, "Girl, are we going to eat it raw?"
Lin Xiaomi: ...
You can, but she can't!
"Mom and Dad, the white soup pot has big bones on this side, and the red one has spicy soup on this side. Just put whatever you want to eat into the pot and cook it. This is the dipping sauce, you can dip it in it."
Xiaomi picked up a piece of extremely thinly sliced mutton, blanched it in the spicy pot for more than ten seconds, and dipped it in her favorite sesame oil dish. It was fragrant, tender, and not smelly at all.
It’s good if it’s not raw. Lin Dashan followed Xiaomi’s example and also put a piece of pork belly in it. It tasted really good!
"This is a fresh way to eat it, Xiaomi, how did you come up with this idea?"
"I don't want the food to get cold so quickly, so I want to eat it while cooking."
"This way of eating is really good. You can sit here and eat slowly even in winter. It's warm and comfortable to eat." Wang also likes it.
The family cooked, ate and chatted without worrying about the food getting cold. The bone broth was rich and the spicy soup was satisfying. They had a drink from time to time and before they knew it, they had finished the meal for nearly an hour.
Touching her bulging belly, Xiaomi burped contentedly. As expected, no matter what era one is in, one cannot resist the charm of hot pot.
Lin Dashan couldn't remember how long it had been since he had eaten so heartily. This food called hot pot really pleased him.
"Mom and Dad, the winter solstice is coming soon. Everyone has been very hard-working these days. Let's give them some festival gifts."
Festival gifts, masters giving festival gifts to servants, I have never heard of such a custom.
"It's so cold, I see they are shivering from the cold. We can give each of them a set of cotton-padded jackets and trousers, and give them the fabric. They can make it themselves. We can give each family two pounds of meat, Dad and Mom, what do you think? We have made a lot of money from oil skin and vegetables recently, and they have worked hard, haven't they?"
If you want a horse to run, you must first feed it. Isn't this the case in modern companies? Every year or festival, they give out gifts, no matter how much money it is, everyone is happy to receive it.
"That's right. I'll ask someone to buy things tomorrow." Lin Dashan was pleased that his daughter was willing to do good things, and as a father, he was willing to help her.
"Master, what should we send to the old house?" Wang was afraid that if she prepared too little, her husband would think she was unvirtuous. If she prepared too much, she would not be happy either. So, let someone else take the initiative.
Lin Xiaomi blinked and looked at her father.
"The old family will send ten pounds of meat, two big silver carp, a set of clothes, and two packages of cakes. The other families will send five pounds of meat, two fish, and two packages of cakes. Is that okay?" Lin Dashan looked at Wang.
"Okay, I have some material at home, I'll make Dad's clothes tomorrow."
Wang was very straightforward. She just made a set of clothes for the old man, which was what she should do.
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