Chapter 174 Lamb and Pork

Shen Yueyao looked at Shen Shaojing's expression and said, "Fourth brother, don't be stressed or worry about the lipstick. Now just think about how we can eat hot pot."

"If we could open a hot pot restaurant and spread it all over the Great Yan Dynasty, our business would surely be booming."

Not to mention in ancient times, even in the technological age, many people like to eat hot pot.

Not to mention others, even Shen Yueyao likes to eat hot pot.

Thinking of eating hot pot later, Shen Yueyao also had a faint smile on her face.

Even Cui, Shen Chengzhou, Ye Xuanxuan, Dabao and Erbao all had expectant looks on their faces.

Cui sighed, "I didn't expect to have to prepare these things for hot pot."

Ye also smiled and said, "I've never heard of hot pot before. It feels really strange to eat hot pot like this."

But just watching the preparations was fun.

Dabao and Erbao usually play with their friends in the village, most of whom are older brothers and sisters.

Seeing Xuanxuan, who is younger than them, the two of them act like older brothers and take Xuanxuan to play. The three of them also use a basin to wash vegetables, which is actually just like playing.

The three of them had innocent eyes. They knew there would be delicious food for lunch, so they didn't worry at all. They would laugh out loud when they had fun.

Children's laughter can best drive away the worries in adults' hearts.

Hearing such a voice, Shen Yueyao couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

Whenever she looks at Dabao, Erbao and Xuanxuan in the yard, her mood will improve.

After a while, the mutton slices were all cut.

I bought a lot of mutton, so I cut a lot of mutton slices, filling up a whole bowl.

Shen Chengzhou looked at it and said, "My daughter, are there so many mutton slices?"

Shen Yueyao explained with a smile: "Dad, it looks like a lot, but it's actually just slices of meat. Once they're dipped in the pot, there won't be much left."

"Once you actually eat it, you won't feel it's too much. I was worried that this wouldn't be enough, but luckily we've prepared a lot of other things, including meatballs."

"Bring it to the pot and use it to cook the meat while you eat hot pot."

Shen Shaojing nodded and helped to get the things.

Shen Yueyao placed a table next to the pot and placed various hot pot ingredients on it.

It’s convenient to eat them together after the soup boils.

At that time, there was no induction cooker, so we could only cook in a big pot.

After preparing the soup base, Shen Yueyao placed a few large pieces of wood underneath to burn.

Shen Shaojing looked at her curiously and said, “Sister, if there is anything else you need to do, I will help you.”

Cui and the others were also watching from the side, thinking about what would need to be done later and everyone would help out.

This way of eating is very fresh and they are all full of anticipation.

Shen Yueyao said: "It's okay, everyone will take their bowls to get the dipping sauce, and then sit by the big pot and wait for the meal.

Her father built the shelf according to her instructions.

It is made of stones and the stove is very large. Everyone can sit around it and put their bowls and chopsticks on it to eat.

Ye asked curiously, "Sister, how do you put the dipping sauce in this?"

Shen Yueyao said: "You can put whatever you want in it, but you have to put sauce in it. You can put a little sugar to enhance the flavor, or you can put some chili oil, or coriander, minced garlic, green onions and other seasonings."

"You can put whatever you want in it. You can adjust it according to your favorite flavors. You can also try it out. If the taste is not right, just adjust it. Anyway, you have prepared a lot of dipping sauce. If you can't finish it, you can take it out next time you eat it. Condiments last a long time anyway."

After listening to Shen Yueyao's explanation, Cui and Shen Chengzhou went over to add seasoning.

However, Cui was also concerned about Dabao, Erbao, and Xuanxuan. "I don't know what they like to eat. They can't handle spicy food, so lighter flavors would be much better."

Shen Yueyao was adjusting the firewood below when the flames came up.

The wood is very thick. Once the fire is lit, just let the wood burn and you don't have to deal with the firewood underneath.

Shen Yueyao washed her hands and said, "Mom, I'll make the seasoning for Dabao, Erbao, and Xuanxuan."

"Okay, then you do it."

Ye was not worried because her sister-in-law was capable. She said she could prepare seasonings for Dabao, Erbao and Xuanxuan, so she didn't have to worry.

She just has to add the dipping sauce herself.

This feeling is really rare, and Ye feels a little excited.

Shen Shaojing also went over with the bowl.

At this moment, he was also attracted by this experience. He no longer thought about the incident in the town just now, but only thought about food.

My sister said that if we opened hot pot restaurants everywhere, the business would be very good.

So he was also carefully observing how to eat hot pot.

However, if you open a restaurant and eat hot pot like this, it would be quite troublesome.

Because a big pot is needed and firewood is needed.

First of all, a small store is definitely not enough, and secondly, smoke exhaust is also required.

It’s impossible to install exhaust ducts on every table in the store, right?

Like a chimney?

Shen Shaojing was thinking about this in his mind.

When thinking about business matters, Shen Shaojing completely forgot about the Xu family's affairs.

If Shen Yueyao knew this, she would understand that her fourth brother's mentality showed that he was a person who paid great attention to his career at this time.

Dabao, Erbao and Xuanxuan couldn't scoop the seasonings with the bowls, so they stood in front of the table where the seasonings and ingredients were placed and watched curiously.

It's so cute with its big blinking eyes.

After Shen Yueyao prepared it for them, she handed them the small bowl and said, "Here, this is yours. You can dip it in the food later."

Dabao, Erbao and Xuanxuan were holding it obediently.

The three of them then came to sit on the high chairs in front of the stove.

This high chair was suggested by Shen Yueyao before, and Shen Chengzhou had it built.

This makes it convenient for children to eat on weekdays.

You don't have to be held by an adult to eat.

I have to say, it is really convenient after using it.

After preparing the seasoning and sitting down, Shen Yueyao discovered that the soup pot in the pot was boiling.

"It's already boiling, put the mutton in first."

As she spoke, Shen Yueyao took the basin of mutton and put the mutton in it.

After watching, everyone realized that hot pot is eaten while it is being cooked.

Don’t cook it before eating.

After it was cooked, Shen Yueyao said, "Mutton can't be cooked for a long time. It's ready now. Come and eat it."

As Shen Yueyao spoke, she picked up the mutton with chopsticks and put it into the bowls of Dabao, Erbao and Xuanxuan.

"Pick it up with your chopsticks and dip it in the dipping sauce."

Shen Yueyao demonstrated it to them.

But Xuanxuan is still young, so Ye will take care of him while he eats.

Dabao and Erbao are used to eating independently, so Shen Yueyao doesn't need to worry about them.

They learn things very quickly. They just watch adults do it and then they know how to do it.

When he dipped the mutton in it and put it into his mouth, Shen Shaojing had an incredible feeling.

He excitedly picked up a few more pieces of cooked mutton and put them in the bowl to dip them in, and said excitedly: "Sister, so this is hot pot, this is a way to eat it, I didn't expect it to be so delicious."

Cui was also a little bit unbelievable. "I've eaten mutton before, but I always felt that it had a bit of a taste and didn't taste that good. I didn't expect that mutton eaten like this would be so delicious."

"If everyone knew how delicious mutton is, it would probably be more expensive than pork."

Shen Yueyao knew that mutton was actually much cheaper than pork in this era.

Because for ordinary villagers, raising sheep is easier than raising pigs.

Another problem is that the taste of mutton is average and there are limitations in how it is cooked, so mutton is cheap.

In fact, hot pot and mutton hot pot are really delicious.