Chapter 47 Let's eat hot pot!
As soon as they entered the courtyard, Xiao Jiang ran over like the wind and hugged Yun Xia's leg tightly.
"Sister Xiaxia, hot pot...did you buy the hot pot?"
She pinched the little guy's nose and chuckled, "Little glutton, how could your big sister bear to disappoint you?"
Upon hearing the affirmative answer, the little child's face beamed like a sunflower.
"Jiang An, let go. You've been wandering around for hours. Let Yun Xia rest!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiang reluctantly let go of their hand and followed them into the main room.
"Ah Chao, buying so much must have cost a lot of money, right?" Aunt Wu said with a pained expression.
"Godmother, it's been a long time since we've had hot pot, so of course we have to eat our fill. This is... I still think it's not enough. Besides, I'll pay for the food."
"Lingling, the food allowance you're giving me is more than my salary! There's no reason for you to pay for it!"
Godmother is good in every way, except that she is too frugal. Feng Jingling cracked a joke and made her laugh, which made her laugh and got the matter off the hook. She winked at Little Butterfly, and everyone went to the kitchen to get busy.
Before long, the small table in the yard was filled with meat and vegetable dishes, and the two coal stoves were diligently burning, filling the entire yard with a spicy and numbing aroma.
"How can you eat hot pot without dipping sauce? Come on, sesame paste, cilantro, vinegar... minced garlic, make your own flavor."
After sitting down, Xiao Jiang'an, holding an empty bowl, was at a loss when faced with rows of condiments.
"Sister Xiaxia, could you... help me adjust it, please?"
Who can resist the request of a soft and cute little baby?
Yunxia took the empty bowl and was about to mix the dipping sauce when Jiang Chao stopped her.
"Give it to me! I know An'an's tastes best."
She blinked slightly, handed over the empty bowl, and watched as he quickly prepared the dipping sauce, raising an eyebrow in surprise.
Dipping the chopstick tip in the food, the little child put it in their mouth, their eyes squinting with satisfaction, and exclaimed, "Wow, it smells so good! An'an likes it!"
Yunxia: Three big spoonfuls of minced garlic, Jiang Chao really knows how to use it, but... obviously An'an likes this.
As soon as the ingredients were prepared, the two aluminum pots began to bubble. At Yunxia's command, everyone started to add the ingredients.
The spicy and flavorful hot pot ingredients, paired with unique dipping sauces, make you want to take a second bite after finishing the first.
The rich aroma of hot pot wafted over the wall and into the neighbor's house. Suddenly, Little Tiger's rice didn't taste as good anymore. "Grandma, what are the Jiang family eating? It smells so good! Let's..."
"Stop! Take your words back. Whether it's cornbread or fatty meat, it'll all turn into filthy stuff and be excreted the next day. At this rate, the Jiang family will be finished sooner or later!"
Little Tiger, having overthought things, lost his appetite even more. He put down his chopsticks, found an excuse, and amidst his grandmother's scolding, ran to the corner and inhaled the aroma in the air.
What happened in the neighboring courtyard? The people eating hotpot had no idea. Feng Jingling, displaying his lively and humorous nature, kept cracking jokes, which made everyone laugh uncontrollably.
"Heh! It's such a waste that you don't use that mouth to perform crosstalk!"
"To be honest, I have considered this possibility. Alas... there is a large family business that I need to inherit. What can I do? I am an only child."
Yunxia: Tai, the husky in Versailles is so annoying.
She raised an eyebrow, picked up a small chicken leg, and put it in his bowl. "Big brother, you must be tired after talking so much. Try this spicy chicken leg."
"Ah, it's still Little Butterfly who cares about me!"
The chicken leg, coated in a thick sauce, looked delicious. Feng Jingling picked up her chopsticks and couldn't wait to take a big bite.
It was spicy, extremely spicy, so spicy that his facial features contorted and all scrunched up.
Ignoring all decorum, he vomited right next to his legs, grabbed a glass of herbal tea, and gulped it down.
"Big brother, what's wrong?"
"It's so spicy, it's killing me! It's ginger... the whole piece is ginger!"
"Oh? I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
"It's alright, it's not your fault. The spiciness has subsided quite a bit. Ginger, when you put it in potatoes, it tastes like potatoes; when you put it in pork belly, it tastes like pork belly; when you put it in... Hey, don't just stand there, eat up, so I can cook more later."
"Ha, how silly!"
Does this little drama queen not know if there are chicken legs in the pot?
"Ah Chao, you're not allowed to talk about Little Butterfly like that."
Yunxia, the teasing one: Well, I shouldn't have had any illusions about the intelligence of a husky with its foodie traits kicking in.
Jiang Chao glanced at someone with disdain, then piled a bunch of meat slices on Yun Xia's plate before slowly munching on lettuce leaves.
While eating hotpot and chatting about interesting things, time flew by. Before they knew it, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. Yunxia, whose stomach was round and full, leaned against the wall and went back to her room. She had just lain down for a short while when Jiang Chao, with a stern face, came in.
"What do you want?"
"stand up!"
"No, I want to sleep."
After a good meal and a good night's sleep, life couldn't be better.
"Lying down right after eating is bad for your stomach!"
Yunxia rolled over, presenting her round head to him, and said defiantly, "You've always done this before, and you've never come to call me."
Seeing that she wouldn't listen to reason, Jiang Chao narrowed his eyes, lifted the quilt, pulled her out, put her shoes on, and dragged her into the yard.
Yun Xia, who was being held down on a small stool, looked at Jiang Chao in a daze, seemingly not understanding his behavior.
"Little butterfly, sunshine helps with digestion, look at An'an!"
Yunxia looked over at the sound and saw the little child, like a sunflower, with outstretched arms and head held high, chasing the sunlight.
Now that we're here, there's no reason to go back, especially since Jiang Chao is watching us from the sidelines.
After basking in the sun for a while, Yunxia felt a bit bored and suggested playing the game of "Eagle Catches Chickens". Fengjing Lingxin, who loves to play, readily agreed, and An'an also happily joined in. Only one person still had a stern face.
"Ah Chao, why don't you be the eagle?"
"Ha, on what grounds?"
"Because...because you have eyes like a hawk, incredibly dangerous. One glare and even the chicks are too scared to move!"
Seeing that he was talking more and more outrageous, the boy rolled his eyes at him, got up, dusted off his clothes, and stood in a corner of the yard, pretending to be a falcon ready to pounce on its prey.
Aunt Wu was also forced to participate in the game, acting as the mother hen protecting the chicks. The chicks tugged at Aunt Wu's clothes, forming a 'centipede'-shaped line to fight against the falcons.
For a moment, hearty laughter echoed in the courtyard. Little Tiger from the neighboring yard stared longingly at the wall. He really wanted to join in, but his grandmother disagreed and even grabbed his ear, giving him a lecture.
After playing until she was tired and her stomach was almost digested, Yunxia finally got permission from someone to go back to her room for a late afternoon nap.
Of course, the consciousness first busied itself in the fertile field of space before returning to its body. Jiang Chao knew the reason why the little girl was so sleepy, and he intentionally or unintentionally covered for her.
"Hiss, isn't the little butterfly sleeping for too long?"
"What do you know? You're growing, you need to sleep more."
"Oh, it has this effect too. Ugh... I'm so sleepy. Well... I'm going back to my room to take a nap. Wake me up when dinner is ready!"
Jiang Chao watched him leave with disdain, thinking to himself that his acting was terrible.
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