Su Xueyan noticed a word in Su Qingluan's words that she didn't understand: "Sister, what is 'experiment'?"
In fact, no one noticed this detail at first. After all, everyone was waiting to see what medicine Su Qingluan had in her gourd.
However, after Su Xueyan asked this question, everyone realized that no one had ever heard of this word.
Su Qingluan thought to herself: It's true that when you relax at home, you tend to let things slip. Compared to Mu Xingzhi, who had already noticed something was wrong with her, the members of the Su family could even be described as "naive and innocent".
Thanks to her frequent chatter in front of Mu Xingzhi, Su Qingluan felt that her storytelling skills had greatly improved. She could blurt out all sorts of nonsense without blinking, "Experimental, experimental, meaning to test it on the spot. After all, I haven't tried this method before. Only by testing it on the spot can I know if it works!"
As he said this, he turned around and picked up the earthenware pot on the stove.
There was nothing in the jar except boiling water. Su Qingluan padded it with a thick rag and took small steps to carry it over, repeatedly shouting, "Be careful of the scalding water, be careful of the heat," and urging the two little ones to quickly move aside.
Then she slowly poured all the water in the earthenware jar into the large copper basin in front of her.
Watching the white steam rising from the water, the little girl rubbed her cold fingertips eagerly. Su Qingluan, with a sharp eye, quickly warned her sister, "Xueyan, don't touch the edge of the basin, or your hands will become roasted pig's trotters!"
The little girl was unhappy, her mouth pouting as if she was about to hang a bottle of oil on it: "My hands are not pig's trotters! My hands are whiter than pig's trotters! And softer than pig's trotters!"
Upon hearing this, Yang smiled and said, "Is this a matter of pig's trotters? Take your hands back immediately!" As she said that, she held her little daughter's hands and her small body in her arms.
Soon, most of the water in the earthenware jar was poured into the copper basin, covering almost half of the water level in the copper basin.
Su Qingluan did not continue to pour the water, but kept the remaining water in the earthenware jar, using the residual heat from the stove to prevent the water temperature from dropping too quickly.
At this time, the mutton spine soup that had been bubbling on another stove had been cooked into a milky white color, and the white radish inside had become translucent, and the mutton was almost soft and boneless.
Because it is not a hot pot, there is no continuous heating source under the container, so the vegetables can only be stewed first and eaten slowly, and cannot be eaten at any time like hot pot. Therefore, Su Qingluan first put into the pot the radish cubes, lotus root slices, fungus and other dishes that will not become too soft no matter how they are stewed.
Only when the dish is almost served do you add green leafy vegetables like spinach and chives, which can be eaten simply by blanching.
"The mutton rib hotpot is here~" Su Qingluan called out to everyone, while everyone here hurriedly moved the tableware away and helped drag the copper basin over.
Su Qingluan placed the casserole containing the lamb rib hotpot into the copper basin filled with steaming hot water and opened the lid again: "How is it? Although the casserole is already very heat-insulating, this should keep it warm much better!"
They were now in the front hall. Although the heat from the kang in the main house's bedroom prevented the temperature here from freezing, it was relatively warm. However, it was only "relatively warm" in the final analysis.
The room used as the front hall is usually relatively spacious, and in order to maintain ventilation and lighting, the windows and doors of the front hall will be wider, so that it is easier for cold air to enter when it is freezing outside and there are gusts of cold wind.
In addition, the heat flow from the kang in the inner room formed air convection up and down. In fact, the position in the front hall was not only a little chilly, but also there was a faint cold wind blowing into the collar from all directions!
Because of this, even though the casserole is very heat-insulating compared to containers such as copper pots or iron pots, it can still easily cool down in this environment.
The method Su Qingluan thought of could indeed greatly extend the heat preservation time of the casserole, and everyone in the Su family praised her for being very smart.
Su Qingluan felt a little embarrassed by the praise and quickly said, "Everyone, try the mutton inside. This is a freshly slaughtered live sheep, so it must be very fresh and doesn't have any overly strong smell!"
In fact, she had just taken a small bite in the kitchen. The mutton was indeed tender and fresh, without the usual mutton smell. Instead, it had a light milky aroma! This made Su Qingluan regret not buying more mutton from this shop. She secretly made up her mind to go to town again tomorrow to buy more.
Children are more sensitive to the fishy smell of mutton or fish, so Su Qingluan let Su Xueyan and Su Xuanhe try the mutton soup first.
The two little guys knew the taste of mutton, but it was actually a bit pungent to them, so they carefully scooped a little bit of it with a spoon as if they were drinking medicine, and took a sip as if to test for poison.
On this side, Su Guangfu had already eaten two pieces of lamb ribs, and hurriedly picked up a piece for Yang - where Yang was sitting, the area near the pot was full of vegetables, but there was not much lamb, so Su Guangfu "did it for her".
However, it was obvious that this simple country man was not used to showing such "considerateness" to his wife in front of his children, so he felt very uncomfortable after picking up a piece of meat. He looked at Yang and said, "How about we switch seats? That way you can eat more meat."
Yang was clearly not used to this kind of "show of affection" and whispered, "How can you be so short of a piece of meat? Eat it quickly. The children are watching. What's the point of pulling and tugging?"
Although her tone was one of reproach, Su Qingluan could clearly see that a light blush had appeared on Yang's face.
Su Qingluan, knowing she would be scolded by her shy parents if she laughed out loud, did her utmost to suppress her auntie's smile. However, the two silly little ones only cared about eating. After tasting the mutton soup, which wasn't as strong as they'd expected, they rushed to the lamb chops and the radish, devouring them with unbridled delight.
Su Qingluan took a bite of the wood ear mushroom. After soaking, the wood ear mushroom had thick, crispy and tender meat. The fresh and tender taste of the mutton masked the slightly strange taste of the wood ear itself, and instead highlighted the thick texture of the meat. When she bit into the innermost part, she actually had a chewy and crispy feeling.
Soon, the two little guys also discovered the wonderful taste of wood ear mushrooms. They bit the wood ear mushrooms one by one, making a crunching sound, as if they were competing to see who could bite louder.
In the end, this childish yet somewhat interesting competition ended when Su Guangfu quietly put down his chopsticks and warned the two of them that "there is no need to treat food as a toy".
Just as Su Qingluan had originally imagined, with the protection of a layer of hot water on the outside, the heat preservation time of the mutton spine pot in the casserole was greatly extended. Everyone felt warm all over after the meal and fell asleep contentedly.
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