Wei Hanjie: "You don't need to eat the whole sheep within three days because of this. If we eat this many dishes tonight, we won't need to eat rice at all."
He originally brought the sheep to thank Gao Shujing's family for saving his life. He said that the sheep was his food for three days, but that was just an excuse he made up. He never intended to finish the sheep within three days.
Moreover, having eaten so much delicious food, he had already made a huge profit.
Duolu said crisply, "Uncle Wei, haven't you ever eaten hot pot? Eating hot pot means you don't have to eat rice."
Wei Hanjie had indeed never eaten hot pot before: "Just vegetables?"
In this day and age, vegetables are meant to be eaten with rice; no family would use vegetables as a meal. He genuinely hadn't considered that.
Dorjee: "Yes, Uncle Wei, when we eat hot pot, we eat the vegetables, not the rice."
Having resolved the question of having too many vegetables, Wei Han felt embarrassed to sit on the sidelines and watch the children busy themselves, so he took the initiative to step forward and offer to work together.
Gao Shujing: "You, the injured patient, can sit here peacefully. You'll have plenty to eat. If you really have to do some work, and your wound reopens, we won't be able to celebrate the New Year properly."
Wei Hanjie: "It's not that exaggerated. You know how skilled Yu Zhiqing is at medicine. Half a month has passed, and some of the scars have fallen off, leaving only a few deeper ones still hanging on."
"I usually do some chores at home, like washing some vegetables, which is no big deal."
Since he was able to take care of himself, Li Guodong was the only one of the two comrades sent by Li Dashan to take care of Wei Hanjie.
As his health improved, Li Guodong no longer spent the entire day in Wei Hanjie's courtyard these past two days.
I only prepare three meals a day for him, clean and do laundry, and do some heavy work. I spend a total of four or five hours a day at his house. He does everything else himself.
He actually thought he was good at cooking, but Li Guodong was instructed to take care of Wei Hanjie for a month, so Li Guodong was still the one doing most of the housework.
However, Li Guodong knew that he was coming to the Yu family for dinner today, so he didn't come over to prepare food for him.
Gao Shujing: "We have a large family, so you don't need to do any work. Duo Le, take your Uncle Wei out for a while."
This shows that they didn't want Wei Han to come and help, so they sacrificed a small amount of labor to serve him.
Moreover, Gao Shujing didn't want Wei Hanjie to keep watching them work. They still had a lot of meat left to eat. They had prepared dozens of kilograms of meat today, and they would eat half of it here and take the rest to the cowshed.
With Wei and Han both here, it wouldn't be appropriate for them to bring out dozens of kilograms of meat at once. Twenty or thirty kilograms would be acceptable for them, but dozens of kilograms is something any discerning person would know they couldn't finish.
Even if they knew that Wei Han might have guessed their intentions, they still had to be careful about these things when they had no cards to play.
Upon hearing his father's instructions, Duo Le put down the vegetables in the basin, shook the water off his hands, dried them on a towel, and ran happily to Wei Hanjie.
Duole: "Uncle Wei, let's play!"
Wei Han assumed that Gao Shujing didn't want him, an injured man, to cause trouble, so he didn't insist. He reached out and patted Xiao Duole's round head, and said with a smile, "Hmm, what does Duole want to play?"
Duole pulled him toward his and Duofu's room, giggling, "Uncle Wei, we have lots of toys, they're so much fun!"
Yu Rujia finished arranging the seasonings, found Wei Hanjie who was playing with Duole next door, and handed him the seasonings.
Yu Rujia: "Wei Zhiqing, the seasoning packets are ready, and each packet has a name written on it."
Wei Hanjie accepted the seasonings: "Thanks. Once my injury heals, I'll be able to eat the same delicious food as your family. I'll take the things back and bring the money with me."
Wei Han was eating hot pot for the first time and didn't know how to eat it. Duo Lu kindly introduced him to several different kinds of sauces and shared his favorite.
Yu Rujia: "Duolu, make a lighter sauce for Wei Zhiqing. He has injuries, and he can't stand your kind of sauce."
Duolu's sauce is both numbing and spicy, and apart from his family, few outsiders can stand it.
Wei Hanjie originally wanted to give it a try, but when he noticed the sauce with a layer of chili powder floating on top of Duolu's bowl, he, who prefers a lighter diet, backed down. Everything has to be done slowly; you can't get fat in one bite.
The family gathered around the table, and after Duofu finished setting off the firecrackers, they started cooking.
Eating hot pot in the dead of winter is the most comforting thing; the group of people ate until they were sweating.
Wei Hanjie was a little awkward at first, but after a few bites, he couldn't help but start eating heartily. This was the first time he had ever eaten meat in such a large quantity.
With a balanced mix of meat and vegetables, dozens of kilograms of ingredients were used up, and everyone was stuffed.
Wei Han said with a satisfied look, "This hot pot is so delicious, I wish I could eat it every day."
Duolu leaned back on the sofa with a dreamy look on his face: "Hot pot uses a lot of ingredients. My family only eats it a few times a year. It would be so wonderful to eat it every day."
They are willing to go hunting in the mountains often, but their uncle and aunt won't allow it.
Yu Rujia: "Don't lie down after eating too much. Go for a walk with Uncle Wei to help digest your food."
Wei Hanjie also felt too full, so he stood up and called out, "Who wants to go out with me to digest their food? Uncle Wei will take you all."
Dorje and Dole, the two little ones who were eager to join in the fun, quickly stood up: "Let's go, let's go."
Dorjee: "You guys go ahead, we still need to clean up the dishes."
Duofu: "It's okay if Duolu and Duoxi go together. I'll clean up today, and you can help us clean up next time."
Gao Shujing: "Duolu, go ahead, it's alright."
Duolu knew they had other things to do, so he sent him out with Wei Hanjie to keep an eye on him and let him know if he returned early.
Duolu: "Thank you, brother. Duoxi, let's go digest our food together."
After seeing Wei Hanjie off, the remaining people put the ingredients into the pot one by one, blanched them, and scooped them into a bowl.
After scooping out most of the ingredients, Yu Rujia would pour the prepared sauce into it and have Duoshou stir it.
There aren't so many rules over there at the cowshed; they don't dip their food in sauce like they do over the cowshed.
The pot we gave them turned into a hot pot dish, but it was still delicious.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Wei Hanjie ate vegetarian food at home. He made the vegetables himself. He wanted to make garlic vegetables like Duoxi, but the fire was too high and the garlic turned black as soon as it hit the pan. He couldn't save it in time.
With my injury, things aren't as convenient as they used to be, and I can't keep trying.
He would be too ashamed to face anyone if he hurt himself so badly that his wound reopened just to eat.
He could only make do with his usual cooking methods and cook a simple vegetable dish. Compared to yesterday's lavish meal, even the Yu family's dog probably wouldn't eat this dish.
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