Chapter 163 Five Hundred Bottles?!
Achoo!
Outside, Lü Shizhu sneezed and rubbed his nose, saying, "I wonder who's missing me!"
At that moment, Jiang Nuanzhi was frying hot pot base. Seeing his behavior, she immediately used the pot lid to protect her pot.
"Young Master, can you be a little more careful? You almost ruined this whole pot!"
Lu Shizhu scratched his forehead awkwardly: "I'll be more careful next time, I'll be more careful next time."
"Anuan, didn't you say you were making sweet and sour pork today? What are you cooking? It smells really good."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "We'll make the sweet and sour pork later. This is the hot pot base; we're having hot pot tonight."
"A hot pot? You've made something new again? It smells so good, it must be delicious."
As Lü Shizhu spoke, he stared at Jiang Nuanzhi with anticipation.
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at him and found it inexplicably funny: "Does it really smell that good? There are only scallions and garlic in this hot oil."
Lu Shizhu nodded in deep agreement: "It smells so good after just adding scallions and garlic? Won't it be too strong to handle the aroma later?"
Seeing him like this, Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but laugh as well: "Then you should eat more later."
After saying that, he poured the freshly crushed peppercorns into the pot to fry until fragrant.
Next, she added the chopped mushroom pieces. These mushrooms are common in this desolate region. Actually, the new mushrooms haven't sprouted yet; it's not season. These mushrooms were dried mushrooms that Aunt Wang had given her earlier, picked and dried last year.
Jiang Nuanzhi soaked the ginger in hot water for a long time and washed it several times before chopping it into small cubes. Then she put it into the oil to fry.
Soon, a strong fragrance filled the entire courtyard.
Not to mention Lü Shizhu beside her, Jiang Nuanzhi herself couldn't help but sniffle.
She'd been here for so long and hadn't had a single hot pot meal yet; she was really craving it, especially spicy hot pot, but there weren't any chili peppers available right now.
The previous chili peppers hadn't fully grown yet. However, that plant only produced two small chili peppers. Even if they were fully grown, she wouldn't eat them; she wanted to save the seeds.
So I thought I'd make some mushroom soup base first.
She had been trying to lose weight and was eating rather bland food, so this mushroom soup base was a huge temptation for her.
It's a good time of year, and there are plenty of wild vegetables on the mountain. I picked some to use later. I also prepared potato slices, sweet potato slices, and other ingredients I could find. I put them all on a tray.
In addition, I bought some tofu and bean curd sheets today. I cut the tofu in half to use for hot pot, and used the remaining ginger to make tofu with scallions. With some sesame oil on top, it was incredibly fragrant.
The mushroom base for the tofu salad was almost ready. Jiang Nuanzhi only kept enough for one meal, and put the rest into a jar for later use.
Then, add clear, sweet well water to the pot and simmer it to bring out the full flavor of the mushrooms.
Next, she went to cut the meat. Jiang Nuanzhi divided the meat into three portions: one with more fat, one with more lean, and one with a mixture of fat and lean, and cut each into thin slices for later use.
Jiang Nuanzhi cut the remaining two pounds of meat into slightly thicker slices, intending to make sweet and sour pork.
Young Master Lü specifically requested this dish, so naturally we had to satisfy him. Sweet and sour pork seemed to be quite popular; everyone hadn't had enough last time. We made two jin (1 kg) this time, which should be enough.
After finishing the sweet and sour pork, it was almost time, so Jiang Nuanzhi started mixing some shredded radish as a cold dish.
Finally, he took out two jars of the apricot wine he had prepared earlier, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and called out, "Get ready, dinner's ready!"
In the blink of an eye, almost in the time it took to speak, everyone except for Xiao Xuanting, who was unable to move, had gathered around the table.
Even Li Rong came out. During dinner, he had asked Young Master Lü to put a wooden board on the steps by the door. Now it's convenient for him to come out.
"Anuan, what new food is this?" the old man asked curiously.
Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and said, "This is a hot pot. Just sit by the pot and cook whatever you want. Here are the sauces: scallions, ginger, garlic, sesame paste, sesame oil, and soy sauce that I've prepared. You can make whatever you like."
This is the dipping sauce I prepared. If you don't know how to make it, just eat it as is.
As Jiang Nuanzhi spoke, she demonstrated, dipping the cooked meat slices in the sauce and putting them in her mouth. She immediately squinted her eyes as she ate, finding the taste incredibly blissful.
Outside, next to the pot was a stove, perfect for holding all sorts of dishes. Everyone held their own bowl and gathered around the iron pot, eating with great enthusiasm. After tasting everything, they all exclaimed how delicious it was. The atmosphere was lively and cheerful.
The old man, afraid he wasn't eating enough, stopped talking altogether. He just buried his head in his food, nodding repeatedly.
Sinber unusually placed his pillow on his lap, focusing intently on eating the sliced meat in the hot pot.
"Luckily, I was smarter and didn't listen to my dad. If I had really come with him tomorrow, we wouldn't have been able to eat such delicious meat!"
With each bite, Lü Shizhu would shake his head dramatically, eating like a child.
The children needed to be looked after during their meals. Jiang Nuanzhi originally wanted to feed them, but Li Rong beat her to it. Jiang Nuanzhi was happy to have some free time, so she let Li Rong feed the children. The children were still quite young, so Jiang Nuanzhi cooked the meat and put it on a plate to cool before they could eat it.
At this moment, upon hearing what Lü Shizhu said, Jiang Nuanzhi put down her chopsticks and looked at her: "Is Elder Lü coming tomorrow?"
"Yeah, he wanted to talk business with you. He wants to order another five hundred bottles of wound medicine. Oh, it's delicious."
Young Master Lü took another bite while speaking, and continued to shake his head.
Jiang Nuanzhi gritted her teeth in anger: "Why didn't you say something so important sooner?"
Lü Shizhu: "...Huh? Is it very big?"
Jiang Nuanzhi gritted her teeth: "What do you think?"
"I...I forgot."
"Ah Nuan, aren't you too tired? Five hundred bottles is a bit too much, isn't it? It'll take a long time to finish." The waiter frowned as he ate his meal.
Lu Shizhu was taken aback: "It is a lot, we will have to go through this many times, but I think it is possible if we try our best. Anuan, what do you think?"
Li Rong listened to the two people talking, then lowered his eyes and added food to Jiang Nuanzhi's bowl before turning his head to continue feeding the child.
"Don't worry, I can handle it." Jiang Nuanzhi rubbed her waiter's head. "I could take five thousand bottles. If we finish this order, we'll have enough money to build a luxury villa!"
"villa?"
Li Rong looked over, puzzled.
"It's about buying a larger plot of land and building a mansion directly."
Li Rong paused for a moment, then subconsciously looked at Jiang Nuanzhi. Her eyes were bright and sparkling, seemingly filled with anticipation. She seemed very happy to be building a house…
"Father, Father!"
Little Baozhu shouted angrily, "I want to eat by myself! Daddy fed all the meat up my nose!"
She tried to grab her father's hand and turn the chopsticks over, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move them.
"Mommy, look! Daddy's naughty! He just keeps staring at Mommy!" Baozhu tried a couple of times and immediately looked at Jiang Nuanzhi pitifully, feeling wronged.
The fans are back soon, so let's post a chapter tomorrow or the day after to avoid owing too much.
(End of this chapter)
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