After the two brothers left, Ning Xiyue weighed the leg of mutton. It weighed six pounds. It was the hind leg of a big goat. The meat was thick and firm, which was more than enough for the three of them.
When Ning Qingyuan left, he specifically asked Ning Xiyue to wait for him to come back and cook mutton together.
The obedient Ning Xiyue simply sat in the kitchen to peel garlic and prepare seasoning for the mutton hotpot in the evening.
Hot pot would lose most of its flavor without garlic, so Ning Xiyue decided to peel a lot of garlic.
"Xiyue, are you there?"
Chen Yetu was walking towards her kitchen holding a little white dog. Seeing that Ning Xiyue's door was open, he wanted to ask Ning Xiyue for advice on raising a dog, so he stuck his head out and called out.
"Yes, come in." Ning Xiyue continued peeling garlic.
When Chen Yechu heard the sound, he put the dog down and happily went back to the kitchen. After washing his hands, he took a plate with spicy potato chips and walked towards Ning Xi. The little white dog followed her, bouncing and hopping.
"Xiyue, eat spicy potato chips."
Chen Yechu was shouting as he walked in the doorway. When he saw the half bowl of garlic in front of Ning Xiyue, he asked in confusion, "Xiyue, why are you peeling so much garlic? Are you eating roasted garlic?"
"No, my brother sent me a leg of lamb. We're having lamb hotpot tonight."
Ning Xiyue did not hide anything and spoke openly.
She was not afraid that Chen Yechu would find out. This leg of mutton was brought back with sincerity. When the fragrance spread out in the evening, everyone would be able to smell it and know what delicious food they were eating. There was no need to hide it.
Covering up also makes one feel short of breath.
The good foundation she laid in the early days of having enough money, tickets and meat to eat was just for use and there was nothing to hide. The remaining people in the Youth League Institute were not the kind of people who would cause trouble and there was no need to worry about them at all.
"Wow, your brother is so nice. The mutton was delivered just in time. The weather has been getting really cold recently, so I needed some mutton hotpot to warm me up."
After hearing Ning Xiyue's suggestion, Chen Yechu also wanted to eat mutton hotpot. Eating a mutton hotpot before winter comes will keep you warm all winter.
Unfortunately, there is no fresh lamb available for purchase in the online store.
"Xiyue, do you have any extra mutton? Can you give me some?"
Ning Xiyue's eyes rolled, and she thought of the most important seasoning for eating mutton, which she didn't have. She looked up at Chen Yechu and said, "My brother is coming to eat, and I can give you a pound at most. Then I want to ask if you have any seasonings for eating mutton. I only have garlic and shallots."
"Then give me one pound. As for the seasoning, wait a minute. I have something over there."
Chen Yechu agreed happily, and then ran back to his kitchen anxiously, forgetting that he had come to find Ning Xiyue.
After returning there, he quickly logged in and bought two bottles of fermented tofu. He tore off the wrapping paper and ran towards Ning Xiyue with a bottle of fermented tofu.
"Xiyue, my grandma makes fermented tofu. When you eat mutton hotpot, you can pry a piece of it and crush it in the bowl as a dipping sauce. It tastes great."
Chen Yechu handed the whole bottle of fermented tofu in his hand to Ning Xiyue, looking at her without blinking, looking forward to exchanging it for the mutton to take home.
Ning Xiyue was satisfied when she saw the can of fermented tofu in front of her, as she had obtained the most important condiment.
"Come, I'll show you the mutton."
Ning Xiyue took the fermented tofu and placed it on the cupboard. Smilingly, she lifted the lamb legs packed in a sack from the backpack next to the cupboard and placed them on the chopping board, while gesturing with a kitchen knife.
"Whatever piece of meat you want, I'll cut it for you."
"I'm not picky, you can cut whatever you want."
Chen Yechu held the prepared money in her hand, and the joy in her eyes grew even brighter when she saw the leg of meat. It was such fresh meat, even fresher than the mutton she had bought at the market in her previous life.
With one stroke of the knife, she cut off a piece of meat. Her hand was quite accurate, so she weighed it with a scale, and it was exactly one pound, no more, no less.
Finally, he chopped off a piece of sheep bone for Chen Yechu to make soup.
Ever since Chen Yechu and Ning Xiyue traded medicine privately, they often traded things that each other had.
All prices are based on the black market price. We only charge money and no receipt is required. The prices are clearly marked, so no one suffers a loss and no one is taken advantage of.
After the two parties made the transaction and deducted the cost of the fermented tofu that Chen Yechu brought, Ning Xiyue still got one yuan and ten cents.
I have to say that money is really worth it these days. Her pound of mutton would cost dozens more in the future.
Chen Yetu walked out with the mutton he had been longing for. When he saw the little white dog at his feet whining at Xiao Hui, he remembered that he had come to Ning Xiyue to ask for experience in raising dogs.
"By the way, Xiyue, I brought back a puppy from the team. I wanted to ask about your experience in raising dogs. Your dog, Xiaohui, is really well taken care of."
Chen Yechu looked at the majestic Xiao Hui sitting next to Ning Xiyue, and then at the cheeping Xiao Bai at her feet. She must have raised Xiao Bai to be so powerful.
"I don't have much experience. My little grey dog doesn't give me any worries. Local dogs are easy to raise. They eat whatever you feed them. They're not picky, so you can raise them without worry."
Ning Xiyue continued to peel garlic. She really had no experience to share. Xiao Hui was a wolf and the one opposite was a dog, and they were different breeds.
Chen Yechu thought about it and decided not to linger. He hurried back to deal with the meat in his hands: "Okay, then I'll go make the mutton hotpot too. Thanks to you, I can have a good meal today."
"Go ahead."
Ning Xiyue looked at the bottle of fermented tofu and felt inexplicably happy. It seemed like she had a human-shaped supply source. It would be very convenient when she wanted something special.
After a while, Ning Qingyuan came back riding a bicycle.
Bringing over a copper pot specially used for hot pot mutton, Ning Xiyue was surprised to find that charcoal could be placed underneath the pot, allowing for hot pot while eating. This pot was modified by her second brother himself.
This is easy. You don’t have to worry about it getting cold. You can even blanch other dishes after eating the mutton.
Then the two siblings began to prepare the mutton hotpot for dinner.
Ning Qingyuan made soup with mutton, while Ning Xiyue prepared various side dishes and ingredients.
Waves of fragrance emanated from here, as did the fragrance from Chen Yechu's side, all spreading towards the Youth League compound in front.
This was really hard for the brothers and sisters who were eating pickles in front. They smelled the fragrance and ate the pickles in their hands with tears in their eyes.
When it was dark, Ning Qingzhi finished his work and came over.
He saw his younger brother and sister sitting in the warm candlelight, waving at him, and in the mist he saw two smiling faces.
It made all his fatigue from the whole day disappear and he felt an unprecedented warmth.
Ning Xiyue called out to her stunned elder brother, "Brother, come quickly, it's time to eat."
"Hey, here I come."
Ning Qingzhi blinked his moist eyes and walked over quickly to sit down.
Ning Xiyue was the first to raise her chrysanthemum tea: "Come on, the three of us brothers and sisters, let's toast to today's gathering."
"good."
The two brothers both raised their teacups and the three of them clinked glasses happily.
"cheers."
After drinking a cup, the three siblings ate mutton while chatting and laughing.
When they were almost done with the hot pot, Ning Qingzhi said calmly, "We're going back to the army tomorrow. The next time the three of us meet might be during the Chinese New Year, or maybe even later. I'm here to say goodbye to you today."
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