As soon as lunch was over, Ning Xiyue and Ning Qingyuan, brother and sister, went their separate ways.
Of course Ning Xiyue went to find Chen Yechu first. With Chen Yechu around, eating hot pot would be half as troublesome.
When they arrived at Chen Yechu's house, Chen Yechu and Yu Zhiyu were picking watermelons and vegetables in the yard, and Liu Yao happened to be there.
When they heard that they were invited to have a hotpot dinner together, they were all very excited. They hadn't gotten together with everyone for a long time and missed it very much.
Without Ning Xiyue reminding him what to bring, Chen Yechu excitedly went back to the house to get the ingredients for the hot pot.
Hot pot base and related dishes that we often eat in the countryside are all prepared, and when we leave, we also take freshly picked vegetables and fruits with us.
Chen Yechu and Yu Zhiyu were already familiar with her parents, so after they came out of the gate, Ning Xiyue asked them to go directly over while she went to invite others.
"Okay, go ahead. We'll stop by the market to see if there are any delicious dishes. We can buy some to take back."
Chen Yechu waved goodbye without any reluctance. She was already familiar with Ning Xiyue's house.
"Please buy less. My parents also bought more and can't finish it. Let's go."
Ning Xiyue gave some instructions and rode away on her bike.
Fortunately, the people she was going to pick up were all at Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Peking University, which were very close, so they didn't need to be too dispersed.
Only Zhang Jianguo was a little far away, but my second brother went to pick him up.
Ning Xiyue quickly brought the news.
This time, it was a dinner gathering for all the educated youth friends, so Ning Xiyue did not invite her two roommates, so the two roommates decided to get together on the day they left school.
After receiving the message, she went around the vegetable market alone, returned to one of her houses, entered the space and took out some fresh mushrooms, chicken, duck, beef, pork and fish.
When I saw the crayfish lying leisurely by the pond, my mouth was already watering at the thought of spicy crayfish.
These crayfish were accidentally caught at the riverbank and more than a dozen of them were smuggled into the space and raised there.
After several years of breeding, there are so many crayfish in the pond in her space, but she has never caught any to eat. Now it is completely possible for the crayfish to be free.
Now is the season for eating crayfish, the shrimps are very plump, and there are so many people here today, so we might as well get some crayfish to eat.
Thinking of this, Ning Xiyue used her mind to drive all the crayfish in the pond ashore. A large group of black and red crayfish danced with their big claws in unison on the shore, showing off their power.
Ning Xiyue was overjoyed to see the lobsters jumping around. "001, take a bucket and pick up the crayfish. Only the big ones, not the small ones. Fill up half the bucket."
"Yes, Master."
The robot butler obeyed the order and took a wooden bucket to the pond to pick up lobsters. The lobsters it picked up were all carefully calculated by it, and they were definitely the largest and meatiest ones in the pond.
Of course, I chose a batch of small ones to put on the surface.
Everything was ready. Ning Xiyue covered the wooden barrel and tied it to the back seat of the bicycle with a rope. She packed the other things into a sack and tied it up together.
Ning Xiyue rode her bike home with satisfaction.
When Ning Xiyue returned to the Ning family and walked to the gate, she could already hear laughter and joy in the yard. It was obvious that everyone had arrived.
Perfect, let’s wash the lobsters together.
Ning Xiyue parked the bicycle in the garage. The bicycle belonging to her second brother was already placed in the garage, and her eldest sister-in-law's bicycle was also there.
It seemed that everyone had arrived and was waiting for her.
Ning Xiyue, carrying a sack in one hand and a wooden barrel in the other, walked to the hanging flower gate and shouted to the courtyard with a smile, "Everyone, come and help me. I got lucky and found something good today. Can you guess what it is?"
Zhang Jianguo saw his big sister coming back and immediately ran over to pick it up: "What good things did you buy? Sister Yue, let me help you carry it."
Zhang Jianguo took the sack.
Ning Qingyuan came over to take the wooden bucket, but Ning Xiyue stopped him: "Brother, go get the big wooden tub for washing clothes."
"Sister, what good stuff is this? Give me some reminder." Ning Qingyuan asked as he ran to get the wooden basin.
Ning Xiyue patted the wooden barrel: "We have eaten it before, you all like it, the river ditch, which is unique to this season."
When this reminder came out, Chen Yechu was the first to think of it and shouted in surprise: "Ah, I know, it can't be crayfish."
"answer."
Ning Xiyue snapped her fingers.
"I had half a bucket of crayfish. I met a man on the road carrying a bucket and selling it. No one was buying it. I happened to see it when I passed by and thought, this must be the crayfish we caught in the river. I bought the bucket and the crayfish right away."
She talked nonsense in a serious manner and everyone believed her.
Those who knew about crayfish were extremely happy, and those who didn’t know about crayfish came over to take a look out of curiosity.
"We're in for a treat now." Liu Yao excitedly ran over to open the lid and take a look. "Wow, there are so many! Let's go wash the shrimp. Ye Chu still wants to taste the flavor you fried last time."
"Leave it to me to stir-fry the lobster. I'll make sure it's delicious. I'll prepare the ingredients. I have to include garlic flavor."
There are so many shrimps here that Chen Yechu is already thinking about making shrimps in several flavors.
Wang Mengmeng had only heard of it but had never eaten it. She went over to look at the shrimps inside, rolled up her sleeves and prepared to wash them together, but she didn't dare to do it because of the sharp claws.
"It's okay, Mengmeng, you go help Ye Chu peel the garlic, and I'll wash the shrimps. I'm the best at it." Liu Yao picked up the old toothbrush that Ning Xiyue handed over and started working.
"Okay, I'll go peel the garlic. These tongs are really big."
Wang Mengmeng didn't dare to cook the shrimp, so she had to peel garlic.
Ning Xiyue saw that everyone was working hard and even had a barbecue in the yard, so she went to process the meat she brought back, which was needed for both barbecue and hot pot.
The two adults, Yun Xiulan and Ning Hai, were invited by the children to go aside to have tea and rest. They were not allowed to do anything. They had to let the younger generations prepare dinner today and they could just eat when the time came.
Everyone was familiar with each other, so the two adults were happy to see it happen and enjoyed the blessing of the younger generation. They sat leisurely on the side drinking tea and eating snacks, and from time to time, barbecued food was brought over.
When a group of familiar friends who are all good at hands-on activities get together, they will of course be happy and have no worries about food and drink. Whatever you want to eat can be made for you.
The whole yard is lively and relaxed.
There are no worries when you sit down to enjoy hot pot, crayfish and barbecue.
Ning Xiyue ate the delicious food with great satisfaction: "All the tiredness from school is gone. I'm so happy. Come, let's have a drink to celebrate the arrival of the holiday!"
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