In the following days, Chen Wang and his companions went into the mountain twice more, but they did not gain much.
The rest of the time, Chen Wang stayed at home with his wife and sister, and also thought of various ways to train Ruyi's hunting skills.
In a blink of an eye, it was the last day of 1982.
Chen Wang had already said it several times in advance, inviting Chen Dazhuang and his master to come to his house in the evening to eat hot pot, watch TV, and celebrate the New Year together.
At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Wang began to prepare the dishes for hot pot in the evening.
Lin Xiuqin originally wanted to help, but was stopped by Chen Wang.
Usually my wife cooks, but today we are having hotpot, and preparing the dishes doesn’t require any cooking skills. And since he is free, he just does the cooking himself.
My wife is still pregnant, so I should share as much of the burden as possible.
After it got dark, Chen Wang brought all the prepared dishes into the room and set up the hot pot.
Just when I was about to ask the little girl to run and call for help, Master and Brother Dazhuang arrived.
Chen Wang walked out of the room to greet him, and saw that Da Zhuang was holding two bottles of wine in his hands.
"Master, Brother Zhuang, we have wine at home, why did you buy such expensive wine?"
Chen Wang started to complain.
Ordinary people don’t drink much bottled wine these days because it’s very expensive.
"It's okay, you said it's New Year's Eve, we have to drink something good."
Chen Dazhuang said with a smile.
"It's not expensive. This is a bottle of wine someone gave me a few years ago."
Chen Jianjun followed up.
"That's an even better wine. If you keep it, it might become a family heirloom!"
As Chen Wang spoke, he took the bottle of wine from Chen Dazhuang's hand and observed it with some curiosity.
The bottle is the kind of glass bottle used to hold soda, and the brand is "Jiannanchun", which is a time-honored Chinese brand from Sichuan Province, and was also the royal wine of the Tang Dynasty.
Chen Jianjun waved his hand and said, "That's an exaggeration. It's not a particularly good thing."
"Come in, come in. You've come at the right time. I've just got ready."
Chen Wang invited the two of them into the room.
"Wow, it's so rich!"
Seeing the dishes on the table, Chen Dazhuang couldn't help but exclaim.
Chen Jianjun also showed shock on his face.
Even during the Chinese New Year, he had never seen anyone eat such delicious food.
"Sit down, sit down. The pot is already boiling."
Chen Wang smiled and invited the two to take a seat.
We are not having mutton hotpot today, so the soup base cannot be clear soup.
Fortunately, hot pot base is available for sale these days. Since Chen Wang decided to eat hot pot once a week, he bought a lot of hot pot base from the town.
I have just put a piece into the pot. After the base material melts in the pot, the fragrance immediately spreads.
"Uncle Chen, Brother Dazhuang, please sit here!"
The little girl pointed to a bench facing the TV.
In the afternoon, Chen Wang moved the eight-immortals table and benches from the main room into the hall.
Chen Jianjun and his son sat on a stool, Chen Wang and Lin Xiuqin sat on the left, and the little girl sat opposite Chen Wang and the other two, so they could all look up and see the TV.
Chen Dazhuang opened a bottle of wine first, filled it up for Chen Wang and Chen Jianjun, then looked at Lin Xiuqin and asked, "Would you like to drink some, sister-in-law?"
Lin Xiuqin smiled and waved her hand, pointing at the soda the little girl brought, indicating that she should just drink the soda.
"Are you stupid? Xiuqin is pregnant!"
Chen Jianjun cursed angrily.
"Oh, yes, yes, I forgot."
Chen Dazhuang slapped his forehead hard, smiled awkwardly and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Awang, sister-in-law, I'm so sorry, look at my stupid brain."
"It's all right."
Chen Wang smiled and shook his head.
Lin Xiuqin also looked at him with a smile on her face.
"Well, I'll drink a glass as punishment."
Chen Dazhuang said so, poured himself a glass of wine, gestured to the two of them, and drank it all in one gulp.
"I said it's okay. You just happened to get some good wine. Do you want to drink more?"
Chen Wang joked with a smile.
"Brother, you are right. I think this is the case."
The little girl nodded in agreement.
Chen Dazhuang smiled innocently, scratched his head and said, "I drank too fast, I couldn't taste the flavor."
"Hahaha……"
Chen Wang and Chen Jianjun couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
Lin Xiuqin also covered her mouth and laughed silently.
After this commotion, the atmosphere at the table became lively.
Of course, there were not as many condiments for hot pot in those days as in later generations. The dipping sauce prepared by Chen Wang was also very simple, just mashed garlic and chopped green onions, and then some vinegar and soy sauce.
"Come on, come on, the pot is boiling, put the meat in, do it yourself!"
Chen Wang shouted loudly.
"I won't be polite to you."
Chen Dazhuang grinned, picked up a large piece of venison slices with chopsticks and put it into the pot.
As long as there was meat at home, Chen Wang would cut one or two plates of it, and he also got a lot of seasonal vegetables from the vegetable garden.
When eating hot pot, the first bite of meat is often the most eager to eat.
After waiting for a long time until the meat was cooked, the little girl and Chen Dazhuang stretched their chopsticks into the pot almost at the same time.
The two of them didn't fight for it, and each put a few slices of meat into their own bowl.
There was still a lot of meat left in the pot, so Chen Wang put some into his wife's bowl.
"Try it first. If it's spicy, rinse it with clean water."
My wife can't eat anything too spicy, and she can't eat oily or spicy food when she's pregnant. Chen Wang took this into consideration, so today's soup base is only slightly spicy.
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