After making an appointment to go into the mountains to look for the eight-angle lotus tomorrow, Chen Dazhuang and his companion returned.
Chen Wang returned to his room, took out the booklet left by his father, found the page about the octagonal lotus and read it carefully.
It is recorded above that this medicinal herb generally grows by the river. Its appearance is similar to that of lotus leaves, with shield-shaped leaves and eight corners, and a bowl-shaped indentation on its rhizome.
There is often brine accumulated in it, which can quench the thirst of herbalists, so it is named "A Bowl of Water by the River".
The medicinal part is the rhizome, which is the nemesis of poisonous snakes.
There is a saying among herbalists: "If you know the eight-angle lotus, you can sleep with snakes."
Of course, it can not only cure snake venom, but also is effective for many other difficult and complicated diseases.
After browsing the above information, Chen Wang had a rough idea in his mind.
No wonder it is called one of the "Four Treasures of Xiongshan", this octagonal lotus has great medicinal value.
There are many kinds of poisonous snakes on Xiong Mountain, and those who make a living in the mountains have a high probability of being bitten by poisonous snakes.
For these mountain herders, this is a life-saving talisman.
The thing is good, but it may be difficult to find.
Chen Wang turned his head and looked behind him, and saw that Lin Xiuqin had sat up at some point and was looking at the booklet with him.
"We are going to go into the mountains to look for this thing tomorrow. We can use it to exchange for a good puppy."
Chen Wang explained with a smile.
Lin Xiuqin nodded slightly, got out of bed and put on her coat.
"I'm going to wake the little guy up. He's slept too long and won't be able to sleep tonight."
Chen Wang stood up, put the booklet on the cabinet beside him, reached out and hugged Lin Xiuqin into his arms, and suggested with a smile: "Wife, it's a bit cold today, why don't we have a hot pot, with mutton and so on."
The last time he went to the food station to sell meat, he also considered that people would inevitably eat hot pot in winter, so he bought a lot of seasonings.
Lin Xiuqin nodded and pushed him away with a blushing face.
"We've been married for more than two years, and you're still shy!"
Chen Wang joked with amusement.
Lin Xiuqin rolled her eyes at him in annoyance, then turned and hurried out of the room.
Chen Wang chuckled and thought that his wife's shy look was very cute.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
When he arrived outside the little girl's room, Chen Wang raised his hand and knocked on the door, launching a noise attack.
"Oh, stop knocking!"
The little girl's impatient voice came from inside.
"Wake up, it's already late, it's getting dark, are you going to take a nap until tomorrow morning?"
"Um……"
"So you're not going to have dinner? Well, then your sister-in-law and I will keep it simple and have some hot pot!"
Chen Wang pretended to look regretful.
In the room, the little girl sat up instantly, her eyes sparkling.
"Brother, I'm up. I don't want to sleep anymore. I want to eat hot pot too."
The little girl shouted loudly while quickly picking up her clothes and putting them on.
How can you feel sleepy when there is delicious food around?
Chen Wang showed a playful smile that showed he was "at ease" and urged, "Then hurry up and help your sister-in-law wash the vegetables."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
The little girl responded loudly.
We have a copper pot at home that is specially used for hot pot, which was passed down from my parents.
When my parents were alive, our family conditions were pretty good. Although we didn't have meat for every meal, we had enough oil and water.
During festivals or important days like someone’s birthday, my parents would go to the market in town and buy some good ingredients for a hotpot.
The little girl has eaten hotpot before, but she actually can’t remember what it tasted like.
She only remembered that it was delicious, and the family sat together eating hotpot, talking and laughing in a very happy atmosphere.
Therefore, when the little girl heard the word hotpot again, she became instantly excited.
It wasn't just because she was greedy, but also because she wanted to experience that atmosphere again.
Lin Xiuqin found the copper pot, cleaned it carefully, and then prepared the ingredients with the little girl.
The little girl was responsible for cleaning, and she was responsible for cutting and arranging the dishes.
At the same time, Chen Wang was not idle either. He cooked a secret mutton hotpot soup base using a wood stove according to the recipe he learned on the Internet. He also added some pine mushrooms he had picked earlier to make the soup base taste more delicious.
Then add the secret soup base into the copper pot, cover the pot, and use tongs to take out the burning red charcoal of appropriate size from the wood stove and put it into the pot.
"Wife, I've prepared the pot here. We just need to add some seasoning and we can eat."
Chen Wang shouted.
Lin Xiuqin, who was cutting mutton, turned her head to look at him, chuckled and nodded.
"Do you want to make the dipping sauce yourself, or let me help you? My recipe is unique!"
Chen Wang walked towards the seasonings placed on the stove and asked with a smile.
"Brother, please help me get one!"
The little girl responded immediately.
Lin Xiuqin also smiled and nodded, indicating that she would like one too.
"Okay, then I'll give you a taste of my exclusive recipe."
Chen Wang smiled confidently, then took three bowls and started preparing the dipping sauce.
For hotpot mainly based on shabu-shabu mutton, sesame sauce is of course indispensable, anything else is heresy.
First add two tablespoons of sesame paste into each bowl, stir it into a paste with warm water, and then add appropriate amounts of soy sauce, sugar, and fermented bean curd juice.
Oyster sauce was not widely available at that time, and there were no chives at home.
Finally, add a little sesame oil to each bowl, and ask my wife to cut some green onions and sprinkle a little on each bowl.
Alright!!
The dishes were prepared quickly.
The three of them sat around the dining table, ready to start eating hotpot.
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