When I got home, my mother-in-law was already cooking dinner.
The little girl also came back. Her mother-in-law went to pick her up on a bicycle.
Chen Wang gave the shotgun to the little girl and asked her to help take it to the room and put it away.
"Brother Dong, you guys sit down and take a rest first."
After saying something to the two of them, Chen Wang came to the kitchen.
My mother-in-law was cutting vegetables in the kitchen and there was rice steaming in the pot.
"Mom, Master and the others will be here soon. I'm going to make some hot pot."
"Ah? I've already steamed the rice and cut the vegetables."
"It's okay. There are a lot of people here today. It won't be wasted."
Chen Wang smiled and said.
"Then I'll just cook two simple dishes? You guys drink first, and if you want to eat, then eat."
“Sure, sure.”
"You need to prepare those ingredients. I'll do it."
The mother-in-law asked.
"We shot a deer. Brother Dazhuang will bring the venison over later and I'll cut it up. I'll also cut up some of the bear meat and wild boar meat from the previous days, and prepare some vegetables."
"Okay, I'll do it after I finish cutting this."
"I'll do this myself. You've worked hard."
Chen Wang walked into the kitchen, took down the medicine basket and put it against the wall.
"No, no, no, go prepare the pot and the charcoal fire, I'll do it."
The mother-in-law waved her hand quickly.
"mom!"
Chen Wang suddenly shouted.
"Um?"
The mother-in-law looked at him with confusion.
"If you're like this, I really don't want you to go back."
Chen Wang said with a smile.
I have to say that his mother-in-law really helped him a lot during this period.
This included getting up early every day in the past few months to go to the city to sell crayfish. If his mother-in-law hadn't been at home to take care of his wife and little girl, he would definitely not be able to handle it.
"Don't try to cheer me up, go away, go and do your own thing!"
The mother-in-law said with a smile on her face.
Chen Wang smiled and nodded, then turned and left the kitchen.
When I returned to the main room, I saw Lin Xiuqin holding the little guy, with Xu Meijuan and Qin Weidong playing with him beside her.
The little girl squatted and stroked the dog heads of Ruyi and Dahu with her hands, talking to them seriously.
"Xiaoyu, go to the vegetable garden in the back and pick some white radishes and spinach. We'll have hot pot later."
Chen Wang gave an instruction to the little girl.
"hot pot?"
The little girl's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll go right away."
After saying that, he stood up and ran out of the house in a hurry.
Seeing Chen Wang looking at her, Lin Xiuqin tidied up and gestured, indicating that she would go and help as well.
"No, just picking some vegetables, she can do it herself."
Chen Wang said with a smile.
"Awang, is there anything we can help with?"
Xu Meijuan asked with a smile.
"No need, you two are guests, why can you help? Just sit down and wait for your food!"
Chen Wang smiled and declined, then turned and left the house.
The hot pot utensils and charcoal are all kept in the utility room.
The utility room is at the front of the yard. Through the gate at the southeast corner, there are three rooms including a guest room, one of which is the utility room.
After taking out the utensils and charcoal, he placed them directly on the stone table in the yard, lit the charcoal and put it in, then boiled water and put it in the pot.
Then he went to the kitchen and took out two large bones with some meat on them from the refrigerator. He also prepared salt, onion, ginger, peppercorns, rice wine, dried mushrooms, wolfberries and other ingredients and mixed them together in a bowl.
After returning to the yard, Chen Wang poured the big bones and the ingredients in the bowl into the pot and let it cook slowly, while he went back to the kitchen to prepare the dipping sauce.
When cooking meat in clear soup, dipping sauce is a must.
While I was busy, the little girl came back with radishes and a bunch of spinach. Her clothes and face were covered with dirt, but she didn't care at all and was smiling happily.
"Brother, is this enough?"
"Well, that's enough."
"Is there anything else I can help you with?"
"Then take a basin, fetch some water and wash these vegetables, as well as your face and hands."
"Okay!"
The little girl agreed with a smile, took a plastic basin, put the picked radishes and spinach in it, and went to the well with it.
"Xiaoyu is really becoming more and more obedient."
My mother-in-law was cutting the meat and praising it with a smile on her face.
"Don't praise her, she just wants to eat hot pot, she's just greedy!"
Chen Wang said with a smile.
"You can't say that. She has to be willing to help!"
"You're already in school, so you shouldn't help out a bit. Xiaoming and Qingqing must be helping out at home, right?"
"Qingqing is fine, but don't talk about Xiaoming. You won't see him after school until dinner time."
"Boys are all like this. They will become more sensible when they are a few years older."
"I hope so. By the way, do you want the meat to be sliced thinner?"
"It doesn't matter. It's all right."
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When it was completely dark, the hot pot was almost ready.
On the stone table in the yard, the copper pot in the middle was already burning hot, surrounded by plates of sliced bear meat and wild boar meat. It didn't look as exquisite as in the restaurant, but the main feature was the large quantity and fillingness.
There are also chopped radishes and washed spinach in a vegetable basket.
The little girl went to help get beer and soda, and also took out the unfinished white wine.
"Awang, we are here."
At this time, Chen Dazhuang's voice came.
When everyone looked over, they saw Chen Dazhuang and his master Chen Jianjun carrying a piece of venison with one hind leg missing, followed by Yan Yulan holding two bottles of liquor.
"Didn't I say half and half? Why did you bring all of it?"
Chen Wang walked quickly to meet him.
"We can't eat more than that. One leg is enough. Stop talking nonsense. Tell me where to put it."
Chen Dazhuang asked with a smile.
"Then let's go to the kitchen!"
Chen Wang didn't say anything else. He quickly helped and carried the venison to the kitchen.
Seeing this, the mother-in-law, who was cooking in the kitchen, looked at the venison with surprise.
"Oh my god, it's such a big deer!"
"Master, please take a look at the areas that are suitable for hot pot and cut some off!"
Chen Wang looked at his master and said.
Chen Jianjun nodded, walked over to get a kitchen knife, squatted down, and skillfully cut off a large piece from the middle of the sambar deer's back.
"This is tenderloin, the most tender part, also known as the "tenderloin", which is perfect for hot pot."
"Let me cut it!"
The mother-in-law spoke.
"I'll do it!"
Chen Jianjun put the meat directly on the chopping board and skillfully cut it into pieces with a kitchen knife. His knife skills seemed to be more skilled than his mother-in-law.
"Awang, you guys go eat first, I'll be right there."
He looked at the two of them and said.
"Okay, then we'll go out first. Mom, come over when you're done."
Chen Wang looked at his mother-in-law and said.
The mother-in-law nodded hurriedly and said, "I understand. Go ahead and eat with your friend first. Don't worry about me!"
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