Chapter 228: Boiling Tea Around the Fire
The village chief and Li Youtian were stunned. It turned out to be beef. They had never eaten beef in their lives, and this way of eating it was very novel.
Old man Shen couldn't wait, he picked up a piece of beef with a serving chopstick and put it into the red oil soup pot. Others also prepared their own sesame sauce and boiled their favorite dishes.
When you put the meat slices covered with sesame paste into your mouth, the rich aroma and the tenderness of the meat instantly fill your mouth. It smells so good.
Shen Yu's eyes lit up. He hadn't decided what to do with the shop he bought, but he could do this.
It's cold, and the food gets cold soon after it's served on the table. Eating this will warm it up a lot.
Nanny Fang and ten other people were at another table, working at the Li family, and they ate the same food.
They were also very satisfied with the meal. They didn't expect there was such a way to eat it.
Everyone ate until their bellies were full.
After eating, Shen Yu went to talk to Li Wan about business.
"Are you planning to open a hot pot shop? If not, can you give me the method first? I'll use it to open a shop first, and as usual, I'll give you 20% of the profits. How about that?"
Li Wanyue nodded: "Sure."
"Sister-in-law, you are so kind. I will definitely stand by you in the future and help you keep an eye on A Yan. If he dares to do anything to let you down, I will immediately inform you and help you teach him a lesson."
Li Wanyue asked: "Can you beat him?"
Shen Yu froze for a moment. He said stubbornly, "We have to fight even if we can't win."
Li Wanyue smiled and said, "The spicy red oil base is made with butter. The others don't taste that way. Can you get that much butter?"
"Ah? This is really hard to do."
"Then you can try using lard, or just a small amount of beef fat in the pot base. It's too spicy to be tolerated, so it should last longer this way. Mushroom soup, chicken soup, or bone broth will also work."
"Yes, the main thing is that your sesame sauce is delicious. If you like spicy food, just make the sauce spicier. Go write the recipe quickly."
Li Wanyue wrote down the steps.
I also gave him the methods of growing bean sprouts and bean curd sheets.
"By the way, I'll have someone come over to learn how to make your shrimp balls tomorrow."
Li Wanyue agreed.
This way of making money without having to worry about too many things is quite suitable for her.
Shen Yuxi left with a smile on his face. He wanted to write a letter to his mother quickly.
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That night, snowflakes fell, covering the ground with a layer of snow.
After dawn, the whole village was covered in snow, very beautiful.
Every household cleared the snow in the yard and on the road in front of the door.
When Li Wanyue woke up, she heard the laughter of Xiaolan and other children.
She turned over and curled up in the quilt, unwilling to get up.
Seeing that she was awake, Qingqi said happily, "Miss, it snowed last night. Xiaolan and the others were having a snowball fight. They were having a lot of fun."
"Yeah, I heard that."
Qingqi asked again, "Are you hungry, young lady? Granny Fang prepared fresh meat wontons, bamboo shoots and pork dumplings, pumpkin biscuits, and red bean dumpling soup. Do you want to eat in the hall, or should I bring them to you?"
Because Li Wanyue likes to stay in bed in winter and has an irregular breakfast time, everyone didn't wait for her and only saved her portion.
When Li Wanyue heard this, she felt really hungry. She said, "Go and get it. I'll get up right away."
"yes."
Li Wanyue got up, washed up, and had a delicious meal.
She put on a thick cloak and went out. Xiaolan saw her and immediately shouted, "Aunt, come and play snowballs."
Xiao An and Xiao Kang happened to have a day off today, so they waved to invite her to play with them.
Li Wanyue smiled and replied: "You guys go ahead and have fun."
Today is the winter solstice, and it's time to worship our ancestors. Li Youshan and his son went out to worship early in the morning. When they came back, they were grabbed by Old Man Shen to play mahjong.
Old Mrs. Shen and Zhao Suying were sitting on the left side of the corridor chatting, while Wang Guixiang and Sun Xiuqin were sitting on the right side of the corridor.
Wang Guixiang is a person who can't sit still. She is sewing shoe soles.
Sun Xiuqin put her hands in her sleeves and advised her: "Sister-in-law, it's so cold, don't knit. Or you can go back to the house to do it. Be careful not to freeze your hands."
Wang Guixiang smiled and said, "Although I have less work to do now, my hands won't freeze. Don't I have a charcoal basin? Life was much harder in the past. Now I don't have to do much, and I'm tired of being idle all the time."
When Sun Xiuqin saw Li Wanyue coming out, she called her over to sit down.
Li Wanyue sat down among the few people and asked Qingqi to bring the stove. She boiled a pot of tea with a small red clay stove, placed an iron rack on the charcoal basin, and brought a small square table. She put tea cups, a few plates of snacks, sweet potatoes, chestnuts, and potatoes on it.
Put the ingredients on the wire rack and grill.
Old Mrs. Shen came over immediately. She put a thin blanket on her legs and looked at the grilled food. She felt hungry again.
Soon, the sweet fragrance of sweet potatoes wafted out.
Li Wanyue broke the dried sweet potatoes into two halves and gave them to Grandma Shen and Zhao Suying.
Wang Guixiang and Sun Xiuqin each took half.
Li Wanyue ate sweet potatoes, drank tea, and watched Xiaolan and the others play, feeling very satisfied.
Zhao Suying asked: "Madam, today is the winter solstice. We will make dumplings later. What kind of filling do you like? Tell me so that I can prepare it."
"Any filling is fine. I choose dumpling fillings. I like to eat any dumplings."
"Then make two kinds of meat fillings, and some vegetarian fillings."
Li Wanyue said: "Let's make some mutton soup."
"Okay."
Zhao Suying went to ask Fang Pozi and the others to prepare.
A few children were tired from playing and ran over to eat sweet potatoes. Fortunately, they had snacks, otherwise they would not be roasted fast enough to eat.
In the afternoon, Xie Yan and Shen Yu came.
Li Wanyue saw Xie Yan, poured him a cup of hot tea and asked, "The roads are slippery on a snowy day, why did you come here?"
Shen Yu replied: "Today is the winter solstice, your house must have delicious food, I am here to eat."
After saying that, he ran away immediately. He was very sensible and would not get in their way.
Xie Yan took a sip of tea to dispel the coldness.
He said, "I rushed here after finishing my work. I have nothing to do tomorrow, so I want to take you to You'an Temple. The wintersweets on the hill behind You'an Temple are in full bloom right now. Plus, the New Year is coming soon, so I will have more things to do later. Later, I will take my grandparents back to Beijing for the New Year, so I may not have much time to spend with you. Now that I have time, I want to spend more time with you. The wintersweets and plum blossoms after the snow have a different kind of beauty, and I want to take you to see them."
"OK."
Xie Yan took the box from Qing Feng's hand and said, "I hunted a white fox a few days ago and asked Jinxiu Pavilion to make a fox fur cloak. Take a look. Do you like it?"
Li Wanyue opened the box. It was made of bright red brocade with a white lining. The edges of the cloak and the hat were covered with snow-white fox fur, and the back was embroidered with blooming plum blossoms with pink thread.
When put on, it reaches just to the ankles, which is warm without being bulky.
"It's beautiful. I like it."
"That's good."
Li Wanyue turned around, went to the inner room, took out a small wooden box and handed it to Xie Yan.
"It just so happens that I have prepared a gift as well. I originally wanted to give it as a New Year's gift. Since you are going back to Beijing during the New Year, I will give it to you in advance."
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