Xia Yunxuan cleaned up her room, making it look cleaner and tidier. Thinking that dinner wouldn't be very hot now, it would be perfect to have hot pot.
She lit the fire in the stove and took out the quail pot. She started to boil the soup, of course, with the hot pot base. After it boiled, the phase was far away. She didn't care whether this quail pot would make people suspicious. If someone asked her, she would say that someone else sold it to her.
Of course, the soup base is indispensable with pork ribs as the base, and Xia Yunxuan prepares a lot of vegetables, with a little bit of each, including beans, radishes, winter melon, pumpkin, green vegetables and bean sprouts, as well as bean curd, coriander, and sweet potato noodles.
There are also various hot pot meatballs, fried tofu, white tofu. Anyway, if you ask, they are bought outside. I believe these two men will not say so much, otherwise there will be nothing to eat for the next meal.
Xia Yunxuan also prepared milk tea and drinks. Anyway, the two of them could just pour themselves whatever they liked to drink.
Xiao Yichen and Gu Beihuai could smell the fragrance from a distance, thinking that this little girl's cooking skills were also so good. They really didn't make a mistake. Gu Beihuai said, "Old man, do you think this fragrance is so fragrant? I really want to eat it."
Xiao Yichen said, "You must be smart. You can't act like an inexperienced person and let the little girl laugh at you. You have to be careful. What if there's not enough food for you? What will you do?"
"Hehe, don't worry, old man. I still have this kind of vision, otherwise you wouldn't let me follow you."
"Xiao Yichen shouted outside, 'Little girl, we are here. What are you cooking? Why does it smell so good?'"
Xia Yunxuan stood at the door and said, "Now that you are here, come in and sit down. I told you not to bring anything with you, so why did you bring so many things? I have everything here."
Gu Beihuai said, "It's our first time here so we can't come empty-handed. We don't know what you like, so we'll just bring a little bit of everything. Comrade Xia, what are you cooking? I can smell the fragrance from a long way off."
"I call this a hot pot. You can try it and see how it tastes. The red ones on this side are spicy, and the ones on that side are mushroom soup, which is not spicy. You can put the dishes you like in there and boil them for a while before eating. There are seasonings there, you can add them according to your taste."
"There are drinks and milk tea there, you can pour them according to your own taste. Don't be shy to come to my place, because I don't know what you like to eat, so I have prepared a little bit."
"For food, there are meat buns, steamed bread, and rice. They are all here. You can help yourself to what you like. If you are not satisfied with your meal here, don't blame me."
Xiao Yichen said, "Little girl, just cook a little bit, why spend so much money? It's not a big deal. This is your first time here, and you are guests after all. We can't neglect you. Just eat it quickly and do it yourself. I won't serve you any more."
Both men love food, they are not polite at all, they pick up their favorite food and start eating. When the food enters their mouths, they don’t know how to describe it, it is so delicious, how come they have never eaten it before, it feels like they have missed out on hundreds of millions.
The spareribs are especially tender and boneless. They taste even better when coated with the seasoning. They are so fragrant.
There are also various side dishes, which are also cooked in the spicy soup. The taste is simply amazing.
Xiao Yichen also used the serving chopsticks to put a lot of food into Xia Yunxuan's bowl before he started eating.
It was also the first time for me to eat food cooked by a little girl. The food was better than the ones cooked by the chefs in our state-owned hotels in Beijing. It seemed that I had a good eye for gold and found a treasure.
Several people gathered around the stove to eat hot pot, and the aroma wafted far away. The neighbor next door, Mrs. Wang, was cursing, saying that the damn girl had been alone and had eaten so well. She saw two men go into the little girl's room, and said, "Pah, it must be the educated youth who were seduced by her pretty face."
Otherwise, how could she, a worthless girl who was unwanted by anyone, have the money to eat meat? She was a bad boy from a young age. As expected, there was no good person in that family. The elder sister had an affair with someone, and the younger sister started the same.
Xia Yunxuan certainly didn't know what Mrs. Wang was thinking. They were eating with gusto. Xiao Yichen said, "Little girl, you cook so deliciously. How about we bring our own food over to you?"
Xiao Yichen continued, "Don't worry, we won't eat for free. We will fetch water and chop firewood, and prepare all the ingredients ourselves." Xia Yunxuan said, "That's fine, but you have to eat whatever I cook, and you are not allowed to be picky."
"I am the type of person who doesn't do anything and still has a lot of things to do. And I hope you guys will just pretend you didn't see anything special," Xiao Yichen said. Don't worry, little girl. Neither of us is that type of person."
Xia Yunxuan said, "After a few days, my house will be built and the place will be more spacious. I will have a hot pot and I can do my best. So I will have to let you eat whatever you want these days."
Gu Beihuai said, "Comrade Xia, if you call this casual, I think it's comparable to a feast. Then what will it be like if you are not casual? I am particularly looking forward to it."
Xiao Yichen said, "Why are you so talkative? I can't stop you even when we're eating. Xiao Yichen must have seen that this girl has a secret. Otherwise, you've never seen these things before. Where did this little girl come from? I know that she just separated from that family. She didn't take anything with her except for the clothes she was wearing. The little girl didn't know how to avoid people. Fortunately, this childhood friend doesn't pay attention to these things."
And there was something called milk tea, which she had never seen in Beijing. How could a little girl from the countryside make it?
Xia Yunxuan didn't know that someone had almost uncovered all her secrets just over a meal.
Gu Beihuai was so exhausted that he didn't want to move anymore, and he said paralyzedly, "Comrade Xia, this is really delicious. If I eat it like this, I will gain a few pounds. You have to let me take a break before I wash the dishes."
I know that I have to work after eating. I would be too embarrassed to do nothing and eat at other people's houses.
Because others don't owe you anything, and you can't take others' efforts for granted. That's what my mother said, and of course I also know how to get along with others for a long time.
Xia Yunxuan said, "I won't ask you to wash these two bowls. I can do it myself. If there are more bowls, you can help me."
"You two should go back first and come to have breakfast tomorrow morning. If you stay here for too long, I don't mind if others gossip about you. But you two are different from the princes from the capital."