"Hehe!" Village Chief Lin chuckled awkwardly, "Okay." But in his heart, he didn't think much of it. If it were anyone else, or in the past, this meat could still be sold, but things are different now. This pork shoulder is a good thing.
The two sisters-in-law brought it back not to sell, but to eat. Brother Liu said that sika deer, no matter what it is, is good for women's health, so he wanted to bring it back for everyone to eat together.
Looking at the wolves, black bears, and lions, he knew how dangerous the mountain was. His two sisters-in-law had gone to such lengths; how could they possibly sell it to someone else? Nevertheless, he went over to ask anyway.
"Sister-in-law, a customer said he wants to buy some sika deer. He can give more money."
Before An Shuyi and Xia Hua could speak, Wenlan, who had come over, also said, "Auntie, a few guests also want to buy, but they want black bear paws. Of course, if they can buy sika deer meat, they are willing to pay more money."
She was still attending to the guests, but before long, they asked her to come and inquire whether the prey was for sale. She had no choice but to ask.
An Shuyi glanced at Xia Hua, unsure whether to sell it or not. If she could, she wouldn't want to sell it, especially the bear paw. Who would be so shameless as to covet her bear paw? Trying to snatch food from a tiger's mouth, huh?
Xia Hua looked at the pile of prey and said, "Let Hunter Zhu clean out a sika deer. Each person can only buy five catties, at two hundred coins per catty, as a way to thank them for their support over the years."
"We won't sell the remaining sika deer; we'll say we have a use for them. As for the black bears, we can sell the meat, but not the bear paws. We won't sell the lions either; we'll keep them. If anyone wants the wolves, we'll sell them cheaply."
Village Chief Lin nodded, "Okay, sister-in-law, I'll go and make the arrangements right away. Shall we have one sika deer for tonight?"
"Eat," An Shuyi said hurriedly before Xia Hua could speak, "Tell the people cooking in the cafeteria today to prepare more meat and vegetables, and also take out some mushrooms to soak. We'll have hot pot tonight."
The weather isn't very good today, it's gloomy, which is perfect for hot pot. I'll also put some watermelons at the ice shop later, and have some fruit for dessert.
"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll go right away." Village Chief Lin said, taking short steps to inform the customers. Although the customers wanted to buy more, they were still ruthlessly refused and had no choice but to agree.
Zhu the hunter also brought a few men, who cleaned all the meat. If anyone wanted to buy it, they would cut off a piece, weigh it, wrap it in oiled paper, and then move on to the next one.
An Shuyi and Xia Hua did not return to the mansion, but went to prepare the ingredients for the hot pot base. They had beef tallow, and the oil from the cow they slaughtered last time was still there, but it had not been refined yet.
They asked the canteen kitchen staff to light the fire and render the butter, filling half a pot. While the oil was still hot, the two of them put in the prepared seasonings to fry.
Before the two could even get started, Wu and Su from the kitchen took over the work. But it was heavy work, and they couldn't possibly let two pregnant women do it. So they called Da Hu and Wen Chang from outside and had them do it.
While they were cooking, An Shuyi was talking to the women, and they listened attentively. After the hot pot base was cooked, they scooped it out and put it in a pot on the side. There was still some left in the pot, so they added broth directly to it so as not to waste any.
"Sister-in-law, is this the hot pot you were talking about? Is it too spicy? Can we still eat it?" Lin Changwu came in from outside and was immediately choked by the spiciness and started sneezing.
An Shuyi nodded, "Yes, this is hot pot. As for whether it's edible, you'll find out later. Is the fire outside lit yet?"
It's too hot to eat hot pot in the room, and there's no custom table, so we can only eat outside. We'll set up the pot outside, and everyone can eat around it.
"It's all set up, and all the meat has been cut out as my sister-in-law instructed," Lin Changwu replied.
Apart from the girls who needed to take care of the guests and didn't come to cook, almost everyone else in the village had arrived. With more people, cooking would naturally be faster.
Have all the people who came to buy things left?
"They've already left."
"Okay, let's take the pot out carefully and put it on the fire pit outside. Put the vegetables in the basin, and let's start eating." An Shuyi said, and she and Xia Hua went out of the kitchen first.
After setting the pots and dishes aside, everyone took their stools and went outside to eat. Apart from the very young children and the children from the academy, there were more than twenty people left, and now there were more than a hundred people, with more than ten people gathered around a pot.
Looking at the meat and vegetables that were not yet cooked, everyone waited for An Shuyi and her partner to decide how to eat them. As for An Ye, he had rarely appeared since they went to the capital, and he was like an invisible person when they returned. However, tonight, he was still called out to eat with them.
People have gotten used to his frequent disappearances and sudden reappearances, but no one ever says anything about it.
"Whatever you want to eat, put the vegetables in the pot, cook for a few seconds, then take them out and dip them in the bowl in front of you before you can eat. This is oil dip; if you can't eat anything too spicy, don't dip it."
As An Shuyi spoke, she pointed to a clear broth pot on the side, "If you can't eat spicy food, you can go there to eat, it's not spicy there." Besides the pot she mentioned, the elders in the clan also ate clear broth, which wasn't spicy.
After she finished speaking, everyone ate as she suggested. Although they were so spicy that they could only stick out their tongues, no one went to the clear broth hot pot next to them. An Shuyi and Xia Hua ate hot pot and drank strong liquor.
Few people can eat like them. Others either drink fruit wine to keep the spiciness down or just drink water. If they were to drink strong liquor, it would probably be even spicier. This hot pot feast lasted until 9 PM.
After eating,
Everyone worked together to clean the pots and pans. No one was watching, not even An Shuyi and Xia Hua. Although they were advised to go back and rest before they started, they still cleaned up together.
After cleaning up and making sure the fire was extinguished, everyone went back to the house to sleep. Only then did An Shuyi remember the watermelon she had left in the ice shop, but since no one could eat it anymore, they could only wait until tomorrow, since it wouldn't spoil anyway.
As everyone walked along the road, listening to the calls of animals at night, the quiet and peaceful atmosphere made them walk lightly. Soon they arrived at the house, where they heard the door open.
When An Shuyi and Xia Hua returned to the house, the first thing they did was go to get hot water. It was inconvenient to take a bath on the mountain, so they only did a simple wash. As a result, they hadn't taken a bath for several days.
After heating the water, the two went straight to the kitchen to shower, then plugged in the hairdryer to dry their hair before going back to their room to sleep. Luckily, they lived alone in a house; if they lived with their sons, they wouldn't be able to use the generator and hairdryer so freely.
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