The small river is gurgling with dark clouds, a few green leaves line the flowers, and the breeze is blowing slightly. It is cloudy today.
Seeing such weather, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were also happy, and finally they no longer have to endure the big sun to exercise. The two of them went to the yard to throw sandbags, real sandbags, with a layer of linen cloth on the outside and filled with sand, which is better than quail. The egg is a little bigger, so it's just right to hold it with a small hand.
Xiao Hong stood by, staring at the sandbags flying in the air, afraid that the two little ancestors would throw each other in the face when they lost each other.
While having fun, someone came over with a basket, gently placed the basket on the ground, and said to Wang Juan: "Little lady, according to your instructions, the things are bought, and they are all around. This buys These."
"Well, okay, you are busy, oh, go to Xiaobao's warehouse, pick up two big bones, pick the fleshy ones, and go back to make soup for your baby."
Wang Juan took the sandbag in his hand, stopped, and said to the man, that Zhang Xiaobao's own warehouse stuff was naturally used for the reward.
When the next person thanked him and left, Zhang Xiaobao ran to the side of the basket and watched with his feet on his feet.
"What is this? I look familiar." Zhang Xiaobao asked.
"Of course it's cooked, saltpeter, not very pure saltpeter, I specially let someone buy it." Wang Juan explained.
"Saltpeter?" As soon as Zhang Xiaobao heard the name, he began to look around.
"What are you looking at? It's saltpeter."
"Look at charcoal and sulfur." Zhang Xiaobao said.
Wang Juan gave Zhang Xiaobao a white look, and walked over to look at the saltpeter, "What are you thinking about? I didn't talk about making gunpowder."
"Why can't you buy so many medical treatments?" Zhang Xiaobao was still looking for two other things.
"Stupid, Erniu's family has made the hot pot and it has been sent to the yard. I want to drink some soup, eat two pieces of tender meat, and use saltpeter to make ice, which is good for freezing lamb. Rolled, thinner than cut, easier to eat."
Wang Juan stretched his arms into the basket and took out a small piece of saltpeter as he said. He held it in his hand and nodded, feeling good.
"Oh, then you can eat hot pot. It's cloudy. If you are full and sleep, it will be comfortable. I don't expect big slices of meat. It's okay to get some froth."
As soon as Zhang Xiaobao heard that the hot pot was available, he would naturally freeze the mutton. He ordered Xiao Hong to get two pots, one large and one small, to fill them with water and put the saltpeter in the large pot. He continued to throw sandbags with Wang Juan.
When the water in the small basin also freezes, people are ordered to send fresh lamb jelly, and some people naturally prepare other food, find a new plane, fix the charcoal, and send them to Erniu's house and put it on. Get a can of the soaked mountain pepper seedlings with water, and wait for the lamb to be frozen and planed to be eaten.
Wang Juan was not idle either. He asked someone to hang the chicken and pig bone soup, and he also got some dried seafood. This thing is cheap, so he will use warm water to make the pot and use it later.
This is a lot of time. It’s almost noon when the lamb is finally ready. As for beef, it is not easy to kill, it is easy to get into trouble, and it is temporarily unavailable.
After playing with sweat, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan took a shower and sat with Zhang Xiaobao's family at the table. They said they were sitting, but they were actually being held in their arms.
The hot pot is placed in the middle of the table, the red charcoal is placed in the tube, and the lid is covered with a hole in the inner circle, and there is an additional chimney on it. Waiting for the gurgling sound from there, the water will boil. Pick up the chimney, lift the lid, and then you can rinse your food.
Condiments such as fermented bean curd, stinky tofu, leeks, soy sauce, vinegar, etc. are all packed in small dishes and placed there, whoever eats it takes them.
Zhang Xiaobao's parents, grandpa, and grandma were sitting there in accordance with the rules, while Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were both held by Xiaohong.
Adults know that this is a hot pot specially made by Xiaobao for them. After smelling the soup and seafood in the pot, it feels good, but I don't know how it tastes.
"Mother, eat, I'll cook a slice of mutton for you." Seeing everyone sitting there watching, Zhang Xiaobao had to hold his chopsticks hard, and tremblingly picked up a slice of mutton, stretched it into the pot, and swayed gently there.
Xiao Hong was afraid that the boiling soup would splash on the little boy, and wanted to reach out to stop him, but couldn't get his hands free, so she had to pull back vigorously.
"Don't pull it, it's easy to burn, it's okay." Zhang Xiaobao warned, moved twice, took out the changed color of the meat, and sent it to his mother's plate.
Zhang Wang’s eye circles immediately turned red. He opened his mouth and ate the meat, and it was gone. He didn’t even taste any taste and exclaimed, “It’s delicious, the things my Baolang made are good, father-in-law. , Mother-in-law, and husband all eat."
Now everyone started, and according to their eating habits, they came up with two condiments, one for the mountain pepper seed water.
Zhang Xiaobao, Wang Juan, and Xiao Hong watched from the sidelines, swallowing saliva. Xiao Hong can’t eat together. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan can’t eat such a large amount of meat. They can only wait for everyone to cook it. There are bits and pieces in the pot. Yes, you can just drink the soup.
"Little Hong, don't hold us, we stand and watch, and you eat too."
Because it is a low table, everyone sits on small benches, also called Hu stools. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are also allowed to stand beside them. Seeing Xiaohong watching there, they feel uncomfortable, so it’s fine if they don’t let people come in. Together, just looking at that is not enough.
Zhang Xiaobao broke away from Xiaohong's arms and ordered.
How dare Xiaohong move his chopsticks and shook his head violently.
Wang Juan also broke free and said, "If you let you eat, you can eat. The crowd is more lively."
"Xiaohong, let's eat together. You have taken care of Xiaobao and the cuckoo for the last few days, and you will be rewarded." Zhang Wang finally spoke, and Xiaohong thanked him and began to eat carefully.
Five people were eating, and two children were left. Zhang Xiaobao took a look, and refused Xiaohong's request to make soup for him. He took a little tofu with a spoon, put it in the pot and blanched it, and sent it to Wang Juan's plate.
"Eat, eat duck blood later, these things can still be eaten."
Wang Juan was not polite, adjusted his own ingredients, put his chopsticks on the tofu, dipped it, and ate it in small mouthfuls. After eating, he stuck his tongue out, "It's really spicy."
Zhang Xiaobao blanched himself some tofu again. There were already a few small red spots on the back of the little hand. Now Xiaohong was frightened when she saw it. She hadn't noticed it just now.
He quickly took Zhang Xiaobao's hand and looked at it. Others also saw the situation and became nervous. Only Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't show any expressions.
"Xiaohong, you eat yours, don't worry about Xiaobao, this is nothing hot." Wang Juan said, she knew that she and Zhang Xiaobao belonged to the same kind of people, it didn't matter that it was not an injury pain at all, she believed, even if The skin on Zhang Xiaobao's hand was burned off. Zhang Xiaobao would not shake his hand if he wanted to kill.
"Well, yes, it's not hot at all, it's hot, I can eat it myself, I'm a monster." Zhang Xiaobao said with a smile, showing two small dimples on his chubby face.
"What monster? It's a god, don't listen to your father's nonsense, Xiao Hong, since Xiao Bao can do it himself, let him eat it himself. My son is not an ordinary person."
Zhang Wang's also felt a little pain, but she still chose to support her son.
"It's all over, why did you mention him? Mother, I'll peel a shrimp for you."
When Father Zhang saw his wife, he wanted to mention it again. He was afraid of being taught by his parents again. He blanched three shrimps and pulled out the red flesh for his parents and Zhang Wang respectively.
"It's midday, why haven't the people sent by Sanshui County come back?"
Zhang Xiaobao used a spoon to scoop some of the lamb that his family had deliberately smashed, and put the soup and the green onion in it into a small bowl held by Wang Juan's hands. The two of them drank one bite at a time, and suddenly thought of Sanshui. Questions about the county side, casually asked.
"It should be okay. What I am most worried about is not over there, but which river will stop the boat, what if the boat hasn't arrived?" Wang Juan took a sip of the soup and habitually looked at the table while talking. lock up.
"It's not anxious. I believe that there will be gains in those two rivers. I know this Song liar better about his mentality. What are you looking for?" Zhang Xiaobao asked when he saw Wang Juan's movements.
"Fen Tiao, I forgot. There is no one here." Wang Juan used lip language this time.
"I haven't done this before, until I know the general things. When I was a child, there was a starch field on the side of the orphanage. The water in the river was all white flowers.
When I turned around, let people use wheat to make it. Isn't it just making the starch first? If you smashed it down, you can definitely make it out. It just happens to make a little money. It's a pity that there is no hot sauce to eat today. "
Zhang Xiaobao tried hard to think about it. After all, he didn't think of how the vermicelli was made. He didn't like to eat it very much. It was okay to taste it occasionally, and he had never taken it too seriously.
"It's okay, someday I will let someone make dough for noodles. I will do this. When I was young, there was a household in the compound who made this. I often went to help knead the noodles." Wang Juan said comfortingly when he saw Zhang Xiaobao's lips. .
The two were talking about that pair of lips, Xiao Hong had already hurriedly finished eating, did not dare to eat enough, that is, after eating two bites of each dish, she put down her chopsticks.
Zhang Xiaobao also knew that Xiaohong was already determined to eat a few bites. Seeing that she was not doing well by her side, he said to her, "Xiaohong, go see how Xiaoqi is. Now, you must keep Song Liar here for a few days."
Xiaohong agreed to leave, eating and drinking as usual.
If they don't talk about things that are not here, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan just let go, and they didn't use their lips. They drank soup and ate odds and ends, and studied future plans.
The adults didn’t make a lot of noise. They ate while looking at the two little guys, listening to what a big person would say from their mouths. The smiles on their faces never went down, and finally they don’t have to be the next generation. I'm worried about ruining this business.
The most depressed person was Father Zhang. He always felt that the two children were abnormal, but seeing that the other three people he couldn't provoke were all taken for granted, he couldn't say anything.
Then I thought about it, so or so. When Xiaobao grows up, he might be able to get a champion, so he said to his son: "Xiaobao, are you willing to hyphenate for your father?"
"Yes, I'm studying now. Father will have to bother more in the future." Zhang Xiaobao swallowed the soup, nodded, and said to his father.