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Light the charcoal stove and put the pot in. Pour water into the pot and add onion and ginger slices. After boiling, Xia Mingyue put the thinly sliced ​​mutton into the boiling water.

The meat slices are fresh and thin. After boiling for a while, they will change color and be cooked, and can be taken out.

You can either eat it directly to taste the original flavor of the mutton, or dip it in some mellow and rich sesame sauce. No matter which way you eat it, the mutton eaten in this way is delicious and tender.

Seeing that Xia Mingyue was enjoying the meal very much, the others followed suit and started eating the mutton slices.

While eating, I praised the delicious taste of the mutton hotpot.

Even Fang Linwang smacked his lips and nodded, "In the past, we mostly ate stewed mutton and drank mutton soup. Cutting the mutton into thin slices and eating it with hot pot is quite new."

The most important thing is that it tastes good.

Especially when you have eaten a certain amount of mutton and want to eat some other vegetables, the soup base will be more delicious and mellow because a lot of mutton has been cooked in the pot, so no matter what you cook, it will be very delicious.

Fang Linwang ordered more frequently as he ate more. "It seems that when I get there, if I can't eat the stewed mutton that I like, I can make some mutton myself to satisfy my craving."

Where?
Xia Mingyue paused with her chopsticks, "Master Fang, are you going out?"

"Yes." Fang Linwang nodded. "After finishing the work in Xiaohe Village, I have nothing to do at home, so I thought about finding some work to do, so that I can earn more money to buy mutton."

"Captain Lu asked someone to recommend a place for me. I was planning to go there, but the journey is long. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to eat my favorite mutton or drink my favorite mutton soup. So I thought of having a meal at Lady Xia's place to satisfy my hunger."

"But I did come here to deliver a message to Madam Xia. It was Captain Lu who said that I would be back in a while and asked Madam Xia to take good care of herself."

"Yes, yes, yes." Xia Mingyue nodded, smiling sweetly, "Since this journey is long, it would be difficult for the master from the back room to come back here. Why don't I write down the recipe for the mutton soup for you, and you can make it yourself when you get there?"

"Forget it." Fang Linwang waved his hands repeatedly. "You left a recipe for the kitchen gang before, and even taught them step by step. How come the mutton soup they cooked can really compare to yours, Madam Xia?"

"Not even close! This recipe alone is far from enough. Not only will it not taste good, but I'm afraid you'll be very upset because you can't have delicious mutton soup. In my opinion, it's better not to use this recipe. Just don't think about it, and everything will be fine."

"Today I have tasted some fresh food from Madam Xia. If you want mutton in the future, just cook it this way. It is fresh and delicious, and it will satisfy your craving."

As Fang Linwang spoke, he took out the cooked mutton slices and put them directly into his mouth without dipping them in sesame sauce.

He half-closed his eyes, looking extremely enjoyable.

When Xia Mingyue heard Fang Linwang say this, she no longer insisted on giving him the recipe for mutton soup. She just cut a lot of mutton slices for Fang Linwang to enjoy.

Although Fang Linwang looked like a skinny old man, he had a big appetite. After eating a pound and a half of mutton, some stuffed fish balls, half a cabbage heart, and a piece of tofu, he put down his chopsticks with satisfaction.

"Okay, now that we've filled our stomachs, it's time to get going."

Fang Linwang wiped his mouth with his sleeve and was about to walk out.

"Master Fang, would you like to take a break?" Xia Mingyue said, "You just had a meal, so you shouldn't move too much."

"Life and death are determined by fate, why bother about those things? If you care about everything, your life will be too tiring." Fang Linwang laughed, "I've calculated that if I walk east for half a day, I can just reach Qingshi Town. There is a stall selling mutton soup there, which tastes good. If I'm late, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat it in time."

"Let's say goodbye now. Madam Xia, please stay. There's no need to see me off."

After saying this, Fang Linwang walked through the yard and out the gate.

He walked with big strides, humming an indistinguishable tune, looking carefree and relaxed.

Xia Mingyue still went out and stood in the alley watching him go away.

Fang Linwang, who had been walking forward without looking back, suddenly untied his hands behind his back, raised them high and shook them upwards, obviously saying goodbye.

Xia Mingyue smiled and bowed towards Fang Linwang's back.

It was not until Fang Linwang's figure disappeared at the entrance of the alley that Xia Mingyue returned home and packed up her things with Jiang Zhuguo.

Jiang Zhuguo was busy while smiling.

"What are you so happy about?" Xia Mingyue asked.

"I think this Master Fang is very interesting." Jiang Zhuguo said with a smile, "He looks quite old, but acts like a child."

Like a child, it will be fun?

Just because something is funny, it can make Madam Jiang laugh so happily?
Wu Xiong, who had just stepped into the yard, immediately thought of two questions when he heard Jiang Zhuguo say this.

"Brother Wu is here."

Wu Xiong came back to his senses. "Manager Ge asked me to come over. He said that he had selected some people to work in the kitchen these days. He asked Madam Xia to take a look at them tomorrow morning when she has time and decide on a few."

"Okay." Xia Mingyue agreed, "I'll go after breakfast tomorrow."

"Okay." Wu Xiong bowed and was about to leave.

When he was about to leave, he saw Wu Jin lying on the ground playing with sandbags, and his eyes moved immediately, "Wu Jin is playing with sandbags, I like playing with sandbags too, when I'm free, I want to play with you, okay?"

Wugin: "Woof?"

Raising his head, Wu Jin looked at Wu Xiong with a beard and a grin in confusion, and he couldn't help but shiver.

What's wrong with this thing? Why do I want to play sandbags with it?

With his feet as hard as stone pillars, I'm really afraid that he might break the sandbag with one kick!

Or did he want to trick it into giving away its sandbag?
Wu Jin thought this was very likely, so he held the sandbag in his mouth, took a few steps back, and continued to lie on the ground and play alone.

The ignored Wu Xiong: "..."

Wu Xiong coughed slightly in embarrassment and scratched his ear, "Why is Wu Jin so afraid of people today?"

I'm not afraid of people, I'm afraid of abnormal people.

Let alone Wu Jin, even if it was a human, hearing a burly guy like Wu Xiong say he wanted to play sandbags together, they would probably be stunned for a long time...

Xia Mingyue laughed dumbly, "Maybe it's because the weather is still cold and you don't want to move."

"It should be." Wu Xiong touched his nose, "Madam Xia, Madam Jiang, I'll leave first."

"Walk slowly."

Xia Mingyue and Jiang Zhuguo went to the door to see him off. After Wu Xiong left, Jiang Zhuguo let out a sigh, "Brother Wu, why are you acting so strange today?"

"What's strange about that?" Xia Mingyue asked with a smile.

"He usually seems to be decisive and steady, but today he suddenly said he wanted to play sandbags with Wu Jin, like a child..." (End of this chapter)