Manor Romance

Chapter 238 Hot Pot Banquet

One of the characteristics of the wild yam soup base is that it smells bitter and astringent, but after being cooked, the food tastes sweet and has a slight burning taste, which is very different from the spicy taste. Anyone who has eaten it will recognize it. There is a taste, but it is not so easy to tell the difference.

This kind of hot pot not only has a unique flavor, but also has obvious effects. It is not as easy to get angry as other hot pots with soup base. It is made by adding a variety of medicinal materials, which has the effects of nourishing fitness and delaying aging. People in the village still say that they eat it. This hot pot has the miraculous effect of nourishing yin and strengthening yang. As for whether it has this effect, Yunli is not sure, but he likes to eat it very much.

Yunli is no stranger to this wild yam hot pot, nor are Pan Qing and Jiang Wenfeng. They still remember the first day they came to Luzhen Middle School to report. My brother used this wild yam hot pot to entertain them. This taste is very meaningful to them.

This kind of hot pot has a unique taste, and you may not be used to it or even resist it when you first eat it, but as long as you taste it patiently, you will soon appreciate its unique flavor and fall in love with it.At that time, they often pestered Brother Chen to let him cook another pot, but his old man had a lot of things to do, and the soup base of this hot pot was difficult to prepare, so they could only eat once in a while and buy ready-made base ingredients to make it by themselves. The taste is far inferior.

Spicy hot pot is definitely indispensable. Some people even exaggerated that at least half of the hot pot eaten in the world is spicy hot pot. In our country, it has to be doubled. No one has seriously checked the specific data, but it is enough to show that People's love for spicy hot pot.

The spicy hot pot soup base this time is not made by Xu Jiali, but by Huang Damin. His family is a professional pepper grower, and has a lot of various spicy ingredients. Every winter season, the most spicy flavor in the village is In their family, the spicy soup base he concocted is also very unique, moderately spicy, not strong but well-defined. People who don't like spicy food will definitely change after trying it.

The last one is clear soup base. This soup is boiled with black-bone chicken and coconut over slow fire.

As for the ingredients, most of them are produced in the manor, all kinds of fruits and vegetables, fish slices, hand-made meatballs and fish balls. Although there is still some time before the bamboo shrimps in the breeding network are harvested, you can already pick some that grow fast. There are also fat sheep slices and beef offal, which are quite rich.

In addition to the hot pot as the main course, Xu Jiali also made a lot of small snacks for everyone to enjoy. There are fried pumpkin flowers learned from Yunli here, glutinous rice cakes, sour papaya, etc. that are very common here, all of which are very appetizing delicacies. Manor Everyone in the restaurant can often eat it, but many visitors taste it for the first time, and it leaves a deep impression on them.

"Come, come, come, all the teachers in our school offer a toast to Brother Chen. Although he is retired, he is our forever teacher." Everyone was so full of food that they didn't have time to chat. It was Principal Zhu who had the consciousness of being a leader and took the lead in holding the ceremony. Drink up and lead the teachers to toast to Brother Chen, the class will start tomorrow, today they can indulge for a while.

With him taking the lead, other people came to Brother Chen's table to toast one after another, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively. Their glasses were filled with self-brewed rice wine, which was brought by the employees from home. Although it was not strong, a few cups You have to blush even after eating, and your emotions will soon come up, and it is easy to show your true feelings.

"When I first came to Luzhen, the most thought in my mind was to give up. At that time, it was too hard here. I always told myself, give up, it's not a shameful thing, go back to school and stay well. , I can still find a good job, but with your care and encouragement, day after day, I gradually got rid of resistance and started to embrace the life here with an open heart. Brother Chen, Yunli, Wenfeng , Principal Zhu, no matter what, I want to say thank you to you today, thank you for tolerating my temper and understanding my weakness." Pan Qing drank many cups, his whole face was flushed, but his steps were very steady. Come over and embrace Old Brother Chen and Yun Li and tell the truth.

"Girl Qing, you are originally a person who can bear hardships and stand hard work, but you just lack some self-confidence. It doesn't matter if you can't become a strong woman. Finding a good man to marry is also a kind of success." Brother Chen stretched out his hand to touch Said while touching Pan Qing's head, this made everyone laugh heartily.

"I've met a lot of good men, but I haven't grasped them well. Either they are famous and have daughters, or they just focus on their careers and ignore me. You are a good man and will do it to the end. Also introduce me to a reliable person." Pan Qing was not angry when Brother Chen said it was funny, and continued following his words.

"I'm not married yet, so you still have a chance." Yun Li had a good meal, but recently he was too busy with research to sit down and eat a good meal. Even with Pan Qing holding his neck, he couldn't eat well either. Smoothly, he joked.

"I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about Siming." Pan Qing said bluntly, embarrassing Yunli.

Everyone was laughing again, and one after another got up to toast the old days, Pan Qing also let go of Yunli, and let him continue to eat. Yunli likes all three kinds of hot pot soup bases. In fact, he is not very picky when it comes to food. As long as you have a full appetite, you will naturally eat more when you meet someone you like. Everyone grins their teeth and sweats profusely when they eat spicy hot pot, but he eats without blushing and heartbeat, and eats faster than others.

What surprised him was that Xiaoya didn't move her chopsticks very much. Meatballs and small pastries, which she usually likes to eat, today Lu Ci put them in her bowl, but she rarely put them in her own bowl. Instead, Yun Li asked Lu Ci: "Did you teach the little guy a lesson just now, so that she no longer has the appetite to eat?"

"I want to teach her a lesson, but she has too many backers, so she went to the Dharma protectors when she saw something wrong with my face. I don't have a chance to do it." Lu Ci replied helplessly, spreading her hands, and Xiaoya could hear that she was a little angry , quickly acted like a baby and rubbed her arms, making Lu Ci unable to vent his anger.

She clearly saw the thrilling scene when the sign was unveiled. At that time, her attention was always on Yunli and Xiaoya. She never thought that the usually quiet and well-behaved little guy would have such a mischievous side. It's not too bad, otherwise the opening ceremony would be messed up, and Yun Li's face would not know where to put it.

Normally, she would not be willing to discipline Xiaoya strictly, but when this kind of thing happened, she felt that she couldn't just ignore it and slip away. She thought that after everything was over, she had to cooperate with Yunli to take care of this little girl.

"I've already told her, she will gradually understand right from wrong." Yun Li scooped up a bunch of fragrant meatballs from the pot of wild yam soup base, and put some in Brother Chen's bowl , and then split it equally with Lu Ci and excused the little guy.

"Don't be too strict with her, she is so young, how can she know so much, even if the piece of cloth really fell down, it's nothing, it should be an active and lively atmosphere." Brother Chen also helped.

"Yes, what a big deal. I even burned the curtains when I was young. Xiaoya is nothing compared to me." Sun Mei likes to eat spicy hot pot very much. When Ya was in trouble, she also spoke out to support the little guy, and she did not hesitate to reveal her ridiculous past, which made Sun Qingze and Mrs. Sun smile bitterly.

Forget about Sun Mei, Lu Ci didn't expect that Yunli and Brother Chen would both excuse Xiaoya, she was angry but she couldn't get angry, thinking that this man was strange enough, he always put on a serious and serious attitude. However, when things happen and you have to investigate the aftermath, you change your face and become considerate. It is said that women are fickle, but men are not much better. He explained angrily:
"She's in a good mood. If she doesn't eat these, there are better things waiting for her. The little girl has already made up her mind to eat more later."

"Oh? Xu Jiali is making a big cake again. No wonder the little guy is very happy today, and he is more active and mischievous than usual. This is the reason." Lu Ci understood Yunli when he said this.

When it comes to Xiaoya's favorite food, the cake must be the first one. In her heart, there is nothing that can surpass it. For Brother Chen's retirement banquet, Xu Jiali will make a big cake to express her heart. It's normal, but I don't know what kind of cake she made this time.

"Professor Gu, Professor Yuan, Yunli, I'll take the students into the mountains to work first, you take your time." Professor Yan Li and his students from the Department of Archeology were also invited to this luncheon. He watched the students They were almost finished eating, so they got up and went to their table to say goodbye to Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu and Yun Li.

"There's still a big cake to eat later, it's not too late for you to take a rest and eat before going to the mountain." Yun Li said politely, after getting along with him these few days, he already understood Yan Li's character very well, and knew that even if he tried to persuade him to stay, But he will not change his decision.

Sure enough, Yan Li waved his hand and replied: "No, the weather forecast said that there will be heavy rain in a few days, we need to speed up the progress."

"Go, pay attention to safety." Gu Lao knew his character better than Yun Li, and let him go directly. After Yan Li nodded to the two elders, he led the reluctant students to ride various vehicles , Continue their exploration work on the ancient site in the canyon.

The teachers all had to make preparations, and after the big cake was eaten, they left one after another, especially the eleven supporting teachers who came back again. They all came here temporarily. Still on the way back.

Yunli specially sent a small package to each of the supporting teachers, which contained some special products from the manor, including dried shrimps, dried bamboo shoots, persimmon cakes, and various preserved fruits. Although the quantity was not large, they were all high-quality goods Boutique.

(End of this chapter)