Only this green, not disappointing the spring

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people pay New Year's greetings; on the second day, they go back to their parents' home; on the third day, they don't visit relatives; on the fourth day, they welcome the Kitchen God; on the fifth day, they welcome the God of Wealth; on the sixth day, they send away the God of Poverty; on the seventh day, they celebrate the festival together...

Zhou Xiaoxi had heard of most of the previous events, but this was the first time she had seen the "Human Celebration Festival". Zhao explained that this day was the day when the goddess Nuwa created humans, and eating noodles on this day meant "health, longevity, and smooth sailing".

In addition, people also eat "Seven Treasures Soup", which is made by mixing seven kinds of food together and cooking them together.

"Geng" and "geng" are homophones, which means "a year of plans, everything is new."

Zhou Xiaoxi was simply amazed. If the New Year was celebrated like this, and everyone in the family was pious and respected every traditional custom, who wouldn't like it?

Yang Zian was also surprised. In his impression of the previous New Year, there were only endless relationships to maintain. He could not feel the so-called "New Year, new atmosphere" at all.

He once again lamented how wise his decision to come to Xiangxue Village was!

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Ergou, who had been patient for five days, finally came to make trouble.

As luck would have it, Li Dali happened to be sending away the God of Poverty.

Well, he was cleaning the open toilet.

After Zhang Ergou called his two sons into the Zhao family's yard, he was about to say a few words when he was nauseated by the tools that Li Dali was holding, which had just been used to clean the toilet.

The three grown men were all lazy. They usually let Zhang Da Nv and her mother do all the dirty and tiring work. How could they stand this?

They stopped fighting before they even started, and the three of them ran away quickly, covering their mouths and noses.

The scene was so shocking that Zhou Xiaoxi didn't even leave the bedroom. His uncle's move was too mean!

By the way, isn't this kind of thing like sending a poor guy to Zhang Ergou's house? Hahaha!

Yang Zian planned to leave on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. There were still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with at Baicaotang, and he was so happy these days that he didn't want to leave.

For this reason, Zhou Xiaoxi plans to show off his skills again on the seventh day of the New Year.

Cooking seven kinds of food together, isn't that hot pot?

However, Zhou Xiaoxi was really worried about how to collect ingredients and make seasonings.

First of all, there is no chili...

Then, there were no fresh vegetables. There were no greenhouses in this time and space, and the weather was so cold that the country folks had to eat only dried vegetables that had been dried in advance or pickled vegetables.

Then, no sesame paste, no coriander...

Zhou Xiaoxi felt that she was probably too idle and was always causing trouble for herself!

However, to her surprise, Yang Zian actually helped a lot in this matter.

According to Zhou Xiaoxi's needs, he successfully found dried chili peppers, white fungus, black fungus and shiitake mushrooms in his own pharmacy!

It turns out that these are all medicinal herbs. Chinese medicine is indeed concerned with the common origin of medicine and food. It turns out that the hot pot invented by our ancestors is so profound!

That same day, Yang Zian sent Hao Shan to the store in the city at full speed to get it, and he also brought back a frozen lamb leg and five pounds of silver charcoal.

It was done really beautifully. After seeing the things, Zhou Xiaoxi wanted to give Hao Shan a big hug.

Of course, this is impossible! Seeing Zhou Xiaoxi was so satisfied, Yang Zian immediately rewarded Hao Shan with five taels of silver.

All are happy.

With these, preparing hot pot will be a piece of cake.

In addition to the commonly used large iron pot, there is also a clay pot used to cook porridge. With a charcoal basin, the tools for cooking hot pot are complete.

In order to prepare this hot pot, Zhou Xiaoxi started to get busy after breakfast, and other people in the family helped.

With Zhao doting at home and now with Yang Zi'an's cooperation, Li had no choice but to keep silent.

Zhao was the best at cutting, and she was responsible for cutting the meat from the lamb legs into lamb rolls. At first, she was a little confused, but later she found the trick and did the job beautifully and quickly.

Li was in charge of soaking and washing the medicinal herbs and dried vegetables. She had heard of Tremella fuciformis, but had never even seen black fungus and shiitake mushrooms.

She kept wondering in her heart, would it be a problem if I mixed these things together?

Zhou Xiaonan patted his chest and assured:

"Mom, don't worry. These are mild and nourishing herbs. Oh, except for the spicy pepper, the addition of mutton is just right for this cold weather! My sister is so talented in pharmacology. It's a pity that she doesn't learn medicine!"

While Zhou Xiaoxi was busy with his work, he explained with a guilty conscience:

"Xiao Nan, you think too highly of me. These are just my random thoughts. In fact, blanched vegetables are more suitable, but it's a pity that we can't eat them at this time of year."

He thought about the possibility of growing greenhouse vegetables in the village. If they could grow fresh green vegetables in winter, their Xiangxue Village would soon become rich.

But the plastic sheet alone shattered all of Zhou Xiaoxi's fantasies. It was impossible! She was not a great chemist, and she really didn't have a golden finger in this area!

So I could only sigh helplessly a few times and then give up.

In fact, in the north, some wealthy families or wealthy businessmen can eat vegetables in winter, which are transported from the south by horse-drawn carriages.

However, the transportation cost is incredibly high and is definitely not something that ordinary people can afford.

After all the ingredients were packed up, Li Dali had already lit the charcoal brazier and added water to the earthenware jar.

Zhou Xiaoxi wrapped her hair with a red cloth and tied a knot at the back. She wore a green apron made by Zhao according to her idea. She looked like a chef.

She first put a few scallions, a few slices of ginger and chopped shiitake mushrooms into the clay pot. Worried that her family couldn't eat spicy food, she didn't put the chili in the clay pot, but in a saucer of oil.

When the water boils, add the chopped lamb leg bones to add flavor to the soup. Add some salt and soy sauce, and the pot base is ready.

As for what the seven ingredients were, Zhou Xiaoxi confirmed them again and again, and they were just right.

In addition to the mushrooms, white fungus, black fungus and mutton that Yang Zian sent people to bring, there were also two kinds of soaked dried vegetables that were commonly eaten at home, and - noodles.

perfect!

The only flaw is that the charcoal basin and earthenware pot are too high, so everyone has to hold their bowls and eat while standing.

Especially since Li Daniu was too small, he could only stand on a stool to pick up food. Not only was he not dissatisfied at all, he also found this novel way of eating particularly interesting.

The mutton is tender and the other dishes are also tasty, especially the black fungus and white fungus, which have a very special taste and are widely praised.

The noodles at the end were simply the best of the whole thing. The noodles, soaked up the rich soup and paired with the seasoning, had an unforgettable taste.

The whole family felt warm after eating, and beads of sweat appeared on the tips of their noses.

Yang Zian felt that all the noodle shops in the city could be closed.

Maybe he could discuss with Xiaoxi about opening a hot pot restaurant in the city...