The hunter's husband is so sweet

Qi Xuan stood outside the kitchen, waiting for the steward to come out, and then told him, "After they finish eating, ask someone to go out and buy two pounds of mutton, a chicken, and a fish. For vegetables, buy some potatoes, greens, and a piece of tofu. Um... and some charcoal, buy the best." Then he muttered to himself, "I wonder if I can buy some seafood."

"There are seafood in the Yingke Building. Just ask them to get them." Mr. Qiao's voice came from behind. Qi Xuan turned around and said, "Brother Qiao, why are you here?"

When the manager heard the call "Brother Qiao", he was even more shocked and became more respectful towards Qi Xuan and the others from then on.

"I came to see you. I heard you were here, so I came." Mr. Qiao was in a good mood, even smiling a little. "How come you can't help but cook for yourself after just one day here?"

Qi Xuan really couldn't help it, but he was also afraid that the people in the kitchen would lose their jobs, so he didn't say anything. "Since you're here, don't leave. Let's eat together tonight. We'll eat from the pot."

It was another new thing. Mr. Qiao raised his eyebrows and said, "Then I'll look forward to it. Just let them get the seafood directly." He said this to the manager.

After that, the two of them walked towards the main hall while chatting. "Brother Qiao, how is your business going?" Qi Xuan didn't mean to ask, he just wanted to know when he would ask for the menu.

"I have some clues. I'll talk to you about the recipe in a few days when I catch the person. But you have to stay here for the next few days. It's still dangerous to go out." As he said that, he went to the main hall. Qi Xuan saw that Mr. Qiao had sent someone to deliver several large boxes. He was a little speechless, "What is this?"

"They are for you to entertain yourself. They are just little gadgets. Not worth mentioning." Qi Xuan looked at the exquisite little objects in Lin Chen's hands. For the first time, he had a new understanding and cognition of the word "not worth mentioning".

After almost an hour, the copper pot and dishes that Qi Xuan requested were delivered. Mr. Qiao was very interested in the pot and looked around it. "The shape of your pot is quite unique. What is the raised part in the middle used for?"

Qi Xuan took the pot and explained to him, "This is where the charcoal fire is placed. After the charcoal fire heats up the pot, you can cook the meat."

Then he slapped his head and said, "Oh no, I forgot the dipping sauce." He put the pot in Mr. Qiao's hand and ran out. He ran to the kitchen based on his memory and saw someone was still there, so he asked, "Do you have sesame paste?" The man saw that it was the host, so he stood up hurriedly and wiped his hands on himself, "Yes, look, the seasoning is here." He pointed to a small cabinet door and said.

Qi Xuan walked over and opened it, then looked at each one. Very good, he found sesame paste, sesame oil, chili sauce, and vinegar. The basic seasonings were all there.

At this time, the manager also brought people to the kitchen to take all the dishes, and Qi Xuan arranged how to cook them. "Cut the mutton into slices, remove the bones from the chicken legs and slice them, and boil the rest into sugar. Also slice the fish, but don't slice it too thin."

He looked at the seafood brought from the guest house. This guy also had shrimps! He had to deal with it himself, so he started to get busy in the kitchen. It was the first time for others to see the master and the servants working together, and they couldn't work well.

Qi Xuan removed the shrimp heads and tails, cleaned the shrimp threads, and then started chopping with a kitchen knife in each hand. He was going to make shrimp paste. After chopping it into shrimp paste, he added a little salt to season it, and put it in a bowl to wait for the evening.

Seeing that it was still early, he cooked another pot of sour plum soup, using the ingredients he brought from home. After that, the others also prepared the vegetables and meat according to Qi Xuan's instructions. They brought the dishes to the yard. This hot pot had to be eaten in the yard.

As the sky gradually darkened, Fu Jingyi first burned the charcoal and put it into the copper pot, then added the boiled chicken soup, and the remaining chicken was shared by the servants. Qi Xuan was busy preparing the dipping sauce, adding a little water to the sesame paste to make it thinner, and then added some sesame oil and vinegar. Chili sauce was added according to one's own taste.

After placing a bowl for each person, Qi Xuan and the others sat around the table, watching the chicken soup in the pot begin to bubble up in a short while. "Okay, put the meat in, be careful not to burn it."

No one had ever eaten this before, and they had no idea how to make it. Qi Xuan picked up a pair of unused chopsticks, added a few slices of meat into the pot, and soon the meat slices were cooked and floated up, "Hurry up and add more, it's ready to eat." After that, he continued to add meat. Fu Jingyi took the lead and put it directly into Qi Xuan's bowl. No one knew how to make this new thing, and he had to let his husband busy the whole process, which made him feel very distressed.

After watching it a few times, Zhang Hui started to eat the meat himself, and took care of Qi Yue. Qi Zheng also learned to do it himself, but he didn't let Lin Chen do it because he was afraid that he would get burned, so he just ate it. Mr. Qiao saw that they were in pairs, so he ignored him and snorted coldly and started to fight.

Qi Xuan saw that they had prepared it themselves, so he put in a few pieces of tofu and started eating. He ate with tears in his heart, "Hot pot is really a delicacy in the world. There can't be no hot pot in this world, wuwuwu."

There was no need for anyone to serve them for this meal. It was just them. Qi Yue relaxed and started to be talkative again. "Brother Xiaoxuan, this pot is so delicious. I didn't expect that lamb could be eaten hot like this besides being roasted. It's so fresh and tender."

Zhang Hui helped him pick up a few slices of blanched fish meat, "Xiaoyue, eat fish, it's boneless. But be careful with the heat."

As soon as Zhang Hui finished speaking, Qi Yue was scalded by the tofu and hurriedly took a big sip of the sour plum soup. "Hass, the tofu is so hot, hass." Qi Xuan brought a small piece of ice and asked him to hold it in his mouth. "Hold it for a while and spit it out. Just don't get blisters. I told you to be careful about the heat, why are you in such a hurry?" Qi Yue held the ice in his mouth and said, "It's delicious." Everyone was amused by his appearance.

"This pot would be better eaten in winter." Mr. Qiao drank the sour plum soup slowly, feeling like he was tasting some aged wine.

"Yeah." Qi Xuan's face was flushed from eating. After he put a few shrimp balls into the pot, he said, "But when I go to a new place, I always want to eat hot pot for the first meal."

"This is delicious, you guys try it." He put a shrimp paste in everyone's bowl, but when it came to his man, he put an extra one. Lin Chen saw it and said, "Brother, you are biased, I want two too."

"Okay, okay, I'll give you three." Qi Xuan put two more into his bowl and started eating.

Mr. Qiao wanted to say something, but Zhang Hui glanced at him and said, "Can we eat first, Mr. Qiao?" Mr. Qiao had no choice but to shut up and eat. He had to finish eating before talking about anything.

The meal took almost two hours, and the pot was always hot because of the charcoal fire. After the meal, Mr. Qiao did not forget to find Qi Xuan to discuss the pot with him.

"Sure, I'll give you the drawing of the pot later, and I'll also write down the method of mixing the dipping sauce, and you know the rest." Since Qi Xuan had done this, he knew that Mr. Qiao would definitely ask him about it. "But I want to take this pot back so we can eat it when we get back."

Mr. Qiao nodded, "Of course. But I won't open this in the guest house. I will open a hot pot restaurant. We can split the profits then."

Qi Xuan waved his hand, "Just buy it out in one go. What do I need so much money for?"

"Is there anyone who thinks money is too much?" Mr. Qiao found it a little funny. Qi Xuan, however, didn't think it was a big deal. "The money we have now is enough to cover our expenses for a lifetime, and we have to spend it lavishly. No matter how much money I earn, I can't spend it all while I'm alive, and I don't know who it will go to when I die. Why do I need so much? It's tiring!"

"You're quite open-minded." Mr. Qiao glanced at him and said, "Okay, then I'll buy it out in one go."