The daughter was ruthlessly driven out of the wealthy family and went to the countryside

Shen Xue Ning stood outside the pigsty and looked at them. She laughed and said, "You are so fierce in the wild, but if you are mixed in with a group of white pigs, you will still be bullied..."

The staff member said: "That's right. Their numbers are too small and their size is not big enough. If they really fight, they can't beat these native pigs."

Shen Xue Ning couldn't help laughing when she heard the words "native pig": "You guys are really good at naming."

The staff couldn't help laughing: "Haha, just said it casually."

Shen Baohong asked at this time: "Xue Ning, if you want to raise wild boars, you probably won't want this kind of white pigs, right?"

Shen Xue Ning said: "Pigs suitable for raising in the wild are of other qualities. I have already contacted the seller."

Shen Baohong was curious: "What kind?"

Shen Xue Ning said: "There are several varieties, such as Huainan Black Pig, Ganzhongnan Spotted Pig, and Laiwu Black Pig."

"Huainan black pigs are tolerant to roughage and strong in disease resistance, and have a high adaptability to the wild free-range environment. At the same time, their meat is delicious and in great demand in the market, which can bring good economic benefits to breeders."

"The Ganzhong Nanhua pig is of medium size and grows at a moderate rate, making it suitable for free-range farming. Its meat is tender and delicious, and is deeply loved by local consumers, with a high market value."

"Laiwu black pigs have significant advantages in reproduction and feeding, and are suitable for natural breeding under free-range conditions in the wild. Their meat is firm and has a strong aroma, and is very popular among consumers."

Shen Baohong listened to these words and said, "It seems that you have understood it thoroughly."

Shen Xue Ning said: "Since I want to raise it, I must understand it thoroughly, otherwise what should I do if I lose money?"

Shen Baohong nodded in admiration: "Yes, you are the boss." He changed the subject, "So which one would you choose?"

Shen Xue Ning smiled and said, "Why do I have to choose? All three varieties are good. I can raise them together. I have a lot anyway."

Shen Baohong gave a thumbs up: "Haha, you are worthy of being the boss, you have a big vision."

Shen Xuening raised her chin: "Not bad."

……

Half a month later, the spices were finally harvested.

In order to thank everyone for their hard work, Shen Xue Ning specially treated everyone to a meal. This is her usual practice. In short, she will not treat anyone unfairly.

The next day, these people joined the ranks of harvesting medicinal herbs.

The American ginseng has been almost harvested, and it’s time to harvest the Gastrodia elata next.

Harvesting is still done by machines with manual assistance, which can greatly improve efficiency.

Considering that Zhang Qianwen needed it urgently, Shen Xuening directly sent fresh Gastrodia elata to them, and the rest was sent to the factory for drying.

By the way, she also wants to research medicinal hotpot. She has a lot of medicinal materials here. If she can figure it out, she can probably open a new store. However, she has never seen medicinal hotpot before, so she decided not to open a new store and just give it a try first.

On this day, Shen Xue Ning arranged everything and prepared to start making medicinal hotpot.

She will operate it and Shen Baohong will shoot it. If it is suitable, it will be posted online at that time, which can be regarded as a start and a preview for everyone.

Based on the video and several recipes for medicinal foods, Shen Xue Ning prepared three ways of making medicinal foods, and then tried them one by one in front of the camera.

The first method: add the medicinal materials directly to the bottom of the pot. This method is the most convenient.

The second method: Boil the medicinal materials into soup, and then add the soup to the bottom of the pot. Before, it was added with broth, now add medicinal soup.

The third method: Boil the medicinal materials into soup, and then add the hot pot base to the soup. This method is very similar to the second method, but the proportions are different. In this method, the medicinal soup accounts for two-thirds and the hot pot base accounts for one-third.

Let’s try the first one first -

Shen Xue Ning had filmed a cooking video before, so she had all the kitchen utensils ready. She just had to put them out and start cooking.

She chose three kinds of medicinal herbs, one American ginseng, one Gastrodia elata, and one Astragalus.

The hot pot base is ready-made, and there is also broth made from chicken and pork bones. After all, they run a canteen, so these are made every day, so Shen Xue Ning doesn't need to prepare any extra ingredients.

At this moment, Shen Xue Ning put the hot pot base into the pot and stir-fried it until it melted and fragrant, and then added the broth into it - prepared in three pots.

After the bottom of the pot boiled, Shen Xue Ning added the three kinds of medicinal materials into the pot respectively. This process requires adding more stock. It takes time to boil out the medicinal properties of the medicinal materials, about half an hour, so more stock is needed.

When boiling, Shen Xue Ning put the three medicinal ingredients into a pot separately and boiled the medicine soup.

There are some particularities to making the medicinal soup. In order to preserve the medicinal properties of the herbs to the greatest extent, Shen Xue Ning uses chickens that she raises at home to make the soup.

Boil more medicinal soup, and after it is ready, you can directly use it for mixing, which can save a lot of time.

Shen Xue Ning was very busy in front of the camera.

Shen Baohong suggested: "Xue Ning, if you try this again in the future, I suggest you use live broadcast."

Shen Xue Ning asked: "Why?"

Shen Baohong said with reason: "First, there is no time limit, second, you can get a lot of rewards, and third, it can increase your fame. It's a win-win situation, why not do it?"

Shen Xue Ning thought for a moment and said, "Now that you put it, it seems like it's possible."

Shen Baohong was delighted: "It's settled then. Next time we'll choose a weekend and prepare to start the live broadcast."

Shen Xue Ning said: "If I start a live broadcast, it must bring value to everyone. I can't just do it for rewards. Don't lose yourself."

Shen Baohong quickly said: "I know your principles, I understand."

Shen Xue Ning nodded: "Expand the pattern a little bit."

After half an hour, as the steam spread, the whole house was filled with the aroma of medicinal food.

Shen Baohong sniffed the air and said, "What a strong medicinal aroma."

"It smells pretty good." Shen Xue Ning opened the lid and stirred the soup in the pot with a spoon. "It looks okay. It shouldn't overturn."

Shen Baohong was looking forward to it: "We'll know after trying it."

Shen Xue Ning brought over the dishes for the hot pot. She prepared three dishes: marbling beef, tripe, and baby cabbage. "Three hours have passed. The medicinal value of the herbs has been boiled out. Next, I'm going to taste them..."

Shen Baohong couldn't help swallowing.

Shen Xuening took the bowl and chopsticks, picked up the marbled beef and put it into the hot pot with American ginseng. After the meat was boiled and changed color, she picked it up, blew on it, and put it in her mouth to taste.

Shen Baohong kept his eyes on Shen Xuening and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

Shen Xue Ning smiled helplessly: "Are you so greedy?"

Shen Baohong said: "I'm not greedy, I'm just curious."

Shen Xue Ning said: "Take your chopsticks and try it yourself, and see if the taste I described is different from what you tasted."

"Okay." Shen Baohong agreed without hesitation.

Shen Xue Ning said to him, "The marbling beef is very fragrant, with the aroma of American ginseng that is hard to ignore. Although hot pot is very strong in flavor, it is still difficult to cover up the taste of American ginseng. There is no other strange smell, just the aroma of hot pot."

Shen Baohong nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's right. The taste is not affected much, but there is more flavor of American ginseng."

Shen Xuening then put the beef tripe and baby cabbage into the hot pot with American ginseng. The taste was similar to that of the marbled beef. She gave a detailed explanation.

Shen Baohong also ate it, and his feelings were similar to what Shen Xuening described.

Shen Xuening then tasted the hot pot with Gastrodia elata cooked in it——

Shen Xue Ning said: "This Tianma medicinal hot pot has another flavor. This pot has a stronger spicy taste of ginger and pepper, and is accompanied by a light herbal aroma. It has a different taste from American ginseng."

Shen Baohong agreed, "Yes, when the Gastrodia elata is cooked, the gastrodin and volatile oils are released, producing a spicy taste. I originally thought it was sweet, but it was completely different from what I imagined."

Shen Xuening cooked and ate the beef tripe and baby cabbage again. The taste was the same as she described, and it was very compatible. It was delicious and felt like a combination of medicinal food and hot pot.

Finally, Shen Xue Ning ate Astragalus medicinal hotpot.

The characteristic of this hot pot is that it only has the aroma of astragalus but not the taste of it. However, after eating it, it has a sweet aftertaste.

Hot pot has no aftertaste, which is naturally the taste of astragalus.

Shen Xuening ate all three flavors of medicinal hotpot and described the texture and taste of each in detail, which showed that she had done her homework.

"Take a break." Shen Xue Ning signaled to Shen Baohong.

"I don't want to rest, I want to eat hot pot." Shen Baohong looked at the three pots with envy.

Shen Xue Ning blinked: "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, which kind of hot pot do you think is the best?"

Shen Baohong shook his head: "I think they are all delicious, each with its own merits, and the taste is very special. I feel like I won't get a sore throat no matter how much I eat this kind of hot pot."

Shen Xue Ning agreed: "I feel the same way."

Shen Baohong laughed: "Yeah, our hot pot must be good."

Shen Xue Ning thought for a moment and said, "Cousin, why don't we find a few fans to taste it together? Our feelings don't mean anything, it would be better if there were more people."

Shen Baohong did not hesitate: "I'll go find it."

Shen Baohong nodded: "Go ahead, I can't go either, I have to watch the fire."

"Yeah." Shen Baohong turned and went outside.

Shen Xuening went to the freezer and got some ingredients, ready to serve to her fans later.

Ten minutes later, Shen Baohong came back with five fans, three female fans and two male fans. Everyone's face was full of anticipation and they were very excited.

Shen Xue Ning said to them, "We invited you here to taste the hot pot, and after eating, please tell us your feelings as much as possible, and we will edit them into the video. I'm telling you in advance that if you mind, you won't be in the video."

The fans shook their heads to indicate that they didn't mind.

Shen Xue Ning distributed bowls and chopsticks to several people: "The first one is American ginseng medicinal hot pot, the second one is gastrodia elata, and the third one is astragalus. I just took the ingredients out of the freezer. You can eat whatever you want."