I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life

The weather is sometimes good and sometimes bad. It felt warmer a few days ago, but today it snowed again and the temperature dropped sharply. In this cold weather, Xu Congyi couldn't help but crave hot pot. The hot pot, with the ingredients rolling in the bright red soup, exudes an alluring aroma. The spicy and fresh taste intertwined together, makes people salivate.

Then let’s have hotpot tonight!

Now that I have told my family that I have a treasure, it is so convenient. I don’t have to prepare anything I want to eat long in advance, and I can eat fresh green leafy vegetables whenever I want without worrying about them not being in season.

Despite this space, they were still limited by the lack of electricity in this era. They could only rely on candles for lighting at night. But Xu Congyi's space has many rechargeable lamps, so she would use these lamps instead of candles at night when only the Xu family was there. These lights are soft, not glaring, and very bright. If someone comes to visit, there are also oil lamps, which are of good quality and do not irritate the eyes.

After the afternoon nap, Xu Congyi acted quickly. She first bought a large copper pot from her space. While browsing Taobao, she found a copper pot called "Super-large Copper Hot Pot Double-sided Pot Household Shabu-shabu Charcoal Thick Copper Furnace", and she was immediately attracted by this "super-large". There are seven people in the family, and everyone is a "big eater", especially now that all the chores at home are busy, everyone's physical energy consumption is very large. Although the two brothers go to school, they get up before dawn every day to chop wood, feed chickens and rabbits, and they are in the stage of growing up, so their appetite is amazing. Therefore, this copper pot must be large enough to meet the needs of the whole family.

She carefully checked the quality of the copper pot and confirmed that it was thick and durable enough. The copper pot needs to be cleaned before use. The cleaning of the copper pot is different from that of other pots. It needs to be carefully scrubbed several times to ensure that there are no impurities and odors in the pot. The capacity of this pot is indeed very large, and because of the high density of copper, the pot body is also very heavy. Xu Congyi frowned and thought that such heavy work should be done when his father comes back in the afternoon and he, the strong man in the family, does it.

Then, she began to prepare the ingredients for the hot pot. She knew that the essence of hot pot lies in the freshness of the soup base and the ingredients. The vegetables and meat can be prepared later, but the soup base must be stewed first. She decided to make a double-flavored pot, with clear soup on one side and spicy soup on the other. As for the clear soup, she planned to use bone soup, so that the ingredients would be more delicious.

She bought a few large pork bones from the space. These were very fresh pork bones, and they also contained bone marrow, so that the soup would be more rich. She cleaned the bones and added enough cold water, making sure to put the pot in cold water, so that the nutrients and umami in the bones could be gradually released during the heating process. She cut the green onions into sections, sliced ​​the ginger, and put them into the pot, then added an appropriate amount of cooking wine, which not only removed the fishy smell of the bones, but also increased the aroma of the soup.

First, boil the water in the pot over high heat. The soup in the pot will begin to become cloudy. Use a spoon to gently skim off the foam in the pot, then turn to low heat and simmer.

After stewing for more than half an hour, the family members came back one after another, and they smelled the fragrance as soon as they entered the yard.

"What delicious food are you making today? Why is the meal prepared so early?" Li Dahua wondered.

"Mom, let's have hotpot tonight. It's delicious. I'm making the soup base first." Although Li Dahua was unfamiliar with the new term hotpot, she was already looking forward to it when she smelled the fragrance of the soup base.

"Yi Yi, do you need help?" Xu's mother also rolled up her sleeves and went into the kitchen.

"No, no, we're just making the soup now. I'll take the rest from my treasures and just wash them before eating." Xu Congyi smiled and pushed his grandmother and mother out of the kitchen, letting them take a rest.

"Yi Yi, do you need help?" Xu's mother also came over when she heard the voice, rolled up her sleeves and prepared to go into the kitchen to help.

Xu Congyi waved her hands quickly: "No, no, we're just making the soup now. I'll take the rest from my treasures and just wash them before eating." She smiled and pushed her grandmother and mother out of the kitchen, letting them go to rest.

After Xu Congyi pushed her grandmother and mother out of the kitchen, she returned to the stove and focused on tending to the pot of bone soup. The bones in the pot slowly adjusted the heat, emitting a stronger and stronger aroma. At this time, Hunter Xu returned from the rabbit house. Since the Xu family established a cooperative relationship with Tangji Fragrant Meat Shop, Hunter Xu was responsible for collecting rabbits every day to ensure the freshest supply.

As soon as Hunter Xu stepped into the yard, the tempting aroma hit him in the face, which made him quicken his pace. He walked into the kitchen and saw Xu Congyi concentrating in front of the pot, where the bone soup was bubbling and emitting hot steam, and the aroma was overflowing.

"Yi Yi, what kind of soup is this? Why does it smell so good?" Hunter Xu asked curiously, his eyes drawn to the bubbling pot.

"Dad, this is bone soup. We are going to have hot pot tonight." Xu Congyi replied with a smile, pointing to the newly bought copper hot pot next to him, "I bought this copper hot pot specially, and I plan to use it to cook hot pot."

Hunter Xu's eyes shifted to the brand new copper hot pot. He walked over and knocked on it with his hand, nodding approvingly, "This pot is good, it looks quite sturdy, but it's a little dirty. Let me help you clean the pot."

As he spoke, Hunter Xu put down the bamboo basket in his hand, rolled up his sleeves, and took over the task of scrubbing the pot. He picked up the copper hot pot and walked to the innermost part of the kitchen. Although the well water outside was not frozen, it was still very cold, especially today when the temperature dropped, so Hunter Xu chose the large vat of water in the kitchen because the water there was relatively warmer. He picked up the brush, dipped it in clean water, and began to carefully scrub every corner of the copper pot.

Xu Congyi looked at the hunter's skilled and serious movements and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. There was life in his eyes, there was so much life in his eyes, she didn't even need to open her mouth, she just went to wash the pot.

After a while, the copper pot was cleaned by Xu the Hunter, and it looked brand new. He put the pot back in place with satisfaction and said to Xu Congyi: "Okay, my girl, the pot has been cleaned. You go and take a rest, and I will take care of the fire for you."