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

When the two brothers came back from school, Xu's mother and Li Dahua had just washed the vegetables. Xu Cong'an couldn't wait to ask his sister what she wanted to eat in the evening. When he heard his sister say hot pot, he was puzzled.

"Hot pot? What is hot pot?" Xu Cong'an looked confused.

Xu Congyi patiently explained: "Hot pot is a kind of food that puts various vegetables and meat in the same pot, boils them, and then eats them with sauce. Don't worry, second brother, this is definitely a delicacy you have never tasted before!"

Hearing this, Xu Cong'an's curiosity was completely aroused and he was looking forward to the hot pot dinner in the evening.

Old man Xu and his son were making charcoal in the yard. At first, Old man Xu was really surprised to see the big copper pot. When he learned that it was specially prepared by his granddaughter for the hot pot tonight, he was even more excited. He and his son studied the pot together, especially the cylindrical structure in the middle of the pot. They guessed that it might be used to hold charcoal fire, but they were not sure.

Xu Congyi specially prepared a rich variety of ingredients for tonight's hot pot dinner. When she was grilling before, she found that her family had a special liking for lamb, so she specially prepared lamb rolls. In addition, she also prepared tripe, shrimp slips, wide noodles, etc., which were all selected according to her family's taste when she had a barbecue with her family before. For vegetables, she chose spinach, baby cabbage, bitter chrysanthemum and wormwood stalks, which are fresh and taste good. Xu's mother also joined in the preparation. She peeled two potatoes, cut them into thick slices, and put them on the plate. The staple food is salt and pepper sesame sauce biscuits, which is Xu Congyi's favorite food, and it is especially delicious when eaten with hot pot.

In order to enhance the taste of the hot pot, Xu Congyi also specially prepared two sauces, sesame sauce and sesame oil, for her family to choose from. She deliberately chose Erba sauce as the sesame sauce, which has a strong peanut aroma and is more delicious when paired with the hot pot ingredients. She also carefully put shallots, coriander and chili in small bowls, and everyone can add according to their own taste.

With many people at home, the work of washing vegetables was completed quickly. While the old man Xu and his son were making charcoal in the yard, the vegetables were washed and served on the table. In the middle of the table, Xu Congyi deliberately placed a plate filled with water, and she told the old man Xu.

"Grandpa, you just need to put the charcoal into the pot drum. This way, the charcoal fire can be transferred to the bottom of the pot through the cylindrical structure, allowing the pot to heat up quickly. And this plate is to prevent the pot from scalding the table."

Old man Xu nodded and followed his granddaughter's instructions. The charcoal fire slowly burned in the copper pot, making crackling sounds, adding a bit of excitement and anticipation to tonight's hot pot dinner.

Xu Congyi took this opportunity to pour the bone soup that she had prepared into the pot. She prepared a double pot, half of which was the original bone soup, the milky white bone soup exuded a light fragrance; the other half was the red oil soup base with hot pot base, spicy and fragrant, making people salivate. Originally, Xu Congyi planned to stir-fry the hot pot base herself, but considering that the base sold in the space probably tasted much more authentic than what she stir-fried, she decided to buy it directly.

As the charcoal fire burned, the soup in the pot began to boil slowly, and the aroma of the hot pot began to fill the air.

"Let's eat the meat first when eating hot pot," Xu Congyi said, gently placing the thinly sliced ​​mutton rolls into the red oil soup base. She skillfully used chopsticks to stir the mutton to ensure that each slice was evenly heated. She introduced to her family: "This mutton is very tender and can be eaten as long as it changes color slightly. There are two small bowls in front of each person, with two different dipping sauces in them, one is sesame paste, and the other is a mixture of sesame oil and chili peppers. Everyone can dip them in and taste them to see which flavor they like. There are three small bowls on the bench next to them, with green onions, coriander and chili peppers in them. You can add them if you want to eat them."

Li Dahua was eager to try. She followed her daughter's example and put the mutton slices into the boiling soup. The meat slices quickly changed color in the red oil soup. He picked up the mutton with a light touch, dipped it in some sesame sauce, and put it in his mouth. The tender taste and spicy aroma intertwined in her mouth, making her nod in praise.

"Delicious!" Li Dahua couldn't help but exclaimed with a satisfied smile on her face. Other family members also started to eat and enjoy this delicious hot pot meal.

Xu Cong'an's chopsticks went straight to the red oil soup base. He picked up a piece of tripe and put it into the pot to blanch it slightly according to his sister's instructions, then quickly took it out, dipped it in sesame oil and chili peppers, and put it in his mouth. The toughness and spicy taste of the tripe made him exclaim that it was addictive.

Xu's mother prefers the original bone soup. She picked up a handful of spinach and gently put it into the milky white bone soup. The spinach rolled in the soup and soon became green and tender. She picked up the spinach and took a light bite, and the delicious soup burst in her mouth.

Old man Xu loved both soup bases. He first picked up a piece of mutton and put it into the red oil soup base to taste. He praised the spicy and fresh taste. Then he picked up a piece of baby cabbage and put it into the bone soup. The baby cabbage absorbed the essence of the bone soup and became more delicious. He enjoyed the collision of two different tastes.

Accompanied by the hot pot, the family ate and chatted, sharing each other's daily life and interesting stories. Xu Congyi picked up dishes for his family from time to time and recommended various delicious ingredients. Xu Congwen was responsible for adding charcoal and adjusting the heat to ensure that the soup base of the hot pot was always in the best condition. Just now, after Xu Congyi explained the wonderful use of the cylinder in the middle of the pot, the old man Xu understood the convenience of this little mechanism. It turned out that adjusting the heat could be so simple.

As time went by, the ingredients in the pot became less and less, but everyone's interest was getting higher and higher. Xu Congyi strongly recommended her favorite salt and pepper sesame sauce biscuits, which were baked and exuded an attractive aroma of wheat and sesame, which intertwined with the aroma of the hot pot to form an indescribable deliciousness. Finally, when all the ingredients in the pot were eaten up, everyone was still savoring them with relish.