After crossing over: kidnapping a female hunter to be the stepfather of the three cubs

Xu Qingzhao thought about it and was about to refuse when he heard a happy voice:

"Don't worry about gossip. We can eat in the yard. Besides, I have guests. It's okay."

Hearing this, Xu Qingzhao suppressed his inner joy and nodded slightly.

"Do you need my help? I'm going to shed the rabbit."

Zhao Huanxi agreed, as he had never done that job before, and he was also afraid that Xu Qingzhao would feel uncomfortable if he didn't give him some work.

"Then I'll trouble you, Brother Xu. I'll go get a knife and a basin."

He went into the house, took out a kitchen knife and a wooden basin. Pang Hongying, who was burning the fire, saw that Zhao Huanxi was holding these things in a strange way and asked what was going on.

"That's Brother Xu you met last morning. He went into the mountains today and hunted a fat rabbit and brought it to me. I invited him to have dinner with me, and he helped me kill the rabbit."

After saying that, he hurried out, leaving Pang Hongying there to think. After a moment, he dropped the fire stick and chased after her.

The eldest and second oldest children chattered non-stop around the rabbit, while Big Black and Little Black wagged their tails and barked at it. Xu Qingzhao sat nearby, watching them with a smile on his face.

"Brother Xu, here's the basin. I won't take care of the rest. I'll leave it to you." Zhao Huanxi said with a smile.

Xu Qingzhao nodded and walked towards the backyard with the knife basin. He was afraid that killing people in the yard would scare the girls away due to the strong smell of blood.

When Pang Hongying chased out, she only saw Xu Qingzhao's back as he went to the backyard, so she simply went back to the kitchen and ran out through the back door.

When Xu Qingzhao, who was killing the rabbit, looked up, he saw Pang Hongying walking towards him with a strange smile.

"Brother Xu, do you still remember me?"

Xu Qingzhao didn't stop moving and replied, "Miss Pang, what's the matter?"

Pang Hongying didn't give in to Xu Qingzhao's indifference and said with a smile, "This rabbit is a good one. I guess Brother Xu must be quite skilled."

The previous and subsequent sentences are completely incoherent. The main purpose is to test Xu Qingzhao's true intentions.

"Miss Pang, you're joking. My family is poor and I only have a few skills to make a living. I can't afford Miss Pang's temptation."

Seeing that he made it clear, Pang Hongying became even more curious.

The man had deep facial features, sword-like eyebrows, eyes like stars, his hair was neatly tied up, and his wheat-colored skin made his temperament even more outstanding.

I didn't look at him so carefully last time, but now I realize that this man actually has a hint of femininity between his eyebrows.

"Miss Pang, isn't it inappropriate to stare at people like that?" Xu Qingzhao felt very uncomfortable.

"Sorry, sorry, do you need my help?"

"No need." The response was a cold rejection.

Zhao Huanxi in the yard was scrubbing his large intestine vigorously with a large basin.

Pour some wood ash, turn the large intestine open, and pull off the excess intestinal fat. Repeat several times.

Pour some flour and stir to absorb the dirt left by the wood ash. Finally, wash it several times with clean water. When the water becomes clear and smells free, you are done.

Put the washed large intestine and pig ears into a pot with cold water, add rice wine and Sichuan peppercorns, and tie two scallions into a knot and throw them in. Bring the water to a boil and skim off the foam. Cook for another two minutes and remove from the heat.

On the other side, heat a pot on low heat, crush the yellow rock sugar and put it in the pot to fry until it turns into sugar color, then add boiling water.

I didn't expect that this rock sugar would appear here, but it is still a precious thing, more than twice as expensive as brown sugar, and it was dripping blood when I put it in.

But thinking of the braised food I made, I gritted my teeth and put some in despite the pain.

Add the intestines and ears to the sautéed sugar color. Add some dogwood to replace the spicy chili peppers. Add some of the marinade ingredients you bought, and finally, add soy sauce. Add some fermented black bean paste for flavor. Heat the pot over medium heat, cover, and leave it alone.

Here, take out a large piece of wild boar meat, wash it, put it in a pot of cold water, add the deodorizing kit and blanch it. But don't pick it up again during the blanching. Wait until the foam comes out, clean the foam, and simmer it for half an hour.

The two people in the backyard also brought in the skinned rabbit. Zhao Huanxi took the rabbit with a smile and continued his actions.

Seeing that there was nothing for Xu Qingzhao to do, he volunteered to pick up the wooden bucket and draw water from the well into the vat in the kitchen bucket by bucket.

"Brother Xu, you've worked so hard. You should go and take a rest. I can't let you keep working when I ask you to come for dinner." Zhao Huanxi wiped his hands, snatched the bucket away, and stopped Xu Qingzhao from carrying it.

"It's okay. I'll just sit down anyway." He took the bucket over again.

Zhao Huanxi couldn't resist and since he hadn't dealt with his rabbit yet, he just let him do as he pleased.

Take a knife and chop the rabbit into small pieces. Rinse it several times with clean water. Once the water is clear, drain the water. Add rice wine, a little pepper, a little soy sauce, and a little salt for a base flavor.

Add a little starch and mix well, then set aside to marinate.

By this time, the wild boar meat in the pot is cooked. If you can insert a chopstick without much effort, it is cooked. Then wash the celery and cut it into thin slices about an inch thick and spread them on the bottom of the plate.

Put the pork into freshly drawn well water to cool it down. Then cut it into slices and pour the sauce over it. It will be a garlic-free dish.

The braised meat over there is almost cooked, so just ask Hongying who is cooking the fire to turn down the heat.

Clean the other pot used to cook the wild boar meat, pour in the soybean oil bought this morning, heat it until it smokes, add the marinated rabbit pieces, and fry them slowly in the pot over medium heat.

"Sister Huanxi, are you sure you haven't learned this at Manxianglou? This smells so good! I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I'm already drooling."

Zhao Huanxi looked at the pot. Now there were only the two of them in the kitchen. Xu Qingzhao had already fetched water and was now playing with the puppy and the children outside.

"Eat more later, I guarantee you'll find it tastes like nothing you've ever tasted before."

"Hey, that's natural."

It didn't take long before Zhao Huanxi set up a table in the middle of the yard and asked everyone to prepare for dinner.

"Today's delicious dishes would be perfect if we had a bottle of fine wine."

"Would you like to drink? My family has a collection of pure and fragrant wine. It's not too strong, just right for women."

"Oh, I just said that casually. Hey! Brother Xu, wait a minute!" Xu Qingzhao ran out before he finished speaking.

"Oh, it's going to cost me money again."

Pang Hongying smiled at Huanxi's expression and said, "Chun Bixiang isn't expensive, so don't worry, Sister Huanxi. It's just that it's a little hard to buy. How could Brother Xu have such wine at home?"

Zhao Huanxi went into the kitchen and said to Pang Hongying, "Everyone has their own preferences."

Xu Qingzhao went home and took out a small jar from his collection. Seeing the way Huanxi's eyes lit up when he talked about fine wine, he thought that he was also a wine lover.

I have been troubled by insomnia for many years. Sometimes when I can't sleep, I will drink a small cup to make myself sleep peacefully. I didn't expect that it would come in handy now.

When they returned to Huanxi's house, the dining table in the middle of the yard was filled with food. The three maids and Hongying were already sitting there. Huanxi brought out the last dish from the kitchen and waved to her.

"Brother Xu, come quickly. I've been waiting for you. You must try my cooking today."

Xu Qingzhao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and replied, "Hey, here I come."

As soon as we were seated, Zhao Huanxi introduced the names of the dishes he was making today:

"This is my braised large intestine. Don't be fooled by its appearance, it tastes great. This is the pig's ear, which tastes the same as the large intestine. This is the cold-mixed wild boar meat. This is today's main dish."

She pointed to the basin of rabbits.

"Mother, what is this?"

"Hey, thank you Uncle Xu for this. He sent me some fat rabbit fried with ginger. Come on, eat it quickly."

Pang Hongying immediately took a piece of pig intestines with chopsticks and praised it repeatedly. She was not lying. She had never tasted such delicious offal before. She had eaten it outside, but it always had a fishy smell.

The ones made by Sister Huanxi don’t have that flavor, but it makes people want to eat more.

"Brother Xu, you should eat too. Don't be polite. Once you're here, we're family." Zhao Huanxi thought he was embarrassed, so he picked up a piece of cut pig's ear and put it into his bowl.

Xu Qingzhao smiled, picked up the pig ears in his bowl, and said with bright eyes:

"Huanxi, your cooking skills are really good. I am so lucky to have such a delicious meal."

"Uncle Xu, please eat more, and you too, Sister Hongying." Xiao Yin said to the two of them.

"Okay, Xiaoyin and Xiaopan, you two can eat too. Your mother's cooking is the best. I even want to take her home to be my cook." After Pang Hongying said this, she glanced at Xu Qingzhao's reaction without making any expression.

Seeing that Xu Qingzhao's eyes had indeed become cold, he understood in his heart: Sure enough, you kid are not innocent towards Sister Huanxi.