The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Arriving outside the kitchen, Li Muxia nodded in satisfaction at the temporary stoves that had been set up and left to air out for half a day. The people in their household were indeed efficient. Look at those four stoves, which were practically perfect, with a large distance between each pair, so that everyone could sit together without any problems.

Li Muxia couldn't help but give her guard a mental thumbs up.

They bought a lot of things this time, but of course, Li Muxia wasn't the only one to clean up. The servants in the kitchen also helped with the cleanup.

Everyone frowned as they looked at the piles of pig offal. These were things that no one usually ate; they were generally fed to dogs.

Li Anran didn't understand at the time, but since Li Muxia said it was delicious, she believed that it must be delicious.

Li Muxia noticed the disdain in everyone's eyes and said, "It's okay if you don't like these things now, but don't fight over them later."

After explaining, he demonstrated how to clean the pig offal. He also showed how to process the other ingredients, then handed over the task of preparing the ingredients to the kitchen servants and went into the kitchen to start preparing the hot pot broth.

Li Anran, Cui'er, and Hong'er all went inside to assist Li Muxia.

Li Muxia prepared two soup bases this time: one spicy and one clear.

The clear broth hot pot is easy to prepare; just put the beef bones you bought into the pot and simmer them.

The key is the spicy broth, which needs to be stir-fried for a while, otherwise the aroma won't come out.

Li Muxia plans to make a buttered beef this time. In this era, cattle are still treated with great care, and beef is rarely sold. This is mainly because cattle are the main labor force for plowing the land in this era, and every family cherishes them. Only old cattle that are too old to plow the land are slaughtered for meat.

Li Muxia happened to be there this time, so she bought a lot of beef, beef bones, and some offal.

Using butter to stir-fry the hot pot base has two advantages: it makes it more fragrant and it preserves it for a longer time. This time, Li Muxia plans to make a large batch of hot pot base so that she can take it out whenever she wants to eat it, without having to go through the trouble of stir-frying it every time.

Li Anran watched as Li Muxia threw all sorts of seasonings and herbs they had bought from the pharmacy into the oil pan. She was a little curious and wanted to ask her something, but then she saw Li Muxia throw a huge pile of chili peppers into the pan. Instantly, a pungent, spicy smell filled her nostrils, and the burning sensation made her runny nose and tears stream down her face.

She ran out in less than two seconds, and the others weren't much better off. Even Li Muxia was wiping away tears while stirring her food with a spoon. Suddenly, I really miss modern range hoods.

Cui'er and Hong'er didn't last long either, and ran out after them. Cui'er wanted to pull Li Muxia out with her, but Li Muxia refused: "You guys go out quickly, cough cough, I'm fine, I'll be fine in a bit. Cough cough cough."

Sure enough, not long after, the people who were preparing the ingredients outside smelled the aroma coming from the kitchen. Although it had a spicy smell, it still whetted everyone's appetite.

By the time the hot pot base was ready, all the ingredients had been prepared. Looking at the neatly arranged plates of ingredients, Li Muxia gave everyone a thumbs up.

Upon receiving the young lady's praise, several servants smiled shyly.

What are you talking about? The young lady of the house is not only good-tempered, but also incredibly beautiful. Every single person in the manor, regardless of age or gender, who saw her face for the first time was stunned and couldn't react for a long time.

Li Muxia had the cook prepare four iron pots, which were placed on four makeshift stoves. Then, she brought over two large tables and arranged the ingredients on them.

Two portions of each ingredient were prepared and placed on two separate tables. After the hot pot base was put into the iron pot, Li Muxia asked Cui'er and Hong'er to call over the off-duty guards and servants and explain to them how to eat hot pot.

Everyone then understood Li Muxia's intention; it turned out that the young lady had also taken them, the servants, into consideration.

At first, no one understood why the young lady had prepared three portions of each ingredient. It turned out that they were for the staff on duty who couldn't come to eat. The young lady is so thoughtful!

Everyone was so moved they wanted to cry, and some of the maids and servants with shallow tear troughs even secretly wiped away their tears.

The old general looked at Li Muxia now and felt very gratified.

After Li Muxia finished speaking, she asked everyone to sit down and prepare to eat hot pot.

At first, everyone was a little reserved, each holding a bowl and hesitant to pick up their chopsticks. But after the old general picked up a slice of meat and ate it, he kept saying, "Delicious, delicious."

He urged everyone to eat quickly before they started using their chopsticks.

With just one bite, this hot pot won everyone's hearts.

At first, people were hesitant to try the spicy hot pot, and there were very few people around it. However, as time went on, those who had tried it began to boast about how delicious it was.

People who were originally sitting at the bone broth hot pot started moving to the spicy hot pot. Gradually, most of the people sitting at the bone broth hot pot were older women.

Even the offal that everyone initially disliked was completely devoured. Looking at the empty plates, everyone was still hungry, proving that the young lady was right.

General Li ate with absolutely no regard for decorum, as if someone was trying to take it from him. Before he had even swallowed what was in his mouth, his chopsticks were already reaching into the pot to scoop more food out.

Shangguan Wanyun looked at her husband's pathetic state and kept giving General Li daggers while sitting in front of the hot pot, but General Li ignored her. No one could stop him from eating hot pot.

Li Anran was originally sitting in the bone broth pot, but she was startled when Li Muxia was stir-frying the hot pot base. She instinctively felt that the spicy pot must be very spicy and that eating it would definitely be a nightmare.

However, seeing how much Xia Jiejie, Grandpa, Dad, and Brother were enjoying their meal, I couldn't resist coming over to the spicy hot pot. I picked up a slice of lotus root and put it in my mouth. The rich aroma and spiciness stimulated my taste buds. At first, I wasn't used to it, but I was quickly won over by the taste and became more and more addicted to it.

Now, while constantly drinking water because of the spiciness and making "hissing" sounds, he kept stuffing food into his mouth. He was not at all as dignified as he usually was when eating, which made Shangguan Wanyun shake her head.

Seeing that he was the only one left at the bone broth pot, he got up and went to the spicy pot. Soon, he joined Li Anran and the others, being pulled to drink water while uncontrollably putting food into his mouth.

Watching a group of people eat hot pot and smelling the aroma wafting through the air, Qingyun, hiding in a tree, drooled uncontrollably.