Chapter 100 Hotpot, a whim
"That's what I think, I brought all the firewood." As Mei said that, she really put firewood on the floor furnace.
Tian helped to take out the burning firewood in the stove and then put it on the floor furnace to burn it.
The firewood stove has faded and the heat is still there. The fish in the pot has been cooked and the soup is rolling gently.
Mei washed the pottery jar again and prepared to come over to serve the fish.
"Have this fish been cooked?" she asked Gu Qiao.
"Okay, just put it in a jar and take it over." Gu Qiao made way out and gave the spatula to Mei's.
"Then you go to the foot of the back mountain to ask your cousin and the others to come back for dinner."
"Cousin and the others are out?" Gu Qiao was surprised.
"If you don't look at your rabbits and chickens, you'll help you mow grass and dig squids. Go and call them back."
When Gu Qiao heard this, he felt moved.
People come to visit their homes, but fishing is reasonable. That will be very interesting for children. It is both work and fun, but what is mowing grass? That is pure work.
She immediately stopped being too slow, washed her hands and hurried out, and then went to the foot of the back mountain next to her to find someone.
From afar, she saw Chen Zhao and Mei Zhiyong holding a sickle and mowing the grass, while Mei Zhishu was digging earthworms, and Mei Zhirang was responsible for catching the youngest Mei Zhirang.
She immediately walked over, stood on the ridge of the field and shouted at them, "Big cousin, Chen Zhao, it's time to eat!"
Hearing her voice, Mei Zhishu and others stopped.
"Why don't you call me?" Mei Zhiyong straightened up and asked angrily.
"Third cousin, it's time to eat!" Gu Qiao deliberately did not call him, but only called Mei Zhirang.
"Cousin!" Mei Zhirang caught an earthworm and looked at her like a reward.
Gu Qiao quickly turned his face and said, "It's time to eat, come home soon!"
As she said that, she took a few steps back and kept a safe distance.
Mei Zhiyong could tell at a glance that she was afraid of Qu Zi, so she immediately walked to Mei Zhirang's side, pulled out a Qu Zi from the soil, and raised her legs and wanted to run in her direction.
But he just ran two steps and his collar and arms were grabbed.
He turned his head and saw that it was his brother Mei Zhishu who pulled his collar, and that it was Chen Zhao who grabbed his arm.
"Why are you pulling me?" he asked.
Chen Zhao asked coldly: "What are you doing?"
"I..." Mei Zhiyong looked at the earthworm pinching on his fingers, looked at Chen Zhao's cold and cold eyes, and suddenly shivered and dared not answer.
He had a premonition that if he dared to say that he wanted to use this thing to scare Gu Qiao, his hands would definitely hurt for several days, because Chen Zhao would have a lot of strength to pinch himself at this moment.
He glanced at Chen Zhao, then looked at his elder brother, and couldn't help but mutter: "Why are you protecting her like this?"
Mei Zhishu glanced at him, while Chen Zhao increased the strength in his hands.
"Ao!" Mei Zhiyong immediately felt so painful that he screamed, and then quickly changed his words, "No, I mean, I want to put this song in a jar, this is for Qiao'er's cousin to catch it, hehe."
With the last smile, his face stiffened.
Chen Zhao and Mei Zhishu then let him go.
Mei Zhiyong immediately reached out to rub his arm, feeling that his bones were almost broken.
Gu Qiao was far apart and could not hear their conversation clearly, but could clearly see Chen Zhao and Mei Zhishu restrained Mei Zhiyong, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're coming back soon, otherwise the fish will be cooked." Gu Qiao shouted again.
"Here you come." Mei Zhishu replied.
Then the few people walked towards Gu Qiao's house.
When they arrived, Mei and others had already cleaned up the kitchen.
Because there are many people and there are not so many stools at home, Mrs. Gu simply carried the tied dry firewood and put it upside down, and then put a wooden board on the dry firewood so that it would not hurt your butt while sitting.
The main house was burned, and there were a lot of such wooden boards left. You can use it by wiping them clean, which is exactly the word "local materials".
Seeing that the children were all back, Tian immediately took a bowl of rice. Mei and Mrs. Gu unloaded the stones that pressed the tofu, then cut two large pieces of tofu with a knife, and then moved the stones back on them again.
"Sit down quickly, let's try the sour, sour that Qiaoer made today..."
"Soth soup fish." Gu Qiao immediately helped Mrs. Gu immediately replenish.
"Yes, yes, sour soup fish." As he said that, Mrs. Gu sat down.
Everyone sat around the floor stove and each took the bowls and chopsticks.
"In-law, Qiaoer and his uncle, I only cooked fish at home today, and there was no other dish, let alone wine. I'll treat you slowly." Mrs. Gu hurriedly said to Mei Chongling.
"You're welcome, let's have a meal." Mei Chongling's attitude was not cold, but he was never warm, so he could only say he was polite.
"How can this big pot of fish be rich?" Mei Huanqing said hurriedly.
"Then eat fish, everyone eat fish." Mrs. Gu smiled and greeted.
The adults moved their chopsticks so that the children could pick up food.
Mei Zhirang was only five years old and was young. This was his second time eating fish. There were many carp bones. Tian was afraid that he would get stuck, so he asked him to sit beside him and help him pick up the thorns.
When Mrs. Gu saw this, she couldn't help but reminded her children, "If you have too many fish bones, eat them slowly, don't get stuck."
"Yes." Gu Qiao nodded.
Several others agreed.
"Don't say, I've never eaten this taste before, I immediately suppressed the smell of carp's mud." Mei Huanqing couldn't help but say after taking a bite and savoring it seriously.
"Well, it's delicious!" Mei Chongling's praise was the same as his personality, straightforward and simple.
"After doing this, the fish is getting more fresh." Mrs. Gu couldn't help but praise.
Mei's eyes lit up even more, "This soup is so fragrant."
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Everyone praised the sour soup fish cooked by Gu Qiao.
The key is that Gu Qiao's cooking method can be said to be unprecedented.
The sour soup tastes delicious. Drinking it into your mouth in one sip, it only makes people feel that the taste buds are awakened, and I wish I could drink a few more sips.
This is the magic of sour soup, which is sour and tempting, refreshing and appetizing.
With the tofu that you grind at home, the tender tofu fully absorbs the soup. After taking a bite, the unique soybean aroma of tofu is blended into the deliciousness of sour soup and fish. When you eat it in your mouth, you will only feel salivation.
Gu Qiao put cabbage again, and when the vegetables were cooked, everyone would pick them up.
"This big pot is very convenient and tastes very good." Mei exclaimed, then turned his head to ask Gu Qiao, "Is this what hot pot you are talking about?"
Gu Qiao nodded, "Yes, this is sour soup fish hotpot. If there is meat, you can also squid the meat."
In fact, Gu Qiao also wanted to say that there is another kind of spicy hot pot, but she has not found chili in this world, so she cannot mention it for the time being.
Everyone started chatting about the issue of "hot pot".
Mei Zhiyong suddenly had a whim, "In two days, there will be bacteria in the woods. Can bacteria be cooked in hot pot?"
"Musc?" Gu Qiao thought about it carefully before finally reacting. Mei Zhiyong should be talking about mushrooms. She immediately replied, "Yes."
Mei Zhiyong, a small foodie, immediately shouted: "Then let's go and pick mushrooms and cook hot pot when the time comes!"
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Chapter completed!