Chapter 170 Taking the Cheng family to experience hot pot
"well......"
Cheng Yaojin sighed suddenly, and then said with a sad face: "Master Qin, Mrs. Qin, you don't know something."
"This involves a very sad love-hate story."
"Just half a month ago, a cow from my Cheng family died due to dystocia..."
"In the days that followed, the Bull washed his face with tears day and night, and finally passed away last night because of excessive sadness..."
"well......"
Cheng Yaojin sighed again and spoke passionately. The expression on his face was very spot on. It felt like the expression on the face of a contestant during a recitation competition.
When he said it at the end, he was still a little choked up!
With this appearance, people who didn't know it would think Cheng Yaojin's family had encountered some natural or man-made disaster.
At this moment, Qin Wenyuan's mouth twitched. He looked at his wife and looked at each other with Chang Le.
Good guy, let me tell you something, it is very rare for cows to have dystocia.
Cheng Yaojin was actually able to find such excuses for passive death.
There is also the last reason, which is even more bizarre. The bull actually died of excessive grief!!
The emotion of this cow is said to be an emotion that only humans can have.
This doesn't look like a dead cow, it clearly looks like a dead person.
Cheng Yaojin is really a genius at making up excuses!! He is afraid that others will believe the same!
Qin Wenyuan and Chang Le looked at Cheng Yaojin strangely.
"What...what happened?"
Cheng Yaojin touched his nose and whispered.
He took the initiative to invite Qin Wenyuan to feast on beef this time because he also heard about the assassination last night and wanted to change Qin Wenyuan's mood.
Early this morning, Cheng Yaojin made a special trip to visit the place where the assassination was carried out last night.
Finding traces of horses running around frightened Cheng Yaojin, and he quickly asked Zhao Xianye, who was stationed there, about how to deal with the Cui family, the culprits.
After all, the people of the Cui family are not fools. They know that Qin Wenyuan’s wife is the princess. Such a naked assassination is secretly a disregard for the imperial power, which is an intolerable crime!
However, Zhao Xianye said that because there were no witnesses and the traces of the Cui family's treatment were so beautiful, there was no way to convict him next year.
Unable to convict, Cheng Yaojin could only get angry alone, so he thought of inviting Qin Wenyuan and his wife to have a meal to change Qin Wenyuan's mood and gradually calm down his angry heart.
So the next thing I thought was that my family hadn’t killed a cow for a long time, so it was time to take advantage of this opportunity and find a reason to let the family’s cow die “accidentally”.
Finally, after discussion among the "foodies" of the Yaojin family, it was concluded that the bull Niu Mei died of excessive grief, which was very consistent with the current cause of death of the bull.
It just echoes the cow that died due to "difficult childbirth" half a month ago.
"nothing."
"That's a good reason..."
Qin Wenyuan smiled, shook his head and spoke, still feeling a little bit dumbfounded.
"Haha, I, Old Cheng, also think it's quite acceptable."
"So Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin, will you two move to my old Cheng's house now?"
Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly.
This was a reason that the whole family came up with. Cheng Yaojin had great confidence in this reason, and he didn't think there was anything bad about it.
Maybe it’s because there are even more bizarre passive reasons for death.
"Okay, madam, you go and ask the other people in our house if they want to go?" Qin Wenyuan nodded, feeling a little moved in his heart.
Due to the recent Big Dipper incident, in terms of diet, Qin has not eaten beef for a long time.
Before encountering the Big Dipper, you can also secretly get some food for death.
But after meeting them, they were not very enthusiastic about eating, and never had the chance to try the taste of beef.
"Well, I'll go and ask right away." Changle responded and stepped back.
But he soon returned and said that no one else in the house wanted to go.
In the Qin Mansion, apart from Qin Wenyuan and his wife, there were only servants left. After all, they were going to the Duke's residence in Chang'an City, so Qin Wenyuan understood that they would refuse to go.
After all, if he, Qin, were asked to have dinner with His Majesty Li Shimin, he would find reasons to refuse.
Immediately, Qin Wenyuan and the other three set off, talking and laughing, to Cheng Yaojin's mansion.
On the way, Qin Wenyuan suddenly thought of an interesting way to eat beef.
It’s hotpot!!
So along the way, Qin Wenyuan was thinking, would he be excluded if he served hot pot at Cheng Yaojin's house?
Cheng Yaojin's Mansion.
Everyone sat at the same table, and after Qin Wenyuan's explanation, the "foodies" of the Cheng family officially decided to use the hot pot eating method mentioned by Qin Wenyuan when it came to handling today's beef.
They each prepared everything they needed and were ready to start today's hot pot cooking.
At this moment, everything was prepared, and surrounded by everyone, there was a big pot.
This is called antique soup, which has been around since the Warring States Period. The Cheng family usually used it to make soup.
However, today, after being slightly processed by Qin Wenyuan, the middle of the cauldron was separated, which is somewhat similar to the mandarin duck pot of later generations.
It can be said that this is a simple version of Yuanyang Hotpot in the Tang Dynasty world.
"Husband, what is this? Why is it so small and red?"
Changle looked at the dogwood and ginger placed on the table, looked curious, and asked.
Qin Wenyuan and Cheng Yaojin had just gone out to purchase this dogwood and ginger. After all, at this time in the Tang Dynasty, there were no chili peppers, so Qin Wenyuan directly used dogwood and ginger to replace the chili peppers today.
It may not be as spicy as chili peppers, but it's still much better than boring ones.
"Madam, this is the soup base we are going to use today." Qin Wenyuan replied with a smile.
Soup base?
What does this mean?! Just these two things are the so-called soup base?!
She knew that dogwood was a condiment, and because it was expensive, most people didn't dare to buy it.
But this ginger...
Changle's beautiful eyes were full of curiosity, and she couldn't help but pick up a piece of ginger with her little hands and put it to her nose to smell it.
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Several of Cheng Yaojin's children also imitated Changle in a decent manner.
However, Cheng Yaojin was even more exaggerated. Not only did he imitate others, but he was also better than his masters.
He licked it with his tongue and felt that it had no taste, then put it in his mouth, took a bite and chewed it twice.
Everyone immediately looked at him.
After Cheng Yaojin chewed it twice, his face suddenly froze. The spicy taste of ginger hit his tongue. Cheng Yaojin, who had never tasted spicy food, was stung by the spiciness.
The rough-looking face suddenly turned red with a hiss.
"Ah... so spicy, so spicy!"
Cheng Yaojin shouted, stood up from his position with a hiss, then turned around and kept spitting, and kept fanning his mouth with his hands.
Seeing his funny look, Qin Wenyuan couldn't help laughing.
Just this piece of ginger can make Cheng Yaojin lose his composure. If Xiaomijiao from later generations comes on the scene, Cheng's family may have to go in vertically and go out horizontally.
Of course, Qin Wenyuan would not let his wife eat the millet pepper, for fear that it would make her cry.
After all, not everyone can eat spicy food.
There were no chili peppers in the Tang Dynasty, so no one had eaten chili peppers at this time. It was normal for Cheng Yaojin to be sensitive to chili peppers for the first time, even if it was ginger.
That’s why Qin Wenyuan specially created a format similar to Yuanyang Hotpot today.
He will open one side that is spicy for himself, and the other side that is not spicy for Cheng Yaojin and others.
Cheng Yaojin's reaction made everyone except Qin Wenyuan panic.
Everyone kept pouring water for Cheng Yaojin and looked at Cheng Yaojin worriedly.
Among them, Cheng Tiehuan, Cheng Yaojin's only daughter and the youngest child, was so anxious that she almost burst into tears.
"Master Qin, what is going on? What will happen to my father?" Cheng Chumo, Cheng Yaojin's eldest son, asked nervously.
All members of the Cheng family looked at Qin Wenyuan nervously.
It is probably because of Qin Wenyuan's status. He has the same title as Cheng Yaojin and has a noble status.
If Qin Wenyuan had no identity, the current Cheng family might have to yell at him, or even use a knife.
"Don't worry, don't worry, it's not poisoning. You should be fine in half a day." Qin Wenyuan said with a smile.
He didn't expect Cheng Yaojin to be so tough.
They actually had a disagreement and ate raw ginger without even asking. Unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin broke his defense with just a piece of ginger.
Even if Qin Wenyuan likes to eat some chili pepper, he would not dare to eat it raw.
If Cheng Yaojin eats raw ginger, he can only find fault on his own.
After drinking several glasses of water in a row.
Cheng Yaojin felt better and sat back down.
But the sad eyes looking at Qin Wenyuan looked like an abandoned daughter-in-law.
Everyone looked at his swollen red lips and couldn't help but smile.
"Pfft, daddy, this is so funny."
"Yes, yes, who told your father to show off?"
The Cheng family members all laughed at him, including Mrs. Cheng Yaojin.
"Huh? What are you laughing at? What are you trying to show off? Don't talk nonsense! Stop it now!!"
Cheng Yaojin immediately turned serious and looked at his children eagerly.
Cheng Chumo and others immediately lowered their heads and stopped laughing, but they were so suppressed that their faces turned red.
Next, the water in the big pot is boiled, and the ingredients and other things have already been put down.
Today, the beef cut from a whole bull was cut into thin slices at Qin Wenyuan's special request. It is probably not much different from the fat cattle of later generations.
The knife skills of the ancients were pretty good, no worse than the machines of later generations.
After Qin Wenyuan cut the ginger into pieces, he directly added it to his side with the help of dogwood.
Suddenly, the soup base turned red, and a spicy taste slowly rose from the hot pot.
Qin Wenyuan took a deep breath, feeling like...like he was back in modern society having a hotpot.
I haven't enjoyed this sour feeling for a long time since I came to Chang'an City and married my wife Changle!
Qin Wenyuan was very emotional. When he was alone in the past, he often made hot pot and served beef.
If by chance the Twelve Shadow Thorns came to find him, he would take them for a meal and give them a spicy meal, which would make them miserable.
At this moment, after a long time of chili-flavored hot pot, Qin Wenyuan's face showed a satisfied smile, and he felt like his mouth was about to flow out.
However, compared to Qin Wenyuan's comfort, it was obvious that everyone could not bear the pungency.
Everyone, including his wife Chang Le, was coughing non-stop.
Qin Wenyuan immediately smiled softly. This was the first time they experienced the spicy feeling, so they were like this.
If you try it a few times, you will probably like spicy food as much as he does.
I remember when he first started eating spicy food, he was not used to it at first, but now he can’t put it down.
Qin Wenyuan quickly picked up a piece of fat beef and stirred it in the hot pot. After it was cooked through, he immediately put it into his mouth.
Uh-huh~~
As soon as the fat cow entered his mouth, Qin Wenyuan felt relieved all over.
"Hiss...it feels so comfortable!"
Qin Wenyuan groaned uncontrollably when a piece of fat cow was placed in his belly.
It’s been too long, too long, too long since I’ve tried the fun of hotpot!
I remember when I traveled all over the world by myself, almost every half month, I would steal a cow, kill it, and then secretly cook it for hot pot.
Qin Wenyuan felt more comfortable at this moment, and his cells seemed to be jumping for joy.
Seeing Qin Wenyuan's relaxed look, everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
The spicy smell of the hot pot on Qin Wenyuan's side was pungent at first, but later he was eager to try it.
"Husband, is it really so delicious?"
Changle swallowed his saliva, wanting to eat spicy food with his husband.
Similarly, Cheng Chumo's brothers and sisters also looked at Qin Wenyuan with drooling eyes.
But...when they saw Cheng Yaojin almost turned into a pig's head, everyone shuddered again.
Qin Wenyuan nodded, brushing the fat cow while sweating, feeling as if his soul had been liberated.
After one operation, Qin Wenyuan felt very satisfied.
He didn't use the non-spicy side. After blanching the fat beef, he dipped a little spicy into the chili side.
"Madam, to tell you the truth, this is good stuff. It's absolutely delicious. Come on, try it."
Qin Wenyuan said with a smile.
Fatty beef with chili, delicious food in the world.
You can't keep such a good thing to yourself.
Changle's beautiful face showed a trace of hesitation. She looked at Cheng Yaojin's big lips that had not disappeared, and felt a little scared in her heart.
However, his saliva couldn't help but flow out. Coupled with his absolute trust in Qin Wenyuan, he carefully put the spicy beef into Yingying's little mouth.
The moment it entered his mouth, Changle's brows furrowed, and a trace of pain flashed across his beautiful face.
Cheng Chumo and others looked at Changle curiously.
The way Qin Wenyuan ate just now really whetted everyone's appetite.
But Cheng Yaojin's face was red and swollen, which made everyone afraid to use chopsticks.
Changle tasted it again, and Cheng Chumo and others wanted to know the situation.
They all want to try Qin Wenyuan’s cuisine.
"Hiss... so spicy... so delicious!"
Under the curious eyes of everyone, Changle shouted loudly that it was delicious.