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Chapter 39 Copper Hot Pot Shabu Shabu Shabu

The famous hot pot restaurant that Mo Beikou mentioned was indeed very close to the edge of the city. Just entering the bustling urban area, it was only a ten-minute drive away.

The front door is bright red, "Sixth Master Shabu-Shabu Pork." Li Xinghe read the words on the sign gently.

Entering the entrance is a spacious hall, with wooden tables one after another, most of which are square tables for four people. There is a row of semi-open private rooms at the end.

Even if it's not a day off, it's still bustling with people during lunch time.

"Hello, sir, how many of you are there?"

"Both of you."

"Okay, sir, please come this way."

Fortunately, there happened to be an empty seat next to the window. The waiter handed Li Xinghe a menu and a pencil, "Take your time, you two. Just call me when you're done drawing."

Li Xinghe looked at the menu. It was a simple copy of the menu on white paper without any pictures. It simply listed various hot-boiled meats, vegetables, seafood, etc.

She hadn't eaten before, so she handed the menu to Mo Bei and said softly, "I haven't eaten before, so I don't know how to order it. Come on, I'll eat whatever you order."

She didn't bother to pretend in front of Mo Bei. If she hadn't eaten before, she hadn't eaten. If she didn't know how to order, she didn't know how to order. Anyway, they were of different classes, and the big boss was embarrassed to laugh at a little Luoluo like her.

Of course, Mo Bei didn't think there was anything wrong. He took the menu and pencil and sketched in a hurry, "Take a look and see what else you need to add."

"It's okay, no need to look."

After hearing this, Mo Bei raised his hand and called the waiter.

The waiter directly brought a copper hot pot that comes standard on every table, then took the menu and said, "Wait a moment, everyone, the food will be served immediately."

There are glowing red charcoal in the middle of the copper hot pot, surrounded by a clear soup base, with some small shrimps and a few small pocket crabs floating in the soup base.

"Can I have a sip of this soup?"

"Okay, but it doesn't taste good."

Li Xinghe curiously picked up the spoon and took a sip of the soup base. "It really doesn't have any taste, just a little fresh taste of crab and shrimp."

"Well, the copper hot pot soup base is clear and tasteless, because this way the fresh mutton will maintain its original flavor." Mo Bei explained carefully.

"Well, that sounds reasonable."

Although there were a lot of people at the meal time, the dishes they ordered came quickly as the waiter said. The waiter took a big tray and stacked many plates on top of each other, and all their orders were placed on the floor at once.

"Hello, you two, what are the dishes?" The waiter said the names of the dishes while serving, "Hand-cut fresh lamb, lamb brain, high-calcium lamb, lamb tail oil, oyster yolk, tripe, fresh shrimp, vegetables

Assorted platter, handmade noodles, sesame sauce pancakes, sesame sauce dipping plate, two bottles of Jianlibao, for both of you.”

"Eat it. If it's not enough, order more." Mo Bei habitually rolled up the cuffs of his white shirt, revealing a strong forearm. He brought both bottles of Jianlibao in front of him, then opened the Jianlibao and poured it for the two of them.

One cup.

Mo Bei ordered a lot of meat. In order to show the freshness of the hand-cut mutton, the waiter first put a shelf on the table when serving the food, and then put the plate of hand-cut mutton upright on the shelf, so that the meat would not be out of place.

drop down.

The fresh mutton was cooked in a copper hot pot for a few times before it was completely cooked. He took it out and rolled it in the sesame sauce dipping dish. Then he couldn't wait to stuff it into his mouth. Li Xinghe felt like he had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Fresh mutton

The fresh and sweet taste is even more delicious with the strong aroma of sesame sauce.

"This is so delicious." She sighed, admiring from the bottom of her heart.

A whole plate of hand-cut fresh mutton was just a matter of two people with a few chopsticks. Li Xinghe sighed again, "The mutton is rinsed in the clear soup like this and only dipped in sesame sauce. It is really delicious. It's a pity that my mother is not here. If my mother also

It would be nice if I could eat it.”

"You can bring your mother to eat with you."

"Well, suddenly I feel so guilty." Li Xinghe stopped his chopsticks, picked up the cup and took a sip of Jianlibao.

"how?"

"I have been bringing my mother to Yunding for more than two months. I have been leaving early and coming home late. My mother has always been at home alone. I have never taken her shopping or out to eat delicious food."

Mo Bei felt nervous, it turned out that there were really only two women in her family, her and her mother.

"That's because you are busy making money and you have been working hard instead of just enjoying yourself."

"Yes, I know. The reason why I work so hard to make money every day is that my biggest wish is to give my mother the best life in the future. Once my farm is on track, I can spend more time with my mother every day."

"Yes, actually that piece of land is a bit far away from the Fengle community where you live now. You can build a house on the farm. You live on the farm. There are many factories nearby, and there are workers there 24 hours a day. There is a safety issue.

It can be guaranteed, but it may not be as prosperous as the city center." Mo Bei also took a sip of his drink, paused, and suddenly realized, "It's just that it's next to my storage center, and there will be transport trucks starting work very early in the morning, so it will be more convenient.

Be noisy."

Li Xinghe smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of that. My mother and I are used to getting up early. We also like the bustle around us. In the past, the village was too quiet at night and in the morning, so quiet that people doubted whether they really existed.

"

Mo Bei finally couldn't help it, "Every time you mention the village, you always feel a little sad."

"I always thought I hid it well."

"So you need to talk?"

"unnecessary."

"OK."

The conversation about the village ended, and the two of them continued to eat. The fresh prawns were put into the soup, and they quickly turned red and curled up.

"Fresh prawns are really elastic. I used to read descriptions of ingredients in books about elasticity, and I was always confused. Dead ingredients can't move, so how can they be elastic? Today I feel it.

.”

Mo Bei nodded, "Well, today's prawns are indeed very fresh and chewy. Have you read a lot of books?"

"Not many. The books I have read so far in my life are all concentrated in the years when I was in school. I completed free compulsory education in a village school. I am grateful to the motherland for this. My teacher has many books, and I borrow them all.

Come and read it.”

Mo Bei knew clearly that the girl in front of him was smart. If she had been born in an area with developed education, she might have made great achievements. But Mo Bei didn't show any regret. She definitely didn't need to be pitied and showed her pity at every turn.

Feeling sorry for others is itself a kind of rudeness.

While Li Xinghe was eating hairy tripe dipped in sesame sauce, he was wondering in his heart. In fact, he and Mo Bei were not even friends, but it was easy for her to let go of her guard and express herself to him. Maybe it was because of the close relationship between people.

Establishing, whether friendship or love, requires a meal. Only when two people have eaten together will the relationship become closer.

And by coincidence, although I have known Mo Bei for a very short time, we have already had three meals together, so maybe I have subconsciously regarded him as a friend?


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