The peace of the Three Realms depends on me [Food]

94. Beef Hot Pot

Standing outside the door was an old man with white beard and hair. He was wearing a black cloak. Although his face was a bit vicissitudes, he was in good spirits.

Seeing Ji Pingan opened the door, the old man arched his hands and apologized to him, "I'm a merchant on my way. I came from Fu'an City and went to Jing'an City. I didn't expect to go the wrong way and strayed into the mountains. It was too late. I want to ask Xiao Lang to take me in for a night."

Fearing that Ji Ping'an would disagree, the old man stretched out his hand, holding a piece of silver in his hand: "Don't dare to live in vain, I'll give it to you."

Ji Pingan smiled and led the old man into the yard: "You are welcome, old man. There is no charge for accommodation in the mountains. It is not easy for you to be outside on New Year's Eve. Come in quickly."

The old man thanked repeatedly, and the moment he entered the door, he looked up at Xiao Bai.After their eyes briefly met, the two quickly looked away.

After the old man entered the yard, Ji Ping'an asked with a smile, "What's your surname, old man?"

The old man said: "If your surname is Hu, Xiao Lang can just call me Hu Laosan."

Ji Pingan asked: "Mr. Hu hasn't had dinner yet, right? Let's eat some together if you don't mind? Today's New Year's Eve, you are outside alone, so treat us as family members!"

Hu Laosan was very grateful: "Thank you Xiao Lang for that."

Ji Pingan smiled and said, "The old man can just call me Ji Pingan."

As soon as Hu Laosan entered the kitchen door, he saw Xiao Huang greeted him with a row of small white teeth grinning.Hu Laosan's body stiffened for a moment, and Xiao Huang greeted him warmly: "The bowls and chopsticks are ready, come and sit down! Lao Hu, how many wontons do you want just out of the pot?"

Xiao Huang was so familiar, but Hu Laosan became cautious.

Ji Pingan gave Xiao Huang a sideways look: "Mr. Hu, don't mind, my child is more lively. Xiao Huang! Don't be rude!"

Hu Laosan smiled kindly: "It's okay, it's normal for children to be more lively."

Xiao Huang grinned, and he pushed his nose on his face.He took advantage of the situation and took Hu Laosan's arm: "When I saw Lao Hu, I felt familiar. I think we must have seen each other often in our previous life."

Ji Pingan covered his face, Xiao Huang was not used to it anymore.How can you be so presumptuous in front of the guests?

Under Xiao Huang's strong request, Hu Laosan sat next to Xiao Huang.Seeing Xiao Huang enthusiastically serving food to Hu Laosan, those who didn't know thought Xiao Huang was his grandson.

The soup in the pot has been mixed, and there are swollen wontons floating on the surface of the soup.Ji Pingan picked up a bowl of wontons for Mr. Hu: "Old man, eat first, I'll make another soup pot."

Hu Laosan waved his hand quickly: "Don't bother Ji Xiaolang, it's very good to eat with wontons."

Xiao Huang smiled even more happily: "The wonton wrapped in Ping'an is very delicious. Xiaobai and Ping'an wrapped it, and I cooked it myself. How about Lao Hu, don't these wontons have face?"

Ji Pingan was helpless, he couldn't grab Xiao Huang and beat him up during the New Year's Eve.Is this kid crazy?Why is it so rare for a stranger to come to the family, and he loses his composure like this?

Ji Pingan glanced at Xiao Huang: "As long as you talk too much, you don't make people eat well."

Xiao Huang nodded in agreement: "That's right!"

Ji Pingan: ...He always felt that Xiao Huang was provoking, but he didn't know if it was an illusion.

Ji Pingan still served another pot of beef soup, not only for Hu Laosan, but also for himself - he wanted to eat some more.

While waiting for the beef soup to boil, everyone happily ate wontons.Just like what Xiao Huang said, the wontons wrapped by Ji Ping'an are delicious. The wonton wrappers are rolled out by themselves, and they are chewy.

The green vegetable stuffing is mixed with shepherd's purse, which makes the vegetable flavor more intense.Ji Pingan was willing to put meat, and the ratio of vegetables and meat reached a delicate balance.The boiled wonton wrapper tightly wraps the apricot-sized stuffing inside. After biting the wrapper, the delicious soup flows out.

Wontons cooked in beef bone soup are delicious when eaten directly without adding additional seasoning. People who have eaten this wonton say it is good.

Hu Laosan ate several wontons in a row, and after putting down his chopsticks, he let out a long sigh of relief: "I haven't eaten such a solid thing for many years, Ji Xiaolang is very skilled!"

Ji Pingan said with a smile: "Old man, you can eat as much as you want today, there are still a lot over there!"

Xiao Huang was very interested in Hu Laosan. He looked at Hu Laosan with his chin on his hands and his eyes sparkled: "Old Hu, can I ask? What is the reason why you can't stay at home during the Chinese New Year and run away?" come out?"

Ji Pingan felt that there was something in Xiao Huang's words, he was not usually such a talkative person.Just as he was about to stop Xiao Huang, he heard Hu Laosan say: "As I said before, I am a small trader. I want to go from Fu'an City to Jing'an City. I took the wrong mountain road."

Xiao Huang frowned: "Old Hu, you are a shameless businessman."

Ji Pingan finally couldn't help it anymore: "What are you talking about!"

It's a pity that Hu Laosan lost his way during the Chinese New Year, and he still ridiculed Hu Laosan, isn't it itchy?

Xiao Huang laughed: "I mean, since Lao Hu is a merchant, he must have a fixed place to buy and sell things on weekdays. People who walk on the road all the year round must make plans in advance. How about coming from an unfamiliar place?"

Ji Pingan: ...

It made sense, but he couldn't refute it.

At this moment, Hu Laosan sighed: "Either it's an injustice. It's the New Year's Eve. I shouldn't have dirty everyone's ears by telling this bad thing about my family, but this young man is very curious. I'll just say it for fun."

Ji Ping'an lightly knocked on Xiao Huang's head. How could he expose other people's sad things when he was in the New Year?

Xiao Huang didn't take Ji Ping'an's threat to heart at all, he was full of interest with his ears pricked up.

Hu Laosan's eyes showed disappointment: "I have a very promising nephew in my family. After going out to buy goods a few days ago, there was no news."

Ji Pingan was surprised: "Ah?!"

Ji Pingan, who grew up in the mountains, knows the horror of the mountains. If a person goes out and there is no news, the first thing he thinks is that something happened.If this is the case, it is no wonder that Hu Laosan came out for the Chinese New Year.

Not to mention losing a person, even if he lost a chicken, he would look for it on the nearby mountain.

Xiao Bai said softly, "Don't be nervous, just listen to him continue."

Hu Laosan said: "The family is in a hurry, looking for him everywhere. Until he sent a message to the family, saying that he met a person who wants to spend his life together."

Ji Ping'an was happy: "Good thing! Lan Fen"

Hu Laosan looked at Ji Pingan with a complicated expression: "What's the matter, the person he likes is not from the same world as my nephew! Some time ago, my family went to him, and he just said he couldn't come back, I don't want to come back." Don’t worry, you have to check it out.”

Ji Pingan guessed: "Could it be that your nephew fell in love with someone? It's fine, as long as the two of them live their lives well."

Hu Laosan looked at Xiaobai melancholy: "But my nephew is not alone, and there is a big family waiting for him to go back and inherit. He can't forget his responsibilities for the sake of selfish desire and pleasure. You see, it's the Chinese New Year, My nephew is not home yet. I had no choice but to look for him, so I lost my way."

"It would be fine if the person my nephew met was as capable as him, but I heard from the family that the two of them are completely incompatible. What should I do!"

Ji Pingan scratched his cheek, this question is a bit complicated.He could only persuade Mr. Hu: "Don't worry, old man, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Come and eat vegetables."

Hu Laosan sighed: "Ji Xiaolang, you don't understand my feelings. My nephew, who was cultivated so hard, was kidnapped by a goblin. My heart... hurts."

Ji Pingan didn't know how to answer the conversation, how could he make unreasonable comments on other people's family affairs?But... Could it be that he was really right?Hu Laosan's nephew fell in love with someone?

But Xiao Huang has no such scruples, Xiao Huang chuckled twice: "Old Hu, your family is really strange."

Ji Ping'an and Xiao Bai turned to look at Xiao Huang:? ? ?

Xiao Huang picked up a chopstick of beef and put it in the soup pot and boiled it leisurely: "Those who know the inside story will say that you are here to find your nephew, and those who don't know will think you are here to find livestock."

noob:! ! !

Hu Laosan's eyes widened: "You, you..."

Xiao Huang said slowly: "Did I say something wrong? According to you, your nephew is already an adult and the mainstay of the family. An adult finally meets someone he likes and wants to be with him Together, if you don’t say support, it’s fine, and you still have to travel thousands of miles to find him.”

"What about after you find him? Are you going to beat the mandarin duck? He's not a child anymore, can you not recognize your own feelings?"

Xiao Huang didn't save Hu Laosan any face, his golden pupils were faintly flashing: "It's because you have the nerve to say that you have a big family, even if the head of a big family is lost, there is no reason why a big family can't survive, right? "

"I think you don't regard your nephew as a clan member, but instead treat him as a puppet, and let him appear when you need him. He can't even make decisions about his own feelings. It's a shame for such a patriarch to speak out."

Hu Laosan's face flushed red: "You! What nonsense are you talking about! When did I treat him like a puppet!"

Xiao Huang shrugged, and he put the beef slices into Hu Laosan's bowl: "That's what I said, don't be angry. Come, come, eat meat, eat meat."

Hu Laosan blushed and had a thick neck, and Ji Pingan felt that if he hadn't been a guest at his home, he would have given Xiao Huang a good meal.

This villain was destined to be the only one to do it. He grabbed Xiao Huang's ear: "Why are you talking so much today?! Ang? Can you let people eat well?"

Xiao Huang covered his ears and begged for mercy repeatedly: "I was wrong, let me go, I was wrong!"

Hu Laosan held his neck for a while before calming down: "The family does not object to his marriage. As long as he is willing, we can help find a suitable match. In short, we don't think the person he is looking for is right."

Ji Pingan smiled and comforted him: "Okay, okay, don't be angry when it's Chinese New Year."

Xiao Bai, who hadn't spoken much since Mr. Hu entered the door, suddenly spoke at this moment: "Have you and your family met the person your nephew likes?"

Hu Laosan was stunned for a moment: "A family member took a look at it from a distance and said it was too thin, no way."

Xiaobai smiled: "You guys, I really don't worry about eating carrots. Your nephews don't have any objections, but you have big opinions. Don't you worry that your nephews will be unhappy after knowing your true thoughts?"

Hu Laosan said earnestly: "Maybe he is not happy for the time being, but from a long-term perspective, we are also for his own good."

Xiaobai smiled and held Ji Ping'an's hand, and he said word by word: "Your nephew is neither stupid nor stupid, he knows best if he is suitable. You can't live on his behalf. It could backfire."

Hu Laosan's pupils contracted violently, and he stared at Xiaobai and Ji Ping'an's handshake: "It's counterproductive? What do you think...it's counterproductive?"

Xiao Huang smiled and clapped his hands: "I will do this! If my family interferes with my search, I will pluck their hair. Xiaobai, what do you think?"

Ji Pingan: ...

Xiao Huang is only so old, has he already started thinking about finding a partner?Today's children are too precocious!

The air in the kitchen became strangely quiet, and Ji Pingan hurriedly eased the atmosphere and said, "Don't talk about such a serious topic, let's change to a more cheerful topic. Come, come, eat vegetables, eat vegetables!"

The author has something to say:

Met Ji Pingan for the first time

Think twice about the tiger: Why did the Demon King take a fancy to such a weak little goblin!no!We disagree!

Wolf Thirteen: Tiger, calm down, Your Majesty will not be happy if you think so.

After getting along with Ji Pingan

Tiger thinks twice: Peace!Safety!Good boy!Ouch you lost weight!

Wolf Thirteen: Tiger!you calm down!Put your hands down quickly, Your Majesty is going to be angry!

Xiao Huang: The courtiers of the Wumo family are really outrageous. They control the sky and the earth and even take care of their master's private affairs. ╭(╯^╰)╮Let me bald him for Wumo!