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Chapter 510 Hot Pot

When I got home, Qingning had just prepared the side dishes for the hot pot.

"Qing Ning, prepare two pots. I don't need to serve you here. You and Can Ren can eat together in the kitchen."

When Qing Ning saw Xie Ruiyuan, she walked forward and bowed, then brought all the side dishes to the living room and went to the kitchen.

Li Mengyue ignored Qing Ning and sat down to eat hot pot with Xie Ruiyuan.

Xie Ruiyuan sat down and was a little confused when he saw the table full of lettuce.

"Ayue, when you say hot pot, do you mean eating these lettuces?"

But after saying this, Xie Ruiyuan looked at the pot bubbling on the table and knew that he had guessed wrong.

"Ayue, should we put these lettuces in the pot and eat them?"

"Yes, this way of eating is very novel."

In fact, after Xie Ruiyuan guessed how to eat hot pot, he began to feel a little bit of anticipation.

Because based on his understanding of Li Mengyue, if the hot pot was not delicious, Li Mengyue would not be so impatient.

But it’s no wonder that Li Mengyue was so anxious to eat. He smelled the rich aroma in the room and was deeply attracted by the tempting and warm breath.

He, who has never paid much attention to his appetite, seemed to have all his taste buds awakened at this moment. He wanted to taste it and explore what kind of feast hot pot would bring to his taste buds.

Snowflakes were falling outside and the cold wind was blowing. Inside the house, the pot on the table was steaming. In this atmosphere, people felt unusually warm.

Li Mengyue looked at the boiling red oil and clear soup in the double-flavored pot and explained to Xie Ruiyuan.

"This kind of pot is called a yuppie pot, which is specially used for hot pot. One half is filled with red oil soup, and the other half is filled with clear soup. If you can eat spicy food, you can put the vegetables in the red oil soup. If you want to eat light food, you can just dip them in the clear soup."

After saying that, Li Mengyue picked up the chopsticks, picked out her favorite dishes, and put them into the red oil soup.

After putting a piece of mutton in the boiling soup and rolling it a few times, the mutton slice is cooked through and covered with soup, exuding fragrance. Pick it up, blow it gently, and put it into your mouth to chew.

The spicy yet fragrant, fresh but not greasy taste made Li Mengyue feel full of happiness.

Then tender beef slices, plump shrimp balls and crispy tripe were added, and every ingredient made Li Mengyue extremely satisfied.

There were also a variety of vegetables on the table, each of which was Li Mengyue's favorite.

Seeing Li Mengyue eating so happily, Xie Ruiyuan no longer hesitated, picked up the chopsticks, and started to eat each dish.

When he started eating, he put the vegetables directly into the boiling red oil soup. The bright red and tempting soup was like the torches that people lit on a cold winter day. The inner enthusiasm and desire also reached its peak.

Although Xie Ruiyuan was in the royal family, he basically spent all his time in the military camp since he went to the northern border, eating and living with the soldiers. He was accustomed to eating simple meals and could also savor the palace delicacies.

But it was his first time to eat hotpot, so he was still looking forward to this novel delicacy.

When the first bite of spicy lamb slices came into my mouth, the sudden spiciness penetrated my taste buds directly.

The key is that the spiciness is not a simple burning sensation, but a very subtle aroma, as if the spiciness is blended with various spices, creating a complex and charming taste that allows people to feel the stimulation brought by the spiciness while tasting.

After a while, you will gradually feel a numbing sensation in your mouth, and the slight vibration it brings seems to be gently dancing on the tip of your tongue, making the spiciness and numbness intertwined with each other, and the taste becomes more three-dimensional, rich, distinct and strong.

After eating a few slices of mutton, Xie Ruiyuan felt obviously comfortable. The coldness in his body was also dispelled, and the spicy taste made him more hungry.

All in all, the hot pot meal he had at Li's house did bring him a complex and wonderful taste experience, and he also personally felt the unique flavor of the food itself.

But these are not the most important things. While eating this spicy hot pot, the cold winter in the north involuntarily emerged in his mind.

If soldiers could have a spicy, hot meal every day in the cold season, wouldn't it better stimulate their body's vitality and enthusiasm and enhance their sense of happiness?

He had thought about making some changes to the soldiers' food before, but the actual conditions did not allow it.

However, looking at the hot pot in front of him, Xie Ruiyuan had an idea. Hot pot is not only simple and convenient to eat, but also steaming hot. The soldiers no longer have to eat cold and hard food like before.

He saw that Qing Ning just put a piece of something in the pot, then poured in water, and after boiling, he could put the vegetables in to cook. This way of eating while cooking is really good.

I also thought that if it could be promoted in the military, at least the soldiers could have hot meals and dishes.

So he told Li Mengyue about this idea, but what Li Mengyue said was contrary to his idea.

"Xie Ruiyuan, hot pot is delicious and suitable for eating anywhere. But think about it, if 300,000 soldiers eat hot pot, how many pots would they have to make? It would be troublesome to eat, not to mention that it would be difficult to manage."

After Li Mengyue said this, Xie Ruiyuan felt that his previous idea was a little inappropriate, but he still wanted the soldiers to eat hot meals in the cold winter.

Obviously Li Mengyue also saw Xie Ruiyuan's thoughts, so she said: "Didn't I tell you that I want to prepare more dishes for the soldiers so that they can have more abundant meals three times a day? Hot pot ingredients are one of the ingredients I want to prepare."

"Ayue, didn't you say that it's not suitable to eat hot pot in the military camp?"

"It's true that it's not suitable, but it doesn't say you can't use hot pot ingredients to cook."

"As you can see, the hot pot base I brought out is very simple to use. Just boil the water and put the vegetables in directly. In fact, in the military camp, when the cook is cooking, he only needs to put an appropriate amount of hot pot base into the pot and boil it, and then put the prepared side dishes in it, and he can make a spicy hot pot dish. The soldiers will definitely feel very happy when they eat such a bowl of spicy food."

"Ayue, you think so too."

"Ah."

"Do you have a lot of hot pot base?"

"Don't worry. I can provide enough food for 300,000 soldiers for three meals a day. But I can't always get hot pot ingredients from outside. We still have to achieve self-sufficiency."

"Do you know? In addition to peppercorns, the most indispensable ingredient for hot pot base is chili peppers. I believe you also know that in the business I cooperate with the Qian family, there is something called chili peppers. Chili peppers are unique to me, at least I have never seen such a thing in the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"There really isn't one in the Great Zhou Dynasty."