Hot pot was definitely the specialty of the northerners in winter. Of course, it was available all over the country. Even in the hottest summer, people would still indulge in the delicious taste of hot pot.
Xu Yun couldn't believe that Bai Xiaoye had never eaten hot pot before. When she saw the charcoal being put into the stove, her eyes widened in surprise. "Who invented this? It's so creative. Although I haven't eaten hot pot before, I've seen it before. Aren't they all induction cookers? This is a copper pot that looks like a wizard's hat. How creative! "
"This is Yanjing hot pot. It's unique, right? I'll let you try it today. The taste is definitely different from induction cookers." Xu Yun: "Take the instant-boiled mutton for example. A twenty-kilogram mutton can only be used for six to seven kilograms of meat. Every kilogram of mutton has to be cut into at least 120 slices, and the thickness is less than one millimeter to ensure the freshness and smoothness of the meat. If the mutton isn't cut thin enough, it won't have that fresh and delicious texture. Do you see these? Sesame paste, sesame oil, braised prawn oil, soy sauce, chili oil, chives, coriander, cooking wine, and tofu curd. You can't do without any of them! "
Bai Xiaoye had seen it for herself. No wonder people said that Huaxia was on the tip of the tongue. They were full of delicacies when it came to food. Putting aside the people from Guangshen who dared to stuff anything into their mouths, even the people from Yanjing were so particular about hotpot. Compared to America's hamburgers, Hua Xia's traditional dishes were the real delicacies.
She really didn't understand why young people nowadays liked to eat pizza and hamburgers. What was so good about them? It wouldn't cost much to have a proper Yanjing hotpot. It was much better than eating those fried junk food.
Bai Xiaoye drove, so she didn't drink. Xu Yun also didn't have any intention of drinking. He asked for a bottle of sorghum wine as a form of rinsing his mouth. Eating hot pot was still the main point! Xu Yun picked up the mutton and dipped it in the boiling soup. Then, he immediately put it on Bai Xiaoye's plate. "Try it and see if it's fresh and tender enough."
The essence of hot pot was dipping.
If the mutton was boiled, it would not be eaten at all. Once the mutton was overcooked, it would not taste good.
Bai Xiaoye got addicted after one bite. It was really delicious!
"How is it? You can't eat it normally, right?" Xu Yun asked.
Bai Xiaoye shook her head. "Master is very particular about health and won't let me eat these things. Let me tell you, if Master knew that I secretly ate Hotpot with you, he would definitely scold me. "
"Health?" Xu Yun was suddenly enlightened. No wonder Bai Xiaoye's skin looked so young and tender, and no wonder Zuo Lengyue looked like a twenty-seven or twenty-eight year old woman. It was all due to her good health. If Xu Yun guessed correctly, even Chu Ziguo knew Zuo Lengyue. She was also friends with his father, so she must be quite old.
Nourishing one's health really wasn't a word that could be used to fool people.
Xu Yun was curious. "What do you guys eat for your health? Medicinal cuisine? "
"What's medicinal cuisine?" Bai Xiaoye was stunned and shook her head. "Master and I eat lettuce every day, boiled potatoes, boiled tofu, boiled vegetables, boiled cabbage, boiled eggs …"
"…" Xu Yun was speechless. "In other words, you guys eat all kinds of tasteless things that are boiled in water all year round?"
"Yes, Master said that eating oil and salt is not good for health." Although Bai Xiaoye said that, she kept eating the mutton with relish.
Xu Yun swore that even if he brought her to eat a plate of sour and spicy shredded potatoes tonight, she would still think that it was a delicacy. No one could stand eating boiled food every day!
What was the point of nourishing one's health? If eating these things could nourish one's health, make one young, and live for another hundred years, then eating these things would make one young and live for another hundred years. But for the extra hundred years of life, he would still have to eat plain boiled vegetables. If he had to eat plain boiled vegetables for another hundred years, he might as well not live.
In any case, Xu Yun definitely wouldn't accept this way of nourishing one's health. However, he had to admit that this way of nourishing one's health was the real way of nourishing one's health.
"Don't tell me you grew up eating boiled vegetables?" Xu Yun asked.
"Yes." Bai Xiaoye nodded.
How pitiful. Xu Yun sighed. He suddenly realized that his life was still very good. At least, he still had soy sauce beef and braised pork ribs to eat during his childhood in the Dragon Brigade. Occasionally, the chef would even change his diet and make seafood soup.
"When did you start following your master?" Xu Yun asked as he scooped some boiled vegetables from the hotpot for Bai Xiaoye.
Bai Xiaoye thought for a while. "I should have been with Master since I could remember. Two years old? Three years old? Uh, maybe four years old. I really can't remember. Master never mentioned it to me. "
"How did she take you in?" Xu Yun's curiosity was completely aroused.
"I don't know." Bai Xiaoye shook her head. "My master never told me about me. If I asked, she would definitely ignore me or even throw a tantrum. Therefore, I didn't dare to ask after a long time. Therefore, I only remember what happened after I could remember. I received all kinds of training. When I was young, I didn't know anything and only knew how to cry. Only now do I know that Master did it for my own good … "
Xu Yun was still silently picking up cooked food for Bai Xiaoye. This girl's background was similar to his. She was really pitiful. However, he was a man, and Bai Xiaoye was just a girl. How much psychological pressure did she have to endure to get to where she was today?
"You eat too. Don't just pick up food for me." After Bai Xiaoye put away her coldness, she still gave people a feeling of closeness. She also picked up some mutton for Xu Yun and put it on his plate. "Don't just talk about me. Tell me about you too. What about you? How did you enter the Divine Dragon Brigade? You … are also an orphan? "
Xu Yun nodded and then shook his head. "I can't be considered an orphan. I was sent to the Dragon Brigade by my godfather."
"You have a godfather?" Bai Xiaoye was surprised. "I really envy you. I don't have anything except for my master. How is your godfather now? "
"He passed away a long time ago." Xu Yun smiled slightly. Sometimes, the sadness in one's heart could only be concealed with a smile.
Bai Xiaoye was stunned and said faintly, "I'm sorry …"
"It's nothing. I'm already used to it." Xu Yun said, "However, my godfather's life was worth it. There's no one who doesn't admire him. Even my Shizun and our corps have to call him Zhang Taisui. The glory of the old man's life was worth it. "
"Zhang Taisui?" Bai Xiaoye's mouth opened even wider. "Your godfather is Taisui, Zhang Jiazhi?"
Xu Yun nodded. "You've heard of him at such a young age?"
"I've more than heard of him." Bai Xiaoye put down her chopsticks excitedly. "My master even took me to Zhang Taisui's tombstone to pay my respects to him! My master was very respectful to Zhang Taisui, really! I won't lie to you! "
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