Chapter 31 Spicy Hot Pot
Li Ji was not paying attention and threw the whole soup base into the pot at once.
A few drops of boiling soup, like drunken shrimps, suddenly splashed into Yuwen Zhu's eyes.
When Liu Xiu saw the censor's embarrassed look, he wanted to laugh but did not show it.
She ran into the kitchen, got a cold towel and helped the censor wipe it.
After a while, the censor slowly opened his eyes and said, "Your mother almost burned her eyes blind from eating hot pot."
Li Ji took a look and found that there was no big problem.
He also helped Yuwen Zhu and Liu Xiu prepare the dipping sauces respectively.
He scooped half a bowl of hot pot soup, added peanut powder and chili powder, stirred it evenly with a spoon, and placed the dipping plate in front of the censor and Liu Xiu.
"Yu Shi, you can add green onions, coriander, and minced garlic to this dipping sauce according to your taste."
Yu Wenzhu said quickly: "That's good, my taste is not strong."
He watched Li Ji skillfully pick up a piece of lamb tripe and put it into the soup pot and shake it.
He also followed Li Ji's example and picked up a piece of mutton from the porcelain plate and put it into the soup pot.
It only took him a short while to dip the mutton in the sauce and put it in his mouth to chew.
Suddenly your mouth is filled with delicious flavor.
"It's delicious! Lord Li, you really know how to think of ways to eat it."
Li Ji laughed and joked:
"Food is the most important thing for people, and food safety comes first . Some raw ingredients are best eaten by boiling them in water."
Yu Wenzhu asked, "Aren't there many people who eat seafood and river fish raw?"
"More is more, and that will increase your chances of getting sick."
Li Ji gestured, "Some contaminated food materials can cause bacteria, larvae, unclean things, and even viruses to enter the human body."
Yuwen Shu ate hot pot and flattered:
"Mr. Li, you may not be very old, but you have a lot of experience. What you say makes sense and your opinions are insightful."
Li Ji picked up the wine glass and looked at Yu Wenzhu, who was sweating all over his face:
"Come on, let's go! This wine is brewed by me. Sir Yu, please try it. Do you like it?"
Yuwen Zhu picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
"Ah! It tastes good. This is the first time I drink such a mellow wine."
Li Ji smiled and said, "Well, since the censor has been drunk, take a jar with you when you leave and drink it slowly when you return."
Yuwenzhu put a piece of goat liver into the pot and shook it. He said:
"Mr. Li, you are too polite. Thank you in advance."
"Why thank you? Logically, I should thank you. When you came, not only did Xiuxiu and I turn a disaster into a blessing, but I also got a promotion."
As Li Ji spoke, he took out a silver note from his pocket.
Yuwen Zhu smiled and declined:
"Master Li, you are being too polite! I can't sit still if you keep this up. I have to go back and report."
Li Ji said quickly, "Okay, I won't delay your business. Come back and try the traditional hotpot later."
Yuwen Zhu put the banknotes into his pocket with a smile on his face.
"Master Li, it's not you who delayed my business, it's me who delayed your business."
As he spoke, he looked at Liu Xiu again.
Liu Xiu noticed from the corner of his eye that Yuwen Zhu had a strange look in his eyes, and his face suddenly became hot.
She laughed and cursed in her heart: "What a pervert ."
Yuwen Zhu bid farewell to Li Ji, and went to Tongshoufu Yamen to give Liu Hong a few words, and then he rode back with peace of mind.
After seeing Yuwen Zhu off, Li Ji and Liu Xiu sat down and continued to eat hot pot.
"Xiu Xiu, come here, this mutton is best eaten in late autumn. The meat is delicious and full of moisture."
Liu Xiu put a piece of thin mutton slices into the boiling soup pot.
After a few seconds, she picked it up with chopsticks and slowly dipped it into the ingredients.
She looked at the sweaty Li Ji and called sweetly, "Master Li!"
Li Ji said hurriedly, "Xiu Xiu, there is no one else here, so don't call me Sir, Sir."
Liu Xiu was puzzled. If you can't call the adult "adult", why can you call him the general manager or the general manager? Isn't that inappropriate?
Li Ji laughed and joked: "We were both guarding the government office and the execution ground, in front of so many people, and we still acted like that."
Liu Xiu chuckled and thought, what's going on?
If a man is hesitant in speaking, just say we hugged each other, and that's it.
When Li Ji saw Liu Xiu's smiling face which was as beautiful as apricot blossoms covered with dew, his heart felt like he was rowing a boat in the middle of a lake, and a mouthful of spicy soup rushed to his throat.
“Ah! It’s too spicy!”
When Liu Xiu saw it, he suddenly became happy and laughed with his hand covering his mouth with the gourd.
Li Ji's tears were choked and he hurriedly wiped them with a cold towel.
Liu Xiu looked confused, "Tell me, what should I call you?"
Li Ji looked at Liu Xiu and stroked her cheek with his hand, "Call me brother."
Liu Xiu laughed out loud.
He said, "Brother!"
Li Ji suddenly shuddered all over, and a lively girl flashed in the original owner's memory.
She was wearing tattered clothes, had a pale face, and her little butt was exposed to the wind.
That was Li Ji's escaped sister Li Fei.
"Sister, where are you? Winter is coming. Are you okay there?"
When Liu Xiu saw it, he was shocked again.
Li Ji couldn't help but burst into tears.
She thought in panic, did my words touch upon some past event that he didn't want to mention?
"Hey, what are you calling me brother?"
She said sternly, "Sir, you are the official of the Sui Dynasty. Then I will call you Sir."
Li Ji was stunned and realized his gaffe.
He quickly said, "Alas, in this chaotic era, being displaced, it is inevitable that the scene will bring back memories."
Liu Xiu said hurriedly: "Okay, let's not think about those sad past events."
Li Ji and Liu Xiu ate until the charcoal was almost burned out.
The prepared ingredients were also eaten up.
After eating the hot pot, although it was late autumn and frosty and freezing cold outside, Li Ji and Liu Xiu were already sweating profusely .
Liu Xiu cleaned up everything and boiled several large buckets of hot water in the kitchen.
"Master Li, please take a shower to wash away the bad luck from this afternoon."
Liu Xiu took out the washed underwear from the closet and handed it to Li Ji.
Li Ji took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and walked into the study.
At this time, Liu Xiu grabbed a handful of osmanthus petals from a thin wicker basket and sprinkled them into another bucket of hot water.
In an instant, the fragrance of osmanthus spread.
"Where does the floral scent come from?"
Li Ji walked out of the study and followed the fragrance all the way to the kitchen door.
He heard the sound of running water, and suddenly realized, "Oh, Xiuxiu is taking a bath."
His heart was shaken, he swallowed his saliva, and returned to the study.
Midnight.
When Li Ji came out of the study, the oil lamp in the side room had been extinguished.
He walked into his bedroom quietly, fearing to wake Liu Xiu from his dream.
"My Lord, are you asleep?"
With a gentle call, Liu Xiu was already standing in his room.
"Oh, oh! I'm just going to bed."
Li Ji looked at Liu Xiu in his thin autumn clothes and whispered:
"Xiu Xiu, go to bed quickly, don't catch a cold."
Liu Xiu didn't say anything. He walked to Li Ji's bed, tucked in the quilt, turned off the oil lamp, and turned and left.
A scent of a young girl's body came and went quickly.
Li Ji felt a little dizzy.
Not long after he fell asleep, he suddenly felt a heat in his nostrils.
Two streams of sticky stuff flowed down the nostrils.
He licked it with his tongue and was surprised by the salty taste:
"Xiu Xiu, come quickly!"
