Su Xueyan found words in Su Qingluan's words that she couldn't understand: "Sister, what is an 'experiment'?"
In fact, no one noticed this detail at first. After all, they were all waiting to see what medicine Su Qingluan was selling in the gourd.
However, when Su Xueyan asked, everyone realized that no one had ever heard of this word.
Su Qingluan thought to herself: Sure enough, it is easy to slip up when you relax at home. Compared to Mu Xingzhi, who had already noticed something was wrong with her, the members of the Su family could even be described as "silly and sweet".
Thanks to the constant nonsense in front of Mu Xingzhi, Su Qingluan felt that her ability to make up stories had greatly improved. The reasons for all kinds of nonsense were blurted out without blinking: "Experiment experiment, field test" , after all, I have never tried this method before. Only by testing it on the spot can I know whether it works or not!"
Then he turned around and picked up the earthen pot sitting on the stove.
There is nothing else in this earthen pot, just boiling hot water. Su Qingluan put a thick rag on it and carried it over in small steps. She kept shouting "Be careful of scalding water, be careful of heat" and asked the two little guys to step aside quickly.
Then she slowly poured the water from the entire earthen pot into the large copper basin in front of her.
Seeing the white mist steaming, the little girl rubbed her cold fingertips a little eagerly. Su Qingluan had sharp eyes and quickly warned her sister: "Xueyan, please don't touch the edge of this basin, or your hands will turn into roasted pig's trotters!"
The little girl was unhappy, her mouth pouted as if she wanted to hang an oil bottle: "My hands are not pig's trotters! My hands are whiter than pig's trotters! They are softer than pig's trotters!"
When Mrs. Yang heard this, she laughed and said, "Is this about the pig's trotters? Please take your hands back quickly!" As she said this, she held her little daughter's hands and her small body in her arms.
Soon, most of the water in the earthen pot was poured into the copper basin, covering almost half of the water level in the copper basin.
Su Qingluan did not continue to pour the water, but continued to put the remaining water in the earthen pot, using the residual heat of the stove to keep the water temperature from dropping too quickly.
At this time, the lamb and scorpion soup that had been bubbling on the other stove had been cooked to a milky white color, and the white radish inside had become translucent, and the lamb was almost soft and falling off the bones.
Because it is not a hot pot, there is no continuous heat source under the container, so the vegetables can only be stewed first and eaten slowly, instead of being eaten at any time like a hot pot. Therefore, the first thing Su Qingluan put in the pot was the radish. Dishes such as cubes, lotus root slices, and fungus will not become too soft no matter how you stew them.
Until it's almost ready to be served, green leafy vegetables like spinach, which can be easily blanched and eaten, are added.
"The lamb and scorpion pot is on the table~" Su Qingluan greeted everyone while everyone was busy moving the tableware away and helping to drag the copper basin over.
Su Qingluan put the casserole containing the sheep and scorpion pot into the copper basin filled with steaming water, and opened the lid again: "How is it? Although the casserole is already very insulated, the insulation effect should be much better this way. !”
Now they are in the front hall. Although there is heat coming from the fire pit in the bedroom of the main house, it will not make the temperature here drop to ice. It is relatively warm, but in the end it is only "relatively warm".
The room used as the front hall is usually relatively empty, and because of the need to maintain ventilation and lighting, the windows or doors of the front hall will be wider, which makes it easier to stay in the cold weather outside when the cold wind blows. Pour in cold air.
In addition, the heat flow from the heated kang in the inner room creates an up-and-down air convection. In fact, the front hall is not only a bit chilly, but there is also a seemingly non-existent cold wind that penetrates into the collar from all directions!
Because of this, even if the casserole is already very insulated compared to containers such as copper pots or iron pots, it is still easy to get cold in this environment.
The method Su Qingluan came up with can indeed greatly extend the heat preservation time of the casserole, and everyone in the Su family praised her for being very smart.
Su Qingluan was a little embarrassed by the praise and said quickly: "Everyone, try the mutton inside. This is a live sheep that has been killed. It must be very fresh and does not have a strong taste!"
In fact, when she was in the kitchen just now, she took a small bite. The mutton was really tender and tender, and it didn't have the mutton smell of ordinary mutton. Instead, it had a slight milky aroma! This made Su Qingluan regret not buying more mutton from this place, and secretly made up her mind to go to the town again tomorrow to buy more.
Children are more sensitive to the fishy smell of mutton or fish, so Su Qingluan first asked Su Xueyan and Su Xuanhe to taste the mutton soup.
The two little guys didn't know the taste of mutton, but it was actually a bit offensive to their noses, so one of them carefully took a little bit of it with a spoon as if they were drinking medicine, and they wanted to take a sip as if they were testing for poison.
And here, Su Guangfu had already eaten two pieces of mutton ribs, and he hurriedly gave Yang a piece - where Yang was sitting, the area close to the pot was full of vegetables, but there was no mutton, so Su Guangfu " Do it for you”.
However, it was obvious that this simple rural man was not used to such "considerate" behavior towards his mother-in-law in front of his children, so he felt very uncomfortable after taking a piece of meat and looked at Yang: "How about we change places? That way you can eat more meat.”
Yang was obviously not used to this kind of "showing affection", and whispered: "Where is the missing piece of meat? Eat it quickly, the children are still watching, what does it look like?"
Although it was an angry tone, Su Qingluan could clearly see that Yang's face was stained with a faint blush.
Until she would definitely be scolded by her shy parents if she laughed out loud, Su Qingluan tried her best not to show her aunt's smiling expression. However, the two silly little guys only knew how to eat. After tasting the mutton soup, which was not as strong as expected, one rushed to the mutton chops and the other to the radishes, and ate happily.
Su Qingluan took a bite of the fungus. After soaking, the fungus meat was thick and crispy. The fresh and tender taste of the mutton covered up the slightly weird taste of the fungus itself. Instead, it highlighted the fatness of the meat. There was a kind of smell in the innermost part when biting into it. A chewy and chewy texture.
Soon, the two little guys also discovered the wonderful taste of the fungus. One by one, they bit the fungus loudly, as if competing to see who could bite louder.
In the end, this childish and somewhat interesting game ended when Su Guangfu quietly used his chopsticks and warned the two of them that "there is no need to treat food as a toy" before giving up.
Just as Su Qingluan originally envisioned, with the protection of the outer layer of hot water, the sheep and scorpion pot in the casserole could be kept warm for a much longer time. This meal made everyone feel warm and contented, and they fell asleep with satisfaction.
