When Si Zi heard that dinner was about to be served, his eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly broke away from Changsun's arms and threw himself on Qin Ming's lap.
Blinking his big watery eyes, he said hopefully:
"Brother Ming, Sizi is so hungry!"
Qin Ming leaned over and hugged Si Zi, squinted his eyes and said with a smile:
"Come on, brother Ming will take you to eat something delicious."
After a while, Qin Ming led a group of princes and princesses into the living room.
Xiao Qingwan, Si She, and Dong Xue were already waiting in front of the round table with a group of maids.
Seeing Qin Ming and others coming in, Wan'er took a group of maids and gave Changsun and others a blessing, and then made way for them.
Empress Changsun nodded slightly, and then her eyes fell on the dining table not far away.
When she saw the food on the table, Queen Changsun was suddenly stunned.
Li Tai tugged on Qin Ming's sleeves, pointed at the table of lettuce and the steaming copper pot in the middle of the table, and said doubtfully:
"Brother Ming, let's just have hot pot today? Isn't this too light?"
Li Tai touched his withered belly, gritted his teeth and continued:
"Brother Qin, I suddenly don't feel so hungry. If it's convenient, could you please ask Madam Wan'er to cook a braised pork dish for you later?"
"Even if it takes a little longer, it doesn't matter, I can wait!"
Jin Wang Li Zhi, who had long heard about the delicious food in Qin Mansion, had an idea when he heard what his fourth brother said. He ran to Qin Ming on his short legs and said:
"Brother Ming, Zhinu is not hungry either. Zhinu wants to wait for the meat with Fourth Brother!"
Queen Changsun frowned when she heard this. Before Qin Ming could speak, she looked at her two sons angrily and lectured:
"You two have completely forgotten the Queen Mother's usual teachings? You should act like a guest when you are a guest!"
"So many people have worked so hard to prepare meals for so long, how can you be so picky!"
"Why don't you apologize to Qin Ming quickly!"
Li Tai and Li Zhi immediately lowered their heads after hearing this.
Qin Ming smiled, waved his hand, and said to Queen Changsun:
"Auntie, don't be angry, it's just a small matter."
After saying that, Qin Ming waved to Wan'er.
Seeing this, Xiao Qingwan took two steps towards Qin Ming and gave him a blessing.
"Son."
Qin Ming nodded and said to Xiao Qingwan:
"Wan'er, please work harder and go to the kitchen to make a braised pork dish and bring it over."
Xiao Qingwan responded and led Sishe out of the living room.
Li Tai laughed when he heard this, patted Qin Ming on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Good brother! Be loyal!"
Li Zhi also grinned.
The food that the fourth brother will never forget must be excellent!
Queen Changsun became even more angry when she saw that her two legitimate sons had even ignored the most basic etiquette just because they stuttered.
Why did you give birth to two such foodies?
The more I thought about having grandchildren, the angrier I felt, so I pointed to the chair beside me and said:
"Qingque, Zhinu, since you two are not hungry, go and wait!"
Li Tai and Li Zhi saw that their mother's face was not very good-looking, so they quickly stopped their smiles, cupped their hands towards Qin Ming, and walked dejectedly to a chair aside and sat down.
A few moments,
Queen Changsun and her entourage sat down one by one under Qin Ming's arrangement.
Empress Changsun sat facing the door. On her left, Li Chengqian and Qin Ming, who was holding Sizi, sat on her left. On her right sat Princess Changle, Princess Chengyang and Princess Yuzhang.
Since two chairs were removed, everyone acted more loosely. As a result, Qin Ming happened to be next to Princess Yuzhang, only half a meter apart.
Prince Li Chengqian tugged on Qin Ming's sleeves, pointed at the strange-looking copper pot on the table, and asked:
"Brother Qin, why is the shape of your hot pot so unique? Is it specially made for the house?"
When Qin Ming saw everyone at the table looking at him, he couldn't help but stand up and introduce to everyone:
"This is a large copper pot that was recently built in my house. It is specially used for eating hot pot."
Princess Changle looked at the steaming copper pot and said doubtfully:
"Brother Ming, what is boiling in this copper pot? Why are the two sides different colors?"
"Is the soup inside made from different ingredients?"
When Qin Ming heard this, he first cast an approving look at Princess Changle.
Then he pointed to the big copper pot and said:
"Li Zhi guessed it right. All the ingredients in the soup base of the two sides are indeed different. The whiter side is specially made with sheep bones."
"And there are a lot of medicinal materials added to it. According to Daozhang Sun, using this soup base to rinse vegetables has the effect of strengthening the stomach and digesting food."
"As for the soup base on the other side, it is made from various mountain mushrooms. Use this soup base to cook the meat, and it tastes extremely delicious."
Queen Changsun was suddenly enlightened when she heard this. She finally understood why Qin Ming didn't prepare cooking.
It turns out that the child is taking care of his own diet.
Thinking of this, Queen Changsun looked at Qin Ming with an even gentler look!
Qin Ming picked up the chopsticks, added a piece of chopped mutton, and rinsed it in the copper pot a few times.
"Like me, just put the mutton in the pot, rinse it back and forth a few times, and wait for the color of the mutton to change."
"You can just pick it out, then dip it in the sesame sauce on the table, and you can eat it."
After saying that, Qin Ming put the mutton covered in sesame sauce on the plate in front of Si Zi.
"Sizi, please try and see if it tastes good."
Sizi hummed, then picked up the mutton in front of him and stuffed it into his mouth.
After chewing twice, Si Zi’s eyes lit up, he squinted and smiled:
"Wow! It's delicious!"
Qin Ming looked at Si Zi with doting eyes.
"Okay, Si Zi likes it. Eat slowly and don't choke. There is still a lot of mutton here."
After speaking, Qin Ming glanced at the people at the table and said with a smile:
"Auntie, try it. It's delicious."
Empress Changsun nodded slightly, picked up the chopsticks, and said:
"Everyone, use your chopsticks."
After saying this, Empress Changsun took the lead in picking up the mutton and boiled it in a copper pot.
Seeing this, the others picked up their chopsticks and started moving.
Empress Changsun followed Qin Ming's example and dipped the cooked mutton in sesame sauce, blew the hot air on the mutton, and carefully put it into her mouth to taste.
Then she was surprised by this ordinary-looking hot pot.
She swallowed the mutton in her mouth, smiled and nodded at Qin Ming:
"Good nephew, aunt just found out tonight that mutton hot pot can be so delicious."
Qin Ming smiled and placed the mutton dipped in sauce in front of Si Zi, raised his head and said with a smile:
"As long as Auntie likes it."
Li Tai, who was sitting not far from the round table, saw that the girls at the table were enjoying their food and his mouth was watering.
He is not stupid. As early as when Qin Ming introduced the soup base of the hot pot, he knew that he might be too clever this time!
After all, the hot pot he used to eat was always made with water as the base!
Who would have thought that a mere hot pot could be played with so many tricks by Qin Ming, his brother-in-law!
It’s made with medicinal herbs, mountain mushrooms, and that sesame sauce, and it sounds delicious.
Li Zhi on the side covered his growling stomach, tugged on his fourth brother's sleeves, and said pitifully:
"Fourth brother, I'm so hungry!"
Li Tai raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and slapped Li Zhi on the head.
"What are you shouting for? Just wait. Brother Fourth will show you what delicacies from the mountains and seas are! It's 10,000 times more delicious than Laoshizi's hot pot!"
Li Zhi covered his head and saw his fourth brother swearing so confidently that he couldn't help but glow and said gratefully:
"Thank you, fourth brother! Fourth brother is the best to the young slave!"
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