When Nan Dao walked to Tianya Sword Sect, he saw Wu Dalong, Lu Xiaoxiao and their four little ones busy there, cutting meat, soaking vermicelli, and making seasonings and other things.
I thought that Le Chaotian just saw the senior brother from Nandao coming, so he prepared hot pot in advance. Now it seems that he had probably already thought about having hot pot today.
When Lu Xiaoxiao saw Nan Dao coming, he stood there in a daze and asked in confusion: "What are you thinking, junior brother?"
Nan Dao came back to his senses, shook his head with a smile, and said, "It's nothing, have everything been done?"
Lu Xiaoxiao looked back at the people busy in Tianya Sword Sect's kitchen, reached out and nodded around, and said, "It should be almost done."
"You need more chili powder." Lu Xiaoyi reminded.
Lu Xiaoxiao patted his head and said with a smile: "Ah, yes, Junior Brother Le said it before, but I forgot about it."
So everyone was busy turning over the chili peppers.
Wu Dalong held the sliced pork, looked at Nandao, and whispered: "I saw you sitting and talking to someone up there earlier, who was that?"
Nan Dao was silent for a while and said, "Zhang Xiaoyu."
"Oh, Zhang Xiaoyu." Wu Dalong turned around, but was stunned for a moment after turning around. He looked back at Nan Dao and said in surprise: "Who?"
This sound shocked Lu Xiaoxiao and the others and turned their heads to look at the two of them.
Nan Dao looked at Lu Xiaoxiao and said softly, "Senior Brother Zhang is here."
Lu Xiaoxiao fell silent, then put the things in his hands to the side, sneered and said, "I want to see what kind of dignity he has here!"
Before he finished speaking, Lu Xiaoxiao had already opened the door and walked out.
Wu Dalong was worried that Lu Xiaoxiao would be too excited and do something bad, so he hurriedly picked up some things and chased after him.
Lu Xiaoyi and Lu Xiaoer had both heard the name Zhang Xiaoyu, so naturally they didn't say anything, they just looked up at Nan Dao who was standing aside.
Lu Xiaosi and Lu Xiaowu looked a little silly and cute. They looked at Nan Dao and asked, "Who is Zhang Xiaoyu?"
Nan Dao said softly: "He is my senior brother."
"Oh, that's right, but this name doesn't sound as powerful as Uncle Wu."
Judging from the name, Zhang Xiaoyu may not be as powerful as Wu Dalong.
Nan Dao just smiled without saying anything. He put the things prepared in the kitchen into a basin, then held the basin with one hand under his umbrella, and led Lu Xiaoyi and the others into the heavy snow outside.
Only a few people had passed through the courtyard of Tianya Sword Sect and walked through the path. They saw Lu Xiaoxiao and Wu Dalong standing at the foot of the mountain path, looking up and not going up for a long time.
Nan Dao stopped behind the two of them and looked up. Zhang Xiaoyu was no longer at the edge of the cliff. According to Nan Dao's understanding of him, he had probably gone inside to warm himself by the fire.
"Sister, why don't you leave?"
Nan Dao asked, looking at Lu Xiaoxiao's back.
The two of them turned back and looked at Nandao. Lu Xiaoxiao had a complicated look on his face and stood quietly in the snow at the foot of the mountain road looking at the young man.
Only Lu Xiaoxiao and Nan Dao had seen that sword strike that day.
So probably only Nan Dao could understand what the looks on Lu Xiaoxiao's face meant.
Zhang Xiaoyu is a complicated person.
Therefore, people who have experienced some things with him will also find it complicated and hesitant.
It's like a tangled mess that's hard to unravel.
"Junior brother, you really don't care?"
Lu Xiaoxiao looked at Nan Dao and said.
Nan Dao looked down at his heart, remained silent for a while, and said, "Maybe so."
Maybe yes, maybe not.
Nan Dao himself couldn’t explain clearly.
Lu Xiaoxiao sighed, turned around and walked towards Xiaobai Jianzong.
"Forget it, I caught a cold today, so I'll go back and rest first."
"Senior sister!"
Nan Dao wanted to call her, but Lu Xiaoxiao just walked away in the snow without looking back.
"Junior brother, if you don't care, that might be a good thing."
Lu Xiao's voice came from the snow.
"But I can't. I'm just a small swordsman from Lingnan like everyone else."
Lu Xiaoxiao naturally felt grateful and admired, resentful and puzzled towards Zhang Xiaoyu.
It is difficult for the world to solve such a problem, so they go out in the snow and sleep until tomorrow.
Nan Dao wanted to say something else, but Wu Dalong shook his head and said, "Forget it, today is the hot pot in the snow that Junior Brother Le has been thinking about for a long time. Let's go up first. I'll go see her later."
Wu Dalong was naturally the one who felt uncomfortable being caught in the middle.
Nan Dao stood there in silence for a long time, then looked at Wu Dalong and the four little ones and said softly: "I'm sorry."
"It's okay, uncle." Lu Xiaoer said sincerely while holding the spice jars and looking at Nan Dao.
Lu Xiaoyi and others on the side also nodded.
So several people looked back at the figure walking towards Xiaobai Jianzong, and walked upwards.
Probably because of some delays down there.
Lu Xiaosan had already stepped on the snow alone and came back from the mountain behind. At this time, he was walking in the canyon. When he saw Nan Dao and others holding a lot of things, he screamed and dragged them backwards. He ran over with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
"Is there hot pot to eat today?"
Lu Xiaosan shouted excitedly.
Wu Dalong chuckled, and with one free hand, he held down the head of Lu Xiaosan who was rushing towards him.
"You kid, did you calculate the time and run back?"
Lu Xiaosan chuckled.
After being interrupted by Lu Xiaosan, everyone felt a lot better.
Wu Dalong chuckled, then walked to the small wooden house on the side, raised his hand and knocked on the door.
A man dressed in red quickly appeared in the snow at the door, frowned at a few people and said, "What's wrong?"
Wu Dalong smiled and said: "Sister, please help me take these things over. I have something to do and I have to go down."
Qingjiao glanced at everyone silently, then nodded and said, "Okay."
So Wu Dalong handed all the vermicelli and pork to Qingjiao, and then walked down the mountain road on the snow.
Lu Xiaosan asked curiously from behind: "What are you going to do, uncle? Where is the master?"
Before Nan Dao could answer, Lu Xiaoyi spoke first: "Master is feeling a little unwell, so he probably won't come tonight."
"Ah, okay then." Although Lu Xiaosan was usually afraid of Lu Xiaoxiao, he still felt it was a pity that Lu Xiaoxiao would not come to such a hot pot today.
A group of people walked towards the Little Red Building carrying their things.
It wasn't very late yet, but because of the heavy snow, the world was already drowsy, so the lights in the small building were naturally lit long ago.
When the group of people walked upstairs, Zhang Xiaoyu and Le Chaotian were indeed sitting in front of the stove hugging their knees, warming themselves by the fire and talking. They didn't seem too embarrassed.
As soon as Lu Xiaosan came up with his hands empty on his back and ignored the clock, he looked around, not caring who the swordsman in white was. He walked around the building several times before saying in confusion: "Where's the pot? Why is there only fire but no pot?" ?”
Le Chaotian looked at Lu Xiaosan with a smile and said, "What do you think this big stove looks like?"
Lu Xiaosan said: "Sharp, what's wrong?"
Le Chaotian smiled and said: "Yes, so this is a big hot pot!"
Lu Xiaosan opened his eyes wide and stared blankly at the stove in the building, but suddenly he understood why Le Chaotian deliberately built such a big stove.
"But something seems to be missing?"
Lu Xiaosan scratched his head and walked around the stove.
After turning around, I saw the huge round pot ring placed in the corner.
Lu Xiaoer and others also saw it, so the five little ones giggled, put down the things in their hands, ran over together, and worked together to stand up the pot ring, and rolled it towards the stove with a clanking sound.
"Uncle Master!" Lu Xiaosan shouted extremely loudly.
At this time, Le Chaotian took the initiative to stand up, poked out the Die Lianhua, then picked up the huge and heavy copper pot, and lifted it to the stove in a handsome manner. There was a clang, but it was just right on the stove. On the waist of that stove.
So a huge copper hot pot was placed in the middle of the small building.
Le Chaotian put the sword back with a smile, then turned to look at Nan Dao aside and said, "Brother, go get some water."
"Yeah." Nan Dao said as he started to walk down.
It’s just that the five little ones move faster.
"Let's go, let's go!"
Then they crowded in swarm.
Nandao: "..."
Le Chaotian raised his eyebrows, probably guessing something. He walked out of the building and lay on the guardrail to take a look. Sure enough, the five little ones were digging in the snow with buckets.
Although Le Chaotian wanted to get some stream water from Nandao, it seemed that he could just get the snow.
So he ignored the five little ones and returned to the building, where he sat down. An iron kettle was already placed by the stove, and wine was probably being heated in it.
Wu Dalong hasn't come back for a long time, and he probably won't come again.
Nan Dao walked outside the building and looked quietly down at the direction of Xiaobai Jianzong.
Each of the five little ones carried a bucket of snow. After just a few steps, they forgot their original intention and started playing in the snow.
Nan Dao looked at this scene and smiled softly.
Nan Dao was naturally smiling.
But Qingjiao, who was sitting by the stove in the building, felt a little bored.
Zhang Xiaoyu and Le Chaotian didn't say anything else, they just sat there and waited for the five little ones to come up from the snow.
Qingjiao sat aside, feeling a little at a loss. She was about to go out for some fresh air like Nan Dao, but she saw Zhang Xiaoyu suddenly turned his head, looked at her and asked curiously: "Been from the East China Sea Sword Sect?"
Qingjiao breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "Yes, senior brother."
It was naturally impossible for Qingjiao not to guess who this swordsman in white was.
Such a young Dao Dao sword cultivator, coupled with the white clothes, there is currently only Zhang Xiaoyu in the world.
Facing such a young but high-level senior brother, Qingjiao was naturally a little cautious.
"East China Sea is really good." Zhang Xiaoyu said calmly.
Except sometimes I raise my head a little too high.
Le Chaotian said with a smile: "If they also like to eat hot pot, then it would be good."
Zhang Xiaoyu: "..."
This sentence is quite similar to his previous style - just change eating hot pot to playing cards.
The five little ones played for a while, and finally, sweating profusely, they ran up carrying the snow and placed it by the stove.
Zhang Xiaoyu is a lazy person, Le Chaotian is also a lazy person, and Qingjiao is difficult to drive.
So Le Chaotian shouted to the door: "Brother!"
Nan Dao walked in silently, holding an umbrella while he and the five little ones poured all the snow into the pot, and put some ingredients and ingredients in it.
Then everyone gathered around the stove and sat on the floor, waiting for the water to boil.
Le Chaotian was actually right.
The water is too cold and the hot pot is difficult to cook.
What's more, the five little ones directly packed large buckets of snow this time.
So I waited for a while for the snow to turn into water.
When the sky outside just got dark, the snow turned into water and was slowly heated in the pot.
Although the stove was boiling hot, because the ring of pots was separate from the stove, it didn't get hot very quickly.
While waiting, Le Chaotian looked at Nandao and asked, "Where are senior sister and the others?"
Nan Dao was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "Senior Sister is not feeling well, so she won't come. Senior Brother Wu went to see her."
"Ah, okay then." Le Chaotian said with some pity.
Zhang Xiaoyu on the side could probably guess the reason. After sitting for a while, he stood up and walked towards the corridor outside.
"What are you going to do, senior brother?" Nan Dao looked at Zhang Xiaoyu and asked.
Zhang Xiaoyu smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's a bit stuffy inside, come out for some air."
Le Chaotian looked at the water in the pot by the stove and said with a smile: "Brother, why don't you help us pick some cabbage? It's in the vegetable field next to the mountain road. After picking it, just wipe it with snow. ”
Zhang Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
Then he put down his sword and walked downstairs.
Le Chaotian was still there raking the water in the pot, and the five little ones were beside him. They didn't care about anything else, they just looked eagerly at the base ingredients that were gradually boiling in the big pot.
"Can I eat it?"
Lu Xiaosan swallowed and asked impatiently.
The hot pot this time was fully prepared. Although it still mainly focused on cabbage vermicelli that Le Chaotian loved, a lot of seasonings were prepared. The base ingredients were all bought and prepared at the foot of the mountain, and there were also various kinds of Side dishes, such as shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushroom balls, etc., are placed on the side.
Le Chaotian smiled softly and said, "Don't rush, the water hasn't boiled yet, but you can put the vermicelli in first."
"Great!"
Lu Xiaosan smiled happily and looked for vermicelli in the dishes on the side. The vermicelli had already been soaked and was slippery. Lu Xiaosan took a big handful with his hands, put it in, and then quickly picked it up from the side. He picked up the bowl and chopsticks filled with condiments, holding the bowl in one hand and holding out the chopsticks in the other, staring at Lu Xiaoer and others warily.
Le Chaotian just looked on with a smile.
Not long after, Zhang Xiaoyu came back with Xiaobaicai.
The cabbage has been broken into pieces, and there is still some white snow on it. It must have been washed with snow.
Nan Dao picked it up curiously and looked at it, and found that it was indeed not broken. It was indeed useful for Le Chaotian and the others to tie up the cabbage.
The hot pot cooked with snow finally began to steam up and make a gurgling sound.
The five little ones happily put things inside, and Le Chaotian sat next to them, watching with a smile, and then secretly took out their good food and ate it while they were not paying attention.
The hot pot was very big, and even though everyone was sitting in a circle, there was still a lot of space. Qingjiao sat alone, hesitating with chopsticks, not knowing what to eat.
Lu Xiaoyi, who was closest to the green pepper, looked at the woman in red, gave her some meat slices and meatballs, and asked, "Have you never eaten something like this before?"
Qingjiao shook her head and said softly: "I have eaten it, but it was just a matter of childhood."
Of course Donghai Jianzong doesn’t eat hot pot.
So it was probably the first time in many years that Qingjiao faced such a big hot pot, and was a little overwhelmed for a while.
Zhang Xiaoyu did not have such embarrassment. As a white-clothed swordsman who had been living in Nanyi City for many years and could squat on the roadside with a sword on his back and eat rice balls, he was naturally at home eating such human things.
While he kept pouring things into it, he never forgot to use his chopsticks to pick out the cooked meat in the mist, put it in a bowl with a lot of chili peppers, and ate it with big mouthfuls. There is no demeanor of a great sword cultivator.
Nan Dao chuckled softly on the side and said, "Senior brother seems to like eating this kind of food."
"That's natural." Zhang Xiaoyu said matter-of-factly while eating.
Nan Dao turned to look at Le Chaotian beside him. The smiling uncle was still doing nothing - Lu Xiaosan had already turned over a large piece of pork that he had put down for a long time.
Perhaps after finally realizing something, Lu Xiaosan turned to look at Le Chaotian, who still had some oil stains on the corners of his mouth.
"Uncle, have you seen my meat pieces?"
Le Chaotian picked up a glass of water from the side and took a few sips, then said innocently: "What kind of meat slices?"
Lu Xiaosan sneered and said, "I have already lost three pieces of meat, so I rolled the third piece in the chili pepper before adding it."
Le Chaotian, whose mouth was a little swollen: "..."
"You thief, you're going to die!" Lu Xiaosan rushed towards Le Chaotian with a look of grief and anger.
Le Chaotian laughed and ran towards Nan Dao and Zhang Xiaoyu.
Although Lu Xiaosan didn't want to give up, he still let Le Chaotian go when he saw the sword cultivator in white sitting there.
"Junior brother is really happy." Zhang Xiaoyu said while eating the meatballs dipped in chili in the bowl and looking at Le Chaotian who was sitting next to him.
Le Chaotian looked at the chili in Zhang Xiaoyu's bowl with a frown, thought for a while and said, "If senior brother is willing to use another pair of chopsticks without chili to pick up the food, I might be happier."
Nan Dao couldn't help but smile on the side, then he took the pot of wine that had been hot for a long time from the stove, poured himself a cup, and just thought about it, poured another cup for Zhang Xiaoyu, and then gave him another cup. Green Pepper on the opposite side also poured a glass. After pouring, he looked at Le Chaotian's eager eyes and remembered the way Le Chaotian used to stagger after taking a sip. He thought about it and said, "How much do you want?"
Le Chaotian tilted his head and thought for a moment, then stretched out a finger.
"Drink today, one cup!"
Zhang Xiaoyu might be able to drink a glass of nothing in front of him and say yes calmly.
But for Le Chaotian, this is probably something that requires careful consideration.
Green ant's new fermented wine, small copper clay hot pot.
It's snowing late in the evening.
So one cup is probably quite a lot.
