sjar Chapter 458 Neglecting One's Duties? It's Marinated to the Perfect Taste
Chapter 458 Neglecting One's Duties? It's Marinated to the Perfect Taste
A pungent, spicy aroma wafted from Jiang Xiaoqi's small kitchen; the smell was so strong that it could travel two miles with the wind.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough, is my little brother making the broth for the spicy hot pot again? Ugh, it's so pungent."
"You're finding it choking now? You didn't seem to eat less when you were eating it!"
Jiang Lian'er and Jiang Fei'er leaned against the window, finding the smell pungent but still wanting to inhale it, since it was both pungent and fragrant, and their mouths were watering uncontrollably.
After the New Year, Jiang Lian'er will marry into the Wang family. The Wang family has already completed all the pre-wedding rituals.
“Why should I eat less? Why don’t you eat less?” Jiang Feier retorted to her fourth sister.
Jiang Lian'er pursed her lips, "Forget it, she's just a little kid, I won't stoop to her level."
She was a grown woman who was engaged, and she couldn't argue and act like a young girl.
Grandmother said that from now on, the sisters will represent the Jiang family's reputation when they are out in public; they will share both glory and loss.
Jiang Feier waited for a long time but didn't get a response from her fourth sister, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.
I secretly glanced at the person next to me, and to my surprise, my fourth sister was daydreaming.
Hmph, she's probably thinking about her future fourth brother-in-law again. Hehe, shameless!
After the New Year, my sixth sister and I will both be seventeen, which means we're considered old maids. Why hasn't anyone come to propose marriage to us?
I don't know what my grandmother was planning. Was it because she raised them herself that she was reluctant to let them get married and wanted to keep them here a little longer?
Well, that doesn't seem like a bad idea. After all, the food at home is excellent, and after getting married, I might not even be able to eat spicy hot pot anymore!
Jiang Lian'er came to her senses at this moment, and the air was still filled with the smell of spiciness.
"Sigh~ Isn't Mingfei neglecting his duties by doing everything himself?"
Jiang Weier, who had been silent all along, put down her brush, and a painting of plum blossoms in the snow appeared on the paper.
"Not doing your proper job? Fourth Sister, you're wrong to say that."
Jiang Feier retorted, "If my little brother succeeds in making this spicy hot pot base, our family might even be able to make a fortune from it in the future."
"What are you thinking? That butter isn't something you can just get whenever you want. If it weren't for the Liu family sending it, we might not have been able to find it again for a long time."
Jiang Lian'er knew that the most important thing for making spicy hot pot was to have beef tallow. Just like the previous dynasty, the Great Zhou Dynasty prohibited the arbitrary slaughter of cattle.
Jiang Feier pouted unconvinced, "Even if butter is hard to come by, my little brother is so smart, he might be able to find a substitute."
It has to be said that at this moment, Jiang Feier and Xiao Ming, whom she had never met before, were in the same boat.
Both of them felt that something else could be used to replace butter, which is probably a common trait among foodies.
Jiang Lian'er remained noncommittal; she would never tell her fifth sister that her younger brother had already said that only butter could be used.
Otherwise, why haven't I seen my younger brother make spicy hot pot base with other ingredients after all this time?
Those things called chili peppers and spices are very precious. Even if you use something else, it's not enough to make it work; just wasting these things is enough to make one's heart ache.
Hmph~ Fifth Sister, you're still too young and too naive.
"Sixth Sister, this painting of plum blossoms braving the snow is really beautiful. It's just that it hasn't snowed at all this year. It would be more fitting for us to gather around the stove and eat hot pot when it snows!"
Jiang Lian'er changed the subject, but the topic was still related to hot pot. It was unclear how she connected the painting of plum blossoms braving the snow with hot pot.
"That's right! It's snowing heavily outside, and we're huddled inside, warming ourselves by the charcoal fire and eating spicy hot pot. Oh my, just thinking about it makes my heart swoosh!"
"This winter is really strange, not a single snowflake has fallen. Last winter, it snowed quite a bit, but Mingfei still hadn't managed to make spicy hot pot last year..."
"Sigh, who can argue with that? This year is really strange. It's still just as cold as ever, but there's not a single snowflake falling."
This isn't Xinghe Prefecture; it should have snowed long ago in the twelfth lunar month.
Seeing that her fourth and fifth sisters were talking about spicy hot pot and winter snow, Jiang Weier finally joined the conversation.
"It's probably unlikely this winter, but it might be possible in spring." After saying that, Jiang Weier picked up her brush again and wrote an inscription for the painting of plum blossoms braving the snow.
"What? What did you say, Xiao Liu?" Jiang Lian'er thought she had misheard.
"Stop calling me 'Sixth Sister,' Sixth Sister is a girl! Yes, Sixth Sister, are you saying it won't snow at all this winter!?"
Jiang Feier was also curious as to why Sixth Sister would say such a thing.
"Don't go to bed too early tonight, then you'll find out."
Jiang Weier spoke as concisely as ever.
Telling her two older sisters not to sleep too early was actually a way of telling them to go stargazing at night.
Master Su had taught them all these things before, but they rarely used them in daily life.
Jiang Lian'er and Jiang Fei'er looked at each other, their curiosity completely piqued.
Okay, so what if I go to bed a little later?
Sixth Sister piqued their curiosity!
They finally made it to night, and the three of them, wrapped in thick quilted cloaks, quietly climbed onto the roof.
Jiang Weier pointed to several stars: "Look, the position and brightness of these stars indicate that there will be insufficient moisture in the winter this year, making it difficult for frost and snow to form."
However, the celestial phenomena will change in the spring, at which time the probability of snowfall will be higher.
Jiang Weier only becomes talkative when discussing topics that interest her.
Jiang Lian'er nodded as if she understood, but she wasn't good at astronomy.
Jiang Feier was somewhat disappointed and muttered, "Then we're destined not to be able to gather around the fire in the snow this winter."
"Alright, alright, let's go downstairs! It's so cold outside, let's save the romantic stuff like stargazing for summer!"
Just as the three were about to get off the roof, they suddenly heard the sound of tiles breaking in the distance.
Jiang Lian'er said warily, "It's the middle of the night, this is a bit scary... (●—●)"
Jiang Feier also tensed up: "Could there be a thief??"
Jiang Wei'er pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go! Let's go take a look. (╯-╰“)"
"It's nothing, it's just Mingfei's tabby cat. But how did it get here?"
The fluffy system felt helpless; both the host and the host's courtyard had been thoroughly marinated in the spicy hot pot!
It was so hot inside that it couldn't stand it anymore and had to come out for some fresh air!
Jiang Xiaoqi, who was marinating and soaking in the bath in her own yard, was unaware that the fluffy system had actually gone to hide in her sisters' yard.
The girls' yard was spotless and smelled of plum blossoms; Tongzi fell in love with it as soon as she arrived.
So, I've decided to stay for the time being!
"This little guy is getting cuter and cuter!"
"Haha, you're getting fatter and fatter. You must have been eating a lot of good food with Mingfei!"
Fortunately, the fur ball system remained in the ladies' courtyard. That evening, an uninvited guest arrived in Jiang Xiaoqi's courtyard.
Fortunately, by then Jiang Xiaoqi had already dried herself off and put on her clothes...