Yunding Ranch

Chapter 207
Walking into the room, Justin felt that everyone's eyes were on him, his body movements froze, and he explained, "I'm here to get some lettuce and carrots." Justin was stunned again Dazed, he waved his hand, "Hey, Mr. L, Ms. L." They greeted each other bluntly.

"Quick, come here quickly." Song Lingyi beckoned, with a kind smile on her face, "Are there any other vegetables in the house? Take some more back home. There are so many left in the pasture that you can't finish them."

Justin's expression didn't change much, he closed his jaw slightly, and walked straight in. He didn't intend to continue talking. This was not a routine he was familiar with, but feeling the weight of everyone's gaze, he cleared his throat, "You guys What were you talking about just now?"

"Hot pot." Ronald continued, "They said that there will be a party here tonight, and Lu is welcome back, but they chose hot pot, I don't quite understand."

Justin also frowned, pouted, with a look of disdain.With a small movement, it can be seen that he is obviously not a fan of hot pot either.

Lily also looked at Song Lingyi, and said quickly, "Otherwise, we'll start making preparations now. We can fry some chicken legs and wings. It's very simple to make, and the speed is also very fast."

Lily thought that they didn't have time to prepare dinner, so they chose hot pot instead.Even if he didn't say much, the sad expression was enough to explain everything.

"Lily..." Song Lingyi showed a helpless expression. She wanted to explain something, but she didn't know where to start. She didn't even understand why Ronald, who was always willing to challenge new things, had such a prejudice against hot pot.Song Lingyi looked at Lu Li with confusion.

Lu Li couldn't help laughing, but he understood.

In the United States, the hot pot here has been improved, and it is far from the authentic hot pot in China. It is indeed very bad.Most of the hot pots here are clear soup with a healthy bottom. A few spicy pots here have lost their real fragrance, not to mention the aftertaste of stamina; and clear soup pots have no broth, just simple seasoning, which can almost be said to be How could anyone like something that has no taste?
Lu Li and his friends once ate hot pot in New York. It wasn't the kind in Chinatown, but a popular restaurant that Americans would try.In the big pot, there are only some mushrooms floating, and then some butter and monosodium glutamate are added, and I don’t know what else is added. I didn't expect much from the spicy pot, but I didn't expect that not only was it tasteless, but even the sweetness of the beef itself was lost.

It was a total disaster.

It was the first time that Lu Li realized that hot pot can also fail.

Therefore, he does not blame Ronald and Justin for their disgust. "Ronald, Lily, believe me, the hot pot tonight is not the one you ate before."

Lu Li didn't intend to explain in detail, because this is a situation that cannot be explained in words.However, Lu Li immediately saw the stubborn disgust on Ronald's face, which made Lu Li dumbfounded.He almost forgot how stubborn Texans are, and how resistant Texans are to foreign things.

Over the past few months, Lu Li felt the friendliness, kindness and enthusiasm of this land, especially Lily, who accepted Lu Li with her warm heart and took root here.Now, because of the hot pot, Lu Li felt another side of the Texans - or rather, the original side.

"Ronald, please, this is not the first time you have come to Yunding Ranch, nor is it the first time to taste my cuisine. Even if it is freshwater fish, the freshwater fish you hate the most, you must admit that different cooking methods will bring different results." Lu Li was not in a hurry, and said unhurriedly, but seeing the stubbornness and stubbornness on Ronald's face, he seemed unwilling to listen to his "long talk", which made Lu Li pause for a moment, unable to bear it. Just laughed.

"Texans, huh?" Lu Li stopped his explanation, "Well, Ronald, if you don't want to taste it, no problem, you can go back today first, next time we hold a bonfire party, welcome Come here."

"Fourteen!" Song Lingyi raised her voice, feeling very dissatisfied with Lu Li's rude behavior.

Lu Li spread his hands, smiled at his mother, then looked at Lily, and said sincerely, "Lily, of course, I still welcome you to stay. I believe Ronald can solve his own dinner problem. Or , you can take some leftovers back with you."

Lily immediately caught the teasing in Lu Li's words, she couldn't help but pursed her lips, tried not to laugh, and nodded to Ronald, "Yeah, why don't you go back first. I plan to stay and have a taste Look, the [-]th version of hotpot probably has a unique taste."

Lily couldn't understand Ronald's stubbornness and rigidity very well.After being married for so many years, she thought she was used to it; but almost every day she would be irritated by Ronald, no matter how much she resented Ronald, Ronald was unwilling to change, just like a stone——she Complaining to the stone, she finally met someone who could fight against Ronald today, and she naturally wouldn't miss it easily.

Ronald immediately blew his beard and stared, "I'll go home as soon as I get home, am I missing this meal?" The stubbornness of the Texas man finally revealed the tip of the iceberg at this time.

"Ronald, Ronald." Song Lingyi shouted, but couldn't call Ronald at all, Lu Huaijin strode forward and stopped Ronald, "Dude, at least you can stay Have a beer, you know, we can always use a beer."

Also being a man, Lu Huaijin's words successfully made Ronald stop, but Ronald still did not change his mind, then Justin walked over, looked at Lu Li, and thought for a moment.

"Ronald, there are always other things to eat here. If I'm not mistaken, there should be dumplings in the refrigerator, or steamed stuffed buns. Didn't you say that you've been missing the food at Yunding Ranch recently?" Justin walked to the refrigerator, opened the refrigerator door, took out a bottle of beer from it, and handed it to Ronald, "Last week, didn't you go to China/China/Long for dinner? How was it? The taste there Is it the same as Fourteen here?"

Ronald hesitated for a moment, took the beer in a dazed manner, then shrugged his shoulders, and muttered, "...so, or..." The ambiguous words were unclear, even Lu Li could not hear them completely. Not sure.Immediately afterwards, Ronald looked around, walked to the sofa in the hall, sat down, "Fourteen, I don't like hot pot, as I said, I don't like hot pot." Then he stretched his left leg across Hanging on the knee of his right leg, and holding the ankle of his left leg with his right hand, Hengdao sat down immediately, with an indomitable look.

Lu Li couldn't help laughing, Justin turned his head, and the two exchanged a glance, as if to say: Texas men, always like this.

I didn't continue to pay attention to Ronald, and after the hot pot was served, everything would be logical.Lu Li raised his chin at Justin, "So, do you want to try it? I mean, hot pot."

Justin raised his eyebrows, "You'd better not lie. If the food is unpalatable, I will pour it directly into your garden." The understatement revealed a hint of sternness, letting people know that he was not joking .

Lu Li didn't care. He opened the refrigerator, took two bottles of beer, handed Justin a bottle, and opened a bottle himself, "If you want to eat hot pot, you must prepare it now."

Lu Li took a big sip of beer, turned his head to look at Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi, "Dad, Mom, sit down with Lily and Ronald and relax, leave the dinner to us, and the others will be back soon , without your help."

They all know hot pot, and it’s not difficult to prepare, so Song Lingyi didn’t insist, but just explained, “Turn through the refrigerator to see if there are any beef bones. Some flavors come."

Lu Li nodded and made an "OK" gesture, but Lily put her arms around Song Lingyi's waist and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Fourteen is the most capable child I've ever seen. Today, let's not worry about it." Come on, just take care of the food. Come on, what's New York like? I've never been there, so tell us quickly. What's the fun going on there? You've stayed so long, I almost thought you came directly from New York Flew back to China."

The elders sat beside them chatting, while Lu Li started to get busy.

For people from Sichuan, mandarin duck hot pot is an eye-rolling existence, but for people from other provinces, mandarin duck pot is a must for hot pot.Lu Li is a person who likes spicy pot, but considering Song Lingyi and Lu Huaijin, clear soup pot is also a must.

However, they are now in the United States, and it is not easy to find a mandarin duck pot.This time Lu Huaijin and the others brought a set of tea sets and gave them to Li Huainan, which was already very rare, there was no room in the box for a set of mandarin duck pots.Therefore, we can only rely on our own efforts.

First, I took out a large pot of soup in the kitchen and started to make beef bone soup. Don't underestimate the bottom of the pot. This is very important for hot pot, and you must not deal with it carelessly.After confirming that the broth had started to boil, Lu Li started to get busy.

Lu Li first found an induction cooker, then Justin asked Finley to bring a second induction cooker from home, and then he found two large pots - different sizes, Lu Li originally thought that they might not be able to withstand the domestic hot pot Not enough, the spicy pot is really too violent, so I simply used a small pot to make a spicy pot, but after thinking about it, I finally decided to use a large pot!After all, spicy pot is the essence of hot pot, isn't it?

Afterwards, Lu Li dug through the refrigerator and found the hot pot ingredients—it was these things that made Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi detained by the customs when they arrived in Los Angeles. Fortunately, the customs didn't confiscate the things, which further highlighted their incomparable preciousness. .

"Lu Li, call Uncle Li Huainan and ask them to come over to have dinner together." Song Lingyi's voice came from the living room, with the briskness and rowdyness of midsummer, and the whole room was full of vitality.

(End of this chapter)