Chapter 521, The Most Suitable Food for Winter

Translator: Silavin

 

After Su Bai and the others finished building the snowmen, they returned to Yong’an Building because the snowflakes outside were starting to fall more heavily.

 

They had no choice but to return to Yong’an Building, as the weather was beginning to grow gradually colder.

 

“Shaman, the snowmen outside will be covered by snow,” Yu Ying said, pressing against the glass and looking outside.

 

They had built several snowmen, some large and some small, with rather strange shapes.

 

Among the several snowmen, only one looked good and was built neatly, while all the others were unattractive.

 

Those were all built by the girls, with various branches randomly stuck into them.

 

“It doesn’t matter. After they get covered, we can build them again,” Su Bai said softly.

 

“Shaman, let me prepare lunch for you,” Yu Ying said, clapping her hands and preparing to cook.

 

“Let’s have hot pot tonight. Let’s try a new food,” Su Bai said gently.

 

When the weather turned cold, the first food he thought of was hot pot. Eating hot pot on a cold winter day like this was the best.

 

“Hot pot? What is hot pot?” Yu Ying widened her pink eyes and continued asking, “Do we eat that kind of burning iron pot?”

 

The first thing that came to Yu Ying’s mind was this, and she felt it was rather terrifying.

 

“Hahahaha…” Su Bai was immediately amused and said, “It’s not a burning pot, it’s just a name.”

 

“Shaman, what do I need to prepare? I’ll go and prepare it now,” Yu Ying asked immediately. Although she was puzzled, she would just follow along.

 

“Just prepare some food that you like to eat. I’ll prepare the rest,” Su Bai instructed.

 

“Yes,” Yu Ying nodded and asked.

 

Yan Hua, listening from the side, was very curious and asked, “Shaman, what exactly is hot pot?”

 

“You’ll know in a moment. First help me prepare some materials,” Su Bai arranged.

 

Yan Hua immediately nodded and asked, “Shaman, what else do we need to prepare?”

 

“Prepare some spring onions, ginger, and garlic, as well as some other seasonings. Prepare some of everything,” Su Bai instructed.

 

“Yes,” Yan Hua immediately ran off, putting on snow boots to go to the wooden shed to gather some.

 

*Step step step…*

 

An hour later, everything was prepared, looking colourful as it was all placed on the table.

 

“Shaman, everything is ready. What do we do next?” Yu Ying asked curiously.

 

“Boil a pot of water, then put these seasonings in,” Su Bai arranged.

 

“Right,” Yu Ying immediately began preparing, putting some spices in and starting to cook.

 

“Shaman, after this, do we just throw everything in to cook?” Yu Ying asked curiously.

 

“More or less. Whatever you want to eat, just put it in,” Su Bai nodded, beginning to take up a bowl and chopsticks to prepare his own dipping sauce.

 

He put spring onions and some seasoning, wild vegetables and chilli into the bowl, then poured in soy sauce produced by the System, and began stirring.

 

“Right, you can start doing it too. After you’re done, we can eat,” Su Bai said softly.

 

“Like this?” Everyone was puzzled but still followed along.

 

Su Bai sat in front of the hot pot, using chopsticks to first pick up a thin slice of meat and put it into the iron pot.

 

He waited for a while before picking it up, dipping it in sauce, and putting it in his mouth to chew.

 

From his expression, one could see that he was quite satisfied with this hot pot. At least the taste was good.

 

“Shaman, if we do it like you, can we eat it directly?” Yu Ying asked curiously.

 

“Yes, some meat should not be left in too long, so just put it in and when it’s cooked, you can take it out,” Su Bai said softly.

 

This was the essence of hot pot. Meat should not be cooked too long, or it would become tough.

 

Cutting the meat into thin slices and putting them in boiling water made them easy to cook. Since many seasonings were added to the boiling water, it could also remove some of the fishy smell.

 

Finally, the most important thing was the dipping sauce. If the sauce was well-prepared and tasted good, then this hot pot would be considered successful.

 

Su Bai’s expression clearly showed he was very satisfied with this hot pot, which meant the hot pot was successfully made.

 

“I see,” Yu Ying nodded thoughtfully, using chopsticks to also pick up a piece of meat and put it in.

 

She waited in the same manner until the meat slice was cooked, then picked it out, dipped it in the sauce, and put it in her mouth to start chewing.

 

“Mm…” Yu Ying contentedly made a series of long nasal sounds and sighed, “So hot pot is this delicious.”

 

She was so happy that her fox tail kept swaying, clearly very satisfied with this hot pot.

 

Seeing her like this, Yan Hua also immediately picked up a piece of meat and put it in. After it was cooked, she began eating.

 

She closed her eyes contentedly and praised, “So this is hot pot. I like it.”

 

“Eating hot pot on such a cold day is really wonderful.” Sha Lan also said contentedly. She had not expected hot pot to be so delicious. She was completely in a state of satisfaction.

 

“If you like eating it, eat more. Hot pot is great for warming up the body,” Su Bai smiled, continuing to extend his chopsticks to eat.

 

Many seasonings had been added to the hot pot, so it tasted very good. Moreover, some of the seasonings were good for the body, making one feel warmer after eating.

 

The key point was that they were eating spicy hot pot, which would definitely make them sweat by the end. Eating hot pot on a snowy day was simply too wonderful.

 

“Although it’s spicy, it tastes very good,” Co Co said contentedly, shaking her head, which was a sign of happiness.

 

“Let’s finish all the meat. This meat goes great with the hot pot.” Su Bai said. All that meat had been cut into very thin slices.

 

“Yes, Shaman should eat quickly too,” the girls said in unison.