Chapter 146: Eating Hot Pot

  Looking at the expressions of the two, Ju An explained with a hint of embarrassment: "I plan to raise it for two months and then send Tiao Qi Bao to a professional ranch for training. I think a few months will be enough, my Tiao Qi Bao is smart." After finishing speaking, he patted Tiao Qi Bao's neck, and Tiao Qi Bao, hearing Ju An call its name, also stretched out its head and nudged Ju An.

  Diana shook her head and said: "Okay, let's do it your way then. First, arrange a small compartment for your naughty bag."

  "Actually, I was thinking of arranging a partition next to Dou Cao, but now that I see these two don't get along, I'll just separate them as far as possible, one person by each door. This way, the two won't be able to quarrel anymore."

  "Arrange the bean grass next door? Your bean grass is a tyrant, which stallion dares to be next to him, not to mention this pure-blooded one, with a temper that loves to make trouble. If these two guys are in adjacent stables, all the horses will be restless, and it's not just about arranging them far apart, but also on the same side, so they can't see each other." Thomas said with a smile.

  Looking at Thomas, Gu An revealed a bitter smile: "Originally I was thinking of arranging for these two guys to be friends, who knew that the two were simply arch-enemies. Dou Cao has always been in a good mood, why does he find troublemaker so annoying?"

  "Beanstalk is the king of the horse herd, all the other horses are afraid of him, that's why you think he has a bad temper. Now take a look at this little guy you brought back today, a sturdy little stallion, and being a thoroughbred, he's easily excited and loves to throw tantrums. With these two bad tempers together, it's a wonder they don't fight all the time! If you let them go, they'll be at each other's throats in no time. Why don't you take that little scamp to the back of the house to eat some grass and separate those two?" Thomas suggested.

  Ju An nodded, and Diana led the naughty bag behind her. Ju An walked a few steps, then came back to tie the mountain goat's rope to a small tree at the back of the house, letting the naughty bag eat grass. The goat knew its identity and status, and as soon as it was tied to the tree, it began to dig through the snow to find the grass underneath and started eating. The naughty bag dug twice, let out a loud snort, and looked at Ju An. Ju An saw that this guy was still dissatisfied with the grass and said, "There isn't such good grass everywhere, just make do with what you have."

  Diana walked up and patted the throat of the sulky bag, then whispered something in its ear, and this guy finally lowered his head to gnaw at the grass on the snowy ground.

  After a while, Ju An and Diana returned to the house, took out the copper hot pot brought back from home, and started wiping it clean.

  Diana saw that Ju An took out this thing and happily said: "You actually have this, I was very young when I saw it at my grandfather's house. When Grandpa passed away, this thing disappeared from home, I looked for it for a long time, and later heard my mother say that it was taken by Auntie, I especially like eating things made with this".

  "Then you're in luck today, I've invited Tyler and their two little brats to come over for a Chinese hot pot lunch. Can you help me get some bok choy or something from the greenhouse? Later, I'll make you a yuanyang pot."

  Diana listened and happily said: "After we finish eating, bring this thing back for me to use for two days, let my mom miss Chinese hot pot too."

  A smile spread across his face. He opened the cabinet below and said, "If you want one, take it back with you. I brought several back last time I returned to my country. There's still a small one inside. In the kitchen storage room, there's also a big one that can hold over ten people."

  Diana hastily took out the smaller hot pot from the cabinet. She opened the packaging box, looked at the floral pattern under the hot pot and said: "The flowers on top are really beautiful, just like a work of art."

  "Hey Diana, hurry up and go get the vegetables from the greenhouse, don't bother looking again, it's not like they'll fly away. Honestly, other people's wives take things from their in-laws' house back to their own home, why are you taking things from my place to yours? Hurry up!" Ju An said with a smile to Diana.

  Diana laughed at HaHa's laughter, then kissed An's face and said: "Little ghost!" She picked up a basket and left the kitchen, calling out to several foodies. A large group of people went to the greenhouse to pick vegetables. When An turned around, Hans and Jinbao had already mixed into the basket. Teddy was too big and could only follow behind, while WuSong circled back to the door and returned.

  Wu Song returned to the kitchen, pulled Ju An's leg, and with one pull, he got him onto the counter. This guy also learned from Ju An to pick up a small black paw to wipe the hot pot.

  Wiped the pot with a cleaning ball, it immediately shone brightly, then got a few bones and put them in a pressure cooker with water and some seasonings to stew high soup.

  The refrigerator is only useful for two or three months in Montana, and now it's completely useless. This thing can freeze a piece of meat hung outside in half a night, turning it into stone. I've prepared two plates of mutton, beef, and venison. Originally, I wanted to prepare more, but then I thought that the meat is already at hand, so when there's not enough, I'll just use a scraper to scrape some off.

  Then I cut up all the tofu and dried bean curd that I bought, but today I suddenly wanted to eat hot pot and didn't have time to soak them so I'll leave them for next time.

  Hands were cutting thin slices of potatoes, Diana was followed by several small tails that had returned from the greenhouse. Comrade Teddy had a tomato in his mouth, one paw grasping the tomato, three legs walking, and a small round ear on his head still had some snow. Hans and Bao'er were following behind Teddy, Bao'er occasionally tilting her little head, raising her tail, and biting Teddy's butt playfully. Hans fixed his eyes on Bao'er's tail, following behind with one paw raised, as soon as he grabbed it, he tried to open his mouth to bite.

  "Good guys! This is still good on the tiles, if it's a wooden floor, I think we won't make it through this winter."

  Diana smiled and said, "A few little rascals were messing around in the greenhouse, finally I chased them out to play in the snow, this Teddy even knocked over two tomato racks." After finishing speaking, she poured the vegetables from the basket into the pool and started washing them.

  "I usually don't bring these guys in, Hans and Jinbao are still okay at home, but once they go out, they bite whatever they see. I saw online that mountain lion cubs are very timid and honest, how did they become so naughty when they got to my place?" said Ju An as he chopped potatoes.

  "You've cut two, that's enough. Why have you cut so many? Only Tyler and them are coming over, they won't eat that much. By the way, are your parents coming over for Christmas?" Diana asked.

  He put down the knife in his hand and put the cut potato slices into a plate: "Will come over after Christmas".

  Two people were chatting when they heard a car horn outside. Just as they thought of going out, they heard a childish voice outside: "An, we're here!" Little Emily had arrived.

  As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw two little heads already standing at the door, ready to knock. Letting the two little guys in, they immediately rushed towards Teddy and the others, hugging this one and holding that one, starting to chat with Teddy and the others while playing around.

  Huan and Diana stood under the carport waiting for Tyler to park his car. After introducing Diana to Tyler, they exchanged a few pleasantries before going inside.

  Waiting for Tyler to enter the house, Ju An took out charcoal, lit a fire, poured high-pressure pot's high soup into the hot pot, and poured chili oil on one side and milk white on the other. The lid of the hot pot was covered and it started cooking.

  Then he said to Tyler, "Chinese-style hot pot is just these things. Use big bones to simmer a soup. I was in too much of a hurry today. If not, if you put it on low heat and simmer for two or three hours, the bone broth will be good. Then there are some vegetables and whatnot. The main thing is the meat rolls. Of course, you don't have to use charcoal like me, an electric stove would be fine, more convenient."

  "After trying it, Tyler said: "This is actually quite simple and convenient. I thought it was like the kind I had before, so out of curiosity, I tried it once and spent over $100. What a waste of money."

  "You're talking about American-style hot pot, this way of eating is more to our Chinese people's taste, and then add two bottles of beer or something, in the winter it makes you sweat all over, that's the real enjoyment."

  Taylor nodded and said, "Next time when guests come over, I'll slaughter a few sheep. At that time, there won't be anything else, but the ranch will have plenty of meat."

  Put lunch in the plates of the little foodies at home, and then the three people started to get busy, putting vegetables and cut meat on the table, letting the two little guys wash their hands, and several people gathered around the hot pot to eat the hot hot pot.

  Watching the meat rolls and tofu being swirled in the spicy pot, when they were scooped out, they were all bright red. Tyler, Diana, and little Emily also tried some, but after just one bite, they couldn't take the spiciness anymore and hastily drank several mouthfuls of their drinks. Emily exclaimed while drinking: "Oh my, my tongue is numb!"

  Who knew Little Jerry wasn't afraid, after eating a few mouthfuls he followed Diana to switch places and sat next to Ju An, then ate big mouthfuls, occasionally taking two sips of his drink, saying "Delicious, delicious".

  The look of this place is a bit strange, could it be that this little guy is a Chinese person reincarnated? The food here doesn't lose to my own cooking, ordinary Americans can't handle this.

  While eating, Jerry said: "Uncle An, do you have time next week? Our school wants to invite someone to introduce different cultures to our classmates. If you have time, can you talk about Chinese culture with us?"

  Just as Ju An was about to refuse, Diana chimed in and persuaded him, "Go ahead! An, it's not bad to introduce Chinese culture to a dozen or so kids for just over ten minutes."

  Old Taylor also smiled and said, "Right, anyway, when you have children in the future, when they go to school, you will also go to tell them about your work, what you do, what steps you take, every parent will say that, just think of this as a rehearsal."

  After seeing Xiao Jie's expectant gaze, Ju An nodded and said, "Alright then, next week a few days, I'll make preparations at that time."

  Xiao Jieyi said while peeling and eating the braised meat roll: "I'll go tell the teacher, and then I'll let you know later."