stjorthotic Chapter 575 Shocking Ingredients
Chapter 575 Shocking Ingredients
Chapter 575 Shocking Ingredients
The hot pot was quickly prepared, and it was time to start cooking the ingredients.
Li Qin immediately called out to everyone, "Alright, you can sit down at the table now."
At his shout, everyone quickly headed for the dining table.
Actually, the aroma filled the entire room when the hot pot broth was boiling, and everyone was already getting impatient from the smell.
As everyone sat down, Li Qin took out the two bottles of Maotai that Xu Damao had brought.
However, Li Qin did not rush to open it. Instead, he clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention to himself before speaking.
"Let me say a few words before we eat. I invited everyone here for hot pot today, but these two bottles of fine wine were brought by Da Mao."
So everyone, don't forget to toast him first later!
Xu Damao brought the wine; Li Qin couldn't let him make a sacrifice without anyone knowing. Things couldn't be done that way.
Upon hearing Li Qin's words, everyone praised Xu Damao.
As for Li Qin's suggestion to first toast Xu Damao, that is naturally without any problem.
"Alright, you guys pour the wine first, I'll go get something."
Li Qin handed the wine bottle to Feng Yu and Xu Damao beside him, and then got up and went up to the attic.
Although the crowd was puzzled, they didn't think much of it.
They all filled their glasses first.
Just then, Li Qin came down from the attic carrying two large, full plates.
"Li Qin, what good stuff is this? Why are you hiding it?"
Feng Yu didn't see clearly what was on the plate in Li Qin's hand and teased him directly.
Li Qin rolled his eyes at him;
"It seems you don't like this stuff. Then you should eat less of it later."
Feng Yu isn't stupid. He was just joking with Li Qin out of habit. How could he possibly agree to something like this?
It's easy to guess that what Li Qin hid was definitely not an ordinary thing.
Seeing that Feng Yu wasn't fooled, Li Qin didn't say anything more, but simply placed the two large plates he was carrying on the dining table.
"ah!"
When everyone saw what Li Qin had taken out, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Wow, Li Qin, you're something else! You actually managed to get your hands on beef and mutton."
Li Qin took out two plates of sliced beef and mutton.
Moreover, you can tell from the color that it's definitely top-quality.
Although pork was scarce during this period, it was still available on the market. As for mutton, it was much scarcer and required special receipts.
Even though mutton is available on the market, it is mostly supplied to ethnic minorities.
Because some ethnic minorities do not eat pork.
As for beef, there's even less of it.
Because cattle are an important source of labor, and to exaggerate a bit, they might even be more important than people.
Slaughtering cattle is not permitted unless they die of old age or accident.
Therefore, there is almost no beef available on the market.
Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Li Qin quickly put his finger to his lips;
"Shh"
"Keep your voices down, everyone. I got this beef and mutton through some less-than-legitimate means. We can't let this get out, or we'll be in trouble."
Li Qin was obviously lying.
Whether it's beef or mutton, they are all produced in his space.
Now, in his pagoda space, there are herds of both cattle and sheep.
It's just that this kind of thing is hard to explain, and no one would believe it if I told them.
So to avoid trouble, Li Qin simply came up with this excuse.
As expected, after hearing Li Qin's words, although everyone's faces were still full of shock, their voices were lowered considerably.
"Li Qin, you'd better be careful. If this gets discovered, it won't be easy to get away with it."
The others whispered a reminder to Li Qin.
Li Qin smiled and nodded;
"I understand what you're saying. I only took this out because I'm with you guys. I definitely wouldn't have done it for anyone else."
These were all people Li Qin had gotten to know over a long period of time and determined to be worthy of his deep friendship.
He was certain that even if he took out the beef and mutton now, these people wouldn't tell anyone.
"Alright, enough chit-chat, let's get the meat in."
Li Qin immediately instructed everyone to put meat into the hot pot.
Seeing this, everyone temporarily put aside their worries and focused on eating hot pot.
It has to be said that hot pot is really more fun when you have a lot of people eating it.
Six people sat around a hot pot, drinking and eating meat and vegetables while chatting about everyday life, having a wonderful time.
Anyway, Li Qin thoroughly enjoyed this atmosphere.
As the saying goes, "A thousand cups are not enough when drinking with a bosom friend," and all six of them were drinkers. In no time, they had finished off two bottles of Maotai.
At this point, apart from Xu Damao, who was already somewhat drunk, everyone else was in excellent condition.
Seeing this, Li Qin decided to get up and get a few more bottles of wine.
"Wait a moment, I'll go get a few more bottles of wine."
However, just as Li Qin was about to leave, Feng Yu, who was beside him, suddenly reached out and pressed Li Qin down.
Li Qin looked over with some confusion.
At this moment, Feng Yu smiled.
"You don't actually think we came here empty-handed to freeload, do you?"
Li Qin quickly shook his head;
"What are you saying? I was just joking before, how could you take it seriously?"
Feng Yu, however, still had a big smile on his face;
"Of course we know you're joking, but we did bring something with us."
After saying this, Feng Yu got up and went to the living room.
He then took out a bottle of wine from his handbag.
Thatch!
That's right, it's the same bottle of Maotai, but it's even of a higher grade than Xu Damao's two bottles.
Not only Fengyu, but the remaining people also left the table and took out the things they had brought from their bags;
Some were alcoholic beverages, others were cigarettes...
In short, they are all good things.
"I really don't know what to say about you guys."
Seeing this, Li Qin couldn't help but laugh and say something helpless.
"Since we don't know what to say, let's just drink."
Feng Yu waved his hand and said in a very generous manner.
The remaining people also responded.
Having spent nearly half a year together, although I can't say I know everyone completely, I have a good understanding of each other's personalities.
Since we can sit together today to drink and eat, we are not outsiders.
So I won't say anything more.
Seeing this, Li Qin no longer stood on ceremony and nodded directly;
"Then let's drink!"
Then everyone started drinking again.
Li Qin went up to the attic twice more and brought out beef and mutton twice more.
Although everyone was even more shocked by this, no one said anything.
In fact, all the beef and mutton were stored in the storage ring; Li Qin only needed to go upstairs to cover up the truth.
As the food on the table was gradually consumed, the bottles of alcohol were also reduced one by one.
Soon, the first person to pass out was seen.
As expected, it was Xu Damao.
"You all continue eating and drinking. I'll help Da Mao to bed to rest."
Li Qin called out to everyone, and then prepared to get up to help Xu Damao.
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