Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 96 Cold
Liu Xiaoli sat up slightly, her movements a little slow, like a puppet being pulled by fatigue and weakness.

I took the bowl and took a sip. The ginger tea seemed like a warm current that broke through the haze and coldness in my body.

The moment it rolled down her throat, it felt as if countless pairs of gentle hands were caressing her discomfort, and a feeling of comfort quietly bloomed on her face like a flower.

Liu Xiaoli finally seemed to have regained her strength and looked at Hu Xiaobei, smiling and asking, "Xiaobei, I'm also wondering, can you explain it to Auntie?"

Seeing Liu Xiaoli speak, An Xiaoqian instantly gained confidence. She straightened her body, tilted her head slightly, and stared at Hu Xiaobei, as if examining him, with an expression that said, "Let me see how you make this up."

Hu Xiaobei naturally wouldn't argue with her. With a faint smile on his face, he used his vast knowledge as a top student and patiently explained, "Brown sugar ginger tea itself has the effect of dispelling cold, warming the uterus and activating blood circulation.

Putting the peeled mugwort and eggs into it can allow the mugwort and eggs to further absorb the warming medicinal properties of ginger tea, allowing its warming and nourishing effects to be integrated and exerted.

It can also help improve physical conditions after catching a cold during menstruation, such as relieving dysmenorrhea, dispelling surface cold pathogens, and boosting the body's yang energy, effectively promoting recovery."

An Xiaoqian sat on the edge of the bed, her eyes rolling around, as if she was quickly organizing her thoughts in her mind.

Then, she bent her back slightly, her expression became serious, her eyes slightly widened, and her gaze was fixed on Hu Xiaobei like a torch.

She pretended to cough lightly, raised her right hand, bent her fingers and pretended to stroke her non-existent beard, a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

The little head shook slowly clockwise, deliberately imitating a steady male voice, and slowly said, "Well, not bad, not bad!" His eyes were full of teachable meaning.

Hu Xiaobei couldn't help but notice, so he changed the subject and said to An Xiaoqian, "You're going to be filming a water scene in the next few days. It would be good for you to have some brown sugar ginger tea and boiled mugwort eggs beforehand."

An Xiaoqian looked at the mugwort and egg in the bowl of brown sugar ginger tea, and felt puzzled.

This thing looks like a dark dish, with the sweetness of brown sugar, the spiciness of ginger, and the unique taste of mugwort. Wouldn't it be as uncomfortable as taking Chinese medicine after taking a bite?
She didn't want to torture her taste buds like this. Besides, she wasn't sick. Why would she eat something so strange? So she refused decisively: "I'm not sick, how can I eat anything I want?"

Hu Xiaobei seemed to have expected this, his eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "Your constitution tends to be cold, so these are just right for you.

And from the perspective of keeping the body warm, the warming properties of brown sugar ginger tea and mugwort eggs can help you prevent catching a cold when filming water scenes.

Because water play will expose the body to cold water, which may lead to the invasion of cold evil, it may affect the menstrual cycle or cause problems such as uterine cold.

Eating these foods in advance can warm the uterus and dispel cold, similar to keeping the body warm in advance. "Before he finished speaking, Hu Xiaobei turned his gaze to Liu Xiaoli.

Liu Xiaoli nodded when she heard that, then looked at An Xiaoqian with a hint of expectation in her eyes, but she didn't say much.

Seeing Hu Xiaobei asking for help again, An Xiaoqian quickly thought of a solution and said, "Didn't you only make one portion? Why not leave it for Mom?"

She pouted her lips, looking like a filial son who would leave all the suffering to her mother.

Hu Xiaobei responded in time, saying, "It's okay. I made two servings, but your portion isn't ready yet. Remember to get it yourself."

An Xiaoqian took a shallow breath, let out a long sigh, her shoulders drooped slightly, and finally she was defeated.

Afterwards, Hu Xiaobei squeezed a glass of fresh orange juice for Liu Xiaoli using oranges to supplement vitamin C to enhance her immunity.

Since there was no juicer, he could only use his shadow's ability to make things real and fake in the kitchen to squeeze out a glass of orange juice and put it on the bedside table.

"Auntie, drink some orange juice later. It will help you get better faster."

Liu Xiaoli looked at Hu Xiaobei busying around and felt deeply moved. In this cold weather, her physical discomfort seemed to be alleviated a lot.

An Xiaoqian quickly came forward, blinked her big eyes and looked at Hu Xiaobei, and asked expectantly, "Where's mine?"

Hu Xiaobei glanced at her and pretended to comfort her: "It's in the refrigerator, go get it if you want to eat it."

An Xiaoqian snorted and turned away.

Hu Xiaobei was in no mood to coax her. He whispered to Liu Xiaoli, "Auntie, you have a good rest. I'll go buy some food and cook a few side dishes myself tonight." Before Liu Xiaoli could reply, An Xiaoqian's cloudy sky cleared up. She came closer again, her mouth slightly open, "I want to eat..."

Before she could even say what she wanted to eat, Hu Xiaobei interrupted, "No, you don't want to!"

Hu Xiaobei turned around and ran away without stopping.

The world is big, but eating is the most important thing. An Xiaoqian didn't get angry when she saw this, and quickly followed his footsteps.

Hu Xiaobei seemed to be able to predict her thoughts and said without turning his head: "Don't go, stay in the hotel and take care of Auntie."

An Xiaoqian heard the sound and stopped decisively.

In just over half an hour, Hu Xiaobei came back with two bags full of ingredients.

Put the purchased spinach, eggs, carrots, pork ribs, yam, fungus, leek, onion, pork liver, chicken, mutton, fresh shrimp, red dates, longan, millet and other foods into different categories and put them in the refrigerator and kitchen.

These are all ingredients that are more suitable for two people to eat in the near future.

It can be paired with millet porridge, scrambled eggs with spinach, stewed pork ribs with carrots and fried black fungus with yam, which are suitable for Liu Xiaoli.

It can also be paired with scrambled eggs with leeks, fried pork liver with onions, and roast chicken with chestnuts, which are suitable for An Xiaoqian.

There are also dishes that are more suitable for both of them, such as angelica and ginger lamb stew, fried shrimp with leeks, red dates and longan porridge, and stewed chicken soup.

Hu Xiaobei didn't rest either. He took out the mutton and cut it into small pieces carefully. He put it into a pot with cold water and blanched it with green onion, ginger and cooking wine to remove the fishy smell.

While waiting for the mutton to be blanched, he skillfully washed and soaked the angelica, sliced ​​the ginger, removed the core of the red dates, and washed the wolfberries.

After blanching the mutton, he poured oil into the pot, and when the oil was hot, he added ginger slices, garlic and other spices and stir-fried them until fragrant. Then he added the mutton cubes and stir-fried them until colored, and then poured them into the casserole and stewed them with angelica and other ingredients.

Then pick and wash the fresh spinach, cut it into sections and set aside. Take a few eggs, beat them in a bowl and mix them well, and chop the green onions.

Then he skillfully peeled the shells of the fresh shrimps, picked out the shrimp threads, marinated them with seasonings, washed and cut the leeks into sections, and minced the garlic.

Then peel the yam, wash it, slice it, and soak it in clean water to prevent oxidation. Soak the fungus in advance and tear it into small pieces.

Boil water in a pot. After the water boils, blanch the yam for a while and then remove it.

After the preparations are done, the next step is to start cooking.

First pour oil into the pot, add minced garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, add fungus and stir-fry for a few times, then pour in yam slices, add salt and a little light soy sauce to season, continue to stir-fry until cooked through, then you can serve.

Pour more oil into the pan, pour the egg liquid in and fry until cooked, then add a little oil and fry the chopped green onion, add spinach and stir-fry quickly. After the spinach becomes soft, pour in the fried eggs, add salt to taste, stir-fry evenly and serve.

Pour more oil into the pan, stir-fry the shrimps until they change color, then use the base oil to fry the minced garlic, add the chives and stir-fry, finally pour in the shrimps, season and serve.

At this time, the mutton pot in the casserole was bubbling with fragrance, and the kitchen was filled with the tempting aroma of various dishes.

Hu Xiaobei wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

An Xiaoqian, who was in charge of serving the dishes, also looked very proud, and the little drama in her head had already begun.

For her mother who was still ill, she worked tirelessly to cook with Hu Xiaobei tonight and prepared such a sumptuous dinner.

It can be said that filial piety moves heaven!
Although she was only responsible for cooking, she muttered to herself: Food, food, the rice comes before the dishes and takes up half of the portion!
Thinking of this, An Xiaoqian puffed out her little chest, as if she saw the satisfied expression on her mother's face as she savored every bite of food.

She gave herself a big award in her heart, thinking happily: I, An Xiaoqian, should take half of the credit for tonight, and the rest should go to Xiao Beizi!

Well…that’s it!
(End of this chapter)