The eldest lady became popular in the farming variety show

With the arrival of guests, the small stone courtyard suddenly became lively.

Grandma Xiang and Grandma Cui each carried a jar of rose vinegar and jujube wine and walked in unsteadily.

Jiang Hexi was shocked when he saw the glass jars in the arms of the two old people. He led Chu Yang over and snatched the jars from them and held them in his arms.

"Grandma, you can just bring a bottle of wine as a token of your appreciation. How can you carry a whole jar away?"

"A bottle of jujube wine is not enough for me to drink as water."

Granny Xiang patted the glass jar in Chu Yang's arms proudly, "With my drinking capacity, I can finish half a jar of his Zao wine tonight!"

Aunt Cui narrowed her eyes and said with a smile: "Ah Xiang is really good at drinking. She can beat Guang Zheng and his gang all by herself."

Chu Yang didn't understand so he asked, "Who is Guang Zheng?"

Jiang Hexi: "The village chief's name is Zhou Guangzheng."

She suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter. It would be best if Grandma Xiang could defeat the village chief and his men. If she couldn't, and a group of them started to act crazy while drunk, Director Chen would kill her.

"You can only drink rose vinegar tonight, and you are not allowed to drink jujube wine."

After hearing this, Granny Xiang's eyes dimmed and she said pitifully:

"Just a little."

"How much is one point?"

"Just wet your mouth."

Seeing Granny Xiang's humble attitude, Jiang Hexi softened her heart and said, "Then give me a little. If you want more, there will be no more."

Aunt Cui always doted on Grandma Xiang. After the two of them walked away with the jar, she couldn't help but say:

"You're always trying to get drinks from people wherever you go. If you're really tempted, who can stop you?"

"Atai is right."

Grandma Xiang responded readily, but she just wouldn't change. No one could do anything to her.

Lu Jiu and Li Youtian, carrying their hands full of salted fish, approached Jiang Hexi as soon as they entered the door and said:

"Sister Xi, these are wild fish caught online from Sanxi Lake. They have all been pickled and made into salted fish for you. Please keep them well."

Jiang Hexi was carrying two heavy strings of salted fish, estimating there were at least thirty of them. She handed them to Chu Yang with difficulty and asked him to hang them under the eaves to continue drying.

"Uncle Arita, you gave too much."

"Not much. Don't you like salted fish?"

"Who said I like salted fish?"

Li Youtian spoke awkwardly, "I just wanted to give you a good omen, a chance to turn your life around, the more the better."

Jiang Hexi was used to being mocked by the entire internet, but when someone suddenly wished him well, he was extremely moved:

"Uncle, I like salted fish from now on."

Uncle Zhong and Uncle Ge also came. They brought a large jar of wild acacia honey and insisted on giving it to the five chaebols.

Professor Luo and his wife brought six boxes of duck eggs to his house, saying that they were eggs laid by Yan Jie's ducks and insisted on sending them to him to try.

The village chief was the last one to arrive at the stone courtyard.

He brought a bunch of snacks and even took the secret sauce for braised pig's head. He said he wanted to help Jiang Hexi cook, and hurried into the kitchen.

Before he could open the big iron pot, Jiang Hexi rushed to the stove and threw himself on the lid to prevent him from opening it.

"Village Chief, this finale dish can only be opened after it is served."

"I brought some sauce with me. Add some on top to make sure the pig's head is soft and tasty."

"This pot has already been added with our exclusive secret marinade, so we can't add any more seasoning."

The village chief heard something else from her words, "Did you make this braised pig's head?"

"She did it all by herself."

Yan Jie entered the kitchen and saw Jiang Hexi lying on the wooden pot lid. He turned his head away and said:

"Chu Yang and I helped her carry the pig's head into the big iron pot. She then closed the door and hid in the kitchen secretly doing it for a long time."

The village chief was so shocked that he couldn't speak clearly. "Why did you hide in the kitchen and do it secretly?"

"The secret braising method passed down from my family is not easily passed on to others."

Yan Jie pondered for a moment, then added, "She dismantled the program crew's surveillance cameras and strictly prohibited any cameras from following in to film. You can imagine how good her braised pig head cooking skills are."

"I'm in for a treat this time, but can Sister Xi cook?"

"will not."

The village chief's surprise lasted less than three seconds, and then he collapsed, "Then how dare you let her make braised pig's head?"

"She chopped off the pig's head, made her own marinade, and did all the work of lighting the fire, boiling the water, and cooking by herself."

Yan Jie spoke truthfully: "I can't think of any reason that can stop her selfless dedication."

Jiang Hexi has been too nice to Yan Jie recently, so much so that he has become so ego-inflated that he even dares to be harsh with her.

"Are you done?"

"That's it."

Yan Jie was annoyed by her and corrected his attitude, "Village Chief, it won't take a moment, let's go to the table and wait."

Jiang Hexi watched the village chief being asked to leave the kitchen, then he stood up from the iron pot lid.

Outsiders can only watch the fun. Whether or not one can cook is different from whether one can make a good braised pig's head. The key lies in the secret marinade passed down by her grandfather. If it is cooked properly and the heat is controlled, this dish can be made lively.

All kinds of dishes were served on the round table.

Including the nanny, everyone sat at the table, waiting for the last dish to come out of the pot, and they were reluctant to pick up their chopsticks.

Chu Yang and Yan Jie came out of the kitchen carrying a large iron pot and placed it steadily on the round hole in the middle of the table.

Jiang Hexi brought out two pots of dipping sauce, one spicy and one non-spicy.

She ceremoniously asked everyone to sit in front of the pig's head. Before opening the lid, she gathered enough people and said:

"Sister Gossip, you can come to the table and eat with us."

"Really? Will this be inconvenient for me?"

Chai Fei kept saying doubtfully, but he still pulled a low stool and sat over quickly, squeezing in with the others, staring at the braised pig's head coming out of the pot with hope in his eyes.

Jiang Hexi whetted everyone's appetite and asked, "Who still remembers what my grandfather did before?"

Yan Jie actively expressed his feelings: "My grandfather used to be a vegetable cutter in the kitchen. He could bear the scolding and endure the hardship. He believed whatever the master said. That's why he didn't chop off his fingers when cutting vegetables."

"He was not only a vegetable cutter, but later he became a chef and eventually opened a famous braised food restaurant in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, earning his first pot of gold."

Jiang Hexi patted the pot lid and said, "He relies on this ancestral skill of stewing pork."

Chu Yang watched the steam coming out of the edge of the iron pot, and he drooled with greed:

"Sister, can we start cooking now? I think that pig head can't wait any longer."

"Wait."

Jiang Hexi continued to brag about the glory of his family. "Later, my family went into business and no one opened a store, so this ancestral craft was passed down. Our family only makes this braised pig's head on New Year's Eve, so I wanted to make it today so that you can have a taste of it too—"

She opened the lid of the big iron pot, and in the steaming mist, a golden braised pig's head appeared in front of everyone.

The pig skin was greasy and slippery, the table was unstable, and the whole pig's head trembled, making two "Duang Duang" sounds very elastically. A rich aroma gushed out, and a series of exclamations came from the surroundings.