There is a married man

Today is the day when Mr. Chen’s family returns to the village. The villagers have been busy all day, welcoming them and setting up banquets. Chen Liang and Ai Qing were also called to help. His cooking skills were left in the kitchen to prepare for the evening banquet.

Although it is not a grand occasion, the dishes on this table are still exquisite.First, in order to show respect and solemnity, this dish must not be less, nor should it be shabby; The third thing is that for Mr. Chen who seldom goes home once, this hometown food is absolutely indispensable. In fact, what makes Ai Qing happiest is that Mr. Chen is also a person who loves spicy food. , which can save Ai Qing a lot of energy.In any case, today's table dish must be spent a lot of thought.

Most of the women in the village were sent out to purchase materials and prepare dishes and kitchen utensils. Except for Ai Qing, there were only five elderly middle-aged women left in the kitchen, including Aunt Chen and Aunt Wang whom Ai Qing knew very well.The six of them discussed in the kitchen for an hour, and then decided on the dishes needed for the evening banquet: five hot dishes, three meat and two vegetables (respectively, chopped pepper fish head, spicy sea white shrimp, crispy pork ribs, stir-fried Steamed eggplant with cabbage and garlic), three cold dishes (cold shredded chicken, salted edamame and homemade kimchi), plus one soup (dried duck bamboo shoot soup), and home dim sum (glutinous rice buns and pearl balls) after the main meal.

The six people did a simple division of labor. Ai Qing, Aunt Chen, and Mrs. Wang were in charge of hot dishes and soup, while the other three were in charge of staple food, cold dishes and desserts.When the ingredients were gathered together, the six of them started their respective parts.

Aunt Chen and Wang Dasou naturally tasted Ai Qing's cooking skills. If the seasonings are complete, the taste will not be inferior to that of the chefs in the big restaurants in the county. Therefore, the two consciously let Ai Qing be the chef, and they themselves did it from the sidelines. .

The first course is crispy pork ribs.

After taking the washed pork ribs handed over by Mrs. Wang, Ai Qing put the onion, shredded ginger, cooking wine, Chinese pepper, fennel, sugar, salt and other condiments that Aunt Chen had prepared in advance into the basin and stirred them evenly, then put them aside to marinate To make the pork ribs tasty, during this period the three of them beat a few more eggs and stirred them well.

Half an hour later, Ai Qing put the marinated ribs into the pot and steamed them over high heat.

There are a lot of ribs, so it took nearly an hour and a half to cook.

As soon as the lid of the pot was lifted, a smell of meat and seasoning came out, which attracted other women to look into the pot.Ai Qing wrapped the sides of the hot pot with a damp cloth and took out the spare ribs from the pot. After pouring out the smothered soup, she picked up a spare rib with chopsticks and dipped it in flour and eggs. After a demonstration, she asked Aunt Chen and Mrs. Wang took over and continued to finish the remaining dipping and wrapping work. Although they didn't know what Ai Qing was doing, the two just followed Ai Qing's example and dipped and wrapped the ribs one by one out of curiosity.Ai Qing went to scrub the cauldron and put in a lot of sesame oil to preheat it.

When the oil is warm enough, Aunt Chen and Mrs. Wang also finished wrapping the ribs, picked up the chopsticks, and Ai Qing put the ribs one by one into the oil pan and fried them on high heat for three to four minutes until the surface of the ribs turned golden brown. Plate, sprinkle some cumin this crispy pork ribs and you're done.

The crispy yellow pork ribs are extremely crispy. Although they are deep-fried, they don’t feel greasy because they are properly dipped in flour and eggs. The six people in the kitchen took advantage of the right time and place to try it beforehand, and it turned out that Ai Qing Get a lot of praise.

With the successful experience of the first dish, the women in the kitchen already have great trust in Ai Qing's cooking skills, which also makes Ai Qing naturally cook the next few dishes like a fish in water, very relaxed.

When the six of them finished all the dishes, it was already unitary time, and the sun had set in the west, leaving only half a round face, and the dim orange-red twilight bathed the entire Chenjia Village, and everything looked peaceful and peaceful!

The dinner party was held in a large open space in front of the village chief's house. Because only adult men were allowed to participate, Ai Qing and the others were left inside the house, but such an arrangement was just in line with Ai Qing's wishes. For this kind of scene, Ai Qing Originally, she lacked interest, if she didn't want to wait for Chen Liang, Ai Qing might have gone home already.

There was a sound of toasting outside the house.

Master Chen's family sat in the upper seat as distinguished guests, while Uncle Chen accompanied him.

In fact, according to Master Chen's behavior, rather than making the fellow villagers bother to prepare a banquet for him, he would rather have a home-cooked meal and have a few heart-to-heart conversations. No extravagance and waste.

Seven or eight tables of dishes were put on display, and the appearance was not bad for a big restaurant; after everyone tasted it, the taste was even more amazing.Mr. Chen, who has always liked spicy food, naturally loves fish head with chopped peppers. The meat of the fish head is soft and tender, the color is bright red, and it is spicy and delicious.Surprisingly, Mr. Chen couldn't put it down for the deep-fried pork ribs. It is oily but not greasy, fresh and crispy.

Although the dishes on the table were not as exquisite as the dishes in the imperial dining room, the old man was very comfortable to eat, and there were many smiles on his always resolute and rigid face.

"Who made these dishes?" Even though they are delicious, Master Chen still feels uncomfortable if he spends a lot of money to hire someone to cook them.

Chen Bo is old, so he naturally understands Master Chen's temperament, so he immediately heard the implication, and hurriedly replied truthfully, "This is all done by the daughter-in-law of Chen Liang's family in the village."

Hearing Uncle Chen's answer, Master Chen's face relaxed a lot, and the lines couldn't help becoming softer, "I see, who is Chen Liang?"

Chen Liang sat at a table in the corner with other young men from the village. As soon as the dishes were served, he thought it was Ai Qing's craftsmanship, so he didn't pay attention to his surroundings and just ate in silence. After the roll call, he calmly stood up straight, and Chen Liang respectfully clasped his hands in two circles and replied, "I'm right here."

Master Chen looked at the masculine young man, his voice was as loud as a bell, and his answer was neither humble nor overbearing, and he immediately had a better impression of him, "Have you ever read a book?"

"I read it for a few years when I was young."

"It's a pity. If you study for the imperial examination, you must be an extraordinary person." Having been in the officialdom for decades, Master Chen thinks that he is good at judging people.

"Master's praise. Helpless, Chen Liang only admires the pastoral life, and his heart is enough to be with Zhuo Jing for the rest of his life."

"Haha, what a promising young man. Having tasted Ling Jian's craftsmanship today, you must be a blessed person, and cherish it!" After speaking, Master Chen raised the wine glass in his hand to toast Chen Liang.

This action not only surprised the villagers present, even the eldest son Chen Sheng who was sitting next to Mr. Chen was also very surprised when he saw this. He knew very well what kind of person his father was, he was upright and hated flattery This act sometimes turned a cold face to the emperor, but now he actually toasted the young man. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the man again. He is full of air, majestic and majestic, which is really rare in the countryside. !

Faced with Master Chen's sudden move, Chen Liang was extremely calm, and just respectfully returned a cup. If he said he was happy, it was because of Master Chen's words of praise for Ai Qing.

After drinking for three rounds, the banquet finally came to an end. After everyone saw Master Chen's family off, Qi Li cleaned up the leftovers and went home.

A group of women chatted in the house, and the topics were nothing more than family affairs and children's marriage. Ai Qing was naturally not interested, so she talked to Mrs. Wang and took Xiaohu to the next room.

When the banquet was over, when Chen Liang came to look for Ai Qing, he realized that the other party was in the next room, and when he opened the door, he saw a large and a small sleeping on the couch.

Walking softly and squatting in front of the couch, Chen Liang greedily looked at the sleeping man, fondled the other's white forehead and smooth cheek with one hand, feeling the tranquility permeating the man's whole body With a gentle and elegant air, his heart was filled with tenderness, and a soft kiss fell on the delicate red lips.

I wish to have one heart and one mind, never leave each other! [1]

The author has something to say: The author has something to say:

It seems that everyone is looking forward to the little buns, why not me, hey... I am a bun fan...

Youshi: also known as sunset, sundown, and dusk: it means when the sun sets. (From 17:19 to [-]:[-] Beijing time)

Lingjian: The ancients called other people's wives

[1]: Excerpted from Zhuo Wenjun's "Baitou Yin"

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