Pastoral little master

Chapter 233

At the beginning of the second day, Qiduo's family got up early again and began to boil hot water in a large pot.

The sky was still a little dark, and lanterns were hung in the yard, which illuminated as brightly as day, so it was convenient to do things.

Tan Dejin had already driven the ox cart to the next village to pick up the butcher who came to kill the pigs.
If pigs are slaughtered during festivals, the whole village has to be invited to eat pig-killing rice.

But Qiduo's family was holding a wedding and they were too busy, so the pig-killing meal was skipped.

However, although the whole village is not invited, the more important ones in the village, and those who are relatively close, are still ready to invite them to come and sit. For example, Patriarch Tan, Zheng Wanru, and the chief security officer must be invited, and Mr. Tan and Tan Decai They, needless to say.

And Tan Dama's family has helped a lot on weekdays, so naturally it is indispensable, like right now, his wife is helping to light the fire under the stove, and the eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wang, with his two daughters, is helping to kill chickens and ducks .

Besides the three of them, Wu Shi and Si Zao are also helping. There are a lot of chickens and ducks, especially ducks. It is not an easy task to pluck the hair clean. Of course, the more people there are, the better.

Mrs. Zhao directed at the side, and pointed at Mrs. Wu for a while and shouted, "Third daughter-in-law, keep your duck head down, and be careful not to splash blood and get dirty." The two chickens are almost soaked, so quickly take them over and pluck their hair, and the skin will be scalded after a while."

Qiduo is preparing the ingredients for making white stewed ducks. All these ducks have to be made into stewed ducks.

Hearing Zhao's yelling, the corners of her lips couldn't help curling up. This kind of Zhao is actually like a grandma.

Over there, Erlang, Sanlang, and Shilang were not idle. They were young and strong, and they were spotted by the butcher, who was pointing them to work around.

Soon, the pig's hair fell off, and it was hung on the long wooden ladder, waiting for the butcher's next move.

And Tan Debao is busy at the Moon Gate.

This side of the moon gate was originally used to tether horses. Later, the Tan Dejin family surrounded a yard on the other side of the back gate and released the horses there, and this side was vacated again.

Tomorrow's engagement banquet will be held in the front yard, but the kitchen in the front yard is not enough, and many dishes will need to be brought from the backyard to the front yard. Passing dishes from the moon side is undoubtedly the most convenient recently.

So, now Tan Debao is going to take a step forward.

Tan Dama took his two sons to help.

After working like this for more than an hour, the sun has risen, shining brightly over the small courtyard of Qiduo's house, and the people who have been busy all morning finally sat down at the table.

The real pig-killing rice is eaten at noon, and breakfast is a big bowl of steaming hot pork noodles for each person.

In addition to noodles, there are white flour steamed buns and Qiduo's special shrimp paste, which are used to dip the steamed buns for a delicious taste.

"Eat a little for breakfast, let's eat it at noon." Qiduo said to everyone with a smile.

"This is good enough, what more could be better." Tan Dama answered honestly and immediately.

In fact, for ordinary people, if they can eat meat, it is the best meal.

"At noon, there are braised pork ribs, braised pig's trotters, fried liver tips, stir-fried kidneys, dried vegetables and fat intestines, and pork blood tofu soup. By the way, there are chicken offal pots, hehe." Qi Duo reported with a smile Here comes the name of the dish.

These things won’t be used in tomorrow’s banquet, and if we distribute them to everyone, it won’t be enough, so we simply make them into dishes for everyone to taste together.

"Seventh sister, from what you said, I'd better not eat this breakfast." San Lang said with a smile.

"Why?" Erlang didn't understand what he meant by that.

"Save your stomach for lunch." San Lang smiled and narrowed his eyes.

"Haha." Everyone laughed happily.

"It's just that you are greedy, eat quickly, and you still have a lot of work to do after eating." Mrs. Zhao also pursed her lips and smiled. Before, she always felt that something was missing at home, but now she realizes that it is the lack of such things. Warm and convivial atmosphere.

After talking and laughing, everyone finished their breakfast, and then got busy again.

The invited cook also came over. The cook's surname was Fang, she was 35 or six years old, she was dressed in blue and white floral clothes, her clothes were neat and neat, her hair was combed neatly, she looked very neat.

Qiduo took her to see the prepared ingredients.

Mrs. Xu handed over the kitchen to Qiduo. No one in the family is more proficient in eating than her.

Chef Fang will cook almost all the dishes today, some of them will be semi-cooked, and some of them will be cooked directly, and then it will be ready after heating.

After asking Qiduo who came to help, Chef Fang arranged for everyone to go to work, each performing their duties, some chopping meat, some pounding meat, some picking vegetables, some washing vegetables, and some chopping vegetables .

Chef Fang put on a clean apron herself, wrapped her hair with a scarf, and started to work.
Seeing that everyone was busy in an orderly manner, Qiduo nodded secretly. This cook Fang acted like her appearance, neat and tidy.

She called Liuju and told Cook Fang that if there was anything missing, just tell Liuju.

Then Qiduo went to prepare the dishes for lunch.

On the big stove at the entrance of the kitchen, there is a fragrant bone soup stewed. At that time, put some pig blood and tofu in the soup, and sprinkle some green shallots. It is not only beautiful, but also delicious and more nutritious.
With the help of Aunt Li, Qiduo quickly cooked the dishes for lunch, divided each dish into two portions, and placed one portion on each table.

Fragrant and crispy sweet and sour pork ribs, sticky braised pork trotters, spicy dry pot chicken offal, delicious pork blood tofu soup... Everyone ate with relish, wishing to lick their tongues down.

Everyone said that this dish was delicious, and it was the most delicious meal they had ever eaten.

Qi Duo and Mrs. Li looked at each other happily, and being praised was always a pleasure.

After lunch is the busiest time. I want fried dumplings, braised pork, braised hoof...

The kitchen at Qiduo's house is not enough, so they have to go to the front yard.

"Ma'am, I'll help you go to the front yard to fry dumplings." Mrs. Wu volunteered.

Well, it's not Qiduo's narrow-mindedness, she really saw the strange brilliance in Wu's eyes.

"Sanniang, I'll go to the front yard to marinate the duck. Aunt Fang needs to master the cooking of the round dumplings and the braised pork. It's more convenient to be together. By the way, the hoof is stewing, and Sanniang Lao will help you take a look." Qiduo denied Wu's request was met.

When Mrs. Wu wanted to say something, Mrs. Zhao secretly pinched her arm and pulled her out.

"Third daughter-in-law, please give me peace of mind. If something ugly happens, see how I will deal with you." Walking to a place where no one was around, Mrs. Zhao reprimanded Mrs. Wu in a low voice.

"Mother, look at what you said, I have a good intention." Wu groaned for herself.

In fact, she knew exactly what the idea was.

"Bah, when your tail is up, I know what you are going to fart, and you want to hide it from me. Don't you just want to take advantage of it. By then, these dumplings will not be enough for you girls to eat, don't Embarrass me." Zhao scolded disdainfully.

Wu's face turned red, and when she wanted to refute, Zhao said again, "Tell me, these two days, you will help me get things done, if anything goes wrong, it will embarrass our old Tan family. Erlang's marriage is over."

The Kang family gave her a gift, and she was too embarrassed to show the Kang family a joke tomorrow.

In the final analysis, she wanted to leave a good impression on the Kang family, so as to save the Kang family from not wanting to see her, which would be a big loss.

As Mr. Tan said, she must establish a good relationship with the Kang family.

Wu frowned, not understanding how Zhao's good attitude changed.

However, thinking that Erlang was going to get married next month, she immediately withered away. She knew Mrs. Zhao's temper, and if she really offended Mrs. Zhao, there would be no good results.

Mrs. Wu had no choice but to put away those little dirty thoughts and cheer up to help with the work.

Suddenly her eyes moved, and she saw Liuju approaching her, and hurriedly pulled her away, "Liuju, what scandal did your second uncle do yesterday?"

After Tan Decai came home last night, she asked for a long time, but he didn't tell what happened, he only told her that Mr. Tan had issued a gag order, and anyone who said so would break his legs.

But how can these words stop her gossip, she feels as uncomfortable as a cat scratching her, and she really wants to know what happened.

Liuju raised her eyes to look at her, and smiled, "Sanniang, you have to ask Second Uncle about this, how would I know as a child."

Then he winked mischievously at her, and went back to work.

"You... little fox." Looking at Liuju's back, Wu scolded angrily.

But I had to give up.

More people are easier to handle, busy until it is time to light the lights, the dishes to be served on the table tomorrow are basically ready, except for those stir-fried dishes, these dishes only need to be heated before serving.

On the next day, Mrs. Xu ordered all the family members to put on new clothes.

The Kang family is also coming today. In addition to the three members of the Kang family, there are also Kang Jin's two aunts and one aunt.
They were regarded as honored guests by Mrs. Xu, and specially entertained them in the backyard.

Kang Jin's aunt and aunt had never met Erxia before, but they were amazed when they saw her this time. They called Mrs. Kang how lucky she was to find such an excellent daughter-in-law, and her voice was full of jealousy.

"Hehe, who will let me have such a good sister?" Mrs. Kang was not modest, she pulled Xu's arm, and smiled a little complacently.

"Look at her, she is so beautiful, it really makes people jealous." Aunt Kang Jin pointed at Mrs. Kang angrily.

"Isn't that right? No wonder I noticed that she has a few more wrinkles on her face recently, so she smiles a lot." Second Aunt Kang Jin said, pursing her lips and laughing sullenly after she finished speaking.

When Mrs. Kang heard this, she quickly touched her face with her hands, "Ah, there are many wrinkles? Where are they? Why didn't I notice them?"

"Pfft!" Seeing her like this, Kang Jin's two aunts and aunts were overjoyed.

Only then did Mrs. Kang realize that they were teasing her, so she laughed and spat on them.

There was laughter in the room.

Seeing the harmonious relationship between Mrs. Kang and them, Mrs. Xu was very pleased. Such a family is suitable for Erxia.

There are ten tables set up in the front yard, and the villagers have come in one after another and found a place to sit down. The table has not been opened yet, but snacks such as melon seeds and candies are placed on each table for everyone to relax first.

Before the banquet started, a carriage rushed over and stopped firmly in front of Qiduo's courtyard.

Get out of the car, two handsome young men.

It was Wen Xiuyi and Xu Youxuan.

(End of this chapter)