"Ring ring ring..."

Turning off the alarm clock, I saw the time: 5:30 in the morning. Yunxi got up and took a shower.

After cleaning up, we set off to Guilan's house to start work. Today is the main dinner, so we have to go early. There are still unprepared ingredients, so we must go there early to ensure that everything is ready before 12 noon and the meal can be served on time.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw that today's yard was different from yesterday's. It was only 6 o'clock in the morning, and the yard was already filled with wreaths.

Yun Xi entered the kitchen, and the first thing she cooked today was beef. Since it had been marinated overnight yesterday, she had to braise the meat first so that she could eat it at noon.

Set up the stove, take out the raw beef that was marinated yesterday, put it into clean water, turn on low heat and cook slowly.

Beef is cooking in one pot, and on the other side, Yunxi has taken out other stewed meats and prepared them for frying or steaming. Before 12 noon, all 17 dishes for the banquet must be cooked.

With Yunxi's systematic strength, he could easily take out the meat in the basin and take out the cooked pork and mutton to prepare for the next process.

The braised pork is only half done and still needs to be fried.

When the oil temperature rose to 50%, Yunxi used a barbecue fork to fix the pieces of meat, and fried them piece by piece. The pork taken out of the oil pan looked crispy, and the red and white meat were combined, and he threw it into the basin.

, relying on the elasticity of the pork itself, it will jump a few times.

After cooking the meat, the aunties who helped arrived one after another. When they saw Yunxi, they said:

"Yunxi, what time will you be here? It's quite early."

After greeting each other, the aunties helping in the kitchen also prepared side dishes. Some cut vegetables, some prepared tableware, some arranged vegetables, and some prepared cold dishes.

In the kitchen, there was the sound of chopping vegetables and chopping boards, as well as the sound of bowls and plates clashing with each other, and the voice of Yun Xi could also be heard:

"Auntie, cut the braised vegetables and put the tofu in the middle. I'll pour the sauce after I've mixed it."

"Change the celery with a diagonal knife."

All the aunts and uncles are responding:

"Oh, okay."

"Okay."

"no problem."

The busy kitchen is orderly under Yunxi's command.

Just after 9 o'clock, there were more people in the courtyard, and everyone was worshiping in the mourning hall. The cries came one after another, and hearing it made people feel heavy.

In the mourning hall, the crying became louder and louder. The mourning ceremony was about mourning, and the louder the crying, the better. People who came to attend the funeral ceremony came on their own after receiving the news.

The host will greet the guests with a bow at the door and come to express condolences. Every person who comes to express condolences will unconsciously say when they smell the aroma of rice wafting from the kitchen:

"Oh, it smells so good."

After the guests have paid their condolences, they begin the next step of mourning, which is to burn banknotes and paper foils.

The number of people in the yard gradually increased. After people had finished their funerals, they stood in the yard. Although the smell of burning paper money was very strong, it could not cover up the aroma wafting from the kitchen. Smelling the aroma wafting out, I had no intention of looking at it.

Whoever comes to kowtow to express condolences is waiting for dinner.

At this time, seven or eight of Ge Jianyu's classmates were all gathered around chatting. Someone said:

"Let me tell you, when I came here this morning, I saw Liu Tai getting out of the Rolls-Royce."

"Wow, it turns out that's Liu Tai's car, so domineering."

"I just said there was such a luxury car parked outside the door today."

Just as they were talking, a greasy-headed young man walked up from the crowd. He was wearing a straight suit and was tall. You could tell at a glance in the crowd that he was an absolutely successful man. He had a big back and a smooth head and was wearing a famous watch.

, holding a small bag, very eye-catching.

someone said:

"Hey, hey, here we come, isn't that Liu Tai?"

Looking at Liu Tai looking around, a person in the small group shouted to him:

"Liu Tai, this way."

Liu Tai, who heard the sound, looked at them with a slight smile on his face and walked towards the younger brothers. The first thing he said was:

"It's so noisy, it's better to be quiet in the car."

Several classmates looked at each other. Sure enough, Liu Tai had made money. Someone asked:

"Liu Tai, you have made a lot of money in recent years, right? This real estate guy is like a millionaire."

At this time, Liu Tai took out a cigarette from his wallet. While taking out the cigarette, he also deliberately took out the car keys. When they saw the keys, the students were in an uproar.

Liu Tai opened a pack of cigarettes and spread the cigarettes like a big brother handing out pocket money to his younger brothers. He sighed slightly and said:

"Oh, it's just so-so. It's not bad. It's barely enough to live on."

Another man in the small group continued:

"You must be modest! You are too modest. How many people dream of driving a luxury car? We can barely live like this. We have a lot to eat."

A curly-haired boy stood next to him and looked at Liu Tai with envy in his eyes. His name was Yu Hai. He had always wanted to cling to Liu Tai and make money, so he showed off his power for Liu Tai and said:

"That's where I went to Mr. Liu's workplace. It's not called a company, it's called a group. The facade is quite nice. There are security guards blocking you when you enter. It's not that people in the building are not allowed to enter. The office is also very impressive.

It’s several hundred square meters big.”

After listening to Yu Hai's words, Liu Tai liked this feeling very much. He smoked a cigarette in his mouth and looked down at the classmates in front of him with a very proud expression, showing off the posture of a general manager.

At this time, Liu Tai waved his hand, exposed the watch half hidden in his shirt sleeve, and showed it to his classmates.

Seeing Liu Tai's watch, Yu Hai grabbed Liu Tai's arm and said:

"Let's see, does anyone know this classmate?"

The classmates all shook their heads and said they had never seen it before.

At this time, Yu Hai said:

"I know this. I've only seen it in videos. It looks like this. This is one of the top ten most famous watches in the world. This is a Lange watch. This watch is very expensive. It can be as cheap as hundreds of thousands or as expensive as several million. It looks so expensive on the surface.

Damn, this is a sapphire crystal surface."

As soon as he said this, everyone came over to look at Liu Tai's watch. Luxury cars and famous watches are a man's dream that kills him. Liu Tai has fulfilled many people's dreams. Everyone looked at Liu Tai's watch with envy.

There was a man looking at the watch, staring at the dial and saying:

"The small seconds dial pointer indication on this watch is good. A friend of mine has the same model. Yours is slightly different from the one I looked at last time."

Before the man could finish speaking, Liu Tai quickly withdrew his hand and put it into his pants pocket. Of course he knew that the indicator needle was wrong, because it was a fake. If he looked at it and became timid, his current character was

General Manager Liu, a wealthy man, is a successful person in the eyes of his classmates.

If his classmates knew that the watch he used was fake, how would they think of him? The persona he had finally created would be gone.

After Liu Tai took the watch back, in order to cover up his embarrassment in taking the watch back, he spoke.

"What's so good about a watch worth hundreds of thousands? This is just an inconspicuous piece among my many watches."

Yu Hai heard what Liu Tai said and said.

"Mr. Liu is arrogant. Only Mr. Liu can say such a thing. That's more than 100,000 yuan. Many of us can only earn this amount in two years."

Liu Tai enjoyed listening to Yu Hai's generous praise. He enjoyed this feeling in his heart, especially since these people were classmates he knew, and his vanity was instantly satisfied.

Liu Tai didn't plan to come over today, because although he and Ge Jianyu were in the same class, they were mortal enemies. Liu Ting suddenly called her this morning and asked her to be a driver. Liu Tai's company's business basically depends on the money provided by Liu Ting's family. Liu Ting's words

, he didn’t dare not listen. If he didn’t listen, Liu Ting could cut off all his company’s business with just one word.

The chat here is lively, the kitchen is busy, and the mourning hall is crying loudly.

The cooked beef has been taken out of the pot in Yunxi. The beef cooked in clear water has the original strong aroma of beef. The smell is completely eliminated. The color is red vermicelli and the original meat texture of beef.

It's clearly visible, soft and tender, and comes off in just one touch.

Put the beef in a sealed bag, put it in ice water to cool down, then slice it into pieces and eat immediately.

The beef was cooling in the water. Yunxi did not stop what he was doing. The next dish was fish. The marinated fish was mixed with batter according to the systematic proportions. Yunxi stirred quickly clockwise to wrap the fish.

Yunxi shapes the fish and puts it into the oil pan. He controls the temperature of the oil just right and then puts it on the plate after frying.

The next step is to fry the fried fish sauce. Heat a large iron pot in Yunxi, heat the oil, fry the tomato sauce first, add sugar and white vinegar, the sauce will flow like a waterfall as the spoon slides, fry until

Remove from the pan as long as the spoon can hang on it.

Add oil again, turn to high heat, add chili rings, the chili peppers are green and red peppers, sauté until fragrant, add seasonings, the aroma instantly covers the smoky smell in the yard, and people in the yard only smell the fresh aroma of stir-frying.

"The taste is so fragrant. The chef's skills are quite good. He's really good with a spoon."

"Yes, I smelled this fragrance as soon as I entered the yard in the morning."

Several people chatting with Liu Tai smelled the fragrance and expressed their opinions one by one.

At this time, Liu Tai glanced at the people talking with contempt and said:

"This must be a high-end cook that Liu Ting hired from the province. In such a poor and remote place, how can there be any good cooks on the table?"

Smelling the fragrance, Liu Tai swallowed his saliva unconsciously and continued:

"Humph, Ge Jianyu's good things were all given by Liu Ting's family. They are the only ones who can find such a good cook. Without his wife, he is nothing. He depends entirely on his father-in-law for food."
To be continued...