Mrs. Li moved out of the house on crutches and said with an apologetic smile: "If you don't want to go, I won't go. Why do you have to be so angry? I just thought that it would be good to share a table at that time. Aren't you jealous of their family?"

Meat?”

If Qiao Zaohua has the guts to say no right now, then Mrs. Li will think highly of her.

Unexpectedly, she fell silent, clearly showing her reluctance.

Soon, Qiao Zaohua said again: "When the time comes, I can easily get a dozen coins! Why give them eggs?"

Mrs. Li almost wanted to curse.

You don’t want to look good to others, but you also want to take advantage of other people’s wedding banquets. Why should they do it? This is a wedding. Who will you show your face to when the time comes?

But Mrs. Li was too lazy to argue with her right now.

"That's right. Then I won't give them eggs. Bao'er, go back to the house with your mother."

She was not in good health, but Qiao Zaohua was very strong and could not defeat her.

As the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood. Huh, she doesn't believe it. When Lu's disease gets worse day by day, she will have to make a living under her brother and sister-in-law. Let's see how she can show off!

The Qiao family is not happy here, but the Qian family is very busy.

Qiao Yun and Yun Xuemei drove out on a cart almost every day. Today they brought back a few pigs, tomorrow they brought back dozens of chickens and ducks, and the day after tomorrow they brought back a carload of fish...

To hold such a country banquet, unless the host family has prepared enough in advance, they have to take into account all possibilities. Take the situation of Widow Qian's family as an example. In addition to preparing ingredients, Qiao Yun and the others also prepare to build a temporary earthen stove.

Tableware, tables, chairs, benches, etc.

Although most farmers have to borrow tables, chairs or bowls and chopsticks from neighbors when hosting banquets. After all, there is a strong sense of family ties in the countryside, but this is never the case in Dingshiji.

In the words of the host, not all country people's dishes are clean. Some families are lazy and slovenly. Who knows how they usually wash the dishes? The invisible turbidity is eaten by the guests. If they eat it, they will have a bad stomach.

Whose responsibility is it?

I was so busy that I finally got everything ready on the first day before the wedding.

By the time of the first quarter of the first lunar month, the sky was still dark, stars were hanging over the plains, and not even a rooster had crowed at this moment. However, An Tiezhu, the son of Widow Qian, had already put on a red robe and rode on a horse wearing a red flower.

The mule looked both excited and shy at the same time.

The wedding team lit up torches and set off from Baihe Village to the next village to welcome the bride.

The Qian family lit the lights early, and some women who were friends with Qian also came over to help. Those who washed vegetables, those who made fires, and those who boiled water soon came out of the chimney.

The green smoke from the kitchen skyrocketed upward against the backdrop of the lights, and quickly dispersed into the night sky.

Zhen Haochi waved the kitchen knife in his hand like flying, chopping vegetables and meat. Not long after, a pot of fragrant soup came out of the pot. Bowls of steaming soup were delivered to the guests who came to help. This is from Jindi

The rule is, don’t let people work while hungry.

After the guests finished drinking the soup, Zhen Haochi had no time to spare and started preparing and cooking the dishes for the wedding banquet.

Qiao Yun saw that her uncle was really busy, so she stepped forward and said, "I'll help too."

"Go, go, you're a kid, don't cause trouble." An aunt hurriedly waved a spoon in her hand to drive people away.

Zhen Haochi glanced at the aunt.

This was not a helper brought by the guys from Dingshiji, but probably a relative of Widow Qian.

He said calmly: "It's okay. This sister-in-law, give her an apron."

"But..." The aunt was still hesitant and worried: "How can she help with such an older child?"

Zhen Haochi: "This is our boss."

The aunt almost choked on her own saliva: "..."

Qiao Yun casually picked up a kitchen knife from the basket, stood directly in front of the chopping board, and said, "No need for the apron, I'll help you cut some vegetables."

The aunt thought disdainfully, how much can such a child cut out?

It's a good thing that children are willing to help adults with work, but this is not the usual cooking for my wife. This is a wedding banquet, and she has to cook for a big pot. She has such thin arms and legs, so don't delay it!

Auntie selectively ignored what Zhen Haochi said just now.

Boss?

She must be the youngest daughter of the owner of this restaurant!

The aunt never thought that Qiao Yun could cook, so she thought that maybe she was a doting daughter of a wealthy family, so she asked her to join in the fun.

Who knew that as soon as Qiao Yun picked up the kitchen knife, the three waiters handed over the washed vegetables consciously.

Chef A from Dahe smiled flatteringly and said, "My dear lady, what do you want to teach us again?"

Chef B of Dahe: "Where is the little lady? Old Ding already calls her little boss, we have to change our words."

C: "Yes, boss, you can teach us how to do it too! Brother Bao always hides it."

Qiao Yun pursed her lips and smiled: "What's so difficult about cutting vegetables? Do you even have to learn this?"

"You have a clever mind, but there are always things we can't do!"

"Okay then, take a look." Qiao Yun picked up a soaked mushroom and started to cut the mushrooms with a huge kitchen knife. She cut twice vertically at an angle of fifty degrees, twice horizontally, and then again at an angle.

After cutting it twice, a white six-pointed star suddenly appeared on the brown mushroom cap.

"Is this..." Chef Dahe's eyes immediately lit up: "Is this to enhance the taste?"

Qiao Yun nodded and said, "It's not only for the taste, but also for the good looks."

You can also put a mesh knife under the mushroom canopy to add flavor, but after all, you need to cook the soup with the spring bamboo shoots, so put them whole, and you have to take into account the appearance.

"There are more than two types of fish knives: cross and oblique. There are also fish scale knives, unicorn knives, chrysanthemum knives, lancet knives, crescent knives, and peony knives. Except for the chrysanthemum knife, which is used to remove fish meat, other

Anyone can cook a whole fish.”

Today’s recipe is for steamed fish. She demonstrates using lancets, crescent knives, and commonly used cross-flower knives and half-finger knives. In order to demonstrate, she took several pieces of fish and marked each one with a different pattern.

Flower knife, show the effect to three lotus chefs.

Qiao Yun continued: "Different knife skills are suitable for cooking fish in different ways. Today we are preparing for a wedding banquet, so we can't neglect it. Let's take it easy."

Dahe Chef B grinned and said: "When the banquet is over, you can teach us here and don't wait to go back. Otherwise, those who don't want to come will also be able to learn?"

"You guys are so precious!" Qiao Yun was overjoyed. She had read popular science in her previous life and learned that these knives would be learned in chef schools in future generations, and no one would hide them.

But there is an old saying in ancient times: teach an apprentice, and starve the master to death. In order to eat, everyone wants to have an exclusive craft to hide, and Qiao Yun can understand it.

The auntie who was scratching her elbows was shocked.

What kind of person is here?

"Okay, okay, go and do your work!" Qiao Yun waved them away, and then the three lotus masters dispersed, holding the vegetables in their hands and began to practice what they had just learned.

They are also veterans of cutting vegetables. Even if they use this new flower knife for the first time, they will not cut the vegetables badly. At most, the cuts will not be so beautiful. Countryside people don't choose this anyway.

Time quickly went from early morning to near dusk.

As the sun sets, the sound of suonas and gongs and drums can be heard from far away on the road.

"The wedding team is coming back!"

I don't know who shouted, and the Qian family suddenly became lively. The women were busy bringing the cold dishes they had prepared earlier to the table. Guests came one after another to sit down with the ceremony, and the more thoughtful woman pushed her little one.

Children, tell them to go to the car wreck and ask for two handfuls of wedding candies.

Widow Qian thought, there were five tables set up in the yard, and the guests she had invited were seated. There were fifteen tables outside. Anyone in the village could sit at the table with courtesy. A moment later, the newlyweds worshiped in the yard, and they could also watch from the shed outside.

If you don't see them, then let the people outside serve the food first and don't have to wait for the people inside to finish the ceremony.

What was unexpected was that Qiao Zaohua also came, taking Qiao Baoer with her.

Everyone looked at her strangely.

My mother had a stroke and was in bed, so she came to have a meal by herself with peace of mind?

Qiao Zaohua's face was not red, and her heart was not beating. She took out a red envelope and placed it at the gift registration office outside the shed. She went into the shed with peace of mind and found a seat to sit down.

The person who registered the gift money was a man who was a friend of Widow Qian's family and was literate. The man opened the red envelope and took a look at it, and his face turned dark immediately.

Five copper coins?

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Chapter completed!