The entire village shakes their heads at Zhuang Qingning - an orphaned girl who, after recovering from illness, stubbornly registers as a female household head instead of living with her uncle.
...Chapter 202: Removing the Food
"Not really, we didn't find anyone at all." Zhang Yongchang said with a hint of anger in his tone.
Lian Rong immediately shrank his neck.
No wonder Zhang Yongchang was angry. If it were him, he would also be angry if he met someone who caused trouble but ran away angrily and didn't care about anything.
"Master, please calm down..."
Although he was angry with Feng Yongkang, Lian Rong felt sorry for his master and felt sorry for him working as a cook here. He had originally declined many invitations from restaurants out of consideration for their friendship, and his prices were not high. But he had to help Feng Yongkang deal with this matter and endured so much anger for no reason.
"After lunch, go tell the butcher to stop sending us any more meat and bones from tomorrow on."
Zhang Yongchang said, "Starting tomorrow, have the waiter take down the sign for braised pork ribs, and the kitchen will not make this dish for the time being."
"Ah?" Lian Rong was stunned for a moment.
"What? You don't understand what I'm saying?" Zhang Yongchang reached out and gave Lian Rong a slap in the face.
"I understand, I understand." Lian Rong rubbed his head for a long time, then nodded quickly: "I'll go to the butcher shop and tell the owner after noon."
Since the shopkeeper doesn't care about Zhuang Qingning and even Zhang Yongchang's good intentions, there is no need to care too much about their friendship with Fushunlou and Feng Yongkang.
Definitely not. It makes no sense for you to slap someone and then use his recipe to make money.
Lian Rong understood this truth and also knew the purpose of Zhang Yongchang's action. He was only thinking about how to tell the owner of the butcher shop about this matter after noon.
After Zhang Yongchang gave the order, he said nothing more and just put the marinated fish into the oil pan.
With a "sizzle", the fragrance filled the entire kitchen.
Zhang Yongchang and Lian Rong were busy here. After Zhuang Qingning entered his own shop, he also started to work in the tofu shop.
At noon, Cao cooked some stewed rice, braised fish, tomato and eggs, and mixed some garlic-mashed beans to eat together.
"These are from home. They were sent by my brother from my mother's side. They are two large grass carps. I'll keep one at home to cook for my mother-in-law and the head of the family. I brought the other one to the shop today so you and Miss Sui can have a taste."
As Cao spoke, she put a large piece of fish meat into the bowls of Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui respectively: "Eat more, there is still a lot of fish meat."
After saying that, he also picked up a piece for Zhang Qiuying.
"This fish is indeed good. It tastes fresh. It must have been killed freshly." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile.
"Sister Ning has a really clever tongue." Zhang Qiuying smiled. "When my uncle brought the fish here yesterday, he brought a wooden barrel with him. He said the fish were still alive, so we should keep them at home for as many days as possible. This would get rid of the fishy smell from the river, and also save us from having to pack up two fish at once and letting them go bad if we can't finish them in the hot weather."
"This fish was alive when I woke up in the morning. It was kept in the basin in the backyard. My mother killed it at noon when we were cooking."
"No wonder it tastes so delicious." Zhuang Qingning smacked his lips and picked up another piece of fish to eat.
Cao's cooking skills are not bad, and this braised fish is very tasty. Zhuang Qingning also thinks it tastes very good.
Seeing that Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui were enjoying their meal, Cao's face was also full of smiles.
The four of them talked and laughed during the meal, enjoying the meal very much. After the meal, they cleaned up and tidied up the kitchen.
Zhuang Sifu came at a fixed time in the afternoon. There was still more than an hour left, so Zhuang Qingning simply installed the door panel and closed the door completely, and the few of them took a good rest in the backyard.
Here, Fushunlou had seen off the last wave of guests, and the food had been set out in the backyard.
Among the dishes that we are used to eating every day, pumpkin baked with salted egg yolk and river shrimps stewed with leeks are particularly eye-catching. When the guys saw them, their eyes were immediately stared at.
Braised river shrimp with leeks is the signature dish of Fushunlou. These small river shrimps are not rare nowadays and can be found everywhere. However, the baked pumpkin with egg yolk is not ripe because of the season. Zhang Yongchang is picky about ingredients and is unwilling to make this dish if he can't find a good pumpkin. In addition, the duck egg yolk tastes much better nowadays than before, so many people have been thinking about this dish. They were very surprised to see it being made today.
"The shopkeeper is really generous today." The waiter Du Lai praised with a smile: "This dish has not been served to the table in front, but we have tasted it first."
"This is not the generosity of the shopkeeper." Lian Rong, who was very dissatisfied with Feng Yongkang because of what happened today, pouted and said, "This is Uncle Zhang's treat for everyone. Even the pumpkin used is not from the shop. It was sent by Miss Zhuang from the tofu shop. She said it was for Uncle Zhang, so Uncle Zhang took it out and cooked it for everyone."
Du Lai had also heard Ma Tong talk about the dispute in the backyard before. When he heard this, he immediately understood what was going on and quickly changed his tone: "Yes, then we have to thank Uncle Zhang for taking the trouble to make this dish for us."
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"It's also thanks to Miss Zhuang." Du Lai added: "Brother Rong, thank Miss Zhuang for me later."
One should be grateful to others for eating their food. Since one has to satisfy his appetite and eat other people's food, he should be prepared and aware of saying nice things to others. Otherwise, people would say that he is such a grown-up and can't even speak. When others heard Du Lai say this, they also echoed and thanked Zhuang Qingning.
After listening to this, Lian Rong felt much more relieved.
But then he frowned again.
Ordinary people all know that when doing favors for others, they have to repay them with something. He thinks he is a stupid person and knows what to do about this matter. Why doesn't the shopkeeper understand this?
But he couldn't afford to think too much at this moment.
Zhang Yongchang made a plate of baked pumpkin with egg yolk. It can be said that everyone is coveting it. If he doesn't pick up his chopsticks, it will not be his turn to eat this dish.
Lian Rong didn't care about anything else and just quickly grabbed a few chopsticks.
The egg yolk is salty and fragrant, the flavor is rich, the pumpkin is soft and sweet, the skin is a little crispy, and the inside is slightly hot and soft. Everything is just right. In two words, it can be described as delicious! However, there is not much deliciousness. After eating it, you can only feel unsatisfied.
After lunch, the guys went about their business, and after finishing their work, they took a break in the backyard. Lian Rong took advantage of the free time to go to the butcher shop and tell them that Fu Shun Lou didn't need any meat bones for the time being. ——Feng Yongkang walked out of Fu Shun Lou angrily just now and went all the way back home.
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