Anyway, I have to cook a table of dishes and invite Lin Xue and Gu Siyi over.
The three major families in Tianwen Lane gathered together in Tianshui Lane several times.
"Mom, I'm going to buy some food. I'm treating everyone today, so I'll knead the dough for the dumplings first."
I came to your door specially to shout.
Zhao Qiuqin, hearing her daughter's voice, also shouted back, "Okay, go quickly and come back soon!"
I just walked past my home and went to Grandma Xu's courtyard first, asking her to come for dinner in the evening. Then I went to Old Gu's house and told Gu Siyi, who was taking a day off today, to come for dinner in the evening.
Finally, I went to the grocery store and used the meat coupons to buy a pound of fat and lean pork, a crucian carp, and a piece of tofu. When I returned to the gate of the courtyard, there was an extra piece of pork belly in the basket and a big duck in my hand.
Zhao Qiuqin came out of the kitchen, her apron stained with white flour. She looked at what her daughter was holding and exclaimed in surprise, "How many people are coming tonight? Why did they buy so much?"
"There are three people in the Xu family, and there are three people in the Gu family. Let's have a meal together." Song Jiayu answered casually and handed the duck in her hand and the fish in the basket to Song's father. In this family, people usually ask Song's father to pluck the feathers of chickens and ducks, and to kill and scale the fish.
Song Demin, holding the duck and crucian carp, went to work.
Song Jiayu followed Zhao Qiuqin into the kitchen.
The two men first separated the fatty and lean meat into fat and lean meat, cut the fat into small pieces and boiled the oil in a large pot, which turned into crisp and delicious lard. The two little ones who smelled the smell, along with their uncle who loved to eat, waited at the kitchen door.
Song Jiayu took out a small bowl, divided a small portion of lard residue into it, and handed it to Song Beiwang. "Go and eat it. Be careful not to let An An and Ning Ning eat too much, or they will get irritated."
"I guarantee to complete the task!" Song Beiwang took the small bowl with a smile.
Only two children opened their eyes wide and wanted to struggle.
It’s because the uncle only knows how to steal their snacks.
But there's nothing I can do about it, because my dear mother trusts my uncle.
Song Jiayu had no idea of the twists and turns in the two little kids' hearts. If she knew, she would have to say: Hey, last time I gave you two little ones a little trust, you two secretly ate all the malt sugar, and your teeth hurt for two days. If I still trust you, your mother is dumber than a pig!
I have to say, An An Ning Ning brought this upon herself.
In the room, two little kids were arguing with their uncle.
An An: "These are things I did when I was a kid and didn't know any better!"
Ningning: "Yes, yes, yes."
An An: "We will keep our promise now."
Ningning: "I promise~"
Song Beiwang: "Go talk to your mother!"
An An and Ning Ning: ...
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Compared to the lively scene in the main room where the uncles were busy and resting one after another, the kitchen was even more bustling. The pork belly cut into large pieces was fried in a pan until several sides turned golden brown. Then a few small pieces of rock sugar were put into the pan to color the pork belly, and various seasonings and spices were added. A certain amount of water was poured in, the pot was covered, and the firewood in the stove was burning vigorously.
Putting the braised pork aside for now, Song Jiayu was preparing the duck. In her dream, she had learned a dish from Chef Xu that was fragrant, spicy, and very tasty.
First, chop the duck into very small pieces, about the size of a thumbnail, then cut a lot of peppers, both red and green, and finally stir-fry them with superb control of the heat. The spiciness of the peppers and the fragrance of the seasonings are all integrated into the duck meat.
When a spicy stir-fried duck came out of the pot, Zhao Qiuqin couldn't help but take a bite with her chopsticks. After eating it, she immediately tasted the spicy flavor with a hint of fire and the aroma of duck meat.
After taking the first bite, I wanted to take the second bite. The spicy stir-fried duck has such a magical effect that makes people want to stop.
The crucian carp and tofu soup has just been cooked, and both pots in the kitchen are in use.
Song Jiayu was chopping the meat filling, mixing it with fresh leeks, adding appropriate seasonings, and making it into dumpling filling. Over there, Zhao Qiuqin was rolling out the dumpling wrappers. As soon as a piece of dumpling wrapper came out, she immediately wrapped it with the leek and meat filling, sealed it, and put it in the vegetable basket.
When the dumplings were almost finished, people who wanted to eat arrived.
Xu Qinghuan followed Grandma Xu and Xu Mingfan into the house. Before Song Jiayu could say anything, Grandma Xu said, "Jiayu, I'm sorry to bother you. This person finally came home, but instead of going back to eat by herself, she chose to bother your family. I've already taught her a lesson! This is the mushroom beef sauce I just made today. Come and try it."
Song Jiayu took the can of mushroom beef sauce with a smile. Beef was rare in this day and age. The glass can looked quite large, so there must be five taels of beef in it. Then she looked at Lao Xu, whose face was full of despair. Since Lao Xu passed away, it was rare to see such a scene!
Lin Xue and her family of three came over and said with a smile, "I don't have Grandma Xu's cooking skills, so I can only bring the newly bought snacks."
The three families had shared one courtyard in Tianwen Lane, and their houses formed a triangle.
The only time we had a meal together was when Song Jiayu moved in, and today was the second time.
"Qinghuan? You're back. I was wondering why Song Jiayu suddenly wanted to treat us to a meal." Lin Xue surrounded Xu Qinghuan. They hadn't seen each other for a long time and had a lot to say.
They sat down in the main room together and talked about their recent situation. The three children, Ye Zi and others played together. When the dishes were served, people gathered around the table, smelling the fragrance.
"It smells so good. I used to eat Jiayu's cooking in the compound and in the state-owned restaurants. Now that I've moved to the city, I can only eat it once in a while. It's such a waste to move here." Lin Xue smelled the fragrance and looked at the sauce-colored braised pork, the spicy stir-fried duck, the milky white crucian carp tofu, the two plates of large dumplings, and two plates of stir-fried vegetables.
Song Jiayu came in with bowls and chopsticks, distributed them to everyone, and said jokingly, "Then you could have chosen not to come to the military factory and stayed in Tianwen Lane~"
Lin Xue: "Uh...compared to eating good food, I still miss my parents more~"
Song Jiayu glared at him: "Then what are you talking about?"
On the other side, Xu Qinghuan was quite happy when he saw Lin Xue being scolded. As long as the unlucky guy didn't mess with him, it would be fine.
The next second, Song Jiayu threw out a handkerchief and covered her eyes, which were completely tearless. She pretended to be sad and came to Xu Qinghuan crying, "Oh, oh, oh, in Xiaoxue'er's heart, I'm not the most important. I'm so sad. Lao Xu, I should be the most important in your heart, right?"
If this is not the case, the unlucky thing will probably cause more trouble.
Xu Qinghuan said, "Your cooking skills are more important to me than anyone else's."
The person who received the praise immediately took off his handkerchief and told everyone to eat and drink. He didn't show any of the anger, happiness, or glaring behavior that Xu Qinghuan had imagined. Instead, he just ignored them?
Xu Qinghuan pulled the person aside and asked, "Did you forget something?"
"I haven't forgotten~" Song Jiayu shook her head in confusion.
Xu Qinghuan: ...
And someone is laughing in his heart: I let you perfunctorily treat me and change the concept, which makes you feel uncomfortable.
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