There were two extra pig's trotters at the table in the west wing because there were fewer people than at the table in other rooms.
When the dishes were first served, Huang Yueping was still saying that she was going to get married in a few days, but she didn't dare to eat pig's trotters, in case she got fat and couldn't fit into her wedding dress.
But seeing others enjoying the meal, Jiang Qiuyi, who was sitting next to her, kept saying deliberately, "Oh, it smells so good. This is the most delicious pig's trotter I've ever eaten!"
Others at the table echoed the sentiment.
Jiang Qiuyi finished eating one piece, reached out and picked up another piece, and shook it under Huang Yueping's nose.
"You really don't want to eat it? If you don't, we'll all eat it! Don't regret it!"
"I regret it. I regret it now!" Huang Yueping said, picked up the spoon, scooped a full spoonful of soup, beans and pig's trotters into the bowl.
After tasting the pig's trotter, Huang Yueping squinted her eyes happily.
This is so delicious!
It didn't have the usual fishy smell of pig's trotters. It was fragrant and soft. The moment it melted in her mouth, she felt like she was about to float into the clouds.
She never thought that pig's trotters could be cooked so deliciously.
At this time, there were only two pieces of pig's trotters left in the bowl, one big and one small. Many pairs of eyes at the table were staring at them, but no one was too embarrassed to pick up the chopsticks.
Qin Xiaofang took a fancy to the slightly larger pig's trotter, so she picked up the spoon and said, "Let me try the soybeans below."
She wanted to follow Huang Yueping's example and put a piece of pig's trotter directly into the bowl.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Qiuyi picked up her chopsticks at the same time as her and took away the larger piece of pig's trotter.
Qin Xiaofang was dissatisfied, thinking that Jiang Qiuyi had no manners of a host at all and even snatched food from the guests.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Qiuyi did not put the chopsticks back into her own bowl, but put the pig's trotters into the bowl of another little girl on the table.
"Li Yan, you are the youngest and you are still growing. You should eat."
Naturally, no one else could find any fault with such an arrangement.
Qin Xiaofang had nothing to say, so she had to change the direction of the spoon in her hand and prepare to pick up the last piece of pig's trotter.
Unexpectedly, Huang Yueping came over to make trouble for her again, picked up the pig's trotter with chopsticks and put it in Jiang Qiuyi's bowl.
"Hey, why are you passing it to me?" Jiang Qiuyi asked angrily.
"Who told you to tempt me to eat pig's trotters? If we want to gain weight, let's gain weight together."
Everyone at the table laughed when they heard this, and someone said, "Qiu Yi is already married, so what's the big deal if she's fat or not? I think you should eat less, or you'll end up being so fat that you can't fit into your wedding dress."
Huang Yueping said with an attitude of "I'm going all out today," "No, Qiu Yi has invited such a skilled chef to a banquet. If I eat less, I will be at a loss.
"At worst, I'll just finish eating today and then go back and starve for a few days!"
Jiang Qiuyi was so amused by her that she fell backwards and laughed from ear to ear.
"You, you, I've told you everything. So, why don't you eat more today?"
Huang Yueping looked at Qin Xiaofang's spoon, which she had left in the bowl, and said deliberately, "Xiao Lian, didn't you say you wanted to try some soybeans? Aren't all the rest of the bowl soybeans? Hurry and eat!"
Qin Xiaofang's back teeth were almost broken, but she forced a smile and said, "Well, I'll eat it right away."
After all the pig's trotters were eaten up, everyone finally had time to look at the dry-fried fish.
The dry-fried fish was made with a large carp weighing about seven or eight kilograms, and Mrs. Ye couldn't even find a suitable plate to put it on.
In the end, Ye Hua went to the village and borrowed several basins, and finally he had a place to keep the fish after placing them in the basins.
The fish is cut into checkerboard patterns and then deep-fried until the skin is crispy and the meat is tender. It is then poured with sauce and simmered until it is fully flavored.
There was not much soup in the dish, and the sauce poured on it was all coated on the fish.
It sparkles with amber light and looks particularly attractive.
This dish has a slightly sweet and sour taste. When making the sauce, Mrs. Ye also added some dried chilies, so it tastes a little spicy.
Jiang Zhongyou's face was already red from drinking, and the praise for the dishes from everyone at the table made him even more cheerful. This return banquet was really a very prestigious one.
In fact, when Ye Hua took his wife and daughter to Rongxi Village, Jiang Zhongyou was somewhat dismissive.
How can a good chef come from a poor place like Rongxi Village?
Unexpectedly, after the three people came back, they said that they had paid the deposit.
This made Jiang Zhongyou very angry and he had a big fight with Ye Hua.
But no matter how much they argued, they couldn't get to any conclusion. What's more, Jiang Qiuyi was determined to be with Mrs. Ye, so Jiang Zhongyou had no choice.
In the end, he could only say: "If the return banquet fails, I can't afford to lose face in front of you."
But after just four dishes, Jiang Zhongyou himself was already impressed by Mrs. Ye's cooking skills.
"Zhongyou, your family's homecoming banquet was really well organized!"
"That's right, these dishes are really made like this!" Another uncle also gave a thumbs up.
“I’ve never eaten these dishes before!”
"Isn't it? Could this be the chef we invited back from the capital?"
"Setting up five tables at once must have cost a lot of money, right?"
Jiang Zhongyou boasted with great pleasure, "This is a homecoming banquet. It's the first time my son-in-law has come to visit me. Shouldn't I treat him well?
"You all benefit from my son-in-law's influence!"
Liu Dongjin, who was sitting next to him, blushed even more excitedly after hearing this. After filling his own glass of wine, he stood up and toasted Jiang Zhongyou, saying, "Father-in-law, I am honored to meet you."
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