Chapter 349 Li Ji's Dongpo Pork
The family is finally reunited, and all three generations of the Tan family are in a good mood at the moment.
Old Master Tan took Tan Chen's hand and asked him about his well-being. No one could have imagined from his kind look that this was the great general who had killed countless little devils on the battlefield.
Guard Xiao Liu has been taking care of the old man since he returned to the capital. In his impression, Mr. Tan is just like those leaders, and he has no cells to laugh.
But what did he see now?
The smile on Mr. Tan’s face has never disappeared since he saw his grandson.
It turns out that it’s not that Mr. Tan can’t laugh, it’s that he hasn’t met someone who can make him laugh…
Old Mr. Tan looked at Tan Chen and then at Shang Ruoting. The more he looked at them, the more he liked them. The grandchildren and granddaughters-in-law of his old comrades were not as good-looking as him.
At this time, Old Mrs. Shang also came back after picking vegetables. She saw that there were not only two new faces in the yard, but also Tan Shaowen, who had just left for two days.
Without thinking too much, this old man must be Tan Chen's grandfather.
When Tan Chen saw Mrs. Shang coming back, he hurried to introduce her. Mr. Tan was good at speaking and kept thanking Mrs. Shang for taking such good care of his grandson.
After everyone talked for a while, Mrs. Shang went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Shang Ruoting wanted to go over to help, but was beaten to it by Tan Chen.
"Wife, you talk to grandpa and the others, I'll go help."
Since her husband cared about her, Shang Ruoting naturally did not act pretentiously. She chatted with Mr. Tan and others in the living room, and also prepared some fruits produced in the greenhouse and homemade tea to entertain them.
Old Mrs. Shang knew that Mr. Tan was a man of status, and she also respected the soldiers who had fought for their country, so she specially prepared a few more dishes.
Of course, the roast chicken that has been appearing frequently in their restaurant recently is a must.
The food was served, and it was even more sumptuous than the day they entertained Tan Shaowen and his wife.
Mr. Tan looked at the table full of delicious dishes and felt a sense of déjà vu.
I remember when I was a child, my father took me to a restaurant. I remember that the restaurant was called "Li Ji Restaurant".
Especially the Dongpo pork on the table left a deep impression on him.
Because my father only ordered two dishes at that time, one was tiger skin peanuts and the other was Dongpo pork.
The tiger skin peanuts were because my father liked to drink, and that dish was perfect for drinking, and the Dongpo pork was ordered just for him. After all, children all like to eat meat.
At that time, Mr. Tan thought it was the most delicious meat he had ever eaten. Later, when he was an apprentice, he secretly ate roast chicken, which he heard was also from Li Ji. After he grew up, he also went to other restaurants to order this dish, but he never tasted that irresistible taste again.
Today, Old Lady Shang made a dish of Dongpo pork that looked the same as what he had eaten as a child.
It’s not that Mr. Tan has a good nose, but because the Dongpo pork made by Li Ji back then was a little different.
The Dongpo pork made by Li Ji is tied with sweet potato stems. In addition to the delicious taste of the meat itself, the sweet potato stems are also very tasty.
Other restaurants make it differently. Some use string, some use horseweed, but none use sweet potato stalks.
In addition, the taste of the meat is incomparable to what Li Ji made back then.
The Dongpo pork in front of him looked exactly the same as the one he had eaten as a child.
For this reason, after everyone started eating, the old man was the first to pick up a piece of Dongpo pork to taste.
When he tasted it, he was stunned.
The words came out of his mouth: "Li Ji's Dongpo Pork."
Clang...
A pair of chopsticks fell onto the table as Mr. Tan spoke.
Old Mrs. Shang looked at Old Mr. Tan in shock. For so many years, her family's financial situation did not allow it, and she was also worried that her cooking skills would bring trouble, so she never dared to show off her cooking skills.
Since living with her granddaughter, Mrs. Shang has tried to prepare various delicious foods for the children.
Unexpectedly, she just made a dish of Dongpo pork, and someone actually figured out the origin of the dish.
Everyone felt the uneasiness that Old Lady Shang felt.
Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen both knew about Old Lady Shang's past, and now they also understood why she lost her composure.
Shang Ruoting quickly tried to comfort her: "Grandma, it's okay. There are no outsiders here, and the special period is over."
After hearing what Shang Ruoting said, Mrs. Shang's nervous heart calmed down a little.
She was really scared, afraid that those people would use Li's past business to accuse her...
After calming down, Mrs. Shang picked up her chopsticks again and said to Mr. Tan apologetically, "Grandpa, I'm sorry. I just lost my composure."
Mr. Tan didn't know about Mrs. Shang's past and just thought that his words scared her.
"No, no, no, I was reckless."
Although he said this, Mr. Tan has already determined that this is the Li Ji Dongpo Pork he had eaten in the past.
He knew that the dishes on the table were all made by his in-laws’ grandmother. Could this be the descendant of the Li family?
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