Chen Ahfu said with a smile, "Uncle Luo, please have lunch at my house. I will cook some of my specialties and invite you to have a taste."
Manager Luo was not polite and smiled, "Okay, I heard from my brother Cheng and girl Mei that the Chen family's wife cooks delicious food." He added, "It's not lively when there are not enough people drinking. Go and call Gao Lizheng and Wu Carpenter. Then go to Shangshui Village and tell Liu Lizheng that I'm here and ask him to come and drink. And call Yu the landlord and Yu Lizheng from Guqiao Village as well."
Chen Ming, Chen Ye and others were stunned when they heard about these legendary characters.
Chen Afu smiled quickly and said, "Okay, okay." He admired the experience of Manager Luo very much. He invited the most powerful and respectable people in the neighborhood to the Chen family for dinner. Without saying a word, he was able to intimidate Hu Laowu.
Chen Ahfu and Wang made some tea, took out some peanuts and candies to entertain the guests, and then left.
Chen Ahfu said to Wang, "Mom, hurry to Guqiao Village to buy some meat. Buy a few pounds of lean and fat hind leg meat, a few ribs, a pound of tenderloin, and some pork liver and pork head. And buy a few pounds of good wine at the entrance of the village."
Chen Agui was called out again and asked to help invite the people that Manager Luo wanted to invite. Chen Agui quickly agreed and went to invite them.
Chen Afu took Zhuifeng to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables, and then hurried back to work.
Gao Lizheng and Wu the Carpenter arrived at Chen's house one after another. Wu the Carpenter was very polite and brought a carp and a bowl of quail eggs.
With so many distinguished guests, Old Lady Chen was very excited and ran out to help Chen Ah-fu. Chen Ah-fu didn't dare to kill the chicken, so Old Lady Chen helped him kill it.
After Landlord Yu, Li Zheng Yu, and Li Zheng Liu arrived, the small house was no longer full, so everyone sat under the jujube tree in the yard to chat. Chen Afu and Chen Agui went to move Chen Afu and his friends' new table and stools over.
The villagers who passed by Chen's house were envious when they saw so many distinguished guests sitting in his yard.
Manager Luo talked about how close his family was to the second branch of the Chen family, how much his father valued Chen Dabao, saying that the child would have a great future, and how his two children loved to eat the food in his family...
These were all smart people, and they all kept agreeing.
At this time, four unexpected guests came - Yang Mingyuan, Yang Chao, Yang Qian, and a man in his thirties. Chen Afu also knew that man, he was the chef of Xile Restaurant, and he was the one who taught him how to stew meat last time. They also brought many gifts.
Chen Afu felt that Yang Mingyuan should have come earlier, and didn't know why he came today.
Manager Luo actually knew Yang Mingyuan, and was surprised to see him coming. He bowed and said, "Hey, Uncle Yang, why are you here?"
Yang Mingyuan bowed and smiled, "Mr. Luo, nice to meet you. My son and daughter want to play with Dabao, and I also want to discuss business matters with the Chen family, so I came here."
Chen Afu asked A Lu to take Yang Chao and his sister to play with two birds and a dog in the new yard, and asked Chen Agui to take Dabao to Tangyuan to invite Luo Mingcheng and Luo Mei, a brother and sister.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Call Da Hu and Daya over so that the children can have fun together."
Chen Agui shook his head and said, "Forget it, they are here, I..." He was embarrassed to say that his mother would come along. The guests who came today were all distinguished guests, and he was afraid that his mother would say something inappropriate. Besides, it was obvious that they came today to support the second house and deal with Hu Laowu.
After Luo Mingcheng and Luo Mei arrived, Dabao called Xiao Shitou over, and the new yard became even more lively. The children teased Qiqi and Huihui, and the laughter was endless.
It was time to eat. The guests sat at one table in the old courtyard. The old lady and her children sat at another table in the new courtyard. Chen Ahfu and Wang were busy in the kitchen.
First, the sliced braised pig's head, braised hind leg, braised spare ribs, braised pork liver, braised tofu, braised quail eggs, cold-mixed shredded vegetables, cold-mixed cucumbers, and fried peanuts were served on the table, allowing them to slowly drink.
Manager Luo was wondering what business relationship Yang Mingyuan had with the Chen family, but after eating the stewed food, he understood. The taste was almost the same as the unique nine-spice stewed meat of Xile Restaurant. Manager Luo and his son both liked to eat the nine-spice stewed meat, and whenever they went to the county town, they would go to Xile Restaurant to buy it. Sometimes when they went to the prefecture, they would also take a detour to the county town to buy more and bring it back to honor their grandfather.
In fact, he thought the food here was even more delicious. Not only the stewed food, but all the dishes were delicious, even the cucumber was crisper and more tender. No wonder his two children liked the food here so much.
Next, steamed pork with longan, golden pork, braised fish, two vegetarian dishes, and finally stewed chicken were served.
If Chen Afu guessed correctly, Yang Mingyuan came here today just for the golden slippery meat.
Sweet-scented glutinous rice dates are easy to make, but golden smooth meat is hard to make authentic. Even if the meat tastes similar, it will never be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. First of all, bread crumbs are not available in this era, and the meat must be loosened with the back of a knife first, so that it will not taste tough.
When everyone was enjoying their meal, Hu Laowu suddenly came.
Hu Laowu has a certain reputation in Xiangluo Village and even in several nearby villages. When many families entertain guests, especially distinguished guests, they will invite him to join them, whether sincerely or against their will.
He laughed shamelessly and said, "Oh, what good news is blowing in Brother Chen's house today that so many distinguished guests have come." He smiled and said to Chen Ming, "You asked Ah Gui to come to my house to invite me to accompany the distinguished guests for dinner, right? Oh, I went to the county town yesterday and just came back."
This is thick-skinned.
Chen Ming glanced at him, then turned his head away with a sullen face.
Manager Luo smiled and said, "Second Uncle Chen's family didn't plan to invite you to dinner, but I would like to invite Fifth Master Hu to discuss some things later. You are here too early."
Hu Laowu was totally unaware and laughed, "In front of Uncle Luo, I dare not call him uncle. Brother Chen Er is my relative, I should have come earlier to help him entertain the distinguished guest." He then said to Chen Agui, "Go, get a stool for uncle."
Among the people at this table, Hu Laowu was only really afraid of Luo Xiaoguanshi and Yu Landlord, because the backers of these two were much stronger than his. Especially the father and son of the Luo family, according to his fourth brother-in-law, even the county magistrate and county lieutenant had to give them face.
He was not afraid of the other village heads, but he would be afraid if they joined forces to punish him.
There was also a young man at the table whom Hu Laowu had never seen before, but as soon as he saw the way he was dressed and his demeanor, Hu Laowu could guess that he was not an ordinary person.
Hu Laowu has risen from a small country gangster to a big gangster today. Naturally, he has his own rules of survival.
His face was full of smiles, and he kept saying flattering words. As soon as he sat down, he punished himself by drinking three cups of wine, saying that he was late and neglected the distinguished guest.
Chen Ahfu gritted his teeth when he heard this in the kitchen, and Wang also cursed in a low voice, "Damn you, you shameless bastard."
After seeing Hu Laowu finish his speech, Manager Luo repeated his words about the close relationship between his family and the second branch of the Chen family. Then, he changed the subject and asked Chen Ming, "I heard that your Dabao was bullied? Someone even threw manure water into your yard last night?"
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