Zhao looked at the baby in Gao's arms and said, "Oh, this baby is so pretty. What's his name?"
Gao said, "This boy's name is An Rui."
Zhao took little Anrui over. Little Anrui didn't cry, but looked around curiously with his big eyes. Zhao was very surprised and said, "This little kid is not shy."
Gao said: "Yes, this boy is very brave and not shy at all."
Several people walked towards the reception room while talking.
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they had a lot to talk about. An Dashan sat aside and couldn't get a word in, but An Ning watched them talk with interest.
The two talked for a while, and Zhao said as if she had just seen An Ning, "This Ning Ning is getting prettier and prettier. I wonder which family will marry her in the future?"
An Ning didn't expect that the gossip would be about herself, so she quickly said, "Aunt, I'm still young."
Zhao smiled brightly and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Ningning is still young, we don't have to rush." Then everyone laughed.
After laughing, Zhao said, "Don't leave today, have dinner at home. Old Zheng has been talking about you for a long time. If it weren't for the fact that you have so many things to do these two days, he would have gone to see Brother An a long time ago."
Gao and An Dashan nodded, and Gao said, "Okay, let's eat here today. Don't be disgusted by us eating too much."
Seeing that the two women were talking heatedly, An Dashan stood up and said, "You guys chat first, I'll go for a walk in the yard."
Zhao Shi didn't want to be polite to An Dashan and said, "Then please do as you please, Brother An. Sister Gao and I haven't seen each other for a long time and we have a lot to talk about."
An Dashan nodded and went out, while An Ning was responsible for coaxing the child.
At noon, Zhao ordered people to prepare a table of delicious food, and several people gathered around the table and talked and laughed while finishing their lunch. After the meal, several people rested for a while, and then continued to chat about family matters. Gao was very happy, but An Dashan suffered. This day was really boring.
Finally, in the evening, Zheng Rong and An Yong came back. An Dashan was very happy to see Zheng Rong. The two hugged each other and An Dashan said, "Congratulations, Brother Zheng, on your promotion."
Zheng Rong laughed a few times and said, "I've only just been promoted half a level. Your son is really amazing. He was promoted in leaps and bounds. I can't catch up even if I flatter him!"
An Dashan also felt proud after hearing this.
Seeing that the two had almost finished talking, Zhao came over and said, "Go wash up quickly, dinner is ready."
Zheng Rong nodded and said, "Okay, you guys take a seat first, I'll be back soon." Then he took An Yong downstairs to wash up.
When the two came back after washing up, everyone else had already taken their seats. An Dashan and Zheng Rong hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they naturally had to have a good drink together, and An Yong also accompanied them to drink.
After three rounds of drinking, it was time to say goodbye. Zheng Rong still felt a little reluctant to leave. An Dashan said, "You haven't had enough fun today. Bring your sister-in-law to my house some other day. We won't leave until we are drunk."
Zheng Rong also knew that he couldn't go back too late with the baby this time, so he nodded and said, "Okay, it's a deal."
When they got back, Xiao Anrui had already fallen asleep. After they got home, they went back to their rooms to rest. The next day was the day they had agreed with the British Duke. The British Duke was very punctual and came to the An family at about 9:00 p.m.
An Dashan invited the Duke of England to the reception room and told Li Youfeng, "Go and call the young lady over and tell her that the Duke of England is here."
Li Youfeng was very smart. He agreed and went to call An Ning. He trotted all the way to An Ning's yard and said to Li Chuntao who was guarding the yard, "Chuntao, the Duke of England is here. The master asked the young lady to stay in the living room."
Chun Tao did not dare to delay and went to report to An Ning. An Ning nodded and said, "Go and call your brother over. You two take this bag of potatoes and come with me to the living room."
The bag of potatoes that An Ning took out was not much, only about fifty or sixty kilograms, which was definitely enough for two people to carry, so the three of them went to the front yard reception room together.
An Ning saluted the Duke of England, then motioned Li Youfeng to open the bag and said, "Duke of England, this is the crop I was talking about. It's called potatoes."
The Duke of England stood up, took a potato out of the bag, and asked in confusion, "This thing looks plain, how do you eat it?"
An Ning said, "Potatoes can be used as food or as a vegetable. They are very delicious. Why don't you stay for lunch today, and I will cook a few dishes for you to try."
Duke Ying nodded and said, "In that case, I'll trouble Princess Yongjia."
An Ning waved her hand and said, "Your Excellency the Duke, you are too polite. There are a few dishes that will take time to prepare. I'll go downstairs and prepare them now." After saying that, she turned and left the reception room.
An Ning came to the kitchen and said to Wang'er's mother who was preparing the ingredients, "Cut the pork belly into pieces and light the fire after you're done."
Wang'er's mother said, "Yes, Miss."
While Wang'er's mother was cutting the meat, An Ning peeled the potatoes, washed them in clean water, then took two potatoes and cut them into dice, cut two potatoes into thin strips, and cut two potatoes into slices.
After all this was done, An Ning instructed Liu Mei, "Put these potatoes with their skins on in the charcoal ash and roast them. Be careful not to burn them."
Liu Mei responded and then started roasting the potatoes in the charcoal brazier.
At this time, Wang'er's mother also lit the fire. An Ning heated the oil in a pan, put rock sugar in the pan, and after frying it until the sugar turned brown, poured in the blanched pork belly.
After the pork belly is cooked, An Ning puts the chopped potatoes into the pot and stews it for another 15 minutes.
Taking advantage of this time, An Ning fried some shredded potatoes with vinegar and some dry-fried potato slices. When all the dishes were ready, the potatoes in the charcoal pot were also cooked.
An Ning asked Wang'er's mother and Liu Mei to help bring all of these to the reception room in the front yard. An Ning and the others placed the food on the table in the side hall of the reception room. After everything was arranged, An Ning came to the main hall.
An Ning bowed, then said to Duke Ying and An Dashan, "Duke, Dad, the potatoes are ready. Come and have a taste."
Duke Yingguo and An Dashan had already smelled the aroma of the food. When they heard An Ning calling them, they stood up and followed An Ning to the side hall.
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