Erzhu's technique is smooth, flowing, and calm throughout.
Several grown men from the Jiang family stood aside, their eyes shining, marveling at the sight, as if they had witnessed some peerless martial arts.
All the ingredients, including those brought back by Jiang Tiantian, were prepared soon.
Erzhu took a deep breath, picked up the knife and spoon, and started working in an orderly manner.
Pour hot oil into the iron pan, add the spices, the aroma is already overflowing before the meat is even put in...
For a moment, I saw two iron pots cooking at the same time in the yard, one stewing and the other frying, and so on.
A table of delicious food is prepared from noon until dusk.
The fragrance spread more and more, drifting for ten miles.
The whole courtyard was filled with the aroma of delicious soup.
From time to time, old neighbors who were on good terms with me would come over after smelling the fragrance, stand at the gate, and marvel at the aroma.
"Lao Jiang, what are you doing at home? I smelled the fragrance when I was outside on the street."
"Yeah, what delicious food are you making at home? I smelled it too."
"Yes, yes, it smells so good that the glutton in my stomach is protesting."
"Haha... yeah, today is really strange. It seems that no other place here has ever cooked food that smells this good!"
"That's right, what do you cook at home? How can it smell so good?"
“…”
In the distance, there were also some neighbors gathered together, talking quietly.
"The fragrance seems to be coming from the Jiang family. Isn't this fragrance too exaggerated?"
"Yeah, tell me, in our compound, whose kitchen can make food that tastes like this?"
"This is really strange. Why is the Jiang family so lively today? Is there some happy event?"
"I guess..."
"What do you mean by guess? Tell me."
"I heard that the granddaughter of the Jiang family is not the daughter-in-law of the original family, but the daughter of the Fan family and Jiang Jianhua. Later, she was secretly taken away and raised under the name of the daughter-in-law..."
"Now, all the assets of the Fan family have been returned, but don't they all belong to his little granddaughter?"
"Wow~ Didn't the Jiang family make a fortune all of a sudden?"
"Old Jiang is so powerful, so he must have a lot of money, right?"
“…”
Jiang Gannian doesn't care what those people with ulterior motives outside discuss in private.
A series of questions came from the old neighbors at the door, and he smiled and invited them in.
"Come on, come on~ It's a rare occasion that a great chef comes to our house today, let's try his cooking together."
Several old neighbors who were familiar with him didn't bother to be polite and walked straight into the door.
"Hahaha... Lao Jiang, what delicious food did your family make today that attracted all of us neighbors over?"
"Yeah, what is Lao Jiang cooking? Let us have a taste too."
"Lao Jiang, where did you find such a great chef? His cooking skills are incredible."
Jiang Gannian looked proud and smiled as he replied, "This is the chef who works for my granddaughter's private restaurant. He came here today to show us his skills."
"Hahahaha... That's great, Lao Jiang. We're also benefiting from you."
"This royal chef is different. It smells so good, it must be delicious."
“…”
A group of people gathered over with anticipation, surrounded the iron pot, and waited eagerly.
From time to time, there were bursts of stomach growling.
When Erzhu saw the neighbors gradually gathering around him, a happy smile appeared on his face.
He didn't stop the action of his hands, but shouted excitedly, "Don't worry, it will be ready soon."
The lid of the pot was opened, and Erzhu sprinkled a handful of green coriander into it. Today's main dish, stewed lamb, was finally ready.
The juice was dripping, the heat was condensed and not dissipated, and an even richer aroma came to the nose, tempting everyone's taste buds, and everyone couldn't help swallowing their saliva.
"Wow! It smells so good!"
“It looks pretty good!”
"That's right, that's right, I can't wait."
The onlookers were full of praise for the dish, and some of them couldn't wait for it to be served on the table, so they grabbed their chopsticks and hurriedly tried it.
"Oh my god, this smell..."
"tasty!"
“It’s delicious!”
“I’ve never had such delicious lamb stew!”
“…”
For a moment, everyone was full of praise.
Lao Li carefully picked up a piece of mutton, put it into his mouth, and almost swallowed his tongue. He was surprised and happy, and asked Erzhu how this dish was made.
"It's very simple. Just use these spices and stew them with mutton."
Erzhu pointed at the various spices on the table and answered honestly.
Old Li took a look at the table and saw that there were basically some common spices.
"Are there any particular requirements for the ratio of each ingredient?" Old Li continued to ask.
"Ah? What's the point of this? Just grab a little bit of everything." Erzhu continued to answer seriously.
After hearing this, Old Li's mouth twitched.
This answer seems to be the same as no answer.
After hearing this, the people nearby also laughed.
They are all experienced and savvy people, so their eyesight is naturally sharp.
The young man in front of him seems to have a smart look, but in fact he has clear eyes, a simple personality, and speaks his mind. He is definitely not a person who would deliberately make trouble.
Although, this kind of spice recipe is generally a secret kept by chefs.
But the young man really had no intention of hiding anything, because all kinds of spices were placed on the table.
When he was operating, he did not hide anything, but just determined the amount based on his personal feeling.
This may be where talent lies.
During the meal, everyone gathered together, talking and laughing happily.
For a moment, the Jiang family's courtyard was very lively.
Jiang Gannian and his group are all old friends who have known each other for many years.
So he didn't keep it to himself and took out the medicinal wine that Jiang Tiantian gave him and shared it with everyone at the table.
"This is brewed by my granddaughter herself. I usually don't want to let anyone see it. You guys are in for a treat today."
As he spoke, Jiang Gannian poured a small cup for each of his old friends.
"My wife Tiantian said that this is a highly concentrated medicinal wine. You can't drink too much every day. One small cup a day is enough."
"Drinking regularly has many benefits for your body."
Old Wang curiously picked it up and took a sip. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he blurted out, "Good wine!"
Then, Lao Wang tilted his head back and drank the remaining half cup.
"Haha... this wine is absolutely amazing!"
"The aroma of the wine is well hidden, and after drinking it, all my fatigue disappears. I have never drunk wine like this before."
Seeing this, several other old friends also started to taste it.
A rich and sweet fragrance flows between the lips and teeth, leaving an endless aftertaste.
"What a good wine! I have never tasted such a mellow flavor. I feel like I am floating in the air."
"Me too!"
“…”
Everyone at the table praised it highly.
Seeing this, Jiang Gannian burst into laughter and couldn't help sighing.
"I've drunk a lot of wine in my life, but I've never drunk wine as good as this."