More than two hours passed by unknowingly.
Jia Dongsheng let Jia Zhang and Qin Jingru take a good seat early on, and when the wedding banquet began, he placed the roasted whole lamb in front of them so that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could have a good meal.
"Here comes the bride."
"Here comes the bride."
"Here comes the bride."
A group of children in the yard, led by Bang Geng, were all waiting at the gate to greet them. They were waiting to give candy to Xu Damao when he came back to pick up his bride.
When he heard their voices, Jia Dongsheng knew that the divorce banquet was about to begin.
At this time, the roasted whole lamb on the grill has already emitted a rich aroma. The browned tender meat looks like pieces of gold. It is appetizing just by looking at it, not to mention the taste when it is eaten.
Now that Xu Damao has returned, Jia Dongsheng has also started to take action.
Use a long and thin knife to start slicing the meat piece by piece. When only the limbs and a skeleton of sheep are left, the meat is ready.
As for the lamb legs, Jia Dongsheng hasn't figured out how to prepare them yet. This thing is actually most delicious when sliced on one side and eaten with one slice dipped in pepper and salt. If the lamb legs are also sliced, it will lose a bit of its soul.
Before Jia Dongsheng could think it through, he heard an uproar from outside, with Yan Fugui's voice being the loudest: "He actually drove back. This is too one-sided."
Hearing this, Jia Dongsheng knew without hesitation that it must be the rich man Lou who used the car to send Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e back, just to support Lou Xiao'e in her husband's family.
Not long after, Xu Damao, smiling like a chrysanthemum, walked in holding Lou Xiao'e's hand. Behind them were several people.
There are two pairs of middle-aged couples, one is of course Xu Damao's parents, and the other is Lou Xiao'e's parents, Lou Dacaizhu and his mother.
When anyone gets married, there is a ceremony that must be held, including changing the name, serving tea, and drinking wine. After these very simple steps, the feast can begin.
"Dongsheng, how's the roasted whole lamb?"
Xu Damao took Lou Xiaoe by the hand and came to Jia Dongsheng's grill.
"Of course no problem, I have to be sensible when doing things."
Jia Dongsheng laughed and said, "Look, there's only a skeleton and four lamb legs left."
"By the way, how do we prepare this leg of lamb? Should I slice it or just serve it as is?"
"Dongsheng, it's better to slice it, otherwise it will be difficult to prepare the whole lamb leg." Lou Xiao'e thought for a while and said so.
"No problem, then one table for two lamb legs, and a pot of lamb."
That’s right, Jia Dongsheng sliced two small bowls of mutton, which was still emitting heat and aroma.
"It smells so good. I'm hungry." Lou Xiao'e's face was full of joy. She quickly took a piece of mutton from the basin with her little hand, put it into her mouth, covered her mouth with her little hand, and started eating quickly.
From her crescent-shaped eyebrows, you can tell how satisfied she is with the roasted whole lamb.
"You're so naughty, Xiao'e, you're still eating it secretly." Jia Dongsheng joked, then pointed at the mutton and said, "Take two more pieces, otherwise you won't have a chance to eat them when you toast later."
"OK."
Lou Xiao'e was not polite. As soon as Jia Dongsheng asked her to, she started stuffing mutton into her mouth piece by piece, stuffing her collagen-filled face until it puffed up like a little squirrel stealing food.
Looking at the greedy Lou Xiao'e, Xu Damao was a little dumbfounded. This was the first time he saw Lou Xiao'e like this, and it was very attractive to him.
But a hint of guilt would flash across his eyes from time to time, because of him, Lou Xiao'e would never be able to be a mother in this life!
Soon, Jia Dongsheng had sliced all the meat from the four lamb legs. Only a pile of lamb bones remained on the grill, with almost no meat on them.
But Jia Dongsheng didn't plan to waste it. He wanted to keep the sheep bones and use them to make a pot of sheep bone soup tomorrow.
Although the bones of roasted whole lamb are much inferior to raw lamb bones for making soup, Jia Dongsheng doesn't care about that at this time.
It’s not easy to have bones to make soup, so why bother about so many things?
Soon, the two tables were full of people.
The neighbors in the yard were mostly women and the elderly. Children were not seated at the table, but were given some mutton and eaten aside.
After Jia Dongsheng's mutton was served on the table, he had nothing to do, so under Xu Damao's arrangement, Jia Dongsheng sat next to Lou Dache and Xu Youfu to keep them company.
After all, among the people having dinner today, Yi Zhonghai and others have gone to work, so there is really no one to accompany this rich man.
"Dad, this is Dongsheng, my good brother."
Xu Damao also specially introduced Jia Dongsheng to the rich man Lou, and then left to prepare the banquet.
"hello."
Mr. Lou was very easy-going and it was obvious that he was very satisfied with Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e's wedding today.
"Hello, Uncle Lou."
Jia Dongsheng was also polite for a moment, and then just stayed there silently. He really didn't know what to say to this rich man who would run away sooner or later.
However, his silence does not mean that the rich man Lou will not speak. On the contrary, the rich man Lou is quite interested in Jia Dongsheng.
"I'll call you Dongsheng. I've heard Xiao'e mention you before."
"Mention me?"
Jia Dongsheng looked at the wealthy Mr. Lou in confusion and said with a smile, "Uncle Lou, what do I have to say?"
"Hey, of course not. Your cooking skills were praised by Xiao'e to be the best in the world. She highly praised you."
"Ah, Xiao'e, this is too exaggerated. I'm just average, average, third in the world."
Well, this sentence is completely self-deprecating. It has been used to death in later generations, but for people of this era, it is too novel.
"Haha, average, average, third in the world?"
When Mr. Lou first heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then he repeated it to himself and laughed out loud: "Interesting, interesting, third in the world."
"Uncle Lou, I'm sorry for talking too much." Jia Dongsheng smiled awkwardly.
"Alas, being too modest is pride."
Mr. Lou smiled and said, "When the mutton was served just now, I tasted it. It really tastes great, much better than anything I've eaten before. Your claim of being the third best in the world is quite convincing."
Jia Dongsheng didn't take this to heart. Of course, chefs of this era were also very capable.
Recipes may be lost, but cooking skills are definitely improving with the times.
Jia Dongsheng is confident that he can surpass even the top state banquet chefs in this era.
There is no way around it. Sixty years of vision and experience are indeed based on standing on the shoulders of giants.
So, Jia Dongsheng smiled, which was considered as his agreement with the rich man Lou, which made the rich man Lou even more interested in Jia Dongsheng.
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