[Caught red-handed! Two plates of stir-fried dried tofu and sausage were right on the table. The entire production team must be utterly dumbfounded!]
[Hahaha, the moment Yan Wang barged into the office, the air suddenly went silent, and the expressions on the faces of the entire production team were absolutely hilarious!]
They thought the sky was falling, but it turned out that the King of Hell had come to retrieve a plate of stir-fried sausages.
This scene is absolutely hilarious! Director Chen maintained his image of fairness and impartiality for two seasons, but his wife completely ripped him out of the water.
[What kind of magical sausage is this that made Yan Wang (a famous Chinese actor) go to such lengths to ask Director Chen for it? (﹁﹁)~→Canglang Village Cured Meat Sausage.]
The assistant director was so shocked that he dropped his chopsticks.
Director Chen glanced at the live camera on the PD's shoulder, realizing he was really going to be screwed over by his own people this time.
He looked at the food that had just been served and said with remarkable composure:
"Chai Fei had just finished cooking the sausages and was about to call you over for dinner when I realized you came alone."
"Director Chen, you're too kind. These dishes—"
Yan Jie paused deliberately, glanced at the five dishes and one soup on the table, and took away a plate of stir-fried dried tofu and sausage: "You can keep it for yourselves."
He pushed open the office door, turned around, and walked out.
The assistant director stood behind Chai Fei, looking at Director Chen with extreme anxiety.
"What are you all standing there for? The food will get cold if you leave it any longer. Come and eat."
Director Chen was the first to pick up his chopsticks, took a bite of sausage, and said after tasting it, "No wonder you all wanted to fight over it, the taste is absolutely amazing."
The main creators at the table all picked up their chopsticks and, after tasting the sausage, they all thought it was delicious.
Chai Fei sat down guiltily in the chair and cautiously began to speak: "Um—"
“If you hadn’t taken the initiative to invest in the New Year’s goods project in Canglang Village, they wouldn’t have been able to make sausages like these.”
Director Chen placed a piece of food into her bowl with his chopsticks, saying, "Try it, this is sausage that Xi Mei made for you."
With just one sentence, she resolved her current predicament.
She presented all the delicious food she had snatched to him, and he dared not utter a single word of reproach. However, after Yan Jie's outburst, she probably wouldn't openly snatch food anymore.
Seeing that Director Chen didn't take his anger out on Chai Fei, the assistant director thought he had escaped a disaster. He had just sat down when he saw Director Chen's glare at him:
"After you finish eating, go to the small dark room. I have something to ask you."
"OK--"
The five members of the chaebol had never eaten at such a low round table in front of such a large iron pot.
Yu Xiangwan sat on the back of the bamboo chair, glanced at the bubbling soup, and said with a drooling mouth:
"Why hasn't Yan Wang sat down at the table yet? Where did he go?"
Chu Yang said mysteriously, "He went to visit the program crew next door, he'll be back soon."
"If this soup keeps simmering like this, it'll almost boil dry."
Jiang Hexi had witnessed those little actions and, not knowing what they were up to, urged Chu Yang:
"Go to the production team next door and ask them to come back for dinner."
As soon as she finished speaking, a plate of crystal-clear sausages was handed over from behind and placed steadily in front of Jiang Hexi.
"This is--?"
“The sausages you secretly dried were stir-fried with dried tofu by them, so I brought them back to you.”
Jiang Hexi was so shocked that she lost all composure. "They've already been cooked in a pan, how can they be brought back?"
"Why not? As long as you're willing to risk your reputation, what can't you get done?"
Yan Jie chose a low stool and sat down, lowering his voice and speaking in a tone only the two of them could hear:
"No one will dare to steal your things again."
Jiang Hexi felt a warmth spread through her ears and her whole body, as if she were soaking in a hot spring, with waves of heat rushing towards her.
She placed a large flatbread in his bowl, smiled at him with her lips, and he devoured the entire flatbread in one bite.
[Yan Wang even abandoned his dignity for Xi Mei; the Yan-Xi CP is truly amazing!]
[Unexpectedly, the King of Hell rushed to the production crew and took back the sausages that were on the table. Most people would have just taken them without a second thought, but he couldn't bear to see Xi Mei suffer even the slightest injustice.]
[Yan Wang's dark history has been further complicated.]
The next morning, Jiang Hexi had the butcher kill an extra local pig.
The pig's head and trotters are chopped off whole and frozen in the refrigerator. The second cut of pork and the saddle meat are cut into long strips, cured and dried. The pork belly and shoulder meat are minced and stuffed into sausages. All of them are made into sausages.
Time flies, and the Spring Festival is just around the corner.
No one mentioned the year-end accounting, but she felt a vague sense of melancholy before parting.
There is a custom in the village that has been passed down for decades: at the end of the year, the whole village gathers together for a pig-slaughtering feast.
Jiang Hexi was afraid that he wouldn't be able to wait until then, so he set up a banquet in advance and invited old acquaintances in the village to have a meal together at the end of the year.
The first person she thought of was the village chief.
The north wind howled across the hills. The village chief heard the barking of dogs in the yard, wrapped himself in his coat, and came out of the house. He saw Jiang Hexi standing outside the door and immediately opened the door to invite her in.
"Come inside quickly, don't get cold outside."
Jiang Hexi grabbed his hand and shouted at him through the whistling wind:
"Village chief, come to Stone Courtyard for dinner at eight o'clock tonight, it's on me."
What do you want to eat?
"Braised pig's head, a whole pig's head stewed until tender in a big iron pot, guaranteed to satisfy your cravings."
The village chief stared at her intently, his gaze calm and unwavering, unmoved by the wind.
For a fleeting moment, Jiang Hexi also saw reluctance in his eyes.
The village chief didn't ask her why she wanted to treat everyone; instead, he readily agreed.
"Okay, there's no reason not to eat a free meal. I'll definitely come over tonight."
"Then it's settled. I'll wait for you at home."
Jiang Hexi was afraid that he would see through her thoughts, so she didn't dare to stay for a moment longer and hurriedly walked out to the next house.
She walked through the village and personally invited Grandma Xiang, Grandma Cui, Li Youtian, Lu Jiu, Uncle Ge, and Uncle Zhong to come over for a meal. She then drove to the shore of Sanxi Lake and warmly invited Professor Luo and his wife to her home.
No one asked her why she was treating everyone to dinner.
After she spoke, everyone accepted her invitation without hesitation.
It seemed they all knew this day would eventually come, and they had all made preparations well in advance for it.
After returning to the stone courtyard, Jiang Hexi began preparing dinner.
She only makes one dish: braised pig's head.
Start the fire and boil water. Place the whole pig's head in a large iron pot and stew until it is thoroughly tender. Then simmer it over low heat in a specially prepared braising sauce.
Ms. Zhou provided online guidance throughout the process. She strictly followed her family's secret recipe and carefully simmered the pig's head for six hours until all the braising liquid was absorbed. Then, she placed the pig's head in a large iron pot, covered it, and kept it warm.
She stood guard over the stove until she heard noises coming from the yard, then she got up and went outside.
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