Chapter 270: 'Food grabber! '
"Shrimp has auspicious symbolic meaning. Its curved shape is similar to a dragon, and it has beautiful meanings such as "dragon soaring and tiger leaping" and "dragon and horse spirits", representing auspiciousness and success."
“So that’s how it is!”
"Auntie, you know so much!"
He came in, heard it, and said, "Xinting, follow your aunt and learn well. You will be like your aunt in the future and know a lot."
Xu Xinting nodded, "Yeah!"
Finally, there are Laba garlic and pickled garlic made on Laba Festival, as well as dumplings, which are essential for the New Year’s Eve dinner, and the table is full.
The pig's trotters are the last to be served. Before that, they need to be set off with fireworks. Gu Yunyi is the one who sets off the fireworks.
Gu Yunyi was waiting at the door with firecrackers in his hand. He hesitated for a long time but failed to light them.
Xu Qingmeng had already ordered someone to bring the pig's feet to the table, but strangely she didn't hear any sound, so she couldn't help but ask, "Mom, why didn't I hear any sound? Didn't Yun Yi release it yet?"
He and the others were also stunned for a moment, looked outside, and said, "Let me go and see if the fire starter is soaked in water."
Pei Cheng joked: "You are not too timid to release it!"
"How can you, as an uncle, talk like that?" Old Madam Pei rolled her eyes at him.
"Let me go and take a look!"
Gu Yunyi was standing at the door holding firecrackers. When he saw Xu Qingmeng coming over, he asked, "Did mother urge you?"
"That's right. What are you doing here? You haven't even ordered anything for half a day."
"Before, it was my father who did this kind of thing. Now life is good and my mother has found her family, but now..." Gu Yunyi sighed.
"Yun Yi, we have to look forward. Dad will definitely be watching over us in some place we don't know." Xu Qingmeng walked to his side and said softly.
"Yeah." After saying that, he opened the fire stick and lit the firecrackers.
The firecrackers fell to the ground with a crackling sound, causing Xu Qingmeng to take a step back.
Gu Yunyi saw it and quickly covered her ears and walked in.
"Mom, grandpa, grandma, sir, uncle, both adults, let's eat." Gu Yunyi pulled Xu Qingmeng into the house and sat down.
The highlight of this evening is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. It is a huge casserole. Before the lid is even opened, the aroma inside has already domineeringly roamed around everyone's nose, making people intoxicated by the fragrance.
Zhang Hanzhe and Prefect Kang smelled the fragrance and silently gave Pei Cheng a thumbs up in their hearts. If he hadn't shown off in front of them, they would have really missed this delicacy.
"Sir, grandfather, please try this. This is the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall that Meng Niang spent most of the day making. Please try it."
At Xu Qingmeng's signal, Gu Yunyi opened the lid of the casserole.
In an instant, a rich aroma of food mixed with the aroma of food wafted into my nose.
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall has a wide variety of ingredients, but the taste is not mixed. Instead, it blends the freshness and mellowness of all the ingredients together. The aroma is overbearing, and the soup base is golden and rich, which is very tempting.
"Buddha Jumps Over the Wall... this name is quite interesting."
Pei Cheng was a military commander. He immediately picked up a small bowl and filled it with soup. Just as he was about to bring it to his mouth, he saw the old man next to him cough twice, "Cough cough cough."
Pei Cheng's hand holding the bowl trembled a little. He turned around to look at his old man and handed it to him silently. Then he served a bowl to his mother, Madam Pei, and his sister, Mrs. He, before finally serving himself.
Gu Yunyi quickly stood up and served food to others.
Xu Qingmeng had anticipated that there would be a lot of people, so he ordered a lot more. He used the largest casserole, which was filled to the brim. Even though he hadn't anticipated the arrival of Zhang Hanzhe and Prefect Kang, there was still half a pot left after everyone had a bowl.
"The aroma of the meat is strong but not greasy, and the wine is clear but not intoxicating... Not bad, really good!" Mr. Shen took a sip, exclaimed, and carefully savored the taste of the ingredients.
Mr. Pei and Pei Cheng were both rough men. They glanced at him at the same time and thought, "Oh, a scholar, that's the tone!"
It’s better to finish it quickly and scoop out the next bowl! Even Zhang Hanzhe and Prefect Kang just wanted to finish what was in their bowls and have another bowl.
When Master Pei finished a bowl and stood up to scoop some rice, he looked at Xu Qingmeng and asked, "Is there any rice?"
He looked puzzled and looked at her father: "Dad, on New Year's Eve, we eat dumplings. How can we..."
Could it be that the customs in Beijing are different from those here, and on New Year’s Eve, people don’t eat dumplings but rice? Then he looked at his own face, confused.
"Yes, there is rice."
Xu Xinting swallowed the food in her mouth and said, "My aunt told me about it at the time, so I asked Aunt Lin to cook some, but because the table was too full, she didn't bring it up. I'll go to the kitchen to get it."
"Is it true?"
Xu Qingmeng smiled and said, "Grandfather, you know how to eat. This Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup is the essence!"
In fact, Xu Qingmeng said this purely because she loves it. It would be a pity if the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is not mixed with the soup and served with a bowl of rice!
I thought she was the only one who loved this, but I didn't expect that Mr. Pei would have the same idea when looking at the soup.
Xu Xinting hurried to the kitchen and came back with rice soon.
The rice grains were plump and gave off a light fragrance. A bowl was served to Grandpa Pei, who nodded with satisfaction. Then he couldn't wait to scoop up the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup and pour it on the rice.
The rich soup instantly seeped into the rice, dyeing the originally white rice into an attractive golden color. The old man stirred it a few times and began to eat it in big mouthfuls, mumbling as he ate, "This is delicious! This is the right taste."
Next came Xu Qingmeng, and Pei Cheng followed suit with a bowl of rice. Mr. Shen, Zhang Hanzhe, and Prefect Kang also followed closely behind, each with a bowl of rice.
Old Madam Pei also wanted to have a bowl, but she had been ill for a long time and after drinking one bowl, she really couldn't eat anymore. He also got some.
But I do feel that the dish cooked by Meng Niang is so delicious, and the ingredients are so precious, but mixing it with a bowl of rice seems to lower the grade a bit.
But even such a big shot didn’t seem to say so, so I just followed along. After mixing it, I scooped a spoonful into my mouth, and I was immediately amazed!
At this point, who cares about the layout? After all, what matters is that it tastes good.
The host and the guests enjoyed the meal very much. When Mr. Pei wanted to have the fourth bowl, the casserole of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was already empty. Looking at Zhang Hanzhe and Governor Kang who were eating happily beside him, his face turned pale!
Of course, the culprit is of course his stupid son. If he hadn’t insisted on showing off, how could there be these two people coming to snatch food!
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