After a while, Chen Yimin's secretary, Qiu Xiaoshan, came over with Zou Langtao. He greeted them with a smile, "Hey, Xiaoye, you won't be drinking tonight! Because we can't drink much, and getting drunk wouldn't be a big deal. We can't use your powerful weapon anymore."
Ye Zhiqiu grinned and replied, "Hehe, although I'm known as a drunkard who can't get drunk, I'm not a real drunkard! Brother Qiu, if you guys aren't full later, send the guests over. My master has prepared some dishes for you, the service leaders, because he's worried that you won't have enough to eat!"
Both of them smiled and quickly asked Ye Zhiqiu to convey their gratitude.
Wang Lei also nodded happily. This little disciple was not bad, he was very smart. He knew that he was familiar with these people, and it would be more appropriate for him to accept the favor instead of asking for it from his master.
It's not that I have to say anything, but once people get to know each other well, they become like this. It seems that because of familiarity, some things no longer matter to me, and become taken for granted!
As the two of them brought over the dishes, lively laughter could be heard from the private room.
Ye Zhiqiu really wanted to leave at this time. He still had to deliver fish to He Yongjun and the others, and he also had to rush home for dinner.
So he said to Wang Lei, "Master, now that the work is done, I still have to go and get the fish we agreed to deliver to the compound. I'll be leaving first."
Wang Lei nodded and reminded, "Remember the side dishes on the list. Don't forget what I taught you today. It would be embarrassing to not have those carved dishes on the plate."
Ye Zhiqiu patted his chest and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I've got it all in mind. Master, shall we meet at the gate of the compound around 7 o'clock tomorrow?"
"Well, it's almost seven o'clock. The main thing is to kill and roast the chicken, which takes time. I'll bring your senior brother with me then. Your second master wants to keep Weimin at the restaurant. Did he tell you about this?"
"I've already mentioned that I'll still help out at the beginning of tomorrow. I'll just have to change clothes around eleven o'clock and help seat the guests."
This was all agreed upon, and Ye Zhiqiu also brought a new outfit. Actually, it was just pants, a short-sleeved shirt, and leather shoes. The only difference between him and the groom was that he didn't have the flower!
Ye Zhiqiu spent 21.80 yuan on this outfit! But the effect of trying it on was really good, and he felt a little more handsome!
There was no such thing as a best man at this time. If there was, then Ye Zhiqiu was doing it now! Things like welcoming guests were usually done by one's brothers and sisters.
Feng Xiaomei was assigned to help pour tea, and Ye Zhiqiu was assigned to show the guests to their seats, which was actually the job of best man and bridesmaid!
Ye Zhiqiu was actually a little worried, because he didn't know whether Feng Xiaomei would be nervous and scared when facing these unfamiliar guests!
I can only wait and see what happens. If not, I will accompany her. I will directly take over the job of serving tea, so that she won't be speechless and make everyone embarrassed.
Ye Zhiqiu rode his bicycle, smoked a cigarette with the security guard at the door, chatted for a few minutes, and then left.
An hour later, when they were still five or six minutes' drive from the compound, Ye Zhiqiu stopped his bicycle and leaned on the ground with his feet.
He closed his eyes and began to place eleven carp weighing about a pound and a half into the bucket, according to the number agreed upon at the beginning. This was for the braised carp. The extra carp was budgeted for the He family, as they were worried that someone would bring a child over, so they might have to add an extra table.
In another bucket, there are six grass carps weighing five or six pounds. They are used to make boiled fish fillets. One fish makes two dishes.
Originally, black fish was the most suitable ingredient, but this statement was overturned because some people think that black fish is an irritant and not suitable to be served on the table.
Speaking of things like irritants, there are really different things in different places. Some people say goose meat is poisonous, some say beef is poisonous, and some say carp is poisonous...
I feel like if we count all the places in the country, is there anything that is not a food for allergic reactions?
However, in traditional Beijing banquets, the four meats that were not popular were crab, shrimp, goose, and donkey meat! This was mainly because some people would feel unwell after eating these four meats, so they were considered "irritating foods" and should not be prepared or served at large banquets.
Ye Zhiqiu looked around and found that there was no one around. Then he put out two buckets of fish and water and started pedaling his bicycle hard.
Because he had to hurry over and put the fish into a tank with running water. That way they could keep them alive until tomorrow and wouldn't die from lack of oxygen.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the gate of the compound. Ye Zhiqiu stopped the car and called out to Han Jingshi, who was chatting with his friends, "Brother Han, come with me and help deliver the fish to Brother Yongjun's home, so that they won't get overturned in the car later."
Master Han Jing turned around, quickly agreed, and followed Ye Zhiqiu inside.
After reaching the bottom floor, the two of them each carried a bucket and started climbing the stairs. Fortunately, they lived on the second floor. If they were on other high floors, it would have been difficult to climb the stairs with a bucket.
Ye Zhiqiu shouted, and immediately several people came out of Ma Banghua's house. Ma Banghua's eldest brother Ma Tiejun took the bucket from Ye Zhiqiu's hand, and then took the bucket from Han Jingshi's hand.
Because he was still at work, Han Jingshi couldn't leave for too long, so he said a few polite words and left.
Ye Zhiqiu was enthusiastically pulled to the living room by Ma Banghua's mother Chen Xiaojuan.
Ye Zhiqiu also reminded him, "Brother Ma, don't forget to put some running water in the tank to keep the fish alive, otherwise there won't be enough oxygen to keep the fish alive!"
Ma Tiejun replied with a smile, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Xiaoye. Go have some tea first. I understand what's going on."
At this time, sister-in-law Zhuang Xiaoli poured a large pot of tea and handed it to Ye Zhiqiu. Ye Zhiqiu was thirsty after riding for so long, so he took the tea and gulped it down.
"Sister-in-law, this tea is just in time. This autumn heat is really strong. I've been riding with the fish for over an hour and I'm dying of thirst."
After he put down the cup, Chen Xiaojuan explained, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoye. Your two uncles took Banghua and Yongjun to deliver the invitations together. Because the two families are holding the event together, they need to send the invitations together."
Zhuang Xiaoli added, "Xiaoye, from Yongjun's family, is responsible for going to Xiuying and Yulan's homes to check the number of guests."
Only then did Ye Zhiqiu understand why only his aunt and his elder brother and his wife were at home. It turned out that they were all out busy.
"Hey, then uncle and the others will be busy. Why are they only going to Sister Xiuying's house today? Should we give the right number of guests?"
Ma Tiejun, who had just returned from releasing the fish, explained, "We decided on the number of people at first, mainly Xiuying and Yulan's families. It seems like our cousins have also heard about the wedding and want to come over to attend the wedding banquet.
Now that they are rushing over, we need to check the number of people. Don’t let too many people show up and we don’t have the food prepared properly, otherwise it will be a big trouble!”
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