Chapter 212 Who doesn’t like knives?
Because it was a welcoming banquet, a sheep was slaughtered to welcome and show respect.
There were more than 30 people inside and outside. If it was chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry, many would have to be slaughtered. It was not cost-effective to slaughter them because they could lay eggs. However, sheep could not be eaten when there were few people on weekdays, but they came in handy when there were many people.
Shuiqing raised mutton with low mutton smell and high meat yield. He could not finish dozens of kilograms of mutton in one meal, but had to eat them in two meals, lunch and dinner.
The mutton with high fat on both sides of the belly was first fried to remove the fat, and then the big spices were added to stir-fry, and then the lean meat was poured in and fried together. After frying, pour in boiling water and simmer over low heat. When it was soft and tasty, add the diced radish.
The radish absorbed the fat soup from the stewed mutton and took on a strong meaty aroma.
The mutton of more than 30 kilograms shrank a lot after it was cooked, but it was enough to fill three large pots with radish and soup.
After cleaning the mutton offal, stir-fry it with pickled peppers. Three bowls of spicy mutton offal that are appetizing and good with rice are served separately.
Although it is not cost-effective to slaughter chickens, ducks and geese, they are not slaughtered, but there are still enough eggs.
Three large bowls of leek egg pancakes and loofah scrambled eggs are fried.
There are two kinds of potatoes, one is braised potato cubes, which tastes delicious and soft, and the other is stir-fried potato shreds with green peppers, which are crisp and refreshing.
The cold dishes are smashed cucumbers and vegetarian shreds.
Then we cook what we have in the vegetable garden, stewed beans, steamed eggplant, steamed edamame...
No matter which dish, three portions are prepared.
There are three tables, two tables for men, and one table for women and children. The dishes on the table are the same in style and quantity.
Zhou Yu, Zheng Yan, Li Dani and the other five people looked at the food on the table, and they couldn't believe it, and they didn't dare to sit down.
"Sit down, sit down, although there are more people at our table, but it is quiet, and you don't have to compete with the men." Hu's mother smiled and waved to the five people.
The five people knew that this was the mother of the lady, "Old Lady"
When Hu's mother heard this, she got goose bumps all over her body and felt particularly uncomfortable. She quickly corrected: "No, don't, just call me Aunt Hu, it's intimate!"
She was happy when they called her daughter Madam, but why did she feel so excited when they called her?
She was probably destined to be a hard-working person, and she was not worthy of being an old lady!
Li Dani and the other five were in trouble and looked up at Shuiqing.
Shuiqing knew that her mother was really not used to it and was not comfortable, so she smiled and said: "Just call her as my mother said, come, sit down first and eat!"
The five people were very terrified and chose the seats at the bottom and sat down.
The host is good, so they can't be without eyesight and etiquette.
After sitting down, the aroma of the food on the table became more intense and penetrated into their noses. The five people's hands holding the chopsticks trembled slightly, and their eyes stared at the food on the table. They just felt that everything looked delicious!
And there were several kinds of meat and eggs! Each dish was generous in portion.
The big bowl in front of them was filled with white rice, which gave off a fragrant aroma. Everyone at the table was eating rice, including the five of them.
When they started eating, they found that the host's family chewed the delicious food slowly and carefully, while they swallowed it in a hurry, as if they were robbing it.
The five of them blushed and deliberately slowed down their eating speed.
"The rice is in the wooden barrel behind you. Add more after you finish eating." Shuiqing reminded.
They are all people who do physical work. How can they be full with a bowl of rice? These women were obviously embarrassed to add more rice.
She added: "Only when you are full can you have the strength to work."
Li Dani and the other five were indeed not full. They were about to put down their bowls and chopsticks, but after hearing Shuiqing's words, they got up to add more rice.
After opening the lid of the wooden barrel, the rice inside made several people realize that the lady was more thoughtful and prepared than they thought...
The two tables on the men's side were much simpler - all by grabbing!
Bai Manshan took the lead and shoved the food directly into his mouth without stopping, fearing that the food would be gone if he was late.
He didn't even raise his head, staring at the dishes on the table, and his chopsticks were fast, accurate, steady and fierce!
He picked up the food in the bowl quickly, and the others did the same.
Bai Manshan now regretted it very much, regretting why he couldn't bring himself to sit at the table with the children!
Compared with grabbing food now, what is face? It's completely useless!
Hu the butcher was preparing to say a few words slowly, but he watched the food quickly decrease, and then saw that the plate was almost empty, so he stopped talking and didn't slow down anymore. He picked up the food in the bowl as neatly as chopping pork.
During the meal, the women and children ate in harmony and contentment; the men's two tables were excited - they scrambled for food.
Fortunately, there was enough food and rice, and everyone was full.
Bai Manshan stroked his round belly up and down, and burped happily with satisfaction.
The smell of fireworks in the world is the most soothing to ordinary people's hearts. Woohoo, he felt that he was finally alive!
This is the life that people should live
Hong Mancang, Hong Manku and many other men ate with tears in their eyes. They dared not dream that they could still eat such food!
So much meat, so many eggs, they can eat whatever they want!
This life is so good that they dare not imagine it.
After the meal, they were too full to rest immediately, so Bai Manshan started to distribute the silver with a cloth bag.
As he handed over the white silver, he muttered: "Hey, we have all been through hardships together, and I have come all the way thanks to your help;
This is my little thought for you to start a new life, take it, and don't refuse it!"
The people who received the silver were a little confused. Twenty taels of silver, did Master Bai give it to them just as he said?
Just as they were about to refuse, they heard Master Bai say again: "I've been relying on you to transport potatoes these days, so I won't pay extra silver. Do you agree?"
"Yes!" After the earth-shaking answer, everyone realized that something was wrong.
They had agreed to transport potatoes before, and they didn't ask for silver. It's not the same thing as the twenty taels of silver, right?
Bai Manshan said happily: "Okay! Then it's settled. Mancang and Manku, come out with me."
Hong Mancang and Hong Manku followed Bai Manshan out, thinking that he was telling them about tomorrow's trip.
The people in the room holding the silver looked at each other, why did they feel even more unreal?
When they heard the women say that tomorrow's dry food would be fried noodles made of white flour, they finally confirmed that this life was indeed too good to be imagined!
Mancang and Manku followed him out, and when they came back, they were carrying a small cloth bag. They walked silently to their father and whispered something. Hong Daniu frowned, then slowly relaxed, and finally sighed.
Bai Manshan came in stroking his round belly and told Fan Jin that he wanted to see the big knife.
Many men wanted to follow him when they heard about the big knife.
As a man, who doesn't like knives?
As for sharpening the blade, they had sharpened the blade of the hatchet in the farm. They are all knives, so the method should be the same.