Seventy cannon fodder is a ruthless man

Chapter 266 Gifts
Meng Tao received a call from Shen Yu saying that Meng Zhehan and his eldest cousin would come over for dinner, so he hurriedly washed his hands and got ready.

Before, I planned to eat only fish for dinner, but it was the first time for my eldest cousin to come, so the dishes should not be too single, so Meng Tao cooked eight dishes.

Boiled fish, stewed venison, braised rabbit meat, cured chicken stewed with mushrooms, scrambled eggs with shallots, garlic cabbage, cucumber, fish ball soup.

A combination of meat and vegetables, and a little wine. In the glass cabinet of Director Shen, there are several bottles of Wuliangye and Moutai. Meng Tao didn't touch his.

There are quite a lot of peach blossom wine, chrysanthemum wine, and pear blossom wine in the space, and the size of ten pottery tanks weighs more than a thousand catties. First, it is made with high-grade rice wine from Xingyang County Winery, and then more than 20 tanks of high-grade white wine are also imported in Y Province. A few jars were made, and the rest had to save enough petals before soaking.

In the morning, Meng Tao talked with Zhang Fu on the phone and asked him to put another batch of wine into the small warehouse. Anyway, there is a lot of space, so charge more for preparation.

Meng Tao thought about releasing the over a thousand catties of brewed flower wine for money someday. Today, his family had dinner and took it out to try the taste.

When the three of Shen Yu returned home, they saw a table of wine and food, and smelled the rich aroma of food filling the whole room, they suddenly felt even hungrier, and could eat a cow.

Shen Yu pulled Meng Tao to introduce to Xu Hengkai: "My daughter-in-law, Meng Tao, is also called Taohua."

Xu Hengkai looked at Meng Tao and nodded: "I heard grandma call you Taotao, it's very good. I'm the big cousin, Xu Hengkai."

Meng Tao shouted: "Hello, big cousin."

Xu Hengkai took out a small cloth ball from his coat pocket, which looked like a blue checked handkerchief, and handed it to Meng Tao: "For you, a gift for meeting."

Meng Tao: "..."

A man's handkerchief?She was embarrassed to accept it.

Shen Yu took it for her and opened it. It turned out that there was a pearl slightly larger than longan inside, which was round and plump, shiny and clear, emitting a charming light halo. Meng Zhehan looked at it and said:
"This deep-sea pearl has been around for at least decades, so it's very rare."

Xu Hengkai said: "We came from the sea and encountered low tide. I stepped on a mother-of-pearl and slipped. I smashed it open and picked this up."

Shen Yu gently placed the pearl in Meng Tao's palm.

Holding this beautiful pearl in both hands, Meng Tao was amazed. Who doesn't love pearls?What's more, such a large deep-sea natural pearl will be very valuable in the future, and it will be even more face-saving when worn as jewelry.

She sincerely said to Xu Hengkai: "Thank you big cousin, I like it very much!"

The corners of Xu Hengkai's lips twitched: Just as long as you like it.

Meng Zhehan opened his black briefcase: "Sister, brother also has a present for you."

Meng Tao smiled and said, "No need, you have given me enough presents."

"This is a wedding present. It was prepared long ago. Just now, my brother went back to the dormitory to bring it."

Meng Zhehan handed Meng Tao a palm-sized wooden box, square in shape, simple and rough in appearance, and the wood was also jet-black, and it was heavy in the hand. Meng Tao turned it over and didn't know how to open it.

Shen Yu told her: "This is called a Luban box, it's not easy to open."

Meng Tao was pleasantly surprised: "So this is a Luban box? I read about it in a book. It is a magical and interesting thing. I never thought I would own one."

Thank Meng Zhehan again: "Thank you brother."

"Like it?"

"like."

"I teach you to open it?"

"No, I will keep it and study it slowly."

While talking, Factory Manager Shen came back. He was surprised and happy to see Xu Hengkai. After some greetings, Shen Yu and Meng Tao set up the bowls and chopsticks, filled the soup, asked everyone to wash their hands, and sat down to eat dinner.

Factory Manager Shen picked up the soup bowl, took a sip of the soup first, nodded and praised it, and then took a bite of the fish ball, narrowing his eyes immediately: "This fish ball, Tao Tao, did you make it yourself?"

"Yes, I learned it from Master Jiang last time. Is it delicious?"

"It's great! It's delicious, chewy, and chewy, but it doesn't have the slightest fishy smell... Our family Taotao is so smart, she can learn whatever she wants, it's like, green out of blue is better than blue!"

"Dad, you can eat more if it tastes good." Meng Tao reminded with a smile, while Factory Manager Shen took care of tasting and commenting slowly, Shen Yu, Xu Hengkai, and Meng Zhehan all ate two bowls of fish ball soup without saying a word.

The boiled fish balls were as big as a ping-pong ball, and they took one bite at a time like eating glutinous rice balls. After eating, they filled a large pot of fish ball soup, and in a blink of an eye there was only the bottom left.

Factory Manager Shen saw that his favorite fish balls were almost gone, so he quickly filled the bowl with a spoon and added two spoons for Meng Tao.

Looking at the other pot of boiled fish slices, it was mostly empty, and I thought to myself: Yes, these are the three hungry wolves, and he and his daughter-in-law are fighting for food.

Xu Hengkai and Meng Zhehan were indeed very hungry. They were highly nervous when performing tasks. They ate a few mouthfuls of dry food for three days and three nights without a mouthful of hot soup. They could bear it when they saw a table of delicious food. In the mouth, I really can't control it, not to mention that Meng Tao's cooking is enough, so I must fill my stomach first.

Shen Yu shared a bowl of egg fried rice with Meng Tao at noon, and ate two more bowls of noodles. There was meat sauce as a side dish, but later Meng Tao fed him a handful of cherries, which were sour and good for digestion. hungry.

Halfway through the meal, everyone's stomachs were padded. Shen Yu opened the lid of the clay pot, and a strange aroma of wine wafted out. Although Meng Zhehan poured it in a glass, it did not hinder his identification of the aroma of the wine. Said:
"Good wine!"

Shen Yu filled everyone's wine glasses. The white porcelain cups contained light pink wine, which was like amber and crystal clear. It was very beautiful and attractive, and also had a deep and refreshing aroma. Everyone couldn't help but taste it immediately. Tasted, toasted and clinked, before Shen Yu could stop him, Meng Tao had imitated Xu Hengkai and drank it all in one gulp.

Meng Zhehan laughed, his sister is so brave, how could he hold back?Also killed it in one gulp.

Shen Yu has a bit of a drinker, so naturally he won't lag behind.

Only Director Shen savored the drink slowly, and was full of admiration: "The fragrance is far away, mellow and sweet, and the throat is smooth and silky, so beautiful! What kind of wine is this?"

Xu Hengkai said: "It has a faint floral fragrance, is it apricot blossom wine?"

Meng Zhehan: "It's not apricot blossoms, it should be peach blossoms, stuffed with peach blossoms."

Meng Tao smiled and said, "It's not peach blossom wine. The aroma of peach blossom wine will be more intense. This is just ordinary peach blossom wine."

She was ashamed to say that it was the peach blossom wine that she brewed roughly by her own methods. Fortunately, the peach blossoms growing in the space were close to immortals and contained spiritual energy. Otherwise, if she did what she did, the peach blossom wine might not be brewed successfully.

This is why she accidentally found a book about wine making in the bookstore, and only realized it after reading it.

"If this wine is mediocre, there won't be any good wine in the world." Xu Hengkai picked up the pot and said, "I'll drink a few more glasses."

Meng Zhehan also moved his glass over: "That's right, it's good wine. I'm not drunk yet, so I can continue."

(End of this chapter)