Pastoral Valley Fragrance

Chapter 131 The Secret of the Hoof

The dishes are delicious dishes that are difficult to eat at ordinary times. People in the village don’t have much oil in their stomachs, and the adults still take care of some, but the children don’t care about these. There is a chubby boy who wants to stand on the table. After being whipped a few times with chopsticks by an adult, he became quieter.

Gu Yu also sat at the same table with the big guys, turned around and looked around, although he saw that people were crowded and lively, but he also had his own set of rules when he saw the chaos. Seeing An Jinxuan and Jing Zhe serving the food there, he was naturally relieved a lot, and seeing Mrs. Chen greeted them with a red face, he was a little puzzled, when did my fourth aunt become so shrewd and capable? Are you educated again?
It's just that this thought didn't stay in Gu Yu's mind for too long, everyone had already eaten the peanuts and caramel on the table, and started serving the dishes.

It's not that Gu Yu has never had a banquet before, but it's just that this time is a bit special. Before that, the fourth uncle married a daughter-in-law, and the summer solstice was born on the same day, and the other is not the banquet for marrying a daughter.

The first dish served surprised Gu Yu, it was crucian carp.It would be fine if it was crucian carp, but although the size of this crucian carp is the same as the ones Gu Yu has seen, the number is scary. It is a big wooden tray that I have only seen before for serving, but now it is used as a vegetable bowl. A large piece of crucian carp is spread on it, which looks very delicious.The adults didn't seem to have seen this scene before, and they were reluctant to put down their chopsticks and wanted to take a second look. Gu Yu silently counted in his heart, a total of fourteen.

Li He's face was blushing and she brought Qiao'e to invite everyone to eat.

The people at each table were amazed, "Qiao'e married a good man this time, look at the fish made by this carp, it is not only delicious, but also stylish, how many people can make it, the Zhuangzi who went back last time ate it Xi, there are only six small ones, which is quite remarkable, but there are not many who can do everything."

Having said that, Li He's face is naturally bright, and Qiao'e needless to say, the family he is going to marry to is not that rich, but they try their best to hold this banquet for him.This was probably the last meal Qiao'e ate at her natal home as a girl, and with her relatives and friends by her side, it was naturally extremely important.

Gu Yu was a little puzzled, "Hey, why is this called a fish?"

Sitting next to Gu Yu, Jiang Shi had already finished his task of cooking. He stayed beside her and said with a smile, "I don't know about this yet. Of course it's because your little aunt got married and knew it, so she will depend on your uncle."

Gu Yu stuck out her tongue, so it turned out that this marriage was not just a word of mouth, it must have been deeply ingrained in people's hearts, otherwise it would be related to everything they eat.She didn't think much about it, eating the squid was really delicious, so she stopped talking.

According to common sense, the next thing to come up would probably be something like radishes, but at this time it was a plate with a few slices of fried things on it. The outside was golden and the inside was pink and pink. No one has ever seen it.

Because of the fish in front, there are naturally different expectations, and the same is true for Gu Yu, who knows that eating it is not the same thing, it looks like the meat has been fried, but it tastes sticky Sticky feeling, can only say that the taste is acceptable.

Mrs. Li He deliberately said to the big guy beside him, "This is called Huanxi meatball. It's just for a festive name. It is chopped with meat and lotus root. The in-laws originally said that all meat is used, but it is also You can’t help people live, isn’t it? Anyway, fried lotus root makes it even more tender, doesn’t it?”

Everyone nodded and even said it was delicious.But Jiang's said that it had no meaty taste, but Li He tasted it for a while, smiled and said nothing.

Then came a few weekday dishes, and the portions were full, followed by a large pot of pork.

It wasn't braised, it wasn't fried, it wasn't sauce, it was just stewed, Qiao'e was dragged by everyone to sit on such a table, Jiang's eyes were the sharpest at this time, he took a piece of pig's lung for Qiao'e to eat, "This is but In the future, we will discuss everything over there, even though it is said that it is good, but in the end of the life, we will be stuttering, and we will discuss everything, you know?"

Qiao'e blushed, with a bowl of rice piled up in front of her face, eating and smiling was different from usual.Gu Yu was also happy to see her like this. From now on, she will be the master of the house in the future, and she can't be the same as before where Li He's has the final say.

Looking at Mrs. Li at this moment, Mrs. Chen was muttering to the side for some unknown reason. Mrs. Chen was pointing at the kitchen while talking, Mrs. Li raised her foot and walked over.

When the big guys are almost full, the hard dishes will be served.

Gu Yu had another question in his mind, the main course was served at this time, who could eat it?
The food is really good, and it is said that a well-known chef Qiu was invited, and everyone in the neighborhood is eager to invite him, and today's main dish is a big hoof.

The hoof, in fact, is the pork knuckle, that is, the big piece of the pig's foot after the hoof has been removed. It has been steamed until it is cooked and rotten, and the sauce is crispy, but at this time it inevitably looks a little greasy.

Perhaps everyone feels this way, eating has become a lot more refined, but Qiao'e has found something that feels normal and greets everyone to eat, "Dazhu, eat hoof, don't you like to eat this? Gu Yu also Eat, sister-in-law Jiang, eat, eat, the hooves made by Master Qiu are the most delicious."

Hearing what Qiao'e said, Da Zhuzi wanted to stand up again, but was torn off by Da Zhu's mother, she smiled, "That's good, but we've eaten so much, see if you can hold on!"

After finishing speaking, he dipped some gravy on his chopsticks and sucked loudly, "Tsk tsk, as expected of Master Qiu's craftsmanship, this hoof is very fragrant."

Da Zhu was about to get up to eat his hoof, but his mother pulled him back, "Mother will scoop up some juice for you, here, eat."

A generous amount of golden oily juice was poured into the rice, and there were people watching, and Da Zhuzi was eating the rice with his head sullen.

Seeing this, Jiang touched it lightly with the chopsticks, and then, like Da Zhu's mother, put the chopsticks in her mouth to suck once, and praised the craftsmanship repeatedly.

For a moment, the people on the table seemed to have changed their gluttonous looks at that time, and everyone became more refined, most of them dipped a little soup with their chopsticks, at most they scooped a little into the bowl, and they didn't look like they were going to eat happily .

Qiao'e persuaded everyone to get up, "Sister-in-law Jiang, eat, this trotter is delicious, and it's rare to eat it once or twice a year, let alone Master Qiu's handicraft."

Jiang smiled, "I'm full, I'm full, this meal is really knowledgeable, don't say I haven't eaten this Huanxi meatball, I haven't heard of it, but this fish has heard of it, but I’ve never seen such a well-made one, isn’t it, the hoof is still the craftsmanship of Master Qiu, and it’s all thanks to Qiao’e, if I eat it again, my stomach won’t be able to bear it, it’s okay.”

The other women agreed as well.

Gu Yu was a little funny, but could it be that this dish was reserved for tomorrow?Otherwise, it seems that everyone understands what is going on and has agreed not to move a chopstick on the meat?Thinking about it, it seems to be true, anyway, there is still a meal tomorrow, otherwise, I don’t know how many hoofs will be needed for a banquet, how can the farmer’s family stand up to such a way of eating.Gu Yu had never experienced such a thing, so he naturally didn't say much, anyway, he was full, and his hooves also looked greasy.

Unexpectedly, Qiao'e's face was slightly red at this time, but she kept calling everyone to eat.

Jiang went to ask her to take it to see the dowry, but it didn't work, "Sister Jiang, I'll talk about that later, everyone eat this hoof, or it will be bad tomorrow."

"It's still delicious when you steam it tomorrow, Qiao'e, but your elbow is turning out now, isn't it, you have to eat more from your mother's family before this is over?"

All these words have been said, if Qiao'e used to be just like that, who knows that Qiao'e seems to have recognized the hoof, after all, this is the highlight of today's banquet, the fourteen squid were perfect at the beginning If it is the beginning, then it is always better not to be anticlimactic.

Thinking of this, Qiao'e thought that everyone was embarrassed, so she went to the battle in person regardless. There were two people between Jiang and Qiao'e, and it was too late to argue.

I saw Qiao'e standing up, using the chopsticks on the hoof, the hoof was not as rotten as imagined, the chopsticks could be separated smoothly in the past, but Qiao'e used too much force, and the hoof The hair was hard for no reason, and she was caught off guard for a moment, and she was about to fall.

Despite being pulled by the woman beside her, Qiao'e finally put one hand on the hoof, dipped in the juice, and her face became numb.

Seeing the opportunity, Jiang rushed over to help her, "It just so happens that we go over there to wash it, so we can take us to see the cage later."

Qiao'e still looked back unwillingly, with doubts and reluctance in her eyes and even more embarrassment, "Why is this?"

That is to say, after leaving such a sentence, the Jiang family dragged her over.

Only then did the people at the table discuss, "It's not like Qiao'e doesn't know about it."

Da Zhu asked repeatedly, "You know what, why can't this hoof be eaten?"

Gu Yu stood up at this time, and tentatively pinched the hoof with chopsticks, but the place that seemed to have been stewed turned out to be solid, and she was also stunned.

I only heard Da Zhu Niang say, "You guys haven't suffered a lot, that is, these years are better. When we went out, we couldn't borrow wooden hooves, so we had to borrow wooden fish. There's something to eat, but it's just for fun."

The other women also spoke, "It's just that this family is strange. Before the fish and fish were so complete, I thought the hoofs were probably real, but I didn't know they used wooden hooves."

"It's true, but Master Qiu's family doesn't just have these. I remember the last time I went to my mother's house to eat my sister's out-of-home wine, and it was the same."

Gu Yu was taken aback, even though Li Dequan was a carpenter, she had never heard that this hoof was actually made of wood, no wonder everyone didn't eat it!
(End of this chapter)