You're urging me to get married just for the sake of a feast?

"Chen Yuan, what is this dish? Why does it look like a flower?"

Uncle Chen Yuan was drinking white wine. He took a sip of the white wine and felt his throat burning. He stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a few pieces of cold lotus root slices. Oh my god, there were only a few peppers left on the plate. Then his eyes fell on the plate of fried lotus.

Maybe this dish was so beautiful that no one could bear to pick it up?

The tenderest lotus petals were smeared with bean paste in the middle, stacked along the length, and then coated with eggs and batter, and fried in hot oil until golden and crispy.

Is this a lotus?

Chen Jianjun, who deals with lotus roots all day, was puzzled. Why did it look so familiar? It seemed like the lotus blooming in his own paddy field.

He didn't care about so much because his throat was uncomfortable due to the spiciness of the white wine.

He picked up a petal of fried lotus with chopsticks. He had been a lotus farmer for so many years, but he had never tried this dish.

Once the dish enters the mouth, once chewed, the mouth is instantly filled with fragrance, extremely sweet, soft inside and crispy outside, which makes people's teeth and cheeks fragrant.

"Dad, is this fried lotus delicious?"

Chen Ping, a foodie, has tried all other dishes, but has not tried this crispy fried lotus.

It is really too different. I have never seen it before, and the shape is so beautiful, so I have not moved my chopsticks. Seeing his father pick up a petal to eat, I want to know how it tastes.

"The taste is average, you should not eat it."

After saying that, the uncle picked up another petal and put it in his mouth.

"Not delicious? Then you still eat it, I don't believe it!"

Seeing his father eating with relish, Chen Ping was unwilling to believe such nonsense, and immediately stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a petal and put it in his mouth.

While chewing, he said, "My dad is absolutely right. I won't eat any of it. No one should eat it."

"I don't believe you. You are such a bad old man."

How could others not see that the father and son were acting? Their acting skills were worse than those young actors.

They were eating with an intoxicated expression on their faces, without any intention of hiding it. Do you think we are blind?

The crowd couldn't help but stretch out their chopsticks, and the plate of fried lotus was instantly destroyed!

"Hey... at least leave me a petal!"

Chen Ping was heartbroken. He had just chewed the peony without tasting it carefully. Now he wanted to pick up a piece of fried lotus, but it was too late. There was only the stamen for decoration in the bowl.

"Yuanzi, can I eat this pistil?"

"If you want to eat it, I won't stop you!"

"Oh my god, I didn't expect that I, Chen Ping, would be so depraved as to snatch a flower from you."

...

For cousin Yang Yan, the lotus root meatballs were her favorite. She ate several of them, and even the sauce was very delicious.

She had a small appetite and only had one bowl of rice every time she ate. Today, she actually walked twice and was still thinking about eating. Was she going to gain weight?

It's not her fault. The lotus root meatballs made by Chen Yuan tasted so good.

The hand-chopped minced meat was paired with the carefully chopped lotus root, which was very chewy. Chen Yuan also added shredded carrots, diced peppers, starch, and ginger and garlic juice, making the finished meatballs very rich, chewy and juicy.

With one bite, the freshness of the pork and the fragrance of the lotus root were perfectly combined, and with the simple and natural taste of the carrots, the whole mouth was filled with happiness.

The sauce poured on this dish is even more tempting. The secret sauce, bright red chili cubes and emerald green onions are sprinkled on the top of the meatballs like snow.

The red and green color combination makes this dish even more tempting.

Pour the sauce on the steaming white rice, and you can finish a full bowl of rice without realizing it.

When this dish was served, it was placed right in front of Yang Yan, giving her a chance.

"No, I really can't eat it anymore!"

Yang Yan stroked her bulging belly and sighed in her heart. If people saw this, they would think she was pregnant!

...

It took a total of three days to repair the grave.

These days, Chen Yuan's home is very lively. His uncle's family is here to help. Side dishes, chickens and ducks are all taken from their home. Chen Yuan only needs to ride a small electric donkey to the pork stall in town every morning to buy pork and ribs.

"Oh, how come this job is done so quickly? If you want to eat such delicious food again, you have to wait until Chen Ping's wedding banquet."

"Yes, I don't want to leave after eating such delicious food every day."

"What's the matter? Do you want to help people build graves here for the rest of their lives?"

"I don't mean that. I just miss Chen Yuan's cooking."

"Me too. If I can eat such food every day, I would be willing to work even if I don't get paid."

The work was done, and they were about to leave. Thinking that it would be difficult to eat such delicious food again, Gao Jianshe and his friends were really a littleReluctant to leave.

These days, eating the dishes cooked by Chen Yuan, I worked very hard and finished the work ahead of schedule.

Chen Yuan looked at the graves of his parents and was very satisfied. Master Gao and his team had worked for so many days, so they had to pay them.

"Master Chen, if you have such work in the future, you must give it to us." A deputy worker took the money and counted it, saying bluntly.

"..." Chen Yuan was speechless on the spot.

"You are a fool. If you can't speak, don't talk about work." Gao Jianshe made amends on the spot, "Lao Shu has no malice, he is just a little impatient and speaks quickly."

"It's okay, Uncle Gao, I understand." Chen Yuan didn't take it to heart. They were all authentic farmers, without those twists and turns, and sometimes it was inevitable to say the wrong thing.

"Chen Yuan, you really have no other work to do. We not only repair graves, but also houses where people live. Your old house is a bit old, right? Should it be renovated? As for the labor, we can charge you the lowest price." In order to eat delicious food, Gao Jianshe really racked his brains.

Chen Village is backed by a high mountain called "Zi Que Ling", which is a 4A-level scenic spot.

In order to better reflect the beauty of the scenic spot, the houses of every household in the nearby villages are built into wooden structures, which are perfectly integrated with nature.

There are only a few houses in their Chen Village that have not been renovated. Now that Chen Yuan is back, his house is probably going to start construction.

After listening to Gao Jianshe's words, Chen Yuan also said that the house repair is not urgent. Even if he is willing to repair the old house, he still needs the approval of the village chief.

Now if the houses in the entire Dongfeng Town want to be renovated, they have to report in advance and agree before they can start construction.

"Okay, if you want to build your house, you must find me. If you don't believe in my craftsmanship, you can go to the village to ask. Many houses in Chen Village were built by me and my team."

"Uncle Gao, it's meaningless for you to say that. If your craftsmanship is not good, my uncle would not have asked you to come here, right?"

Gao Jianshe and others took the money and left. Although Chen Yuan's dishes were really delicious, they couldn't stay at his house.

Now they are waiting for the day when Chen Ping will hold a wedding ceremony.

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