It turned out that the guests from the town knew each other. Xu Ming met Doctor Ji because of his play, Liang Yuanwai because of the chartered boat, and Qu Lao because of the ice cubes. These parties have recently become closer because of Miao He and Yang Dalang, who grow vegetables. Speaking of fate, it's really interesting.
Miao Ping, who was watching, aside from being cautious in their hearts, they admired Yang Dalang and Miao He who dealt with them easily. Most of the people in the village have been farming for generations, and they don’t often come into contact with other levels than small traders. At first, they were a little uncomfortable talking.
However, Miao He put the salt and pepper peanuts on the table to entertain guests, and quickly shortened the distance between them.
Just look at the luxurious little boy who put peanuts into his mouth one by one, as if he had never eaten anything good, isn't that the case with this rich family.
Hmm, but how come these peanuts are so big and delicious? Just can't stop!
Li Ming's table was even more rude. Today, Fatty insisted that he would come no matter what, so he came too. He went to the kitchen and asked Second Aunt Yang to ask for a bowl of spiky rice, served with peanuts, and he was so happy to eat it.
Shopkeeper Jin hesitated, and asked in a different way, "Brother He, such good peanuts, if you get them in the teahouse, they will definitely sell for a big sale. Well, the business of the teahouse is good, and you will definitely get a lot of dividends at the end of the year."
Miao He was ready to speak, "We think so too. But this is what Dalang found when he entered the mountain. It's a small piece. It grows naturally, which is very good. We left some seeds to plant in the backyard, and we can harvest them in a month. Maybe worse, but if there is such a 70%, I will take it for the shopkeeper to test the dishes."
Shopkeeper Jin's eyes lit up, "Good good! So good, so good."
Mr. Qu had already taken one and took a closer look. The businessman is sensitive. "Indeed. Thumb-sized peanuts are really rare. In the future, only 70% of the peanuts will be planted. It should be used for oil extraction. Shopkeeper Jin. Let me try it."
Involving oil, it is a profitable business. Shopkeeper Jin responded seriously.
As for Xu Ming, he just kept eating seriously.
His family took the road of wine and tea. Although there is contact with these edible oils, there are not many.
However, there is another privilege for merchants with royal business licenses, which is that they can have three opportunities to pay tribute to the palace every year. If adopted, follow-up new business and money can roll in. However, if the tribute payment fails for three consecutive years, it means that the merchant's vision is not good. Although the tribute items can continue to be donated, new tribute opportunities will be deprived. As a result, when the royal merchants go out, they are always flattered everywhere, because they have a road leading to the sky.
Today, I saw that several people in the town were all polite and affectionate to this farmer's husband. Xu Ming was not stupid, and he still asked others, so he was very quiet.
It's just that he soon discovered that no matter how many peanuts he eats, the brother will make up as much as he can, and he is not stingy at all! Immediately, his eyes lit up, and he secretly accelerated. The fat man on the other end probably ate as much as he did.
Miao He is familiar with Fei Zi, so he couldn't help but remind him. "Fat boy, you have eaten so much at the moment. If you can't eat the main course, don't go back crying."
Fatty was still cooking rice, his chopsticks stopped immediately, and he asked bluntly, "Is there any meat?"
"Of course there is! It's on!" Hearing that, Miao He laughed and pulled Yang Dalang to the stove.
When he arrived at the kitchen, Yang Dalang stopped, saying that the Miao He family hadn't arrived yet. Before mentioning it, Miao He almost forgot the existence of that house. It's just that at this time, no one came, I'm afraid it won't come. There is no habit of being half an hour late for a drink here, it is always early.
"Don't wait, come on time." Miao He shook his head.
The emotions that Yang Dalang had just suppressed resurfaced.
Miao He couldn't help touching people, "If my aunt and the others didn't come, do you blame me?"
Yang Dalang frowned, "Of course not."
"Then what if it doesn't come? I just said it, what should come will always come." Miao He smiled.
Yang Dalang was silent, touched Miao He's head and said, "I have me."
Miao He couldn't hear the meaning, and immediately laughed out two beautiful laughing nests.
"knew."
Afterwards, Miao He happily urged Yang Dalang to drag the basketball-sized, simmered mud ball over with a basket. When everyone saw this big basket of mud, all the guests from the village and town were curious, and came to watch as a group. Only 60% of the guests came today, which is really not many. The scene was accidentally turned into an unboxing show.
Everyone saw that Yang Dalang picked a mud ball and punched it lightly with his fist. The dried mud ball was immediately peeled off and shattered! Immediately, a strong fragrance burst out! ! When the outer mud shell is removed, what is revealed is a poached chicken wrapped in lotus leaves and soaked in oily gravy!
Because of the dark color, Miao He was afraid that people would not dare to eat it. I took a clean plate and demonstrated while explaining. He first used chopsticks to poke the steaming lotus leaf, mixed with the fragrance of lotus leaf, the oily, moist, golden crispy beggar chicken was finally revealed to everyone.
The little black cat, who had been hiding because of the crowd, poked out his head when he smelled it.
Then I saw that Miao He only stroked lightly with his chopsticks! Immediately, the golden and translucent chicken juice rushed to overflow, and the delicious and tender chicken was separated from the bones in the blink of an eye! The chicken belly is stuffed with potatoes and vegetables oozing with pure gravy! The aroma of meat and coriander came together, and the audience was immediately hooked by the smell!
"The chicken cooked in this way is called beggar chicken, probably because it doesn't need a pot or a pot. The chicken is simmered in a high-heat mud ball, which can completely block the deliciousness of the gravy, keep the chicken moist and elastic, and allow the vegetables to marinate. The ingredients are even more delicious, and I'll let Dalang help everyone break the mud balls..."
"You guys are busy, I'll do it myself!!" Before Miao He finished speaking, the fat boy jumped out and picked up a ball of mud in the basket and returned to the table!
With the fat man taking the lead, everyone felt that it was faster and more fun to do it by themselves. If they followed suit, they all went to the basket and took the mud balls back to the table to fix it by themselves. And when the first bite of chicken was eaten, there was no one to speak.
After that, each table was served with vinegar-pickled radishes, plum-pickled tomatoes, ice-sliced onions, and cold garlic cucumbers. With bowls of rice, a farmhouse-style meal was complete.
Today's chickens are all pheasant breeds that Yang Dalang caught from the mountains. They were big and strong in the past. They have been raised with vegetables grown in the soil for a while, but they are not poor broilers that are small everywhere in modern times. A whole chicken for a table, plus the marinade inside, is definitely enough.
However, it is still no match for the unusual appetite of the crowd! !
Soon, the chicken and the stew inside were gone. Some people regretfully turned to the cold dish, and after taking a bite, damn it, why is it still so delicious! ! Hurry up and grab a bite of rice, and have a round of all kinds of cold dishes! ! Then, the cold dishes are gone! !
So it didn't take long for the table to start, and the table was 80% empty! ! Even Dabai, who is usually a vegetarian (?), asked Miao He for two plates of chicken! ! Miao He was a little nervous, wondering if the dishes were too simple? Looking back at the mud ball, it can still be served for the previous round, but it seems very rude to ask people to eat the same dish twice...
Just when he thought so, the fat man came over again. "Brother He, can you get another one? The chicken is delicious."
After Miao He said "Yes", representatives from the other tables immediately came over to lead the mud balls!
Not to mention, at the table with the most guests, it was Young Master Xu who came to grab the mud balls! The man stared at it with piercing eyes, and quickly picked the bigger one, happily returning to the table to eat the second round.
Ya, such a fluffy potato dipped in chicken gravy, paired with charred chicken skin and tender chicken, it's a perfect match...
The stuffed fresh, sweet and soft onions have no choking smell at all, and the dense and sweet big chestnuts must be eaten a few more...
Also, the spicy cucumber with chopsticks is just right to go with the rice, and a crispy sweet and sour radish to remove the greasy...
Even the mung bean soup on dessert, I really want to ask for another bowl!
How can it be so delicious!
He just said that he was only here to buy plums, wasn't it wrong!
When Xu Xiao Gongzi held the empty bowl to reflect, the content of what Miao Ping and the others shouted became more straightforward.
"I didn't expect Brother He's cooking to be so delicious!! Today's meal is really enjoyable!!"
"Dalang is too boring!! I didn't mention it before! I'm not afraid that we will come to your house every day to eat!! To punish this kind of concealment, I will come back with the sea tomorrow!!"
"Hey, what you said today is the most correct!! I'll come too!! But you can't eat it for nothing, Dalang, the mountain behind you hasn't been tidy up yet. Judging from He Ge'er's craftsmanship, you must give us a few. A chance to perform!!"
"That's right! If I can eat like this every day, I'll be a long-term worker every day!! I don't get paid!!"
"Yeah, the chicken is really delicious!! Can I cook and eat it myself after I go back?"
The person who asked was Ji Guang, who was young and indifferent, but Manager Jin and Xu Ming were stunned.
But I heard Miao He continued with a smile. "Of course it can, and it's simple. You can choose any marinade for the chicken. You only need to pay attention to the water when wrapping the lotus leaves. Then, make a mud ball with yellow mud and water, and simmer and bake it with firewood until the outside is dry and cracked."
After listening to this, shopkeeper Jin struggled for a while, but still couldn't help asking, "Well, in the future, the restaurant will also sell this beggar chicken, right?"
Miao He nodded after thinking, "No problem. The seasoning stuffed in the teahouse will definitely taste better than mine."
When the shopkeeper Jin heard the words, he was overjoyed, and Old Qu's sharp eyes swept over, as if he was not satisfied with taking advantage of others. Yang Dalang didn't know what to think. At this time, he said to Mr. Qu, "Elder Qu, I have something to discuss, can I take a step to talk?"
Mr. Qu nodded after a while, and talked with Yang Dalang from a distance. Miao He looked a little puzzled. Is there anything that I have to ask Mr. Qu, and Dalang didn't mention it to him before
It's just that there were so many guests to entertain, and soon he didn't have time to think about it. Because after the meal, the next thing is to visit the new house. In addition, there is Li Ming, this house is his masterpiece, and he immediately jumped out to explain it. It was not only the villagers who admired him, but Liang Yuan, the shopkeeper Jin, and the others all had a look of envy and approval. Even Yang Datong's furniture has received a lot of praise.
Also taking advantage of this time, the prepared guests took out congratulatory gifts.