723. Meal routines

Shelley invited not only Yang Shubao and Director Rice to the banquet today, but also four or five other people.

But as Director Rice said, it was a family banquet, and four or five of them were young blacks, both men and women, all of whom were well-mannered and of outstanding temperament.

These people should be close to Shelley, they are all helping in the kitchen, and when they saw Yang Shubao and the two coming in, they nodded with a smile and greeted them.

Shelley introduced them one by one, and sure enough, as Yang Shubao guessed, these people were Shelley's old classmates.

Director Rice was particularly enthusiastic when he greeted them, Yang Shubao originally thought that he was giving Shelley face, and then Director Rice whispered to him: "There are many problems in Hluhluwe's officialdom, and some people are not worthy of staying in that position. ”

Yang Shubao looked at him in surprise, this guy is quite self-aware and knows this.

Director Rice continued to whisper: "The mayor is definitely going to give our officialdom here a big change, this is the helper he has found to do the work, and this is the henchman team he wants to build." ”

After hearing this, Yang Shubao suddenly remembered that Shelley-Mastiff was known as a fierce dog in Kua, and he had heard some rumors about the new mayor, and it was said that he was very tough and resolute.

When he was communicating outside, Shelley showed all humor and enthusiasm, and he subconsciously ignored these rumors.

Of course, as far as Shelley's performance is concerned, he won't take it seriously even if he remembers the rumors.

Director Rice's words alerted him that if Shelley really wanted to give Hluhluwe a big change of officialdom, then the rumors were true.

The young mayor's wrists are anything but tough.

He has to thank the Tree of Life, it is the change of the Tree of Life in his aura that makes him popular with people and loved by animals, Shelley has a good first impression of him, and the dogs' closeness to him leads to Shelley's subsequent impression of him is also very good, which is why he restrained his temper in front of him, and rarely showed enthusiasm and humility.

South African family dinners are semi-formal receptions, in keeping with the British tradition.

When the guests arrived, the hosts were ready to eat at the table, leaving the kitchen work to the servants to keep busy.

There were two women at the scene, Shelley personally pulled out chairs for them and asked them to sit down before the others sat down, and then after the two girls opened the napkin and put it on their knees, Yang Shubao followed to open the napkin.

This is the rule, the Mastiff family has served the British aristocracy for many years, and there are many rules within their family.

However, compared to the whole process of the family banquet, this kind of rule is nothing.

The whole process of a family banquet is comparable to a stage play, and the order in which the dishes are served first is very important.

Serving food is the first cannon of the family banquet, and its reasonableness is related to the atmosphere of the banquet and the food of the guests, which can fully reflect the cultural literacy of the host and the respect for the guests.

The order of serving at the family banquet should not only be carried out according to local customs, but also be adjusted appropriately according to the situation of the guests, and the general order is cold dishes, hot stir-fried or large dishes, beets, and dim sum, which are of high quality

The appetizer is served at the front.

As soon as they were seated, a black woman began to serve the food, and she brought a porcelain bowl of vegetable salad, and Shelley, as the host, stood up to help everyone divide the meal.

According to the tradition of the old British aristocracy, this work should be undertaken by servants, but Shelley has few servants here, so he can only do it himself.

The maid's cooking skills are quite good, and the salad is made with quail eggs, lettuce leaves, shredded bell peppers, cherry tomatoes and chopped basil, etc., which are bright red and green, and the colors are bright, and it looks appetizing.

After dividing the dishes, Shelley sat down and bowed his head and clasped his hands together in a posture of prayer.

Yang Shubao saw that the people were Christians, so he also lowered his head, but instead of crossing the numbers, he folded his hands.

The Buddha left in his heart.

After the vegetable salad, a plate of pumpkin puree and mashed potatoes came up, this is a platter, Yang Shubao scooped a bite and tasted it, the taste was sweet, there was a lot of butter mixed in it, he felt a little tired of eating.

But the black people liked this sweet and greasy feeling, and they ate happily one by one.

Next is the soup dish, a seafood soup, Shelley specially introduced to the old students: "Although there is no port in Hluchluwe, it is very close to the ocean, so the seafood is abundant and fresh, please try this seafood soup, if you like it, there will be different seafood to enjoy every day in the future." ”

The seafood soup was full of shrimp, crab and shellfish, and the soup was sticky, and Yang Shubao scooped a spoonful - one spoonful was enough, because they used a soup plate, which didn't hold much soup.

What he hates the most is this kind of tableware, and he has to use a large bowl to drink soup.

However, considering that Europe has not solved the problem of food and clothing before the Middle Ages, if everyone eats with a sea bowl to drink soup, it is estimated that the soup dishes are not enough, and the dinner plate is different, how much soup can the dinner plate hold?

Fortunately, this seafood soup is really delicious, and there is freshly baked toast on the table, so Yang Shubao tore off a slice and dipped it in the soup and ate it happily.

Madea is delicious.

When Lao Yang was a child, he liked steamed buns and vegetable soup the most.

The soup is followed by a side dish, and as usual, it is seafood, but this time it is fish.

Fish is great for side dishes because it is easy to digest.

The charcoal-grilled plump turbot, the bubbling mackerel, and the rosemary leaves are really beautiful and delicious.

The main course is energetic, grilled pork chops, grilled steaks, grilled lamb chops, chicken cutlets, and several dishes are served together, which is really dry with the meat chops.

Yang Shubao was still very satisfied with this meal, and the mayor didn't say anything about the reception.

The mouth of the cannibal is short, and the hand of the taker is short.

Yang Shubao came to the family banquet this time, but he even ate and took it, so he had to finish what Shelley had entrusted him with.

This matter is not difficult to do, what he said to Shelley is not a lie, it is indeed coming to an end.

The conditions have come out, but the shark-toothed dragon feels that he is too disadvantaged, so Yang Shubao called him after returning and asked him and the chief of the San tribe to negotiate on his territory.

The shark-toothed dragon was quite tough on the phone: "If they want 10 million, then let them carry the knife and get it themselves, there is no possibility of negotiation!"

Yang Shubao said: "You know, man, I want to help you, I don't want to make any profit by resolving conflicts, so it's completely unnecessary for you to be ruthless to me and tough on me. ”

"Of course, if you really want to be so ruthless, then I don't care. But I warn you, you'd better find someone to check my itinerary for today, our mayor is angry, and he's going to use SWAT to deal with you together. ”

The shark-toothed dragon must know more about Shelley than Yang Shubao, and when he heard this, he suddenly snorted, and he didn't doubt the authenticity of this statement.

Yang Shubao didn't just scare him, Shelley could do what he said, this is a fierce dog in the provincial political arena!

He continued to analyze the shark-toothed dragon: "You know what our Lord Mayor is here for, he is going to use Hluchluwe as a stepping stone to get promoted, and if my guess is correct, his ultimate goal is to run the country. So guess he wants to develop the local economy during his tenure, such as attracting investment or something?"

The shark-toothed dragon said impatiently: "Say what you want to say directly, now is not the time to go around the bend." ”

"What I want to say is very simple, if he wants to attract investment, then there must be a stable and peaceful social security environment in Hlukhluwe. If there is a violent gang in this situation, he will definitely not show mercy!"

Yang Shubao solemnly told the shark-toothed dragon that he was really good for the shark-toothed dragon, and he didn't want the dinosaurs to be finished.