Chapter 53: The Grievances Brewed by Flat Tofu
After chatting for an afternoon, at five o'clock, Uncle Cai put down the Ruochen cup and said, "Let's go, it's time for dinner, please eat." ”
"No, I have to invite this meal today, if it weren't for Lao Cai, you introduced Xiaodong to me, I wouldn't have been able to get this treasure, and I would have to invite me to say anything." Brother De said seriously.
"Don't, Brother De, you and Lao Ma are guests, I am the master, how can I let you have a treat? Isn't this a slap in my old Cai's face? Is it my old Cai who can't afford it? Lao Cai didn't follow, and said stubbornly, just kidding, how can you let Lao De invite.
"No, Lao Cai, Brother De, don't fight, I'll invite you to this meal today." The old horse interjected.
"Why are you pleased? Old horses. Lao Cai and Brother De asked in unison.
"Happy, won't you?" Lao Ma said very seriously, Brother De and Lao Cai ignored it and disagreed, "Lao Ma, don't join in the fun, save some money to buy some pen, ink, paper and inkstone, or honor and honor Zhang Lao." ”
"No, I have to invite you to say anything today, it can be regarded as a celebration banquet for Wang Dong, who is very likely to become a fellow disciple." The old horse didn't follow and said stubbornly.
Wang Dong and Ye Wenhao looked at each other, what are these three uncles doing? Isn't it just a meal? Is it necessary to fight so fiercely? Who please not all the same?
"No, I'll talk about it after the celebration banquet, as the host today, how can I express myself, otherwise where will my Lao Cai's face go?" Lao Cai said that he didn't agree to anything, and he had to treat himself to a treat.
"Lao Cai, don't fight with me, I robbed you of your favorite pen wash today, I have to ask you for anything at this banquet, and I should make amends to you." Brother De didn't agree either, arguing.
"Uncle De, Uncle Cai, Uncle Ma, it's better to eat at home, I'll do it." Wang Dong saw that the three uncles were arguing, and proposed.
"You do?" Uncle De, Uncle Cai, Uncle Ma, and Ye Wenhao were all taken aback, and looked at Wang Dong with an incredulous expression, but Uncle Cai was the first to react, and asked in surprise: "Xiaodong, do you still know how to cook?" ”
"Yes." Wang Dong nodded in response, and continued: "Uncle Cai, you should have ingredients at home, I'll make the simplest dish first, if it is with your taste, eat it at home, if not, eat it outside, but I have to treat you, one is to thank Uncle Cai for taking care of me, the second is to thank Uncle De for receiving the pen wash, and the third is to thank Uncle Ma for the introduction." ”
"This ......" Uncle Cai, Uncle De, and Uncle Ma were speechless by Wang Dong's three reasons, so it seems that the most qualified guest tonight is really Wang Dong. They didn't object to Wang Dong's proposal, but it was hard to believe that Wang Dong could cook.
Later, Wang Dong entered the kitchen and took a piece of tofu from the refrigerator, I have to say that the ingredients in it are complete, as well as sea cucumbers and crabs, which can be used as accessories. I saw Wang Dong take two crabs, peel off the crab roe raw, and then stew the tofu in a pot of clear water. After removing the soybean fishiness, scoop it up, cut it into the shape of a bird's tongue, then cut the chicken breast and mushrooms into the same size as the tofu, and then soak them thoroughly before making the soup.
After a quarter of an hour, Wang Dong walked out of the kitchen with four pairs of chopsticks.
Seeing Wang Dong come out, Uncle Cai, Uncle De, Uncle Ma and Ye Wenhao came over from the sofa, looked at the things that Wanli couldn't tell what ingredients they were, and asked in surprise: "Xiaodong, what kind of dish is this?" ”
"This is a relatively simple dish in Huaiyang cuisine, called flat tofu, try it and see if it suits your appetite." Wang Dong said and handed them the chopsticks, Lao Cai, who grew up in the Huaiyang department, was a little surprised, he had eaten flat tofu, but it was different from Wang Dong's cooking, Wang Dong looked more delicate, and couldn't help but take the lead in eating a piece of tofu.
Wang Dong has the heart to make friends with them, and when cooking, he will naturally show you all the level, but today's flat tofu is not the flat tofu in the traditional Weiyang cuisine, the traditional flat tofu has to be washed twice through the chicken soup set, and the chicken soup cannot be made temporarily. To ensure its umami, Wang Dong added some crab roe.
Huaiyang cuisine is mainly fresh, with fine knife work, paying attention to the original taste, paying attention to fire work, and being rich in changes. Today's flat tofu is not Wang Dong's most proud work, because of the rush of time, the original taste of the tofu is not reflected, but is covered by the umami of crab roe, but even so, it is already a rare dish.
At this time, Uncle Cai took a small bite, only to see him frowning and frowning, his eyes widening, and then gobbling up the whole piece of tofu, but because of the heat, his long mouth spit out hot air, and his hot lips were numb.
"Lao Cai, what's wrong? Is it hard to eat? Lao Ma looked at Lao Cai's appearance and asked suspiciously, no, the appearance is still quite exquisite, shouldn't it be too unpalatable, right? To give Wang Dong face, Lao Ma stretched out his chopsticks and took a small bite of tofu, but then, like Lao Cai, swallowed it in one bite, and also because of the heat, his mouth was full of hot air.
"Is it unpalatable?" Brother De looked at the two old friends in surprise, his face was full of suspicion, and he couldn't help but look at Ye Wenhao. Ye Wenhao was depressed, knowing what Uncle De meant, he took a piece of tofu first, as if he had tasted poison, and took a small bite, but then, like Uncle Cai and Uncle Ma, he swallowed it in one bite, and exhaled because of the hot straight mouth.
"Wen Hao, how is it? Okay, right? Uncle De asked, but at this time, Ye Wenhao's mouth was hot, and he couldn't answer at all, so Uncle De could only reluctantly clip a piece and take a small bite, but then, just like Lao Cai, Lao Ma, and Ye Wenhao, swallowed it in one gulp, and exhaled hotly.
The nanny on one side was very strange and puzzled when she saw the four of them like this, what happened to them? Is it really hard to eat?
"Wow, it's delicious, it's the best tofu I've ever tasted." Uncle Cai, who was the first to eat the tofu, sighed, then took another piece of tofu, swallowed it in one gulp, and exhaled in his hot mouth.
"Wow, Xiaodong, how did you do that? Is this really tofu? Uncle Ma, the second to eat tofu, exclaimed, and then immediately clamped the second piece.
"Brother Wang, you definitely don't have to say anything about your craftsmanship, it's even better than what the chef of Yanjing Hotel makes." Ye Wenhao praised.
"Xiaodong, I'll eat your cooking tonight." Uncle De made the final decision, Wang Dong looked at the embarrassment of the four of them, and then went into the kitchen to start busy with today's dinner.
Three minutes later, Wang Dong heard such a cheer in the kitchen, and the sound quality should have been what Lao Ma said, "Wen Hao, you slow down, no one will rob you." When he said this, Lao Ma's own chopsticks did not stop, and he kept sending tofu to his mouth.
Four minutes later, Lao Cai seemed to remember something, and reminded vaguely: "Wen Hao, did you lock the car when you came, our community is not very safe, I put a BMW outside two days ago and was stolen, do you want to check your Land Rover to see if it is locked." ”
Five minutes later, Uncle De shouted angrily: "Wen Hao, how did I teach you, be polite, respect the old and love the young, go, stand in the corner of the wall and reflect on it, how can the chopsticks be clamped so quickly?" Still don't let people eat it? ”
Ye Wenhao was unanimously expelled from the table by Uncle Ma, Uncle Cai, and Uncle De, because he ate too fast, Uncle Ma, Uncle Cai, and Uncle De couldn't compete with him at all, basically Ye Wenhao ate two pieces, and they only ate one, so they jointly kicked Ye Wenhao out.
The depressed Ye Wenhao walked into the kitchen and asked Wang Dong for comfort, Wang Dong heard the things outside clearly, pointed to the corner of the stove and said, "That, there is still half a bowl, which was not served just now." ”
"Really?" Ye Wenhao's eyes lit up, and he really saw half a bowl of flat tofu in the direction Wang Dong pointed to, and immediately picked up chopsticks and devoured them.
Five minutes later, Lao Ma's voice came from the restaurant: "Lao Cai, you are the master, you should let us, you go and see what ingredients are still missing in the kitchen, you can't make it difficult for Wang Dongqiao's wife to cook without rice." ”
"Lao Ma, didn't you say that you were about to lose weight when I talked to you on the phone two days ago? Hurry up and eat less, or you will be blessed. Brother De said with concern.
"Brother De, didn't you just want to set up a drink to make amends for me? If you put down your chopsticks now, you should make amends. Lao Cai said as if you were going to break off with you if you didn't put down your chopsticks.
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Ten minutes later, the restaurant was quiet, Uncle Cai, Uncle Ma, and Uncle De wiped their mouths with tissue paper, and walked towards the kitchen. ”
"Uncle De, I didn't eat anything, so I drank a bowl of water." Ye Wenhao hurriedly said in disguise, but the remaining half of the tofu in the bowl betrayed him, and at the same time couldn't help but burp.
"You're stealing food in the kitchen?" Looking at the remaining plate of tofu, Lao Cai speculated.
"He must be stealing food, you see there is tofu residue in the corner of his mouth." The old horse said in a downhill manner, and Uncle De, who felt ashamed of Wen Hao just now, immediately made a straight face and reprimanded him very harshly: "Wen Hao, how did you teach you as a teacher?" If you have something good to take out and share with everyone, how can you hide in the kitchen and eat alone? Let me stand in the living room and reflect on it, if I can't reflect on it, I won't eat tonight's dinner. ”
"Uncle De, I ......" Ye Wenhao shouted wronged, which is hiding in the kitchen and eating alone, it is obvious that the three elders of you brought me out, but it just so happened that there were a few pieces of flat tofu left in the kitchen.
"Why don't you go soon?" Uncle De glared and said sternly, Ye Wenhao walked to the living room aggrievedly to reflect. As soon as Ye Wenhao left, Uncle De immediately asked, "Xiaodong, is there still flat tofu?" ”
"Uncle De, it's gone, there are not a few pieces left just now, you go to the living room to drink tea, and when the good night is ready, I will call you." Wang Dong said, Ye Wenhao, who walked to the living room, was very grateful when he heard Wang Dong's words for himself, good brother!
Later, Uncle De, Uncle Ma, and Uncle Cai came out of the kitchen.