Uncle He Hong is the master of the Yamen in Fengzhou Zhizhou, and he is also a friend of Su Dong for many years, when He Hong often comes to Pinxian Lou to eat, and often stays with Su Dong to talk about wine after the restaurant closes, although he is a friend, He Hong is a person in the yamen after all, it is inevitable to eat and drink and play white strips, Mrs. Su and Hu don't like him, but Su Dong really treats He Hong as a friend, when Su Dong was imprisoned for food poisoning, He Hong also ran before and after to help, although the Su family spent a lot of money on that case, But in the end, Su Dong was able to successfully get out of prison, which was also because He Hong said a lot of good things in front of Lord Zhizhou.

Since Su Dong dragged his sick body to Changle Town, the friends he made before his death did not appear again, He Hong suddenly came to visit Su Miao's surprise, and when he heard Su Chan quietly tell her that He Hong also brought rice noodles and two pork as condolences this time, his eyes flashed slightly, and he warmly invited He Hong to return to the hall and sit down, let Su Chan pour water, and asked He Hong to stay for dinner.

Hu Shi and Mrs. Su were not happy, Su Miao knew that they were not satisfied, He Hong only brought some food as gifts but did not send silver, He Hong as the main book, there are many people looking for him to do things, rice and noodles and other things are never lacking, in the past, he played so many white strips, and he should at least come with some condolences once to condole.

Su Miao didn't think so, He Hong at least came to condole, it was love to take more and take less of the condolence gift, and besides, He Hong has six children at home, and he is still a master in his forties, and his daily expenses in officialdom are more than ordinary people, and his life is not rich.

He Hong saw that Mrs. Su and Hu didn't like him very well, and after several excuses, Su Miao ignored Hu's eyes, and insisted on inviting He Hong to stay and eat, and asked Su Chan and Su Yan to talk to He Hong, and turned around and went into the small kitchen.

There are not many vegetables at home, and there is not enough money to go out to buy them, Su Miao thought about it, and first cooked a fresh mushroom soup with wild vegetables and mushrooms picked today, although there are not many eels caught, fortunately, they are big, barely enough to make a pot of eel rice.

To make zuò eel rice, the eel is first boiled in boiling water until it can tear the meat, then scooped up and put it in cold water, then the fish is torn into strips and the bones are left for later use. Put oil in the pot, stir-fry with ginger and garlic slices, add the eel meat and fry until the water is dry, add rice wine, salt, and soy sauce to continue to stir-fry to reduce the juice, and pick out the ginger and garlic slices and use them directly for the next fried fish bones. Add rice wine and a large spoon of water to the fried fish bones, bring to a boil over high heat, cover and cook over low heat to make a milky white fish broth, strain off the fish bones and ginger and garlic slices.

After washing the rice, marinate it with salt and soy sauce for two quarters of an hour and put it in a clay pot, pour in the boiled fish bone broth and boil, slowly simmer over low heat until the surface moisture is quickly dry, add the fried eel and continue to simmer over low heat for a quarter of an hour, until the rice grains are fully cooked and the grains are distinct, heat the soy sauce and pour it on the rice, sprinkle with chopped green onions.

The rich aroma of soy sauce and the fresh aroma of fish mixed with the fragrance of rice wafted out of the kitchen, layered on top of each other, so thick and tempting that the guests in the hall couldn't sit still, but they were embarrassed to come and watch. Su Yan couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and looked out of the door from time to time, fidgeting and just wanting to start the meal quickly. Mrs. Su scratched in her heart and wanted to ask what was so fragrant, but she didn't want to talk to Hu, so she could only sit on the stool and count the prayer beads as if the old monk was in a fixed state.

The person who followed the fragrance to the kitchen was Su Chan, she leaned against the door frame, looked directly at Su Miao's busy back, and asked in a low voice with her hands on her chest: "What do you want to do when you leave Uncle He for dinner?" ”

Sure enough, it was a sensitive child, Su Miao smiled, glanced at her, and whispered:

"Our family can't wait to sit and eat, so my father and I have learned to cook for a while, I want to set up a food stall on Changle Street, but someone must help to set up a stall there, Uncle He is the master of the Zhizhou Yamen, maybe he can help."

Su Chan stared straight at her, didn't speak, didn't leave, and there was no expression on Pingchuan's face.

"If you are idle, help the second sister set the dishes and chopsticks and bring the soup over by the way, and when you are done eating, you and Yan'er remember to separate your mother and grandmother, and it is not too late to tell them when the matter is done."

Su Chan still didn't answer, paused, but silently picked up the soup pot on the stove.

"Beware of burning!" Su Miao smiled and instructed, Su Chan had already gone out.

After the clay pot is served, wait a little for half an hour before opening the rice will be sweeter and not afraid of stickiness, the chewy rice is paired with smooth and delicious eel meat, although Hu Shi and Mrs. Su didn't say it, they ate two bowls of rice in a row, He Hong sent a lot of rice, and the two could finally eat with confidence. He Hong was also full of praise for Su Miao's craftsmanship, and after eating and drinking, he still couldn't get enough of it:

"In the past, Brother Su often lamented that no one inherited his skills, but now I see that Miao'er is better than blue, and he has such skills at a young age, which is not bad!"

"Uncle He has won the prize!" Su Miao smiled humbly and gave Su Yan and Su Chan a look, so Su Chan asked Mrs. Su to go out to eat, Su Yan asked He Hong about learning, Hu saw them discussing knowledge, worried about the impact of his presence, and because of the physical and mental exhaustion in recent days, he asked Su Miao and Su Yan to entertain the guests well and went back to the room by himself.

Su Miao found the opportunity to tell He Hong about wanting to set up a stall, He Hong agreed, asked Su Yan to find a pen and paper, wrote a note, and asked Su Miao to take the note and go to Guangming Street to find Yu Patrol in the inspection room, and said that Lord Zhizhou will be transferred to Changzhou to be the prefect in the near future, and he will follow at that time, and this is probably the last time to visit Su's house.

After gossiping again, He Hong got up to say goodbye, the Su family sent him out of the hospital, and He Hong was about to leave, but unexpectedly he had a head to head with Su Xian, who had just returned home. Su Xian wore heavy makeup, with a strong smell of wine on her body, glanced at He Hong, and sneered:

"Yo, isn't this Uncle He, I said how can I look so familiar from afar!"

He Hong was reluctant to deal with a girl like Su Xian, so he politely ignored the smell of wine, and said a greeting:

"Lady Xian came back so late?"

"There's no way, my father died, I naturally have to rely on my own self-reliance, it's just such a small broken yard, and someone wants to kick me out all day long!" Su Xian staggered and said with a drunken smile, "Uncle He is really rare, my father gave so many accounts on credit before his death, and there was not even a person to mourn after his death, fortunately, there is also an Uncle He, although he came late, but Uncle He came to my heart is comfortable, Uncle He should also come, my father gave the most credit before his death is Uncle He, and the silver adds up to not a thousand taels but a hundred ......."

"Chan'er, the eldest sister is drunk, help the eldest sister go back to the house, I left food in the kitchen and brought it to the eldest sister to eat!" Su Miao saw that He Hong's face was not good, and hurriedly said, those credits must not come back, even so, there is no need to offend the people of the yamen because of those things.

"Who is rare about your little meal, your eldest sister and I have a whole fish banquet tonight, that kind of noble banquet that you people can't touch in your life!" Su Xian burped and said triumphantly, and before she finished speaking, she was pulled back to the room by Su Chanqiang.

He Hong frowned, and before leaving, he said to Hu Shi without saying anything:

"Sister-in-law, big girl...... Let's take care of it! ”