Chapter 230: The Village Banquet
"Not fresh?" After listening to his son's words, Ouyang Xiu stirred a small piece of shiitake mushrooms in the big bowl with chopsticks for a while, looked at it and said, "It's really not fresh." He turned around and went back, shouting as he walked, "Aunt Wang, today's shiitake mushrooms are not too fresh." You contact Uncle Wang, who is pulling the goods, and bring some fresh mushrooms back by the way. When do I want to? Of course, the sooner the better, at the latest at noon, otherwise there is not enough time to affect tonight's dish. ”
Seeing his father go away, Ouyang Xingsheng turned his head and stared directly at Erina Nagikiri, and said seriously, "You can be keenly aware of such a slight taste gap, you should be the tenth seat of the Ten Masters of the Far Moon, the 'Tongue of God' Erina Nagi himself." ”
Seeing that her disguise had been recognized, Erina Nagikiri could only sigh helplessly. changed her approachable attitude, and the arrogant and luxurious temperament of the eldest lady of the family returned strongly. Calmly admitted, "That's right, I'm who I am." I hope you don't stretch out and avoid unnecessary trouble. ”
"Ah~ It's a real !! at all" Ouyang Xingsheng was a little carried away with excitement, and quickly reacted, covered his mouth with his hand, and took a few deep breaths to stabilize his mood before asking softly, "Is Miss Erina here for a tour?" There are still many interesting places in Guangdong, do you need me as a guide to accompany you? ”
In the face of Ouyang Xingsheng's excessive enthusiasm, Erina Nagi was a little overwhelmed, and subconsciously turned around and wanted to take a peek at Jiang Yunfeng, but found that he was not there. Such a girl's small action was seen by Ouyang Xingsheng throughout the whole process, thinking that Erina Nagikiri and Jiang Yunfeng were just simple classmates, and he didn't even believe it. So he said tentatively, "Miss Erina, you seem to be paying special attention to Jiang Yunfeng." Are you dating? ”
Erina Nagikiri was shocked, and hurriedly defended, "How is it possible, we are just a simple classmate relationship." Absolutely true! "If it's really just a simple classmate relationship, Erina Nagikiri, the eldest lady of the family, doesn't go to other scenic resorts in the world to enjoy a long vacation, but follows Jiang Yunfeng to this countryside and fields. No matter how you look at the pullover on the upper body, it doesn't look like a style that a noble-born daughter would buy and wear, so there is always a sign that it is a true image, it is difficult to make a conclusion whether Erina Nagi likes Jiang Yunfeng or not, at least he has complete trust in him, and he will wear his clothes It is a side explanation that Erina Nagi did not live in a hotel, but lived in Jiang Yunfeng's house.
A young girl is alone in a foreign country, not staying in a star-rated hotel with a high safety factor, but staying in a male classmate's house, and also wearing the clothes of a male classmate. What does this mean? It's all in plain sight. At this time, Jiang Yunfeng returned to the desk with the whole pig with a few bowls of spices and a bottle of liquor under his armpit, and said, "Miss, I brought the seasoning, let's hurry up and finish the marinating of pork, there are still many things that need help over there." ”
If he was amnestied, Erina Nagi nodded to Ouyang Xingsheng and returned to the desk, cooperating with Jiang Yunfeng to marinate the pork. Ouyang Xingsheng looked at the two of them with a high degree of tacit understanding, and knew that he had no chance to intervene, at least not now. In the next period, I will go to the venue with other heat.
"It's already 10 o'clock in the morning, and the umami of the pork has reached its peak, what to do next?" Erina Nagikiri pinched the pork and asked.
A bottle of liquor with the cap unscrewed and handed it to Erina Nagikiri, Jiang Yunfeng opened another bottle by himself, and said, "Sprinkle the liquor first, wet the meat, the wine can get rid of the fishy smell of pork, and at the same time, it can also make the seasoning sprinkled on it more adhesive, so that the pork can taste better." ”
Following Jiang Yunfeng's example, he poured a small handful of liquor on the palm of his hand, and then evenly sprinkled it on the whole pig until the whole pig was wet with liquor. Jiang Yunfeng replaced the wine bottle in his hand with several small bowls containing various seasonings, "After sprinkling the liquor, the next thing is salt, sugar, five-spice powder, and sesame seeds." Sprinkle them all. This step must be even, to ensure that each piece must be smeared, otherwise it will be embarrassing to steam it out and ask about unevenness. ”
After some tossing, the two finally used all the spices. Erina Nagikiri stood up, twisted her slender waist, which had been bent for a long time and was stiff and uncomfortable, and put her hands in her hands, looking at her work with satisfaction. "How's the whole pig ready?" Ouyang Xiu came over again to check the progress.
"Master Ouyang, you check. See if there's something wrong and we'll improve it right away. Jiang Yunfeng gave up his position to facilitate his inspection.
Ouyang Xiu glanced at it roughly, and then opened the ribs and saw that the mezzanine had also been smeared with seasoning, and nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, the time is also very accurate." It's almost 11 p.m., and after 6 hours of marinating, it can be basketed by 6 p.m., and the banquet starts at 8 p.m. The dustpans are fastened over the pork and covered with a damp cloth. ”
"Wet cloth? Doesn't prolonged exposure to moisture accelerate spoilage? ”
"If you have sprinkled salt and spices, it won't spoil, and if you are salted for such a long time, if you are exposed to the air, the surface of the pork will dry and harden. Hurry up and get here for lunch and a little rest. The afternoon will be busier, so be prepared. ”
Lunch is a simple and quick but very difficult dry-fried beef river. After eating her fill, Erina Nagikiri sat on a bench under the laurel tree, smiling at a few little girls who wanted to get close to her but were afraid. Eventually, one of the oldest girls plucked up the courage and walked up to Erina and timidly asked, "Big sister is so beautiful and her hair is blonde, big sister, are you a princess?" ”
Erina Nagikiri smiled at the little girl in front of her who was afraid of life, but she didn't understand Chinese very well. I had no choice but to ask Jiang Yunfeng, who was pulling his mobile phone on the side, "What did this kid say just now?" ”
"She just said that you are very beautiful, and asked if you are a princess of a certain country."
Erina Nagikiri, who understood, got up from the bench, squatted down in front of the little girl, gently combed her sideburns and scattered hair, and said with a smile, "I'm just an ordinary person, not a princess." ”
"Liar~ The big sister is obviously so beautiful, the storybook says that the girls with long blond hair and beautiful are all princesses, don't believe the big sister, look!" The little girl took out the tablet that was on her back, and it showed the story of Snow White. The little girl's serious little expression, and the child's words made Erina Nagiri laugh again.
Ouyang Xiu's call heralded the end of a short lunch break, and everyone was about to devote themselves to the intense and busy cooking again. In order to be able to serve the food on time before dark. Everyone was nervous, and they were afraid that one mistake would drag down the whole situation. With the help of Jiang Yunfeng, who is skilled in knife work, the flower knife of the squid roll was quickly finished.
In the afternoon, the open-air kitchen enters the cooking stage. The stove made of fire bricks, the huge iron pot, and the shovel that should have been used for construction instead of a large spoon and spatula for stir-frying. Although the facilities are rudimentary, everything here is a novelty for Erina Nagikiri, who is accustomed to seeing luxurious kitchens. Feel here, look there. Seeing that she looked eager to try, Ouyang Xiu simply handed over the work of stir-frying to her, so that he could free up his hands to make white chopped chicken.
Pour cooking oil into a large hot wok and allow for white smoke to start to rise. Erina Nagikiri dropped a large handful of sliced ginger and green onions, then fished out the scalded squid rolls from the pot of boiling water and poured them into the pot, waving the shovel excitedly. Constantly stir-frying the squid rolls in the pot, and pouring a whole bag of salt and a large spoon of cooking wine into it. After stirring the shovel well, it was withdrawn, and Erina Nagikiri stretched out her slender jade finger and dipped a little of the soup on the shovel, tasted the taste, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "The firepower is a little bigger!" ”
"Okay!" Jiang Yunfeng on the other side of the stove kept throwing firewood into the stove. Grabbing the big fan and fanning it violently, fierce flames burst out from the gap between the wok and the stove. Erina Nagikiri finished thickening and transferred the whole dish to the iron basin that had been waiting for a long time. Ouyang Xiu, who controlled the audience, kept giving a thumbs up and thumbs up like crazy after tasting it.
Erina Nagi became more and more fried, and the shovel became more and more convenient, and almost all the stir-fried dishes were arranged by one person. The sun has sunk in the west, and a brilliant sunset has appeared on the horizon. Ouyang Xiu, who was putting the white chopped chicken on a plate, looked at his watch, turned around and shouted to Jiang Yunfeng, who was burning the fire, "Xiao Jiang!" Steamed pigs on the basket! ”
"Understood!" Jiang Yunfeng clapped his hands, got up and walked to the pickled whole pig, and lifted the wet cloth that covered him. (To be continued)