036 Banquet
On the second day, because they wanted to invite Fan Beishan and Wang Hu to dinner, they closed the stall before Shen Shi.
Chen Xiaoshu and Chen Linxiao deliberately went to buy some things to use for treats.
Fortunately, it is summer, there are many kinds of vegetables, and I bought five catties of eggs, two chickens, a fish, and two catties of fine wine.
After returning home, Chen Xiaoshu and Chen Linxiao got busy.
Clean the house first, although the house is not dirty, but they boil sauce and cut green onions every day, and there is also a smell of oil smoke in the house, fortunately, Chen Xiaoshu and Chen Linxiao take out the air freshener in the car every night, and the smell in the house is not big.
After Aunt Laifu returned home and changed her clothes, she also specially brought her talented sister-in-law over to help.
Chen Xiaoshu already knew about today's menu, so he asked Aunt Laifu and his talented sister-in-law to help.
The talented sister-in-law couldn't help but feel a little distressed when she saw Chen Xiaoshu putting half a spoonful of oil into the pot, but she was stopped by Aunt Laifu.
Aunt Laifu gets along with Chen Xiaoshu these days, and knows that Xiaoshu not only cooks deliciously, but also is very willing to eat, and eats with Chen Xiaoshu these days, and every day is either eggs or meat.
She also went from being distressed at the beginning to being calm now.
Chen Xiaoshu was busy in the kitchen, and a donkey cart stopped at the door, and Fan Beishan's slightly obese body came out of the carriage.
Chen Linxiao greeted him with a smile on his face.
Fan Beishan came in and saw that although the house was a little broken, the yard was clean, so he couldn't help but nod and said, "Brother Chen, this yard is good." ”
Chen Linxiao shook his head with a smile and said: "The house is shabby, Brother Fan is smiling, come into the house quickly, the sun is still big outside." ”
As he spoke, he invited Fan Beishan into the house.
As soon as Fan Beishan came in, he smelled a little rose fragrance in the air.
This is Chen Xiaoshu, who was distressed, took out his perfume and sprayed it a little.
Looking at the house, although it is not big, it is neatly tied, the quilt on the kang is folded and placed on the kang head, and the kang mat is also clean.
This is also a matter of no way, the Zhuang family has no privacy, they can see the kang when they enter the house, in fact, they bring people directly to their sleeping things, Chen Xiaoshu and Chen Linxiao also feel quite uncomfortable, they can only secretly think in their hearts, in the future, they must build a house separately from the living room.
"Brother Chen, I want to try the craftsmanship of Little Lady Chen today, I must accept it carefully, otherwise I will be embarrassed to eat at your house."
Fan Beishan said and put the things in his hand on the kang table, Chen Linxiao glanced at it, it was a snack in the town, not a particularly valuable gift, and he accepted it after a few sentences.
When the meal was about to be seated, a very magnificent carriage also stopped at the door of Chen's house.
Chen Linxiao hurriedly went out to greet him, presumably Wang Hu came.
As soon as I went out, I saw that the children in the village were following behind the carriage, looking curious.
Donkey carts and mule carts are not uncommon, but horses are still rare for ordinary households, especially such a tall horse, and the carriage is also made of fine fabric, and there are beautiful tassels hanging on it.
Chen Linxiao was secretly surprised, how could Wang Hu come with such a big pomp this time.
Just thinking about it, he saw the curtain of the car being lifted, revealing Wang Hu's face and Guan Luxin's elegant face.
Wang Hu smiled and said, "Young Master Guan heard that I was coming to your house for a banquet today, and he was very curious, so he came with him, Brother Chen doesn't mind, right?" ”
Guan Luxin hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Brother Chen, I'm sorry." ”
Although Chen Linxiao was full of slander in his heart, he still said with enthusiasm on his face: "Of course I don't mind, Young Master Guan can come here to be brilliant, please come quickly." ”
Chen Linxiao said and invited them into the house, and then hurriedly took a large handful of sugar cubes out and distributed them to the children outside, and sent them home separately.
Guan Luxin smelled the faint aroma in the room, took a sip of tea, lowered his eyes to hide the surprise in his eyes, this aroma was even better than the best aromatherapy, not only did not make people feel dizzy, but light and pleasant.
There is also a clear Wang Hu said that Chen Linxiao has never read a book, but he is quite polite in speaking and doing things, from yesterday to today, he has heard several idioms alone, this is not like a person who has never read a book.
This ordinary unmarried couple doesn't look ordinary at all.
Guan Luxin's little servant put the gift on the table, turned around and went out, and watched the carriage with the coachman.
Chen Linxiao put the gift aside and didn't look at it again, but chatted with everyone intently.
Chen Linxiao continued to serve tea to everyone: "Coarse tea and light rice, don't dislike it." ”
Fan Beishan hurriedly said: "Where is it, this tea should have been bought from Xu Ji, although his tea is not expensive, but it is not as long as the tea in those big shops." ”
Guan Luxin took a sip and said: "I see that Brother Chen often has allusions when he speaks, I don't know if Brother Chen has ever studied." ”
Wang Hu glanced at Guan Luxin in surprise, and didn't know why he asked this question again.
Chen Linxiao was slightly stunned and explained: "I'm ashamed, I've been weak since I was a child, and I haven't studied, but my third brother is a reader, and I often read his books when I was a child. ”
Guan Luxin nodded in understanding and said, "Brother Chen, have you ever thought about going to school?" I saw that Brother Chen was very talented, so I asked this question. ”
Chen Linxiao said: "At my age, it would be embarrassing to study with Meng Tong, and besides, you have also seen the situation in my family, if I go to study, my wife will be the only one at home, and I am afraid I won't be able to come." ”
Guan Luxin felt a little regretful when he heard this, but he didn't say much, after all, the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and today he has a little deep friendship.
Chen Xiaoshu was finally busy in the kitchen.
First, a cucumber, cold tofu skin, cold pork ears, and finally a braised chicken feet, made up four cold dishes.
After Chen Xiaoshu brought the plate to the dining table, he said: "The craftsmanship is shallow, don't dislike it." ”
Guan Luxin glanced at it, it was all common food, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, the main purpose of his visit this time was to see if Chen Xiaoshu had made fresh food.
Then there is a hot dish, a braised pork, a sweet and sour tenderloin, a large plate of chicken (not spicy), a braised fish, fried fungus yams, leek eggs, mushroom choy sum, and finally a stewed shrimp and tofu soup.
Meat and vegetarian matching, salty and light.
Just looking at it makes you feel like your index finger is moving.
Especially sweet and sour tenderloin, no one has eaten sweet and sour food yet, even Guan Luxin, a rich young master, has eaten a lot.
After putting down the chopsticks, they praised Chen Xiaoshu's good craftsmanship.
As for Chen Xiaoshu, he was eating in the kitchen with Aunt Laifu and his talented sister-in-law.
At this time, there are guests in the house, and most of the women are not allowed to serve the table, but not necessarily, some people allow the ladies of the family to serve at the table, and it seems that there are no female relatives among the guests.
Chen Linxiao naturally wouldn't let Chen Xiaoshu eat leftovers, but taking into account Aunt Laifu and Dacai's sister-in-law, they refused to serve on the table no matter what, and they didn't want to take food home to eat, so Chen Xiaoshu accompanied them to eat in the kitchen.