Chapter 120: The Banquet

The people in the army are all neat and tidy, and the task of delivery was completed, Xiao Li and the soldiers of the two cooking classes finished a bowl of egg tea, and without delay, they got up and said goodbye. Knowing that they had something to do, Lin Ning didn't do much to keep them, thanked them again for their help, personally sent them to the door, and watched them go downstairs before closing the door and entering the house.

Lin Ning didn't feel used to sleeping back to the cage, the fatigue at night was not much of a problem after resting in the middle of the night, and after eating, the recovery speed of the body that had been raised by Yujing Yulu was much faster than that of ordinary people, this is Lin Ning's innate advantage, plus Lin Ning added a cup of water with Yulu to himself, and the little weakness and discomfort that remained in the end also quickly subsided, no longer affecting Lin Ning's normal actions, so that she could be resurrected again.

Evening hospitality is a foreseeable project, to prepare a dozen or so meals at a time, but also enough hearty to serve in time, so as not to be cold in winter or slow to serve the dishes. After all, it was the first time that Gu Shaoqiu and her came here to entertain guests, and Lin Ning still attached great importance to it, after all, if there was someone who was not thoughtful, it was inevitable that someone would say something.

So some preparations that can be made in advance, Lin Ning plans to arrange them in advance. Because of the consideration of hospitality, Lin Ning made a list of materials brought by the cooking class yesterday and was still very sufficient. After sending the three of them away, Lin Ning stepped into the kitchen, Gu Shaoqiu then followed, assisting Lin Ning to start, some dismantling materials that needed to be chopped and cleaned, Gu Shaoqiu was even more hands-free Lin Ning, silent and considerate, and guided according to Lin Ning's needs, and dealt with them properly.

Just in time when Gu Shaoqiu had set aside time to go to the camp, Lin Ning's prior preparations also came to an end. The cleaned materials have been cleaned, the soaked dry goods have entered the soaking program, and all the materials of the cutting pieces have been cut to completion.

"Daughter-in-law, we won't be back until about six o'clock in the evening, you can prepare slowly, don't be too anxious, don't be too tired!" Thinking of the beauty of last night and the fatigue of his daughter-in-law, Gu Shaoqiu was happy, proud and distressed, and instructed carefully before leaving.

"I know, it's not a troublesome dish to prepare today, if you're tired, you should hurry up and go to the actor!" Lin Ning smiled and waved her hand to urge, no more than she is enjoying the holiday now, this piece of military green that Gu Shaoqiu loves is almost a year-round profession, she admires this man's persistence and dedication, and does not want to become an influence on him to drag him back.

Just as this man will feel sorry for her from the bottom of his heart, she is not the one who sits back and doesn't want to give anything, and naturally tries to do something for this man as much as she can. The heart of the round house, the relationship between the young couple is getting stronger and stronger.

Sending Gu Shaoqiu away, Lin Ning set fire to the pot and put water seasonings, planning to make some marinated goods first, this is an excellent appetizer, but it takes a while to soak and add more flavor, so Lin Ning plans to make them first, beef and pig ear pork belly, pig tongue and pig heart and pork liver, just enough to make three cold dishes, sauce beef cutting plate, garlic pork belly, braised platter.

This is Lin Ning's consideration of the fact that most of the visitors are men from the army, and wine is indispensable for winter dinners, and drinking is the best way for them to communicate their feelings. Where is there less food to drink, so Lin Ning plans to arrange six cold dishes.

It just so happened that the cold dishes could be prepared in advance, so Lin Ning packed up the materials and began to prepare in advance. There are already three dishes on it, and the rest of Lin Ning is going to make another drunkard peanut in the afternoon, a millet spicy and cool Songhua egg, a red oil bean curd, both meat and vegetarian, are excellent appetizers, and when the guests are together, they can be served directly, so that they can chat while eating, and also leave enough time for other hot dishes to come out of the pot.

Cold dishes can only be said to be appetizers, the real highlight is to see the hot dishes, hot dishes are indispensable to a few hard dishes to support the scene, braised pork ribs, plum cabbage button meat, red stewed mutton, sweet and sour carp, carrot stewed brisket, farmer's big plate chicken, really thick, not difficult to make dishes, six meat dishes. At this time, especially on the side of the army, the hospitality banquet is not popular with the hotel-style delicacy of later generations, and it is the pleasure to eat meat and drink wine, the meal should be thick, and meat is the most practical performance.

Lin Ning plans to accompany four more vegetarian dishes, sour and hot mung bean sprouts, shredded cabbage, stir-fried spinach, and fish-flavored three threads, all of which are fried quickly by vegetarian hands, not taking up time, the last dish of duck kelp soup, a sweet soup of rock sugar white fungus and pear, one salty and one sweet, light and moisturizing ending, salty and sweet, just live,

The so-called has a spectrum in his heart, he is not panicked, he is a little early in the morning, Lin Ning will do the preparations, and the marinated goods will be done first in order to better taste, and the others will be temporarily pressed for a while, and the time will be arranged in the afternoon to deal with them intensively.

The dinner was rich enough, and the lunch prepared by Lin Ning for him and Gu Shaoqiu at noon was light, the fresh meat slices were cut a little, the dried mushrooms were soaked, and the other ingredients were ready, Lin Ning stewed a mushroom meat slice soup, and fried a small stir-fry, with the big steamed buns prepared by Gu Shaoqiu in the morning, and sent her and Gu Shaoqiu's lunch.

Gu Shaoqiu had arrangements in the afternoon, so he only had time to come back for lunch, and reported to Lin Ning: "A-Ning, I have already said hello to the people who should be invited, Political Commissar Zhou said that he will let Ailing's sister-in-law come over to help in the afternoon, daughter-in-law, you can take a lunch break and be busy!" After instructing Lin Ning, Gu Shaoqiu hurriedly went to the camp again.

Lin Ning had already prepared almost as much as he should have prepared, the time was still early, Lin Ning did not wronged himself, he took a nap to make himself more energetic, and it was almost three o'clock before Lin Ning began to prepare for the afternoon. The fish should be fried first, and the pork ribs, mutton and chicken should be marinated in advance to taste, and Lin Ning prepared it unhurriedly.

There is also the staple food of the evening, Lin Ning plans to make pulled noodles, and he also prepares the dough in advance to make pulled dough and smears some oil to prevent adhesion, and wakes up there. In the evening, there is a main dish of large plate chicken, a large plate of chicken soup mixed with noodles, delicious can be so beautiful that the eyebrows fly and dance, and many large plate chicken restaurants that are popular in the north in later generations are the best proof.

When Lin Ning was making the dough embryo, there was a knock on the door outside, Lin Ning raised his voice to answer, please wait, then wiped his hands and turned out of the kitchen to open the door. Lin Ning thought that it was the Zhou family's sister-in-law Yang who came over, this was at noon Gu Shaoqiu had greeted her in advance to come to help, and yesterday, Lin Ning had also seen that this sister-in-law was an enthusiastic person. However, when Lin Ning opened the door, she saw that in addition to her expectations, Ailing's sister-in-law, who was holding their young son, Junzi, and a young woman holding a little girl in her hand, looked a few years younger than Yang Ailing, and estimated that she was about thirty.

Lin Ning was stunned for a moment, reacted very quickly, and invited everyone in with a smile first.