National Tide 1980

Master Li was responsible for counting dry goods and delicacies. While responding to Master Pang's words, he also checked the ingredients he needed to prepare. At this time, he felt that it was almost done.

"It's a strong wind and the doorkeepers are selling food, and everyone has their own stall. In my place, everything that needs to be soaked in water has been soaked. Sea cucumbers and other things are quite acceptable, although some things have been left out for a long time, such as this deer tendon. It’s no longer bright, but it doesn’t matter, it’s all about cooking.”

Following Master Li, he rushed to the kitchen and shouted, "Liangzi, come out. This deer tendon needs to be treated with caustic soda. You must make it flexible so that we can use it later. Do you understand?"

At about this time, the three tricycle drivers in the outer courtyard also led the tricycles to the door of the kitchen.

As soon as they looked at the contents of the goods list, the two masters understood it.

These were all booked with the supplier of Tan Palace a long time ago. The fresh fruits and vegetables obtained from Yongdingmen were all needed to be fresh and there was no way to prepare them in advance.

So at this time, the two master chefs who wanted to take a break couldn't take a breath, and there was another round of inspections on seasonal fresh products.

Several tricycle drivers were unloading the goods from the vehicle one by one, and they were opening the cane covers one by one to inspect.

There were more than twenty baskets with dozens of items in varying quantities, and it took me half an hour to figure them all out.

At this time, several tricycle drivers standing in the kitchen yard had their eyes opened again.

Not to mention that along the way, they felt as if they were in the large garden of Prince Gong's Mansion, thinking that they had arrived at the "real Prince's Mansion".

Just saying that the sight of this kitchen full of delicious food was far beyond their imagination.

It's not like they've never seen a factory canteen before, but comparing it to this, it's a shame.

Because the factory is all about wild vegetables, cabbage and potatoes in winter, eggplants and lentils in autumn, tomatoes and cucumbers in summer, and even the occasional meat is the same thing as "red-crowned crane".

Never had they seen so many kinds of meat, so many colorful cakes and snacks.

Not to mention that the things they got were all hard-to-find items on the market.

Among them, only lychees and bananas each have a large basket, and there are countless fruits and grapes of various colors.

Even the vegetables, many of them were fresh vegetables that they had never seen before.

In particular, there are not only many things, but also large quantities.

They had never seen dozens of soup cans with different stickers on them.

I have never seen dozens of elbows piled up in large iron pots like a mountain.

I have also never seen hundreds of big fish neatly cleaned up, fried one by one, and put together.

Not to mention, there are many things they don’t recognize, such as sea cucumbers, scallops, fish maw, shark fins, bird’s nests, camel humps and so on.

In short, the kitchen today is like a big vegetable market.

The courtyard of the kitchen and the aroma wafting out of it made their mouths water, and they thought of one word - rich.

In their opinion, all the good things this person can eat in his life may not be as much as what they see in the kitchen at this time.

Ever since, when they finally finished what they were supposed to do.

They were all overjoyed to actually get the job they took on a hot day, and they were covered in sweat after receiving a generous price.

Under the shade of the tree, they were drinking warm and fragrant jasmine tea from a large bowl, and wiping their sweaty heads with a dark towel. When the leading tricycle driver was happy, he couldn't bear the loneliness and wanted to talk a few words. Son.

While holding the tea bowl, he couldn't help but ask Master Pang, "Master, it's so hot today, there are inevitably a lot of flies, and the ice melts quickly. Look, the ice water under your basket is full." Damn it! How dare you bring something this old?"

As for Master Pang, after being a chef for a long time, he also has the habit of being a good teacher.

Anyway, everything was in order, people were busy with all the chores, and there was still some time before the banquet started at noon, so he simply picked up the teapot and started to get bored with the coachman like a storyteller.

"Did you use it? You took that 'nu' and told you that the people working today are not ordinary people. They are in the literary and art world, the cultural world, the business world, and the officialdom. We have too many friends and a wide range of contacts. We are here. The amount of three hundred people is not necessarily enough. Moreover, you have to understand that people are not ordinary people in small households. They have to arrange people to accompany the guests and eat with them. But if you are willing to eat one meal in the morning and one in the evening, you can eat here for a whole day. Think about it, how much food do you need to prepare?"

"Yes." The eyes of several coachmen gleamed as they listened to the cross talk "Opening a Porridge Factory" and savored the magnanimity of the good people from the Loess Ma family.

So then a coachman asked again, "How many dishes are there on each table for this meal? Isn't it necessary to have eighteen dishes?"

If you ask this question, it is probably the ceiling of the luxurious banquet that his class can imagine.

However, these words seemed so ridiculous to Master Pang's ears.

He couldn't help curling his lips, "Eighteen dishes, you're saying too little. I still say that our banquet is not for a small family. If it were ordinary people, it would be enough to treat them with 'eight pieces of pork'. That's a rough banquet, and the eight pieces on the table are all found on the pig, such as four-happiness meatballs, mandarin duck braised pork, rice noodle meat, tiger skin elbow, braised spareribs, large pieces of rice, and some cold and vegetarian dishes, to make up eighteen for you. We are not doing that today. We have wine and meat, and we can't just eat to our heart's content. The guests today are all top-notch, so we have to have high-end ones, and we have to make them to make the host look good. So, we have to have a 'four-four-to-the-end' banquet."

"Four-four-to-the-end?"

Master Pang's words made the drivers confused again, and they were even more curious, and another person couldn't help but interrupt and ask for advice.

"Master, what is a four-four-to-the-end banquet?"

Master Pang was excited and willing to explain patiently, not at all impatient.

"Four fours is a kind of banquet that counts by four, and there are rules for serving dishes. To put it bluntly, it is classified by dishes, and everything is served together in fours. Four is an auspicious number in our culture, and it also caters to the changing seasons, the four seasons are always fresh, and it is also a good start of stability. The simplest 'four fours' banquet is four flat plates, four big items, four rows of items, and four rice dishes, or four cold dishes, four hot dishes, four soup dishes, and four snacks. Just think about it, there are sixteen dishes, how complicated it would be?"

"So how many dishes are you preparing for today?"

The leading driver was completely excited, and when Master Pang finished speaking, he couldn't help but ask for clarification.

Master Pang is a good person, and he doesn't keep them in suspense or waste his breath, so he just lets them learn something.

"Since you are willing to listen, let me tell you. We have four kinds of dried fruits today, including sesame sugar, butter almonds, melon seeds, and peanuts. Four kinds of candied fruits, including peach preserves, melon strips, candied dates, and quince. There are also four kinds of fruits, including grapes, lychees, peaches, and bananas. Four kinds of cakes, including rose cakes, flour cakes, perilla leaf cakes, and jade dew cream. Four kinds of meat dishes, including smoked fish, pine flowers, mixed shrimp waist, and braised beef. Four kinds of vegetarian dishes, including mixed spinach, osmanthus lotus root, red and green, and pearl bamboo shoots. Four kinds of stir-fried dishes, including Kung Pao chicken, braised pork cubes, braised prawns, and sweet and sour pork tenderloin. Four kinds of stews, including braised shredded chicken and braised chestnut mushrooms. , Yuanyang buckle, scallion-fried sea cucumber. Four dim sum, fried unicorn noodles, daluo fire cake, fried magnolia stick, flavored steamed buns. Four bowls, chicken oil stewed wild rice stem, casserole stewed deer tendon, sesame oil eel paste, braised shark fin. Four big bowls, dragon boat mandarin fish, slippery shellfish, milk juice cauliflower, candied apple. Four porridge dishes, camel hump shreds, sweet broth, Sichuan pickles, and sauced sweet potato. Hey, excluding the dragon and phoenix wedding cakes, there are no more and no less than thirty-six dishes in total. Of course, if you want to add more, you can certainly add more, but then the dining time is too long, which is too unnecessary. The guests will be either full or tired. "

Good guy!

I didn't know until I heard it. I didn't know that there are such rich banquets in the world.

Poverty really limits imagination!

To be honest, if it weren't for the tea bowls in their hands, these drivers would have wanted to applaud Master Pang.

The names of the dishes he mentioned were much more enjoyable than the crosstalk of "steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, roast duck, roast chicken, roast goose..." It's much more enjoyable to listen to.

It's said that one is a liar and the other is a real expert.

He can make it as he says, and there are rules and regulations, unlike the crosstalk that makes up a lot of things and puts different ingredients together according to the same method.

This authority and professionalism are completely different.

Just like that, several drivers drooled just by listening.

If they hadn't known in their hearts that this meal was not something that could be eaten with money.

They really wanted to ask how much they had to pay to have a seat and sit in and eat with them.

At this time, perhaps also tempted by the food, a little yellow cat jumped down from the wall to join in the fun.

The cat ran into the kitchen and saw the pile of meat as soon as it entered the yard.

Two of the rickshaw drivers discovered it almost at the same time. They were kind-hearted, so they chased after it and kicked it to scare it away.

"This thing is the most annoying! It can take a fish away if you are not careful."

"Isn't it? Damn it, this thing is the most hateful. It is simply impossible to guard against it. If I see it again, I must catch it."

The two drivers used this sentence half to scold the cat, and half to show their goodwill, just as a greeting with Master Pang.

Unfortunately, they were too happy and sad, and they were really reckless.

Because Master Pang was immediately shocked and kept shouting to stop.

"Don't worry, don't worry! This is the cat raised by the chairman of the board. You two, hey, how can I say hello to you. Fortunately, you are not hurt, otherwise if the American old lady knew about it, we would all be dumbfounded."

"Ah?" After hearing this, the drivers realized that they had almost gotten into trouble just now.

Well, I drank someone's tea, took candy, cigarettes, and money, and almost hurt someone's beloved cat.

How can you say that?

As for the frightened little yellow cat, it ran to the courtyard wall. Because of the unexpected disaster, it refused to leave easily, and stared at the driver and meowed.

It was as if it understood the conversation between these people and was protesting.

So, none of the drivers could stay, and they realized that cats were not easy to mess with.

They were afraid and wronged, and they felt that this matter was weird.

They were all thinking about the long nights and many dreams, so they left quickly. So stay away from here and keep your harvest.

However, in the eyes of cats, they don’t think too much.

Why is it called?

In fact, it is very simple. It is nothing more than the feeling that today's kitchen is so different, with so many rich and tempting things, that it is unable to resist this temptation and dares to take risks.

For it, what it yearns for most is obviously not the several large tables in the courtyard that are filled with layers of dried fruits, cakes and various snacks.

Instead, there were fish scales, fish bones, shrimp skins, and meat bones thrown together like the Himalayas in the corner of the yard, attracting flies.

As a result, he was expelled, and it was because of the random attacks of outsiders.

His grandma is a weakling, so why should she get kicked like this?

In the cat's heart, it feels really wronged. It also knows that what it wants is something that humans won't eat.

The owner is getting married, and it can’t even pick up any chicken bones or fish bones. How can it stop barking?

…………

It should be said that in terms of pomp and experience, today, whether it is the delivery drivers or the chefs in the kitchen, they are just out of line.

In all aspects, who is the easiest person to feast your eyes on?

Alas, it was actually the drummers wearing red uniforms, sitting in the row of rooms at the gate waiting for the newcomers to arrive, drinking tea, and a few people waiting to act as bearers.

Because of their errands, these people only started waiting for the bride to come in. They were all very busy.

The big bronze drums and trumpets were all put aside. They were holding small cigarettes and blowing small electric fans, watching the people coming and going outside the window.

Everyone is busy.

Not only did they see with their own eyes how people in Yunyuan set up gift tables and tea tables.

Then a red tablecloth was laid out and an eight-screen screen with folded branches and flowers was placed.

I also saw how these people put dried fruits, fresh fruits, wedding candies, wedding cigarettes, and snacks on the plate in order.

And all the porcelain used was specially fired for this wedding.

Of course, they were surprised, opened their eyes and opened their eyes, and they couldn't keep their mouths shut.

What's the point of just sitting around and watching?

With the peep show in front of us, of course we have to chat and tease each other.

"Isn't it the same for rich people to get a wife as for us who don't have money? How much money do we spend to get a wife? Even after we get married, it's not easy to live a good life - these days! A good wife is hard to find! Even if you find one, What do you think? I can't afford to worry about your money! I won't let you have friends! If you have a child, you have to take care of the child. What's the point of getting married? ? If I have so much money, I won’t fucking get married. I’ll save it all in the bank. Why don’t I live a good life and spend it on others? Grandma..."

This guy just wants to "make people laugh" when he talks, and he dares to say things that others don't dare to say, because in fact, he is not married yet, and he doesn't even know his partner.

Therefore, his words have the comedic effect of sour grapes.

The group couldn't help laughing when they heard what he said.