Chapter 508: The car picks up the bride, what a grand occasion
“This meat looks so delicious!”
Secretary Shi, who was standing next to Xu Damao, poked his head into the jar and couldn't help but speak.
Yesterday, when Chen Jun was making fermented bean curd meat, Secretary Shi was watching from the side. He knew that the meat used was all very good three-layer pork belly.
First blanch it in water, then use fermented bean curd, seasonings, rock sugar and soy sauce to make a soup base, then put the pork belly in and slow-roast it over low heat overnight.
Upon hearing this, Chen Jun simply took off all the lids on the jars.
Suddenly, the attractively colored meat pieces with the aroma of soy sauce and fermented bean curd appeared.
You know what, when people saw this dish for the first time, they were really shocked.
It’s absolutely amazing to stew meat with fermented bean curd!
It looks good and tastes good.
Xu Damao had been craving for food the whole night, and after seeing the true appearance of the fermented bean curd meat, he became even more greedy, and his stomach couldn't help but growl.
I don’t know if he started it, but Secretary Shi and the others’ stomachs also started growling.
According to custom, relatives and friends will come to the house to help in the morning, and the host will also prepare breakfast.
But Secretary Shi was no longer in the mood to eat breakfast. He swallowed deeply, pursed his lips and said, "How about we try it first to see if it's salty or not?"
"Row!"
"I think so!"
"Then taste it. If it tastes bland, add some salt."
Secretary Shi’s proposal was recognized by everyone.
Xu Damao rubbed his face excitedly. He had been waiting all night. Finally, he could taste what the fermented bean curd meat tasted like.
Seeing this, Chen Jun nodded and asked Xu Damao to get chopsticks. The others went to find bowls without any instructions.
When they returned, Chen Jun used chopsticks to pick up a piece of fermented bean curd meat for Secretary Shi.
The square pieces of fermented bean curd meat were steaming, and the tempting soup was sliding from the meat to the bottom of the bowl, making it look even more tempting.
Secretary Shi just pinched the meat with chopsticks lightly, and the piece of meat made of three layers of pork belly was directly split into two halves.
As expected of being warm-roasted all night, the meat has become very soft and tasty. Just put it in your mouth and take a light sip with your tongue, and it melts in your mouth.
The lean meat is not separated and is mixed together for chewing. You don’t even need to swallow it. It slides into your stomach involuntarily, leaving only the aroma of the sauce with a flavor of fermented bean curd in your mouth.
It’s delicious. It’s so damn delicious!
Everyone ate one piece and felt more energetic than before.
"Okay, let's get busy!"
Everyone was not greedy, they ate one piece and then went back to work.
Anyway, I can still eat it when the meal starts at noon, so there is no need to rush.
Chen Jun had a simple breakfast and started to work.
In this way, they were busy until about ten o'clock in the morning. Suddenly, Sha Zhu pricked up his ears and said to Chen Jun beside him: "Hey, the bride is coming. I heard the sound of firecrackers."
"This Secretary Shi's family is quite rich. They started setting off firecrackers at the entrance of the village. How much money did it cost?"
Chen Jun was sitting on a mat drinking tea. After hearing what Sha Zhu said, he listened carefully and found that there were indeed the sounds of firecrackers.
"Let's go join in the fun and share in the joy!"
Chen Jun put the teacup aside and called Sha Zhu to go to the door together.
Most of the food for lunch has been prepared, and the only things left are some dishes and soups that need to be cooked. These cannot be prepared in advance, otherwise they will not taste good when the meal starts.
Sha Zhu nodded happily and followed him out happily.
"Here it comes, here comes the BenBen car!"
The gate was very lively at this time, with four or five children running around and shouting, each holding one or two pieces of candy in their hands.
For these little kids, someone getting married in the village is something worth celebrating.
Because someone is getting married, people will give out wedding candies, and these children can save up a bag of candies. If the adults in the family give gifts, they will be even happier than during the Chinese New Year.
BenBen car?
Chen Jun looked towards the entrance of the village and saw several cars.
In front of the car there were two rows of wedding processions beating gongs and drums, it was extremely lively.
"I think I saw Director Song. He actually went to be the driver for the groom." Sha Zhu also saw the car at this time and scratched his head in surprise.
When Xu Damao got married, it was already very grand, but compared with the son of Secretary Shi, it was nothing.
Nowadays, if you can have a bicycle when you get married, you are already considered good. How many people can afford a car?
"Tsk, you don't know this. Although Secretary Shi lives in the village, he has a house in the city and his son works in the supply and marketing cooperative. He's a very respectable person." Xu Damao appeared out of nowhere and gave Sha Zhu a scientific lecture.
The girl was from the next village and was introduced to Secretary Shi’s son by a matchmaker.
When they were discussing the marriage, the woman requested that the wedding banquet be held in a restaurant in the city, saying that it would bring face if they went there.
But Secretary Shi felt that it was inappropriate to hold the wedding banquet in a restaurant in the city, and it would be more lively to hold it in the village.
It was also for this reason that the woman had been selecting the chef for the banquet, and had been screening for several months before Chen Jun came.
"Here we go, light up the firecrackers, light them up!"
The wedding procession was about to arrive at the doorstep, and Secretary Shi started asking the younger generations in the family to set off firecrackers, making the occasion lively and festive.
"Squeak~"
The wedding jeep driven by Director Song stopped steadily at the gate of the courtyard, and Secretary Shi's son Shi Delu, wearing a very elegant Zhongshan suit, got out of the car.
You know what, Shi Delu is tall and thin, very handsome, worthy of working in the supply and marketing cooperative.
He first nodded to his father, then grinned and walked happily to the other side of the car, ready to welcome the bride down.
"Xiao Li, we're home!"
Shi Delu had just opened the car door and was about to carry the bride on his back when a woman in red clothes suddenly came in and pushed Shi Delu aside.
"Delu, did you forget something?"
It is obvious that the woman in red is the bride's mother, Shi Delu's mother-in-law.
Shi Delu was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion: "Aunt, what is it?"
"It's a red envelope for entering the house. The custom in our place is that the bride must receive a red envelope before getting off the sedan chair, to celebrate!"
"Yes, for celebration."
As soon as the mother-in-law finished speaking, four or five more women came up. Their meaning was very clear: if they didn't give a red envelope, there would be no chance of letting the bride get off the car.
this......
The atmosphere was a little awkward, but the groom still smiled and replied: "Aunt, I've given you everything I should give. I haven't heard that you need to give a red envelope as a gift for entering the house?"
"That's the rule where we are!" one of the women shouted.
After these words were spoken, everyone present couldn't help but frown.
The bride is from the next village, and she has never heard of such a rule!