Your fiancee ran away with someone again

Mu Ting didn't expect to go out to buy a restaurant and take a job as a banquet contractor. He looked at the banknotes that Qi Zhan was holding in his hand and counting them over and over again, and he suddenly felt that making money is quite easy.

It just seems a little embarrassing to keep picking wool from the people around you.

Qi Zhan counted the bank notes and handed them all to Mu Ting, "One thousand and three hundred taels, Ting Ting, keep it."

Qi Zhan was still counting, "It's all edible. It is estimated that buying vegetables and meat will cost you 200 taels, and the rest will be your hard-earned money. With so many people coming, you must be busy for a long time."

Mu Ting's New Year's greeting proposal was approved by Yu Xuyao ​​and the others. They thought it was an excellent thing. If they all came to Qi's family for dinner, they would definitely eat more than one dish. It's much more cost-effective, and there are many people and it's lively, how wonderful.

They took out all the banknotes they had on the spot and handed them to Mu Ting, saying that they were used to buy vegetables and meat. When the Qi family set a date, they would come to visit the family to pay New Year's greetings. Whatever Mu Ting did, they said, Let him do his best.

Although it was Mu Ting who brought it up, he agreed without a word, and had to go back and talk to Qi's father and Qi's mother. The most important thing is that Li's current situation is special, and he was afraid that the crowd would make him uncomfortable.

Mu Ting took the banknote and said: "I have to go back and talk to my parents first, I don't know if they will agree, if it is inconvenient to come to the house, I will set the place to eat in the restaurant, it happens to be a big place, Can sit down."

Qi Zhan leaned closer and put his arms around Mu Ting and walked forward, "Don't worry, Mom and Dad will definitely agree. They really want someone to come to accompany them to drink tea, play chess, and talk about family life. I don't see Dad being idle at home all day." Are you getting hairy?"

How to put it this way, the three brothers of Qi Zhan have their own families, and they are tired of spending time with their wives and children all day long, while Qi's mother is busy preparing for the marriage of Mu Ting and Qi Zhan, so she doesn't have much time to talk to Qi's father. Qi's father didn't want to go out to have fun every day, so he seemed idle and bored, and he was sitting in the study all day reading, which seemed to be a bit moldy.

It sounds a bit pathetic.

Qi Zhan also felt emotional, "My father must miss the days when I deliberately provoke him. Every time I would make him so angry that he wanted to jump up and beat me. This year, I won't be angry with him. My father may not be happy. Energetic."

Qi Zhan stroked his chin and pondered, "Tingting, tell me, do I want to be angry with my father when I go back?"

Mu Ting looked at his buttocks and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Qi Zhan rubbed himself, "It's okay, I don't feel anything anymore."

So you can ride again.

Mu Ting plucked at his ears, begging for beating in different ways all day long, "Why don't you play a few games of chess with dad after you get home, self-cultivation is worse than being beaten."

Qi Zhan immediately shook his head, "No, no, I can't sit still, and my father doesn't like to play chess with me, he despises me."

Mu Ting continued to suggest ideas, "What about painting?"

Qi Zhan still shook his head, "No, no, if I paint Dad as a fire-breathing old man, he will still beat me."

Qi Zhan sighed, "Oh, if you want to blame it, it's because my father has too few hobbies and is very old-fashioned. Otherwise, I would generously share my vixen story books with him, and by the way, I could also share my experience in coaxing my daughter-in-law. good."

Mu Ting smiled, "If you are not afraid of being chased and beaten by your father, you can try it too."

How dare Qi Zhan, father is father after all, he can not only beat him, but also confiscate his fox story book.

Qi Zhan said, "It's better to let him continue to idle."

Having said that, Qi Zhan rushed to his father's study as soon as he got home, and shared with him the good news that a large number of guests were about to come to the house.

He also listed the things his father can do after these guests come, such as who to play chess with, who to quarrel with, who to be better than his wife, etc. A series of good things that can relieve loneliness, so that you don’t have to be bored in the study alone and get moldy .

Everything was fine until Father Qi heard Qi Zhan say that he was lonely and moldy in the study, his expression changed. He reached out and touched under the table, "Have I not hit you for a while?"

Father Qi took out a stick from under the table, pointed at Qi Zhan and held it up.

Qi Zhan: "!!!"

"Dad, why are you hiding a stick under the table!"

"Have you been thinking about finding a chance to hit me!"

Qi Zhan's grief and indignation were mixed with disbelief, he was his own after all, so it wouldn't be possible to treat him like this?

Father Qi took down the stick slowly, took out a handkerchief and wiped it carefully, and said, "Just in case you need it."

"Is that just for emergencies? Daddy, you obviously hit me anytime and anywhere for convenience," Qi Zhan pulled Mu Ting and hid behind him, accusing Qi's father with accusations all over his face.

Father Qi said quietly, "It's not good to know too much."

Qi Zhan: "..."

Qi Zhan put his head on Mu Ting's shoulder and cried, "It's a waste of me trying to make Dad happy, telling him as soon as I get home that there will be guests at home."

When Qi Zhan didn't see it, Qi's father always had a smile on his face, which showed that he was in a good mood.

This is obviously Qi's father making fun of Qi Zhan, and Mu Ting didn't intend to expose it. He told Qi's father carefully about Yu Zhu's family coming to dinner, and Qi's father nodded, "It's just a meal, it's nothing It's a big deal, just watch and arrange it."

Qi's father was also really looking forward to someone coming to accompany him to pass the time, so he asked when he would come.

Mu Ting knew what Qi's father was thinking at a glance, and said: "Tomorrow, I will first ask my elder brother and sister-in-law. If it is convenient, I can invite someone to come to the house. If it is not convenient, we can go to the restaurant to eat. It happens that there are seats over there. There are benches."

"Okay," Father Qi replied, put away the stick and sent them away.

Qi Zhan, who had finished crying, saw Qi's father lift up the stick, and his courage began to grow fat again. He ran to pull his father's beard, and then ran to the door quickly, making a face at his father, "As long as I run fast, you will I can’t hit it, even if I hide the stick, it’s useless.” Then he laughed and dragged Mu Ting away before Qi’s father chased him out.

Father Qi's roar came from behind, telling Qi Zhan to wait.

Qi Zhan, who has won back a city, is not afraid at the moment, and smiles smugly, "He will forget it in a short time."

Then he asked Mu Ting for an expression, "Ting Ting, am I smart?"

The act of dying to pluck the tiger's beard is really too clever.

Mu Ting reached out and patted his head twice, "Smart, I don't know how many blessings I have cultivated to meet you in this life."

Being praised so suddenly, Qi Zhan was still a little shy, hugged Mu Ting's arm and said modestly: "Ting Ting, don't say that, I'm not that good."

Mu Ting didn't know what to say, so he could only take this big pendant to Brother Qi's yard.

Mrs. Li was sitting in the courtyard basking in the sun. The weather has been much warmer recently, and there is a big sun every day, which makes people feel warm and brighter.

Mrs. Li knew that they were going out to visit the restaurant, so she first asked if things were going well, and Mu Ting told her about the restaurant he bought and the general appearance of the restaurant, and then he mentioned that someone came to pay New Year's greetings for dinner.

"I'm fine, except that I felt a little uncomfortable when I first got up in the morning. After eating the dishes you cooked, I didn't feel uncomfortable. You said that almost everyone has a good relationship with our family. I also know the female family members well. It's just right to come here. lively."

"So, then I'll send someone a letter in a while, asking them to come for lunch tomorrow."

"Okay," Li replied, with a smile on his face, "Tomorrow we will have another treat."

"Then sister-in-law will eat more tomorrow," Mu Ting said, and then said that he would go to Second Brother Qi to talk about it. Although Mrs. Xu is not pregnant, they are all a family, so they should talk about it.

Second Brother Qi and Mrs. Xu will naturally not object, they are just like Mrs. Li, they are looking forward to tomorrow, and they will be able to eat new dishes again.

After the family members agreed, Mu Ting asked Qi Zhan to send letters to his good friends to confirm the number of people who would come tomorrow, and he drew up the menu for tomorrow at home.

The chicken feet stew that Yu's father and mother are thinking about can't be missed, and the cold dishes eaten on New Year's Eve can also be added, such dishes as dry pot fatty intestines, braised pork, squirrel mandarin fish, taro chicken, and braised pig's feet with soybeans can also be remade. Add another main dish and it's almost the same.

The main dish, Mu Ting, plans to make Yipinguo. Yipinguo is Anhui cuisine, which belongs to the hot pot category. There are many dishes in it, with a combination of meat and vegetables. It is just right to eat at the end. If you are not full, you can add more vegetables to continue cooking. Keeping it will not make people hungry belly go.

After the menu is set, Mu Ting writes down the ingredients that need to be purchased. When Qi Zhan comes back and confirms the number of people, he can hand it over to the butler to arrange for people to buy.

Qi Zhan came back very quickly, and brought back an astonishing number of New Year greetings, 100 people, not counting the Qi family.

A family in this era is completely different from a modern family. A family with a small population like the Qi family has ten members, and a family with a thriving population of two to thirty members is not uncommon.

Qi Zhan said: "I said that I only invite the prostitutes, otherwise there will be more people." Qi Zhan stood behind Mu Ting and rubbed his shoulders, "There are so many people, Ting Ting, can you come here?"

There are eleven tables to be set up, and eleven servings of each dish are required, which is comparable to a banquet.

"I have Zhao Quan and the others to help me, so I can come over quickly."

Mu Ting handed over the list of ingredients to the butler, and went to the back kitchen by himself to make the preparations that can be done today.

Qi Zhan didn't dare to make trouble for Mu Ting, so he obediently nested on the soft bed and wrote his scriptures. At night, he helped Mu Ting take a bath, gave him a body massage, and served him very thoughtfully.

Mu Ting didn't think there was anything wrong with it. As a cook, who hasn't hosted a few banquets, as long as the ingredients are ready, there will be no mistakes, and the meals will be served on time.

……

On the second day, Qi's kitchen started to get busy early.

And the person who was going to come to Qi's house for dinner was also very busy, busy changing clothes.

Not for anything else, just look at three points. One is that the clothes keep warm and look good;

Everyone is gearing up, they will definitely return with a full belly when they go to Qi's house today, this is a hard-won opportunity to eat.

After packing up, the whole family got into the carriage, and the carriages went straight to Qi's house.

There was a long line of stops at the door of Qi's house one after another, and the scene looked a bit spectacular.

There is still an hour before lunch time, and all the people who should come to visit for New Year's greetings have arrived. There are many people, and almost all of them know each other. I find people who are familiar with me to play chess and chat, play the piano, paint and talk about homework. The scene looks very harmonious .

It's just that there are always people who come to the back kitchen of Qi's family from time to time, stretch their necks to smell the fragrance, and then some people squat or stand on the ground to discuss the fragrance of the dishes, and what's delicious in a while.

Qi Zhan, who originally planned to play wildly with a group of children at home, ran to block people after seeing this scene. He always felt that these people not only wanted to eat vegetables, but also missed his wife. It was made by his daughter-in-law, so he resolutely forbids them to step into the kitchen or meet his daughter-in-law.

Qi Zhan moved a chair and brought all the prestige team over. He drew a line on the ground, and whoever dared to step over the line would let the dog bite them.

Qi Zhan did this, and got a lot of stingy comments. Qi Zhan didn't care about it while eating melon seeds while basking in the sun.

The movement outside soon reached Mu Ting's ears, he just smiled, he didn't care, it was all idle, and he would be fine after dinner.

Some people help, but the dishes are actually prepared very quickly. Only the main dish of Yipinguo is the most time-consuming, with many ingredients and steps.

The butler asked people to find a lot of ingredients that Mu Ting wanted, such as dried shark fin, dried bamboo shoots, dried beans, ham, winter bamboo shoots, etc. In addition, this pot also used chicken, duck, and pork tendons.

Yipinguo pays attention to multiple cuttings, multiple additions of soup, and multiple times of stewing, so that the original flavors of the dishes can penetrate each other while maintaining the original flavors of the dishes. The dishes are bright, bright and beautiful, and the taste is even more unique. , the well-deserved first-class two characters.

Mu Ting fried meatballs, made egg dumplings, stuffed meat into tofu puffs, took the pot, and began to put ingredients into the pot.

Shredded radish, dried beans, dried bamboo shoots, and fresh winter bamboo shoots are used as the base, and the broth that has been simmered slowly overnight on a low heat is added. Put the pot on the stove and start to cook slowly.

When the soup boils, start to spread the second layer, spread the ham slices on the first layer, put the pork tendons aside, and add soup to cook.

Chicken is placed on the third layer, duck is placed on the fourth layer, egg dumplings are placed on the fifth layer, meatballs are surrounded by golden meatballs, and a small egg is placed on the meatballs. The last layer is soaked tofu and dried shark fin. , and vermicelli, divided into three parts, each occupying a grid, and finally decorated with green pea shoots, a huge pot of fragrant Yipin pot is ready.

The Yipin pot is still boiling on the stove, except for the dishes that need to be fried quickly, the others are ready and served on the table.

The people who smelled the fragrance outside the kitchen dispersed when the food was served. They found their own tables, served the bowls, and held the chopsticks in their hands. They only waited for the master to say a word, and they started immediately.

The only one who didn't move was Qi Zhan. Seeing that the inside was finishing up and Mu Ting was not so busy, Qi Zhan slipped in to find him.

Mu Ting was tasting a pot of soup, because he was busy, and also because of the many fires in the kitchen, Mu Ting was sweating in the winter.

Qi Zhan didn't have a handkerchief on his body, so he held up his sleeve and put it on, "Ting Ting, you've worked hard, aren't you tired, do you want me to press it for you?"

Mu Ting shook his head, "I'm fine," he served a bowl of soup to Qi Zhan, "Taste how it tastes."

Qi Zhan said before he could drink it, "It must be delicious," he handed the bowl to Mu Ting's mouth, "Drink it first, Ting Ting."

If you have to describe this soup, there are only two words, one is fresh and the other is delicious.

Qi Zhan has already eaten countless dishes made by Mu Ting, and he has also drank the soup, and found that none of them are as fresh as the bowl of soup in his hand, "Ting Ting, I think my tongue is going to be fresh, this is too fresh. It's delicious."

Mu Ting introduced: "This is called Yipin Guo. There are a lot of ingredients in it. They are simmered little by little. The freshness in the soup is incorporated into the dishes, and the taste of the vegetables themselves is also incorporated into the soup, complementing each other."

Qi Zhan didn't understand these things, he just felt that if such a dish was served for today's guests, there must be more people thinking about his wife.

Mu Ting ordered Yipin Guo to be brought to the table, and Qi Zhan hugged Mu Ting from behind and acted like a baby, "Ting Ting, you are mine, my wife, and my husband."

Mu Ting asked him softly, "Why did you say this suddenly?"

Qi Zhan explained in a muffled voice, "Because you are so kind, I'm afraid someone will rob you."

"Is it because the food is delicious?"

"That's not enough. There are many people who want to rob you, not to mention that your other places are so good."

Everyone in the kitchen was serving food outside, no one paid attention to them, so Mu Ting turned around and hugged Qi Zhan, touching his forehead, "But no matter how good I am, it's yours, are you so happy?"

Qi Zhanjian was very happy, with a bright smile and bright eyes, and he could only see the person in front of him.

Mu Ting pinched his face, "Okay, the dishes are ready, let's go to eat in front, I have cooked so many delicious food, you should eat more."

"I will!" Qi Zhan patted his chest and promised, and then dragged Qi Zhan to the garden.

There were so many people that we couldn't fit so many tables in the house, so we put them in the garden. There were eleven tables neatly, and each table was full.

Qi Zhan and Mu Ting naturally sat together with his good brothers. There were a lot of people today, and it was the first time that the whole family came to celebrate the New Year.

As soon as they finished drinking, everyone looked at Father Qi eagerly. The desire accumulated in those eyes made Father Qi unable to hold back. He solemnly said: "Dinner!"

As soon as the words fell, the chopsticks on the table began to dance. Everyone has their favorite dishes, and they have already seen their favorite dishes, and they just wait for the chopsticks to be dropped.

Many people exclaimed and were about to praise a few words, but found that other people did not make a sound and just buried their heads in eating, so they understood, eat first, and then praise after eating.

Every dish tastes good, whether you have eaten it or not, it is full of surprises, and you can't wait to swallow the whole plate.

A maid specially introduced Yipinguo before it was served, saying that it was the main course of the day, so everyone consciously saved Yipinguo for last.

Halfway through the other dishes, someone stretched their chopsticks towards the Yipin pot, and picked up the pea shoots on the top of the chopsticks. Before eating, it seemed a little bland, but when the dish was rolled in the soup, the freshness It spread in the mouth in an instant, and the person who ate it immediately praised, "Good!"

This was the first person to speak since the meal started. After seeing him pick up the food, everyone stretched their chopsticks towards the Yipin pot on their table.

The pea sprouts are fresh and still retain their own sweetness, and they are still crunchy.

Pork stuffing is sandwiched in the tofu puff, and the soup is boiled in. Once you bite into it, the soup bursts into your mouth. It is slightly hot, but it stimulates the taste buds and makes people want more.

The vermicelli is not bad, neither hard nor soft. If you put a little soup in a bowl and eat some pea sprouts with the vermicelli, you will not only have the fun of making vermicelli, but also have a wonderful combination that makes people forget All want to applaud.

After eating the first-class pot, everyone didn't pick up other dishes. It's not that the other dishes are inferior in taste, but because they don't want to destroy such a pure freshness. They just want to keep eating until the dishes in this pot bottom out.

After everyone finished eating the first floor, they found that every floor below revealed surprises, even the arrangement of the dishes was particular, each floor had different patterns, and before the dishes were finished, someone was already inviting guests.

Father Yu sat next to Father Qi and said to him, "When you come to my house tomorrow, if you don't need anything else, let your son-in-law make this first-grade pot again. You tell him that the conditions are open, and he wants my son to give him It’s okay to be small.”

Immediately, someone cut Yu's father, "If people want to see your son, you need to speak up. Your kid has already done it by himself."

Father Yu was very sorry, "Why did the kid from the Qi family get ahead of him? You should have known earlier..."

Those present who didn't want to know earlier, they must have tried their best to rob someone, the more they thought about it, the more they felt that the Qi family was lucky, and Qi's father looked enviously in his eyes.

Father Qi refused on behalf of Mu Ting, "I don't want a son or a daughter, and I can eat, but he doesn't do it, it's too tiring, and I feel sorry for the incompetent in my family."

Everyone thought it was a pity, and subconsciously accelerated the speed of picking up food. After eating this meal, they still don't know when they will be able to eat it. Even if they go back with a full stomach today, there must be no leftovers!

And these hundreds of people ate happily at Qi's house, but they didn't know that there were already rumors outside because of the mighty row of carriages in the morning, and they felt that the Qi family was afraid of making trouble with this ostentation and battle.

It was really eye-catching that so many high officials and their family members gathered together, and the news spread in a short time, even the palace knew about it.

Duofu told the emperor about the Qi family's unruly intentions, and the emperor said "Oh" with great interest, "Unruly intentions, it sounds like that."

"Actually, what are you doing at Qi's house?"

Duofu said: "Eat," Duofu used an adjective, "gathering people to eat."

The emperor curled his lips, "Are you ready to rebel against me when you're full? Is the person spreading this rumor missing a brain?"

Duofu thought for a while and said, "Maybe they didn't eat it, so they were jealous."

The emperor felt that this statement was more credible than those who went to Qi's house for dinner.

The emperor asked again, "Do you know what to eat?"

Dove spoke cautiously. "Your Majesty, why don't you say it, it's the tormentors." Those who listened were tormented, and those who said it were hard.

The emperor cast his eyes over, "Have you lost your guts?"

Duofu immediately closed his eyes and began to recite the names of the dishes, "Braised pork, squirrel fish, taro chicken, braised pig's trotters... Yipin Guo."

Duofu swallowed quietly, and didn't dare to continue to say how those people praised that first-grade pot, he was afraid that the emperor would blame the Qi family for not inviting him.

The emperor was silent for a while, feeling somewhat regretful, he simply got up and suggested, "Come out of the palace with me?"

Duofu laughed and said, "You have to take Guard Wang with you."

……

Apart from the palace, the news received from other places is also similar, especially Mu Guogong's mansion and Jin Wang's mansion.

If there is a grudge, it is inevitable that the Qi family will pay more attention to it.

Even if he knew that he went to the families he had a good relationship with with the Qi family, he also knew that he was there for dinner, but because of enmity, he would inevitably think too much.

Almost at the same time, King Jin and Duke Mu were both asking their subordinates, "The purpose of mobilizing so many people is to go to have a meal. Do you believe such stupid words?"

The subordinates believe it, after all, what they eat is really delicious.

But their master didn't think so, and only ordered with a cold expression, "My lord, keep an eye on the Qi family. This family seems to be indifferent, but none of them are good."

Mu Guogong also ordered his subordinates, "Report immediately if there is any movement in the Qi family, especially Mu Ting, my good son, you should go home."