The Cold Food Festival is the second day after the Qingming Festival.As early as five days before the Qingming Festival, Li Haitang received a message organized by her, specifying that the cold food banquet was held in the East Flower Hall of the Pavilion.At the time, there were not only the ladies of the eight clans, but also the wives of the rich squires of Ciyu Town.It can be described as a cold food festival banquet, which tests not only Li Haitang's ability to organize, but also the face of the eight major clans.She is incompetent, and being ridiculed is a trivial matter; The banquet lost face, but it was a big deal.Three days before the Qingming Festival, Li Haitang personally invited Mrs.
Li Yan's mother and daughter, Zhuge Yi, Li Junshen and Mo Shenghuan to come to the Xiqiao Pavilion to discuss the cold food banquet.In addition to the sacrificial offerings that need to be arranged for the Winter Food Festival, they must be purchased according to the old list provided by Mrs.
Li Yan, and it is extremely difficult to prepare cold food banquets for the ladies of various prefectures.During the Cold Food Festival, fire and hot food are prohibited, and the meals, refreshments, etc. used must be prepared in advance.Because it was the first time to organize a banquet in person, and she had never attended a banquet when she was at home, she didn't know how to set it up.I originally expected Zhuge Yi to help her, but I didn't expect it......
Li Haitang listened to the suggestions of Mrs.
Li Yan and her two daughters, as well as the small suggestions of Li Junshen and Mo Shenghuan, but Zhuge Yi focused on eating breakfast throughout the whole process, and she had a coping expression of "you say, I listen" to everyone's proposals, which made her stare at him angrily.Even though the little apprentice made a stinky face to himself, Zhuge Yi still finished his breakfast peacefully, wiped the corners of his mouth, and left after only saying a word to her.This sentence made the "enthusiastic people" present stare at each other in embarrassment, and looked at Li Haitang sympathetically one by one, and felt redundant to persuade them several times, although they unanimously agreed that Zhuge Yi's words hurt the little girl's heart too much.That day was unhappy, Li Haitang was angry and said that all the old women and maids in the pavilion were not allowed to help outsiders, even if they were ridiculed, they would do their best to organize a cold feast, so that the stinky master next door who dared to underestimate her was impressed, and he didn't dare to belittle her.Everyone was curious about what Mr.
Painter, who was as gentle as jade, said, and made the big girl Li, who never liked to hold grudges, angry like a chicken blood, working desperately day and night, so she had to climb to the high wall and shout next door: Dislike me, don't come to participate.The day before the Qingming Festival, Li Haitang got up before dawn, chose a set of light and light short dress, and took Qingluo and Mai Miao to the back kitchen, and the big trick that had been held for many days could finally be exposed to people.The kitchen yard is brightly lit, even in the middle of the night.The purpose is not to make food convenient for people, but to fear that thieves will come to the kitchen to poison them, and the kitchen and yard are as bright as daytime and more convenient for the old women who patrol the night to observe.Chef Liu is a person with a great passion for food, Mo Xinlan was under house arrest in the Xiqiao Pavilion and could not hold two banquets a year, and the wives of the eight major clans or the rich wives of the squires of Porcelain Yu Town rarely came to make friends with Mo Xinlan.Over time, Chef Liu felt sad that she had no place for a good cook.Fortunately, she did not resign and went away, but fortunately, Li Haitang first got this good opportunity to organize a banquet, and also gave her a chance to show her cooking skills.Since Li Haitang announced that everyone in the Pavilion would organize this banquet with their own hands and compete for face for everyone to see, Chef Liu was busy with great interest.She wants the scenery to make the cooks of the eight clans and mansions ashamed of themselves.However, Chef Liu thought very well, in fact, when Li Haitang gave her the written recipe, she had a sense of grief and indignation that thundered on her head on a sunny day.Holding the thick five pieces of paper tremblingly, Chef Liu looked at the begonias who were sitting on a small wooden stool eating salted duck soup, and asked unwillingly: "Big girl, do you really want to prepare according to this recipe?"
”"Or else?
With those dishes you prepared?
”Li Haitang finished eating a bowl of salted duck soup, licked her mouth, and handed the bowl to Chef Liu, "Another bowl, sweet." ”Chef Liu looked at the empty bowl depressedly, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Big girl, you have been eating salted duck soup for almost four days in a row, breakfast, lunch and dinner plus supper, which is a full sixteen meals, a total of thirty-two bowls."
Don't you feel tired of eating so much?
”Li Haitang shook his head and insisted on saying, "Another bowl of sweet." ”"Ouch, my mother-in-law, what's wrong with you?
What is it like to have a grudge against duck soup?
Eat to death!
”Chef Liu complained in a hurry, and reluctantly walked over to bring a bowl of ginger date duck soup, saying, "The last bowl, I can't eat lunch today." ”"Yes, I just have a grudge against duck soup!"
Li Haitang gulped the ginger date duck soup, but her stomach was so noisy that she couldn't swallow the soft and sweet duck soup in her mouth.Chef Liu looked at her worriedly, turned around and poured a cup of sour plum tea to help digestion, "Come, drink some sour." ”"Hmm!"
Li Haitang stuffed the soup bowl to Chef Liu, turned around and ran out of the courtyard under the wall, "Wow Wow" and vomited, together with the salted duck soup he had just eaten, he suddenly felt that his swollen stomach was empty a lot, and he felt comfortable."
You, why are you holding on when you can't eat.Qingluo, go pour a glass of warm water and rinse the big girl's mouth. ”Chef Liu gently patted Begonia's back and nagged: "You shouldn't spoil your body when you are angry, you are sick and suffer yourself, who can't replace you?"
”Li Haitang was about to refute, but he felt a wave of nausea in his throat, and spit it out again.Qingluo and Mai Miao were busy all the time, pouring water, moving stools, going to the bedroom on the second floor of the main house to get new clothes to change, and asked the old woman to go to the East Flower Hall to lead people to personally set up banquet tables and chairs, decorations, etc.Chef Liu nagged in her ear, Li Haitang was angry and couldn't speak out, so she had to continue to vomit aggrievedly, all as if the nagging was the wind in her ears.When I was young, the mother and daughter walked into the open courtyard door, and Mrs.
Li Yan took her two daughters to see if there was anyone in need.Seeing that Li Haitang vomited and collapsed in Chef Liu's arms, he was so frightened that he hurriedly walked over and hugged Begonia instead of Chef Liu."
Ouch, did you eat something bad and hurt your spleen and stomach?"
Li Haitang shook his head painfully, pointed at Chef Liu, and said, "The salted duck soup I asked Chef Liu to boil has two flavors, salty and sweet, which is suitable for a cold feast."
Since Mrs.
Li Yan is here, let's try it. ”Mrs.
Li Yan smiled and asked, "Are you tasting vegetables?"
Or are you angry with Mr.
Painter?
”"What am I angry about?""
I'm angry that he ate your favorite salted duck porridge for breakfast that day, and finally disliked you without giving any opinion.In other words, I'd be angry. ”Mrs.
Li Yan helped Haitang get up and said, "You don't have to worry about it, just leave these things to Chef Liu."
In front, Yang and Li are taking care of you personally, how can you be affected?
”"Yes, my mother is right."
The five-year-old girl Li Si came forward to hold Begonia's other hand and said, "Let's go, my mother brought very beautiful porcelain, I like it." ”"Yunmian, just talk to you."
Mrs.
Li Yan helped Haitang to the back door of the main house and said, "I see that there are so many big boxes in the middle courtyard, why don't you put them in the warehouse?"
The wives and wives of the patriarchs of various provinces came to the pavilion and looked at it. ”Li Haitang smiled faintly, "The contents of that box have already been moved to the warehouse, and the big box contains the return gift I prepared."
When the banquet is over, I will send someone to send the return gift back with the ladies. ”"Oh, I see."
Mrs.
Li Yan did not doubt that there was a trick, and together with her little daughter, she helped Li Haitang to the middle hall of the main house to inspect the fine porcelain tableware she personally selected, etc., which can be regarded as her flattery, hoping that Li Haitang can understand.() Glory to the end