Early in the morning, the people in the courtyard were busy.
When Jiang Fan returned from his shopping trip, he saw the three old men organizing everyone to set up tables and chairs, set up bowls and chopsticks, and everything was going on in an orderly manner.
Jiang Fan passed the materials he bought to Silly Zhu and turned around to enter the house. He took out the seasonings that he had taken out from the space yesterday and placed them in the kitchen.
When Silly Pillar got off work yesterday, she had specially borrowed a spare big pot from the factory. After all, there were more than a hundred people in the courtyard, and they had to cook more than ten tables of dishes. The small coal stove at home could not be used at all.
Silly Zhu brought his apprentice Ma Hua from his factory and asked Liu Lan to help him.
Jiang Fan saw that the pork, chicken, and duck that he had taken out earlier had been cleaned and cut into pieces. At this moment, Shazhu was cutting the cabbage in his hand quickly. His knife skills were amazing. He was indeed a chef!
Ma Hua placed the peeled and diced potatoes into a small basket for later use. He prepared to cut the remaining potatoes into shredded potatoes and stir-fry them with vinegar sauce.
Liu Lan and a middle-aged woman were peeling garlic and preparing the side dishes.
Jiang Fan went into the house and brought out a few large plates, preparing to serve the dishes later.
At this moment, Third Uncle led his children to Jiang Fan and said that he wanted his children to help out. He even said that there was strength in numbers. In fact, he just wanted to take advantage of it.
Jiang Fan knew that Third Master liked to scheme, but seeing that Yan Jiecheng and the others had indeed been working since they arrived, he planned to give them a few cents each after the banquet.
Soon, it was already nine o'clock. Silly Zhu had already finished all the preparations and started to cook.
After the oil in the pot was hot, Silly Zhu poured a large plate of sliced chicken, added a suitable amount of garlic and ginger slices, stir-fried for a while, and added a few bottles of beer. Instantly, sparks appeared in the pot, stunning everyone. Silly Zhu took the spoon and flipped it back and forth in the pot, his face filled with uncontrollable excitement.
The chicken was stir-fried until the fragrance wafted out. Silly Zhu poured the potatoes in the basket into it, then added a few ladles of water, covered the lid, and simmered for half an hour.
When the time was up, Silly Zhu grabbed a handful of chili and side dishes and threw them into the pot. After stir-frying for a while, they could be served.
Third Uncle's children, First Aunt, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Qin Huiru, and Jia Zhangshi were all gathered around a large table. They were busy kneading dough and making steamed buns to eat. Two for each person meant hundreds of them.
Jiang Fan was responsible for watching the fire and steaming the steamed buns.
The dishes were served one after another. Soon, it was time for the banquet to begin. Everyone in the courtyard, regardless of age, was sitting around the table, looking forward to the meal.
Shazhu cooked very quickly, and the last two dishes of Chili White and Vinegar Shredded Potato were served.
"Everyone must be anxious from waiting. Let's eat!”At this moment, an old man walked from the front yard to the backyard unhurriedly and said the same thing.
Xu Damao sat at the same table as the three old men and three old women in the courtyard.
Everyone looked at the table full of delicious food and wished they could swallow them in one gulp.
If he continued to watch, he would probably drool. Fortunately, Grandpa Yi came back at this time.
When everyone saw that the first uncle had started eating, they couldn't hold it in anymore and launched a fierce attack on the delicacies on the table.
"This red braised pork is really authentic.”
"The potato roast chicken tastes good too."
"The beer duck is also very tasty."
"Vinegar shredded potatoes are sour and spicy, and delicious."
"Silly Zhu is really something."
The surrounding people started to praise Silly Zhu as they ate.
Only Xu Damao was sitting opposite First Uncle with a sad face. Third Uncle, who was beside him, asked when he saw that he did not eat.
"Damao, why aren't you eating? Is it not to your liking?”
"No, tell me, why did Jiang Fan choose to hold the funeral banquet at this time?”
"What's wrong with this time? It's pretty good. Everyone has food and drink.”Yan Bugui asked doubtfully.
Everyone was also puzzled. What was wrong with holding a banquet at this time?
"Aiya, you don't know. Two days ago, my parents asked someone to find me a blind date. They plan to meet in a few days and get married. At this critical juncture, our courtyard is holding a funeral banquet. This is a little unlucky.”When Xu Damao said this, Jiang Fan, who was delivering the steamed buns, heard it.
The atmosphere was a little awkward. Jiang Fan did not say anything. After putting down the steamed bun, he went to Qin Huairu's table next door.
After Jiang Fan left, the First Uncle started to teach Xu Damao a lesson.
"How can you say that? Xiao Fan's father passed away. He invited everyone to a meal to thank everyone for taking care of his father.”
"It's fine if you don't know how to thank me, but you still said such words. If you want to see the girl, you can move the time back. If it's yours, you can't run away. If it's not yours, you can't keep it.”
"Xu Damao, you can't say anything good out of a dog's mouth.”
"Even if there's delicious food, it won't shut your mouth. I really want to slap you twice.”
Second Uncle quickly came out to smooth things over." That's right, Damao. We have to think carefully before we speak. We can't just say it out loud.”
After Jiang Fan delivered all the steamed buns, he could not be bothered to eat. She returned to the house and began to think about Xu Damao's words. Xu Damao was not married yet. If he wanted to get married, then the person he wanted to go on a blind date with would definitely be Lou Xiao'e.
Lou Xiao'e was beautiful and cultured. She was the standard daughter of a wealthy family. She was kind-hearted by nature, and she often helped Qin Huairu's family in the past. For a rich girl who lived a carefree life and was known as the richest family in the quad to treat people with kindness was indeed praiseworthy. It was just that she had no choice but to become selfish and possessive.
The TV series did not explain why she married Xu Damao. However, in that special era, Lou Xiao'e's father was a capitalist before liberation, and Lou Xiao'e's family background was not good. It was not easy for Lou Xiao'e to find someone who was of equal social status. It was even more difficult to find someone with a good background and other good conditions. Finding someone like Xu Damao who didn't despise her background was the best choice.
When Jiang Fan thought about Lou Xiao'e marrying a hypocrite like Xu Damao in the future, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Xu Damao, that poor man, even brought people to rob Lou Xiao'e's house. He was simply inhumane.
Although Lou Xiao'e fell in love with Shazhu after the divorce and even gave birth to a son for him, he couldn't let Shazhu off easily. Jiang Fan felt that Shazhu wasn't worthy of Lou Xiao'e.
After thinking about this, Jiang Fan was determined to change Lou Xiao'e's fate. He couldn't let her fall into the sea of suffering and must save her. Moreover, he wanted her to marry him, become his wife, and then give birth to a fat boy. Xu Damao, don't blame me!
"Xiaofan, what are you doing there? Come over and eat.”Sha Zhu's shout pulled Jiang Fan back to reality. Then, he got up and walked out of the house.
After everyone finished eating, they all went home one after another. Only at Qin Huiru's table, Jia Dongxu looked at the tables around him with a sneaky expression. He quickly got up and ran into his house. When he came out, he was holding several plastic bags in his hands.
Jia Dongxu gave Jia Zhangshi a look, and Jia Zhangshi instantly understood. After the two of them walked around, the plastic bag was filled to the brim and they hurriedly carried it home.
Jiang Fan came out and saw this scene. He only shook his head and smiled without saying anything.
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