PFC Chapter 147: Eating a meal and getting a ring to urge marriage and childbirth
Chapter 147: Eating a meal and getting a ring to urge marriage and childbirth
The three of them chatted for a while, with Wang Jiandang basically talking, Zhao Xiaojing listening on the side, and Chen Huiping interjecting a word or two from time to time.
The dishes to be ordered began to be served gradually. Chen Huiping and Zhao Xiaojing started chatting about family matters. Wang Jiandang stopped talking, listened quietly, and poured water for the two.
"This restaurant has been open for more than ten years. It mainly serves Cantonese cuisine, but it is not authentic Cantonese style. The owner is the chef herself. She was born and raised in Sichuan and married to our family.
Every time your uncle drinks too much and wants to eat something light but flavorful, we come here to eat.
Although this is not the authentic Cantonese flavor, it is more in line with our taste. It is stronger than Cantonese cuisine and lighter than other dishes, so it is a balance." Chen Huiping introduced.
"Sichuan chefs can actually resist the temptation of red oil and peppercorns. Can they give up Sichuan cuisine and make Cantonese cuisine? That's unscientific." Zhao Xiaojing wondered.
"The boss said that there are too many Sichuan restaurants here, and many of them serve delicious food, so it's not easy to make something unique. So he changed his mindset and decided to make Sichuan-style Cantonese cuisine that no one else has made, haha.
Let's eat. What are we waiting for? We are not strangers." Chen Huiping waved her hand and took the spoon first, scooping a spoonful of fresh raw sausage into Zhao Xiaojing's bowl. "Our daughter-in-law likes this the most. You should try it."
"Okay, thank you Auntie." Sichuan and Cantonese cuisine, the two cuisines sound completely unrelated. Zhao Xiaojing called it outrageous when she heard it. She laughed and tasted the juicy raw intestines that Chen Huiping strongly recommended when she ordered the dishes.
This dish looks a bit like it is made from small intestines. It is cut into fancy shapes that are not broken without being cut five times. It tastes crispy and chewy. It is not greasy like intestines, but very fragrant and has a very special flavor.
"It's delicious and fragrant, and the texture is unique. It doesn't look like large intestine or small intestine. Which part of the pig does it belong to?" Zhao Xiaojing asked curiously.
Chen Huiping smiled mysteriously while eating. "Xiao Zhao, in our country, when we eat food, we don't ask which part it is from, we just eat it and it smells good!"
Wang Jiandang next to him also laughed twice and scooped another spoonful for Chen Huiping. Zhao Xiaojing also smiled and didn't pursue the matter further.
The three of them ordered four dishes. After the sizzling raw sausage was served, the pan-fried Hakka stuffed tofu, sweet and sour pork with pineapple, and cold cabbage were also quickly served.
Among them, Zhao Xiaojing was particularly interested in the fried Hakka stuffed tofu.
When they were in Yangcheng, Master Sun had talked to her about it in great detail, saying that Dongjiang stuffed tofu is rich in oil and flavor, and is the Cantonese dish that tastes closest to Central Plains cuisine.
Dongjiang stuffed tofu is also known as Hakka stuffed tofu. Hakka cuisine is actually a more popular name for Dongjiang cuisine.
In Hakka cuisine, stuffing is a very common cooking method, which includes not only stuffed tofu, but also stuffed eggplant, stuffed bitter gourd, stuffed pepper, stuffed cabbage, etc. Among them, stuffed tofu, stuffed eggplant, and stuffed bitter gourd are also known as the three treasures of fried stuffing. Stuffed tofu has even been selected as a provincial intangible cultural heritage and is a typical representative of stuffed dishes.
The stuffing method is actually a cooking method that puts pork or shrimp filling into, stuffs it into, or spreads it on another ingredient and then heats it to make a dish.
The stuffed tofu just out of the pot was full of aroma. Zhao Xiaojing was amazed after taking a bite.
The tofu is tender, the meaty side is fried into a nice golden color, while the other side is still tender, and it is served with very flavorful and soft braised soybeans underneath.
The tofu is dry and fragrant on one side and tender and smooth on the other. The meat filling is also tender and delicious. Coupled with the salty and fragrant sauce, the whole dish is full of rich flavor, blending the meat and vegetables, and the crispy and tender taste to the fullest.
Only then did Zhao Xiaojing have a direct understanding of stuffed vegetables.
"This cold cabbage is your uncle's life-saving dish for hangover relief. The cabbage he eats here alone can probably fill up the entire restaurant." Chen Huiping picked up a piece of cabbage with chopsticks and chatted with Zhao Xiaojing while eating. "Once he came back after twelve o'clock, drunk and still insisted on eating. He pulled me over to see that they had already cleaned up and had only the store door open.
I said I was leaving, but he insisted on eating, so he sat in the store and waited. They had no choice but to make two servings. I quickly asked them to pack it up, and I took it home. "
"Haha, this dish is really refreshing and good for sobering up. No wonder uncle is thinking about it." Zhao Xiaojing said as she tasted it carefully, "It's not difficult to make. I'll go back and try it. If it works, I'll give this as a side dish for pork trotter rice next time."
"Okay, Xiao Zhao, if you succeed, then your uncle will really have to eat five meals a day!" Chen Huiping said with a smile. "I'm afraid that by then, you and Xiao Su won't be able to keep you busy!"
"Don't worry, when the time comes, Xiao Zhao and Xiao Su will each find a boyfriend, and we'll have some hard work!" Wang Jiandang smiled helplessly, glanced at Chen Huiping, and took over the conversation.
"What do you mean by "when"? It's time to find someone now! Xiao Zhao, have you and Xiao Su found someone? You are not young anymore. You should get married and start a family. In two years, you should have a baby." Chen Huiping asked.
Zhao Xiaojing never expected that a meal would include urging marriage and childbirth, and she was unable to follow the two people's train of thought for a moment.
"We haven't yet. We just came to Jiangcheng not long ago. Right now our jobs are not stable. We will consider it after we settle down."
"Oh, that's true. It's hard to find a boyfriend when you first arrive. I'm afraid you don't even know many boys." Chen Huiping nodded, thought for a moment and put down her chopsticks. "It's too late to find a boyfriend after you settle down! The instability of your job doesn't affect it, but you probably won't meet many boys of the right age when you set up a stall.
Lao Wang, do you have anyone suitable? Please introduce some to Xiao Zhao and Xiao Su as well."
Chen Huiping turned and asked Wang Jiandang.
Zhao Xiaojing was shocked. What was going on? Why were they suddenly introducing people to each other? The Chinese people really loved to urge marriage and act as matchmakers all their lives!
Before Zhao Xiaojing could think of a polite refusal, Wang Jiandang waved his hand to refuse. "No, I don't know Xiao Su because I haven't met her. I met Xiao Zhao today and I know she is a simple and kind-hearted girl. If you really introduce us to her, I'm afraid you will cheat her!"
Xiao Zhao, it's not that I won't introduce you to someone, there are just some things you don't know, I advise you to look for someone on your own in the future and don't look for someone in the engineering field, this is what I say from the bottom of my heart."
Chen Huiping paused, frowned and nodded, "Yes, you are right. Who should I ask to find one? I have a bunch of tenants here, and there is nothing suitable..."
Zhao Xiaojing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Aunt Chen, I'm not in a hurry, and you don't have to be in a hurry either.
But uncle, why did you say we shouldn't look for someone in engineering?"
Zhao Xiaojing asked Wang Jiandang curiously. Wang Jiandang put down his chopsticks and thought for a while before continuing. "Xiao Zhao, I won't hide it from you. Engineering jobs are lucrative, but they are also very hard.
This hardship is not only for engineers, but also for their wives and children. Most engineers are basically not at home all year round, and they have to take care of their children and do housework by themselves.
That’s fine, life is like that, there are a few people who don’t have a hard life, but…”