The family banquets in the Tang family are still old traditions, with different seats for men and women.

The men's banquet was placed in the main room, and the two children, Xiaoxian and Xiaoqian, were also nominated for the banquet by their grandfather.

There are many women in the Tang family, and they are divided into two tables. The banquets for the elders are set up in the East Spot. Xiaoxiao, the sisters and sister-in-law Chen, all gather in the West Spot.

Perhaps, only when the old man, the absolute male host of the Tang family, comes back, can this meal be called a real family dinner.

The three-table banquet showed the prosperity of the Tang family. The men in the Tang family rarely practiced drinking, and the conversations at the table were more about business affairs, but this kind of topic seemed to help the people in the Tang family were good at drinking.

Listening to the men next door chatting at the table, the atmosphere of the girls' table was also infected by it, and a small jar of lychee wine had already gone down.

"Every time I eat a double duck, I feel strange." Even the third girl Shu Yan, who has always been silent, spoke.

"The thinness of the duck and the fatness of the duck complement each other," Xiaoxiao, who was sitting beside him, ate it deliciously. He didn't mind the terrifying cooking technique of putting a duck in a fat duck. Both ducks were removed from the bones and steamed until crispy. They were well-thin and tasted each other.

"Another duck fills the fat duck's belly, which makes people dare not put it in." Shu Yan smiled and took a sip of sweet lychee wine.

Xiaoxiao rarely sees Shu Yan so happy. He can't help but think of his grandfather's support for Shu Yan to publish a collection of poems. I think his grandfather appreciates this illegitimate granddaughter. Shu Yan probably always hopes that his grandfather will return to Beijing as soon as possible.

"If the third sister doesn't like to eat the dishes that are set, I'm afraid I can't eat this dish of chicken with belly buns, right?" Han Er scooped a spoonful of fresh soup from the soup bowl of chicken with belly buns.

Today's banquet was not strictly in the order of seniority. Therefore, Xiaoxiao sat Shu Yan on her left and Smiling on her right. Could it be that these two are the closest to her sisters among her? Xiaoxiao couldn't help but think.

Shu Yan did not touch this dish: "I heard that Uncle Wu loves this dish of belly-bread chicken the most."

Smiling, "My father especially likes to eat pork belly on the outside, because he uses pepper, which does not smell fishy at all. The Sanhuang chicken wrapped inside is also excellent, and it is also accompanied by authentic Shaoxing wine. If the third sister does not like meat, she can try the fresh soup. She has ginger, yuzu, Schisandra chinensis, and ginseng flowers in it, which can be regarded as a medicinal food."

Shu Yan indeed scooped a spoonful and tasted it lightly: "It's really delicious. Is there Codonopsis pilosula in it?" Xiaoxiao could see that Shu Yan didn't like drinking this soup, and she didn't want to refute Swan's face when she did this. She used to say that this illegitimate third sister was aloof and cold, but she didn't expect that she would support her invisible ways. It seemed that her emotional intelligence was extremely high.

"There is indeed Codonopsis!" said smiling.

"I used to say that this dish had a name, but now I deserve it when I taste it." Shu Yan's voice was not loud, and only one or two people around could hear it.

"Is there any other name for the tummy chicken? I only know that Hakka women eat this during confinement." Mianer is still a childish temper and does not say anything taboo in his words.

Shu Yan smiled faintly: "I heard that this chubby chicken has another name called Phoenix Rebirth."

"This is a good idea." After hearing this, Smiling praised first: "Maybe my father ordered this dish every time because of the good meaning of this Phoenix's rebirth."

"My grandmother ordered this dish specially, hoping that Uncle Wu would come back soon!" Xiaoxiao picked up a golden pigeon egg and put it on the plate in front of her: "I had heard that someone poured cooked snow-white pigeon eggs into the belly of a mandarin fish, and then cut the fish's body into a clam shell, and paired it with fresh and plump bamboo shoots, which was called 'old clam'."

"This is an unheard of food and delicious talk!" Shu Yan couldn't help but say.

Xiaoxiao has never eaten the dish "Old Clam Beads". Although it sounds fresh in the Yuanlong Dynasty, it is also a delicacy that has been in modern times. According to the Qing Dynasty Guo Min's "Pinghu Maozhai Jisheng", Mr. Cao Xueqin personally cooked this dish "Old Clam Beads" when he was having a party with his friends. At that time, this dish surprised the audience and was a good story. This happened in the twelfth lunar month of the 23rd year of Qianlong, and at this moment, it is still in the future.

"Let the chef try to make it tomorrow!" Smile and grabbed another duck leg: "I told my grandmother before that I wanted to eat a double set of duck cooked in the big kitchen. Today I will have a good taste. It seems that my grandmother loves me."

Zhan Yan, who was sitting opposite, smiled after hearing this: "You are the blessing of the fourth uncle, right? This dish is his favorite."

Smiling was not annoyed, looking at the delicious dishes on the table and analyzed, "That's right, all the dishes on the table are famous flowers! This dish of freshly ground tofu is the most popular! This dish of sea cucumber is the most popular, and the second uncle is the most popular! There is also this dish of potato stewed beef that my grandmother has praised recently, and the hibiscus brocade soup that my second aunt has always liked..."

Xiaoxiao also looked at the whole table. Sure enough, every dish belonged to every member of the Tang family. He felt sorry for his grandmother's good intentions. He carefully picked up the sweet and sour rice in front of him with chopsticks and placed it on the fragrant long-waisted rice. The sweet and sour sauce with the aroma of ribs dyed the rice grains, and a warmth surged in his heart. This is a dish that he never tires of eating.

At this time, I believe that everyone will feel a strong sense of family belonging when sitting, which is indeed the most direct way of expression for Chinese people.

Sang Er asked Xiaoxiao curiously: "Fifth sister, I found my third aunt's favorite shrimp, but I wonder which dish is the third uncle's?"

Fortunately, this was so difficult that she smiled and told the girl to put the smoked rabbit piece in the distance on a small plate: "This is the smoked rabbit piece my father likes to eat the most. Because it is smoked with tea, it is different from the bacon made of pine, cypress and wormwood that we usually eat."

Smiling took a bite curiously: "This rabbit meat really has the fragrance of melon slices and tea!"

Xiaoxiao smiled unconsciously and said, "Qi Yatou's tongue is so virtuous, it is indeed smoked with Lu'an melon slices."

The Tang family has a dish of one person, and there are more than 30 dishes. With some embellished side dishes and fresh dishes ordered by my grandmother, the table is almost impossible to set.

Yanran smiled and said to the police, "You are so stupid that you can eat when you go to your aunt's house to see if you can still eat."

Smile curled his lips, his voice was not loud, and he whispered a few words to Yanran.

Yanran frowned and said, "I will always have to be willing to do it at that time, just move two chopsticks."

When Xiaoxiao heard this, he asked in a low voice: "Do you still want to go to your uncle's house today?"

Smile: "Today happens to be my uncle's birthday, and it's my birthday to be forty. I'm ready to do it in a big way."

I smiled and said, no wonder I always felt a little absent-minded when I saw Aunt Wu today. If it were the scenes in the past, she could say a few lively words. It turned out that today was her brother's birthday, and I think it was already planned to celebrate her birthday. Who knew that my grandfather came back today. Compared to the old man at home, the brother of his parents would naturally be behind.

Regarding the matter of the cake shop, Mrs. Wu has completely renovated the store according to Xiaoxiao's suggestion. It opened a few days ago. Because it launched a soft and soft cookies that have never appeared on the market, it has received great praise. There are often long queues in front of the store.

I thought the fifth wife had figured it out, but I didn't expect that I could not let go of my parents' affairs. My parents' sister-in-law did not make any plans for her and demolished her desk for her own interests. The life of the fifth wife was the most difficult in the Tang family. The fifth wife was still in North Korea and she was still secretly helping her parents' home. A while ago, she had to set up a small counter selling cakes in her dim sum shop. After the old lady glared at her, she didn't dare to mention it again.

Now she still can’t tell the truth about her father-in-law and the old man’s return to Beijing. This is the biggest joy for the Tang family, but she kept silent, which forms a sharp contrast with the lively and lively past. The old man didn’t know the inside story and comforted her, saying, ‘The fifth brother is coming soon, and the whole family will be reunited soon’. After hearing this, she just nodded silently. Xiaoxiao also thought she was really worried about her fifth uncle. Now she realized that she was actually worried that she would not be able to attend her brother’s birthday party! Maybe she mentioned it to the old lady before, but the old lady resolutely refuted it, and her emotions couldn’t stabilize for a while... Xiaoxiao really wanted to slap such a person, and she couldn’t tell which side of the kang was cold and which side of the kang was hot!

"It's time for our sisters to toast the elders!" Huanyan stood up and stood up with the cup. Logically speaking, these things should be arranged by Sister Chen, but Jin Baodi loved the excitement so much that she had already sat at her grandmother's table.

Xiaoxiao didn't expect that the ancient Tang family also had the rules of toasting, thinking that the girls would avoid this set of customs. Shu Yan whispered to Xiaoxiao: "We girls only need to toast grandparents and third uncle who had just returned to Beijing."

Xiaoxiao nodded and whispered: "Our family rules are indeed concise."

"The old lady has never loved those false condoms." Shu Yan said.

Several delicate granddaughters took the cup to toast their grandfather. The old man naturally couldn't stop smiling. He looked at Xiaoxiao's granddaughter who had not seen for many years and gave a comment: "Look like a sail!"

Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly: "People say that granddaughter looks like grandmother!"

I remember my grandfather, I often took out photos of my youth for Xiaoxiao. The ancient black and white photos have a strong contrast, the light and shadow of the images are clear in black and white, and the characters also look particularly beautiful. The people in the photo are very similar to Xiaoxiao, but they are not. People in the old era have an extremely positive and serious attitude towards life. Perhaps it is rare to go to the photo studio to take photos, so they cherish them very much. Every move is classic, and every look is eternal.

The old man carefully looked at the granddaughter who looked like his wife in front of him and made a low voice. However, what he said made everyone here hear: "When your grandmother was young, she used a bowl to drink."

Everyone laughed when they heard this. Some said that the old lady was as good as men, and some made a fuss to change her sisters to wine bowls...

It is not difficult for Xiaoxiao to drink with a bowl. The wine content in ancient times was not large, but I didn’t know how to cleverly accept the words of my grandfather.

Qifan sat next to the old man and smiled unconsciously: "The granddaughter of the Golden Tang family drinks. The bowl that should be made with gold. Why don't you guys beg the old man to give you some golden rice bowls!"

He threw a hot potato back to the old man in one sentence, and the two young grandsons here also started to ask for a golden job.

"Grandfather has long rewarded us with a golden rice bowl," Xiaoxiao, "I gave us silver notes and checked us in business. Isn't this the biggest golden rice bowl?"
Chapter completed!