Taking into account the limited conditions for cooking in the rented place, Xu Tongdao did not plan to cook too complicated dishes. He took Xu Tonglin with him to the vegetable market and bought an old duck, two kilograms of mutton, and a large duck that is commonly eaten locally.
bream, and also bought some vegetables and peanuts.
When he returned to his residence, he asked Xu Tonglin to help choose vegetables. He first cleaned the old duck and put it on the coal stove to stew.
It takes a long time to stew the old duck soup. During this time, he can handle the mutton, bream, etc. in a leisurely manner.
While handling these dishes, thinking about borrowing money from his cousins tonight and his next plan, he still felt a little hesitant.
He had visited the situation of Xi Dongyang's family, and found that it was not rich. Xi Dongyang had to earn money alone to support his elderly grandfather and grandmother, and to support his sister Xi Xiaoqian's education.
Moreover, his grandfather got sick every now and then, and he was a medicine man.
Life in Xi Dongyang was difficult.
Be pitied.
Can……
Tongdao Xu could not forget why he decided to jointly sell barbecue with Xi Dongyang in the first place. Taking advantage of Xi Dongyang's intimidation in this area was one of the reasons why he could continue to sell barbecue here.
But that night, Xi Xiaoqian approached him and Xu Tonglin and asked them to change streets to set up stalls... which was also an important reason.
Why did Xi Xiaoqian ask them to change the street to set up a stall? Why didn't Xi Dongyang come forward to talk about this?
At that time, Tongdao Xu had a premonition that Xi Dongyang was going to take action against them, and it was very likely that he would be ruthless.
Otherwise, why was his sister Xi Xiaoqian so nervous? She almost begged them to let them set up a stall on another street?
Because of this matter, he, Comrade Xu, had no intention of becoming real friends with Xi Dongyang from the beginning.
From the beginning, he had thought about temporarily stabilizing Xi Dongyang with profits, and using Xi Dongyang's deterrent power in this area, he wanted to make some money first.
From the very beginning, he had thought about diluting Xi Dongyang's shares in the future.
40% of the shares...
How could he, Comrade Xu, be willing to give 40% of his profits to a stranger after all his hard work?
Comrade Xu has skills, but what does he have in Dongyang?
Just by being cruel?
yes!
At first, he, Tongdao Xu, was afraid of playing Dongyang, so he took risks and risked his life with him. He, Tongdao Xu, gave up 40% of his shares to stabilize him.
But now he no longer has to worry about risking his life.
At this time, why should he give Xi Dongyang 40% of the shares?
These are Tongdao Xu's true thoughts. He feels that he should severely dilute Xi Dongyang's shares or even kick him out.
Can……
Once he really decided to do this, he always hesitated and hesitated in his heart.
It seems a little intolerable.
This kind of mentality made Xu Tongdao very upset. He told himself in his heart - don't be soft-hearted! You don't owe him anything. There are many poor people in this world. You are a poor person yourself. What qualifications do you have to pity that person?
Playful?
However, he still couldn't bear it.
Is it because his sister Xi Xiaoqian's shoes are always so clean?
Inexplicably, Xi Xiaoqian's face flashed in Comrade Xu's mind... and her pairs of shoes that were always clean and seemed to be spotless.
Also...playing with Grandpa Dongyang and Grandma's gray hair and old face.
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Although he had these worries in his heart, Tongdao Xu's cooking skills still came into full play when cooking.
The duck soup was stewed well, the braised mutton was cooked to perfection, the braised bream was also cooked to his satisfaction, and there were some other dishes.
In the evening, cousin Ge Liangcai and third cousin Tanya came first. They both work at the Red Star Hotel and live in the same dormitory building, so they came together.
"Xiaodao, Rooster said you were looking for us and wanted our help with something, right? What is it? Do you know? In order to eat your dinner, your brother Liangcai and I both asked for leave."
As soon as she entered the door, Tanya said this with a smile.
Coincidentally, when she arrived, the braised mutton cooked by Xu Tongdao was just coming out of the pot.
Xu Tongdao smiled and called "Sister", and when he was about to answer her question, Tanya saw the braised mutton being cooked, her eyes suddenly lit up, she subconsciously walked over quickly, stretched out her hand to pick up the mutton, "Yeah
, Xiaodao, when did you become so good at cooking? What kind of food can you cook? Let me try it first!"
While she was talking, she had already picked up a piece of mutton, blew it on her lips, and then put it in her mouth to taste.
While tasting it, he groaned and gave Comrade Xu a thumbs up, praising: "It's delicious! Fresh and fragrant! It tastes really good! By the way, Xiaodao, what kind of meat are you cooking?"
"
"Sister, it's mutton!"
Xu Tongdao smiled.
Tanya nodded, and quickly reached out her hand to wave to Ge Liangcai, who entered the room later, "Liangcai! Liangcai, come and try it! Try the mutton cooked by Xiaodao, eh, it's so delicious! I've never eaten it before.
I have never had such delicious mutton, really! If you don’t believe me, try it, the meat is so well cooked, it’s so fragrant, um, so good..."
"Really? Let me see..."
Ge Liangcai put away his umbrella, carried it in his hand, walked over, stretched his head and looked at the braised mutton that was half in the pot and the other half had been put on the stainless steel tray.
A surprised expression appeared on his face, and even his eyes were filled with surprise.
"Hey, the color is great! Hmm...it's so fragrant? I'll try one too!"
As he said that, he reached out and picked up a piece of mutton with skin and put it in his mouth, chewing it casually. Ge Liangcai's expression was even more surprised, "Xiao Xiaodao, who did you learn this skill of roasting mutton? You
What ingredients are used to cook it? Why...why does it feel so much better than what we cook in our kitchen? This skill...your skill is better than mine! Who taught you? Huh?"
It's always nice to be praised.
Tongdao Xu's smile was very pleasant at this time, but he was not too surprised, because in his previous life, he cooked mutton best.
Mutton is not very tasty to most people because of its mutton smell. If the mutton smell is not removed, most people will find it difficult to swallow.
But how to say it?
If the ingredients with strong mutton and fishy smell are handled properly, the mutton and fishy smell can be successfully transformed into aroma, and the taste... will be particularly delicious.
The main thing is to see if you can handle it and whether it can be cooked well.
"It doesn't use any special ingredients. It's just cooked with dried chili peppers and soybean paste. The main thing is the heat."
Comrade Xu simply answered his cousin Ge Liangcai.
He was not afraid that Ge Liang would learn his craft.
Because he didn't lie, when he cooked the mutton, the seasoning was second, and the main thing was really the heat.
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More than an hour later, Xu Tongdao's eldest cousin Wu Changxing, eldest cousin Wu Jing, as well as Rooster Ge Lianghua and Feng Qinghua also came one after another.
Ge Lianghua and Feng Qinghua were the last to arrive. Ge Lianghua should have picked up Feng Qinghua personally. When they arrived, Feng Qinghua was riding Ge Lianghua's bicycle.