I married a playboy at the beginning, and I changed my fate by eating delicious food

When the business resumed on that day, Xu Si still chose to change into old clothes. The new clothes were so beautiful that she would feel sad if they were damaged a little.

Today is the Ghost Festival. Lou Yuexin and her friends went to buy paper money, incense, candles and offerings early in the morning.

“I don’t know how the Shen family’s ancestral hall is doing now, and whether the tablets of the ancestors are still well preserved.”

Shen Anyi's face was gloomy. Several generations of his Shen family had joined the army and fought to defend their country. They never expected to end up in the current situation where they couldn't even take care of their tablets.

Lou Yuexin patted his shoulder and said, "It should be fine. They don't dare to attack the Shen Family Ancestral Hall. They just want us to leave the capital."

"I hope so."

The others didn't interrupt and just listened silently. The atmosphere was a bit heavy.

Xu Si does not have a strong sense of belonging to this world, but he also admires these fearless warriors. It is because of their dedication that people can live a stable life.

But in short, the Ghost Festival must be celebrated as it should be. Apart from offering sacrifices, it’s all about eating.

The main dish is duck. “Duck” is pronounced the same as “supression” in Chinese, so eating duck is to suppress ghosts.

Another story is that deceased ancestors will return home to visit relatives on this day and have to cross the Naihe Bridge, which cannot be crossed without a boat, so the living people have to send some ducks down so that the ducks can swim and carry them back.

Although the idea is good, but isn’t the duck’s life a life?

I guess even if ducks could talk, they would be speechless.

When I went to buy ducks in the morning, there were so many people and the stall owner was grinning from ear to ear. He slaughtered and sold the ducks right after the ducks were quacked.

Joy and sorrow are not shared by everyone, but for the stall owner, this will be his happiest day.

Xu Si was planning to make roast duck. Considering the size of the clay kiln, she bought three ducks, and the extra ones would still be sold.

Remove the duck's feet and wings, add ginger slices and onions, use cooking wine to remove the fishy smell, season with salt and soy sauce, add five-spice powder and pepper powder, mix well, and give it a full body spa.

After marinating for 1 hour, blanch the meat in boiling water to make the meat firmer and better colored, then wipe off the moisture.

The crispy water is made by mixing two spoons of honey, two spoons of white vinegar and one spoon of cooking wine, and is brushed evenly on the duck skin three times.

After the water on the crispy skin dries up, add some apple cubes into the duck’s belly, seal the belly with bamboo sticks, and bake it in a mud kiln.

The second is eggplant cake, which is said to be the dry food for our ancestors before going to the Ullambana Festival. It is made by cutting fresh eggplant into shreds, coating it with flour, and frying it in oil.

To make it taste better, Xu Si also added eggs and minced garlic.

The third is flatbread. The preparation methods vary in different places. In some places, they are similar to wontons, while in some places, they make sweet flatbreads, which are similar to sugar buns.

After collecting opinions, everyone chose sweet dumplings, and Xu Si didn't have to make them. Su Jinyue would make them.

The last one is the dumpling, which is similar to spring rolls.

Considering that duck is also eaten wrapped, we won’t make this.

The county school is on holiday today, and Shi Ruofeng is thinking about his favorite pig ears, so he plans to pack some to take home and eat with his family.

Just as he was about to leave, he seemed to smell a scent, which was inconspicuous at first, but became more and more alluring after he caught a trace of it.

"What's that smell? It smells so good, it seems to be coming from the backyard? Do you want to sell it?"

He asked, sniffing in the direction of the backyard, his eyes full of eagerness.

Xu Si didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Mr. Shi really has a good nose. That's the roast duck I made. I only have two extra ones. But it will take another half an hour to be ready."

Shi Ruofeng was a little proud. "Of course, when it comes to eating this one, I am also considered the best. I want both of them. I will wait here."

As he said that, he found a place to sit down and motioned Xu Si to go do something else and not to bother him.

Hehe, he was lucky this time. He was the first to discover it and bought it all. Otherwise, if he had waited to sell it, he would definitely not have been able to buy much.

What if the roast duck doesn’t taste good?

He did not believe this assumption and had complete faith in Miss Xu's cooking skills.

As soon as he brought the pork jerky he bought last time back to the dormitory, a lot of it was taken away by his bad friend Lin Shaoyu. He originally thought that Brother Yu Qing would not like it, but after he tasted a piece, he maintained a calm expression but was quite ruthless in his hands.

As a result, he was left with only a few slices, luckily he ate some on the way.

Xu Si estimated that the time was about right, so he brushed the roast duck with honey water again.

Start making the sauce and dough.

In order to save time, Xu Si did not roll out the dough one by one as usual. Instead, he chose to roll the dough into sheets and then press it out with a lid.

Brush each small round piece with oil, stack them one by one, roll them back and forth into round cakes, and steam them in a pot.

Add soy sauce, sugar, sweet noodle sauce, starch water and boil until it becomes thick then serve.

At this time, the roast duck is ready, with golden color, crispy skin and tender meat.

Xu Si cut off the buttocks of the two ducks and summoned the two divine beasts at home.

Soon, the heads of Dahuang and Xiaobai appeared at the kitchen door. Xu Si was not partial and gave each dog a reward.

Slice the duck meat from above and chop the duck rack into small pieces.

Put oil and ginger slices in the pan, add the duck bones and stir-fry until golden and slightly charred, finally add cumin powder and chopped green onion and stir-fry before serving.

"These two ducks are quite heavy. Can that young man outside really afford them?" Lou Yuexin was a little skeptical.

Xu Si found two spare food boxes and packed them separately. Each box contained a portion of roast duck, including two plates of duck meat, two plates of duck racks, a small jar of sauce, a stack of dough, and the indispensable cucumber and green onion segments.

"I don't know. I suggested that he take a look at it. If he doesn't like it, it won't be too late to sell another one."

"Okay, then you go ahead and do your work. I'll take care of the remaining roast duck." Lou Yuexin looked at Xu Si's steps and found them to be relatively easy.

Xu Si nodded and went out carrying one in each hand.

Shi Ruofeng had been paying attention to this direction, and when he saw Xu Si coming out, he hurried over to meet him.

He lowered his voice and asked, "Is this all right?"

The caution made Xu Si feel like he was conducting an undercover meeting.

"Okay, two servings are quite a lot. Are you sure you can have them?"

"Don't worry, I have a big family." Shi Ruofeng patted his chest.

His family has not yet split up, and his grandparents and second uncle's family all live with them. There are always more than a dozen people eating together.

"Okay, you can eat the duck bones alone. As for the duck meat, dip it in the sauce, put it on the dough, add some cucumber and scallions, and wrap it up and eat."

Not knowing whether the other party had eaten it before, Xu Si kindly told him how to eat it.

Shi Ruofeng looked anxious, picking up the food and ready to go, "Okay, I'll ask the servant to bring the food box back later."

While he was waiting, he heard someone asking about the roast duck, and heard Miss Xu say that she was still not giving up even after it was sold out, and said she wanted to buy it at a high price.

Tsk, he didn’t need the money, but in order to avoid being blocked, he’d better leave quickly.

Xu Si looked at his back as he hurriedly left, took out an ounce of silver from his sleeve, which was exactly the price of the two roast ducks, and put it into the cashier with satisfaction.