Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Just after the Chinese New Year, Sun Ping came to invite Chunni to be the chef for his wedding.

"Chun Ni, are you free tomorrow?" The tomorrow he mentioned was only the fourth day of the New Year.

"If you're free, we'll open on the sixth day of the New Year!" Chunni likes this older brother in the village very much. He is filial, polite, and smart.

"I'm getting married tomorrow." His marriage came a little unexpectedly.

Chunni had heard some rumors, but she didn't believe them. But now it seemed she had no choice but to believe them.

"Ah! Congratulations, but Brother Sun Ping, who is the bride?" Chunni was very surprised and shocked.

"It's the educated youth Han Xueping."

Chunni knew Han Xueping. She used to play with Yunshu. She smiled at everyone and had dimples. She was a top beauty among the educated youth.

However, Han Xueping was not lucky. She went to the countryside to take the place of her two brothers at a young age. After the college entrance examination was resumed, she studied hard to pass the exam to return to the city. She failed the first year. She failed the second year. She failed the third year. The educated youths either passed the college and returned to the city, or returned to the city through their family connections. She was the only educated youth left in the educated youth site.

Later, I heard that she went crazy.

A few years ago, her family heard the news and came to see her. They found that she was indeed mentally unstable, so they didn't want to take her back to the city.

"Oh, Xueping's two brothers are married and have children, so there is no place for them to live. Lion Mountain is beautiful with its clear water and green mountains and outstanding people. It is really suitable for recuperation. Otherwise, let's just leave her here." Han Xueping's father said.

"Forget it, let her stay! Xueping lives in a spacious place and has fellow villagers to take care of her. We are not worried." said Han Xueping's mother.

"A crazy girl, all the neighbors will laugh at us when she returns to the city. Forget it, let's just let her stay here!" Han Xueping's sister-in-law muttered softly.

In this way, Han Xueping's fate was decided by a few words from a few people.

At this time, Sun Ping, the wronged man, came online. He had always had a good impression of Han Xueping. Seeing how her family treated her, he was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick, and he said: "I'll marry her."

In this way, Han Xueping's parents happily returned to the city with their daughter's 200 yuan dowry (the money from selling their daughter), leaving their heartless daughter alone in Lion Mountain.

Sun Ping smiled shyly and said, "Actually, Xue Ping doesn't have a big problem. She just doesn't know how to work. She can dress herself and eat." Fearing that Chunni would laugh at him, he added, "I took her to the county hospital, and the doctor said there was no way to cure her for now. But if we go to a big hospital in the capital in a few years, there's still a good chance of a cure. Now that I'm married to her, I can take care of her legitimately."

Sun Ping's words sounded a bit like an explanation. Chunni thought that he must be very nervous. He was also afraid that the villagers would misunderstand that he was taking advantage of someone's misfortune.

Chunni looked at the simple man in front of her and had never respected him so much as she did now.

"It's nothing, Brother Sun Ping, everyone believes in your character. By the way, how many tables of guests do you plan to invite tomorrow?" Chunni changed the subject.

"Just five tables. You know, my grandma is old, and I don't want her to work too hard. I'll trouble you, Chunni." Sun Ping seemed to be glowing when he thought of tomorrow's wedding banquet.

"How many dishes and soups do you plan to cook?" Chunni and Sun Ping started discussing the food and wine.

After saying that, Chunni took Qiuguo and Yanning to Sun Ping's house. She wanted to prepare some big dishes in advance so as not to be too busy the next day.

At Sun Ping's request, Chunni had to make the traditional eight dishes of Shizishan, including sweet braised pork, salty braised pork, fragrant bowl, crispy meat, steamed pork with rice flour, meat with sand, pig's trotter, cherry meat, etc. There were also braised goose meat, twice-cooked pork, crucian carp with radish, etc. Of course, there were also some cold dishes and vegetarian dishes. The variety was so rich that it was the first time Chunni had come across it in the few years she had been in Shizishan.

This is all thanks to Sun Ping's generosity. He bought the meat in advance and spent money generously, buying whatever was needed.

Most of the families that Sun Ping invited sent their women to help.

The guests were there and the dishes were there, Chunni finally got all the dishes ready before the meal started.

"Chun Ni, I didn't expect you to be such a good cook. We haven't tried many of these dishes."

"No wonder Chunni Hotel is doing so well. Chunni, you are the mainstay of the restaurant!"

"Chun Ni, does your restaurant need more people? What do you think of my girl?"

Chunni was very happy to hear everyone's praise, but she still modestly responded to everyone's enthusiasm one by one and asked everyone to go to the banquet first.

And she took her two younger sisters to the bride's room.

He Yanqing went back to Lion Rock yesterday to pick up his sister, but Yan Ning was unwilling to go back for today's wedding, so He Yanqing had to go back alone.

However, He Yanqing knew Sun Ping when he was an educated youth. He gave a gift this morning before going to work.

Chunni and her group arrived at the new house, which was not very lively. After entering the house, Chunni saw Han Xueping sitting obediently beside the bed. She was wearing a white sweater with a knee-length woolen skirt and a Chinese red long coat, which made her face rosy and her eyebrows and eyes beautiful. Such a quiet beauty, no one could tell that she was sick.

She looked at Chunni, but she no longer recognized her. She just smiled at Chunni, with her dimples appearing and disappearing, as usual.

Chunni's heart suddenly tightened. This was her fate, and no one could change it. It was said that she still remembered simple English words, but she no longer remembered her parents and brothers, Lion Rock, or Sun Ping...

However, it was a blessing in disguise that she could marry Sun Ping.