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When Tang Xiaowu sent Tang Wenhao and Shen Xiao to Xu's house, Xu Congyi happened to be sipping tea in the yard. He saw Tang Wenhao with a flattering smile and a large piece of pork belly in his hand from a distance. Shen Xiao next to him looked a little embarrassed. The two were walking towards him. Xu Congyi immediately understood that these two uninvited guests were here to eat for free.

"Mr. Tang, you've spent a lot of money on this. Such a big piece of pork belly must have cost a lot of money, right?" Xu Cong glanced to the side.

Tang Wenhao scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "I picked this pork belly specially because I wanted to try the braised pork made by you, Sister Xu." After saying that, he secretly glanced at Shen Xiao, as if hinting at something.

Shen Xiao pretended not to see it, but the curve of his mouth betrayed him.

"Come, come, don't stand at the door, come in and sit down." Li Dahua came out of the house and saw the two of them in the yard. She quickly invited them in. Xu Congyi took the pork belly from Tang Wenhao's hand and handed it to Li Dahua without hesitation. This piece of pork belly was indeed very well selected, with alternating fat and lean meat, which was the top-quality ingredient for making braised pork.

"Mr. Tang, you've spent a lot of money on this. Such a big piece of pork belly must have cost a lot of money, right?" Xu Congyi joked, while not forgetting to greet Shen Xiao, "Brother Shen Xiao."

"Hey, Brother Shen Xiao." Tang Wenhao suddenly imitated Xu Congyi's tone, deliberately emphasizing the word "brother", which made everyone present laugh. Shen Xiao was also amused by him and shook his head helplessly.

"Hey, tell me, we are all friends. I am Mr. Tang, and he is Brother Shen Xiao."

Xu Cong rolled his eyes and said, "Tang Wenhao, do you still want to eat braised pork?"

"Think about it, Sister Xu, I beg for mercy, I beg for mercy," Tang Wenhao said with a grin. He also changed his words from Miss Xu to Sister Xu. Shen Xiao felt a little uncomfortable when he heard it, but he couldn't show it. After all, he couldn't call her this but Wenhao couldn't.

"Think about it, Sister Xu, I beg for mercy, I beg for mercy." Tang Wenhao begged for mercy quickly. He changed the way he addressed Xu Congyi from "Miss Xu" to "Sister Xu", which made Shen Xiao feel uncomfortable and a subtle emotion rose in his heart. But he couldn't show it. He couldn't call her this but Tang Wenhao couldn't.

"Okay, come in and have some tea," Xu Congyi interrupted their conversation with a smile, and turned around to help Tang Xiaowu move the popcorn that was ready to be loaded into the car. Tang Wenhao and Shen Xiao wanted to help, but were chased away by Xu Congyi. She smiled and said, "You two should stop making trouble, go sit in the house and have some tea, there will be something delicious later."

Tang Xiaowu drove the carriage, loaded with fresh popcorn, and went back first. Xu Congyi knew that this was to put the popcorn on the counter when she returned, so she left in a hurry. She asked Tang Xiaowu to come back after delivering the popcorn and have dinner together, but Tang Xiaowu declined, saying that he had other things to do and would come back to pick up the two young masters in the evening. Seeing that Tang Xiaowu was determined to do so, Xu Congyi didn't say anything more.

She couldn't just make braised pork in the evening. With Shen Xiao and Tang Wenhao, there would be nine people eating. One dish would not be enough. Xu Congyi calculated and decided to make six dishes with larger portions.

She thought about it and prepared to make three meat dishes, two vegetables and one cold dish. The meat dishes were braised pork, shredded pork with Beijing sauce and boiled fish. The shredded pork with Beijing sauce was smooth and tender, and the sauce was rich, which made people linger. The boiled fish was tender and the soup was spicy and fragrant, which definitely whetted people's appetite. Although tofu was available in this era, there was no bean curd sheet, so pancakes were used instead. Pancakes could be bought directly from the space, which was not troublesome.

For vegetarian dishes, she chose home-cooked tofu and stir-fried eggplant shreds. Home-cooked tofu is a simple and easy dish. The tofu is tender and smooth, and paired with seasonal vegetables, it has a light and refreshing taste, making it very suitable for dinner. Stir-fried eggplant shreds is a home-cooked delicacy. The soft and glutinous texture of eggplant combined with the right amount of seasoning increases appetite and is also a good dish to eat with rice. The cold dish is smashed cucumber mixed with fried peanuts, which is refreshing and appetizing. The crispness of the cucumber and the crispness of the peanuts form a sharp contrast in taste, adding a touch of color to the dinner.

When Tang Wenhao and Shen Xiao arrived, it was already past three in the afternoon. Preparations for dinner had already begun, and Li Dahua and Xu's mother had already completed the preliminary preparations. The pork belly was carefully washed and cut into cubes of appropriate size, the lean pork was also cut into evenly shredded meat, the fish was skillfully sliced ​​into fish fillets, and the tofu and eggplant were also washed and cut and neatly placed on the plate. The cucumbers had also been pounded and placed on the plate, exuding a fresh fragrance.

After staying in the house for a while, Tang Wenhao and Shen Xiao felt a little bored, so they decided to go to the rabbit house to help. Shen Xiao was familiar with the rabbit house, so he took Tang Wenhao there directly. In the rabbit house, they helped feed the rabbits and clean the rabbit cages, sharing a lot of work for Old Man Xu.

The kitchen was bustling with activity. Xu Congyi put the pork belly in the hot pan, stir-fried the excess fat, and took it out after frying until both sides were slightly yellow. Then, she poured in rock sugar to make the sugar color, and then put in the pork belly to stir-fry for color. After that, she added an appropriate amount of water, a little white wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and spices, and simmered it over low heat until the soup was thick and the meat was tender.

Cut the lean pork into strips, add soy sauce, salt, starch, egg white, and cooking wine, stir well, and marinate for 20 minutes. Heat oil in a pan, add the lean pork and stir-fry until cooked, set aside. No need to wash the pan, add a little oil, pour in sweet noodle sauce, salt, pepper, and sugar, stir-fry well, add half a bowl of water, stir quickly, the water will gradually become viscous. Add the shredded pork and continue to stir-fry until the shredded pork is completely coated with the sauce and serve.

Boiled fish fillet is simpler. Marinate the fish fillet with cooking wine, salt and starch for 10 minutes. Heat oil in a pan, add pepper and star anise and stir-fry until fragrant. Add onion, ginger, garlic and bean paste and stir-fry until red oil comes out. Add boiling water or fish soup. After the soup boils, add salt, sugar and chicken essence to season. Add fish fillet and cook until it turns white and floats. Pour the soup and fish into the bowl with vegetables. Add minced garlic, pepper and coarse chili powder in the bowl. Heat oil in another pan and pour on the chili powder after it smokes.

The cold dishes and two vegetarian dishes were given to Xu's mother and Li Dahahua. They were both good cooks and made these vegetarian dishes look, smell and taste great.

When the meal started, the dishes on the table gave off an alluring aroma. Tang Wenhao's stomach started growling when he smelled the food. He didn't eat much at noon, but now, looking at the table full of delicious food, his appetite was whetted. Xu Congyi looked at Tang Wenhao's shining eyes, as if she saw her second brother from the past. She smiled and asked everyone to take a seat and enjoy dinner.

Xu Cong'an: Why does Mr. Tang's eyes look familiar when he sees the braised pork?