Chapter 84 Roast Whole Lamb
Put the things out.
"Madam, please sit down first. I'll go pour you a cup of tea." Shen Xia said politely.
Gu Ziyan took Shen Xia's hand and said, "You don't have to call me Madam. My last name is Gu. You can just call me Sister Gu."
Shen Xia paused: "Okay."
Song Jiang watched Shen Xia come in with many people and officials in the yard, but he didn't ask any questions.
But I heard Shen Xia say she wanted to pour tea.
Then he said: "Xia Xia, you take care of the guests, I'll go pour tea."
Gu Ziyan heard the man in front of her calling Shen Xia in such an ambiguous way. Why was this?
Although I was curious, I didn't ask too many questions.
After listening to Song Jiang's words, Shen Xia thought that it was not good to leave the guests alone in the yard. His sister only knew him and was not familiar with others.
So I asked my eldest brother to boil water and make tea.
It's not good to just chat without eating.
There are food in my own space, but they are all packaged. There are many people in the family, so I can't take them out and I can't explain it clearly.
Then he remembered that he still had some dragon beard pastry, so he hurried back to his room and took out two packs. There were five packs left, and he gave one pack to his third uncle, so there were four packs left.
He took it out, opened it and put it on the table: "Madam, there is nothing to eat at home, don't you mind?"
"No, whatever my sister takes is good." Gu Ziyan smiled.
Shen Xia couldn't help but stare in amazement, wondering how there could be such a beautiful person.
Then he sat down with Gu Ziyan and opened the package: "Yan'er, try it."
Yan'er looked at the familiar snack and said, "Mom, this is not the snack we had last time."
Gu Ziyan and Zheng Jinshu were also surprised.
This snack was given to Zizhan by someone before, who said it was a popular snack in the city. It was very expensive, costing several taels of silver per bag, and was in short supply.
It is often out of stock because it is very difficult to make.
The Song family can afford such expensive snacks.
Shen Xia looked at the two people who were surprised: "What's wrong?"
Zheng Jinshu asked curiously, "You bought this snack."
Shen Xia shook her head: "No."
"What is that?" Zheng Jinshu asked.
At this time, Song Yun's voice sounded beside him: "This was done by Shen Xia himself."
Shen Xia turned around and looked at Song Yun who had appeared beside her without her noticing.
"Fourth brother, you're back. Aren't you still watching over me?" Shen Xia asked.
"Well, there are two uncles over there. It's okay. I thought of coming over to help you greet the guests." Song Yun explained.
"Oh, okay, come and sit here too."
Gu Ziyan smiled after hearing what Song Yun said: "So you made this snack! I've eaten it before and thought it was very delicious. I wanted to buy some, but it was out of stock."
Shen Xia was also surprised. She didn't expect that Sister Gu had eaten snacks from the prefecture when she was in the county.
It is said that this snack is in short supply in the capital, so it has not yet been distributed in the county.
"Well, yes. It's very troublesome to make this. I can't make it now. I have two packs at home. I'll pack them for my sister when she leaves later. I'll send some to her when I make it another day." Shen Xia said with a smile.
"As for the two packages, I will accept them without hesitation. As for you, you don't have to send them to me another day. It's quite troublesome." Gu Ziyan said with a smile.
Zheng Jinshu didn't even think that this exquisite and expensive dessert was made by her.
After a few words, Song Ming, Xiao Wu and Xiao Tian came back together.
only--
Song Ming actually had a sheep in his hand.
Shen Xia was shocked: "Where did the sheep come from?"
"I fought him on the mountain." Song Ming said with a smile.
"You went to the mountain so early in the morning." Shen Xia came over and asked worriedly, then looked up and down: "Are you injured?"
Song Ming looked at Shen Xia's worried eyes and said, "It's okay. I was going to hunt some small animals, but this sheep got lost and I hunted it."
Then he looked at the people in the yard and said, "There are guests at home."
"Yeah," Shen Xia nodded.
"Then I'll go get the sheep out so it's just in time for lunch."
"OK,"
Then Shen Xia turned to Sister Gu and said, "We may have to eat a little later at noon, so it's a good opportunity for you to have a taste of my cooking skills."
Gu Ziyan smiled and said, "I am looking forward to making such delicious snacks."
At this time, Xiaowu and Xiaotian came back.
Shen Xia asked Xiaotian to play with Yan'er.
The two children are about the same age and should be able to play together.
At this time, my mother came back after washing the clothes.
Watch my mother hang up the clothes.
Shen Xia asked her mother to come and sit down, and let her accompany Sister Gu, while Zheng Jinshu was accompanied by Song Yun.
Then the eldest brother's bamboo cage was almost finished, so he asked his eldest brother to help him kill the chickens and ducks he had bought before. There were about ten people at noon today.
Fortunately, I have the lamb! Otherwise, I don’t know what to cook.
It is simply like a good cook cannot cook without rice!
It didn't take long for the second brother to kill the sheep, and he quietly took some spices from his own space to season it.
Then he asked his second brother to build a fire in the yard, put the sheep on the rack and roast it whole.
He asked his third brother to help him light the fire.
Cook first.
Roasting lamb is very simple. Just prepare the seasoning and sprinkle it with spiced chili powder after roasting.
Song's mother was a little embarrassed at first, but later she found that the lady in front of her was very easy-going and started chatting with her.
It only took a few seconds to clean up the house.
Even Song Yun who was sitting next to him couldn't be disturbed.
Shen Xia felt relieved when she saw that there was no dull moment.
Xiaotian and Xiaowu also took Yan'er to see silkworms and little rabbits.
Time passed quickly.
At this time, everyone was starving and their stomachs began to growl. They were really tempted by the whole roasted lamb being roasted in the yard.
On the grill, a whole fat roasted lamb was being roasted, sizzling with oil. The golden and crispy skin exuded an enticing aroma, and the rich fragrance filled the entire yard.
Such a unique baking technique and wonderful taste amazed everyone present. They all swallowed their saliva secretly, wondering what kind of delicious food this was.
Finally, when everyone was about to lose their patience, Shen Xia said, "It's time to eat."
Since so many people could not sit at one table, everyone naturally split up into two tables to dine.
There were originally eight people in the Song family, and with Sister Gu and her children, there were seven people in total, just enough to fill two tables.
Because there were only three women, it was impossible for the women to have one table and the men to have another table.
Because Song Yun is educated, he is the most suitable person to accompany Zheng Jinshu, so the table is filled with Song Yun, Zheng Jinshu, Shen Xia, Song's mother, Gu Ziyan, Yan'er, and Song Jiang.
Shen Xia divided all the dishes into two portions, although not much,
But every table had half a lamb, which was a pretty big portion, so it didn't seem so bad.
I was thinking about asking my third uncle to come over for dinner.
Later I thought, it wouldn't be good to shout this and not that, so I just didn't shout any.
The roasted whole lamb is so crispy and crispy that it can be easily picked up with chopsticks.
"Sister, things aren't very particular in the countryside, so just be casual." Shen Xia said to Gu Ziyan.
"Okay. Don't worry! Sister won't be polite when there's delicious food in front of us." Gu Ziyan smiled.
Shen Xia smiled and said, "Let's eat!"
Then everyone started to eat.
Shen Xia gently picked up the meat from the lamb leg and handed it to Yan'er: "There's not much spice in this, Yan'er, eat it."
Yan Er smiled and said, "Thank you, sister."
"Wow - it smells so good! Sister, your cooking skills are really great. Sister, please come with me!" Yan'er said.
Gu Ziyan tapped his little head gently: "Your family has deducted your food."
"Humph! It's just not as delicious as Sister Shen's."
"Come to your sister if you want to eat anything in the future, and your sister will cook it for you." Shen Xia said lovingly.