After breakfast, Li Yi took Tang Xue and his father and set off in the big red mule cart.
Since there was no Liangpi to make today, the third sister was left at home.
On the way, Li Shankui and Li Yi talked about the gift money for yesterday's wedding, and they received a total of 982 yuan!
Among them, Mr. Wang, Wang Anmin, Wang Anguo, Li Gang, Liang Yukui and others all paid 50 yuan.
Liu Jingshan, a few friends from the state-owned hotel, and the leaders of the sugar factory all paid 10 yuan for the ride.
The two brothers-in-law and third sister Li Na pay 50 yuan each, while the villagers pay 1 to 5 yuan per family.
Basically, those who have children at home earn money with Li Yi, all of them are 5 yuan, and those who don't have one or two yuan.
All in all, the gift money received yesterday was more than double what was expected.
To be honest, Li Yi was also a little surprised.
Before the wedding, he thought it would be good to receive a gift of five hundred yuan, but he didn't expect there to be so much.
But think about it, Mr. Wang plus his sisters would cost about 400 yuan, which contributed about half of the gift.
With this thousand yuan, most of the expenses for this wedding can be recovered.
When he arrived at the state-owned hotel, Liu Jingshan was somewhat surprised to see Li Yi.
"Hahaha, I thought your kid wouldn't come today!"
Li Yi also smiled and said: "How can you do it? If you don't come, you will be breaking your promise!"
"Okay, hurry up and weigh yourself. I have to go to the back lawn later!" Liu Jingshan said.
"What are you doing in the back meadow?"
The so-called Houcaochao is the local name for the pastoral area. Although they are all in the same county, it is not close to the county seat, more than two hundred kilometers away.
Moreover, the roads are rugged and difficult to navigate, and there are no roads at all in many places. Even if you drive, it will take less than six or seven hours to get back.
Liu Jingshan smiled bitterly and said: "There is no way. Yesterday, the county party committee called and said that a big leader from the province was coming to inspect today and asked us to do a good job in reception!"
"The leaders from the province really cannot be careless when they come to inspect. Are you going to go to the back grassland to groom a cow or a sheep?" Li Yi said.
"Go for sheep, cattle are too expensive and difficult to transport back!"
“Can’t local sheep do it?”
"The county party committee office specifically explained that the big leader is Mongolian, and local mutton is no better than sheep in pastoral areas. The leader ate it as soon as he ate it!" Liu Jingshan said.
Later, Liu Jingshan sighed and said: "This kind of thing is too troublesome. There is no reward for good reception. Once the leader is unhappy, we are the first responsible. My predecessor, Lao Zhou, was raped because of this matter." It fell!"
Li Yi knew that this was a national condition, so he could only comfort him: "The big leaders have big minds and won't care about little people like us. Just do your best!"
"That's the only way it can be, so I'm not trying to get some authentic pasture sheep for the leaders. I hope they will be satisfied!"
Li Yi thought for a while, and then said: "Brother Liu, actually you don't have to be like this!"
"What do you mean?"
"Think about it, since that leader is Mongolian, he has never eaten any kind of mutton, so even if you really get the sheep from Houcao, he may not be satisfied!"
"That's right, but..."
Li Yi smiled and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter what kind of sheep you eat. What matters is how you eat it. As long as it's fresh and tastes good, nothing else matters!"
Liu Jingshan's eyes lit up when he thought of Li Yina's unpredictable methods, and he hurriedly said: "Brother Li Yi, you have to help me!"
"Okay, let's go to the kitchen after we weigh ourselves!"
"Don't worry about the heavy stuff. Let Xiao Li and the others do it. Let's go to the kitchen now!"
Then, before Li Yi could refute, Liu Jingshan pulled him into the kitchen, leaving only Li Shankui and Tang Xue who looked confused.
After arriving in the kitchen, Li Yi immediately asked: "Brother Liu, do you know how many leaders are here this time?"
"I'm not sure, it wasn't mentioned above!"
Li Yi frowned and said, "I don't know how many people are eating. That would be difficult!"
"How about I ask?"
"Stop asking. The county committee still thinks we have no ability. Even asking about this kind of thing has a bad impact!"
"what is it now?"
"Be prepared!"
Then Li Yi explained: "I will teach you two different food methods in a moment. The first is special barbecue, and the second is new hot pot!"
“When there are few people, we eat special barbecue, and when there are many people, we eat new hot pot!”
Later, Li Yi asked people from the state-owned hotel to bring beef and mutton, and cut some pork.
Immediately afterwards, onions, ginger, garlic and various condiments were brought over and began to marinate the meat.
At the same time, Li Yi asked them to freeze some beef and mutton in the refrigerator, and also froze several tea jars of water in it.
To be honest, Li Yi was a little lucky. Fortunately, it was a state-owned hotel, otherwise this refrigerator would not be seen in ordinary places.
Although this thing only has a usable volume of more than 150 liters, it costs more than 800 yuan per unit, which is equivalent to two years' salary of an ordinary worker.
Moreover, you may not be able to buy it if you have money, you still need to purchase qualification coupons.
While marinating the beef and mutton, he had someone make a simple grill, which was actually a clean iron plate placed on top of a charcoal brazier.
Finally, we prepared the dipping sauce, one portion each of dry ingredients and sauce.
At this time, the meat was almost marinated, and Li Yi demonstrated it on the spot for Liu Jingshan and others.
He first brushed a few brushes of sesame oil on the iron plate, and then placed a piece of plump marinated pork belly on the iron plate.
In an instant, the sound of scalding meat could be heard on the iron plate, and the rich aroma of meat instantly filled the entire kitchen.
In less than two minutes, the pork belly is cooked.
Li Yi picked up a piece of grilled meat with chopsticks, dipped it in some secret sauce, and put it in his mouth.
Well, that’s the smell!
Afterwards, he immediately asked Liu Jingshan and others to try it quickly!
Everyone imitated Li Yi and started using their chopsticks.
Everyone was stunned when the rich aroma of meat and the aroma of the secret sauce fully stimulated the taste buds.
It's not like they haven't eaten barbecue before, but the taste is completely different.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yi roasted mutton and beef for them, and even roasted a few vegetables, each of which amazed Liu Jingshan and others.
After eating the special barbecue, Li Yi immediately asked Liu Jingshan: "Does this taste good? Are you qualified to receive a big leader?"
"Yes, yes, it will definitely work if you do this!" Liu Jingshan said excitedly.
"Okay, okay, but if you want your boss to praise you, this barbecue tool must be more refined!"
Then Li Yi found paper and pen, and drew for him on the spot the stoves and baking pans for later generations of Bangzi Country barbecue, and asked him to quickly find someone to make a few.
After tasting the special barbecue, Liu Jingshan also developed a strong interest in Li Yi's other new hot pot.
As Li Yi had considered before, although barbecue is delicious, it is not suitable for many people to eat.
On the one hand, the roasting is slow, and on the other hand, the ingredients are single and there are few types!
"Brother Li Yi, that new hot pot you mentioned..."
Li Yi smiled and said: "You should have eaten brushed mutton, but have you ever eaten ice-cooked mutton?"
"Sheep cooked on ice?"
"Okay, let's not talk nonsense. It's almost noon now. My wife and my father are still waiting outside. I will borrow your kitchen and ingredients today to give my father and my wife a good meal. Any opinions?" Li Yi said.
"No comment!"
"That's good!"
At that moment, Li Yi began to prepare various seasonings and put them into a large bowl for later use.
Then, he asked someone to find a small pot and put it on the charcoal stove used for barbecue.
Then he took out the hard beef and mutton that were frozen in the refrigerator, and cut them into cubes, strips, or slices.
Then, with everyone's stunned eyes, he put a few frozen and hard lumps of ice into the pot, and then put various seasonings and nearly two kilograms of mutton pieces in...
While the meat was cooking, Li Yi began to prepare dipping sauce.
After the dipping sauce is prepared, the meat is almost cooked.
Afterwards, Li Yi immediately called Liu Jingshan, his father, Tang Xue and others to the table to start...
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