After listening to Chen Decai's words, Gu Dachang instantly realized the seriousness of the matter.
"Call Bai Zhe over here."
"Okay, I'll call you right away."
Chen Decai passed by in a hurry.
At this moment, he was feeling proud in his heart [I have made you, Bai Zhe, disobedient and pushy, and I must cure this problem of yours today]
"Mayor Bai, the leader calls you."
Bai Zhe, who was talking to several company representatives, raised his head and noticed something strange instantly when he saw Chen Decai's old face.
Standing up with doubts, Bai Zhe came to Gu Dachang.
"Bai Zhe, tell me how to solve this matter!"
Gu Dachang threw it in Bai Zhe's face with a reproachful tone.
"What's wrong, County Magistrate Gu, why are you so angry?"
"What else happened? See for yourself!"
Bai Zhe raised his head and glanced at the seated guests, who were chatting in low voices with great interest.
The guests were seated at exactly thirteen tables.
[Look at the good things you did. It could have been avoided in advance. Why didn’t you realize you didn’t order enough until you got it? How do you divide the ten dishes among thirteen people? Do some eat meat and some drink soup? 】
When Bai Zhe heard Gu Dachang's inner roar, he finally understood that it was no one else but Chen Decai who was putting small shoes on him again.
But now can he still explain that this matter is not his own?
"Leader, don't worry. Let's figure out how to solve it as soon as possible."
Gu Dachang took a deep breath and said, "Whether this can be done well or not depends on your ability to adapt. I can only wait and see."
After speaking, he patted Bai Zhe on the shoulder and walked back to continue entertaining the city leaders.
Bai Zhe knows that blaming others is not the way to solve the problem. Only by putting all problems aside and thinking about the problem from a leadership position can we get things done.
To be honest, after Bai Zhe's mental analysis, this matter is very difficult to handle. Food cannot be served together, banquets cannot be held, and the hotel's supply must be booked in advance. And those present are either leaders or representatives of the company and construction units, and neither of them can do it. You can't drive people away.
If you eat poorly, you will lose face as the county magistrate. If you eat too well, it will leave a bad impression on the company representatives as extravagant and wasteful.
Only eating just right is the key to solving the problem.
Thinking of this, Bai Zhe had an idea and walked towards the central stage of the banquet.
No one knew what tricks Bai Zhe was planning to play. Seeing him walking up, the noisy hall gradually became quiet.
Bai Zhe picked up the microphone with a smile and said loudly: "Dear leaders and guests, as a grassroots party member, I, as a grassroots party member, was deeply touched by the speech made by County Magistrate Gu just now. Yes, people's lives have improved, and their lives have become sweeter. In the past few years of socialist economic development, the world we live in has also undergone earth-shaking changes. For this, I have to thank the leaders for the great goals they have set, and I also want to deeply thank the hard-working and simple Chinese people. , it is they who have promoted the process of the great goal, and it is they who have taken a new chapter of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation step by step! But, comrades..."
Bai Zhe paused and glanced around the crowd with shining eyes. Mayor Lian Hai and the leaders were all listening to Bai Zhe's words with rapt attention.
"What is diligence and simplicity, and what is a good life? We can't have the great prosperity of our country today without this excellent national tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years! I believe that this will be the tireless work of each of us here and our willingness to spend our lives. The ultimate proposition to explore.”
As he spoke, Bai Zhe looked at Lian Hai, Gu Dachang and others with intense gazes, and said with the same smile as before: "Today I am honored to tell all the leading comrades that the theme of our banquet will be named, Deep Feelings Rural life, committed to developing the rural economy! I propose that the banquet be changed to a rural stew, so that we can taste the wonderful taste of rural life in the new era!"
Bai Zhe raised his fist and swung it hard. Everyone felt blood rushing upwards and their heads were buzzing.
"Wow!"
Warm applause suddenly erupted, and the entire venue shook with loud cheers.
"Chowder, chowder, chowder!"
Some high-ranking cadres from the city still didn't know what was going on, so they quickly asked their companions: "Holy shit, what is the stew? It sounds awesome."
"I don't know either, but I think it must be delicious."
"I know this. Only older people like to eat it, especially those who have eaten "big pot rice" during the collective commune period."
"What? It's very common in rural areas. It's also commonly known as pig-killing dish."
"Pork-killing vegetables? This name is even more awesome. You must try it today!"
After saying that, he also joined in the shouting of slogans: "Big stew, big stew, big stew!"
The chef squatting in the kitchen was dumbfounded. These people stopped eating a good feast and actually demanded a big stew?
"Master, how do you make a stew?"
"Wait, let me ask the executive chef."
The young chef was confused, but at this moment, he saw that the executive chef, who was in his late sixties, had just hung up the phone and hurriedly walked into the kitchen. A group of apprentices quickly stepped forward to tie his apron.
"Get the biggest iron pot!"
"good!"
The executive chef turned on the diesel stove to maximum without saying anything.
A large pot with a diameter of two meters was carried onto the stove by the disciples.
Even though the executive chef has been cooking for thirty years, he still has the skill of cooking stews in mind.
He recalled that at the beginning, this was a unique skill passed down to him by his master, but he never expected that he would be using it in such a luxurious hotel thirty years later.
"Don't leave the soup pot idle. Hurry up and add water and beef stick bones. Bring it to a boil over high heat!"
"good!"
The soup-making master poured water directly from the faucet with quick hands and feet.
The young apprentice also hurriedly took out a huge beef stick bone from the freezer, cut it into two pieces with the back of a knife, and threw it into a soup pot over one meter high.
In the kitchen, the diesel stove began to roar wildly, and the only sound was the executive chef's roar: "Cut the onions, ginger, and garlic into large pieces!"
A large pot of oil was poured into the large iron pot by two apprentices. Then the executive chef took out an iron drill and stood directly on the stove with the support of the apprentices.
"Ten pounds of pork belly sliced!"
The bright kitchen knives began to fly, and several cutters turned ten pounds of pork belly into slices with three strokes.
After frying the peppercorns and aniseed in the oil pan, take them out. A large pot of onions, ginger, and garlic was carried directly by two people and poured into the smoking oil pan.
"boom!"
Fiery red flames exploded, making the head chef's face turn red.
A strong aroma was sent to the outside of the building along the smoking pipe, and even pedestrians passing by couldn't help but take a sniff.
The sous chef held cooking wine in one hand and Tianhai soy sauce in the other, pouring it straight into the pot, and the aroma instantly became more intense.
At this time, under the powerful firepower offensive, the soup pot had already boiled. Then the four apprentices lifted it up and poured ladle after ladle into the iron pot. Finally, it was lifted directly and turned upside down.
After pouring all three bags of refined salt in, the executive chef was helped off the stove panting.
"No, I'm getting old, so you don't have to worry about me, just continue..."
"Cut some cabbage and put it in!"
"Throw all the crispy meat in the freezer."
"Except for the ones with bones and fish bones, pour all the remaining ingredients for me to serve!"
"Chief chef, this..." the head chef looked at the prawns and abalone and asked reluctantly.
"Pour it all in!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the second chef holding a pot of green vegetables and about to pour it in. The head chef got angry and slapped him on the back of the head: "What did you learn about the special code? This green vegetable changes color as soon as it is cooked." , what are you pouring in?"
The second chef touched his head and quickly stepped aside.
"Vermicelli, put all the vermicelli in! And beef balls, leave no one behind."
ten minutes later……
"No need to taste whether it's salty or not, just a bottle of chicken juice and oyster sauce, ready to be cooked!"
…
In the hall, the fruit desserts on the table were almost eaten, and a full half hour had passed since Bai Zhe shouted just now.
"Serve!"
With a loud shout, everyone looked towards the food entrance.
Thirteen tall girls in cheongsam were seen, each carrying a pot of steaming stew, and filed in through the food outlet.
Their arrival made everyone take a deep breath.
"Damn, this smells too good, doesn't it?"
Every pot of stew is so delicious and fragrant, and everyone is already hungry and thirsty after smelling the fragrance.
Lian Hai and a group of old men's eyes gleamed. This was the first time they had seen such a sumptuous stew.
It was already past meal time, and seeing the large chunks of crispy beef and pork belly on top made me salivate even more.
A total of thirteen pots of stew were brought to the table. Lian Hai couldn't wait to take the lead and raise his glass. After saying a few words, he started to fill up the bowls one after another.
When the vermicelli is sucked into the mouth, the rich soup attached to it will also make people's mouths full of oil.
Then eat a piece of pork belly that has been stir-fried to remove the smell and greasy. It is such an ultimate enjoyment that even reporter Jiang Qian couldn't help but close her eyes and enjoy it.
There were no more voices in the hall. They just lowered their heads and enjoyed the temptation of the food, without even having time to look at others.
"Brother Zhe, if you don't want to eat meat, give it to me. I've never found pork belly to be so fragrant."
Bai Zhe smiled and put the pork belly into Gao Huilin's bowl, and then Li Ke also came to ask for meatballs.
I saw her sticking out her pink tongue and swallowing the meatballs into her mouth at once, then opening her mouth continuously, fanning her mouth with her hands, and biting it open at the risk of burning her mouth.
The abundant soup exploded instantly, filling the entire mouth with delicious food.
This feeling is comparable to the peeing beef balls in Chaoshan.
A large pot full of stew, ten people, reached the bottom in less than ten minutes.
The bottom of Mayor Lian Hai's bowl had reached the bottom, and he drank the last bit of soup without even leaving a mouthful.
After finishing the stew, he realized that the rice in front of him had not been touched.
Mrs. Lian put down her bowl and chopsticks reluctantly and said with satisfaction: "This is so delicious. I have never eaten such delicious stew in my life."
It is said that it is difficult to agree with others, but for today's meal, everyone looked happy.
