NOVEL FROG Chapter 116
"never mind!"
"Everything is other people's own choice. As an outsider, why should I get involved in this matter and cause trouble for myself?"
He Daqing shook his head and gave up the idea of causing trouble for He Yongqiang's wedding.
After all, if he really did this, it was hard to say whether he could get the gratitude of He Yongqiang and Xu Huizhi. Old Man He and Xu Huizhen would definitely be offended.
It's not that He Daqing looked down on He Yongqiang and the others, but the two of He Yongqiang, even if added together, could not match the cleverness of Old Man He and Xu Huizhen.
He had nothing better to do, so he would do such a thing that would harm others and benefit himself.
So He Daqing thought about it, and finally gave up telling He Yongqiang about Xu Huizhi's affairs.
In a word: Mind your own business.
He came here just to accompany the gift and eat the banquet, and other miscellaneous things had nothing to do with him."Four four zero"
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After He Yongqiang's wedding ceremony was over and everyone was seated, the old man in charge of hosting the wedding banquet gave a call and the kitchen started to move. Five or six middle-aged women carried large trays and began to serve dishes to the tables.
"Wow, old man He is really willing to give up this time."
"A big bowl of three-yellow chicken, a big bowl of yellow croaker, a big bowl of pork elbow, a big bowl of meatballs... these are the eight big bowls!"
Qiangzi couldn't help but gasp when he saw the food and wine on the table, and said in shock.
What are the eight big bowls?
The so-called eight big bowls are actually dishes made from chicken, duck, fish and meat, served in traditional porcelain bowls. It is said that its origin is related to the Eight Immortals.
The Eight Immortals angered the Dragon King when they crossed the sea. After a long battle, they were very hungry and decided to look for some food separately.
Among them, Cao Guojiu walked to the door of a farmhouse, smelled the aroma of food coming from inside, salivated, and went in to inquire.
I saw that this family Eight people sat around the square table, so they took away eight dishes and left a message:"I borrowed eight bowls of food for the immortals, and I will repay you in the future."
From this, the saying"Eight Great Bowls" came into being.
In fact, every place has its own Eight Great Bowls, and there are two types of Eight Great Bowls in Sijiu City.
The first is the Eight Great Bowls of the Manchus.
After the Qing army entered the pass, they brought the Eight Great Bowls of the Manchus, namely, fried tofu with snow vegetables, braised shrimp and tofu eggs, braised pork knuckles, roasted frogs, chicken and mushroom noodles, New Year pig stew, and imperial toon fish. These dishes are easy to prepare and store.
Soldiers often set out eight bowls to worship their ancestors after winning a battle, and then share the food.
Later, it was improved and entered the palace, and became an indispensable delicacy in the palace banquets of the previous dynasty.
According to legend, Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River six times, and he used the Manchu eight bowls to entertain local officials and celebrities in the south of the Yangtze River many times.
By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the eight bowls entered ordinary people's homes, and the ingredients were closer to the tastes of the people.
Generally speaking, the"eight bowls" in the old city are now The eight dishes are a big bowl of three-yellow chicken, a big bowl of yellow croaker, a big bowl of pork elbow, a big bowl of meatballs, a big bowl of rice noodles with meat, a big bowl of braised pork, a big bowl of loose meat and a big bowl of spare ribs.
The old Beijingers' memories of the"eight big bowls" all come from banquets.
In the past, people had weddings and funerals, and because there were not enough tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks, they adopted the"come and eat, and leave after eating" approach.
In this kind of flowing banquet, the host arranges the order of seating according to the closeness and reputation of the guests. Although there is a difference in order, the content of the banquet is the same.
"The"eight big bowls" of fish and meat, which are rare in daily life, are mainly steamed and boiled. They are quick to cook, large in quantity, and have basically the same taste, so they have become the indispensable main dishes at banquets.
Of course, there are not necessarily only eight bowls of dishes on each table. It is also common to add some stir-fried dishes. However, people think that"eight" means"stable", so this name has been retained.
Later, the banquet also extended the"four cold dishes"."、"
Later, for the sake of appearance, the bowls for serving dishes were changed to plates.
After seeing the first few dishes served by the kitchen helper, He Daqing and others knew that Old Man He prepared the dishes according to the traditional eight dishes. I wonder if there are other cold dishes and main dishes besides these eight hard dishes.
"Yes, looking at this situation, it really is the Eight Great Bowls!"
"And I just heard that the chef that Mr. He invited to cook this time is Wang Defa, the head chef of Zhimeilou."
"So this table would cost about 40 or 50 yuan, which is equivalent to one or two months' salary for an ordinary person."
Fan Jinyou also took a deep breath, shocked by the generosity of old man He.
Of course, the 40 or 50 yuan he estimated included the wine and Wang Defa's banquet fee.
If it was just eight big bowls and a few dishes, it would definitely not cost so much, at most 20 yuan...
However, if the wine and Wang Defa, the master chef of Zhimeilou, were included, it would definitely not be this price, about 40 or 50 yuan, which is more than what He Daqing spent when he got married. (To read the novel of Baoshuang, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
After Fan Jinyou came to such a conclusion, it is natural that he was shocked.
Because this table would cost him almost one and a half months' salary.
Counting the number of banquets set up by the old He family, he was silent instantly.
Rich[]
He is really too rich.
The wedding banquet alone cost almost two or three years' salary.
I can only say that this old man He is really too rich.
Inexplicably.
Fan Jinyou envied He Yongqiang even more, and only hated that he didn't have such a rich father.
"Is it really necessary to be so shocked?"
He Daqing smiled and shook his head, saying:"Even if the wine and the chef's meal fee are all included, this table of food is probably not as profitable as a day's profit of a tavern."
"Eighteen banquet tables are nothing to Old Man He.
Although He Daqing has never seen the tavern's account book, he can roughly calculate the tavern's turnover and profit based on the tavern's daily full customer flow.
This amount of money is probably only a few days' profit for Old Man He's tavern.
It is definitely nothing to Old Man He.
"This is true. With the flow of customers in the tavern, it is definitely no problem to earn 60 or 70 yuan a day. So, although He Yongqiang's wedding seems to cost a lot, it is actually nothing to old man He."
"Their daily profit is equal to what I make from pulling a tricycle for two months. There is no comparison, really no comparison."
Qiangzi also came back to his senses and said with a sigh.
They have been neighbors for many years, and they all know each other's situation.
So whether He Daqing's tavern makes money or not, everyone can see it, and naturally know that He Daqing is right.
They sighed, just sighing that the gap between themselves and He Daqing's family is too big. Of course, this is also because everyone does not know the daily profit of He Daqing's steamed bun shop, otherwise, when facing He
Daqing, they would not be like this now, and they would be envious and jealous..