Chapter 698 Meat is still delicious!
"Sister Xiulian, this is not called flowery words, this is called a sincere invitation!"

"I haven't had time to get a formal invitation, but a formal invitation is still necessary." Chen Hui said with a smile.

"You are just insincere, so how can we not go?"

Huang Xiulian cursed with a smile.

Chen Hui asked, "Can you take the things you bought for his housewarming back yourself later, or should we bring them tomorrow?"

For this kind of problem, if there is a choice, Chen Hui will definitely not tire himself out.

He said with a smile: "You must have driven here, so you should take care of me. I'm going to drive all the way back, and it won't look good if I get bumped."

"That's fine!" Huang Xiu Lian nodded.

"Then I'll go first. I'll go take a stroll around Uncle Shuqing's house and then go back."

"I don't know when the people who are working will come to find me in the village tomorrow. I'd better go back early and wait." Chen Hui stood up and said.

"Wait a moment!"

"The dried fish you asked me to make last time is ready. I'll go get it for you."

He Juanjuan got up and went into the kitchen.

He took down a hanging fish and handed it to Chen Hui.

"Dried fish made from sea grouper is so precious!"

"How do I cook this to make it delicious?" Chen Hui took it with a smile.

"Well, it depends on what you like. You can fry it or cook it into soup."

"If you're going to make soup, buy two ribs first."

"Use low heat to simmer for an hour or two to bring out the aroma of the ribs, then add the dried fish and simmer for another hour, and it will be delicious."

He Juanjuan emphasized again, "The spare ribs cannot be missing. Otherwise, it won't be as delicious."

Alright
This cooking reminded Chen Hui of a bunch of recipes of “XXX cooked this way tastes better than meat”.

After all, meat is the best.

"Sister Juanjuan, try buying pork shanks next time," Chen Hui suggested.

"Bone ribs?! How can they be delicious? There's a circle of meat on the outside but inside there's bones."

"I spent two dollars on it, and one dollar and fifty cents went on the bones." Huang Xiu Lian said puzzledly.

"But the bone stew is really delicious! I'll make a pot for you to try next time."

"Then I'm really leaving!"

Chen Hui said this and went to Huang Shuqing's house carrying the fish.

"You're here, why are you still carrying things?"

"No, no! Take it away, take it away!"

Huang Shuqing opened the door and reached out to take the fish in Chen Hui's hand while talking.

Chen Hui quickly threw the dried fish behind him and said, "Forget it, it's okay, don't force it!"

Huang Shuqing tried several times but failed to get the thing from Chen Hui.

He complained helplessly: "You are so stingy! Bring it here and take a look at what it is!"

"Dried fish! It's made of sea grouper."

"I heard that the stew is delicious. I plan to try it tonight." Chen Hui took out the dried fish and showed it off.

"This was made by He Juanjuan, right? Only she would be willing to use such an expensive fish to make dried fish."

Huang Shuqing sighed.

"Uncle Shuqing, come to my house for lunch tomorrow!"

"Lunch?!"

Huang Shuqing didn't remember it at once and looked at Chen Hui in confusion.

"My family is moving to a new house tomorrow, and Sister Xiulian and the others will also be there," Chen Hui explained.

"Oh? Oh oh oh! I remember now!"

"Remember to come!"

"It's so expensive to eat at your house, how could I forget it when I can have a free meal?"

Huang Shuqing joked and asked, "What are your plans for tomorrow? Is there anything you need our help with?"

Chen Hui was just about to say it was okay.

After a second thought, he gave another instruction, "Come earlier! The banquet in the village starts early, and we start eating at 11 o'clock."

"So early? The county has to wait until after twelve o'clock."

"Okay, I'll go and urge them to set off early." Huang Shuqing nodded.

"Then I'm leaving!" Chen Hui said goodbye and left, turned back to Huang Xiu Lian's house, and rode his motorcycle to the vegetable market.

At this point, everyone is already preparing lunch at home.

There were some unsold vegetables and meat left at the vegetable and meat stalls, and if they weren't sold, they would have to be consumed by themselves.

There are very few people in the vegetable market. Occasionally one or two people walk by, and they will greet you and ask if you want to order this or that.

Chen Hui strolled to a stall selling pork.

The lean meat, pork belly and fat are all sold out.

All that was left were some ugly scraps of meat, a large pig's trotter and a pig's bone.

The meat stall owner became alert when he saw Chen Hui stop.

He stood up from the stool and asked, "Brother, do you want some pig's trotters? I'll give them to you for a discount."

"How much is this bone?" Chen Hui asked.

"Ah?!" The stall owner was stunned.

Pork shanks have little meat and large bones. Even if they are sold as a bundle with some meat on top, normally no one would buy them.

"Why? Are you reluctant to sell it?" Chen Hui joked.

"Are you sure you want this?"

"If you want it, I'll chop it up for you. But once it's chopped up, you can't ask for a return!" the stall owner emphasized.

"Oh"

Chen Hui hesitated for a moment and asked again: "How much is the pork leg?"

"This is the last one. I'll give you one dollar and sixty cents."

"There are a lot of people having weddings these two days, so even if you don't want it in the afternoon, you can still sell it."

After the stall owner finished speaking, he nodded a little guiltily to cheer himself up.

Chen Hui picked up the pig leg and looked at it.

He weighed it and said hesitantly, "This pig leg is quite big. It looks like it weighs about 17 or 18 pounds. It will cost a lot of money."

"It won't go bad if you eat it for a few days!" the stall owner said quickly.

Chen Hui hesitated for a moment and looked at the pork shank on the side.

He put the pig leg down and said, "Master, if I buy this pig leg, can you give me this bone?"

"Ah?!" The stall owner was stunned.

This tube of bones weighs three or four pounds including bones and meat.

“The meat around the bone is very tender!”

"You can take the meat off and sell it, or keep it for yourself. I just want the bones," said Chen Hui.

The stall owner pondered for a moment.

Seeing that there was no one walking into the vegetable market at this moment, he nodded in agreement.

With a quick move of the knife, he cut off two of the large pieces of lean meat next to the leg bone, and didn't bother with the small ones.

"Help me chop it!" said Chen Hui.

"Row!"

The stall owner nodded and helped to process the pork shanks.

Then chop the pork leg into pieces according to Chen Hui's request.

He weighed it and said, "Twenty-one pounds and seven ounces, thirty-four dollars and seventy-two cents."

"Thirty-five is fine!"

Chen Hui said this and handed him forty yuan.

At a housewarming banquet, the amount of meat dishes served depends entirely on the host's wishes and financial conditions.

But one bowl for each table and a large piece of braised pork for each person are absolutely indispensable.

If there is no bowl of meat, people will definitely talk about me behind my back.

If you meet a bad-tempered fool, you will embarrass your boss on the spot.

Chen Hui plans to let the people who work be responsible for buying groceries tomorrow.

While waiting for the stall owner to give him the change, he chatted and learned about the normal price of pork belly.

I also specifically asked what price I could get if I bought several dozen kilograms for a banquet.

Carrying the meat, I walked around the vegetable market again.

I sold some dried vegetables that would be used for the banquet and asked for their prices.

(End of this chapter)