Only after watching the figure of the granny disappear around the corner did Yuan Zhou return to the kitchen with the basket.
"There are dandelion, shepherd's purse and even some Chinese toon. It's just nice to have an extra dish in the evening." Yuan Zhou rummaged the wild vegetables in the basket.
He took them out one by one and put them away carefully so that the fresh vegetables wouldn't wilt.
Having tidied up the wild vegetables, Yuan Zhou began to practice his knife skills.
Every year, Yuan Zhou would receive a lot of gifts. For example, the grandpa would send fruits and Li Duxi would send meat.
The name Li Duxi might be unfamiliar to him. He came to challenge Yuan Zhou three years ago. As a beef supplier, he challenged Yuan Zhou with his own beef.
Then … he was conquered by The Kitchen God.
After that, Li Duxi would send the beef to Yuan Zhou.
Yuan Zhou didn't want to accept it at first, but Li Duxi was a talent and thus had to accept it.
Of course, Yuan Zhou would also give him a gift in return, whether it was jam or something else.
The time in the morning was very short. He didn't practice for long before it was time to prepare for lunch.
For those who didn't come at lunchtime, Yuan Zhou intended to inform them of the dinner party after the business time was over.
Although it was a gathering, there weren't many people actually. It was just a small Spring Festival Banquet and didn't need to be too grand.
If the news was spread out and the host was known to be Yuan Zhou, the entire Taoxi Road wouldn't be able to hold it.
Wu Yungui was definitely the luckiest one. This guy arrived at the right time every time. It was so at the Cake House last time and also at the Spring Festival Banquet this time.
When lunchtime ended, Yuan Zhou called Zhou Shijie and Cheng Zhao Mei to inform them. He also asked Master Lian if he had time. After knowing that he didn't have time, he had to give up.
"If I want to return the basket, I have to prepare a gift in return." Yuan Zhou washed the basket and then hung it up to dry.
"Granny seems to be very fond of elm rice. Why don't we make some elm rice?" Yuan Zhou thought for a long time before he made the decision.
In fact, in the past, people ate elm money because they were poor during the famine years and came up with a way to save food. In order to let their families eat their fill, they made some elm money rice, which was basically the specialty of the housewives. Of course, there were also people who didn't even let their families eat elm money rice.
Yuan Zhou knew that the old lady could not forget the feelings of the past.
"Granny is getting old. I don't think it's easy for her to digest traditional methods. I have to change." Yuan Zhou touched his chin.
Traditional elm rice was actually just a mixture of corn flour and wheat flour. Some places didn't have wheat flour, so some black flour could be mixed in. Of course, the taste was naturally a matter of opinion.
Yuan Zhou selected some with especially thick leaves and tried not to damage the leaves. After washing them slowly, he put them aside to drain the water.
In order to make the elm money more easily digested, Yuan Zhou abandoned flour and corn flour. Instead, he chose to grind rice and millet into powder with a stone mill. Then, he mixed the elm money and steamed it.
During the steaming process, Yuan Zhou began to prepare the sauce. Although it was just a simple elm money rice, Yuan Zhou still meticulously prepared it step by step.
The ingredients for the elm money rice were simple and the cooking time was very short. Although he re-ground the rice and millet, with Yuan Zhou's speed, he could finish it in half an hour.
After putting the rice into the food box provided by the system and the food box into the basket, Yuan Zhou took it out and planned to send the basket back to the old lady.
Although the old lady complained that Yuan Zhou sent her something again, she still had a very happy smile on her face. After handing the basket to the old lady, Yuan Zhou went straight back to the restaurant. Although it was a small spring banquet, some wild vegetables needed to be processed and pickled in advance. Therefore, Yuan Zhou was still very busy in the afternoon.
Soon, it was time for dinner.
There were as many people as usual. Unsurprisingly, the trio of Wu Hai, Wuhai and Zheng Jiawei could be seen. Although Yuan Zhou invited them to dinner, under the leadership of Wuhai, they didn't mind enjoying dinner first.
The dinner later could be eaten as a midnight snack. There was no problem at all.
After dinner time, the first one to arrive was Yin Ya. Since she was the host, she helped Su Ruoyan to decorate the place. Although they were eating in the small courtyard, there was originally only one stone table in the courtyard, so it needed to be rearranged.
Yin Ya had a lot of experience in decorating such occasions. Therefore, with the help of Su Ruoyan and Mao Ye, who came later, she finished the decorating very quickly.
Next was Cheng Zhaomei's family. Originally, Master Cheng wanted to come alone, in order not to add more burden to his master. However, after receiving his master's special request, he still brought his family here.
As a direct disciple, Zhao Mei was naturally very familiar with the restaurant. Therefore, she didn't stand on ceremony and helped her master's wife to decorate the place.
If it weren't for the fact that other registered disciples had their own things to do and were not in Chengdu, there would be more people.
As for Wuhai, he originally wanted to stay here after dinner. However, he was persuaded by Zheng Jiawei and Zhou Xi to leave. As long as he didn't miss out on food, Wuhai was quite easy to talk to.
Then, Wang Hong, Wu Yungui, Manman and the others arrived one after another. It wasn't until almost all of them arrived that Wuhai and the other two showed up.
"Sister Jiang, have you been busy recently?" Yin Ya glanced at Jiang Changxi.
To be honest, among the group of people, Jiang Changxi really stood out among the group of men. Not only did she have a very strong aura of a domineering elder sister, but also her exquisite appearance and tall figure couldn't be ignored.
Today, Jiang Changxi also brought Zhou Jia with her.
"Sister Yin Ya, long time no see." Zhou Jia directly went up and gave Yin Ya a hug.
"Well, Jia Jia, long time no see. How are you doing at work recently?" Yin Ya also felt very happy.
As the saying goes, three women make a play. Now, there were not only three women, but also Manman, Tang Xi and Cheng Ying. Even a group of men didn't dare to provoke them.
A group of women and a group of men were chatting, eating the dried fruits, melon seeds, peanuts and drinking fruit juice provided by Yuan Zhou. It was simply too comfortable.
The roses planted in the yard were in full bloom. Although the area was not big, the scene of green grass and trees was in line with today's theme.
"Wuhai, what are you doing?" Suddenly, Wang Hong turned his eyes and saw Wuhai squatting by the rose field. He was chewing something in his mouth and seemed to be holding something in his hand.
Hearing Wang Hong's voice, Wuhai's first reaction was to put the thing in his hand into his mouth and quickly chewed twice. Feeling everyone's eyes on him, he also turned around calmly. "No, I'm just looking at the blooming flowers."
It was as if he was very beautiful, but when he spoke, he didn't notice that there was some red juice on the corner of his mouth. At a glance, it was obvious that he had done something bad.
"You actually stole something to eat. How is it? Is it delicious?" Wang Hong's eyesight was still good, so he could see it at a glance.
"Hehehe, I saw someone cooking hot pot yesterday. Today, I tasted it, and it really tastes good," said Wuhai.
Yin Ya took a look and found that there were four or five flowers missing. These were flowers that Yuan Zhou specially planted for her. Although they were edible roses, only Wuhai would eat them raw.
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