The Big Landlord

Nowadays, a new profession of contracting banquets has begun to appear in the countryside. When someone hosts a banquet, as long as they are notified, they will come to help with tables, benches, bowls, chopsticks and kitchen utensils. The host does not even need to buy vegetables. , Completely leave it to them to contract to the end, pay directly and enjoy the benefits.

The appearance of this kind of professional group is most suitable for people like Wang Ben who find it troublesome and have no experience in running wine, but Wang Ben's time is too tight, and he has to cook dinner tomorrow. There are not many people, only two or three calls in the whole town, the schedule is already full, and there is no way to invite them.

The road to save trouble is completely blocked, so we can only follow the old way. According to Ma Yunxiu's introduction, we invited an old chef who specializes in helping people to hold banquets and make nine bowls from other villages. It has been in business for decades, and it is well-known around, and there is no problem with the craftsmanship.

According to the usual price, after reaching an agreement on the price of 20 yuan per table, Wang Ben hurried to the town again with the recipe given by the chef, and started to buy vegetables.

The most needed ingredients for the nine bowls are pork, so I bought half a fan of fat and thick pork directly, and added a lot of fat hoofs and large ribs for takeaway. Can't buy enough.

Dozens of chickens and ducks, dozens of fish, fresh and tender beef are indispensable, and some squabs and bastards by the way; stewed vegetables and cold dishes must be served, and all kinds of fresh seasonal vegetables are also included, as long as they can be served in one place. He tried not to pick and choose what he bought at the stall. He couldn't get rid of so many things, so he had to hire a tricycle to send them back.

After spending more than an hour in the poultry and vegetable market, I finally bought all the vegetables that the chef needed. I didn’t know how much I spent, and I basically didn’t ask about the price. How much, judging from the total price, should not be ripped off.

Looking at the time, it was almost six o'clock in the afternoon, and Wang Ben was shocked. It was less than an hour before he was supposed to invite everyone to dinner, but there were still a lot of things to do. Hey, this time is really unusual rush.

He stepped up the accelerator and hurried home as quickly as possible. Seeing the lively scene at home, he immediately felt relieved.

The courtyard has been swept over again, and it has a completely new look. The table problem he was worried about has also been solved. At this time, there are more than ten square tables in the courtyard, and many long high benches that have not been placed in time. They were borrowed from nearby villagers' homes, and the amount was not enough. Several young and strong villagers are offering to help.

Not only that, a villager who held a banquet not long ago directly brought two picks of bowls and chopsticks, and several women were talking and laughing in the stove house while helping to wash the dishes.

Ma Yunxiu must have helped Zhang Luo. Looking at this happy scene, Wang Ben was very pleased and satisfied. He even felt that living in this simple Xiushui Bay gave him a great sense of happiness. Since the aloe vera seedling incident, Haven't felt like this for a long time.

After sitting on the sofa and resting for less than five minutes, before I could fully catch my breath, several tricycles drove into the courtyard, and the restaurant delivered hot meals on time, and it was time to serve.

Step on the motorcycle again, drive on the country road, shuttle between the houses of the villagers, and go door-to-door to tell them to have dinner.

After wandering around Xiushui Bay for a long time, just after returning home, before turning off the ignition, Ma Yunxiu suddenly ran over in a panic and reminded: "Book, you forgot to buy wine and drinks, as well as cigarettes."

"Eh..." Wang Ben scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly. He was completely dizzy from work, and since he didn't smoke, he rarely drank alcohol by himself.

I really forgot about this.

It is said that there is no feast without wine, and there is no such thing as decent without these things. Seeing that the food has been put on the table, and the villagers have come one after another, and the meal is about to start, Wang Ben had no choice but to go out again without stopping, and went straight to Wu Yulan's small house at the entrance of the village. Shop, ready to find this little widow nearby to solve the problem.

Cigarettes are easy to handle, just bring a few tonight and put them through tonight, drinks and wine are not enough, there are about twenty tables, it is impossible for Wu Yulan's country shop to prepare so many of the same variety, if there is not enough space for each table The same wine always felt that it was not a problem, and he didn't want to entertain everyone with bulk sorghum wine, which was too perfunctory.

"I'll go to the town to buy," after greeting Wu Yulan, she jumped on the motorcycle in a panic and only bought some wine and drinks. The motorcycle was easy to carry and there was still time.

"I want to go with you," Wu Yulan unexpectedly got excited and began to pull the door and lock it.

"Quickly close the door and go eat!" Wang Ben stared angrily, glanced at the pretty Fengyun figure by the way, and said rather depressedly, at this time he was not in the mood to flirt.

"Idiot, do you know where it's cheap? I'll go and get the lowest wholesale price!" Wu Yulan blamed very rationally, ignoring the rejection, and took the initiative to climb onto the back seat of the motorcycle, wrapping her hands around her waist naturally, Even very intimately came up with a front chest and a back.

Well, people are also kind, and it would be nice if they could be cheaper, and now they are still living in debt, and there is no time to continue entanglement here, Wang Ben didn't say anything more, he could only let the little widow get away with it once.

Driving on the machine farming road in Xiushuiwan like lightning, it only took ten minutes to go back and forth. Finally, before the villagers arrived at home one after another, they hurriedly put the wine and drinks on the table, and ordered tomorrow's dinner by the way. Not to mention, it was indeed a lot cheaper to have Wu Yulan together. The tobacco, wine and drinks needed for the entire birthday banquet were almost a thousand yuan less.

Reflecting the red sun and colorful clouds slanting to the west, in the warm wind, a bustling scene began to appear in the wide courtyard dam. The whole village, old and young, took their seats one after another, and the twenty tables were packed to the brim. Enjoy this seemingly convenient, but in fact very hard-won dinner.

Seeing the tables and bowls of wine turning around in the courtyard and the bustling gathering scene, listening to everyone's cheerful conversation and loud fist punching, Wang Ben, who had been busy all afternoon, could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Sitting paralyzed on the sofa and not wanting to move, his stomach is already empty, but he doesn't want to eat at all, and he doesn't even want to drink a drop of wine, just drinking water to quench his thirst.

I feel that I have had enough rest, and I will go to each table to say hello to each table in turn, and I will finish everything. I will talk about it when I officially celebrate my birthday tomorrow. Everyone is a team of villagers, so there is no need to be so particular, and Ma Yunxiu and his wife can help.

The first meal of the birthday banquet was fooled, but this was just the beginning, there was still a lot of work waiting for him, and tomorrow's dinner was the big deal.