Eighties Northern Jiangsu Bride: Her Banquet Feasts Make the Whole Village Drool

Reborn back to that late autumn of 1988. Zhao Hongmei looked at the bare wedding room and the family’s upcoming full-month banquet that was about to be ruined, and decisively rolled up her sleeves. Having lived a cowardly life in her previous existence, this time, she swore she would no longer endure that idle resentment! As the top “Daxi Zhangshao” in the ten villages and eight townships of Northern Jiangsu, she wielded an iron wok in her left hand and a large ladle in her right. Diguo Ji Tiebingzi sizzled enticingly, Hongshao Daruoyuan were rich but not greasy, Chaihui Lianyutou was so fresh it made your eyebrows dance… At first, the villagers waited to see this feisty new bride make a fool of herself; later, whenever smoke rose from Zhao Hongmei’s kitchen chimney, all the children in the village would gather at her door, drooling and crying. Her husband, Qin Gang, rumored to be tough-talking and always on long-distance trips, initially wore a stern expression too. Until one day, everyone discovered Qin Gang driving his imposing big truck, not only scouring the world for ingredients for his wife but also becoming her most devoted “flower protector,” boasting to anyone he met: “Can’t help it, my wife’s cooking is just too delicious. Guess I’m stuck with her for life!” From village Liushuixi to city banquet halls, Zhao Hongmei used the warmth of human life to set cold, quiet days ablaze, living this life with flavor and zest!