Alright!
Once he spoke, Master Xiaozhou let out a sigh of relief, and straight away picked up a stack of paper bowls: "Here, hold them well, I'll serve you big scoops."
He swiftly and steadily, without a shake in hand, scooped the fried rice from the barrel and piled it into their bowls.
The young folks didn't even have time for courtesies; they grabbed their spoons and devoured hungrily. As they eyed the pots and pans and iron skewers around them, they mumbled with mouths full:
"Master, we'll help you with whatever you need later..."
"No need, no need."
Master Xiaozhou tapped his large iron spoon and added a ladle of water to the pot: "We've hired someone for that..."
The plumbing boss was as full from watching the festivities as he was from eating.
Tonight's events would give him stories to brag about to his wife for days and to relatives and friends for months!
