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The children of the village had not tasted such a delicacy for a long time, and their eyes flashed wide, and their attention was all drawn to the fragrant roast pig.

A few greedy children were hiding by the fence and looking at the red charcoal fire, constantly swallowing the saliva in their mouths, and the thing they wanted most now was to quickly cut off a large piece of the roast pig, hold it in their hands and nibble it beautifully!

Da Niu's son, Xiao Cong, also hid by the wall like other children and watched from afar. It's just that he didn't look at the roast pig on the fire, but the man with a few big words written on his clothes behind him.

In the open space outside the village chief's house, several square tables were now neatly placed. One by one, the women of the village were busy bringing the dishes from their homes to the feast, and the table was very rich. The wild boar roasted over a charcoal fire is the final dish.

"Ouch, Jin Gui, you're finally here! Come on, come on, sit here. "An old man who is in good spirits must be the village chief. He was wearing a matching Tang suit, with crane hair on his head, and his accent still had a faint hint of Nanyun.

Liu Xinghao's hometown is also Nanyun Province, and when he heard the local accent here, he immediately felt very cordial. He couldn't help but look at the old man a few more times, this old man looked to be at least sixty or seventy years old, but his eyes were not dazzled or deaf, and his body was quite strong. It seems that in the deep mountains and old forests, without the kind of pollution in the city, it seems to be more beneficial to the health of the elderly.

Uncle Huo hurriedly greeted the village chief and arched his hand, with a smile on his face, and said, "Old village chief, our village hasn't been as lively as today for some days." ”

"Yes, yes, that's true. It's not thanks to you that I've been able to hunt such a big boar this time! Good fellow, I haven't seen such a big wild boar in years. The old village chief also smiled from ear to ear. Such a village feast can bring the neighbors together and have a good time, which is indeed a rare and great blessing.

"It's not my credit that I was able to catch this wild boar this time. I'll have to introduce you to a young man, and this time thanks to him, I've been able to take down the boar. Uncle Huo led Liu Xinghao behind him forward, he is not a person who is greedy for merit.

"Oh, young man?" the old village chief looked at Liu Xinghao, who Uncle Huo had brought in, and didn't say a word, just looked him up and down.

This embarrassing silence made Liu Xinghao feel awkward, and he immediately stepped forward to follow Uncle Huo's example and arched his hand and said, "Hello village chief, my name is Liu Xinghao." ”

"Hmm...... Liu Xinghao...... Okay, good, people are tall and big, and their names are also generous. Not bad, not bad. The old village chief's praise made Liu Xinghao even more embarrassed.

Because he was wearing a prison blue and white prison uniform, in this public, no matter how you look at it, it feels a little abrupt. But fortunately, the kind villagers here don't seem to care too much about Liu Xinghao's identity, and their faces are all filled with simple smiles, without the slightest hint of disgust.

"Come on, come on, everyone take a seat, don't just stand. The village chief took the lead in taking a seat, and he sat at the head of the table, like a big head. Uncle Huo led Liu Xinghao to sit in the second seat, and after everyone sat down one by one, the big banquet officially began.

The indispensable thing to eat a banquet is wine. As soon as Liu Xinghao sat down, a person suddenly flashed beside him, holding a wine jug in his hand, and filled the wine bowl in front of Liu Xinghao.

"Well, it's you. Liu Xinghao looked up and saw that this person was the girl who gave him rice balls to eat just now - Ruan Meizhao.

"Brother Liu, this is my own rice wine, please try it. Ruan Meizhao smiled softly, her face full of gentleness. It's like being blown by the spring breeze, and it's indescribably comfortable.

"Come, let's sit together. Liu Xinghao rubbed to the side, wanting to make room for the girl. But she didn't want the girl to blush, shook her head, and ran away to pour wine for the others.

Uncle Huo kicked his leg under the table at this time, and said in a low voice: "In our place, women and children are not on the table. ”

"Oh, is this so?" Hearing Uncle Huo say this, Liu Xinghao realized that not only his own table, but also the other tables were all big men. The women were busy with their work, and the children were so far away that they couldn't even make up for the big table.

Children and women are generally not allowed to serve the table, and they can only taste the leftover delicacies after the men in charge of the house have eaten and drunk enough to leave the table.

This outdated and pedantic rule was also popular in our country twenty or thirty years ago. I think that in the era of scarcity of materials, the meals on the table were generally exquisite dishes that the hosts themselves could not eat several times a year, and they thought that only by bringing out the best things in their own homes could they show respect for their guests. Children are not sensible, and they will definitely not be able to restrain themselves when they see delicious food on the table, and let them make a mess of those exquisite dishes, isn't it snubbing the guests?

Sitting here eating a big banquet, looking at the busy women next to him and the poor children, Liu Xinghao felt a little unhappy in his heart. Maybe there is a local custom in a place, and he, a newcomer, has a lot to learn and adapt.

“…… Come, come, come, in order to celebrate this gift from God, everyone raised the wine in their glasses and dried it up!" the village chief took the lead in raising the wine bowl in front of him after saying a word of thanks.

Liu Xinghao saw that everyone had lifted the wine bowl, and he hurriedly did it, but what he didn't expect was that the village chief said, "It's all done," and everyone really "did it"! I saw that none of the men on the table were vague, they raised the wine bowls, and one by one they "coo-dong-goo-dong", and none of them were cowardly!

"Good guy, these people's alcohol is too good, right?! This bowl of wine must be at least more than half a catty! Is it really dry?" Liu Xinghao was secretly a little stunned in his heart, but everyone was dry, he couldn't take a sip and lose this face.

"Just do it! It's a big deal to faint after drinking this bowl!" Liu Xinghao made up his mind, raised the wine bowl with both hands and closed his eyes and brought it to his lips.

But as soon as this wine was in his mouth, Liu Xinghao discovered: "I'll take it! Why is this wine so delicious?"