17 Banquets
At four o'clock in the morning on the third day of the Lunar New Year, the chef arrived with his guy on his back. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoEveryone also hurried to get up and help. Because the three days of washing are a day of guests, the chef first wrote a list and asked the host to prepare the materials, and only began to prepare when he arrived today. Time is still relatively tight. The family immediately began to get busy, except for Yang Xiaobei.
Neither grandpa nor dad thought of waking her up. It was too cold in the morning, the temperature was only about minus 5.6 degrees, and the water tank at home was covered with a layer of ice, let alone outside. When the second uncle went to the river to carry water in the morning, he had to use a wooden bucket to smash through the thick ice. Helping the chef is all about washing vegetables, washing dishes, washing pots, etc., the water is cold and biting, even the men are a little unbearable, not to mention the little sister who looks delicate.
It was busy outside, and Yang Xiaobei was still sleeping soundly under the covers. It has nothing to do with laziness, hypocrisy, and squeamishness, and she can't stay up late and get up early when she is young. For nothing else, once she stayed up late and got up too early, she would suffer from hypoglycemia and dizziness in severe cases. So she honestly kept a very healthy schedule. Although she lives in a modern metropolis, she is at odds with her colleagues. People started their nightlife at ten o'clock in the evening, but she had already gone to bed to see Zhou Gong.
Sometimes I think about it, but in fact, she came to the 70s to be more adaptable. Except for a few novels that are being chased, there is basically nothing that I am not used to. Usually she never watches TV, doesn't chase dramas, doesn't brush Weibo, and never posts on Moments, living like an invisible person. Maybe she didn't go back to work after the Chinese New Year, and except for a few colleagues, other friends didn't know when they would realize her disappearance - of course, she only had a few friends. The novel mobile phone has downloaded and collected a lot of favorite novels.,But it's long gone.,There's not much power in the power bank.,Now there's no electricity at home.,So I had to press the bottom of the box as a furnishing.。
It wasn't until dawn that the uncle and aunts arrived, and Yang Xiaobei was dug up from the bed by the third aunt. The owner of the helper is to provide breakfast, and everyone will start work after eating. The kitchen is the "main battlefield", and most of the people are busy here. Chef alone can't wait to be three heads and six arms, and he is so busy. Here are fried croquettes in the oil pan, there are lotus root balls, mung bean balls, sweet potato balls and so on. According to the rules, the banquet must be steamed with the specialties of the hometown - fish cakes, meat cakes, steamed meat, and steamed fish, so that it can be regarded as a banquet. But they are all poor families, where can they be so particular. At most, it is steamed fish and steamed vegetables. Northern Hubei is known as the "province of a thousand lakes", and fish is never valuable. Steamed vegetables are minced greens and steamed together with batter, which has a soft taste and takes a lot of effort to make, so it is very popular.
There is not much meat, only stewed lotus root, stewed cabbage, and you can eat the taste of meat. Despite this, the chef still arranged eight dishes with great care. Most of them are oily, and the craftsmanship is good, and they can't usually be eaten at leisure. So for everyone, the banquet is still very worth looking forward to.
Yang Xiaobei walked around the kitchen, and ate all kinds of meatballs, and couldn't even eat breakfast. Touching his belly with satisfaction: "This is the feeling of the New Year!" The chef is Chef Xiao in the village, and Yang Xiaobei liked him the most when he was a child, because every time he saw him, he would have delicious food. Now it is no exception, Master Xiao smiled and gave her a piece of fish and another ball, and she was very happy to see her eat with hand oil.
In her father's generation, Yang Xiaomei was a small one, and when she was lost, the whole village helped find her for several days. Now that she is back suddenly, everyone always feels rare when they see her, no, the children can't get food, and they are sent out to play by the adults, but Yang Xiaobei has this special treatment. She's not ashamed - I'm younger than all of you, ahahaha......
The main guests of Saizo are the mother's family. Brother Ping's uncles, each family has to pick a load of grain, on which are eggs, pasta, sugar, etc., but also to carry the big hen, grandmother also has to prepare Brother Ping's intimate clothes, belly pockets, hats, etc. If the conditions are good, the child should also be marked with silver jewelry. When Sister Rong was born, because she was the first granddaughter, her grandmother also specially used ancestral things to make a silver collar, called "dog ring", I don't know why it is called this name, maybe the bright collar is worn around the neck, it is a bit like that. Now it's Brother Ping's turn.
When it was almost ten o'clock, my grandmother took the lead and arrived with a load of things. Suddenly firecrackers rang out, and there was an uproar in the Yang family's house. When the neighbors heard that their mother's family had come to the door, they all came to eat. There are not many gifts, one yuan, five corners, just join in the fun. The children happily follow the host's family to receive the rice, and at this time they can often enjoy some delicious food, sticky and happy. More children like to clap their hands and sing songs about sending rice to them.
The son-in-law came home to report the good news,
I don't know if it's a man or a woman,
When you receive a happy thing, you will know the bottom,
Men's tea and women's wine from the ancient saying.
The mother's family discussed sending rice,
There should be more than 500 eggs,
Two buckets of cooked rice,
Pork and pork liver can not be missing,
Carp to buy live,
The hen is strong;
Beat the rocking nest and the flail chair,
and bought flowered shoes and cloth.
A large group of aunts,
Lively and lively to send rice
Laughter and noise filled the room. The import of Tian Ding is a big deal, and everyone has a smile on their faces. Several old aunts, cousins, and other old people in the family, Yang Xiaobei has never seen them, and when she grows up, she has already passed away. This time, he took Yang Xiaobei's hand and refused to let go, chanting Buddha vigorously in his mouth, which is called a rarity. Originally, she was arranged to serve tea and pour water for the guests today, okay, but now she can't do anything, and she can be a mascot properly.
After saying the auspicious words, the mother's family went to see the second aunt and Brother Xiaoping, and the guests were almost there. Mr. Zhike was optimistic about the hour, and with a bang, the banquet officially opened.
Comrades in the countryside, I don't know if you have seen this "gun" when you were a child, it looks like a grenade. The inside is also filled with gunpowder, generally there are 3 gunpowder holes and pilot holes, and there is a heat dissipation iron sheet on the outside, called "3 eye guns", which can be put 3 times. The first is to have a lively and magnificent situation, and the second is to have the hope of exorcising evil spirits and suppressing demons, and to pay attention to the rules when releasing the whip, otherwise it will bring unlucky signs to the owner and cause trouble for the "gunner" who specializes in releasing the gun. Moreover, it is a technical job, and it also has a certain degree of danger. Later, it was gradually replaced by a louder and more convenient "high ascension" and disappeared into history.
Mr. Zhike shouted "the big plate is up", and the gunners would move in response, and the gunners generally put 3-6 guns between putting a long whip. When you hear Mr. Zhike shouting "5 bowls of dishes", you should put a gun, and as soon as this gun sounds, the host will go to the table to salute the guests. When all the dishes are out, Mr. Branch will shout "Cai Yuan", and the gunner will put 3 guns, indicating that there is no dish, and so on the guests on this table all put the bowl, Mr. Branch Ke will shout "empty", at this time the gunner will put another gun, the guests on the table will sit down, and the guests of the next table are ready to enter the table. These rules are very particular, and they can't be messed around.