There were a total of ten tables at the banquet, and the people invited were all people who helped build the house and their families, Lin Chaoyuan, as the patriarch of the Lin clan, naturally sat in the position of the chief master, and Lin Jincai sat on his right hand. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

However, there are a few special people sitting on the chief today: the first is Chu Zhao, who is known as Chu Daxia, who saved Lin Xiaohan's brothers and sisters in the abduction case. The second is Han Guining, the owner of Yingkeju, and the Lin family are business partners, and their identity is a bit mysterious. The third is Chunhui's righteous and righteous mountain chief Wen Jingliang, an elegant and well-educated person, which makes people admire. The fourth is the village chief Tang Dahai, who is sitting on Lin Chaoyuan's left, although everyone is a little surprised, but they feel that it is reasonable, because he sent his son before.

The arrival of the fifth person really surprised everyone, it turned out to be Master Song. After he arrived, he congratulated Lin Jincai on his face and greeted him politely, and then handed over two congratulatory gifts, one for the county master and one for himself. This made Lin Jincai sincerely frightened and very suspicious at the same time.

When Lin Xiaohan saw it, he had a vague guess in his heart, but he felt unbelievable, how could it be, he was thinking too much. Han Guining was different, he lowered his head, and the cold light in his eyes flashed. It's better not to touch my bottom line, otherwise you'll ......

The rest of the tables were occupied by men and children who had helped with the work. Industrious and virtuous women were taught from an early age to have good food for their men and children to eat first, and they waited for the men and children to eat when they were full.

Today's banquet is very rich, Lin Jincai went to the butcher shop early yesterday and bought all the pigs that the butcher had just killed, and the butcher was so happy that he not only sent the pig into the water for free, but also pushed the cart and sent the pork to the Lin family. In addition, Lin Jincai bought ten chickens, twenty carp, and ten jars of wine.

So today's dish is very rich, ten meat and six vegetarians. The ten meat dishes are: white-cut chicken, braised carp, braised pork, taro button pork, sweet and sour pork ribs, soybean stewed pig's trotters, stir-fried pork ears with sharp peppers, spicy fried fat sausages, pig's family portrait, chicken offal family portrait. Ten meat dishes imply perfection. The six vegetarian dishes are: braised eggplant, vegetarian stir-fried choy sum, sour and hot shredded potatoes, spicy cabbage, scrambled eggs with leeks, and shredded radish soup. The six vegetarian dishes imply the six great shuns.

Among them, taro button meat is the most popular among everyone, and it is made by Xiao Han according to his previous memories.

First of all, choose a piece of pork belly and cook it whole with cinnamon and star anise until the chopsticks can be inserted. Then marinate the boiled pork belly in soy sauce for a while, so that the skin is evenly dipped in soy sauce, then heat the pan and add oil, and fry the meat in the hot oil until browned. Take it out and put it in cold water to cool immediately so that the skin is elastic. Then cut the meat into slices about the length of the middle finger and the width of three fingers. Next, peel the taro, cut it into thick slices of equal width, and fry the taro in oil for a while. Then put it in a steaming bowl in the arrangement of a piece of meat and a piece of taro, pour on the seasoning (soy sauce, salt and a little vinegar), and steam it for half an hour until it is cooked. Take it out and buckle it upside down on the plate, so that the skin of the meat is facing up, and finally add a few sprigs of coriander on top to decorate, so that the color is golden and green, and it is very beautiful.

When the dishes were put on the table and the wine was full, Lin Jincai stood up with a bowl of wine and said loudly: "Distinguished guests, fellow villagers, today is a good day for our family to settle in a new house, thank you for your help and love, hard work for everyone!" After so many busy days, now, please let go of your belly, eat and drink to your heart's content. Don't eat until your belly is propped up, and don't stop chopsticks; Don't get drunk until you don't go home! Come, I'll do it first! ”

After speaking, he tilted his head, put a bowl of wine down, and then showed the bowl face down for everyone.

"Good! If you don't get drunk, you can't go home! When they heard his truth, they all laughed and applauded.

For a while, the atmosphere began to heat up. The sound of drinking, the sound of fists, the sound of children scrambling, there is a mess.

Lin Jincai took the beginning of summer and the spring equinox to toast from table to table, saying words of thanks. The mouth of the vernal equinox is the sweetest, and the small mouth is fast, and the uncle keeps screaming. In contrast, Lixia was older, and he was much more steady, smiling reservedly and greeting respectfully.

With joyful smiles on their faces, the women walked lightly between the tables with dishes like butterflies wearing flowers, adding food, wine, and rice to each table.

Because he was afraid that the children and adults would not be able to eat enough, Chen specially arranged two tables for the children to sit and eat alone. They will not be humble, when they see which dish they like to eat, they quickly stretch out their chopsticks and put them in their mouths, so as not to eat slowly and be robbed of all the dishes by others, one by one they are gobbling up, their small mouths are stuffed with vegetables, and their cheeks are bulging.

Only Liuxiang was the smallest present, and Xiao Han sat next to him to take care of him and serve him vegetables. He is very excited today, saying that he is very excited every day, because he sees so many friends eating together, he likes to be lively by nature, while eating unskillfully with a wooden spoon, and his small mouth is still talking, so that the soup flows down, and Xiao Han has to hold a handkerchief and keep wiping it for him.

When the children were full, the men had eaten about the same, only drinking and chatting. Chen and Xiao Han cleaned up the table and put fresh and hot meals for the women to eat.

Women eat more than men, and while talking and laughing, they eat quickly, which makes Xiao Han admire.

The meal was eaten until three o'clock in the afternoon. Han Guining, Master Song, and Wen Shan Chang all said goodbye and left, and the rest of the men were full of wine and food, and returned home with their children. The women stayed behind to clean up the scraps and wash the dishes. When everything was packed, because there were still some meat dishes left, Chen took them out in a bowl and asked the women to take them home for the children to eat.

The women did not dislike it at all and happily took it home. This is the custom in the village, usually after the feast, the host will pick out the leftover clean food and take it home to the helper. Because most of the people in the village are not wealthy, it is naturally a happy thing to be able to bring some meat back to the elderly and children for tooth sacrifices.

After the guests were gone and the house was cleaned up, Lin Jincai's family and Chu Zhao sat in the hall in the front yard, chatting while roasting the fire. Xiao Liuxiang snuggled in Chen's arms and slept soundly.

"It's strange, why did Master Song come today, and he also brought a congratulatory gift from the county master. The fabric I sent was so exquisite, and the snack was so exquisite. And most importantly, twenty taels of silver. With such a valuable gift, our family has no friendship with the county master, right? Chen said strangely.

Everyone looked at Xiao Han, Xiao Han was eating melon seeds, and when she saw everyone looking at her, she remembered the previous rumors and felt embarrassed, this old man who was dead! She said angrily: "What are you looking at me doing, how do I know what this person is suddenly going crazy!" ”

Well, everyone was a little surprised when they saw her suddenly get angry, and Lixia hurriedly said: "Probably because of my sister's Chunhui school, for the county master, this is a dazzling part of his political achievements, maybe he will be promoted because of this, he must have come to thank his sister for this." ”

Everyone suddenly realized when they heard this, and they all nodded yes. Only Chu Zhao glanced at Xiao Han thoughtfully, and he was clearly aware of the anger and anxiety in her eyes at that moment just now.

At night, Xiao Han lay on the bed, she was very tired from cooking today, but she didn't feel sleepy, and she couldn't sleep over and over. Suddenly she heard a slight knock on the door, she hurriedly asked who it was, but heard Chu Zhao's low answer.

Xiao Han got dressed and got up to open the door: "Brother Chu, is there anything wrong with being so late?" ”

Chu Zhao stood outside the door and stared at her for a while, the person who practiced martial arts had a very keen vision, and with the lights in the room that were on and off, he saw the irritability in Xiao Han's eyes. He dodged inside, closed the door, and sat down in a chair.

Xiao Han was even more surprised when he saw this: "Brother Chu, what's wrong, what's going on?" ”

"I'm fine, but you're okay. Say, why can't you sleep, why are you anxious? Chu Zhao said with a serious face, a pair of eyes shining in the dark night, "Tell me and see if I can help you." ”

This...... Xiao Han hesitated, not knowing whether to say it or not. He is a martial arts person, but he can't be sure of this matter himself, and it can't be solved by force, after all, that person is an official. Since ancient times, the people have not fought with officials.

"Since you call me Brother Chu, you are my sister. If you have something, don't tell me who to tell? Unless you don't treat me as a big brother in your heart, or you think I'm incompetent! Chu Zhao pretended to be angry and said.

"Oh no!" Now that he has said this, not saying it himself will hurt his sincerity. Xiao Han had no choice but to reluctantly tell the Li family and Liu Bapo about spreading rumors, and then told them about the haunted houses of the two and they were scared crazy.

"Originally, I thought that this thing was made up out of nothing, and that Li slandered me and made it up. But since I saw Zhu Ming at the last opening ceremony, and the gift he sent to my master today, I was a little confused and uneasy. But I was worried that I was thinking about it, so I hesitated to know whether to say it or not. ”

Fuck it! Chu Zhao was furious, he didn't expect such rumors to spread in the past few days since he left. The eighth concubine, dreaming! Don't even think about it, or ...... He clenched his fists, his bones rattling.

Xiao Han hurriedly pressed his hand: "Brother Chu, don't be impulsive yet, it is not yet known whether things are what I think." I think we'll have to wait and see, but hopefully it's just me thinking too much. ”

The soft little hand covered it, and the fingertips were cool, Chu Zhao's heart trembled, and he couldn't resist the desire to grab her little hand, slowly let go of his fist, stood up and said, "Then you sleep well, don't think so much, no matter what, I will protect you." And Han Gongzi, he has so many plans, if something happens, he will also protect you. ”

After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave. There were small cold and faint words from behind: "Brother Chu, am I wrong?" I shouldn't be in the limelight, girls really shouldn't show their heads and be too sharp, so it's easy to cause trouble. (To be continued.) )