Chapter 718 [Wedding Adventure: The Task of the Bride and Groom]
In India, the dominance of Hinduism, combined with the caste system that has been formed over thousands of years, makes India seem very mysterious. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć There are so many strange rules that more than 80% of the population in India is vegetarian most of the time. More than 30% of people are vegetarians for life and do not touch a little meat, so in India, family meals are called, and most of the dishes at the banquet are vegetarian.
These vegetables are stewed in curry and eaten with rice, and if the family is better, some meat will be made for the guests. For example, chicken leg curry, lamb curry, fish curry, anyway, they are all curry-made delicacies, and they look red, yellow, orange and orange. It makes people feel that the appetite is greatly increased, and the taste is good, but the flavor of the spices masks the taste of all the original ingredients themselves.
When it was almost noon, the delicate lunch that the women had prepared in full swing finally rang the lunch hour. Then the men cleaned up all the clutter in the yard of Ram's house, and then Ram's sons would come to the warehouse and take out the carpet in the warehouse. The low table, which was laid out throughout the courtyard and borrowed from the neighbors on the left and right, was placed in the open space in the middle of the electronics, and it was placed very distinctively, and the main seat was facing the gate.
This chair is very elaborate, facing the gate and backing the small two-story building of the Ram family. This seat is reserved for those of higher status, and the Rams will enjoy lunch with the most distinguished guests. Why do you have to face the gate? It is because you want people passing by the gate to see how rich the owner must be. How high the status is, how powerful the guests who come to get married, just for the sake of face.
The seats on both sides are vertical, divided into men on the left and women on the right, with men on the left and people on the right, and the row of seats with their backs to the gate is the children's seats. They are all young people who are not married, brothers and sisters sit together and talk and laugh, but it is more lively, and the first person invited by Ram after the table is set is actually Yang Yong.
Inviting Yang Yong to sit in the middle of the seat facing the gate, and letting his wife accompany him left and right, my God, Ram's move surprised all the relatives. Although Yang Yong is a Chinese, he is also very conspicuous here, surrounded by some blonde and blue-eyed foreigners.
But no matter how simple it is, it doesn't have such a high status? Actually let the Ram couple personally accompany him to dinner, what is the origin of this East Asian? Is it Chinese, Korean, or Japanese? How much strength can make these blonde and blue-eyed foreigners surround them, curious and curious. But no one chased Ram's ass and asked, because this is someone's secret, and if you casually listen to someone's secret, you will be strongly resisted, and you can't do this if you say you're a relative?
Yang Yong was invited by the Ram couple to sit down on the main seat, and then the eldest daughter-in-law and second daughter-in-law of the Ram family walked out with a copper basin and silver kettle. Came to Yang Yong and bowed first, and then put the copper basin in front of Yang Yong, at this time Yang Yong was a little at a loss, what are you going to do?
I'm not a pig, what are you doing? At this time, Ram looked at Yang Yong at a loss, couldn't help but laugh, and said loudly in English. "Mr. Yang, it's time to eat soon, clean your hands first, and then you can eat. Put your hand on top of the copper basin, and then my eldest daughter-in-law will take a silver teapot and pour water on you, and then you will wash your hands and wait for lunch to begin, and the other guests will be waiting for you. ā
At this time, Yang Yong understood what was going on, and at the same time saw people on the left and right, waiting to see him with big eyes and small eyes. Only then did I realize that he was the most honored guest, accompanied by the protagonist Ram and Ram's wife, and was the most honorable person in the entire wedding scene. He was also the first person to wash his hands, Yang Yong couldn't wash his hands if he didn't wash his hands, how could he eat without washing his hands?
Yang Yong finally figured it out and stretched out his hand with a grin, and then Ram's eldest daughter-in-law would hold a silver teapot and pour a cool sweet spring on her hand. After carefully washing their hands, Ram and his wife washed their hands in turn, and then the women on the right helped the people of the Ram family, holding copper basins and silver teapots and walking out one after another. Let the heads of the family on the left wash their hands first with their adult male seats, and then the children with their backs to the door.
After washing their hands, the women returned to the kitchen one by one, and each of them held a plate that looked like it was made of stainless steel. The plate was very large, and the contents were also very rich, and then Ram's wife took the lead and personally put the menu in her hand respectfully in front of Yang Yong. Then he made a gesture of please, the meaning of which did not need to be explained by others, and Yang Yong also knew that this was to let him take the lead in eating.
This meal ritual is basically the same as the hand-washing ceremony just now, and I, the most important guest, do not eat first. Those other guests have to wait there, and it is very rude to eat first, so there is no need for guidance. Yang Yong took the lead in grabbing the rice on the plate with his right hand and putting it in his mouth, and at this time, everyone was smiling and waiting for the arrival of their own lunch.
After taking a bite of rice, Yang Yong saw clearly what was in the restaurant in front of him, and the plate was laid with banana leaves. On top of it is a large bowl of rice, on one side is a pile of two juicy red chicken thighs, and on the other side is a curry stewed potato tomatoes. There was also a pinch of dried fish, a spoonful of soybean products like boiled peas, a red radish and mutton soup, and a drink, black and bubbling like Coke.
This is all the lunch structure on the plate, and it is very aesthetically pleasing, whether it is rice or a variety of curries, it looks very appetizing. After everyone got the menu, they started to eat as soon as possible, and then everyone sat together talking and laughing, and at this time Yang Yong finally saw the protagonist of today's party. That is, Ram's youngest daughter, who is also about to get married, walked out wearing a very expensive and gorgeous Indian sari and wearing a face towel.
When he came to the center of the dinner, he first bowed deeply to his parents and the most distinguished guest, Yang Yong, and then bowed to the surroundings. After a babble in the Indian dialect, Ram also explained to Yang Yong that the youngest daughter did this to thank the guests around her for attending her wedding and gave valuable gifts and cash.
In return, the little girl will dance a dance for everyone, the same rules, the same time, the same place in the man's house also happens the same thing. It's just that the young man of the man's family, who is about to get married, does not dance, but toasts all the guests, and the same thing happens to the man and the woman, that is, to thank the guests for their help.