Chapter 70: The Ritual
Just after midnight, the ceremony began.
The godfather and godmother walked out of the room in brand-new muslin clothes, looking a lot more energetic.
The courtyard was full of neighbors sitting around the table, looking at the two people who were different from usual, and there was a small noise of communication.
The godfather lived next to the incense case in the courtyard outside the double crutch station, and waited for the godmother to set up the tablet, and then slowly sat down under the side of the incense case with the support of the mother, and the godmother sat on the side of the incense case and the same position as the godfather.
The village chief standing next to him sang: "The auspicious time has come, and the recognition of relatives begins!" "The surroundings were quiet.
Pei Yao's originally nervous 'bang-bang' beating heart suddenly calmed down at this time.
Walked to a square mat in front of the incense table and knelt down, kowtowed respectfully to the tablet three times, and stepped forward to pour incense.
rushed to the godfather and godmother who was sitting at the bottom, and shouted in a choked voice: "Dad! Mother! ”
The Wu couple was also very excited, with red eyes, and agreed: "Hey! ”
The godmother stood up and took out a small red cloth bag in her arms, and when she opened it, there was a red handkerchief, and in the middle lay a new silver wire cable bracelet.
Pei Yao looked at the godmother in surprise, and there was a noise around her, of course she knew the situation of the godmother's family, where did she get the money to buy this bracelet, it seems that there are one or two weights! Could it be that the one or two pieces of silver I gave didn't cost at all, and I changed it to a bracelet for myself!
Godmother's hands trembled slightly: "Girl, my father and mother have no ability, but my father's house is your home, I hope this bracelet can cover your health and bless you with peace and joy to the white!" ”
"Mother...!" Hugging her mother's neck, Pei Yao cried and called out the name in her heart!
"Silly girl. What are you crying about, a good day is a good thing. Don't cry! She worshiped her mother who had been recognized by her ancestors and coaxed her softly. But his voice trembled.
The voice of discussion around came, Lao Wu is a kind-hearted person, this girl is also a blessed person, and it is also a filial piety to see it a few times on weekdays, and it is fate to be a family.
Next to him, he said: "Why are you crying on a good day, laughing!" Seeing that the two of them calmed down, they shouted to the neighbors around them: "Big guy, this beautiful girl's name is Wu Peiyao, and she will be the goddaughter of our old Wu family in Xiaohuangzhuang from now on." It's also a part of our village, everyone knows each other! Okay, without further ado, let's take a seat! ”
With the sound of the opening of the banquet, the small courtyard in the mountain village began to be lively, and the food was served back and forth, and the sound of congratulations and congratulations was endless.
Seeing a plate of cold cucumber fungus on the table, everyone was quiet and noisy, and at the men's table over there, an old man was sitting on the main seat. The hair is gray, and there are a few teeth missing, but the spirit is heady! His voice was quite loud and said to the side: "Brother Wu, you are holding a banquet." Why do you even have poisonous ears? ”
"Brother Zhao!" Daddy Wu reached out and put a chopstick fungus into Old Man Zhao's bowl, and then put a fungus in his mouth, and the fungus was slightly steamed in a large pot. After letting cool and shredded cucumber with soy sauce and vinegar. Mix well with a little chili oil.
This is still something that Xiao Yao can make for him when he sees that he has no appetite, but it is not spicy. Crisp and sour, delicious and delicious, you can eat an extra bowl of rice.
Everyone saw that Daddy Wu ate crispy, and couldn't help swallowing saliva, Old Man Zhao said: "Brother Wu, don't sell Guanzi!" Can you really eat it? ”
Daddy Wu smiled with an unfathomable face, and said: "Of course you can eat it, this is what the famous doctor told you, you can eat it after drying, and then soak it, and make up for it, I have asked my daughter to make it a few times, and the stew and soup are delicious, everyone try it!" ”
The neighbors in the courtyard heard his explanation, and knew that he often ran ox carts, and he was also well-informed, mainly because he ate it himself, and everyone was also curious, so they no longer hesitated to taste it with chopsticks.
The sour, spicy and crispy and the fragrance of cucumbers have made everyone hungry all morning, and they have talked about this one more kind of food, and the taste is good.
Next is a plate of fried vegetarian shredded radish balls, each golden ball is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with the unique taste of cooked shredded radish, it is very fragrant.
Everyone even ate and pretended, one of them put a handful in his pocket and kept it home to coax the children to eat, but they didn't see this old Wu family hired a master, how to cook so delicious, I have never seen it.
Everyone eats like this, and no one cares if they don't eat, anyway, that's all.
Another plate of red pork belly fried spicy cabbage was served, and everyone tasted it with chopsticks mercilessly, and the sour and spicy fragrant rice was served.
For the first time, I thought that cabbage was so delicious, and I heard Daddy Wu tell everyone that this is called spicy cabbage, which can be eaten raw after pickling, especially when it goes down to rice, and it is delicious without stir-frying meat.
Everyone asked how to do it, add a dish in winter, don't just eat sauerkraut and dried vegetables, Daddy Wu said unfathomably, and asked Aunt Wu after the meal.
Everyone didn't know that he was pretending to be quite similar when they saw him, and they laughed at him, and everyone was happy for him on today's big day!
Then when the braised pork intestine and a large plate of grass carp stewed tofu were on each table, everyone guessed that the old Wu family was the hair.
In fact, except for the pork belly and pig intestine, the other dishes really didn't cost money, they were all sent by Pei Yao before she went to the county yesterday, and the spicy cabbage was a big jar that she had come to pickle for her godmother, and she could open the lid and eat it the day before yesterday, so naturally my father and mother had tasted it.
In the end, a light egg flower potato shredded soup was served on the table, everyone was very satisfied with eating and drinking, and they heard that it was Pei Yao's credit, and they were all envious and jealous, how good this girl was to their own family.
Everyone has never forgotten the delicious meal since they ate the noodles at Wu's house, and even the pig's intestines that smell like they don't do well are very fragrant and tender, and they make people want to eat them again, not to mention the fish that they can't eat for a while.
The eldest lady and daughter-in-law in the village all came to learn from the experience, and Aunt Wu and Pei Yao were not stingy, answering any questions, such as adding a little less wine when boiling the large intestine, adding one or two star anise and a few peppercorns, and the cooked large intestine will retain its unique fragrance instead of smell. Although the farmers do not have this kind of seasoning at home, it is because they don't know, and it is okay to buy less and make some delicious food when they know it.
And the widely acclaimed spicy cabbage, that is, Aunt Wu made a jar at home, everyone is watching and learning next to it, although it is not difficult, but no one teaches everyone can not do it, the people take food as the sky, can make ordinary cabbage into a delicious meal, this kind of great good thing is more and better.
Since I learned some tricks from the Wu family, and I know that it was all brought by Pei Yao, everyone began to be very rare This new girl, who passed by, had someone say hello to her, and stuffed her with any snacks in her hand, and moved Pei Yao, who didn't take it seriously, the folk customs are simple!
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Author's note: Because of the word count requirement, Shunxin starts from entering V, double changes every day, 2000+ words per update.
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