Chapter 289: Dinner
In the feudal era of later generations, the main ceremony of the state was to worship the heavens and ancestors. By the time of capitalism, the main ceremonies of the state turned into various parties and banquets. These are determined by the ruling ideology of each period.
The ruling ideology of the kingdom of Lin Ruin was mainly to eliminate disease, hunger and war, which had not yet formed some kind of fixed symbolic ritual, so he also thought that the ceremonies of the kingdom had not yet been formed.
But he found that he seemed to be wrong. The kingdom of China has unconsciously formed its own inherent customs. The ceremonies of the state have also taken place.
The signing ceremony was scheduled for the afternoon, followed by a dinner.
Before the ceremony began, only Lin Ji and his two children were idle in the palace, and everyone else was busy with all kinds of things.
"What are they doing?" Lin Ji played with the child for a while, and finally met his secretary and asked.
"Prepare for the ceremony and the dinner." The secretary didn't answer the slightest question. But Lin Ji still didn't understand what they were doing.
"What are you going to now?" Lin Ji found that the secretary seemed to have his own business, so he asked directly.
The secretary finally remembered his own work, stood up and said, "If you don't have other arrangements, I'm going to check whether the people in Chaling are clean now." Because they're coming to see you in a moment. Sometimes, they don't check very thoroughly, and there may always be lice left on the body. β
Lin Ji remembered that every Friday when he received the people, the secretary seemed to disappear for a while, and the people he saw seemed to be covered with water stains, and he heard that the rest of the palace was preparing around food and safety, and finally understood what habits the kingdom had formed.
Because the Kingdom was founded on the idea of eradicating disease, hunger, and war, in many cases people do things around them.
Among all these things, when you see the forest traces, you are undoubtedly the most extreme time. Therefore, all those who see the forest must not have lice on them, and they must be washed cleanly. Before they can eliminate most of the diseases, they first require that the diseases not be transmitted to the forest first. Secondly, the kingdom has basically achieved no shortage of food now, and Lin Ji has invented countless cooking techniques, so the food for hospitality is naturally very particular. Finally, ensuring the safety of the forest trail is the best way to avoid war.
The Kingdom elevates these daily rituals to the level of ceremonies.
When he arrived, Lin Ji saw two hundred whitewashed people in the square in front of the palace. For these people who use mud to prevent mosquitoes, they don't know if such cleaning will be bitten by mosquitoes and "lose their spirits".
At Lin Ji's request, Qi Zhu and Huan Ye wore their own tribal costumes to attend the signing ceremony. Therefore, Qi Zhu still has a copper coin on his head and a three-color oil paint on his nose. Huanye was dressed in a tattered linen strip outfit.
In addition to the two of them, Lin Ji also brought Huang Hu very intimately and sat on the edge of the long table, which can be regarded as a witness. This made all the people in Chaling very happy. Although they were suppressed as much as possible and could not move, their eyes still kept aiming at Huang Hu's body. Some also cautiously gestured to the yellow tiger.
For these, Lin Ji turned a blind eye. The Chaling people are not even allowed to bring short knives to the square, there should be no robbery, and there is no problem with making a gesture or something.
On the Huaxia side, there are forest traces, bright swimming and victory scales sitting on the table.
The Ming Talks became the largest business since the establishment of the kingdom, and it can be said that it is a great achievement, so it is very reasonable to attend the ceremony. He can also be regarded as keeping the clouds open and seeing the moon. Who would have thought he would be able to achieve such a feat yesterday afternoon?
Katsu Scales needs to carry out the handover of goods and people after that, so he also goes to the table and accompanies him at the end.
The hair arc face in the audience is a little unsightly. He rarely gave up in his life, but he gave up only once yesterday, and he passed by the credit. He felt that Mingming's smile on the stage was laughing at him, making him want to change another secretary.
The people of Chaling are illiterate, so the so-called signature is just a handprint. Documents come in two forms. One is the Chinese script. One is a stick figure that is acceptable to the people of Chaling. Lin Ji also promised that after Jingzhou was built, a small number of children from Chaling could go to school in Jingzhou to learn Chinese writing and arithmetic.
The content of the document is also very simple, more like a list than a complicated and elaborate document like later generations.
After signing, the six people on the stage stood up and asked the people in the audience to take a photo. Half an hour later, the photographs were printed, and the documents were stuffed into the plastic layer of the folder, and the ceremony was complete.
Photographs are testimonials. However, the people of Chaling pay more attention to the appearance of a yellow tiger on it. Take the photo back this time, as long as anyone who sees the photo knows Huang Hu's condition, this is much more direct than words, and it must be more reassuring to the people of Chaling.
As the ceremony ended, the yellow tiger was taken away. Tables and chairs were set up in the square, and the dinner party began to be prepared. Most of the people in Chaling will eat in front of the square and will not enter the palace.
The street lights were lit, and the people who went to the banquet towards Lin Cheng dressed up and came to the square one after another. The people of Chaling just looked at this and didn't feel that they were being slighted.
Some of the people who came were cyclists, and some were on bicycles. There are many different types of animals and different styles of vehicles. Many Chaling people do not even recognize the types of livestock. Accompanying them were still the male students and a few interpreters, and when they saw the animals that the Chaling people were curious about, they would also introduce them, and when the interpreters heard it, they would probably translate a few sentences.
"Donkey, donkey."
"Camels, camels, camels in the desert, camels that can go days without water."
"Bikes. It was brought by our king from the kingdom of God. It's a good ride. You don't have to feed the grass yet. β
For these words that do not appear in the mountains, the translators naturally do not need to translate.
In the square came a van pulled by two tusked tigers, surrounded by a circle of majestic armor. The male students were in awe: "This is our Great Elder, Hu Aman." β
A few women in the tiger cart helped down a sturdy old lady, and when she glanced at the crowd in Chaling, the Chaling people felt that their scalps were numb.
Another light car pulled by Hua Xiong rushed into the square, and before anyone arrived, there was laughter in the car: "Arrived, arrived, I said that my brother would definitely wait for me to come." Mom, hurry up, or we'll finish the ice cream for the wild woman. β
The armor soldiers around the driver of the car surrounded them, and in a moment, a lively girl of eleven or twelve years old jumped out of the car. When this girl appeared, the male students around Chaling immediately straightened their eyes, and at the same time, they had a tacit understanding and stood up almost at the same time to look at the people of Chaling.
"This is Ji Xiaoyue, the eldest princess of our kingdom. She will be my wife. "There are cheerful male students who swear sovereignty in front of the Chaling people. But before the people of Chaling understood the meaning of this, they were immediately blocked by their companions: "Shut up! She will be my wife. β
"Mine."
"Mine!"
"Shut up! She will only become the wife of the most brave and wise man, what's the use of arguing now? I am the bravest and wisest man. β
"Shut up!"
Ji Xiaoyue has not yet grown up, and she has already begun to harm her classmates.
Horses riding elephant chariots, men dressed in women's grooming, this entry has already allowed the people of Chaling to see the prosperity of China.
The bell of the bell tower struck seven times. Lin Ji led Hu Yi'er to the bottom of the steps of the palace. Qi Zhu Huanye and a group of leaders who could enter the palace were also taken over from No. 1 West Street.
Chaling and his party were carefully dressed up at No. 1 West Street. Qi Zhu changed into the most luxurious dress he had bought in the past two daysβa silk cheongsam with a high slit. Other men wore a variety of T-shirts and tight shorts that were one size smaller, showing off their muscles as much as they could.
When they confidently walked to the front of the palace, they realized that their outfit did not seem to differ much from their nakedness.
A woman's gaze will always fall on a woman first. Qi Zhu stared at Hu Yi'er for the first time. As a result, she couldn't take her eyes off it.
Hu Yi'er wears a dress studded with reflective objects, which may look vulgar in later generations, but at this time, it makes people feel that they cannot be looked at directly, and they are extravagant. Coupled with the accessories on Hu Yi'er's head, the necklace around her neck, the bracelets and rings on her hands, etc., Qi Zhu only felt that Hu Yi'er had reached the extreme of what a woman could embellish. Qi Zhu could think of the places he could see, and they seemed to be all retouched. Compared with Hu Yi'er, Qi Zhu found that his body was not even the green leaves around the red flower, almost no different from the weeds.
The men skipped Hu Yi'er, who couldn't look directly, and looked at the Chinese man. Naturally, they couldn't see anything particular about Lin Ji's hot suit, but they felt that Lin Ji wrapped his muscles in his clothes, so they despised him a little. Jumped directly over him and looked behind him.
As a result, they were quickly attracted by the men in military uniforms and the two tall snow monsters behind Lin Ji.
They found that their tights were too thin and fragile compared to those inlaid with leather and metal. They felt that if they didn't use weapons, they might not be able to break through the defenses of those uniforms.
And the two tall snow monsters had their long hair shaved short, revealing the explosive muscles on their bodies, and compared to the two snow monsters, everyone in Chaling was like voles.
And such two fierce snow monsters are protecting the two children on the little white elephant at this time.
The men of Chaling looked back at Lin Ji and looked at the forest traces with different eyes. How can a man who can command so many majestic armor soldiers, and can let such a snow monster help watch the child, be a person who has no ability?
However, it was early summer and the weather was hot and humid. Some men in Chaling looked at the forest trails with bad intentions, and the men in military uniforms and snow monsters behind them thought: Isn't it hot for you to eat in these things?
In the first round of confrontation at the door, the Chaling people were already defeated, and they could only comfort themselves with the spiritual victory method.
However, as a landlord, Hu Yier did not give Qi Zhu any face. Instead, he enthusiastically pulled her to the palace. After the two of them talked a few words, Hu Yi'er also took off one of his silver bracelets and put it on Qi Zhu's arm, and raised it to the Chaling people.
Hu Yi'er's enthusiastic and generous approach immediately won the cheers of the Chaling people. But it made Qi Zhu smile even more embarrassed. She has also done this kind of charity to those who are not well fed or clothed, and she never imagined that she would also receive alms one day.
Lin Ji also led Huanye and the others to the palace. When they arrived at the gate of the palace, the man in Chaling shivered at the cold air gushing out of the room.
"There were a lot of people today, so I turned up the air conditioner a little colder. Just go in and have something to eat to warm up. Lin Ji said this, and the interpreter opened his mouth and couldn't translate, so he said bluntly: "The king has made the wind cool, you can eat hot to warm your body." β
Huanye became more respectful when he heard this, this is a man who can make winter come to the house.
The interior decorated with tiles and lights dazzled the people of Chaling, and at this moment, they basically had no mind for all kinds of comparisons. Where is this earthly world? That's all there is to heaven, right?
Except for Qi Zhu and Huan Ye who went to the main table, the other Chaling people arranged a table next to them alone. To eat with these people, you can only use the meal sharing system. Before the pre-dinner snack came up, Huanye had already finished the bottle of wine at hand. Lin Ji simply canceled his plan to let him speak, stood up and said a few words casually, introduced the high-level executives at the same table, and announced the start of the meal.
Since entering Chaolin City, Qi Zhu has once again opened his eyes in terms of food. The mammoth tenderloin is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the aroma and spicinessness on it make people can't stop at all. The fluffy baked cake was mushy, and she felt she could eat ten at a time. The ice water with a sweet and sour taste and the ice and snow foam with a sweet taste broke through her imagination. Prawns and crabs from the sea, boneless fish pieces, etc., which one is not the best in the world?
The Gobi people almost ate at that table, and they almost fought. Qi Zhu really did as Ji Xiaoyue thought, and really grabbed the ice cream bucket and ate it directly with his hands. Fortunately, Hu Yi'er expected that there might be such a situation, and she prepared more, otherwise Ji Xiaoyue and Lin Meng would have to cry.
"Eating with them makes me have a lot of appetite." Hu Aman gave the fish in the bowl to Da Ji, who had a better appetite, and switched to eating vegetables himself.
These things were strange when they first started eating, and after eating them for a few years, they were like that, and now the children also eat a meal and dislike it, how can these wild people, who still maintain the same appearance as a few years ago, and can keep stuffing things into their stomachs?
Unknowingly, Hu Aman is nearly seventy years old. It is said that when the tribal era reached her age, she could barely eat a little meat soup to survive. But she felt that her appetite was not bad. In the nearly ten years since the establishment of Chaolin City, she could clearly feel that the speed of time passing on her had slowed down a lot. It's just that she also has to start maintenance, and she can't eat and drink anymore.
When you're drunk, it's time to get closer. Huanye seems to have enzymes and proteins that break down alcohol in the sky, and he has already poured two bottles of wine into his stomach, and he has not fallen down, but he has become drunk and naΓ―ve. did not refuse Lin Ji's frequent toasts at all, and dared to pull Po Tu down to play wrestling, and even dared to drink with Xiaobai.
Before he completely lay down on the chair, Lin Ji took his hand and said, "You are the only one in the Chaling tribe who is a true hero, and I respect you very much. In the future, you will cooperate more with the construction near Chaling, and we will also cooperate with you, so that you can become the most powerful person in Chaling except for Zongmu people. β
Huanye was very drunk, just holding Lin Ji's hand, and I didn't know if I heard it.