Chapter Twenty-Nine: Eight Dishes and One Soup Banquet

After moving to live in Bumrungrad Village, Xu Zhengdao may not be able to adapt the most, because it is difficult to find a quiet place to exercise. Unlike in the mountains, he went to the mountains or valleys without worrying about being discovered.

But after moving to the village, every day when I go out, I will inevitably be seen by the villagers. Although it is also possible to exercise in the village, this kind of outdoor exercise makes the villagers feel that he is full of food and panic.

On the contrary, there are parks in the city, and at this time, you can also see some old people who get up in the morning to exercise. But there are still not many young people who get up in the morning to exercise. Thankfully, meditation and practice can be done there.

After breakfast, Xu Zhengdao did not rush to prepare lunch, but continued to clean the front and back of his yard as usual. To the surprise of many villagers, he wanted to dredge all the drainage ditches around the yard.

Seeing this scene, these villagers also sighed: "Look at this young man, it seems that he loves cleanliness very much!" ”

"Yes! Si Swenwen, I'm afraid I've read a lot of books, and it's normal to love cleanliness. ”

Although he has thought about integrating into the environment he is in, Xu Zhengdao understands that it is difficult. Whether in a past life or in this life, there are some things in the bones that are difficult to reverse. He didn't want to be too aggrieved, so he could only try his best to adapt to his current life and environment.

Unlike other villagers, who raise poultry to a greater or lesser extent, Xu Zhengdao loves to eat poultry, but he is reluctant to raise these things at home. Even if I had planned to get a dog and a cat, I thought about it later.

The reason is simple, after he really adapts to life in the village, it is difficult for him to stay at home every day. If you go out for a long time, the dogs and cats kept at home are likely to starve to death. The same goes for poultry, and he can't stand the smell of manure.

Just as Xu Zhengdao was busy cleaning up the drainage canal that the head of the household should have not dredged for many years, Liu Daneng, who was carrying some things and two bottles of wine, did not rest after the morning market closed, directly borrowed a bicycle, and rode to Bumrungrad Village.

Seeing Xu Zhengdao, who was burying his head in cleaning the drainage canal, Liu Daneng was also surprised: "Brother, are you still doing this?" ”

"Why can't I do this? When the rainy season comes, this drain will not be cleaned, and then the dirt will pour into the yard. Brother Liu, why did you come so early? You don't have to rest, do you? ”

"I closed the stall early last night, and I haven't been doing business for long this morning, so I can't sleep well when I think I'm staying home, so it's better to come over early! Do you have the tools? If so, I'll do some work for you. ”

"Okay, I've almost cleaned this drain, you better go to the yard and rest. It's not good to rest like this, and when you get older, you will definitely regret it. I cleaned up the side room and went to sleep for a while. ”

"I really don't need to, I came to your house as a guest, so can I sleep?"

"Are you still so polite with me? Hurry up and go to bed, I don't have time to entertain you right now. ”

Seeing that Xu Zhengdao didn't seem to be joking, Liu Daneng didn't say anything more. Every night when he goes to bed and gets up early, he inevitably makes up for sleep at noon. Although you can hold it up for a while, but when you go out of the stall at night, you will feel that you can't lift your spirits.

When Liu Daneng pushed the cart into the yard, he found that the yard had become extremely clean. Although he had asked someone to clean it before, the yard that had just been cleaned at that time was definitely not as clean as it is now, and there was really not a single weed on the ground to be seen.

"This guy also seems to be a clean-loving master."

As he spoke, Liu Daneng, who parked the car in the side room, also began to look at the courtyard after Xu Zhengdao moved in. found that the side house he had asked people to clean before would also become clean and tidy, and even the dry firewood used for heating would be neatly stacked.

The poultry house where the poultry droppings have been cleaned earlier will not smell any stench. And on the ground, Xu Zhengdao seems to be paved with a layer of fine sand, and it is not at all obvious that poultry was raised here before.

Coming to the side room on the other side, Liu Daneng quickly saw that the room was empty before, and some simple tables and chairs were also placed. On the kang on which the head of the household has not slept before, this will also be covered with clean bedding.

Although the door of the main room was open, Liu Daneng still did not enter. In his opinion, even if Xu Zhengdao may not care about this, he feels that he should avoid suspicion. If you want to see the main room and Xu Zhengdao's bedroom, it's not too late to wait for the master to come back.

At least Xu Zhengdao went to his house as a guest, and he only entered the living room and kitchen. The room where he rested with his wife, Xu Zhengdao had also never set foot in it. All young people understand these truths, how can he, Liu Daneng, not understand them?

After walking around the guest room, Liu Daneng finally couldn't hold back the sleepiness that surged up, and quickly got into the warm bedding. Xu Zhengdao, who was cleaning the drainage canal outside, sensed that Liu Daneng had rested, and didn't say much.

In fact, even if Liu Daneng went to the main room to go around his bedroom, he wouldn't say much. But this practice of knowing the advance and retreat and knowing the number of etiquette still made Xu Zhengdao very satisfied. At least I think that Liu Daneng is worth paying for his observance.

As for losing things, he didn't think there were any valuables at home. To put it simply, a thief with the ability to sneak in, unless he steals some clothes and bedding, and steals bacon sausages hanging in the corner of the kitchen by the way.

In addition to these, the thief didn't want to dig out a dime and other more valuable things from the Xu family. The real valuables, Xu Zhengdao are stored in the storage ring. There is nothing of value at home, so what is there to worry about when he goes out?

After all the drainage canals built in the early years of the house in front of the house and behind the house were dredged, Xu Zhengdao packed up his tools and returned home. Smelling the smell of the stinky gutter accidentally stained during the cleaning of the ditch, he still decided to take a shower and change clothes.

After finishing all this, seeing that Liu Daneng was still asleep, he didn't disturb the other party's rest, and walked into the kitchen to start preparing lunch. At this point, many villagers are still working in the fields. In addition, I said hello yesterday, and I believe that the village party secretary will not miss the appointment.

Stir-fried bacon with green peppers, stuffed rabbit meat in a casserole, stewed vermicelli with pork, stir-fried pork intestines, braised pork head, cold pork ears, shredded radish salad, vinegared Chinese cabbage, and chicken soup stewed with pheasant and mountain mushrooms.

The hospitality standard of eight dishes and one soup, Xu Zhengdao asked himself this year, it should be called very grand and rich. There are cold dishes, hot soups, meat dishes and vegetarian dishes, and how many families in today's rural areas are willing to make these dishes to entertain guests?

But in Xu Zhengdao's opinion, he didn't spend a dime on these dishes, which can be regarded as a real commonplace. Although in the storage ring, there are still greens that have been planted before. But some greens, he didn't feel the need to take them out, it looked too eye-catching.

On the contrary, radish and cabbage are still more common at this time. As long as you are willing to spend money to buy it, you can basically buy it in the market. In winter, many northern families will store radishes and Chinese cabbage to enrich their own dishes in winter.

As for the staple food, although Xu Zhengdao wanted to stuff some rice, he finally chose steamed steamed buns. Compared with the people in the village, most of them eat coarse grains and miscellaneous grains at present, and this kind of white-flour steamed bun may not be eaten several times a year.

When the meals were almost ready, Liu Daneng, who had rested for more than two hours, also woke up smelling the smell of rice. When I walked into the kitchen and saw the meal prepared by Xu Zhengdao, I was very surprised: "Ah Zheng, you don't have to be so rich, right?" ”

"Hearty? These dishes are all home-cooked and didn't cost me a dime. Come on, go and help me call Sun Zhishu! ”

Seeing Liu Daneng's face full of surprise, Xu Zhengdao felt that it was nothing. Since it's a dinner party, isn't it reasonable to be grand and grand? Besides, if you settle in the village in the future, you will inevitably have to trouble the village party secretary in the future?

Not to mention anything else, if Xu Zhengdao plans to leave Kyoto in the future, I am afraid that he will inevitably find the village party secretary to issue a certificate or a letter of introduction. If you don't have this thing, if you want to find a hotel or hotel with good conditions in other places, I'm afraid people won't entertain you!

Besides, the three of them can't drink alcohol, and they can't fry soybeans or peanuts, even if they invite guests to dinner, right? In that case, it will also give people the feeling that he, the host, specially invited people to dinner, and was reluctant to entertain with good wine and food, which was too stingy!