Chapter 6: The Full Moon Feast
After dawn, the courtyard of the Jiang family was even more crowded and lively.
A few groups of strong young men of the same clan borrowed tables, chairs and benches from each family, and placed them in the courtyards that had been marked, and if they couldn't put them up, they placed them in the courtyards of neighboring families.
The women and mothers-in-law who had come to help were divided into several groups. Washing vegetables, killing chickens, breaking fish, chopping meat, chopping vegetables, cutting vegetables, all of them are very profitable.
In the open space outside the courtyard of the Jiang family, a large stove of four was erected along the west wall. A fire broke out in the stove.
One pot is boiling rice, the other pot is boiling big bone broth, and in the remaining two large pots, the master chef is also stir-frying meat dishes with a big spatula.
The thick smell of meat wafted out far away, hooking people to suck their saliva.
Zhuang family depends on the sky for food. When the year is good, the grain obtained is taxed, and it can only barely make ends meet.
Meat is not easy to eat, only the elders of the family have a birthday, or the New Year's Festival, can cut a little, beat the tooth sacrifice, it is impossible to eat enough.
This time, the Jiang family made a full moon for their little granddaughter, and they actually prepared a full thirty tables of tables and killed a whole fat pig.
I heard Wang Lao Wu say that this pig is fat, not counting the water, and the bare meat costs more than 200 catties.
In addition, there are whole chickens and whole fish, which are more abundant than the New Year.
Whether it is a few families with foreign surnames who are invited, or villagers who come to see the excitement.
On the one hand, he sighed that the Jiang family loved his granddaughter, and on the other hand, he couldn't help but smack his tongue secretly for the Jiang family's generosity.
The Jiang family has made a fortune, and they are so generous, and there is a talented man at home.
I heard that the second half of the year is going to be examined, if you win, this court is about to get up, and you will have to make friends in the future.
Of course, there are also people with foreign surnames who can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour, and secretly say that Old Man Jiang and Old Hu are confused.
It doesn't hurt to put so many grandchildren, and what kind of full moon wine does you pay for a little girl.
No matter how good the granddaughter is, she will be from another family in the future, so it is better to keep the money for the grandson to marry a daughter-in-law in the future.
Let's say that others don't think about it!
April 20. Jiang Yu clears the full moon.
As the protagonist of Jiang Yuqing's little baby, she woke up in the morning and was dressed up by her mother, grandmother and two aunts.
In the middle of spring, the flowers are blooming everywhere, and it is already very warm.
Despite this, Jiang Yuqing, as a baby, was still put on a red tiger head hat by Pu Mian by the elders.
The hat is very delicately made, and two lifelike little koi fish are embroidered with golden silk thread on the tips of the two erect tiger ears.
The red lotus on her forehead echoes each other, very childlike and cute.
She wears a small red dress of the same color, and small red pants are worn in the skirt. On the chubby feet are small cute tiger head shoes......
In short, the whole body is red, like a blessing doll painted in the polar year.
In a month's time, the small group has completely grown. Coupled with the fact that she drinks spiritual spring water every day, her body does not contain a trace of impurities.
The skin is as transparent and delicate as the best mutton fat white jade, and there is a touch of healthy powder in the white tenderness.
The small and straight nose, the cherry pink mouth, the long eyelashes like a thick and dense fan, and especially the big eyes as clean and clear as grapes, when they look at you, people instantly feel that their souls have been purified.
Who doesn't love such a child?
However, the Jiang family was very nervous, and they easily did not let people hug them.
At the beginning of the morning, Lu's mother's family arrived. Old man Lu and Lu's mother Guo, together with his son Lu Pingzhang, daughter-in-law Chen and two grandchildren arrived in a mule cart.
Hearing that his mother's family had arrived, Lu hurriedly carried the child out of the house.
As soon as Guo Shifang met, he hugged Jiang Yuqing over, coaxing him with a heart and liver in his mouth. Facing his grandmother who loved him, Jiang Yuqing showed a toothless smile to his face. After that, there was the eldest aunt Chen.
Chen gave birth to two sons and no daughters.
Since I saw my sister-in-law's daughter three times since I hit the backwash, I really like it.
Today, I see that the girl in my arms is more lovely than when I was born. Especially the red lotus on the forehead, shining, like a little fairy child in front of the Guanyin seat.
I really like it to the bones, and I hate to take it back to my own home.
Of course, she can only think about it. This is the eyes of the Jiang family, who is in a hurry.
As an aunt, she can often get close to one or two, and she is already very satisfied.
Grandpa Lu and Uncle Lu also like this little granddaughter very much.
I have long heard that this child was born with lotus flowers, and he is a great blessing. Today, when I saw it, it was true.
It's just that men's emotional expressions are much more subtle.
Uncle Lu's two sons, one eleven and the other nine, have been studying with their grandfather. and the seven grandsons of the Jiang family are both classmates and in-laws, and they have a lot of fun with each other.
This time, I met with the elders of my sister-in-law's family, and after seeing my sister, I got together with the children of the Jiang family to play.
Jiang Wenyuan accompanied his father-in-law, who was also a teacher, and talked with his eldest brother outside. Lu talked privately with his mother and sister-in-law in the house.
After a while, I heard that my sister-in-law's family was coming. Lu then confessed to his mother and sister-in-law, and went out with the child in his arms.
Lin's maiden family is a dart game.
Her father, Lin Lao, was from Rong when he was young, and after disarming, he opened a dart bureau to make a living. is bold and righteous, and he is also a well-known figure in Qingzhou County.
This time, the in-laws have a daughter, and Lin Lao Dart personally brought the family to come, which shows the importance of the in-laws.
Lin Jiahe, Jiang Yuqing's full moon gift is very rich.
A silver collar decorated with a hundred bats longevity lock, a pair of silver bracelets and anklets with lotus patterns, four sets of children's summer clothes, and a number of other tea ceremonies.
The old lady of the Lin family held Jiang Yuqing in her arms for a while.
She also has a granddaughter at home, but it is the first time she has seen such a beautiful and lovely person.
only boasted with the old Hu family: "Old in-laws, this doll is born well, it looks like a little fairy child in front of Guanyin, and it is a great blessing at first glance." Blessed are you! ”
Lao Hu likes others to praise his children the most, and immediately laughed from ear to ear: "Sister of the family, I'm not afraid that you will laugh at me."
Xijin crosses my Jiang family, and my family has such a baby girl for many years and generations.
I can brag about this for the rest of my life, and I can't be blessed! ”
"Hahaha, old in-laws, you are right, there are blessings, we all have blessings!"
As he was talking, an honest man carrying a burden and an old man with a cane came in.
The man's burden was a basket covered with red cloth at one end, and two old hens clucking at the other.
Lao Hu hurriedly greeted him: "Hey, my old brother, why are you here."
It's a long way away, thanks to you, come in, come in, and sit in the house. ”
This old man is the maiden uncle of Jiang Yuqing's second aunt Zhu, and he is also the brother of Master Jiang Wenxi. The man who carried the burden was Zhu's cousin.
Zhu has no father and mother since he was a child, and lives with his brother.
After her brother got married, her sister-in-law disliked her as a drag oil bottle, and treated her very badly, often beating and scolding. I worked tirelessly all day, and often didn't even get enough to eat.
If it weren't for the uncle's family who couldn't stand it and often helped one or two, the Zhu family was afraid that they wouldn't be able to survive.
Later, the Zhu family got married, and the brother and sister-in-law received the Jiang family's dowry silver, but they didn't pay anything.
It was also this uncle's family who came out and made two new clothes for the Zhu family. The cousins and sisters-in-law put together another box, and then they went out.
Because of the unkindness of his brother and sister-in-law, Zhu rarely returned to his parents' home after marriage.
Occasionally, when I go back, I just go to see my uncle's family.
Therefore, her sister-in-law said everywhere in the village that she was an unfilial white-eyed wolf, so she didn't mention it for the time being.
When Jiang Yu was sober, he also heard his mother and grandmother talk about some things about his second aunt's family.
Therefore, I have a very good impression of this kind old man.
When the old man hugged her, he showed a big smile to his face, and even held the old man's fingers with his tender little hands.
The Jiang family's full moon banquet prepared a total of thirty tables.
On the table, chicken, duck, fish, meat, there are eight large bowls, all of which are dry goods. The fragrance wafted far away, making the villagers, who already had little oil and water in their stomachs, drool.
I just wish I couldn't hurry up to the hour so that I could eat with my belly open.
In that room, he was leading a group of people who were quite faced, and they were walking towards the courtyard of the Jiang family in a dense crowd.
The young man at the head wore a robe of azure after the rain, wore a jade crown on his head, and hung a jade pendant on his waist, and his face was quite handsome.
With a beautiful boy of fifteen or six years old, the child was also dressed in brocade clothes and wore a small golden crown on his head.
is obviously young, but the momentum exuded from his body is so overwhelming that people don't dare to look at him a second time. The two were followed by six guards, and at first glance they were not ordinary people.
Li Zheng's eyes were sharp, and he grabbed Jiang Yujiang, the eldest son of the Jiang family, and said: "Go and call your grandfather, your father, and your uncle, our family is a nobleman." ”
Jiang Yujiang was shocked, raised his head and quickly glanced at the people, but he didn't dare to look more, so he went inside to call people.
I heard my grandson say that there was a big man outside. Old man Jiang hurriedly took a few sons out to greet him, and Guoli was standing at the door with a group of noblely dressed people.
Li Zheng saw the master's family come out, took a step forward, and said in a low voice: "This is our county's county magistrate Lord Qin and the little son, I came here for a private visit today, I heard that your family makes wine, and I came to have a happy place!" ”
When has Old Man Jiang seen such a big man, and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet for a while.
Jiang Wenkang and Jiang Wenxi are not much better than the old man Jiang.
It was Jiang Wenyuan who stepped forward first and made a bow: "Student Jiang Wenyuan has seen Lord Qin, Little Boy, and Big Brother Difference!" ”
Only then did Old Man Jiang and his two sons react, and they were busy kneeling down and kowtowing to Qin County.
But he called Qin County Ling to stop him and said: "The old man doesn't have to be polite, and today's official is also here by chance." When I heard that your child is full moon, I want to come and have a good time! ”
Old man Jiang said happily: "Don't dare, don't dare, it's a blessing for the grass people to come to my house, my lord, little boy, brothers, get on the throne." ”
I heard that the prefectural order was coming, and the people in the house wanted to come and pay tribute to the prefectural order. Qin County's entourage stopped him.
Jiang Wenyuan arranged for Qin County Ling to sit at the main table, and invited his father-in-law, eldest brother, Lin Lao Dart, Uncle Zhu, Li Zheng and several clan elders to accompany him.
Uncle Lu, Lu Pingzhang, was originally the household registration master of the Yamen, and he was very familiar with the Qin County Order.
As soon as the two met, they were stunned for a moment. Knowing the relationship between the Lu family and the Jiang family, Qin Xian Ling said with a smile: "I know that you are going to come to drink your nephew's daughter's full moon wine today, but you don't want to be this one, it's a coincidence." ”
With the uncle of the Lu family as his companion, there is finally less restraint on this table.
Surprisingly, the seemingly cold little boy went to sit at a table with the seven boys of the Jiang family and the two nephews of the Lu family, just ten people.
When the time came, firecrackers were set off to open the feast.
After three rounds of drinking, according to custom, Jiang Wenyuan and his wife want to hold today's protagonist Jiang Yuqing out to thank the guests, which is also a blessing.
Everywhere they go, children will receive countless blessings.
For a while, within a radius of a few hundred meters centered on the courtyard of the Jiang family, there was laughter and laughter everywhere, so lively.
After a full meal, the guests departed.
Qin County Ling is also leaving.
Jiang Wenyuan took his clansmen to get up and send them off. ‘
Out of curiosity, before leaving, Qin Jue asked to see the child. The county magistrate wants to see the child, but the Jiang family is not easy to refuse.