Go back to the valley to farm

Chapter 126
Chapter 120 VII During the Banquet

Hurry up, there are [-] tables, [-] tables are open together, one row per hour, and this table will have to go until seven or eight o'clock in the evening.

The person who served the dishes was called "the one who made the pots". Liu Sangao and Wang Heizi rushed to greet them to open the cages.

The elder brother also flew the drone to record this rare scene.

Here Uncle Medicine Master stepped onto the stage, shook out a blank piece of paper and read: "Weijia is old, and it will be sunny and autumn. Auspicious opening of nine ranks, celebration of more than three. Looking back to the past, the happy birthday is a week and a half; it is called Shangfeng On this day, I wish Hongyan a wonderful one hundred years old. Spring is the same as pines and cypresses, which means that Nanshan is not old in spring; The guests of the Eight Immortals crossed the Qingbo to celebrate Cheng, and the virtuous grandsons of the fourth generation supported Ruihe to fly here. Talking about preparing wild vegetables, I would like to present thin wine, which is not the best food of the golden valley, and I admire the fragrance of peaches and plums. When the cup is empty, the birthday banquet for the old man Li Liangchu in Lijiagou Village! Open—seat—!”

"Okay!" Everyone below applauded frantically. Fourth Grandpa stood up with high spirits, raised his wine glass, and made a toast to the surroundings. Uncle Medicine Master also took a glass and continued: "Let's drink this glass of birthday wine together. The old man congratulates!"

"Okay!" Everyone at the table of sixty stood up, picked up their wine glasses, and drank all the wine in their glasses.That's a lot of fun.

This is the beginning of the banquet, and everyone began to exchange cups and taste delicacies.

The Noodle dishes at the Nine Dou Wan Seat are mainly light, salty and fresh. Yu Xiaorong was seated by a few merchants and their subordinates. Seeing the dishes served, Liu Chengxian began to talk: "Old Wang, the face-slapping man is here." Ah! Who said that our Sichuan cuisine is spicy in addition to spicy? Come here, taste it, and see what this non-spicy Sichuan cuisine tastes like."

Then he said to everyone: "You can't move your chopsticks with this inlaid bowl. We don't have so many rules in the city, but it's different in the countryside. You can only use your chopsticks after the opening ceremony for this dish. Otherwise, you don't know the etiquette and make people laugh." .”

Yu Xiaorong had been eager to try for a long time, and she was a little discouraged when she heard this: "Then let's just watch like this?"

Liu Chengxian said: "Eat other dishes as you like, you won't be hungry!"

After speaking, he looked at the two bottles of Langjiu on the table and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go outside and exchange for two bottles of wine."

After all, he slipped outside the ancestral hall.

This time, there are two bottles of commercial wine arranged for each table at the banquet, followed by the village's own bubble wine.

After a while, Liu Cheng first brought two bottles of wine, one red and the other yellow, and said: "When attending a banquet in the village, this is the only way to drink it. This bottle is ebony and the other is orange. Both men and women can drink it."

Everyone tasted it, and felt that the taste was sweet and sour, and they all gave Liu Cheng a thumbs up: "Otherwise, we drink a lot in the city, this is the authentic flavor, old Liu, you are a foodie!"

Liu Chengxian said: "Really? Come on, this rock sugar elbow is fat but not greasy. The pig skin is smaller than sister Yan. You can try more. It is rich in gelatin. The most important thing is the base dish. Let me see what the base is, yo , dried cowpea, um, the taste of the soup has gone in, this taste is really strong, everyone, try it."

Yan Fang said: "This sour radish and duck is authentic! Lao Liu, why can't you and my shop have ducks like this?"

Liu Chengxian said: "There is no reason for this. This is a free-range shepherd duck raised in rural areas. Compared with feed ducks that are released for slaughter in three months, the breeding cycle is too long, the supply is not stable, and the risk is also high. It takes more than a year. If there is a poultry plague in time, we will cry to death if we run out of stock in one day.”

Yan Fang said: "The environment in Lijiagou is very good. It would be great if Erpi had the heart to raise such ducks."

Liu Chengxian said: "Old Wang, Sister Yan, don't mention this. If Er Pi really listens to it, he may be harmed instead. The risk is too great."

Yu Xiaorong said: "High risk corresponds to high return. This is actually not impossible to consider, but Erpi is probably not an expert in breeding, so let's not mention this. It's not bad to just grow fruit trees honestly and engage in farmhouse entertainment. .”

Speaking of which, Li Junge came over with two mascots, followed by Qiaodou and Ergou, one holding a wine tray with eight cups filled with low-alcohol prickly pear wine, and the other holding a wine jug for refills at any time. liquor.

Alice and Shirly just smiled and let Li Junge speak.

Li Junge saw that the inlaid bowl hadn't been moved, and said, "Hey! Do you still understand this? Actually, the village doesn't pay much attention to etiquette now. Brother Liu must be right, right? That's fine, then I will Seriously be the master of the replay studio, how about performing a ceremony for everyone to see?"

A table is full of curious ones, and they can't stop applauding.

Shed Master is the person who accompanies the host to perform the opening ceremony. Some hosts are shy and can’t let go, so there is a special position on the Jiu Dou Bowl to accompany the host to talk.

The general process of opening ceremony is that the shed master and the host go to the lower corner of a table, and then the shed master shouts, and all the guests at the table have to stop their chopsticks and stand up, expressing politeness and respect to the host.

After that, the host bows, and at the same time, the helper brings the tray to the middle of the table. The guests each drink a glass of wine, and the host drinks a glass with them, and then say a few polite words.

After this brief etiquette, the guests at this table can sit down and use their chopsticks to eat the steamed inlaid bowl as the first dish, and the host then goes to the next table to open the ceremony with the same procedure.

I saw Li Junge standing at the corner of the next table, cleared his throat and shouted: "Everyone, please rise up, for the best of the world; dear relatives and friends, thank you for your help; simple food and light food, let's talk about heartfelt feelings; everyone, please drink this cup of birthday cake. Liquor, I wish you all a long life and good health—”

During the conversation, everyone stood up with a smile on their faces, each holding a glass of wine.

Alice and Shirly bowed obediently, then raised their cups to respect everyone, and everyone drank it together.

Wang Jixing said: "Oh, this banquet is really exquisite, it's so interesting."

Li Junge said with a smile, "It's not over yet."

Turning to the two mascots, he said, "It's up to you to say something polite."

Alice tilted her head and tried hard to remember for a long time, before she suddenly said: "Hello, I am hello!"

Everyone at the table was stunned, not knowing what was going on. What kind of old phrase is this?
Li Junge had a black line on his forehead: "Everyone eats and drinks well! Forget it, you will be disqualified from speaking, next table!"

After a few more polite words, Li Junge went to the next table, and Liu Chengxian took a spoonful of the soup in the inlaid bowl for himself, tasted it, and praised: "Hey, the soup in this village is unique!"

After finishing speaking, he served Wang Jixing a bowl, and then greeted everyone: "Everyone, hurry up, this soup is really good."

Wang Jixing took two sips, and then praised: "It's delicious."

After that, he picked up a piece of egg roll meat and said, "Is this luncheon meat? Why is there a layer of egg skin on the outside?"

After taking a sip, he said, "Well, it's much more delicious than luncheon meat."

After all, puff up your cheeks and start building.

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When the topic moved to another table, it was different. Mr. Si raised his wine glass and said to Fourth Grandpa: "Come on, old political commissar, you see, after so many years, it's been so hard to toast you with a glass of wine. It's Piwa's filial piety to you!" , I will have the cheek to borrow flowers to offer Buddha, I wish you evergreen pines and cypresses, good health and happiness!"

The fourth grandpa picked up the wine glass and walked with him, saying, "Tiger, the harvest in the village this year is thanks to your little Zhun. If there is anything Xiaozhun needs support from the village in the future, let him just come and talk to me." , It’s okay to tell Piwa.”

Mr. Si laughed loudly, and said: "The children's affairs come and go, there is no certainty, I have never seen him nest in one place for so long before. I am too old to bother with them Let them develop on their own."

The fourth grandpa said: "That's right. Things outside are changing with each passing day. Back then, when we were working so hard, we really didn't expect that life would turn out like this one day."

Mr. Si said: "That's right. At that time, I thought that I would be able to eat two steamed buns for a day after serving as a soldier. This day would be considered a miracle. I didn't expect three a day, and you would give one of them! If you didn't give it to me Tell me the truth every day and lead me on the road, where would I be today!"

Fourth Grandpa said: "Looking at the lives of children today, we were not in vain at that time!"

Tian Wenxiu picked up his wine glass and said: "Old Li, old Si, it is the hard work of your ancestors that brought about this prosperous scene. Now that the baton has been passed to us, in the face of various new situations and new problems, we will continue to carry on. Carry forward the glorious traditions of your ancestors and live up to your high expectations. Come, let me offer a toast to each of you, and wish the two elders good health, and give us more opinions and suggestions."

Next came Wang Qijie and Xing Lihua, and then it was Luo Yuxiang and Xue Jinhua's turn.

After a while, Wang Qijie said: "The mountains and rivers in Lijiagou can support people. The air is fresh, the scenery is beautiful, and the ingredients are authentic. Look at Mr. Li, he is in good health and has a clear mind. He doesn't look like a person in his 90s!"

Tian Wenxiu said: "This is the famous Jiu Dou Bowl, right? The dishes are quite light, and the cooking method is also healthy. It is very suitable for the elderly and children. Mr. Li, it took a lot of thought for your descendants to prepare this banquet for you. Yo!"

Luo Yuxiang said: "Old Xue, is this Jiudou bowl also included in Xiaoliang's list of intangible cultural heritage items?"

After finishing speaking, he said to Tian Wenxiu: "Secretary Tian, ​​it's not that my work is not in place. Xiao Liang and Xiao Lin are too capable. The number of intangible cultural heritage items declared by the county is as many as Pan'ao Township, and the major items are about ten. Items, minor items, twenty or thirty items, and item items all have a long history, rich and beautiful, and each item is sorted out in a thick book! How to choose and choose, the county is also a headache."

Liang Huili said: "Yes, leaders, we have also declared this. The inheritor is Liu Sangao, the host of this banquet. His family's soup is a secret recipe passed down from his ancestors. The Jiudouwan and several big dishes such as inlaid bowls, buckle Chicken buckle duck is used in several major dishes, you have tasted it just now, how does it taste?"

Several people looked at each other and said, "This Jiudou bowl is included in the intangible cultural heritage, and we have no objection at all!"

Xing Lihua also made a joke: "To grasp a person's heart, you must first grasp his stomach. This meeting really did it!"

Everyone at the table laughed.

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(End of this chapter)