"Village Chief, this is just a banquet, it's not a big deal, right?"

The village chief waved his hand.

"Miss Lin, you don't know that there are quite a few villagers in Shangbei Village, and most families have several members. If you hold a banquet, the whole family will go, and some families can sit at the whole table. The gifts are just a basket of vegetables and a few eggs, but the whole family will come to eat."

"This banquet will lose money!"

"Most people in our village don't hold banquets. At most, they invite close friends and relatives to have a meal. No family invites the entire village."

After listening to this, Lin Jiuyue waved her hand indifferently.

What to do? The dishes for the banquet can be made from the vegetables produced in my own space. Anyway, I already have a lot of vegetables stored in my space, and I haven't found a chance to sell them. If I don't use some of them, the space will soon be full.

"Village Chief, it's okay. It won't cost much money to hold a banquet."

village head:……

"Girl, there are quite a few people in Shangbei Village. If they all come, you will be busy serving food all day."

Lin Jiuyue curled the corners of her mouth.

Isn't what the village chief said too far-fetched? Even if food is scarce in this day and age, people wouldn't throw away their dignity just for a bite to eat, right?

Besides, even if the whole village came, I could still afford it. Furthermore, the feast didn't need to be as elaborate as the rich families', requiring a feast of rich fish and meat. I could just follow the standards of the villagers and have a lively atmosphere.

"Village Chief, it's no problem. I just need you to ask the women in the village to come and help."

"Oh, and as for tables and chairs, please ask the village chief to move some over. I don't have that many at home."

The village chief waved his hand.

"These are all easy. We can just borrow tables, chairs, benches, bowls, chopsticks, and so on from the villagers. But this banquet will cost a lot of money..."

"How about this? I'll notify the villagers and ask them to send two representatives from each family. If everyone comes, you..."

Before the village chief came, he thought that there were too many villagers. If they all came to the Lin family for the banquet, the Lin family would be bankrupt.

"It's okay. It's not a big deal after all. It won't cost much."

village head:……

Isn't this girl too generous?

Even if the table is full of vegetarian dishes, with so many people in the village, how much will the vegetables alone eat? This does not include the staple food. The entire banquet will cost a lot of money.

If it were me, I wouldn't dare spend money like this.

"Have you thought about it? This banquet will cost at least several taels of silver."

Lin Jiuyue: ...

How many taels of silver? I thought it would start at twenty taels!

"Money can be earned again after it's spent, so let's have some fun with the folks."

Lin Jiuyue waved her hand indifferently.

Seeing this, the village chief stopped trying to persuade him.

Anyway, I have said everything I need to say. The host is not afraid to spend money, so it would be inappropriate if I say more.

"Okay, I'll go to the village to help find someone later, and ask all the women who are free to come and help. You'll have to buy the ingredients."

Lin Jiuyue was stunned after hearing this.

Does this mean we don’t even need to find a chef?

"Village Chief, what about the chef? Does our village have a chef who can prepare banquets for people?"

"Hey, why do we need a chef? We can just let the women in the village take care of it. We are country folk, and it's good enough to have something to eat. We don't need to be so particular."

After hearing this, Lin Jiuyue decided to follow the village chief's instructions and let the women in the village come over to be the chefs. This also saved her from having to look for a chef.

"Okay, Village Chief, then please help me find someone and buy the ingredients tomorrow."

After the discussion, Lin Jiuyue gave the key to his own courtyard gate to the village chief and asked the village chief to take the villagers to build a stove in the yard early tomorrow morning.

The village chief nodded.

The next day, Lin Jiuyue got up early and went to the butcher's stall to order a pig, which he had slaughtered and sent to the village. He then bought some melon seeds, candies, and wine and loaded them onto the carriage.

After waiting until they were in a place where there was no one, they took out the vegetables and rice and noodles from the space.

The dishes and staple foods needed for the banquet are ready.

He returned to the village with a cart full of things.

At this time, the village chief had already brought people to build a stove in the yard.

"Oh, Miss Lin is back?"

"Oh, why are you buying so many things?"

The villagers who came to help saw that Lin Jiuyue had brought back a cart full of things, and hurried forward to help, unloading everything from the cart.

"Miss Lin, your vegetables are so juicy. Where did you buy them? I'll buy some when the time comes."

Lin Jiuyue forced a smile and said a few perfunctory words.

"Luckily, I came across it and bought some. By the way, are these enough vegetables?"

Ordinary people in this era were poor and generally did not prepare a lot of meat dishes. When holding a banquet, they would usually only have one or two meat dishes.

"That's enough, these are already pretty good."

Lin Jiuyue didn't understand the standards for banquets here, so she left all matters related to the banquet to the village chief's wife.

"Aunt, I've just killed a pig. It will probably be delivered around noon. I hope you can help me out then and spend some time with it."

The village chief's wife was stunned.

"Miss Lin, you're having a banquet and killing a pig?"

Lin Jiuyue nodded.

"Well, what's wrong? But it's not enough?"

There was only one pig for the entire banquet, which Lin Jiuyue thought was a bit too little. But in the eyes of the village chief's wife, using a pig for a banquet was already quite generous.

At least, no one in Shangbei Village would use a pig for a housewarming party.

Of course, no family would invite the entire village to a banquet.

"That's enough. How can we use so much meat? One or two meat dishes on a table will be enough."

Lin Jiuyue swallowed.

How come this ancient banquet was held like a game?

If this happened in the 21st century, wouldn't people laugh to death if they told others about such a standard banquet?

"Auntie, this pig is the meat dish for the entire banquet. Please arrange it as you see fit."

The village chief's wife glanced at Lin Jiuyue, opened her mouth, and finally nodded in agreement.

Around noon, the butcher finally delivered the meat Lin Jiuyue had requested, and considerately divided the pork into pieces.

After settling the payment, Lin Jiuyue placed the pork in front of the village chief's wife.

"Auntie, the pork is all here. If you need it, just take it. Don't be stingy."

The village chief's wife nodded.

"Miss Lin, don't worry, I will definitely arrange the meat for you."