Cheng Yue looked guilty and smiled foolishly at his father.
Cheng Shun was amused by her silly look and said, "What kind of buffet? What a waste of money. The next time we hold a buffet, we need Jin Yan to pass the imperial examination! I'm old enough, why should I hold a buffet when I'm fifty? Every family doesn't have a fifty-year-old man?"
"Grandpa, why does it have to be Jinyan who passes the imperial examination? Why don't you do it if I pass? You can't be so biased!"
Cheng Jinxing said unconvincedly.
"You were the one who called Jin Yan! You have no respect for yourselves!"
The shoes he had just put on flew towards Cheng Jinxing again.
Cheng Jinxing dodged by leaning over, then picked it up and ran to put it on his grandfather.
"Grandpa, I was wrong. It's my brother. You can't just throw a banquet when I win and not when I win! If others see it, they'll say you're biased!"
Cheng Jinxing said as he put shoes on the old man.
"Grandpa, I've already organized a buffet, so I won't waste it. Why don't I wait until Jin Xing wins and then organize it for him!"
Cheng Jinyan is very sensible and doesn't compete with his brother for anything.
As long as his younger brother doesn't bully him, he is still willing to be a good brother.
"Go away! We'll talk about it after you win. I'm telling you, brat, this Taoyuan County one doesn't count! You have to get first place in the prefectural city before I can do it for you! I'll even pay for it myself, okay?"
Cheng Shun has been in a good mood recently and is rarely generous to his children and grandchildren, even willing to pay for it out of his own pocket.
"Hahaha, what are you staring at?! We still have more than half a year left. Cheer up! Your grandfather hasn't even promised your father, uncle, or aunt this before!"
Jiang smiled and nodded Cheng Jinxing's head.
"Yes, Grandpa and Grandma, please rest assured! Your grandson will work hard to become the best in Yunzhou Prefecture. If he doesn't win, he won't come back!"
Cheng Jinxing immediately stood up straight and made a promise.
"Go away and do it!"
Cheng Shun kicked him.
"hey-hey!"
Cheng Jinxing showed his big white teeth, smiled foolishly at the two elders, returned to his own bench, and finished.
"Well, we have to do it, just like the custom in our village, two days. We'll start at noon on the first day with a simple meal, longevity noodles in the evening, and then the main wine at noon on the second day. Ayue, draw up a list of what materials we need to buy, and you can find time to order them and have them delivered."
"There are people in the village who can help, but you and your sister are better cooks. You will be the head chefs when the time comes. Guangming will arrange for the other helpers and let him be the chief steward."
"As for the return gift, let's not get too much, just a little better than what the average family in the village gets."
Cheng Shun ordered.
The banquet held in Xinghua Village, both the birthday banquet and the wedding banquet lasted two days.
The birthday banquet consists of longevity noodles on the first night and the main meal at noon the next day.
As for wedding banquets, the main meal for marrying off a daughter is held the night before, while the main meal for marrying off a daughter-in-law is held at noon the next day.
When people who come to drink give gifts, the host will give them a return gift. Usually it is a few eggs and a bag of brown sugar. If it is not so good, it is a copper coin in a red envelope, or two copper coins. Anyway, it is just a token of appreciation.
"Dad, there's no problem with that. I was just thinking, why don't we give something to the people who help out? Like the people who help in the kitchen, serving wine and snacks, serving dishes, washing dishes. The women could get a waistcoat or something, and the men could get a bar of soap or something. What do you think?"
Cheng Yue thought about the modern times when people sat at a farmer's house and it seemed like everyone in the village who came to help had to give something, so she brought it up.
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