People would set up a large pot with a diameter of nearly two meters, filled with boiling water, and then place a huge bed on top of the pot. Several women would knead the dough continuously, while several strong men would press it down with all their might next to the bed.
The noodles are boiled in the pot for a few minutes, then scooped out bowl by bowl. There are children who are specifically responsible for serving the noodles, and they line up to wait to take their bowls away.
Just like an assembly line.
Of course, it's just that the noodles aren't called "he luo noodles".
The most essential part of Heluo noodles is the red oil soup.
Next to the noodle pot, there will also be a large pot filled with a pot of hot, spicy red soup.
Wealthy families would put some meat in their soup, while poor families would only have tofu, diced radish, daylily, and so on.
Whether there is meat or not, the soup will have a lot of chili powder made by scalding pork, called cooked chili oil, which makes the soup look very appetizing.
Each guest attending the banquet must drink soup and eat noodles upon arrival, and then sit down at their seat to complete the banquet process.
Because the full moon celebration is a half-day event, meaning the actual celebration only lasts a few hours, most guests arrive around lunchtime, as there's nowhere to go if they arrive too early.
It's just past nine in the morning, and apart from the people doing the work, most of the guests haven't arrived yet.
To enter the alfalfa field, you have to come from the south entrance. At the entrance to the alfalfa field, there is a table in front of Li Guanping and Mi Xiaoqing. On the table are two dishes. One dish contains loose cigarettes, and the other contains candy.
Male guests are offered a cigarette regardless of whether they smoke or not. If they smoke, they light it; if they don't smoke, they simply tuck it behind their ear.
Women and children usually take two or three candies, and they don't usually grab more. However, they don't mind if some children don't know any better, since everyone is just trying to have fun and celebrate.
Next to this welcoming table was another table, where a male teacher from the village primary school sat. On the table was a record book made of red paper, in which the items brought by the guests or the monetary gifts they gave were recorded one by one.
This book is also a debt collection book. All the favors and gifts received now must be returned in the future. If you don't keep a clear record and don't give back to the recipients, you'll be criticized and gossiped about behind your back.
Similarly, if any family doesn't come this time, they will basically sever ties with that family.
If you don't give our family face, our family won't bother with you.
Teachers of this era, regardless of their academic performance, all wrote very well. The teacher invited was a cousin from the same clan, and his calligraphy was exceptionally skillful.
Actually, Wang Tianxiao's calligraphy is quite good, but today is his child's one-month celebration, so he certainly doesn't have time to sit here and register guests.
Beside the recording table is a door panel covered with a red cloth, on which various gifts received are placed, usually quilt covers, sheets, pillows, children's clothes, shoes, hats, and so on.
The most common items were various kinds of cloth.
In those days, people needed a lot of fabric to make shoes and clothes, so people often gave fabric as gifts.
Wang Tianxiao told his wife and children to stay warm in the small tent. He and Wang Dabao carefully reviewed every step of the process, and even though they didn't understand some of the procedures, they still made sure to get a proper understanding.
Around 10 o'clock, the snow lessened a bit, and more and more people came to the banquet. After a while, the first group of people finished eating and entered the banquet tent.
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According to the procedure, the first group of guests is the most important, so before the banquet begins, some rituals must be performed in front of everyone.
Aside from a few minor rules, the two most important things are drawing lots and padlocks.
Drawing lots involves preparing some items for the child to draw, to see how the child will develop as they grow up.
As expected, Wang Peng grabbed the hairpin and wouldn't let go, making the onlookers laugh and saying that this guy would definitely be a romantic when he grew up.
Li Yali held her child, her smile as beautiful as a flower.
The people who came to the banquet were all dressed in relatively nice clothes, but most of them looked unfashionable, especially in winter. They were basically wearing thick cotton-padded coats with sweaters over them, making them look extremely bulky.
Li Yali, however, was dressed lightly because her clothes were warm. In addition, her skin was already very good, and she hadn't been out in the sun for a long time, so it looked even whiter.
She outshone all the young women and wives around her.
Everyone, like Wang Tianxiao, thinks that someone as good-looking as him should be in a movie, not standing in a muddy rural tent.
While people were amazed, they naturally began to analyze how Wang Tianxiao managed to become so impressive.
Putting everything else aside, just look at the expenses of this banquet; it's not something that can be covered by a pittance.
No other family in the village has reached this standard.
It's truly enviable, something to be jealous of.
Some people might recall that years ago, when someone introduced them to a potential partner, they looked down on Wang Tianxiao because his family was poor. Little did they know that fortunes would change, and now the other person is no longer able to reach their level.
During the meal, some people got drunk and talked about the differences between Lijia Village and Wangjia Village. Wang Tianxiao secretly had these ignorant people taken outside and thrown out into the snow to sober them up.
He paid special attention to this matter, just in case someone in the clan got drunk and caused trouble.
Fortunately, nothing serious happened; it was all just minor squabbles.
A small disturbance, a minor ripple.
To his surprise, although Wang Tianyi was usually unable to handle things, he still stood firmly on his side when it came to uniting against a common enemy.
Help coordinate matters and resolve differences.
This also aligns with his previous idea of ​​maintaining a normal brotherly relationship with Wang Tianyi, neither becoming close nor completely severing ties.
When there are family matters, they work together; otherwise, each family is responsible for its own affairs.
There is no need for special interactions.
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