Chapter 554: The food is very filling and the wine is very fragrant
Song Zijie knew the process of holding wedding banquets in the countryside, so the things he bought were varied, but mainly very practical.
He took a few young men to carry the food that needed to be cooked to the kitchen, and the candies and wine that didn't need to be cooked were placed directly on the table.
In rural areas, whenever there is a wedding or a new house is built, a wedding banquet is held and relatives and friends are invited to the bang bang place for everyone to celebrate together.
In the words of city people, rural banquets are called village banquets, but country people just call it making wine.
Rural people are willing to spend money to make wine. First, they will raise a fat pig and then prepare a lively banquet.
The villagers will enjoy a feast for half a year and will be delighted with the feast, so they will also be looking forward to seeing who will make the wine.
Although the Su family's dinner invitation was very sudden, the pig Su Shuoci bought was fatter than any other pig prepared in advance.
This made the villagers unwilling to eat lunch, and they all sat with empty stomachs thinking about eating more at dinner.
This is an unwritten custom in Shuanghe Village. If a family wants to make wine on a certain day, they will tell the villagers in advance.
Some families would let their children eat less the day before, so that they can wait for the drinking party with an empty stomach.
Su Shuoci came out for a walk just because he didn't want to listen to his second sister's meaningless words, and Han Jinghong followed him closely.
He saw that the villagers spontaneously moved tables and chairs from their homes and placed them in the open space in front of the Su family's house.
He roughly counted and found that there were at least sixty tables, which reminded him of the scenes of drinking when he was a child.
The scale of wine-making in the village varies, with the smallest being 20 tables and the largest being 40 tables. The wealthier families can set up even more.
He just casually said that he wanted to treat his fellow villagers to a meal today, but he didn't expect everyone to make it such a big deal, with sixty tables in total.
The villagers have always attached great importance to preparing their own banquets, which is not only a face of the village.
It is also a social moment when villagers find it difficult to get together under normal circumstances. The more people come, the more face the host family has.
The banquet in the countryside was a vivid and lively picture of vulgarity, which left a deep impression on Su Shuoci.
He remembered that in the village, whether it was a wedding or a funeral, the traditional custom of holding a banquet to entertain guests was still preserved.
Most villagers choose to hold the banquet at their own homes because it is lively, cheerful and enjoyable.
The taste and fun of a country banquet are indeed memorable, but no matter how big or small the banquet is, it must be well organized and decent.
When the delicious dishes on the table are so delicious that people can’t finish them, the guests will praise the host for his generosity.
If there is not enough food, people will start criticizing and making irresponsible remarks before the banquet is over.
Some people even mocked the host behind his back: So-and-so's banquet is simply like selling cooked meat.
Therefore, even those who are not well-off have to show off their wealth and show off their pomp and circumstance at banquets to save face.
When holding a banquet in the countryside, every detail is very particular, including what kind of cigarettes to give out, what kind of wine to serve, who to invite, and how many tables to set up.
All these details reveal the villagers' "secular philosophy" of how they conduct themselves in the world, and also reflect the rural people's simplicity, wisdom and human nature.
The banquet for an old man’s birthday is called a “birthday banquet” by the villagers, and the whole family starts preparing for it half a month in advance.
His family was very busy making plans, hiring local chefs, preparing menus, inviting opera troupes, etc.
In a nutshell, the dish should be full, the food should be good, the wine should be fragrant, and the cigarettes should be high-end.
Song Zijie actually bought a lot of Red Sorghum Liquor and Jianshe cigarettes. This kid is really good at dealing with people. The old men in the village like him very much.
There were also high-end candies, which were loved by children and women. The Su family's impromptu banquet was no worse than the one that had been prepared for a month.
In fact, organizing a country banquet seems easy but is actually difficult and must be planned in advance.
Families with poor financial conditions have to raise chickens, pigs, and sheep in advance, as these are the indispensable staple foods for banquets.
The animals can then be slaughtered and served. As the day approaches, the number of people attending the banquet must be determined, and the host must then go to other people's homes in person to invite them.
Once the number of people is determined, the number of tables for the banquet is also determined, and the host has to make an appointment with the chef.
A good country chef has a direct influence on the quality of the banquet and the tastes of the people attending the banquet.
But Su Shuoci and Song Zijie are rich, so while others may spend half a year preparing, they only need most of the afternoon.
After all, Su's mother was used to preparing banquets. She and the village women were busy for most of the afternoon and really prepared ten bowls.
When she was a chef, she knew both common and common cooking, and was skilled in frying, pan-frying, steaming and stir-frying. She was proficient in everything.
She is good at making hot dishes, cold dishes, soups, and steamed dishes. As long as the ingredients are sufficient, she can do it.
The banquet was lively and unusual, especially the bowls of braised pork were piled high. As soon as you opened the bowl, a rich aroma wafted to your nose.
Su's father, Su Shuoci, the village chief and several respected elders in the village sat together in the main hall.
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Song Zijie, Han Jinghong, his two subordinates, and the village teachers also sat in the main room.
The other villagers were sitting outside, so the Hu family sat at two tables, but they also sat outside like the other villagers.
The old woman of the Hu family saw her eldest daughter-in-law, Su Ermei, sitting in the main room with her three children and her eldest son, but she did not call her old man to join them.
She was very dissatisfied in her heart, but she was very afraid of Su Shuoci, so she didn't dare to do anything wrong.
Especially when she heard that her once-successful daughter had been driven away by Su Shuoci, she dared not to act like a troublemaker anymore.
Only three tables can be placed in the main hall of the Su family. Whenever there is a banquet in any family, it is considered very prestigious for people to sit in the main hall.
Hu Yungen was hacked by the father and son of the Wang family. He couldn't work but could still eat.
The old man in the village picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of delicious braised pork, put it into his mouth, squinted his eyes and smacked his lips.
He was so excited that he almost spit out the braised pork in his mouth, "It smells so good. I haven't eaten a banquet prepared by Mr. Su for several years. It's getting better and better."
"Yes, I will die with no regrets if I can have another meal cooked by her."
"Grandpa, look at what you said. Sister-in-law of the Su family taught a few apprentices, and the banquets they prepared were also very good." The village chief said with a smile.
"Hahaha... It's not that her apprentice can't do a good job, but she is not as willing to sacrifice her capital as she is. Ci is really promising."
"Yes, Ci, you spent half a day preparing a feast that is more sumptuous than what others spent half a year preparing."
Not only Su Shuoci and the village chief's table were full of praise, the villagers outside were even more excited.
The villagers picked up the pork and chicken with their chopsticks and put them in their mouths. Their eyes lit up every time they tasted them.
Han Jinghong also started eating. It was indeed delicious and he couldn't find words to praise it.
He had eaten chicken before, and he remembered that the chicken used in banquets was very tough and hard to chew.
But the one made by his idol’s mother is different. It’s tender and smooth, and the chicken flavor is very rich.
"Han Jinghong, what do you think of the dishes cooked by my Aunt Su?" Song Zijie asked, smacking his lips.
He tried every dish and found them all delicious. It turned out that his Aunt Su didn't cook small pot dishes well.
(End of this chapter)
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