The Big Landlord

"Crack!"

The sound of firecrackers rang out, welcoming the return of the wedding team. Many people were already standing in the courtyard of Uncle Luo's house, including relatives and villagers who came to celebrate together. Everyone stopped to cheer and watch the bride together. It was very lively. , Uncle Luo’s family was even more happy, and their daughter-in-law was successfully welcomed back.

"Brother Benzi!"

As soon as I put the suitcases I carried back in the courtyard, I heard Linglong shouting happily. She was staying next to Feicui. Her hair was smoother than before, her clothes were more neatly dressed, and her face seemed to be smeared. If you have a little fandom, it will be much better if a woman helps you take care of it.

"Come here quickly!"

After waving to Linglong, Wang Ben took two mandarin duck pillows from the table and stuffed them into them. He leaned over and said with a smile: "Take this bride into the house and ask them for red envelopes after you're done."

"Okay!" Linglong agreed wholeheartedly, hugging her in her arms and rushed straight into the new house. After throwing the pillow on the bed, she ran to the bride with a smile. She received the two-cent flower gift. After the hug, Linglong was happy again. I went to pick up the porcelain basin and carry the kettle, making four or five trips in total.

In addition to Linglong, other children in the village also did the same thing. They came in happily holding various gadgets, and they were all very positive. This plot was specially designed for children during the marriage process, so that they could follow along. Lehe, although the money I got was not much, it was just for celebration.

"Brother Benzi, I got a dollar!" Linglong Yang held up a few brand-new corner tickets in her hands, raised her head and said happily, as if she was worth hundreds of dollars.

"You're really capable!" Wang Ben complimented with a smile, held his little hand and asked with concern, "Did you listen to Sister Cui'er last night?"

"Yes, I'm so good. Even Uncle Fei and Master Fei praised me," Linglong tilted her head and was very proud. After Wang Ben left yesterday, she went home with Fei Cui and ate and slept at Fei Cui's house.

Looking at Feicui next to him, he asked this girl to be a tutor. Now it seems that she is really a bit like being a nanny. Wang Ben smiled and said sincerely: "Thank you."

"It's nothing," Feicui smiled and shook her head in response, saying insincerely, "Don't mention it, with Linglong by my side, sometimes I think of myself as a child. It really feels like reminiscing about my childhood."

Wang Ben nodded in agreement, so he was not like this.

"Everyone, please sit down and get ready for dinner!"

The host placed the dishes and chopsticks on the table one after another and greeted the guests loudly. There was no ceremony at noon for weddings in Xiushui Bay. It was considered complete when the newly arrived daughter-in-law got to know her family members, and the banquet became the main focus at noon.

Everyone began to look for seats. The elders sat at the top, then at the bottom, and the juniors sat on both sides. Everyone sat around the table, preparing to enjoy a sumptuous banquet. Uncle Luo’s family hosted a total of 36 tables for his wife’s wedding this time. There was no room inside, so there were many tables set up in the woods outside the house.

According to the serving pattern of Jiudou Bowl, several plates of dry vegetables are served first. Wedding banquet, wedding candy and red peanuts are naturally indispensable, plus sausage bacon, fried crispy pork, smoked pig ears, crispy spareribs, dry-fried loach, smell. It feels fragrant when you smell it.

"Come on, come on, let's eat!"

The person sitting above said hello and took the lead in reaching for the smoked pig ears with his chopsticks. Everyone at the table raised their chopsticks and reached for this dish together. After tasting the first chopsticks, they can then eat this bowl of dishes as they like. The dishes cannot be moved until you have been greeted. This is an unwritten etiquette at a banquet.

There is only one wine bowl on each table.

Go around the table in a counterclockwise direction. Whenever it comes to someone, pick it up and take a sip before passing it to the next person.

After the first dry dish, there are five or six cold dishes. This is the second dish, cold local chicken, cold diced rabbit, waxed pig mouth, braised pork tongue, braised beef, pickled chicken feet, one It is very difficult to find two vegetarian dishes among the watery meat dishes.

After the two appetizers, the banquet had just begun, with all kinds of cooked, steamed, stewed, and stir-fried dishes vying to be served.

Among the nine bowls, the most famous ones are the steamed vegetables. It usually takes more than ten hours to steam them before they are brought out of the steamer, and the aroma can be smelled even from far away from the steamer.

Serving steamed vegetables is very particular. You can't serve them randomly and they must be served in strict order.

The first bowl of steamed vegetables is a set bowl, with a row of pure lean meat dumplings wrapped in egg skin on top, and crispy meat that has been fried and steamed at the bottom. It tastes very fragrant and delicate, not greasy at all. This dish is usually The most popular one, it is always the object of competition at every banquet. Even the picky children will clamor for a piece.

The process of making this dish is very complicated. Spreading the egg skin requires a lot of skill. If it is not an authentic local poultry egg, the skin will not be peeled off, the color is wrong, and the heat will not work well. The most common method is to turn a pot upside down. Place it on a low fire, scoop out a small ladle of well-mixed egg juice, and slowly pour it on the butt of the pot. After a while, a thin egg skin will be ready. It is yellow and tender, which is very gratifying.

After the bowl is set, there are whole chickens, whole ducks, and steamed fish, followed by greasy breasts. A complete pork knuckle is cut into small square pieces, not completely cut, and just covered on the bowl. The pig skin is It is colored with brown sugar water. It looks golden and very appetizing. I gently pick up a piece and put it into my mouth. It melts in the mouth and has a sticky aftertaste. However, this dish is too fatty and cannot be eaten by ordinary people. There are too many, just taste it and experience the feeling.

Next down is the pork belly with pork belly. Palm-sized pieces of pork belly are cut from the middle and wrapped in red bean paste. Take a bite and the freshness of the pork belly is mixed with the sweetness of the red bean paste. Under the bowl of pork belly is Half a bowl of sweet glutinous rice, which is the favorite of children. As soon as the dish was served, the meat on top was not finished yet, and the sweet rice under the bowl was already eaten up.

After the sand-filled pork, there are two kinds of steamed pork, steamed pork intestines and steamed pork ribs. They are glutinous and smooth, and the fragrance lingers in your mouth for a long time after eating.

The last dish of steamed vegetables is salty and white, which is fat but not greasy. The pickled vegetables below are also a good thing to go with rice.

After all the main dishes are served, it ends with three vegetarian dishes and a basin of clear soup, commonly known as the tail dish.

A set of nine bowls of dishes were all served. There were dozens of dishes, mostly meat. The table was already full, and the bowls were placed on top of each other. If the people at the table hadn't agreed to eat them first, There is no room for several bowls.

While talking loudly, we tasted the dishes and took a few sips from time to time. We ate for a full two hours. Only half of the dishes on the large table were eaten. The host was very satisfied. This is how banquets are held in the village. What is important is to have a lot left. If the table After being depleted, I felt that it was not rich enough and I lost face.

After lunch, Wang Ben took Xiao Linglong for a walk back home. He didn't sleep well last night, so he had to catch up on his sleep in the afternoon. The wedding ceremony in the evening was the highlight of the wedding, so he couldn't be low-spirited.