From wilderness to palace

Chapter 39 Our house is lively again!

As the saying goes, "many people make things easy." For Liu Yaozu, who hosted a banquet in his hometown for the first time, seeing that the villagers who came to the door one after another at noon were almost all there, he also ran to the kitchen to ask if the dishes were ready.

In order to entertain the villagers who came to eat today, he still followed Liu Shouyi's suggestion on the dishes.The eight big dishes and the eight cold dishes are the more popular dishes for entertaining guests in the countryside, and there are naturally many hard dishes among them.

Knowing that most of the villagers have come together, Liu Shouyi also said at the right time: "Azu, let's set off firecrackers and prepare for the banquet!"

"Success! Then I'm going to set off firecrackers. I'll trouble you, Uncle Wu, for serving the food."

"Don't worry, we will take care of this matter. When you wait for the next seat, remember to invite those elders to sit up."

"Know!"

When organizing banquets with other villagers, most of them will invite elders among relatives to sit at the table.From childhood to adulthood, Liu Yaozu seems to have no contact with so-called relatives.Grandpa grew up in the village since he was a child, and grandma fled famine and settled in the mountains to rely on.

It stands to reason that Liu Yaozu should have had an uncle, or grandma and grandpa.But growing up so much, he has never heard his mother talk about his natal family.Over time, in his generation, it seems to be reduced to the point where he doesn't even have any relatives.

Fortunately, he and his mother had been dependent on each other very early, and Liu Yaozu had no impression of the so-called relatives.As for the so-called seven aunts and eight aunts, he has sometimes envied them, but now he basically doesn't have any extravagant expectations.

There are no distant relatives, and there are close neighbors like backers, so he doesn't feel lonely when he stays in the village.Perhaps because he had been dependent on his mother since he was a child, he was used to this kind of loneliness.But that doesn't mean he doesn't even have a friend.

Even the friends he made seemed to be older than him.But Liu Yaozu still feels that he has been taken care of by his classmates and colleagues since he was a child.The reason seems to be due to his youngest age.

This is true in school, in the company, and it seems to be the same when I return to Gushantun!
As he lit the specially bought firecrackers and looked at the yard that was instantly filled with smoke and explosions, Liu Yaozu also said silently in his heart: "Grandpa, grandma, mom and dad, our family is lively again!"

Suppressing his longing for his relatives, Liu Yaozu, who turned back to the house, also began to invite the oldest old man in the village to sit at the table.Faced with such an invitation, the elder with the longest seniority pretended to decline, but finally took the seat with a smile.

After arranging these elders, Liu Shoushan and others who were in charge of serving the dishes also began to serve cold dishes on the table.The other elderly and children waiting for the seats also found seats one after another.Under normal circumstances, no one would sit around in this situation.

In places like the countryside, the tradition of respecting the elderly is still well passed down.If you are of a lower seniority and still sit at the top of the table, others will think you are uneducated when they see you.But for some naughty kids, it seems they don't care.

Fortunately, there are more tables prepared today, and a group of children having fun gathered together and sat down.For these children, they naturally don't have to talk about their seniority, and they don't have to follow the so-called dining rules.

Looking at the dried fruits, snacks, tobacco, alcohol and beverages prepared for each table, all the villagers who were invited could feel the sincerity of Liu Yaozu's treat.When Liu Yaozu called everyone to open the table, the villagers who were seated also started to move their chopsticks.

As the head of the family, Liu Yaozu, even if he can't drink very well, on an occasion like today, it is necessary to toast the elders.He didn't drink the good wine he bought on purpose, but the beer he also bought.

If he really wanted to toast with white wine, he felt that he might get drunk if he couldn't finish the glass.In this case, why bother pretending to be fat?Beer is also wine, so using it to toast is not considered rude!
Compared with the table where the men sat, the baijiu they bought was basically open for drinking.At the table where women and children sat, the specially prepared wine remained untouched.But for the fruit juice and drinks he bought, Liu Yaozu still prepared some more.

"Eat well, drink well! In the evening, remember to come over for dinner, I won't invite you then."

"How embarrassing! One meal is three meals!"

"What's so bad about this! I eat three meals a day. I remember when I was a child, I went to your mother-in-law's house to have a feast, didn't I eat three meals? Now I invite you, mother-in-law, you still follow me Get polite!"

While toasting, Liu Yaozu would also make a special confession, so that these villagers would remember to come for dinner at night.Although it is a formal meal at noon, the dishes in the evening are definitely not so rich.But in the evening, some new dishes will be served.

As for the leftovers from lunch, Liu Yaozu wasn't sure whether an old man would take them away later.Prepare a few more new dishes to avoid having no leftovers at night and having to rearrange the dishes, which would be very troublesome.

In contrast, the earliest table to break up is naturally the table where the children sit.Seeing those big dishes, the children basically didn't move much, and the cold dishes they loved were almost wiped out.

It can be seen that the menus Liu Shouyi ordered for him are still in line with the villagers' preferences and tastes.Since you are treating guests to a banquet, it is natural to make sure that the guests eat and drink well.In the end, the villagers seemed to be quite happy with their meal.

When he came to the table where the people in the kitchen sat, Liu Yaozu also said sincerely: "Uncle Ba, you aunts, you have worked hard. If I didn't have your help today, I'm afraid I really can't manage this table!"

"In that case, it's all from my own family, so it's only natural to help me?"

As women in the village, when other people make banquets, they often go to help in the kitchen.But like Liu Yaozu is so generous, there are not many opportunities to give good cigarettes and candies.Even for such a happy event as marriage, such benefits are rarely received!
When the banquet was over, the rest of the table cleaning was handled by the women in the kitchen.Although Liu Yaozu, who is the master, feels happy in his heart.But he still knew that if this kind of thing happened a few times, he might feel tired.

But compared to asking outsiders to help with the banquet, he still felt that the banquet made by the villagers was more atmospheric.What really made him happy was that no one in the village was left behind, and they all ate at home.

It can be seen that he is doing well in the village.Or to be precise, the villagers still recognize him as a villager.Even though his grandparents passed away a few years ago, the villagers did not treat him as an outsider.

Seeing the table being cleaned up, seeing Liu Yaozu whose face was flushed from drinking, and the fifth uncle Liu Shoushan who also drank a lot also smiled and said: "It should be fine, Azu, you should go and have a rest too! Your drinking capacity is really not enough. You have to practice!"

Liu Yaozu, who was ridiculed, didn't feel any embarrassment, and smiled wryly: "I can't help it! I really can't drink, this is still drinking beer. If I really want to drink baijiu, I guess it will be poured long ago."

After a self-deprecating remark caused everyone to roar with laughter, others also felt that the child was quite sincere.Through this banquet, many mothers-in-law and aunts who love to be matchmakers also wanted to introduce suitable girls to Liu Yaozu.

From their point of view, Liu Yaozu's appearance and character are very good, and it seems that he is not short of money.If the girl from a relative's family they knew could marry Liu Yaozu, I believe it would be a good marriage.

These days, marriages in the country are either early or late, and good girls are as sought-after as good boys.It's a pity that these mothers-in-law and aunts are doomed to be disappointed. Liu Yaozu probably has no interest in blind dates.

Besides, he is very satisfied with his current life, and he doesn't want to make any more troubles.In his opinion, things like falling in love and getting married will naturally come when fate comes.If you really can't wait, the forced fate will only backfire.

Because of this, in the face of the recommendations of some mothers-in-law and aunts, Liu Yaozu always refused.He knew that if he didn't refuse, he would not be able to survive safely in the village in the future.Going on blind dates to see girls everywhere, he really can't do it!
(End of this chapter)