Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 192 191 Family Banquet

As time went by, those who needed to get off work and those who needed to get off school also came back from school. Tang Zhitong got to know a few more relatives.

My uncle Su Xiao works in the lumber yard affiliated to the forest farm; my cousin Su Huimin is in junior high school in a nearby town; Su Nianbin and her sister go to the same school. Today, I asked for leave to pick up Tang Zhitong, and I have to go to school with my sister tomorrow.

Tang Gang's daughter-in-law, Jin Yumei, is a temporary worker at a forestry farm; his second cousin Tang Wang is joining the army abroad; and his cousin Tang Rong is studying in a boarding high school in the city.

Tang Zhitong didn't stop him and ended up eating goose stewed in an iron pot.

The people of Lu are simple, while the people of Northeast China are generous.

Tang Wenbang and Tang Ting have lived in the Northeast for many years. Their simple characters are generous and sincere in hospitality.

Stewed goose, stewed rabbit, and flying dragon soup in an iron pot, plus two stir-fried dishes, four dishes and one soup. The portions are all super large, so big that a big-bellied man can be full after just one dish.

The Kang table is not big, but it is full as soon as the dishes are served.

The space on the fire pit was limited, and children and women were not served on the table. Some dishes were served to eat in the outer room. Tang Zhitong allowed the guests to do as they pleased, but it was not easy to let them go, so they had to put more dishes in.

The wine was brought by Su Xiao, Fengcheng Laojiao, a specialty of Anton, a brand that Tang Zhitong had never heard of.

Nowadays, there is a shortage of glass everywhere, and the liquor that can be bottled is generally not much different. The raw materials used for brewing are better, such as sorghum, wheat, corn, etc., and the price is a little higher. For example, Hongxing Erguotou in Sijiu City costs 1.52 yuan. /bottle, bulk wine of similar quality is 1.37 yuan/jin.

Rural areas cannot afford bottled wine, so most people drink "Baigan" wine, which is made from dried sweet potatoes. It is spicy and spicy, leaving you with a dry mouth and a splitting headache after drinking it.

Many people can't afford to drink it, so they only drink a little to entertain guests when relatives come and go during the New Year and festivals.

The retail price of real dried sweet potato liquor is about 60 cents. In order to obtain the raw materials for brewing, the winery will use the "wine exchange" method to sell it. Five kilograms of dried sweet potatoes are exchanged for one kilogram of liquor, or some dry sweet potatoes are added with some change, and one kilogram of dried sweet potatoes is exchanged. It’s only 12 cents, and the shortfall will be made up with money.

In a while, cheaper liquor will appear, brewed from corn stalks, rotten sweet potatoes, etc., and will cost about three cents per pound. In order to fill their stomachs, this behavior is promoted by the state. In order to strive for advancement, some places even say that wine is brewed from wheat straw, which has become a typical example.

How can wine be made from wheat straw without starch? It was nothing more than singing and singing in the general environment of the time.

China has a long history of wine culture, and most areas in the north are particular about drinking, especially in poor areas.

The so-called attention to detail now does not mean to bring a few and toast to a few, but to drink closely with the guests.

It is precisely because of the scarcity that many guests do not care about their own drinking capacity and drink the wine served to them. As a result, there are many drunkards, especially after the Spring Festival. From time to time, a drunk person can be found in the firewood pile. asleep.

A small drink is pleasant, but getting drunk is harmful to the body. Tang Zhitong likes to drink a little, but he is not an alcoholic.

Faced with the persuasion of his uncle, younger uncle, and cousin to drink, Tang Zhitong tried to change his passive attitude and persuaded them to drink. However, it was difficult for him to win with his four fists, and he was defeated in the end.

Seeing that he was about to drink too much, Tang Zhitong had no choice but to use the space and put all the wine in the back...

The wine was good, but Tang Zhitong preferred Feilong soup and goose stewed in an iron pot.

It was Tang Zhitong's first time to eat goose stewed in an iron pot. The meat was rotten off the bones, tender and fragrant but not greasy. Unfortunately, he did not have a goose in his space, so he could not share this delicacy with his family.

The four of them drank up two bottles of wine. Tang Zhitong was okay, but Tang Wenbang and Su Xiao were already a bit loud, and Tang Gang was also drunk. "Eucalyptus, come on, get the dumplings on the car, get off the noodles, and eat the noodles." Tang Wenbang's wife pinched some and brought a large bowl of noodles to Tang Zhitong, with a poached egg lying in it.

"Thank you, ma'am. I'm full and can't eat anymore." Tang Zhitong looked at the bowl as big as his own face and felt worried about happiness. Nowadays, many people are not full, but he can't eat it.

"That's not okay, you can take a bite at least for good luck." The aunt continued to give way.

"Auntie, let's share it." There was only the bowl of noodles held by the auntie. Others were idle, but no one brought it in, so Tang Zhitong suggested.

"You eat first. If you can't finish it, we'll talk about the rest." Tang Wenbang said with a wine burp.

"No, no, I won't mix it up. I'll divide it up." Tang Zhitong was the youngest on the fire kang, so when he was drinking, he consciously chose the edge of the kang. This made it easier to get up. He held the bowl, pulled on his shoes and walked out. .

"Why are you so stubborn about this kid? I'll help you get the bowl." The aunt had no choice but to follow Tang Zhitong's wishes.

Thanks to Tang Wenbang's good family conditions, he was able to collect several large and small bowls.

Tang Zhitong gave the eggs to the youngest Su Huimin, while the others rolled out the dough with their hands.

Because the noodles are tasteless, Tang Zhitong has the habit of pouring soup or pickles when eating noodles.

After pouring a spoonful of Feilong soup, the umami taste came out, but the salty taste didn't come up. Only then did Tang Zhitong remember that the pickles he fried for his uncle and sister-in-law before coming here were still there!

"I forgot a dish, I'll take it out first." In full view of everyone, Tang Zhitong couldn't just take it out. Fortunately, no one opened the bag of the millet he brought.

Tang Zhitong freely combined the pickles and newspapers in the space, opened the bag of millet, pretended to put it in it, and took it out.

"Uncle, sister-in-law, these are the pickles I fried. They have the same flavor as last time, so I brought some for you." Tang Zhitong put the pickles on the table next to him, regardless of whether they were oily or not.

"Okay, okay, thank you for remembering." Tang Wenbang's smile didn't stop tonight. He thanked his nephew and then told his daughter-in-law: "Bring out some household items and give half to our sister."

"Sister-in-law, I have a bag of millet. My mother asked me to bring it to supplement the two families. You pour out half and give the other half to my sister-in-law." Since they are all divided, let's just divide them all at once.

Jin Yumei did not dare to agree when she heard this, but looked at her father-in-law, waiting for instructions.

"Hey, thank your mother for me when you get back. Don't stay in any guest house these days. Just eat and sleep at home. I won't starve you if I have a bite to eat." Tang Wenbang sighed and accepted it.

"Okay, thank you uncle and aunt, I'm going to cause you trouble." Tang Zhitong agreed, and he would make up for the uncle's food stamps when he left.

"You kids, we are all part of the same family, why are you so polite?" Aunt Tang Zhitong asked strangely.

"Don't just stay here, stay at my house for two days tomorrow." Tang Ting said from the side.

"Okay, aunt, I want to live here for a week." Faced with the enthusiasm of his relatives, Tang Zhitong happily agreed without pouring cold water on her.

(End of this chapter)