Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 34
The master behind him suddenly interjected: "Honestly, didn't you say that Heizi would come to the fried front hooves at the back? You keep talking, will you come or not?"

"Come on, let Heizi fry this dish!" Cheng Shi pushed Cheng He over at once.

The master put down the spatula and muttered in his mouth, probably saying, I see you young people, don't waste my good materials!
The whole pig feast is not something that can be eaten casually.It hurts to waste a little material.

The whole pig banquet uses big pots and stoves, not ordinary households, because for any dish, many bowls may be made at one time, and without certain skills, it is impossible to do this job.

Cheng He picked up the pot, held the spatula, and shook it in a dignified manner. It was such a big pot with a lot of vegetables in it, but he didn't seem to be working hard.

This really made the master look at him differently.

It's quite a trick.

The dried incense is made from the mountain spring water in the village, and the soybeans are also grown by ourselves. The brewed tofu is soft and smooth, and the dried incense naturally has a unique fragrance.Matching the forefoot with fragrant dried food not only alleviates the greasyness of the forefoot, but also increases the flavor of dried fragrant.

Cheng He turned the spatula, adding some condiments from time to time, chives, hot peppers, pepper, all kinds of aromas came out, yellow dried fragrant, green shallots, red hot peppers, and shiny pig's front hooves, which can be called color. It is delicious, fragrant and delicious!

Jiang Yutong swallowed.

She felt so ashamed of herself.

Growing up so big, what haven't you eaten?I came here today to see the farm banquet, not to drool.She despises herself in her heart.

It takes a long time to stew stewed vegetables, and it has been prepared in front.Generally, when cooking, it means that the dishes for the whole table are almost finished.

After Cheng He finished frying this fragrant dry fried pork knuckle, he returned the pot to the master chef.

He has never done such a whole pig feast, so it's better not to get in the way of other people's affairs here.

Cheng Xinxin was not as tall as the stove, and when Cheng He was cooking, she smelled the aroma and kept standing on tiptoe to look.

Jiang Yutong couldn't help laughing, such a girl stood on tiptoe to watch her father work, she is so cute!
She picked up the little girl and let her see enough.

Cheng Xinxin suddenly turned around and said, "Sister, you smell so good!"

Jiang Yutong was taken aback, he was actually teased by such a small loli?impossible?Then she thought she heard it wrong, and asked, "Little sister, do you mean that the vegetables fried by Dad are delicious?"

Cheng Xinxin shook her head seriously, and corrected, "No, sister, what I said is that you are very fragrant."

Jiang Yutong laughed, and gently pinched the little girl's face.

It's the first time that I have intimate contact with such a small loli. This feeling is very strange, but very interesting.

Not long after, a string of firecrackers sounded at the entrance of the ancestral hall, crackling and crackling, which was very festive.

This is a custom when eating a whole pig feast, and it will also be released when eating a whole pig feast during the Chinese New Year.Mountain people express their happiness in this way.

After all, it can only be eaten once a year.

After the firecrackers are set off, those who are idle can be seated first, and even those who are not very busy to help by the stove can also be seated.Hundreds of people rushed in, all talking and laughing, very festive.

Whole pig feast, or wild boar feast, maybe you can only eat this once in a lifetime, how can you be unhappy?

Jiang Yutong also rushed in with the crowd.It was the first time to participate in such a large-scale mountain village event, and she felt a little excited, and somehow followed the excitement of the people. This is probably called doing as the Romans do.

She sat at the same table with Cheng He and Cheng Shi.

Li Tao followed her anytime anyway, so naturally he also sat at this table.

However, he didn't have Jiang Yutong's sense of joy of doing as the Romans do, as if he didn't come to have a banquet, but to give others face.

Of course, it's just a tourist, and no one has taken the initiative to talk to him yet.

The ancestral hall in Taohua Village is divided into a front yard, an atrium and a back yard.The front yard is huge, so it is used for some occasions, such as today's whole pig feast.The long chopping boards were put together one by one to form several huge long tables.Everyone finds their own seats and sits around the table.

The first three dishes served were three meatballs.Because there are many people and the table is long, the same dish will be served at a distance.

Three plates were served at intervals, containing three different kinds of meatballs, oily and slippery, very eye-catching.

It was the first time for Jiang Yutong to participate in such an event, and it felt quite fresh, with a smile on his face.

As soon as the dishes came, everyone stared at them, but no one moved their chopsticks.

I don't know who sent an order, people suddenly started rushing, and within ten seconds, the three-course dish was empty.

Jiang Yutong felt very strange - she held out a spoon, just about to start scooping up a try.Before the spoon reached the bowl, the three plates in front of me were empty.

She retracted her hand in embarrassment, and looked at Cheng He with questioning eyes.But in fact, at this time Cheng He and Cheng Shi were also sandwiching the "grabbed" food, eating happily!
Cheng He also snatched a few back for his daughter. The little girl was now concentrating on dealing with the meatballs in her bowl and couldn't care about anything else.

In short, everyone was lowering their heads to deal with the dishes that had just been "grabbed" into the bowl, and the entire ancestral hall was filled with the sound of thousands of people chewing.

She has never heard of such a rush to eat!
An inappropriate analogy came to her mind: locusts cross the border, the wind blows away, and no grass grows.

Cheng He ate and ate, always felt that someone was watching him, and then turned around, only to see Jiang Yutong and Li Tao sitting stupidly, not grabbing anything.

Seeing Jiang Yutong's frightened look, Cheng He said with a smile, "This is the custom here. The first three dishes must be three kinds of meatballs. Here, pills and yuan are homophonic, and three pills represent three yuan. Yuan."

Jiang Yutong didn't understand: "And then?"

"This is a custom that has been handed down from ancient times. The meaning of Sanyuan is Jieyuan, Huiyuan, and Number One Scholar. 'Sanyuan and the first'. Poor people entrust their children with meatballs for a better future. Yes. It’s a good sign to get three yuan, maybe you can win three yuan next year.” Cheng He explained seriously.

Only then did Jiang Yutong realize that this was the case.Sanyuan Jidi was indeed a beautiful ideal in ancient times, and everyone was chasing after it.

In fact, she has heard that there is a kind of "Jidi porridge" in some places, and wishes are placed in it.

She asked curiously again: "Then... isn't there enough meatballs? Why do you want to grab them?"

The scene just now made her feel a little scary.

Cheng He laughed, and said: "The number must be enough. Generally, there are three meatballs for each person at a serious meal, but we still have to grab them. There is another meaning of rushing to eat, which means that next year will be prosperous and prosperous. "

It was so!
Jiang Yutong feels that the folk customs here are really simple, and the customs handed down from ancient times have not been thrown away until now, and they have been passed down so well.And just listening to it, she felt very beautiful and poetic.

Then she said angrily: "Then what should I do? I didn't grab it, and it will definitely not be booming next year."

Cheng He laughed, pushed his own bowl over, and said, "If you don't mind, you can grab one from my bowl."

Cheng Shi also pushed his own bowl over: "Take mine, take mine..."

Cheng Xinxin stretched out her chopsticks, and snatched one from Cheng Shi's bowl politely.

Cheng Shi put on airs and shouted: "Oh, where did the thief come from? Why is there one missing in my bowl?"

Cheng Xinxin laughed out loud at being teased, with a sense of victory.

Seeing how everyone else ate deliciously, Jiang Yutong hesitated, should he really grab one?
Forget it, in order not to come to the whole pig feast for nothing, I'll go all out!She stretched out her spoon and "snatched" one from Cheng He's bowl.

Then put it in your mouth.

(End of this chapter)