Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 35 The Wisdom of the Mountain People

This is a kind of meatball mixed with shiitake mushrooms and some spices. It is cooked after pinching. It is very strong and has a very strong meat flavor.And it's originally wild boar flavor, and it has a different taste.

In fact, there are some other ingredients added here, but Jiang Yutong is not a seasoned foodie, so he can't taste it.Anyway, it’s right to think it’s delicious.

It is firm, yet tender, and the meat is rich in ingredients. When you take a bite, oily flowers flow out of your mouth.

Jiang Yutong praised: "Not bad! I didn't expect the food in the mountain village to be so delicious."

Cheng Shi continued: "Of course, there is nothing bad to eat in our Taohua Village, and let me tell you, the people in Taohua Village are better, honest and honest."

Cheng Xinxin was eating her own meatballs, when she looked up by chance, she saw Jiang Yutong scooped one from her father's bowl and put it into her mouth.

She was quite anxious, thinking that someone else was teasing her, but when she saw that he really took a bite, she couldn't help but whimpered softly: "That belongs to my father!"

Cheng Shi heard it, and laughed at her and said, "Hey, you're such a money-saving little girl. You can rob other people, but others can't rob your father! You've grown up so much. You can protect food well, Even protect your father's!"

However, Cheng Xinxin still doesn't understand what he said so long, and doesn't know if it's a compliment or hurt her, so just pretend that she didn't hear it.

Cheng He also stroked her head with a smile and said, "Honey, you can't be so stingy. My sister gave you a hairpin in the morning, remember?"

While eating, Cheng Xinxin replied, "Yes, there's also a little bear."

Cheng He raised his forehead, she remembered it so clearly, but she just didn't allow others to take advantage of her.Who did you learn this stinginess from?

Jiang Yutong was extremely embarrassed.If the meatball hadn't taken a bite by herself, she would have returned it to Cheng He.But now that she has bitten her, how can she pay it back?
She has never been despised by children!

Cheng He smiled and persuaded her again: "Hurry up and eat! Why stop, don't be as knowledgeable as a child, you can take her words seriously! Eat, only those who rush to eat will be blessed."

Jiang Yutong smiled awkwardly, then gritted his teeth, and decisively sent the meatball into his mouth.

Wild pork meatballs, so delicious!
Everyone finished eating the "three yuan" they had grabbed, and then most of them left the table.This is a village banquet, there are no waiters, they have to serve the dishes by themselves.

There are many people and strength, and the food is served very quickly.

Jiang Yutong was stunned again, the whole pig feast is really not in vain, looking at the dishes being brought to the table one after another, there are meat dishes, stewed bones, large intestines, pork liver, all kinds, anyway, basically every part can be made into a dish , A pig basically has no wasted parts.

When it was finally assembled, she estimated that there were at least thirty kinds of them.

More than [-] kinds of dishes are placed along the long table, and after one dish is placed, there will be another cycle to ensure that everyone sitting everywhere can eat it.She thought it was a wise approach.

So, now there are almost no less than a thousand dishes on several long tables.The aroma of various dishes floats over, the heat rises, and the smoke curls up. People seem to be in a sea of ​​meat and vegetables.

Just looking at it, Jiang Yutong felt very happy.

The villagers were so excited before, this is really a feast worth looking forward to!

A wild boar can make people in a village so happy, no matter what.

The dishes were put on the table, and as usual, no one touched the chopsticks.Jiang Yutong remembered that he had to wait for someone to order, because the meatballs seemed to be like this before.

She was very curious, the person who gave the order didn't seem to be the village head!What's the point here?

She asked Cheng He.

Cheng He replied: "Don't think we were robbing food before, but robbing is also particular. They have to be humble to the elders in the village. Usually, the elders are asked to move their chopsticks first, and the younger generations eat. So, When the elders pick up the first chopsticks and say 'you can eat too', everyone will move their chopsticks."

Jiang Yutong realized that this meant respecting the elderly.

Yes, with such traditional customs, the temperament of the mountain people is bound to be simple.

She will never know these details without in-depth experience in the village.

In a few simple dishes, people's wishes for the future of their children are entrusted, and they are also passed on the habit of respecting the elderly. The mountain village culture is really not to be underestimated.

Now that the dishes are all served, Jiang Yu Tonghua turned from passive to active, holding his chopsticks tightly and waiting for an opportunity, waiting for the old man to give an order.

She wants to grab it too.She had to take the initiative to melt into such a rare feast.There is no shame in rushing to eat, and it is a blessing to grab it.

Jiang Yutong is doing psychological construction for himself.

Then she heard: "You guys eat too!" She stretched out her chopsticks swiftly, grabbed a large piece of meat and put it into her own bowl.

It was only then that she realized—that she was being unconventional again.

Now that all the dishes are on the table, no one is robbing them anymore. People give in to each other, push each other, and move their chopsticks slowly.

Embarrassed again.

Jiang Yutong looked at Cheng He begging for help again, with a look of life rather than death.It is also okay to lose face several times after eating a meal.She has a dignified Peking University diploma, but it is useless here.

She felt that Cheng He knew everything, so she just asked him.

Cheng He smiled and said: "It's okay, it's a blessing to grab it, let's eat."

Jiang Yutong gritted his teeth and said, "Actually, you saw that I was going to grab it just now, why didn't you tell me in advance that you don't have to grab the next dishes?"

Cheng He laughed and said, "It doesn't matter, just grab it, no one will laugh at you. Otherwise, how can you deepen your impression? No matter where you go in the future, you will never forget the whole pig feast in our Taohua Village. "

Jiang Yutong smiled helplessly: "I will never forget."

Who can forget how many times you lose face after eating a meal?
There are no rules for the following dishes, in short, just eat and eat.More than [-] wild boar dishes are open for tasting, each one is worth looking forward to.

Jiang Yutong said with emotion: The wild boar only returned to the village in the afternoon, but now it has turned into more than [-] delicious dishes on the table.

There is a lot of cooking to do during this time.Many dishes take a long time, so you have to start first; while some dishes take a short time to cook, if you want to ensure that they are still hot when served, you have to put them last; there are other things that she couldn't think of.

This involves a lot of overall planning and smooth arrangements, who does what first and who does what later, there can be no confusion at all.But all these things are done properly by the mountain village people themselves.

There are no managers, no assistants, no foremen and foremen here, they have to rely on themselves.

Who says mountain people have no wisdom?

After eating the first three yuan, the man is ready to drink.

People in the mountains drink homemade rice wine, which is a high-grade liquor, not the kind of sweet rice wine that boils frangipani flowers.The mountain people are used to drinking this, and even the elderly can drink some.

Cheng He was eating a piece of braised pork with relish, when a voice came from behind him: "Come on, Heizi, let me have a drink. I heard that you killed this wild boar alone. It's amazing!"

He looked back and saw that it was an elder who was a generation taller than him, holding a wine glass and toasting him.

He quickly picked up the cup and stood up, how can the elders make a toast and still sit?
He said modestly: "Second Uncle, you praised me too much. It's good luck, not too much! Come on, I wish you a good health, I'll drink first."

Drink first as a respect.

The elder came to toast, how could he really wait for others to drink first?

With the beginning, there will be more toasts to him later - not to mention anything else, just for today's whole pig feast, if Cheng He hadn't been so bold and single-handedly shot the wild boar, who would have eaten the wild boar?

That's a wild boar!When ordinary people meet, they can't win by running, so who dares to face it head-on?
Therefore, Cheng He suddenly became the hero of Taohua Village, a hero who dared to face the wild boar.

(End of this chapter)