Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 568 Dad, I won't eat, this requires money!
Bai Qian was dragged away by Cheng Shi's wife, and Cheng He then led Cheng Xinxin out the door, and within a few steps, he saw Cheng Shi walking in front.

It's fun to play in the snow, but it's a bit easy to make people hunchback, especially when one hand is exposed to the outside to hold the phone.

Cheng Xinxin saw him, and wanted to scare him, so she broke free from Cheng He's holding her hand, ran a few steps quietly, ran to Cheng Shi's side, said loudly, spread her claws, and made a grimace. .

Cheng Shi glanced at her, but didn't understand why she had such an expression at first.

I was stunned for a moment before I remembered, oh, is this girl trying to scare me?

He trembled hastily, looked shocked, took a big step back, and almost couldn't even hold the phone.

Cheng Xinxin thought she had succeeded, so she laughed happily, but she was afraid that after Cheng Shi "recovered", she would find herself to settle the score, so she ran back quickly, took her father's hand, hid behind him and snickered, and continued to pretend grimace.

Cheng He took her by the hand and said, "Little guy, run slowly, be careful of falling, there is snow on the ground."

Fortunately, the ground is made of rough stone, the original intention is to look good and non-slip.In addition, the snow has just fallen, and it will be slippery when it freezes.

Cheng Shi turned his head and said, "Wrestling is good. If she falls, she will have no new clothes to wear. The new clothes will be smashed into mud, and she will be beaten when she goes back. Whoever told her to scare people from behind!"

Cheng Xinxin took her father's hand, stuck out her tongue at him, and made a face, thinking: You're still teasing me every day, of course I'm going to scare you.

Cheng Shi really started teasing her again: "Xinxin, your rabbit clothes are so beautiful, who bought them for you?"

"I will not tell you."

"Go, you don't even know, and you can't tell if you want to."

"Who said I didn't know? It was bought by my mother, and my mother bought it for me online."

"Oh, your mother bought it? Is it warm?"

"of course."

"Lend me to wear it for a day, okay?"

"No loan."

"I'll give you ten dollars, okay?"

"I won't borrow ten yuan! You are too big, you will wear my clothes to pieces."

"No, I'll wear it carefully."

"Be careful and don't borrow, don't borrow, don't borrow, don't borrow..."

Along the way, Cheng Shi acted like a child, amused Cheng Xinxin irrespective of size, and was quite happy.

The snow that just fell today was only so thick, and as a result, there were small snowdrifts everywhere, either extremely ugly snowmen, or semi-finished products with no discernible shape.

The place where the snow was shoveled off has melted to the point where the dirt is exposed. It seems that this little snow is really unmade.

In the past, it is estimated that there are not so many people who are keen on playing in the snow. Firstly, most young people stay at home this year, and those who play in the snow are all young people;
Secondly, when it snowed in the past, I was worried that the pigsty would collapse, the chicken coop would collapse, and I also worried about water leakage in the house after the snow melted, so I had to get a basin first and so on.

It's all right now, it's all newly built. Without this worry, people can have fun.

Generally speaking, people love snow.When it snows in winter, many insect eggs can be frozen to death, and the pest damage will be much better next year.

Anyone who encounters a warm winter, basically the pest damage will be particularly serious in the second year.

After walking for a while, I met more and more people, most of whom went to Cheng Shuangwu's house for a drink.Generally speaking, only the close relatives of the birthday star need to prepare gifts in addition to favor money.

The city probably called this kind of favor money as member money.

Those who are far away from the same village don't need to buy any gifts, just giving favor money.

There are more and more people, because they are going to a banquet, and everyone has a happy smile on their faces, chatting, saying hello, or comparing this year's income, look at the end of the year, plan to kill The Year of the Pig and the like all had beaming faces.

Generally speaking, people in the village still maintain the old tradition. When the twelfth lunar month is approaching, the new year is approaching, and they generally only say auspicious words to each other. Let's talk about the excitement after the new year.

Besides, the days of Taohua Village are getting better and better, and everyone is happy from the bottom of their hearts, so everyone is smiling.

When we arrived at the place, we saw quite a few people in front of the courtyard, all of whom came more actively, waiting for Mr. Xibin to arrange a seat.

Naturally, a shed had been set up in the whole yard long ago, and a platform was set up on one side, and the band was singing, amplified by speakers, which could be heard in a radius of hundreds of meters.

The song that the band is singing now is "In That Place where the Peach Blossoms Bloom", an old song, suitable for the occasion, the guests who come here are all older, and if you give them some songs that are popular among the post-00s, they don't like to listen to them, and they don't understand them.

In the past, these were all played by suona, but in the past ten years, they have been changed into bands, and some people dance.

Three or four tables were placed in the rest of the open space, and new couplets were pasted on each door, all of which were common longevity couplets such as "Fortune is like the East China Sea, and life is longer than Nanshan".

Cheng Shuangwu's father is wearing a new suit today, and he is smiling so hard that he can't see his eyes or teeth. When the guests come, they will congratulate him on his longevity. When there are too many people, he will be overwhelmed.

There is a table at the door of the house, which is where the guest of honor sits.

"Mr. Consultant" is actually a saying left over from a long time ago. A long time ago, not everyone could read and write. When family members ran errands, they asked literate people to help memorize the money, so that they could return the gift next time.

Even though the men in the village are basically literate now, this habit is still preserved, because the hosts who run the day are busy with reception and handling a lot of things, and there is no manpower to do it.

If it is in the city, it is probably that the host prepares a big bag first and waits at the door of the hotel to welcome the guests. The people who come will hand over red envelopes with their names written on them. The amount of the red envelope saves the post of Mr. Xibin.

Cheng He went to deliver the money with the people who came to the banquet, and then waited with everyone to arrange the table.

The current banquets in Taohua Village still follow the old rules of the past, using square tables with eight immortals and long benches, with two people sitting on each side, and the seating position of the eight immortals tables is also particular.

Generally, the older and senior people sit at the head, and the rest of the people make room for each other, and then they line up in turn.

Cheng Xinxin followed her to the banquet, and without her seat, she could only sit on her father's lap, swinging her short legs, waiting for the food to be served.

If their whole family helped out like Cheng Shi's wedding banquet last time, Cheng Xinxin could be arranged at a table full of children.

But today, she's here for the banquet, so there's nothing left, that's how the rules are.

Cheng Shi sat next to her and asked her: "Xinxin, will you win by eating later? There are so many of us, don't you be unable to eat anything."

Cheng Xinxin leaned her little head against her father, one of the rabbit ears on the hat was up, and the other was drooping down, and said, "Daddy will bring me some food."

This guy, who has gained experience following the banquet, can't scare her at all.

As soon as we sat down, the food came out.

The banquet here is not like some other places where the dishes are arranged as soon as you sit down. This is not the case here, but one dish is served.

The first dish to be served was of course the first three yuan. Meatballs, glutinous rice balls, and fish balls were all served steaming hot.

The chef and the kitchen helpers are busy in the back kitchen at this time, calculating the eating time on the table, and after each dish is served, they have to wait a few minutes before the second dish is served.

The north may pay attention to serving eight bowls of cold dishes first, followed by eight bowls of hot dishes, but it is different here. All hot dishes and hot soup are served. It will be completely cold after a while, so a dish is always served in a few minutes.

In this way, each dish will be steaming hot when it comes out.

Customs vary from place to place.

There was a bowl in front of Cheng He, and he brought some food for Cheng Xinxin, and then he chatted with the people at the table over drinks and food.

Halfway through the banquet, there was a plate of fried dry goods in the middle, which was melon seeds and peanuts, which was a bit like an intermission.

Some people will grab a handful and put them in their pockets, and bring them to the children at home to eat.

Cheng Xinxin stretched out her hand, trying to grab a handful of melon seeds, but the plate was in the middle, and she couldn't grab enough even if she stood up.

Cheng He was dealing with a piece of fish in his mouth, holding chopsticks in his hand, and he didn't have time to free his hand for a while, but Cheng Shi turned his head and asked her: "Xin Xin, do you want to eat melon seeds?"

"Ok!"

"This plate of melon seeds is not cheap. You have to pay for eating them. Have you brought any money? If you don't have money, you can't eat them."

Cheng Xinxin took a look, no problem, everyone at the table took out money, one yuan, two yuan, five yuan, and some people didn't have any change, so they took out a cigarette and threw it back on the plate.

Cheng He swallowed the fish, put down his chopsticks, and was about to grab melon seeds for her. The little girl hurriedly said, "Dad, I won't eat it. That one asks for money."

It's so expensive, I'd better go back and eat the snacks at home, she smacked her lips.

Seeing her small appearance, everyone at the table couldn't help laughing from ear to ear.

Cheng He almost burst out laughing, this Cheng is real!
He really wanted to tease Cheng Xinxin whenever he had time!

This plate of fried dry goods is actually an authentic banquet rule. The money on the plate is to thank the cook, not to the host. This is a little kindness to the cook.

After all, in such a cold day, everyone is sitting and eating steaming dishes, while the chef and the assistant chefs are still busy with their work. Give some change to let the chef smoke a cigarette and express his affection.

For example, some chefs who hold banquets during the dog days also suffer, and have to work by the stove, fried products and so on, standing for several hours at a time, which is not easy.

This is also a habit left over from a long time ago. Twenty years ago, it might have been a ten or two cents, but now it has become one or two yuan, keeping pace with the times.

The rules are old, but there is a human touch everywhere.

Some hotels provide one-stop service, because they spend all their money to hire people, so this step is also omitted.

Cheng He took out his wallet, put the change in it like everyone else, grabbed a handful of melon seeds for the child, and said, "It's okay, Dad brought money, let's eat."

This guy, when she heard that he wanted money, she couldn't stop coming, and started taking care of her family!

Cheng He felt quite comforted by Lao Huai.

It gets dark early in winter, and it’s almost dark after the banquet. There are still people who have not had the running water banquet in the future, and we can’t arrange it all at once.

Cheng He carried a few birthday bags and led Cheng Xinxin back.

Walking on the road, Cheng Xinxin held her father in one hand, walked crookedly as usual, and asked, "Dad, when is uncle coming to our house?"

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