From wilderness to palace

Chapter 38

Most of the banquets held in rural areas are lively.Even if there is no legitimate reason, invite the villagers to dinner.But Liu Yaozu felt that it was very necessary to hold this banquet and get closer to the villagers.

If the grandparents were alive before, the two elders would also attend on behalf of their families when there were weddings and funerals in the village.It was the turn of Liu Yaozu's generation, because they stayed out of town all the year round, and rarely came back even during Chinese New Year.

The reason may have something to do with the mother.It's just that as a junior, he doesn't want to ask too much about these elders.But one thing he knew very well, his mother had done her best to cultivate him into a talent.

Even if grandparents complain sometimes, but for his sake, they won't complain to mother.Everyone knew that if it wasn't for Liu Yaozu's sake, maybe her mother would have chosen to remarry early on.

Liu Shouyi, who had been invited earlier, learned that Liu Yaozu planned to organize the banquet in two days, and he said readily, "Success! Then how do you plan to arrange the grocery shopping and work? You are alone, so I'm afraid you won't be too busy Bar?"

"The fifth uncle will also help out at that time! For the kitchen, please ask the fifth aunt and the eighth aunt to help, it should be okay?"

"That's okay! There are only a few dozen people in the village, and there are only a few tables of food. You should also prepare the tables, chairs and benches in advance. You have a car, so get up early and go to the city to buy vegetables. I will help with family affairs. You make a fuss."

Eighth uncle Liu Shouyi, who is cousin to fifth uncle Liu Shoushan, was also a well-known hunter in the village in his early years.The puppy that Liu Yaozu wanted to hug behind was now in the belly of his bitch.After a while, I'm sure we'll see you.

The dishes for the banquet were finalized at Uncle Ba's house. Considering the weather, Liu Shouyi suggested buying more cold dishes.Even if you can't finish eating at that time, you can let the old people in the village pack it.It is also very common in rural areas to pack vegetables at banquets.

The only people who can do this kind of thing are some old people who are used to being diligent and frugal.As for the young people, asking them to pack the leftovers from the banquet would probably be a shame for them!
But now there are mostly old people and children in the village, so the dishes prepared for banquets should naturally be more suitable for the old people and children.If these old people and children are happy, then the banquet can be considered a success.Naturally, Liu Yaozu had no opinion on Eighth Uncle's suggestion.

After discussing the banquet, Liu Yaozu greeted the fifth uncle and his wife again.Fortunately, all the households in the village are not busy at the moment, and it is rare for someone to invite you to dinner at such a time, so the villagers are naturally very happy.

When someone asked if you want to pay the gift money, Liu Zhong, the village head, said at the right time: "Whether to pay or not is up to you. Whether to accept it or not is up to Azu. I won't accept it."

After several contacts, not only Liu Zhong could feel Liu Yaozu's boldness, but also the villagers who helped him with things.This time he invited the villagers to dinner, Liu Yaozu didn't think about accepting gifts at all, he just wanted to get close to the villagers.

The day before the banquet for the whole village, Liu Yaozu went to the city to buy cigarettes, wine and drinks.In the early morning of the next day, he followed the menu given by his eighth uncle and went to the city's farmers' market to purchase.

Compared with the farmer's market in the town, the farmers' market in the city is relatively more abundant in all kinds of vegetables or meat.Under normal circumstances, there will be more banquets during the holidays, but there are really not many banquets at this time.

Because of the greeting in advance, all the villagers will have three meals at Liu's house on the day of the banquet.As the chef, Liu Shouyi also entered the kitchen early to prepare the pasta for breakfast.Other women who help in the kitchen are no exception.

When Liu Yaozu came back from shopping in the city, he also felt very happy to see many villagers having breakfast.The villagers who were eating breakfast also laughed and said: "Azu, you woke up early again today?"

"Yes! Some dishes, if you don't buy them early, you will have to postpone lunch!"

Send the bought vegetables into the kitchen, and start to greet the villagers who come to eat.Liu Yaozu also shook his head directly to the gift money from some villagers and said, "It's not a birthday and housewarming, but just treating the big guy to a meal. I can't accept this gift money!"

After some refusals, the villagers finally stopped insisting on anything.Some curious villagers looked at the various vegetables that Liu Yaozu had purchased, and knew that it would cost a lot of money to invite such a meal.

The villagers who suspected that Liu Yaozu would not be able to get along in the city before knew that this young man who returned to the village to settle down was probably not short of money.If they held a banquet, I'm afraid I would be reluctant to invite guests to eat such a good dish!
Especially those villagers who love to drink. Seeing the drinks being moved out of the car one after another, these villagers also said with emotion: "This kid is really generous. He is willing to buy such good wine when he invites the villagers to dinner."

"That's natural! Didn't Ah Song say a few days ago that they helped Azu work and drank this kind of wine. I heard that a bottle of this wine is several hundred yuan. If there is a bottle on each table, I'm afraid it will cost more." It cost thousands of dollars!"

"Then Azu invited us to dinner, wouldn't it cost tens of thousands of yuan?"

"I guess it's just a lot more! I heard from people in the kitchen earlier that the women who helped with the work all got a bag of Huazi worth tens of yuan. Today, Ayi, who is the chef, was given two bags directly. The rest is Azu put the smoke directly in the kitchen."

Facing the villagers' chatter, Liu Yaozu didn't pay much attention to it.For him, since he decided to invite the villagers to dinner, he would not be too stingy.If you are still petty about this kind of thing, why invite the villagers to dinner?

Among other things, after breakfast, Liu Yaozu also packed fruits and candy when he saw those old people and children playing at home, and put them directly on the table, letting these old people and children eat, even if someone bagged them Also pretend not to see.

Anyway, he bought a lot of candies and fruits in the city.Since these old people and children love to eat, there is no harm in eating more.If someone really feels embarrassed, I believe it goes without saying that they also know what to do.

If you really think there are cheap things to pick up, what's the use of such a person talking?Maybe, people still blame him for being stingy!
Although Liu Yaozu didn't have much experience with things like sophistication, he still knows how to measure things.Some brats who refuse to listen, who can dig out their pockets and take out the candy?
If he could really pull it out, he wouldn't be a brat!
As today's host, Liu Yaozu also felt that he was very busy today, and he needed to take care of many things.Fortunately, Uncle Wu and others helped, and they brought the tables, chairs, benches, bowls and chopsticks that they needed to borrow when they came to help.

As the tables were set up one after another, Liu Yaozu also successively entertained some villagers who came to sit at home.Facing those elders, as a junior, he would smoke or give other things besides saying hello, and he also made the elders happy in his dealings with others.

On the other hand, those children sat in the living room that was specially cleaned up. The newly purchased large-screen LCD TV played cartoons on it, which also made these children who came early not feel too bored.

But the most lively place is undoubtedly the fragrant kitchen.As a chef, Liu Shouyi laughed and cursed from time to time when he saw these villagers watching the excitement.To the villagers who can smoke, distribute the cigarettes that Liu Yaozu prepared in advance.

Knowing that for the lunch meal, Liu Yaozu prepared eight bowls, eight dishes and sixteen dishes. Many villagers sighed, "So rich?"

"That's right! My grandpa is grand, and if something happens in the village in the future, let's help out more. Speaking of which, this child has a hard life. Before he has a family, he is the only one left in the family."

When a villager said this, some villagers quickly reprimanded: "Okay, what are you talking about? Today, they hold a banquet to make the house lively. Let him hear you saying this, not to embarrass you ?"

It is no secret in the village that Liu Yaozu is the only one left in his family.Fortunately, so far, he is living a good life alone.If not, I'm afraid Liu Yaozu will really become the one who receives pity and sympathy in the village!
(End of this chapter)