Just as the guests at this table were marveling at the girl's appearance, the dishes for the banquet began to be served.
The first thing that was served was a plate of pale white pastries. After listening to the introduction of the locals, I found out that this was fish soup, and it was said that the bride had made it in advance.
According to local custom, the first dish is fish soup made by the bride, which has a beautiful meaning of praying for blessings.
Then there were a few crispy stir-fry dishes, and then a small pot was brought up with a few pieces of red charcoal at the bottom. The soup in the pot was still boiling. But except for a few ingredients, nothing was cooked in the soup.
Just when the girl was curious, another plate of meat slices was placed next to the small pot. The meat was cut very thin and seemed to have been marinated in wine, sauce, pepper, etc., giving off a slight fragrance.
An old man wearing a turban at the same table saw that the two of them were a little curious, so he explained with a smile.
"It's not difficult to eat this dish. Just pick it up with chopsticks, add a little bit of soup, wait until it's cooked, and then take it out and eat it."
After saying this, the girl seemed to remember something. She felt that this scene was very familiar, as if she had done it often before?
"Then what is the name of this dish?" Yu Baichou picked up the public chopsticks next to the plate, picked up a piece and put it into the soup. After stirring it for a while, he took it out and put it into the bowl. At this time, the meat slices showed a kind of
Light red color like clouds.
"Pu Xia Gong." The old man said the origin of his name.
Because it needs to be stirred back and forth in the soup, and it takes on a red glow-like color when cooked, it is called "Poxia Gong".
The girl became a little greedy after listening to it. She picked up a piece with chopsticks and put it into the boiling soup. After it was cooked, she took it out and put it into a bowl.
The meat is tender and slightly spicy, making it addictive.
[Boxia Gong] (Black Iron Grade, Excellent): Made from local Hanxue Gray Rabbit (Black Iron Grade) meat, cut into thin slices, marinated with seasonings, and then cooked in a pot. It has an excellent taste.
(Slight improvement in practice.)
It was delicious. Unknowingly, the girl ate several slices at once. When she realized that everyone was looking at her, she put down her chopsticks in embarrassment.
"Hahaha, this little girl doesn't need to be detained. You can eat as much as you like. If it's not enough, let them go. We, the Ye Yu clan, have never made our guests hungry." Several uncles and elder sisters looked at this cute girl.
said with a smile.
"Well..." A slightly shy look appeared on the girl's face.
After that, several more dishes were served, and everyone started eating with chopsticks. Lively sounds came from various tables in the yard.
As everyone slowly turned their attention to other aspects, the girl relaxed slightly and relaxed. At this time, another dish was served.
It looks like some kind of pasta, the color is bright green, like noodles cut into small slices and placed on a plate.
[Green Locust Cold Tao] (Black Special Grade, Excellent): Use the leaves of the locust tree, mash them into flour, cook them, and drink them with cold water before eating. (It can drive away common parasites in the abdomen, but eating too much will make you cold
.)
"There are many poisonous insects, snakes and ants in Minze. Two guests can eat some of this, which is good for the body." A local old man said this.
"Thank you." The girl looked around for a moment, and then she realized that this dish was on her table. It seemed that it was specially used to entertain guests.
Yu Baiqiu looked at the bright emerald green color and was a little afraid to move his chopsticks. However, the girl didn't care much and picked up a piece and tasted it carefully.
Its taste is cool and slightly chewy, and you can feel the faint taste of sophora leaves in your mouth.
Seeing that Miss Luo ate it without any scruples, and that other people around her didn't feel anything wrong after eating it, Yu Baiqiu also tried it.
"This tastes good." He ate it confidently, which just diluted the greasy taste of the few pieces of fatty meat he had just eaten.
Although several dishes were served after that, from the girl's observation, there was nothing special about them. They were all ordinary meals, but they tasted pretty good.
When the banquet gradually came to an end, tea was brought out for the guests to drink, and then people continued to talk.
"This time it was very well done. Even the two foreign guests enjoyed the meal very much."
"Yes, yes, the last time we got everything so complete was when the old Liu family got married three years ago."
"The two families are also very close this time, and everyone is willing to come to support them. In addition, they have been prepared for a long time. It is said that those rabbits were caught by Uncle Bai in the mountains at the beginning of the year. They have not been eaten and have been kept at home until today.
Then I took it out and made it into a Xia offering."
"It's their family's fault."
"But if my son marries such a good wife, he will probably be busy both inside and outside, haha." As they spoke, several people laughed again.
The girl and Yu Baichou sat aside, listening to the discussions of these approaching guests, and gradually understood the customs of this mountain.
Because there is less communication with the outside world, the families in the village here are familiar with each other, and they often help each other on weekdays. The folk customs are simple. And the bride is also a famous beauty in several nearby villages, so everyone talks about it a lot.
"By the way, the headdress Xiaozao is wearing today is really beautiful. When I got married, I didn't wear it so exquisitely."
"It is said that she made it up herself, and she is also a clever girl." The aunt on the side said.
"The hanging tassels are the wind in Xiaguan; the gorgeous floral decorations are the flowers in Shangguan; the white on the top of the hat is the snow in the Cangshan Mountains; and the curved shape is the moon in the mountains and seas."
"In the past, those shamans wearing black were described like this. Later, everyone followed the same style and emphasized that they were all romantic and elegant." An old nun said this. She also wore a green scarf on her head and a green scarf on her wrists.
There are also two thin silver bracelets.
After the banquet at noon, guests from nearby still arrived in the afternoon. After briefly congratulating and giving gifts, they sat down and ate until the evening, when the sky was getting dark.
The mountains in the distance showed a faint purple color in the dusk, and occasionally a few dog barks sounded in the village.
As the sky grew dark, candles were lit from house to house, and the family hosting the banquet also lit several large candles and placed them on the table.
There were far fewer guests at the dinner table in the evening, and at this time the newlyweds came over hand in hand. They were still wearing colorful clothes with white backgrounds, and the clothes were embroidered with patterns in five-color silk threads, which was very beautiful.
The newlyweds first welcomed the arrival of the girl and Yu Baichou, and then slowly chatted about their whereabouts. It was obvious that these two people were also very curious.
"I come from Nanfengzhou Tuoshi Hall, and I am currently a member of the fifth generation hall. I came to the depths of Minze to explore the ancient secret realm and find some opportunities for advancement." This is not something worth concealing, Yu Bai said.
Qiu said it readily.
"I met this young lady in the mountains. She couldn't recall her past memories for a while, so I took her down the mountain to see if I could find any opportunity to recover."
The two of them looked at the girl in white and were surprised by the young lady's appearance. They also had similar thoughts to Yu Baiqiu. This girl probably had an extraordinary origin, and might be a descendant of a certain immortal.
And when they heard that he had appeared in the mountains and discovered it accidentally, the couple couldn't help but blurt out two words.