The group of people walked back to the village committee compound and found that it was bustling and full of festive joy.
The first group of people had already finished their meal. Many women were helping to clear the table. The children were full but unwilling to leave. They were playing and playing in the tent, bumping into benches and breaking several pieces.
Just one bowl, it will go crazy to no end.
Their mother yelled and cursed and chased them to catch them, causing them to run around and knock over more tables and chairs.
The old people who were close at hand ignored them, and the old gods were there, kindly watching the children's mischief.
The village chief, Li Honggen, couldn't stand it and began to coax people out. He had a high prestige. Once he stood there, the children stopped obediently, were slapped on the buttocks a few times by their respective mothers, and then were carried out with their ears twisted.
There was a lot of chaos inside now, so Sun Dahai and the others did not go in first, but chatted with Wang Sanpao and Ling Ran at the entrance of the courtyard.
After a while, Boss Li, Teacher Xiao Liu and several other teachers also arrived one after another. Everyone introduced each other at the door and started chatting.
After a while, everyone in the yard except the cook and the people who helped cook left. The village chief also came out to talk to everyone, waiting for the house to be cleaned and ready for dinner.
With more people and greater strength, things were ready quickly.
The village chief invited everyone to come in and sit down. Everyone made room for each other and walked into the big courtyard.
Just at this moment, the sound of a car horn suddenly came from outside. Who was it at this time? It was such a big piece of music. It came to the village to eat, and it actually stepped on it.
Everyone looked back and saw that an old-fashioned jeep was driving over and parked directly in front of the yard. The door opened and four people walked out.
When the village chief saw it, it turned out to be the village chief Mao from the next village, and he went to greet him. Wang Sanpao ignored that and continued to lead everyone into the village committee room.
"Lao Li, have a wonderful New Year." Village Chief Mao first wished Li Honggen a happy New Year, then pulled Li Honggen aside and whispered.
"Lao Li, I have brought you a good opportunity, please see how you thank me..."
After a while, Village Chief Li walked over, warmly shook hands with the man and woman standing on the roadside looking at the scenery, and the driver, and then invited them into the house together.
There are also two tables for ten people in the room. Cold dishes, cigarettes and wine have been piled on the table. It seems that this is the place where important guests are entertained.
After Li Honggen came in, he first introduced everyone to each other. It turned out that the visitors were Manager Qin and his secretary from an import and export company in the special zone, and the driver was a section chief in charge of reception work at the county government.
Manager Qin arrived in the county on the 26th of the Lunar New Year and planned to inspect the following towns.
Unfortunately, the time of his arrival happened to be close to the Spring Festival, so after receiving him for two days, the county arranged for the reception department to send people and cars to cooperate with his work.
Since he is a guest from the county, the seating arrangement in the room must be changed.
Sun Dahai didn't care about these things. He stood up and wanted to sit at the side table, but was stopped by Wang Sanpao.
After a lot of fuss, the guest seats at the main table were occupied by Manager Qin, the secretary, the head of the reception department, the principal, Sun Dahai and Gao Yi.
The main seats are Village Chief Li, Village Chief Mao and Wang Sanpao. Village Chief Mao can no longer be regarded as a guest at this moment.
Hu Cheng took the second child, Master Li, Wang Xiaowa, Ling Ran, and Boss Li to sit at the deputy table. There were also several village cadres at the same table.
People at both tables in the room were seated, and people in the greenhouse outside were also gradually seated. At this time, the cook started to serve the dishes with plates.
The food in the house and in the greenhouse are the same. The four cold dishes are cold rapi, preserved eggs, tofu mixed with spring onions and kimchi.
Hot dishes are being served one after another.
Reed chicken with stewed mushrooms, braised fish fillets, braised mixed fish pancakes with soy sauce, stir-fried wild boar, ground three delicacies, hot and sour potato shreds, fried stupid eggs and pickled cabbage vermicelli
Eating here is a purely Northeastern custom. The dishes are served in large pots and bowls. There are not many types of dishes, but the quantity is quite large.
Village Chief Li proudly introduced that today’s running water banquet basically didn’t cost a penny except for the condiments.
The chickens and eggs were provided by our own chicken farm. The fish was caught by Boss Li before the Chinese New Year. The wild boar was delivered to our door a few days ago. When it ran into the vegetable field and harmed the vegetables, it was killed by Wang Sanpao.
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As for the vegetables we eat now, each family grows it themselves. If each family contributes a little, the whole meal is covered.
Village Chief Li said: "A few years ago, when we had dinner in the village, the only meat dishes were fish, and occasionally some three-gunned game. Now we have more chicken and eggs on the dinner table. I hope that every year in the future when we have dinner, there will be more meat on the table."
The food will become more and more abundant."
Everyone started to eat.
Needless to say, the food here is still very good, especially the two plates of fish, which are so delicious that Sun Dahai ate several pieces with his index finger.
The reed chicken is also very good. It is indeed a famous chicken breed. The meat is fresh and tender. It is paired with locally picked mushrooms. It is fragrant and delicious. It is very delicious.
Sun Dahai was busy eating, while Village Chief Li and the others frequently toasted to the newly arrived guests, hoping that they would eat and drink well.
Originally, Wang Sanpao wanted to talk to the village chief about the joint venture during dinner, but now that outsiders were present, he stopped talking about business and focused on taking care of the food and drink of the guests.
Manager Qin was very talkative. He spoke with an awkward Hong Kong accent and told everyone about strange things in the SAR and talked about the SAR's superiority over the mainland.
Sun Dahai listened to a few words at random and felt very boring. What he said was either reported in newspapers or some unfounded rumors and speculations, with no preface and follow-up, and the logic was very confusing.
Sun Dahai shook his head secretly. At this level, he could only go to remote areas to fool those who lacked knowledge. But in a big city, he could be beaten to death by just a few words.
Alas, let’s not tear it apart even if it’s difficult.
Sun Dahai is a good comrade. Manager Qin is willing to talk nonsense and feel free to do so. It will not cause any real harm to others anyway.
Sun Dahai knew what he was talking about, and Gao Yi also understood a little bit, but the others seemed to be calmed down by him, and they were stunned for a while.
Manager Qin had already taken control of the topic on the table. At this time, his female secretary also started to interrupt and sang along with Manager Qin.
Both of them are awkward Hong Kong people, so don't mention it if Sun Dahai feels uncomfortable.
Sun Dahai began to complain in his heart again. The special zone has gathered the elites from all over the country, and their accents can be heard from all over the world.
These two people just speak your own hometown dialect. You two people from the Special Administrative Region have nothing to say about Hong Kong. You think you are Hong Kong businessmen!
Hiss, Sun Dahai was shocked by his own thoughts.
Sun Dahai knew that in his previous life in the 1980s, reform and opening up had just begun, and all kinds of new things were surrounding people, making people dazzled and unable to distinguish the authenticity.
During this period, all kinds of monsters, ghosts, and snake gods emerged one after another and stepped onto the big stage of society.
They took advantage of people's different ideologies, unequal information, and various human weaknesses to cheat and cheat everywhere, which really disrupted the social atmosphere and economic order at that time.