Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 138: Feast, Chicken, Wine and 8 Dishes

Yao Qingnian found a seat and sat down with Liu Shuyue, Luo Erya and others. Grandpa Yuan's sister Yuan Zhen and her family were sitting at a table next to them. There were two or three children, who were making a lot of noise, but it was normal for children to make noise, so Yao Qingnian didn't pay it any attention and started chatting with the aunts next to them.

"You kid, you deserve to be punished!" The child secretly put mud and sand into the tea bowl of the old man next to him, and the old man almost drank the mud and sand without paying attention.

"Why are you yelling? It's normal for children to play in the mud. Didn't you go through the same thing when you were a child? As an elder, can't you be more responsible?" The child stood aside proudly and made a face at the old man.

The uncle was extremely angry, but for the sake of Uncle Yuan's face, he could only swallow his anger and suppress it in his stomach. He moved his stool back and continued to sit and drink tea.

Old Lady Yuan looked at the empty table with a look of dissatisfaction. She wanted to sit at their table because there was no room at other tables, but was driven away by Old Lady Yuan's family: "Go away, don't you see that our family is sitting here? There is no room."

Their table was still empty, with plenty of seats, five people at each table, how shameless they were! If you didn't know, you would think they were some distinguished guests invited by Mr. Yuan, and they were acting like ladies here, bah! The aunt who came over spat.

Old Mrs. Yuan became angrier and slammed the table. Her son immediately stood up and shouted, "Uncle, my mother is your biological sister after all, why don't you invite her to take the seat of honor?"

"Sister, you see that all the people sitting there are men. It will be very uncomfortable for a woman like you to sit here." Uncle Yuan said in a kind voice.

"Rong Gouzi! Do you look down on me, your sister? If so, I will just leave after eating. Why do you have to humiliate me like this! I heard that your family has a grandson, so I brought gifts and the whole family came from far away to show our support. Is this how you treat us?" Rong Gouzi is Grandpa Yuan's nickname.

The villagers couldn't help laughing when she said this. Three copper coins and a piece of rag as a gift, were you sure she wasn't here to take advantage and eat and drink for free?

"There are so many people today, and we haven't entertained you well. Please bear with me, sister. It's a happy day, please sit down and eat and drink well." Aunt Yuan came out to smooth things over.

"Hmph." The old woman's face was greatly satisfied, so she stopped talking and sat down.

Grandpa Yuan walked to the front and bowed, saying, "Today, I am very grateful to all my relatives and friends for coming to my house to attend my grandson's full moon ceremony. If there is any inadequacy in the hospitality, please forgive me. Now let's start the feast. Everyone, eat and drink well!"

"Make way! The food is served!" The naughty kid from the next table rushed out and almost knocked over the aunt who was serving the food.

"Whose child is this? Can you please keep him under control? The meal has started and he's still running around." The auntie who was serving the dishes shouted a few times, but no one answered, so she had to give up.

The first dish on the table is chicken and wine. It is a local custom to have chicken and wine on the occasion of a baby’s full moon.

Chicken wine is eaten by women during confinement after childbirth. After giving birth, the mother's qi and blood are greatly depleted. Drinking chicken wine can replenish blood, promote blood circulation, and regulate qi and blood throughout the body.

On the day of the full moon, the cooked chicken and wine are first offered to the ancestors as a token of consolation for the family's prosperity, and then served on the table to announce the good news to relatives and friends one by one.

Chicken wine has a sweet and mellow taste. It is cooked with red dates, wolfberries, rice wine, etc. It is rich in nutrients and has certain nourishing effects.

The aroma of wine and the umami taste of chicken complement each other so well that you'll start sweating all over after drinking a bowl of it.

One after another, fragrant dishes were served. There were eight dishes on the table, including chicken and wine, stewed duck, pork with preserved vegetables, fish jerky, boiled chicken, meatballs, stewed radish, sauerkraut, and stir-fried Chinese cabbage.

In this age when people can't even get enough to eat, such a banquet is already one of the best. In the past, people would not have so many meat dishes when holding a banquet. Some people would have only one meat dish, or even skip the full moon banquet.

I have to say that Madam Le is really good at cooking. She combines meat and vegetables, and the table is rich and colorful. Although it is not as delicious as those in big restaurants, every dish is very tasty. Take this bowl of braised pork with preserved vegetables for example. It looks greasy, but it is fragrant and soft and melts in your mouth. The preserved vegetables are fat but not greasy.

And there is sauerkraut, which is pickled by the villagers themselves. It is refreshing and appetizing. If you have rice, there is no problem eating two or three bowls.

Yao Qingnian was eating with gusto when Erya's mother stood up and said, "Hey! Can you guys take care of the kids? They were running around and playing with stools. My daughter-in-law almost fell down. She's pregnant. Can you take responsibility for this? I've put up with you for so long."

"I'm afraid of you because you have a loud voice. Can you take responsibility for scaring my grandson? Your daughter-in-law is precious. Why is she running out instead of staying at home?" The old woman looked as if it had nothing to do with her and continued to eat meat.

"It's disgusting that you keep rubbing your greased hands on me!" Aunt Wu patted her clothes and let Erya sit inside.

"Who are you saying is disgusting? You're asking for a beating!" The old woman's son slammed the table and pointed at Aunt Wu and cursed.

"What's the matter? You want to fight? I'm telling you what's wrong!" Aunt Wu's anger was boiling in her chest. She rolled up her sleeves and put her hands on her hips.

Liu Jinhua and others on the side hurried out to stop them.

"The Wu family, this is a big wedding day, don't bother with such people, let Erya sit next to me."

Only then did Aunt Wu sit down and continue eating.

The people at the next table started to make a commotion again: "Grandma, save the chicken legs for me. I want to eat the braised pork too."

"Eat, eat, eat. Choke to death, you little brats!"

"Mom, you are so old, you eat so much meat, aren't you afraid of not being able to poop? Give me the chicken leg!"

"Ugh." Luo Erya was already feeling dizzy and almost vomited. After they said that, everyone lost their appetite.

This family was really weird. The people sitting next to them had lost their appetites. What kind of people were they? Yao Qingnian turned around and looked. They were not eating at all, they were clearly pigs digging for food. They were lying on the table, using both hands to stuff food into their mouths, their faces were covered with grease, and their chopsticks were stirring the bowl randomly, spraying food everywhere.

Eating a meal is like a hungry wolf pouncing on you, it's unbearable to watch.

The naughty kid banged the bowl with chopsticks, throwing bones everywhere, twisting the stool and making creaking sounds. He felt like there were nails under his butt and never stopped for a moment. What was even more outrageous was that a chicken bone flew directly onto the table where Yao Qingnian and the others were sitting.

The naughty child not only did not know he was wrong, but also gave them a provocative look. The aunts whispered, "You are like the child you give birth to."