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- Chapter 268 Xiaonian
Xiaonian is a traditional festival of the Han nationality in my country, also known as the Kitchen Festival, the Kitchen Festival, the Kitchen King Festival, and the Kitchen Festival. The date is different in different places. On the 23rd, 24th or 25th of the twelfth lunar month (folklore experts say that in ancient times, there was a tradition of "three officials, three people, four boats and five" during the off year, that is to say, the officials' Xiaonian falls on the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month, for ordinary people it falls on the twenty-fourth of the twelfth lunar month, and for people on the water it falls on the twenty-fifth of the twelfth lunar month.
According to folklore, every year on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God will go to heaven to report the good and evil deeds of the family to the Jade Emperor, so that the Jade Emperor can reward and punish them. Therefore, when presenting the stove, people put candies, water, beans, and mosses on the table in front of the Stove King Statue;
The last three items are used to prepare the mounts for the Stove King¡¯s ascension to heaven. When offering sacrifices to the Stove Lord, Guandong sugar must be melted over fire and applied to the Stove Lord's mouth. In this way, he could not speak ill of the Jade Emperor. In addition, on the night of New Year's Eve, the Kitchen King and the gods will come to earth to celebrate the New Year. On that day, there must be ceremonies to "receive the stove" and "receive the gods". After every household burns sedans and horses, pours three glasses of wine, and bids farewell to the Kitchen God, it is their turn to worship their ancestors.
Although Banshan Village also worships the stove on this day, the origin of the Xiaonian of the Jiangjia Group in Banshan Village is different from the legend.
It is said that a long time ago, the ancestors of the Jiang family were very poor and had no choice but to go out to do business on the twelfth lunar month. I went out on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, but never came back, and there was no news. At that time, information was very limited and population management was very loose, so no one in his family knew what happened to him.
After the ancestor went out, his mother-in-law raised the offspring alone. Three years later, without any news from her husband, the mother-in-law began to treat the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month as the Chinese New Year.
In rural areas, people who die in the twelfth lunar month are considered to be people who are not allowed to celebrate the New Year, or are called people who have been punished by God. People in rural areas believe that good people will definitely survive the new year. Therefore, if anyone in the village dies in the past few days, the funeral will be kept secret and no funeral will be announced until after the New Year and on the first few days of the new year, the villagers will be notified of the death and the funeral arrangements will be made.
But when this old ancestor went out, it was already the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and he had not reached adulthood. Naturally, it was a pity. His mother-in-law designated this day as the new year of their family, just to treat her husband as if he went out after the new year. , leave a good thought. They also requested that the Jiang family must celebrate the New Year on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month every year.
For many years, on the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, I went to town to prepare New Year supplies.
Now that the river is covered with ice and snow, the villagers can only walk to the village on the other side of the river to catch a bus, or walk directly to the town. No matter which way they choose, they have to walk across the Lujiang River and climb several mountains. Only then can I walk to the road.
¡°Are you sure you want to go to the market with me?¡± Jiang Bian explained the reality of the situation clearly and then asked.
Yan Yuan was a little hesitant, but Xiao Yalin and Liu Ruxuan were very determined.
¡°I just came to see what it¡¯s like to celebrate the New Year in the countryside. If I didn¡¯t follow, wouldn¡¯t I have come in vain?¡± Liu Ruxuan¡¯s attitude was very firm.
Xiao Yalin also nodded, "Me too. The customs in the countryside are very interesting. I have never been to the market before. I want to see what the market is like. There are so many interesting things in the market. I I think the Chinese New Year in rural areas is the most traditional. I really want to see it, otherwise it will be a waste of time."
Yan Yuan was a little helpless, "I said I objected, can you not go?"
"No!" Xiao Yalin and Liu Ruxuan said in unison.
"Let's go, just think of it as going out for hunting. Anyway, you don't have to rely entirely on walking." Jiangbian said.
Yan Yuan had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow a few people to the market.
There are so many people going to the market on this day. Almost every family in Banshan Village is going to the market, and almost every family sets out at the same time. Once the people going to the market in the village left, the village became much deserted.
Jiangbian took Yan Yuan and others and set off early. One thing Jiangbian didn't make clear to Yan Yuan was that even if he got to the nearby village on the other side of the river, he might not be able to get a car. Since this day is the peak time for the market, even in neighboring villages, it is not easy to get there by car.
When he arrived at Shanmen Town, Yan Yuan deeply understood what it means to have a happy future after all the hardships. Let me talk about the journey along the way. Even if there is a car, it is not much better than walking, let alone a car. The road was covered with thick ice and snow, making it impossible for traffic to pass. In addition, the road was full of pedestrians. Even if there were cars, they could only move slowly on the road.
Fortunately, the walking distance is much closer than taking a boat, so the time required to walk is only more than an hour slower than taking a boat.
Originally, he thought that when he arrived in town, he could find a shop to sit down, but when he arrived in town, Yan Yuan realized that that was simply a luxury hope.
The alleys in Shanmen Town were crowded with people, and the shops were crowded with people from Shanmen buying goods.
"Brother, I really can't walk anymore. Can you find a place for us to take a rest?" Yan Yuan said.
"Yan Yuan, you are so useless. How far have you come? You are empty-handed again. Why are you worse than a woman?" Liu Ruxuan said.
Yan Yuan was about to retort, asking, can Liu Ruxuan be considered a normal woman? But seeing Xiao Yalin next to her, she naturally couldn't say anything.
Xiao Yalin was actually very tired, but there were many novel things in the market that made Xiao Yalin very interested, and the fatigue along the way disappeared.
In fact, what is sold in the market are street stall goods that city people look down upon, and they are even worse than street stall goods in the city. Because there are too many people going to the market, the market is relatively small. The town simply turns all the streets into pedestrian streets in the last half of the twelfth lunar month. Set up stalls in the middle of the road, and vendors can rent stalls to sell their goods.
Even so, there is still no place to stay in the entire street.
¡°Where did so many people come from by the river?¡± Yan Yuan frowned and looked at the dark crowd.
"There are two to three hundred thousand people in the whole town. During the Chinese New Year, many people who went out rushed back, and maybe even brought a few back. During the Chinese New Year, they all came out to purchase supplies. Tell me, where did so many people come from? ?" Jiangbian said.
"There are so many people. Although I have seen so many people on the pedestrian street, the alleys are packed with people. It is really spectacular." Xiao Yalin said.
"Brother, can you find a place to rest and eat something before going shopping? We don't need to buy much anyway." Yan Yuan felt his stomach growl.
In the morning, there were no noodles or steamed buns or other pasta at Jiangbian's house, only rice. Yan Yuan, who was used to a simple breakfast, found it difficult to adapt. He didn't eat much in the morning and walked for several hours. After a long journey, I was already hungry.
"Okay, okay, let's go to a place. There shouldn't be many people in that place." Jiangbian said.
During the Chinese New Year, every family stays with their relatives and rarely goes to hotels. Various government agencies have begun to take holidays again, so the business of hotels in places like Shanmen Town has become much slower during the Chinese New Year.
Jiangbian took a few people and rushed to Xiuli Restaurant.
Compared with the sea of ??people everywhere in Shanmen Town, Xiuli Restaurant seems a bit deserted. These days, there are fewer people coming to eat, and people going to the market will not pass by here. So when we got here, several people's ears were finally quiet for a while.
"Hey, isn't this brother Jiang? Didn't he say that he went to the city to make a fortune? Did the gust of wind blow you to my shop?" Zeng Xiuliang was very surprised when he saw the riverside, but he was very surprised. Happy.
"What did Boss Zeng say? I didn't go out to make a fortune, I just went to earn a living. But Boss Zeng's business is getting bigger and bigger. These are some of my running friends. When we walked into the town, I felt tired and tired. I was hungry, so I had no choice but to come to Boss Zeng¡¯s place,¡± Jiang Bian said.
Jiangbian didn¡¯t notice that he had made great improvements in socializing compared to before. If he had faced Boss Zeng before, Jiangbian would have been a little shy. Even when selling fish, the price was negotiated by Liu Huijun.
"Welcome, welcome! You are now a celebrity in our Shanmen Town. Although Brother Zeng and I don't watch the news very much, it is not easy for me to be a big celebrity who can be on national TV. You also know that there is no such thing in our Shanmen Town. It's secret. You can come to my shop, Zeng Xiuliang, to give me Zeng Xiuliang face. I'm going to treat you to this meal. It's just to see if you, a famous person, can give me face." Zeng Xiuliang personally led the Jiangbian people into a private room.
"I knew that as soon as Brother Jiang went out, he would become famous. Sure enough, in just half a year, brother Jiang was already famous all over the world." Zeng Xiuliang continued.
"Everyone, please wait a moment. I will go to the kitchen to give instructions. Brother Yu has made the final decision on this dish. Brother Jiang also knows it. Our business here is not very good at this time of year. So only a few dishes in the kitchen are fresh. I'll ask the kitchen to prepare some fresh dishes with our Shanmen's specialties. I'll ensure that the distinguished guests are satisfied." After Zeng Xiuliang finished speaking, he walked downstairs.
¡°Brother, I didn¡¯t expect you to be so well-known in Banshan Village. I¡¯ve saved all my meal money.¡± Yan Yuan said with a smile.
"Haha, actually I knew this boss before I went to Qiantang. I used to catch fish and sell them to this boss. I earned some travel expenses, so I had the money to go to Qiantang. Otherwise, I would still be guarding that thatched house in Banshan Village. Here." Jiangbian said.
"You used to sell fish?" Xiao Yalin was a little surprised.
¡°??Ah. At the beginning, I didn¡¯t know that the fish caught from the Lujiang River could still be sold for money. I used to sell soft-shelled turtles, but I didn¡¯t know that fishing could also be sold for money. My father has some strict rules when it comes to fishing for turtles, so even though turtles are expensive, we can¡¯t make any money, we can only make ends meet. One day, I brought some fish caught in the Lujiang River and put them in Shanmen Town to sell, and that¡¯s when I met this boss Zeng. "Jiang Bian briefly talked about his experience of selling fish.
Xiao Yalin was a little fascinated by what she heard. Liu Ruxuan and Yan Yuan were also very interested, but they couldn't ask in detail. After all, these were not very pleasant memories for Jiangbian.
The talk has just been finished here by the river, and the dishes have already been served by Zeng Xiuliang.
¡°There are not many customers today, so I will stir-fry your dishes first.¡± Zeng Xiuliang said.
Zeng Xiuliang cooked seven or eight dishes, all of which were Shanmen Town¡¯s specialties: plasma duck, goose meat with rice noodles, fish head with chopped pepper
At this time, Yan Yuan and others were already hungry, and their stomachs were already growling at the mere smell of the food.
Yan Yuan waited for the dish to arrive, then he picked up a large piece of goose meat with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth, "To be honest, at this time, no matter how unpalatable the dish is, it is already a delicacy in the world." Sorry, I'm really hungry."
"You were a starving ghost in your previous life. People were killed by you wherever you went." Liu Ruxuan said dissatisfied.
???????????????? But Liu Ruxuan said it over, and at the same time, even faster than Yan Yuan, she put her chopsticks into the bowl, picked up a piece of meat, and stuffed it directly into her mouth.
"Well, well, I said the cooking skills on the riverside are so good! It turns out that they were influenced by the food in Shanmen Town." Xiao Yalin took a bite and praised.
Although Xiao Yalin¡¯s words did not directly praise the delicious food of Xiuli Restaurant, it still reflected this problem. At least she showed that the food in this beautiful restaurant can represent the highest level of Shanmen Town.
"It's pretty good. Even if it's in Qiantang City, the dishes are very unique." Liu Ruxuan said.
Liu Ruxuan¡¯s words were a little clever. What she said was very unique. It didn¡¯t mean that Xiuli Restaurant¡¯s cooking skills could be considered top-notch in Qiantang City, but it was very unique.
But even so, Zeng Xiuliang was still very happy. He opened a restaurant in other places, and he was focusing on Shanmen Town's specialties. Maybe in terms of cooking skills, Xiuli Restaurant doesn't have much to offer, but in terms of features, it's really unique.
"Thank you for the compliment. To be honest, I also opened a restaurant in the provincial capital, and the name is Shanmen Town's specialties. In terms of Shanmen's specialties, I dare say that there is no second best in Shanmen Town. Our family is as sophisticated as our Xiuli Restaurant. But in front of Brother Jiang, I felt a little ashamed. As soon as Brother Jiang walked out of the house, he was actually able to win the championship in the cooking competition in Qiantang City. If it weren¡¯t for what I saw on national TV News, I really can¡¯t believe it. It¡¯s a pity that a restaurant like mine can¡¯t accommodate talented people like Brother Jiang, otherwise, I really want to drag Brother Jiang into my restaurant.¡± Zeng Xiuliang said.
"Didn't I come to your restaurant, Brother Zeng?" Jiang Bian said.
Several people laughed together.
"I said, what's going on at your Xiuli Restaurant? I've been waiting for so long and no food has been served. This private room came just behind us, and all the food was served. Is it because my leopard's money is not as clean as mine? ? Or is my leopard-headed face not as good as others?" At this time, a familiar voice suddenly sounded outside the private room.
When Zeng Xiuliang heard the leopard's voice, he screamed in his heart, "You guys eat first, I'll go out and say hello."
"It turns out that Brother Leopard is here. I'm really sorry. I'm going to tell the kitchen to bring your dishes quickly." Zeng Xiuliang said.
¡°Boss Zeng, I, Leopard Zi, have been extremely kind and righteous to you, Boss Zeng, right?¡± Baozi said.
Zeng Xiuliang nodded, "Brother Leopard is very loyal to Xiuli Restaurant and to me, Zeng Xiuliang."
"Have I, Leopard, ever lost a penny less than you, Zeng Xiuliang?" Leopard said still calmly. But everyone knows that behind the calm there is a storm.
"No, no, Brother Leopard never owes a penny." Zeng Xiuliang wiped his sweat.
"Then I have to ask you, why do people come later than me and serve food earlier than me? If my brother hadn't come out to urinate, I wouldn't have known. You Zeng Xiuliang actually did such a thing to my leopard. Do you think that with Deputy Secretary Cao's protection, I, Leopard, won't dare to do anything to you?" Leopard is about to have an attack.
"No such intention, no such intention! Brother Leopard, please allow me to explain." Zeng Xiuliang took out a pack of soft Chinese and handed it to Leopard.
"Okay, I'll listen to your explanation." Leopard didn't answer.Zeng Xiuliang¡¯s cigarettes. Leopard is doing things much more securely than before.
"That's right, I have a few distinguished guests who came back from out of town and didn't eat all morning, so I served them their food first. Brother Leopard, please forgive me." Zeng Xiuliang said with a smile.
"Dear guest, they are distinguished guests, and I am a humble guest. They are hungry, but I, the leopard, have enough to hold on?" said the leopard.
¡°Forgive me a lot, forgive me a lot,¡± Zeng Xiuliang said.
"Forgive? I will forgive you. But first I have to see, what do these distinguished guests look like?" Leopard was about to open the doors of several private rooms by the river.
"Brother Leopard, these are really some of my friends. Please give me some thin noodles, and I'll give you one right away. What do you think?" Zeng Xiuliang said.
"How dare I! I am a good citizen now. I dare not do anything to you, a person with a background. I just want to be reasonable and ask these distinguished guests of yours, if they encounter this kind of situation, what will they do? What to do?" Leopard said.
The leopard pushed Zeng Xiuliang and immediately staggered him.
Leopard opened the door and immediately saw Jiangbian sitting opposite the door.
Compared with before, the temperament of Jiangbian has changed a lot, but the appearance has not changed much. Leopard was very impressed by the appearance of the riverside. No one in Banshan Village knows the power of the riverside better than Leopard.
Jiangbian raised his head and glanced at the leopard, but his eyes were not as sharp as before.
But the leopard felt a chill coming over him, his body trembled, and he was about to close the door and escape.
"Haha, since you are here, why not come in and have a drink." Jiangbian said.
The leopard retracted its feet that were about to retreat, bowed its body, and slowly walked towards the riverside.
"Brother Leopard, give my brother face, this" Zeng Xiuliang rushed over and saw the strange scene, and immediately fell silent.
"You're here, old man! I really don't know. I just came in to take a look. I, I'll leave right now. You guys are welcome." The leopard bowed like a riverbank.
"It's different being the boss! Don't you want to come in and talk to me about the truth?" Jiang Bian said as he put down his chopsticks.
"Didn't I know that you and your friends were here? If I knew you were here, I would definitely not dare to come in and disturb you." Leopard said.
"Sit here and have a drink with me?" Jiang Bian said.
Leopard couldn't figure out Jiangbian's thoughts and didn't dare to sit down. It doesn't matter if you sit with your body hunched over, or if you don't sit down.
Jiang Bian chuckled, "Sit down and do it, I won't eat you. Boss Zeng said he wanted to treat you to this meal, and he didn't ask you to pay for it. What are you afraid of?"
"Then I'll sit down." Leopard sat down carefully.
"Boss Zeng, sit down and have a few more drinks. If you hadn't taken care of me, I might still be hanging out in Banshan Village!" Jiang Bian said.
"Then I'm not polite." Seeing that the trouble was solved, Zeng Xiuliang finally felt relieved, but Zeng Xiuliang was very confused about what the riverside had to do with this leopard.
Yan Yuan and others were also very puzzled by the scene in front of them. But it¡¯s hard to say anything when outsiders are present.
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