Chapter 225: Reborn in the Nineties: The Tyrant Flower Chapter 226 The Banquet

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Protagonist:

Chai Mi

Time passed quickly, and all manner of relatives and friends arrived.

Moreover, many people Chai Mi wasn't very familiar with also came; originally only thirteen tables of dishes had been prepared.

One banquet seating is eight tables, one table originally seats eight people. But looking at the headcount, estimating by this standard there would be at least twenty-four or twenty-five tables……

As a result, Song Qiushui waved her little hand and directly squeezed thirteen people…… some tables even had fourteen or fifteen people.

This way, one table could serve as two.

Simple and crude, but effective…… the food would be sufficient this way.

The diners below were squeezed impossibly tight, each one glaring at Song Qiushui, daring to be angry but not daring to speak……

Fortunately, warm-hearted Lao Liutou stepped out and said a few words, only then did the crowd stop being furious at Song Qiushui's "vile conduct"……

Lao Liutou took the lead, tearing at his throat to shout: "Just you few, going out to a banquet you bring your kids, and you even specially drag your whole families, five or six mouths each…… why don't you specially dig up my second granduncle and bring him too…… and you few Worthless Wretches, Camp people don't know to give relatives a seat, they've come a long way, they need to eat and go back, you truly specially have not a shred of awareness…… aiya, and you few, no place to sit, won't you stand and eat, why are you so specially particular, too many people to sit comfortably, standing to eat wouldn't make room……"

(Zhao kai…… dialect, I also have no way to use Chinese to describe it for everyone, experience the spirit intent between the lines yourselves.)

The dissatisfaction did not disappear, merely transferred……

"Da Zhi, in a while at eleven twenty-eight, you go set off the firecrackers." Chai Mi instructed: "Firecrackers first, then the gift cannons. My Second Uncle is there, let him go with you."

Liu Zhijing never declined, and went directly.

Chai Mi then instructed the few plate-carriers: "The moment firecrackers sound, serve dishes directly. Nothing going on now, clear the small plates. In a while serve large plates first, then bowls. When the last bowl of kelp silk or dried tofu comes, you remember to shout once……"

"Understood, understood……" several clan children all agreed crisply.

Afterwards Chai Mi called Lao Liutou over: "Liu Yeye, I see…… my grandpa's situation, he's scorching enough to come out and toast. In a bit you lead my dad to pour wine for everyone, make a toast."

"Your grandpa says these two days, legs hurt, waist hurts…… butt hurts, moving is strenuous. Pure specially nonsense, I heard yesterday he went up to the place and pulled a fight with Chai Chunfang, ran with plenty of vigor……" Lao Liutou looked down on Chai Zhongxiao: "He did want to toast, but I retorted him back. What plaything, showing face you come, working you specially hide far away, where is there such a good thing……"

"Why else would they say our clan, Liu Yeye you are the most upright person. Handling affairs is fair and just…… my dad all says, your Liu Yeye is a good person……"

Lao Liutou was floated a bit by Chai Mi's one sentence…… suddenly feeling a stream of righteous Qi at his side, whole body filled with strength, a majestic righteous force……

"Then not all must (omitted ten thousand words)…… right, you rest assured. I specially will let everyone eat well and drink well……"

Afterwards each busy with their own, busy beyond measure.

Local countryside when holding a banquet at home always stresses pomp, stresses face. Even in this era of relatively scarce materials, still so.

Chai Mi's family's banquet today is twelve dishes, four bowls.

Commonly called twelve-top-four.

Because tables aren't especially large, after arranging twelve plates of dishes, the bowls behind cannot be spread out, can only be topped on the plates, hence the name.

Nearby several county cities, also basically all this routine.

Dishes mostly meat-based. Two main dishes are pig trotter and fish, the rest are casual and many, mostly spare ribs stewed with potatoes, one large rooster, pig trotters, cold tossed pig ears.

Also some greens.

Four bowls are comparatively regular, generally just three-corner white-slice kelp silk and dried tofu.

First three are mandatory, three-corner refers to red braised pork cut into triangles, white-slice is large slices of red braised pork.

Kelp silk regularly is hard-boiled seven or eight hours, boiled long time, becomes delicious much more. Dried tofu very regular method, occasionally swapped for small meatballs.

A few minutes before the banquet starts, this side Chai Zhongxiao with very ugly face color came to find Chai Youqing: "Oldest, your Chai Mi what is she doing? Her old Aunt returned home, at least she's a guest, how come you still let her go sit at that outside table? Look……"

Chai Youqing busy feet hitting back of head, one ask three don't know, directly pushed off onto Chai Mi.

Chai Zhongxiao left a sentence: "Oldest, you ah…… ai, you let me how say you good……"

"Don't know how say good, then praise my dad a few sentences ba." Chai Mi smilingly walked over: "Grandpa, I listen to me, today day good, we all harmonious harmonious right."

Chai Mi speaking also specially pointed at Liu Zhanggui that table: "Grandpa, I tell you, mine was for my old Aunt's good…… you think, today Leader came, I must give my old Aunt a chance to perform? Mine wasn't letting her go sit small table to make things difficult for her, mine was to let my old Aunt show magnanimity in front of Leader……"

Chai Zhongxiao absolutely did not believe Chai Mi's ghost words: eight pole sticks pull not connect words, still magnanimous…… simply not eating, even more magnanimous.

"No good, you must give your old Aunt and your old Uncle-in-law, arrange a table, let the two of them eat a meal."

Chai Mi directly shook head refused: "Impossible. Whole family hasn't eaten yet, my Second Uncle my Third Uncle also haven't eaten…… on what grounds give her a table? She looks good-looking? Grandpa I tell you, that one of yours didn't even give gift money, I letting you eat is already looking at my dad's face. No gift money eat what meal……"

"Not, you this child speaking, then your old Aunt didn't give gift money?"

"Pull it down ba." Chai Mi couldn't be bothered to waste words with Chai Zhongxiao: "She herself bragged saying gift one thousand, who forced her to say it, said it done, she doesn't acknowledge the debt, that won't do. That not in front of Leader lose face? Grandpa, you also don't pull useless. Don't give me any hats. Back when my old Aunt married, you grandpa men several gave how much money, you yourself have a count in heart. She wants to eat, she should reciprocate courtesy, do it properly. Otherwise, should do what should do go. I have no time to waste words with you all."

Afterwards Chai Mi also said: "Don't my family have matter, you all one by one come freeload. My mood good recently, no time. Don't find fault…… find fault, I'll let you all not come down from the stage."

"You……" Chai Zhongxiao angry face red neck thick, but still under Chai Youqing's persuasion, left.

After a while, that side Da Zhi looked at time, just right reached eleven twenty-eight, then lit firecrackers.

Liveliness rose another level.

Firecrackers finished sounding.

A cry: "You (second tone) zhe~ serve dishes……"

People then began the banquet.

Wine pourers pour wine, dish servers serve dishes.

And another side, Chai Chunwei still with Che Lianyun and Wang Huirong out there complaining bitterly.

That is all kinds of venting bitter water.

Just now Chai Zhongxiao looked at Chai Chunwei, then came out, result was demanded by Chai Chunwei to go find Chai Mi to reason.

Chai Chunwei one look, out came Chai Zhongxiao face color not good, anxiously asked: "Dad, how."

"Er…… that what, all own family matters. Chunwei, you don't with child general knowledge, wait a bit for second banquet seating, you eat then." Chai Zhongxiao vaguely said.

"That won't do, today Geng Yanfeng pulling Leader came, Leader all sat upper seating, we two don't eat, then a while Leader leaves, we two also must follow leave. That not just eat not up……"

"Chai Chunwei, what's going on with you? Why can't you get along with that stutterer? Skipping one meal won't starve you..." Chai Zhongxiao said with some dissatisfaction: "Taking advantage of the free time now, I need to talk to you about some serious business. Supporting your education all these years hasn't been easy for the family. Your Third Sister-in-law has something going on over there, you help mediate, look into it."

Geng Yanfeng froze for a moment: "This..."

Geng Yanfeng knew he couldn't handle this matter; everything had to follow procedure.

He wasn't a leader either, just a driver; besides, even if he were a leader, he wouldn't be in the same department, so there was absolutely no connection, it simply couldn't be done.

As a result, before Geng Yanfeng could speak, he was pulled behind by Chai Chunwei: "That matter, my Third Sister-in-law told me about it... Dad, it's not that I can't handle it, the problem is... sigh..."

"What problem, you say it..."

"How do I put this... anyway it's not easy to fix..." Chai Chunwei paused: "It'll cost money."

Chai Zhongxiao frowned tightly: "Cost money? Such a small thing and it still costs money?"

Che Lianyun also had a dazed expression.

"No other way..." Chai Chunwei spread his hands, indicating no money meant it couldn't be done.

"How much money would that take..."

"Ten thousand... twenty thousand or so..."

Chai Mi sat at the head of the kang, listening to Liu Zhijing report the conversation between Chai Chunwei and the others at the door as if reporting work.

Chai Mi smiled: "Da Zhi, after you finish eating here, go eat at your dad's table. Fewer people at that table, drink more... it's fine, don't be afraid of drinking too much."

Liu Zhijing obediently went out.

Chai Mi muttered to herself in a low voice: "Hehe, this Chai Chunwei really is scamming money again. A few years ago, when my Xiu'er registered her hukou, she scammed two thousand yuan from her; today she's come to scam Xiao Doubao. This bitch, how can she be so disgusting."

"Who..." Su Wan came over holding Chai Xin and asked.

"Nothing nothing." Chai Mi definitely didn't want to tell Su Wan about this. "Mom, you stay cool inside the room, it's hot outside. I'll go take a look..."

Going out for a look, Chai Chunwei and the others were nowhere to be seen; they'd probably gone back to the old house to discuss in detail.

Chai Mi laughed: This damn Xiao Doubao suffered from being uneducated, how could she believe this? Hahaha, in a few days when it falls through, those few will be biting each other.

The person she didn't want to see wasn't there.

Chai Mi's mood instantly improved a lot, and her complexion became even fairer and more rosy.

Chai Mi carried a bottle of wine, pulling her father Chai Youqing, and went first to Liu Zhanggui's table.

Result...

Lao Liutou was currently nagging and scolding Liu Zhanggui: Village Chief, you damn well aren't doing proper work, today you're Toast Master, and look at you, you damn well ran over here to eat, have you not eaten in several lifetimes, why so anxious to eat...

"Busy for two or three days, don't know when the fa will be down, eat first, talk later."

Lao Liutou then sat there nagging, still grumbling: "Village Chief you... you're quite the expert at eating. Can you handle alcohol..."

"Alcohol, that I'm even more expert at..." Liu Zhanggui wasn't angry either.

After all, that's just how Lao Liutou talks.

Lao Liutou's words were even more overbearing than Song Qiushui's... and he was old, deaf and dim-sighted, looked at no one with a pleasing eye.

Liu Zhanggui knew, this Lao Liutou absolutely wasn't targeting him, he was targeting everyone...

"Sixth Grandpa, I'll fill yours up." Chai Youqing took the baijiu and poured for Lao Liutou.

"Must fill it up. Today I have to drink more..." Lao Liutou sat sprawled, waiting for Chai Youqing to fill the wine. Then he suddenly changed tone and said to the other few: "Several of you are leaders, I'm uneducated, don't speak well, a country bumpkin. Don't listen to my nonsense just now, the Village Chief these two days really hasn't slacked off helping. You leaders should be able to see, our Village Chief, a good man, good temper. Today I'll borrow Chai Mi's family wine, and first drink with everyone: welcome all, come to our Old Chai Family... this... um um... come for that my this nephew's little daughter's full moon banquet... to celebrate. Done, I'm bad with words, I downed it... you do as you please..."

Lao Liutou downed it in one gulp.

The rest of the crowd didn't dare do as they pleased, and all downed theirs together.

Chai Youqing then poured for everyone again.

Chai Mi asked Liu Zhanggui: "These several are all leaders, able to come to my home. My dad doesn't know how to speak much, and I as the daughter am no good either. Everyone eat well drink well, be happy is fine. I'll go busy myself first..."

Toasting was done table by table.

Busied for ten-odd minutes, the wine at these several tables was finally finished toasting.

Chai Mi then sat at the gift ledger by the door, looking at the ledger, but saw Chai Min's complexion was extremely poor.

Afterwards Chai Mi found the reason.

Village Chief Liu Zhanggui gave two thousand... Song Qiushui herself also gave two thousand... while Zhou Fang actually gave twenty thousand...

The more Chai Mi looked the worse her eyes felt: Twenty thousand? How much fake wine did she drink...

This also makes it not hard to understand why the sickly one got angry.

The share money collected at this full moon banquet totaled forty thousand plus...

"Aiya, Cousin Sister your connections are really good. Now outside, being able to net thirty thousand is terribly hard, a whole village doesn't have three or two people. You're impressive, hold one banquet, directly make thirty thousand." Chai Min spoke in a yin-yang strange way: "Cousin Sister if you hold two more banquets, Ke County's richest person absolutely has to be you."

Chai Mi herself was also dazed, mainly it was a bit too much.

Chai Mi hadn't looked closely at what exactly was going on; she originally calculated this banquet would be four or five thousand yuan in share money, if not ideal then just three thousand plus...

Result... forty thousand plus...

Forty thousand yuan in this era, for a rural commoner, was an astronomical figure.

The village's richest person was born just like that in a confused muddle...