Ye Yaodong ignored other people's complicated thoughts. He walked behind Lin Xiuqing and leaned over to ask. Only then did he find out that it was the two children who each occupied a seat and caused the disturbance.
"Don't worry about her. We paid her anyway. She can sit in her seat openly. If anyone comes over, just show her the post and drive her away."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and nodded, "Hurry up and go back to your seat. The food will be served soon. I see someone on the steps is bringing food up. You should go and eat too."
"Do you want to give me the child? There are three here with you..."
"It's okay. Chenghu can eat by himself. Mom is here next to Yangyang. Mom will pick up the food for him. You don't need to bother. You can go up and sit down and talk to the leaders. Seeing that many people have arrived temporarily, go ahead. There are many more people in our family.”
"Well, okay, I'll go up first."
When Ye Yaodong saw that food was being served to them, he didn't delay their meal, and even touched Ye Xiaoxi's head before leaving.
Looking at the table, the several cold dishes that had been placed in advance were all empty. Everyone had a few of them in front of them, and they knew that they had already been divided up.
These days, this is how dinner is served. As soon as the table is served, the cold dishes are divided up, and each person shares a little. Do you want to eat it yourself or take it home?
But most people are reluctant to eat it, so they save it for the last time, save a few more items, and take them back together for the children at home who can't come to the feast.
The same was true at his table. After everyone was seated, someone started to divide the cold dishes on the table and give each person a little.
However, the leaders at the other tables did not do this. The cold dishes were placed there neatly, and they probably didn't even use a few chopsticks. They were all people of some status, and they didn't have the nerve to take the lead in dividing the dishes.
There were six tables on the stage. Except for the table where he sat, most of them were village cadres. The other tables were all from outside. He didn't know who they were and what their identities were.
Except for the few people who went to his house who knew each other, there are also a few reporters who are obviously reporters from the cultural center and newspapers. The others are very ignorant. They don’t know where the village committee invited the giant Buddha. Judging from their clothes and identities, It shouldn't be bad.
But he didn't have time to think about it. The dishes started to arrive, and the empty plates on the table happened to be removed.
Traditionally, the first dish they have here is longevity noodles. Longevity noodles have a better meaning and are also the staple food. This bowl is full of ingredients, including shredded pork, prawns, mushrooms, oysters, and razor clams. The sight of it above will whet your appetite.
The people at their table were considered to be the most prestigious in the village, and everyone was very humble. They didn't stand up immediately to grab the food as soon as the food was served, not to mention that the tables next to them were filled with leaders.
But it's different offstage...
As soon as the dishes were brought out and placed in the middle of the table, everyone stood up and eagerly stretched out their chopsticks to scratch into their own bowls, for fear that if they were too late, they would be gone.
Although they were a little impatient, most of them were restrained. They did not say that they would push too hard for themselves, but they would also leave some for others, and would not make it too ugly, except for a few.
However, the plate was empty as soon as it was served.
Everything seems more noisy down there, not as civilized as it looks on the countertop.
Ye Yaodong was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he looked at his wife and children below.
Fortunately, they were all members of their own family at the table, and they ate just like they usually did at home, and there was no rush like the surrounding tables.
Mother Ye was afraid that it would be difficult for Ah Qing to pick up the food while holding the child, so she helped her pick up a large bowl and put it in front of her, and also gave a bowl to each child.
My family is fine at the table, and they are a little more humble. Sister-in-law Ye and Sister-in-law Ye are not shameless people. They will happily ask Lin Xiuqing to take more food, and also ask the two children to eat more.
After all, their family is in a state of turmoil now, and Ye Yaodong is responsible for half of the table.
After Ye's mother knew that Ye Yaodong had paid them all, she had already started shouting everywhere, laughing and making sarcastic remarks to attract compliments.
As for Lin Xiuqing and her three children, they were certainly cared for by everyone at the table.
However, where can the two children sit?
Ye Chenghu ran away after eating a few mouthfuls, and Ye Chengyang also hurriedly put down his chopsticks, climbed off the stool to follow him, and couldn't stop shouting.
In the meantime, I ran back a few times to eat some more.
Ye Yaodong only glanced at it occasionally, then concentrated on eating his own food, chatting and bragging with the village cadres at the same table, and occasionally turning his head to listen to the leaders at the next table.
"We must not do illegal and criminal things. We should severely crack down on smuggling crimes. We should also strengthen local management and conduct more patrols at sea..."
"Otherwise, if the farmers don't go to the fields and the fishermen don't catch fish, wouldn't it be chaos?"
"Your village looks much better than those on Luzhou Island. Those people don't have good things to eat. A large amount of smuggled goods were found on the island..."
"This will all have to be dealt with and destroyed in a unified manner..."
I don't know if there was too much drinking at the table, but everyone was talking loudly, but Ye Yaodong just listened with his ears open.
He didn't believe it was destroyed, and he probably digested it internally.
If we can go sailing then, let's see if there are any cheap ones that we can pick up? Add some small appliances to your home.
In fact, what he wanted to change the most was the bed. It would be great if he could have Simmons, but it was too big and impossible. Now that living standards have improved, those small household appliances are the first choice for smuggling.
Today’s banquet has a lot of dishes, sixteen bowls, not counting four cold dishes, including chicken, duck, fish, meat, shrimp, and crab. The crab is red paste blue crab steamed with glutinous rice. This is Ye Yaodong’s favorite bowl. His belly was round.
The villagers were all extremely satisfied with their meal. It was a rare occasion for them to have a big meal. They even used steamed buns to wipe the juice from the braised pork.
By the end of the meal, there were a lot less people. It was one thing that the children had all left the table, but also that all the dishes that should be divided were finished, and the remaining dishes in the bowls were taken home directly.
The bowls used in banquets are rarely lost.
Ye Yaodong basically eats everything in his stomach, except for some dry things that are convenient for packing, so he puts them on the table and picks them up.
Those with soup, like fish balls and braised pork, some people specially save them, which makes them a bit disgusting to look at.
The last dish of the banquet was canned oranges, which was considered a tough dish. Some people didn't know that they had left early. Some people ran out to ask about it and found that there were still canned oranges, so they came back.
Ye Yaodong watched those people licking the spoons, then reached down to fish out the canned food, but did not eat it. He wrapped the dried vegetables with a handkerchief, and then walked down to find Ah Qing.
There is also no food left on their table. These days, if there is not enough to eat, how can there be any leftovers?
"Have you eaten enough? Don't worry, let's wait until others leave before we leave."
She was holding the baby in her arms, so she probably could only eat a little later.
"I've been full for a long time. I just thought there was still something left in the bowl, so don't waste it." Lin Xiuqing smiled, swallowed the food in her mouth and spoke.
Mother Ye hugged Ye Xiaoxi and said, "It's okay. You eat your food slowly. We'll be the last ones anyway."
"Why."
While they were standing there packing and talking, Secretary Chen brought a fruit plate of loquats and a duck over, which surprised Ye Yaodong.
"The beams have been put on. These can also be taken down. I will bring you a portion. You can take it home and stew it. There is also brown sugar cake. This one has not been cut yet. I will cut it later and bring it to you."
Mother Ye was extremely pleasantly surprised, and there was such a good thing.
"Oh, Secretary Chen is so polite. I didn't expect that such a good thing would include us."
"It's nothing. There are chicken, goose, fish, and pig heads on top, and there are a bunch of other things. Let's share a share."
"Hey, okay, thank you very much." Father Ye smiled brightly and thanked him repeatedly.
Ye Yaodong also quickly thanked, "Thank you, Secretary Chen, for thinking about me."
"You're welcome, you're welcome, these are nothing to your family."
"It's also meat. Almost all the chickens and ducks in this house have been killed. Uh... did the leaders just leave? Did they just drink and didn't stay for a lunch break?"
"Yes, yes, we will ask those who drank too much to go back."
"If you don't have enough room, just make a complaint. Don't offend the leader. We can all use one or two rooms."
"It's okay. Almost everyone left just now. Only two or three drank too much. They stayed and squinted for a while."
"That's good."
Secretary Chen waved his hand, "Okay, go back early, everyone is gone."
"OK."
The old lady waited for the people to leave and then said with a smile: "Dongzi still has face."
Sister-in-law Ye also smiled and complimented: "A Dong is now well-known in our villages and towns. It's normal to share things with him. We all have a bright face when we go out."
Second Sister-in-law Ye also smiled and said: "Yes, everyone knows that there is a Dong in our Baisha Village who buys dried salted fish. I was able to share a duck after the beam today. It is rare, even my mother doesn't have it..."
Let’s not talk about Adong who sells salted fish, right?
He has already heard someone calling him Xianyudong behind his back...
Damn, that sounds awful!
Ye Yaodong was originally a little proud and happy, but suddenly he became depressed.
"What's the point of selling dried fish? There's almost nothing left to sell these days. Let's go. All the people are gone. Why are you still here?"
Mother Ye also said: "It's inconvenient for me to hold the child, so you have all your things."
"If I didn't know earlier, I would have brought a basket to put it in. With so many things, there is also a small plate of loquats here and the ones left on the table just now."
"Just go and borrow one. They collect it at the door. There is a basket."
"Hey..."
The whole family happily ran back and forth to get everything loaded.
The entrance to Thean Hou Temple was full of children running and jumping. Although all the adults were gone, the children still hadn’t had enough fun.
Ye Yaodong called his two children back, but they were still not happy and were reluctant to leave despite all kinds of threats.
"Why don't you go back and tell your brother Ahai and the others what they had for lunch? They still ate at home for lunch."
"Yes~"
