Then came the "second course". The first four big bowls were braised chicken nuggets, steamed tile fish, crystal meatballs, and pork belly, followed by braised whole chicken and sweet and sour carp. They were supported on large plates. Very aura.
The soup toppings of the dishes are made of chicken, duck, and fatty meat, supplemented by various seasonings, such as star anise, bay leaves, angelica, cinnamon, pepper, peppercorns, nutmeg, fungus, coriander, onion, ginger, soy sauce, and vinegar. Wait, the five flavors are harmonious, fresh and mellow.
The stewed chicken is stewed over wood fire, poured with cold water, and steamed over high heat. When it is served, the bones and flesh are already separated, and even the bones are almost melting. It is truly a delicious food on earth.
Next are four small bowls, mostly stir-fried vegetables, such as small stir-fried meat, stir-fried shredded chicken, nine-turn large intestine, and braised prawns.
Everyone ate hard for a while and started to drink.
The host makes eight toasts and raises the glasses together.
After three rounds of wine, four big bowls were served, namely spicy chicken, braised pork elbow, fried fish sticks and beer duck.
After that, there were two pastries, eight-treasure rice and xiaolongbao.
In fact, by this time, diners with big bellies are basically full, and the second course is over.
Afterwards, the waiter will serve each guest a bowl of seaweed and egg drop soup, which is called "clear mouth soup".
After just two sips, the guests will leave the table knowingly, go for a walk in the yard, and use the toilet.
After a while, he sat down again.
The table was already covered with the "third course."
This dish is relatively refreshing, mostly stir-fried, shredded yam and other desserts, as well as some seafood.
This stage is the stage of toasting each other, getting closer to each other, and saying blessings.
The "fourth course" is simple, mainly staple food, dumplings, hot pot noodles, dim sum...
The rural banquet lasted all afternoon. Many people were very full at first, but by this time they were a little hungry, so they ate another meal and even had dinner together.
As the host, Liang Hongbing not only accompanied the table well, but also had to toast to each table.
I went out for a round and came back an hour later.
He was already full of alcohol.
"Liang Wei, we grew up playing together. When you went to the city to recruit workers, I was so envious of you. Then I heard the news that you had become the deputy director of the cotton spinning factory. I couldn't be happier! My brother finally made it. You made a show, I’m happy for you, come on!”
After saying that, Liang Hongbing drank all the wine in the glass.
"Brother Hongbing, I have had no parents since I was a child. If it weren't for my uncle and you taking care of me, I wouldn't have been able to grow up!" Liang Wei said emotionally.
"Uncle" refers to Liang Hongbing's father, the former party secretary of Liangjiacun.
"This is what you should do. It's not easy for you. My aunt took you alone at that time, especially when you just came from Dong'an County. Not to mention how miserable it was. My father is the branch secretary. If he doesn't help you, who will help you? ? His old man left early, so he won’t be able to see the good times today! Alas..."
Liang Jiangtao was shocked, Dong'an? Did their family come from Dong'an? I never heard my father mention it.
"Qiaoyun is very good. He went to college and worked as a nurse in the county town. He became a financial official and a national cadre! There is smoke rising from our ancestral graves!" Liang Hongbing said with emotion.
Everyone agreed.
At that time, the gap between urban and rural areas was still huge!
Farmers are miserable. They spend their whole lives with their backs to the sky and their faces facing the loess, digging for food from the soil.
The weather is good and the weather is good. After paying three loads and five loads of grain harvested from the fields, I can still eat.
If there is a natural disaster, we will immediately be unable to make ends meet.
In addition to doing farm work, he also had to work as a river worker and a mud-legged worker.
In fact, it is the ancient corvee.
It's not easy.
Of course, after a few years, the three mentions and five unifications were abolished, and there was no need to work on the river. The peasants turned into migrant workers, moving bricks on construction sites in the city, selling their blood and sweat to earn a few taels of silver.
In contrast, non-agricultural households are not very happy.
If you have a non-agricultural household registration, you are a worker. You can recruit workers, become a worker’s big brother, and eat commercial food!
Of course, with the collapse of state-owned enterprises, there has been a wave of layoffs.
The workers have long lost their glory of the sunset.
But in the eyes of these farmers, it is still much better than them.
As for cadres, I don’t dare to think about it.
Today, Liang Hongbing's daughter Liang Qiaoyun finally entered college, entered the County People's Hospital, and became a cadre!
Liang Hongbing wakes up laughing from his dreams these days.
"Old Liang, don't be too happy too early. Although there are many employees in the County People's Hospital, not all of them are cadres, and not all of them are even financial workers. Many of them are paid by the hospital." Sun Liwei said disdainfully.
"Sun... Township Chief Sun, what do you mean? My daughter graduated from a serious university, why is she not a cadre?"
Those who have graduated full-time from a college or above can obtain cadre status.
Sun Liwei smiled and said: "It's different now. It's a market economy now, and hospitals have become partially funded public institutions. Of course, the cadres in the past all relied on the financial system, but now many of the new recruits are on the employment system. Yes, you sign a contract with the hospital, and the hospital pays your salary. If you don’t do well, hey, you may be fired at any time.”
Sun Liwei used to be responsible for connecting with the medical and health system in the county government office. He knew all this clearly and everything he said was the truth.
Take the County People's Hospital as an example. It has five identities, which is very confusing.
The president is concurrently the deputy director of the Health Bureau and the administrative editor.
The vice president and below are all cadres of public institutions.
There are also some workers who are also officially employed.
One type is the cadres who sign contracts with the hospital, who are all young college students.
Finally, there are some workers who sign contracts and are generally recruited from the public.
"Then...which kind of Qiaoyun is my family? Mayor Sun." Liang Hongbing asked stutteringly.
"Now the county is seriously overstaffed, and there will be no more people in the next few years. For example, hospitals have so many employees that they have to hire themselves. Your daughter is almost in this situation when she signs a contract." Sun Liwei said.
He felt unhappy just now, and he became even more unhappy when he saw Liang Hongbing's giggling, so he told the "truth".
Liang Hongbing's face suddenly turned pale!
He didn't know about this situation and thought he would become a cadre after entering the hospital.
Unexpectedly, he was just a temporary worker.
After Sun Liwei said this, many people began to gloat.
"What, it turned out to be just a temporary worker, so why do you want to engage in such a big battle? How crazy!"
"Being slapped in the face in public! Really! I want to save face and suffer the consequences! Wouldn't it be better to keep a low profile?"
"Your family has been the party secretary for so many years, and now you have a college student, and then you become a cadre of a hospital. How can your family not be awesome?"
After hearing this, some villagers began to curse in their hearts.
It seems that no matter where you are, people who live a good life are not welcome.
Laughing at you for not having it, hating you for having it!
The proud look on Sun Liwei's face will drive you crazy!
He acted like a township leader and condescended to come to the banquet. However, Liang Hongbing did not flatter him and even brought out Wuliangye to calm the situation. He was already very dissatisfied.
