MMB Chapter 389
Chapter 389
Chapter 389
Looking at his grandfather's resolute eyes, Zhang Junping didn't persuade him any more.
In his life, the old man has enjoyed blessings and suffered sins. He has put everything aside, and the safety of his children and grandchildren is a blessing.
The masters said this in the main room, and the women and unmarried daughters outside were busy with the New Year's Eve dinner.
This year's harvest is good, even without Zhang Junping's dividends, every household would still have chickens and fishes.
The Zhang family's New Year's Eve dinner is even more sumptuous.
The father took a few nephews to tinker with the greenhouse, made a lot of money, and did not treat them badly.
There are all kinds of chicken, duck and fish. In the words of grandpa, it is almost catching up with the days at home before liberation.
Before liberation, the Zhang family was a country gentry, not an ordinary landlord, so they lived a very good life.
Many young people, many former landlords, have some misunderstandings.
I think that the days of landlords in the past were full of chicken, duck, fish, delicacies from mountains and seas, and silk and satin.
In fact, this is wrong.
In the past, the food in the landlord's house was not as good as that of ordinary people now.
In those years, the landlords who were able to have a lot of meat were considered to be living relatively well.
Most landlords can also guarantee to eat white flour steamed buns.
Even some landlords are not even willing to eat white flour steamed buns.
As for talking about Lingluo, it is even more impossible. The banned dynasty has strict rules, and landlords without fame can only wear commoner clothes.
If you dare to wear silk and satin, it is a violation of the system, ranging from ransacking your home to exterminating your family.
Those who can really live well are the country gentry and the noble family.
What is a squire?
A squire is a family whose ancestors have been officials, or who have achieved fame.
During the feudal dynasty, it was not the county magistrates who were the real masters of the country, but the gentry and prominent families.
The famous family is also called the famous family, which can be regarded as the family before the Tang Dynasty.
The officials from the squire's family are all petty officials or even just officials, and their achievements are generally Jinshi and rank but not official.
The famous family is different, the family has been a senior official of the fourth and fifth ranks at the last time, and there have been people in the past generations who have obtained fame and worked hard in the officialdom.
During the Song and Ming dynasties, the distinguished family was the top ruling class. Without the support of the distinguished family, the position of the emperor would not be secure.
The squires are the lowest level rulers of the banned dynasty.
Without the support of the gentry, the county magistrate is nothing, and nothing can be done.
And the Zhang family used to be a country gentry class
Although he is only the lowest-ranking gentry, he is not comparable to ordinary landlords.
The country gentry raises their hopes in their hometown, and generally has a good reputation in the local area, belonging to a family of good deeds.
This is also one of the reasons why the Zhang family, as country gentry, was not involved much after liberation.
Of course, the more important reason is that before the liberation, the Zhang family had made great efforts to help our army and our party.
Far away.
The women at home are busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.
Chicken, duck and fish are easy to make, and most housewives can cook them, but the seafood brought back by Zhang Junping made everyone worry.
Don't talk about doing many things, I have never even seen them.
In the end, Zhang Junping’s grandma was invited over, “Mother, Pingzi brought these things and said they were seafood, we don’t know how to cook them!”
In the past, we paid attention to the right family, and Zhang Junping's grandmother was also the daughter of a wealthy family when she was young.
In addition, Yuandu is near the sea, so naturally there is no shortage of seafood. Zhang Junping's grandmother also ate it when she was young, so she knows how to get it.
"Ouch! Such good things, I thought I'd never see them again in my life.
Unexpectedly, thanks to my grandson, I will still see you when I get old.
This is big yellow croaker, it can be steamed or braised in soy sauce.
This is grouper, same, steamed and braised.
These prawns are really big, how long should a stick be?
Just boil it with water, and then eat it with ginger juice.
Whoops, this swimming crab is really big!Swimming crabs of this size are rare.
Just steam it!
.........
This is a sea cucumber, this head is really big, let's put it aside, there is no time to make it..." Zhang Junping's grandma sighed, and explained the method casually.
Knowing how to do it, a few people moved quickly, and made a large table of New Year's Eve dinner in a short while.
More than a dozen dishes filled a large table.
This is something that was unimaginable in previous years.
"It's all thanks to Tuo Pingzi, even in the past, when our family was the most beautiful, there was no such a big scene.
If a family wants to last long, the first thing is to unite, and the second is to have talents from generation to generation...
In your generation, there is Pingzi, as long as you brothers unite as one, our Zhang family can prosper for another hundred years..." Grandpa looked at the dishes on the table and said with emotion.
Over there, the old man had already shown off the Moutai brought back by Zhang Junping.
"Father, try the fine wine that Pingzi filially respects you, this wine used to be only available to the emperor's old son.
It's a pity that Pingzi doesn't drink, so he doesn't follow me just for that! "The old man poured wine for grandpa and uncle, still feeling emotional in his mouth.
Zhang Yingyao really didn't brag about this, his drinking capacity was completely worthy of his position as captain.
Unfortunately, this point was not passed on to Zhang Junping.
Today's Chinese New Year is not so particular, and the juniors in the family are also at the table.
Of course, this refers only to male juniors.
The rule that women are not at the table is still in place.
Seeing this, I ordered some dishes and ate them in another room.
Zhang Junping took out the champagne he had brought back and sent it to the next room, "Grandma, this is champagne, you can drink some after Chinese New Year to see if it tastes good.
Auntie, Mother, Third Aunt, this champagne has a low alcohol content, please drink some! "
"Hey, it's better for my grandson, who still thinks about us!
Well, grandma, try the wine my grandson bought! "Grandma smiled and narrowed her eyes.
Here the food is served and the wine is filled.
The second and third children outside took a few juniors and started to set off the whip.
After the whip is set off, the banquet officially begins.
During the Chinese New Year, you have to set off the whip to have the taste of the New Year.
A year has passed so bustlingly, and a new year begins.
Yuandu doesn't pay much attention to keeping the year old. After the New Year's Eve dinner, they all go to bed early.
Tomorrow, the first day of the new year, I will wake up very early to pay New Year's greetings.
It was still dark when Zhang Junping was woken up by his two younger brothers.
They can't wait to go to New Year's greetings.
Put on new clothes and come to grandpa's house.
Kowtow to grandparents first, then grandparents, fathers, mothers, third uncles and three aunts, after a round, the second and third earned a few dollars in lucky money.
Even Zhang Junping has earned a few dollars, and he is a child if he is not married.
But that's all, the etiquette here in Yuandu is not very heavy, only the closest relatives will give the new year's money.
After setting off the whip, eating dumplings, and then going out to pay New Year's greetings, there is no lucky money to take.
Grandpa and Grandpa, who are a little further away, also kowtow to pay New Year's greetings, but there are only peanuts, melon seeds and fruit candies.
However, the children don't care about these things, they just try to have fun, a group of people, a group of three or five, a group of more than a dozen, going door to door to pay New Year's greetings.
All you want is a lot of fun.
Anyway, the children all know that the New Year's money is just for warming hands, and it will be taken away by the parents afterwards.
Or peanuts, melon seeds and candies are more affordable.
(End of this chapter)