The leisurely side of Jiachuan people's life is most obvious in Qingcheng. Douhua restaurants, teahouses, and breakfast shops can be seen everywhere. Their doors have been opened early, and pots of various sizes at the door are steaming. The lights at the entrance of the store are dimmed.
Many early diners and tea drinkers were already sitting there. When Zhou Zhi told Mai Xiaomiao that these people might sit there for two or three hours, Mai Xiaomiao opened her eyes wide in surprise.
"The bean curd rice in our county is very famous, and it is served with various steamed vegetables." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "If nothing else, my mother and the others have already made arrangements, and they will probably be able to taste it soon. What we are passing now is The vegetable market is a spontaneously formed market. These are farmers who come by ferry from Caiba on the outskirts of the city and Baimi Township across the Yangtze River. Their vegetables are the freshest.”
"So many people? Can they sell all their vegetables?" Mai Xiaomiao looked at the vegetable farmers' stalls on both sides of the long street and couldn't help but worry that they wouldn't be able to sell out.
"We have a total of more than 800,000 people, and there are about 200,000 in the county area. This order of food is definitely not enough. The larger market is in Zhangjiagou, but it has indoor stalls and is not as distinctive as the ones on both sides of the street. "Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "There will definitely be guests attending the wedding among these vegetable farmers, and you will definitely see them then."
"Why do they have white cloth wrapped around their heads? Aren't they like Grandpa Chiri and Uncle Tu, wrapped in big green cloth and wearing octagonal hats?"
"This used to be a common custom among the Han people in central Sichuan. Legend has it that it was to bring filial piety to Zhuge Liang. This custom has been passed down to this day, but it has died out in many places. Anyway, I seem to have rarely seen it outside of southern Sichuan."
"So that's it." Mai Xiaomiao nodded: "It seems that people in your hometown attach great importance to preserving traditions, and you have also been greatly affected."
"Well, that's not the case, it's just that our place, especially in the countryside, is relatively closed and backward." Zhou Zhi told the truth, and then he leaned into Mai Xiaomiao's ear and said: "So Xueshan became pregnant before marriage, here. It can only be a secret.”
Only then did Mai Xiaomiao understand why Zhou Zhi was so nervous about arranging the wedding of Feng Xueshan and Yang He. In the final analysis, it was the pressure brought by the customs of their hometown. Even if they no longer lived in their hometown, they still had to take care of the "public opinion" of their hometown.
In Mai Xiaomiao's eyes, this can be regarded as one of China's characteristics.
The convoy quickly ran around Jiachuan County, and finally stopped at the Hongshui River Pier. Below was Shipanjiao, a huge sand and gravel stand where the Hongshui River merged into the Yangtze River.
This is a huge stone pavilion made of a large piece of red sandstone. There are many round puddles on it that were impacted by running water, as well as some gullies and two small pools with water. The scenery is very beautiful.
The rivers and rivers in winter are very clear. On one side of the Yangtze River is the white rice countryside surrounded by green bamboos. The white pagoda at the bend of the river has just undergone restoration. Now the white pagoda is really white and new.
This is also the first time that Jiachuan County has repaired a large immovable cultural relic. The banyan tree on the top of the tower that had seriously affected the survival of the ancient tower was removed, the top of the tower was renovated, and a circle of bricks was built outside each floor of the tower. The stone fence makes it safer to enjoy the scenery after going up to the tower, and the collapsed chalk wall on the tower has been repainted.
Although Zhou Zhi believed that the silhouette of the banyan tree on the top of the White Pagoda in the sunlight was extremely beautiful and too easy to produce, from the perspective of cultural relics protection, the banyan tree should indeed be removed.
The wind on the river was quite strong. Feng Xueshan, Yang He, Mai Xiaomiao and Zhou Zhi took a group photo here together. Then Feng Xueshan, Yang He, Mai Xiaomiao and Zhou Zhi took a group photo separately.
The funniest photographer directed Feng Xueshan and Yang He to be closer, but did not mention Mai Xiaomiao and Zhou Zhi at all, because Mai Xiaomiao is now used to being tired of Zhou Zhi, and it is very natural.
After that, the motorcade set off again and arrived at the wedding venue, Licheng Hotel.
This is a newly built hotel under the Saturday Group. In fact, the biggest reason is that most of the businessmen who come to Jiachuan now come to the Saturday Group. The reception capacity and level of the Jiachuan County Guest House is obviously behind There may even be conflicts over reception requirements during periods such as the Two Sessions, so in the end Sister Xiaojuaner simply asked her group to open one.
Although it can't keep up with the Yinhai Hotel where Miss Liu went to compete in the three-star Laojiao Hotel, the Licheng Hotel is also the best "modern" hotel in Jiachuan for external reception, much more advanced than the county guest house. Now it has become the first choice place for weddings and birthday banquets for people who are greedy for respectability in the city.
An advertising spray-painted wedding painting has been erected at the entrance of the hotel. Old Yangtou, Yang's mother, and elder brother and sister-in-law are all waiting for the arrival of their in-laws at the entrance of the hotel.
When the motorcade appeared, firecrackers and gongs and drums rang out. There was also a "wedding room" decorated in the hotel. Yang He had to carry Xueshan inside, and the work of picking up the bride was complete.
Zhou Zhi and Mai Xiaomiao will also be responsible for escorting, and the photographer will also follow up all the way.
Once here, the wedding company has made the arrangements. The bride and groom, the best man and the bridesmaid have all become characters in the story and are responsible for the performances.
Yang He's parents and Feng Xueshan's parents came in, chatted with a few people in a hurry, expressed their gratitude to Zhou Zhi and Mai Xiaomiao, and were dragged by the wedding host to rehearse the wedding.
The eldest brother and sister-in-law arranged for the motorcade driver, photography team, and wedding team to have breakfast.
Only then did my mother have time to chat with Zhou Zhi and others. First of all, she said angrily to Zhou Zhi: "Look what you have done. Are you in such a hurry to hold a wedding? If you hadn't come back with Xiaomiao now, look at me I won’t deal with you!”
Mom's words made Zhou Zhi a little confused and didn't understand the logic, but now was not the time to discuss it in detail: "I also said that I would take Xiaomiao to eat beancurd rice. I can't do that this morning, huh?"
Mom looked at her watch: "Xueshan and Monk are definitely not good. They can just eat a bowl of glutinous rice balls first. You two... you can be back in half an hour."
"Hey, let's go and come back then!" Zhou Zhi took Mai Xiaomiao and walked out: "There is a black bean flower shop right next to the hotel. I saw it when I came here."
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"Jiachuan Dou Hua Nen, take care of the little seedlings!" Both of them were in the hotel corridor, and my mother poked her head out and said: "Eat a little, you have a lot of work today!"
"And don't get your clothes dirty!"
When both of them entered the elevator, my mother turned back and asked Feng Xueshan and Yang He: "Jiuzi and Xiaomiao, are you two fine?"
Jiachuan bean curd has now been "introduced" to Lianhe Township by Zhou Zhi, but the people in Lianhe Township are not used to eating it very tender, so every time Gillie Abi makes bean curd, Zhou Zhi grabs a circle on the edge of the pot to scoop it out , because that part is the tenderest and is barely similar to Sichuan tofu. The rest of the pot is actually more like tofu.
Dipping it in water is not very effective. There are more than a dozen condiments for Sichuan tofu pudding. Gillette Abi usually only guarantees a few kinds of onion, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, chili sesame oil, large oil, wood ginger seeds or wood ginger oil, and Sichuan peppercorns. I will also prepare some, and the rest depends on my mood that day.
The Dou Hua shop in Jia Chuan has more complete condiments, such as crushed peanuts, fried white sesame seeds, red oil and crispy chili peppers. They are all served separately and can be chosen by the customer. The main thing is to be thoughtful and meticulous.
Even the dishes and chopsticks are scalded with boiling water to keep them clean and hygienic while keeping them warm.
"You have to eat boiled tofu, and you have to marry a fat wife." This is also an old saying in Jiachuan. (End of chapter)