Island people [system]

In the group led by Li Zhige, in addition to Chi Sanshao, there were more than a dozen people carrying gifts.The first gift was a fat pig that had been slaughtered all the time. You could tell that the pig was big by looking at the three-finger-thick fat.Then there are the live sheep that are led, and the live chickens and ducks are picked in the back one by one.Then there are some burdens, including fruits and vegetables, pastries, tea rice sauce and vinegar, and some cloth and so on.

The gift is not exquisite, nor expensive, but it is useful for the people in the village on weekdays.This group of people was led by Li Zhige to the village chief's house. The old patriarch was also very surprised when he heard this. Why did his youngest son walk with the third young master Chi, and hurried over with a walking stick.

When the village chief saw the gift brought by Chi Sanshao, he knew in his heart that it was probably for Zhan Yuan's sake.This person was also polite, and the gift was also placed in the yard, and it was brought by the patriarch's youngest son. The village chief also hesitated, whether to accept this thing or not.

"Zhi Ge, tell me what's going on here?" The old patriarch didn't seem very happy when he saw the gift, after all, pies don't fall in vain.

"Father, the third young master invited me to be the shopkeeper of Baozhai, and I will be in charge of everything in our village from now on." Li Zhige explained.

"This..." Originally, this should be a good thing. My youngest son is Gao Qian, and the paperwork for selling things in the village will be more secure in the future, but this benefit falls on my own family, and the patriarch is too embarrassed to make decisions.

"Old patriarch, village chief, shopkeeper Li is an expert in running restaurants on weekdays. It is our Chi family's luck to invite him to be the shopkeeper of our Baozhai. As for these gifts, they are also useful on weekdays." Yes, the food is dedicated to the mountain gods, and we have troubled everyone to make cooked food. The next day is the day of offering sacrifices to the mountain gods. Can I come and worship the sacrifices? Besides, my master is also in awe of the mountain gods in Penglai, I have never looked for an opportunity to come here." Chi Xiaoming said.

"Patriarch, look..." The village chief couldn't agree. They don't usually invite outsiders to sacrifice to the mountain gods, so if there is a collision.

"Take your master to the island, and I'll take a look." Zhan Yuan came out of the house, feeling that the two little old men were just dawdling, and they didn't dare to accept such little things.

"Yes." Chi Xiaoming said respectfully.

"Big guy, come here, help us carry the things to the side." Su Yuxuan said immediately, the mutton didn't come out, so it happened to be a good thing.

Now that Zhan Yuan opened his mouth, he should accept this gift. Su Yuxuan spent a lot of effort in order to be able to eat fresh food.The weather is getting hot, not to mention seafood, even ordinary food will stink after a day. Su Yuxuan finally asked Zhan Yuan to set up a magic circle for him, just like preserving those bluefin tuna meat .At this moment, Su Yuxuan just asked people to carry things into that formation, fearing that they would be damaged.

Chi Xiaoming didn't stay for long, and left when his goal was achieved.The old patriarch and the village head here are very happy in their hearts. Baozhai has people from their island as shopkeepers, and it will be more convenient to do business in the future.Besides, with such a big backer as the Chi family, it will be easier to handle things in Wensheng County in the future.

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According to the usual practice in previous years, everyone started preparing food the day before offering sacrifices to the mountain god, so as not to spoil it.The pot and stove were built in an open space at the bottom of the mountain.If it is raining, it is usually done in the yard of the patriarch's house.This year is fine, the weather is fine.Not only is there a bright moon in the sky tonight, but there are also some stars against it.Torches are also lit beside each desk and pot for lighting.

The wheat harvest on the small island is not high, but the rice is excellent.All, the most important cakes for sacrifices come from rice as raw materials.There are also various styles, but on weekdays, everyone is reluctant to waste refined grains like this, and they will not do it.

This is also the first time Su Yuxuan has seen this sea cake, which is faintly blue, like the deep sea.And this sea cake also reminded Su Yuxuan of a sentence he heard before: Radix isatidis is the magic medicine to cure all diseases!

This sea cake is actually boiled and dyed rice with isatidis root, ground into pulp and steamed.The blue color can't whet people's appetite, and the pastry has the bitterness of Banlangen, but everyone has to eat a piece after offering sacrifices to the mountain god.The most important thing about this sea cake is to make it very flat, with a diameter of more than one meter and steam it into a cage, which symbolizes the ocean.

There is also a saying that if the sea cake steaming is not smooth this year, then the sea will not be calm this year, so I warn everyone to pay attention.It is said that eating this sea cake can cure diseases and eliminate disasters, and get the blessing of mountain gods and the sea.

Then there are other pastries. The old man will use the tip of his chopsticks to point a little red on the pastry, which looks very pleasing.Children also like this time the most. The aunts and sisters-in-law who cook food are the rarest children, and they will also give them some leftovers to eat.

Su Yuxuan was also sweating from the busy schedule. Apart from thinking about sea cakes, which he was not familiar with, and offering sacrifices to the mountain gods, he had to worry about other dishes.

According to the flow of modern banquets, cold dishes are appetizers, followed by hot dishes, soups and pastries, and finally fruits.This island is definitely rich in products, but because it is not easy to transport, not many people grow too many fruits.Starting the day before yesterday, Su Yuxuan and some young people from the village went around the back mountain, and he harvested a lot of wild fruits.Like guava, mist, pineapple and so on, they look relatively small, but Guizhou Island is sunny and the fruit is moderately sore.

The cold dishes are mainly cold seafood, starting with a variety of vegetarian sea vegetables, and paired with some seasonal vegetables grown by the farmers themselves.Then to meat dishes, such as drunken shrimp, fish skin, clam meat, squid, octopus and so on.In order to make the color look beautiful and more appetizing, Su Yuxuan also made several large pots of spicy oil.

There are pots of cold dishes that should be washed and boiled, and put in the pots, just waiting to be topped with seasonings.For Su Yuxuan's pots of hot peppers, everyone swallowed unanimously, but just smelling it made them feel particularly appetizing.

Hot dishes are even simpler. There is no shortage of chicken, duck and fish. In the past, stewing was the most common practice in various villages.This time Su Yuxuan took the women from Xiaowan Village to cook a lot with braised sauce.And after the smell is stuffy, put it in the steamer.When it’s time to eat tomorrow, the steamer will be heated again, and the braised food inside will be steamed softer, and that’s when it really melts in the mouth.

He kept the mutton, cut it into strips, and stir-fried it with seasoning over a low heat.Then stuff the sautéed mutton strips into the sliced ​​mandarin fish belly.In this way, add shredded ginger and green onion, and steam in a steamer.Fresh characters, originally fish and sheep, these two fishy ingredients together, can present the ultimate umami taste in the world.

In addition, fried tuna meat, stir-fried conch, sea shell meat with garlic vermicelli, grilled octopus balls, etc., which make the preparations, young and old, mouth watering.When steaming blue crabs, one is enough for each person!

The soup dishes are even more particular. In the past, they were stewed sea fish. This time, in addition to stewed fish, there are sea prawns, meretrix meretrix, tofu, day lily, and small mushroom stewed seafood soup.There is also white and tender fish ball soup, with some seaweed added to the fish ball soup, but this will be put into the pot when it is time, and a group of men are patting the fish meat at the moment.

This busy job lasted all night, and everyone was not as busy as in previous years, looking for a place to steal a break.This year they are all proud, as far as the things prepared today, other villages must be incomparable.In Xiaowan village, the doorsteps of the girls who are about to marry this year and the young men who are about to marry their wives probably have to be broken through the threshold.

This yearly gathering to worship the mountain god is not just a simple sacrifice to the mountain god. Everyone is trying their best to make the food bigger, because this can make their village appear rich.This is not to show off, but to make it easier for girls and boys in the village to find a good family and get married.