1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 26
At dusk and dusk, the night uses its own magical weapon, a large black cloth that doesn't know whether it is round or square, and starts to pull it from the edge of the sky until the entire sky turns gray.

After a while, another piece of black cloth is pulled over the previous piece.

I don’t know how many times I repeated it, stretching out my fingers. Unless you bared your teeth and smiled, otherwise, hehe!
It's a dark and windy night, and there's the sound of clinking glasses.

In the small courtyard, under the grape trellis, it is illuminated by incandescent lamps that glow with yellow light.

"How are you two, brothers, three stars are shining, four are happy to bring wealth, five are the leader, six are smooth, and seven are clever."

"You lose, your drink"

"You're too old to be such a fool," Hou Ming, who was a little drunk, said to Lao Zhangtou.

Speaking of drinking and punching, this is a somewhat damaging move. It is a bit damaging here, and it was Lao Zhangtou who proposed it.

This girl was holding back her bad temper, thinking that we two brothers were young and had never played before, so she wanted to take advantage and get us drunk with wine.

Unexpectedly, Hou Ming didn't learn anything else well when he went to the countryside. He was best at drinking and boxing.

After several years of training, there was no one in the countryside where he could row that could beat him. Even after drinking two pounds of alcohol, he could only feel a little bit.

As the saying goes: One pound will keep you drunk, two pounds will keep you from falling down, three pounds will keep you on the wall, four pounds will mean you have to go to the hospital for gastric lavage.

I would like to advise you not to be greedy when eating alcohol. Drinking too much is like heart-breaking poison.

Luo Tao would be fine if he drank eight or nine liang, but if he drank too much, he could do the ridiculous thing of sworn sworn brother-in-law with his father-in-law.

Luo Shaoyi's drinking capacity is even worse, half a catty at most, and if he drinks too much, he falls asleep directly.

His stable temperament is revealed everywhere, and I have to admit that my father is more stable.

Drawing boxing is also called boxing, guessing, and guessing. It can also be called "Tong Ling".

The main methods of issuing orders include rolling dice, drawing lots, punching, guessing numbers, etc. This is a kind of entertainment game among the people when drinking.

Popular since the Han Dynasty, the main form of punching is to use the mouth to shout commands and use both hands to make movements.

The traditional punching method is that two people use one hand at the same time and guess the sum of the numbers they have guessed at the same time. If both people guess wrong or correct, they continue until one party guesses correctly.

There is also an elegant way to drink wine to add to the fun - Yaling.

Generally, it means that one person is elected as the commander during the banquet, and the others take turns to say poems, couplets or other similar games according to the order. Those who disobey the order or fail are punished by drinking. The person who gives the order is also called the "wine commander".

This "commander" power is exercised in turns, so the person whose turn it is is also called the "Guanzhu".Also known as "drinking under orders".

It first appeared in the Western Zhou Dynasty and became complete in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.This is only popular among aristocrats and literati.

"A Dream of Red Mansions" also describes the scene of "flying flowers delivering orders", drinking orders!Some people have written books about it.

There is another type called "chioling" which is also the most complicated. Various orders and drinking appointments must be engraved on chips made of ivory, bamboo and wood.

When giving orders, shake the drum and turn the chips in sequence, and then drink according to the prescribed order and drinking appointments.

You see, it's just a drink. The ancients invented so many tricks to make it fun, and made suitable changes for everyone.

Nowadays, drinking and boxing are not common, and not many people still play these tricks.

Times are changing, and some things are becoming obsolete.There are still people drinking freely in the wine shop, and the only thing left in the wine table culture is the wine table.

"You're a very bad boy, set a trap for me." Old Zhangtou was not so drunk that he didn't know anything.

All right!He couldn't drink anymore, and said that they had set a trap for him. He began to think of trapping others, but he didn't expect to be killed in return.

If you often walk by the river, there is no reason why your shoes won't get wet. He is the person who said that stealing the chicken will not end up losing the rice. There is no reason why he will hunt geese all day long without being pecked by the geese.

"Old man, you are out of touch when you say this. We, the two of you, are each other," Hou Ming said while raising his glass.

Old Zhangtou also knew that he was in the wrong, and it was rare to meet two young people who could talk to each other, so he had a few glasses of wine with Hou Ming.I went to get two more plates of quick dishes, fried eggs with green peppers, and fried meat with green peppers. No one urged me to end this banquet that I didn’t know how to finish.

His father Luo Shaoyi started to drink a little Erguotou, and then drank another glass of wine that his mother Su Guilan brought out.

The brewing was very successful, I don’t know how to describe it in words.

At the Peach Banquet held by the Queen Mother on March [-]rd, we have never drunk the fairy dew and wine at the banquet. Speaking of which, they have never drunk the wine, so it should be the same.

The wine we brewed this time weighed almost twenty kilograms. On the day the wine was released, a family of three drank more than a kilogram.

Try the poison first and if there is a problem, you cannot share it with guests.

The task of tasting the wine first naturally fell on Luo Shaoyi. He was also the head of the family after all. When the choice was the most difficult, he would definitely do his part.

It’s the second time I’ve had it today, and it’s also the first time I’ve entertained guests.

After they drank it, they all said it was delicious, not spicy, and sweet.

Hou Ming also asked how he brewed it, and said that he would let his mother brew some next year for his family to drink.

Lao Zhangtou didn't care, he just drank it if he could, because he didn't have the time to brew such a troublesome wine.

What he means is simply that it is better to buy wine than to make wine.

It takes more than a month to make wine. If you are really hungry and open it yourself in advance, it will not be a waste of wine. It is better to buy wine.

Being a carpenter is what I love most, and making wine is impossible in my life. Besides, if someone else is making wine, why should I be bothered by it?

This weird old man just has different opinions, so insightful!

Why didn’t I think of letting Hou Ming brew it at home?Just make a pound or two of it yourself after brewing it. It’s great. This is a genius idea.

So I looked for paper and pen, and scribbled down the steps and precautions for making wine. I especially wrote down that you don’t need to peel the skin. This is so important. It’s a painful experience for people who have been there.

No one drank too much, there were two bottles of Erguotou, a bottle of Maotai, and a bowl of wine per person.

There was so much wine, but 70.00% of it was in the bellies of those two drunkards.

From now on, we must be careful to prevent them from drinking and causing trouble, especially since Hou Mingtai doesn't know how powerful alcohol is.

After finishing the wine, he did not refill it.

Although my mother is straightforward, she is also very meticulous.

It is best not to drink tea after drinking. Long-term drinking can easily damage the stomach.

While drinking boiled water and looking at the moon, I told stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The moon is on the top of the tree, and we are chatting in the small courtyard with hundreds of flowers at night.

Around ten o'clock, everyone left, and Luo Tao personally took Lao Zhangtou home on his bicycle.

Ask him not to be busy repairing furniture tomorrow. He can make a few small mats first and try to see if they can be sold.

Luo Tao and Hou Ming got off work and took their things to look at the limelight at Coal Market and Dashilar.

If it is easy to sell, you can find someone who specializes in making small horses and small stools. You can also be considered a pioneer in the furniture industry.

After sending Lao Zhangtou back, he returned home again.This day was a lot of work, and I started to feel tired. I took a cold shower, hugged my baby and fell asleep.

　Thanks to book friends for their votes, I won’t thank you one by one here. I haven’t seen so many recommendation votes for a long time.

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