Food bloggers made fortunes in ancient times

Song Yan originally thought that the groundbreaking ceremony was just a simple matter of digging a foundation. It was not until she consulted Uncle Niu that she realized there were so many details involved.

Before breaking ground, the first thing to do is to prepare offerings, such as fruits, wine, food, etc., to worship the land god and other gods.

Then clear the weeds, stones and other debris on the ground and level the land.

Finally, the elders read the blessing.

Construction can only begin after the prayer is read and firecrackers are set off.

Song Yan felt overwhelmed just by listening to it. He couldn't help but complain, "Is it so troublesome? Can we not do this?"

Aunt Niu glared at him and said seriously, "Groundbreaking is a big deal. How can we be perfunctory about it? Only if we sincerely worship the land god will he protect us."

Aunt Niu reminded him again: "By the way, don't forget to call your Erlin back."

Song Yan scratched his head, a little confused: "Erlin is studying in a private school, do we have to call him back?"

Aunt Niu twisted the straw rope and said, "Of course, no male in the family can be absent."

Song Yan couldn't help but sigh, and then asked: "Who should read the prayer? I'm the eldest in my family, but I don't know how to do this."

As he said this, he glanced at Aunt Niu and simply said, "How about you come, Auntie?"

"I can't do it. This is something that a man should do. Let your Uncle Niu do it?" Aunt Niu pushed her husband.

Uncle Niu was so scared that he kept waving his hands, indicating that he was not capable of taking on such a heavy responsibility.

Song Yan went through all the people he knew, and the only ones who had a good relationship with his family, besides the Niu family, were Uncle Dazhu's family.

But Uncle Dazhu, like Uncle Niu, is introverted and not suitable either.

Song Yan touched his chin and suddenly remembered that he had to find the village chief if he had something to ask.

It’s decided that it’s you, village chief.

After noon, Song Yan took a piece of Pu'er tea cake and went to find the village chief.

He bought Pu'er tea cakes when he traveled to Yuncheng a few years ago. They looked cheap, so he stocked up on dozens of cakes, including raw and cooked Pu'er.

This time, what was given to the village chief was cooked Pu'er.

Ripe Pu'er is good for your health, and with the recent cooler weather, drinking ripe Pu'er is perfect for you.

The village chief happily accepted the tea and agreed readily.

It was almost evening, and Song Yan estimated that Zhengdu should be done with get out of class, so she asked Uncle Dazhu to go to the town and call Zhengdu back.

When Master He heard Song Zhengdu say that his family was building a new house and were preparing to break ground, he readily gave him half a day off.

Song Zhengdu returned home in the night, and the last sunset glow in the sky had quietly disappeared.

As soon as you enter the door, you can smell the mouth-watering aroma of food.

Song Yan brought the freshly stewed beef brisket with tomatoes to the table. When she saw him coming back, she said, "Hurry up and wash your hands and eat."

After slow cooking over low heat for half an hour, the beef brisket has been stewed until it is soft and tender. The sweet and sour taste of tomatoes permeates the meat, making every bite full of rich juice.

Song Yan poured the soup directly on the rice. The white rice was evenly covered with the rich sauce. Every grain of rice absorbed the essence of the soup and became plump and elastic.

I took a big mouthful of rice and instantly felt a sense of satisfaction.

Cool!

Song Zhengdu picked up a piece of meat and tasted it, then realized that the taste was wrong: "Brother, is this beef?"

Song Yan lied calmly, "I asked my friend to bring me some beef. Eat more. I don't know when you'll get to eat it next time."

Song Zhengdu couldn't help but eat a few more pieces and asked, "What is this red flesh?"

"These are wild fruits picked by my elder brother in the mountains. We have been eating them for several days." Song Wanzhou laughed.

Song Yan was thinking, it was a pity that she didn't have the chance to dig up the potatoes she had planted in the mountains, otherwise she would have had another dish in the winter.

After dinner, Song Yan briefly told Zheng Du about the procedures for tomorrow’s sacrifice.

I have to get up early tomorrow, so I went to bed early tonight.

The next day, at about the hour of Mao, just after dawn, Shitou arrived with seven or eight people.

The time for the sacrifice was at noon, so there was no rush, so Song Yan asked them to sit for a while.

He and Zhengdu went to prepare incense, candles, gold ingots, a whole chicken, two pounds of meat, rice wine, and firecrackers for the sacrifice.

The new house is located next to the old house.

The old house was built by Song's father and mother. Song Yan and the twins were reluctant to tear it down, so they built a new house next to the old house.

Of course, the land all belongs to the village, and it doesn’t mean they can take any piece of land they want.

Song Yan greeted the village chief early in the morning.

The land at the foot of the mountain was originally unowned, so it did not cause any land disputes.

But when the village chief learned that Song Yan planned to fence off such a large piece of land to build a new house, he was still shocked.

It seems that the Song family kid has really become rich.

It was almost noon when the village chief came over slowly.

Shitou and others carried the altar and placed it down at the back of the house.

Song Yan placed the offerings, then lit the incense, candles and gold ingots, and worshipped the gods in a proper manner.

Song Zhengdu also followed suit and lit a stick of incense.

After burning incense, Song Yan turned to Song Wanzhou, who was standing at the door of her house watching the fun, and waved, "Erya, you and Yaya come here."

Following Song Yan's words, there was an uproar around.

All the people present were men, because according to tradition, women were not allowed to participate in such sacrificial activities.

According to traditional concepts, men are yang and women are yin, and women's participation in sacrifices may anger the gods, which is a great disrespect to the gods.

Shi Tou and others looked surprised and made a small commotion.

Song Zhengdu remained calm and composed. Family affairs had always been decided by his eldest brother, so he naturally would not have any objection to his eldest brother's decision.

The village chief's face darkened, and he seemed to want to stop it, but was interrupted by Song Yan: "Village chief, our family does not stick to those old rules."

"Erya and Yaya are important members of our Song family. They should have the right to participate in the worship today."

If Song Yan had not heard what Shu Changyu said, he might have followed the tradition and "when in Rome, do as the Romans do."

After all, it was just a small sacrifice, and he didn't believe in any gods, so he decided not to participate.

But now, Song Yan's mood has changed.

Although he could not change everything in the outside world, in his own home, where he could make the decisions, he would give the two little girls as much freedom as possible.

Thinking of the tea cakes that Song Yan sent yesterday, the village chief didn't say anything.

As for Shi Tou and others, they are paid to do their jobs and will not interfere with the decisions of their master.

Song Wanzhou held Yaya in her arms. Although she felt a little nervous, she still plucked up her courage and walked over under Song Yan's encouraging gaze.

Walking to the altar, she put Yaya down, took the three incense sticks handed to her by Song Yan, and bowed respectfully.

Then, Song Yan stuffed three incense sticks into Yaya's little hand.

Yaya was still at an age when she was young and ignorant. When the lingering smoke hit her face, she frowned and was about to throw away the incense and candles.

Song Wanzhou quickly grabbed Yaya's little hand and bowed with her.

After they had worshipped the gods, Shitou and others came up with hoes to clear the weeds on the ground.