Different regions and customs, the word "sit at a table" can only be used in rural areas around the Central Plains, which is understandable. Out of this place, you can't say this word again. Some people say it's a banquet, so it's better to understand. In fact, it means the same as "sitting on a desk". Especially in rural areas, there are not many opportunities to eat something good on weekdays, as long as you can eat a good meal at the table and increase your appetite. If someone is entertaining guests, all his relatives and friends will sit at the table. Children must go, too. Some adults can take care of four children. When I was a child, I often pestered my family to take me to the table, hoping that I could have a good meal. If I'm lucky, I can hide a big white steamed bun secretly. In rural areas, there are only the following situations to entertain guests: when you marry a daughter-in-law, when you marry a girl, when you give birth to a child, and when you bury someone. Among them, the most abundant hospitality is when you marry a daughter-in-law, and the lowest is when you bury someone, which depends on whether the host family is rich and generous. If you meet a miser's funeral, you may not entertain guests, or you may cook a big pot of dishes. Let's talk about the hospitality of marrying a daughter-in-law, which is an extremely important thing in the countryside and can even represent the status of this family to some extent. Everything else can be omitted, except that marrying a daughter-in-law is a cosmetic thing. Not only do it well, but also do it well, with dignity, prestige and style, and show the position of so-and-so in the village. People who want to marry their wives should prepare a few days in advance, invite chefs, buy things, find trouble, invite idle people, support a large pot, fry things and so on. , commonly known as "hospitality".

This kind of banquet is generally called a wedding banquet. Many banquets are held in homes with good economic conditions, that is, twelve cold dishes are served first for guests to drink. Cold dishes generally include celery, lotus root, spinach, beef, vermicelli and so on. Anyway, twelve courses need to be supplemented. Men usually put several boxes of torn cigarettes on the table (tearing is mainly to prevent some unconscious guests from taking the cigarettes in the boxes away in their pockets). People with personality tear up cigarettes and put them on small plates. Two bottles of mid-range liquor. Cigarettes are usually packed in soft bags, and the banquet is mainly given to the uncle of the woman's family. He wants to sit at the top, that is, in the living room facing south, accompanied by local celebrities, such as the village party secretary and the village Committee director. Accompanying guests should not only be able to drink, but also be able to talk, that is, they should be able to chat with people all over the world, try to figure out the thoughts of the guests sitting in the chief, say some topics that the guests like, and even flatter the guests in a very emotional way, so that they can drink more, eat more vegetables and be less picky. Because in today's scene, only my mother's uncle can't afford to offend. If he loses his temper, he can lift your desk.

This guest is so clean. If the host family is stingy, someone will gently hint at the guest: "This is not enough preparation, just saying, not respecting food." The guests just do it very carefully. Even if there is a detail in the dish worship, if the host family's economic conditions are not generally good, they will not only worship the food, but also say, "Please feel free to worship the food, we are much prepared. The dishes served by the guests are put aside, and another plate is served here! " Yes! What an atmosphere! The host who said this is making a tasteful banquet! The general dish worship is like this. For example, when a bowl of braised pork is served, the host and guest sit with chopsticks to signal everyone not to move, and then say, "Everyone! Today, this * * man, it's hard to accompany you! I won't move chopsticks in this bowl of braised pork, forget it! " Chopsticks at a stroke, the food is put aside. As for his tone of negotiation, it's just a formality, and he has the final say in this banquet. Put aside the dishes that are respected and paste them with red paper, which reads: * * to * *. It will soon be taken away by the young man who carries the plate. If the host family doesn't prepare much, the guests can only sit there and wait for the next bowl. If there is, the same bowl will be served soon. At this time, the guests can start waving chopsticks and laughing. When delivering food, put two steamed buns, and if there are old people at home, some even put a bottle of white wine to show respect! After the banquet, the guests left, leaving only the host family to clear the tables and chairs and wash the dishes. It usually takes two days to finish.

Marrying a girl is also to entertain guests. This is the day before the girl got married and lived in her parents' house. The scene is generally not big, because after all, I feel that she always suffers, so it is not very festive. Banquets are generally not very good. So there was "eight or eight seats", a banquet with the lowest grade. First, eight cold dishes (including dried fruits) are drinks, and then eight hot dishes are dinner. Some "sitting at the table" guests don't even have enough to eat, and they make a fuss and say, "There is no stalk in the spoon." This soup is too thin.

Another reason for entertaining guests is that there are children at home, commonly known as "eating noodles" or "cooking full moon wine" The level of this banquet is generally too high and medium, and guests can basically eat it. The last kind of entertainment is a semi-funeral. Arguably, there is no reason to sit at home and eat and drink for a funeral. But some people still have to do it. Perhaps this is a more public way to commemorate the death of most parents who are children. If the operation is glorious, some old people will say afterwards, "That family is really filial!" His mother was buried, and there were 26 tables of guests, all of whom ate steamed chicken and steamed fish, so ostentation and extravagance! Hey! "

Most people don't entertain guests at funerals. After burying the old man, the family cut some meat, chopped a cabbage, made a few vermicelli, made some tofu, made a big pot of vegetables, each with a steamed bread and a bowl of vegetables, and squatted down to eat in a leeward place. This is a meal. To tell the truth, watching those filial children and grandchildren cry their eyes out, few people have the mind to savor the taste of dishes.