First of all, thanks to the kitchen.
Buyi people usually invite four chefs to help them cook when they marry their daughters for a wedding banquet.
On the wedding day of the bride, the bride's uncle or sister-in-law is the "leader" among the six farewell guests. The bride-to-be went to the man's house with her dowry. In front of the man's house, three men were arranged to rest at the next door, leaving only three women to accompany the bride. After the bride and groom welcomed the bride into the bridal chamber, the groom hung flowers decorated with red silk, held a square plate with a hip flask and a wine glass in his hand, and walked to the male farewell lounge. First, he poured three glasses of rice wine for each farewell guest, then two glasses for the tour guide, and then he took them to his house for dinner. After sitting down, there was nothing on the table of the Eight Immortals except eight rice bowls, eight pairs of chopsticks and eight big glasses. Everyone is waiting, but there is no food supply. If you are an experienced team leader, just hold your horses and keep quiet. After a while, the host who accompanied the guests deliberately asked loudly, "Why didn't you bring food?" The chefs have already discussed it, and the foreman replied, "We wanted to serve the food, but the hand plate was too oily, so we were afraid of slipping the bowl and the guests were too dirty to eat." At this time, the leader of the farewell party took out four new fur claws prepared in advance and went into the kitchen to apologize to the chefs, saying, "The chefs have worked too hard to cook dragon and phoenix meat, and their skills are really high. We had a good time. I can never thank you. I'll send you a piece of burlap. Please accept it and take it to wipe the oil. " The chefs put down their paws and served the dishes. Everyone began to drink and eat the dishes. Just after eating a few dishes and drinking a few mouthfuls of wine, a group of girls came over and said, "The food is cold. Let's take them back to the kitchen and heat them up. " After that, too many chefs saw all the dishes return to the kitchen. Everyone sat in the room and drank too little wine, but they didn't come back for a long time. The host who accompanied the guests deliberately asked loudly, "Isn't the food hot yet?" The girls answered in the kitchen, "Without firewood, the food won't be hot." At this time, the leader who saw the guests off understood, stood up and said to the guests, "Please stop and wait for me to serve the dishes." Say that finish, I took out a number of small red envelopes (1 a pack of 2 yuan) from my purse, went into the kitchen and gave a red envelope to each girl, saying, "Cousins (honorifics for girls) have worked hard, and the firewood cut up the mountain is not enough to burn. Here is some money. Please ask my cousins to buy me two handfuls of firewood and heat the dishes quickly so as not to wait. " Laughing and laughing, the girls took the red seal and brought the dishes to the table. Let's keep drinking and guess the rules. One after another, the "ethics" added interest to the banquet, and the onlookers enjoyed it even more.
Second, eight pieces of chicken.
When male guests and the host accompanying the groom's family sit in the upper left seat, the leader of the guests is usually arranged in the upper left seat. After he sent towels and red seals to thank the chefs, the chefs brought chicken, pork, fungus, vermicelli, tofu and other dishes. Chicken is only cut into eight pieces: head, tail, wings, legs and tendons, which is called "chicken eight pieces". Eight pieces of chicken have a certain metaphorical meaning: the head of the chicken is "the cock announces the dawn", which means good luck; A chicken's tail is a metaphor for an outstanding leader. Chicken wings mean wealth, Pengcheng Wan Li; Chicken ribs are a metaphor for deliberation and foresight; Chicken legs are a metaphor for doing things in a down-to-earth manner. This chicken is served in eight pieces in a big plate, and the head of the chicken should face the most respected leader sitting in the upper left seat. At this time, the host who accompanied the guests began to pour wine again. After pouring, he picked up the head of the chicken with chopsticks and said, "Phoenix is lucky and landed in the middle of the table. The guests have worked hard, and the limelight respects you. " Say that finish, put the chicken head in the bowl of the farewell party leader. The team leader took the chicken head and said, "Phoenix is lucky and falls on our side. The host is very affectionate, and I have a taste. " Say that finish, send the chicken head to the owner's bowl on the right. After the host said "four words and eight sentences", he sent the chicken head to the bowls of other guests, and the person who got the chicken head said "four words and eight sentences" to others. If you can't say "four words and eight sentences", you have to drink a bowl of wine and then give it to others. This concession is actually to use a chicken head as a "prop". One is to test the talents and wisdom of the participants, and the other is to propose a toast or "punish" the wine to make the banquet more interesting. Some people at the dinner table were very talented, but they wanted to drink a bowl of wine, so they deliberately couldn't say "four words and eight sentences", and then they were "punished" for drinking a bowl of wine beautifully, and then they gave their heads to others. If you don't stop, you will start eating chicken after a hangover. Those who sit on the left seat eat the head of a chicken, and those who sit on the right seat eat the right rib; The person sitting in the lower right seat eats the chicken tail, while the person sitting in the lower left seat eats the left rib; Those sitting on the left seat eat the left and left legs respectively; People sitting on the right seat eat the right wings and legs respectively.
Third, Zona Fujian.
Farewell to the bride, the bride is going back, and the groom's family has set up a square table at the door with a pair of lying suona on it. This is a sign that the host wants to send away relatives and guests at a distance. If you are an inexperienced team leader, you will be very anxious about this situation. I don't know what's going on. Experienced people will put two red seals (1 2 yuan per pack) prepared in advance on the table, then raise the lying suona with both hands and fasten the horn pot on the table, and the horn whistle will stand upright. This not only means that you need to blow the suona to give a ride to show the honor of both the host and the guest, but also to thank the host for his hospitality. The violinist got a red seal, picked up the viola, played a song "Going Out" and sent the guests away with the host. Out of the village gate, I played a few songs "Over the Mountain". Suona's Fujian etiquette not only embodies the unity and friendship between relatives, but also "informs" the people in the village that a family has such a grand holiday ethics. On the other hand, if the inexperienced farewell party leader doesn't send a red seal to help Zona lying on the table of the Eight Immortals, then people will not only be laughed at for being rude and unappreciative, but also be "respected" by the girls who have been waiting there for a long time, and how many bowls of wine will be finished. Imagine that no matter how much you drink, three bowls will be sad. Of course, this kind of situation is rare, and the vast majority of leaders who see off relatives are shrewd.