Chapter 331 The Visitor Knows the Time_2
Is this a boast or a threat?
Jin Zhitong flung his sleeves and left; before he departed, he glared at Xiaoman with fierce resentment.
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On the third day after receiving the good military report, the village set up a banquet with dishes served in continuous sequence.
In these lean times, the land was bleak and barren, the crops frozen dead, and food was a rarity; when the Village Chief's wife set up this feast, the entire village came.
With so many people, the table only had the simplest five big bowls: oil-fried tofu with a layer of meat on top, braised tofu underneath, meat buns, stir-fried glass noodles, and a bowl of fragrant and rich chicken soup. Although the soup bowls contained few slices of chicken, it was nonetheless authentic chicken soup; having a bowl was enough to warm one from the mouth to the stomach. For many households, this was a luxury akin to celebrating the New Year.
This was the first time Changmen formally held a feast.