What do you mean by slaughtering a few pigs, a few sheep, how many fish, and a few chickens?
And what kind of vegetables do we need to buy?
How elaborate is the feast? Is it the auspicious six courses? Or the prosperous eight courses? Or is it the perfect ten?
In situations like Song Chongjin's, it's usually either six main dishes or eight dishes, with a good mix of hot, cold, meat, and vegetarian.
Old Granny Zhang, having lived most of her life, is extremely knowledgeable about these customs. She can speak about them fluently and in detail.
Wang Yongzhu listened and was completely puzzled.
It's just hosting a guest, you make the dishes and serve them one after another, isn't it? Why are there so many rules?
Old Granny Zhang looked at her daughter with disappointment, thinking there are so many ways to do this. If she weren't her biological daughter, would she impart all this knowledge so generously?
Others' families want to learn, but she's not willing to teach them.
