Braised pork, sweet and sour lotus root, stir-fried sweet potato, dry fried small fish, white gourd soup, along with pumpkin pancake and chive pie; every dish was generously portioned, stimulating people's appetite.
As noon approached, despite the Di family's efforts to retain them, more than half of the villagers who came to join the fun had left.
Those who remained were seated at several tables, chatting about various topics while enjoying the authentic rural dishes.
After a few rounds of wine, everyone started to loosen up and talk more.
"Although this year's early rice crop was ruined by drought, the late rice crop was pretty good, better than previous years, which was beyond our expectations."
