Chapter 367: Playing with the Lamp Fish (Ch 367)

Chapter 367:

Looking at the pot of red soup in front of me,

Qi Jia felt his stomach protesting. For a person from Guangdong Province whose body was filled with soup instead of blood,

He thought it was just nonsense for someone to sprinkle large amounts of chili powder into the soup!

More importantly, Kim Min-jun actually used the pork belly to cook soup. If this was left at his home, he could be shot directly without even a trial.

[I’ve never had it before, this is my first time seeing it, does it taste good like this? ]

[Right now! Ask him to take out the pork belly right now! I’m not kidding! ]

[I’ve had pork rib soup, lean meat soup, and even pork offal soup, but I never thought that pork belly could be used to make soup]

[Oh my god, this pot of kimchi, pork soup with corn, carrots, yam, and coix seed, this is a rule, doesn’t he know? ]

[What’s the difference between this and drinking kimchi water? ]

[It’s actually okay to drink it in winter, it makes you sweat and feels great]

[I agree. I like to drink pork belly and spicy cabbage soup in winter. It makes me feel comfortable.]

Perhaps due to the differences in local cuisines, there was a huge argument in the barrage area of ​​the live broadcast room over a soup. Some people liked it, while others said they couldn’t accept it, just like the dispute over whether the rice dumplings should be sweet or salty during the Dragon Boat Festival every year.

Dinner is drawing to a close.

Except for Kim Min-jun who drank the big pot of soup in big gulps, everyone else, even Lee Ji-eun, only took a sip.

Qi Jia and the others were simply not used to drinking, while Li Zhien was too used to drinking and had no interest in it.

After dinner, Jiang Wei came over, clapped his hands and announced,

“Let me tell you something. The leader of the local Culture and Tourism Bureau contacted the program team today and invited us to participate in the ‘Fish Lantern’ event on New Year’s Eve…”

Jiang Wei talked for more than ten minutes, and Qi Jia probably understood what he said.

To put it simply, after seeing the variety show becoming popular both at home and abroad, the Shezhou Culture and Tourism Bureau approached the production team, hoping to collaborate with them.

Use the platform of live variety shows to promote the customs and culture of Shezhou.

“So in the next few days, in addition to completing our daily tasks, we also need to go to Zhanqi Village to make and train with the masters of the Fish Lanterns, and join the Fish Lanterns team on New Year’s Eve.”

After Jiang Wei finished speaking, Qi Jia and the others who went shopping together that night all had their eyes light up.

“Director, you mean we should perform the Fish Lantern Festival with everyone, right?” Zhang Ruonan asked impatiently.

“Ah? Yes, what’s wrong?” Jiang Wei nodded in confusion, not understanding why they were so excited.

“It’s okay director, we’re just too excited.”

“Oh, that’s good. I thought you guys would be unwilling to do it because you were too tired.” Jiang Wei said with a sigh of relief.

At this time, Huang Lei, who had been unable to hold back any longer, cleared his throat and said,

“Speaking of the Zhanqi Fish Lantern, it originated from the Wang family during the reign of Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song Dynasty, and has a history of more than 800 years.

At first, there were nine large fish lanterns in the Yitong Temple and the Eight Branch Temples. Later, due to the chaos caused by wars in the Qing Dynasty,

Two of the ancestral halls were burned down, leaving only seven large fish lanterns, which have been passed down to this day. “

Jiang Wei glanced at Huang Lei with a little surprise, gave him a thumbs up and praised him.

“I never thought that Mr. Huang is not only a great cook, but also has such a deep understanding of folk customs and history.”

Huang Lei smiled reservedly and said,

“No, no, I know a little bit, I like to do random research.”

As he spoke, he put his phone back into his pocket without leaving any trace.

…

The next day at noon,

Qi Jia and others got on the program crew’s special car and came to Zhanqi Village, which is more than 7 kilometers away from the ancient city of Shezhou.

At the entrance of the village, as soon as we got off the bus, a young man wearing glasses came up to us and greeted us enthusiastically.

“Thank you for your hard work. Welcome all the teachers to our Zhanqi Village. I am Chen Le, the staff member in charge of this Fish Lantern Activity.”

Then he introduced a middle-aged man next to him who was slightly plump, of medium height, and had neatly combed hair.

“This is our Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau, Peng Yue.”

Peng Yue did not put on any official airs, but took the initiative to step forward enthusiastically, shook hands with everyone with a smile on his face, and said with a smile,

“Thanks to the program team and teachers for their willingness to support our work. On behalf of the people of Shezhou, I thank you.”

Teacher He, who has the most extensive social experience, took over the conversation.

“Director Peng, you are too polite. We should thank Shezhou for facilitating our program.”

Everyone stood at the entrance of the village, exchanged greetings for less than a minute, and then walked towards the village accompanied by Peng Yue and others.

According to the program flow planned in advance, along the way, Peng Yue introduced the local scenery, food, and history of Zhanqi Village to everyone.

After a while, Peng Yue led everyone to a Hui-style building with white walls and green tiles and introduced it.

“Teachers, look, this is the starting point of our annual Fish Lantern Festival, Dunmu Hall. It is one of the eight branch ancestral halls of the Wang family in Zhanqi Village, and its history can be traced back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.”

Peng Yue pushed open the heavy door and walked in with the production team.

At this moment, the ancestral hall looked like a huge construction site, with many thick bamboos and a piece of white paper piled on the ground.

Some villagers were using knives to break the bamboos one by one and then processing them into soft bamboo strips.

Then the villagers will take the processed bamboo strips away, tie them into shapes of various sizes, and finally put them together to form the skeleton of a fish lantern.

[Wow! What a lively scene, the New Year atmosphere is full]

【I really want to go and see it live! 】

[I really envy you. Children in the city can’t even set off fireworks.]

[Strange, why are there only middle-aged and elderly people, why are there no young people?]

[It seems to be true now, why are there no young people?]

[Which young person would want to learn this if it doesn’t make money?]

He Jiong saw the questions raised by netizens in the live broadcast room, so he asked Peng Yue who was accompanying him.

“Tired, hard work, no money to make,” Peng Yue said helplessly for the three reasons, and then he said sincerely: “So, this time we came to you teachers, we also want you to use your public influence to promote our fish lanterns, attract more young people to pay attention, and prevent the good things left by our ancestors from disappearing in vain.”

After hearing this, several people nodded solemnly.

At this time, Zhang Ruonan, who was following Qi Jia, suddenly pointed ahead and shouted,

“Wow, Qi Jia, look, that fish lantern is so big and beautiful! Let’s go over and take a photo and post it online to help everyone promote it.”

Everyone looked in the direction of her finger and saw a lifelike super-large fish lantern that was over four meters long and two meters high.

Lee Ji-eun and Komatsu Nana’s eyes lit up when they saw it. They trotted to the fish lantern and took out their mobile phones to take pictures.

“Qi Jia, do you know why this fish lantern is so big?”

Huang Lei walked up to him and asked, his expression as if to say, ask me now, ask me now,

“Oh, is there anything special about this?” Qi Jia cooperated with a surprised expression.

“Of course.” Huang Lei’s temperament suddenly changed, and an aura of pretending to be cool began to emanate from inside to outside.

“Look at this big fish lantern, it is majestic and magnificent. During the tour, it is at the core of the team.

Just like the flagship in a fleet, this big fish lantern represents the prosperity of the family and group, and carries the hope and well-being of the entire village.

These small fish lanterns are full of vitality and will swim around the big fish lanterns during the performance.

It represents the descendants of the family, implying that the family and the individual support each other and live in harmony. “

After Huang Lei finished speaking, there was applause from the side. Peng Yue clapped vigorously and exclaimed,

“Teacher Huang Lei is very knowledgeable. He is amazing.”

“No, no,” Huang Lei waved his hands modestly, with the corners of his mouth curled up, which was harder to suppress than AK.

After the brief introduction, Qi Jia and his friends learned how to make fish lanterns with the masters during the day under the arrangement of the program team.

When it gets dark at night, under the hands-on instruction of the masters, they practice how to dance the fish lanterns flexibly and vividly.

Time passes quietly in the busyness.

It is soon the New Year’s Eve. Netizens at home and abroad who have learned about the Zhanqi Fish Lantern through live broadcast,

They began to gather in Zhanqi Village to watch the fish lantern show by Qi Jia and others.