Farming Space Makes Me Rich 2

Chapter 356-360

Chapter 356: Graduation Banquet 1
Translator: Lonelytree

Taoyuan Village was bustling with activity!

Cars drove into Taoyuan Village. They might not know each other, but their common goal was to attend the graduation banquet of a university student in Taoyuan Village.
The top scorer of science in City Z was admitted by Imperial University. People were honored to be invited.

There were thirty tables at this banquet, and each table seated ten people.

Taoyuan Village had around two hundred people. They also had relatives and friends. Therefore, thirty tables was definitely not a lot.

The tables and chairs were taken from the village's ancestral hall. In Taoyuan Village, there was a custom that whenever a family had a child, they had to contribute something to the ancestral hall. It could be a new table, a set of cutlery, or so on. Every villager would contribute. That way, whenever there was a gathering in the village, the ancestral hall would always have enough to serve the villagers.

Therefore, while the banquet was big, there were enough logistical items.

Logically speaking, since today was the Xiao Family's banquet, Mother Xiao only needed to welcome the guests. However, Mother Xiao's cooking skill was acknowledged as the best in Taoyuan Village. Plus, Mother Xiao had promised that she would cook a feast after the villagers helped save the strawberry field. This was the perfect opportunity.

'Therefore, Mother Xiao was the head chef for this banquet. Naturally, she had many helpers.
'When the Taoyuan Village held a banquet, the host would invite many helpers. This was a favor-based or exchange-based thing.

Today, you came to help with my family's banquet. In the future, I will come to help at yours.

Similarly, if you attended my banquet today, I would attend yours in the future.

This is a kind of village reciprocity.

'The best example was a villager who had moved to the city. For the past few years, they never attended any village banquet even though they were invited.

One day, their family suddenly returned to the village to hold a banquet, saying that their son had entered university.

They enthusiastically went to every family in the village to invite them.

The villagers also agreed to attend.

However, on the day of the banquet, other than a few relatives and friends, the rest was empty tables.

This made the family extremely confused and furious.

He stopped a villager and asked angrily, "Why didn't you attend my family's banquet? You promised you'd come!"

'The villager sneered and said, "Your family never attended our banquet, so why should we attend your family's banquet?

"You've stayed in the village for decades. After staying in the city for a few years, have you forgotten the rules of our village? It's clear that you look down on us when you refuse to attend our banquets, so why should we suck up to you? Who do you think you are?"
After saying that, the villager left without waiting for the man's reaction. The villager huffed. 'Your family has basically migrated to the city. Why would you suddenly come back to hold a banquet in the village? The goal is clearly to get our gifts. Do you think we're fools?
The host's face turned red. He was embarrassed and angry.

From then on, whenever there was a banquet held in the village, his family would send people to attend it. Only then did their relationship with the village gradually ease up.