Chapter 40
Yaizhen didn't know if the male protagonist, who was in the rebellious stage, listened to what he said. After all, he had spoken and persuaded, and his own father would be able to do this.
The rest depends on whether the male protagonist can figure it out.
Moreover, Yaizhen was going on a business trip again, so he didn't have much time to stay in the village. Everyone was busy moving forward.
As a male protagonist, he naturally has his own merits and cannot continue to be mediocre.
Such an obvious path and opportunity are in front of you, but if you don't know how to grasp it, it will surprise Yaizhen.
Now, in addition to the efforts of each house in the Lao Shi family to save money for the younger family, the most important event is the first marriage of the grandchildren.
As the eldest son and grandson of Dafang, Shi Jin was also the first to get married. His appearance was not small, with a beautiful brick house and a set of newly made furniture.
Two days before the date was set, all the tables, chairs and benches were borrowed from each family, and a lot of bowls and chopsticks were also borrowed. There was no extravagance, but the old chef in the village who used to make big pot rice was asked to help prepare the wedding banquet.
Through the connections of relatives, neighbors and friends, the Lao Shi family also went through the back door of the meat factory and specially bought half a pig on the wedding day to make the banquet look beautiful.
Not long after the New Year, the work in the fields was not busy, and those who were a little empty in the village came to join in the fun.
Li Aoxue is the most beautiful among the educated youth, with red lips and white teeth. Today she is wearing new military green clothes. Her face becomes even more rosy against the big red flower on her chest. The villagers can't help praising her handsome appearance.
It's just that the bride doesn't look very happy.
But that's right, no one will be happy if they meet someone else who dresses better than themselves on their wedding day.
As the bride's future aunt, Li Mei doesn't care what the bride is thinking. She has been wearing this blue dress for several days. On such an important day today, of course she has to wear it and continue to look cool.
What the bride thinks is none of her business.
"Come on, come on, the newcomer has entered the house! Everyone, please stop making trouble!"
Li Aoxue was married from the educated youth center and was welcomed. The people in the village had nothing to do, so they started to cheer and follow her.
The ones getting married were also a few girls who were educated youths and had a good time. They were fair and tender, and the young people who welcomed the bride were very attentive.
The female educated youths looked shy and embarrassed, but in fact they still despised this little loser.
But when they arrived at the new house, they saw that the windows of Li Aoxue's residence were bright and clean, and the furniture was brand new. They no longer had to crowd around with educated youths like them, so they felt a little bit sad.
But when they thought that Li Aoxue, the most beautiful girl among the educated youth, would take root in this village, the sourness in their hearts dissipated.
What's the point of taking root in the village? It's just comfortable now. How can it be better than coming from the city? They don't do this kind of thing of losing the watermelon and picking up the sesame seeds.
"Aoxue, you will live here from now on! It's great."
With a faint smile on her face, Li Aoxue didn't respond. She started to sort out her dowry. It was said to be a dowry, but in fact it only consisted of a set of quilts and a set of mattresses, plus some gifts from friends. It was very shabby.
This is just a dowry for friends from the educated youth, you can give me a comb and I will give you a piece of brown sugar.
The female educated youth next to her helped pack her things and couldn't help but sigh: No wonder Li Aoxue was willing to take root in the village. Her parents in the city didn't take her seriously at all. When her daughter got married, she didn't even add a dowry.
Not coming either.
What is this called?
A discerning person could see that Li Aoxue was still feeling unhappy, so he turned around and tried to persuade her, "Actually, there's nothing wrong with being in the village. Shi Jin treats you so well, and he's quite handsome, too. It's better than in the city."
The young man is not much different."
"Yes, yes, I heard that Shi Jin is very popular among the girls in the village."
The female educated youths chattered nice words, and the villagers did not enter the new house. They gave the bride time to clean herself up, and then hold a few more ceremonies, and after the oaths were taken, the party was about to begin.
Li Mei, who was sitting and waiting for her meal, didn't care about the ceremony at all. She caught her son who was running around and said, "Calm down! The food will be served soon. Sit down!"
Finally, we had a good meal, and we were able to eat it open! Li Mei didn't want to miss this good opportunity, "It's a pity that Xiaodong said he would come over later, so he couldn't make it in time."
Shi Jianguo hugged his fourth child and coaxed him, "Xiaodong is busy with work, business."
Li Mei was not comforted and went back to business, so they even added a radio. As a result, the whole family was not able to arrive, which was a big loss.
"Come, give me the child."
"Don't." Shi Jianguo held the child and avoided Li Mei's hand, "You are wearing new clothes today. The child will pee soon. Please don't pee all over you again."
That's right too.
Hearing what Shi Jianguo said, Li Mei really didn't want to hug her anymore, and instead coaxed the two sons next to her who couldn't sit still.
The two women at the same table looked at each other and curled their lips involuntarily.
Which of the elder men in the village is like Shi Jianguo and coaxes his wife to hold his son every day? It’s really embarrassing!
The same goes for Li Mei. In such an occasion, how can a man hold a child in his arms? Others will laugh to death if they see it.
But as the saying goes, don't slap someone in the face when you hit someone, don't expose someone's shortcomings when you scold someone, and even if you say bad things, you can't say it to someone's face.
So no matter how disgusted she was with this scene, the woman opposite Li Mei just praised her in a strange way: "Mei Zi is so lucky. No man in the village loves his wife as much as Jianguo does, and even helps you take care of your children."
"Help me?" Li Mei looked sideways at Shi Jianguo, "Isn't this son yours? Did you help me take care of him?"
"Whatever it is, I didn't say it..." Shi Jianguo felt very aggrieved. He was taking care of his children honestly, so why were you glaring at him?
Shi Jianshe, who was chatting with someone at the next table, saw it and hated iron. How could a grown man let a woman ride on his head and act wild?
Let him come to your main table to drink and just hang around your wife. This third child will get under the waistband of the woman's pants. It's really embarrassing!
Be sure to talk to him well later.
Shi Jianguo, who was regarded as a weak husband, didn't care at all what his external image was. His image was of no use, and he would have to hunker down in bed and act coy. His image was not as important as his wife's.
Can the image sew clothes for him?
Can the image keep him warm?
Can the image give him a son?
cannot.
Since it can't do anything, it's useless.
"Meizi, I'll take Xiaobei to the backyard to pee. I'll be back in a while."
"Okay, hurry up, the food will be served soon."
"Okay!" Shi Jianguo hugged his young son and ran towards the backyard. As a result, halfway through, the sound of firecrackers could be heard outside.
Shi Jianguo turned around and ran back again.
Li Mei shouted over the crackling firecrackers, "Why are you running back again?"
"Dinner is about to begin! Anyway, Xiao Bei packed a diaper. I'll wash it later!"
It seems that I really don’t want to miss this meal. After all, it is a rare opportunity to enjoy a delicious meal.
The sound of firecrackers outside lasted for more than five minutes, and then Erleizi started to be set off again. The villagers who came to help carried a large mahogany plate with four dishes on each plate, and moved it skillfully to everyone's table.
Before the ear-splitting sound of cannons died down, the aroma of vegetables appeared in front of everyone's table, the sound of exclamations, the sound of chopsticks hitting dishes, and the noise of children. The mixture of many sounds became the main theme of weddings in this era.
No one was talking at this time. Every household in the village was poor. It was rare to have such a good meal. Everyone was eating with open stomachs, so there was no time to talk.
In the wind and clouds, cups and saucers collided, and the empty plates that were eaten up by the villagers with a few chopsticks were piled on top of one another and then taken away.
Each table was served with eight large plates, two cold dishes and six hot dishes. Each plate was of substantial portion and kept so that everyone could eat and drink enough.
In fact, if we are more particular about it, we should have eight cold dishes and eight hot dishes, but no one can pay attention to it now, so they just make do with eight dishes on each table.
Finally, each table was given a sweet egg soup, which is commonly known as rolling egg soup in the village, which means that you can leave after drinking the rolling egg soup, and there will be no food later.
Those who finished the meal were reluctant to leave and continued to join in the fun. They were also planning to have a wedding ceremony in the evening.
However, there was no fuss at the wedding in the evening, because in the afternoon, the villagers went to Lao Shi's house to watch the TV brought by Yaizhen!
TV!
Or a color TV!
Chapter completed!