Chapter 217
Lin Tian was also very happy to see the smiles on his parents' faces.
He said to the village chief: "Village Chief, since there have been so many happy events recently, I would like to invite everyone in the village to our family's wedding banquet for free."
"Now Xiaoda is the big boss, generous and heroic."
The village chief gave Lin Tian a thumbs up.
"The reason why I am where I am today is because of the help of people in our village. Without everyone, I would not be able to achieve this level."
During this period of time, many of the jobs in Lintian have been done by asking villagers for help, which is true.
The date was soon determined, and it was scheduled to be in half a month.
Lin Tian invited all the people he should invite, including Pan Haoliang, Yin Su, Li Xiaobo, Peng Lao and others.
On Pei Lei's side, he hesitated for a moment and also sent a message.
Unexpectedly, Pei Lei was a good person, so she gave Lin Tian a big red envelope of 10,000 yuan to congratulate her, saying that she just didn't have time to come that day.
This made Lin Tian breathe a sigh of relief, and felt a little sorry for Pei Lei.
She is a good girl, but she is destined to miss him.
Wang Cuijuan only invited Wang Yumei's family, while Lin Guoming invited some distant relatives, and it is said that many of them agreed to come.
This made Lin Tian sneer.
He remembered clearly that when their family was poor, these relatives avoided them one by one and did not interact with them. Now that they know that their family is better off, those relatives say they are snobbish.
Wang Cuijuan knew that he was feeling uncomfortable, so she persuaded him: "In the past, our family's situation was not good, and we were in debt everywhere, so it was understandable that others would hide from us. Now that our family's conditions are better, it is natural for everyone to resume contact with each other.
As the saying goes, everyone is a guest, so don’t be rude."
Lin Tian raised his eyebrows, forced out a smile that could no longer be fake, and teased: "Mom, look at what you said, when have I been rude? I always greet people with this smile."
Wang Cuijuan said angrily: "Yes, every time you say hello without saying hello and walk away with a smile in front of others, this is your politeness."
Lin Tian shrugged.
"We're not familiar with each other. Is this going to be an awkward conversation? Okay, I won't walk away this time to save face for both of you."
Wang Cuijuan shook her head helplessly.
"Your aunt and uncle will come over then, so be mentally prepared."
Wang Cuijuan knew that her son had always been very critical of her brother-in-law, so she gave him a reminder.
Lin Tian was a little surprised. After thinking about it for a while, he understood.
Dai Zhiguo is a snob. In the past, he would not have come with Wang Yumei to participate in a small event like theirs. Maybe even Wang Yumei wouldn't be allowed to come.
Now that I know their family is rich and have paid off their debts, I came here.
"It's really a big girl getting into a sedan chair."
Faced with Lin Tian's somewhat sinister tone, Wang Cuijuan sighed.
Although she didn't like her brother-in-law very much, since her sister lived with him, she naturally hoped that they would be well.
"Cousin, are you coming?"
Wang Cuijuan shook her head.
"No, your cousin is in the city now and is very busy!"
Lin Tian didn't ask his mother why Dai Mengjiao didn't come. He overheard Wang Cuijuan's phone call with Wang Yumei last time and knew that Dai Mengjiao had left Liangpin Jinghui and went to Wang Group. Thinking that she was now living like a fish in water, he didn't ask any more questions.
Even now, he still doesn't have a good impression of this cousin.
On the day of entry, before dawn, Lintian and his family got up and prepared many things for the ceremony.
Pig's trotter rice is a must, and each person carries a kerosene lamp, a cage of chicken and some fruits and vegetables.
At the right time, Lin Guoming lit a bunch of firecrackers. Amidst the sound of firecrackers, they pushed open the door of the old house and walked in.
The pig's trotter rice was placed in the hall. Wang Cuijuan went to the kitchen to light a pot of boiling water and turned on the faucet. This meant that the house started to smell like fireworks and someone was using it.
Lin Guoming and Lin Tian went to post couplets.
Lin Xiaoguo, on the other hand, held the lit kerosene lamp in his hand, ran around all the rooms, and placed the kerosene lamp in each room.
After completing these simple rituals, the whole family gathered around a few chopsticks of pig's trotters to eat. This was considered to have completed the entrance ceremony.
The house they lived in had already had an entry ceremony when they moved into the rough house, so there was no need to do so this time. The ceremony was only performed in the old house.
The rituals in Linjiacun are simpler than those in other places.
Lin Tian agrees with this sense of ritual in the village. This is not superstition, but a sense of ritual passed down by ancestors, and it has the meaning of inheritance.
After the ceremony, it was time to prepare for the banquet.
They divided the banquet into two meals, morning and noon.
This meal, which started at seven o'clock in the morning, was for those people in the village who were going to work. They had finished eating early and then went to work.
For lunch, we invite people from far away, mainly close relatives and friends, to come and eat.
At half past six, the loudspeaker in the village rang on time, and the village chief's voice came from every corner of the village.
"Everyone, go to Guoming's house for a banquet at seven o'clock on time. It's free! No need to send red envelopes!"
This information was broadcast once yesterday afternoon. There were not many people in the village, so basically everyone knew that they were coming to the Lintian family's wedding banquet.
It’s free. Everyone remembers it very clearly and is afraid of missing it.
Not long after the radio broadcast, the villagers dragged their families to the door of Lin Tian's house one after another.
The Lintian family held a banquet in the open space in front of their new house, and hired a team of chefs who were the best in the area.
The chef team provides people and services, and Lintian's family provides most of the ingredients.
The ingredients are spiritual fruits modified by Lin Tian's spiritual energy, and the fish are fished from the fish ponds in Lin Tian.
The team of cooks was very professional, and there were ten of them. They went to Lintian's house at two o'clock in the morning to set up a tent, set up a stove and light a fire, wash vegetables, kill chickens and fish, and were very busy.
This is a specialty of the Lintian family. The wedding banquet is held in front of the house.
After the chef tasted the ingredients prepared by Lin Tian, he was full of praise. He said that this would be the most delicious wedding banquet he had ever had in his life, and he could take it out to brag in the future.
Some of the villagers were standing at the door chatting, while others gathered around the table to sit down with their friends, waiting for the food to be served.
The place was full of people and it was so lively.
Before seven o'clock, the meals were ready. The meals were uniformly packed in stainless steel basins and placed on several desks one by one, exuding an alluring aroma.
Some children were drooling. If they were not stopped by their parents, they would have rushed over to eat.
"Dung Ji Boy! Where are you looking for death? Come back quickly!"
"Dung Ji Boy" is a general name for what rural people in this area call their children. They usually call them this when they are angry.
A woman yelled and chased her five or six-year-old son back. When she caught her, she slapped her son's buttocks hard several times. The little boy cried "Wow!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...I want to eat!!"
"Eat, eat, eat, just eat, it's embarrassing! If you cry again, I'll whip you with a cane!"
Hearing "rattan", the little boy immediately stopped crying. He sobbed and looked eagerly at the plates of delicious dishes.
Chapter completed!