The 19th day of the second lunar month is an auspicious day for getting married.
Before dawn, Lishan Village was already bustling with activity.
Today is the day when Wang Erniu and Chen Lili get married.
Because Wang Erniu had an aunt who married into the county, their family's conditions in the village were relatively good, but Wang Erniu was a terrible person.
In addition, Sun Hong was not an easy person to get along with, and not only the people in Lishan Village, but also the nearby villages were unwilling to marry them.
Wang Erniu is the eldest grandson of Lao Wang's family and is deeply loved by Sun Hong.
In view of the fact that the eldest grandson's marriage had repeatedly hit a wall, this time it was successful, and Sun Hong decided to make a big deal.
She not only called the whole village to come for the wedding banquet, but also all her relatives.
According to the custom of Lishan Village, everyone is only invited to have lunch at the wedding banquet. Sun Hong was generous enough to treat everyone to three meals.
People these days are busy just for a bite to eat. After hearing Sun Hong say that they would like to have three meals a day, their relatives in the village outside their home went out in the middle of the night.
Some people arrive before dawn, and some people arrive just after dawn, and the firecrackers set off by the guests keep going off.
Chen Zhaozhao listened to the sound of firecrackers and stood in the courtyard looking at the celebration over there, thinking to herself that it was much more lively than when she got married in her previous life.
very nice!
"Zhaozhao, let's go have breakfast." Chen Simei hurried over and shouted.
When there is a happy event in the village, every family will send someone to help.
So early that morning, except Chen Zhaozhao, Chen Ermei and Chen Xiaoni, everyone else in the Chen family went to help.
Some people go to the groom's house, and some people go to the bride's house.
Now it was time for breakfast. Chen Simei came to call Chen Zhaozhao and the others to have breakfast at Wang Erniu's house.
"I'm not going." Chen Zhaozhao refused.
"Why don't you go? It's rare for Grandma Sun to invite you to a wedding banquet with three meals a day." Chen Simei advised.
"I'm still hurt, so I won't go." Chen Zhaozhao was not interested in having a wedding banquet.
The important thing is that she doesn't want to step into Wang Erniu's house, where there are too many painful memories.
"I'm not going either." Chen Ermei said. She had just divorced Zhang Dagui and when she went to the designated place, she was questioned and made irresponsible remarks.
Originally, she should have gone to help, but the frostbite on her hands hadn't healed yet, and she still had wounds from the beating on her body, so she didn't go.
"Aren't you going?" Chen Simei looked at Chen Xiaoni, "Then Fourth Aunt, please take Xiaoni there."
"Okay." Chen Xiaoni nodded with bright eyes.
Children love fun. Although Chen Xiaoni is shy, she also likes fun. She wanted to eat wedding candies.
Chen Simei took Chen Xiaoni to Wang Erniu's house to have breakfast, while Chen Zhaozhao and Chen Ermei took matters into their own hands at home.
They were probably the only ones in the village who opened fire on their own today.
After breakfast, Wang Erniu drove a bullock cart and was surrounded by a large group of people to pick up Chen Lili.
Chen Zhaozhao stood in front of the courtyard gate, watching Chen Lili being pulled into the house by Wang Erniu amidst the loud sound of firecrackers, and a stone suddenly fell in his heart.
Chen Lili finally married Wang Erniu. She didn't want to get married, but she couldn't escape the reality.
She was sitting on the bullock cart. When she was leaving the intersection, she looked specifically in the direction of Chen Zhaozhao's house. When she saw that pretty figure, she was so angry that her nails dug into her flesh.
It was she who was supposed to marry Wang Erniu, why did she become her?
When her mother asked if she was crazy, she wanted to pretend to be crazy to avoid the marriage. However, Sun Hong and Wang Erniu were so cruel that she wanted to get married even if she was crazy.
Chen Lili had no other choice. She wanted to escape, but her family found her and locked her back in her room. She didn't want to live anymore, but she couldn't kill herself.
During the most difficult time, she thought of Jiang Yuzhi. Jiang Yuzhi had promised her that when she returned to the city, he would arrange for her to go to the city, but only if she wanted her to do whatever she asked her to do.
She wanted to go to the city and didn't want to stay in this backward and poor mountain village, so she wanted to stay alive and wait for Jiang Yuzhi to redeem her promise.
The wedding of Wang Erniu and Chen Lili was a lively affair. Several days after it ended, everyone is still talking about the grandness of the wedding.
The food and wine were as plentiful as they could be, especially the melon seed candies brought by Aunt Wang Erniu from the county town, which were enough for them to brag about for a while.
Sun Hong was very happy to be praised, and Wang Erniu's face was even brighter with joy. He finally had a wife. Although Chen Zhaozhao was not the most beautiful in the village, Chen Lili was also prettier than most of the girls in the village.
The wedding was a grand affair, and on the surface the guests were having a great time, but in fact Jiang Chunxiu scolded Sun Hong severely after returning from the wedding banquet.
You are willing to spend so much money on a banquet, but only give them a small gift. Who are you looking down on?
She decided to ask Sun Hong to ask for more betrothal gifts when negotiating marriage with Chen Sanmei.
On the day when the bride returns home after three days, a homecoming banquet will be held at Lao Chen’s house.
Chen Zhaozhao's family was naturally invited to have lunch.
After breakfast, Liu Guihua and Chen Dawang were called to help prepare lunch.
In the middle of the morning, Chen Zhaozhao and the others went to Lao Chen's house together.
Originally they didn't want to go, but Chen Erming, who came to call for help, repeatedly insisted that they go, saying it was grandma's wish.
Chen Zhaozhao decided to go and see what kind of monster Jiang Chunxiu was trying to be.
When the door was pressed, Chen Lili and Wang Erniu arrived at Lao Chen's house just after breakfast.
Jiang Chunxiu was quite satisfied with Wang Erniu's return gift, and the atmosphere at home was quite warm.
When Chen Zhaozhao and the others entered the courtyard, they saw their mother busy in the kitchen, her third aunt standing at the kitchen door staring, and her father chopping firewood.
The rest of Lao Chen's family were sitting around eating melon seeds and chatting. Chen Sanwang and Li Mei were the father-in-law and mother-in-law, so it was understandable that they didn't have to work today.
But the others had no intention of helping at all.
This is the status of her parents' family in the old Chen family. When they come to the homecoming banquet, they do the work. When Jiang Chunxiu and the others are invited to the homecoming banquet, they also do the work.
"Hey, Damei, you are here~" The second aunt was the first to greet them, and the others also changed their previous indifferent attitude and greeted them in a friendly manner.
This is so strange.
In line with the principle of politeness, Chen Zhaozhao and the others greeted them politely.
After the greetings, the atmosphere cooled down, and Jiang Chunxiu said boldly: "You are all casual, we will have lunch soon."
Her attitude towards Chen Zhaozhao and the others was also unprecedentedly good, and it seemed that there were no previous calculations and quarrels at all.
Since Zhang Genshan was casually moving around and decided to help Chen Dawang chop wood, Chen Zhaozhao stopped him and said, "Brother-in-law, I think dad's chopping is enough. You don't have to go and just sit and eat melon seeds."
"Ah, this..." Zhang Genshan was flustered and at a loss. He had nothing to talk to the old Chen family, and he felt uncomfortable staying away from chopping firewood with his father-in-law.
He didn't expect Chen Zhaozhao to stop him. In the past, he felt that this little girl looked down on him. She rarely talked to him and sometimes didn't even say hello when meeting him.
Chen Zhaozhao went to grab a handful of melon seeds from the bamboo basket surrounded by the younger members of the old Chen family, and stuffed them into his hands. He stood there in a daze for a long time, unable to react.
When Chen Erming and others saw Chen Zhaozhao grabbing melon seeds and giving them all to Zhang Genshan, their pupils dilated and they were shocked and angry. They wanted to stop them, but they remembered their grandma's instructions and held back.
Chen Zhaozhao saw their expressions, smiled coldly in his heart, and picked up the basket directly...