Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three Festive Wedding Banquet
"My motherfucker!"
"Why do you make it so grand?!"
"Are you happy? Master Jiu Jin is great, right?"
"I didn't expect it, Allah never dreamed of it!"
When Da Mao, Sha Gu, Pig Killer and Shanghai Aunt entered the People's Barber Shop hand in hand, the four of them were shocked.
They were riding a rickshaw through the streets just now, and they were already so pleasantly surprised.
After having a banquet at the house of Tang Qing's parents, Da Mao took Silly Aunt and Butcher took Aunt Shanghai to their own home to recognize them. Under the control of Tang Qing's parents and parents-in-law, they each went to the house where they lived.
The ancestors offered incense and kowtowed.
At two fifty-eight, five rickshaws waiting downstairs of Butcher's house and five rickshaws waiting in front of Da Mao's house picked up Butcher and Shanghai Aunt respectively, and Damao and Sha Gu came to the square.
Tang Qing and some neighbors had been waiting here for a long time. They first asked photographers to take photos of the two newlyweds, and then ten rickshaws set off for a parade.
The ten rickshaws were in uniform order. The first one was occupied by the butcher and the Shanghai aunt, the second one was occupied by Da Mao and Sha Gu, Lao Longtou, Wang Carpenter, and the rickshaws occupied by several young neighbors followed in sequence.
As soon as ten rickshaws appeared on the street, pedestrians stopped to watch, and the rate of return and attention was many times higher than those of wedding convoys of luxury cars.
According to Tang Qing's arrangement, Lao Longtou and Wang Carpenter distributed wedding candies from time to time in areas where many pedestrians gathered, attracting many people to follow the rickshaw wedding convoy to the downtown street and to the entrance of the People's Barber Shop.
In the people's barbershop, the lights flashed, ribbons fluttered, and the melodious "Wedding March" played on the radio.
Sitting on the two barber chairs at the top are Da Mao Niang and Tang Qing's father, representing the parents of the two grooms respectively.
There were long rows of benches on the left and right sides. On one side were Director Liu, Tang Qing’s mother, Wang Carpenter and several other elderly neighbors. On the other side were Police Officer Xiao Wang, Tang Qing’s father-in-law and mother-in-law, Lao Longtou and the elders.
A neighbor.
"Worship heaven and earth!"
Tang Qing shouted loudly.
The butcher, Shanghai Aunt, Da Mao and Sha Gu bowed to the door of the store.
"Two thanks to Gaotang!"
Tang Qing shouted again.
The butcher, Shanghai aunt, Da Mao and Sha Gu bowed to Da Mao's mother and Tang Qing's father.
"Couple greetings!"
Tang Qing shouted again.
The butcher and the Shanghai aunt, Da Mao and the silly aunt face each other and bend over each other.
"Salute to the leaders and elders!"
Tang Qing also shouted.
The butcher, Shanghai Aunt, Da Mao and Sha Gu respectively bowed their thanks to Director Liu, Police Officer Xiao Wang and the elderly neighbors who were sitting on the long benches.
"After the ceremony, please invite the bride and groom, elders, and leaders to leave the store and take a seat!"
Tang Qing shouted as he walked out of the People's Barber Shop.
"Mom!"
"Ah?! Mother!"
"Ah?! My mother-in-law!"
"Ahhhh?! My dear mother!"
When the butcher, the Shanghai aunt, Da Mao and Sha Gu walked out of the store, they were completely and completely shocked by the scene in front of them and could only call out mother.
I saw the colorful lights flashing on the streets in the city center. Under the flashing colorful lights, various tables were arranged in an orderly manner. On the tables were various kinds of delicacies.
"Dear guests, tonight is the wedding banquet of Pig Butcher and Shanghai Aunt, Da Mao and Silly Aunt. Don't be polite, please feel free to eat."
Tang Qing stood on the steps of the People's Barber Shop and delivered a speech.
"Before we start eating, on behalf of the four newlyweds, I would first like to thank all the breakfast shop owners in our Shixin Street for serving you their special delicacies."
Warm applause erupted in the downtown streets.
"At the same time, Master Sun specially prepared five dishes of Yancheng specialties. The ingredients were kindly sponsored by the contractor. I would like to express my gratitude. I would also like to express my gratitude to Mr. Qian who was responsible for setting up the venue and Bao Dawei who provided transportation and others.
My colleagues, thank you for your hard work!"
The foreman, Big Belly Qian, and Bao Daqian clapped their hands vigorously, grinning from ear to ear.
"Have a banquet!"
Tang Qing announced, and the downtown street became excited.
"Master Jiujin, Niu!"
"Master Jiujin, you are amazing!"
"Master Jiujin, I really belong to you!"
"Master Jiujin, I didn't expect you to have such a creative idea!"
Lao Longtou and Wang Carpenter gave Tang Qing a thumbs up, while Director Liu and Police Officer Xiao Wang were full of praise for Tang Qing.
"Don't praise me. I only thought of this after thinking hard. The main reason is that Da Mao and the Pig Killer's family background is not very good, especially since Da Mao's family still lives in a collective old house. I can't just buy a house because of a wedding.
The dream was shattered and I was still in debt."
"Master Jiujin, you are so considerate. How many people have suffered from this grand arrangement of weddings and weddings!"
"Director Liu, except for the five special dishes made by Master Sun, the rest tonight are the original breakfasts of various breakfast restaurants. It's just a matter of adding more ingredients to make an extra meal. It doesn't cost much."
"This is great. It is both economical and lively and festive, and it can also enhance the relationship between neighbors. On behalf of the neighborhood committee, I would like to thank you."
"Director Liu, thank you. Sit down and eat quickly. Policeman Xiao Wang, you can eat too. Hey, President Qian, come here!"
"Hey, here it comes!"
When Dadu Qian heard Tang Qing calling him, he hurriedly ran over.
"You are more or less the leader of the bank. You sit next to Director Liu and Police Officer Xiao Wang. The honorable task of accompanying the two leaders tonight will be given to you, the president."
"Okay, okay, I will definitely complete this glorious mission."
"You four, go make a toast!"
When Tang Qing saw Big Belly Qian sitting down next to Director Liu and Policeman Xiao Wang, he called for the Pig Killer, Aunt Shanghai, Da Mao and Sha Gu to propose a toast to everyone.
Tang Qing was worried about having a lot of money, and was worried that he would take the opportunity to promote his "money begets money" to the neighbors. Now that Director Liu and Police Xiao Wang were there, how could he dare to mess around?
"Master Jiujin, thank you!"
"Thank you, Master Jiujin!"
"Master Jiujin, isn't that enough money?"
"It's so lively and festive, how can two thousand five hundred yuan be enough?"
The butcher, Shanghai aunt, Da Mao and Sha Gu were grateful to Tang Qing, but they were also worried about money.
"Don't worry, you must have plenty of money. Isn't the total of your two families five thousand? How much does it cost to eat these tofu, steamed buns and stir-fried noodles?"
Tang Qing explained.
"Aren't there also Fatty Sun's five special dishes?"
Da Mao was still worried.
"Didn't you hear that the money for the five special dishes and the lunch table was kindly sponsored by the contractor? Even if he doesn't sponsor it, the money is enough."
Tang Qing smiled.
"He still has some conscience!"
Auntie Shanghai curled her lips.
"You go to toast one by one. I won't accompany you anymore. I have to eat something first."
Tang Qing picked up a pair of chopsticks and went to the table to eat Yancheng's special snacks.
The breakfast shop in Shixin Street sells Yancheng's specialty snacks. Tonight, the breakfast shop owners followed Tang Qing's instructions and moved their own dining tables to the street, and then put on their own special breakfast, which is Yancheng's special snacks.
Special snacks for the neighbors who come to have wedding drinks.
There is a dazzling array of fresh meat dumplings, tofu steamed buns, steamed dumplings, wheat woks, spring cakes, flatbreads, fried noodles, fried rice cakes, wheat shrimp soup, etc.
The shop owners have put in a lot of effort tonight, and this is a free advertisement. Whoever makes delicious breakfast will have more neighbors visiting their breakfast shop in the future.
Besides, in addition to giving them the cost, Tang Qing also gave each family a red envelope of 100 yuan and a pack of celebratory cigarettes. Who wouldn't be happy?
Neighbors who come to have a wedding banquet hold a big bowl and use serving chopsticks to put their favorite special snacks into the big bowl.
In addition to the special snacks of the breakfast shop, Tang Qing also asked Fatty Sun to cook five special dishes of Yancheng on site: braised trotters, braised duck with dried bamboo shoots, braised pork with dried vegetables, Nanshan fish head, and white-cut chicken.
These five dishes are must-have dishes for red and white wedding banquets in Shancheng. Since it is the wedding banquet of the butcher and Shanghai aunt, Da Mao and silly aunt, of course they cannot be missing.
"Master Jiujin, the person you told me to pay attention to has appeared."
Tang Qing was eating a basket of steamed buns, when Bao Wenwen walked up to her and reported softly.