The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 182, Wedding

Time flies.

In a blink of an eye, it was the weekend, Zhao Guobing's wedding day.

Today is his brother's big day, and Li Weiguo didn't dare to neglect it. He got up early, ate two steamed buns and then got on his bike and went out.

We walked around outside, and when we came back, there were two large sacks tied to the back seat of the bicycle.

It contained ingredients for today's wedding banquet. Two large sacks were filled with meat and vegetables.

Taking into account everyone's appetite these days or the number of temporary guests who would have to turn over the table, Li Weiguo was worried that the food at the wedding banquet would not be enough, so he specially prepared some extra ingredients.

These two big bags of ingredients should be enough to serve ten tables, let alone six.

Back in the courtyard, Li Weiguo parked the car in front of his house and went straight to the middle courtyard to call Si Zhu. He was the chef in charge today, so he couldn't be left behind.

When he arrived at the main room in the middle courtyard, he pushed the door straight in without knocking.

At this time, Shazhu had also gotten up early. Shazhu's personal kitchen utensils and other items had been packed away in a small wooden box, and he was waiting for Li Weiguo to call him.

Even though Shazhu is a naive person, he is still reliable when it comes to business matters and will not let you go if he agrees to something.

"Brother Youzhu seems to be well prepared." Li Weiguo smiled.

"What about walking?" Silly Zhu put on a oiled hairstyle and said coquettishly.

"Okay, let's go!"

Now that Shazhu was ready, there was nothing to say and he set off directly. Today he had to go with Zhao Guobing to pick up the bride, so he had to go early.

In these days, not every family can own a bicycle. Before industrial coupons came out, bicycles were Mercedes-Benz and BMWs. It was a matter of honor for anyone to have a few bicycles when they got married.

No, Li Weiguo and Zhou Can, who have bicycles at home, have been arrested in advance. At that time, they will have to accompany Zhao Guobing to pass five trials and kill six generals, and then embrace the beauties.

It's just that when the time comes to open roads in the mountains, it's their role to escort drivers and protect them from alcohol, but it's not their role to light fires and fire cannons.

What a pity. Bridesmaids are not popular these days. A bunch of bachelors have no chance of having an affair, so they can only watch and covet.

The two of them left the courtyard, pushed the cart, and headed straight to Gulou East Street, where they met the two helpers Shazhu had called in advance.

The two helpers, one surnamed Yang and the other Wang, were both chefs in the canteen. Li Weiguo was also familiar with them. He often saw them when he went to the back kitchen to find Sha Zhu to make a small stove.

When the people and horses arrived, the four of them went straight to the family area of ​​​​the grain station without any delay. In a short time, they arrived at Zhao Guobingjia.

At this time, the Zhao family's second courtyard was very lively. Big happy words were posted on the doors of the courtyard, and red lanterns for the occasion had been hung under the eaves on both sides. The surrounding neighbors came to congratulate.

Entering the courtyard, it was even more lively. Many neighbors who came to help were already busy here when they entered the courtyard.

Those who cleaned, those who put stickers on, and those who set up the stove were all busy helping to decorate today's wedding.

There were also a bunch of little kids running around in the yard, running around and having a lot of fun. The scene was just like the Chinese New Year.

Zhao Guobing was dressed very energetically today. He was wearing a newly made black Chinese tunic suit, straight and straight, with a big red flower hanging on his chest, and his feet were polished black and shiny leather shoes.

Coupled with the slicked-back hair that has been smeared with hair oil, he looks like a young and fashionable young man. Although he may look a bit earthy from the perspective of future generations, he is indeed in line with the current aesthetic.

Li Weiguo carried a big sack, entered the door and greeted Zhao Guobing, then led Shazhu and others to the stove.

At this time, the stove in the corner of the yard has been set up, with a large iron pot on it. Several neighbor aunts are getting together to help wash the pot and wash the dishes, just waiting for the ingredients and the chef to be in place.

When he arrived at the stove, Li Weiguo put the sack aside and handed it directly to Shazhu, letting him play freely.

The ingredients were all prepared according to the menu given by Shazhu. He knew what was in it, so Li Weiguo left it to him and left it alone.

After arranging for Shazhu and the three of them, Li Weiguo went into the room and sat for a while, drank a glass of water and ate a few candies. After that, Zhou Can and his family also arrived.

Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou were already familiar with the Zhao family. After greeting them when they arrived, the elders went off to chat by themselves. The two brothers Zhou Can and Li Weiguo were left chatting together.

The fat man Zhou Can also dressed up quite coquettishly. The loose dark blue tunic suit gave him the feeling of a slim-fitting Korean style, and the buttons on his stomach were almost stretched out by him.

Like Zhao Guobing, his head was covered with hair oil, and he looked so coquettish that those who didn't know better thought he was the groom.

Zhou Bo was okay. The little kid was wearing a brand new blue overalls today. It was probably made by Aunt Zhou for him. It was quite satisfactory.

At this time, the Zhao family was busy greeting the guests. The three of them were considered half of themselves, so they found a remote corner to chat and chat without having to greet them.

"Weiguo, tell me how come Zhao Guobing is so lucky. He found the girl he likes on a blind date. She is beautiful, virtuous, and has such good family conditions."

Zhou Can looked at Zhao Guobing at the door with a red face greeting guests, feeling extremely sour.

Perhaps because of his age, the secretion of dopamine in his body is too strong, so Zhou Can also began to think about finding a partner.

Li Weiguo glanced at him and said with a smile: "The conditions of your family are not bad. If you really want to find a wife, let Aunt Zhou find some good colors for you. Aunt Zhou works at the Women's Federation, who's house in the street The girl is beautiful, but isn’t she well-educated?”

Even though the Women's Federation is just a Qingshui yamen, with nothing to do on weekdays and no important real power, the women who work in the Women's Federation are basically the women from cadre families.

A group of aunts and aunts from cadre families get together and gossip all day long. Whose girl in the street is smart and whose family has good conditions is known to everyone.

Moreover, they have high-end resources in the cadre circle, which are not comparable to those of ordinary neighborhood committee matchmakers.

Zhou Can curled his lips and didn't care much: "My mother and the others are well-educated, but I don't want an arranged marriage. I want to love freely and find the other half that I truly love."

"Why can't you fall in love freely on a blind date? If you find someone you like, go with it. If you don't, find someone else. If you sweep the streets, there must be a few that are suitable for you." Li Weiguo asked.

Zhou Can shook his head and sighed: "Hey, you don't understand. On a blind date, two people who don't know each other are brought together to meet each other. If they feel good, they will be in the same place. If they don't feel good, they will move on to the next one. This process mostly depends on family conditions and personality. Artificial intelligence and parents’ opinions completely lack the warmth of free love. It’s too realistic and boring.”

Li Weiguo shook his head and ignored him. Is free love unrealistic?

Young or too young?

I am surrounded by blessings but I don’t know how blessed I am.

At this time, Zhou Bo, who was silently smacking melon seeds on the side, spit out a mouthful of melon seed shells, took over the conversation, and said without hesitation: "Brother Wei Guo, please leave my brother alone, he is just stinky and pretentious.

If you want me to look at it, as you and Guobing brother said before, find him an arm that can run a horse, and then you can take care of him and see if he is coquettish or not."

Zhou Bo: 一一+

Zhou Bo: ┐（─__─）┌

Zhou Can: ╰_╯~

Zhou Bo:…(⊙_⊙;)…