Siheyuan: Separate from the beginning and live with my sister

Time flies, and it's Sunday in the blink of an eye.

Today is Liu Guangtian's wedding day. Because he was going to get married in the countryside, the night before yesterday Liu Guangtian came to He Lin's house with a bottle of Lianhua Bai to borrow a bicycle.

For He Lin, although it was not good wine, it was a token of his appreciation. No matter how unkind the Second Uncle was, he should not get too involved in the affairs of the younger generation. The other person had shown his courtesy, so he should not lose face.

Liu Guangtian was forced to push his modified speed bicycle away on the spot.

In fact, when it comes to bicycles, He Lin's family definitely has the most. Everyone has their own bicycle. However, the bicycles of the Yu sisters and Yang Xue are nominally theirs, and they definitely cannot borrow them from He Lin.

The only two bikes He Lin had were his own and Yu Shui's. Maybe Liu Guangtian was embarrassed to lend two bikes to his family, or maybe it was inconvenient to ride a ladies' bike, so he didn't ask, and He Lin naturally didn't take the initiative to lend it to him.

The second uncle was a very proud person, so he set up 6 tables in the yard and invited Sha Zhu to be the chef. He started working in the morning.

However, there are too many people in the courtyard and they cannot all be accommodated at the banquet. Each family that brings gifts can sit at the table with two people. This way, two tables of dishes can be left for the bride's family.

The dishes eaten by the bride’s family are one or two more than those of other tables. This is called the “upper three tables” to show respect for the bride’s family.

(PS: "Shang San Zhu" is a local custom that the author Xigua has seen. I grafted it here and used it as a plot for the novel. If you don't like it, just pretend you didn't see it. Thank you!)

He Lin first sought the opinion of his family, but it turned out that no one was interested in coming to the banquet. The maids were used to He Lin's cooking and had no interest in this kind of big pot meal.

After all, with Shazhu's level and just some ordinary ingredients, he probably wouldn't be able to make anything delicious. In the end, Yu Shui was young and wanted to see some fun, so he went with He Lin.

Yu Li and her friends had hotpot at home, which was delicious with the spicy hotpot ingredients specially prepared by He Lin. They had already fallen in love with the spicy taste.

The round trip was not short, so Liu Guangtian and others set out before dawn and returned after the wedding at around ten o'clock. They held various ceremonies with Qin Jingru, and finally came to the banquet that everyone loved to see.

He Lin immediately caught sight of Jia Zhang's gloomy eyes. I wonder if this old woman Yu is up to something again.

Seven or eight people came to Qinjia Village today. Together with the Liu family and Qin Huairu, they could just sit at the reserved "upper three tables", and it was much more spacious than at other neighbors' places.

When Jia Zhang saw that the room over there was much more spacious and heard that there would be one or two more dishes, she immediately stood up and sat over there.

This was like coming uninvited and not knowing the rules. Qin Huairu originally wanted to help Jia Zhang, but seeing the hateful expression, she withdrew her hand. It was none of her business anyway, and it was a disgrace to the Jia family, so she could do whatever she wanted.

Liu Haizhong stared at the tactless Jia Zhang and wanted to kick her away, but he had to endure it in front of so many people.

The Qin family was relatively friendly. Knowing that this was Qin Huairu's mother-in-law, they didn't say anything. Besides, it wasn't easy for their daughter to marry into the city, and she had to rely on the help of the neighbors, so they didn't complain anymore.

Pay your share before the meal begins.

It was the job of the third uncle Yan Bugui. He held the account book in one hand and a pen in the other, and went up to each family to collect the membership fees. He would loudly call out the amount for each family, as if he was bidding.

These days, the average gift money is a few cents, and if you have a good relationship, you might give a dollar or two.

As expected, the neighbors in front basically gave 3 or 5 cents, and some even gave 1 dollar.

When it came to He Lin, he directly took out two yuan and handed it to the third uncle. This was not because he was trying to save face. After all, he was a leader in the factory, so he should be considerate of his employees. Besides, he also accepted a bottle of Lianhua Bai from Liu Guangtian, so it was not a loss.

"Director He Lin, the gift money is 2 yuan."

The third uncle sang out the amount loudly, then turned around and walked downstairs.

When it was Qin Huairu's turn, the laundry girl looked at Jia Zhang's indifferent expression and could only take out 2 cents from her pocket and hand it over.

"Qin Huairu from the Qin family, 2 cents as a gift."

Just as the third uncle was about to go downstairs, he heard Jia Zhang shout that something was wrong.

"What's wrong? I just received 2 cents."

"I'm not saying the money is wrong, I'm saying the name you called is wrong. Qin Huairu is the daughter-in-law of my Jia family, you should call her Jia's Qin Huairu."

The third uncle was a little speechless. Strictly speaking, what Jia Zhang said made some sense, but today it was the Qin family who were marrying off their daughter, and if you didn't invite the Qin family, you two wouldn't be able to sit at this table.

"Okay, Jia Zhang, then I'll give you Jia's Qin Huairu, 2 cents as a gift."

Jia Zhang was very complacent, looking like she had won a battle, but she had no idea that the Qin family members present were hating her to death. Where did this crazy woman come from? She was acting crazy everywhere.

Shazhu's dishes are almost ready.

As soon as the third uncle collected the money, he got down to business.

"Ah, this is to thank all the relatives, friends, and neighbors for coming to my son's wedding. Please have a good meal and drink."

Today is a big happy event for the Liu family. Second uncle Liu Haizhong, as the head of the Liu family and the second uncle in the courtyard, stood up to give a speech. Even these two lines were prepared in advance.

The relatives and friends present applauded to express their gratitude.

As soon as the second uncle sat down, Sha Zhu started to arrange for the dishes to be served.

There were six dishes in total, three meat dishes and three vegetarian dishes, plus a soup, which is a high standard for today's wedding banquets.

Vegetarian dishes include spicy and sour potato shreds, spicy stir-fried cabbage, and mapo tofu.

Meat dishes include twice-cooked pork, stir-fried meat with celery, and chicken stewed with potatoes.

The dishes that best reflect the chef's level are Mapo Tofu and Twice-Cooked Pork.

He Lin picked up two pieces and tasted them. The Mapo Tofu was pretty good, but the Twice-Cooked Pork was a little lackluster. It was about the same level as the hospitality dishes that Sha Zhu had made before, not much improvement.

When I turned around, I saw Yu Shui chewing two pieces of meat slowly, and I knew that I felt the same way.

The cooking skills displayed by Sha Zhu today were just average in He Lin's opinion, but for others, it was a rare delicacy. They wolfed down the food and had a great time eating.

At her mother's table, Jingru's father was still reminiscing about the past with Liu Haizhong and communicating their feelings. The other members of the Qin family were also reserved and did not let go. On the contrary, Jia Zhang had not seen such a big meal for many days.

As soon as they saw the meat dishes on the table, they pounced on them with a meow, just like a cat seeing a dead mouse.