After the system ran, I took off with my family

Er Shun was mentally prepared for their high demands. After some tug-of-war with them, he finally agreed with pretended reluctance. In the end, they settled on a betrothal gift of twenty taels of silver, a cow, and two pieces of cotton cloth.

Now he came to the Lin family to borrow money. Although he had been getting up early and going to bed late every day for most of the past six months, carrying a load on his shoulder and selling things in various villages regardless of the severe cold or heat, he had only saved up twelve taels of silver, which was not enough for the betrothal gift, nor enough for the purchase of a cow.

Hearing the purpose of his visit, Lin An and Li were also happy for him. Ershun had grown up eating at other people's houses and had never had anyone around him to care for him. Now it was a blessing for him to meet a girl of his dreams. Without saying a word, the two of them lent him thirty taels of silver and asked the tall and strong Qingsheng to accompany him to deliver the betrothal gifts.

After receiving the betrothal gifts, Old Man Wang and Mrs. Liu did not regret it and told Ershun to go back and prepare for the marriage.

Today is Ershun's wedding day. Li sent Aunt Zhao to bring Chunmian to Ershun's house to help early. Zhao Xiuyin and Lianhua, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, also went there to help early in the morning.

At dusk, the big red lanterns hanging high in front of Ershun's house, the tables and chairs tied with red silk, the happy characters and festive window decorations on the windows and doors...everything was festive...

To this wedding, Ershun invited not only Lin An's family and Zhao Xiuyin's family, but also the village chief's family and several families with whom he occasionally had contact.

At this time, Ershun had already returned to pick up the bride, and everyone was looking at the bride in a red wedding dress and a red veil with curiosity.

Next to the bride, there were two strange women and a boy of about thirteen or fourteen who were also looking at the small courtyard carefully. One of the women had a hint of disgust on her face.

After the wedding ceremony, the newlyweds were escorted to the bridal chamber. After a cup of tea, Er Shun came out of the bridal chamber with a red face. Then, accompanied by Lin An and Lin Gang, they toasted the guests at each table.

Mrs. Li took Lin Shuyue to sit in the seat of honor and were talking to Aunt Xiuyin who had just finished her free time. Lianhua was watching Niu Niu eating and chatted with her from time to time.

Lin Shuyue listened to the adults' gossip while eating with her head down.

The dishes were very rich, including vegetables, meat and wine. Aunt Zhao's cooking skills were as stable as always, and the villagers who came to the banquet praised her highly.

Of course, you could occasionally hear children quarreling over a dish, but because the guests invited today were usually relatively friendly people, the quarrels soon disappeared.

"Oh, look at my poor memory. Ershun's wife is alone in the new house and must be hungry. No, I have to go to the kitchen to see if there is anything to eat for her."

Zhao Xiuyin was chatting with Li enthusiastically when she suddenly slapped her thigh with a look of annoyance, and was about to get up and go to the kitchen.

Lin Shuyue glanced at the food in her bowl that had barely been touched, and stood up to stop her, "Grandma Xiuyin, please sit down and eat. I'm done. I'll go take the food to Aunt Manxiu."

Upon hearing this, Li immediately pulled Zhao Xiuyin to sit down and advised, "Let Ah Yue go. You've been busy all day. Sit down and take a rest."

"Okay, Ah Yue, take a look. There should be some noodles in the kitchen. Just pick some dishes that are not too strong for her."

Zhao Xiuyin was very confident in Lin Shuyue's work, so after giving her a few instructions, she let her go.

Lin Shuyue hurried to the kitchen, filled a clean bowl with noodles, took a few small bowls with some light dishes, and carried them to the main room on a tray.

In the bridal chamber, a woman with a fair and plump face pulled a stool and sat beside the wedding bed, cracking melon seeds and sneering with disdain. There were melon seed shells all around her feet.

"This yard is too small. There's no room for so many people to squeeze in. I heard from your mother that Er Shun gave so much betrothal gifts. I thought they were from a wealthy family, haha..."

Another woman with a thin face glanced at the melon seed shells on the ground, a look of disdain flashed across her face, "Erlian, today is Manxiu's big day, why are you saying these things? What if Ershun hears it, won't you make him and Manxiu feel estranged?"

Wang Manxiu pursed her lips under the red veil. Just as she was about to speak, she heard her second aunt retort, "What are you afraid of? He's an orphan without a father or a mother. How dare he scold me? If he hadn't offered so much as a betrothal gift, I wouldn't have bothered to come."

After saying that, she wiped her body with her sticky hands and then pulled Manxiu's sleeves.

"Manxiu, you have to be nicer to Yuanbao in the future. For example, during festivals, buy more things that Yuanbao likes and give him more money. If you have a quarrel with Ershun in the future, Yuanbao will be your support."

"Don't blame Second Aunt for speaking bluntly. Ershun has a very difficult fate. He has no relatives. He may not even have children in the future. He doesn't have any brothers or sisters. What will you two do when you are old?

So, be nice to Yuanbao now. In two years, when Yuanbao gets married and has children, you should be even nicer to him and his children. When you are old, you will be counting on them to provide for you in your old age..."

"Second aunt!"

Wang Manxiu lifted her red veil in astonishment and looked at her second aunt, "Second aunt, how can you say such things on my wedding night?"

"Manxiu, your second aunt just drank a little and is talking nonsense, don't take it to heart..."

The other woman was afraid that the noise would cause too much attention and hurriedly tried to dissuade them, while glaring at Ma Erlian who didn't think there was anything wrong.

Seeing her niece's face flushed with anger, Ma Erlian pouted and said, "Alright, alright, I'm doing this for your own good. Since you don't want to listen, I won't say anything."

Wang Manxiu was at a loss as to what to do with her for the moment. She could only cover her red veil again with a wronged look on her face and keep her head down in silence.

"Hey, sister-in-law, did you eat the cherry meat on the table just now? It was the most delicious meat I have ever eaten in my life, but it was a pity that the portion was too small and I didn't enjoy it enough. Er Shun is really stingy. Why didn't he prepare more?

However, I don’t know where he hired the chef from, but he even cooked the vegetables so deliciously.”

Ma Erlian smacked her lips as she savored the delicious food she had just tasted, with a look of regret on her face.

Wang Jiumei thought of the meal just now and nodded in agreement. Then she lowered her voice and said, "Do you know the man on the left who just toasted with Ershun? He is the master of the Lin family, the richest man in Lanshan Village.

I heard from the people at the next table that the chef who cooked today is Mr. Lin’s cook.

Also, didn’t you see the beautiful lady and daughter sitting at the second table? They are the Lin family’s wife and daughter.”