Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Since Li Dabao was the only one left in his family and he had no other relatives, all the people on the man's side were from Hope New Village. Those who came early in the morning included Lou Xiao'e, Chen Xiaolan, Li Xiujuan, Zhang Hongying, and Wen Xiu.

Among these five people, three were pregnant and two were nursing babies. They were escorted by Xu Qing and Jiang Ping. They came in a tricycle with a thick layer of hay in the carriage and two quilts prepared, making it warm and comfortable.

At nine o'clock, the wedding party officially set out. Gu Nian brought Xu Damao, Erlang, Lao San and Xiao Hao. Each of them rode a bicycle. Five bicycles were equivalent to five cars in later generations. In the words of ordinary people, it was very grand.

Li Dabao's wedding was held according to rural customs. After going through a set of procedures, it was time to start the banquet.

There were three tables prepared in the morning. The table for the bride was attended by Li Dabao and Yu Li, Lu Ming, the head of the purchasing department of the textile factory, Li Huaide, the deputy director of the steel rolling mill, and Director Zhang of the Street Office. Another table was attended by Gu Nian, Li Xiangdong, and Xu Damao and his son.

The remaining table is for our own people, commonly known as busy guests.

Liu Guozheng was helping Nan Yi, Xiao Hao was serving dishes, and the rest of the people were setting the table to eat.

"Tsk tsk, just for the sake of this feast we should give a gift, and have a drink at the wedding tonight, even if it's just one dollar, we can still get the food back."

"That's right, I miscalculated. You didn't see it in the front yard. It was full of delicious fish and meat."

"Who told us that we are shallow-eyed? We are born to be dirt dogs and cannot be served at the banquet."

(The shallow eyes here refer to having little knowledge and short-sightedness.)

"This time, Wang Sigen and Liu Guangtian got the upper hand."

"Yes, the wedding banquet tonight will definitely not be worse than the banquet at noon. I regret it just thinking about it. Alas."

"They really are willing to spend money on whole chickens, whole fish, and big pork elbows."

"Do you think we can report them for their extravagance?"

"You are really crazy. They only set up three tables for their wedding. How can you say that it can't be considered extravagance or waste?"

"It's not about the size of the table. Look at the food on the table. Most of it is meat and vegetables. We don't eat as well as they do during the Chinese New Year. Just this table is enough for us to spend several Chinese New Years."

"Li Dabao is so lucky to have such a good brother. I heard that the money for buying the house and the three turns and one ring were all paid by Liu Guozheng."

"Is it true? Who told you that?"

"Who else could it be? Someone from Old Xu's family."

"The Xu family is not bad either. I heard Xu Damao is getting married soon. Will you give gifts then?"

"We must go. We are old neighbors. Besides, the Xu family's banquet will surely be good. We can make our money back."

"Then we've settled on this?"

"Yes, yes, everyone together."

"..."

After the wedding banquet, each guest was given a bag of wedding candy. This wedding candy was peanut milk candy specially produced by Liu Guozheng in the Second World, and all of them had the word "happiness" on them.

After the guests left, the busy guests began to clean up, wash the plates and bowls, and prepare for the wedding banquet in the evening.

When others were busy, it was time for Nan Yi, Liu Guozheng and Liu Guohao to eat. The three of them ate simply. They fried two dishes, cut two plates of beef and made an egg soup, which was not simple even for ordinary families.

At six o'clock in the evening, everything was ready and waiting for people to go up.

"Dabao, congratulations."

"Dabao, happy wedding."

"Dabao, I wish you a happy marriage and a son soon."

"congratulations."

"..."

After six o'clock, Li Dabao's friends from the factory and co-workers from Ke Li arrived one after another.

"Four roots, am I dazzled?"

Looking at the sumptuous meal, Liu Guangtian couldn't believe it, these were all hard dishes.

"Guangtian, the food is good, but I prefer this wine. I can smell its fragrance even before it's opened. I've never seen such a wine before."

"I don't like wine very much. Look, there's a fruit platter here."

"It's worth it. This wedding banquet is worth it. With this banquet, I can get a seat in the waiting list 10 years later."

"Well, I have to say it's quite luxurious, but I like it."

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"I didn't expect that Dabao's family background is quite rich."

"Hey, you don't know this, right? These are all provided by Hope New Village."

"is it?"

"Of course. If you don't believe me, just ask. Everyone in our purchasing department knows this."

"In this case, can we find Dabao and get something for him later?"

"You two are such a bummer. What are we here for? We are here to congratulate Dabao and drink in his wedding wine. We just need to be happy today and not talk about anything else."

"Yeah."

After everyone arrived, Gu Nian, as the manager, said some words of blessing and thanks, and then started the meal.

Everyone was chatting and laughing while drinking, and the whole scene was very lively.

As the wedding wine flows down the throat amid laughter and joy, happiness fills the air, filling the air among the newlyweds, among friends, and above the courtyard.

When someone is happy, someone else is unhappy.

Liu Haizhong was the first to be affected in the backyard. He lived in the backyard. There was a wire in the middle of the backyard and a big light bulb was hung there. It was as bright as day and he could see everything clearly. Liu Haizhong wanted to go over and drive Liu Guangtian away so that he could sit there himself.

"Ugh!"

Liu Haizhong still has to save his face in front of outsiders, so he can only sigh at home.

It was quiet in Yi Zhonghai's home in the Central Courtyard. The couple didn't speak and ate dinner quietly. No one knew what they were thinking.

The Jia family was not at peace either. After school, Banggeng kept clamoring for a banquet. Fortunately, Jia Dongxu came home early today, and they had a big fight. The house suddenly became quiet.

"I have a little money, and I'm really showing off."

Silly Zhu was at home, smelling the fragrance coming from the backyard and drinking his own Sanlou. Naturally, he was not in a very good mood. Everyone else was getting married one by one. How old was he this year? He would be 26 after the Chinese New Year, right? Why didn't anyone matchmake for him?

My conditions are not bad either. The three main rooms in the middle, no, they are not mine now. This ear room is not bad either. Everyone envies Mr. Zhu's job, and he is not bad looking either. Alas!

I couldn't figure it out, and the more I thought about it, the more depressed I became. I stopped drinking and didn't take off my clothes. I just lay down on the bed and covered my head with my head. I decided to go to sleep. The smell of Zhu Ye's quilt was more familiar.

Yan Bugui in the front yard was sighing even more.

Today was another empty-handed day. As soon as we got home, Yang Ruihua started talking about how delicious the feast in the backyard was. When the guests left at noon, each of them received a bag of wedding candy, which was worth the gift money.

Yan Bugui was so angry that he almost dropped the teacup.

How can I not be angry? If I had paid even a penny yesterday, I could have enjoyed the food at the table, right? I could have gotten a bag of candy for free.

Who knows, you might be able to bring some of the leftovers home.

Now, others are enjoying the good food and drinks, but I can only smell the food.