Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Wang Sigen's wedding banquet was naturally not bad, mainly because he was not short of money now. He had a minimum income of 70 yuan per month, so he was naturally generous in spending on the wedding banquet.

The meat was purchased from the Hope Village office, and everything needed was ordered a few days in advance.

The wine they used was the same one they sold on the black market. It has become completely famous now and most people can't buy it, mainly because the monthly quantity is too small. Including the bottles from Xu Damao and Li Dabao, there are only about 30 bottles. Most of the time, it is reserved in advance by acquaintances, especially during holidays and before the New Year. There are many happy events, basically all of which are weddings. Anyone who wants to hold a banquet must have a good family background, and the wine used for the wedding must be good.

You have to know that good wine in this era requires tickets, and many times you can’t buy it just because you have money.

Therefore, many well-informed people set their sights on Wang Sigen and Liu Guangtian, and at one point they even asked people to pay extra for reservations.

Wang Sigen and Liu Guangtian really made a lot of money.

Two tables were prepared for the lunch. One table was for the busy guests, including Xu Damao, Li Dabao, Liu Guohao, and some people in the courtyard who had a similar relationship with Wang Sigen. The other table was for the guests from the bride's side.

There is more drinking at the wedding in the evening.

Some people in the courtyard.

There are also friends that Wang Sigen has met over the years of doing odd jobs, all of whom are honest people who do hard labor.

The gift is not much, but it is a token of my appreciation.

Those who attended the wedding banquet in the Siheyuan were all residents of the backyard. No matter how Wang Sigen had done in the past, whenever his neighbors had problems, Wang Sigen would always show courtesy.

The former poor households are now shaking in fear. Even if the people in Siheyuan feel unhappy, they still have to return the gifts.

"Not bad, not bad, the wine is good and the food is even better."

This time when attending the wedding banquet, Liu Haizhong really did not put on airs. One reason was to return the gift, and the other was that he was thinking about Wang Sigen's good wine.

When Liu Haizhong was moving the wine yesterday, he saw that the packaging was exactly the same as the wine used at Xu Damao's wedding. He had been craving this good wine for several months.

So this time he offered the gift without hesitation.

However, Wang Sigen did a good job as well. He personally delivered the invitations and the first place he went to was Liu Haizhong's house, followed by Yi Zhonghai, Yan Bugui and others. This greatly satisfied Liu Haizhong's vanity.

"Old Yan, you... you go to weddings just to drink, why do you keep eating?"

"Lao Liu, I need to fill my stomach first."

Faced with a table full of delicious fish and meat, Yan Bugui naturally put wine at the back.

"Old Yan, as an elder, you need to act like an elder."

Yi Zhonghai couldn't bear it anymore and said, "You said you want to eat, so just eat it. But you're picking and taking things, and you don't have any proper table manners."

"I can't care about so much right now. Let's try the delicious food first."

As the saying goes, those with thick skin can eat as much as they want, while those with thin skin can eat nothing; this is the consistent principle of the Yan family when dining.

Yan Jiecheng at the young people's table was not much better than Yan Bugui. Fortunately, everyone at their table was an acquaintance, and there were only so many people doing odd jobs nearby, so they naturally knew each other. They all knew who Yan Jiecheng was, and no one wanted to bother with him too much.

Even though two people from the Yan family came to the wedding this time, the gift money they gave was not as much as that of a single person. Yan Bugui and Yan Jiecheng gave a total of 20 cents. Anyway, the wedding banquet would make up for the loss by drinking no matter how much they drank.

Liu Guozheng did not sit at the table to drink. He and Xu Damao and others were helping.

With Xu Damao, Li Dabao and Liu Guohao serving dishes, it was not Liu Guozheng's turn. Of course, Wang Sigen would not let Liu Guozheng serve dishes either.

What Liu Guozheng had to do was to see which table had no wine or cigarettes and then serve them.

Just doing this work made Wang Sigen extremely moved.

There was nothing that could be done about it. Wang Sigen had no relatives in the Siheyuan. He only had one good friend, Liu Guangtian, but Liu Guangtian was unwilling to show up in the Siheyuan.

Fortunately, it was only after Wang Sigen met Liu Guozheng that he started to get acquainted with Xu Damao and Li Dabao. Otherwise, he would have to spend money to hire someone from outside to help with the wedding.

If it really comes to that, no matter how well he prepares the banquet, it will become a laughing stock.

If someone has no one willing to help him get married, you can imagine how low his character is.

The wedding banquet lasted for more than two hours before it was over.

After the banquet, Yi Zhonghai invited Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui to his home, saying that he had something to discuss.

"Old Yi, just tell me what you have to say."

Everyone enjoyed the wine today, and Liu Haizhong did not offend Yi Zhonghai.

"That's right, Lao Yi, I'm a little full now, and I want to go for a walk to digest the food."

Yan Bugui sat on the chair, rubbing his stomach constantly.

I had been thinking of taking some leftovers home, but I ended up eating them all up so thoroughly that I didn’t even have to wash the dishes.

Forget about the wine. The people who were drinking at the wedding were all doing heavy work and carrying big bags. After a day's work, when they got home, they would drink some white wine to relieve their fatigue. Now that they had come across such good wine, of course they would not waste any of it.

"Old Yan, stand up and walk around first, don't overexert yourself."

Looking at Yan Bugui's appearance, Yi Zhonghai was really worried that Yan Bugui would get into trouble. You know, this was his home now. According to Yan Bugui's usual style, if something really happened, it would definitely be blamed on Yi Zhonghai.

"Dog meat is not suitable for banquets."

This is a sentence Liu Haizhong had just learned recently. After this wedding banquet, he finally understood the meaning of this sentence from Yan Bugui.

"Old Liu, you are a primary school student, do you know what this sentence means?"

"Haha, Old Yan, just take a look and you will know."

"you.."

Yan Bugui was so angry that he rolled his eyes.

"Old Liu, Old Yan, both of you should stop talking. We haven't sat together for a long time. We can't start quarreling as soon as we meet. If we do, there will be no place for old guys like us in this courtyard."

As for Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, Yi Zhonghai actually looked down on them. One was a power-hungry person who only graduated from primary school but always had to use whole words to show that he was educated; the other was a money-hungry person who would stop a manure truck when it passed by his house to taste the saltiness of the goods. How could he achieve such great things?

However, there was no other way. Some things could only be discussed with Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui. One was a seventh-level worker in the factory, and the other was a people's teacher. They still had some status in the hearts of everyone in the courtyard.

During this period of rest, Yi Zhonghai thought a lot. Only if the three of them unite can they regain the right to speak in the Siheyuan.

Yi Zhonghai felt heartbroken to see the once united courtyard become a mess now!

With Yi Zhonghai's mediation, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui gave up the idea of ​​continuing to bicker, and the three of them started to discuss at Yi Zhonghai's house.