Chapter 56 Chapter 56 "Let's pick up the bride——" ...

"Let's pick up the bride——"

Zheng Jiamin took the lead and rushed forward, followed closely by Wang Qiutong, and then the educated youth Liu Zhenghao, Lu Yuanzhi, Gou Dandan and others. Fu Mingze was squeezed in the middle, with helplessness in his eyes.

Perhaps it was because the educated youth were not invited to the wedding banquets in the village, and it was a rare opportunity for them, so they were all more excited than Fu Mingze, especially Zheng Jiamin. Fu Mingze even suspected that if the Zhao Zhengyang brothers had not stopped him, he would have rushed into the bridal chamber and snatched the bride away.

With this group of people in front attracting fire, the groom Fu Mingze felt much more relaxed. While Zhao Zhengyang and Zheng Jiamin were talking at cross purposes, he was let off by Aunt Chen and the others and easily broke through the defense line and entered the bridal chamber.

The only person left in the bridal chamber was Zhao Tingting, who had never met Fu Mingze. When the little girl saw Fu Mingze, her face immediately turned red: "My brother-in-law is so handsome!"

Well, he immediately "surrendered to the enemy" and spontaneously found the bride's shoes and handed them to Fu Mingze.

When the people outside reacted and rushed in, they saw the groom squatting in front of the bed, steadily putting on the bride's shoes.

"The mission was successful, take the bride away!"

Zheng Jiamin roared at the door of the new house, and everyone around was startled. Fu Mingze grabbed Shen Moli's hand and ran, and Shen Moli cooperated and followed his footsteps. The educated youth, led by Zheng Jiamin, took a defensive posture. It was clearly a wedding, but they created an atmosphere of covering the retreat of their comrades.

It was not until a group of people ran out of the courtyard, rode on a few bicycles, and headed towards the commune in joy that Zhao Zhengyang and his friends suddenly realized: "We are here to escort the bride, why don't they go with us?!"

Shen Yinyin slapped her thigh and laughed, “These young people are so funny.”

He pushed his son and said, "Why are you just standing there? Hurry up and catch up!"

The three siblings of the Zhao family and several young men who had agreed to escort the bride hurriedly caught up.

Fu Mingze rushed all the way at lightning speed. He felt as if he had not exerted much effort before he arrived at the commune. He looked around but did not see other people. He looked back but those people were still far away. There were only a few very small shadows.

“…”

These people are too slow.

Shen Moer jumped off the back seat of the bicycle, smiled and took out a clean handkerchief and handed it to Fu Mingze: "Wipe the sweat."

It's almost November and the weather has gotten a bit chilly, but this guy is sweating profusely.

Fu Mingze took the handkerchief and wiped the sweat off his forehead, then stuffed it into his pocket. The handkerchief still smelled good, but it was stained with sweat, so he washed it later and returned it to his wife.

Not long after, Zheng Jiamin and his men caught up, panting. Zheng Jiamin gave Fu Mingze a thumbs up: "As expected of a groom, you are so strong."

A group of people cheered and laughed as they rushed into the state-owned restaurant. They had already informed the hotel and even paid the bills. These were counted in the previous expenses and were considered as a pretext for the famine that Fu Mingze had fought before.

When everyone sat down, Shen Moer looked around and felt something was wrong: “Where are my cousins?”

Zheng Jiamin slapped his forehead and said, "Oh no! I forgot about the bride's escort!"

Shen Moer: “…”

Fu Mingze stood up and said, "I'll wait for them at the door." Those were my elder brother-in-law, younger brother-in-law, and younger sister-in-law.

Fortunately, Yangliu Brigade was not far from the commune, and Zhao Zhengyang and his group were a group of young people, so they arrived there soon.

After everyone arrived, Zheng Jiamin solemnly took out a book of documents and asked the bride and groom to recite a paragraph of top instructions first, which was considered a simple ceremony. Then, after the documents were collected, it was time for the "eating and drinking well" segment that everyone loved.

Some local rice wine was prepared at the banquet, and everyone was given a small wine cup, which was considered to be a share of the festive atmosphere. After drinking a glass of wine, everyone said a lot of auspicious words, citing classics, and began to recite quotations. Among them, Liu Zhenghao recited quotations so fast that the guests at other tables could not help but applaud him.

Somehow they started singing revolutionary songs again. Wang Qiutong and Zheng Jiamin almost got into a fight while singing. One insisted on singing because his singing was terrible, while the other refused to sing because he was annoyed. In the end, it was Cheng Tao's wife Xing Fangjie who volunteered to sing "Looking Back at Hometown". She had a clear and pleasant voice and sang very well.

When they heard the question “When can I return to the home of my dreams?”, the group of educated youth suddenly fell silent.

Xing Fangjie also stopped and apologized to Shen Moer: "Comrade Moer, I'm sorry, today is a happy day, I will change to a happy song."

Bang!

Zhang Zhiqiang, who was standing next to him, suddenly slammed the table and yelled, "Why should I be happy? Today is a painful and sad day. Why should I be happy? I don't want to be happy. I want to tell the whole world about my pain and sadness!"

Zheng Jiamin and Lu Yuanzhi, who were sitting on either side of him, were startled. Zheng Jiamin stood up immediately and said, "No, Zhang Zhiqiang, you bastard, can you speak human language? Why did you come here on purpose to cause trouble today?!"

Zhang Zhiqiang ignored him and continued to bang the table, shouting, "This world is too cruel. It is too cruel to young people like us who have ideals and beliefs! When female comrades look for a partner, they don't look at the character, but the work and conditions. Some are even more outrageous, they look at the face!"

Lu Yuanzhi also stood up, but his toes touched something. He bent down to pick it up and saw that it was an empty wine bottle. He bent down again to take a closer look and saw that there was another one next to Zhang Zhiqiang's feet, which was also empty.

"Were these two bottles of wine emptied before?"

Fu Mingze looked at Zhang Zhiqiang who was still shouting speechlessly: "Just now we each had half a bottle."

Lu Yuanzhi: “!!!”

The case is solved, Zhang Zhiqiang was obviously drunk!

He drank half a bottle of wine by himself!

Although this is rice wine brewed by the local brigade members themselves, its alcohol content is not low. I heard that it is at least thirty or forty. He drank half a bottle at once, and he didn't pass out directly, but he can still act crazy here... Zhang Zhiqiang has a good alcohol tolerance!

But no matter what, they are having a wedding today, and not only did he bang the table and act crazy, he also shouted that today was a painful and sad day. Not only did he shout about pain and sadness, but he also mocked the groom for marrying his wife for her face. Isn't this too much? !

"He drank too much. He drank more than half a bottle of wine. He's drunk and crazy!" Lu Yuanzhi said quickly.

In fact, everyone had more or less figured it out. After all, although Zhang Zhiqiang usually liked to say sour words, he had never been so crazy. Now that Lu Yuanzhi raised the two wine bottles, everyone had a feeling of "as expected".

Zhang Zhiqiang began to cry: "Why is true love always trampled on, and sincerity always betrayed, why?!"

The educated youths looked at each other in bewilderment. Gou Dandan couldn't help asking, "What happened, Captain?"

Shen Moer and Wang Qiutong, who had also squatted in the corner and watched the excitement and knew the truth, exchanged a "you understand, I understand" look.

They were having a feast, so naturally it took them a long time to eat and chat. The guests at other tables, especially those who were eating noodles or wontons, were very fast. At this time, many people had finished their meals and were about to leave, but when they saw Zhang Zhiqiang making such a fuss, many of them picked up their chopsticks and sat back down.

It doesn’t matter if the bowl is empty, just hold on to the chopsticks and pretend that you haven’t finished eating.

It is quite common to get drunk and crazy, but it is not common to get drunk and crazy like this. The grown man cried his heart out and shouted about how true love is always trampled on and true love is always betrayed. This is a story!

Pairs of curious eyes looked at Zhang Zhiqiang.

Zhang Zhiqiang waited for Gou Dandan with his bloodshot eyes, shouting at the top of his lungs: "What's wrong with me? The girl I like is... "

Fu Mingze had come behind him at some point, covered his mouth with his hands, and raised his chin towards Zheng Jiamin: "Give me the handkerchief."

He glanced at Lu Yuanzhi again and said, "Borrow a hemp rope from the waiter."

Zheng Jiamin swiftly took out a handkerchief, and Lu Yuanzhi also borrowed a hemp rope from the waiter. Zhang Zhiqiang struggled hard, but the brothers Zhao Zhengyang and Zhao Zhenghui had already taken over. They were experienced and tying up a wild boar was no problem for them, let alone Zhang Zhiqiang.

In less than three minutes, Zhang Zhiqiang was tied up tightly, with Zheng Jiamin's handkerchief stuffed in his mouth. He glared at Fu Mingze, who said with a cold and handsome face, "Cousin, I'll leave this man to you."

Just in time, everyone had almost finished eating and drinking, and there was still a little food left. Gou Dandan and another female educated youth named Ge Ya took their lunch boxes and packed up all the food and took it away.

A group of people packed up and prepared to go back. The guests from other tables who were watching were still not satisfied. Someone couldn't help but ask, "Are you leaving now?"

Zheng Jiamin said with a smile: "How about that, uncle, are you going to treat us to another meal?"

The man said awkwardly: "Well, I don't have so much money."

He glanced at Zhang Zhiqiang and said, "It's not appropriate for you to tie someone up like this, right?"

I really hope the handkerchief in the boy's mouth falls out. He obviously hit the point just now. How many days is the girl he likes fake... I don't know what's fake.

This is really frustrating.

The people watching the show are all feeling the same kind of anxiety. They just happen to be watching the crucial part of the show, and then it’s over. How can they not be anxious?

But no one paid any attention to them, as the bride and groom procession were already walking out, chatting and laughing.

Although there was such a small incident with Zhang Zhiqiang, it did not have much impact. After all, today was a happy day and they had just had a good meal with fish, meat and wine, a total of eight dishes. The meal was quite generous and was cooked by the master chef of the state-owned restaurant. It was said that ordinary people could not afford it. Everyone ate happily, rubbed their stomachs which were rarely full, and soon became happy again.

Some people were also whispering, for example, Gou Dandan and Ge Ya were wondering what Zhang Zhiqiang meant by that sentence.

"What the captain wants to say is that the girl he likes is getting married today?" Ge Ya guessed.

"Ah, could it be that the director also likes Comrade Shen Moer?!" Gou Dandan covered her mouth in surprise.

"No way, so he always made trouble for Fu Zhiqing because of Comrade Shen?!" Ge Ya also covered her mouth.

"No, why don't you use your brains?" Wang Qiutong jumped from the back to the front of Gou Dandan and Ge Ya, "You guessed half right. What that idiot Zhang Zhiqiang wanted to say just now was probably that the girl he liked was getting married today. But that Comrade Chen is not this Comrade Chen. There is more than one person getting married today."

She raised her eyebrows at Gou Dandan and Ge Ya, thinking that it was really not good for the educated youth to let these people watch the fun. It was such an obvious thing, but they could actually guess the opposite.

Gou Dandan and Ge Ya understood immediately.

Comrade Shen Lingling is also getting married today.

Yes, Zhang Zhiqiang has always admired Shen Lingling and he praises her in different ways all day long. Of course, other male educated youth also praised her. For example, Liu Zhenghao and Lu Yuanzhi were once Shen Lingling's fans, but none of them praised her as much as Zhang Zhiqiang.

They were also blinded by one thing. When they were having a meal at a state-owned restaurant, the first thing they thought of was Shen Moer, and they forgot that there was also Shen Lingling.

Fortunately, Fu Mingze covered Zhang Zhiqiang's mouth just now, otherwise if he started shouting in the state-owned restaurant, it would be easy for people to misunderstand and think that the girl he liked was Shen Moer. Then, if word got out that someone got drunk at the banquet and said that he liked the bride, not only would Shen Moer's reputation be affected, it would also be quite disgusting.

Gou Dandan and Ge Ya looked at each other. They had to admit that Fu Zhiqing was really amazing. They had only just figured out his reaction speed. He reacted immediately and took action.

No one thought he was amazing before.

Fu Mingze has never been very interested in talking to people. Apart from Zheng Jiamin, he rarely interacts with other educated youth, nor does he have much contact with the villagers. He is also very poor, so even though he is incredibly handsome, his presence is not very strong.

But from Shi Wei's incident and his marriage to Shen Moli, the talents at the educated youth site suddenly discovered that Fu Mingze was actually quite capable.

Shi Wei and Yang Qingqing had obviously set a trap to harm him, but he not only did not fall into the trap, but also got Shi Wei and Yang Qingqing into the Revolutionary Committee. Then, he quietly found a wife with good conditions like Shen Moer.

This is really the case, if you don't make a sound, you will make a big splash.

With the two "insiders" Gou Dandan and Ge Ya, the other educated youth quickly understood Zhang Zhiqiang's "true intentions", especially when someone accidentally shouted "It's Shen Lingling" and Zhang Zhiqiang heard it, Zhang Zhiqiang struggled even more violently, which just proved this point.

Even Zhao Zhengyang and the others accidentally overheard it, and their eyes towards Zhang Zhiqiang were full of sympathy and questioning. Others might not know, but these cousins ​​who grew up together knew that Shen Lingling was just like her mother, a person who could only talk nicely.

What kind of vision this man has? It's not surprising that he likes cousin Moer, but he actually likes Shen Lingling.

The group of people ate a belly full of food and melons, and slowly returned to the Yangliu Brigade.

They actually had enough bicycles. When their precious daughter got married, they couldn't have a long wedding, so Shen Shaoyuan could still borrow a few more bicycles to pick up and send off the bride. After all, he was now working in the Propaganda Department, and this department was all about being familiar with people. Shen Shaoyuan himself had a good personality, so he was still very popular in the commune.

However, walking back from the commune was to send the bride to the bridal chamber. It was still early in the day, so everyone deliberately pushed the cart slowly all the way, just in time to eat and digest the food.

You know what, such a large cycling team, especially since no one rides but pushes their bikes, is really eye-catching.

People working in the fields would all look up to take a look.

Because they walked slowly, they happened to meet Zhang Junliang and his group who were coming out of the village to pick up the bride at the entrance of the village.

Meeting on a narrow road.

In fact, the road is not narrow. It is just that there are people and cars squeezed together on both sides, which makes the road seem a bit narrow.

Especially the Zhang family's group were particularly unconscious. They didn't even bother to walk to the side. Instead, they all spread out and occupied the entire road.

Originally, people walked on each side of the road, and everyone just kept to the right. For example, Chen Moer and her friends always walked on one side, occupying only one-third of the road. Or, if people met each other, they would just give way to each other and pass by. But the Zhang family didn't do that. They wouldn't give way to others even when they saw them.

Zheng Jiamin was the first to explode. He grew up in an alley. The small alleys in Shanghai were much smaller than this village road. People said that feudal superstitions should be broken, but in fact, ordinary people still asked people to calculate the dates for weddings and funerals in private. Good dates always coincided with each other, and when weddings and funerals coincided with each other in a small alley, it would be okay if they were reasonable, but if they met unreasonable people, they would have a quarrel.

Zheng Jiamin was very familiar with this scene. There was a scene like this when his great-uncle passed away. So before anyone else could react, Zheng Jiamin pushed his bicycle directly into the middle of the road.

The three brothers and sisters of the Zhao family were the first to react. The people in the mountains were tough and attached more importance to the customs and rules of weddings and funerals. On such an important day as a wedding, they could not be outdone by others, otherwise their luck would be ruined.

Although the people on the other side are also cousins, there are also differences in closeness and distance between cousins, not to mention that they were obviously the ones who were unreasonable first.

The other few who were accompanying the bride also hurriedly followed. The remaining educated youth looked at each other and silently moved to the middle of the road.

"Who are you? Can't you see we are picking up the bride? Can't you just make way on the side of the road?" The leader of the Zhang family team was a young man with acne all over his face. He squinted his eyes and looked at the people in front of him with disdain.

He is Zhang Junliang's cousin, named Ma Yingcai. He had heard from his aunt a long time ago that there was a marriage in the village today, and a restless girl was marrying a poor educated youth. His aunt belittled the girl. He didn't look down on rural girls in the first place, and he looked down on them even more after hearing this.

Zheng Jiamin chuckled and asked, "Who are you? We are picking up the bride here. Can't you see us? Can't you just make way for us?"

He gave him the exact same words back.

Ma Yingcai immediately got angry: "Are you deliberately looking for trouble?"

As he said this, he kicked the bicycle kickstand and rushed towards Zheng Jiamin with his arms swinging.

Zhao Zhengyang took a step forward and threw the same words back at him: "Are you deliberately looking for trouble?"

Ma Yingcai was not short, just thin, like a bean sprout. Zhao Zhengyang was half a head taller than him and was also very strong. Ma Yingcai stopped before he even reached the edge. If he went over, he would be hit several times by the other person and he would not be able to defeat him.

However, the other people who came to pick up the bride also gathered around when they saw what was happening.

In terms of the number of people, both sides are actually about the same, but the other side has fewer female comrades, and is basically all male comrades, with only four female comrades who are there to pick up the bride and see off the bride. If a fight really breaks out, it will be obvious that their side will suffer a bit.

But Zheng Jiamin was not afraid at all. He hid behind Zhao Zhengyang and yelled, "Are you really here to pick up the bride? Are you really not here to rob the bride? Look at how ferocious you are. If you don't know, you might think you are bandits from somewhere! This is Yangliu Brigade. You are standing on the territory of Yangliu Brigade, bossing us to make way for you. Don't you even look at how shameless you are? What's the matter? Have you borrowed the face of the whole commune? You think you have the majority, right? Sorry, the bride's home is just a few steps away. If we yell at you, you will be made dumplings today!"

The people from the Zhang family were so angry that they were vomiting blood. A few of them were impulsive and were about to attack with their fists clenched. Only then did Zhang Junliang hurriedly squeeze out of the crowd.

"What are you doing? We are all relatives. Why can't we talk it out? Zheng Zhiqing, this is Yangliu Brigade, but I married a girl from Yangliu Brigade. It's unreasonable for you to say that."

He looked reasonable and righteous: "You are blocking the road like this, and no one can get through. Isn't this a waste of time? The road is so long, can't everyone just walk on the side? You can't be so overbearing."

Zheng Jiamin: “…”

Others: “…”

This is really a lie with blatant eyes and he is blaming others in front of them!

Shen Lingling also came out of the crowd and walked to Zhang Junliang's side. She looked at him gently and said to Zheng Jiamin in a tone that did not quite agree with him: "Zheng Zhiqing, you are an educated and cultured person, how can you be so unreasonable?"

Zheng Jiamin: “…”

He used to think that Comrade Shen Lingling was beautiful, gentle and generous, but it turns out she was so gentle.

Zheng Jiamin was so choked by the couple that he was speechless for a long time.

There was no way. These two people completely ignored the facts. How could he reason with them?

He subconsciously turned around to look at Fu Mingze, and then saw a scene that shocked him.

After a quick glance, Zheng Jiamin turned around and looked at Zhang Junliang and Shen Lingling who were pretending to be hypocritical in front of him, and couldn't help but reveal a sympathetic look.

Why don't you two pick on anyone else? Why do you want to pick on those two people?

Zhang Junliang was still talking: "Forget it. As senior workers and teachers, Lingling and I have some awareness. It's not impossible for us to give in a little..."

As he was speaking, a figure rushed out from behind like a rocket launcher, rushed directly in front of Zhang Junliang, and gave him several big punches with a flick of his hand.

"Hypocrite, you hypocrite, why did you appear in my dream? Look at your face, you are so disgusting even in my dream. I will beat you to death. It's you, it's all you, who destroyed my pure and beautiful love!"

Zhang Zhiqiang's eyes were bloodshot and he was unconscious. He started beating Zhang Junliang violently.

"Zhang Zhiqiang, what are you doing? Are you crazy? Let my man go!" Shen Lingling screamed.

Zhang Zhiqiang turned his head stiffly and looked at Shen Lingling. His expression instantly changed from anger to sadness: "Comrade Lingling, I dreamed of you again. Are you going to get married? Promise me you won't get married, okay?"

The people from the Zhang family who were welcoming the bride had already rushed over and were ready to hold Zhang Zhiqiang down and beat him up, but when they heard what Zhang Zhiqiang said, their eyes widened in disbelief.

What the hell?

Is this person here to steal the bride? !

Shen Lingling was going crazy: "Zhang Zhiqiang, what nonsense are you talking about? You, you, you are spreading rumors and slandering me!"

Zhang Zhiqiang held his head and roared, "Ah, why, why are you so heartless even in the dream? It was obviously me who met you first, why did you marry this hypocritical person, why?! No, it must not be like this, they must have forced you, it was your family who forced you to marry this person, it was this person who forced you to marry him, right? I will kill him, I will kill him——"

Zhang Zhiqiang firmly believed that this was a dream, and he didn't care at all. He picked up a stone from the ground and was about to hit Zhang Junliang.

Zhang Junliang was slapped several times by him. He originally wanted to hit back, but the more he looked at this man, the more he felt that this man was crazy. In addition, the information revealed by the other party's words was too shocking to him. He subconsciously stepped back a little and looked at Zhang Zhiqiang and Shen Lingling with a gloomy face.

Zhang Junliang never expected that Zhang Zhiqiang would actually smash him to death. He was frightened and ran away.

When Zhang Zhiqiang saw them, he ran after them, muttering to himself, "I'll smash you to death! I'll smash you to death!"

Well, wherever they went, the Zhang family’s wedding procession was in a rush.

Probably because they knew each other, Zhang Zhiqiang did not attack the educated youth and the people from the Yangliu Brigade. However, everyone was afraid of being injured by mistake, so they all moved aside and quickly made way for them.

When the people from the Zhang family who were coming to pick up the bride saw this, they quickly got on their bicycles and rode away at the speed of light.

Zhang Junliang had pushed his bicycle at some point, and rode away with a cold face. Shen Lingling was still being chased by Zhang Zhiqiang. When she saw Zhang Junliang riding away, she quickly chased after him: "Junliang, Junliang——"

Zhang Junliang had no intention of slowing down. Shen Lingling knew that she had made such a fool of herself today, and coupled with Zhang Zhiqiang's words, Zhang Junliang must be angry. If she let him ride away on his bike now, her marriage might be ruined.

Gritting his teeth, he finally reached the back seat of the bicycle with all his strength. When the bicycle paused for a moment, he quickly jumped on it and cried aggrievedly, "Junliang, that man is a lunatic. How could you believe what a lunatic said!"

Zhang Junliang paused, at least he didn't chase her away.

The entire wedding procession went to the commune in such a magical way. At the front were a few young men who rode the fastest. They were almost invisible. Behind them were several groups of people following in a mess with no formation. After all, everyone was running for their lives. And finally came the bride and groom.

No one dared to look back and rode forward desperately. In fact, if they had looked back, they would have found that Shen Moli had already controlled Zhang Zhiqiang. He had to control him. Without the "enemy", he began to change his target of attack, and the first target was Fu Mingze.

This guy is really scary when he gets drunk.

Of course, it was just that his momentum was intimidating. In fact, his body was weak and his arms were weak. Not to mention that he couldn't catch up with anyone, even if he did, he couldn't hurt anyone. His strength was probably used up when he slapped Zhang Junliang in the face. Otherwise, Shen Moer would have stopped him when he picked up a stone to hit someone.

Those people in the Zhang family were just scared out of their wits. If anyone was a little braver, even if one person couldn't control them, two people would definitely be able to control Zhang Zhiqiang.

Zheng Jiamin was very happy: "Oh my god, we finally got some relief!"

I just wonder if he will want to cut in line somewhere else after waking up and knowing his “feat”.

"Okay, let's go back."

Fu Mingze got on his bicycle and tilted his head: "Wife, let's go home."

Shen Moer jumped on the bicycle and said with a smile: “Okay, let’s go home.”

"Oh, send her to the bridal chamber—"

Zheng Jiamin shouted with a smile, and the others immediately followed suit and shouted "Send her to the bridal chamber."