Li Xu looked over speechlessly.

What are you talking about?

There are only a few people in the county who can dance the lion. So, according to you, you are among the worst?

Captain Sun didn't notice his expression and was still describing with great excitement how great his own lion dance was.

After he finished speaking, Li Xu quickly asked, "Uncle, why have I never heard of you guys being able to perform lion dance?"

Not only did Sun Xiu never mention it, but even Mrs. Sun's family never mentioned it.

Moreover, his memory showed that he had come to Sunjiatan many times during festive occasions, but he had never seen the Sun family perform the lion dance.

This inevitably made him curious.

Captain Sun looked a bit uncomfortable when he heard this, but he still explained, "This is a tradition passed down from our ancestors. Only members of our clan who have made great contributions can enjoy this treatment. The last performance was before the founding of the People's Republic of China, more than ten years ago. I guess many people have forgotten it even existed."

Good job.

Li Xu exclaimed in his heart, "What a great guy!"

You plan to perform a show that you haven't performed for more than ten years on the day of Sun Yizhu's wedding.

Is this to congratulate him or to embarrass him?

When Zhao Zhaodi's family sees your lion dance, won't they die of laughter?

Besides, don’t you have any idea at all?

Even in this situation, you still think I will regret it if I don’t watch it. Where do you get such confidence?

Thinking of this, he felt that he should remind them, "Granduncle, you haven't danced the lion dance for so many years, can you still dance it?"

"Of course they can. Lion dancers learn from a young age, so it's ingrained in their bones. They also have to set aside some time every year to practice. Although we haven't been able to do so in recent years due to the drought, I believe that if we give them a few days, they will definitely be able to pick up this skill."

"If I don't pick it up, it would be a huge embarrassment. Why not just forget it?"

In fact, he didn't want to say this, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that he had to say it.

There was no way around it. As Sun Yizhui's immediate family in the city, they would inevitably have to deal with the Zhao family frequently in the future.

If the lion dance performance is too unbearable, it will make people laugh.

The Zhao family will definitely think of this incident when they see them in the future. Even if they don’t say it out loud, they will probably laugh at them in their hearts.

Who can stand this?

"No, we have to perform." Captain Sun slammed the table and shouted, "Those who have made contributions will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished. This is the rule passed down by our ancestors, and no one can change it."

Li Xu stared at him blankly, wanting to continue persuading him but a little afraid of getting beaten. Just when he didn't know what to do, Captain Sun waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this. I'll go discuss it with your grandma and the others tonight. Just come over and see us then."

Then he urged, "Hurry up and eat. Do whatever you need to do after dinner."

It can be seen that Li Xu's words just now made him a little unhappy.

Li Xu didn't care too much about this. Although he had some selfish motives, he also had practical considerations. Even if he was angry, how angry could he be?

At this moment, he was more worried about the lion dance. If he really got it wrong, it would be a huge embarrassment.

The most important thing is that based on his understanding of Mrs. Sun's family, he knows that they will definitely not refuse this matter.

Thinking of this, he only hoped that the lion dancers could be more powerful, and even if it was embarrassing, they wouldn't be so embarrassing...

Because of this incident, he lost interest in chatting and just kept picking up food to eat.

Captain Sun standing by was also preoccupied with something, thinking about how to help the lion dancers recover their strength as quickly as possible, so he didn't say anything.

In this way, the two finished their lunch in silence, and then Li Xu said goodbye.

Hearing this, Captain Sun smiled again, patted his shoulder, and said kindly, "Be careful on the road, and come back often when you have time."

"Don't worry." Li Xu also laughed, "Next time I'll bring some wine over and we can have a good drink."

"Then it's a deal. You provide the wine and I'll provide the dishes." Captain Sun's eyes lit up and he said hurriedly.

"No problem, you go ahead and do your work, I'm leaving." Li Xu responded with a smile, then turned and walked towards Old Lady Sun's house.

When he walked into the yard and saw several children still running and playing, he knew that Uncle Sun and his uncle had not had time to teach them a lesson.

So he looked at them sympathetically, then sat on the stool in front of Old Mrs. Sun and started chatting with her.

It was not until four o'clock in the afternoon that Li Xu said goodbye and left.

On the way back to the city, seeing that there was no one around, he found a place to stop the car. He first picked up some dry grass and stones from the ground and put them into the space, mixed them with the food he was going to give to the Fu family, and then put these things into the cloth bag he had prepared in advance.

Only after making sure the food was tied to the cart did he set off again towards the city.

He parked the car in the yard of Fu's neighbor, then picked up the cloth bag and walked towards Fu's house.

As soon as he entered the door and saw the scene in the yard, he was stunned.

It was nothing else but that there were more people standing in the yard than in the morning, and there were quite a few more, and the sound of their conversations was extremely noisy.

This made him a little puzzled. Could it be that you all have nothing to do? Why did you come so early?

Just as he was thinking about it, a figure appeared in front of him and said with surprise, "You are finally back. I thought you were lost."

Seeing Fu Qing, Li Xu handed over the cloth bag in his hand and said unhappily, "Hurry up and take it. Let Aunt Fu pick out the stones and weeds inside."

Fu Qing took the bag without saying a word and said, "Go to my room and rest for a while. I'll come find you later."

After saying that, he walked quickly towards the kitchen.

Li Xu went to his room and sat on a stool to rest.

After a while, Fu Qing came in with a cup of tea and said cheerfully as he walked in, "Lao Li, you've worked hard today. Come and have a drink of water."

Walking up to Li Xu, he held the cup in both hands and handed it over.

Li Xu took it and drank it in big gulps. He drank half of the cup in one breath before stopping and burping. "It's really not easy. I've been running for this food. My legs are almost thin."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "There's a lot of debris in there, but don't worry, there's more than enough food. If you don't believe me, you can weigh it after you've sorted out the debris."

"Hey, how can we not believe you when you say that?" Fu Qing waved his hand and said jokingly, "Besides, it's normal for food in the countryside to have some debris in it. If it were really clean, it would be abnormal."

In fact, this situation exists not only in the countryside, but also in the city.

Because most people at that time did not pay much attention to hygiene, sometimes they would put their hands with dirt on them directly into the rice jar, which made the food look not so clean.

This is also the reason why Li Xu mixed stones and dead grass into the food.

But it doesn’t matter. Everyone will wash the ingredients carefully before cooking, so those debris will not enter people’s stomachs.