Chapter 61 Drinking and Causing Trouble

Seeing Xu Yan'er's disappointing appearance, Mrs. Cui couldn't help but scold her, "You chose this man yourself. Don't go back to your parents' home and cry."

Xu Yaner cried out: "Mom, don't tell my sister-in-law, she will scold you again."

If I get married like this, I will definitely not be able to go back to my parents' home.

My sister-in-law has a sharp tongue and she can scold someone in the same way every three days. If she knew that I didn't get any benefits from my parents' home after getting married, she would definitely say something unpleasant.

Thinking that her daughter had to get married in such a lonely place without even a dowry, Mrs. Cui felt very distressed, and the mother and daughter immediately hugged each other and cried bitterly.

They cried and talked for a while in the house, while the banquet outside was almost over and everyone reeked of alcohol.

A sergeant in the same squad as Xue Zhuang said with a thick tongue, "Brother Xue is truly a role model for the brothers. He got the bride in no time.

Although I am no longer in the army, I will have a wife and children and a warm home, which will make my brothers envious."

Although Xue Zhuang lost his military position and was beaten, he saved his life, had a house and land, and got a wife for free. He was very happy today.

When someone toasts him, he naturally accepts it and drinks until his face turns red.

Hearing his brothers envy him, he smiled and said, "Hey! Lao Fang, we brothers have agreed to share happiness together. From now on, I will live in this town. If there is a girl in Suijin Town that you like, I will help you get her."

There was a sudden burst of laughter at the table.

Old Fang was also drunk and immediately shouted, "The one left by Brother Xue is Miss Song! Although she's not as pretty as my sister-in-law, she's still pretty."

"No problem, I'll go get you someone I don't like..."

"Bang!"

Before he could finish his words, a bowl smashed onto the table in front of him, splashing soup everywhere and startling the people serving the wine.

At the table next to him, Song Zhenping stood up with red eyes, pointed at the soldiers who were talking nonsense and shouted: "My sister will not marry you... Ugh!" His mouth was covered by someone.

The room suddenly became quiet, and the soldiers saw that the brother of the Miss Song they were talking about was present.

No wonder the girl was angry when people talked nonsense like that.

Xue Zhuang was embarrassed after someone smashed the wedding table in front of him. Even though he was the one who made the mistake, he refused to admit it. He said sullenly, "Song Zhenping, we were all drinking and having a good time. You took a few jokes seriously and even smashed my bowl. Isn't that too much?"

Song Dekui, standing nearby, covered Song Zhenping's mouth and gave a dry laugh, saying, "Today is Brother Xue's wedding day, and we shouldn't be so disrespectful. But could you all, please be more polite with your words, or you'll have your tongues cut off again in the underworld after you die?"

Xue Zhuang was furious after being cursed to death.

He was also drunk, pointing at Song Dekui and yelling, "Who are you? I didn't invite you to drink."

Song Zhenping was even more annoyed when he saw that Uncle Kui was scolded even though he accompanied him to the banquet.

Although he looks weak and vulnerable, he is also a man of courage, especially when his loved ones are wronged.

Song Zhenping quickly peeled off Uncle Kui's hand that was covering his mouth and spat at Xue Zhuang, "Bah, you think we want to come.

Your mother-in-law said that you invited me to have a drink, and also said that we will both be military households in the future, and it would be a disgrace to you if I didn't come.

He also said that everyone else gave one or two hundred coins, and asked me to give one or two taels of silver, otherwise I would be disrespecting you.

Listen carefully, I come to the banquet to give you face.

I came to see if the rice that costs one or two taels of silver contains dragon meat.

Look, if it weren't for this acorn tofu to support your table, a few bowls of watery taro soup would be worth one tael of silver?"

When an honest person gets angry, he always confronts others directly.

Well! They can't turn either.

Song Dekui had never seen the ferocious look on Song Zhenping's face when he almost strangled Mrs. Gu to death in Xiaoshi Village. At this moment, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets: It's true that I've never seen you before, and I've seen you with new eyes. When did Daping become so bold?

Xue Zhuang was so angry that his face twitched: He came to the banquet to give me face, how come I didn’t know that?

He wanted to go forward and drive the people away, but he had been beaten with a military stick a few days ago, and his buttocks were in unbearable pain. He could barely walk and sit, and was not able to engage in a fight with others.

Fortunately, there were other soldiers there, who pushed the uncle and nephew of the Song family out of the door.

The situation was getting a little out of control, and Xue Zhuang could only grit his teeth and explain to others that he had never mentioned the gift money.

He didn't say it, but Song Zhenping mentioned Mrs. Cui's name.

Everyone in the family says the same thing.

The people in the room looked at each other in bewilderment: My goodness, we can’t even afford a gift of one or two taels of silver, even one or two hundred coins!

This is an expensive meal. If you sit down again, it’s hard to say whether you can leave.

Seeing that the situation was not good, someone immediately took out twenty cents and placed them next to his seat, then bowed and quietly left.

Others followed suit. Aunt Guo and the others couldn't sit still. They had come to help in the kitchen and eat for free, and had no intention of giving any gifts, so they got up immediately.

Xue Zhuang kept one and sent another away, and the lively crowd in the room dispersed in the blink of an eye, leaving only a few soldiers from the garrison still holding up the scene.

Seeing the wedding banquet that was so joyful just now turned into such an awkward situation, Xue Zhuang wanted to find Song Zhenping and argue with him.

When I turned around, I found that Song Zhenping and Song Dekui had already left.

I can't drink any more wine.

The talkative and troublesome soldier named Fang took out eighty coins as a gift, which made Xue Zhuang blush again and he quickly refused.

The military pay had been in arrears, and ordinary soldiers only received twenty cents a month. He relied on several brothers to pool money for him to buy things for Xu Yan'er.

The purpose of holding the wedding banquet was just to make everyone have a good time, but now Song Zhenping said that coming to the dinner requires a high gift money, and everyone is embarrassed.

After seeing the guests off, Xue Zhuang felt embarrassed and annoyed, and walked into the bridal chamber with a gloomy face.

He wanted to find out whether Mrs. Cui had said this.

If not, Song Zhenping had ruined his reputation in public and disrupted his wedding banquet, so naturally he would go to his house to ask for an explanation.

If you have...you are the one who makes the decisions for your own home, and no one else can interfere.

When Xu Yaner saw Xue Zhuang enter the room, tears welled up in her eyes, which had already been swollen from crying.

Looking at the crying bride, the deserted bridal chamber, the gloomy-faced mother-in-law, and the untouched dishes on the table.

Xue Zhuang suppressed his anger, endured the pain in his buttocks, sat down sideways and said, "Yan'er, these dishes are not to your taste?"

The powder on Xu Yan'er's face had already faded from her tears. She blew her nose and sobbed, "This thing tastes terrible. I can't eat it."

She had eaten it before, but it was bitter and astringent and she couldn't eat it at all.

Mrs. Cui, who was standing next to her, was even more displeased when she saw Xue Zhuang come into the room without even saying hello to her. She said in a cold voice, "Sir, we received a lot of gifts today, you should at least do it properly.

Even if there are no chickens or ducks, we should at least prepare some meat dishes. You see, how can a bride eat acorn noodles as soon as she enters the house? "

It’s a bit embarrassing to say that I ate acorn noodles at a banquet.

But today, this acorn flour doesn’t taste bitter, and it’s soaked in oil, making it taste better than meat.

The brothers all enjoyed the meal happily and even said that they would like to have this dish when they visit Brother Xue’s house next time.

If it weren't for the drunken talk, it would have been a perfect party.

It would have been fine if Mrs. Cui hadn't mentioned the gift money, but when she did, Xue Zhuang's eyes became sharp: "Can you accept a lot of gift money? Haha, how much gift money can you accept?"

He didn't even want to call his mother-in-law anymore.

Mrs. Cui licked her lips and said, "I just counted them. There are four tables of people. The Song family and your three brothers in the camp each gave one tael of silver. Adding up, we can get at least five taels of silver."

You can give the gift money to Yan'er, and forget about the bad food today."

Xue Zhuang's expression turned increasingly grim, and he said in a deep voice, "What if I don't give the gift money to Yan'er?"

(End of this chapter)