Chapter 262 Getting Married

Every household in the village was busy processing the prey.

It's freezing cold now. If the prey is left outside for half a day without being processed, it will freeze hard and it will be difficult to process it.

With so many prey, it was rare to even see them in the past, let alone own them!

Every family went out to work in the cold wind by the well, some fetching water, some boiling water. Although the wind was howling, they did not feel cold while working, but felt warm all over.

When a family gets together, what's the point of talking? Especially with so many prey and excitement, the topic of conversation naturally revolves around hunting.

While plucking the pheasant, Zhao Hu proudly praised: "You don't know, except for the wild boar, the others all rely on crossbows!"

Zhao Bao also praised repeatedly: "Yes, the Lei family is so envious that they even want to pay money to buy what we have, but who is willing to sell it?

Besides, this isn't ours; it's lent to everyone by Aunt Shen Qing. If we really sell it, it would be so embarrassing!"

"Doesn't the Lei family have bows and arrows?" Zhao Laoer asked in confusion.

Zhao Bao argued hastily, "Dad, that's because you've never used a repeating crossbow! You've never seen a bow and arrow, so you don't know the difference between the two. But I can't explain it clearly, but you just remember that a repeating crossbow is a hundred times, no, Uncle Lei said it's a thousand times better than a bow and arrow!"

It's so useful that when they see we're not selling it, they go to Aunt Shen Qing to ask if she has it. They want to buy it, even if it's just one."

Zheng Hui shook her head and continued with a smile, "They will be disappointed. Shen Qing bought these from a passing merchant. There are only about twenty of them in total, not one more."

There are about 150 or 160 people in the village, and it is impossible to divide them up. In the end, Huo Bing chooses whoever has the best shooting accuracy and gives it to him. Who would be willing to give up something that they have worked so hard to get?

Besides, no one knows where the passing merchant has gone, and there is no place to look for him no matter how far you look.

"That's what we said to Uncle Lei and the others. Mom and Dad, didn't you see how disappointed the Lei family members were at that time?" Zhao Hu recalled it vividly. Later, when he saw the difference between a repeating crossbow and a bow and arrow, he understood why the Lei family was so disappointed!

Although Zheng Hui, Zhao Lao Da, Zhao Lao Er, Li E and others did not go, it is conceivable that the Lei family, who have been hunting for many years, must be extremely disappointed that they could not get the right tools.

"If we didn't have the crossbow, we would have to rely on the bows and arrows of the Lei family to catch these wild sheep, pheasants, rabbits, roe deer, musk deer and so on. The men in our village would be lucky if we could catch three or five with our bare hands." Zhao Bao sighed.

Pheasants can fly, and hares and wild sheep run very fast, so they are impossible to catch.

The two Zhao brothers were stunned for a moment, then said, "Shen Qing is truly our benefactor."

Zheng Huili'e was more practical: "Xiangxi and Xiaoli are getting married. I originally thought that Shen Qing has been helping us all the time, and we need to have a feast. The gift can't be just a dozen eggs like in the past. I thought of preparing two old hens and two geese.

After listening to what you said, I feel that these two old hens and two geese are still not enough."

There are hundreds of kilograms of meat in front of us, and everyone has divided it up. There is no reason to send it to Shen Qing alone, so let's send it together during this wedding.

The Lei family should also be thanked, but the Lei family has no shortage of meat to eat, so they can only express their gratitude when they have the opportunity in the future.

"Mother, you're right. We don't understand this matter. You two should make the decision."

The eldest and second Zhao brothers had no objection and left the decision entirely to them.

Other families in the village also heard their men talking about hunting, and only then did they realize that it was not that the men in their village were born with a talent for hunting, but that they were well-equipped with weapons!

Originally, I only wanted to express my gratitude to the Lei family, but now that I know Shen Qing has contributed a lot, how can I not repay him with these hundreds of kilograms of meat?

So on the tenth day of October, they put on new clothes early in the morning, carried many times more generous gifts, and set off happily.

Since the man and woman are from the same village and the Guan family does not hold a wedding banquet, according to the previous customs of the village, the gifts are mostly about ten eggs. Giving twenty eggs is considered a heavy gift.

But now the people in the village are different from before, and their financial situation is much richer. For the first happy event in the village after arriving in the new home, all the families tacitly increased the gifts.

The Jiang family attaches great importance to it!

This is also a great happy event for the Jiang family!

Each of the three Jiang families gave the Guan family ten kilograms of malt sugar.

A pound of malt sugar costs more than 70 cents outside, and ten pounds is the most valuable gift for farmers!

Guan the carpenter looked at the thirty kilograms of malt sugar and was so shocked that he didn't know what to say. "This, this is too expensive. I..."

"Hey, we made it at home. We don't need to spend money to buy it outside, so we can't charge it according to the outside price." Zhao Mingyue said cheerfully.

Jiang Ying said happily, "Yes, we're all in-laws from now on, why be so polite?"

The three of them no longer rely on Tangfang for their main income. Compared with the past when they were in Qili Village, they are obviously much more relaxed and don't have to worry too much about production costs.

Carpenter Guan knew that the Jiang family’s own sugar was not worth the price paid outside, but being able to make it was a matter of skill. Since he couldn’t make it, he naturally had to calculate it based on the purchase price. Besides, the cost of making sugar must be quite high!

Sugar is a good thing. In the future, when interacting with people in the village, this malt sugar will be very useful, and it can also sweeten Xiaoli and Xiaoshan's mouths.

He thanked me repeatedly and took it.

Other families didn't have the sugar-making skills of the Jiang Erye and the other three families, but they also sent their best sugars as gifts.

This family has five pounds of rice and five pounds of flour, that family has twenty eggs and twenty goose eggs, or a piece of bacon...

Carpenter Guan became more and more frightened as he collected the gifts. He had originally thought that giving each family member a piece of wedding cake filled with red dates was already very generous, but he never expected that he had increased the thank-you gift, and the villagers had increased the gift of congratulation even more!

He took some time to go back to the house and apologized to his daughter, "Xiao Li, the gifts from each family are so expensive. Dad, Dad, I feel embarrassed to accept them all."

In the past, if you gave such a generous gift, you would have to prepare a wedding banquet...

Guan Li comforted him, "It's okay, Dad. Our wedding cakes are made of white flour, so they're not shabby. Besides, Brother Xiangxi prepared a wedding banquet for the whole day. Only one family in the village can eat there, so it's not too bad."

Her father and brother made furniture for her, gave her half of their belongings as a safekeeping, and spared no expense in making wedding cakes filled with white flour and red dates... It was really great.

Carpenter Guan felt a little relieved, thinking that Shen Qingjia had taken it upon himself...

There were no musical instruments, but the onlookers cheered. Amid the cheers, Guan Li, who was sitting on the kang, covered herself with a red veil.

There was no sedan chair, and Guan Xiaoshan was unable to carry it due to his disability, so the scene was simplified to Jiang Xiangxi carrying the bride directly to their new home.

The villagers gathered on both sides of the dirt road, and the children ran around happily, creating a lively and festive scene.

Guan Xiaoshan followed behind, limping with a crutch, tears rolling down his face.

Carpenter Guan pulled at his sleeves and kept wiping away the tears that were flowing out uncontrollably.