Chapter 99 is just extraordinary.

Everyone who came to see their new house praised it for being well built and expressed envy.

After everything was ready, Jiang Lianzhu and Wang Laowu discussed it and picked an auspicious day to host a banquet and celebrate with fireworks, planning to officially move into the new house.

On this day, everyone in the village came to congratulate Jiang Lianzhu and her family on moving into their new house, including familiar folks from other villages.

The new house was crowded and bustling.

All guests were entertained in the front yard, where ten large square tables were set up.

There are twelve people at a table, eating at the same time. Adults are considered to have the main seat. If there are children, they can also stand next to their adults to eat. This is the custom of banquets in the countryside, and it is lively.

Generally, when rural families entertain guests, the table is not large and they always invite the head of the family to represent the guests. Since each family is not well-off and has little food, it makes no sense for the whole family, young and old, to go together.

Therefore, when adults go to visit others, they sometimes bring the most favored child in the family to ask for some food. They just stand by and give some of their own portion to the children, and they never sit at the table.

Taking this situation into consideration, Jiang Lianzhu went to the town and bought a big fat pig to make a more sumptuous meal.

If there are children at the table, they should be fed well and well.

The kitchen prepared large pieces of braised pork, braised pork with bean curd sheets, steamed spare ribs with rice flour, stewed radish with pork bones, braised pork tripe, stir-fried pork liver, fried tofu meatballs, as well as chicken, duck, fish, etc., which were also quite a lot.

Before the dishes were served, the whole yard was filled with the aroma of various dishes that were rare on ordinary days, and everyone was drooling.

There is a table of seats under the eaves, which is where the host, the head of the village, and the respected elders in the village sit.

Wang Laowu and Jiang Lianzhu were both sitting at this table.

Wang Laowu was also wearing new clothes today, a pair of short, thick dark blue clothes and pants, and a headscarf of the same color on his head. The clothes were ordinary farmer's clothes, but they looked strangely good on him.

It's just extraordinary.

This was a set of clothes that Jiang Lianzhu bought for him in town. The last time he came home, he only brought fifty taels of silver in banknotes, and nothing else, not even a bag to carry with him. Jiang Lianzhu and her three children each had several sets of new clothes, so they didn't want to treat him too badly, so they just bought him a set of clothes.

Unexpectedly, he was so eye-catching in the crowd that many young girls and wives couldn't help but blush when they saw Wang Laowu.

Jiang Lianzhu just thought she was blind and saw nothing.

She was also wearing a brand new outfit today, a turquoise skirt with a moon-white silk embroidered waistcoat over it. She had an astonishing amount of hair, which she had combed into a moon-shaped bun and wore two silver hairpins. She looked decent and beautiful, and she felt quite satisfied with herself.

Everyone who saw her complimented her on how beautiful she looked today, except Wang Laowu, who showed no reaction at all.

Just a bit stingy.

Fortunately, Jiang Lianzhu is an open-minded and generous person. She admits that her style cannot compare to Wang Laoba, but she still has three children!

Dabao, Erbao and Sanbao are all wearing new clothes. They are all handsome boys and beautiful girls, no worse than Wang Laoba.

When the banquet started, Jiang Lianzhu secretly poked Wang Laowu.

Wang Laowu understood and stood up gracefully. "Dear fellow villagers! Thank you very much for visiting our home today. I, Wang Laowu, have been looking for an opportunity to express my gratitude to you all. Before, when I was not at home, I was grateful to all the fellow villagers, especially the head of the village, for your great help to my wife. You also assisted her in making autumn pear paste. I will always remember this. I apologize for the trouble you all have caused! Now you have also provided free labor to build our house. These are all kindnesses. I, Wang Laowu, would like to thank you all here. If you need anything in the future, as long as I, Wang Laowu, can do it, please feel free to ask... Thank you!"

"Good!" The village head and others led the applause.

Jiang Lianzhu also happily joined in the applause. You say Wang Laowu is a man of few words, but he is quite good at speaking polite words.

This is the advantage of being the head of the family, as it saves you from having to say polite words.

Welcoming and seeing off guests is also tiring.

The uncle who was in charge of the village also stood up. "Old Five, you're too polite! We should all thank Jiang. She was so kind to share the recipe of Autumn Pear Paste with the village, which made every household in the village earn money and we no longer have to worry about starving to death. She is a great hero! Besides, she paid the villagers enough wages to make Autumn Pear Paste. It was not a free job, and everyone was scrambling to do it! Now that you are home, you two are finally reunited. I am happy to see it. From now on, you don't have to go out to escort. You can stay at home and do it with your wife, so you won't starve to death. It's a good day for everyone to spend together. Don't you think it makes sense? Are you happy today? Let's wish Old Five and the Jiang family a happy new home!"

"Yes, uncle is right!"

"Happy!!"

"Congratulations on your new home!"

"Let's live a good life together from now on!"

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The crowd was excited.

Jiang Lianzhu smiled and said, "Thank you everyone. Now, serve the food!"

Erya's mother, Erya, and Grandma Lu in the kitchen had already prepared everything and were just waiting for the host to give the order to serve the dishes immediately.

Bowls of meat dishes and plates of delicious food were continuously brought to each table.

There are twelve large bowls of dishes, more than half of which are pure meat dishes, or with shredded meat. The portions are large, and the food is colorful, fragrant and delicious. There is also a large bowl of bone and radish soup. The staple food is white flour steamed buns. You can take as much as you want.

This was obviously a specification and standard that a table of people could not finish. The villagers took the large white flour buns, broke them open, stuffed them with various meats, and filled them up. They first handed them to their own children who were drooling beside them. The children happily took the food and went to play happily.

The rest are just the adults eating and sighing with emotion, they are so excited!

"It's so rich! This is several times more than what we eat during Chinese New Year..."

"Of course not. The Jiangs are both generous people. Look at the fifth brother. Although he doesn't stay at home much all year round, he is very good at earning money. Naturally, he is willing to spend more money."

"This is the best banquet I've ever had in my life. I'm afraid it wouldn't be possible without two taels of silver. Ten tables would cost twenty taels. It's really worth it."

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Rice wine was served at the table of the village head and his uncle, and Wang Laowu drank with them.

Everyone couldn't help but nod secretly at the sight of such a large table full of dishes. They thought that this young couple knew how to behave and were willing to give. They would definitely be blessed in the future.

I couldn't help but have a better impression of the two of them.

Jiang Lianzhu offered a glass of wine to the village head uncle and thanked him for taking care of them. She was really grateful to the uncle from the bottom of her heart.

It was so difficult back then, thanks to her uncle who took care of her and the children.