Zhaojiawan is not far from Dongliang Village, but it is not close either.
It was a journey of nearly 10 miles. Shen Hongmei was lying horizontally on the donkey's back. She was angry and scared, and cried intermittently all the way. When she was almost at Zhao's house, she was so disoriented that she was confused.
As soon as the group arrived at the Zhao family's door, the people who went with them to pick up the bride shouted into the yard, "The bride is here!"
Next, Shen Hongmei was carried directly into the house by Zhao Changgui.
The Zhao family members who were waiting for the meal to start looked at this scene in a daze, not knowing what Zhao Changgui was doing.
Li Xiu'e, who came to the Zhao family to help with the banquet, blinked, turned her head to look at her master, and said hesitantly: "Chang... Changgui just carried...?"
Is it the bride?
Li Xiu'e wondered if she had seen it wrong. Could it be that Changgui was not going to pick up the bride, but to kidnap her?
How come the person was brought back tied up?
Before everyone could figure out what was going on, Zhao Changgui came out of the hut again.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting. The bride is not feeling well, so she won't come out. Let's start the feast now!"
In order to make the wedding more decent, Zhao Changgui prepared a table of food and invited several relatives from his family.
There weren't any good dishes. In the countryside in winter, there were only radishes, potatoes, cabbages, and a lump of pickled cabbage, making up a total of four dishes.
The stew had a little more oil in it than usual, which made it a pretty good meal.
The staple food is sweet potatoes and cornmeal porridge. Each person has a sweet potato and a bowl of porridge, no more.
After saying that, Zhao Changgui invited the guests to sit down and started serving the dishes.
Then he found the time to grab his daughter and said, "Go, go to that room and keep an eye on her. If she wakes up and makes a fuss, give her a slap in the face." After saying that, he pushed her and told her to go quickly.
Zhao Changgui's daughter, Zhao Manfen, didn't react at first. When her father pushed her towards the hut, she realized that he wanted her to look after her stepmother whom her father had just carried back to them.
"Yeah, okay." 12-year-old Zhao Manfen answered loudly with shining eyes.
What did her father just say? He said that the woman was dishonest and asked him to beat her?
What does this mean?
This means that the woman is nothing in her father's eyes.
They are even worried that their father will marry them a stepmother who will abuse them.
Now, she can even beat that woman, which means that woman is just like that in her father's eyes. Will he still be afraid that she will bully them in the future?
Zhao Manfen excitedly grabbed her 7-year-old brother and pulled him away from the delicious food on the stove, and the two sisters went to the cabin.
After Li Xiu'e put all the food on the table, she pulled Zhao Changgui aside and asked, "Do you want to send some to that room?"
She still doesn't understand what's going on with Changgui's new daughter-in-law?
"You don't have to worry about that room, sister-in-law. I asked Manfen to look after her. She was the one that the Shen family replaced for me. The original one went crazy, so they replaced her. She was a little reluctant, so I kidnapped her back."
Zhao Changgui explained the matter briefly. This matter could not be concealed. The people who followed him would spread the news throughout the village in less than a day. It would be better for him to admit it openly.
Li Xiu'e covered her mouth and widened her eyes. She didn't expect that just a wedding would involve so many things?
Zhao Changgui handed the small bowl of food left on the stove to Li Xiu'e: "Sorry for bothering you today, sister-in-law. Take this little food home for the children!"
"How can I feel embarrassed? I just helped to cook a meal." Li Xiu'e quickly wiped her hands on her apron and carefully took the bowl.
In this cold winter, she washed, cut, cooked and stewed all for the sake of getting some oily dishes so that she could take them home for her little grandson to try.
The rest of the work in the Zhao family could be done by the children, so she was no longer needed. Li Xiu'e happily returned home with the dishes.
In the Zhao family’s main house, there is a square table on the kang.
Zhao Changgui and several people who went to pick up the bride boasted a lot in front of the villagers who were looking at them curiously.
"Although we are few in number, we are not afraid at all. We picked everyone from their village. In the end, it was their village chief who intervened and we stopped. Otherwise, we would have beaten them so badly that their parents wouldn't even recognize them."
"That's right. Luckily, you guys went with me today, otherwise I would have been bullied by the old Shen family." Shen Changgui picked up a piece of food with chopsticks for the person who had just spoken.
"I originally wanted to bring you guys some good luck by picking up the bride, but I didn't expect you guys to get hurt. Come on, come on, you have to eat more food."
"We brothers don't need to take any supplements, but you, Changgui, need to take some supplements, otherwise you may not be able to control that little hottie in that room at night, hahahaha!"
"That's right, that's right, Changgui is so lucky. If you don't eat more now, you might not have the energy to work at night, hahaha!"
This is about a man's dignity, Zhao Changgui frowned: "Humph, she can still do anything in my small piece of land? After a few slaps, she will have to lie down obediently."
Someone nearby teased him: "She's just a young girl, you better be careful and don't lie on her belly at night, hahahaha."
As soon as Xiao Dirty talked, the atmosphere at the table instantly became lively.
Some envied him: "Changgui is such a man. He married two wives in his lifetime. It's hard for other families to marry just one."
Some disagreed: "You still have to save some money, after all, Ping An is going to marry soon."
In fact, when Zhao Changgui got married this time, most of the people in Zhaojiawan were secretly frowning.
After all, Zhao Changgui is not young anymore, and his eldest son Ping'an is already 17 years old. It will be almost the end of the Chinese New Year and he can start talking about finding a wife.
As a result, Zhao Changgui found himself another young wife.
If it were an ordinary family, they would at least save money to find a wife for their son!
If I really want a woman, I can find a widow or something. At least it’s cheap and won’t cost that much money!
Unexpectedly, Zhao Changgui would rather empty his family's savings to marry a perfect young girl. Many people behind his back said that he was an old cow but still wanted to eat young grass!
But Zhao Changgui doesn't care what others say. He thinks women who have slept with others are dirty.
As for my son’s marriage?
What's the hurry?
Didn’t he also not talk about having a wife until he was in his 20s? ! !
Besides, judging from Ping An's looks, it's possible that he has something in their family!
While people were talking lively in the main room, in the small room on the other side, Zhao Manfen looked at his stepmother lying on the kang and bravely patted her face with his hand.
Shen Hongmei felt dizzy and a little nauseous.
I felt someone patting my face. I opened my eyes blearily and saw two little kids lying in front of me.
Shen Hongmei was stunned for a moment, and when she reacted, her eyes suddenly widened and she struggled to sit up.
"Who are you? Untie me and let me go back."
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