Vegetarian dishes are simple; you can even blanch wild rapeseed from the mountains and make a bowl of vegetables.
I can start preparing the ingredients for stewed vegetables, meatballs, crispy pork, and braised pork today.
...
These tasks will all be handled by Wang Tiezhu.
Then Chen Yifei said:
"Tiger, go to the meat processing plant and ask Director Jiang Ping for an invitation. Also, buy a pig for me while you're at it. I mentioned it to Director Jiang Ping before, and he said he has a quota and can buy pork for me."
"There were other invitations as well, including those for Mr. Wang Zheng, his son Wang Yuliang, and the Zhang Xiao family, the head of the state-run restaurant."
"In addition to these, there's Wang Wenxiao from the video arcade, Zhao Shi whom I met in the detention center, Captain Ma Han, and the gatekeeper who helped Chen Yifei a lot."
They had all agreed beforehand that they would come to his wedding.
So naturally, we invited them now.
Chen Yifei also had a plan in mind.
The people I invited were all people I already knew well, people I would continue to know well in the future, people I could get along with and people I had a good relationship with.
Looking at the invitation and the addresses of various places, Wang Hu nodded: "Don't worry, I'll take my dad out on my bicycle. We'll find a mule cart or ox cart to bring back the groceries we buy. We'll see if the vegetable vendors have any tricycles."
Chen Yifei went inside to get the money.
Then I saw the money on the bedside table.
Some notes were in whole or small portions, and others were in He Runqing's very neat handwriting. The paper looked a bit wrinkled.
It should still be something that was written before.
It says: What's mine is yours, and what's yours is still yours.
He wouldn't take her money.
However, Chen Yifei knew her personality; once she gave it, she wouldn't ask for it back.
He thought it best to keep it with him for now.
Save it for her.
Anyway, when they get married, Chen Yifei will give her all his money.
The wife is the most important person in the family.
In his past life, Chen Yifei looked at the money in his pocket. It was just a number jumping around. At that moment, he felt that with his wife by his side, any amount of money he earned was worthwhile.
Getting married is wonderful.
He chuckled involuntarily and put the money away.
He found his change, along with the tickets he had saved. Because he was setting up a stall, many people didn't bring cash, so Chen Yifei specifically told them they could use their tickets instead.
He exchanged small receipts for larger ones, and gradually earned money for meat coupons. He saved them up and used them for his wedding.
He and He Runqing both work together in this way, so naturally there won't be any mistakes.
Give Wang Hu the money you want to buy. The main problem is that pork is expensive; half a pig costs 80 yuan, and a whole pig costs about 160 yuan.
The other vegetable ingredients won't be needed in much quantity, and we still have plenty of rice and flour at home for making pancakes, so we can just buy two more bags of rice.
As for the money for the piglet, it will be settled after the wedding.
Chen Yifei made arrangements for everyone, and gave Wang Hu and the other two a lot of instructions, but everyone waved their hands in response.
"It's alright, Fei-ge, it'll definitely be enough."
“Even if it’s not enough, we brothers have enough. You’ve helped us so much, we’ll take care of such an important event as our wedding ourselves.”
Chen Yifei repeatedly told him not to waste money.
They all gave vague answers; it's unclear whether they actually listened.
Chen Yifei came out, and Chen Xue took the several packs of cigarettes he had prepared and went out at that moment.
He hesitated, saying, "Are we really going to give everyone cigarettes? They're expensive. Wouldn't it be better to just prepare pipes and some old yellow tobacco?"
"Second sister, it won't cost much. Spend when you need to, and save when you need to."
“Our family is now attracting a lot of attention, and we don’t know how much money I will make in the future. The people in the village are the closest to us, and we will be getting along with them for the rest of our lives. It’s not a bad thing to maintain good relationships with everyone.”
"Okay, okay." Chen Xue nodded. Chen Yifei, that brat, always had his own set of reasons.
Anyway, she couldn't argue with him.
I took the cigarettes outside, and sure enough, all the men stood up.
"No way! Yifei, there are benefits to helping your family?"
"My God, he can still smoke."
"I've never smoked this kind before. I thought I was destined to be a pipe smoker for the rest of my life."
Chen Yifei smiled and said, "I didn't just say I wanted to be good to everyone."
The village's favorite joker, who always helped carry vegetables and wore an apron, came over and tucked a cigarette behind each ear, then said, "I was just about to smoke a whole pack in one go."
"I have two cigarettes in my nose, three in my mouth, and the rest I'll take away. Hahaha!"
The village secretary smacked him on the head: "Put it down! Put it down! You're smoking so much in one go, you probably don't want to live anymore."
"Just faint."
"Don't disrupt someone else's wedding. Each person can have one! Don't take things randomly, have some manners."
“Yifei’s wife is a sent-down youth, she’s from the city. Let’s not be too uncivilized. As Yifei’s relatives, everyone should keep a low profile. Don’t always act so loud and ignorant.”
After the village secretary's reprimand, everyone stopped talking, but they all kept their ears covered.
After saying all that, everyone dispersed and went about their own business.
There's a big square in the village. We'll hold the ceremony there, and then come back home when we're having the wedding party.
So Wang Tiezhu and the others went there to make arrangements.
Chen Jianguo sat at home, looking at Chen Yifei, as if in a dream.
"Yifei, everything is now your doing. You've really grown up."
Zhang Cuizhi was also excited: "I thought, I thought you didn't understand these things, that you didn't know many of the customs."
"I never expected that I underestimated you."
Chen Yifei smiled and said, "After we get married, we'll be living our own lives. You've worked hard, and Runqing and I will take good care of you."
"There's finally hope." Chen Jianguo rarely smiled; he usually had a serious and cold expression.
At this moment, I was genuinely happy.
Her eyes were still glistening with tears.
"Mom and Dad, look, why isn't my eldest sister here yet, and what about my brother-in-law?"
Zhang Cuizhi said, "Your eldest sister came by before, and she took your wedding dresses for tomorrow back to have them made. She said she'd sew them by hand. There are many things that a sewing machine can't do as well as your eldest sister's hands."
This is Chen Shuang; she has very skillful hands.
She was the best at needlework in the house; she could patch clothes and pants, and even make them look fancy.
In his past life, Chen Yifei didn't pay attention to these details.
Now that I think about it carefully, maybe my sister's skills are good enough to open a tailor shop.
I'm waiting for my older sister to come and talk to her.
After explaining these things, Chen Yifei started cleaning the house with Chen Xue and the others, and also cooked paste to paste up couplets and auspicious characters.
The character "福" (fu, meaning good fortune) is always pasted upside down, signifying that good fortune is coming.
As for the couplet, it was specially changed to one with the phrase "May you have a long and happy marriage."
Everywhere is bright red and festive!
Chen Yifei had no idea what He Runqing was thinking or how nervous he was.
But now I'm busy with both.
It was too late to get here.
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