Chapter 136: Uncle's Family
"It's been years since our family has had a lively party. This time we must make it a big one and make the banquet bigger and more dignified."
Su's mother was very happy. Looking at the big and beautiful yard at home, she was very happy.
So this is what it feels like to have enough money. It’s so great.
"For the kitchen team that prepares banquet meals, let's choose the best one in the county. I heard that the banquet meals they prepare are delicious and look good too." Su Yun knew a lot about food. He even knew about the kitchen team that prepared banquet meals.
"Okay, let's do as the fourth brother said and invite the county's kitchen team to our house to prepare a feast. Also, my father, please go to my mother's hometown in Qingyuan County and invite my younger brother's family to have a drink. I haven't seen their uncle for several years. We should take this opportunity to have a good reunion."
Su's mother married from the very faraway Qingyuan County. It would take her a whole day just to walk there, but if she had a carriage, she could make the round trip in a day.
"Okay, I haven't seen Yang Ming and the others in a few years. I don't know how they are doing now. I will go to Qingyuan County tomorrow."
In Su's father's impression, his brother-in-law and his wife had a deep sister-brother relationship in their early years. After not seeing each other for such a long time, they must be thinking about each other.
The family has a carriage, so it is convenient to go anywhere. The auspicious day for the banquet is three days later, so Father Su can directly pick up his uncle and his family.
The next day, Su's father harnessed the carriage, but he didn't know how to drive it, so Su Chen accompanied him again.
Third brother works so hard. He does all the errands. This family would be broken up without him.
Su Wan and his mother went to the county to hire a cooking team that specialized in preparing banquets. This cooking team needed five taels of silver to prepare a banquet. They directly issued a purchase order. The host only needed to tell them how many tables there were, and they would prepare the goods according to the number of tables.
After all the things are purchased, they will show the purchase list to the host, and then Su's mother will pay the money.
This banquet cost almost fifteen taels of silver, which was considered to be the most lively and respectable banquet in the village.
Su Mu, and the three brothers Su Yun and Su Yi went from house to house in the village to borrow tables, chairs and benches to make preparations.
Father Su and his family picked up my uncle's family in the evening.
My uncle has only one daughter, who is the only cousin Chen Yinghong mentioned before.
She is sixteen years old and still unmarried.
When my aunt gave birth to my cousin, she developed a chronic illness and has been unable to get pregnant since then. My uncle wanted to have another child, but there was no news.
The Yang family's parents died early, and there were no male offspring in their generation. It was said before that since Su's mother had given birth to so many sons, they wanted her to give the fifth son to their family as a son.
But Su's mother was reluctant to let them go, so she did not agree. As a result, the siblings were angry with each other for several years. Although they talked it off later, their relationship seemed to be far less close than before, and they contacted each other less frequently. The last time they reunited was three years ago.
In the afternoon, Su's mother killed chickens and fish, waiting for her younger brother, sister-in-law and their family to come.
When the carriage stopped at the gate of the Su family, Yang Ming was amazed by the large blue brick and tile house of his sister's house.
To build such a small courtyard would cost at least thirty or forty taels of silver, right?
He was caught off guard when his brother-in-law and nephew arrived in a carriage in the morning.
After not seeing him for such a long time, he was unprepared and his family didn't even have any decent food to serve him.
The Yang family lived in poverty. At first, they thought that their brother-in-law's carriage was rented, but later they found out that it was specially bought.
This time I came here to pick them up for a drink. They had built a new house and were going to have a housewarming party, so they packed up their things and came here with my brother-in-law that day.
What Su's mother didn't know was that her brother's family had already had a new baby. When they entered the yard, her brother's wife, Wu, was holding a boy about two years old in her arms.
After all, the couple is already in their thirties. It is impossible for them to have another child. Having a child at this age would be a laughing stock.
Besides, if he was really their biological child, it would be impossible for her, as the older sister, to not know anything about it.
"Sister!" The couple shouted in unison as they entered the room.
"Ah Ming, Juanzi, you're finally here. The room has been cleaned for you, and the food will be ready soon. You've been traveling all day, you must be tired, right?"
The sister was very happy to see her brother, and she looked at her niece beside her.
My niece's name is Yang Qingqing, and she has grown into a beautiful young lady.
"Qingqing is getting more and more beautiful. I miss you so much." She held Yang Qingqing's hand affectionately.
Yang Qingqing also sweetly called her aunt.
Su's mother's original name was Yang Xiu. Both she and her brother were very good-looking, so their offspring were all very handsome.
Yang Qingqing also has a very bright appearance, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, red lips and white teeth.
Su's mother pulled her daughter Su Wan over and let the two cousins meet.
Presumably, on the way, Su's father had already told them about the child's mistake.
Before, because her parents' homes lived far away, Gu Yue and Yang Qingqing rarely saw each other. The only few times they met, they had unpleasant arguments. When they were young, they would quarrel whenever they met.
"Qingqing, this is your cousin Wanwan. You'll be sleeping with her at night these days. Wanwan, this is your cousin. You have to take your cousin out to play, okay?"
Su Wan nodded obediently. Although they were two years apart in age, she was as tall as Yang Qingqing.
When Su Wan smiles, her two dimples are very contagious.
"Cousin Qingqing!" She greeted her, and Yang Qingqing also called her cousin Wanwan.
Afterwards, Su's mother asked Su Wan to call him uncle and aunt. This was the first time they met, so his uncle and aunt also prepared a gift, a small red cloth bag. Although there was not much money in it, it was a token of his thoughtfulness.
"Thank you, uncle and aunt. I wish you all the best." Su Wan was very sweet-mouthed. Children like her were the most loved by the elders.
She saw that Yang Qingqing was holding a bundle with some clothes in it. The two families lived so far apart, and since she had come so hard, she would definitely stay for a few days.
"Cousin Qingqing, I'll take you to the house to put your things. Come on!" Su Wan took her hand and walked into her room.
Seeing that Su Wan was so easy to get along with, Yang Qingqing had a good first impression of her.
At night, Su's mother slept with her sister-in-law, while Su's father and uncle slept in her eldest brother's room.
There is a rule in the countryside that when a couple visits someone else's home, if the other person is moving into a new house, they cannot sleep in the same room.
Dinner was about to start, so the two sisters put their food down and went to the main room to eat.
There were chicken, duck, fish and meat on the table, which was even more sumptuous than during the Chinese New Year. Su Wan also made shaqima to entertain the guests.
The younger brother’s family was happy and envious to see that the older sister’s family was living so well now.
However, when the fifth brother Su Yi sat, he was far away from them.
When he was a child, his uncle wanted to adopt him as his son, which caused a lot of unpleasantness. Fortunately, he was not adopted by his uncle. Seeing it now, he still feels a little uncomfortable.
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