Chapter 237: Robbery at a Wedding
It's really a case of things changing over time. Wei Zheng, who was unwanted in Wu County back then, is now sought after. Fortunately, Qiao Lian's family sold their daughter and gave her 200 kilograms of grain. I heard that Qiao Lian threatened to hang herself before her wedding. But what about now? Who wouldn't envy Qiao Lian for finding a good man?
It's all fate.
"Then it depends on whether Qiao Lian is clear-headed."
On New Year's Eve, there was special power supply throughout China, and all governments held unlimited self-service activities with 0.5 virtual coins. In some places, there were insect eggs and mushrooms, some featured garlic sprouts and insect eggs, and some featured aquatic plant and insect eggs. The specialties varied from place to place, and generally, people would eat whatever could be grown and what was grown the most.
Jingshu feels more sympathetic towards those who eat garlic. They cover their mouths every day when greeting people. The smell is so good.
The Spring Festival Gala started on time in the evening. The host was still without makeup. This year's program mainly consisted of crosstalk, songs and dances that were relaxed and hopeful about the future. The overall purpose was to tell everyone: the sun will always appear, just like there will always be dawn, so don't give up hope.
"cheers!"
"cheers!"
The family enjoyed a sumptuous dinner accompanied by the Spring Festival Gala. Qiao Lian’s family had never eaten such a sumptuous meal even before the end of the world!
There are several kinds of seafood that I don’t recognize. There are just several kinds of shells. I heard they are abalone, but they taste just so-so, not even as delicious as meat.
Speaking of which, this time I asked my brother-in-law's daughter Jingshu to barbecue the meat, and even used barbecue ingredients luxuriously. At the end, I put some lettuce in it. When I took a bite, I could taste the tender and crispy meat and the delicious lettuce. It was the first time for Qiao Lian's family to eat such delicious barbecue!
And there are dumplings, shrimp and three fresh dumplings, leek and egg dumplings, pineapple dumplings... There are so many to choose from. I feel full after just a few bites of each dish. I hate it because I can't eat more or I'll vomit!
"Look, we have to ask you to bring so much food to our house... It's too much for you." The eldest aunt said embarrassedly.
"Don't be polite, big sister. You three sisters also helped a lot when I got married." Jing's father raised his glass, of course it was not wine, but milk mixed with milk powder.
Grandma Jing couldn't stop smiling. The old lady liked the friendship between brothers and sisters the most. In the past, she was partial to the youngest son, which caused dissatisfaction from her daughter. Now she treats them equally and things have improved a lot.
Speaking of wine, the grapes in the space are ripe. Jingshu plans to make a batch of rice wine while brewing the wine. It will be perfect when paired with poached eggs and glutinous rice balls in the morning!
The whole family spent New Year's Eve happily. Before the end of the world, people stayed up all night and did not turn off the lights on New Year's Eve. The adults played mahjong and the children played poker all night long. At twelve o'clock, you could hear the sound of firecrackers everywhere. Unfortunately, it is the end of the world now, everything is gone, and the whole world is plunged into darkness and silence.
Just after twelve o'clock, with the closing remarks of the gala, the power went out and the whole family had to go to bed. Jingshu gave each person a hot water bottle for boiling water and put it in the quilt to warm the bed. Although there was a brick bed burning in the utility room last night, the quilt was still cold and it took more than half an hour of human body warmth to retain some warmth.
Jingshu suddenly remembered that she had won a lottery at Suning and received a dozen rechargeable constant-heat hand warmers. She would wait until the temperature dropped to -70 degrees Celsius before using them. The hot water bottles would not last more than an hour or two at low temperatures, and she would have to boil water, which was a waste of time. They were not as convenient as hand warmers.
With the hot water bottle, we were very warm in bed. I have to praise Jingshu for being so thoughtful. The whole family fell asleep quickly.
At four o'clock in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family got up to prepare for Wei Zheng and Qiao Lian's wedding, and everyone was busy.
My aunt invited about sixty people to the wedding, some of them were classmates and friends, some were Wei Zheng's family, some were my uncle's family, and of course, there were also colleagues from the livestock farm.
Since there was no hotel at that time, we set up the table at home. All the ingredients and dishes were prepared yesterday, and today we will make the washed and processed vegetables into wedding dishes.
Cooking for 60 people at a time is quite challenging, especially in the end times when everything is in short supply.
So Grandma Jing and Auntie Jing, who can cook, went to help, and Ma Jing, who is not very good at cooking, could only help with other things, such as receiving gifts and keeping accounts.
“When receiving gifts,
Be careful, Dad, you follow Mom and be prepared, there will inevitably be jealous people, this is a gun, you carry it with you."
"How can these random gifts be so valuable that they need several people to watch over them? Fine, all the men will go out and act as guards."
Jingshu and Wu Youai had nothing to do, so they helped Qiao Lian put on makeup.
The red dragon and phoenix robes that Jing Nai sewed for the two of them were very festive and beautiful, giving them the feeling of a Chinese wedding. Jing Shu first applied a cucumber mask on Qiao Lian, then used some of the remaining cosmetics to put on some light makeup, and then tied her hair up, making her look perfect.
Qiao Lian was originally depressed because she didn't have a wedding dress. She had always wanted a decent wedding in her life. Unexpectedly, Wei Zheng's grandmother came with so many good things, including wedding dresses, wedding quilts, and a newly decorated wedding room, which satisfied all her fantasies about the wedding.
How did her mother-in-law's family treat her? They fed her well and supported her family, but her family was like a vampire possessing her... Qiao Lian made a decision at this moment.
The wedding officially started at twelve o'clock as scheduled.
Although there was no sound of firecrackers, there were sounds of gongs and drums, which were brought by my uncle. The whole Wu County knew that Wei Chang's family was getting a daughter-in-law. As the first group of people arrived, my aunt's house was soon filled up. The advantage of the bungalow was that the yard was big enough. They moved the two cars out and put up tables and chairs borrowed from various places. Although it was a bit out of place, it at least accommodated everyone.
My uncle even specially set up a stage and invited a host to preside over the wedding.
The place for receiving gifts is at the entrance of the yard, and there is a red gift list. Basically, each person who comes will receive a gift. Jing's mother is responsible for recording, and Jing's grandfather and Jing's father are responsible for checking.
The record is kept so that you can return the favor in the future. This is how favors are exchanged.
Before the apocalypse, people gave money directly, but after the apocalypse, it became popular to give things. After all, virtual currencies and other things are life-saving food, so Jing's mother received a lot of random things, but at least they were still of some value.
"Let's go, there's no one here, put your things in, and start."
"good."
At this moment, there was a loud braking sound, and then a pickup truck rushed over and crashed straight into the yard gate...
"In this exciting moment... let us warmly..."
"ah!!!"
“Bang!”
At this moment, screams were heard, followed by gunshots. Jingshu, who was watching the excitement in the yard, rushed out without saying a word!
The wedding scene was in chaos!
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