On the morning of September 16, Gao prepared breakfast early. After the three of them had a simple breakfast, they began to get busy. Grandma Wang brought Gao's uncle's family of five and Gao's uncle's family of four to the An family early. Originally, the eldest and second aunts did not want to come, fearing that so many people would disturb the sister-in-law. But Wang said, "Moving is a lively event. The more people, the better. Besides, they can help Yingniang with some work. Yingniang must be very happy."
When Cui and Li heard this, they knew it was the same, so they packed up, changed into decent clothes, took the gifts they had prepared, and went to Huaishu Village with their whole family. Looking at the spacious courtyard and the magnificent house newly built by the An family, Cui and Li were amazed and envied Gao in their hearts, and at the same time, they also felt a little bitter.
Wang noticed the expressions of the two people and said, "Yingniang has finally made it. She had a hard time when she was young." Cui and Li felt the same way. Although they had never had a good life, their mother-in-law was kind and had never scolded them. Also, although the family was not particularly wealthy, they had never gone hungry. Not only that, they could eat an egg from time to time, which was rare in the countryside. So the sour feeling in their hearts disappeared completely.
An Ning saw her grandmother's family coming from afar, so she called Gao and An Dashan, and the three of them hurried out to greet them.
After greeting each other, they led a few people into the main hall. As it was still early, the villagers had not arrived yet, so they talked for a while in the main hall.
After waiting for a while, people from the village came one after another, some with ten eggs, some with a piece of cloth, and some with a few bowls of food. In short, no one came empty-handed. An Dashan recorded them one by one, so that he could return the favor when there was a happy event in the future.
Aunt Liu from next door, Gensheng's mother and several other women from the same village came to help Gao cook. Cui and Li also rolled up their sleeves and followed them to the kitchen. Gao saw them and said, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, you two are guests, how can I let you help cook? Go back and rest!"
Cui said, "Little sister, we came here to help you. If you don't let us help, we will go home."
Although Li didn't say anything, she nodded. Gao had no choice but to say, "Okay, then you can help steam the buns. The dough has already risen."
Cui and Li responded and went to work. Before Gensheng's mother got married, her family was a fisherman, so she was good at handling fish, so Gao gave the task of handling fish to Gensheng's mother.
Aunt Liu was very attentive and started to cut the meat. The other two women from the same village also washed and cut the vegetables. After a while, the preparations were completed. After the preparations were completed, it was the turn of An Ning, the chef, to stew the braised pork in one pot and the fish in another.
Several families in the village who lived close to the An family spontaneously moved their tables, chairs, benches, bowls and chopsticks. Since it was not too cold, An Dashan placed the tables in the yard. When the auspicious time arrived, An Dashan hung firecrackers at the door and lit them. As the firecrackers "crackled", the An family officially moved.
In the kitchen, An Ning felt that the braised pork and fish were almost done, so she served them out, then cleaned the pots and started steaming buns in the two pots. Several women put the braised pork on plates and brought them to the table. An Dashan saw that the dishes were ready, so he asked everyone to start eating. Everyone was not shy, and all sat around the table and started eating. An Ning was not idle in the kitchen either, and fried a plate of cabbage, a plate of radish, a plate of celery, a plate of leek scrambled eggs, and the braised pork and stewed fish, a total of six dishes.
Although there were only two meat dishes, they were both quite filling, and the other three dishes also had a lot of meat slices. So everyone started talking quietly about the sumptuous meal, and someone said, "Such a good meal must have cost a lot of money!"
Another person agreed, "Yes, I have never seen such a good feast in anyone's house. When the village chief's son got married, they only put some meat in the dishes. And the meat was cut into very small pieces, far less than what is in this dish."
An Dashan looked at the people talking and felt a little proud, but he did not show it.
An Dashan sat together with Village Chief Li, Uncle Gao, Uncle Gao, and several elders from the same village. After pouring wine for everyone, he stood up and said, "My family is moving today. Thank you all for coming to support us. I'd like to offer a toast to everyone."
After saying this, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all. Seeing this, the others also drank the wine in their glasses while saying congratulations.
An Dashan saw that everyone had finished their drinks and said, "Today we have plenty of food, so don't be polite and eat and drink well!"
Everyone burst into laughter. Chun Ya's father said, "Don't worry! Dashan, we will definitely not save any money for you." Everyone burst into laughter again.
The atmosphere was quiet before, but after two glasses of wine, the atmosphere became lively. For a while, everyone was toasting and chatting. The meal lasted for more than an hour before everyone slowly dispersed.
After seeing these people off, An Ning and the other workers set up a new table and started eating.
Wang and the children had already eaten their fill, and the children had gone out to play. Wang and Cuicui sat on stools nearby and watched them eat.
Gao said, "Mother, take Cuicui to my room to rest for a while. Don't stay here with us."
Wang was old and a little tired, so she didn't hesitate and said, "Okay, you guys eat first, and call us when you leave." Then she took Cuicui to Gao's room.
The two of them arrived at Gao's room and looked at the brand new furniture and bedding. Wang sighed, "Your aunt has finally made it!"
Cuicui also nodded and said, "Yes! My aunt is a blessed person."
Wang and Cuicui were resting in Gao's room, while Cui and Li were praising An Ning's cooking skills. Cui said, "Daya, you have to teach me how to make such a delicious dish."
Aunt Liu was very outgoing. In just half a day, she and Cui had become good sisters. Aunt Liu said, "It's useless to tell you. Don't you see how much meat and oil Daya put in this dish? And the seasonings, some of which I have never even seen before."
Cui said with a "tsk tsk" sound, "Yes, even if you give me so many things, I can't bear to put them away. It seems that I can't learn such a good craft."
The others were amused by the two and burst into laughter. After the meal, several people helped An Ning and Gao clean up the dishes before leaving. Before leaving, An Ning distributed the remaining dishes to everyone, and everyone accepted them with a smile. There was a lot of meat in the dishes, and only a fool would refuse it.
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