Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Let’s try it first
The main meal was dinner, and after noon, people came to have a drink.
Kang He and Fan Jing were led by Fan's father and Chen to receive the guests at the door.
Because Kang He was a home-coming bride, the ceremony was not as formal as the bridegroom's wedding, where normally the bride and groom would receive the bride and bring the gifts to the bridal chamber.
People like Kang and Fan Jing are able to meet and greet guests outside.
Introduced by Chen's father Fan, one called her aunt, the other called her auntie, and there were also Uncle Zhang and Uncle Li and so on.
Kang He had a good memory, and he could roughly remember the faces of those who spoke to him a few more times.
He would call people by whatever his elders told him to, and he could even say a few nice and polite words.
The guests who came today all said behind the scenes that the son-in-law of the Fan family was really not bad.
Later, the village head also came.
Father Fan and Mrs. Chen felt very proud and honored, and even invited the guests into the house and arranged for them to sit at the main table.
The head of the village was named Chen Yushun.
The man was wearing a short red cotton-padded jacket with a cross collar and rolled-up sleeves. The clothes were not clean and had some stains from soup, as if they were clothes he wore for doing housework.
He straightened his back, glanced at the Fan couple, and said, "Ah, your family is really lively today. Brother Fan is so lucky."
"It's such a mess, don't make fun of it, village head. It's only because you're willing to come and show us your presence that the feast will be lively."
The head of the village looked at Kang He and Fan Jing again, as if he was about to say something, but when he raised his eyes, he saw Fan Shoushan talking to two elderly people at the other end. He left them and went away.
"Brother Fan, you, as the eldest uncle, are so happy today. Why haven't I seen your young teacher? Has he gone to the academy again? And your second sister hasn't come home either?"
"Laurie is worried about the eldest and second sons going back to school. The exams are coming up soon, and the schoolwork is very tight. Xiangxiu also wants to come home for a drink, but the master is busy at home and can't come back."
"You are so lucky to have such capable children. When Daxin becomes successful in his studies, our village will also have a good scholar."
It was the first time that Kang He met the village leader. He was not tall, about the same height as Fan Jing, and he looked energetic and vigorous.
He had heard some of the bad things going on here before and felt that he was not a good person, and his impression of him was somewhat negative.
Now that he has seen me today, he has not wrongly accused me. Not many people with discerning eyes look down on our family.
Kang He was fine, and Father Fan and Chen seemed to be accustomed to the headman's attitude, and they were still happy.
At the beginning, that scoundrel Sun Dasheng had his eyes on Fan Jing, and Chen Yushun even wanted to act as a matchmaker, but Fan Jing naturally refused. His words were unpleasant to the ear, and he was embarrassed and also made Fan Jing angry.
On the day of the wedding, Father Fan was afraid that going would not only fail to flatter the guests but also anger the village head, so he dared not go. It was his eldest wife, Fan Shoushan, who went with him. Since Father Fan was willing to come to the banquet for the eldest wife's sake, the couple was very satisfied.
When the time came, Kang He and Fan Jing exchanged greetings in front of the village head. A string of firecrackers went off outside the yard, and the ceremony was concluded in a simple manner.
After this ceremony, bowls and chopsticks were placed on the table outside, and the people who came to help sang a song and sat together, and the dishes were served.
In a lively atmosphere, they began to prepare for the banquet.
Chen planned to have twelve tables, but when everyone sat down, three tables were still left. Later, three or five more people came and occupied another table, but there were still two empty tables.
Kang He and Fan Jing held their wine and toasted each other at the table.
After the two of them had a drink together, because he was a visitor, many men thought he was easy to bully and urged him to have more.
It's not a good idea to get embarrassed on such a happy occasion, so Kanghe ate. It was okay if there were only one or two tables, but if there were more people, even the water and wine would make people feel full.
There is a distant uncle here who is so shameless that he wants Kanghe to only offer him one bowl of rice.
Kang He was just toasting, but he was still not satisfied. He said that it was rare to have a banquet at the Fan family, and he didn't know when he would see them again, so he had to enjoy the meal with his nephew-in-law. So he poured himself a bowl of water wine, which was not full, but filled the whole bowl for Kang He.
"Come, nephew, you have to give your uncle this face. We have a great time today, and I will do the same to your father, Fan Laoer, in the future."
Seeing that this uncle was holding someone hostage and refused to listen to any words, no matter what was said, only believing in his own reasons, Kang He was speechless and had no words to say to him.
Just as he was about to take the wine, he didn't touch the bowl, but was taken away by a hand at his side.
Kang He turned his head and saw Fan Jingyang gulping down the wine, then turning the wine bowl upside down so that no one could see that a drop had fallen.
"The rule out there is that a man must have three bowls of wine when serving wine on behalf of a woman. But now the other way around, I'm serving wine, and my cousin is enjoying three bowls."
When the people at the table heard what Fan Jing said, they immediately clapped and cheered, and laughed as they told the cousin to eat three bowls.
This man was a drunkard. He could not hold his liquor well and was fond of cheating people. He loved getting people drunk for fun, but he didn't expect that a fight would break out here.
The man tried to hide, but someone beside him grabbed him back and said, "Lai San'er, don't embarrass us men. Eat one with Jing Ge'er!"
The man was holding Fan Jing's hand. After Fan Jing ate one bowl, he ate three bowls. Before Fan Jing could finish the second bowl, the man begged for mercy, saying that he couldn't finish it.
After this incident, no man dared to force Kang He to drink.
Kang Hejing cleared a few tables and stole a glance at Fan Jing. Seeing a slight blush on his cheeks, he narrowed his eyes slightly and then staggered two steps.
Fan Jing quickly supported the man, his brows furrowed, "Are you okay?"
Kang He said, "It seems like we've drunk a bit too much. Let's go back to the house and rest for a while."
Fan Jing saw that it was getting late and dark, and thought it was about time for this end, so he nodded and helped Kang He back to the house.
Kang He leaned against Fan Jing and walked slowly, looking very drunk.
As soon as he stepped into the house, his eyes immediately became clear and he bolted the door.
Fan Jing looked at the man's quick movements, his eyebrows moved, and he let go of his hand: "You are not drunk."
Kang He said, "How can the wine be drunk? It's just not intoxicating. They keep pestering me like this endlessly. When will it end?"
Fan Jing said nothing. He really didn't like being obsessed with drinking.
Kang He looked at the person in front of him. He didn't know if it was because of the alcohol or something else, but he felt a little hot for no reason.
He said slowly, "Let me hold you."
Upon hearing this, Fan Jing looked at Kang He in confusion: "You hug..."
Before he could finish his words, his feet suddenly felt light, and he actually picked up Kang He by the waist.
Fan Jing's eyes couldn't help but widen slightly.
"You deserve this."
Kang He looked at the person in his arms, and his cheeks seemed to be even redder than when he saw her from outside.
He leaned closer: "Are you embarrassed?"
Fan Jing turned his head slightly and said, "I'm drunk."
Kang He thought he wouldn't know how much he had to drink to be drunk, but he still said, "It's okay. I won't ask you to exert yourself later."
"What's the meaning?"
Kang He said nothing, carried the man to the bed, took off his shoes and socks, and then got two glasses of wine in front of the red candle.
He handed the wine to Fan Jing: "See, this doesn't mean you can't use more strength."
Fan Jing took the wine glass, and the two of them drank the wine together.
The wine in the house was much stronger than the water outside, and it made my body burn after I swallowed it.
After drinking, Kanghe took off his shoes and socks and sat on the bed.
Fan Jing vaguely knew that the two of them would have something to do next, but he had never seen how people behaved with each other. Ever since Kang He told him that they were stacked together like rabbits mating, he had secretly gone to see how the rabbits in the rabbit shed were doing.
I saw it twice, but I didn't see it clearly. Anyway, it was the male rabbit that was busy.
He looked at Fan Jing and said awkwardly, "How about we do it tonight?"
Kang He pursed his lips and said, "Who wouldn't have sex at night after getting married? But nothing is perfect. What matters is whether you are willing or not."
Fan Jing didn't know how to answer him, so he just lay down and said, "Let's give it a try."
After hearing what he said, Kang He stepped forward and said, "This matter is different from other matters. If you try and fail, there will be no regrets."
Upon hearing this, Fan Jing subconsciously twitched his fingers. He looked at Kang He and said, "If you don't try, how will you know it won't work?"
Seeing Fan Jing's seriousness, Kang He's heart skipped a beat. "This is the first time for me to do this, and I don't know what a young man is like. If I don't do it well, please forgive me. After all, I'm younger than you."
After hearing this, Fan Jing remained silent.
He was not worried that Kang He would not do well, but he was a little afraid that he would mind him.
I wanted to explain everything to him beforehand, so that he wouldn't find out and be disappointed along the way, but I didn't know how to explain it.
Finally, he just said: "Let's try it first, and then we'll talk about it."
Kang He really made him feel uneasy after hearing what he said, and he became more cautious.
Clothes fell from the bed, and two shadows were cast on the bed curtains.
Fan Jing looked at his arms which were the same color as ripe wheat. He stopped Kang He from continuing and asked him to turn off the light.
"Don't you want to take a good look at me?"
Kang He was somewhat unhappy about this. The room was only lit by two red candles, and it was not very bright to begin with.
Fan Jing raised his hand to shield his eyes: "It's too dazzling."
Seeing that he insisted, Kang He had no choice but to get out of bed with his bare chest and turn off the light.
It was completely dark in this part of the room. There was no moonlight, and it was pitch black. The only sound was breathing.
Later, Kang He finally understood why Fan Jing insisted on turning off the lights.
He had several flush scars on his chest and a deep scar on his inner thigh.
Even if he didn't ask, he could guess that this was the injury that almost cost him his life.
The two of them tried to figure it out for a long time. They didn't know when the guests outside had left, and the Fan family returned to silence from the hustle and bustle.
I didn't eat much food in the evening, just water and wine, so I'm hungry this afternoon.
Kang He put on his clothes and slipped into the kitchen, lit a fire, heated up two dishes and brought them back into the house, where they both ate their fill.
After filling his stomach, Kang He went back to bed and didn't rest. He asked Fan Jing whether his previous plan was successful or not.
Fan Jing didn't answer him, but he didn't refuse his hand and undressed him.
The next day, the big rooster sent by the Ge family crowed three times at the top of its lungs before Fan Jing woke up.
He was not a deep sleeper. He was used to staying alert in the mountains, and over time he became a light sleeper.
I was really tired yesterday, but I could sleep like this.
Even though he woke up, he didn't want to move much. If he moved a little, his waist and legs would become very sore.
He also had an arm around his waist.
"Awake?"
Kang He noticed that the breathing of the person in his arms was not as steady as before. He rubbed the back of Fan Jing's neck, where there were still two red teeth marks.
Fan Jing felt a little pain from being rubbed by him, but he didn't say anything. He was still thinking about how they had been doing it for so long last night. Kang He not only didn't mention the scars on his body, but also touched and kissed him. It seemed that he didn't mind.
This made him feel like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
"Why don't you answer me?"
Kang He didn't get a response for a long time, so he couldn't help but sit up and turn over to see what the person with his back to him was doing.
Their eyes met, and Fan Jing said, "He's awake."
"Then you didn't answer me just now."
Kang He said, "Did I make you dissatisfied? Didn't I try it last night?"
Fan Jing looked at Kang He's still red lips, and thought that he dared to kiss any part of this mouth, and felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
"I don't know, I'll try again next time."
Kang He laughed and rushed over to kiss Fan Jing again, but there was a knock on the door: "Big brother, brother-in-law, get up and have breakfast!"
When the two heard the sound, they felt embarrassed to stay in bed any longer, so they quickly got up and put on their clothes.
In the past, Kanghe and Fan Jing always got up very early. Although the sun was scorching hot outside, every household had breakfast and it was time to go to the fields and go out.
Everyone knew why the two of them were so abnormal and had to get up so late.
After washing up, everyone in the room had dinner in the main room.
"We'll also have to return the tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, and dishes that everyone has borrowed."
Chen said to everyone, "There's still quite a bit of food left from yesterday's feast. Let's give some of the meat and vegetables to those who borrowed things."
"Ai."
After dinner, the whole family got busy. The bowls and plates were placed in baskets and had to be returned twice. Tables and chairs were more troublesome as only one table could be returned at a time.
If something was broken or hit, they had to count it and make compensation. Some paid with copper coins, while others gave them a bowl of vegetables and meat.
It was already afternoon when I finished returning these things.
Fan Jing felt that he was not in a good mood today. His body was sore and he had little strength. This was completely different from the previous injuries.
What was embarrassing to say was that he always felt as if Kang He was still inside him. He didn't know whether it was the first time they did that or Kang He had taken too long last night.
He was in a daze and just helped to return the things. He had nothing to do in the afternoon and didn't want to do anything. He went back to his room, took off his shoes and lay down on the bed.
I'm not afraid of being laughed at. No matter who forces an iron pestle to go in and out of a weak spot in the middle of the night, it shouldn't be able to withstand it.
He couldn't help but think that his physique was already very good, but he looked like this. What would happen to those weak guys when they got married?
When Kang He returned to the room, he saw a boy lying on the bed, covered with a quilt.
He walked over quickly and touched Fan Jing's forehead. It didn't feel hot, which made him feel a little relieved.
"uncomfortable?"
Fan Jing opened his eyelids and glanced at Kang He: "I'm sleepy, take a nap."
"Are you sleepy or feeling unwell?"
Fan Jing didn't say anything.
Kang He coaxed, "If you feel sore, I'll rub it for you."
Fan Jing felt that if he asked him to rub it, it would be too delicate, so he turned sideways with his back to Kang He and said, "It's not sore, I want to sleep."
After hearing this, Kang He knew that he was not feeling well. This person always refused to admit his mistakes when others accused him of wrongdoing and would use sleeping as an excuse.
He sat down beside the bed and said, "I'll help you with your shoulder pain. It will help. I'm sure you won't feel so sore in a little while."
Kang He lifted the quilt. Fan Jing didn't say yes, and he didn't say no either.
He lay on the bed, and Kang He rubbed his body with his hands. At first, he thought that this man was going to do something indecent under the pretext of rubbing his waist.
You blamed the wrong person. He pressed the button very seriously and it didn't seem like he was just wandering around randomly.
After a while, his tense neck, shoulders, back and waist really relaxed a lot, and he fell asleep in a daze.
Kang He heard the person's shallow breathing, but did not stop his work.
Seeing Fan Jing like this, he felt a little proud and a little regretful. It was the first time yesterday, and he should have been more restrained. After tasting it, he didn't know how to restrain himself.
But it is indeed Fan Jing who makes people interested.
He never cried out in pain even when he was getting stitches on his wounds, and the same was true when he was in bed. He just gritted his teeth and endured it. The more he did this, the more people wanted to teach him to not be able to control himself and make a sound.
This is certainly a bit too much.
After everyone fell asleep, Kang He pulled the quilt into place and then tiptoed out.
"Sanlang, come here."
As soon as Kang Hejiang left the house, Chen Sanfang called him over.
"The relatives and friends who came to drink yesterday, some of them had copper coins wrapped in their wallets, and some of them had things to take away."
"As for the gift money, I counted 880 coins. Besides that, I received four rolls of plain cloth, two bags of granulated sugar, four bags of white sugar, a pair of hens and ducks, six candles, two ceramic basins with mandarin ducks, and a set of kettles and teacups..."
Chen handed the gift box to Kang He and showed him the items. "You and Da Jing paid for the wine and the banquet. He still has three hundred coins left. I've discussed this with your father, and I'll give all the gifts and things to you."
Kang He heard this, but did not accept it.
"Although Dajing paid for the banquet, the meat we ate was made from the pigs raised by my parents, so pork makes up the majority of the dishes. Furthermore, Dajing and I will be heading up the mountain in the spring, and we'll still be relying on my parents to get around the village. If Dajing and I took the gift money now, then when someone gets married or has a birthday in the future, wouldn't my parents have to pay for the gifts out of their own pockets?"
"Most of the people who came to this banquet came because of the favors they owed to their parents, and they will have to repay them in the future. And Dajing and I don't have any independent friends coming this time."
Since Ling Niang passed away, the relatives on Fan Jing's mother's side have not been in close contact with each other.
In the past two years, his maternal grandfather and his younger maternal grandfather passed away one after another. Only his aunt followed her husband to another place. He had no way to contact those more distant relatives.
However, Zhang Shili had given them a new iron knife as a gift, the Ge family had given them a pot of lamp oil and two foot basins, and the Liang family in the city had given them two pieces of spring cloth.
But Kang He had already kept these things for himself, and he would send gifts to these families whenever they had any business.
Chen felt comforted when she saw Kang He's thoughtful consideration.
If it were in the past, she would not have taken out the money, but after what happened before, she felt it was better to make it clear so as not to make anyone feel uncomfortable.
She said, "Even if you don't want the gift money, you have to accept those things anyway. Living as a couple is not as simple and easy as living alone. There are many things that need to be used."
Kang He agreed and put those things into his and Fan Jing's new house.
His original room has now become a new storage room.
Fan Jing woke up when he heard the noise in the room. He sat up and found that he was in a state of consciousness. His body really felt much more comfortable.
He looked at Kang He and asked, "What are you moving?"
"Did it wake you?"
Kang He walked over and told him about the gift money.
When Fan Jing was preparing the money for the wedding banquet, he had no intention of asking for the gift money.
Furthermore, Kang He told him that if you want to see whether a person has awakened, you cannot have complete control over him. If you do so, people will feel that they cannot be trusted.
We need to give people enough space to display their abilities, so that we can test whether they have really changed.
Fan Jing felt that Kang He was much better at handling household chores than he was, and that he could let Kang He take care of all the things that bothered him in the future.
In this case, we cannot let people just do things without any benefits.
He went to the room where he used to sleep, and came back with a box the size of a palm.
In addition to the box, there was also a booklet that Kanghe had never seen before, which was handed to him.
Kang He opened the book first and saw the words "registration deed" inside, as well as his name and the county and township where he lived.
When he opened the box again, he found a box of money inside.
Copper coins can be made into strings of a thousand coins, a hundred coins into a string, or dozens of coins into a string.
There were a few pieces of loose silver, some as big as a thumb and some as small as a little finger.
Fan Jing said, "There are a total of six strings of cash, eight hundred and fifty-seven coins, and three ounces and four coins of silver."
This money was saved up in recent years. He was frugal and kept it tightly to himself. Whenever his family asked him for money, he would not give them a lot at a time. He would only give them half and let them find a way to get the rest on their own.
Firstly, he doesn't want to teach them to think that his money comes easily and spend it recklessly; secondly, he doesn't want to teach them to get enough money just by stretching out their hands, because this will develop bad habits, make them not know how to make progress, not work hard to earn money, and become completely dependent on him.
No one knows when an accident might happen in the mountains. If they get used to it and just take money from him, how will the family survive if he dies one day?
What Fan Jing had thought about in his early years was not that he wanted to teach him how to save up these assets.
Kang He naturally saw that Fan Jing was going to hand the things over to him, and he couldn't help but say, "It would be fine if you just gave me the deeds, but why not give me the belongings too? Aren't you afraid that I'll just take everything and run away with the money?"
Fan Jing said, "If that's the case, I'll accept it. I can just spend money to find a fake son-in-law, and I can still raise the child myself in the future."
Kang He frowned when he heard this and hugged Fan Jing: "Good brother, please don't use me and then throw me away. How could I be so heartless as to let you raise the child alone?"
After saying this, he took out all the money he had on him, which amounted to one hundred and twenty-three coins, and a dime weighing less than two taels of silver.
"That's all I have, but I promise you, I'll definitely make more money when I get back, and support you and the child. I won't teach you to work as hard as before."
Fan Jing didn't care how much money Kang He earned. He was diligent, hardworking, and ambitious, so he had no complaints.
Besides, he is so eloquent that he has already taught himself to earn more money than before. He just needs time and has no worries about the future.
They were married, but they hadn't separated into separate rooms. There were some things he wanted to teach Kang He: "I know you're smart and capable, but let me make it clear to you in advance: Zhen'er and Qiao'er are still young now. When they grow up and look after other people, I'll definitely help them."
"If you have any objections, don't worry. I'll put in some effort myself, and it won't completely hinder the support of my own family."
Kang He said: "You are the eldest brother, and I am their brother-in-law. How can we as a family not care about them? Putting aside these things, the two girls are still well-behaved and sensible.
I know you want to tell me that supporting a family will be a heavy burden in the future, but we both have hands and feet, and we are strong and healthy. We are not afraid of hardship and fatigue to support a family."
"We work together to help our family live a good life."
After hearing this, Fan Jing looked at Kang He deeply, and a rare sense of security appeared in his heart.
"Um."
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