The next morning, Liu Ruyue was still in bed when she heard the sound of firecrackers coming from the village.
Li's sister-in-law, who was sleeping with her, heard the sound of firecrackers and looked at Liu Ruyue with envy:
"Liu Zhiqing, you are so lucky. Qingwazi really cares about you. He even set off firecrackers this morning to greet the brothers who came to help."
Firecrackers cannot be eaten or drunk. Most people would not be willing to set them off early in the morning during a wedding. At most, they would set off two strings of firecrackers when the bride approaches the door to bring some joy.
As soon as the firecrackers rang, everyone in Beishan Village started to get up and rushed towards the Xu family.
When they arrived, Xu Zeqing's elder sister Xu Zeling and mother Zhou Chunfen were already tidying up the yard, and the groom Xu Zeqing was already walking out of the village with Li Fuqiang.
The helpers in the village helped peel potatoes and borrow tables and bowls under the arrangement of the steward (usually the person in charge of management during weddings and funerals in the village, and there is a fixed person in many villages).
Although Xu Zeqing had offended the village chief's family yesterday, he still had a good reputation in the village, and every household was willing to lend them bowls and tables to help set up the wine.
Later on, there were so many people willing to lend the items that the manager was able to be selective and didn't accept bowls with chips or unstable or old-looking tables.
In the end, a total of 18 tables and 200 sets of bowls and chopsticks were borrowed.
When the manager brought people to bring back the table and dishes, the sound of the tractor was heard again at the entrance of the village.
The manager thought of what Xu Zeqing had said before he left, and called a few strong young men to follow him to the village entrance.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village, I saw a tractor full of things.
"Tsk tsk, am I seeing things right? There's half a pig on the tractor?"
"You're not mistaken. It's indeed half a pig, and it's a big pig with fat as thick as five fingers."
"Oh my god, there are still 200 kilograms of rice?"
"Rice is nothing. Didn't you see the kelp, wood ear mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms next to it? These are in-demand items that you can't even buy with a ticket."
"Those can at least be used to make a proper meal. If I'm not mistaken, those are glass candies next to them?"
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Li Fuqiang exclaimed at the villagers who came to move things, and secretly glanced at Xu Zeqing, as if silently saying: See, I told you that buying these things would scare people to death, right?
God knows, when he followed Xu Zeqing to the town to pick up the wild goods from the vendor, he almost fell out of his eyes when he saw this pile of stuff:
When ordinary people hold weddings, they would at most go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy dozens of kilograms of pork, which could barely be considered a meat dish.
His brother, on the other hand, directly asked for half a pig, half a pig weighing about 400 pounds.
With the pork in front of him, he was no longer surprised when he saw rice, mushrooms, and black fungus.
Wang Li, who had come along to move things, saw a tractor full of stuff and asked Xu Zeqing directly, "Boss, are you spending all your family savings to get married? If you're so extravagant, how can you live after the marriage?"
The shocked steward followed suit and said, "That's right, Qingwazi, these things are cheap. If you use them all for the wedding, you'll be in debt and your wedding life will be difficult. It's better to give some back now that you haven't used them yet."
Listen to me, even if you only use one-fifth of these things, I promise to make it a grand occasion for you..."
Xu Zeqing knew that these people meant well, but he just wanted to marry Liu Ruyue in a grand ceremony and tell everyone in Beishan Village that Liu Ruyue would live a better life marrying him, Xu Zeqing, than marrying Zhao Weiqiang.
So what if the other party is the village chief’s son?
It’s still not as good as me!
With this secret thought in mind, Xu Zeqing said to the butler, "Uncle, I know what's going on. I just wanted to take this opportunity to make a delicious meal to thank you all for helping my wife yesterday..."
He knew the principle of not showing off one's wealth in front of others, and said with a hearty smile: "My wife doesn't seem to be the kind of person who is vain. We just want to treat everyone well and thank everyone. As for the future, we can still get by by tightening our belts..."
Xu Zeqing had said so much, and the manager had nothing more to say. He asked people to start moving things into the village.
He has been the manager of Beishan Village for more than ten years and has never hosted a banquet with so many delicious things. This time he must do it well and not ruin his reputation.
"Tsk tsk, Boss, why do I feel like you've lost your brain after getting married?"
Wang Li asked Xu Zeqing while carrying a bag of rice.
"You don't understand, this is called going crazy for love!"
Li Fuqiang, who followed Xu Zeqing to the town, said helplessly.
After hearing his good brother's words, Wang Li sighed with relief: "Fortunately, I haven't started thinking about women yet, otherwise, if I were like the boss, spending all the money I saved with great difficulty to marry a wife, wouldn't I be heartbroken?
God bless me, and let me never think about women in my life..."
Wang Li looked at Xu Zeqing who had spent a lot of money but was still happy, and wondered what to do. His boss was stupid. Would he be able to make money with him in the future?
After hearing what Wang Li said, Xu Zeqing cursed in his heart: Damn it, you have never tasted a woman, you don’t know how great women are!
What a fool!
When the things were moved back to Xu's house, everyone who was crowded in the yard helping was shocked: So many things?
In particular, everyone was shocked when they heard that Xu Zeqing actually ordered that only rice be used when steaming rice without adding cornmeal: How luxurious is that?
Don't ask, the only thing I want to do is thank you all for your hospitality to the Xu family over the years.
The Xu family's mother and daughter wanted to say something, but seeing their son's happy expression, they could only hold it in.
Although there is a lake at the entrance of Beishan Village, the main crop produced is not rice, but corn.
We usually eat corn rice on the table, and only occasionally during festivals do we eat some rice grown in the fields.
Many times, rice is exchanged for money.
After all, before Grandpa Yuan developed high-yield rice, the country's rice production was very low, and people in some places could only afford to buy some rice to eat during the Chinese New Year.
Xu Zeqing asked people to use pure rice to steam rice, which was a luxury in a large village like Beishan Village with more than 500 people.
After the news spread, the villagers began to look forward to Xu Zeqing and Liu Ruyue's banquet.
The relatives of the Xu family were also notified last night and are all on their way.
After everything was arranged, it was almost noon, and Xu Zeqing went to change into the white shirt and army green pants he bought in the county town.
The shirt was not warm and it was winter, but in order to maintain the shape of the shirt, Xu Zeqing refused to wear anything underneath.
"Boss, you're just wearing this little bit, aren't you cold?"
Wang Li couldn't help but ask when he saw Xu Zeqing coming out wearing new clothes.
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