Autumn in the capital always comes too late and leaves too early. The two seasons are squeezed into a transitional period, and it passes by in a hurry.
Especially in October.
From 20℃ at the beginning of the month to the end of the month, a strong wind brought the temperature down to below 10℃.
To avoid this, Ping An's wedding date was set at the beginning of the month.
One weekend after National Day, in the evening, Zhang Guoqing personally took his three sons and drove a large truck to the station to pick up people.
This time, in addition to the older generation headed by the old captain, there are also his eldest uncle, second uncle, his eldest uncle and his eldest uncle, all of whom are elders. He really dared not not to greet them in person.
Didn’t you see that his father specially picked a weekend?
As soon as the train stopped at the station, people started shouting loudly one after another, and he finally felt that the atmosphere was even more noisy than the Spring Festival travel rush.
Good boy~
It was said that each family would send one representative, but there were really quite a lot of people in the Zhang family, old or young. No wonder no one dared to start a fight when they went out!
On the other side, Miao Lishan was sitting in the old house, waiting to receive the elders of the Zhang family. After all, there were old people and old friends who watched her man grow up.
Zhou Jiao, on the other hand, was at the second courtyard, instructing Zuo Xinyi and Mai Sui, a pair of sisters-in-law, on how to arrange rooms for the guests.
Zuo Xinyi was mainly responsible. Mai Sui, who was pregnant, was just a spectator. Even if she dared to take action, Zhou Jiao was afraid that she would be so rash that she would get into an accident.
As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly got in the car and left for the old house. Her godmother and godfather would be coming over tomorrow, so she had been very busy these past two days.
"Jiaojiao, what else is missing from the safe yard? Go and take a look."
"Mom, let me take a breath first." Zhou Jiao took a sip of water first. "This is the temporary bridal chamber. It's almost there. We have to go back to the mountain after the wedding."
Miao Lishan laughed heartily and glanced at her: "Why does this child always talk about the mountains? She can't change her words about the mountains. If you don't know, you would think she lives somewhere else."
"Jiaojiao, do you want to start cooking noodles now?"
As soon as Aunt Yuan finished speaking, Aunt Chen came in and asked, "Has Xiao Chen arranged everything in the courtyard over there? Do you want to take a look at the guest rooms here first?"
"They're almost here, just do whatever you want."
Zhou Jiao waved her hands weakly and secretly decided that if her two sons got married in the future, she would definitely have two banquets.
If her father doesn't agree, she will cry in front of him!
As they were talking, not long after, the sound of a car was heard outside. Zhou Jiao hurriedly took Miao Lishan and her daughter to the gate to greet them.
Not many people actually came.
In addition to the old captain, Uncle Zhang Wu, Uncle Zhang San, old accountant Zhang, and the white-haired old patriarch who has retired, the key is that the third branch of the Zhang family has a large number of people.
Zhou Jiao greeted them respectfully and escorted them one by one into the front yard. She didn't need to take care of the rest, as there were men to accompany men. The older generation didn't like women coming forward.
But there was still a lot to take care of. Her mother would accompany the female relatives of her in-laws, and she had to arrange for their meals. Then she had to find time to chat with her mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, and two elder sisters-in-law.
No! It's about exchanging feelings.
After tomorrow, she really can't take care of them. She has to ask them to help entertain the guests while she is busy with the wedding banquet in three days.
"Hahaha, our Ping An finally got married. Just think about how old he will be then. If everything goes well, he will be able to hold little Ping An in his arms next year. I want to laugh every time I think about it."
Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded repeatedly. She still liked her elder sister-in-law Zhang Meili very much.
Mother Zhang leaned on the kang, looking at them with a smile on her face. She took Zhou Jiao's hand and patted it, "How come you've never gained weight? Just tell them to do any work."
"I won't be polite to my sisters and sisters-in-law." Zhou Jiao took Zhang's mother's pulse on her wrist and smiled sincerely, "Luckily you're here. Now I have a backbone."
Lin Juhua nudged everyone and said, "See? This is my real daughter."
Zhang's mother laughed heartily at her daughter-in-law's teasing. She pulled Zhou Jiao out and said, "Then let's go out and see what the old men are talking about."
"Go, go, if you need any help, just shout."
Zhou Jiao knew very well that her mother-in-law had something to tell her, so she took her arm and went to her own courtyard.
"Mom, why didn't my aunt, my younger aunt, and my aunt come this time?"
"I called them, but they said they couldn't come. Your dad said that those who can't take leave from work don't have to come. It's the same thing if we can let the young couple go back to their hometown to meet their relatives later when we have time."
"It should be."
"Jiaojiao, think about it for me first. What should I give my new bride? Your father wants to give her a pair of gold bracelets and give her nine hundred and ninety yuan. Do you think it's appropriate?"
Zhou Jiao quickly shook her head, "Please don't do that. Ping An should have the same amount as Xizi and the others, otherwise it will be very difficult for you and my father.
Are you still thinking about the three thousand yuan, planning to give one thousand to each of the three brothers? Mom, that is for you to spend. We are no longer with you, so you can’t do that to us.”
"Silly child! What's the connection?"
"Oh, that's not right. How can grandparents give such a big red envelope to their granddaughter-in-law? She hasn't even shown filial piety to you yet, and you're making you bleed first?
What kind of rules are these? Mom, didn’t you say that the rules should be established early on? I haven’t considered giving everything I have to my daughter-in-law.
Mother Zhang leaned back in her chair, remained silent for a moment, and then shook her head. "We are different from you. Ever since they got engaged, how much filial piety have we shown by taking these two girls in?"
"Isn't that what should be done?"
"Forget it, I'll just look for Xiaowu."
Zhou Jiao laughed out loud, "That's fine, brother knows better than me. Mom, I haven't had time to tell you about our May Day partner yet."
"Oh, we found it on May Day too? That's great."
Zhou Jiao blinked and asked in surprise, "Mom, didn't you like Xiaojiu before? Why..."
"Didn't he always send us packages and letters from far away on May Day? He never mentioned a word about that girl, and your father said it was hopeless. Who is it this time? Could it be a foreign devil? No, your father said his little grandson is very smart."
Zhou Jiao was amused by her words "your father" and said, "Remember Geng Dazhi, right? His niece, the daughter of his uncle."
"Isn't this a generational difference?"
"We said that at first, but then the Geng family's daughter also went abroad and went to the same school as Wuyi. After a few visits, the child became interested."
Hearing her say this, Zhang's mother immediately changed her attitude. "It's nothing. Our two families are not really relatives. The girl that our Wuyi chooses can't be bad!"
Zhou Jiao nodded in agreement. Even if she really wanted Xiaojiu as her daughter-in-law, she couldn't honestly say that Geng Baobao was inferior to her.
She told Zhang's mother about Geng Baobao's situation, and also mentioned that the girl had rushed back two days ago to be Qu Shengmei's bridesmaid.
"Isn't this great? In the future, the three sisters-in-law will be like sisters, which is great. A harmonious family is the key to success. You will have less worries in the future."
Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded again. It's not good to say that if they fall out in the future, it will be more troublesome than ordinary families. It's better not to tell her about these concerns, so that she won't worry too much.
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