When your daughter and son are all grown up, who doesn't worry about their children's marriage?
Upon hearing this, the women all huddled together and started discussing it.
Chen Wei's family was poor, and Xu Xiuxiang was also very worried.
My eldest son is twenty years old. How can we afford to find him a wife and arrange a wedding with our family's financial situation?
When Zhang Shuzhen heard Zhao Chunlan and the others say that they wanted to hold a wedding before the winter sports season, she also got excited about it.
My son has a girlfriend now; Zhou Qinglan is a really nice girl.
The Sheng family has been busy building a house lately, and Zhou Qinglan has been eager to do all the chores since she came over.
This girl has a good temper and personality, and she often helps the children in the family with their homework.
Sheng Xitai was so mischievous and didn't like studying, but Zhou Qinglan wasn't annoyed and taught him very patiently.
Zhang Shuzhen couldn't wait to hold the wedding and bring her daughter-in-law into the family.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry about Qinglan and Xiping's matter."
When Fengying and Haining get married, I'll invite my cousin and his wife over so they can meet Xiping.
As you know, my cousin isn't free either; some people are picking on him.
We have to find the right opportunity; we can't rush it.
Just as Zhang Shuzhen was pondering this, Li Yuqin nudged her and whispered something to her.
"Oh, sister-in-law, thank you so much. We'll all come and help out when your Fengying gets married."
Zhang Shuzhen was overjoyed to hear this.
She sincerely hoped that her son and Zhou Qinglan could settle down soon.
The pheasant, rabbit, and roe deer meat were all stewed yesterday.
We'll reheat it a little later, add some potatoes to the rabbit meat, and some mushrooms and glass noodles to the chicken. That'll make both dishes.
I boiled some of the roe deer meat yesterday and wrapped it tightly in gauze to keep it shaped while it was still hot.
It's simple. Just unwrap the gauze, slice the meat inside, and dip it in garlic sauce. It's delicious!
I left some roe deer meat, cut it up, and stir-fried it with green peppers. This way of eating it has a different flavor.
These are all readily available and easy to find. The main thing is that we just brought back this pig today, and there's a big basin of fish over there, which will take a bit more effort.
Add water to the big pot in the yard.
Put all the prepared pig's head, trotters, hocks, bones, pork belly, cleaned liver, and intestines into a pot, add seasonings, and simmer.
The meat was simmering in the pot, and the aroma wafted out with the steam, making passersby sniff and almost fall over with envy.
"Sister-in-law, do you think it's as lively as the New Year?"
Xu Xiuxiang said with a smile as she worked.
"If you ask me, even the Chinese New Year wouldn't have this kind of extravagance."
"In our forest farm, how many people can afford to slaughter a pig for the New Year?" Zhao Chunlan and the others exclaimed with a smile.
That's the truth. The forest farm relies on supplies, and sometimes you can't even get the meager monthly meat ration coupons.
Even during the Lunar New Year, there's no chance to eat meat to our heart's content.
"That's what I'm saying. Among all the young people in our forest farm, there isn't a single one who can compare to Xiping."
Just tell me, how much food did Xiping take home throughout the year?
Before, it was pheasants, snakes, and black bears; now it's roe deer and wild boars.
"Oh my, this is what life is all about!" Li Yuqin and the others couldn't help but exclaim.
“With a fine young man like me, what kind of wife can’t I marry?”
"No matter which girl marries Xiping, she's guaranteed to live a life of luxury."
The last part was said purely for Zhou Qinglan's ears.
Several girls who were picking and washing vegetables nearby heard this and all looked at Zhou Qinglan and smiled.
Zhou Qinglan blushed as her girlfriends laughed at her, and she lowered her head and pursed her lips, trying to hide her laughter.
Such a great young man, now he's her boyfriend, no matter how envious other girls are, it's no use.
Just thinking about this made Zhou Qinglan feel incredibly happy, sweeter than if she had eaten honey.
With one and a half rooms and plenty of manpower, the work can be done quickly.
Around 11:30, the roof tiles were all hung up, only the mortar had not been completely pressed on, and only the sealing was done.
"Everyone must be tired this morning, let's come down and rest, have a smoke, and then we'll go eat."
"All that's left in the afternoon is the mud plaster; a few young people can handle that."
Liu Changde walked around the house twice and was very satisfied with today's work.
It's almost midnight, and we can't let them work on an empty stomach.
As the foreman, he had to say it.
Liu Changde spoke up, and Sheng Liancheng also called out, urging everyone to come down and rest.
It was a hot August day, and at midday, everyone was shirtless and covered in sweat.
One by one, everyone came down from the roof and sat in the shade to smoke and rest.
Over there, Sheng Xi'an and the others brought over some tea. Anyone who is thirsty can pour themselves a bowl of water.
"Look, now that we've added this one and a half rooms, doesn't it look just like the picture?"
This is wonderful! It's spacious and bright, and it's comfortable to live in.
Once the house is all tidied up, Xiping will marry his wife and have a big, healthy son.
Oh my, life couldn't be better.
"Brother Sheng, you can enjoy your retirement from now on," several people who were close to Sheng Liancheng said with a smile.
"That's right, Xiping is capable, and his girlfriend seems like a girl who's good at settling down."
From now on, Brother Sheng and his wife can just sit back and enjoy their retirement.
Everyone laughed heartily, their words tinged with envy.
Just as they sat down to have a smoke and rest, Sheng Xitai and Sheng Yunfei ran over and told Sheng Liancheng and the others that the food at home was ready.
"Let's go eat. Brother Sheng's family has prepared a delicious meal today."
This morning my apprentice went into the mountains and hunted a sow. The meat was fragrant, much better than a boar's.
When it comes to his apprentices, Liu Changde is incredibly proud.
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but quicken their pace.
These days, everyone is the same; when it comes to food, everyone is hungry. So when they hear that there is pork to eat, who wouldn't be tempted?
So everyone put away their tools, took their clothes, and headed towards the Sheng family's old house.
"Dad, you take the people home. I'll go and invite Uncle Wang and Uncle Zheng over."
Raising the roof beam is a big event when building a house; we need to invite them over to celebrate.
Sheng Xiping moved closer to his father and whispered something.
The Uncle Wang and Uncle Zheng that Sheng Xiping mentioned are Wang Jiachuan, the secretary of the forest farm, and Zheng Xianyong, the farm director.
The Sheng family built such a grand house, and the leaders at the site didn't say a word; that's what you call goodwill.
It would be fine at other times, but today, with the family holding a banquet to celebrate the ridgepole's arrival, how can we not invite the leaders over for a meal as a token of our appreciation?
No matter the era, these interpersonal relationships must be carefully maintained, because you never know when you might need them.
"Oh, you're right! I'd forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Liancheng clapped his hands. How could he have forgotten about this?
"Then you should go quickly and make sure to invite Uncle Wang and Uncle Zheng over."
Sheng Xiping nodded and ran off in a flash. Meanwhile, Sheng Liancheng led the group straight to the old house.
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