When we got off work at noon, Gao Guobing and his wife, Huang Dazhi and Gao Mingli also came over. Once they arrived, everyone was together and we could start eating.
Among the people present, Gao Guobing had the highest status. Even Gao Yuanjian showed a bit of respect when he saw him.
Zhao Dongmei has a generous personality. Not only does she not consider herself a guest, she also helps Gao Mingcheng to entertain everyone.
There were three tables of wine in total, and one set of tables and chairs was borrowed from Gao Guobing's family.
The hall was spacious enough to accommodate three tables of wine. Gao Guobing acted as the master of ceremonies and said a few words of festive congratulations. Then Gao Mingcheng said a few words to thank everyone for coming, and then the meal began.
I shot two wild boars not long ago. Although I sold some of the boar meat, there is still a lot left, which is just enough for cooking. I also went to the vegetable market to buy some meat and vegetables that I didn’t have at home.
The high-end dish for entertaining guests here is meat pie and steamed longan, so Gao Mingcheng bought two kilograms of high-quality pork from the market, and chose the tenderest part of the front leg, so that the meat pie will have a soft texture.
When a big bowl of meat patties and steamed longan was served on the table, the adults were fine, but the children couldn't help themselves when they smelled the sweet aroma and expressed their desire to eat it.
This dish is very suitable for children, so adults will naturally scoop some for the children first. In addition, there are other dishes such as wolfberry steamed eggs, osmanthus honey rice cake, etc., which are all suitable for children.
Rice cake is a local specialty food and can be eaten in many ways. It can be cooked in soup, stir-fried, or deep-fried. The osmanthus honey rice cake made by Gao Mingcheng's family is also very simple. After the rice cake is cooked, take it out and pour osmanthus honey on it. Eat it with osmanthus honey, which is fragrant and chewy.
Since there are dishes for the children, there will naturally be no shortage of dishes for the adults, including stewed pig's feet with cuttlefish, stir-fried duck, stewed chicken with ginseng, braised pork, stir-fried meat with black fungus, stir-fried meat with chili, tea eggs and so on.
Tea eggs are not served at banquets nowadays, but in later generations, no matter what kind of banquet they held in their place, a plate of tea eggs would be placed on every table. At that time, supplies were abundant and few people would eat them, so there would usually be leftovers, but no matter what, the host would prepare them.
Therefore, when Gao Mingcheng was deciding on the menu, he habitually ordered this. The reason was simple: he had lots of eggs!
And when he hosts a banquet, there will definitely be no leftovers. Even if the food is not finished at the table, people can take it away afterwards. Tea eggs in the shell are also convenient to carry.
In the lively atmosphere, everyone was talking and laughing, drinking and having fun.
Because Gao Mingcheng still had to drive, he only drank one glass of wine and did not let Gao Mingwan drink more. Gao Mingwan seemed a little unhappy, but he also considered the overall situation and did not show it.
He looked at his second brother's new home and felt a sense of envy.
He originally thought that it was already a great achievement for him to buy a house in the county on his own, but now after seeing his second brother's new house, he realized how ordinary his own house was!
At this moment, he suddenly felt proud and wanted to build such a beautiful house!
He counted the money in his passbook in his mind and found that it was still a long way from enough to build a house. However, he was not discouraged and decided to work hard next.
Gao Mingli was naturally envious, but with his salary, he could not even buy a house in a year, let alone build a building.
As for Gao Mingpeng, he seemed to be low-key here and didn't say much. When he was in Gaojia Village, he was the eldest son and had natural prestige in front of his brothers.
But here, he felt that he was being suppressed, so he had no interest in speaking.
But no matter what, the meal was very delicious and everyone was very happy.
The house was beautifully built and the banquet was lavish, so what could be unsatisfactory?
Because there were too many dishes prepared and some of them were not finished, Gao Mingcheng didn't like to eat the same dishes again, so he simply asked people to take them back. Xuanyu happily packed two dishes in a plastic bag so that she didn't have to cook again in the evening.
They were all relatives and friends, so naturally they would not leave after eating. They sat together and chatted again. At this time, Gao Mingcheng did not notice that the way his parents looked at him had changed.
Although they had known for a long time that Gao Mingcheng had a promising future, Gao Yuanjian and Luo Xiaohua's views on Gao Mingcheng remained the same as before, without much change.
But at this moment, they suddenly realized that this son had really made it. He was completely different from his other brothers. It was no longer possible to look at him with the old eyes.
But they are parents after all, and their relationship is not particularly harmonious, so they did not lose face and say anything on their own initiative. However, their attitude towards Gao Mingcheng and Xuanyuemei has softened, and even when looking at Xiao Xuxu, there is more affection in their eyes.
This is actually normal human nature. Some parents do not help their children when they are young, and are not nice to their daughters-in-law and grandchildren. But when they get old and find that their grandchildren have become successful, can make money, and can take care of them, their attitudes will change and they will start to get close to the younger generation.
Gao Yuanjian and Luo Xiaohua simply made these changes in advance.
Throughout history, there have been many people who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak, even parents are like this towards their children.
When it was time to go to work in the afternoon, Gao Mingli was the first to leave. He was an ordinary employee and did not dare to be late. Huang Dazhi, also an ordinary employee, went out with him to work.
As for Gao Guobing and Zhao Dongmei, they were both leaders, so no one said anything when they arrived late. It was a rare opportunity for them to meet the villagers, so they were also very happy.
When they had almost finished talking, the two of them got up and left.
Gao Mingcheng said to them, "Uncle, aunt, you guys can come over here to eat in the evening. After dinner, I will send you the rice cooker and the table and chairs."
Gao Guobing didn't hesitate and nodded in agreement.
After the couple left, Gao Mingcheng took everyone to People's Park for a stroll.
This place is close to People's Park. You only need to walk up the hillside for a few minutes to reach the People's Park.
The People's Park is now very ordinary, with no particular landscape. It just has an artificial lake, some flowers planted, and some seats placed for people to take a rest.
There are dozens of huge rocks on one of the small hills, which can be regarded as a small landscape. On top of the huge rocks are several pine trees with quite strange shapes.
Gao Mingcheng took them to visit the People's Park with good intentions, but the villagers were not interested in the flowers and plants and found it boring to visit.
Gao Yuanjian simply said, "It's getting late, let's go back. It hasn't rained for a while. When we get back, we have to water the cabbages in the field. After a while, we'll have cabbages to eat."
Gao Yuanjian then looked at Gao Mingcheng and said, "Have you planted cabbages? If not, when they are grown, go to your home field and cut some to eat."
Cabbage is not expensive, but Gao Yuanjian's words were a gesture of goodwill to Gao Mingcheng.
It was not until now that Gao Mingcheng realized that the way his parents looked at him was similar to the way he had looked in his previous life when he became rich.
The only change is that in his previous life, his wife and children suffered a lot due to his negligence and indifference, but in this life, he can take care of his wife and children by himself, and his parents no longer have the opportunity to bully them.
Gao Mingcheng's mood at this moment was just like eating an ice cream in the dog days of summer. It was so refreshing.
Gao Mingcheng did not explicitly reject his parents' kindness. He just said "OK". As for whether to go to cut cabbage or not, it was up to him.
Zhang Chengyuan is careful in his work. Although he doesn't talk much and doesn't get along well with others, he is still good at growing vegetables. This year, he also planted a small plot of cabbage for Gao Mingcheng's family, but the cabbage hearts have just been wrapped, so it will take about another half a month before they can be eaten.
Since they had decided to go back, Gao Mingcheng and Gao Mingwan got ready and continued to pull them back to Gaojia Village.
After arriving at Gaojia Village, Gao Mingwan was excited by Gao Mingcheng's new house, so he said to Gao Mingcheng: "I will go to the sports car tomorrow. When Xiao Xuxu turns one year old, I will take a day off to have a drink."
"Okay." Gao Mingcheng nodded with a smile.
Gao Mingcheng drove the tractor to Niuweiling, and Xuanyu's family got off the vehicle.
Zhang Chengyuan was worried about the cattle and sheep, so he decided to go and check out the situation. Xuanyu took Xiao Shitou and went home first.
As for Gao Mingcheng, he went to Xiaofushan carrying a bamboo basket.
The oranges that he had picked earlier had all been eaten by everyone, so he decided to pick some more to take back.
It is said that oranges grown in the south of the Huai River are oranges, while those grown in the north of the Huai River are tangerines. If the sugar oranges are grown in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places, the fruits are sweet and juicy. However, when transplanted to the red soil of Jiangxi, although they still grow vigorously, they are somewhat mutated.
Fortunately, the management is meticulous and water and fertilizer are in place, so although the taste of the tangerines in Xiaofushan is not as good as those in Guangdong and Guangxi, they are still pretty good.
Therefore, he decided to pick more and give some to Gao Guobing, Huang Dazhi, Xiao Jinfeng and others.
Previously, Xiao Jinfeng said that he could buy his fruits in wholesale and then sell them in the provincial capital. It happened that Gao Mingcheng did not have any connections in this area and was not willing to sell them in small quantities, so he decided to cooperate with Xiao Jinfeng and let Xiao Jinfeng taste the oranges and set the price.
After Xiao Jinfeng decided on the price and the delivery date, Gao Mingcheng returned to the village to pick the fruits.
Seeing him picking oranges, Chen Dasong hurried over to help.
Gao Mingcheng said to him, "These oranges are almost ripe and can be sold at any time. If the buyer wants them, I will call Uncle Shouwang. After he tells you, you can start organizing people to pick them. If you don't have enough manpower in your own family, call a few people from the village. I will pay for their wages."
Chen Dasong nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
After picking a large basket of oranges, Gao Mingcheng did not delay and went straight back to the county town. However, when passing by Xing'an Mountains, he did give some oranges to Gao Shouwang. After all, he would have to trouble Gao Shouwang to pass on messages for him in the future.
As November approached, the days became shorter and the nights longer. By the time we arrived at the county town, dusk had already fallen.
Because there were still a lot of leftovers, after the clothing store closed, everyone came to the new home to eat together.
After dinner, I returned Gao Guobing’s rice cooker, tables and chairs to him, and then returned the rice cooker, tables and chairs to the clothing store.
In this way, the slightly crowded home instantly became tidy and spacious.
Xuanyuemei sat on the sofa and breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at her new home, thought about what happened today, and felt very happy.
Seeing that she was the only one left, Xuanyuemei couldn't help but excitedly said to Gao Mingcheng: "Mingcheng, I feel that the way my parents look at me has changed! Mom even asked me if it's hard to take care of the children and whether Xiaoxuxu is easy to take care of!"
You know, Luo Xiaohua was very impatient to talk to many beauties before, and it was good enough that both sides could get along with each other for the sake of face.
But now, Luo Xiaohua took the initiative to show goodwill to many beauties.
Although Luo Xiaohua did it very secretly, many beauties were sensitive enough to notice it.
Just like Gao Mingcheng's previous mood, Xuanyimei also had a feeling of being proud, as if she had finally stood up straight and lived as a human being.
Whether she accepts this kindness or not, at least she is very happy now!
Gao Mingcheng looked at the many happy faces and couldn't help but smile. He said, "That's it. As long as they don't cause us trouble, we will be filial to them and don't make any mistakes."
Xuanyuemei nodded and said, "I think grandma is in a good mood. She has been smiling all day long."
Gao Mingcheng thought of Grandma Gao and felt that the banquet was well organized. It finally helped Grandma Gao to get out of the depression caused by the death of her peers.
The couple talked for a while, and seeing that Xiao Xuxu started to make a fuss about sleeping, Xuanyue went to wash Xiao Xuxu's face and butt, and then took him to the bedroom to sleep.
Gao Mingcheng did not go in with them because too many people would make it difficult for the child to sleep well, and he would be excited and want to play and sleep at the same time.
Gao Mingcheng went upstairs and opened a door with a key. There were two rows of display cabinets inside with some antiques on them. These were the items Gao Mingcheng had kept while collecting antiques, and they would all be able to be sold at high prices in the future.
He admired these antiques of his. If Xiao Xuxu was around, he would like to say - this is the empire I built for you!
The 1990s are coming soon. The entire 1980s were the best period for collecting antiques. There were many antiques at that time, the prices were low, and the market was not yet hot. But in the 1990s, with the development of various industries, the prices of antiques also became higher and higher.
Gao Mingcheng decided to go to the capital in early spring next year. He wanted to see the house that Fan Licheng bought for him, then pay the money and get the property certificate.
Also, find an opportunity to visit Panjiayuan to see if there are any bargains, and buy a few paintings from the collections of Lao Qi, Lao Zhang and others, and this trip will be complete!
Yes, Gao Mingcheng had made a small profit from the previous pharmaceutical trade, and coupled with the income from the clothing store in recent times, he already had enough money to buy the house in the capital. However, although he trusted Sai Yanfei's vision, he still wanted to go and see it in person before paying.
Thinking about what to do next, Gao Mingcheng had a satisfied smile on his face.
He continued to close the door. This door had been closed before and was not open to anyone.
Although his family members may not understand the value of these things, he still understands the principle of not showing off one's wealth.
After going downstairs, Gao Mingcheng had another drink alone, then went into the bathroom and took a hot bath, which relaxed him a lot.
With his body wet, Gao Mingcheng dried his hair with a towel and opened the door. He saw a night light on inside. In the slightly dim light, Xuanyue had already coaxed little Xuxu to sleep.
The small bed that was previously placed in the clothing store has now been moved here. We have to let Xiao Xuxu continue to sleep on the small bed so that both of them can play better!
"Duomei, go take a shower." Gao Mingcheng said softly.
Many beauties don't want to move because of the inconvenience of their previous lives. After winter, most people here don't have the habit of taking a bath every day. The diligent ones take a bath once every three or four days, the less diligent ones take a bath once every five or six days, and the lazy ones take a bath once a month.
Xuanyuemei was used to taking a shower once every three days. When she moved in yesterday, she had already taken a shower once because she was curious about the electric water heater, so she didn't want to take a shower now.
So she said, "No, I didn't sweat much today."
Okay, Gao Mingcheng didn't mind, so he pulled many beauties to do the couple's exercise.
After midnight, the beauties, covered in sweat and stickiness, were half asleep and half awake, thinking: It was right not to take a shower before, because I have to take a shower tomorrow morning!
As she was thinking, she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
In her dream, she seemed to be in the clouds and felt extremely happy.
Beside him, Gao Mingcheng felt very happy after giving full play to his abilities. He had no lofty ambitions and nothing to be sad about. He just felt that the years were peaceful and he could savor them.
Night had already fallen, and the entire small town had fallen into a deep sleep, with only a few scoundrels sneaking around in the dark. (End of this chapter)
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