Chapter 321: Pick Up the Bride
early morning.
Today is the day Li Baohua sets out to pick up his bride.
Li Baohua put on the new clothes and new leather shoes bought for him by Li Daju, and held a red cloth bag in his hand, which contained new clothes prepared for the bride.
The group, including the future son-in-law Deng Ming, headed towards the bride's home together.
Several young men loaded their home sewing machines and new bicycles onto the tractor, which led the way and everyone followed on foot.
After walking for about two hours, we arrived at a village at the foot of a mountain. The village was also full of joy. Everyone looked curiously at the tractor that had been parked in the village for a long time, and looked at the bicycle sewing machine inside with envy.
When the matchmaker led everyone to a thatched hut, the relatives who were unaware of the situation frowned slightly.
The gap between such a family and the current Li family is really too big.
There was no trace of disgust on Li Baohua's face. Instead, he was very happy. He entered the house under the guidance of the matchmaker. The thatched house was not very big and there were not many rooms. Of course, it could not accommodate so many people.
Zhao Yi and his group of people who were coming to pick up the bride were arranged at the door. They sat on stools that had been prepared long ago and chatted with the bride's parents.
Deng Ming was full of curiosity about everything around him. He had never left the city, so naturally he had no idea what the countryside was like. He didn't see any big difference between the Li family, Li Baoyu's mother's family.
The red brick and tile house does not have any home appliances because they cannot afford them. I didn’t expect that there are still people living in thatched huts. Are such thatched huts really warm?
Also, those who came to pick up the bride today are all close relatives of Li Baohua, the future son-in-law, so why isn't there a banquet prepared?
Although he was curious, Deng Ming did not ask.
"You must be hungry. We prepared food over at the playground. There is no room for it at home, so we didn't prepare it here. Let's eat first."
The bride's father smiled and invited everyone to go to the playground. Deng Ming then realized that the reception was not being held at home.
Then he followed everyone to the playground. Sitting at the table, he did not sit at the same table with Li Baoyu. Although the marriage between the two families was verbally agreed, people nowadays are rather shy.
Deng Ming was very surprised when he saw the food on the table. It was completely different from the food at Li's house. It was more like a pot of soup than a banquet. There were potatoes, radishes, unknown vegetable leaves, and a little oil floating in the air.
Deng Ming thought there would be more food, so he didn't pick up his chopsticks. After waiting for a while, no one brought the food. Then he curiously picked up the steamed bread in front of him and started to eat it. He took a bite, chewed it, and swallowed it, but his throat still felt a little sore.
Deng Ming was a little confused. Is this the meal for entertaining relatives?
Seeing that everyone was eating with gusto, especially Zhao Yi and Zhang Jing, who were grinning at each other from time to time, Deng Ming became even more confused.
He knew something about Zhao Yi's family.
After the meal, if anyone was dissatisfied with the food, it would be him, who had never left the hospital.
At this time, the bride had changed into new clothes and new leather shoes, and walked out with Li Baohua under the escort of a young man. Li Baohua's face was full of smiles, while the bride following behind him had a red face and dared to walk with her head down, too embarrassed to look at other people at all.
After the meal, the group of people gave up their seats and returned to the bride's house to sit and chat for a while. After the two newlyweds finished their meal, they set off for Lijia Village.
It didn't take long for everyone to receive the news. The tractor for welcoming the bride led the way again. The new bicycle with a big red flower tied to it was lifted down. Li Baohua pulled the bride and followed behind the tractor.
Zhao Yi and his group of people who came to pick up the bride were left far behind, and the same went for those who were seeing off the bride.
"Brother Yi."
Deng Ming called out Zhao Yi and then slowed down.
Zhao Yi was a little confused, so he slowed down his pace and walked to the back of the team with Deng Ming.
"What's wrong with you kid?"
Zhao Yi found it a little funny. The boy looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated, which made Zhao Yi find it a little funny.
"Is it because you're not used to walking such a long distance for the first time?"
Seeing that Deng Ming didn't say anything, Zhao Yi then opened his mouth and asked.
"No, Brother Yi, why did his family treat us with such food? Aren't we Brother Hua's relatives? Their two families will be one family from now on. I'm really not used to eating such food."
Deng Ming shook his head. People nowadays have improved their physical fitness through regular exercise. Even many people working in the city do physical work, and riding a bicycle is a form of exercise.
“You have never seen the countryside since you were a child, so you don’t know that although this kind of food is not good in your eyes, it is the best food in the eyes of many people. Maybe you have only heard that in the past, due to food shortages, some people ate grass roots, tree barks and soil.
But we have seen and experienced it seriously. We used to eat such coarse grains frequently when we were not working, so we don’t feel any discomfort when eating them now. ”
Zhao Yi patted Deng Ming on the shoulder and explained.
Deng Ming's situation is similar to that of Sima Zhong, an emperor of the Sima family. His living environment, living standards, and the living standards of the people around him since childhood made him subconsciously think that everyone should be similar.
Why not eat meat paste?
If you can't eat rice, why can't you eat meat porridge? This way you can put less corn in it. Drinking porridge can save food and last you longer.
Deng Ming's family must have been treated to good food and wine when relatives came, and it was the same when he went to relatives' and friends' homes. He subconsciously thought it was all like this, because when he went to Li Baoyu's house, he thought that the red banquet in the countryside yesterday also had six or seven dishes, three of which were meat dishes, which was not worse than the lives of most people in the city.
Even better than some of my relatives' homes.
Zhao Yi did not laugh at Deng Ming's lack of experience, but the child had too little experience. He must have not experienced any hardships from birth to now.
He is the only son in the family. Both his parents are workers. This little guy who grew up with so much love and care can't experience any hardships. Even if there are any unpleasant things at home, no one will tell him.
Deng Ming looked at Zhao Yi in surprise, and was stunned for a moment without saying anything.
He followed Zhao Yi silently and slowly, keeping up with the team as they walked towards Lijia Village.
Returned to Lijia Village.
Li Dalin noticed that his future son-in-law seemed a little unhappy.
"Xiao Ming."
Li Dalin smiled and waved.
Then Deng Ming followed Li Dalin to the backyard. There was no one else there. Li Dalin looked around and asked after seeing nothing.
"Have you ever been wronged? Tell your uncle."
"No, uncle, I just haven't seen a family with such poor conditions, and I have something else in mind."
Deng Ming shook his head. Everyone in the Li family was very nice and enthusiastic to him and did not ignore him.
"You silly boy, you must have never been to the countryside. These things are not your concern. Just focus on doing your own thing."
When Li Dalin heard this, he felt that as long as he hadn't been wronged, this son-in-law was a pretty good person.
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