Wedding Eve
After being happy, Hu Yufeng suggested that it would be too difficult for the two of them to make 800 fried dough twists, and they had to find someone else to help.
At their current rate, they would only bomb four to five hundred at most in a day. Finding someone is a must, the key is who to find.
The person who helps you should be reliable, tight-lipped, and most importantly, have good hygiene.
When you are frying fried dough twists at a customer's house, with a bunch of people watching, and you want to blow your nose and spit everywhere, eh...
But today is only the sixth day of the New Year, and there are still thirteen days to think about it slowly. The family is not in a hurry and can rest early.
Qin Wenqing spent each day in fear.
On the tenth day, Qin Wenli and Yang Xiu packed up, washed the two children, dressed them up beautifully and set off for her mother's house.
Yang Xiu's parents' home is in Yangqiao Township, about twelve kilometers away from Lao Qin's home. Because it is deep in the mountains, we can only walk along the river bank.
In the early morning, a family of four breathed the fresh air and walked slowly along the river bank.
There are steep cliffs on both sides, the morning light shines between the cliffs, the river valley is quiet, and the brook is gurgling. Qin Yu and Qin Shu couldn't help but want to take off their shoes and go into the water.
Yang Xiu motioned for them to look at their clothes, and the two men stopped walking.
After walking for about an hour and climbing over two not-so-high mountains, we finally arrived at Yang Xiu's mother's home.
Yang Xiu's grandmother, Mrs. Dang, was sitting on a wooden stake at the entrance of the slope waiting early in the morning.
As soon as Yang Xiu saw his grandmother, he ran over to support her. The two younger ones also gathered around and called her "Madam". Dang immediately smiled from ear to ear.
"Xiu'er, you're here. Your grandma has been sitting here waiting for you since early morning. I was so jealous..." A woman came over jokingly.
Yang Xiu affectionately called her "Auntie" and said, "There's nothing I can do about it even if I'm jealous. My grandma only loves her little son and my eldest granddaughter. Who told you not to have anything..."
"Listen, Mom, this girl is taking advantage of us and still acting like a good kid..." Aunt Yang Xiu, Yang Huiqin, complained to her mother.
"Stop talking nonsense. I don't feel any pain in your thing..." Dang glanced at her daughter, then pulled Qin Yu's hand and rubbed it.
Qin Shu had already been embraced by Yang Huiqin, who looked at him again and again with great affection.
"Xiu'er, your two children are so handsome, just like city kids." Yang Huiqin praised.
Yang Xiu laughed when he heard this: "That was when you were still young, just two mud monkeys..."
A few people went to the yard chatting and laughing.
Yang Xiu's mother Xu Runling was also very happy to see her daughter and son-in-law. He hurriedly took the bag from Qin Wenli's hand and led him to the main room.
In the main room, Yang Xiu's father Yang Yonglu was talking to a few men. Seeing his daughter and son-in-law also greeting them warmly, he took Qin Shu from Yang Huiqin's arms and started to poke him, making Qin Shu scream.
Yang Xiu greeted the elders and went into the kitchen with his mother.
Qin Wenli was responsible for serving tea and water to the elders and taking care of the children.
Those who came today were all close relatives, and they mainly did chores such as cleaning the yard, decorating the new house, and putting away utensils for entertaining guests.
After dinner, Yang Xiu changed the two children into old clothes and sent them out to play. Then he decorated the new house with his younger siblings, Qin Wenli and others.
The new house is in the left wing. The walls are painted snow-white and the floor is paved with bricks. There is a large five-door wardrobe, a desk, a chest of drawers, and the sofas that have become popular in the past two years. The whole house was filled to the brim.
Yang Xiu's younger brother Yang Li took out the colorful latte art he had bought, and several people began to hang it up around the waist of the kang.
The group of people chatted and laughed, and soon hung up the ribbons, pasted up the wedding characters, arranged the bedding neatly, and pressed peanuts and dates on it. Yang Xiu pasted a piece of fat baby drawing paper in the middle of the kang, and the whole new house was ready.
No one is allowed to enter the new house. The door is only opened the night before the wedding, and a boy will sleep there that night. This is called "pressing the bed."
The next day, people from the village started to help, more people came, and the whole yard was noisy.
Qin Wenli was responsible for purchasing. Early in the morning, he and his companions drove a tricycle to the town with the menu.
In the yard, there were groups of older sisters and aunts, some kneading dough, some frying fried food.
The knife-wielders they called in also sharpened their knives and aimed at the pigs and sheep, which frightened Qin Yu and Qin Shu so much that they cried and crawled through the legs to find their mother.
Today we need to make all the steamed buns for the next few days, and also cook the pork and mutton and set them aside.
July 12, the day before the wedding.
There is no rush like yesterday. The big supervisor yelled at the men to set up the reception tent and arrange the tables and chairs.
The women were much more self-conscious. They followed the arrangements on the deacons' list, some picking vegetables, some cutting vegetables, and some washing pots and pans. Several of them gathered together, working non-stop with their hands and mouths, and occasionally bursting into hearty laughter.
Accompanied by Qin Wenli, Yang Li visited the graves of his ancestors and told them the good news that he was about to get married.
Yang Xiu applied hair dye on his mother and grandmother, pounded his shoulders, and looked at the lively atmosphere, unable to help but feel excited.
July 13th, the wedding day.
Early in the morning, Hu Yufeng combed her hair neatly and put on a brand new floral top and black pants. He looked at himself in the mirror again and again, then went out to tell the old lady and Qin Shengtian a few words, then he heard Qin Wen shouting outside the yard.
"Take good care of the family..." Hu Yufeng did not forget to remind him and picked up the cloth bag and went out.
Qin Shengtian muttered in dissatisfaction, but the old lady was hard of hearing and could not hear him, so she just continued cooking.
The Yang family, Yang Xiu's family of four, all put on new clothes, and the two children went out to have fun.
Yang Xiu came to the main room, where his parents and younger brother were. Yang Li was wearing a snow-white shirt and navy blue pants. His mother took the groom's red flower and put it on him, then straightened his collar.
With red eyes, she said with emotion: "Unconsciously, you have grown up so much and are going to get married. You must treat your wife well and live a good life in the future."
Yang Li's face was filled with joy, and he nodded and said, "I understand, Mom."
"Go out. I think you'll be at your uncle's house soon. Go out and continue..." Yang Yonglu sent his son out.
Yang Xiu put his arm around his mother's shoulders and comforted her, "Getting married is such a happy thing. From now on, there's one more person in the family, and Dali has a companion. Now that the three of us have found our homes, you and my father can breathe a sigh of relief."
Xu Runling sighed: "Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, you three siblings have all started your own families. Your father and I have completed our mission."
Yang Xiu joked: "Now that you have a new wife, you can't forget your daughter. Lili and I are watching her..."
Xu Runling burst into laughter and said, "Go away, go away. What do I need you two for now that I have a wife? You never come back to visit your parents year after year. You all forget your mother after you have a mother-in-law..."
Yang Hui was not convinced: "Mom, you can just say my eldest sister, I come back every month..."
Her husband's house is separated from her parents' house by a mountain, and it takes less than ten minutes to walk there. So she can go back not just every month, but every day if she is diligent.
Xu Runling rolled her eyes at her and said, "You might as well come back every year. You can smell whatever you eat. I have raised three of you."
"Dad, my mom hates me..."
Daddy's girl Yang Hui stomped her feet and looked for her father, and everyone in the room laughed.
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