After a while, a few more guests came, led by a man in his sixties.
The man was wearing dark blue clothes and pants, a hat of the same color, and a gray beard.
Cheng Jingmo went up to the man as soon as he saw him, "Third Uncle, you're here."
It can be heard that Cheng Jingmo respects this man very much.
"Pick up the baby!" Third Uncle looked up at Cheng Jingmo, who was more than a head taller than him, and sighed: "You've made it! Third Uncle couldn't even recognize you!"
Cheng Jingmo said modestly, "I'm not very promising. Are you feeling well?"
As the third uncle walked, he said, "Still feeling pretty good."
Seeing Yu Xiangnian, he nodded with satisfaction, "This daughter-in-law of Jianwa is so pretty!"
Yu Xiangnian nodded, "Thank you for the compliment, Third Uncle."
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, almost all the guests had arrived.
In the yard, there were six tables full of men.
If you count the women and children, there are probably nine tables.
When Yu Xiangnian and Cheng Jingmo walked in, they saw Cheng Shuanchun and Zhang Hongli standing at the door of the room where Yu Xiangnian and his friends lived, whispering to each other.
Yu Xiangnian grumbled inwardly, "Will these two women go through her things?" She had over two hundred yuan in cash in her bag.
But then I thought, Xiaojie has been at home all the time.
If they went in, Xiaojie would definitely come and tell her.
The table was already full of guests, and Cheng Jingmo told Yu Xiangnian to wait until the guests left before they started eating.
"Pick up the baby! Pick up the baby!" someone in the crowd shouted, "Today is your big day, why don't you bring your bride to toast us all?!"
Cheng Jingmo replied: "You guys eat first, we'll come over later."
Cheng Jingmo can't drink much, and he will only drink a small glass occasionally when he is with his comrades.
He was stalling for time, waiting until the guests had almost left and when he really couldn't avoid it, he would go and offer them a toast or two.
When Cheng Jingmo and Yu Xiangnian passed by her, Cheng Shuanchun suddenly said, "Brother Jianwa, you brought your wife back this time, but you didn't bring anything home?"
Her voice was so loud that everyone present heard it.
She had been very unfriendly just now, and Yu Xiangnian didn't bother to care about it. Now, in front of so many people, he wanted to embarrass her.
Yu Xiangnian said calmly, "You're a married woman. It's none of your business whether I bring anything back or not!"
Cheng Shuanchun laughed disdainfully, "It's not my turn to care. I'm just asking on behalf of my parents. They raised this kid with all their hard work!"
Yu Xiangnian replied: "You didn't raise me, so it's not your turn to ask!"
At this time, Yu Xiangnian felt a little disappointed with Cheng Jingmo's family.
Questioning her in front of so many people is like slapping Cheng Jingmo in the face in public!
Cheng Jingmo has no blood relationship with them, but he still sends them money every month!
It was the first time that the aunt and sister-in-law met, and the air was filled with smoke and excitement, with all the guests waiting to watch the fun.
Cheng Jingmo stopped Yu Xiangnian behind him and said, "Shuanchun, we have taken the things, but they are still on the way and have not been sent yet."
Cheng Shuanzhu pulled Cheng Shuanchun away and said sternly, "There are so many guests today, why are you making a fuss?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man at the door asked, "Is this Cheng Huazi's home?"
Cheng Shuanzhu turned around and replied, "Hey! Yes!"
The man said, "Call two people to move the stuff, it's a big box!"
Cheng Shuanzhu called a man to help him move things.
Yu Xiangnian guessed that their things had arrived.
She raised her eyebrows at Cheng Shuanchun and thought to herself: Just wait!
After a while, Cheng Shuanzhu came in carrying the box with great effort.
"Dad, what is this? It's so heavy, it must be about fifty or sixty kilograms!" Cheng Shuanzhu asked.
Cheng Huazi said, "How would I know?"
Cheng Jingmo and Yu Xiangnian both recognized the box. Cheng Jingmo said, "It just so happens that the things we brought have arrived. Tie it up and open the box."
Everyone came over curiously and gathered around the box, wanting to see what was brought.
As soon as the box was opened, the first thing that caught my eye were two boxes of wine and two boxes of tea. After the wine and tea were taken away, there was a large box of dried fish, dried shrimp, and dried squid, which exuded a fishy aroma.
Ping County is an inland area, and the people here have never eaten or seen seafood.
Someone in the crowd said:
"Is this seafood? I heard seafood is more expensive than pork!"
"So much, and it's all done, how much money must it make!"
"Sending it from such a far place, the postage alone must have cost a lot!"
Yu Xiangnian originally wanted to bring it to Cheng Jingmo's family, but seeing everyone's eager eyes, he swallowed his saliva again and again.
Besides, she also wanted to slap Cheng Shuanchun in the face.
She smiled and said, "It's not that much. Just the seafood is three or four hundred yuan."
"So much money!" everyone exclaimed.
Yu Xiangnian said to Cheng Huazi, "Dad, arrange for someone to make some for everyone to try. After they're done, I'll ask my parents to send some over."
Although Cheng Huazi was reluctant, it was difficult for him to refuse in front of so many people.
He asked the cook to take some to the kitchen to cook.
The chef had never cooked seafood before and asked Cheng Jingmo, "Jianwa, how do you cook these?"
Cheng Jingmo replied: "Soak it in hot water first, then add seasoning and steam, boil or stir-fry it."
The meal stopped halfway through as everyone was waiting to taste the seafood.
Cheng Shuanchun's face turned pale!
Third Uncle was also among the crowd watching the excitement. He looked at the wine and tea and said, "This liquor and tea are both top-quality goods."
After he said this, everyone looked at the wine and tea. They had been busy looking at so many seafood!
Someone who could read read the words on the box, and everyone exclaimed again.
This wine and tea are famous throughout the country, but they have only heard of them but have never seen them.
When Cheng Huazi heard this, he immediately smiled. He took out the wine and tea from the box and looked at them himself, although he could not read.
He then shared it with everyone.
The Third Uncle looked at it carefully and said, "This wine and tea are specially supplied. You can't buy them outside."
Everyone was shocked!
Can you get special items by picking up babies?!
Then he must be a very high-ranking official? !
Cheng Shuanchun's face turned pale and then red, and he clenched his fists as he looked at Cheng Jingmo!
Yu Xiangnian struck while the iron was hot, "Oh, right! My parents also prepared two ginseng roots. Cheng Jingmo, go get them!"
Cheng Jingmo went back to his room and came out soon with two boxes in his arms.
He handed the box to Cheng Huazi and said, "Dad, we thought we'd give it to you once everything arrives."
Cheng Huazi couldn't wait to open the box, and a light yellow ginseng as thick as a chicken leg with long whiskers around it appeared in front of everyone.
"Wow! Ginseng!" someone exclaimed.
Cheng Huazi brought the ginseng to his third uncle and asked him to appreciate it.
Third Uncle looked at it and nodded, "It's authentic wild ginseng, at least six or seven years old!"
Cheng Shuanchun sneered, "Huh! It's only six or seven years old, but my dad raised this ginseng collector for seventeen years!"
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