The old lady of the Wang family felt annoyed that she had been disrespected by the younger generation.
But she knew even more clearly that this was Chijia'ao, not their Wangwanli.
She is able to live a comfortable life now because of the help she receives from the Chi family.
It was freezing cold outside, and there was thick snow everywhere.
If they leave here, their family will probably freeze to death.
Having clearly understood the stakes, she mentally sorted everything out before speaking in a muffled voice:
"Please don't be angry, my dear in-laws. I didn't mean it."
I was just thinking that in our Wangwan village, it's considered bad luck for a newlywed bride to carry an umbrella, so I did it in a moment of panic.
Since you've hired someone else, that's perfect.
The scholar's sister is naturally wonderful; she's someone we'd love to have.
As she said this, she turned to Wang Qiaoya and said, "Ya'er, hurry up and thank your aunt and third aunt."
It was their kindness that led them to help hire the scholar's sister.
"Once she's there to hold the umbrella for you, and you and Aqing get married and have children, your offspring will also benefit from this good fortune."
As if trying to save face, after Wang Qiaoya thanked the two of them, she looked at her daughter-in-law standing to the side.
"Ya'er's mother, it's almost noon. Go and see what you'd like to do."
My aunt and third aunt from my in-laws' side are staying for lunch today!
Seeing that Chi Qiao and Chen Xiaomai had agreed, he said, "No need, we have a lot of things to do at home, we need to hurry back and prepare."
Wang Qiaoya's mother still harbored a deep fear in her eyes that the marriage between her two children might be called off.
Seeing this, he quickly asked, "Auntie and Third Aunt, are you still angry?"
"No! There are just too many things going on at home."
The men have gone hunting and will be home at noon. If there isn't much meat left, we'll have to find a way to go down the mountain to buy some as soon as possible.
Then, according to the local custom, starting tomorrow night, I have to treat everyone to dinner.
Before that, I still need to make several hundred steamed buns and mantou. The mantou are for tomorrow night, while the steamed buns are for the main feast.
Also, if you hunt wild animals, you'll have to kill or kill them.
Upon hearing this, the Wang family realized that, putting everything else aside, those hundreds of steamed buns and mantou would indeed take a considerable amount of time, and they immediately nodded in agreement.
"Okay, then you can go back now. Be careful on the road!"
After Chi Qiao and Chen Xiaomai left, Qiao Ya's mother closed the door.
Grandma Wang sighed, "People in Chijia'ao have to invite you to a meal beforehand and give you steamed buns and dumplings when you get married. No wonder they can't afford to get married."
Putting aside everything else, if each person at the table gets half a steamed bun, that's four or five buns already.
Invite the whole village; that would require at least thirty tables, which would amount to over a hundred steamed buns.
If each person gets one steamed bun, then the entire village would need over three hundred people.
Rice, flour, and meat alone are not something that ordinary people can afford.
So, if you calculate it that Aqing is marrying our Ya'er, his family will have to spend a lot of money.”
Qiaoya's mother said, "Mother, it's always cost money for every family to get a wife."
Putting everything else aside, even if we didn't invite everyone to dinner beforehand, we should still have a meal with our own family, right?
For families with many brothers, such as second uncles or eldest uncles, invitations must be made in advance, and three or four tables need to be set up.
Even in a bad year, the main feast will consist of four or five dishes.
These dishes, whether they contain meat or not, should be quite oily.
In good years, if you don't have eight or nine dishes, people will criticize you.
Furthermore, a wife must have a room; if the family doesn't have one, a separate room must be built for her.
Otherwise, they would try to find a way to free up a room to use as a new house.
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