Chapter 161: Great joy
Weddings in the countryside are not grand, but the necessary rituals must be performed, such as the worship ceremony in the hall, which was very important to the ancient people.
If you don’t worship heaven and earth, don’t worship your parents, and don’t hold a ceremony with the witness of relatives and friends, then the wedding is not truly complete.
The Zhang family is popular, and almost everyone in the village is here, including those who are not on good terms with Li Taohua and her daughter. However, this kind of thing is not something the Zhang family can control. Everyone in the village knows each other every day, and now that the wedding is about to take place, they can't help but mention it when they see each other, even if it's just a false invitation, they still have to go through the motions.
Generally speaking, as long as there is no conflict with the host, few people in the village will not attend such a good thing. After all, sending a few eggs or a few vegetables as a gift and then feasting at the host's house is something that only happens a few times a year.
Song Ruize and his men showed up when Zhang Erzhu was about to hold the ceremony. After they showed up, the villagers talked a lot. They didn't dare to ask Song Ruize, but they could ask the men Song Ruize brought with them about the situation of their relatives on the dam. Of course, they also learned from the men that Song Ruize was an official, and his position was not small. They could enter and leave the dam freely with him.
One of the villagers went to Song Ruize and asked cautiously, "Brother Ze, your brother Dachun is also very hardworking. Why don't you transfer him to work under you?"
"My place is full." Song Ruize said calmly.
"Aunt Rong, although my brother is a manager, he cannot select his subordinates by himself. He has to select according to the requirements from above, and they must meet the requirements." Qin Huiyin came to smooth things over. "Brother Dachun is so smart, there must be people who appreciate him, you can rest assured."
"That's true." The aunt got the chance and immediately stepped down. "Huiyin, you've been teaching them how to grow mushrooms recently. How about letting me take them with you?"
"This is the responsibility of Sister Chuntao. You can go ask Sister Chuntao. She will explain the process of growing mushrooms to you in detail and see if you can learn it."
"Okay, then I'll ask Chuntao."
Second Aunt Song said sarcastically, "I advise you to stay away from them. Be careful not to let the bad luck of some people get on you. It will be too late to regret it then."
"Second Aunt is right. Some people's mouths stink so badly. You'd better stay away from them or you might stink yourself." Qin Huiyin said calmly.
"Stinky..." Second Aunt Song slammed the table and yelled. Before she could finish her curse, Li Taohua, the three Tang siblings, Third Master Tang, Song Ruize, and Song Ruize's men all looked over. Her face changed and she shut up.
"Today is a big day, so you should keep your mouth shut." The aunt next to him tried to smooth things over. "This girl from the Xiao family is pretty, no wonder the uncle and nephew of the Zhang family are vying to marry her."
"Has Zhang Lei not come home yet?"
"That's right. He hasn't come back yet. I don't know if he's hiding from his creditors or if he's been cheated by someone. He owes so much money that some of his creditors want to chop off his hands and feet."
"Where's Grandma Zhang? Today is her grandson's big day, why didn't she come?"
Jiang Qingnan and others looked at each other with strange expressions.
Of course the old lady wanted to come. If she wanted to eat and drink for free, it would be fine, but she wanted to bring bad luck to Zhang Erzhu on his wedding day. The eldest brother said that they, the brothers, had secured Zhang Erzhu's marriage, so they tied up the old lady and stuffed her mouth, and would untie her after the wedding banquet tonight. The old lady was afraid of the strong and bullied the weak, so when she saw that they were going to fight, she was so scared that she didn't dare to say a word.
After the newlyweds finished their wedding ceremony, they immediately came out to entertain the guests.
Zhang Erzhu introduced Xiao Chunni to everyone in the village and also introduced the people in the village to Xiao Chunni.
"Chun Ni, this is my boss, and these are my brothers. I am working at the dam now, and my boss and brothers take special care of me. Come, let's toast to my boss and brothers together." Zhang Erzhu said.
Xiao Chunni looked at Song Ruize in surprise.
Song Ruize looks so good and young, but I didn't expect that he is the leader among these people.
Song Ruize took the wine and said to the newlyweds, "May you live happily ever after."
"Thank you, Boss." Zhang Erzhu said excitedly, "This is my boss's first time drinking. You really give me face."
Qin Huiyin took a look at Song Ruize's wine glass, and when Zhang Erzhu and his wife went to pour wine for others, she directly replaced Song Ruize's wine glass.
When Song Ruize drank it again, he found that it had no taste and turned into plain boiled water. He glanced at Qin Huiyin and raised the corners of his mouth.
"Chun Ni, this is Brother Yi Chen from Aunt Tao Hua's family. I mentioned him to you before. He is the best student in our village and will soon take the exam for a scholar."
"I wish you a long and happy life together." Tang Yichen stood up and toasted.
"Brother, do you want to drink too?" Tang Luwu asked worriedly.
"Well, it's okay to have a drink occasionally." Tang Yichen glanced at Qin Huiyin, but saw that she didn't know what to say to Song Ruize and was not paying attention to this side at all.
The villagers didn't have so many rules. Men and women could sit wherever they wanted, and generally they would sit with people they knew well. In addition to Song Ruize and his brothers, Qin Huiyin's table also included Li Taohua and the three Tang siblings.
Qin Huiyin and Song Ruize sat next to each other, with Li Taohua on the other side, and next to Li Taohua was Tang Luwu, followed by Tang Yixiao and Tang Yichen.
Song Ruize didn't talk much, so his brothers left the seat next to him for Qin Huiyin, because only Qin Huiyin could make him say a few more words. Sure enough, looking at his relaxed expression, he was obviously in a good mood.
"Little sister, he can't speak, and you keep picking food for him. He won't be able to refuse even if he doesn't want to eat." Tang Yichen said calmly.
After hearing what Tang Yichen said, Qin Huiyin looked at the tip of Song Ruize's bowl and said a little embarrassedly, "I didn't think it through."
"I'm not dumb." Song Ruize raised his eyes and looked at Tang Yichen coldly. "If you don't eat, of course you will talk."
"So you're not mute! Then I didn't hear what you said."
"Maybe you're deaf!"
Qin Huiyin stopped the quarrel between the two and said, "Today is a good day for Brother Erzhu, can we not quarrel?"
The most important thing is that the quarrel was so childish, just like two elementary school students bickering.
"Little sister, help me pick up the meatballs. I can't reach them." Tang Yichen handed over the bowl.
Qin Huiyin took his bowl, picked up two meatballs, and then picked up a few more pieces of food in front of her with chopsticks.
Song Ruize held the bowl and handed it to her.
Qin Huiyin: “…”
She finally realized that the two of them had stopped arguing and had switched to another childish way of fighting.
Are the protagonist and the villain so incompatible? Is it okay to not follow the plot now?
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