July.
Jin Shaoyang and Ren Xiaoxi's wedding is scheduled for July 7th.
Every household in the village was cutting down on food rations. If they held a banquet, everyone in the village would surely come, and they would not be able to provide enough food. Ji Ming suggested, "It is not appropriate to hold a banquet at this time. Cook two pots of porridge and share with everyone who comes. That will be enough."
Jin Shaoyang frowned and asked, "Isn't it too shabby?"
"It's a disaster year now. As long as you have a stutter, no one will think you are shabby." Ji Ming said.
Zhang Rushan nodded and said, "Love is not about things, but true love is worth a thousand gold."
Among this group of people, the one who could empathize with Jin Shaoyang the most was Gouwazi. Even though it was a disaster year, who wouldn't want to give his wife a decent wedding?
Er Guotou asked, "Don't you really need to bring your aunt in?"
"No need." Jin Shaoyang said decisively.
Erguotou shrugged and poured himself a glass of wine.
"Second brother, let me have a taste too." Zhang Dandan leaned over to ask for a glass of wine.
Erguotou pushed Zhang Dandan's head away with one hand and said, "I'll let you taste it in two years."
"Well……"
Zhang Rushan smacked his lips and laughed, "When we meet wine, we just laugh. How long can we live..."
"Yes!" Zhang Dandan looked at Erguotou with hope in his eyes.
Erguotou turned the wine pot towards Jin Shaoyang and snorted, "I don't understand. If you really dare to drink, I guarantee that your mother will know the next moment."
Zhang Dandan, “…”
Ji Ming consoled him, "Go back and drink some sweet rice wine, it will be fine."
Zhang Dandan didn't want to talk to them.
When everyone had finished drinking and were going home, Zhang Dandan walked beside Ji Ming and talked about his thoughts.
"Brother, you asked me before what I wanted to do with my life. Every day since then, I have been thinking that if you don't do business, I will open a small shop by myself."
"It doesn't have to be a big business, just a small business that can provide for our family's food and lodging expenses will be fine."
After listening to this, Ji Ming nodded and said, "Now many families in the county have fled south, and many shops are cheaper to buy from. As long as the city gates are open, we will find a chance to go in and look for it."
"Thank you, big brother." Zhang Dandan said with a smile.
Ji Ming put his arm around his neck and said with a smile, "I can't let you call me brother for nothing."
July 7th.
Ren Xiaoxi got up early and dressed up. Matchmaker Tang smiled as she was dressing her face, "I've seen so many brides, but I've never seen a bride who smiled as happily as you on the wedding day."
"How can I not be happy when I marry the man I've always dreamed of?" Ren Xiaoxi said.
Matchmaker Tang asked, "Don't you feel sad to leave your parents' home?"
What's there to be reluctant about? They live in the same village now. After the disaster, she will go to the Jin family and live a life of wealth and glory. Who would be reluctant to give up the hard days of eating pickles three times a day?
Ren Xiaoxi would definitely not say these words, and only said, "After getting married, does that mean that mother is no longer mother and father is no longer father?"
"Hahaha," Matchmaker Tang laughed, "Girl, just be positive."
The bridal sedan was rented from Carpenter Yang's house, and the wedding dress was made of red silk that Jin Shaoyang found at home and asked Madam Nie and Granny Wang to sew together.
Ji Ming, Erguotou, Gouwazi, and Zhang Rushan carried the wedding sedan, and the journey was not far. They carried it from Ren's house to the original Lan's house, and a group of villagers followed. They were happy to see a happy event at this time, and half of the village came to form the wedding party. The scene was as lively as it could be.
The new house is in the Lan family. Jin Shaoyang and several of his fellow apprentices decorated it together. They had decorated the wedding room for Gouwazi before, so they had experience and were obviously much more skilled this time.
As early as the day of the engagement, Fu took out all the leftover cloth in the house and worked with her daughter-in-law to make a new set of clothes for herself and Old Man Ren.
If it was any other relative, it would be fine, but the other party is Mr. Jin. Although they are a little poor, it is always right to be more respectable.
The couple wore new clothes and sat on the high hall, accepting the greetings from the newlyweds.
There were too many people coming. Dabao and Xiaobao were small, and Song Yuehua was injured. Fortunately, Wei Da was there. The two little ones sat on each of their shoulders and watched the two newlyweds perform the ceremony from a perspective much higher than the crowd.
Chen Jiali also wanted to lift her up high, but Erguotou had just finished his work, so he picked up the little girl and put her on his neck to watch the fun.
There was no dish on the table, but there was rice porridge. The bowls originally prepared were not enough, so some people had the foresight to bring their own large bowls.
The boy who was in charge of scooping porridge saw the huge bowl. He looked up and saw Aunt Fatty winking at him.
Gouwazi received it immediately, and quietly gestured to let Aunt Pang come over and quietly poured her a big bowl full of soup.
When Aunt Fat left, she gave Gouwazi a thumbs up.
The small courtyard was bustling with people. Many people lined up outside the courtyard. Some were worried that they would not get a seat by the time it was their turn, so they started quarreling while waiting in line.
Zhang Dandan quickly ran outside to calm people down, and shouted loudly that everyone would have a share. Only after everyone had eaten, did the villagers feel at ease to line up.
On that day, all the people in Taoyuan Village ate to their hearty delight. Some men held large bowls in their hands and gathered in groups of two or three, not sitting on stools or taking up tables, outside the courtyard gate, talking and laughing, with a lot of noise.
A group of people surrounded Old Man Ren and boasted to him. They never expected that the daughter of the Ren family actually married into a rich family.
"Your girl Xi married so well, it's not okay for your beautiful girl to marry down in the future!"
I don't know who said this, but the woman next to him immediately scolded, "Xiaomei is only 8 years old, can you master keep your mouth shut?"
Several women also started cursing, and although Old Man Ren didn't say anything, he took it to heart.
His eldest daughter and youngest granddaughter, as long as they marry well, he will always have a good life.
In the evening, Old Man Ren told Fu about this matter. Fu frowned and said, "How can you start dating at the age of 8? Besides, who doesn't want their daughter to marry into a rich family? Do you really think that the threshold of a rich family is so low that anyone can marry?"
"You don't understand. This is called striking first and gaining the upper hand," said old man Ren complacently. "Then ask Xiaomei to learn from Xi girl. Xi girl is quite capable."
Fu: "..."
Hu Jinshui was both happy and unhappy about Jin Shaoyang's marriage to Ren Xiaoxi this time.
What made people happy was that Jin Shaoyang got married, but what made them unhappy was that many of the other people in the village had more splendid marriages than his.
Although Xiao Cui had no complaints, the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.
On the night of Jin Shaoyang's wedding, Hu Jinshui mentioned this matter in a roundabout way. Unexpectedly, Xiao Cui not only did not respond coldly, but instead said in a gentle voice, "You live your own life. What does it matter what others do or think? Why do you care so much about other people's opinions?"
Hu Jinshao asked happily, "Really?"
Hu Jinshui was so happy that he also wanted to make Xiao Cui happy, so he took the initiative to ask her to go to the school to work.
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