Ke Meiyu hadn't forgotten to diligently work in the space last night. The energy she had accumulated from the food the previous day was completely used up, so she could feel her stomach cramping with hunger as soon as she opened her eyes.
Whenever she was awake, she would stuff herself with food, like a camel storing up provisions.
She was watching the excitement, carrying her small bag of snacks. She gave her cousin-in-law a roasted sweet potato that was crispy and sweet, and held one for herself, standing on tiptoe in the cold wind to watch the spectacle.
Tao Yuxiang took it without ceremony, peeled off the skin, and took a big bite. Satisfied, she squinted her fox-like eyes and couldn't help but sob with emotion. She whispered, "Yu Bao'er, why aren't you a man?"
"If you were a man, I'd beg and plead to marry you, even if it meant being a heartless woman!"
Ke Meiyu raised an eyebrow. "Sigh, you don't know, do you? This is how I became so attached to my Qin. It's a long story."
"Also, little cousin's wife, my little cousin treats you so well. Don't you dare run off with some random guy just for a bite to eat, or I won't stand for it!"
Tao Yuxiang snorted, "Am I that easy to fool? I'm five hundred years old! If your little cousin weren't so naive and easy to fool, I might not even be able to get married."
Ke Meiyu smiled, pursing her lips. It's uncertain who has the upper hand over whom.
The two of them ate sweet potatoes while watching the commotion and talking quietly.
The Ke family used six brand-new tractors adorned with red flowers to pick up the bride, a spectacle unique in the entire Huayuan Town, which certainly gave the Li family a great sense of satisfaction.
Everyone is watching the Li family make a fool of themselves.
Everyone says that Li Juanmei has high standards and hasn't found a suitable young man, but they also all think it's because the Li family doesn't have many male heirs, which makes Li Juanmei less desirable.
She's already nineteen, and she still hasn't found a boyfriend.
Now that she's getting married, instead of marrying into the county, city, or provincial capital, she's married into Luofeng Village, a remote and impoverished village under the Hongxing Commune in Huayuan Town!
Ha, do they not know the bad habits of country folk?
The villagers love to put on a show of wealth even when they're not.
The news that Luofeng Village traded wild boar meat for seven tractors a few days ago has spread throughout the province. Does anyone know the truth?
After discussing it for a long time, the people in the compound decided to take the wedding tractor to check out the situation.
Wild boars are hard to hunt, and after so many tractors have been replaced, how many tractors will the villagers have left?
They immediately became more confident. Some of them had already inquired and found out that there were sixty or seventy households in Luofeng Village. If each household took out two jin of meat, that would be more than a hundred jin!
Which family in Huayuan Town would be willing to spend so much pork on a wedding banquet?
So, the six tractors were used by neighbors and even members of the Geng family, in addition to Li's relatives and friends.
The tractor chugged to the village entrance, and immediately a young man gave a loud shout, and two strings of firecrackers went off, their bursting red paper resembling vibrant plum blossoms, bringing life and joy to the desolate and plain winter!
The two yellow oxen in the village were also washed several times with warm water by the Ke family, and they even used scented soap.
They docilely perched on their heads with thick red flowers, mooing softly, their backs covered with beautiful patchwork mats.
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, the groom lifted the bride horizontally from the tractor, placed her on the back of an ox, and led her home amidst the crisp sound of camel bells.
The other ox carried the Li family mother and daughter-in-law, led closely behind by Li Guosheng.
Although the air was very dry and it hadn't rained for a long time, the villagers got up early and lined up at the village entrance to fetch water.
Whether the buckets are carried on shoulders or in the hands, the water will splash down as the person walks, freezing into ice and covering the ground.
As more people walked by, the ice was broken, and the ground became muddy and slippery.
Everyone in the village knows that he walks carefully and steadily.
But the city visitors didn't understand. While turning their heads to look around at the mud-brick and thatched-roof houses in Luofeng Village, they covered their noses and whispered disdainfully, "What was the Li family thinking, choosing a son-in-law from here?"
"I guess they thought it would be hard for their daughter to find a good husband, so they lowered their standards. At least their son-in-law is a soon-to-be college graduate from the provincial capital, so he'll be easier to control in the future..."
"Heh, last time I noticed that Juanmei's in-laws were quite particular, but look at Luofeng Village, does it look like a place that can cultivate that kind of elegant old man and woman? If you didn't know better, you'd think they were the master and mistress of a landlord's family."
"Sigh, who can argue with that? Country folks are all about saving face, and they've done plenty of ridiculous things to pretend they're rich when they're not. I still have ten yuan in my pocket, but it looks like it'll be useless!"
Their voices were soft, but they deliberately made sure that the villagers nearby could hear them, in order to show off their sense of superiority.
The villagers were furious, clenching their fists as if afraid they would lose control and slap someone.
They felt relieved to have vented their anger, but they didn't want to ruin the Ke family's marriage.
Ke Meiyu raised an eyebrow and sighed softly, "The ground in our village is difficult to walk on, full of potholes and there's some animal droppings everywhere. Everyone, watch your step, don't just talk, be careful not to slip..."
As soon as she finished speaking, one after another, people fell on their bottoms with a thud, crying out in pain.
If one person falls, they can't help but pull on another person. If everyone is close together and pulls on each other, then they'll fall as a group.
The villagers were taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter without any restraint. "The guests from the city are too distinguished. Our small village of Luofeng can't afford such a sight..."
The guests were both embarrassed and angry. After getting up, they endured the pain in their tailbone and patted their clothes.
Traces of wet mud are hard to wipe away, especially on people wearing light-colored clothes, leaving a pair of marks on their buttocks that look both comical and funny.
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