In the kitchen, the old lady directed her two daughters-in-law to wash and chop vegetables. As younger sisters, Da Ya and Er Ya stayed in the room with Tian Wan Wan.
"Daya, I'm so nervous." Tian Wanwan rubbed her hands, her face sometimes shy and sometimes frightened.
Thinking about what her mother said, she felt that getting married was terrible. But she couldn't tell her unmarried cousin about her worries.
Daya held her hand and said, "Why are you so nervous? Your brother-in-law won't hit you."
"He won't hit anyone, but he..." He didn't say the second half, but his ears were almost ripe.
The three of them looked at each other in silence, a hint of awkwardness amidst the harmony. As time passed, Qin Siyue finally arrived.
She also brought the wedding gift she prepared for her cousin Wanwan.
It was a red scarf and a pair of delicate plastic hairpins.
"Sister Wanwan, do you like it? I wish you and your brother-in-law a sweet and long-lasting life together, and may you have a baby soon."
Tian Wanwan couldn't let go of the scarf, and even wanted to clip the hairpin in her hair right away and ask her sisters if it looked good on her.
His eyes were a little sore, and he nodded: "I like it, thank you Siyue."
Qin Siyue didn't care. He sat next to his two cousins and asked them what they had just talked about.
Da Ya and Er Ya are two simple girls, how could they have any bad intentions? They immediately told Tian Wanwan about her concerns.
Qin Siyue, the old driver, was choked by his own saliva. He coughed for a long time before pinching his thigh: "Hahaha, haha..."
Daya and Erya looked confused, but Tian Wanwan realized that this cousin was not pure.
In addition to the red scarf given by Qin Siyue, Chen Yunwei also brought a gift for the two of them.
It was a pair of mandarin duck pillowcases with exquisite patterns that made my sister-in-law's eyes shine.
After thanking Chen Yunwei, Qin Wanxia brought the pillowcase into the bridal chamber.
Facing the eager gazes of the two sisters-in-law, Chen Yun smiled and said, "I have both. When Qin Zheng and Qin Rong get married, and when Da Ya and Er Ya get married, I'll give one to each of them."
Her husband, Lao Qin, has stockpiled hundreds of red pillowcases just to deal with this situation.
Li Qiao and Zhao Dandan were happy. They quickly cut the potatoes and rinsed them, and then went on to cut the winter melon and pumpkin.
Qin Jianye put the cleaned ribs into the pot and blanched them, then took them out and stewed them in a large pot, and finally added side dishes such as potatoes and winter melon.
The fish is fried and reheated before the meal begins.
The same goes for other side dishes. Those that are difficult to cook are all put into the pot in advance. There is always an enticing aroma wafting around Lao Tian's house.
The old lady looked at the reflective iron pot and cried out in pain: "You prodigal son, you prodigal son, how much oil does that take!"
A wedding banquet consumed half the family's entire jar of lard. Although the third brother claimed he had a way to get soybean oil, that would still cost money. He was truly unprepared.
Qin Jianye, however, felt that the purpose of buying things was to eat them. He had already invested so much, so a little bit of it wouldn't make a difference.
At eleven o'clock, the members of the cooperative came to Lao Tian's house one after another, bringing gifts of a few cents and their families with them.
Accountant Lin Daniu helps with bookkeeping, and team leader Qin Baogen maintains order in the yard.
During the break, the two of them lamented that the Qin family was really lucky. In just a few months, their son-in-law's family, who was a relative of theirs, had changed everything.
Suddenly, there was a burst of noise. Looking up, I saw Wang Zhiqiang leading the wedding procession.
A group of young men riding bicycles are a great sight.
After asking around, I found out that they were handsome guys from the Public Security Bureau and the Armed Forces. Many families with daughters were eager to make a move.
Wang Zhiqiang's face was frozen from smiling, but he was happy, happier than ever before.
I put my bicycle aside and yelled towards the door, "Dad, Mom, I'm here to pick up Wanwan."
In those days, no one would block the door to cause trouble. After shouting twice, Tian Wanwan came out of the house.
She was wearing a pink cotton-padded jacket and a red scarf given to her by Qin Siyue, which made her face even brighter and more radiant, leaving Wang Zhiqiang stunned.
Wang Zhiqiang came back to his senses only after his colleague behind him nudged him.
He went over, picked her up, put her on the back of his bicycle, and took her around the village three times, announcing to everyone that they were married.
When we returned, everyone was already seated. We simply swore an oath in front of the leader's portrait, and the wedding was over.
Wang Zhiqiang looked at Tian Wanwan's little face and felt a lot of emotions in his heart.
Standing in the middle of the crowd, I would like to thank my father-in-law and mother-in-law for not looking down on me, thank my grandmother and uncles for their great help, and thank the members of Qingshan Brigade for their acceptance.
Everyone nodded, thinking that this kid was really good. Qin Siyue also asked Chen Yunwei: "Did you teach him this?"
It is similar to the speech made by the groom in later generations.
Chen Yun shook her head and said, "We didn't come up with any ideas. They just spoke from their own feelings."
That’s right. It’s the most important moment in life, and you have a lot of thoughts. It’s normal to share them.
Tian Wanwan was touched and whispered, "Thank you all for coming to my wedding with Zhiqiang."
Although the voice was low, it was clearly heard by everyone. Everyone laughed and made a noise. The little girl was too shy to tell anyone what to do, so she ran away.
The kitchen continued to emit fragrance. Qin Jianye, sweating profusely, heated up the cold food and then asked his nephews and nieces to serve the dishes.
The yard instantly became quiet, and everyone couldn't take their eyes off the delicious food.
"Oh my god, what is this, meat?"
"There's more than one dish of meat. See? Except for the two green ones, almost everything else has meat. It's either sliced meat or minced meat."
Qin Siyue heard the sound of the person next to him swallowing, smiled, put the food on the table, and went back to the kitchen.
Only after all the food was on the table did Qin Jianye take out the chopsticks and prepare to distribute them.
It is not only a custom of banquets in later generations, but also a measure taken to prevent everyone from scrambling for food and causing some people to have no food.
I told the captain in advance and informed the guests, so no one raised any objections.
However, before he handed out the chopsticks, someone interrupted: "Lao San, what the hell is this? It looks like a giant bug."
Qin Jianye looked up and said with a smile: "That's shrimp. I brought it back from Hai City."
"What, so far away? It must have grown in the sea, no wonder it's so big!"
"These are the hot-selling prawns that the supply and marketing cooperatives didn't buy, so the factories bought them? Oh my god, are we old farmers really worthy of eating such expensive things?"
Qin Jianye smiled and said, "Eat what you need to eat. There's no hierarchy among people. If you like it, I still have some. You can exchange it for food."
He picked up a shrimp and taught everyone how to peel it. But the group of people didn't even want to use their chopsticks and just started grabbing it.
There was almost an accident, but luckily he was well prepared and could guarantee one for each person.
Everyone was eating different delicacies, and their eyes were as bright as light bulbs.
I feel that having a capable person in the village is special, even the wedding banquet is more grand than others.
Even Wang Zhiqiang's new colleagues thought this marriage was a good one.
They had frequent contact with the transport team, so they naturally knew Qin Jianye, who almost became their colleague.
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