Du Yuehai took a few young men to a villager's house to borrow a square table and stools, and heard his mother-in-law making trouble at home.
He ran in from outside in a panic, sweating profusely. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted at Ding Chouni with an angry face: "Gu Yufeng said yesterday that he would not make a fuss at home about the betrothal gift in the future. But after just one night, you two started quarreling again.
Forget about the usual quarrels, this is Yueming's wedding, you two have no shame, take your daughter back home immediately, I really can't afford such a daughter-in-law, get out of my house immediately!"
Ding Chouni climbed up from the ground, wailing. "You little bastard, you treat your mother-in-law like this? I'll beat you to death!"
As she spoke, she jumped up and was about to scratch Du Yuehai. Du Yueming grabbed Ding Chouni's collar, lifted her up, and threw her out the door with big strides.
Gu Yufeng cried and tried to hit Du Yueming, but Du Yuehai grabbed her hair, slapped her twice, and pushed her out, throwing away the small bag she had just brought back last night.
The mother and daughter were still crying at the door. The old village chief Du Jianguo ordered several women to carry the mother and daughter and throw them out of the village. The mother and daughter were still cursing at the village entrance.
Du Jianguo sneered and said, "I'm warning you! If you continue to curse and make Yueming's wedding unhappy, I'll report you to the Revolutionary Committee and have you taken away. Don't forget that you just slandered the working class."
Gu Yufeng and her mother only then felt scared. They wiped their tears unwillingly and walked away dejectedly, looking back every three steps.
The Du family's wedding was not affected by this little episode at all and was still going on in a lively manner.
Several stoves of different sizes were built in the Du family's yard. The villagers who came to help were assigned tasks. Some cut vegetables, some fetched water, and some lit the fire. They were all managed by the village chef who specialized in preparing wedding banquets.
In the village, it is often the same few people who help with cooking at weddings and funerals. They wear a gray homespun apron, hold cigarettes between their ears, and work busily at the stove.
The chopping board was filled with chopped Chinese cabbage, and on the table, there were large basins piled high with all sorts of cooked and uncooked dishes, including fried fish, braised chicken, fried meatballs, and so on...
The fire in the earthen stove was burning loudly, smoke was rising from the stove, and bursts of fragrant aroma began to waft through the yard. Hot dishes were prepared by the chef and placed on plates.
The tables in the yard had been set up and everyone sat around them. At the two tables of educated youth, Chu Jingqiu saw Hu Mingyue, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
Hu Mingyue and Qin Yilan sat together, talking in low voices.
Hu Mingyue looked a lot whiter and a little fatter than she had been a few days ago. Her hair was cut short to her ears, which made her look more capable than before.
Chu Jingqiu looked at the gifts given by the educated youth. Most of them gave one dollar. Maybe because they were all educated youth, they gave more than the villagers did when they got married.
The wedding banquet was quite good, much better than when Yu Huanxiang was there, and the staple food was still a big pot dish.
Chu Jingqiu and the other two sat at the same table with Zhang Pingping as her family members. They also earned a red envelope. Chu Jingqiu took a look and saw that there was one yuan in it, which was quite a lot.
Sometimes the man also decides the size of the red envelope based on how many people are coming from the woman's family. Maybe there are only three red envelopes in total, so he gives a little more.
The three of them did not leave after everyone had left the banquet, but stayed in the bridal chamber with Zhang Pingping, planning to return to the educated youth site after the wedding night.
After dinner in the evening, women from nearby villages and friends who grew up with Du Yueming came to make trouble in the bridal chamber. There is an old saying in the countryside that "there is no distinction between the young and the old in the bridal chamber for three days", which means that within three days of the wedding, no one can come to make trouble for the new bride, regardless of age.
The new daughter-in-law should not be angry, annoyed, or care or complain.
Chu Jingqiu and the other two were afraid that some malicious men in the village would take advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of them, so they sat around Zhang Pingping.
But there were so many people! Some men saw how beautiful Zhang Pingping was and took advantage of the crowd to try to touch the bride and take advantage of her.
Chu Jingqiu grabbed a handful of wedding candies from his pocket and threw them hard at the door of the house. The group of people rushed out like a swarm of bees to grab the candies, and Zhang Pingping's crisis was resolved.
After a while, Du Yueming was pulled over by several young men. They hung an apple with a string and asked two people to pick it up with their mouths. As a result, Zhang Pingping failed to hold it, and the young men started to make the bride drink as punishment.
Du Yueming knew that Zhang Pingping couldn't drink, so he discussed it with her and then carried the bride around the table ten times.
An auntie nearby laughed and said, "Yueming has great stamina. He turned ten times without blushing or getting nervous. When Qingmin got married a few days ago, he almost fell down after only two turns."
Another sister-in-law smiled and said, "Pingping is so lucky! Yueming will definitely be able to take good care of her!"
Dazhuzi said loudly, "Pingping, if you behave well today, I will let you go to bed early and we will finish work early.
If you two don't behave well, hey, we won't leave tonight and will sleep on your kang."
I'll give you two a riddle, let's see if you can guess it!
Listen carefully: one head is hairy and the other is bald, white liquid comes out from it, guess what this is."
The women nearby laughed loudly, "Zhu Zi, you are such a mean boy, how could you come up with such a plan?"
Du Yueming scratched his head in embarrassment. Zhang Pingping smiled and said, "You're talking about the toothbrush, right?"
Zhuzi smiled and said, "We educated youth are still well-educated. Now, let Yueming answer this time. If she can't answer, you two have to kiss each other.
Listen: There's hair above, there's hair below, and at night hair against hair."
Du Yueming thought for a moment and said, "Zhuzi, you're really good! Where did you come up with these messed up riddles? You're talking about eyes, right?"
Zhuzi still insisted and said to everyone, "Listen up everyone, we will give them the last one. If they guess it this time, we will call it a day and go home.
Listen carefully, lift up the warm quilt and touch your legs, spread your legs and put them on your eyes. Guess it!
The women and young men in the room laughed and made a noise. Zhang Pingping and Du Yueming were a little panicked. Zhang Pingping asked Zhuzi, "Can you give me a hint as to the answer to this riddle?"
Zhuzi said with a smile: "This is an everyday item. You Jiang Zhiqing have it."
Zhang Pingping immediately shouted, "You mean the glasses?"
Zhuzi laughed and said, "Look how anxious Pingping is to enter the bridal chamber! She can think of the answer right away. Okay, aunts, sisters-in-law, and brothers, let's leave! We can't delay the young couple from entering the bridal chamber!"
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