Xu Yuan didn't need to bring Xu Ning with him, so he was much faster and came back in time for lunch.
Old Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Zhang were so busy that they didn't have time to ask Xu Ning when they found out Xu Yuan was not there. They didn't ask any more when they saw Xu Yuan came back before dinner.
"Daya, please help me set the chopsticks!" Xu Ning was still thinking about how to give the route map to Cui Yong, when Old Lady Xu's shout interrupted her thoughts.
Forget it, let Aunt Yuan send it off.
Xu Ning stuffed the map into his arms and handed it to Xu Yuan after dinner.
"Coming, coming!" Xu Ning's help did not leave Old Mrs. Xu idle.
Because one pig was cooked into eight dishes and one soup, all the dishes were cooked by Old Lady Xu and Zhang, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
There were also daughters-in-law from Xianyu Village who helped, but they didn't dare touch the Xu family's things. They could wash vegetables, serve food and light the fire, but they didn't dare to cook.
Fortunately, they all worked efficiently, and with their help, the tables borrowed from the village were soon neatly arranged in the hands of the helping daughters-in-law!
The men also cheered, and they worked together to pour the first circle of foundation.
The bowl and chopsticks Xu Ning was holding were quickly taken away by his wife who came from the village to help. Xu Ning hurried to the foundation, took a look and immediately smiled.
The foundation looked very solid because it was mixed with cement and crushed rocks that Xu Ning asked Xu Da to mix in.
Xu Da came over and touched Xu Ning's head, praising him: "Daya, this stone is great. We won't be afraid of high tide when the time comes!"
"Of course not!" These are earned with points!
"Come on, girl, let's go eat!" Xu Da pushed Xu Ning's shoulders and walked forward, shouting to those who were still working: "It's time to eat! Ah Ji, stop working, call everyone, wash up and eat!"
"Got it!" Ah Ji cleaned the bucket of tea before coming over. At this time, the Xu family's opening banquet was basically full.
Originally, Aji's father reserved a seat for his son, but he didn't pay attention for a moment and it was taken by someone from the village, and all the tables in the village were full.
Only then did Aji realize that almost all the people in Xianyu Village had come. The old ones were sitting next to their children, and the young ones were held in the arms of the old ones.
The dishes prepared by the Xu family were quite large in portion. Xu Ning was afraid that there would not be enough, so he took out a lot of side dishes for Old Lady Xu to eat with them. Therefore, there were pots of food sticking out of each table.
This is also the reason why Old Lady Xu only asked Xu Ning to hold the bowl, because the dishes were too much and too hot, and she was afraid that Xu Ning would not be able to hold it steadily and hurt himself.
Ah Ji looked around and was still hesitating. Wine had already been poured at the main table. Xu Ning, Xu An and Xu Feng were eagerly waiting for Old Man Xu to take a sip and then tell him to start eating. As they looked around, they saw Ah Ji's embarrassment.
"Grandma, there's no place for Brother Aji to sit. Please call him over. There's still room for him at our table." In Xianyu Village, children are generally not allowed to sit at the same table with adults at such banquets. Instead, a small table is set aside for them.
However, the Xu family did not have this habit, and Xu Ning and his friends always sat with the adults.
So there were adults holding children at other tables, and the Xu family didn't care.
"Aji, come here quickly, there's still room for you to sit here."
When Ah Ji heard this, he thought that Old Lady Xu wanted Xu Ning and the other children to sit separately, so he nervously replied, "Auntie, I'll sit at the same table with the children."
"What children's table?" Old Mrs. Xu didn't react for a moment.
Xu Ning understood and explained to Old Lady Xu: "Grandma, Brother Ji must have misunderstood that you wanted to force us to sit at a small table, and he must be embarrassed."
"Well, we don't need a children's table at home, we can just eat together. Daya, sit a little closer to your Aunt Yuan, so we can squeeze in and have room to sit."
"Aji, stop standing there and come here quickly!" Old Mrs. Xu waved at Aji, and everyone who was sitting and waiting for dinner also looked at him. Aji could only walk over with a red face.
Old Man Xu had already taken a sip of his wine and began to speak: "Everyone has worked hard today. Eat as much as you can so you can have the energy to work harder!"
"The host is very generous!" Qin Da responded from across the table, and then said some auspicious words. The other people in Xianyu Village also chattered and laughed.
The Xu family also greeted them loudly with smiles, while Xu Ning and the three children were already playing with chopsticks.
"Stir-fried pork with cucumber! Yummy!"
“Stir-fried pork liver! Fragrant and spicy!”
"Bone marrow soup! Rich and fragrant!"
“Sweet and sour pork, so delicious!”
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