Chapter 239
The Xu family is one of the best families in Niufang Brigade.
Before, it was because Xu Dapeng (Xu's father) and his wife were workers, and they were the only ones in the entire Niufang Brigade.
Every household has urgent matters, such as exchanging tickets, industrial vouchers, etc.
Grandpa Xu was a well-educated man in the surrounding villages. He could write and do math, and was the accountant of the team.
Then, Xu's granddaughter married an officer. Later, Xu Yong from Xu Dazhi's family joined the army, and Xu Qiang also went to the city to work as a worker.
After the college entrance examination was resumed, several more college students came from the Xu family. How many people envy me, but I can’t compare to you, I can’t compare to you.
So, when Xu Di and the others arrived, there were already many people in the yard.
"Sister, you're back. Uncle and aunt arrived yesterday, but Dali and the others haven't arrived yet.
Grandma Qian, Aunt Wu, come in quickly, my grandma was just talking about you. ”
Xu Jia is a good talker, much better than Xu Di.
"Aunt, you look so beautiful today. Do you want to be a bride too?"
Yuanyuan tilted her head and looked at Xu Jia.
"I'm not a bride, I'm just beautiful. You're just like me, beautiful too."
"Well, my mother said that I am good at speaking, just like my aunt."
Yuanyuan likes to hear people say that she looks like her aunt and is pretty!
"Stop talking nonsense and get in quickly. Chaoyang, drive the car to the side, park it, and lock it. There are a lot of people here today, and there are a lot of naughty kids."
"Okay, I understand."
Xu Jia took Nuan Nuan and the other two in first, and Xu Di followed behind to accompany grandma and Aunt Wu.
"Sister Qian, come in quickly, come in quickly."
Grandma Xu happily pulled Grandma Qian's hand. They hadn't seen each other for a while and missed each other a lot.
"Congratulations! Your grandson is getting married and there is a new member of the family."
"That's right. Xu Yong is in school and can't get married for a while, and Xu Qiang is already in his twenties, not young anymore.
The children of their age in the team are already able to help out. ”
Grandma Xu said this, but in fact, she never urged Xu Yong and Xu Qiang.
Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu will not interfere too much in their children's affairs, they will only give advice.
"Aunt Qian is here, Xiao Di, is Chaoyang here?"
Xu's father and mother just came out and saw Xu Di and her group.
"Mom and Dad, Chaoyang is here. He arrived home last night. He went to park the car and will be in soon."
Mr. and Mrs. Xu took a leave of absence to come here yesterday. It was the first happy event in my second brother’s family, so they had to come and help.
"Grandma, grandma, your sister is looking for you."
Xu Mei’s eldest son ran over and called Xu’s mother, saying that his sister wanted to pee but he didn’t dare to go to the toilet.
"Grandma, Aunt Wu, follow my grandma into the house. I'm going to go see my second aunt to see if there's anything I can help with."
"Okay, go ahead, I'll look after the kids."
Grandma Qian followed Grandma Xu into the house, where there were other relatives.
Zhang Chaoyang came in just in time, and the two of them went to find Uncle Xu to see if there was anything they could help with.
"Uncle, is there anything else to do?"
"Chaoyang, Xiaodi, you are here.
It's almost done. For the pig that was slaughtered yesterday, Xu Qiang found a chef from a state-owned restaurant, as well as a chef from the buffet restaurant of the neighboring brigade, and the wives of the team members helped with washing the vegetables. Everything has been arranged.
You and Chaoyang will entertain the guests from your mother's family later. ”
Uncle Xu knew that his daughter-in-law's relatives were all from the city and had jobs, so he asked Xiaodi and Chaoyang to help greet them to avoid any mistreatment.
"Okay, Uncle, Chaoyang and I will entertain the guests from my mother's family later.
We haven't held a wedding banquet for many years. It's the same in the city. Getting married is just a formality. No one has so many food coupons to hold a wedding banquet. ”
Xu Di comforted his uncle, saying that city people were nothing special and he didn't need to take them too seriously.
"Okay, our Xiao Di has been the leader of the children in the village since he was young. He is not afraid of anything and is very powerful."
"Uncle, a hero never brags about his past achievements. I am not as good as Xiaojia now. His eloquence is really amazing."
Xu Di talked to his second uncle for a while, but he was busy and was called away again.
When there is a wedding banquet in the village, there are people who are specifically responsible for taking care of it. In some places, they are called Zhike or Zhike, and in some places they are called Zhibin or something like that. The names are different in different places.
It was May Day, and it was neither cold nor hot outside. There was no shed, so they just built a few large stoves in the corner of the yard.
The team has a big pot from the previous era of big pot meals, which comes in handy now.
The woman who came to help from the team has already started cutting vegetables.
There are not many green leafy vegetables in this season, mainly cabbage, radish and potatoes.
Xu Qiang himself traded a lot of kelp and dried shrimps, and also exchanged a lot of dried vegetables from various families in the team.
The main dish was a pig that was slaughtered yesterday, weighing more than 200 pounds. We also killed several of the chickens we raised at home.
In any case, in this era of material scarcity, the food prepared by the Xu family was the first of its kind.
In the yard, the chef started cooking and the aroma wafted out.
Aunt Xu took a plate and put a lot of fried meatballs on it and gave them to Nuannuan, Ping'an and the others to try.
There were also some items placed on the gift account table in the main hall, as well as melon seeds, wedding candies, and some scattered cigarettes.
"The bride is here, she's here, she's entered the village, hurry up and get ready to set off the firecrackers."
Xu Jun, who was in charge of watching at the entrance of the village, ran back, and Zhang Chaoyang and the others hurried out with firecrackers.
When the children heard that the bride was coming, they all ran out. The girls ran to see the bride, and the boys ran to pick up firecrackers.
I heard the sound of a car coming closer and closer.
"Quick, prepare the firecrackers, the car is coming."
The firecrackers in Zhang Chaoyang's hand were taken away, Xu Di covered her ears, and Zhang Chaoyang covered Tuantuan's ears. Nuannuan was not afraid, and Yuanyuan was the most excited.
In fact, Tuan Tuan was not afraid either, but Zhang Chaoyang always felt that his second daughter was too quiet and timid.
With a crackling sound, firecrackers went off and the car with big red flowers tied on it stopped.
Xu Qiang helped the bride down, Xu Di went to greet people, and Zhang Chaoyang greeted the male guests from the bride's family.
Qiuxia was wearing a bright red dress made by Xu Di. Her hair was tied up with a string of red flowers on one side, which Xu Qiang brought back from the south.
"The bride is so beautiful, and the dress is so pretty!"
"And the flowers on her head look real."
"And red leather shoes with heels!"
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The people watching the fun chattered non-stop, and Xu Di led the bride into the house.
The Xu family’s house is a brick and tile house, very spacious, much more spacious than the one in the city.
The bride's relatives didn't expect that the Xu family was so well off that there was a banquet in the yard and the aroma filled their noses.
Xu Qiang brought Qiuxia to pay his respects to his grandparents, as well as his parents.
Then, the bride entered the room where Xu Qiang had lived before. They didn't live at home, so their things were all in the city.
Xu Di came over to accompany the bride, and Xu Qiang went out to greet the guests.
In the yard, the table has been set and the feast is about to begin.
There were ten dishes on the table, including both meat and vegetarian dishes, and meat accounted for half of them.
The relatives of the bride were very satisfied, saying that the Xu family had made good preparations and it was a great honor.
Zhang Chaoyang accompanied the bride's brothers to sit at the main table. They were soldiers and police officers, so they still had some common topics.
Xu Jia brought the food over and asked the bride to eat a little. She must be hungry after being busy all morning.
"Thank you, Xiaojia!"
"You're welcome, sister-in-law."
After Xu Jia went to college, she dressed up beautifully and generously.
"Thank you, sis!"
"You're welcome. You're the most beautiful bride today."
The few of them were familiar with each other and were chatting, and the atmosphere was quite good.
There were ten tables in the yard, all filled with people eating enthusiastically.
It was the first time that Nuannuan and the others saw such a scene and they found it strange. Several children were arranged at one table, and the children from their mother's side were also seated at a separate table.
The yard was bustling with activity. After the bride's family finished their meal, they chatted with the bride and prepared to leave.
The driver was Xu Qiang's colleague, who was responsible for taking the person back.
By the time Zhang Chaoyang and his friends finished eating, it was already afternoon.
The tables, benches, bowls, plates and basins were all borrowed, with the names of each family written on the back.
Xu Jun took the young men in the village and started delivering the gifts door to door.
The master chef was also sent away, and the person in charge of the buffet gave him a red envelope and left.
Once the yard was cleaned up, the wedding was over.
Mr. Xu, Mrs. Xu, and eldest brother Xu's family left first by car. Xu Di and her friends drove themselves and were not in a hurry.
I talked with my grandparents for a while, and when I saw it was getting late, I prepared to leave.
A pig was slaughtered yesterday and there was some meat and fried meatballs left. Aunt Xu and her family shared some of them.
"Grandpa, grandma, uncle and aunt, let's go back."
"Drive slowly, don't rush."
Xu Di and his family drove away, and Xu Qiang's marriage was successfully completed.
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