Chapter 263 Farmer's Courtyard
Only after entering the compound could Song Tang see the scene in the yard clearly.
A huge tent was set up in the yard, covered tightly, and there was even a chimney on the top of the tent, with smoke coming out.
On the other side of the yard, several large stoves were burning hot. The chef and his helpers were busy cooking. There were many side dishes on the tables around. There were also many peasant women helping out, and from time to time they would bring out washed and cut side dishes from the house on the west side.
The whole yard was filled with shouts, the clashing of pots and pans, and the laughter and play of children. Many people looked at Song Tang curiously. Song Tang, who was being led back to the house by the host's hand, became the focus of their attention.
It was not until some people who had been watching the excitement outside the gate returned to the yard and chatted for a while that most people realized that this was a college classmate of the host's niece, Zhao Zihong, the eldest daughter of a wealthy family who came to experience the grand banquet in the village.
After hearing that the man drove a luxury car worth 180 million yuan, many people temporarily put down their work and ran out to watch. After returning, they praised it highly, saying that there was nothing wrong with this expensive car, and it really stood out among the row of small cars outside the door.
At this time, in the main room, Song Tang was chased by Aunt Zhao Zihong and was forced to take off his shoes and get on the kang. The warm kang under his butt made Song Tang close his eyes comfortably.
Zhao Zihong and his group followed back, and they were all chatting on the kang, with a lot of dried fruits and wedding candies on the kang table. Only Qiongying declined the old lady's offer, and did not take off her shoes and sit on the kang, but found a stool to the side.
Uncle Zhao Zihong was busy making tea for everyone, while the others were chatting and quietly looking at Song Tang. The little girl was really so pretty. To be honest, many people had never seen such a beautiful girl in their lives. Even the stars on TV could not compare to this girl.
"Little girl, the weather is cold here, right? Are you used to playing here?" Aunt Zhao took the teacup from Uncle Zhao, carefully placed it in front of Song Tang, and asked with a smile.
"It's okay. I'm wearing thick clothes so it's not too cold. Thank you, Auntie." Song Tang quickly stood up and held Auntie Zhao's hand to place the hot tea steadily on the table.
"Song Tang, welcome to our wedding and have some candy. Don't be polite. It's like coming home." Zhao Zihong's cousin and sister-in-law said to her with a smile. The bride, who was also on the kang, pushed the plate of candy in front of Song Tang.
"Okay, okay, thank you sister-in-law, I can do it myself." Song Tang quickly grabbed a candy, peeled it and put it in his mouth, his cheeks puffed up.
She had better do it herself. Didn't she see that Zhao Zihong's mother, who was sitting on the side, was eager to try it? She was really afraid that if she was a step slower, the other party would feed her with her own hands.
This has happened before. On the first day she came to Bingcheng and had dinner at Zhao Zihong's restaurant, Zhao Zihong's mother personally handed a persimmon cake covered with white frost to her mouth.
Zhao Zihong's cousin, Zhao's father, and Zhao's uncle chatted with Song Tang for a while, then went out to do their work. There were a lot of things to do today, and it was not easy to receive Song Tang in the house for such a long time.
Suddenly, there were only a group of women in the room, chatting with Song Tang about family matters. The bride looked very graceful and seemed to have known Zhao Zihong's cousin's family for a long time, acting like a hostess.
This is the feeling. Song Tang thought while chatting happily with everyone. Her left hand was held by Zhao Zihong's mother. Mother Zhao had held Song Tang's hand since Song Tang finished peeling the candy and had not let go until now.
Occasionally, some aunts and sisters from the village would come to the house for a stroll under some pretext, all wanting to see Song Tang, the rare young lady. Everyone who came in didn't look at her awkwardly, but instead greeted Song Tang enthusiastically.
Song Tang also happily greeted and talked to others. This warm Northeast is really a good place to train people. Introverted and shy people will become more relaxed after coming here.
If it were the Song Tang of the past, he would have turned into a cowardly kitten in such a situation.
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Just as more and more people entered the room, a slightly anxious voice suddenly came from outside.
"Zhao Ziguang's mother, is she in the house? Hurry up, the soy sauce is gone."
Aunt Zhao, who was lying on the kang, became a little anxious when she heard this. They were in the middle of a banquet, how could they be missing something?
Without caring about anything else, he quickly got down to the ground, put on his shoes, and ran out. "How can there be a shortage of soy sauce? Didn't we prepare it before?"
"Oh, forget it. A bunch of kids were running around in the yard. The cook just opened a big bucket and it was accidentally knocked over by the kids. We still have a lot of dishes to cook later."
"This is a big deal, hurry up, see if any of the neighbors have any and take it first. If not, ask someone to go to the village store to buy it."
The sound outside the window gradually faded away, and the remaining people in the room looked at each other, and then laughed out loud. They thought it was a big deal, just the soy sauce was spilled by the kids.
"Song Tang, you sit inside, it's cold outside. I have to go out with Zhao Ziguang to pick someone up." The bride said to Song Tang with a smile, then got up, put on her shoes, and went out to get busy.
"Well, I can't sit here anymore. I'll go out and do some work. You guys stay in the house and rest." Mother Zhao let go of Song Tang's hand, gave him some instructions, and went out.
At this time, only Zhao Zihong and Song Tang were left on the kang in the room, and Qiongying was sitting on a stool drinking tea.
"Are you afraid of the cold? If not, let's go out for a walk," Zhao Zihong said to Song Tang who was peeling a peanut.
Song Tang stuffed the peeled peanuts into his mouth and chewed them. The peanuts fried by the farmers themselves are delicious and the more you chew them, the more fragrant they become.
"Okay, I wanted to go out with them just now, but when they went out, they told me to stay in the house." Song Tang said with a smile, then he and Zhao Zihong went downstairs to put on their shoes and prepared to go out.
Qiongying also put down her teacup, patted the dried fruit crumbs on her trouser legs, stood up and followed. Just now, many aunts enthusiastically gave her a lot of dried fruit snacks.
At this time, the yard outside the house was still as bustling as when Song Tang arrived.
There did seem to be a large dark brown stain on the ground next to the stove, which should be the soy sauce that had been spilled before, but it was close to the burning stove and had not frozen yet.
As for those little bastards who spilled the soy sauce, they were probably taken back and taught a lesson.
Song Tang strolled around the yard, then walked to the big tent and stood still. She had been curious about this thing for a long time.
"Come on, come on, I'll take you inside for a walk."
Zhao Zihong took Song Tang and walked forward to lift the thick door curtain of the big tent. Anyway, they would have to come in for the banquet later.
"Wow~." Song Tang, who followed Zhao Zihong into the tent, was amazed at the first sight.
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