There is still a set of procedures for picking up the bride, and she has to call her parents when she gets home. Usually when most people go to have a meal, these procedures are already over. This time Li Long was involved in the whole process.
The bride has relatives coming with her. They are distinguished guests, so Li Jianguo naturally wants to arrange them at the head table in the room. You have to find someone to accompany you here.
Li Jianguo found two of the better drinkers in the village to talk with him first. Li Long took a glance and found that there was still an empty seat at the table.
Normally, this table is basically a friendly "communication" between relatives and friends of the groom and his mother, but it is actually a competition.
The bride’s relatives, usually uncles or uncles, must generally be “brave” enough at this time to show that the bride’s backers are strong enough and will not be bullied by her husband’s family.
The bridegroom's accompanying guests also need to show sufficient strength. Overtly, they mean that the groom's family has strength and can make the bride live a good life; secretly, they also want to overpower the bride's relatives. If they can convince them, Send him away, that's the best.
This is the battlefield between the two sides, but the most basic thing is that this is the most important table of guests.
People were coming to eat one after another outside, and Li Long followed the others to watch the excitement, go through the procedures, and also check to see if anyone was getting married - after all, he had seen many people on the platform in his previous life. People get married with bad intentions.
Although I have no memory of Tao Daqiang getting married in my last life, and getting married in this team is basically no nonsense, but who can guarantee that there will be changes this time when he is reincarnated?
Fortunately, at the end of the process, there was really no fuss. Everyone behaved and joked within the bounds of morality. The bride's relatives admired and envied the furnishings in the new house, especially the sewing machine and radio, which were luxuries at this time!
Some of the woman's relatives were still whispering that the bride would be really blessed when she got married. There was no mother-in-law to take care of her, her family was so well-off, and Tao Daqiang was an honest person. What a wonderful life it was!
Li Long went to the table at the door to give gifts. He first looked at the gift list. Most of them were fifty cents, some were less, and some were one cent or two cents. Some were more, but one piece, and the most was one piece.
Li Long took out a five-dollar bill and put it on it.
The "Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites" is Gu Boyuan, and sitting next to him is Chen Qiang, the accountant of the team. Seeing Li Long take out five yuan, Chen Qiang was a little puzzled:
"Xiaolong, you and you Isn’t it true that my brother’s family has not been separated? Your brother has already given me a gift.”
"Write it down, Daqiang has been following me, so this gift must be given." Li Long said with a smile.
Gu Boyuan didn't say anything. He wrote Li Long's name and the amount of money with a pen.
"Uncle Gu, is it cold or not? Do you want to find some clothes for you?" Li Long said with a smile.
Gu Boyuan looked quite energetic wearing the flat jacket Gu Xiaoxia bought, but it was still a little thin at this time.
“It’s not cold, I have a sweater and wool vest underneath, it’s warm.”
"Okay, I'm in."
"Xiaoxia didn't come back, so the work unit must be busy." Gu Boyuan said, "I don't have a phone number here, so I don't know the situation."
"I'll go to the county to do some business tomorrow. I'll ask about it then and I'll let you know when I get back."
"Okay."
After saying that, Li Long went to find his desk. .
More and more people came outside, and Li Jianguo was so busy that he couldn't stop and kept asking people to sit at various tables. God is grateful. Today is a sunny day. Although it is a bit dry and cold outside, it is still more than half a month before Jiaojiu (winter solstice). The temperature is not very low yet. Melon seeds, sugar, peanuts and cigarettes have been placed on the table in advance - just Soon, the sugar was gone.
There is nothing we can do about it. Sugar is considered a luxury product at this time. Even fruit hard candies are very attractive to children.
At one o'clock at noon, Li Jianguo asked people to sit down and prepare for the banquet. The first thing served on each table is a pot of hot tea, and a bowl is placed in front of everyone to drink tea.
The cold dishes were served next. At this time, there were already children shouting that they were hungry, some crying, some chatting, and some had already opened the wine on the table and started drinking. The yard was really lively.
Li Long originally had his eye on a spot and planned to sit with his second brother Li Anguo and the others, but as soon as he sat down, Tao Jianshe pulled him up.
"Uncle Jianshe, why are you pulling me? The banquet is about to begin, don't you want me to eat?" Li Long joked, "You have to sit at the main table."
"Xiaolong, today You also have to sit at the main table." Tao Jianshe pulled Li Long inside and said, "Without you, there would be no Daqiang. Now, Daqiang is able to marry a wife, thanks to you taking him with him, you are his nobleman, why do you have to sit at the main table today..."
Li Long originally thought that Tao Jianshe was... I had something to discuss with myself, so I followed him a few steps. As soon as I heard that I was being asked to sit at the head table, I immediately made money. He took off Tao Jianshe's hand, shook his head and said:
"Uncle Jianshe, this can't be like this. I have nothing to say about helping Daqiang. If Daqiang is willing to follow me, I will definitely help. But this I can't sit at the main table," Li Long said quickly, "Uncle Jianshe, today is Daqiang's special day. Please greet his wife’s family and let’s talk about our own affairs later, okay? Today I am Da Qiang’s brother, we can’t mess this up...”
Tao Jianshe was naturally unwilling, and at this time Li Jianguo I came over to find Tao Jianshe and saw him and Li Long fighting, so I asked what was going on.
"Uncle Jianshe asked me to sit at the main table, how can I go?" Li Long said helplessly.
"You can't go then." Li Jianguo said with a smile, "Old Tao, you really can't do this. How old is Xiaolong? He is going to sit at the main table. What do you think of Daqiang's wife's mother-in-law? What do you think? If we bring a young man to sit with them, what will they think of us? If you take them seriously, won't our team lose face if you tell the Tao family?"
"Then I have to tell them, there would be no Daqiang now, Daqiang. Isn't it because of Xiaolong's help that he can marry a wife so quickly in the village? "Tao Jianshe was quite stubborn at this time.
"That won't work. Xiaolong is still young. If you put him at that table, then he won't be the leader?" Li Jianguo saw it clearly, "Our two families have a good relationship, what's the matter? , when Daqiang gets married, you can let the young couple thank Xiaolongdu alone. OK. In such a big situation, we have to do everything right!
Old Tao, it’s settled. Xiaolong, go sit at the table with your second brother, Old Tao. , come on, the bride’s guests are waiting for you at the main table!”
Li Jianguo took Tao Jianshe away, and Li Long breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, the cold dishes on the table had bottomed out, especially the cold vermicelli, the juice on the bottom felt like it was about to freeze.
Plate after plate of food was served, and those who were addicted to alcohol began to drink and punch without thinking about whether it was cold or not. The atmosphere has arrived, even if it is cold, it is not cold anymore.
Most of the guests at the table mainly eat. It's better to have a banquet in the village. If you eat, you will eat. If you don't want to eat, you won't scratch or disturb it, or you will just take it away.
Li Long remembered that in his last life, he saw people eating at a banquet on a short video platform. Hard dishes such as whole chickens were served directly, and they were immediately carried away. It hasn't happened in years. If someone wants to take away the leftover dishes, they usually just wait until the table is finished and no one has eaten before taking them away - but at this time, even the leftover dishes belong to the host's family and need to be dealt with by the host's family. , There is no plastic bag to pack at this time, so I may take a staple food steamed bun with me when I leave, and I definitely can’t take away that dish.
Someone who is specially invited to clean up the dishes will pour all the remaining dishes into a big basin, just like the "Zheluo" in a certain place, and finally divide the dishes among the helpers. ——Some hosts whose families are in a bad situation will keep a large portion of this mixed dish to eat slowly.
In an era when conditions were not good, every bit of meat was very precious.
At this time, no one will think about whether the food is clean or not.
Li Long still felt quite cold. Chen Xingbanghe had already unscrewed the bottle of wine. He was a member of Sheniu. He and another drinker from the village on the table had already started chatting and bumping into each other. Discuss the difference between punching on both sides.
The sound of punches on each table was heard one after another. Li Long felt fresh when he saw it, but he really didn't have any talent in this area when he got started.
“This master cook is quite good.” Li Anguo, who does not drink alcohol, tasted the newly served dishes and said with a smile, “I didn’t expect that the master chef in this village is also very good.”
"Those who have cooked in the big cafeteria in the past are not that bad at cooking. In addition, today's dishes are all oiled, so they must be delicious." Li Long said after taking a few bites.
Although there is hot tea, when the dish is served, it starts to get cold after almost two chopsticks, and the taste is different immediately. Especially dishes like braised pork and sauerkraut stewed pork, they come together within two minutes of being served.
He turned around and looked around, and found that adults and children at the other tables were still eating these kinds of dishes, even if they were stuck together.
I don’t know how many people will have diarrhea tomorrow after finishing this meal.
This is so cold!
Li Long actually knew how to maintain good health in his last life. In this life, his body seems to be stronger than in the previous life. He has not suffered any illness for a year, but he still pays attention to it.
After a few bites, I stopped eating. Instead, I kept drinking hot tea. This thing can also add some calories to myself.
After all, it’s still quite cold outside.
When he saw someone leaving, Li Long was about to stand up, but at this time Tao Daqiang and his wife had already come over with cups.
The bride and groom are about to toast.
Yang Yongqiang, who was helping next to him, had four cups on the plate in his hand, two white and two red. Today's red wine is actually wine. At this time, there was no distinction between dry, white and dry red wine, so they were just called red wine and white wine.
Toasting is usually white wine for men and wine for women. Of course, if a man cannot drink, he can choose red wine, and vice versa.
"Brother Long, my wife and I would like to toast you a glass of wine." Tao Daqiang was a little excited and smiled unnaturally, "Pingping, this is Brother Long. I tell you often, without him, We wouldn’t have the good life we have now. Come on, let’s toast Brother Long...”
Li Anguo is the oldest at this table, followed by Chen Xingbang. Li Anguo was fine. Chen Xingbang was still a little dissatisfied with Tao Daqiang for finding Li Long first. But when he heard Tao Daqiang's words, he pursed his lips and said nothing.
Li Long stood up, took the cup, and said:
"Daqiang, this...sister-in-law, Yang Pingping, right? Today is your special day, I wish you both the best." They are a loving couple, may they have a son soon, may they be together for a long time, may they be happy and peaceful. ”
< br>After finishing speaking, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, took another glass, drank it dry again, then put the glass away and said:
"Hurry up and toast to my second brother. It's cold outside, look at you. You two don’t need to wear thick clothes. Please finish this quickly and go inside to warm up.”
Tao Daqiang glanced at Li Long gratefully, and then went to toast Li Anguo.
Li Long went to the kitchen inside to get two clean bowls and poured two bowls of hot tea. After Tao Daqiang and Yang Pingping toasted Li Anguo, he handed them the hot tea.
“Drink something hot, otherwise you will catch a cold later, and you won’t be able to make trouble in the wedding room at night.”
Listening to Li Long’s words, everyone else on the table burst out laughing, Tao Daqiang Yang Pingping and Yang Pingping also drank tea with a smile and continued to toast.
After paying respects at this table, Tao Daqiang and the others went to other tables, while Li Long quietly stood up and left the yard.
We have to go back. Li Long is still a little uncomfortable with watching other people eating at this table. How nice to be in a warm house with a stove! , no need to suffer.
Not long after he left Tao's house, Li Junshan chased him out.
"Uncle Xiaolong, why don't you eat?"
"I can't eat it, the food is frozen."
"Are you going to have a wedding ceremony that night?"
"Go, let's go and see the excitement." Li Long said with a smile, "Do you want to go? If you want to go, I will take you there."
"That's what I want to see." Li Junshan still had some envy on his face. "This big guy is not older than me. He's already married, and I don't know. When can we do it?"
"You can go back and get married if you make three more months."
"Hey." (This chapter. End)