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Naturally, Lin Dashan would not refuse, and agreed with a smile.

He Zhengping's banquet was not a wedding or wedding event, but a celebration of the completion of a new house. According to the rules of the village, the scene should not be too big. In addition, Xiaotian's father had passed away for more than a year, so it was really not easy to make a fuss.

But He Zhengping was doing business abroad, and everyone in the village knew that he had a lot of money in his hands, and when he returned to the village, he hired a lot of people to build a big green brick courtyard. Rumors about his pettiness will come out.In this way, the banquet is quite difficult.

"The gossiping women in the village are all gossipers. What to do with their own affairs has nothing to do with them. I think it's better to do what they want. There is no need to spend more money." Lin Yu'er put her arms around Xiaotian and said her thoughts.

After hearing this, Gu Qiu felt that what Lin Yuer said made sense, but he also felt that people around him should be considerate of people's words, because it is always good to have a good relationship with the people in the village.

Lin Dashan also felt that it is still necessary to consider the thoughts of the folks, "If the banquet is better, other things can be simplified, and with delicious food, everyone's mouths will naturally be blocked."

The big guys talked all over and it was hard to come to a conclusion.However, how to deal with this matter depends on the opinions of Dr. He and He Zhengping.

He Zhengping just listened to everyone's words and understood everyone's opinions. He thought for a while and expressed his thoughts: "I thought about it, and this matter can neither be too high-profile nor too shabby. I want to It’s enough to do almost everything without a meal, and you don’t need to make a fuss, just let the brothers and fellow villagers who came to help the workers eat to their satisfaction, but you don’t need to pay for the money, and other things can be simple and simple. It can be regarded as taking care of both aspects. Dad, do you think this is okay?"

He Zhengping expressed his thoughts, but Dr. He still had to make a decision.

Doctor He nodded after hearing what his son said, feeling very satisfied in his heart, "Zhengping's idea is not bad. The banquet doesn't have to be very good, it's just fine, but if you don't charge money, it's just a waste of money to treat everyone to a meal. I’m sure you’re all satisfied. I have nothing to say.”

It was settled.Lin Dashan assisted He Zhengping in purchasing ingredients, setting up tables and chairs and other miscellaneous matters.Zhang Xiaoyun was still in charge of the banquet for He Zhengping, and he would invite a few brothers from the family to help out when the time came.

Although Zhang Xiaoyun is good at cooking and has also helped the Lin family and the He family, it is the first time to cook for others.At the beginning when He Zhengping invited him to a banquet, he shook his head, saying that he had never done it before, so he refused to go, "Well, I have no experience at all, what if I mess up, no, no, no. .”

He Zhengping smiled and said, "The food you cook is very good, and everyone likes it very much. I believe you can do it, so don't refuse."

Zhang Xiaoyun thought that the dishes he cooked were well received by everyone, and after hearing He Zhengping's words, he gained a little confidence, and then thought that if he cooked well and cooked it well, maybe someone would ask him to cook it in the future, which would also be a part of his income. , Zhang Xiaoyun finally agreed.

Although the banquet is simpler, there are still four meat and four vegetables. Zhang Xiaoyun went to Lin Dashan's house, and after some discussions with his brothers, they ordered braised fish, braised pork with preserved vegetables, roasted chicken with potatoes, and stewed pork ribs with sauerkraut. , garlic fungus, fried bamboo shoots, vinegared cabbage, and tofu ball soup.

There are almost all kinds of chicken, duck and fish in these dishes. Although only the braised fish is all meat, the other three meat dishes are half meat and half vegetarian, but they are still passable.

Zhang Xiaoyun told He Zhengping about the dishes that had been discussed, and asked him if he had any opinions. Naturally, He Zhengping didn't have any opinions. He didn't know anything about the kitchen, but the names of the dishes alone sounded good. Besides, Zhang Xiaoyun He is a person who can do things, and he can be trusted.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said to Zhang Xiaoyun: "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll leave the banquet to you. If you need anything, just tell me."

Zhang Xiaoyun is quite good at these dishes. Originally, he was worried that it would be troublesome if He Zhengping ordered a dish that he didn't know. Said what he wanted.

Dr. He found someone to pick a good date, and moved into a new house on September [-]th, and the banquet was also scheduled on September [-]th.

He Zhengping told the good news from door to door, invited people over for dinner, and even said that he would not charge any money.

Everyone was very happy to hear the news. No need to pay money, which is equivalent to eating for nothing. Who doesn't want to take advantage of this.Of course, there are also some people who mutter sourly that the He family is just showing off in the village, as if the villagers can’t afford to pay their share. to go.

On September [-]th, the day before the banquet, all miscellaneous things were done.Zhang Xiaoyun invited a few quick-witted brothers to help chop and wash vegetables, as a helper.Lin Yuer and Gu Qiu also went to help, Lin Yuer was busy cutting vegetables, Gu Qiu was pregnant with a child, Zhang Xiaoyun didn't let him touch the blade, Gu Qiu helped wash the vegetables.

At noon the next day, people from the village came one after another before the He family's dishes were ready.Everyone wants to see how the He family's newly built big house looks like.

The people in the village don't have any big rules. Looking around the front and back of the house, nothing but envy is jealousy in my heart.

The large front yard is extremely spacious, so you don’t have to worry about running out of land for drying wheat and millet in the future. The open and bright main room is fully equipped with tables, chairs, benches and all kinds of furniture. The two wing rooms on the right also have an independent small kitchen, which can accommodate many people.Looking at the backyard, the pigsty, cowshed, and chicken pen are neatly repaired, and there is also a toilet.

Who would not be envious of such a spacious green brick house? Although Lin Dashan helped build the house before, when he saw the tidy house for the first time, he still admired it several times, and he was inevitably a little envious in his heart.After seeing it, Lin Dashan secretly made up his mind to let Gu Qiu and his children live in such a house in the future.

At ten o'clock at noon, the firecrackers were let off, everyone was saying a few auspicious words on behalf of the villagers, and the banquet officially began.A total of five tables were set up, and the brothers who came to help build the house sat at one table.

A table of good wine and good food, free of charge, everyone can't wait for the whole family to come to eat, unfortunately, only one person can come to the family, but many people bring a child from the family, although it is a child, the appetite It's not small, but fortunately, the He family's banquet is solid, and each dish is full, or it's not enough.

In this way, after half an hour, the plates on the table were all empty, and the villagers went home contentedly touching their chubby bellies.

Everyone else left, He Zhengping kept the brothers who were helping build the house in his house, brought two jars of good wine, and asked Zhang Xiaoyun to cook some hot dishes, set up a new table, and continued to eat with everyone liquor.

"It's all thanks to everyone that my house can be built so quickly. I thank you all here. I should have found another time to treat everyone to dinner, but I thought that everyone would be very busy after a while, so I took advantage of this It's time to invite together, can everyone's stomachs still hold something?" He Zhengping brought everyone a bowl of wine.

"Of course I can eat it. The wine worms in my stomach are aroused by the smell of this wine, haha." A hearty man said with a smile.

He Zhengping raised his wine glass, "Okay then, let me toast to everyone first."

There are not many men who don't like to drink some wine. Before the dinner table was ordinary water and wine. Now what He Zhengping brings out is the high-quality Yuqiong wine bought in the restaurant in the county. Individuals drink happily, and the host and guest enjoy themselves.

Satisfied with wine and food, He Zhengping took out the red envelopes he had prepared among himself, which contained the wages of their helpers.

Although the construction of the house has been busy from the end of April to the beginning of September, the work was stopped during the busy farming period and during the holidays. When it did not rain, we would not start work for fear of catching cold, and the hottest month was July and August. In those few days, everyone was afraid of heatstroke and stopped working for a few days, so it was only fifty days, and He Zhengping calculated it at sixty days, and everyone almost had a wage of about one or two taels.

One tael of silver was enough for a family to live in Jiangjia Village for several months. Of course, everyone was very happy to get so much wages, and they all told He Zhengping that they would ask them for help next time if there was anything else.

He Zhengping naturally nodded in agreement. These are hardworking men, and it is reliable to ask them to do things.

On that day, the He family was about to move to their own home, and it was unethical to live in someone else's home when they had a new house.A few people packed their bags and left.

Although they are still in the same village, the two families are quite close, and it only takes about 10 minutes to walk, but Lin Yuer still has a feeling of parting in her heart.

Once they left, the house would become much deserted, and Xiaotian would go back to live in her own home, so Lin Yu'er felt inexplicably uncomfortable that she couldn't see them every day.

Gu Qiu was sensitive to Lin Yu'er's mood, touched Lin Yu'er's hand, and comforted him: "The two families are so close, we can see each other every day, Doctor He and the others will often come over for dinner in the future, do not be sad."

When Gu Qiu said this, Lin Yu'er also felt that her reaction was too much, and she was a little embarrassed.

There were a lot of salutes, although it was only a few steps away, Lin Dashan still helped to deliver the things to He's house in an ox cart.When Lin Dashan was walking back, He Zhengping quietly held Lin Dashan back.

He Zhengping took out a red envelope and stuffed it into Lin Dashan's hand, "Dashan, this is for you, please don't refuse."

Lin Dashan felt the weight in his hand, and there were almost two taels of silver in his hand. Lin Dashan turned cold, and returned the silver to He Zhengping, "What does this mean, we brothers help each other, and you still withdraw the money?" do what!"

He Zhengping knew what Lin Dashan meant, and said with a smile: "Brothers settle accounts clearly, you helped me build the house and hold the banquet, and two taels of silver is still not enough, so just accept it and treat it as your wages , if you don’t accept it, I won’t dare to ask you for help in the future.”

When He Zhengping said this, Lin Dashan couldn't say anything more, and took the money.

He Zhengping smiled comfortably when he saw Lin Dashan took the silver.

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