otherworldly happiness

When he got up early the next morning, seeing that Wu You was still not energetic, Li Jian didn't say anything, and the two of them went out together after eating. Seeing his appearance, Li Jian was really worried that he would stay in the inn by himself, so he just He directly asked him to help with the shopping, and he could supervise himself by the way, saving money, and when Wu You was comforted and finally smiled, the two of them were busy shopping.

Generally speaking, getting married is a big event in a farm family. The elders and relatives in the family are busy early, and there are a lot of things that need to be prepared, from pots and pans to clothes and jewelry, from dishes and drinks for guests to settling and entertaining guests. They are all needed. I am busy.

The two of them had been busy for another day, and finally drove the carriage back home before dark. After taking the things into the house and putting them away, the two of them were too tired to get up, but they still got up to burn the kang and charcoal. As for the basin, I haven't seen fireworks at home for two days, and the temperature inside the room is the same as that outside, which is unbearable.

In the evening, the two ordered some hot noodle soup, casually ate some pickled side dishes, and went to bed early. Tomorrow was a busy day, and the house had to be cleaned.

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It's finally the day of getting married. The two days of busy vacations are more tiring than endless, but I'm really happy. After this day, I can be regarded as a real family in the countryside. Yesterday, thanks to the husbands and wives that Wu You made good friends with. Lang came to help, and the house was almost cleaned up, and the things that needed to be borrowed were borrowed early, and the cook who paid for the banquet also came to see the venue and order the menu, and some ingredients that could be prepared in advance were also available. After everything is done, we can start cooking when the pigs ordered early in the morning arrive.

Early in the morning, Li Jian got up in a new dark red dress. After tidying up and feeding the sheep, he was busy checking to see if anything was missing. Seeing that Wu You was about to cook in a blue cotton-padded coat, he hurriedly persuaded him, "Why don't you wear new clothes? You agreed to wear them for your engagement, so what are you doing if you don't wear them?"

Wu You was helpless, she got up early in the morning and was busy looking for new clothes, this time she urged herself to wear them again, so she looked like a child, so she had to say: "I still have to cook, after dinner I'll finish my work Wear it, isn't it afraid of getting dirty?"

In fact, Wu You misunderstood. This is mainly because his body is also dark red, but the styles of the two are different. Li Jian is going to wear it as a couple to show off. Although there is no such thing as what to wear when getting married, not everyone wears it when they get married. Big red, then the engagement should be dark red, it's his own foolishness.

After the meal, the butcher Zheng brought the pigs that had been ordered. They had been killed and disassembled long ago, and the internal organs were cleaned up and placed in different baskets. Li Jian was very satisfied when he saw this. He readily settled the rest of the money, and invited him to have a banquet at noon. Butcher Zheng responded all the time, that is to say, if he was invited to kill a pig at noon, he might not be able to come. Don't wait for him. After that, he drove away in his ox cart.

Seeing so many pork, I just waited for the person in charge to see how to arrange it, after all, I don't have much.

When Mr. Liu came with a few of Li Jian's familiar comrades, there were already many people in the yard. Children were running and shouting with the snacks and dried fruits distributed by Li Jian, and husbands were helping to clean up the dishes and wash the dishes. Wait, the men are also setting up tables, chairs and benches, it's a lively scene.

As soon as Li Jian saw Mr. Liu coming, he hurried up to welcome them into the main room, settled them down and poured tea. The two sides chatted with each other about the engagement. After a while, it was almost time, and Mr. Liu presided over the engagement ceremony with the village head and his husband.

Since both of them have no relatives, they didn't follow the ancient etiquette, so they just put wine at home and took the betrothal gift. After such a long time, when it was time to give the dowry, everyone saw two pairs of chickens and two pairs of fish, and they didn’t feel anything when they were waiting. After all, ordinary farmers are like this, but some poor conditions also have a pair, just to get a lottery. , but when I saw two pairs of silver bracelets, two pairs of silver hairpins, two sets of silver earrings, two pairs of silver rings and other jewelry, and two pairs of eight bolts of cloth of various colors, I was completely dumbfounded. With these, basically two bolts of cotton cloth are good enough. After all, linen cloth is the main thing for ordinary clothes. A pair of copper bracelets and copper hairpins would be nice for the betrothal gift of jewelry. The military men who came here today wearing formal military uniforms, those who seemed to want to take advantage of the small calculations have now died down. After all, the two foreigners who came here have no relatives, so they are not looked down upon.

When everyone was eating, they looked at the sauerkraut stewed bones with a lot of meat on it, the thick meat slices, the expensive fish that is hard to buy in winter, and the sweet and sour pork ribs. Everyone marveled at Li again. The family should not be underestimated, just today almost the whole village came to eat, no wonder even the meat is bought by a whole pig.This usage is not enough to buy less.These are all good dishes, and it is impossible for ordinary families to slaughter pigs so richly. After all, there is still some pork left to sell for money.

Everyone was smiling after the meal. Mr. Liu sat at the main table with his comrades and the village head and drank a lot with Li Jian. Fu Lang and the children also opened a few tables alone. There is nothing good to say with a sour mouth, and there are people who beat around the bush and inquire about their family background and get rich there, but there are so many delicious foods, and they still had a good meal.

When Mr. Liu and the others drank a lot, Li Jian helped them all into the house and put them on the hot kang, letting them have a good sleep. It's still early before returning in the afternoon, so sleep first talk later.Seeing the mess in the yard is really frustrating. Fortunately, the children in the village went to play when they were full. The men and husbands helped clean up. Some took their own tables and chairs home, and some helped wash the dishes. Yes, it took me half an afternoon to clean up, and Li Jian gave away all the leftovers, and everyone was very happy to get them, after all, they were good meat dishes, and the invited chef also took the ones given by the host. The red envelopes went back, and the rest of the family was sleeping in the house. Seeing that the kitchen was finally cleaned up, the meat and vegetables for the comrades in the camp were also reserved early, so let's call Wu You for a rest.

The two sat in the main room drinking tea and chatting. There are more people here today than expected. There are not many pigs left. The food at home is not enough for the New Year, and they need to buy new year's goods. In addition, Wu You is worried that today will be It's not because of the limelight. Is there anything wrong? Li Jian told him not to worry that he didn't see his comrades sitting in the main room with swords full of evil spirits. Everyone was quiet and didn't even speak loudly, did they? If you have any bad thoughts, you have to weigh them carefully, that is, just be careful when you go out in the future, and there is no big conflict of interest with others, so it doesn't matter.

When Mrs. Liu got up in the evening and drank the hangover soup specially prepared by Li Jian, they were considered sober. They wanted to stay here for dinner before going back, but they didn't stay here, so Li Jian drove the carriage. After preparing the dishes, they went to the barracks with a few people who came with them on horseback. After all, we still need to establish a good relationship with everyone. I don’t ask for much help, just don’t get in the way. In the eyes, and Mr. Liu is so helpful to him, some people already think that he is not pleasing to the eye.

The two of them rested for a few days after making the arrangement, and Li Jian went back to the barracks after buying the new year's goods. Facing Wu You's worries and reluctance every time, he felt uncomfortable, but he had no choice but to look forward to the rest Time passed as quickly as possible, and the two were truly reunited.

During the Chinese New Year, Li Jian only stayed at home for one day and then went back. Not to mention other trivial matters, the ice and snow slowly melted, and the new year began again.