Su Yi and Xiao Yi went back after watching the movie that day, and they started to be busy early the next morning.

The hotel is inseparable from Su Yi, and the Xiao family is busy with these trivial matters for the first time, running around from morning to night, tired and happy.

Fortunately, Su Yi and the old man have prepared the tobacco and alcohol ingredients needed for the wine. Now you need to hire a cook. Although there are only one day's tables, there are too many guests, at least seventy or eighty tables have to be prepared, and the chef has to invite a few more. There are also all kinds of seasonings, pots and pans, tables, chairs and benches, a dry kitchen, candy, melon seeds, snacks, etc., all of which need to be borrowed or purchased by yourself.

is really busy, even if Xiao Ping, Yan Er, Fu Jun, Liu Cheng and others take the initiative to help, Xiao Yi can't wait to be like Sun Dasheng, pull out a strand of hair and change more than ten or twenty of himself to help him run errands.

These are not the most exhausting.

The day before the wine was served, Liu Ping's team into the city was huge, with a tractor, two horse-drawn carts and three ox carts coming.

The tractor was driven by Liu Yuanqing, carrying a cart full of live fish, more than 200 catties. The fish were enclosed in a thick impermeable plastic sheet containing knee-high water and covered with a bamboo fence so that they could swim in the back of the tractor without jumping out. On the edge of the carriage behind the tractor, Liu Yuanqing's parents and two younger siblings sat down. Liu Yuanqing's object, Zhu Yuerong, sat in the driver's seat with him, and also went into the city to eat and drink together, and by the way, he bought some good things and went back, waiting for the two to get married after the autumn harvest.

The two carriages were driven by Liu Jianjun and Liu Jian'an, the youngest son of the seventh uncle, respectively, and the carriages carried the little girls of the Liu family's big house, the second room and the seventh uncle's house, as well as several female dependents of the second room and the seventh uncle's family, which packed the carriage to the brim. Everyone walked all the way, laughed all the way, and had a lot of fun.

The three ox carts in the back, the one at the beginning were driven by Yingzi, and there were big girls, Juanzi, Chunhua and Liu Fengmei on the car, and several girls were chattering, comparable to magpies, with bright smiles on their faces called the sun was lost.

The drivers of the remaining two ox carts were Liu Fengmei's second brother Liu Yuangui and third brother Liu Yuanming. There was no one sitting in the car, and there were wedding gifts prepared by everyone for Xiao Yi and Su Yi - eggs, wild meat, mushrooms, dried fungus, dried bamboo shoots, six big roosters with bright coats, two bamboo chickens with colorful tail feathers, two white and chubby geese, a pair of live geese, and red pillow towels and red quilt covers made of soft cotton cloth from the farm. The red color of the pillow towel and quilt cover was dyed with pure natural dyes provided by Uncle Seven, and the color was bright and red, which was particularly festive and dazzling, and there was a faint and refreshing fragrance.

Xiao Yi received and placed the guests from Liu Pinglai, just greeting people and answering the questions of those boys and sisters-in-law, and his throat was dry and smoking.

Even though Yan Er's newly bought yard is quite large, there are seven or eight empty rooms for people, but there is no place to park. Xiao Yi asked Xiao Zou Gong'an, who was more familiar with Liu Yuanqing, to come forward, and took Liu Yuanqing to park the tractor, ox cart, and horse-drawn carriage in the open space outside the canteen of the Public Security Bureau. Xiao Zou Public Security is on vacation today and came to help, which just came in handy.

Xiao Zou Gongan gossiped with Liu Yuanqing all the way.

"Brother Yuanqing, your village is really amazing, not to mention the tractor, there are so many ox carts and carriages, I am red at the good things you brought to our captain and sister-in-law. Living in Liu Ping is really happy. Easy to travel and good to eat. I envy you. ”

Zou Gongan laughed. The ox carts and wagons are not all ours. Our team only has an ox cart and a horse-drawn cart, and the rest is rented by other production teams. Life in our countryside is not easy, just growing crops and feeding fruits and vegetables is tiring enough. In particular, when the spring plows and autumn harvest are in place every year, they can exhaust people to a layer of skin! Moreover, there are no department stores, cinemas, and libraries in the rural areas, and there is nothing to spend in leisure time, which can suffocate people to death. The most important thing is that we don't have all kinds of bills, even if we have money in our hands, it is very difficult to buy something. The people of our team, for this tractor, have worked hard and bitterly, and you can't understand it. If you really want to put down your work in the city and live in our Liuping, I bet you won't be able to last half a year. ”

"At least you don't have to worry about eating and drinking in the countryside. Every family has their own land, what they want to eat, what they want to eat, they can go down to the pond to fish, go down to the field to catch yellow eels and loaches, go up the mountain to hunt, or kill chickens and ducks. At the end of the year, you can still kill pigs and divide meat. Unlike us, it is said that it is a commercial grain account, but the supply of grain is limited, and some families who have no jobs, have many elderly and children at home, or have poor jobs, can't even fill their stomachs after a year. ”

Xiao Zou Gongan sighed and spit out a cloud of smoke: "My public security looks glamorous, but the work is very dangerous, and when there are no cases, I am idle, but sometimes I am busy, and I don't even have time to eat." Moreover, Brother Yuanqing, let me tell you, the chef in the canteen of our Public Security Bureau is only so bad! The food is no different from pig food. Fortunately, now my sister-in-law is going to open a hotel in the city center, which is close to the city bureau, and we will be blessed in the future. ”

Liu Yuanqing smiled slightly, "Xiao Su is really capable! I heard people say that the hotel has two floors, the area is quite large, and it is in the center of the city." Just the under-plate shop costs a lot of money. Between his words, he admired Su Yi a lot, and he was inexplicably proud, with a friend like Su Yi, he also had a light on his face!

Xiao Zou Gongan smiled slightly: "It shouldn't be as much as you imagined." It's no secret that my sister-in-law may be too busy to tell you. The garment shop was originally private, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was adjusted and changed to a public-private partnership. The state holds 60 percent of the shares, and the private sector 40 percent. I heard that my sister-in-law gave them 3,000 yuan, and they took down the shop and the clothes inside. The clothes are put in major department stores and sold, and there are no cloth tickets, although the price is not low, there are really many people who can buy them. But in just a few days, it was sold out. As for how much it was sold, I don't know about it. Anyway, I didn't make less!"

"I see. Liu Yuanqing scratched the back of his head and smiled: "It seems that the clothes that Xiao Su asked the eldest girl to bring back to my mother, second aunt, and Meizi should be produced by that ready-to-wear store." But my mom and them were so happy! They said they had never worn such good-looking, slippery clothes in their lives. ”

"My mom and daughter-in-law too. One bought one, and one set cost them several months' salary, and the two were so happy. Xiao Zou Gongan rolled his eyes at the sky: "Such expensive clothes, change me, but I am reluctant to buy them." And I've seen that dress, and I'm just like that, I don't know why it's so expensive?"

"I don't understand this either. Zou Gong'an, if you don't say it, I don't even know that the clothes are so expensive!" Liu Yuanqing thought, a few months' salary, at least seventy or eighty.

Xiao Su, this girl, her hands are too scattered, he has never seen anyone more generous than her. The electric fan that was given to him before, and the fucking clothes that were given to him this time are all rare things, and they are worth a lot of money. Fortunately, when he came, he put his passbook and household registration book in his pocket, and went to the bank to withdraw some money in a while. People can't afford to lose money. When I went back, I had to remind the second uncle and aunt, and add some more money. Don't take advantage of Xiao Su.

While Liu Yuanqing was pondering here, Xia Qiu, Cheng Guiying, Liu Fengmei and Zhu Yuerong, who were wearing new clothes, had already followed Xiao Ping to Yan Er's house to see where they were going to live tonight.

The rest of the people were all sitting in the courtyard of the Xiao family, and several neighbors in Qingshui Lane who were good friends with the Xiao family had already begun to help cook and prepare to entertain guests.

The kitchen of the Xiao family is too small, with one stove and two iron stoves, it is impossible to cook meals for dozens of people at once.

Lao Xu, Lao Chen, Lao Li's daughter-in-law, and Liu Cheng and Fu Jun's daughters-in-law took rice mixed with sorghum and crushed corn at Xiao's house, went back to their homes to wash them, boiled them, drained them, and steamed them. Then move his own iron stove, kitchen knives, cutting boards, spatulas and dishes to Lao Xu's house next door to Xiao's house, pile up the yard, and then move the vegetables, meat and other ingredients in Xiao's cellar to Lao Xu's house, and work in full swing.

Xiao Yi, Yan Er and the old man mainly accompanied Liu Jianjun and chattered. Well, the main ones who spoke were Xiao Yi and Yan Er, and the old man had already dragged Uncle Qi into his own room to play chess, and he was followed by Go enthusiasts such as Lao Xu, Lao Li, and Lao Chen.

Xiao Yi and Yan Er are not good at words, and they don't know what to say to people, and after answering the questions of the villagers in Liu Ping about the wedding, there is nothing to say, and the scene was a little cold and embarrassing.

Fortunately, the enthusiastic uncles and aunts in Qingshui Lane were very talkative, and they quickly got into a bunch of people from Liu Ping, and they chatted excitedly, and there was no need for Xiao Yi and Yan Er to warm up. The two of them went back to the hall with dumb throats, poured two enamel jars of cold water, one of them held a jar, and poured it down in one go, and the burning throat was finally cool and moisturized.

"Mom, this marriage is really troublesome!" Yan Er said to Xiao Yi with palpitations: "Just tossing tomorrow's banquet, how long have we been busy with a group of people? I'm helping you Zhang Luo this time, I'm really tired. Our teacher Qi saw me yesterday and said that I was a year old and a little darker. Brother, brother, I have gone to the soup for you. When my brother gets married, don't drop the chain for me. It's time for you to run errands, get moving. ”

"Come on, wait until you get your marriage certificate back, and then talk about the wine. Xiao Yi poured some water and drank it again, "Today I learned that it turned out that buying things was not the most tiring." Greeting relatives and friends is the most tiring. Whoever sees you has to ask a few questions. I asked and asked those questions, and the answers were fixed, and I could memorize them all the time. But you still have to fight with different people. It's not okay if you don't answer. It's only been an hour, and I'm about to talk about cocoonings. When people are tired, their hearts are even more tired!"

"There are more guests coming from Ming'er. Yan Er did not hide his sympathy and schadenfreude: "Brother, you can ask for more blessings." ”

"Don't forget that you also have to greet guests with me tomorrow, Yan, Big, Brother. Xiao Yi smiled evilly, and shouted the words "Brother Yan" in a strange voice.

Hearing this, Yan Er shook goosebumps, and his reaction could be described as like a mourning examine, only to see him crying with a sad face: "Why is my life so bitter......! How can Ming'er live?!"

The old man said that he invited seventy or eighty tables of guests, and he greeted Liu Ping, and he and Xiao Yi were already very difficult. Ming'er has so many guests, seeing them one by one, how much does his throat and legs suffer? and his face, he can't laugh stiffly!

"It's all said to be brothers, who are you going to show this miserable deed? I didn't ask you to stick a knife in my ribs, just let you accompany me to entertain guests, and you can put on a heroic expression that looks at death as if you were at home?" Xiao Yi sneered at Yan Er.

"Who said just now that greeting relatives and friends is the most tiring? It doesn't matter if I'm tired, I don't need a cave anyway. You're different. If you are drunk or faint from exhaustion on the night of the candle in the cave room, it will be funny. See how you have the face to see Xiao Su?"

"Crow's beak!"

Xiao Yi rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought. You have to find someone to help stop the wine, Qi Guohua, Xiao Zou and Pan Gongzi are all very good at drinking, and they must be pulled! Of course, the three of them and Yan Er are definitely not enough, they have to call Liu Yuanqing, Liu Yuangui and Liu Yuanming brothers. He just made a good appearance of dipping in wine, and he had to keep his spirits and give Xiao Su a happy and unforgettable full moon night, so that she would know how good he was.

At half past five in the afternoon, Su Yi rode back to Qingshui Lane. Hearing the voices of the family from afar, Su Yi knew that it was Liu Ping's guest who had arrived. At the gate of her yard, she met Xiao Ping and Xia Qiu, who had come back from going to Yan's house, and the two sides met and smiled.

"Xiao Su, why are you so thin?!" Cheng Guiying and Xia Qiu almost didn't know her when they saw Su Yi.

"I've been doing a lot lately, I'm too busy, and I don't have much appetite, so I've lost a little weight. I have a bitter summer, and when the summer passes, I will grow back. Su Yi smiled and beckoned everyone to come into the house and sit down.

Xiao Yi was originally in the yard with Yan Er, watching Chengcheng play with a group of children from Qingshui Lane and Liu Ping, and when he heard Su Yi's voice, he directly left Yan Er, trotted to the door, took the bicycle in Su Yi's hand, and put it away, so as not to get tired of her hands.

Su Yi is now less than ninety pounds, and Xiao Yi will not feel tired if he walks with her in his arms for a day. Xiao Yi was afraid that she would be blown away by the wind outside.

In the past few days, he has been at home, and he knows how hard it is for Su Yi to work and take care of his family. As long as Su Yi is in front of her, she will not be allowed to work. In addition to going to the bathroom for convenience and eating, usually even if she wants to drink water, Xiao Yi personally poured her the temperature and raised it to her mouth to feed her.

Everyone saw that Xiao Yi parked Su Yi's bicycle, personally moved a stool for her to sit, and asked her if she was thirsty, and said that she was going to pour water for her, they all laughed and made fun of the two.

Zhu Yuerong was a little envious of Su Yi, compared to the careful and considerate Xiao Yi, Liu Yuanqing was a little worse. I didn't see Xiao Yi taking such care of Su Yi, she felt that Liu Yuanqing personally cooked for her, and bought brown sugar for her when she was uncomfortable in her little day, which was already the extreme of a man's love for women, and now......

Zhu Yuerong thought to herself that her "perfect" object still had a lot of room for improvement. I have to let Liu Yuanqing learn more from Xiao Yi.

The five girls, including Da Ya and Liu Fengmei, were very happy for her when they saw Su Yi and Xiao Yi so sweet, and they were a little envious at the same time, when would they be able to find someone like Xiao Gong'an?

has seen people like Xiao Yi and Liu Yuanqing, and their horizons have also risen a lot, and it has become very difficult to find a partner again.

Especially Yingzi and the four of them, in the past, they all had some crooked melons and cracked dates and all kinds of superb blind dates, and they didn't want to get married.