Chapter 8: The Village Wedding
Chu Jiaqiang's second uncle hurriedly informed the village chief of Chu Jiaqiang's plan to stay, hoping that the village chief and uncle could persuade Chu Jiaqiang. The people and villagers present were stunned, leaving the high-paying profession in the city and running back to plant fruit trees? Did Chu Shengmin say it wrong, or did they hear it wrong, or did Chu Jiaqiang have a sick brain?
"Uncle Village Chief, you can say something! Growing fruit in our village has lessons from the past. Chu Shengmin urged the old village chief.
At this time, the old village chief was silent, and only after half a sound did he raise his head and say, "Okay! Jia Qiang has a heart. Whether it is successful or not, whether it can help the village, everyone can receive this heart, and there will be difficulties in the future, although I mentioned it to the village chief's grandfather, my old bones are still a little useful. ”
"Uncle, you ......," Chu Shengmin said urgently.
The old village chief interrupted him: "Shengmin! I know your worries, Jiaqiang didn't say it, stay in the hometown for two years. It's good for young people to be aggressive, and we should support it. Lao Ba did manage the fruit forest, but he is him, Jia Qiang is Jia Qiang, everyone has their own methods and their own experiences. ”
The old village chief saw it much more thoroughly than Chu Shengmin, and Chu Jiaqiang was the most educated person in the village, but he was the richest person. In addition, I have spent the past few years in the city, and I have a lot of contact, and I will have more or less connections. Maybe he can really make some trouble, and in that way, Chujiazhai will benefit immensely. As the head of the village, he puts the interests of the village first in everything, can make the village rich, and as long as there is a glimmer of hope, he will not give up.
"Thank you for your support!" Chu Jiaqiang hurriedly said, and said in his heart: Now the second uncle is completely out of line, right?
Chu Jiaqiang also had a plan in his heart, and was ready to find a buyer after a while and sell the peaches in the orchard. Give the second uncle and others a reassuring pill to eat, and at the same time give the villagers a hope.
He has tasted the peaches, guavas and other fruits in the orchard of the old house, which are really crispy and sweet than the outside, and taste refreshing. Plus a big, beautiful skin, good looks, there must be buyers, but this price is still to be determined.
While chatting, I heard the naughty children outside: "The bride is here, the bride is here!" "Look! The bride is so beautiful! "Uncle Nobita is so handsome today!" Wait a minute. In fact, these little children don't know the definition of beautiful and handsome, seeing that the bride is beautiful when she looks good, Chu Jiaxiong TV is the same as those people, she is handsome in a suit.
Chu Jiaqiang and others also went out, and saw Chu Jiaxiong holding an umbrella, covering the bride and himself, and walking home. It is also a tradition for the groom to play an umbrella in Chujiazhai, representing sharing weal and woe.
Chu Jiaqiang looked at the familiar face, and couldn't help but be happy. Chu Jiaxiong has become mature, and the little girl who used to be is now slim.
Behind is a tractor king with a huge red double happiness on the front of the car, the tractor king is a modified version of the tractor, the appearance is like a truck in the sixties and seventies, both the appearance and the passenger capacity have been greatly improved. This is also the most expensive and best truck in Chujiazhai, or a bus, anyway, everyone usually takes this car to the market, and it is the old village chief's son Chu Shengyi's food belongings.
Now the car is equipped with a large bed, quilts and pillows, and a large wardrobe, which is the dowry given by the bride's family.
When the bride and groom are about to arrive at the house, the firecrackers that have already been hung are immediately lit. The bride and groom cannot dodge, at most they can only use an umbrella to cover a little tighter. This represents the tribulation on the road of husband and wife, which must be faced.
As soon as the firecrackers went off, the little kids covered their ears and screamed. Chu Jiaqiang thought it was funny, the child's voice was already sharp, and so many people shouted out, and they almost overshadowed the sound of the cannon. Many of the dogs grabbed their tails and shrank in the corners, not daring to move, and some of them fled quickly, the big black darers, but they also retreated slightly, barking at the red cannon paper flying in the sky.
As soon as they arrived at the door, the two stopped at the door without rushing in. At this time, Chu Jiaxiong's parents took a big red envelope threaded with red thread and hung one around each of their necks. Now they each got two big red envelopes, which made those children very envious.
One of the little boys said to his mother, "Mom! When I get married, you have to give me a big profit! Otherwise, I won't get married. ”
I saw the woman knock on him: "If you are young, you dare to threaten the old lady?" Stiff wings? It won't be your turn to speak. ”
Everyone burst into laughter, and the children coaxed: "Ah Jian, when are you going to get married?" "Who's the bride?" Wait, I can see that Chu Jiaqiang is in a good mood and enjoys rural life even more. He was also thinking in his heart that when he could find a wife and have one or two children, then his life would be complete.
They followed the bride and groom into the house and into the hall. Chu Jiaxiong's parents sat at the front of the hall and leaned slightly to the side, and the middle was empty. The most important step in getting married, the chapel, is here. The number of onlookers is also the most, of course, except for the host of the old village chief, the bride and groom, and Chu Jiaxiong's parents, everyone else is a soy sauce party, purely to join in the fun.
The way of worship in Chujiazhai is different from the traditional Chinese worship hall. Although it is also three worships, it is not the "one worship of heaven and earth...... and the like". Instead, they bowed three times to the front, and the front of the hall actually represented heaven and earth, and naturally they also worshiped the high hall, and there was no such thing as husband and wife worshipping each other. I saw the old village chief standing next to him, and when he saw that everyone was ready, he immediately opened his mouth, amplified his voice, and deliberately lengthened it slightly.
"Bride and groom, kneel!" The bridegroom and the bride knelt down when they heard this.
"Bow down!" The old village chief shouted again, and the two newcomers immediately kowtowed.
"Up!" "Kneel again! Two kowtows! The bride and groom did so.
"Up!" "Kneel again! Three prostrations! Rise! Seeing the two of them standing up, the old village chief finally shouted: "Enter the new house!" This is equivalent to the old tradition of "entering the cave room", which means that the bride and groom enter their own husband and wife rooms and adapt to the new house.
The worship hall is over, but the steps of marriage are not over, and there is still one last step - confession! It is the groom who takes the bride to know his relatives. Wait for the bride and groom to get used to the room, then come out hand in hand.
Chu Jiaxiong's parents held out a large mahogany plate with a lot of peanuts, candy, and cigarettes on it. This is given to relatives when recognizing relatives, children give candy, which represents sweet and sweet honey, women give peanuts, which represents many children and many blessings, and adults give cigarettes, which has no meaning. The groom gave out cigarettes, and the bride gave candy and peanuts.
At this time, the married person or the elders have to hang red envelopes for the bride and groom.
Chu Jiaxiong pulled the bride to Chu Jiaqiang first, Chu Jiaqiang smiled slightly, knowing that his role was coming.
"This is big brother!" Chu Jiaxiong introduced first, and when he saw Chu Jiaqiang, Chu Jiaxiong's tone was full of joy. The bride also called the eldest brother. The bride also knew that this person was the only college student in Chujiazhai for the time being, she had heard of Chu Jiaqiang before, and when she was admitted to a famous university, several surrounding villages were shaken.
Chu Jiaqiang smiled happily: "Okay! Big brother, I wish you all a long time! To remain a devoted couple to the end of their lives! Chu Jiaqiang gave each of them a big red envelope that had been prepared earlier. There are 900 yuan in the red envelope, which means that it will last for a long time.
The red envelope of 900 is definitely a big red envelope in Chujiazhai, and if it is known to the villagers, it will definitely attract another burst of exclamations. In their place, it is generally two yuan, five yuan, ten yuan is very few, and they have this number for their children during the Chinese New Year, fifty or one hundred is the limit, and what Chu Jiaxiong's parents gave just now is one hundred, and nine hundred is something they dare not imagine.
Although everyone doesn't know how much money is in it, the red envelope is so big, it looks quite thick, and they know that it will definitely not be less, and they all sigh, worthy of being a college student.
"Thank you, big brother!" Both thanked each other at the same time.
Cigarettes don't have Chu Jiaqiang's share, because he has something to do. As a brother and sister, I have to help hold that big red plate. There is also a bit of meaning in this, implying that brothers are like brothers.
The two newcomers already had red envelopes around their necks, and the children were staring at them without blinking.
"Big brother, let's leave first." Chu Jiaxiong apologized, he hadn't been able to say a few words to his eldest brother today.
"Huh! You guys are busy first, our brother will come to Japan for a long time, and the eldest brother is not going to go out in the future, so stay in the village and see if he can help a little. Chu Jiaqiang said with a smile.
Chu Jiaxiong was surprised and delighted: "Big brother, are you really not going out?" "The bride also has big round and beautiful eyes.
Chu Jiaqiang nodded: "Hmm! Not bad! You go get busy first, and we'll have two drinks later. ”
"Good! I'll have a few drinks with my eldest brother later. Chu Jiaxiong said solemnly.
"Haha! I don't dare to let you drink too much, get you drunk, and your daughter-in-law still doesn't settle accounts with me? Chu Jiaqiang said with a smile.
These words immediately made the newcomers blush.
Next is the wedding feast! Six dishes per table, six or six Shun, is the head of good intentions. Although there are not many dishes, they are very generous. Rural people don't care about the number of dishes, but they must be full.
A green vegetable, this dish is completely made of appearance, and it looks good with meat and vegetarian food! One chicken with half a chicken portion per plate. A peanut pot with pig's feet, the aroma hits. A mushroom stewed duck, this dish is actually the most nutritious, and a lot of mountain goods are added to it, so the taste will not lag behind. A serving of pork that is most common in the countryside, stir-fried with some fungus. The last one is a child's favorite sour and vinegar fish, which not only looks good, but also has a good sweet and sour feeling. At the same time, there is also a jar of old home-brewed liquor, a large bottle of Coke or Sprite.
Because of the large number of people, it can only be placed twice, but some children have their shadows on the table twice in order to drink Coke.