Today is August 19, a day for a quiet family banquet, and a day for peace of mind.

Early in the morning, in the open space outside the courtyard of the quiet house, two long rows of pergolas were erected, and tables and benches were neatly placed under the shed. Count the whole sixty-six tables one by one, implying six or six great shuns. Peace of mind, I hope that his sister will be blessed by many people, and I hope that her married life will be smooth.

Not far from the shed, four large iron pots were erected. The cooks for stir-frying are invited from the town's restaurants, four chefs, two assistant cooks, and six small servants who are quick and clean, and are responsible for serving food.

Most of the families in the village have come to add makeup, this one ruler, that three-foot wool green cloth, the east family has a pair of pillow towels, and the west family has two square handkerchiefs. To the surprise of Jing Jing and everyone, Li Guizhi and Zhang Cuihua also came, and each took a ruler. Among these people, the most important gift is the acacia flower, followed by the old village chief's family and the tall bolt's family. Huaihua sent a vanity mirror and a delicate jewelry box. Grandma Zhao gave a large piece of brocade ruler and a silver hairpin. Aunt Bolt gave a silver bracelet and a pair of silver cloves.

Quiet doesn't care what people add or how much they add. I don't care about the arrival of Li Guizhi and Zhang Cuihua. They came to add makeup, and she entertained them quietly and joyfully. If she came to make trouble and found something unpleasant, she would break their legs and leave them out. What Jing Jing cares about most now is that a lot of people come to send blessings to her sister, so that her heart is happy and lively.

In this era, when marrying a daughter and a daughter-in-law, you have to show your dowry, which is a rule handed down by our ancestors. No, some people began to urge the dowry quietly. Jing Jing called Mama Tong and Sister-in-law Tong, and took Leng Qiu and Chunlan to start showing the dowry. Mama Tong held a long list of dowries in her hand, and every time she read the same, Sister-in-law Tong would take one and put it in the courtyard and prepare a box.

"Eight pairs of silver hairpins, eight pairs of silver hairpins, eight pairs of silver bracelets, eight pairs of silver cloves, eight silver collars, eight silver locks, eight pairs of silver bells, and eight silver bracelets. There are eight sets of silver heads and eighty-eight pairs of silver ingots. "These things are all silver, and they all take a number eight, which is auspicious and auspicious.

When Mama Tong saw that the silver products were finished, she began to read down with the list: "Six pairs of golden hairpins, six pairs of golden hairpins, six pairs of gold bracelets, six pairs of gold cloves, six gold collars, six gold locks, six pairs of golden bells, six gold bracelets, six sets of gold heads, and sixty-six pairs of gold ingots." "These are all gold products, and an auspicious number six is taken, which means six and six great shuns.

Mama Tong glanced at the people in the yard who opened their mouths wide in shock, and thought to herself: This is such a surprised look with a wide open mouth, don't they all look down on their little sisters and brothers on weekdays? Now you know, right? Hum! A bunch of ignorant ones, what will surprise you is still to come! Take the list, and then read down "A pair of ruby bracelets, a sapphire necklace, a pair of emerald rings, and a pair of glass hairpins on the pearl head." "These are jade products, which are not seen in the countryside.

After reading the jewelry list, Mama Tong turned over another list to read: "A set of children and grandchildren, a pair of beauty mirrors, eight sets of spring clothes, eight sets of summer clothes, eight sets of autumn clothes, eight sets of winter clothes, two boxes of various colored furs, two fox fur cloaks, eight pieces of various colors of muslin, eight horses of various colors of brocade, eight horses of various colors of satin, eight horses of various colors of cloud yarn, sixty-six boxes of wedding cakes, sixty-six boxes of dried fruits, eight pieces of bed sheets, eight beds on the back, two tents of hundreds of sons and thousands of grandchildren, four beds in winter, four beds in summer, a large bed carved in pineapple wood, one large wardrobe with six doors, and two round tables with mahogany. Eight mahogany chairs, a new clothing shop in Qing'an County, a house in the second house of South Street in Qing'an County, and a small farm outside Qing'an County, 50 acres of paddy fields and 50 acres of dry fields. "Except for the bed, and the wardrobe, and the table and chairs, and the bunk, and the house, and the field, all the others were arranged in this courtyard, and there were thirty-six of them.

People inside and outside the courtyard were dumbfounded, when had they seen these things? Gold, silver, jewelry, good fields, fabrics of all colors, clothes, and glittering gold and silver ingots, even the most knowledgeable old village chief in the village opened his mouth in shock.

People in mountain villages marry daughters, and attach importance to the girl's dowry of six or eight. Those who are not welcomed at home, and the conditions are not good, there are only two or four. Most of them are made up by some families, and the family is preparing two sets of clothes and a bucket for children and grandchildren, plus two quilts. If there is a good condition, he will give him ten taels or eight taels of silver. If it's not good, it's just two hangs of money.

Even when the wealthy family in the village married their daughters, they only prepared a dowry of 16 units. At that time, there was a sensation in the village.

None of the villagers thought that Jing Jing would prepare so much dowry for his sister. This is really the first part of Qingshan Village, no, it should be said that it is the first part of Zhoujia Town.

Looking at the glittering dowry in the courtyard, the people in the village were very envious, especially the little girls who had not yet married. At this time, Li Guizhi and Zhang Cuihua were even more envious, and at the same time, their bowels were blue with regret. If they hadn't driven the four siblings out at the beginning, then all these gold, silver, cloth, shops and houses would have been theirs now. Think about the old lady's favorite daughter, An Baozhu only got a dowry of ten when she got married, and the value is not worth the one that is quietly prepared. But they can only think about it, they can't make trouble, they don't dare to make trouble, and they can't make trouble. The quiet family has nothing to do with their old house for a long time, and they are really two families. Besides, today's An Jiaming is already a talented man, since ancient times, the people do not fight with officials, they have to be more careful and cautious.

When everyone was still immersed in the dowry of the courtyard, Tong Feng said "the banquet started", and with a hula, people ran outside the courtyard to eat the banquet.

Twenty dishes were prepared quietly. Ten cold dishes, ten hot dishes, meaning perfect. Hot dishes include: chicken stewed mushrooms, braised pork pieces, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised fish, spicy rabbit meat, stewed pork head, grilled pig's trotters, sauce elbow, liver tip, pork section. Cold dishes include: shredded bamboo shoots in red oil, spiced peanuts, fried small crispy fish, fried small meatballs, large stewed seeds, shredded sweet potato strips, vegetarian cucumbers, spicy cabbage, Songhua eggs, pork skin jelly. I drank the best daughter red and fruit wine, and the staple food was big white steamed buns and big white rice. The people sitting at the table ate with their mouths full of oil, and the festive words jumped out one after another, and they ate and drank until sunset.

The food and drinks arranged by the host family were sumptuous, and the people who came to the banquet were very satisfied. The auspicious words of the people eating one after another made the host very happy to listen to it, and it was in response to the sentence that the guests and hosts were happy.