Chapter 116: The Banquet Begins
"What do you think of old guys? Let my daughter-in-law be a bridesmaid for Mengmeng, doesn't that rob the bride of the limelight? My daughter-in-law is so good-looking, you say yes, Qian'er? ”
Returning to my house from the property office, a few minutes away Chen Haobei has been babbling similar words, annoying me as soon as I get home, I will be all over the house looking for needles and threads, and I really want to sew up that broken mouth for Ya.
Seeing that I was looking all over the house, Chen Haobei asked, "Qian'er, what are you doing?" I really couldn't find the needle and thread, so I stared at Chen Haobei viciously and said, "Hmph! Count your fortune! ”
Chen Haobei was instantly made by me with an ignorant and too young expression, but immediately he began to chatter again: "Hey, why do you say that we can't go to see my daughter-in-law and sister-in-law's makeup?" Where do you say Lao Gu, where are they dressing up my daughter-in-law? Why are they still hidden? You say..."
"What do you want to eat at noon?" I interrupted Chen Haobei's rambling and threw him a more difficult question.
Sure enough, this question directly and successfully diverted Chen Haobei's attention, and I really didn't want to listen to his chatter.
After all, what Lao Gu said on the phone is quite clear, he is putting on makeup with the Mei sisters, and today these two girls will serve Mengmeng throughout the whole process, this kind of thing I am a pure layman with a rough old man like Chen Haobei, and if you don't make trouble, you can help.
After discussing for a while, it was almost noon, so we simply went out to find something to eat.
I ate a bowl of wontons casually, and bought two red envelopes in a nearby supermarket to prepare for the entourage, and then Chen Haobei, who had nothing to do, followed me back to my house.
As a result, no one came to us until it was dark, and no one called me.
The two of us were a little confused to discuss and discuss, thinking that maybe they were too busy today and forgot about us.
After unifying this guess, I went downstairs with Chen Haobei and went straight to the garage, which was the wedding scene.
Fortunately, the wedding hasn't started yet, and we're not forgotten.
But this scene has been almost arranged, Chen Haobei and I walked around and looked around, the stage has not changed, it is still the same as last night, but there are five more huge broken dolls on the stage, which are the 'Wufu' that originally stayed in the courtyard above.
Wufu's size is not small, but the stage is not small, and Wufu, which is still placed in a horizontal row, does not occupy much space on the stage, and the remaining space is enough for singing and performing.
Just looking at these five dolls that seem to be getting broken day by day, I always feel weird, these five brothers... It doesn't seem to match the atmosphere here, so why did you take the trouble to move them down?
I couldn't think about my sister or her sister's nonsense, and I looked elsewhere.
The auditorium has changed, no longer neatly arranged in rows like last night, but changed to the same as in the two parties, with benches and tables of eight immortals, presumably to watch the play and eat at the same time.
In addition to this, several stoves have also started to work, because the underground garage is much less ventilated than the open environment, so the whole garage is filled with smoke and the smell of food. Although it's not particularly choking, it's a little stuffy, and I really don't know what Lao Gu thinks about having to do it here.
That's basically all there is to the big furnishings, and the rest are busy people, all of whom are also dressed in period costumes.
After a while, let alone the old guys, I didn't even see a figure of Ah San and Ah Si, and the busy ones were those neighbors who hadn't dealt with much.
Seeing that many dishes were out of the pot and even on the table, it was estimated that it would not be long before the wedding would start, so we decided to wait in the garage.
It's just that as the two of us waited, looking at the scene here and everyone's dress, I gradually began to feel that Chen Haobei and I were the two most discordant people, and the atmosphere here seemed to be completely different from the same frequency, as if they were two worldly people who had accidentally broken into the peach blossom paradise where time never passed.
Chen Haobei definitely didn't think so much about me, because he was very busy at the moment, busy using his mobile phone to keep looking for angles, I thought he was taking a selfie at first, but after a closer look, I found that he was looking for a signal.
Seeing him like this, I also took out my mobile phone and took a look, alas, there is no signal, this broken place that Lao Gu chose, if there is a fire in the stove for a while, I can't call the police.
"A thousand! Haobei! Finally, a familiar voice sounded, it was Ah San.
Ah San, who came out of the secret door, walked towards the two of us and said, "I'm talking about going up to find you, it's good, I don't have to make a trip, haha." ”
Chen Haobei and I were also busy greeting Ah San, and when Ah San got closer, I just wanted to ask why I got Wufu down? Ah San preemptively whispered: "One thousand, Haobei, we have rules, there will be someone who is responsible for taking pictures for happy events in a while, so don't take pictures." ”
I just wanted to ask why there is such a rule? Thinking about it, they weren't even allowed to take pictures when they changed their faces at party performances, and I think they do have a rule of not taking pictures, forget it, follow the local customs, and I don't have anything to shoot at other people's weddings.
Chen Haobei didn't care about this at all, and it was probably similar to what I thought. After the two of us put away our mobile phones, Ah San smiled with satisfaction and said, "It's about to start, you two can find a place to sit." ”
Chen Haobei and I agreed, and suddenly I thought of the incident, so I took out a red envelope and said, "Third brother, why didn't you see the person in charge of receiving the gift money?" Who do we give red envelopes to? ”
Ah San looked at the red envelope but frowned slightly, and then said in a rare and slightly serious tone: "One thousand, Gu Ye asked you two to participate in our happy event because Gu Ye now treats you as his own, not to take the opportunity to collect money, look at these neighbors, do you have one who said to give money?" If you have to give money, then you two can go straight away, don't participate. ”
Embarrassed...
Mu You thought that Ah San's mouth was so unforgiving, so that I thought that I gave them gift money because I did something sorry for them.
Just when I didn't know how to go down the steps, Chen Haobei said with a big grin: "Oh mom, the third brother is open to doing things, then we are not welcome, one thousand, what are you still holding a red envelope?" The third brother has said that this is on you, isn't this a slap in the face of the third brother? ”
I turned my head to look at Chen Haobei, who was as thick-skinned as a city wall, and heard Ah San also say: "That's it, a thousand, you are not as good as Haobei at this point, what are you doing outside?" Put it away. ”
In this case, I had no choice but to put away the red envelope, but I instantly felt a little suspicious of eating and drinking.
After a few more pleasantries with Ah San, he said goodbye and returned to the secret door.
The two of us found a seat nearby, and I looked at the secret door, and then at the neighbors in ancient costumes who were busy with their own things, and suddenly became a little more curious about the world behind the door.
If this door is closed well, then even if you look closely, you may not be able to see it, indicating that this door was built for the purpose of concealment.
But Ah San just swaggered in and out, but the neighbors turned a blind eye and didn't take it seriously at all, which shows that the neighbors all know about the existence of this door.
So this door is not designed to protect the neighbors, and it looks like the neighbors can enter and exit freely, so who is this door for? What's hidden behind the door?
I can't figure it out...
After a while, the dishes began to be served one after another, and the dishes this time were similar to the first community gathering, with meat and vegetables, but there was no seafood.
There is nothing special about the dish, the more special thing is the wine, and it is the kind of self-brewed jar wine in the community.
I don't know if it's because I drank it last time, although I remember that this wine tasted great, but when I looked at the jar, I had a faint feeling of disgust.
After about half an hour, all the dishes were served, and the neighbors in ancient costumes all began to find their own seats.
I deliberately paid attention to it, and it was true that there was no money for the members, and everyone was directly seated.
And today there is a little bit different from the past, that is, no one came to share the table with me and Chen Haobei, and in the end the other tables were quite full, but my table was only the two of us, which seemed a little empty.
We were all seated, but the protagonist hadn't yet appeared, and the neighbors were quite calm, chatting and waiting, and I took advantage of this time to carefully observe these neighbors, trying to find one or two familiar faces.
After looking for a long time, there was no one, Lao Wang next door, Aunt Li next door, Chen Haobei, the young couple with very strong firepower next door, etc., all didn't come.
It doesn't seem like the whole community is coming.
Suddenly, the atmosphere gradually quieted down, and I saw a person walking out of the secret door and going straight to the stage, it was Ah Si in ancient costumes.
After Ah Si came to the stage, he said with a happy face: "Hello folks! ”
The neighbors in the audience responded to him happily, and Chen Haobei also coaxed "the fourth brother is good, the fourth brother is good".
After his voice calmed down a bit, Ah Si continued: "Thank you for coming to the scene today, today's brother is happy with the west wind, and it is also a great joy for us, everyone doesn't have to be formal, and the younger brother will go to greet the younger brother and sister later, haha, everyone eats and drinks well." ”
The neighbors in the audience applauded again, the first time I saw Ah Si speak so eloquently, I listened to me in a fog, but Ah Si got off the stage after speaking, and his resignation seemed to be a signal, and in an instant, all the neighbors moved their chopsticks.
Eating and drinking, many people were festive and shouting about something, and it felt much more lively than the previous party on the ground.
On the stage, there were not still people performing as I thought, only the five broken puppets stood on the stage a little lonely.
"You two move chopsticks."
I don't know when Ah San came to the table between me and Chen Haobei, and seeing that we hadn't eaten or drunk, he persuaded us to eat quickly, and at the same time opened the jar of wine by himself.
After the wine was opened, Ah San put his face to the mouth of the jar, took a deep breath, and then closed his eyes with a satisfied and intoxicated expression.
Ah San's expression remained for four or five seconds before he opened his eyes, and seeing the surprised eyes of me and Chen Haobei, Ah San smiled and said, "Hehe, good wine, come, it's all full!" ”
Today, there are no disposable paper cups, and there is only a stack of empty porcelain bowls with an old style on the table, which looks inexplicably good with this wine jar.
Ah San unceremoniously poured a bowl for each of us, and then took the initiative to raise the bowl to toast to the two of us, no, dry the bowl.
I was not polite, I picked up the bowl and touched them before taking a big sip.
Although the color of this wine is yellow, but the degree is white, I drank such a big sip at once is almost the limit, but when I was about to put down the bowl, I found that Ah San was still drinking it, and the energy was like drinking beer.
Ah San didn't pour us full of wine, but four taels must have it, but he actually drank it in one go, and after drinking, Ah San wiped his mouth and said, "Happy!" Hey, why didn't you two drink it? Don't give face. ”
I don't know what Chen Haobei was stimulated by, he slapped the table and said, "Third brother, cow!" Brother with you one! After speaking, he picked up his bowl and began to drink, although it was not as fast as Ah San, but it was not slow.
Ah San saw that I didn't say anything, just kept laughing, so I had to pick up the bowl and say, "Then a bowl, drink the rest slowly, otherwise it will be wasted if you turn around and vomit." After saying that, I drank it too.
Chen Haobei and I drank all the wine in the bowl one after another, and Ah San slapped his face and said with satisfaction: "Okay! That's what a man looks like, come, fill it again. ”
After speaking, without waiting for me to talk to Chen Haobei, Ah San refilled the three empty bowls with wine, but fortunately, after pouring the wine this time, Ah San held the bowl and said: "Then, then you can feel free, you should not see the bride if you drink too early, but the wine is guaranteed to be enough." ”
After saying that, Ah San drank up his bowl again, I took another sip with Chen Haobei, and Ah San smiled and said: "You don't have to drink it all this time, haha, just when the meaning comes, I won't accompany you if I have something to do, don't mind." ”
A bowl and a sip of wine quickly went down, my brain was already a little floating, Ah San wanted to leave me and Chen Haobei hurriedly got up and made a gesture to send, Ah San pressed the two of us back to the bench and returned to the secret door by himself.
Wine is like this, I don't need to be persuaded by others when I feel it, after Ah San left, Chen Haobei and I kept touching the bowl while chatting.
I don't know how long it took, Chen Haobei had already drunk and began to giggle, and I was also in a daze, when suddenly a gong sound that could be said to be earth-shattering sounded, and I was sending a chopstick dish to my mouth and dropped the dish directly on the table in fright.
I cursed and turned my head to look for the source of the sound, and I saw that the secret door had been completely opened at some point, and four guys in ancient costumes came out of it, and these four people were carrying the black sedan chair...