Chapter 38: Li Laosan's Marriage (1)
Soon, it was the day of the wedding.
Before dawn in the morning, the banquet came to the door, more than a dozen people carried the ingredients and continued to walk to the courtyard, and there was an ox cart behind, which was also full of vegetables, and everyone in the lead called him Chef Liao.
Chef Liao is very fat, five big and three thick, just looking at his face, he is quite ruthless, but when he speaks, he is very kind to listen.
"Don't worry, this banquet is guaranteed to be arranged properly for you, not me blowing, dozens of villages in Honghe Town, large and small, I have run all over, there is no one who is not satisfied, you have to come to me in the future."
Mrs. Yao also saw this kind of scene for the first time, and she didn't know how to deal with it, so she hurriedly called Li Laosan over, after all, it was the banquet he ordered, and he must know it.
Li Laosan is wearing the groom's clothes in the house, this outfit has experienced two weddings, Li Lao, Li Laoer, all wearing this body, hearing the sound of talking outside, knowing that the person who invited the banquet is coming, he hurriedly went out of the house and stuffed the prepared red envelope.
"Brother Liao, I've worked hard for you today, I want to be auspicious, take it."
This red envelope is prepared in advance, this is a custom, whether it is to invite someone to make a banquet or make it yourself, you have to seal a red envelope for the chef before starting the fire, this is the rule, regardless of the number of red envelopes.
Chef Liao took the red envelope, and when he put it in his hand, he knew that the amount was about 100 Wen, and he was satisfied, patted his stomach and said with a smile, "Then thank you to the groom, don't say anything else, let's start preparing here, your host can rest assured."
"Don't worry, the kitchen is here, you look at it, and if you need help, squeak."
Li Laosan was relieved, and he inquired first when he made a reservation, and this is a store with a good reputation.
The kitchen here is in full swing and is getting busy, Chef Liao has a lot of people, everyone is divided into work, orderly, and does not look messy.
Old Man Li nodded with satisfaction, it is really professional, looking at the posture of others, it is better than ordinary people.
Mrs. Yao hurriedly asked the two daughters-in-law to clean up the children, and on the big day, not to mention how good the clothes are, at least they must be clean and neat.
Boss Li took a few male babies to a few acquaintances' houses to borrow a table, Li Lao Er was responsible for receiving and taking care of the house, Li Lao San didn't have to do anything, just wait for the time to pick up the bride, the hour is for Wang Po to see, no one knows whether it is good or not, anyway, Wang Po understands this, just do it.
Li Laosan was a little nervous, after all, this was the first time he got married, and he was a little confused, he wanted to help anywhere, and found that he didn't need help anywhere, so he sat down, as if he couldn't sit still, so he came to a few rooms to take a walk.
finally waited until the princess came, and the two went to pick up the bride together, followed by a group of village children and a group of Han women who joined in the fun.
Rich families carry the bride in a big red sedan chair, and the groom also has to ride a horse, but there are no those in the village, even the son of the village chief marries a daughter-in-law, and he just takes a small wooden sedan chair, which is the only one.
Here, Li Laosan and Wang Po arrived at Lin Laohan's house.
"Pick up the bride~~~"
When the princess arrived at the gate, she shouted, which is also a village custom, and the people who followed her also shouted "bride, bride" outside the door.
A group of children even joined in the crowd and made trouble.
Lin Laohan bent down to open the door, Li Laosan hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, Lin Laohan helped him up, which was regarded as an official recognition of this son-in-law.
Lin Xiaomei sat on the bed in the room wearing the red wedding dress sent by Qian, because it was Qian's size, Qian's was relatively thin, and this Lin Xiaomei was stronger, she was not fat, but strong, she worked hard, her hands and feet were relatively thick, and the wedding dress looked a little small when she wore it, and she was uncomfortable.
Fortunately, she also knew that now was not the time to care about this, she was thinking about Li Laosan's appearance, her face was red, she was finally going to get married.
Since she was a child, she knew that her family was poor, and many people looked down on their family, many people in the village said that she had no one to want, and she would not be able to get married, she originally thought that she would really be an old girl, but Li Laosan liked her, she also had a good impression of Li Laosan, this person looked honest, and usually often secretly came to help him work, and he would think about her if he had something to eat.
After the groom came, the princess went into the house and covered the bride's head, and led her out of the door, and the poor in the house did not buy much, and the house and the house were almost the same as usual, or the bride was wearing a wedding dress, and I didn't know that this was a happy day.
Lin Xiaomei was led out of the house by Wang Po, knelt in front of Lin Laohan and kowtowed three times, and then was carried by Li Laosan and went out of the house.
Lin Xiaomei thought she would cry, but until Li Laosan carried her back to the Li family, she didn't cry, but Lin Laohan, seeing that his daughter's back was far away, shed tears, he was happy, he has been dragging this family, dragging his daughter, he is afraid, afraid that his daughter has no home, and now, he can finally reassure him.
Here Lin Xiaomei was carried home by Li Laosan, and Old Man Li and Mrs. Yao had already sat down in the upper room, waiting for the third daughter-in-law to serve tea.
When Lin Xiaomei gave the tea served by Mrs. Wang to Mrs. Yao, Mrs. Yao's eyelids jumped, how can this girl's hands be darker than men's hands, but it's okay, it is estimated that she usually works a lot and is tanned.
After the tea of the two elders, I saluted the eldest brother and sister-in-law, the second brother and the second sister-in-law, and even Li Lanxi, they were all toasted with a cup, Li Lanxi didn't know much about these, anyway, just follow the previous ones and drink them.
"Dad, mother, eldest brother, sister-in-law, second brother, second sister-in-law, little sister".
After the tea ceremony was completed, Lin Xiaomei shouted again in order, which was considered to have completed the procedure of entering the door, and Lin Xiaomei was led by Wang Po into Li Laosan's house.
The sound of laughter outside the house, as well as the sound of stir-frying and cooking, came into Lin Xiaomei's ears, making her pinch her hands as if she was in a dream, it was really like a dream.
Wang is the eldest sister-in-law, who is responsible for receiving gifts, which is nothing more than dozens of dollars, some ordinary objects such as eggs, she is illiterate, and she does not need to write.
Old Man Li greeted the village chief and his closest brothers in the upper room, and the topics they talked about were nothing more than the fields and dealers.
Li Dajun touched his goatee and looked at Chef Liao and the others who were busy in the kitchen, and wondered, among the three brothers, Old Man Li was the poorest, how could he afford to invite someone to make a banquet? Didn't you make a windfall? But look inside and outside this house, I haven't been here for more than a year, and it's still the same, it hasn't changed!