Zhang Fan took the two boxes of cigarettes in his hand and silently put them in his pocket. Looking at the packaging box, this cigarette is probably not too expensive, presumably only a brand of twenty yuan.

Zhang Fan himself is not a smoker, so he doesn't know much about these. Walking into the courtyard, there are more people here, and many people are busy with their own things.

Generally, the courtyards of such people in the village are basically very large, and when they encounter wedding banquets or something, they are all held in their own courtyards, and they rarely go to those big hotels in the county.

In general, it can be regarded as following the marriage tradition of the older generation. The courtyard was full of dining tables, about twenty or thirty tables, and a table could seat about seven or eight people, or more.

There is a table for the men who drink, a table for the women of each family, and even children can take a table. Zhang Fan's arrival did not attract the attention of these people, they were frantically sandwiching the food on the table at the moment, like a starving ghost reincarnated, eating in a big gulp.

There are even some women who have taken out a few plastic bags from their pockets, and have begun to pick up the plates from the table and pour food into them.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Fan was shocked, he didn't expect that this was just the beginning of the banquet, and you were ready to pack it up and take it away, is this appropriate?

After a stirring spirit, Zhang Fan didn't look too much, quickened his pace, and ran towards the main hall. But before he approached the door of the main hall, he saw that the door was opened from the inside, and he saw a middle-aged man with slightly white temples and a black Zhongshan dress walking out with a smile.

This middle-aged man, if someone observes his appearance carefully, they will find that he is so similar to Zhang Fan.

"Uncle!" Seeing the middle-aged man walking out, Zhang Fan smiled at the corner of his mouth and shouted.

"Huh?" When the middle-aged man heard this, his expression was slightly stunned, and when he looked up, he saw Zhang Fan.

"Are you...... Xiaofan? The middle-aged man looked at Zhang Fan for a while before recognizing him, and for a while, his face showed excitement.

"Xiaofan is back, you tell me about your child, I don't know to say hello in advance, if I knew you were back, I would have driven to pick you up!" The middle-aged man stepped forward, patted Zhang Fan's shoulder hard, hugged him, and felt that Zhang Fan's body became stronger and stronger, and he was extremely relieved and happy from the bottom of his heart.

His brother left early, leaving Zhang Fan such a poor child, he can grow up healthy and healthy, maybe his brother and his sister-in-law will definitely feel extremely relieved after learning about it in heaven.

"Xiaole got married, you don't know how to tell me, otherwise, I would have come back a long time ago!" Zhang Fan smiled helplessly.

"Haha, you kid, look at what you said, didn't uncle forget it when he was busy? I only informed your cousin last night! ”

"Okay, it's good to come, let's go in first, your aunt is very busy inside, you can help her fight first!" The middle-aged man smiled slightly, patted Zhang Fan, and then walked down to greet the guests.

Zhang Fan smiled dumbly at this, and he couldn't say anything, so he walked into the main hall. His uncle's name is Zhang Chuyou, his father's name is Zhang Chuzuo, and the two are brothers.

Walking into the main hall, Zhang Fan saw a middle-aged woman wearing a black cheongsam, talking and laughing with a middle-aged couple.

Looking at their appearance, they seem to be the woman's parents. The parents look very young, with a polite and elegant atmosphere, as if they are engaged in some educational career.

"Auntie!" Zhang Fan came to the cheongsam woman and said respectfully. Hearing this, the cheongsam woman frowned slightly and raised her head.

"You are? Zhang Fan? ”

"Yes, that's me!" Zhang Fan said with a smile.

"You kid, you don't say anything in advance when you come back, and there is no news from you these days, so I think what's wrong with you!"

"Okay, as soon as you come back, go drink saliva first, have a good rest, and go to the back kitchen to help wash the dishes and brush the dishes, and help the aunt and aunt do it together!" Zhang Fan's aunt's name is Liu Guilan, she is a typical housewife, she is more scathing and mean, with a set behind the surface, when she was a child, Zhang Fan did not suffer in her hands.

Liu Guilan smiled kindly at Zhang Fan, but there was a flash of disgust in her eyes.

In this regard, Zhang Fan had long been accustomed to it, and did not say much, but turned around and left silently, he first came to the back and drank a sip of water, and then went straight to the back kitchen.

The so-called back kitchen is not in the house. In their rural hometowns, whenever they get married, they are used to setting up the environment for cooking and cooking in the yard.

Of course, this yard is not in the main yard, but in the yard of the neighbor's house next door. Zhang Fan bypassed the crowd of diners, crossed the path not far behind, and soon came to the courtyard where he was cooking.

In this courtyard, the white smoke of cooking rises, filled with the rich aroma of food, and after Zhang Fan smelled it, he suddenly felt a little inexplicable hunger, coming from his stomach.

Zhang Fan suppressed his hunger, looked around, and saw seven or eight large iron basins on the ground in the distance, full of pots and pans soaked in water.

The people who cook in the courtyard are some middle-aged women, as well as one or two cooks in charge, and their busy figures have become a beautiful scenery here.

Zhang Fan said hello to them, moved a small bench from the side, began to roll up his sleeves and clothes, put his hand into the iron basin, and washed it with a wire mesh brush and dish soap.

This kind of work of washing dishes and washing dishes, which he often did when he was a child, is now very handy and not unfamiliar at all.

Zhang Fan didn't take his aunt's difficulties to heart, anyway, this time he just came back for the New Year, and he would go back to Dadong City in a few days, so bear with it if he can.

I don't know how long it took, Zhang Fan finally finished brushing a pot of plates and dishes, and was about to stand up and change a basin of water, but in the next second, he only felt a flower in front of him, as if he had been flashed by some white phantom, and he couldn't help frowning.

He looked sideways and saw that at this time, next to the big iron basin next to him, a girl dressed beautifully and purely, wearing a white coat, and a little baby fat, suddenly appeared.

The girl had a single black ponytail and a pair of white glasses on her face, and she looked to be about twenty-five years old.

She sat on the bench, pulled up her sleeves and clothes, pushed her glasses, and began to brush the dishes, chopsticks, plates, and dishes. As if sensing someone's gaze, the girl's hand moved slightly, raised her head to look at Zhang Fan, showed an embarrassed but polite smile, and said hello: "Hello! ”

"You're good!" Zhang Fan sat back on the bench and said hello as well.

"Are you a relative of the man's family?" The girl asked with a smile. She had a lovely smile and a small dimple on each cheek.

"It's my cousin's wedding today!" Zhang Fan replied truthfully. This girl Zhang Fan is very strange, she has never seen it before, so it means that she should be some relative or friend on the woman's side.

"Your cousin? Judging by your generation, shouldn't you entertain guests in front? Why did you come here to wash the dishes and chopsticks? After listening to what Zhang Fan said, the girl was a little incredulous, as if she had seen some alien.

"Ahem, it's okay, I'm too busy later, I'll come to help, these are not important, don't care about the details!" Zhang Fan didn't say that his aunt deliberately targeted him, so he arranged for him to help in the back kitchen.

If the ugliness of the family is not publicized, it is a shame, and it has to be left at home. If you say it, you will inevitably be laughed at.

"What about you? Why did you come to the back to wash the dishes? Zhang Fan threw the question back again.

"Actually, I don't like it too much, I feel that there are a lot of people in front of me, and there are always people looking for me to WeChat, saying that they want to introduce me to someone, so I came here!" The dimple girl, as if she had thought of something, explained with a headache, and then added: "The bride is my good friend, she originally wanted me to be a bridesmaid to attend her wedding, but I read on the Internet that if I am a bridesmaid, I will always be taken advantage of, so I refused!" ”

"I see..... Well, this is normal, good-looking girls, there will always be a lot of men, to ask for WeChat, I have friends who have experienced this kind of thing before! Zhang Fan suddenly thought of the scene when Ma Ling'er was asked for WeChat by a strange man

"It's just that many men's brains are not very normal now!"

"By the way, I forgot to say, my name is Han Kaiyue" The dimple girl looked at Zhang Fan with a smile and said. This boy is quite handsome, different from the men she met before, just like a big star in a certain country.

In general, it fits her eyes quite well, and she always has no resistance to handsome boys.

"My name is Zhang Fan!" Zhang Fan said his name.

"Hmm...... Very nice name! Han Kaiyue hesitated and laughed.

"Your name is not bad, either!" Zhang Fan said seriously. Not long after he said this, an old lady who was brushing dishes not far away couldn't help but interrupt: "Hey, I said that you two hurry up and brush quickly, and you are still in the mood to flirt, you brush so slowly, you will not be able to supply it for a while!" "Zhang Fan:" ......" When Han Kaiyue heard the sound, she was so frightened that she stuck out her tongue, and didn't dare to talk to Zhang Fan too much, so she immediately closed her mouth and began to bury her head in brushing the plate.

Seeing this, Zhang Fan was a little embarrassed, coughed dryly, stood up, and came to another iron basin. ...... I don't know how long it took, but it wasn't until about 13 o'clock in the afternoon that the diners stood up one after another and gradually retreated.

This is the end of the party. Zhang Fan washed his hands in front of the clean water, and followed the aunts and aunts who were cooking in the back kitchen to a separate table and prepare for the meal.

And Han Kaiyue also walked behind and followed together. Half an hour later, Zhang Fan stretched his waist and returned to the main hall.

Here, his uncle Zhang Chuyou, his aunt Liu Guilan, and the woman's parents are here. But the cousin and his bride, who got married today, are not here, I don't know where they went.

Did you go to the cave room? Shouldn't you, if you have a cave house, don't you have to wait until night? Where there is a daytime cave house, this is also not suitable.

Zhang Fan muttered in his heart, as if he saw Zhang Fan's puzzlement, Zhang Chuyou said that they were still eating with friends outside, and it would take a while to come back.

Hearing this, Zhang Fan was a little stunned. After all, everyone has their own circle, and on a wedding day like today, you must accompany your guests and then accompany your friends.

Zhang Fan didn't say anything, just found a place to sit down. However, he looked around and saw that his cousin did not seem to have returned.

Today is my cousin's big day, why hasn't he come back as his own brother, this is obviously a bit inappropriate, right?

Just when Zhang Fan was thinking this, the door of the main hall suddenly creaked open, and then two people walked in from the outside.

Seeing the appearance of these two people, Liu Guilan's eyes instantly lit up, and she stood up directly from her seat and greeted her.

"Every day, you're back?!" Liu Guilan looked extremely happy when she saw them. Not only was she so happy, but even Zhang Chuyou was very excited.

Because the person who came was none other than his eldest son, Zhang Tian.

"Dad! Mother! The two people who arrived, one was Zhang Tian, who was handsome, wearing a black suit, and dressed like a successful person.

His hair is shiny and shiny, and the appearance on his face is extraordinary, with sharp edges and corners, and his eyes are bright, and he is a proper handsome guy.

On his side, there was a tall and beautiful woman wearing a snow-white long skirt and long dress. This beautiful woman has fair skin, smooth and delicate hair, and black hair, and is a big beauty.

Standing with Zhang Tian, she is simply a talented woman, a combination of heaven and earth, and an incomparable match. After Zhang Tian saw his parents, he was also very happy.

Calculating the time, he hasn't been back for more than a year, and this year he was going to go to his girlfriend's place for the New Year, but last night he suddenly heard that his brother was getting married today, so he immediately changed his destination and took a plane back to his hometown.

"Tiantian, who is this?" Liu Guilan looked at the beautiful woman next to Zhang Tian and asked with a smile.

"She's my girlfriend, her name is Qi Yunhui!" Zhang Tian introduced his girlfriend to everyone.

"Uncle, aunt, hello, I'm Xiaotian's girlfriend, just call me Xiaohui!" The glamorous woman smiled, she was very good-looking, and people couldn't help but look straight in the eyes.

"Haha, Xiaohui, you're too polite, you came all the way over, you haven't eaten yet, come on, come in, come in with Auntie, Auntie will help you prepare something to eat!" After Liu Guilan heard this, the more she looked at Qi Yunhui, the more satisfied she became, she liked her very much, and hurriedly welcomed her into the house.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Fan hesitated a little, then got up from his seat, came to Zhang Tian, and greeted him: "Cousin, are you back?!" ”

"Huh? Are you ....." Hearing Zhang Fan call his cousin, Zhang Tian's eyes narrowed slightly, and he was slightly stunned, but when he came back to his senses, he understood who the person in front of him was, and exclaimed: "Are you Xiaofan?" You're back too? He said this sentence without joy and carefree, without any emotions mixed in.

Zhang Fan didn't see the slightest displeasure or disgust on his face, as if he was just saying hello.

"How have you been?" Zhang Tian said with a smile, he actually cared about Zhang Fan for the first time.

"It's okay!" Zhang Fan said.

"That's good, I'm finally back this time, but I'll have to spend some more time!" After Zhang Tian said hello to Zhang Fan, he didn't seem to want to talk too much, so he took the gift in his hand and walked into the back room.

"Two in-laws, this is my eldest son, who just came home this time! You guys talk first, I'll take him to the back and clean up! Liu Guilan said to the woman's parents, and took Zhang Tian and Qi Yunhui to the back.

Seeing this, the woman's parents looked stunned, but they just smiled and did not speak.

"In-laws, let's continue to talk!" Zhang Chuyou returned to his seat and began to chat with the woman's parents again.

Zhang Fan stood on the side for a while, feeling that the atmosphere around him was very stuffy, he couldn't talk here at all, but was still very embarrassed, so he left a sentence to go outside, and quickly ran out.

When he came outside, he found that the seats where he had been eating were almost finished, and only the most remote table remained, and there were still seven or eight young people sitting, talking and laughing.

And his cousin and his bride were eating at that table. His cousin's name is Zhang Le, who is wearing a red groom's outfit and drinking wine at the dining table.

Zhang Le's age is 22 years old, only two years younger than himself, he is a little stunned, and when he was in school, he often fought with others, which made his uncles worry a lot.

His education is not high, and after finishing junior high school, he did not go to study again, but went to work in other places.

I didn't expect him to get married before himself, which is really surprising. When he was having dinner just now, through the descriptions of the aunts at the table, Zhang Le's bride met on a blind date in the second half of the year.

The bride's family lives in the county, her parents are teachers in a high school, and the bride has a sister above, who seems to be a manager in a large enterprise in Dujiang City, very strong and courageous, graduated from a famous university, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a strong woman.

Zhang Le's bride is wearing a red bridal dress, with a red bow tied behind her hair, her figure is not fat or thin, and her appearance is quite beautiful, not very ugly, almost belongs to the type of durable.

Zhang Fan wanted to go up and say hello to them, but when he thought that this was their circle, he had to give up this idea.

As the so-called unfamiliar circle, don't squeeze hard, otherwise it is always yourself who is embarrassed. Thinking about this, Zhang Fan found a corner, moved a small bench, took out his mobile phone to play games, and silently waited for the end of the wedding banquet.