20. Wedding banquets

The wheat in the field gradually turned from green to yellow before you knew it, and the field changed its appearance. The wind blows with a slight warmth, and the cuckoo calls are always heard, which is to tell people that "spring has returned" and that it is the season of early summer and May.

Li Minqiang and Yang Xiujuan rode electric scooters side by side on the road leading to the town government, talking and laughing as they walked, and their temperament was extremely excited, because the day they hoped for had come - to collect their marriage certificate from the town government.

Li Minqiang and Yang Xiujuan were just about to enter the door of the government, when Li Xiaobao and Feng Chunli walked out of the courtyard of the town government with smiles on their faces.

Yang Xiujuan hurriedly asked: "Xiaobao, Chunli, ...... you?"

Feng Chunli shyly twisted her face to the side.

Li Xiaobao said happily: "We have come to get the certificate. Then you ......"

Li Minqiang smiled and said, "What do you see? ”

"Oh, I see, you're here to register and get your certificate! Go quickly, and we'll see you back in the village. ”

"See you back in the village."

Li Xiaobao drove Chunli away in an electric car, and Li Minqiang and Yang Xiujuan walked into the town government office.

Li Baiwang cleaned the yard on the first day. Early this morning, he posted a big red happy word at the gate, and Lin Caifeng also put jujube and chestnuts in the red quilt spread out in the cave room, which means that he gave birth to a noble son early.

In Li Xiaobao's house, Aunt Wang and Jin Hua are also busy, because it has been agreed that Xiaobao and Minqiang will do a happy event together. It's not a big wedding, but you have to do it! They posted happy words, pasted window flowers, prepared candy and cigarettes, and were very busy.

The gate of the "Farmhouse Banquet" was also pasted with a big red double happiness word, and the two big red lanterns hanging on the jujube tree were also pasted with the word happiness.

The young people came to the restaurant early to help with this and that, moving tables, moving chairs, and dividing seats. Laughing and playing, a busy and festive scene.

The relatives and friends of both men and women arrived, and Li Baiwang and Song Xiuqin stood at the door to greet them.

The guests arrived one after another, and the whole restaurant was full, Dong Datian stood up and said, "The wedding banquet starts now, please enter the bride and groom!" ”

The two couples walked into the restaurant hand in hand, and there was warm applause and shouts.

The two couples sat in the front seats with Baiwang, Xiuqin, and the second aunt. The crisp sound of firecrackers rang out outside. Xiaoying ran forward and presented flowers to the two brides.

Dong Datian stood up and said: "Today is a day of great joy for Minqiang and Xiaobao, everyone must eat and drink well, and save them from it!" But don't drink it! ”

"Good! Good! The young man shouted.

According to local customs, the woman's family does not attend the wedding. Naturally, the wedding banquet Yang Shulin and Yang Xiujuan's father and mother also avoided it. Yang Xiujuan saw that everyone was seated, so she ran into the kitchen, tied an apron and served tea and food to everyone.

The older people ate and drank wine, talked auspicious words, and talked about the changes in the village, but the young people were not very peaceful.

Li Minshun said: "The new daughter-in-law wears an apron to cook and serve tea, which is the first time in our Shagang Village!" ”

Xiao Minghui said: "Sister Xiujuan! No, it's wrong, it should be called sister-in-law. Sister-in-law, everyone has worked hard for you for a long time, you have to toast! ”

"That's right! Right! Everyone responded.

Yang Xiujuan smiled and said, "You have a lot of business, drink yours." As he spoke, he put down the dish and ducked.

"Hey, sister-in-law, why are you leaving!" Mu Qingtian said.

Xiao Minghui stood up and said, "I propose, how about the bride and groom drink a glass of wine?" Those who are in favor applaud. ”

There was applause in approval.

Li Minqiang stood up and said, "What's so difficult about this. Xiujuan, come! Then he said to Li Xiaobao, "You two also stand up and drink together." ”

The four newcomers stood together generously, bowed to everyone, and then raised their glasses and drank them all.

There was applause and cheers.

Yang Xiujuan blushed and went to the kitchen again, Feng Chunli blushed and lowered her head, and the young women were pursed and laughing.

Xiao Minghui was inch by inch, and shouted again: "How about letting the bride and groom hug and kiss each other?" ”

"Good!" The youth applauded again.

Zhao Jinhua said: "If you want to hug your relatives and go home, you can still show them!" ”

Second Aunt Wang also said: "Minghui, you kid have to leave some way back, or when you and Lan Xiang get married, see how everyone will deal with you." ”

Xiao Minghui glanced at Lan Xiang, who was sitting at the table next to him and bowed his lips and smiled, stretched out his tongue, and sat down without saying anything.

Li Minshun said: "There are no clouds and no rain in the sky, and it is difficult to get married without a matchmaker on the ground." The prosperity of the people in our village is inseparable from the hard work of Aunt Wang, should we give Aunt Wang a glass of wine! ”

Aunt Wang shook her hand and said with a smile: "A good horse doesn't need to be whipped, and a lover doesn't need a matchmaker." It depends on the fate of the two people! ”

Xiao Minghui picked up again: "Brother Shunzi, if you shoot Second Aunt Wang's ass, do you want Second Aunt Wang to pull the strings for you?" Thousands of miles of marriage are tied to each other! ”

Second Aunt Wang said with a smile: "People and Dongmei have already gotten on it, and they still need me to pull the strings." ”

The restaurant was cheering.

Aunt Wang stood up and said loudly with a smile: "The phoenix does not fall into the treasure land, and the plane tree is high and the phoenix comes." Now that our village is so rich, why can't we recruit a phoenix! There is no need for anyone to introduce the big girls from other villages, and they will run to our village. You bald boys, just follow the example of a strong son and do a good job! ”

There was another cheer.

Zhao Jinhua, who has served as the village women's director, said: "Chunli, now that our village is rich, introduce your good girl to the boys in our village." ”

Feng Chunli said happily: "No problem. ”

Mu Qingtian said loudly: "It's still Mingkun's sister-in-law who cares about us singles!" Sister-in-law, I thank you! ”

Aunt Wang said: "You can't have a daughter-in-law who enters the room, throws the introducer aside, and forgets the introducer!" ”

There was another burst of laughter in the dining room.

Epilogue

Three years later, the grand blueprint of Shagang Village became a reality, and in order to make agriculture have greater development, land circulation was carried out, agricultural production cooperatives were established, and the land was planned as a whole, and large-scale operation was realized, reducing the labor burden of the villagers.

After the feed processing plant was put into operation, the village built a grain processing factory, a wood processing factory, an asparagus processing factory, and a large-scale farm, and all industries are developing healthily; Young people who work outside their hometowns are returning to their hometowns to work; The village has built a cultural center, a film and television hall, an infirmary, and a comprehensive service department for the convenience of the people; The elderly live in nursing homes for free, and the children enter kindergartens for free, realizing that the young are taught and the elderly are supported; Many people have bought cars at home; The construction of a garden-style residential community with unified planning and supporting facilities is nearing completion, and the villagers are about to live in a garden-style two-story building for free, and the whole village is full of laughter.

The impoverished village of Shagang became rich, but they didn't stop there. Late at night, the lights in the meeting room of the village committee were still on, and Li Minqiang was working with the two committees to seriously study how to lead the villagers to a higher direction. Looking forward to the future, Shagang Village will definitely be better.