When the new house was almost built, Gu Litian took Xu Ling and Gu Daliang to dig yellow mud outside, and truckloads of yellow mud were transported back and poured into the yard, piled up into a small hillside.

I also brought the straw stalks that were newly beaten this year from my own house, and begged buckets and buckets of soybean milk water from my neighbors who made tofu.

The yellow mud was dug into the depression, poured into the soybean milk water, glutinous rice water, and finally married into the straw stalk, the men rolled up their trouser legs, took off their shoes, and began to step on the yellow mud, and the women and children watched from the sidelines, talking and laughing.

The yellow mud that comes out is very sticky, pasted on the outer wall to prevent wind and warmth, and protects from the sun in summer, and every family builds a house.

Late autumn frost and cold, it was a very cold weather, the men just stepped on a hot sweat, and when the yellow mud was stepped on, the workers began to paste the wall and cap it.

Xu Ling took out the firecrackers he bought from the town early, hung a bunch on the persimmon tree outside, and lit them with a fire fold.

"Bang! Syllable! ”

The sound of crackling firecrackers also announced that the Xu family's new house was about to be built.

Gu Litian's teeth were not visible when he smiled, as happy as if this was his own home.

Xu Ling invited his father-in-law to the house to discuss the matter of holding a banquet tomorrow.

"Dad, you see who you have to invite over there, there will definitely be more people in the village tomorrow, but our own family must be entertained first, this time thanks to everyone's help."

Xu Ling threw the problem of the banquet to his father-in-law, he didn't know this, and he had to learn from Gu Litian in terms of the sophistication of the villagers.

Gu Daliang sat next to him, listening to their discussion.

"Her uncle's family should be invited, her third uncle should also be invited, she still has two aunts who are not in the village, far away, so let's not talk about it first." Gu Litian thought about it, the workers who worked for them were all related to the village, and they worked hard, so they had to leave a table, "Before you and you got married, who did you salute?" Just follow those invitations. If other people want to take this opportunity to associate with you, you can entertain them. ”

"When the time comes, I will ask Master Fan to remember it, if there is something at home in the future, you will have to return it."

Come and go, come and go.

If Xu Ling is still like before, I am afraid that no one in the village will want to come.

But Gu Litian looked at the attitude of the people in the village towards Xu Ling during this period of time, and said in his heart that his son-in-law was only afraid of a lot of people coming and going, and everything he could think about for Xu Ling was all for him.

Xu Ling also said: "That's the reason." In the past, I was wrong, and the people in the village didn't say anything, but now they are happy to befriend me, so let them all come. ”

"All coming? We'll have to set up a few tables! Gu Daliang was worried about Xu Ling, just to build a house, dozens of taels of silver were spent, and now it is so big to seal a beam top, I am afraid that Xu Ling will go out again without waiting for the New Year.

"Flowing water seat, whoever wants to come and eat can come to eat, and when the time comes, I will go to the town to buy vegetables and come back, and I don't have to think much about it."

"Isn't that still going to buy pigs and sheep?"

"Just buy Li Dayuan's pigs, I discussed them with his grandfather, and the sheep also bought from the villagers, buy two first, and I can't eat much stewed soup."

However, it is also difficult to entertain the tables, chairs and benches for guests, but fortunately, Gu Litian said that he can also borrow them from the villagers.

"Let's dig some lotus root first, this is also a dish, save if you can!"

Finally, eight dishes and two soups were finalized.

In the afternoon, Gu Litian went to the village to find someone to borrow things, and found a cook who specializes in making red and white ceremonies for people, and the helpers who wash and serve vegetables are all close to him.

In order to make Xu Ling's banquet look decent, Gu Litian also looked for his sister-in-law and third brother, his eldest brother was gone, and the third brother and the third brother were a little centrifuged because of the separation, but now they are getting better again.

Gu Daliang said to Xu Ling behind his back that his third uncle was like a ghost, and he went to Xu Ling in the first few days, and he already had the intention of easing relations with Gu Litian.

But everyone knows what they are doing here.

To put it bluntly, if Xu Ling were still the same as before, they would definitely not do it.

The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.

Xu Ling understands these truths.

Understanding does not mean that all these neighbors who come to him because he becomes rich are all bad.

Xu Ling also plans to take this opportunity to change his image in the minds of these people.

None of the Xu Gu family was idle, even Old Man Fan was responsible for watching the children.

Xu Ling went to the town to buy vegetables in the afternoon, and took two or three young men who helped to carry the vegetables, Xu Ling first took them to buy some of them, and then used the excuse of inviting a few friends to let them wait in place.

Sun Baoyao was not at home today, so Xu Ling told the woman who opened the door to him, "There will be a banquet in my house tomorrow, you tell Brother Sun for me, my name is Xu Ling, and my family lives in Lianhuawanzi, so I will know it as soon as I inquire." ”

"The slave family knows."

Xu Ling conveyed it in place, and then pulled a cart of vegetables home.

Nowadays, there are no rare green vegetables, nothing more than cabbage radish, leeks and shallots can be bought in the village.

Xu Ling pulled the car, and the others either carried the burden or helped him push it, rushing back before dark.

Early in the morning of the second day, Gu Litian called Xu Ling Gu Daliang up, and the three of them carried their burdens to dig lotus root in the lotus pond.

Gu Licai has two sons and a daughter, and the daughter is Gu Yao, who is married.

Gu Litian's eldest brother left early, and his father and mother were not happy to live in his house because Gu Zhen married a second bastard like Xu Ling, so the second elder lived in Gu Licai's house.

In the small courtyard, the old couple asked about their third son: "Your second brother taught you to help, when are you going to go?" ”

Gu Licai said: "It's still early, I'll go later." ”

They didn't know that Gu Litian was at the door, and when they heard this, Gu Litian coughed twice, kicked a few more steps, and then went to knock on the door.

"Licai, are you at home?"

Gu Licai hurriedly opened the door, "Second brother, why are you here?" ”

"Dad, mother," Gu Litian said hello to the old couple first, poked his head into the yard and looked, Gu Licai and his sons were squatting in the yard to eat, so he said with a smile: "I was planning to go to the lotus pond to dig lotus roots, and Xiaozhu Xiaozhuo happened to be idle, come with us." ”

It's cold like a ghost, who is willing to go down and help them dig lotus roots!

The two of them are about the same age as Gu Daliang, Gu Xiaozhu has already married, Gu Xiaozhuan has not, neither of them wants to go, but they can't bear to have the right to speak at home.

Old man Gu waved his hand, "It just so happens that Licai is also idle at home, so I'm going to help you, my own business!" ”

Gu Daliang secretly laughed at Xu Ling at his two cousins.

"Don't give them a good face for a while, they're not good people!"

Xu Ling was eating melons and watching a play next to him, and he felt that the eldest brother was a little funny, and the grievances between the two families were almost caused by him, but now he said in front of him that these two cousins were not good people.