The growth of the eldest daughter-in-law of the farm gate

Chapter 336: Happy Events Continue

Lijia Village is bustling every day, and the Li family mansion is also filled with joy.

In February, the countdown to Mingli's wedding began. The wedding date was the ninth day of the second lunar month. Since the first day of the first lunar month, Li Mingli was watched by Wang and could not leave the house. Today was the day for the bride to deliver the dowry and make the bed. Wang and old man Li got up early in the morning to prepare.

Compared with Village Chief Zhao's family, the Li family's status is different, so Wang pays special attention to these etiquettes. She must not let the Zhao family think that they have become prosperous and can neglect their in-laws.

Zhao Daliang and Jiang also rushed over early in the morning hoping to help. The old couple had been going to Lijia Village frequently recently. This was because they felt sorry for their daughter. Seeing Yunlan getting thinner every day, Jiang wished that Yunlan could have eight meals a day.

"Mom, what are you making?" Zhao Yunlan watched her mother coming over with a bowl of unknown soup.

"I'm stewing black chicken soup for you. Drink it while it's hot." Jiang was already familiar with the Li family's kitchen. She often went to the kitchen to cook for her daughter during her visit recently.

Zhao Yunlan said several times that she could just let the servants do it, but Jiang remained unmoved.

"You will be busy again soon, so eat something to fill your stomach now. I heard that you didn't eat much last night and this morning. You haven't eaten well since I was back."

Zhao Yunlan held her forehead with her hand, looked at Chunxiang beside her helplessly, and couldn't help but smile at Jiang: "Chunxiang has become your spy now. I didn't eat well. I just ate too much cakes during the day!"

Chunxiang wanted to apologize, but was stopped by Jiang.

"Chunxiang, this is also for your own good. You should eat less snacks and more meals every day. I made a set of clothes for you and it needs to be altered. You have lost so much weight in such a short time. I think we should ask a doctor to check it out." Jiang naggled a few words.

"I'm fine, mom, you're just scaring yourself. Won't I be pretty when I lose weight?"

Jiang patted Yunlan's arm.

"Good health is the most important thing. If you want to be beautiful, a chubby face is still beautiful. Eat well and don't be harsh on your body."

"Okay~, I obey my mother."

Under Jiang's supervision, Zhao Yunlan drank the bowl of soup obediently.

"Mom's cooking skills are really good. Hiccup~"

Jiang was amused by the burping sound. "Don't be so funny. Go and get busy. I'll go see if my in-laws can help me."

The people from Village Chief Zhao's family came to deliver the dowry and make the bed before going back. Wang continued to carry Li Mingli to try on clothes. Li Mingli was completely numb to trying on wedding clothes.

"Third brother, please check your yard later to see if there is anything else you need so that we can make up for it."

Li Mingli thought that no matter what his mother said now, he just had to agree to it, and must not say too many irrelevant words, otherwise there would be a lot of trouble.

"Oh my god, you decorated it very well. There is everything in the yard." Although she said this, she couldn't help complaining in her heart. If she didn't live in it every day, she would feel like she had entered the wrong room. Everything was brand new. I would still spend money.

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The days were tense and busy until the wedding day. Li Mingli rode a horse and led the wedding procession to Zhaojiagou. The branches along the way were decorated with red silk, adding a touch of vitality to this early spring.

Because of this wedding, the workers in Lijia Village also pressed the pause button, and even the school was closed for a day, because the teachers were invited to attend the wedding. Lijia Village and Zhaojiagou were full of joy, and villagers along the way came to congratulate.

Zhao Yunlan and Wu Yi took Niu Niu to distribute wedding candies to the villagers. Niu Niu was a generous child. When he saw the brothers and sisters in the village, he gave candies to each of them.

The sound of gongs and drums came from far away, "She's back, she's back, the bride is here!"

The children gathered around to welcome the returning bride. Mrs. Wang and Old Man Li had already been sitting on the high hall waiting for the newlyweds to come and pay their respects. The guests all had smiles on their faces as they congratulated the couple.

After the wedding ceremony, the groom Li Mingli came out of the bridal chamber and toasted everyone at each table. He was accompanied by the two brothers Mingyi and Mingzhi. Zhao Yunlan stayed with Jiang and Wang, and several female family members also drank a little wine.

"Mingmei, you can't drink too much."

"I understand, my dear mother, please don't miss me on this happy day."

Wang said with some doting tone: "You!"

"Someone go and keep an eye on the third brother and don't let him drink too much." Wang looked at the outer courtyard and then at the direction of the new house.

Wu Yi said, "My husband and my brother will take good care of it, mother, don't worry, they won't ruin my third brother's good life."

This remark caused a burst of laughter from the female relatives. Only Mingmei, who was not married, blushed. It was not known whether it was because of the alcohol.

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The next day, the crowing of roosters in the village woke up the working people.

Zhao Guiru got up as usual at home when she heard the rooster crow.

"Well, be good and sleep a little longer." Li Mingli stopped Zhao Guiru and turned over.

"It's already this late. I told you last night to wake me up earlier. I need to get up and cook."

"No need. The servants will cook. You can sleep a little longer. Didn't you feel uncomfortable last night?" Li Mingli hugged the person in his arms tightly. He felt a little distressed and blamed himself for his lack of skill last night. Fortunately, after a few practices, his skills were improved.

Zhao Guiru thought of the scene last night, and felt shy. She couldn't help but clench her fist and punch the man's chest. Li Mingli smiled and tried to bully her again.

"No, I told you I'm going to get up. I can't break the rules. If I sleep in on the first day I come home, mother and my elder and second sisters-in-law will be dissatisfied." Zhao Guiru suddenly pushed Li Mingli away and sat up immediately.

With this push, Li Mingli instantly became much more sober and could only sit up.

"They won't mind. Mom said we can get up later today."

"No, get up now. You are not allowed to sleep. Accompany me to the kitchen. I will cook breakfast for my parents and you light the fire for me." Zhao Guiru had just entered this new family and was a little scared. In addition, the gap between the two families was too big, so she always felt unreal. Li Mingli became her only hope.

Before getting married, Li Mingli asked his elder and younger sisters-in-law about how the new bride felt when she first got married. Now, looking at the person in front of him like this, he felt heartbroken.

"Okay, let's go make breakfast for mom and dad."

There was already a maid waiting outside, but Li Mingli did not let the maid come in to serve him. Instead, he went out to fetch hot water himself.

The two of them washed up quickly. Zhao Guiru was not used to decorating herself yet. Li Mingli saw that Zhao Guiru's head looked a little empty, so he took out a hairpin from the makeup box and pinned it on the bride's bun.

"It looks good, let's go."

The bride was a little shy, but Li Mingli was happy. With a smile on his face, he took his wife's hand and went to the kitchen.

At this moment, the kitchen was already steaming with heat and the lights were on. Some were kneading dough, while others were picking vegetables.

"Third Master, Third Madam. What do you want to eat in the morning? This morning we have wontons, noodles, and porridge."

Zhao Guiru looked at the people around her in panic, worrying whether she had done something wrong by coming to the kitchen and making these people laugh at her and bringing shame to her husband.

Li Mingli smiled and gently comforted the other party: "We want to make breakfast and send it to our parents."

The servant smiled and said, "Whatever Madam Third wants to do, we will be ready to come out."

Zhao Guiru let go of Li Mingli's hand and tried to calm herself down. "I want to make glutinous rice balls. Prepare some glutinous rice flour and stuffing for me."

"Yes, Madam Three."

Li Mingli took the other person's hand again and kept smiling at him.

Zhao Guiru said quietly: "I'm a little nervous. There are too many people."

"Just leave a few people to watch the fire, and the rest of you can go out first. Come back when we are done." Li Mingli ordered immediately.

"Yes, Third Master." Several people walked out with their tools in hand, leaving only two servants in the room to add fuel to the fire.

After Zhao Guiru felt less nervous, she began to roll up her sleeves and knead the dough. Li Mingli helped her. At the beginning, the two of them were a little flustered, but after they worked together well, they were able to make the dumplings very quickly.

The dumplings were not big and were prepared two per person. Zhao Guiru knew her own cooking skills, so she did not dare to embarrass herself. Besides, the kitchen had already prepared other breakfasts in the morning, so she felt that she was just causing trouble.

I just remembered the words of admonition my mother had said to me before I got married, so I had to bite the bullet and do it. Fortunately, Mingli fully cooperated with me, so I didn't feel embarrassed.

In the main courtyard, when Wang got up, she heard that the third son and his wife went to the kitchen to make breakfast, so after getting up, she notified everyone else to get up early so as not to make things difficult for the third son's wife.

At this moment, the whole family had gathered in the dining room of the main courtyard, and the third son and his wife were walking over here carrying dumplings.

"Dad, mom, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, second brother, younger brother and younger sister." Zhao Guiru greeted them one by one. This etiquette was something Zhao Guiru's mother learned from someone in the county and taught her daughter after returning.

The newlyweds offered tea to the two elders, and Wang gave a pair of jade bracelets to the third daughter-in-law.

After everyone was ready, Mingli spoke first: "Dad, Mom, Guiru got up early in the morning and cooked the glutinous rice balls."

After hearing what her husband said, Zhao Guiru stood up and stood beside Wang, wanting to serve dumplings to everyone.

Wang smiled and said, "Third daughter-in-law is thoughtful. Let's try your dumplings. We are also from farming families and don't have those rules. Let's sit down and eat together."

Zhao Yunlan also helped to speak up: "Third brother, help your sister-in-law sit down, let's have breakfast together as a family."

Li Mingli hurriedly got up to take care of his wife and sat down at the dining table.

"My sister-in-law has great cooking skills!" Wu Yi opened the lid of the pot and looked at the dumplings of uniform size, her face filled with enthusiasm.

"Sister-in-law, please forgive me for making a fool of myself."

Zhao Yunlan instructed Chunxiang behind her to distribute the dumplings. Zhao Guiru wanted to stand up and tell everyone to get two, but was held down by Li Mingli.

Chunxiang knew how to divide the dumplings as soon as she saw the number of them. Wang started eating first, followed by Old Man Li.

Zhao Guiru understood and glanced nervously at the man beside her. Mingli still smiled, but his eyes seemed to say, "Don't worry, I'm by your side."