Great changes in the countryside

Chapter 260

Tong Xiaoping was taken aback.

The whole village was invited one by one. There are more than 400 households in the village. There are one person in one family, and some have two people in one family. There are at least 500 people in one family.

For a table of eight people, at least sixty tables are required.

Tong Xiaoping opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it. According to the cost of two yuan per person, it would cost at least 1000 yuan.

It is said that Chen Yang has made money and is rich and powerful, but he did not expect to be so rich and powerful.

Tong Xiaoping felt a lot of pressure.

Brother Yang is right, his target is not only Chen Ping, but a rich and powerful Chen Ping.

"Brother Yang, isn't it inappropriate to make such a big show?"

"Don't you think it's imposing enough? Well, I'll invite the whole village, not just one family, but the whole family, and let them eat the flowing water mat."

Tong Xiaoping stood up in fright, "Don't scare me, Brother Yang, I'm timid."

"I'll go. You are a combat hero, are you not afraid of going to the battlefield, are you afraid of going to the wine shop?"

"I'm calm. Brother Yang, please be calm too."

Chen Yang stretched out his hand and patted the table, "That's it. The running water table invites everyone in the village, and those who don't come will be knocked down."

Tong Xiaoping had no choice but to run to Chen Ping and tell Chen Ping that she was counting on her to help persuade Chen Yang.

But Chen Ping said that she listened to her elder brother.

Chen Yang sat on the sofa in the living room, smiling at Tong Xiaoping and Chen Ping.

"Hehe...that's it, Pingzi. The two companies are co-organizing, and I will be responsible for the drinks for the engagement wine."

After a pause, Chen Yang said again, "But, Pingzi, tell your parents, all gifts from Xiaoding, including gift money, must not be less."

Tong Xiaoping nodded and left.

Chen Ping said, "Brother, in this case, his parents will feel ashamed."

"You're stupid. Second child, you have a rural household registration and married an active military officer. Is it considered high-profile?"

Chen Ping nodded and hummed.

"So we can't lose our position, we have to find a way to make money. What do we use to make money? Let's make a big scene just to make money."

With such an explanation, Chen Ping completely understood, "Brother, I'll listen to you."

Tong Xiaoping returned home and reported Chen Yang's thoughts.

After a long discussion, the dozen or so adults of the Tong family basically agreed with Chen Yang's idea.

Next, there is a series of procedures for engagement.

The first step is to find two matchmakers, even for free love, to represent the man and the woman respectively.

This is easy to solve. In line with the principle of not letting the money go to outsiders, instead of looking for a professional matchmaker, both the man and the woman can find it in their own family.

Tong Xiaoping was looking for Tong Laogui. According to his seniority, Tong Laogui was Tong Xiaoping's second uncle.

On Chen Ping's side, Chen Yang was looking for his uncle Chen Dongnan.

In the second step, two matchmakers walk back and forth between the men and women's homes, exchanging the horoscopes of the two parties.

Some people in the village can read the horoscope, take it to comment, and say that the horoscope of the two is a good match.

On Chen Yang's side, grandpa knew how to read the horoscope, and he also put on reading glasses to read it carefully.

Grandpa said that the horoscopes of these two people are a perfect match.

The marriage between the two is settled.

The third step is to determine the day of Xiaoding, that is, the day of holding a wedding.

This is the turn of grandpa to show his talents.

There are some basic considerations when choosing a date for a wedding.The first and fifteenth day of the new year are not acceptable, and there are still some days that cannot be picked.

Three or six or nine are good days.

The day after tomorrow is the ninth day of the lunar calendar. Grandpa chose this day after careful consideration.

The date is fixed, and the next fourth step is to send out invitations to relatives and friends, and invite them to come to the house for a wedding wine.

The man and the woman jointly decided to hold the banquet at Chen Yang's home.

Running a water table is not an easy task.

There are ten tables in the courtyard, four tables in the main room, and six tables on the road outside the courtyard, making a total of twenty tables.

According to the old rules of the Eight Immortals Table, only eight people can be seated at a table, and 160 people can be seated at a twenty table.

This is very worrying for Chen Yang.

There are more than [-] people in the village, and there are only [-] tables, which have to be divided into more than ten times.Even once an hour, it takes twelve hours.

Chen Yang discussed with his grandfather.

Grandpa suggested that the open space next to the house should be used, and if there are no other places, the banquets should be placed in the open space next to it, and 66 tables should be placed for auspiciousness.

Chen Yang followed his grandfather's advice.

The next step is to prepare for the work of the flowing water seats.

The eldest sister was personally responsible for mobilizing the female teachers of the village primary school to write four to five hundred invitations.

After writing the invitations, they have to come to the door one by one and distribute them.

This task was given to Tong Xiaolong, Tong Erzi, Shunzi and others.

Chen Yang requested that every household should be delivered, including the widowed elderly and those few enemies.

Inviting guests and entertaining guests is the etiquette of the host, and whether you come or not is the popularity of the host.

In addition, there are tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks, which are in charge of Chen Yaoping, Chen Fuming's father, and cannot be neglected when renting or returning them.

The purchasing team is in charge of Cai Fuman and Tong Xiaofang. All the ingredients, quantity and quality are guaranteed by them, and Chen Yang just pays for it.

Cai Baohua, Cai Xiaohui's father, is in charge of the cook and helper.

Cai Baohua himself is a folk cook, and Chen Yang's request to him is that there should be ten cooks and twenty assistant cooks on that day.

There is also an order group.

Cai Genfu and his second brother, Chen Bing, are jointly in charge of order. If no one maintains order, there must be chaos.

Cai Chaoyang took the initiative to come to the door, and Chen Yang also assigned him to the order team.

Chen Yang himself served as the commander-in-chief.

Chen Fuming, Cai Xiaohui and Chen Renjun, as coordinators, are always ready to help each group.

The engagement wine between Tong Xiaoping and Chen Ping was so spectacular that it became famous all over the world.

The running water table starts at 45:[-] in the morning and continues until [-] in the afternoon.

Sixteen dishes, six meat and four vegetables, two cold and two soups.

Four kinds of dim sum.

Enough beer and soda.

The man has two packs of cigarettes, one pack of Pegasus, and one pack of Peony.

Non-smokers, women and children, one packet of candy each.

Of course, red-dyed eggs are essential, two per person, childlike.

Chen Yang didn't care about the cost, while Tong Xiaoping gritted his teeth and couldn't hold back.

Two older brothers and three older sisters each contributed 100 yuan, parents contributed 100 yuan, and Tong Xiaoping himself contributed 100 yuan.

Knowing Tong Xiaoping's difficulties, Chen Ping quietly took out 2000 yuan and let Tong Xiaoping use it freely.

How could Tong Xiaoping accept the money?

Tong Xiaoping didn't accept until Chen Ping was about to get angry.

Xiao Ding wanted to pay a small deposit, and Tong's family put 680 yuan and [-] cents.

Gold rings, gold necklaces, gold earrings, gold bracelets, everything is complete.

Other gifts such as clothes and new cloth are also bought according to the rules.

The gifts were delivered and placed in the main room for everyone to visit.

Chen Yang spent a total of 300 yuan on this engagement.

The money was spent, Chen Yang didn't feel bad at all.

But he was tired, as tired as a grandson.

Like Chen Yang, everyone was extremely tired.

In the evening, Chen Yang sat on the sofa on the second floor and fell asleep without having dinner.

(End of this chapter)