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Chapter 604 Xu Ning is getting married and is going to pick up the bride
Now that the bridal chamber had been decorated, the people from the forest farm and the village went home one after another. When they were about to leave, Liu Lizhen put the remaining two pots of sauerkraut (which had not been cooked because the ones in the copper pots had not been eaten) into cans or small aluminum pots, and put in a few square pieces of fresh pork with lots of fat, and asked them to take them home and try them.

The remaining sauerkraut in the copper basin, as well as other leftovers, were taken home by Xu, Chang, Jiang, Huang, Li, Deng, Hu and other relatives who had a good relationship with the Xu family. This way they could just briefly reheat them the next morning and eat them without having to rush over, because the banquet would not begin until 11:18 noon after the wedding was completed.

Besides, Yang Liguo, Yang Shuhua, Wu Qiuxia and others need to prepare dishes and meals in the morning and are too busy to do it, so it is a good choice to let them eat at home in the morning.

But the Sun, Chai and Wu families had come from far away, so they had to be entertained in the morning. Even if they were just eating some simple leftovers, it was better than going hungry.

Seeing that he was getting married the next day, Xu Ning felt a little excited and agitated. He thought back to his previous life when he and Meng Ziyan were getting married. Where would they hold their wedding?
The ceremony of directly wearing red makeup and worshipping heaven and earth and all the complicated ceremonies were omitted, leaving only the step of changing the name and serving tea. The reason why this step was left was because Xu Ning wanted to collect some fees for changing the name.

He sat on a stool in the reception room. The sofa frame that was originally placed at the foot of the wall had been moved to the lower room. When Zhang Jinbao came over this afternoon, he was arranging to make the sofa, but Xu Ning stopped him. There was no place to put the sofa now, and it really took up too much space. Besides, there were too many people coming and going in the room. What if a cigarette butt dropped on the sofa?

Sun Jiwei and other members of the Sun family came out of the house. Seeing his dazed look, they patted his shoulder and asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Erning? You're a little excited about getting married tomorrow, aren't you?"

"Oh, Uncle, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep. What should I do?" Xu Ning slapped his legs and gritted his teeth.

Sun Jishan said with a smile: "Isn't this abnormal? You can't sleep tonight, so let Brother Sheng give you less wine tomorrow."

Chai Bing laughed when he heard this: "Hahahaha... not that great, we as your brothers will leave some for you so that you can enter the bridal chamber tonight."

“Hahahaha…” The old men around were all experienced people, and there were few old women, so they were able to joke appropriately.

Xu Ning grinned and said, "You brothers should act like brothers. It's good for you to be mean to me. Don't blame me for getting angry!"

"Hahaha! Don't worry, I'll help you block the wine tomorrow. Brother Qiang... Brother Qiang won't drink, so Third Brother will!"

"You have to drink. If anyone wants to bully my brother, I will turn against him!"

Chai Liangyu said sternly: "I'm bullying your brother, and you're also bullying me?"

"Turn over! Hey, Dad, well... I didn't think it was you."

Chai Bing turned around and saw Chai Liangyu's face, and his legs trembled with fear. He was afraid of his own father to the core. Normally, Chai Liangyu would just kick him lightly, but if Chai Liangyu was really mad enough to get angry, then his eldest and second brothers would not show mercy either.

Chai Liangyu rolled his eyes and said, "Look at you, you look like a rat seeing a cat. Are you so afraid of me?"

"Hey, Dad, I'm afraid you'll be angry."

Yang Yusheng said with a smile: "The third child is still filial. He respects you from the bottom of his heart, brother."

"Haha, I just wanted to tease him, this kid..."

In fact, Chai Liangyu also wanted to tease his sons, but his three sons had been whipped and kicked since childhood. Besides, this was related to their personalities. Xu Ning was rebellious in his bones. The more he was beaten, the more he refused to obey. Later, he learned and learned to bend and stretch. Sometimes, before Xu Laonian took action, he would directly shout that he was wrong. When he saw Xu Laonian looking for the broom, he got up and ran...

The three brothers of Chai Shao were different. They knelt on the spot and took the beating. They had no intention of running away. Perhaps they were thinking: What's the point of running? Don't we have to go home later? After the beating, it was over.

Little did they know that Chai Liangyu was already very angry. The more he looked at the three brothers, the angrier he became, and he beat them harder and harder.

Without further ado, the people in the house left one after another. They had already decided where to live and left with their beddings in their arms. The five rooms in the two old houses were occupied by the younger generation, such as Sun Liansheng's three brothers, Wu Haiquan's three brothers, and so on. Chai Liangyu, Sun Jishan and others naturally lived in the new house. Although men and women slept in separate rooms, it was the only way for everyone to sleep.

Ma Liu, Scarface and Dazhi lived in the east wing of the old landlord, so Yang Yusheng, Yang Liguo and others naturally had to live in Li Fuqiang's house. This is what is called relatives visiting relatives.

In a blink of an eye, it was around 10 o'clock. Liu Lizhen and other old ladies made more than 100 red envelopes, most of which were stuffed with 1 cent, which were for the children. The rest were for hanging clocks, hanging curtains, folding bedding, and pressing cars and beds. All of them were stuffed with 5 yuan, which is considered a high price in today's rural areas.

In addition, Liu Lizhen and Liu Fenfang discussed the change of name fee and finally decided to give 101 yuan, because this amount was given when Xu Long and Wang Shujuan got married.

After everyone fell asleep, Xu Ning lay on the kang, unable to fall asleep. The person living in the same room with him was Liu Tianen. The night before the wedding, an underage boy must sleep with her. If she slept alone, it would be unlucky. The older generation believed that sleeping alone before marriage would make one very lonely after marriage.

Xu Ning didn't think about what to do after marriage, but was somewhat excited. In his previous life, he did not give Meng Ziyan a stable life, which resulted in a miserable situation. At this point in this life, he has changed the trajectory of his life, and the road ahead will be simple. He can just live a good life.

Listening to Liu Tianen's snoring and the sound of the clock, he gradually felt sleepy. However, just when he was half asleep, he suddenly heard some noise in the living room.

The noise lasted for a long time, but he had no desire to open his eyes. He slept while listening to Xu Laonian and Chai Liangyu chatting outside the room in deliberately low voices.

When Xu Laonian said that it was already half past five and that it was time to wake up the little brat, Xu Ning reluctantly opened his eyes, sat up uncontrollably, reached out from under the pillow to take out his watch and took a look. It was exactly half past five, as Xu Laonian said, and Liu Tianen next to him was still sleeping soundly.

At this time, Liu Lizhen pushed the door open and walked into the room holding his new clothes. Seeing that he had woken up, she smiled and said, "Oh my god, you are so good today. Hurry up and change your clothes, wash your face and head."

It is common in Qing'an to wash hair on the wedding day, as the older generation believes that this day is a new beginning. Of course, in some places, it is believed that hair should not be washed, as it will wash away the joy.

Xu Ning rubbed his sleepy eyes and nodded, asking, "Have my uncle and the others finished eating?"

"Well, your third brother and the others are eating now. Hurry up, you can still catch up."

After Liu Lizhen finished speaking, she turned and walked out.

Xu Ning took off his trousers and changed into red trousers and red long johns. The trousers were trousers made of good fabric, and the upper body was a white shirt and a half-open woolen coat. This set of clothes was bought in the provincial capital. The styles he bought in the city were not as novel as this one. In fact, with Xu Ning's figure and appearance, anything he wore would be suitable, but Meng Ziyan tried hard to make him wear this set, so he had no choice but to follow her.

She was wearing red socks and leather shoes. The shoes were yellow, white and brown, handmade and very expensive. When Meng Ziyan bought them, Su Yawen helped her choose them. They cost about 87 yuan.

Xu Ning dressed neatly and walked out the door, and was greeted with cheers as soon as he left the house.

"Handsome! So handsome!"

"This outfit looks impressive! Like a big boss."

"..."

Xu Ning accepted the compliment sincerely and said, "Of course! I take after my parents."

Xu Laonian felt very happy when he heard this. He pouted and nodded continuously, "That's right! His parents look like this, how can he be any worse?"

"Hahaha……"

Xu Feng had gotten up long ago. She diligently fetched water for Xu Ning. After helping him wash his hair and face, she handed him a comb. His hair was shiny black, and he gently combed it back and his hairstyle stood up. By the time it was time for dinner, his hair was completely dry and his hairstyle was fixed.

Liu Lizhen found a red belt, handed it over and said, "Tie this belt."

"Okay, I'll do it later. I'm a little confused now..."

Xu Laonian said, "What are you doing? Just listen to your uncle and do whatever he tells you to do."

Chen Hedong said with a smile: "It's normal to be a little nervous when getting married for the first time. Before I married his sister-in-law, I almost wet my pants." "Hey, tell me your story quickly. What happened?"

"I didn't go to the toilet when I got up in the morning. When I went to pick up my bride, this little..."

Chen Hedong pointed at Su Beichuan and paused, saying, "Beichuan insisted that I drink a bucket of salt water before he would let me in. The water was very salty. The more I drank, the thirstier I became. There were a lot of things to do in the morning and afternoon, and I was too busy to deal with them. When I was serving tea to my mother-in-law, I just knelt down and almost vomited when I bent over..."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone laughed wildly upon hearing this.

Xu Ning swallowed the food in his mouth and asked, "Brother Dong, how many drops did you squeeze out?"

"Why didn't it squeeze out? I felt my crotch was a little damp at the time."

"Hahaha..." Su Beichuan grinned.

Su Yawen gritted her teeth and hammered him twice, "You still have the nerve to laugh?"

Zhang Aini and the others covered their mouths and laughed secretly. Xu Laonian said, "Compared with my little...my old son, Beichuan is still a little bit inferior.

The day before yesterday, he was only five or six years old. I forgot what he got angry with me about, and he turned around and urinated six or seven drops into my teacup. Then he brought it to me and said that he was wrong and would never urinate again.

Seeing that he was doing so well, I thought I should not discourage him from being filial to his parents, so I took the tea and drank it. After he finished drinking it, he laughed out loud and ran more than ten meters away before turning around to tell me that he had added urine to the teacup.

"Hahaha……"

Li Fuqiang laughed and said, "Uncle, then you didn't cut him?"

"How can I not beat him? If I don't beat him, why would I keep him? Don't think he's cunning. He ran more than ten meters away, but can his short legs outrun a young and energetic me? If I catch up with him, I will take off his pants and slap him hard. In the end, his butt is swollen."

"Hahaha, Erning is quite tough."

Xu Ning raised his head and said, "Of course, you can beat me like that without even lying down."

Chai Shao gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Then you are this one."

"No, my father tied me to a tree and beat me there, otherwise I would have run away long ago."

"Hahaha……"

In the morning, the Xu family's house was filled with laughter and joy. They could not help themselves. In this joyful atmosphere, all the relatives and friends who came to the Xu family finished their meals.

There was still about an hour and a half before they were supposed to pick up the bride. At this time, Xiao Du took out his camera and said, "Uncle and aunt, can I take a picture of you?"

"Ah, don't we have to wait until the ceremony?"

Xu Laonian asked, "Du'er, do you have enough film?"

"Enough! Uncle Sun specifically asked me to bring more film, so I took 50 rolls in total, which is enough for all the shooting."

Each roll of film can produce more than 30 photos, depending on the quality of the photos. The lowest rate is more than 20, and the highest rate is about 30.

Sun Jishan said, "Du'er, let's take some photos later, individual photos, group photos, etc. Then we can print out a few more and keep some for each family."

"It's OK. Don't worry, Uncle Sun."

Xiao Du took a camera to take individual or group photos of everyone. When the shutter was pressed, the first family portrait of the Xu family was engraved on the film. After Meng Ziyan came in, they would take a second family portrait to record the changes in Xu Ning before and after his marriage.

Ma Liu was sitting at the foot of the wall smoking a cigarette. Xiao Du secretly pressed the shutter. He grinned and said, "Why are you still taking pictures with me?"

"Master, today is Erning's wedding, let's keep it as a souvenir so we can remember it in the future."

"Well, thank you, man."

"Haha, okay, I'll go into the house then."

After Xiao Du entered the room, Xu Ning asked with a smile, "How is it?"

"Uncle Ma is a nice guy, not as stubborn as you say."

"Oh, that's really a courtesy to me. OK, how much film is left?"

Xiao Du opened his backpack and looked inside. "There are still a lot of films left. There must be enough! My mission today is to use up all of these films so that I can have an explanation when I return."

"What's going on?" Xu Ning was slightly stunned.

"Well, our leader... not Uncle Sun, personally approved it. He knows you're getting married today, and Lin Dongliang from the Municipal Bureau also asked me to bring you a gift. You're quite capable. He's not just an ordinary guy. He came all the way up from the grassroots..."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "We have a little personal relationship, and we usually get along as buddies."

"That's awesome! If I need to find him later, you have to put in a good word for me."

"What do you want me to do? If you need anything, just tell me. I'll do what I can do, and I'll ask you to do what I can't do!"

Xiao Du gave a thumbs up: "Exquisite!"

At 7:58, Du Shoucai was busy making arrangements for the wedding reception, such as preparing the bouquet and personal gifts in advance. Wang Shujuan, as the sister-in-law, helped Xu Ning put on a red banner with the word "groom" written on it. Xu Laonian and Liu Lizhen put on red banners for the people who accompanied Xu Ning to the wedding reception.

Although they did not go to pick up the bride, they also had to wear red banners with the names of the groom's father and mother written on them. The team leading the bride-picking party was led by Wang Erli. Usually, this job was done by the groom's uncle or grandfather, but Xu Laonian had no biological brothers, only sworn brothers. Otherwise, the team would be led by the groom's mother's brothers. However, Liu Daming was too straightforward in his conversation, so he pushed the task to Wang Erli.

The members who came to pick up the bride were Wang Erli, Han Fengjiao and Liu Daming, Wu Qiuxia, Xu Long and Wang Shujuan, Xu Feng, Wang Biao, Liu Tianen, Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei, a total of 11 people. When they came back, they made an even number of 22, which means getting married in pairs.

Of course, in addition to the bride-picking team, there were also drivers Chai Bing, Wu Haiquan, Chen Hedong, and Sun Lianjun, who drove a total of two jeeps and two Dongfeng cars, and Xiao Du was the photographer.

A big red flower made of red cloth was hung on the front of the car, and balloons, ribbons and window decorations were hung on the windows, making it look quite festive.

Just after eight o'clock, Du Shoucai called everyone to get in the car. Xu Ning got into the passenger seat of the first car holding a bouquet of flowers, while the people who came to pick up the bride put the gifts in the back car.

(End of this chapter)