Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 151 Erhu Gets Married
Early in the morning on the sixth day of the New Year, Qin Dahe and two other people went to Erhu's house. He was getting married today.

When I entered the bedroom, I saw a child sleeping on the bed, which is called "a child pressing on the bed".

I woke Erhu up quietly, and the living room was already full of people.

My mother came over to help, and the four of them started eating breakfast first.

After dinner, we have to go to Xu Village to pick up the bride. The car we use is Passat, and my uncle will come to be a temporary driver to join in the fun.

Getting married in the countryside is very interesting nowadays. He would definitely be willing to come over for a visit. He would bring his wife and children and prepare for lunch.

Qin Dahe's tricycle has also arrived. He will take a lot of people there later. It will be more fun if everyone is having fun.

"Auntie, you're picking someone up at 8:58, right?"

"Well, you guys should keep to the point. Don't score too quickly."

A group of people burst into laughter when they heard this. The four guys were all strong and healthy and could easily take down the door.

There have been many jokes here because of the wedding reception. People's yard walls have been torn down, and occasionally the gates have been knocked down.

The bride's side also wants to have some fun, so they ask for red envelopes of a few dollars or tens of dollars, and ask for more for the bridesmaids and children.

When they were about to go out, Erhu's mother took out a handful of red envelopes and gave them to the four of them, including several twenty-yuan ones that Erhu put in his pocket, because they would be the main force to pick up people later.

A group of people got on the bus in a lively manner. Before they arrived at Xu Village, Erhu's father-in-law's family started setting off firecrackers.

This year, no matter where you go, there is a strong smell of gunpowder during the New Year. From the beginning of the Little New Year to now, the sound of firecrackers has never stopped. It is considered the most lively New Year.

"To pick up the bride."

"This is the house, right? Push the gate first."

Several people pushed but couldn't open it. Tiedan and Qin Dahe looked at each other and walked to the edge of the courtyard wall tacitly.

You can’t give out red envelopes at this time, there will be children to take care of later.

They found a random place at the base of the wall where they put miscellaneous items, and they climbed up just by tiptoeing. They were discovered only when they landed while a group of people were blocking the door.

"Red envelopes are being distributed. There are three ten-yuan notes in here. I checked them out on purpose."

Qin Dahe was also cunning. He grabbed a few red envelopes and gave them out one by one, then opened the door while the girls blocking the door were looking at the red envelopes.

He was quite observant and saw Xiaoxue mixed in the crowd, guessing that she was a relative of the bride's family.

As soon as the groom entered the courtyard, the group of maids started blocking the second door again, and this time they refused to open it no matter what.

"You're lying. There's no such thing as a ten-yuan red envelope. They're all fifty-cent."

"Yes, that's only two dollars."

Everyone outside the house laughed. These red envelopes were just for fun. There were only three ten-yuan red envelopes among a hundred red envelopes. How could they be given out so easily?

At this time, Erhu's father-in-law came in. He passed out cigarettes and didn't care whether they lit up immediately.

Because almost everyone has cigarettes stuck in their ears, and when they get married, they throw cigarettes around like they are free.

"Xiaoxue, open the door for me. When you get married, I will bring people to open the door for you." Erhu said with a smile.

His family has some relatives at Liming Supermarket, and he will go to help when he gets married.

"No, just give me a ten-dollar bill."

"Here." A red envelope went in and floated down directly from the top of the gate.

"It's only fifty cents, it doesn't count." A female voice shouted. There must be more than one person inside.

"I'll give you another one. There are two pieces in this one."

"Give me more, why are you so stingy?"

There are several children in the house. It would be embarrassing if they don’t have enough red envelopes when they enter the house, so I naturally can’t give too much.

This time there were five red envelopes again, and it seemed that there was a ten-yuan note in it. The little girls cheered immediately.

"One more and the gate will be open."

"Yeah, another ten-dollar one."

Qin Dahe pulled Erhu, took out a stack of red envelopes from his pocket and whispered, "I'll throw some out later, they will definitely pick up the red envelopes, then we can just pull them hard."

There are only a dozen minutes left, so there is no time to waste.

"Okay, come on."

Another handful of red envelopes were brought down, and holding a wooden stick picked up from the yard, Hanwaer and Erhu went forward together to block the gate.

There was a "click" sound and the lock core was broken.

Several people laughed and went in immediately.

This time, I can't be in a hurry. I have to give red envelopes to everyone in the house, whether they are old ladies or children.

The red envelopes in the kid's bag had been spread out, and only Tiedan's was left untouched. He took it out and shared some with everyone.

The last door was the bedroom door. A few people lit a cigarette and chatted with Erhu's father-in-law for a while, and then started again after the last ten minutes.

The sound of firecrackers was still ringing outside, and fireworks were shooting into the sky as if they were free.

The house was also bustling with activity. After a quick test, I found that the bedroom door frame was a little loose.

"This is troublesome. It would be bad if it damaged Grandpa's front door."

"Haha, you guys better take it easy."

It's understandable if the door breaks on the wedding day, but it's a bit ugly if the door collapses, although this happens frequently.

"Auntie, how many people are there in there?"

"Three. A-Mei and her two cousins are inside."

Erhu leaned against the door and started shouting, "Listen up, everyone inside! You are surrounded. Surrender quickly, or the door will fall down."

"Kick it if you can, at least give me some red envelopes first."

Erhu began to pass out red envelopes through the crack in the door below. The sisters inside should have divided the red envelopes equally and began to receive them slowly.

Being a bridesmaid in the countryside here is actually quite risky. You can get hurt by being behind the door if you're not careful. There are also some unruly people who like to tease the bridesmaids and take advantage of them.

So generally, people who don’t have a good relationship with each other will never be bridesmaids. The three of them must have a good relationship. Erhu began to persuade his wife.

"Wife, we only have five red envelopes left. I'll hand them all over. Can you ask the two sisters to open the door?"

"Please pack a bigger bag for Sister. They haven't gotten much sleep since last night."

A shy voice came from inside, saying that the bridesmaids really had a hard time on the wedding day.

"okay."

Erhu was overjoyed when he heard this, and took out two big red envelopes from his arms and handed them over. Each of them contained twenty yuan in a red envelope.

"This brother-in-law is very nice. If two more sisters come, we will open the door for you." The two sisters said with a smile.

They were also calculating the time. There were still five minutes left, so it would be enough time for them to come in and find a pair of shoes.

Two more red envelopes passed through the crack in the door, and the door finally opened.

Several people began to look for shoes hurriedly. Erhu looked directly under the quilt and his wife's skirt, while Qin Dahe rummaged through the cabinets.

Generally speaking, shoes are not hidden in the pile of clothes, otherwise all the clothes will be messed up when you look for them.

The silly boy was careful and he found a string coming out of the window. He pulled out a shoe along the string.

"Where is the other one?" "You guys can look for it, but you can also exchange it for a red envelope." The two cousins were quite pretty, and Tiedan was a little afraid to talk to them.

Qin Dahe smiled and handed over the last red envelopes he had.

This behavior made the two of them very satisfied, and they pointed directly at the suitcase, which was the bride's luggage.

"Okay, no need to look for them, just recruit them." Everyone knew what they were going to do after Qin Dahe said this. This was something they had already discussed.

Erhu pushed the bride directly, then Hanwaer pulled the quilt and pushed it again, rolling her up like a chicken roll.

Qin Dahe took the opportunity to take some pictures with his camera so that he could share them with Erhu's wife later, otherwise it would be bad to beat a man too hard.

"Let's go."

"Haha, these kids are really interesting."

The adults outside were all laughing. In the incredulous eyes of Xiaoxue and the others, Erhu carried the person to the living room like a bandit.

There was still a minute left, so everyone waited for a while. The bride was too embarrassed to speak.

She was still wondering in her heart how her husband's brothers were so powerful that she was swept away before she could even react.

Then people from the bride's family started carrying things. The suitcase was carried by the bride's younger brother. It was his sister's dowry. After it was delivered, there was also a red envelope of 100 yuan.

The second is the spittoon, which also comes with a red envelope.

At 58:, everyone went out and got into the car on time. Only after getting into the car did the bride dare to come out to take a breath.

She shyly hit Erhu, and her uncle looked at her with great amusement.

It has been many years since I attended a wedding in the countryside. This year was really an eye-opener.

It was the first time he knew that fireworks could be set off continuously for a month. In the past, when they lived in poverty, they didn't have the money to set off so many fireworks.

"Erhu, whose car is this?" she asked curiously.

"It's Dahe's uncle's car." Erhu said, then took out two packs of Nanjing and handed them to the front. "Thank you, uncle."

"Haha, you and Daha are both my nephews, what are you thanking me for?" He accepted the cigarette very happily.

Today he was a driver and he never stopped smoking.

My in-laws' family became much more polite when they saw the Santana. There were even several packs of cigarettes in the passenger seat.

The bride didn't have the toughness of later generations at this moment. She just said thank you quietly and snuggled in Erhu's arms.

She was very satisfied with this candidate. He came from a well-off family and had several brothers.

I heard that he is learning welding recently and can do odd jobs to earn money.

As young people, few of them can honestly farm at this time. Erhu and Qin Dahe are considered to be the more outstanding young people in the neighborhood.

"Amei, let me tell you, from now on, if Dahe and the others ask me to go fishing, you can't stop me."

"Fishing?" The bride looked up blankly.

"Yeah, this year, because of the weather, we only fished twice and made a few thousand dollars."

"Okay, I'll do the housework for you at home."

Seeing the well-behaved appearance of the bride, Erhu was delighted and felt that his status would definitely not be any worse after marriage.

Only Qin Dahe was not here. If he were here, he would just look at his brother as if he were an idiot. What a nice thought.

When they arrived at Erhu's house, the people there saw the bride coming and started setting off firecrackers again.

Erhu's grandfather's mouth was wide open. He had spent all his savings on his grandson's wedding and was so happy.

I usually smoke Hongmei cigarettes that cost 1.2 yuan, but now I keep smoking Nanjing cigarettes that cost around 10 yuan.

The bride was escorted to the bridal chamber in a lively atmosphere, and preparations for the lunch banquet began in the yard.

The three brothers started to help carry the drinks. Erhu was getting married today, and they came here to lend a hand.

My mother and a group of women are busy following the master chef. After we finish today, it will be his family's turn the day after tomorrow.

The master chef specializes in this. He started preparing the ingredients yesterday at noon and now he starts copying the ingredients with ease.

Each table needs two large crucian carps weighing half a pound. They are fried until crispy and then soaked in soup, which smells delicious.

A serving of large lion heads requires four, all prepared in a steamer.

There is also the pig's trotter that was braised yesterday, it looks so tempting with its bright red color.

A large table was prepared with all meat dishes, and cold dishes were served at ten o'clock. There were fifteen tables today, and there was not enough space in the yard, so four tables were placed at the neighbor's house next door, and the fence in the middle was removed.

After the banquet is over, they still have to help people put the fences back in place.

After the cold dishes were served, the four-person group began to gather together. Today they were going to help with the drinking.

Fortunately, we all have some alcohol tolerance, which comes in handy right now.

There was originally a segment where people teased the bride, but they simply skipped it. Don't worry about the bad habits.

The four brothers are quite powerful when they are together, and those of the same age dare not act recklessly, otherwise they may get beaten afterwards.

After the cold dishes were served, the big pork elbow and lion's head were poured with soup and then prepared to be served. The four of them squatted in the back and started eating.

This is all based on experience. Eat half full before drinking white wine. This way, when you are waiting to drink, you will have something to fill your stomach, and your performance will be much better.

The next step is toasting, which starts as soon as the dishes are served.

Erhu and his bride each had a glass of wine at the table, and half of the one-liang cup was poured. Some people were more timid and had to add water or directly mix boiled water with Sprite, which made it look like white wine.

After walking around once, the groom could no longer stand steadily, and the next round of drinking had to be served by the three of them.

It's not about blocking the drinking, but about drinking with others so that others don't have a chance to come over and toast you.

You can't say things like "I'll drink for him" today, unless the bride and groom take turns drinking.

"Grandpa, let's have a drink together. I got a lot of tofu dregs from you last year."

"That's just a few dollars. Take one." The owner of the tofu shop drank the wine with a smile.

Almost everyone present was an acquaintance, except for some relatives from outside.

There were quite a few people from the bride's family, and after we brought them over, some of them also wanted to come over for dinner.

Today they were guarding against the bride's family. After briefly greeting the people from the same village, the three of them went all out and took the groom directly to the bride's family's table to start toasting.

It is definitely not okay to drink a glass of wine in one round. The rule is to finish it in three or four sips. The three of them took turns, and Erhu finally retained some rationality.

"Amei, your dad drinks a lot." Erhu went to the corner and vomited.

"He can drink a lot, so why don't I help you drink it later?" Amei said with a smile, taking a sip of the drink.

"How much can you drink?" Erhu raised his head in confusion and looked at his wife.

"Less than a pound, right?"

His eyes suddenly widened. Less than a pound? He would only drink a pound at most. Any more and he would lose his memory.

It is better to drink beer. If you are in good physical condition, drinking beer will definitely give you an advantage.

"How much? How could you drink so much?" Erhu said aggrievedly. He just felt sorry for his wife and helped her to block the wine.

"My dad runs a winery. I've been playing there since I was a kid."

Looking at his wife's half-smile, Erhu felt a chill in his heart.

(End of this chapter)