Carry a fountain with you

Chapter 187
The wedding day is coming soon, and it seems that it is already September 29th, Liu Junhao started to rush to the streets to buy supplies for the wedding banquet.

Although he didn't know much about it, Lao Guo had organized banquets for so many years, so he naturally knew the doorway inside, and wrote him a list with a brush.

Pork and beef are big heads, which cost the most money.The beef is bought directly from Lao Guo, and he also pats his chest to ensure that he will get the best cooked beef.Ham was pre-ordered a few days ago, and fortunately he explained everything early, otherwise he would probably be too busy to break his leg when things came to an end.

The rest is to buy sugar, tobacco, wine and some seasonal vegetables. As for the chicken and fish that I have at home, I don’t need to buy these.

He and Zhang Qian worked all morning to get everything ready, and finally drove back to Liujiagou in two numb cars.

On the morning of the [-]th day, he continued to be busy, and Lao Guo brought his set of pots and pans over early.

Everyone hurriedly built an earthen stove in the corner of the yard, and then put the big pot on it, which will be used to steam hot dishes later.To be honest, people who see the cauldron for the first time feel a little scary.

According to the rules of Liujiagou, basically every family in the village has to send someone to help when there are weddings and funerals in the village.So not long after breakfast, representatives of many families came, washing vegetables, washing dishes, and the yard was very lively for a while.

The gang of brats in the village also ran over to join in the fun after school, but these guys only focused on the candy melon seeds Liu Junhao put in the yard, each of which was full of pockets.

It's not good if the yard is deserted, so Liu Junhao welcomes them very much.But these children still took Zhang Qian into consideration after all, and didn't dare to make a fuss.

Lao Guo has been busy since he entered the yard, cutting pork, croquettes, fried dough sticks and so on.Anyway, the women in the village are good at cooking, and he can only be busy with a few people helping him.

Daqingshan rural banquets are usually held in three or eight, eight or four or eight bowls and four.The so-called Sanbachang means eight cold dishes, eight bowls, and eight soups each.4 is to reduce 4 soups or cold dishes.As for the eight bowls and fours, it is the thinnest banquet, with eight hot dishes and four cold dishes, but this is a banquet in the 80s, and I have never heard of people entertaining guests with eight bowls and fours.

Liu Junhao has a sufficient budget for his marriage, so the banquets will naturally be held in three or eight games.

After the midday meal, the helpers continued to be busy in the afternoon, and it was not until the evening that the banquet was completely finished.

Zhang Qian's family arrived in the afternoon. As soon as Zhang's mother and Zhang Qian's aunt arrived, they rolled up their sleeves and wanted to help, but they were dragged into the house by the sixth aunt to drink tea.

In the evening, four banquets were set up at home, mainly for Zhang Qian's family members and helpers.

After the guests were all arranged, Liu Junhao went back to the room and lay down.Marriage is really a physical effort. Although he is physically strong, he is so tired that his back hurts after this day.

Tomorrow night, I will live a life where my wife and children are hot on the kang, so he is really a little excited and can't sleep.But in order to have a good spirit tomorrow, Liu Junhao forced himself not to think about it.

I slept until dawn, and at six o'clock in the dimness, the horn sounded at the door of my house.

He hurriedly got up and opened the door to let the driver into the house to drink water. The two wedding cars were rented from the town. Two bright red double happiness characters were pasted on the front and rear glass of the car, and many bright ribbons were tied on the car body.

"Brother Liu, I really admire you. You don't panic even now. It's time for breakfast in a while." Zhao Guangming joked with a smile.

"Hehe, our road is close, so we don't need to get up so early." Liu Junhao asked them to drink tea before getting back into the car.

In the past, the rural transportation was not well developed. When we got married, we had to leave at one or two o'clock in the middle of the night, and when we got back, it was time to have a banquet at noon.

Liu Junhao was wearing a suit and tie today, and his leather shoes were shiny.Not to mention that wearing this suit looks more energetic and handsome.

When everyone was here, everyone got into the car and set off towards the embankment.Don't look at the distance from Liu Junhao's house to Aunt Liu's house is only 200 meters.But the actual way of walking is not like this, but a long way to go.

The rule of Daqingshan is to turn three turns and turn three turns.That is to say, on the way back to get married, you have to take at least three bends on the road to take the bride home, and every intersection you take will set off a firecracker to open the way.

When they arrived at Aunt Six's house, brothers Xiao Zeyu and Jianhui were already standing at the door guarding the door.Liu Junhao obediently took out the red envelope, and they let them go, and then kept calling uncle.

As soon as she entered the room, Zhang Qian's parents and sister-in-law were all around, and Zhang Qian was sitting on the chair in the middle with a smile. She had her daughter-in-law's hair combed on her hair, and she was very impressive in a bright Tang suit.

There are also rules about the hairstyle of the bride. Before getting married, the sister-in-law is required to comb the younger sister's hair, usually in a bun.There is also a long braid, which is then combed into a daughter-in-law's head by the sister-in-law or elders of the mother-in-law's house after arriving at the mother-in-law's house.When combing your hair, you have to sing "Seven in the front and eight in the back. The mother-in-law's family gave it together. The husband's family gave out two and a half hectares, and the mother-in-law's family gave out two and a half hectares. Halfway to the village..."

After breakfast at Aunt Six's house, Liu Junhao carried Zhang Qian into the car again.This is also an old rule, the bride cannot go to the ground before entering the house.

Naturally, Zeyu and Jianhui also sat in the car. They were called escort cars, and they had to roll out of bed after entering the house.

As soon as I arrived at Liu Junhao's house, the sound of crackling firecrackers rang out.After entering the house, it is to pray to heaven and earth, and to pray to each other. Now the rural areas do not pay much attention to this old custom, and it is generally a formality, and it is enough to be lively.

As soon as he finished praying to heaven and earth, the hairy boy shouted loudly: "Uncle Xiaohao, you and Mr. Zhang are going to the bridal chamber, I'm waiting to bring the washing water." A group of adults laughed when they heard this, and his mother blushed and put this Pull out the troublemaker.

There are red envelopes for serving face wash water, so these bear children are all active.Sometimes there are even seven or eight people carrying washbasins into the bedroom, and then all the brides have to give red envelopes.

After these ceremonies were completed, it was almost ten o'clock, and relatives rushed to Liujiagou one after another.Today is eleventh, there is a show in the afternoon, not only Liu Junhao's house is lively, even the whole Liujiagou is also very lively.Those regular visitors who had been to Liujiagou originally came to congratulate Liu Junhao when they heard that Liu Junhao got married today.

For Liu Junhao, melon seeds and candies are enough, and watermelon and jujube can be taken casually.It's not time to start the table yet, so everyone is sitting at the table chatting while eating melon seeds.Of course, each table is greeted by a special person, the purpose is to accompany the bride's family.

By 11:30, almost everyone was there.Liu Guangju began to sing the salute in a hurry. Before the salute, a long string of firecrackers was set off.

Singing ceremony is to give red envelopes to the bride and groom. The custom in Liujiagou is that every household is counted as one household, and they all come forward to give the gift.And it's not like holding it up with red paper like in the city, it's just handing over the money and letting the steward count.

It should be said that the people in Liujiagou have really become rich over the past year, and they are generous with gifts. There are no bills below [-], and the bright red renminbi has quickly become thicker.

What Liu Junhao didn't expect was that many acquaintances who came to visit Liujiagou also accompanied the crowd. Fortunately, there were some leftover banquets prepared at the beginning, otherwise it would be a big embarrassment.

As the firecrackers sounded again, the guests took their seats one after another, while the helpers delivered the food back and forth with trays.

Liu Junhao and Professor Zhao were sitting at the banquet of Zhang Qian's family to accompany the guests. Before the banquet, it was natural for Professor Zhao and Zhang's father to speak.Professor Zhao said something like thanking Zhang Qian's parents for marrying their daughter.But Zhang's father simply said: "Xiaohao, Xiaoqian will be handed over to you, and you must treat her well in the future."

"Dad, don't worry." Liu Junhao also nodded heavily in agreement.

Eight cold dishes were served at the beginning of the banquet. After eating, everyone was full of praise. Some said that Lao Guo’s craftsmanship was getting better and better, and some said that the seasoning was good. In a word, there was no dissatisfaction after this banquet .

Halfway through the banquet, Liu Junhao and Zhang Qian went to the banquet one by one to toast with wine bottles.Although Liu Junhao had a good drinker, he couldn't stand the crowd, and he was a little dizzy after half a lap.

"Uncle Xiaohao, wine!" At this time, Maozi came on stage, and he winked at Liu Junhao with a wine bottle.

This child, the pain is not in vain, I remember very clearly what I explained last night.

Last night, Liu Junhao was threatening and luring with carrots and sticks, and this brat finally nodded and agreed to help him cheat at the wine table.

As soon as he made a gesture, he immediately handed over the wine bottle.Liu Junhao drank another glass of wine, which turned out to be cold water.This brat remembers clearly, he didn't fill the wine bottle with water, otherwise he would definitely reveal his secrets.

Not long after he arrived at Zhao Guangming's table, the kid stood up with a wine glass in his hand, insisting on having three drinks with him.Seeing Liu Junhao drinking quickly, he put his nose to the glass and sniffed it in disbelief, and he didn't feel relieved until he smelled the wine.

"Congratulations, congratulations." Pang Xu didn't overwhelm him, but just toasted him meaningfully.

Although the last bottle of wine was mixed with a lot of water, his face was still red after a lap.Fortunately, his mind is clear and his hands and feet are still sharp.

In the afternoon, people were thinking about going to the village to watch a play, so they left one after another after they were full, and the last ones left were some helpers and Zhang Qian's family.

After sending all the guests away, Liu Junhao relaxed and sat in the yard to catch his breath.

Seeing that he seemed drunk, Zhang Qian rushed to help him into the house to rest.

"It's okay, I'm not drunk, I'm just a little over the top." Liu Junhao smiled and waved his hands and asked, "Are you okay?"

"What can I do?" Liu Junhao was the one who toasted the bride during the banquet, and Zhang Qian didn't drink at all.

After the lively scene, it was warm and plain. After closing the door of his cage at night, there were only the two of them left in the room.

There are three great happy events in life: meeting an old friend in a foreign land, being named on the gold list, and the wedding night in the bridal chamber.

The night is extremely sultry... tonight is a great joy in their lives! !
(End of this chapter)