As the Ghost Festival approaches, Lao Yang visits the Luo family at the entrance of the village and his second roommate more and more frequently.
"Qing'er, it's almost the Ghost Festival. Is there any news from your father?"
"Well, it's unlikely that your father will come back to celebrate the Hungry Ghost Festival, right?"
"Sir, my dad will definitely not be able to come back in time to celebrate the Hungry Ghost Festival. The capital is far away from us!"
"My father will come home with Da'an and the others during the Chinese New Year."
"Oh, that's true. The capital is too far away. I won't be able to come back in time for the Hungry Ghost Festival. When your aunt gets married in August, your father will probably not be able to come back in time to be the bridegroom's uncle."
Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but feel happy when she saw the regretful expression on the old man's face when he said this.
"Master, it doesn't matter. Although my father can't come back in time to marry my aunt, my father and the others were all at home when my aunt got married for the first time. They were all equally happy!"
When Old Yangtou heard this, the look of regret on his face faded a bit and turned into an embarrassed expression.
Originally, he was planning to ask Yang Ruoqing if Xiao An could come back to be his uncle, but now he was teased by Yang Ruoqing and felt embarrassed to ask again.
After sitting at Luo's house for a while, talking a few words in the east and a few in the west, finally seeing that Yang Ruoqing did not ask about Yang Huamei's marriage at all, Old Yang felt that it was not interesting, so he got up and went to the small house opposite. Second bedroom.
However, when he came to the second room, he teased Yongxiao for a while as usual.
Then, the conversation turned to the matter of Yang Huamei's marriage.
"Bamei, Yongjin will be back in a few days for the Ghost Festival, right?"
"Master, I really don't know about this. Logically speaking, I should come back."
"It's good to come back. Let's tell him then and let him have a day or two in August to marry his aunt."
"Ah? Auntie's wedding date has been set? When is it in August?"
"The initial date is August 2, which is a good day."
"Okay, okay, when Yongjin comes back during the Ghost Festival, I'll just ask him to go to the old house to discuss it with grandma and you."
Lao Yangtou was quite satisfied with Cao Bamei's answer, because this answer could reflect the concern and importance the young couple paid to Meier's marriage.
"Okay, before we get married, I will gather all the men at home to discuss the wedding."
"Our old Yang family hasn't had a happy event for a long time. Let's take advantage of Mei'er's wedding to get together. By the way, eighth sister, don't forget to ask Yang Yongjin to send a message to the fifth house and the others. Your fifth uncle and Dabao Guiling are all back for the wedding banquet."
Old Yangtou stayed in the second room for a while, then got up and went to the fourth room diagonally opposite.
The purpose of going there was under the guise of informing about the Ghost Festival. To put it bluntly, the real purpose was to inform Yang Huamei about her wedding...
Lao Yang left with his front legs, and the smile on Cao Bamei's face disappeared.
This made the sisters Xiuxiu and Xiuhong in the hall see this. The two sisters looked at each other with surprise on their faces.
Xiuxiu asked directly: "Mom, why do you change your face faster than an opera singer? You were talking and laughing with my great-grandfather just now, but why do you turn around and make your face look so long?"
Cao Bamei sighed: "How can I be happy? To put it bluntly, your great-grandfather just wants to gather your father, your third grandpa, and your fifth grandpa back, so that we can collect a dowry for your aunt together!"
"Gathering together a dowry? That's not the case, my great-grandfather didn't say that."
"It's not time to say it yet!"
"When we get all the men back, we'll start talking about it. Let's get some from this family and get some from that family, so that your aunt can marry Xu Yuanming in a glorious way. Hey, we are really unlucky for eight lifetimes. We, the juniors, Yes, you still have to collect dowry for your elders, it’s ridiculous!”
"Mom, don't say it too early. Maybe my great-grandmother has other plans."
"What arrangements can you make? In order to get the old Wang family to agree to your aunt's remarriage, your great-grandmother promised that the old Wang family will compensate the family with rice and wheat flour on a per-head basis next year."
"Your fourth aunt and the others made a calculation here that day. Based on the current head count of the old Wang family, your great-grandfather will have to spend nearly ten taels of silver to buy rice and wheat flour at least within the year."
"And your great-grandmother has only saved so much money in the past two years, and the money is given to them during festivals and birthdays, so we all pay filial piety."
"Look, all this has to be put in. When the dowry is arranged, where will there be money? Your great-grandmother will definitely be reluctant to let your aunt marry a naked person, so when the time comes, none of us will If you can’t run away, you’ll have to bleed! Hey!”
Because Lao Yangtou got the support of Cao Bamei from the second room, he came to the fourth room again with confidence.
When he came, the fourth room was cooking dinner.
Yang Huaming and Kang Xiaozi were watering the ground with well water in the yard to cool down. Mrs. Liu came out of the house after taking a bath, holding a big cattail fan in her hand and fanning the wind while still cursing: "Damn it, it's already autumn, why is it still so hot? It's going to be so hot!"
Then, everyone saw Lao Yangtou coming in.
"Dad, why are you here free now? Do you have anything to do?" Yang Huaming asked while working.
Kang Xiaozi stopped what he was doing and went to the main room to pour tea for Lao Yangtou and carry a stool.
Mrs. Liu stood under the eaves, doing nothing but staring at the two men who were talking.
Mr. Liu is confident and confident.
why?
Because in this incident of Yang Huamei returning to Lao Wang's house to pick up things, she and Yang Huaming were the two major contributors.
Why do you say that?
First of all, she accompanied Mei'er back to Lao Wang's old house that night. She fought on behalf of Mei'er and Lao Yang's family and beat Xu Qiaohong.
It is said that Xu Qiaohong's waist was bent, and she had been lying in bed recovering for several days.
Secondly, facing the old Wang family's new house whose locks were changed by Dabai, brother Yang Huaming broke the door lock with great strength and escorted Meier in to get things.
Both Lao Yangtou and Mrs. Tan were full of praise for this, so at this moment, when Ms. Liu saw Lao Yangtou coming, she didn't even bother to say hello to Lao Yangtou, and stood beside him, assuming the confident attitude of a bystander. .
Facing Yang Huaming's inquiry, Old Yangtou said pleasantly: "Fourth, I'm out for a walk, so I came in to take a look."
"Oh, okay, okay."
"Master, drink tea."
"I'm not thirsty."
"Kang boy, if your father doesn't want to drink it, give it to me. I just took a shower and I'm all sweaty. I'm so thirsty!"
Ms. Liu stepped forward and took the tea bowl from Kang Xiaozi's hand, put it aside and drank from it herself.
"Master, please sit down for a while." Kang Xiaozi greeted again.
Old Yangtou smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, I'll sit down for a while."
