"Da Shan Niang has nothing to say, this banquet is one of the best in our village."
"Dashan Niang is willing to treat us to a meal, so we must be willing to work hard and be careful when building tiles."
"It goes without saying that we must work harder than at home."
"Come on, let's have a drink first."
"Don't drink anymore. This food is so delicious. Let me eat more first."
The yard was filled with joy.
Cheng Wanwan also had a smile on her face. She left the reception of the guests to Zhao Dashan and Zhao Ergou. They took turns toasting each table and chatting with the guests, which was done in a decent manner.
The wives of the Zhao family didn't go to the banquet, so they just set up a table in the kitchen with the same dishes.
"Sister-in-law, your life is getting better and better these days." Mrs. Sun's eyes were full of envy. "I heard that Ergou made a lot of money selling braised meat, so he also took his third uncle with him. His third uncle was very strong and could do a lot of work. Son."
Cheng Wanwan asked quietly: "Is it because Third Uncle feels that building a house for our family is too tiring, so he wants to change his job?"
"No, of course not!" Ms. Sun shook her head desperately, "The new house will be completed after the roof tiles and floor tiles are laid. I have to find a new job."
"Then help our family plow the land." Cheng Wanwan opened her lips, "Seeing that autumn planting is about to begin, we can't delay."
Sun: "..."
Their family also had to plant in the autumn, and the autumn planting required plowing and plowing the land. Twenty or thirty acres of dry land was extremely tiring. She wanted to find an easy job for the man, and left the plowing to her second brother, but it ended up going round and round. Go, but still can't avoid farming.
"Sister-in-law, your mother's family is here." Wen raised her head and said, "Old Mrs. Cheng's face is a little ugly. She is not here to cause trouble."
Cheng Wanwan looked up and saw Mrs. Cheng standing at the door of the new house's courtyard with a gloomy look on her face.
Everyone in the yard was eating, drinking, and laughing, and didn't even notice anyone outside the door.
Old Mrs. Cheng was not alone. There was a man following behind her. The man had a big pimple on his face. He was the new man she was looking for for Cheng Wanwan.
She came to Dahe Village this time just to settle the matter, but when she arrived at Cheng Wanwan's home, there was no one there.
She called a child and asked, only to find out that Cheng Wanwan's family was having a wedding ceremony today, and they were holding a wine ceremony in their new house.
She couldn't believe that this girl actually built such a big house, but then she thought that the magistrate had rewarded her with one hundred taels of silver last time, so it was reasonable to build a big house.
What the old lady couldn't accept was that her daughter did not go to Chengjia Village to invite her mother's family over for such an important banquet.
Cheng Wanwan put down her bowls and chopsticks, went out to greet her, and said with a smile: "What brought Mrs. Cheng here? The seats are already full, so I won't invite you to sit down."
Old Mrs. Cheng was so angry that she wanted to slap Cheng Wanwan to death.
However, countless people in the yard were staring silently. She could only try her best to maintain her image, took a deep breath, and said angrily: "Our family will not say such polite words. Today, we are here to let Your family is overjoyed.”
When Cheng Wanwan saw the man following her, she understood that this old lady was really evil. She made such a fuss last time and even dared to make fun of it.
She smiled and said: "Isn't this a coincidence? I also have a happy event to tell the old lady, Zhao'er, come here."
Cheng Zhao was pulled by some people in the village to toast him and couldn't leave for a while, otherwise he would have come here long ago.
As soon as Cheng Wanwan spoke, the villagers let go of Cheng Zhao. He walked over quickly and stood a little in front of Cheng Wanwan without leaving a trace.
He spoke slowly: "Grandma, why are you here?"
When Old Mrs. Cheng heard this, she became very angry. She also thought about why her daughter-in-law didn’t invite her as her own mother to the banquet. However, the other party was her precious grandson. She hadn’t seen him for more than a month, so how could she bear to do it? When he got angry with his eldest grandson, he had to suppress his anger and said distressedly: "Zhao'er, you have suffered."
"Old Mrs. Cheng, you've just said this to me. It's not hard at all for Zhao'er to live in my house." Cheng Wanwan said with a smile, "Except for the place where Zhao'er sleeps in our house, everything else is pretty good. They are exactly the same as my four sons. The uncles and aunts in the village also take great care of Zhao'er. By the way, several aunts in the village want to marry their nieces to Zhao'er. I think Zhao'er is already eighteen years old, which is indeed the time. At the age of marriage, I will agree..."
"What are you talking about?!" Mrs. Cheng's eyes widened, "How can you, a whore, have the qualifications to interfere in Zhao'er's marriage!!"
Cheng Zhao pursed his lips and said, "I will obey the second aunt's arrangements."
"you you!"
Mrs. Cheng was so angry that she vomited blood.
Her precious eldest grandson is going to be an official. When he becomes an official, he will marry a rich girl from a wealthy family. How can he marry a village woman?
She yelled angrily: "If you dare to interfere in Zhao'er's marriage, I will never be done with you!"
Cheng Wanwan opened her lips: "I am the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family. Mrs. Cheng can interfere in my marriage. Why can't I interfere in my nephew's marriage? This is what you taught me, old lady. I It’s just a matter of imitating others.”
Mrs. Cheng was stunned.
Cheng Zhao said: "Grandma, just think of me as begging you, please don't spread the word anymore."
Old Mrs. Cheng opened her lips: "The Cheng family has already received a gift of twenty taels of silver. After receiving the money, the matter has been decided."
"Then return the bride price." Cheng Zhao looked at the man, "I will refund you two taels of silver and two hundred copper coins. From now on, don't follow my grandma to Dahe Village again."
"How can this be done!" the man said dissatisfied, "I was given the gift more than a month ago and kept asking me to wait. After waiting for so long, my patience has run out. Stop nagging. You must follow me today." Walk!"
The man rushed in from the courtyard door, pushed Cheng Zhao away, and suddenly grabbed Cheng Wanwan's arm.
The men at the table closest to the entrance of the yard had been watching the movement here. When they saw that the people from other villages dared to take action, they all stood up, like a human wall standing in front of Cheng Wanwan.
"I'm really tired of coming to Dahe Village to cause trouble."
"The patrol team has seen it clearly. If this person comes again in the future, he will be blown away."
"With such a big mole on her face, she is not worthy of Dashan Niang at all. She really wants to eat swan meat."
This man was so angry at being scolded, but he didn't dare to single out so many people, so he could only argue: "You guys are protecting a widow like this. You must have slept with this widow a long time ago. I just don't care." If you don’t, bah!”
The four Zhao Dashan brothers picked up the guy and rushed over, hitting the man on the back with a stick.
During the commotion, a carriage suddenly appeared at the door of the new house's yard. The curtain was opened, and a woman dressed in festive clothes got out of the car.
"Oh, it's really lively." The mother-in-law waved her handkerchief and said with a smile, "Excuse me, is this the Zhao Cheng family's house in Dahe Village?"
Cheng Wanwan walked out from behind a wall of people: "It's me, who are you?"
"Oh, I thought Mrs. Zhao Cheng was an old lady with yellowish hair. I didn't expect her to be so young. No wonder the magistrate never forgets her." The mother-in-law covered her lips and smiled, "I am the matchmaker from Ping'an Town. I am here today. I came here to propose marriage on behalf of the county magistrate."
Shen Zheng, who was outside the crowd, stood up straight with excitement.
He used to feel that his father didn't like him, but this time, he deeply felt his father's love.
In order to find a stepmother for him, his father actually asked the matchmaker to come to propose marriage. He saw the boy moving a box out of the carriage. The box was tied with a red silk wedding cloth, which should be a betrothal gift.
Shen Zheng couldn't help but grin. He would soon be able to call Aunt Zhao "Fuck" openly and honestly.
