The wedding banquet lasted until Shenshi.
The villagers at the door had finished eating long ago, but the food on the table was so rich that many of them were still left. Datou Niang and the women sorted the remaining food into wooden barrels and carried it to the stove. , the tables and chairs were wiped and moved back, and the rice bowls were also taken home for cleaning.
Cheng Wanwan went to the kitchen to take a look. Because there were many meat dishes, they tasted too greasy. Even the villagers who had never eaten good food were tired of it. The rest were mostly pig's trotters and fat meat. It's soup, which is a good thing for the poor villagers. Tomorrow morning, put some radish, cabbage and tofu in it and cook it. The taste will be really amazing.
But without her instructions, the villagers would not just come and ask for it.
She said, "Hui Niang, please tell everyone that each family can take some of the leftovers in these barrels back. You're welcome."
Wu Huiniang responded readily.
Cheng Wanwan returned to the courtyard, where several tables of guests from the city had not dispersed. The men were drinking and eating, which lasted for most of the day, while the women were sitting there eating snacks and making homely meals, without feeling bored at all.
When she was about to go over and talk with him for a while, she saw a drunk Liu Kui over there, pulling Cheng Yuanyuan's arm and walking to a quiet place in the corner.
She curled her lips and sneered, then walked over.
"How come you're so drunk? You really think you're your own family!" Cheng Yuanyuan clenched her fists angrily, "You've drank too much wine, and you've blown yourself away. It's already late now, so hurry up and go back!"
"The sun is going down soon. When it gets dark, you can't see the road clearly. How do you go back?" Liu Kui burped. "I'm staying at Wanwan's house tonight. I'm the only one in such a big house like hers." How about staying with my brother-in-law for one night!"
Cheng Yuanyuan couldn't believe that her man was so shameless, living in the house of his widowed sister-in-law, it was a shame he could think of it.
"By the way, let me ask you..." Liu Kui grabbed her shoulders and lowered his voice, "Did Ergou's new wife really come with a dowry of 30,000 to 40,000 taels of silver?"
"Why are you asking this? What does it have to do with you!" Cheng Yuanyuan gritted her teeth, "Don't say anything, I'll ask Dashan to take you back!"
"You stinky bitch, you just want me to go back, so that you can steal a man in Dahe Village, right?" Liu Kui grabbed her by the collar, his eyes were red, "I'm telling you, if you want Not because you are Sui Ruren’s biological sister, I would have beaten you a long time ago, please calm down for me, if you keep gibbering again, I will slap you to death!"
"What are you talking about?"
A clear voice came.
Even the drunk Liu Kui knew not to cause trouble here with Cheng Wanwan. He immediately let go of Cheng Yuanyuan's collar, turned around and said with a smile: "Wanwan, look at my brother-in-law, he's so drunk... hiccup... walking." What if you throw yourself into a ditch and let your brother-in-law stay here for a night?"
"Look at what my brother-in-law said, he's too outspoken." Cheng Wanwan's lips curved up, revealing an unexplained smile, "I'll let the children squeeze in, and my brother-in-law can sleep in Xiao Hai and Xiao Zhui's room, eldest sister , you take your brother-in-law to the room, wash up and rest quickly."
Cheng Yuanyuan wanted to say something else, but when she met Cheng Wanwan's firm eyes, she had to compromise.
She was originally a person with no independent opinions. When she was young, she listened to her parents. After marriage, she listened to her husband. When she came to her sister's house, she also listened to her sister's words.
Liu Kui followed him into the main house and entered a room inside.
As soon as he entered, he heard someone talking outside the window.
"Have you arranged everything in the warehouse? It's the dowry brought by Ergou's wife. It's tens of thousands of taels of silver. You can't be careless."
"Don't worry, the door is locked. Nothing will happen. I hid the key under the eaves..."
Liu Kui was pretending to be drunk, but now his drunkenness was gone. He was excited and silently waiting for the night to fall.
When dusk fell, the guests in the main courtyard had almost dispersed. Some familiar women from the village stayed to help clean up the mess, clear the tables, sweep the floor, wash dishes, etc.
The Shen family can be regarded as their own family, and they stayed at the end before leaving.
Mrs. Shen said with a smile: "Wanwan, the folk customs in your village are so good. I even want to build a house here to retire. It is more comfortable than living in a temple."
"Grandma, I think this idea is very good." Shen Zheng immediately agreed, "The county government office is deserted and deserted. Grandma worships Buddha alone every day. It is really lonely. Living in Dahe Village, I can have daily routines with so many old ladies. It’s lively and lively every day, so grandma can live a few more years, right?”
Magistrate Shen stood with his hands behind his hands and nodded lightly: "This is not a bad idea. I will arrange for someone to buy land and build a house tomorrow."
"Oh, I'm just talking, how can I go to such trouble." Mrs. Shen smiled and shook her head, "Okay, it's getting late, so we'll go back first, Wanwan, remember to bring your new wife to the house another day Recognize people.”
Cheng Wanwan nodded and sent the group out with a smile.
As soon as the Shen family left, a carriage appeared on the main road of Dahe Village and headed straight for the door.
When the carriage stopped, she saw the word "Cao" written on the sign on the front of the carriage, indicating that the Cao family was here.
A woman jumped out of the car and saluted: "I have seen Sui Ruren, and I suddenly started to disturb you. I have something important to meet with the young lady. Please Sui Ruren, please be accommodating."
Cheng Wanwan was not sure whether this person was Mrs. Cao's confidant or Cao Yingying's loyal servant. She said, "It's getting dark. It's going to be a wedding night. I'm afraid it's not convenient. If you have anything, you can tell me." "
The woman was struggling, not knowing how to speak.
"Did something happen to Boss Cao?" Cheng Wanwan asked, "If this is the case, then Yingying must be called out."
The mother-in-law shook her head quickly: "The master is drunk and unconscious. Otherwise, why would the old slave come to Dahe Village? This, hey... this, this, this..."
Cheng Wanwan narrowed her eyes, and in the flash of lightning, she seemed to have thought of something, and tentatively said, "Is something wrong with Aunt Meng?"
The mother-in-law was shocked that Sui Ruren actually knew about Aunt Meng. It seemed that the young lady had already explained everything clearly to this mother-in-law. In this case, she had nothing to hide.
The mother-in-law said: "My lady is getting married today, and there are guests at the Cao Mansion's banquet. The people left in our lady's yard were also called to the front yard to help. The old slave stewed bird's nests for Aunt Meng in the small kitchen and helped. After being busy for a while, I wanted to take the stewed bird's nest to Aunt Meng's room, but when I went there, I found that Aunt Meng was missing!"
"Aunt Meng has lived in Miss Meng's yard for half a year. She rarely goes out of the yard. Even when she does go out, she is accompanied by four maids and four women. She is afraid that something will happen... There are many people outside today and it is very chaotic. There is only a little girl beside Aunt Meng. It is absolutely impossible for her to go out alone without the girl accompanying her. The old slave realized that something was wrong at that time and immediately went to find the master. As a result, the master was drunk, and the steward Sun was sent to the office by the wife to handle matters..."
"The young lady has told me that we must protect Aunt Meng to give birth to the young master safely. The old slave really has no choice, so I took the liberty to come to Dahe Village..."
