The day before the wedding, Su Wen prepared twenty pheasants and placed them in the chicken coop at Lu Wenxiu's grandfather's home in Dongjiao Min Lane. He returned to the courtyard empty-handed, which directly annoyed the second uncle.
The second uncle was very angry. He looked at Su Wen, frowned, and asked in a stern tone: "Su Wen, have you bought the meat? Tomorrow is the wedding, what do you want me to do? If you can't buy it, you should tell me earlier, I can still Think of another way.”
"Second uncle, shout as hard as you can to let everyone know that you are doing something speculative."
When the second uncle heard Su Wen's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then he softened his tone and said, "Su Wen, do you know how important this wedding is to my family Guangqi?"
"I have found the second uncle's things, but there is still a problem with the price. I don't dare to make a decision without your approval. Ten pheasants, with an average of less than three kilograms each, cost ten yuan each. You decide whether you want it or not."
After hearing Su Wen's words, the second uncle's face became slightly better, "I want them all, ten of them are exactly one chicken per table. Isn't the money I'll give you just enough? I'll give you your benefits later, so hurry up." Go buy the pheasant and don’t make any mistakes again.”
"Second uncle, it's hard for me to handle ten live chickens by myself. Please ask Guangtian Guangfu to accompany me."
The second uncle nodded after hearing this, and asked Guangtian and Guangfu to go buy pheasants with Su Wen. The three people set off quickly and arrived at Grandpa Lu Wenxiu's home in Minxiang, Dongjiao.
The old man was boxing in the yard. Su Wen and the Liu brothers caught ten pheasants and said goodbye to the old man.
Liu Guangtian: "Brother Su Wen, who is that boxing old man? He looks very imposing."
"Don't ask around in broad daylight. They are people from the army compound. They want to live a clean life after retirement and moved out on their own. They are not the ones we ordinary people can mess with."
Su Wen took the Liu brothers and caught ten pheasants back to the courtyard. They walked into the yard and saw the second uncle waiting anxiously for their return. When the second uncle saw the pheasant in their hands, a happy smile appeared on his face.
"Su Wen, you are finally back. I'm almost dying of anxiety." The second uncle said.
"Second uncle, what are you in a hurry? Brother Guangtian and Guangfu have already bought the pheasant for you. If there is anything you need to talk to yourself, I will go home first."
On the day of the wedding, everyone in the courtyard got up early. Sha Zhu took two helpers and started cooking. Sha Zhu had cooked a large pot of clear soup with pheasants early and put the cooked pheasants in a big basin. Sha Zhu also Afraid that some children would eat it secretly, Liu Lan was specially told to order some meat.
When Liu Lan heard Sha Zhu's instructions, she smiled and nodded in agreement. She found a clean cloth to cover the basin, then moved a small stool and sat next to it to watch.
Su Wen also got up early. He came to the kitchen and saw Sha Zhu busily preparing dishes. He walked over and asked, "Si Zhu, do you need my help?"
Silly Zhu glanced at Su Wen and smiled: "You can't help here, so don't make trouble. Go outside and help greet the guests."
Su Wen nodded. He knew that Shazhu's cooking skills were famous in the steel rolling mill area, and he really couldn't be of much help, so he turned around and walked out of the kitchen. He came to the front yard and saw a large group of people busy setting up the wedding scene. Red lanterns were hung high, colorful balloons were floating in the air, and the whole yard was filled with a festive atmosphere.
Suddenly, Su Wen heard a noise. He looked back and saw Banggeng running ahead with a pheasant in his arms, Liu Lan chasing after him with a spatula, and Banggeng took a bite of chicken while running away. Su Wen couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene.
Banggeng was quickly caught by Liu Lan and received two slaps on the buttocks. The pheasant in his hand was also taken back by Liu Lan. Bangge stood in the yard and was stunned for a moment, then cried "Wow," loudly.
Banggeng's crying called Jia Zhang out of her home. Seeing Banggeng crying, Jia Zhang hurriedly came over and asked, "What happened to my good grandson? Why are you crying?"
Banggeng sobbed and said: "Grandma, I wanted to eat chicken, but this woman not only snatched the chicken away, but also beat me..." Banggeng pointed at Browse with hatred.
Jia Zhang's brows furrowed after listening to Bangge's words. She looked at Liu Lan, weighed each other's fighting power and felt that she could win, so she rushed forward. Liu Lan was not a doormat in the courtyard. As soon as she dodged to avoid the rushing Jia Zhang, Jia Zhang immediately fell to the ground and began to howl like a ghost.
The second uncle was attracted by the noise in the middle courtyard in the backyard and asked why. He knew that Jia Zhang was difficult to deal with, so he went to Yi Zhonghai and said, "Old Yi, today is Guangqi's happy day, and I don't want to make things worse. Mrs. Jia Zhang is from your middle court and the mother of your apprentice, you tell me what to do."
When Yi Zhonghai heard what the second uncle said, he smiled helplessly and said, "Old Liu, go and do your work. I will handle this matter."
Zhonghai walked between Jia Zhang and Liu Lan and persuaded softly: "Jia Zhang, Guang Qi is a happy event in the courtyard today. Let's stop making trouble and give Guang Qi some face, okay?"
When Jia Zhang heard this, she glared at Yi Zhonghai but said nothing. She knew in her heart that today was an important day for the second uncle's family, and it would not be good for her if things really got serious.
Seeing that Jia Zhang had calmed down, Yi Zhonghai turned to Liu Lan and said, "Liu Lan, don't worry too much. Bangge is still a child, and it's normal to be greedy. Besides, there's not much chicken left, so forget it." Bar."
Liu Lan frowned after hearing this. Although he was a little reluctant, he still nodded. After all, she was just here to help and earn money.
Seeing that both of them agreed, Yi Zhonghai clapped his hands and said to the crowd of spectators: "Okay, okay, let's all leave. There's nothing to see."
After hearing this, the crowd gradually dispersed and everyone returned to their posts. Su Wen looked at this scene and couldn't help but feel deeply in his heart. He knew that living in this large courtyard was not easy, and there were many things that were going to ruin things.
Su Wen turned to look in the direction of Jia's house. The small figure was hiding behind the door, looking at Liu Lan with wide eyes. Su Wen shook his head slightly, knowing in his heart that this child had been taught badly by Jia Zhang.
Liu Lan returned to the temporary kitchen with a piece of roasted pheasant, and couldn't help but said to Si Zhu: "Si Zhu, who are the people living in your yard? Adults don't care about the children robbing things."
Silly Zhu smiled and didn't know how to explain the stick story to Liu Lan.
