"Our family hasn't been lively in many years. We must make it lively this time, make the banquet bigger and more decent."
Mother Su was beaming with joy. Seeing how big and beautiful the yard at home was, she couldn't be happier.
It turns out that this is the feeling of not being short of money. It’s really good.
"For the cooking team that makes the banquet noodles, we will choose the best one in the county. I heard that the banquet noodles they make are delicious and beautiful." When Su Yun talked about food, how much did he know? Yes, he even knows the chef team that prepares the banquet.
"Okay, just as the fourth child said, we invite the county's cooking team to come to our house to make a banquet. Also, my father, you go to my parents' home in Qingyuan County and invite my brother's family to have a drink. I They haven’t seen their uncle in a few years, so let’s take this opportunity to have a good reunion.”
Su's mother was married from Qingyuan County, which is very far away. It would take a day just to walk there, but if there is a carriage, she can go back and forth in one day.
"Okay, I haven't seen Yang Ming and the others in a few years, and I don't know if they are doing well now. I will go to Qingyuan County tomorrow."
In Su's father's impression, his brother-in-law and his wife-in-law had a deep sibling relationship in their early years. They had not seen each other for so long, and they must have been thinking about each other.
There is a carriage at home, which makes it easy to go anywhere. The auspicious date for the banquet is in three days, and Su's father can directly pick up his uncle and his family.
The next day, Su's father hitched up the carriage, but he couldn't drive a carriage, so Su Chen accompanied him on another trip.
The third brother is really hardworking. He does all the errands and the family would be separated without him.
Su Wan and Su's mother went to the county to hire a kitchen team that specializes in banquets. This kitchen team costs five taels of silver to prepare a banquet. They directly issued the purchase order. The host only had to tell them how much it cost. Just one table is enough, they will prepare their own goods according to the number of tables.
After everything is purchased, they will show the purchase list to the owner, and then Mother Su will pay the money.
This banquet lasted for almost fifteen taels, and in the eyes of the village, it was a lively and respectable event.
Su Mu, as well as the three brothers Su Yun and Su Yi, went from house to house in the village to borrow tables, chairs and benches to make preparations.
Su's father and the others picked up their uncle's family in the evening.
There is only one daughter in my uncle's family, who is the only cousin as Chen Yinghong said before.
At the age of sixteen, she is still waiting to be married.
When my aunt gave birth to my cousin, she suffered from a disease, and she couldn't get pregnant ever since. My uncle also wanted to have another child, but there was no news.
The Yang family's parents died young, and there were no boys in their generation. They said before that Su's mother had given birth to so many sons, and they wanted her to give the fifth child to their family as a son.
But Su's mother couldn't bear it, so she didn't agree. Therefore, the siblings were still angry for a few years. Although they talked about it later, their relationship seemed to be far less close than before, and they had less contact. The last time they reunited was three years ago. .
In the afternoon, Su's mother was killing chickens and fish, waiting for her brother, sister-in-law and family to come over.
When the carriage stopped at the door of Su's house, Yang Ming was amazed by the large blue brick house of his sister's house.
It costs at least thirty or forty taels of silver to build such a small courtyard, right?
In the morning, when his brother-in-law and nephew arrived in a carriage, he was caught off guard.
After not seeing each other for such a long time, he was unprepared, and his family didn't even have food to order.
The Yang family was also living in poverty. At first, they thought the carriage was rented by the brother-in-law. Unexpectedly, he later learned that it was specially bought.
This time I came here to pick them up for a dinner party. The family had built a new house and was having a housewarming party, so they packed up their things and followed their brother-in-law over that day.
But what Su's mother didn't know was that her brother's family had already welcomed a baby. When they entered the yard, her sister-in-law Wu was still holding a two-year-old boy in her arms.
All in all, the couple is already in their thirties, and it is impossible for them to give birth to another child. Wouldn't it be a joke to have a child at this age?
Besides, if it's really her biological child, it's impossible for her sister to know nothing about it.
"Sister!" the couple shouted in unison as soon as they entered the door.
"A Ming, Juanzi, you're finally here. The room has been tidied up for you, and the food will be ready soon. You've been traveling all day, are you tired?"
My sister was very happy to see her brother. She looked at her niece on the side.
The niece's name is Yang Qingqing, and she is now a tall girl.
"Qingqing is getting more and more beautiful, but I miss my aunt so much." She held Yang Qingqing's hand affectionately.
Yang Qingqing also called her aunt sweetly.
Su's mother's original name was Yang Xiu. Their two siblings were very good-looking, so their offspring were all very handsome.
Yang Qingqing also has a very bright appearance, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, red lips and white teeth.
Mother Su took her daughter Su Wan and asked the two cousins to get acquainted.
Presumably, Su's father had told them about the child's mistake on the way.
Before, because their parents' families were far apart, Gu Yue and Yang Qingqing had not seen each other very often. The only times they met, they were unhappy. When they were children, they would fight each other whenever they met.
"Qingqing, this is your cousin Wan Wan. You have been sleeping with her at night these days. Wan Wan, this is your cousin. Do you know that you want to play with your cousin?"
Su Wan nodded obediently. Although they were two years apart, she was as tall as Yang Qingqing.
Su Wan's smile was very contagious.
"Cousin Qingqing!" she greeted her, and Yang Qingqing also called her cousin Wanwan.
Afterwards, Su's mother asked Su Wan to call her uncle and aunt. This was also the first time they met. The uncle and aunt also prepared a meeting gift, a small red cloth bag. Although there was not much money in it, it was still a little thoughtful.
"Thank you, uncle and aunt. I wish my uncle and aunt good luck." Su Wan's mouth was very sweet. Children like her are the most popular among the elders.
She saw that Yang Qingqing was still holding a bag in his hand, which contained a change of clothes. The two families were so far apart, so it was not easy to come here, and he must stay for a few days.
"Cousin Qingqing, I'll take you to put things in the house. Come on!" Su Wan took her hand and walked into her house.
Seeing that Su Wan was so easy to get along with, Yang Qingqing had a good first impression of her.
At night, Su's mother slept with her sister-in-law, and Su's father slept with his uncle in the eldest brother's room.
Because there are rules in the countryside, a husband and wife cannot sleep in the same room together when visiting someone else's house. If the other party is a new house.
Dinner was about to start. After putting things away, the two sisters went to the main room to eat.
There were chicken, duck, and fish on the table, which was more abundant than the Chinese New Year. Su Wan also made Shaqima to entertain the guests.
The younger brother and his family are happy and envious when they see that their elder sister's family is living so well now.
On the other hand, fifth brother Su Yi was far away from them when he sat.
When he was a child, his uncle wanted to hold him as his son, and the trouble was not pleasant. Fortunately, he was not carried. Now that he sees it, he still feels a little uncomfortable.
