After a while, several more guests arrived, led by a man in his sixties.
The man was wearing dark blue clothes, a hat of the same color on his head, and a gray beard.
Cheng Jingmo greeted the man as soon as he saw him, "Third uncle, you are here."
It can be heard that Cheng Jingmo respects this man.
"Pick up the baby!" The third uncle looked up at Cheng Jingmo, who was more than a head taller than him, and sighed: "You are so promising! The third uncle doesn't even recognize you!"
Cheng Jingmo said modestly: "Nothing to do. Are you feeling well?"
The third uncle said as he walked: "Still tough."
Seeing Yu Xiangnian, he nodded with satisfaction, "This daughter-in-law, Zhanwa, is so beautiful!"
Yu Xiangnian nodded, "Thank you, third uncle, for the compliment."
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, almost all the guests had arrived.
The courtyard was filled with six tables full of men.
If you include women and children, there are probably nine tables.
When Yu Xiangnian and Cheng Jingmo walked in, they saw Cheng Shuanchun and Zhang Hongli standing at the door of the house where Yu Xiangnian and the others lived, muttering something.
Yu Xiangnian cursed, these two women wouldn't go through her things, right? ! She carried more than two hundred yuan in cash in her bag.
But when I thought about it, Xiaojie was always at home.
If they went in, Xiaojie would definitely come and tell her.
The table was already full with guests, and Cheng Jingmo told Yu Xiangnian to wait until the guests left before eating.
"Pick up the baby! Pick up the baby!" someone in the crowd shouted, "Today is your big day, why don't you bring the bride to toast everyone?!"
Cheng Jingmo replied: "You guys eat first, we will come over later."
Cheng Jingmo doesn't drink well, and he only drinks a small drink occasionally when his comrades are together.
He was stalling for time. When the guests were almost gone and there was no way to avoid them, he would offer another toast or two.
When Cheng Jingmo and Yu Xiangnian passed by her, Cheng Shuanchun suddenly said, "Brother Zhiwa, you brought your wife back this time and didn't bring anything to the house?"
Her voice was so loud that everyone present heard it.
She was very unfriendly just now, and Yu Xiangnian didn't bother to care. Now in front of so many people, he wants to make her unable to step down.
Yu Xiangnian said calmly: "You are a married girl. It is not your turn to care whether I bring something back or not!"
Cheng Shuanchun smiled disdainfully, "It's not my turn to take care of it. I'm just asking for my parents. They are the ones who brought up the baby picker like a poop!"
Yu Xiangnian replied: "It's not you who made the big move, and it's not your turn to ask!"
Yu Xiangnian felt a little cold towards Cheng Jingmo's family at this time.
To question her in front of so many people is to slap Cheng Jingmo in the face in front of everyone!
Cheng Jingmo has no blood relationship with them, but he still sends money to them every month!
It was the first time that the two sisters met, and the place was filled with smoke, and all the guests who came were waiting to see the excitement.
Cheng Jingmo stopped Yu Xiangnian behind him and said, "Shuanchun, we brought the things but they are still on the way and haven't been sent yet."
Cheng Shuanzhuo pulled Cheng Shuanchun away and said with a stern face: "There are so many guests today, why are you making a fuss?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man asked at the door: "Is this Cheng Huazi's house?"
Cheng Shuanzhao turned around and said, "Hey! Yes!"
The man said: "Call two people to come out and move something, a big box!"
Cheng Shuanzhao asked a man to move things with him.
Yu Xiangnian estimated that their things had arrived.
She raised her eyebrows at Cheng Shuanchun and said in her heart: Just wait!
After a while, Cheng tied them up and laboriously carried the box in.
"Dad, what is this? It's so heavy, it must weigh fifty or sixty pounds!" Cheng Shuanzhu asked.
Cheng Huazi said: "How could I know!"
Cheng Jingmo and Yu Xiangnian both knew the box. Cheng Jingmo said, "The things we brought just arrived. Tie them down and open the box."
Everyone came over curiously and surrounded the box, wanting to see what was brought.
As soon as the box was opened, two boxes of wine and two boxes of tea were visible. After the wine and tea were taken away, there was a large box of dried fish, dried shrimps, and dried squid, exuding a fishy aroma.
Ping County is an inland area, and people here have never eaten or seen seafood.
Someone in the crowd said:
"Is this seafood? I heard that seafood is more expensive than pork!"
“It’s so much, but it’s still done, so that’s not much money!”
"Sending it from such a far away place will cost a lot just in postage!"
Yu Xiangnian originally brought it to Cheng Jingmo's family, but seeing everyone's eager eyes, they swallowed and swallowed.
Furthermore, she also wanted to slap Cheng Shuanchun in the face.
She smiled and said, "It's not much money. The seafood alone costs three to four hundred yuan."
"So much money!" everyone exclaimed.
Yu Xiangnian said to Cheng Huazi, "Dad, arrange for someone to make some for everyone to try. After eating, I will ask my parents to send some over."
Although Cheng Huazi was reluctant to let go, it was hard to refuse in front of so many people.
He asked the cook to take some to the kitchen to cook.
The cook had never cooked seafood before and asked Cheng Jingmo: "Zhao baby, how do you make these things?"
Cheng Jingmo replied: "First soak it in hot water, then add seasonings, steam, stir-fry or stir-fry."
The meal stopped in the middle of the meal, everyone was waiting to taste the seafood.
Cheng Shuanchun turned pale!
The third uncle was also in the crowd watching the excitement. He looked at the wine and tea and said, "This liquor and tea are both top-quality goods."
When he said this, everyone looked at the wine and tea. Everyone was just looking at so much seafood!
The literate person read the words on the packaging box, and everyone exclaimed again.
This wine and tea are famous throughout the country, but they have only heard of it but never seen it.
When Cheng Huazi heard this, he immediately smiled. He took out the wine and tea from the box and looked at it himself, even though he was illiterate.
He passed it on to everyone again.
The third uncle looked at it carefully and said, "This wine and tea are specially supplied and cannot be bought outside."
Everyone was shocked!
Can you get special items by picking up babies? !
Then how big an official must he be? !
Cheng Shuanchun's face turned pale and red. Looking at Cheng Jingmo, his fists clenched!
Yu Xiangnian struck while the iron was hot, "By the way! My parents also prepared two ginseng sticks. Cheng Jingmo, go get them!"
Cheng Jingmo went back to the room and came out after a while holding two boxes.
He handed the box to Cheng Huazi, "Dad, we thought we would give it to you when everything arrives."
Cheng Huazi couldn't wait to open the box, and a light yellow ginseng, as thick as a chicken leg, with long whiskers around it, appeared in front of everyone.
"Wow! Ginseng!" someone exclaimed.
Cheng Huazi held the ginseng in front of his third uncle for appreciation.
The third uncle looked at it and nodded, "It's authentic wild ginseng, it must be six or seven years old!"
Cheng Shuanchun sneered, "Hmph! Ginseng is only six or seven years old, but my dad has raised the baby picker for seventeen years!"
