They had been busy making food in the afternoon, and the Liu brothers did not go to the fields to do farm work anymore.

Anyway, now is not the season for sowing, nor is it the season for harvest. The most they can do is weeding, thinning out seedlings, it doesn’t matter whether they go there or not. They just can’t stay idle at home.

With more people and greater strength, all the meals were prepared before dark, including a large pot of rice, six dishes and one soup, including the roasted whole lamb.

Fortunately, they lived at the entrance of the village and there was no wind today. Otherwise, the aroma of roasted whole lamb would have been so overpowering that it would have definitely attracted crowds of villagers.

Everyone gathered around the big table and had a wonderful meal, especially the Liu family, who ate roasted whole lamb for the first time and were full of praises while eating.

The three dogs of the Liu family started to cry when they saw the bone-gnawing dogs, and they finally stopped until their throats were full.

After finishing the meal, they lit the oil lamps and everyone sat together to discuss the banquet.

"Except for the village chief's family, my siblings' parents' families, and Ayuan's family, we only need to invite them over. There is no need to invite other families. Otherwise, the whole village will have to invite them, which is equivalent to running a running banquet. It is too expensive and there is no need." Liu Dazhuang said.

If the second brother and his family were not still in the village, there would be no need to invite the village chief and his family. Their relationship was not very good, and they even had conflicts because of Liu Yuer's arrest.

At that time, they wanted to report to the government immediately, but the village chief stopped them because they were afraid of affecting the reputation of girls in the village. Although they finally went to report to the government, the village chief did not have a good look on them for a long time.

The same goes for the villagers. Except for my siblings' parents' family and Ayuan's family, who sincerely helped search for me for a long time, the other villagers only made sarcastic remarks.

There were even rumors that Liu Yu'er had eloped with someone, and A-Hua often quarreled with them because of this.

So let alone friendship, it would be good if there is no enmity.

Of course, they are mainly based on the Liu family's ideas, and they don't know the people here. It is the Liu family who has the final say on who to invite or not.

After agreeing on the number of tables and approximate dishes for the banquet, Liuerzhuang and his family went back first.

The Fang brothers and Jiayin Yang Huiyun also went to the room that had just been cleaned to rest, while Liu Yuer talked to her father alone.

"Dad, when we leave, except for my mother's memorial tablet and some of our clothes, we will leave this house and the rest of the things in it to my second uncle and the others.

Zhiwu said that they had built many brick houses in Fangjia Village, but the village was not full of people, and the rest were reserved for the younger generations to get married.

When the time comes, Zhiwu and I will definitely be assigned a courtyard, and you can live with us. Zhiwu’s parents wrote back at that time and said they have no objection."

Although her father lives with them, it is not considered as an in-law. After all, all future children will still have the surname Fang, it is just that the father-in-law lives with them.

Zhiwu said that this kind of thing is not uncommon in Fangjia Village. There are those who have no sons and live in the home of their daughter and son-in-law, and they live a good life. They just need to be filial to their parents-in-law.

Moreover, the two sons of the Fang Zhiwu family, and he is the youngest, will be separated as soon as they get married. As the eldest son, Fang Zhiwen will definitely live with his parents, so this is not something special.

Liu Dazhuang was a little embarrassed to hear this at first, but later he felt relieved when he heard that his daughter's parents-in-law had no objections.

I thought I could help with some more work then, so that no outsiders would have to talk.

In my heart, I was secretly happy for my daughter. Once they got married, they could separate and live alone, and they would still live in a brick house. Such good conditions were not available even in the county.

After all, any daughter-in-law who doesn't have to honor her parents-in-law for more than ten years or even decades may not be able to separate when her children grow up.

This family is really open-minded, and I can’t blame the children they teach for being different.

Liu Dazhuang responded with a smile: "Okay, okay, dad will listen to you. When the time comes, I will take your mother's memorial tablet and the things she left for you with you.

Dad doesn't have much to take, just a few tattered clothes. Just leave the rest to your second uncle and the others.

It's just a pain for you, because dad hasn't saved much savings over the years, so he can't buy you a decent dowry..."

Liu Dazhuang looked guilty. Yu'er's mother has always been in poor health and often takes medicine. He only knows how to farm and does not know how to make a living. All year round, he just sells some grain to exchange for some money.

Even when his wife is being treated for illness, she and her daughter still have to do some embroidery at home every day to supplement the money, otherwise they can’t even afford the medicine.

Liu Yu'er comforted her and said, "Dad, it's okay. Although I don't have a dowry, I just don't need any betrothal gifts from the Fang family. When we live a good life in the future, we can come up with these things by ourselves."

Liu Dazhuang smiled happily and said: "It's good if you think like this, dad is afraid of wronging you."

Liu Yu'er shook her head, "Don't worry, dad. My daughter is not wronged. She has such a good father and has found such a good future husband. Our happiness is yet to come."

Liu Dazhuang nodded happily. His daughter's life was good, and she also met a descendant of the Fang family. If it hadn't been for them, how might her daughter be now? Even if she was rescued later, just the rumors in the village would have saved her daughter.

Forced to death.

If the Fang brothers hadn't thought so well and held an engagement party before leaving, the people in the village might have said something else!

In this regard, some people said that he abducted his daughter after only holding an engagement party, and that he would never come back, and he was not afraid of selling his daughter elsewhere without even knowing it.

It was not that he felt uncomfortable hearing these words, but he believed that the way he looked at people, the younger generation of the Fang family was not like that.

He won't argue with them, he just waits to slap them in the face. In a few months, his daughter will come back again, and he will take him with him to see what they have to say in the future.

However, even if there are bad words, he can't hear them. Thousands of miles away, he can say whatever he likes.

The second brother's family only has three sons and no daughters, so he is not afraid of their nonsense.

The next day, brother Liu Dazhuang went to the county, found someone who specialized in reading almanacs to people, and chose a time.

Just four days later, it will be a good day for weddings and funerals, as well as breaking ground and building a house.

Now that the date has been decided, Ah Hua, the 62-year-old daughter-in-law, went to the next village to deliver a message to her parents' family.

Her natal family is in the next village, not far from Yuquan Village, just over two miles away, called Shigou Village.

It is named because there is a ravine formed by stones there. The road to Shigou Village is relatively roundabout, although the distance is not far. Because there is a deep stone ravine, you can only go around to the other side to enter the village.

The straight-line distance is obviously two miles, but it has to go around four or five miles.

Originally, the government wanted to build a bridge here a few years ago, but it failed after several attempts.

The stones on both sides of the ditch were too brittle. Once the piles were driven, the stones broke into pieces and could not withstand it at all.

If a bridge were built, it would probably collapse before we could even walk on it.

The ravine is two to three feet wide. Even if you want to build a single-plank bridge, there are no trees that tall, so you can only continue to take a detour.

Ahua's parents and two brothers and sister-in-law were all at home. They thought something had happened when she came back. They were relieved when they heard that Liu Yu'er and her future husband were back.

"This time I plan to have a banquet together with the wedding party and the return party. After the banquet is over, I will take my eldest uncle with me and leave..."

Liu Dazhuang's family was in mourning. He didn't expect that Liu Dazhuang would have such a blessing. His family was almost destroyed before. Who would have thought that in less than a year, his daughter not only got her daughter back but also met a good husband.

Sister-in-law Ah Hua was a little envious. She heard from her sister-in-law that her husband's family was in very good condition and he was very open-minded. She even agreed that her son would take his father-in-law back with him.

But I can't find such a good in-laws in Yulong County. This is really a disaster, and I will be lucky in the future.

When they heard that the banquet was just four days away, the whole family happily agreed and agreed that the whole family would go there for the banquet in four days, which would also build up Liu Yuer's reputation.

They also knew that the Liu family was not on good terms with the villagers, and their real relatives were their family.

After announcing the good news, Ahua was about to go back. She came here at noon and had to rush back before dark, otherwise the road here would be difficult.

Her mother's family also knew about it and did not try hard to keep her. They sent her out of the village and watched her leave before returning home.

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The Fang brothers took advantage of these few days to repair and strengthen the carriage and donkey cart.

Although their things were all in the storage bags, there were so many people in the two cars, and the road was not always smooth, and many places were loose due to bumps and bumps.

As for buying a new carriage, that's not the case. If you buy a new one, it may not be as strong and useful as theirs.

They have been tinkering with it for so long, and many places have been replaced with good wood that is light and strong.

There are still some left in the storage bag, so there is no need to buy any more, just fix the loose parts.

First check to see if there are any cracks. If so, replace the board directly.

Several brothers in the Fang family know some carpentry work, which they learned from Fang's previous meeting.

Especially Fang Zhigang, despite his recklessness, after all, his father Fang Youli is a good carpenter, and he has learned a lot under the influence, and he can do it very decently.

The carriage was just an empty carriage before, and he made three foldable seats and a small table inside.

If you want to sleep in the carriage, you can put away the seats and tables and just put the bedding on it.

When sitting during the day, prop up those seats and place a small table in the middle, where you can place fruit snacks.

And if there are seats, it will be more comfortable to sit than crowded together.

On those seats, the three girls also made some soft cushions. The cushions were made of fur. The rabbit and goat furs they had eaten before were all left over. They were spread on the seats to make them soft and warm.

Especially since it is still spring. Although Songyuan County is like spring all year round, it is not the case in other places. At least when they came from Hainan County, it was still a little cold in the morning and night.

Their donkey carts and carriages were larger than ordinary carriages, and after adding Liu Dazhuang and his party, there were ten people.

Because there are women, there is no way to divide the seats equally between the two sides. There are six people sitting on the men's side.

This is good news. There needs to be someone in their car pretending to be driving, otherwise all seven men will be crowded together.

But they only travel during the day and basically find a place to rest at night, so it's okay.

Their focus was to repair the carriage and extend the roof where the two cars were driven.

In order to prevent the driver from getting caught in the rain, the roof needs to be extended forward. Previously, it was mostly used to block the sun. If it rains heavily, it has basically no effect, but it is better than nothing, and it is better than no shelter at all.

It's March now, and the further north you go, the more rain there will be. The plum rain season has arrived. Even if there is no heavy rain, there will be light rain every day.

The shed in front of them was not made of a single piece of wood. That would not only increase the weight of the car, but also make it easy to overturn the car in strong winds.

The shed in front is made of bamboo, with a layer of tarpaulin inside so that rainwater cannot seep through at all.

Jiayin watched them busy, thought for a while, and said: "Since it is made of bamboo, why not just extend it more to make an arc, which can block the rain and wind.

You can also use bamboo to weave two baffles on both sides to prevent the wind from blowing rainwater in from the sides.
To be continued...