When he saw guests arriving, Xu Damao always hunched over and took the lead to greet them.
"Here you are."
He took the gift with both hands, handed it to He Yuyu and put it in his account, then sang loudly.
"A guest from the Li family, Wang Mazi's gift is 1 yuan 2."
That voice, that style, and how well-controlled it is, are exactly the same as the waiters in the old society.
The second aunt and He Yuyu had dark expressions on their faces, while Yi Zhonghai and the third aunt trembled at the corners of their mouths.
"A guest from the Li family, a gift of 1 yuan and 2 from Wang Liu."
"A guest from the Li family, Zhang Mumu gift money 1 yuan 2."
...
After Xu Damao shouted eighteen times in a row, Yi Zhonghai finally couldn't help it. He banged his cane on the ground and said, "Xu Damao, are you sincere? Do you want to call over dozens of people one by one?"
Xu Damao looked at the dozens of residents in the front row of the table who were waiting to pay gift money, and raised the corners of his mouth: "Master, what you said is wrong. When people pay gift money, I have to sing it out. This is an old rule! You
There’s no one to pay over there, so I might as well find a place to sleep.”
Yi Zhonghai's face suddenly turned dark and he was speechless.
Lao Yan, you have made me miserable.
Yi Zhonghai regretted it to death.
After sitting in the cold wind for two hours, not a single person came to join me. It was really embarrassing.
At this moment, a dozen comrades on bicycles suddenly came to the door.
If there are no guests in Lao Yan's house, Lao Yan will definitely not let the cook serve the food.
She also has two enamel basins!
"Comrade, are you here to pay tribute? This way, please." Jia Zhang decided to challenge Xu Damao in the ring.
The person who came was none other than a comrade from the motorcade, and the leader was Niu Yong.
Although he didn't understand why there were two tables at the entrance of the courtyard, he didn't think much about it when he saw Yi Zhonghai sitting at the ceremonial table.
Yi Zhonghai is the grand master of the courtyard, so it makes sense for him to help Li Weidong collect the gift money.
"Comrade Yi Zhonghai, here is the gift money."
While talking, he took out a thick roll of banknotes.
Mrs. Jia Zhang's breathing suddenly became rapid, Lao Yan's family was about to explode!
Yan Bugui, who had been squatting behind him, couldn't help but stand up, his eyes widening.
These people look familiar, could they be Jie Cheng's friends?
No matter what, if someone pays you a gift, it’s not empty-handed.
However, he was confused the next second.
I saw Yi Zhonghai standing up sullenly, his face flushed, and he pushed out the gift money he had received.
"Captain Niu, this is impossible..."
"What can't be done, Lao Yi, are you here to cause trouble today?" Yan Bugui became anxious.
I don’t want the gift money that comes to my door. This is so easy.
Niu Yong also saw that there seemed to be a mistake and said: "We are from the motorcade and are here to attend Comrade Li Weidong's wedding."
"Yes, Li Weidong is my master." Niu Meng looked wary.
Yan Bugui: "..."
Jia Zhangshi: "..."
"Hey, brother from the team, please come over here."
Both of them were confused, but Xu Damao reacted and hurriedly hunched over to invite a few people to the next team.
Looking at the long queue, he felt a little embarrassed and pointed to the residents in front: "Old Liutou, these are guests who have come from afar. Please let the comrades in the motorcade join the queue."
Jumping in line... They even had to wait in line to pay the gift money. Yan Bugui felt that his Taoist heart seemed to have collapsed.
Jia Zhang sneaked over by the way, grabbed a handful of toffee and put it into his pocket, pouting: "That kid Li Weidong is so good at deceiving people."
Niu Yong handed over the gift money, took the wedding candy, and took Niu Meng, Dan, Xiaolin, Laobai and the others to the backyard.
...
The second aunt who was responsible for collecting the gift money was a little worried.
The residents of the courtyard all received 1.2 yuan in gift money, and the comrades in the motorcade each handed over 10 yuan. How should this be calculated?
"Everything belongs to the public. Li Weidong didn't pay for this wedding anyway!" Xu Damao came up with a bad idea.
He Yuyu glared at him and said: "This is a gift from a colleague. Brother Wei Dong will repay the favor when the time comes. If you ask me, take out 1 yuan and 2 and return it to the public, and the rest will be used as brother Wei Dong's private account."
The second aunt nodded in agreement, divided the money into two parts, and gave one to He Yuyu: "Yu Yu is still thoughtful."
Xu Damao was so angry that he curled his lips.
Li Weidong can still make money without spending a penny. How can he explain this?
...
the other side.
Niu Yong and the others came to the backyard. As soon as they walked to the Crescent Gate, they were stunned by the brightly blooming camellias.
"I'm going to be a good boy and put flowers in the shape of a wedding banquet. The Wei Dong family spent a lot of money on hosting this wedding banquet." Shan Xiaolin couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
No wonder he was surprised. Flowers in this era were generally only used on special occasions, and you couldn't even buy them if you had the money.
What's more, it's still winter.
Aunt Zhou became very angry when she thought that Li Weidong was still sleeping at home. She curled her lips and said, "What kind of money? Li Weidong didn't spend a penny on this wedding banquet!"
Didn't spend a penny? Niu Yong frowned, what's going on?
But he didn't ask further.
Because the bustling scene in the backyard almost made his eyes fall out.
There were hundreds of people, men, women, old and young, boiling water, cooking, and setting dishes, and their faces were all filled with happiness.
Niu Meng gave a thumbs up: "Did you see it? This is my master's appearance."
"It's indeed quite powerful..." Niu Yong had to admit.
It's just a joke, so many people can help, Li Weidong is very capable.
What's more, I just heard that he didn't seem to have spent a penny.
The people in the motorcade were VIPs and were transferred directly to the VIP room - the Silly Pillar Room.
While drinking the steaming tea, Shan Xiaolin couldn't help but ask: "Aunt, where is Wei Dong? Why don't you come out to entertain the guests?"
"He, after he brought his new wife back home in the morning, he hid in the house and slept!" Aunt Zhou said mid-sentence, and her voice suddenly became quieter.
Busy and cautiously asked: "What, you are not satisfied with my reception service? Wait, I will go get you some toffee."
——The second uncle said that the reception work represents the reputation of the courtyard.
Anyone who dares to give up his choice is going against the courtyard and will not be allowed to eat at noon.
Looking at the dedicated Aunt Zhou, Niu Yong couldn't help but give a thumbs up. He didn't expect Li Weidong's organizational skills to be so strong!
Shan Xiaolin showed admiration and said: "Weidong is still playing tricks. There are so many people busy outside, and he is sleeping in the house with his wife in his arms. Gee, he really has the demeanor of our veteran driver."
Before he finished speaking, "Pah!", he received a heavy blow on his forehead.
"You are not allowed to call me master!" Niu Meng said angrily.
"..." Shan Xiaolin.
...
Outside the courtyard at this time.
The residents had almost paid the gift money, and He Yuyu and the second aunt began to count the money.
Bundle the ten dollars into a pile for easy reconciliation later.
"Fifty cents, one yuan... ten yuan..."
Yan Bugui kept swallowing his saliva as he watched.
Well, Li Weidong, you have adopted the strategy of low price and high sales. No wonder all the residents attended your wedding banquet.
This little thief is more scheming than me. He made a mistake!
...
He Yuyu counted a pile of money and handed it to the second aunt, "Second aunt, the wind is too strong, tie up the money, otherwise it will blow away."
"Don't worry, aunt brought cotton rope." The second aunt held the money in one hand and reached into her trouser pocket with the other.
While taking out a ball of cotton rope, an envelope was also taken out and fluttered on the ground.