Although Ding Qiunan has been mentally prepared, as a new daughter-in-law who has not yet married, she will be surrounded by onlookers.
But I didn't expect there would be so many people.
The two of them rode their bicycles to the entrance of the village when they saw Wuyang Wuyang crowded with people under the big locust tree.
An uncle carrying a hoe, an aunt carrying a sewing basket, an old woman sitting on a stool, and an old man squatting on the ground smoking a pot.
There are still several half-sized ducks hanging on the branches of the big tree.
They all turned their attention to the two of them.
Seeing the two people approaching, there was a burst of noise from the crowd.
"Tsk tsk, the girls in this city are so white, as white as white flour."
"It's too sinful for a family to have two bicycles."
"I heard from Qin Daniu that this girl is also a great doctor in the hospital, and her monthly salary is more than one hundred,"
"More than a hundred? Can such a girl be able to survive when she comes from the East?"
"That is, don't be like the son of the branch secretary of Dawangzhuang, who also married a girl from the city and stayed at home like the third grandson all day long."
"No, Dong Lai is now the chief director!"
"What kind of official is the chief director?"
"...Anyway, he's bigger than the party secretary."
When the village chief Qin Sanmin saw the two people approaching, he turned around and shouted: "Don't make any noise. Donglai is bringing his city wife home for the first time. We in Qinjiagou can't embarrass him."
"Quick, quack, quack, croak!"
Under the big locust tree, there was a burst of warm applause.
Li Donglai walked over with Ding Qiunan.
The aunts and ladies immediately gathered around Ding Qiunan to make inquiries about the household affairs.
"You guys from the east, you must be thirsty on the way. Come to my house to drink some water."
"I am your second aunt. I grew up watching Dong Lai. My family has melon seeds."
"Have lunch at aunt's house, and aunt will steam vegetable dumplings for you."
...
It was the first time for Ding Qiunan to see such a battle. He didn't know what to do for a while, so he could only turn to Li Donglai for help.
Li Donglai pointed to the gift at the back of the car.
Ding Qiunan's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Auntie, Donglai and I brought you gifts."
With that said, he squeezed out of the crowd and unpacked the package behind the bicycle rack.
That's all for the adults. When the children heard that there were gifts, they immediately jumped down from the old locust tree.
Ding Qiunan opened the package and took out melon seeds, Cuban sugar, bean root candy...
At the bottom, there is a cardboard box tied with a thin string and covered with a red paper sticker.
The children had already gathered around. After each person was given two pieces of candy, they stared curiously at the paper box.
"Good-looking aunt, what is in this box?"
Ding Qiunan untied the rope.
There are various kinds of snacks inside.
The icing on the surface of the snack emits a crystal light under the reflection of the sun.
The children's breathing suddenly became rapid.
They had only heard about this kind of snack from fat people in the city, but this was the first time they saw it.
It must be so delicious with so much sugar on it.
But the children kept swallowing and no one reached out.
"Here, let's have a piece each."
Ding Qiunan pinched some snacks and gave each person a piece.
When children take a bite, the sugar content in the snack will flow out.
I felt so happy that I would suck the sugar syrup left on my fingers after eating, for fear of wasting it.
After the food and snacks are distributed, there are also medicinal materials.
The names were written on the medicine packets, and Ding Qiunan was in charge of distributing them.
She knew that Li Donglai deliberately wanted her to get involved with the villagers.
The villagers are also very enthusiastic about this little daughter-in-law from the city.
"I see, I will be blessed after I come from the east. This little girl is very good-looking and has a soft temper. She is a good wife."
"That's right, she's still sweet. Didn't you see that she just called me "Second Aunt" one after another."
...
beside.
Qin Sanmin was smoking a dry pipe, and when he saw Li Donglai coming back with so many gifts, his brows became knotted.
Although this guy became an official, his monthly salary increased a lot.
But that's the capital, and you don't have to just pick up vegetables in the countryside to make a meal, and it's very expensive.
This kind of extravagance and waste is not acceptable.
He turned to look at Li Donglai: "Donglai, you are really wasting money buying these things."
"Today isn't the first time I've brought Qiunan back. I always bring some gifts to the folks." Li Donglai said with a smile, "My parents died early, and it's all because of the big guys that I can survive until now. My sister and I both know that.
I have always wanted to find an opportunity to repay these."
"Besides, they are just gadgets and don't cost much."
Qin Sanmin knew that Li Donglai was a man who knew how to repay his kindness, so he said nothing more.
There seem to be a lot of gifts, a big package full of them,
But there were more people. There were more than 500 people in Qinjiagou. In addition to those who went to work, they all came, and there were more than 200 people.
The gifts were distributed to everyone, but there were not many.
The folks just wanted to have fun and didn't care about it.
We took the gifts and stood under the big locust tree and chatted.
The wheat is not yet ripe, and there is no work in the fields.
Ding Qiunan also had some thoughts when he returned to Qinjiagou this time.
She wanted to learn needlework from the village aunt.
Li Donglai was just talking casually, but Ding Qiunan took it seriously.
She comes from a scholarly family, her father is a professor and her mother is also an intellectual. No one in the family can do needlework.
After getting married, I always had to sew clothes, so I sweetly asked my second aunt for advice.
The second aunt did not refuse, took Ding Qiunan's hand, and went to her house to teach Ding Qiunan step by step.
Seeing the questioning look from Ding Qiunan, Li Donglai nodded: "Go ahead, remember to have dinner at the village chief's house at noon."
Seeing Ding Qiunan's figure disappearing into the village, Li Dong turned around and looked at Qin Sanmin: "By the way, village chief, I also brought you a jar of wine."
As he spoke, he walked to the bicycle and took out a jar from the package at the back.
Qin Sanmin had no other hobbies in his life except smoking and drinking.
Hearing this, he was overjoyed, took the jar, brought it to his nose and took a sniff.
Light burst out from his cloudy eyes, and the corners of his mouth curved into an arc of joy.
"This wine is really good!"
After saying that, he frowned again: "Such a good wine shouldn't be cheap, right? Such a large jar of wine should cost at least 3 yuan, and it also requires a bar ticket, right?"
"I bought this from a friend. It doesn't cost that much, and I don't need a drink ticket." Li Donglai said with a smile.
The wine was given to Li Donglai by Xu Huizhen in order to thank him for helping her take back the tavern.
There are five jars of wine in total, all aged for ten years.
Li Donglai didn't drink on weekdays, so he left four jars of wine for the wedding banquet.
After hearing Li Donglai's words, Qin Sanmin felt relieved.
However, he also knows that even in the city, wine is a rare thing now. To be able to be given such a large jar of wine in the east shows that this boy is a respectable person.
When Qin Daniu came back and said that even the head of the food station called Li Donglai brothers, Qin Sanmin still didn't believe it.
Now that I see this jar of wine, I believe it a little bit.
With the wine, Qin Sanmin felt as if there was a feather duster tickling his heart, so he pulled Li Donglai and hurried home.
As soon as I got home and was about to pour half a bowl to soothe my throat, I heard a hurried call from outside the yard.
"Village Chief, Village Chief, no good, the wild boar has gone down the mountain!"
Qin Sanmin quickly put down his wine bowl and walked out with Li Donglai.
In the distance, Qin Shouhuo ran over in a hurry.
His hair was messy, and there were weeds and dirt hanging on his neck and trousers.
There was a pool of blood on his face, and his old cotton trousers had several holes in them.
The whole person looked like someone had beaten him severely, and then he was thrown down from the mountain and rolled over for seventeen or eight times.
