First, marriage means responsibility. You must be loyal to your marriage and your family;
Second, hard work is the true nature of people in our steel rolling mill. I hope you will keep it in mind;
Third, regardless of poverty or hardship, you must help each other and love each other!
Let us jointly wish Comrade Li Donglai and Comrade Ding Qiunan happiness and a long life together!"
"Now, please ask the two newcomers to bow three times to the portrait!"
"I would like to invite the two newlyweds to offer tea to their parents!"
Since Li Donglai's parents were away, Qin Sanmin, as the elder, accepted the tea ceremony from Li Donglai and Ding Qiunan on behalf of Qinjiagou.
Drinking the tea served by Ding Qiunan, Qin Sanmin's chapped face looked a little moved, and the corners of his eyes became moist.
If Donglai's parents were here, how happy they would be to see this scene.
After drinking tea, he took out a big red envelope from his pocket and put it on the tray.
"The Li family's wife, this is my uncle's wish."
"Thank you, Uncle Sanmin." Ding Qiunan took the tray and came to the Ding couple again.
Originally, according to the rules of the capital, there was no need to serve tea to the Ding family and his wife.
However, Li Donglai thought that the only daughter in the Ding family was Ding Qiunan, and since he had no elders, he would be considered a family in the future, so he insisted on adding this ceremony.
Ding Boren and Ding's mother took the tea and were so moved that tears fell down.
Red envelopes are naturally indispensable.
Since it was a new-style wedding, there were many leaders present, and everyone had to go to work in the afternoon, so there was no complicated etiquette.
With the sound of "cracking" firecrackers at the door, the wedding banquet officially began.
Xu Huizhen led a team of waiters to bring out the dishes that had been prepared long ago.
There are not many dishes, only eight, but they are all meat dishes.
Braised pork trotters with soybeans, braised beef with bamboo shoots, roasted goose with green beans, roasted chicken with potatoes, braised eel with garlic, braised tripe strips, braised fish fillets, braised wild boar meat.
Everyone was stunned to see it.
Good guy, an all-meat wedding banquet, even a wedding in a courtyard in the capital, would not be so extravagant.
Most of the people these days lack oil and water in their stomachs, so they naturally start to feast upon seeing meat.
However, there were too many meat dishes, and they were all served on large plates, especially the braised wild boar meat, which was filled to the top.
Everyone was so full that they were rubbing their bellies, and there was still more than half of the dishes on the plate that had not been eaten.
I wanted to stand up and leave, but I couldn't bear to part with those dishes.
Don't get up, I really can't eat anymore.
Just when the guys started to get confused, Li Donglai asked Xu Huizhen to bring some enamel bowls from the kitchen and handed them to the guys.
Pack!
This practice, which was very common in later generations, is very novel in this era.
For a moment, everyone hesitated.
It's so shameful to sell food at other people's wedding banquets.
There was no other way, so Li Donglai could only set an example by wrapping half a bowl of wild boar meat in newspapers.
"The higher ups encourage thrift and diligence. We still have so many dishes left. If anyone finds out, I, Li Donglai, will inevitably be criticized. You guys can just help me and take these dishes home."
Everyone knew that Li Donglai was giving them face, so they looked at Li Donglai gratefully and divided the leftovers.
Especially Silly Zhu, who carried two large enamel bowls all by himself, filled with high-pointed contents.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The neighbors in the courtyard were unwilling and joked with him: "Hey, Silly Zhu, are you serving this to your sister Xiao Qin?"
"Go away." Silly Zhu rolled his eyes, "If the uncle likes it, can you take care of it?"
After saying that, he held a bowl in one hand and ran away with a puff of smoke.
After the wedding banquet, everyone left in twos and threes, praising each other as they walked.
"Today's wedding banquet is the most sumptuous wedding banquet I have had in the past few years."
"Indeed, they are all meat and vegetables. Now that I think about it, I feel guilty."
"Li Donglai was so honest that he couldn't finish the food and even asked us to carry it home."
"Looking at the openness and openness with which he handles this matter, it's no wonder he can be the director."
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A banquet was enjoyed by everyone.
The guests all received gifts in return, which included a piece of red cloth, a red towel, and a few White Rabbit toffees (for gay men, there was a pack of large Qianmen).
After the guests left, Li Donglai also began to arrange for people to see off a few distinguished guests.
The first person to leave was the village chief Qin Sanmin. He remembered the digging of ditches in the village.
There is a small river to the north of Qinjiagou, but it suffers from the lack of canals and cannot divert the river water to the fields, so it has to rely on the sky for food.
The village is also thinking about building a canal. There are many strong young men in the village, but there is no material. Qinjiagou alone cannot raise all the materials.
Now that the higher authorities have allocated a sum of funds to change this predicament that has lasted for thousands of years, the folks in Qinjiagou are very enthusiastic.
Qin Sanmin knew that this fund was hard-earned and should be used wisely, so he was planning it when he slept at night.
If it weren't for Li Donglai's wedding banquet, he would not leave the ditch-digging site even if eight sedans were required to carry him.
Knowing Qin Sanmin's thoughts, Li Donglai also knew that repairing the canal was of great importance. He originally wanted to invite Qin Sanmin to the wedding room for a cup of tea, but he could only give up now.
He asked Gu Shen to arrange a bicycle to take Qin Sanmin to the bus station.
Before leaving, Qin Sanmin took Li Donglai's hand and said sincerely: "Donglai, my son, you are married, but you must have a child as soon as possible to continue the family lineage of your old Li family."
As soon as these words came out, Ding Qiunan's face turned red.
Ding Boren's eyes lit up. This old farmer looked rustic, but he was also quite capable.
Then there are Director Yang, Dean Jiao and Professor Hu.
Factory Director Yang and Dean Jiao rode in the factory's jeep, while Professor Hu rode a bicycle.
Professor Hu seemed very happy at noon and drank a few more drinks. Factory Director Yang asked the driver to put his bicycle in the trunk of the jeep and send him back first.
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After everyone had given away the gifts, Gu Shen and a group of young men helped Li Donglai return the gifts to the courtyard.
Ding Qiunan was talking to Ding's father and Ding's mother, while Li Donglai was paying the bill in the tavern.
