When a family holds a wedding like this, the whole village will join in the fun. In other words, it doesn't mean that the whole village will support them whether they are getting married or getting married.
The grandma who was leading the way was still talking enthusiastically, "That boy A Niu has a good life, and he married the best girl in the whole country."
She pointed in the direction of Zhuangzi, "That girl's whole family works in Zhuangzi where Qi Shangshu lives. Her father is still a steward in Zhuangzi. Master Qi has planted many flowers and melons, and their family is dedicated to serving those flowers and melons.
The first one, Old Liu Tou came back with two melons. They were given by the old lady who came to play in the village. He gave them to the villagers to eat.
Ouch, that’s so sweet, old lady, I’ve never eaten anything so delicious in my life.”
Flower melon?
What kind of thing?
But the melons that are edible now... "Grandma, are you talking about watermelon?"
"Yes, yes, it's called watermelon. Old Liu Tou said it's called watermelon, but the melon with flowers on its skin is what we call it flower melon."
As for why this person who clearly looked like a peasant girl recognized Hua Gua, Grandma was not surprised at all.
No matter how much they pretend, they can't hide much of their dignity, and their actions are always different from ordinary farmers.
The road from Kaiyang Town to Qibaoer Zhuangzi had been built a few years ago, and it was Old Man Qi who made the decision.
Therefore, in the past few years, there were not just one or two people who took the wrong turn and came to their side. Grandma was already very knowledgeable.
Some noble people are surrounded by servants, and some noble people pretend to be poor.
Grandma's house used to live with a couple who met bandits on the road and then pretended to be poor. When she looked at the 'brother and sister' in front of her, she regarded them as the same as that couple. They probably met on the road.
Something happened, so I pretended to be poor to keep myself safe.
The village is not big, and after walking for a while, we arrived at the house where the wedding was held.
As grandma said, almost all the people in the village were here, and it was really lively. Tables, chairs and benches were placed directly on the road.
The villagers were not curious when they saw grandma bringing two strangers over. They probably guessed where they were relatives just like grandma.
Grandma had introduced them to them on the way. It was noon now and the wedding was in the evening. However, since the two families were from the same village, this was supposed to be a matchmaking banquet held by each family, but they were all held together.
Grandma politely brought the 'brother and sister' to a table where there was room, "We don't have too many details here."
She pointed to the house with a red silk hanging at the door, "Except for the man's and the woman's relatives who ate there, we all sat casually."
Her introduction also let everyone around know that these two strangers were not relatives of the two people.
Someone immediately asked curiously: "Sister Li, who are these two?"
Grandma Li smiled and said: "They are distinguished guests who have gone the wrong way and come to have lunch with us. I will bring the meat in, please leave a seat for me."
"Go ahead, let's wait for Sister Li's bacon."
As soon as Grandma Li left, the woman who was talking to Grandma Li came over to talk to Qi Baoer.
"You are here by chance. This is the bacon at Sister Li's house." She gave a thumbs up... "Sister Li usually can't bear to go out, so she only works during festivals or when someone is having a happy event.
Sister Li, please take action."
Qi Baoer smiled and said, "Then we, brother and sister, have taken it orally."
As she said that, she glanced at Jun Chenyuan next to her with some worry.
The table was old and worn, with cracks in the middle and one corner missing. The bench they were sitting on matched the broken table, and one of them had stones under his feet.
She was worried that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would dislike her.
Unexpectedly, this turn of her head almost scared her to death. This girl was actually more comfortable than she was. She had already turned her head and started chatting with a man next to her.
The content of the conversation turned out to be about hunting in the mountains and setting traps.
Qi Bao'er said for a moment: "????"
At this time, Grandma Li came out with a large steaming bowl. She placed the bowl in the middle of the table and sat on the empty seat next to the woman.
"Come, come, eat them all."
The tables outside are all square, for eight people.
Qi Bao'er's group sat on one side, Jun Chenyuan and Qi Bao'er sat on one side, Grandma Li and Sister-in-law Yang, who obviously had a good relationship with Grandma Li, sat on the other side. Next to Jun Chenyuan sat a young couple, and opposite them there was a brother and sister.
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Qi Bao'er didn't imagine that there would be a rush of people grabbing the Chinese food as soon as it was served. Everyone was chatting and eating.
Qi Bao'er looked at the other seats and saw the same situation.
It was really lively, there was a buzz of chatter everywhere, children were running around among the tables, and people serving dishes were shouting to avoid being bumped into.
If you look at the dishes at the banquet, from the perspective of Jun Chenyuan and Qi Baoer, it can be said that they are difficult to swallow.
Most of the dinner consisted of green vegetables and mushrooms from the mountains. There were only three meat dishes, one steamed fish, one egg drop soup, and one the cured meat brought by Grandma Li.
Of course, these are not the real reasons why they can't eat it, but because it's tasteless and tasteless.
However, the villagers all ate so deliciously that every bowl of food was eventually cleared and taken away.
What makes Qi Baoer most interesting is that every time a bowl of food is served, almost everyone will praise how good that dish is. If you don’t look at the food and just listen to their praises, it’s all about the color, flavor and taste.
All top-notch dishes.
Qi Bao'er always thought that it was only the words of literati that were deceptive, but she didn't expect that she could witness here what "all art comes from life".
Although the two of them didn't eat much, they didn't leave their surroundings either.
Grandma Li and Sister-in-law Yang never forgot to grab Qi Baoer while chatting after a meal. Jun Chenyuan and the man next door felt like they had become close friends.
Villagers don’t know how to chat with you about ordinary people, they don’t know how to govern the country, and they don’t know how to weigh the pros and cons. Some of them only guard one-third of an acre of land, and some of them don’t even have land and rely on day labor or hunting to make a living.
The only thing in my eyes is life.
But their smiles were the most sincere smiles from the heart; their expectations seemed very humble in the eyes of two people with noble status, but they were also the most real.
They talked about how good last year's harvest was, and hoped that God would be merciful to them with this year's harvest; they talked about when they would eat meat, and looked forward to earning money and having the opportunity to send their children to school; and so on.
In the eyes of Jun Chenyuan and Qi Baoer, these simple expectations are not even close to their wishes; but their smiles and their happiness are something neither of them have ever experienced in their lives.
When the two left, Qi Bao'er left a gift of two taels of silver on the table. It wasn't that Qi Bao'er was stingy, but that giving too much would be scary.
After the banquet, she already knew that the groom, A Niu, only spent five taels of silver to marry his wife. The villagers who came to eat at the banquet only paid dozens of cash as gifts, but the dishes at the banquet were from each household.
Take whatever you have.
Grandma Yang said that if she gave too much, it would be a slap in the face of the man, which would not be beautiful.
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