Chapter 691. Meilan sets up a banquet—all in the mountains
Although it was past ten o'clock, in the east room of Lao Ma's house, the family was still having a lively discussion.
After deciding to spend a lot of money on the box, the pressure of the one thousand yuan betrothal gift on the Ma family was no longer so great.
Therefore, the family of four began to discuss the banquet. In the first two days before Ma Ling's wedding, Lao Ma's family would hold a banquet to entertain relatives and friends, and gather in the village.
Lao Ma's family has to calculate in advance how many guests they can have, and then arrange how many tables of meals.
This is easy to do. As long as Ma Dafu and Wang Cuihua recall who they have given gifts to in recent years and who still owes gifts to their families, they will usually come if they send someone a message.
Then, by counting the relatives at home, you can get a rough idea.
As for what kind of food and drinks to serve, it all depends on the conditions of the individual's family. Wang Cuihua glanced at Ma Dafu and said, "How about ten yuan per table?"
"How much?" Ma Dafu suddenly had a feeling, as if he hadn't noticed before that this bitch could spend money so much?
Ten yuan for a table?
At this time, beef and mutton are sold in the city for just over one yuan per pound. Pork is only seven or eighty cents per pound.
The key is that it’s still winter in this forest area, so you can’t buy anything with money!
What can we eat for ten yuan?
Furthermore, for those who come with gifts and eat together as a family, most of them only cost five yuan.
Moreover, according to later fashion, the gift money was collected in small sums. The money received by the Ma family for gifts was all from Ma Dafu, and the money that Wang Cuihua and his wife went out with in the past few years were all their own money, not to mention that they had to ask for money.
When people have a big meal, the more they spend on food, the more they will lose, right?
"Eat meat!" Wang Cuihua said categorically to Ma Dafu: "See if you can find someone to beat up two yellow men for our family, and we'll give him money then and that's it."
"This..." Ma Dafu felt a little embarrassed when he mentioned this matter. Yong'an Tun is a family area, and there are few people who fight against it.
Especially in the past two years, when Old Xu Pao put away his guns and Qin Qiang retired, the remaining ones who can hunt have something to do with Zhao Jun.
For example, Wang Qiang, what should Ma Dafu say to him? Are you going to say, my daughter is getting married to your nephew, and you help hunt two wild boars, how much will it cost, and how much will I give you?
Ma Dafu blinked twice and asked Wang Cuihua: "Cuihua, how about we see who has a pig and buy one?"
"Pull them down!" Wang Cuihua waved her hand and said: "The people in our village raise the pigs and cut the grass to feed them. The meat is so sour, it's not as good as yellow-haired pig meat!"
"That's right!" As soon as Wang Cuihua finished speaking, Ma Yang continued: "When my sister Xiao Min goes out, isn't the pork we eat at her brother-in-law's house sour?"
When it comes to wild boar, some people say that wild boar is not as good as domestic pork.
This is generally true, but not absolutely!
It depends on what the pig eats.
As Wang Cuihua said, many people in the countryside are reluctant to feed grain to pigs, and only go out to cut grass and feed the pigs until winter.
If pigs are fed grass, their meat will become sour.
In contrast, wild boars in autumn eat a lot of pine nuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, and acorns to gain fat, and these dried fruits contain a lot of high-quality fat and are very nutritious.
However, regardless of whether it is a domestic pig or a wild boar, a boar or a sow, as long as it gets older, the meat will get better. As soon as they mate, the meat will get better.
Therefore, only immature wild boars weighing less than 200 kilograms are delicious. Sow meat and yellow-haired pig meat are no less delicious than grain-fed pigs.
"Dad!" Ma Yang was very active today. When he saw Ma Dafu in trouble, he said: "Brother Chen, didn't he and his brother-in-law set a trap in the mountains? Let's let him trap us.
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The elder brother Chen in Ma Yang's mouth is Chen Dalai.
When Ma Dafu heard this, he frowned and said, "His handle is not that good."
"Let him take his time." Wang Cuihua said: "It looks like it's snowing now. If he wants to catch it, send it to our house, and we'll put it in the yard and cover it with snow."
"That's okay!" Ma Dafu said: "Two pieces of yellow hair are nearly two hundred pounds. We have twenty tables at home, and one table of pork alone weighs ten pounds... Oh my god, can you eat like this?
What?"
"There's nothing wrong with it!" Wang Cuihua said decisively: "That's it!"
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Wang Cuihua feels that she is pretty good, but it depends on who she compares with. If she wants to compare with her sister of the same race and future mother-in-law, Wang Meilan, then there is no comparison!
At this time, in the east room of the Zhao family, Zhao Hong and Zhao Na were already asleep in bed.
The lights in the room were not turned off yet, and Wang Meilan and Zhao Youcai were also discussing matters.
But at the moment, neither of the couple spoke. Although they were sitting face to face, Wang Meilan looked at Zhao Youcai quietly, with a smile and expectation on her face, as if she was waiting for Zhao Youcai to praise her.
Zhao Youcai, on the other hand, was looking at Wang Meilan's notebook with a frown. He glanced at it twice. Zhao Youcai took the notebook with his right hand and at the same time raised his left hand to wipe his eyes with the back of his hand.
After putting down his hand, Zhao Youcai still frowned, looked up at Wang Meilan who was sitting cross-legged in front of him, and said with difficulty: "Lan Na, do you really want to eat like this?"
Wang Meilan nodded twice and asked Zhao Youcai expectantly, "How is it?"
At this time, Wang Meilan was really waiting for Zhao Youcai to praise her. But if he wanted to praise her, Zhao Youcai really couldn't say it.
I saw a list of animal names written on the small book.
From top to bottom are wild boar ribs, wild boar knuckles, black blind man, jumping cat son, badger son, roe deer, deer, sheep, chicken and fish.
No more, no less, exactly ten dishes.
Seeing that Zhao Youcai was silent, Wang Meilan raised her hand and patted Zhao Youcai's knee and said, "Speak?"
Zhao Youcai closed the notebook, threw it on the mattress, blinked twice, and then smashed it in his mouth.
At this time, Wang Meilan was impatient with waiting and asked directly: "Are you squeaking? Do you have a toothache? If anything happens, just tell me."
Zhao Youcai glanced sideways at Wang Meilan and said angrily: "I have lived so long, and I have never seen anyone treat their wedding so well."
Speaking of this, Zhao Youcai added, "How much will this cost?"
"What does this cost?" Wang Meilan grabbed the small book, opened the page of the menu, and tapped it with her hands: "Sheep, we have them in the backyard. The fish, the aid workers said he would dig them out, how much do you want?"
How much... that... chickens aren't enough, I'll just buy a few chickens and that's it."
"It's over?" Zhao Youcai grinned and said, "What about the rest?"
"What are the rest?" Wang Meilan paused slightly, holding a small book in one hand and waving the other hand out of the window, and said: "Aren't they all in the mountains?"
Zhao Youcai: "..."
Zhao Youcai took the small book and picked it from top to bottom: wild boar, black blind man, roe deer, deer, badger, and hare.
Don’t tell me, it’s true!
"Oh!" Zhao Youcai's eyes lit up, and when he raised his head, his brows widened, and he smiled at Wang Meilan: "Lan Na, don't tell me, this is really good!"
Wang Meilan, who was finally recognized, rolled her eyes at Zhao Youcai, snatched the book back, and after closing it, she said to Zhao Youcai: "I want to keep a few of the chickens we have. If that doesn't work, I'll buy them twenty or thirty."
Just, you can’t even use a hundred yuan, right?”
These days, chickens are more common than pigs.
Especially in forest areas, many people raise chickens. And except for winter, they scatter chickens outside in other seasons and let them go out to look for bugs and eat wild vegetables. As long as they don't encounter black tigers, the chicken owners will not be able to compensate. At this time, Wang Meilan said to Zhao Youcai very proudly: "How about it? I can host thirty tables for less than one hundred yuan!"
"Awesome!" Zhao Youcai gave a thumbs up. He knew that the matter had come to an end and it was useless to say more. He might as well praise his wife.
Wang Meilan smiled very happily, but she heard Zhao Youcai say: "Lan Na, there's no telling when those two boys will come back. Let's not wait for them, turn off the lights and go to sleep."
"Nothing else!" Wang Meilan stopped Zhao Youcai who was about to pull the lantern and said, "I haven't finished telling you yet."
"What about cigarettes and alcohol?" Wang Meilan said: "I have thought about it for a while, and my son and I will go down to the mountain again and buy some good cigarettes and wine."
"When?" Zhao Youcai's eyes brightened when he heard this. He seemed to have forgotten that he was still guilty, and just asked: "Hold on tight, while that kid Jie Chen still has a car here."<
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"Ah!" Wang Meilan's eyes widened and she said, "I'm going out, how about you surround me?"
As soon as Wang Meilan said this, Zhao Youcai stayed there for an instant. He looked at Wang Meilan blankly and felt panicked.
"Hmph!" Wang Meilan snorted coldly and said, "I don't care about my daughter, you are really good at it!"
"It's over!" Zhao Youcai was in a daze for a moment, and his heart felt cold.
But at this moment, I heard Wang Meilan say: "I think, we saved money on food, and we can make arrangements for wine and so on."
"Huh?" Wang Meilan changed her subject, which made Zhao Youcai dodge for a moment. But at this time, he nodded hurriedly and agreed: "That's not good, Lan...Lan, that dish of yours is so hard. So hard.
The food and wine cannot be inferior!"
"That's right!" Wang Meilan nodded and said: "The one you drink tonight is the wine that Jie Zhong brought you. What is it called?"
"Ah!" Zhao Youcai reacted suddenly and said: "Yuquan square bottle."
"Yes!" Wang Meilan nodded again and said, "As you said, we also have a car. I'll go down the mountain and buy a few boxes of it."
When Zhao Youcai heard this, he curled his lips subconsciously, thinking how much it would cost! But Wang Meilan didn't mention his siege now, and Zhao Youcai didn't dare to raise any opinions anymore.
After talking about wine, Wang Meilan mentioned cigarettes again. She knew what kind of cigarettes were good, so she said directly: "We have relatives in the supply and marketing cooperative in the market. I will go back this time and ask my eldest niece and son-in-law to make some stone forests for me."
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"Put it all in the stone forest?" Zhao Youcai tilted his neck, frowned, and couldn't help but said, "How much will it cost?"
"How much does it cost?" Wang Meilan said: "How much does it cost? One box per table, no need for five bars?"
"No." Zhao Youcai interjected: "Then we have a good relationship and say it among relatives. When someone comes, why don't you bring them a pack of cigarettes?"
"Give it!" Wang Meilan said indifferently: "You have already said that we are on good terms and have been told by relatives. Do you still want to give me a box of cigarettes?"
Zhao Youcai: "..."
Zhao Youcai was silenced by Wang Meilan. I have to say, what this bitch said is really fucking reasonable.
"Okay, I understand." Zhao Youcai calmed down and then said, "You are heartbroken because you don't have to spend the money. If you don't spend money on food, you will spend it on tobacco and alcohol."<
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At this point, Zhao Youcai curled his lips and continued: "How much does it cost for this kid to get married?"
Wang Meilan pinched Zhao Youcai with her eyelids and said, "We only have a son like this. If we don't give him flowers, who will we give them to?"
When Wang Meilan said this, Zhao Youcai fell silent again. Because what Wang Meilan said made sense.
Suddenly, Wang Meilan said something and said to Zhao Youcai: "Then, didn't I tell you? When our son gets married, you, the father, are not allowed to get three to four hundred dollars?"
As soon as Wang Meilan said this, Zhao Youcai's heart trembled again. He knew that this bitch was going to kill him. Moreover, she had even decided the amount for him!
Four hundred dollars!
How Zhao Youcai knew this is because in the Zhao Jun family, the common colloquial saying is three heads and two hundred, or three heads and five hundred.
And Wang Meilan said three dollars and four hundred dollars twice today. This is to tell Zhao Youcai that you can get four hundred dollars.
Even if Zhao Youcai doesn't give it, Wang Meilan has a way.
I just heard her say to Zhao Youcai: "You don't care if your daughter has nothing to eat. You don't care if your son gets married?"
Zhao Youcai: "..."
Zhao Youcai knew that if he didn't agree, he might not get any benefits today. Zhao Youcai didn't know how Wang Meilan came up with the number of four hundred. You must know that he just deposited four hundred yuan to Han Daming yesterday!
Zhao Youcai gritted his teeth and squeezed out one word from between his teeth: "Okay!"
With the beginning now, things will go much smoother. Zhao Youcai said, "I haven't spent any money you and my son have given me. It's still close to four hundred. I'll find my apprentice tomorrow."
When he said this, Zhao Youcai felt that his heart was bleeding, but he had no choice but to spend money to avoid disasters.
After everything was discussed and the money was sold, Wang Meilan ordered Zhao Youcai to turn on the light and sleep.
At the same time, the lights in Lao Ma's house also went out. But the family of four was lying on the kang, talking and talking.
Ma Yang asked Ma Ling from a distance: "Sister, they all say that the old woman and her daughter-in-law don't deal with each other. If you marry into their family, what will happen if Zhao Jun bullies you?"
"Hey! Don't scare your sister." Before Ma Ling could say anything, Ma Dafu next to Ma Yang said: "Wang Meilan is not that kind of person. Look at Lin Xiangshun, who is not even related to his family. Look at them.
How are things going? She is good to Lin Xiangshun, how can she be bad to your sister?"
"That's right." Wang Cuihua continued: "I know Meilan best. She has been very petty and easy to use. Besides, Zhao Jun's mother is close to Meilan, so the whole village knows that she is a mother-in-law this time.
, can I still bully your sister?"
There is an old saying that after many years of marriage, a daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law. Many daughter-in-laws let their mother-in-law take care of them when they enter their mother-in-law's house. After finally sending their mother-in-law away, they become mothers-in-law themselves, and then in turn make things difficult for their daughter-in-law.
After listening to what Ma Dafu and Wang Cuihua said, Ma Ling felt a little more at ease. At this moment, Ma Dafu said: "But Ling'er, you have to pay more attention to what your mother-in-law says in the future. Their old Wang family
People, they talk with a gun and a stick."
"That's it..." As soon as Ma Dafu finished speaking, Wang Cuihua answered subconsciously, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she realized something was wrong. She turned around and stretched out her hand from the quilt, pointed at Ma Dafu and said, "Who are you talking about?" p>
