By the way, since Zheng's mother went to the hospital, Zheng Zhendong began to live with his sister every day.
The next day, Zheng Zhendong went to school to cancel his vacation. Teacher Wu, the head teacher, even asked about the situation with concern.
After Zheng Zhendong explained, Teacher Wu first expressed sympathy for the Zheng family's experience, and then asked if there was anything he could do to help.
Zheng Zhendong was very grateful for Teacher Wu's concern, but after thinking about it, he decided not to help.
Seeing Zheng Zhendong's firm attitude, Teacher Wu asked him to return to class.
In this way, Zheng Zhendong began his study career again.
After school on Saturday, Zheng Zhendong saw that the neighbors in the courtyard were talking a lot, so he asked Aunt Wang curiously.
"Aunt Wang, what's going on in our hospital? What are everyone talking about?"
"Dongzi, are you back from school?"
Aunt Wang, who was chatting with her neighbor, saw that the person asking the question was Zheng Zhendong. She quickly greeted her warmly and then said.
"This is not because Jia Dongxu is getting married tomorrow and posted a message to the neighbors in the courtyard. Everyone is curious about what is going on!
You said that Jia Dongxu got married without any notice, and everyone hasn’t even figured it out yet!"
After hearing this, Zheng Zhendong nodded knowingly. Thinking of the relationship between his family and Lao Jia's family, it was better not to get involved to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhendong went home to cook. He said hello to the neighbors and walked back, not walking a few steps.
At this time, Mrs. Jia Zhang walked out of her home with a smile on her face.
Seeing so many neighbors in the courtyard, I quickly said to everyone.
"Everyone is here, Sister-in-law Wang, from Lao Yi's family, from Lao Yan's family...
After saying hello, Jia Zhang continued.
"My Dongxu is getting married tomorrow. You are all old neighbors, so you must come to support us!"
Hearing what Jia Zhang said, the neighbors had no choice but to agree. At this time, the third aunt Yang Ruihua asked.
"Dongxu's mother, Dongxu is getting married tomorrow. Where is the new wife? Dongxu came to send invitations before, but I forgot to ask him!"
Hearing the third aunt ask this, Mrs. Jia Zhang's smile did not diminish but grew, and she hurriedly spoke.
"Hey, Dongxu's daughter-in-law is really not an outsider, she is my niece who has never been to the fifth level.
My name is Zhang Yumei. She is 18 this year. Not only is she handsome, she is also good at housework, both inside and outside!
Last time I went back to my hometown, I fell in love with it right away. I came back and told Dongxu!
I didn’t agree with it at first, but I don’t know what happened these days, but I suddenly agreed!
No, I’ve been going back and forth these days and finally settled the matter!”
After hearing what Jia Zhang said, everyone congratulated her one after another, and the eldest mother even said.
"Sister-in-law of the Jia family, the daughter-in-law you found is fine! At least my niece will have a good relationship with her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the future!"
…
Zheng Zhendong listened to a few words and then went home to cook.
As soon as I got home, my younger sister Zheng Xinyi asked.
"Third brother, what shall we eat tonight? I don't want to eat steamed buns, so why don't you make something delicious?"
Looking at his sister, looking at him with a longing expression, Zheng Zhendong asked.
"Little sister, what do you want to eat? We don't have any meat at home. How about the third brother making scrambled eggs with tomatoes and some noodles for you?"
Zheng Xinyi thought for a while and said a little disappointed.
"Okay, although I still want to eat meat, scrambled eggs with tomatoes are fine, at least it's better than pickles and steamed buns!"
Hearing that his younger sister Zheng Xinyi reluctantly agreed, Zheng Zhendong hurriedly started cooking.
Because of the season, tomatoes are bought in September at this time, washed, cut into pieces, and stored in glass bottles.
So the taste of tomatoes is a little bit worse, but the taste is not bad, at least it is better than pickles.
Zheng Zhendong took three eggs, knocked them into a bowl, put some salt in them, and stirred the eggs evenly with chopsticks.
Chop green onions, minced ginger, and garlic and set aside.
Zheng Zhendong sat the wok on the stove, waited for the pot to heat up, poured in the soybean oil, and when the oil was 70% hot, poured in the eggs and stir-fried quickly.
After the scrambled eggs are set, transfer them to a bowl, and then add a small amount of soybean oil again.
Add chopped green onion and minced ginger, stir-fry a few times, wait for the aroma to develop, add tomatoes, stir-fry a few times, sprinkle with an appropriate amount of salt, and stir-fry a few more times.
Wait for the tomatoes in the pot to stir-fry out the soup, then add the freshly scrambled eggs and stir-fry a few times.
Let it simmer for a while, then add some sugar and vinegar, and finally add chopped garlic, MSG, sesame oil, etc., stir for a few times, and put the dish on a plate.
Zheng Zhendong put the dishes on the table, poured hot water into the pot, and after the water boiled, he added the noodles. After waiting for a few minutes, he saw that the noodles were cooked and then added some salt.
Then, he shouted to Zheng Xinyi who was doing her homework.
"Little sister, don't do your homework now. Go wash your hands and get ready for dinner. I will give you a lecture after dinner."
Zheng Xinyi put down the pencil in her hand, quickly ran to the washbasin, and began to wash her hands, sniffing while washing.
"Third brother, the scrambled eggs with tomatoes you made is so delicious. Oops, I could smell it when I was doing the questions just now. I guess it tastes delicious, right?"
After listening to his sister's words, Zheng Zhendong said in his heart, this is the way of later generations. People of this era are not willing to add oil twice. Most of them fry it in one pot. How can it be the same?
Zheng Zhendong said while serving noodles.
"You will know if it tastes good or not. Come and eat soon!"
Zheng Xinyi wiped her hands and helped Zheng Zhendong put the noodles on the table, and the two began to eat.
At first, the younger sister Zheng Xinyi just picked it up and tasted it, but after a few bites, she quickly picked up the food.
After a while, she ate up a large plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and said that she was still unsatisfied after finishing the meal.
"Third brother, the scrambled eggs with tomatoes you made is so delicious. I will eat it next time!"
Zheng Zhendong finished the noodles in the bowl and then said dotingly.
"Okay, third brother will cook for you next time. I will cook more for you so that you can eat to your heart's content. I will clean up and you can go do your homework!"
Zheng Zhendong finished cleaning up and began to tutor his sister and do her homework at the same time.
After the two of them finished their homework, they soaked their feet in hot water, and then went back to the house to sleep.
When I got up early the next morning and came to the yard, I saw that Jia's family was already busy.
Because He Daqing ran away, Jia Zhang was not very confident about Shazhu's craftsmanship, so he found a cook from outside.
Several neighbor aunts who came to help let the new cook boss him around.
But the cook was sitting by the newly built stove, drinking tea leisurely.
Time slowly came to about 10:30 in the morning, and the three uncles were also invited to the platform by Jia Zhang.
The first uncle, Yi Zhonghai, is responsible for overall coordination.
The second uncle, Liu Haizhong, was arranged by Yi Zhonghai to welcome and escort guests to work.
The third uncle, Yan Bugui, was responsible for keeping accounts. Yi Zhonghai also arranged for the other neighbors who were idle and bored to move and lift.
At this time, some workers from Louji Iron and Steel Plant came one after another.
After entering the door, Liu Haizhong led him to Yan Bugui to salute him.
The neighbors in the courtyard saw the steel factory workers saluting and followed suit.
However, whether it is a worker or a neighbor in the yard, the gift money is not very much, basically a gift of 10,000 yuan.
Only Yi Zhonghai followed with 50,000 yuan, and Liu Hai won 20,000 yuan.
After Yan Bugui followed 10,000 yuan, his heart felt as if he had been cut by a knife, and he swore he would eat it at noon today.
At about 11 noon, Jia Dongxu finally returned to the courtyard gate with his wife.
I saw it in my bangs welcoming guests and quickly made arrangements.
"Haimin, fire up the cannon quickly, Dongxu is back with his wife!"
Liu Haimin, who was listening to the drink, quickly lit the firecrackers, and after a while, he just listened.
"Bang,??,??,??..."
There was a loud crackling sound, and Jia Dongxu took advantage of the sound of firecrackers and hurriedly carried his wife into the courtyard and went home.
Then the worship service began. Mrs. Jia Zhang sat on a chair, looking at her son and daughter-in-law who were kowtowing, feeling very happy.
Taking another look at Jia Fugui, who was slumped in a chair, he sighed inexplicably.
After the ceremony was over, Jia Zhang and Yi Zhonghai came to Yan Bugui and asked.
"Third uncle, how much did you receive as a gift today? Please read the gift book to me. I will see who followed the gift. How much did it cost?"
Yan Bugui picked up the gift book and read it in a low voice to Jia Zhang and Yi Zhonghai.
Jia Zhang frowned after listening to a few words. The further she listened, the tighter the frown became. While listening, she also muttered in a low voice.
"With just such a small amount of money, and bringing the whole family here to eat, my family can't survive?..."
After hearing the end, I couldn't help but ask Yan Bugui.
"His third uncle, why didn't I hear the Zheng family's courtesy? Or did you remember it?"
Yan Bugui quickly explained after hearing this.
"Sister-in-law of the Jia family, please don't talk nonsense. I, Mr. Yanbu, don't dare to say anything. How can I make mistakes for you in such a trivial matter as keeping accounts?"
You look down on me too much. If you don’t believe me, ask everyone, why the Zheng family didn’t come to pay their respects, how could it be that I remembered it wrong!”
When Mrs. Jia Zhang heard what Yan Bugui said, she felt very angry. She also thought that today was her son's happy day and it was not easy to curse, so she said to Yi Zhonghai who was next to her.
"His uncle, what do the Zheng family mean? Aren't they looking down on our Jia family? You must make the decision for us!"
When Yi Zhonghai heard what Jia Zhang said, he felt like his head was pounding and he hurriedly advised him.
"Sister-in-law Jia, please stop making trouble, today is Dongxu's happy day!
There are so many relatives and friends in the courtyard, if you make a fuss now, how will everyone look at Dongxu in the future?"
After hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Jia Zhang calmed down, but still said angrily.
"Okay, his uncle, I will listen to you and let him go today. If you let him go in normal times, you see, I won't kill him without scolding him!"
Yan Bugui, who was sitting accounting, opened his mouth and said.
"Lao Yi, sister-in-law of the Jia family, you were inside just now and didn't see that Dongzi took his sister out!
When we were leaving, I asked where we were going. Dongzi said to me that his grandfather had something to do with him today and asked him to go there. Why don't he take his sister with him?
So, sister-in-law of the Jia family, even if you make trouble today and there is no one in the Zheng family, it will be in vain for you to make trouble. If you make trouble, you will be embarrassed, so why bother?"
When Mrs. Jia Zhang heard this, she felt like a deflated rubber ball, and her whole body wilted. After a while, she finally spoke.
“Okay, third uncle, I’d like to trouble you about my family’s marriage today!
The banquet will start soon, I will ask my Dongxu to toast you a few more glasses!"
The three of them talked for a while, and then Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang went to the temporary kitchen.
The two of them saw that the dishes they had prepared were almost ready, and after discussing it, Yi Zhonghai began to have people carry the table, put benches, and arrange for everyone to sit down.
After everyone was seated, the cooks began to serve food and wine.
As soon as everyone saw the food and wine being served, they started to fight over each other.
In a short time, everyone had snatched up all the food that had just been served.
When the chefs saw that there was no food on the table, they served a few more dishes one after another, and everyone calmed down a little.
Not long after, Jia Dongxu led his new wife and began to toast each table.
There were ten tables of guests in total, and Jia Dongxu had not even finished serving seven tables before he was so drunk that he became unworthy.
Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu from the sidelines and saw that Jia Dongxu was so drunk, so he quickly asked someone to help him back and take a rest.
He apologized again and again to the guests who didn't toast, but when everyone saw this situation, they didn't say anything.
Time flew by to two-thirty in the afternoon. By this time, the dishes in the kitchen had been served. Everyone had almost eaten, so they got up and left one after another, and went home.
When the guests were almost gone, Yi Zhonghai arranged for people to send the tables, chairs and benches back to each home.
Then the three uncles followed Jia Zhang to the back bedroom.
The three uncles first expressed their congratulations to Jia Fugui, who was lying on the bed, and then began to settle accounts.
Yan Bugui took out the gift book and the bag containing money and said to several people.
"My accounts and money are all here, let's do the math together!"
Yi Zhonghai took the account book, read it to Jia Fugui and Jia Zhang, and finally took out the money from the bag and tapped it.
Finally, make sure that the amount of money in the gift book exactly matches the amount in the bag.
The three uncles drank a pot of tea at Jia's house, chatted for a few more words, and then went out together.
After the three of them left, the Jia family calculated it carefully again.
After the final calculation, I found that not only did I make no money today, I also lost a lot of money. The couple added it all together, and in the final calculation, they lost more than 500,000.
The two frowned and cursed in a low voice at the neighbors in the yard and the workers at the steel plant.
At this time, the new daughter-in-law Zhang Yumei opened the door of the inner bedroom and spoke.
"Father, Mom, Dongxu drank too much today. I just wiped the dirt off his face. Do you have any other instructions?"
Jia Fugui and his wife couldn't help but feel happy when they saw their newly married daughter-in-law.
Jia Zhang said with a smile.
"Yumei, there's nothing wrong with dad and mom. Please, as long as you take good care of Dongxu, you don't have to worry about other things!"
The new daughter-in-law, Zhang Yumei, first poured a glass of water for Jia Fugui and his wife, and then said.
"Okay, Dad, Mom! If you need anything, just call me. I'll go take care of Dongxu first!"
After saying this, Zhang Yumei put down the thermos bottle in her hand, walked out of the inner bedroom, and continued to take care of Jia Dongxu, who was lying on the bed outside.