After Chen Feng left Qin Zhen's house, he breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, Qin Zhen is his good friend, and Qin Ma is his elder. If she really wants to introduce him to a partner, it would be too embarrassing for him to agree or refuse.
After coming down from upstairs, Chen Feng was not in a hurry to go to Liutiao Town to pick up someone. Instead, he went into the wedding shed to have a look.
There are entrances and exits on both sides, and there is a small stage near the exit of the house. It is well decorated and festive. The whole shed is covered with a big red carpet on the ground, which looks very festive.
The one-meter-wide aisle in the middle was lined with large round tables neatly placed on both sides. The tables stretched out. Chen Feng walked all the way to the exit on the other side and counted 58 tables in total. It can only be said to be awesome.
It seems that the Qin Zhen family invited far more guests than Chen Feng imagined. Assuming 10 people per table, these 58 tables are equivalent to seating 580 people.
However, considering the connections between Qin Zhen and the entire Qin family, it is not an exaggeration to have so many people come to have a drink.
Of course, setting up so many tables may not necessarily allow so many people to come. The exact number depends on how many people actually come when the banquet starts. Some of them even bring their children with them, so it is difficult to count.
After coming out of the wedding shed, in a temporary shed not far away, a team of more than a dozen chefs were already busy.
Chen Feng also went over to take a look, then walked to the Cayenne where he parked, got in, started the car, and drove out of the community.
Following the navigation, Chen Feng headed south, heading towards Liutiao Town.
Liutiao Town is considered a relatively backward township in Linnan County. It was only promoted from a township to a town in the past few years. At least half of the area belongs to mountainous areas.
In the past, it took at least an hour to drive from the county seat to Liutiao Town. In addition to the poor road conditions, there were also many mountain roads and they were too winding. The original straight-line road was only one kilometer, but you might have to go three or four kilometers around.
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But a few years ago, there was a highway that passed through Liutiao Town. From the county town, you get on the highway, then go straight for more than ten kilometers and then get off the highway, which only takes more than ten minutes.
But getting off the expressway is one thing. Liutiao Town is not small, and Qin Zhen's uncle's house and aunt's house are not close to the intersection of the expressway.
Slightly closer was my aunt's house, so Chen Feng went to her house first according to the navigation.
After getting off the highway, Chen Feng followed the navigation system and wound around the town. Then he came to a village and stopped at the village committee office building, intending to call his aunt Qin Zhen.
At this time, almost forty minutes had passed since he set off from Qin Zhen's house.
So, even though the straight line from here to the county seat is only about ten kilometers, it is still a bit troublesome to go back and forth.
After making a phone call and communicating in local dialect, Chen Feng drove the car to the door of her house under the guidance of this aunt.
There is a relatively old-fashioned two-story townhouse with more than a dozen rooms in total. It belongs to the building in the 1980s. Qin Zhen's aunt's family is in one of them.
There is an open concrete area in front of this row of houses, so parking is very convenient.
When Chen Feng got off the car, he saw several people around him looking at him and his car and surrounding them.
There were very few strangers in their village, and the sight of a stranger driving a luxury car immediately aroused the interest of these people.
Most of these people are elderly people, with only a few in their thirties and forties. This is a common phenomenon in rural areas now, and young people cannot be retained.
"Young man, who are you looking for?" an old man in his sixties or seventies asked in local dialect.
Chen Feng also replied in the local dialect: "I'm looking for Granny A Ying to live here, right?"
Just as he was talking, an old woman in her sixties or seventies came out of a house, holding a girl of twelve or thirteen years old in her hand.
"Here, you are A Zhen's friend, right?"
The old woman was very angry and spoke in a loud voice.
Chen Feng also responded quickly: "Yes, Po A Ying, I am."
Qin Zhen's aunt pulled the little girl towards him and walked towards him with a smile, and said loudly: "A Zhen and his mother are really thoughtful. They even sent someone to pick me up after we got engaged. It's such a long way.
Yes, it’s really troublesome.”
Someone present asked curiously: "Sister-in-law Aying, are you going to have a drink?"
"Yes, my nephew who was married to the county town got engaged today and she had to invite me to a drink. I couldn't help but drive here to pick me up."
When Chen Feng heard that it was Qin Zhen's aunt on his mother's side, he suddenly felt a little surprised. He had previously thought that she was his aunt on his father's side, that is, his grandmother's sister. The relationship was undoubtedly closer.
His mother's aunt must have stopped interacting with each other in Qin Zhen's generation. Being able to invite this aunt over for a drink this time is a sign that the Qin Zhen family is nostalgic for their old friendship. Otherwise, would their family still be interested in getting married in the future?
That little gift from the other party?
What's more, this time Qin Zhen's family specially sent a volunteer driver like Chen Feng to pick him up in a luxury car, which really gave this aunt a lot of face and made her really famous in front of the neighbors.
"Is it the niece who works in the Finance Bureau that you often talked about before?" someone asked again.
Po A Ying's smile became even brighter: "Yes, that's it. I only have two nieces in total. One of them got married out of town and I don't have much contact with her. The other one is this one, I have contact with her from time to time."
"Oh, you are really lucky. My son is engaged, and he sent someone to pick you up in a luxury car."
"Yeah, it makes me feel a little embarrassed. It's such a long distance, and we even have someone drive here. It's impossible not to go."
Someone who knew her family well said, "As an elder, you must go to such a festive event. Besides, hasn't your sister passed away? You used to be the highest-ranking person on the groom's side."
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"That's true. My sister was not lucky. She lost her husband when she was over sixty, and she left before she was seventy. Now, apart from me, the only one of the same generation is my unsatisfactory brother."
"Isn't your brother doing well now? I heard that his son has opened a factory and he should be making a lot of money."
"How can you earn money? My brother even posted a copy of the coffin, and he still hasn't paid back his money."
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Qin Zhen, the aunt, had a family affair with the neighbors right here. They chatted for a long time. Chen Feng had nothing to do anyway, so he was not in a hurry. He listened with great interest and knew that
There are quite a few relatives on Qin Zhen’s mother’s side.
Qin Zhen's grandfather passed away when he was in high school, and Chen Feng just found out about his grandmother's death. In addition, Qin Zhen's grandparents should still be alive.
After Granny A Ying talked to her neighbor for about ten minutes, the little granddaughter she was leading became a little impatient. She then realized what she was doing and quickly apologized to Chen Feng who was waiting on the side. Then she pulled her little granddaughter into Chen Feng's car.
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A Yingpo was undoubtedly talkative. She started chatting with Chen Feng as soon as she got in the car, and soon asked about Chen Feng's background and basic information.
Then she and Chen Feng chatted for a while, mainly because she was talking and revealed a lot of family secrets. For example, her son only married a daughter-in-law when he was almost thirty years old. She was lucky enough to give birth to a son with her first child.
She planned to only have one child in response to the country's call, but a few years later when the two-child policy was implemented, her son and daughter-in-law responded to the country's call again and were lucky enough to give birth to a daughter, so she was considered to have both a son and a daughter.
Then, the three-child policy came down, and her son and daughter-in-law actually wanted to respond to the country's call to have three children for the third time, but she was so angry as an old woman. She already had a son and a daughter, so what else could she have? Her son and daughter-in-law
After a lot of scolding, they were told to give up the idea.
It's not that she, an old woman, doesn't understand the good policy of three children, but that her son is almost 50 years old this year, and her daughter-in-law is also 45 years old. Even an old sow doesn't give birth like this.
Then, she talked about her unfilial daughter. After marrying to a neighboring city more than 20 years ago, the number of times she came back to see her decreased year by year.
In the past, transportation was inconvenient, so people would come to see her every year during the New Year and festivals. Now that the transportation is developed, it only takes more than an hour to drive there, but not many people come here during the New Year and festivals.
This is obviously heartless.
The little granddaughter beside Grandma A Ying tried to stop her from talking several times with a red face, but failed to stop her. She could only sit there with a red face and said nothing.
It can be seen that the little girl must feel very embarrassed at this time.
Chen Feng also felt a little embarrassed after hearing this. Fortunately, after driving for more than ten minutes, Qin Zhen's uncle's house also arrived. This time, it was much more convenient to have Granny A Ying to guide the way.
My uncle's house is a three-story floor-to-ceiling house, and it is quite old.
After parking the car, Granny Aying led the way and took Chen Feng directly into the door of her uncle's house. The door of his house was open.
Po A Ying went in and called for a while. It took a while before anyone responded.
After another two or three minutes, a skinny old man in his sixties came downstairs.
"Aqin called you, right? Her son is engaged today and is inviting us to have a drink. Quickly pack up, put on better clothes, and come with us."
Granny Aying greeted him casually. After all, he was his younger brother, so there was nothing polite about him.
However, this uncle was a little disrespectful and said in a low voice: "I won't go. Their family has such a high threshold, I can't afford it."
"What are you talking about? I invited you to a wedding banquet with good intentions. Besides, Aqin is usually quite nice to you. Every time during the Chinese New Year, she comes over to give you a happy birthday. She is a pretty good niece."
"I'm not going anyway. If I want to go, you can go."
After my uncle finished speaking in a muffled voice, he was about to go upstairs again.
"You coward, are you going to piss me off to death?" Po A Ying said angrily, "They invited you to a wedding banquet with good intentions, but they were afraid that you wouldn't go, so they asked A Zhen's friend to drive all the way here.
I picked you up, but you still didn't go. Are you like this to my uncle and great-uncle? How could I, Aqin, be sorry for you?"
My uncle just kept a calm face and said nothing, but he didn't go upstairs again.
At this time, another middle-aged fat man in his forties came downstairs. He called Aying's grandmother "Auntie" and then said angrily: "It's not my father's fault. Didn't I have a batch of goods last time?"
Have you been detained by the traffic police? I wanted to ask Cousin Aqin to help me intercede and get my batch of goods out, but Cousin Aqin didn't help me. She even tried to persuade me not to do this business anymore. I won't do it.
What is this business for? Do you want to drink the northwest wind?"
Po A Ying frowned and said: "Aqin is right, your business is not easy to run, and it might be closed down someday. I heard that some time ago, a company in the town next door that made some chemicals was closed down.
Yes, the boss was also arrested."
"Look, you said the same thing. What would I eat if I didn't do this? Also, I am running a regular business with a business license, so it is impossible to be closed down."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a group of uniformed men walking in from outside the door. The leader was a big hatter, shouting to them: "Who is Zhu Xingyun?"
After being stunned for a moment, the uncle's son responded nervously: "I...I just...is there something wrong?"
Big Cap said with a majestic look: "We received reports from the masses that you have stockpiled a batch of dangerous chemicals. We are now going to conduct an on-site search on your place. We hope you will cooperate."
Zhu Xingyun's expression immediately changed, and he wanted to open his mouth to defend himself, but he opened his mouth, but in the end he could only stand there stupidly with a pale face.
But this group of law enforcement officers ignored him and walked directly to the back of the house. They obviously got very accurate information. There was a small workshop set up in the open space behind the uncle's house.
Chen Feng and Po A Ying were also a little dumbfounded. Po A Ying couldn't help but cover her mouth. She was really a little bit tongue-tied just now.
As for my uncle, who seemed dull, he could only worry now.
Zhu Xingyun was the first to react and quickly ran to the workshop behind his home.
My uncle also hurriedly followed. After A Yingpo and Chen Feng looked at each other, they said, "Let's go take a look too," and then took the lead and walked towards the back.
Not long after, when I came to the back, I saw a group of law enforcement officers gathered around taking photos, video evidence collection, and registration work.
"You have accumulated so much xylene (banana water) here, which has caused a huge safety hazard. Now I represent..."
The leader, Big Block, issued punishment and rectification decisions to Zhu Xingyun on the spot.
Being caught red-handed, Zhu Xingyun could only bow his head and admit his mistake, accept the punishment obediently, and say that he would make corrections.
Only then did Chen Feng realize that Zhu Xingyun was actually in the banana water business. This stuff was flammable, explosive, toxic, and a dangerous chemical.
Now, in the small factory building that Zhu Xingyun built behind his house, there were no less than twenty or thirty large plastic barrels piled up. Each barrel was about the same size as a large oil barrel. Chen Feng felt a little numb when he saw it, and he wanted to leave immediately.
Here. Before, Zhu Xingyun wanted to ship this thing directly to other places for sale. No wonder it was discovered and detained by the traffic police. It was normal for Qin Zhen and his mother not to help him.
When Chen Feng saw this, of course he didn't want to stay here anymore, so he immediately turned around and walked out of the workshop. Upon hearing what the law enforcement officers said and the unpleasant smell in the workshop, A Yingpo was so frightened that she immediately pulled her little granddaughter along with her.
Walk outside.
After walking back to his uncle's house, Chen Feng stopped and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the job of picking up people this time was really difficult.
"Grandma A Ying, do you want to take your uncle over for a drink? How about I call A Zhen and tell him about this?"
Chen Feng still consulted Aunt Qin Zhen for her opinion first.
Originally this uncle didn't want to go to the wedding banquet, but now that something like this has happened at home, he probably won't go even more.
"Wait a minute, I'll make a call."
As A Ying Po said, she took out her mobile phone and walked aside to make a call.
Then, not long after, my uncle came out of the house and changed into a pair of relatively clean new clothes. Looking at him like this, he was actually going to a banquet.
Chen Feng was a little dumbfounded at first, but then he probably figured it out. He didn't ask any more questions, opened the car door, let the three of them get in, and drove directly back to the county town.