The next morning, Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu got up early and finished cleaning up the cellar. While cleaning up the surrounding debris, the four Yuan Baoniangs jumped out of the dog shed and barked at the woods outside.
After waiting for a while, Wang Dalong came in carrying a table on his back and two stools in each hand, followed closely by Zhao Meiling, Wang Yan and her brother carrying pots and pans on their backs.
The tools used by Lu Lu here, except for a large iron pot, other bowls, chopsticks, steamer, etc. were all made of wood by Lu Lu.
In order to invite so many people to dinner, the only way to do it is to ask people to help out by bringing pots, pans, tables and stools from home.
Lu Lu hurriedly greeted them and helped them put away their things. After saying hello, the whole family quickly helped to pack away.
Not long after, Zhang Shaofeng's family and Wang Demin's couple also arrived.
They all came with pots, pans, tables and benches, and Zhang Shaofeng also brought a lot of fresh vegetables from his own field.
Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu smiled and said hello to others, and kept moving things outside.
Soon, other people who helped arrived sporadically, and Lu Lu's cellar quickly became lively.
A line of horse-drawn carriages were parked on the road outside the cellar.
Aunt Duan smiled and let out a long sigh: "When my son is at home, he likes to eat the sauerkraut baskets I made the most."
"Brother, we are all from the mountains, so don't be so polite. Everyone sees the things you do and your skills during these hours. If you can choose our place to settle down, it's not too late for us to be happy."
"It's Aunt Duan...see for yourself! You asked me to buy some chickens. Aunt Duan's family raises a lot of chickens. I went directly to her house this morning to ask if there were any chickens for sale."
Hearing this, Aunt Duan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Okay!"
Lu Lu thought about Aunt Duan's various behaviors, and thought to himself: Could it be that she treats him as her son?
The actions of the two people attracted a group of people in front of the cellar to watch, wondering what they were doing.
He thought for a moment and pulled Wang Demin aside: "Uncle, tell me about Aunt Duan's family."
Chen Xiuqing put down the bag she was carrying, opened it and showed it to Lu Lu. Inside were more than ten chickens, all of which had been slaughtered, stripped and cleaned.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present immediately started laughing and making noise.
Only then did Lu Lu really get interested.
Wang Demin said with a smile: "Don't tell me, this kid has been playing with guns a lot with Liu Pao since he was a child. I heard that after joining the army, he did very well, so he stayed in the army. It's just that throughout the year, it's rare to go home."
"Yeah!" Chen Xiuyu responded heavily.
"The main reason for inviting everyone over for dinner today is to thank you for accepting and helping me, allowing me, a foreigner, to settle here and take root. The day before yesterday, everyone even suffered a big crime in order to help me find Xiuyu on a rainy night.
Yes, I can't thank you enough.
From now on, I will be a member of this Xiushan Village, and I will regard everyone who is able to come to my place today as my relatives and friends. If you need me, Lu Lu, in the future, just say hello!"
"Auntie and I both felt that we were very compatible, so I accepted her as my godmother." Lu Lu said with a smile.
He still hasn't figured out why Aunt Duan keeps thinking about making herself a bowl of pickled cabbage baskets, and these chickens...
Listening to these words, Lu Lu's heartstrings were inexplicably plucked again.
More than ten minutes later, Chen Xiuqing came in carrying a bag from outside. As soon as she crossed the river, she called out: "Brother Lu..."
Aunt Duan looked on happily.
Today is your big day, don't think too much about those troubles. Even though my godson is just a small local boy now, you can also see that he has a big heart and is capable of encircling such a large area.
, if you follow him well from now on, you will definitely live a good life.
"Uncle, what are you calling me? I'm used to calling you Brother Lu. Anyway, Brother Lu is a family member in my heart. It doesn't matter who calls me brother."
I heard Chen Xiuqing continue to say: "I didn't know until I arrived that Aunt Duan had slaughtered all the chickens and taken care of them. Even if she was going to deliver them to you, she didn't want any money from me..."
In this life, if there was no Yuan Bao, Lu Lu would most likely not care too much about her.
Don't pay attention to those gossips and live your life well. The more they gossip now, the more painful their faces will be in the future."
Wang Demin helped with the preparations, and a group of men were busy setting up the stove and slicing the meat, while the women were busy cleaning pots and pans, washing vegetables, steaming rice, etc. Things were going on in an orderly manner.
Liu Pao died early and Lu Lu had never seen her, but in the impression, she had a son who seemed to be quite promising, but Lu Lu had not seen him either and had no impression at all.
Whether it's for the sake of the ingot or for the sake of military relatives, it's worth taking good care of.
While Lu Lu was busy making tea, Chen Xiuyu also took out the candies and cakes early and distributed them to the children and women.
"Hey..." Aunt Duan also responded happily.
"Qingzi, Xiuyu is married to Lu Lu, why haven't you changed your name to brother-in-law? Now it's time for Lu Lu to call you uncle-in-law."
"I... I really don't know much. Every time I give the meat, I just leave without saying anything. Tell me about their family's situation and send me more than ten chickens at once. This... is too...
It’s a little heavier! Tell me quickly. I heard that they have a son, but why have I never seen him?”
"Don't you know? Yuan Bao, Liu Pao's wife who passed away a few years ago, is already with you... You also often give people meat, don't you know!"
"Military family members!"
Lu Lu put the bowls and chopsticks aside, bowed three times to Aunt Duan, and saluted her. After standing up, he called out to Aunt Duan: "Godmother!"
Something is a little unusual.
Aunt Duan sighed slightly again: "You said that you came to this mountain alone without any relatives or friends. Auntie thinks you have a special affinity. Yuanbao also recognizes you. I don't know why. As soon as I look at you, I think of you."
Son, I feel close to you. You take care of me on weekdays. You are about to get married, and there is nothing you can do for me."
"Tell me about how many times you came to my house and asked me to make pickled cabbage baskets for you, but every time you failed to make them, you insisted that I bring them to you in person!"
Moreover, she is a woman, and she has to slaughter and trim the hair. She doesn’t know when she started to get busy.
Liang Kangbo also brought his family over at this time, also bringing pots, pans, tables and benches. They also brought various small fish weighing no less than sixty kilograms. It took a lot of effort to catch so many.
Seeing that Chen Xiuqing was a little anxious, Lu Lu hurriedly approached him: "Qingzi, what's going on?"
"You kid, your brain has opened up. That's a good thing to say." Wang Demin wanted to tease Chen Xiuqing, but unexpectedly, Chen Xiuqing's words were quite truthful, and he had to give a thumbs up in praise.
However, through the Yuanbao incident, he discovered that Aunt Duan was quite reasonable, and she was also a person who valued friendship very much.
When Lu Lu went to invite her last night, he just mentioned the matter between himself and Chen Xiuyu. Unexpectedly, Aunt Duan didn't say anything at that time, but today she slaughtered all her chickens at once.
Lu Lu didn't know what to say for a moment.
Lu Lu smiled and nodded without being polite. He directly took the chopsticks, picked up a pickled cabbage basket and stuffed it into his mouth. He was surprised to find that it was very crisp and refreshing, and the taste was quite good, especially the pickled cabbage inside.
It was appetizing, and Lu Lu was full of praise after eating it.
As for your mother, if you live a good life, she will naturally change.
There are dozens or hundreds of households in Xiushan Tun. Lu Lu was busy with the mountain goods business in his previous life. He only went back to Xiushan Tun from time to time. He mainly interacted with a few people who were more casual, and most of the time he was busy outside.
To him, these few people just looked familiar, and many of them could not even pronounce their names.
Within a few minutes, Lu Lu devoured a large bowl of sauerkraut basket, and then he asked: "Auntie, how can you kill all the hens that you have managed to raise at home?"
really……
Chen Xiuyu blinked at the two of them with big eyes, and finally turned back to ask Aunt Duan: "Auntie, do you think I should call you auntie or godmother from now on?"
As the time gradually approached noon, there were more and more people on the meadow, and Mrs. Duan also came with a backpack on her back. When she arrived at Lu Lu's cellar, the first thing she did was to pull Lu Lu aside far away, put down the backpack, and
Then he took out a large bowl of steaming pickled vegetables from the food box and handed it to Lu Lu.
"Mom... I want to recognize you as my godmother!"
Banquets are held almost every year in the village. Everyone knows what to cook for a banquet on happy events. When Chen Xiuqing and Chen Xiuyu went to the district to buy things, they had already calculated the dishes to be prepared, and then purchased them as needed.
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"You're talking about Liu Hao... The year after his father passed away, the district was recruiting soldiers. I don't know what this kid was thinking, but he went to become a soldier by himself."
Chen Xiuyu trotted over: "Brother Lu, Auntie, what's going on with you?"
Lu Lu looked back at the crowd and saw that they had almost arrived and the prepared meals were being served one after another. It was time for the banquet to start. He immediately pulled Chen Xiuyu and Aunt Duan and walked to the crowd.
Lu Lu smiled, looked at Aunt Duan seriously and said.
this……
"Ms. Duan is still behind. She said she wanted to make some pickled cabbage baskets for you so she could come over!" Chen Xiuqing added.
After the banquet was done, the things had to be taken back, so all the horses were brought in and put in the meadow to graze. They even joked with Lu Lu that they were here to herd the horses.
Chen Xiuqing said honestly.
Aunt Duan was immediately amused and laughed: "You weird girl... didn't you just scream and ask?
Lu Lu couldn't help but began to think carefully about his past life, trying to find memories of Aunt Duan in his mind, but he soon discovered that he didn't have many memories of Aunt Duan and had no sense of existence.
After thinking about it, Lu Lu felt that it was really possible.
"What are you afraid of? I still have two hens sitting in the nest at home. Soon there will be another group. I like to see the chicks chirping in the yard. It's better than these hens squatting on the plum tree every day.
, I can’t catch him every day.”
Wang Demin was a little surprised by Lu Lu's question.
Lu Lu urged.
More than a dozen chickens, this is no small matter. She is at home alone, but she hopes to get money from the butts of these chickens...
Things suddenly became festive after Zhang Shaofeng arranged to hang big red flowers on the small door of the cellar.
When Wang Demin heard the shouting, he smiled at Chen Xiuqing and said.
"Just get more meat for everyone in the future. We are just here to eat meat today."
…
The crowd was lively, and Lu Lu was also happy. He said in a higher voice: "Today, I have two happy events to announce to everyone. First, Xiuyu and I got married. We got the marriage certificate the day before yesterday."
He said that he would take out the wedding exhibition from his arms and show it in front of everyone, and then continued: "Another thing, just now, I recognized Aunt Duan as my godmother. I won't say much else,