Zhang Shuzhen led several girls and her three little ones, chatting and eating and drinking in the west room.
In the east room, Sheng Liancheng and his son were accompanying a few young men, which made it even more lively.
In the bitter cold region of Northeast China, most men can drink some to cope with the cold weather.
Nowadays, we don’t pay much attention to that. When boys are around sixteen or seventeen, they can go to the wine table and have a few sips.
Sheng Liancheng made arrangements and asked his son to pour wine for everyone, and then everyone held up the glasses together.
"I'm very happy today. You guys are all here for dinner.
I don’t have anything else to say, I just hope that you guys will always get along well with each other.
No matter what you do in the future, don’t forget the friendship that we grew up with together.”
Sheng Liancheng is the head of the family and the elder. He must be the one to bring the first glass of wine.
"Yes, that's what uncle said.
Not only did Xiping and I wear crotchless pants together when we were growing up, we must have peeed and smashed mud dolls together when we were young.
Our relationship is strong and solid, no worse than that of close buddies.
Uncle, don't worry, no matter when the time comes in the future, it doesn't matter where we go or how far we go, we will all be Xiping's good buddies."
Wang Jianshe was the first to respond, and others followed suit.
"Okay, okay, just because of the friendship between you two that we grew up together, come on, let's go one by one."
Sheng Liancheng was very happy and took the lead in raising his glass to drink. Others followed and drank half of the wine in the glass.
Fortunately, today's wine glasses are small, and most of them are half a tael.
If this was replaced by the 2-tael cup of later generations, I'm afraid I would be drunk in just a few sips.
"Come, come, let's eat some food and try your aunt's cooking." After drinking, Sheng Liancheng hurriedly greeted everyone to eat.
"There wasn't anything delicious to eat at this time, so I had to thank Xiping for stabbing a snake and catching some fish to bring back a table like this.
This is your own home, don’t leave it alone, eat what you need to eat and drink when you need to, but don’t leave it outside.”
People often say, "One who is close to mountains is benevolent, and one who is close to water is wise."
Those who live near the mountains have lived in the mountains for a long time, see few people, and have abundant resources. Therefore, the people in the mountains are hospitable and generous, and they are warm-hearted.
People who are close to water gather because of the water source, and the resources are less per capita, so everyone wants to get it.
Therefore, people love to fight wits, so they are very smart.
This may not be entirely true, but in the Northeast forest area, people are generally warm and hospitable, which is true.
If a guest comes to someone's house, they really want to bring out the best things to entertain them, and never hide them.
"Uncle, you don't have to greet us.
We are all from the same forest farm in our hometown, so when we come to our home, we will never pretend."
Chen Weiguo and others all laughed. With their friendship with Sheng Xiping, wouldn't coming to Sheng's house be like their own?
"We are just taking advantage of Xiping, so that we can eat both snake meat and fine scales.
If it were someone else, just think about it, don't even dream about it.
Don’t worry, uncle, we will definitely open up to eat, just don’t think we eat too much.”
The Chen family and the Sheng family are next to each other, and the relationship between the two families is very good. Chen Weiguo is also someone Sheng Liancheng has looked up to since he was a child, so why do they want to see each other?
"Yes, yes, uncle, if you eat slowly, we won't be polite to you."
There are so many good dishes and good meals, so why are you so polite? Just shake off your cheeks and you'll be done.
A group of young men in their twenties, when they are old enough to eat, and with such good wine and good food, who cares about that?
Everyone opened their stomachs to eat and drink. After a while, there was a lot of food on the table.
Sheng Liancheng was filled with joy when he looked at these high-spirited young men in front of him.
Seeing them is like seeing myself back then.
Alas, time never comes back, time makes us grow old.
When these young people get together, they will definitely not stop drinking, punching, and shouting. It would be very lively.
Taking advantage of the break while drinking, Gao Haining approached Sheng Liancheng. He first offered Sheng Liancheng a glass of wine, and then asked tentatively.
"Uncle, Xiping is twenty this year. Do you and my aunt have any plans? When are you going to propose marriage to him as a wife?"
There is no way, Gao Haining came with a mission today.
Before coming, Tang Fengying's mother, Zhou Qinglan's cousin, specifically asked Gao Haining to help find out what the Sheng family wanted.
Speaking of which, Sheng Xiping is also one of the best young men in the Qianchuan Forestry Farm.
He is good-looking, capable, and hard-working.
To be honest, who wouldn’t miss such a young man?
So when Tang Fengying's mother heard that Sheng Xiping was interested in Zhou Qinglan, she felt that the marriage was possible.
There are not many good boys, so if you meet one, you have to act quickly. If it is too late, other girls will get away with you.
Especially in Zhou Qinglan's current situation, she is alone in the forest farm, and Zhou Mingyuan and his wife have to keep a low profile now.
So many people were staring at him, so he didn't dare to show off, and he couldn't take care of Zhou Qinglan.
Tang Fengying's mother was thinking that if Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xiping could settle down, Zhou Qinglan would have a backer.
The Sheng family was born into a poor peasant family, and Sheng Liancheng often commented on advancement. Sheng Xiping was also a young man who demanded progress.
Such a family is perfect for protecting Zhou Qinglan.
This life-long event is not just a matter of two young people liking each other. The most important thing depends on the opinions of both parents.
Tang Fengying's mother arranged for Gao Haining to come to Sheng's house first to talk to Sheng Liancheng and hear what Sheng Liancheng thought.
If everyone in the Sheng family agrees, Tang Fengying's mother will send a message to her cousin Zhou Mingyuan and ask her cousin what she means.
If both parties really don't have any opinions, then find an opportunity for the parents of both parties to meet and make a decision as soon as possible.
As a cousin, this is the best love and care for Zhou Qinglan.
After all, no matter how nice my cousin is, she is still separated by several floors, so how can she find someone who is caring enough to know both coldness and warmth?
Sheng Liancheng was stunned for a moment when Gao Haining asked him this question.
He worked in a small repair shop during the day and came back to eat and rest at night. He had little contact with the young people at the forest farm, so he didn't hear much.
"What the hell, Haining, you're not even married yet, so you want to be a matchmaker for our Xiping family?
I remember that there is no girl of the same age in your family, who are you trying to secure a match for?"
Sheng Liancheng asked half-jokingly.
Gao Haining was happy when he heard this, "Uncle, our family doesn't have any suitable sisters, doesn't the Fengying family have them?"
Look at Fengying's cousin, an educated youth from Songjianghe, how is Zhou Qinglan?"
Gao Haining didn't mince words, he just asked straightforwardly.
Sheng Liancheng was stunned immediately, "You kid is just kidding me.
The parents of the girl from the Zhou family are both intellectuals, engineers and doctors. How can that family like a rough guy like me?"
Speaking of which, Sheng Liancheng really hadn't thought about it.
He had thought before that it would be great if his son could find a girl to get married at Qianchuan Forest Farm or the nearby Shuguang Forest Farm in the future.
The girls in the town have parents who are intellectuals. Can their family reach such a high-ranking family?