Cheng Tianyuan looked at his back and couldn't help but feel worried.
"Amin seems to have caught a cold. His face looks really bad!"
Ahu finished eating the buns and was drinking soy milk.
"The weather was so bad last night, I almost couldn't hold it in! I was so cold that I was shivering while hugging the quilt! It's too cold! Amin's body is not as good as mine, so he probably won't be able to hold on."
Cheng Tianyuan looked around and said, "I'll go out and buy some ginger and make some ginger soup for him and you to drink. There's going to be a funeral next, but you can't fall ill on your own."
Ahu muttered: "Okay, go ahead! I have to get into the car and sleep in a while. It's so cold here that I can stomp my feet, and the cold wind is so cold that it keeps getting into my quilt."
Cheng Tianyuan frowned and walked out quickly.
The market was a bit far away, so he ran to the small grocery store on the corner of the street and finally bought three large pieces of old ginger.
There was a pot for boiling water in the small ancestral hall. He washed and crushed the old ginger, stuffed it all in, and then burned it on the charcoal stove.
Ahu hugged the quilt and fell asleep. When he smelled the smell of ginger, he couldn't help but sneeze a few times.
"I...seem to have caught a cold too!"
Cheng Tianyuan said: "Wait a minute, the ginger water will be ready soon. You and Amin will drink some later, so you don't catch a cold."
Ahu looked at the coffin parked not far away and let out a long sigh.
"I've been busy preparing for the wedding for a while, so I haven't been to my uncle's house much. I remember the last time I went there, my aunt was still sewing clothes under the lamp and said she would make me two pillowcases with dragons and phoenixes in auspicious shapes to give to us for our wedding.
...I don’t know if it’s done yet? Before I could say a word, the person left in such a hurry.”
Cheng Tianyuan didn't say anything, and lowered his voice: "Can your wedding be held as scheduled this weekend?"
"No." Ahu explained: "I am a side relative, so it must be at least seven days later. I told Lili to postpone it to next weekend."
Cheng Tianyuan nodded slowly: "She will understand."
"She can, she is very considerate." Ahu squinted his eyes and whispered: "It's a pity that her family is not considerate at all. Why are people from the same family so different?"
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't comment, but he knew Mo Qianqian, and he never had a good impression of the guy with a deer head and rat eyes.
"You are going to marry someone else's daughter, so keep your posture low and get along well with her. After all, we will be relatives from now on."
Ahu put on a forced smile and murmured: "Relatives? Yes! Marriage is so strange. Two people come together and merge, and the two families have become relatives since then. What a wonderful relationship!"
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help but think of Xue Linglai and explained: "My wife's natal family is far away, and she is the only daughter in her family. There are not many people, so it is very simple."
"To be as lucky as you, I would have woken up with laughter!" Ahu scolded with a scolding smile: "I can't compare to you! Stop talking!"
Cheng Tianyuan looked after Jiang Shui while finishing his wounds: "I have known my wife since I was five or six years old. You really can't compare to her."
When Ah Hu smiled like this, he felt a lot more relaxed.
"Me! I just want to marry Lili as soon as possible and stay away from their home. From now on, I can go and honor the elderly. If you can't see each other at other times, then don't see me. My family background is just a little bit thin, and I often
I can’t afford to pay again and again.”
Cheng Tianyuan gently fanned the fire and said: "It's the end of the year, and the bill can be settled at Café de Coral. You should still be able to get several thousand points by then. Do you need to take some out for your wedding? Why don't you wait until this matter is over?
Let’s settle it in advance.”
"Okay." Ahu agreed happily and smiled bitterly: "The bride price over there has been changed again and again. I can't hold it anymore recently. If you have to hire someone for the wedding, it will definitely cost a lot. Fortunately, you are here.
Help! I paid five hundred before, and this time Amin and I paid another three thousand, and we will all be counted together by then."
Cheng Tianyuan frowned slightly, feeling a little dissatisfied.
"Can the bride price be changed again and again?"
Ah Hu sneered and explained: "At first, it was said to be one thousand two thousand, then one thousand six, and recently it was two thousand. What else do you need to give red envelopes to relatives, children, old people, and make bridal clothes, wedding banquets, etc., I guess.
It’s about two thousand fourteen.”
Cheng Tianyuan was secretly surprised.
Here in Rongcheng, I have never heard of a mother-in-law who dares to speak so loudly!
"Do they think you are a nouveau riche or a rich man? Brother, you have to act according to your ability and don't force yourself. It's just a one-time thing. What you're afraid of is a bottomless pit. So what should you do then?"
Ahu looked unhappy and lit a cigarette.
"Lili's parents said that among the sisters, only Lili goes to school, and she spends the most money. She has an employer and can receive salary every month. This is a long-term meal ticket and a lifetime guarantee. They also said that I married
Lili, you have taken such a big advantage all of a sudden, so you have to arrange the wedding in a dignified manner, and don’t let Lili be looked down upon by her colleagues."
Cheng Tianyuan frowned, shook his head and smiled.
Ahu couldn't help but ask: "By the way, how much bride price did you spend to marry your sister-in-law?"
Cheng Tianyuan was slightly stunned and told the truth.
"At that time, my family was hundreds of dollars in debt and my father was seriously ill. My mother and I went to the imperial capital and took the bus back and forth. We spent a lot of money and only took 40 yuan to give a red envelope as a bride price. My father-in-law said something
Without mentioning putting it away, I quickly asked Ling Ling to pack my luggage, saying that I would get married in a few days. My mother-in-law and father-in-law also prepared a lot of dowry. On the second day of the wedding, Ling Ling helped me pay off a debt of 200 yuan. Later, I
When I wanted to sell the land, she gave me another five hundred yuan. Finally, I paid off all the family's debts."
After Ahu heard this, he smoked silently and stopped talking.
Cheng Tianyuan found two bowls, washed them with boiling water, and poured out the ginger water.
"I'm poor. Fortunately, my wife and her family don't look down on me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the money to marry a wife. If you can make a living financially now, then go ahead. It's enough for your wife to be close to you. She will stay married like this for the rest of her life.
Once, it makes her more famous. Her family has face, and so do you, right? Let’s make good money, and we’ll still have it after all.”
Ahu nodded and knocked off the cigarette ashes.
"That's right! I just think it's all for Lili!"
Cheng Tianyuan handed him the ginger water and said, "Drink it and sleep for a while. It's not seven o'clock yet and it's still early."
Then, he took another bowl outside and opened the car door.
Chen Min was in a daze. When he opened the door, the cold wind rushed in, which frightened him so much that he woke up and sneezed several times in a row.
Cheng Tianyuan handed him a big bowl and said, "Drink it slowly and then go to sleep."
Chen Min smelled the ginger water, frowned, gritted his teeth and drank it.
"No sugar...so spicy!"
Cheng Tianyuan explained helplessly: "There is nothing here except a water pot and a few bowls. I can't get anything out of it!"
Chen Min smiled softly and said, "That's right. It's pretty good to be able to get this to drink."
After drinking half the bowl, he took a deep breath and felt a lot warmer, and then drank the remaining bowl.
Cheng Tianyuan said: "Sleep a little longer, and I'll go inside and help you keep watch."
"Hey! Thanks! Brother!"
After he went in, he found Ahu wrapped in a quilt, sitting and falling asleep.
Cheng Tianyuan pushed the charcoal stove towards him, adding charcoal while looking at the snowflakes falling from the patio in trance.
This year, when I accompany my daughter-in-law back to the imperial capital to celebrate the New Year, I must bring more souvenirs with me.
By the way, I have to dry some bacon and make some pickles. Last time my mother-in-law came over and praised the bacon he dried.