NCCnovel Chapter 156 The ceremony is completed
Chapter 156 The ceremony is completed
Chongkan Town was in an uproar.
These horse-drawn carriages passed through their town, carrying large amounts of wedding buns. I heard they were from the Linjia Village below, so if you round it off, they must be from their town.
"Oh my god, how many tables are needed for this banquet? When did weddings in the village become so grand?"
"Who else could it be? It's just the owner of the farm in Linjia Village getting married."
"Sister Zhou, didn't your son marry into Linjia Village? Do you know what's going on?"
"Hey? The one carrying the sedan chair seems to be your granddaughter Lin Chun..."
Zhou Guifang listened to the questions from people around her, she smiled awkwardly, found an excuse to leave, and her face fell after she turned her back to them.
She recalled that two months ago, she found out that the farm manager Lin who had been the subject of much discussion recently was actually the Lin Dadan whom she had always looked down upon.
Her son Zhou Xiaofeng has such a good job but he doesn't even think about his family. When Lin Chun wanted to learn a craft, it was she who went to ask others for help. Now that his life has gotten better, he has forgotten about his parents' home.
A month ago, she took her daughter to the farm for an interview. When she saw that the interviewer was Lin Dadan, she thought she would definitely pass, but she was eliminated in the first round.
Her daughter refused to accept it immediately and pointed at Lin Dadan and started swearing at her. However, Lin Dadan showed no expression and just stood aside taking notes with a pen and paper, as if they were just a joke. In the end, they were all driven out by the two girls.
She still could not forget the ridicule and mockery from the other people in the room that day.
After she came back, she immediately went to find Master Wang and asked her to stop teaching Lin Chun the craft. However, Lin Chun refused and she was so angry that she almost fainted.
Now seeing that they were living better and better, she felt more and more upset. She suddenly felt a pain in her heart and hurriedly went home to lie down and breathe slowly, holding her chest.
When the wedding procession returned to Linjia Village, it was already around three or four in the afternoon. Lin Jiaojiao's butt was numb from sitting on the horse, and her cheeks were almost cracked from the cold wind.
When the people who had been waiting at the entrance of the village saw the team arrive, they hurried back to Lin's house to report the news. The people who had been waiting in the dam in front of Lin's house for a long time hurriedly got up to help serve the dishes and set the table.
The other villagers were waiting at the entrance of the village to welcome the team. When they saw Lin Jiaojiao and the others entering the village, they hurried forward to congratulate them, and then followed the team towards the Lin residence.
"How many carriages are needed? There's no end in sight."
"Did you get the wedding gift? I just got one. My goodness, it must weigh about a pound, right?"
"So many? Let me see..."
Arriving at the gate of Lin's residence, Lin Jiaojiao really wanted to dismount in a cool manner, but her legs were stiff, so she could only dismount obediently.
The matchmaker also followed along the way. He had only walked such a long distance when he was young. He really didn't want to earn this kind of money again. Walking all the way in this cold winter almost cost him his life.
"Get off the sedan."
The wedding sedan slowly came down and stopped. Lin Jiaojiao walked to the front of the sedan, lifted the curtain, and picked up the other end of the red scarf beside his leg.
"Fu Qi is home."
She placed her other hand under the top of the sedan door to protect his head from hitting it, and led him out, asking him to be careful when stepping over the sedan railing and follow her to the steps to the main gate.
The matchmaker saw a brazier on the threshold and shouted, "Step over the brazier, and your future life will be prosperous."
Lin Jiaojiao bent down to help lift up Fu Qi's skirt, "Be careful, take your time."
In fact, there was just a small brazier at the door, and there was no need to take big steps. Fu Qi stepped over the threshold and followed Xi Bu's line of sight to see the brazier, then stepped over.
In front, the carriages of Fu's mother and Magistrate Jiang had already passed the team and arrived at the Lin residence first. Only Father Lin was sitting at the top seat. Father Lin asked Magistrate Jiang to sit in the front as well. After all, she was also Lin Jiaojiao's formal adopted mother.
Lin Yiyan and Lin Yizhi sat below Lin's father, while Fu's mother and the others sat below Prefect Jiang.
Hearing the matchmaker's shout, they hurriedly sat up and looked at the newlyweds approaching slowly.
Some of the carriages that were following closely in front also followed behind them, watching the two of them walk into the main hall. They stretched their necks and stood on tiptoe outside the door to look inside.
The matchmaker also followed him into the main hall, thinking that there would be other things to embarrass the new husband, but everything went smoothly until he shouted in the main hall, "husband and wife bow to each other," and then sent him to the bridal chamber to complete the ceremony.
Then, Father Lin stuffed him with a big red envelope, and he sat down at the table with the help of others and started eating. He was a little stunned. This was too easy, wasn't it? Aren't these new husbands usually given some difficulties?
The guests in the team behind got off the carriages and wanted to go into the house to see what was going on. When they first got off the carriages, they thought it would be very cold, but a heat wave hit them, and the dam was filled with dining tables and several large bonfires were built around it.
But they shook their heads at the house that they could see the end of in front of them. They didn't expect that Mr. Fu would actually be willing to marry his daughter to such a place. The house was too small.
It is said that the new husband will be tormented by the previous husband when he enters the house, so they wanted to go in quickly to take a look. As a result, as soon as they arrived at the door, they heard that the ceremony was over, and then they were invited to the dinner table.
"This? Is that all?"
"It seems so, but the food on this table is pretty good."
Others also noticed the table. Although it was really cold sitting outside in the winter, fortunately there was a brazier under the table, which was full of coal.
Every table was full of people, and there were separate tables for women and men. Shy women and men at home who were particular about their sexuality could dine at the table surrounded by a screen. At a glance, the dam seemed very lively.
"How many tables are there? Mr. Fu has spent a lot of money just to save face."
"You don't know this. These were all bought by her daughter-in-law. Look, do you see the row of houses in front? They were all built by her daughter-in-law. The bread and cakes we eat are made from them."
"Ah? I thought Boss Lin only had one store..."
Meanwhile, Lin Dadan was asking everyone to sit down and start eating, so that the food wouldn't get cold.
"I didn't expect Boss Lin to be so casual. Then we won't be polite. Let's eat."
The guests from Nanshan City had been riding in the carriage for three hours and were already very hungry. They were very happy that they didn't have to wait any longer and quickly picked up their bowls and chopsticks to eat.
"This soup is so delicious, come and try it."
After a while, all the soup bowls on the table were emptied, and after drinking a bowl of steaming kelp and pig's trotter soup, the cold stomach was relieved.
"This is so delicious! It's even more delicious than the soup at Zuixianlou. By the way, where is Shopkeeper Chen?"
Manager Chen of Zuixianlou was already strolling around the makeshift stove, watching the chefs in the cafeteria stir-frying spicy squid shreds, while Zhao Yang and others were frying fragrant sea fish.
She regretted not asking her chef to come and learn the skills. She tasted every dish as soon as it was served. Although some of them were almost cold, they still tasted delicious.
The security girls on the farm kept carrying plates and serving food. There were ten of them, just enough to take care of ten tables each. They were quick and orderly. Now each of them was carrying a pot of kelp and pig's trotter soup and walking around the area they were responsible for. When they saw that the soup in the bowls on the table was gone, they would refill it.
The young girl, who had just returned from patrol, saw a middle-aged woman holding a bowl and looking around by the stove, and thought she was here to add more soup.
"Would the boss like some more soup?"