Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

There is still a set of procedures for bringing the bride home, and she has to call her parents. Usually, when most people go to the banquet, these procedures have already been completed, but this time Li Long participated in the whole process.

The bride had relatives coming with her. They were honored guests, so Li Jianguo naturally had to arrange them to sit at the main table in the room. Someone had to be found to accompany them.

Li Jianguo found two people in the village who could drink more to chat with him first. Li Long took a glance and found that there was an empty seat at the table.

Normally, this table is basically a friendly "exchange" between the relatives and friends of the groom and the bride, but in fact it is a competition.

The bride's relatives, usually uncles and uncles, generally have to behave "bravely" enough at this time to show that the bride's backers are strong enough and she will not be bullied in her husband's family.

The guests accompanying the groom also need to demonstrate sufficient strength. On the surface, they mean that the groom's family is powerful enough to let the bride live a good life; secretly, they also need to suppress the bride's relatives. It would be best if they could get them drunk and send them away.

This is the battlefield where the two sides compete, but most basically, it also shows that this is the most important table.

People who were eating at the banquet outside came in one after another, and Li Long followed the others to watch the fun, go through the procedures, and by the way, see if there were any people making trouble at the wedding - after all, in his previous life, he had seen many people making trouble at weddings with bad intentions on the platform.

Although he had no recollection of Tao Daqiang's marriage in his previous life, and there was basically no nonsense about marriages in the team here, but who could guarantee that there would be no changes after he was reborn this time?
Fortunately, the process was over without any trouble. Everyone was very well behaved and joked within the moral scope. The bride's relatives praised and envied the furnishings in the new house, especially the sewing machine and radio, which were luxuries at that time!
Some of the bride's relatives were whispering that the bride would really enjoy a good life after marrying into this family. She wouldn't have a mother-in-law to supervise her, her family was so well-off, and Tao Daqiang was an honest man. What a wonderful life it would be!

Li Long went to the table at the door to choose gifts. He first looked at the gift list. Most of them were 50 cents, some were 10 cents or 20 cents, and some were 1 yuan. The most common gift was 1 yuan.

Li Long took out a five-dollar bill and put it on.

The "Minister of Rites" was Gu Boyuan, and sitting next to him was the team's accountant Chen Qiang. When he saw Li Long take out five yuan, Chen Qiang was a little puzzled:
"Xiaolong, you and your brother haven't separated yet. Your brother has already given gifts."

"Write it down. Daqiang has been following me all the time, so this gift must be given." Li Long said with a smile.

Gu Boyuan didn't say anything, but wrote down Li Long's name and the amount of money with a pen.

"Uncle Gu, are you cold? Do you want me to find you some clothes?" Li Long said with a smile.

Gu Boyuan looked quite energetic in the flat jacket bought by Gu Xiaoxia, though it was still a little thin at this moment.

"It's not cold. I'm wearing a sweater and a vest inside. It's warm."

"Okay, I'm going in."

"Xiaoxia hasn't come back yet. She must be busy at work." Gu Boyuan said, "There's no phone call, and I don't know the situation."

"I'm going to the county tomorrow to do some work. I'll ask about it and tell you when I get back."

"Sure."

After saying that, Li Long went to find his own table.

More and more people came in, and Li Jianguo was too busy to stop, constantly arranging people to sit at the tables. The weather was kind, it was sunny today, and although it was a bit dry and cold outside, it was still more than half a month away from the winter solstice, so the temperature was not very low. Melon seeds, candies, peanuts, and cigarettes were already placed on the table - but soon, the candies were gone.

There is no way around it. Sugar is considered a luxury at that time. Even fruit hard candy is very attractive to children.

At 1:00 p.m., Li Jianguo asked everyone to sit down and prepare for the feast. A pot of hot tea was served to each table, and a bowl was placed in front of each person to drink the tea.

The cold dishes were served next. At this time, there were already children shouting that they were hungry, some were crying, some were chatting, and some had already opened the wine on the table and started drinking. The yard was really lively.

Li Long had originally picked out a seat and was planning to sit with his second brother Li Anguo and others, but as soon as he sat down, he was pulled up by Tao Jianshe.

"Uncle Jianshe, why are you pulling me? The banquet has started, don't you want me to eat?" Li Long joked, "You should sit at the main table."

"Xiaolong, you have to sit at the main table today," Tao Jianshe pulled Li Long inside, "Without you, Daqiang wouldn't be where he is today. Daqiang was able to marry a wife thanks to you taking care of him. You are his benefactor, so you have to sit at the main table today..."

Li Long originally thought that Tao Jianshe wanted to discuss something with him, so he followed him for two steps. When he heard that he was to sit at the main table, he immediately broke free from Tao Jianshe's hand, shook his head and said:

"Uncle Jianshe, this can't be done this way. I have nothing to say about helping Daqiang. If Daqiang is willing to follow me, I will definitely help him. But I can't sit at this main table." Li Long said quickly, "Uncle Jianshe, today is Daqiang's big day. We have to greet his wife's family. We can talk about our own affairs later, okay? Today I am Daqiang's brother, we can't mess this up..."

Tao Jianshe naturally didn't want to do that. At this time, Li Jianguo came to find Tao Jianshe, and seeing him and Li Long arguing, he asked what was going on.

"Uncle Jianshe asked me to sit at the main table, how could I go?" Li Long said helplessly.

"You can't go." Li Jianguo said with a smile, "Old Tao, you really can't do this. How old is Xiaolong? If he sits at the main table, what do you think Daqiang's wife's family will say? If we bring a young man to sit with them, what will they think? They will think we don't value them. If they go back and tell everyone that your Tao family is embarrassed, won't our team lose face?"

"Then I have to tell them. Without Xiaolong, there would be no Daqiang today. Daqiang can get married so quickly in the village, isn't it all because of Xiaolong's help?" Tao Jianshe was still quite stubborn at this time.

"That won't work either. Xiaolong is still young. If you put him at that table, won't he become a prominent figure?" Li Jianguo saw it clearly. "Our two families have a good relationship. If there is anything, you can wait until Daqiang gets married and then you can let the couple thank Xiaolong separately. It's such a big occasion now, we have to do a good job on the big stage!
Lao Tao, it's settled. Xiaolong, go sit at the same table with your second brother. Lao Tao, go, the guests at the main table with the bride are waiting for you!"

Li Long heaved a sigh of relief only after Li Jianguo pulled Tao Jianshe away.

In just a moment, the cold dishes on the table were almost gone, especially the cold vermicelli, the juice at the bottom seemed to be freezing.

Dishes were served one after another, and those who were addicted to alcohol had already started drinking and playing finger-guessing games, not caring at all whether the food was cold or not. The atmosphere was right, so it didn't matter whether it was cold or not.

Most of the guests at the tables were mainly there to eat. This was good about having a feast in the village, as they just ate and if they didn't want to eat, they wouldn't mess around with the food or just take it away.

Li Long remembered that in his previous life, he saw people eating banquets on short video platforms. The main dishes, such as whole chickens, were taken away directly after they were served. This phenomenon had never happened even in the one or two years before he passed away. If someone wanted to take away the leftovers, they would usually wait until the banquet was over and no one was eating before taking them away. At this time, even the leftovers belonged to the host and needed to be dealt with by the host. At this time, there were no plastic bags for packaging. They might take a staple food bun with them when they left, but they definitely couldn't take the dishes away.

Someone is invited to clean up the dishes. They will pour all the leftover dishes into a large basin, just like the "folding radish" in a certain place. Finally, the dishes will be divided among the people who help. If the conditions at home of some hosts are not good, they will leave most of the mixed dishes to eat slowly.

In those days when conditions were poor, every bit of meat was extremely precious.

At this time, no one will think about whether the dish is clean or not.

Li Long still felt quite cold. Chen Xingbang had already unscrewed the bottle of wine. He was a community bull and had started chatting with another drinker from the village at the table. They began to discuss the differences between the two sides' finger-guessing games.

The sounds of finger-guessing games came one after another from the tables. Li Long found it interesting, but he had no talent for it.

"This chef's cooking is pretty good." Li Anguo, who doesn't drink, tasted the newly served dishes and said with a smile, "I didn't expect the chef in this village to be so good."

"As someone who used to cook in the cafeteria, his cooking skills can't be that bad. Plus, today's dishes are all fried, so they must be delicious." Li Long said after taking a few bites.

Although there was hot tea, the dishes started to get cold after just two chopsticks of food, and the taste was immediately different. Especially dishes like braised pork and pork stewed with pickled cabbage, which were clumping together within two minutes of being served.

He turned his head and looked, and found that people at other tables, both adults and children, were still eating this kind of food with big mouthfuls, even if it was stuck together.

I don’t know how many people will have diarrhea tomorrow after this meal.

This is so cool!

In his previous life, Li Long actually knew something about health preservation, and this life seems to be stronger than his previous life. It has been a year and he has not had any illness, but he still pays attention to it.

After taking a few bites, he stopped eating and instead kept drinking hot tea, which could add some calories to himself.

After all, it's still quite cold outside.

When he saw someone leaving, Li Long was about to stand up, but at this time Tao Daqiang and his wife had already come over with cups.

The bride and groom are about to toast.

Yang Yongqiang, who was helping out, had four glasses on a plate in his hands, two white and two red. Today's red wine is actually wine. At that time, there was no distinction between dry white and dry red wine, so they were just called red wine and white wine.

Toasting usually consists of white wine for men and red wine for women. Of course, if a man cannot drink alcohol, red wine can also be chosen, and vice versa.

"Brother Long, my wife and I would like to offer you a glass of wine." Tao Daqiang was a little excited and smiled unnaturally, "Pingping, this is Brother Long. I often tell you that without him, we wouldn't have the good life we ​​have now. Come, the two of us, give Brother Long a glass of wine..."

Li Anguo was the oldest at the table, followed by Chen Xingbang. Li Anguo was fine, but Chen Xingbang was a little dissatisfied that Tao Daqiang was the first to find Li Long. However, after hearing what Tao Daqiang said, he pursed his lips and said nothing.

Li Long stood up, took the cup and said:

"Da Qiang, this...sister-in-law, Yang Pingping, right? Today is your big day. I wish you two a loving marriage, a son soon, a long-lasting marriage, and happiness and peace!"

After saying that, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, took another glass, drank it again, then put the glass down and said:
"Hurry up and toast to my second brother. It's cold outside and you two are not dressed warmly. Finish it quickly and go inside to warm up."

Tao Daqiang looked at Li Long with gratitude, then went to toast Li Anguo.

Li Long went to the kitchen and got two clean bowls, then poured two bowls of hot tea. After Tao Daqiang and Yang Pingping toasted Li Anguo, he handed the hot tea to them.

"Drink something hot, or you'll catch a cold and won't be able to make noise in the bridal chamber tonight."

Hearing Li Long's words, everyone else at the table burst into laughter. Tao Daqiang and Yang Pingping also drank their tea with a smile and continued to toast.

After toasting at this table, Tao Daqiang and the others went to other tables, while Li Long quietly stood up and left the yard.

I have to go back. Seeing others eating happily at this banquet, Li Long is still a little uncomfortable. How nice it is to stay in a warm house with a stove! , and not have to suffer.

Not long after he left the Tao family, Li Junshan caught up with him.

"Uncle Xiaolong, why don't you eat?"

"I can't eat it. The food is frozen."

"Will you go to the bridal chamber tonight?"

"Go ahead, go and see what's going on." Li Long said with a smile, "Do you want to go? If you want to go, I'll take you there."

"We have to see." Li Junshan looked a little envious, "Daqiang is not even older than me, but he's already married. I don't know when we can get married."

"Earn another three months' salary, and you can go back and get married." Li Long said with a smile, "Just work hard."

"Hey." (End of this chapter)