Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

The bride's house was not far away. Although it was past the ninth hour of the lunar calendar and the temperature was very low in the early morning, the courtyard of the bride's house was bustling with activity. The two stoves in the courtyard had flames more than half a meter high, and two chefs were frying things. There were also two stoves for boiling water against the waist wall, and many people came to help.

When they saw Li Long and his team's car approaching, someone shouted at the gate, and then they heard deafening firecrackers.

There were quite a few firecrackers set off along the way. Fortunately, the car windows were closed, otherwise, Li Long felt that his ears would probably be ringing for a long time.

The jeep entered the courtyard of the bride's house. The tables were not set up yet, just waiting for the car. Li Long backed the car in, and after entering the house, he did not get out of the car, but waited for the bride to get in.

The housekeeper of the bride's family came over and knocked on the car window with a smile. After Li Long got out of the car, he thanked him for his hard work and handed him something wrapped in a towel. This was a courtesy, so Li Long took it.

Next came the affairs of the groom's family and the bride's family. As a spectator, Li Long found it quite lively.

Anyway, even if, as was said yesterday, the groom's family felt that the bride was marrying above her station, at least during the wedding reception, both the groom and the people he brought with him were generally well-mannered.

The bride's parents looked happy yet a little sad. After all, their daughter was getting married and would belong to someone else's family, so they couldn't help feeling emotional.

But today was indeed a great honor. The groom's family brought a jeep to pick them up, which was beyond their expectations. The bride's relatives and guests immediately felt the strength of the groom's family. The bride's parents also felt very good, after all, this car was not something that anyone could call.

Li Long vaguely heard someone say that when the village head's son got married, he hired a bus, not a small car like this. Someone asked how much it would cost to hire such a small car, but another person looked down on him, saying that it would be impossible to hire one no matter how much money was spent, and that one would need face, connections, and a background to do so.

Li Long just smiled when he heard this. He thought that the Wang family asked him to come and help, and at least now their goal had been achieved.

The passenger door was opened and a young man in a cotton coat sat in.

He was a little reserved. He glanced at Li Long, then sat up straight and looked straight ahead. Li Long could see that the boy would occasionally glance at him and observe the car.

Obviously, it was his first time to ride in such a car. He was a little curious, but also afraid of breaking something, so after sitting down, he basically didn't move.

It will be very uncomfortable.

Li Long smiled and asked:

"You are still in middle school, right? What year are you in? You are the bride's younger brother, right?"

According to the tradition here, the bride's family will escort the bride in the car, preferably a younger brother or sister. Li Long was also aware of this, but he saw that the boy was a little lonely and nervous, so he asked a few questions.

Sure enough, the boy was in junior high school and was the bride’s younger brother. At that time, he was not very clear about what his sister’s marriage meant.

To him, although Li Long, who could drive this car, was not a big shot, at least he understood what this car represented.

Soon, the bride said goodbye to her parents and got into the car. She was accompanied by a young girl from the groom's side, who was not sure if she was the groom's. The groom got in last, rolled down the window and waved to the bride's parents, then said to Li Long, "Master Li, drive."

The bride had a stern face and lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking. Li Long started the car and drove out of the yard, and a burst of firecrackers sounded behind the car.

At this moment, the things on the tractor behind were unloaded and some things were loaded. Then some people got on the tractor and followed closely.

The girl accompanying the bride whispered something to the bride on the road, Li Long didn't hear it clearly, but he didn't intend to listen. At this time, the boy was still a little reserved, maybe Li Long's words had worked, he dared to turn his head from time to time to see how Li Long drove.

When the car reached the gate of the Industrial Bureau's family compound, Li Long stopped. The groom got out and then asked the bride to get out. But the bride had a stern face and said nothing.

The boy was a little frightened. He turned his head to look at his sister and felt that the atmosphere in the car was a little awkward. He wanted to escape and went to open the door.

The car door was locked, and he couldn't move fast, so he turned around to study it.

Li Long sighed and pulled him. The boy turned his head and looked at Li Long, his eyes a little confused, not knowing why Li Long pulled him.

The groom saw Li Long's actions and looked a little dissatisfied, but he didn't say anything. He gently persuaded the bride to get out of the car.

At this moment, someone outside was pulling the car door, trying to open it and let the boy get out, and then they really opened the door. The boy was a little unsure whether he should get out. And the groom's family outside the passenger seat was pulling the boy, trying to pull him out of the car.

"Koizumi, don't get off!" The bride saw the boy's actions and said sternly, "Don't move!"

The boy was frightened and stood there motionless.

The bride turned to look at the groom with an angry expression: "Wang Qiyuan, do you even care about your dignity? What about what we agreed to beforehand?"

Wang Qiyuan's face changed, and he became a little impatient, but he still endured it for a while, and then shouted to the person on the co-pilot side:

"What are you still standing there for? Give me a red envelope?"

At this time, the middle-aged woman holding the boy suddenly laughed:

"Hehehe, I forgot, I forgot! Come on, come on, Koizumi, right? Come on, take the red envelope and come down quickly!"

The boy took the red envelope and then realized what was happening, his face suddenly turned red.

He remembered what his family had told him before he came here, looked at the smile on the man outside, and understood.

Although the boy had little experience with these things, he understood that this was actually a confrontation.

"Koizumi, you've got the red envelope, please come down quickly. We are running out of time, and your sister and I still have to hold our wedding ceremony." The groom spoke softly to the young man.

The boy glared at him stubbornly, then opened the red envelope in front of the bride and groom and the relatives of the groom who had stuffed the red envelope into his mouth.

On a brand new RMB note, the image of a female tractor driver appears before our eyes.

The boy got angry and almost yelled:

"No more!"

One dollar is a bit too much.

Li Long shook his head slightly. He was a little biased towards the boy just now. Firstly, he did not consider himself a city dweller, and naturally leaned towards rural people. Secondly, he felt that the woman was in a weak position, and it was human nature to sympathize with the weak.

This is why many people who have problems or are even guilty can win the sympathy of many people by pretending to be pitiful.

"Wang Qiyuan, what do you want to do? Are you sending away a beggar?" The bride was even angrier than the boy at this time.

The groom couldn't hold it in anymore and said to his relatives:

"Give me a big bag? Are you standing there like an idiot?"

The relative was also stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly, took out another red envelope and stuffed it into the hand of the man named Xiaoquan, and said with a smile: "Xiaoquan, don't worry, this must be a big envelope, get off the car quickly, the guests are waiting."

This time, Koizumi still opened the red envelope, looked at the big unity notes inside, and then turned to look at his sister.

The bride nodded, slightly relieved.

Koizumi got out of the car holding the red envelope in his hand.

"Okay, come on, get out of the car." Wang Qiyuan's voice was still gentle, but Li Long could tell that he was holding back.

Alas, why bother?

After everyone got out of the car, Li Long drove forward a bit, but was stopped by Brother Liu. He gave Li Long a towel bag and said with a smile:

"Master Li, you have worked hard. I am honored today! Please park the car first and come to the feast later."

The manager was very satisfied. Many of the people who came to the groom's house for the banquet were leaders or people related to leaders. They knew that at least the two jeeps from the county could not be invited by the Wang family with such a relationship, after all, they had to consider the impact.

But today a jeep came to pick up our relatives, which was a great honor.

So the manager was also very happy.

"Okay." Li Long responded with a smile. He knew that his mission for today was over.

People entered the family compound one after another, some came alone, some came with their children. Li Long drove a jeep to the gate of the compound.

When I opened the door, I saw Sister Yang, Gu Xiaoxia and Han Fang playing in the snow with Mingming and Haohao.

"Have you finished answering?" Gu Xiaoxia saw Li Long and asked with a smile.

"I've finished." Li Long smiled. He wanted to tell the story of the fun, but then he decided not to. "Haohao wants to play in the snow. Let's play with them for a while. You can take a rest. We'll go later, okay?" Gu Xiaoxia looked at the time. It was just past eleven o'clock.

"Okay." Li Long naturally had no objection. He nodded, drove the car in, and then entered the house.

He first opened the two towel packages given by the bride's family.

A towel, a box of Ashima cigarettes, a bar of soap, and twenty yuan.

Li Long smiled. This was more gifts than what he and Gu Xiaoxia would give later.

According to Gu Xiaoxia, they just needed to give a gift of ten yuan, which was a consensus reached by colleagues in the Education Bureau.

Then I opened the towel package given by the groom's family, which contained towels, soap and a box of Daqianmen cigarettes.

Well, just average.

It was just a favor that Gu Xiaoxia owed to Director Wang, and that's it.

At twelve o'clock, Li Long drove Gu Xiaoxia and Mingming Haohao to the Industrial Bureau's family compound. Li Long parked the car, and the two of them, each holding a child, entered the compound, and then saw the shed where the banquet was set up.

Soon someone saw Gu Xiaoxia and the others and came over to say hello. Li Long saw that there were several familiar faces. A woman came over and took Mingming from Li Long's hand. It was a rare sight.

He is Gu Xiaoxia’s colleague.

Li Long went over to greet him.

The "Minister of Rites" asked Li Long the name of the gift. Just as he was about to write it, Brother Liu saw it and hurried over to stop him: "Master Li, how can I let you give the gift? Just come to the table, come on, come on..."

"No." Li Long smiled and shook his head. "The work is done. Now I am a guest here to have a feast." He pointed at Gu Xiaoxia who was still talking over there and said, "My wife works in the Education Bureau."

Brother Liu glanced at Gu Xiaoxia, suddenly realizing what was going on. He smiled and said, "So that's how it is. I see! Okay, I'll make the arrangements. There are a few guests from the Education Bureau who haven't sat down to form a table yet. It's just right for you two to be together."

This Brother Liu as the general manager is indeed quite capable and has made excellent arrangements.

After Li Long greeted, he walked over. Brother Liu had already invited Gu Xiaoxia and those colleagues to take their seats.

Mingming Haohao was held by several aunts and grandmas, but he was not shy at all. He just called whatever they asked him to call him and was very polite. The women were very fond of him.

"Xiao Gu, I heard them say before that your two sons are very cute, but I've never seen them. Today it seems to be true. Bring them to the office to play in the future. Don't hide them so well." A middle-aged woman said with emotion, "Our son knew how to eat when he was so young, and his face and head were covered with paste. Look at these two in your family, they don't even care about candy. What a good lesson..."

Gu Xiaoxia just smiled. She didn't take care of the child much, and the good behavior was the result of Li Long and Sister Yang.

It is obvious that Haohao really doesn't care about the candies on the table. The candies on the table, which may seem exquisite to others, are far inferior to the candies on the coffee table at home for these two children.

For children, the more they are not allowed to eat certain things, the more they want to eat them, such as candy and various snacks.

But when you put a plate of candies on the coffee table, he might eat two and then forget about it. It might be a long time before he remembers and comes back to eat one.

Gu Xiaoxia was dismissive of Li Long's statement at first, but after trying it, she even said it was incredible.

After all, this was Haohao's reaction. There were two plates of milk candies and crispy candies at home, and the two children would only look at them occasionally, and sometimes pick one to eat, but basically they would not eat a lot at once.

Instead, he would occasionally run to the kitchen to find food.

Gu Xiaoxia couldn't say that the candy at home was better than this, so she could only smile.

The meal started. Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia called Mingming and Haohao over, held them in their arms, and ate together.

The two children are not very picky. They eat whatever their parents give them. They are very good at using chopsticks, but they know how to wipe their hands.

Li Long didn't care about the ceremony, it should be the same old thing anyway. During the meal, the bride and groom came over to toast. The groom was a little surprised to see Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia sitting together with Mingming Haohao in his arms, and then he poured a large cup.

"Don't drink and drive." Li Long waved his hand, "Xiaoxia, come on."

It's okay for Gu Xiaoxia to drink two glasses of wine.

The bride and groom poured two glasses of spicy wine and two glasses of sweet wine. Gu Xiaoxia picked up the wine glass and said:

"I wish you a happy wedding, a long-lasting marriage, a son soon, and a happy life..."

She drank the wine. Four glasses of wine. Fortunately, the glasses were not big, and she had a good alcohol tolerance and could drink it all - there was still one glass.

Director Wang happened to come over at this time. As the head of the family, everyone at this table was her colleague and subordinate. She came over with a smile and was about to speak when she heard the groom Wang Qiyuan say to Li Long:

"Master Li, since you haven't been drinking, we'll finish our work this afternoon and go shopping at Shicheng Department Store. How about using your car? I'll pay more!"

Li Long was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect the groom to say such words here.

Is this a normal thing to say to a guest? Or did he really think Li Long was a driver? But it was obvious that Li Long was with Gu Xiaoxia, how could he really be considered a driver?
Then Li Long understood. The groom must be dissatisfied with his behavior in the jeep. He was setting a trap for him or making a demonstration.

As for you, no matter how great you are, you are just a driver.

He laughed. Young people are too impatient, too shallow, too arrogant, and too impatient.

Gu Xiaoxia was a little angry. She knew Wang Qiyuan, and Wang Qiyuan naturally knew her. Now it was obvious that Li Long was her husband, and Wang Qiyuan still said this, which was already a humiliation.

She still had a glass of wine in her hand, and when she heard this, she raised the glass and wanted to pour it on Wang Qiyuan - no matter who you are, you can't humiliate Li Long today!

Li Long held Gu Xiaoxia's hand tightly. He noticed his wife's actions and also noticed that she was angry. In fact, he felt that this was a bit like a child showing off. He was a little angry at first, but after seeing what Gu Xiaoxia did, he was not angry anymore.

At this moment, with a "slap", Director Wang slapped Wang Qiyuan on the back and said with a smile:

"What nonsense are you talking about? He's such a grown-up, but he's just too excited today, right? He doesn't even know how to thank people? And he's even offering money? Xiao Li and Xiao Gu, don't bother with him. Today is his big day, don't mind it..."

Li Long was actually thinking about fighting back, but he was blocked by Director Wang's slap.

Wang Qiyuan was still a little unconvinced, so Director Wang slapped him on the back again. This slap was even harder, and Wang Qiyuan staggered. It was the bride who held him up.

"Alright, alright, go over there and toast. I'll be at this table." Director Wang pushed Wang Qiyuan aside and said to Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia with a smile, "I have to thank you two."

Wang Qiyuan was a little unwilling, but he had no choice but to walk to another table. Director Wang pulled a stool over and sat next to Gu Xiaoxia, and whispered:

"Don't blame me, my child is ignorant. Today is his big day. Let him apologize to you in two days..."

Wang Qiyuan didn't know Li Long, so how could she not know him? Although Li Long was only a temporary worker, he had good relationships with many leaders. If Wang Qiyuan really annoyed him at the table today and tripped him up, Wang Qiyuan would not be able to bear it.

Although Li Long and Wang Qiyuan are about the same age, when it comes down to it, Wang Qiyuan is not as tall as Li Long.

The original intention of asking Li Long to come over and help was to improve the relationship between the two parties, but Wang Qiyuan was unexpectedly so immature. Director Wang was also somewhat disappointed and regretful.

Gu Xiaoxia turned her head and glanced at Li Long. Today's matter depends on her husband's attitude. She will not express her opinion casually. Wang Qiyuan spoke rudely to her husband. She was about to throw wine at her grandson, but was stopped by Li Long.

She also regretted agreeing to Director Wang's request. It was obvious that the groom was not worthy of being treated like this by her family.

"It's okay." Li Long smiled and said, "Kids are full of youthful energy. It's okay."

Just be fine.

Director Wang looked at Li Long and the others and felt that everything was really fine, so he let it go and persuaded everyone to have a feast and drink.

When the banquet was about to end, Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia were about to leave with Mingming and Haohao. When they reached the gate of the family compound, the bride hurried over and stopped them. She said to Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia:

"Thank you for today. I'm sorry. I apologize to you on his behalf!" After saying that, he bowed deeply to the two people.

Gu Xiaoxia was a little confused and Li Long had a headache.

Well, I have to explain again. (End of this chapter)