amaotonovel Chapter 161 Overjoyed
Chapter 161 Overjoyed
Weddings in the countryside are not grand, but all necessary rituals must be followed, such as the worship ceremony in the hall, which was very important to ancient people.
If you don’t pay homage to heaven and earth, don’t pay homage to your parents, and don’t hold a ceremony with the witness of relatives and friends, then the wedding is not considered to be truly complete.
The Zhang family was well-liked, and almost everyone in the village was there, including those who had clashed with Li Taohua and her daughter. However, this wasn't something the Zhang family could control. Everyone in the village saw each other every day, and now that the wedding was about to take place, they couldn't help but mention it. Even if it was just a hypocritical invitation, it still had to go through the motions.
Generally speaking, unless there was some irreconcilable conflict with the host, few in the village would refuse to attend such a good thing. After all, giving a few eggs or a handful of vegetables as a gift and then feasting at the host's house was something that only happened a few times a year.
Song Ruize and his men appeared just as Zhang Erzhu was about to hold the ceremony. Their appearance set the villagers ablaze with discussion. They didn't dare ask Song Ruize about anything, but they could ask the men he brought with him about the well-being of their relatives on the dam. Of course, they also learned from the men that Song Ruize was an official, a high-ranking one, and that he could freely enter and exit the dam.
One of the villagers bravely approached Song Ruize and asked cautiously, "Brother Ze, your brother Dachun is quite hardworking. Why don't you transfer him to work under you?"
"I'm full here." Song Ruize said calmly.
"Aunt Rong, although my brother is a manager, he can't choose his own subordinates. He has to select according to the requirements from above, and they must meet the requirements." Qin Huiyin came to smooth things over. "Brother Dachun is so smart, there must be people who appreciate him, you can rest assured."
"That's true." The aunt got the upper hand and immediately stepped down. "Huiyin, you've been teaching them how to grow mushrooms recently. How about I take them with me?"
"This is the responsibility of Sister Chuntao. Go ask her. She will explain the mushroom growing process to you in detail and see if you can learn it."
"Okay, then I'll ask Chuntao."
Second Aunt Song said sarcastically, "I advise you to stay away from them. Be careful not to let their bad luck get to you. It will be too late to regret it then."
"Second Aunt is right. Some people's mouths stink so badly. You'd better stay away from them and be careful not to stink yourself." Qin Huiyin said calmly.
"Stinky..." Second Aunt Song slammed the table and yelled. Before she could finish her curse, Li Taohua, the three Tang siblings, Third Master Tang, Song Ruize, and Song Ruize's men all looked over. Her face changed, and she shut up.
"Today is a big day, so you should keep your mouth shut," the aunt next to her tried to smooth things over. "This girl from the Xiao family is quite pretty, no wonder the uncle and nephew of the Zhang family are vying to marry her."
"Has Zhang Lei never returned home?"
"That's right. He hasn't come back yet. I don't know if he's hiding from his creditors or if he's been mistreated. He owes so much money that some of his creditors want to chop off his hands and feet."
"Where's Grandma Zhang? Today is her grandson's wedding day, and she didn't come?"
Jiang Qingnan and others looked at each other strangely.
Of course the old lady wanted to come. If she wanted to eat and drink for free, that would be fine, but she wanted to bring bad luck to Zhang Erzhu on his wedding day. The eldest brother said that they, the brothers, had secured Zhang Erzhu's marriage, so they tied up the old lady and gagged her, waiting to untie her after the wedding banquet tonight. The old lady, who was afraid of the strong and bullied the weak, was so frightened when she saw them about to fight that she didn't dare to say a word.
After the newlyweds finished their wedding ceremony, they immediately came out to entertain the guests.
Zhang Erzhu introduced Xiao Chunni to everyone in the village and also introduced the people in the village to Xiao Chunni.
"Chun Ni, this is my boss, and these are my brothers. I am working at the dam now, and my boss and brothers take special care of me. Come, let's toast to my boss and brothers together." Zhang Erzhu said.
Xiao Chunni looked at Song Ruize in surprise.
Song Ruize looks so good and young, but I didn't expect that he is the leader among these people.
Song Ruize took the wine and said to the newlyweds, "May you have a happy marriage."
"Thank you, Boss." Zhang Erzhu said excitedly, "This is my boss's first time drinking. You really give me face."
Qin Huiyin took a look at Song Ruize's wine glass, and when Zhang Erzhu and his wife went to pour wine for others, she directly replaced Song Ruize's wine glass.
When Song Ruize drank it again, he found that the taste was gone and it turned into plain boiled water. He glanced at Qin Huiyin and raised the corners of his mouth.
"Chun Ni, this is Brother Yi Chen from Aunt Taohua's family. I mentioned him to you before. He is the best student in our village and is about to take the exam for the scholar degree."
"I wish you a long and happy life together." Tang Yichen stood up and toasted.
"Brother, do you want to drink too?" Tang Luwu asked worriedly.
"Well, it's okay to drink occasionally." Tang Yichen glanced at Qin Huiyin, but saw that she didn't know what to say to Song Ruize and was not paying attention to this side at all.
The villagers weren't so particular; men and women sat however they pleased, and generally sat with close friends. Qin Huiyin's table included Song Ruize and his brothers, along with Li Taohua and the three Tang siblings.
Qin Huiyin and Song Ruize sat next to each other, and on the other side was Li Taohua, and next to Li Taohua was Tang Luwu, followed by Tang Yixiu and Tang Yichen.
Song Ruize didn't talk much, so his brothers deliberately left the seat next to him for Qin Huiyin, because only Qin Huiyin could make him talk more. Sure enough, looking at his relaxed expression, he was obviously in a good mood.
"Little sister, he can't speak, and you keep picking food for him. He won't feel comfortable refusing even if he doesn't want to eat." Tang Yichen said calmly.
After hearing what Tang Yichen said, Qin Huiyin looked at the tip of the rice in Song Ruize's bowl and said a little embarrassedly, "I didn't think it through."
"I'm not dumb." Song Ruize raised his eyes and looked at Tang Yichen coldly. "If you don't eat, of course you will talk."
"So you're not mute! Then I didn't hear what you said."
"Maybe you're deaf!"
Qin Huiyin stopped the quarrel between the two and said, "Today is a good day for Brother Erzhu, can we not quarrel?"
The most important thing is that their quarrel was so childish, just like two elementary school students bickering.
"Little sister, help me pick up the meatballs. I can't reach them." Tang Yichen handed over the bowl.
Qin Huiyin took his bowl, picked up two meatballs, and then picked up a few more chopsticks of the dishes in front of her.
Song Ruize held the bowl and handed it to her.
Qin Huiyin: "..."
She finally realized that the two of them had stopped arguing and had switched to another childish way of fighting.
Are the protagonist and villain really that incompatible? Is it okay to deviate from the plot now?