Chapter 444 The team that went to Yuhang is back
Shui Qing, Fan Jin and Wan Xia were on their way to Fan Qian's home with congratulatory gifts.
The gift was very simple, a piece of cloth, twenty eggs, and ten pounds of rice, which was quite affordable in the village.
If you are not hosting a wedding banquet or inviting guests, you do not need to send gifts. However, if you are treating guests to a banquet, according to traditional customs, everyone who comes to the banquet will not be empty-handed.
When Fan Dazhu came over on crutches to invite Fan Jin, his uncle, he said openly and secretly that there were only two tables and he could just let his uncle and aunt take Wan Xia there.
Shui Qing didn't mind taking the children there, but she couldn't let Wan Xia go there alone. She thought she and Fan Jin should accompany them and just have a meal.
When we went downhill and merged into the main road of the village, we saw Fan Qiye walking tremblingly on crutches. Next to him, Fan Xiang had a basket of eggs in his left hand and an old hen in his right hand.
Shui Qing lamented that people in the village, especially those with the same surname, still paid a lot of attention to them. Even if the relationship was not good on weekdays, when it came to weddings and weddings, most people would still treat them grandly as long as they were invited!
"Aunt Shui Qing!" Fan Xiang ran over with bright eyes when she saw Shui Qing.
Then he called Fan Jin next to him, "Second Uncle."
Fan Jin nodded gently in agreement, stepped back slightly, walked to Fan Qiye's side, stretched out his hand to support him, and allowed the two women to whisper.
Fan Xiang glanced over there and murmured in a low voice: "My uncle said that Uncle Fan is the boss of this sect, and we must come when Brother Dazhu marries his wife, otherwise it will look bad on his face;
Tell me, what's so ugly about it? No matter how many ugly things they did in the past, they didn't think it was ugly either! "
They were worried about Fan Dazhu's face. Didn't Fan Dazhu miss their congratulatory gifts?
In the past, twenty eggs were enough for the villagers' wedding gifts, but my grandfather insisted on adding an old hen and sent his elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law to help with the wedding banquet, hoping that the noon wedding banquet would be worthy of this gift.
Shui Qing smiled and said softly: "Old man pays attention to rules."
Maybe the old man did it for the sake of his brothers. After all, he was getting older and he left at some point, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to talk to his brothers when he got there.
What’s more, these days are not the days when we used to count food every day when we didn’t have enough to eat. Eggs and old hens are available and they don’t affect the quality of the food at home at all, so we just add more.
Fan Xiang is not really reluctant to let go, she just can't let go of Fan Dazhu's family!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. When he was about to continue speaking, he caught sight of Wan Xia out of the corner of his eye. He suddenly realized what he was thinking, pursed his lips and changed his words: "I wonder what delicious food will be available later?"
Speaking of the relationship with Fan Dazhu’s family, Aunt Shui Qing’s relationship with their family is even worse!
But not only did Aunt Shui Qing attend the wedding banquet in person, but there was also a piece of cloth as a gift. This was all for the sake of her second uncle and Wan Xia. Compared with Aunt Shui Qing's grievance, what was she?
Shui Qing didn't feel wronged, but was given an extra piece of cloth. Firstly, she didn't care, and secondly, Fan Jin and Wan Xia were both very nice, so she willingly took the initiative to accompany them.
Hearing that Fan Xiang was concerned about food, he thought for a while and replied, "Don't have too high hopes."
Speaking of food, Fan Xiang was obviously more energetic and said with a beaming smile: "His family invited my two sisters-in-law to come over and take care of it. There are only two tables for two people to cook, so it will definitely not be too bad!"
Wan Xia lowered the corners of her mouth and let out a breath.
The cousin still didn't understand her eldest brother, so she invited two people just because they didn't want to do anything. They wanted people to not only prepare delicious food, but also wash the dishes, clean the pots, and keep the kitchen in the main room clean.
She looked at her generous aunt again, who accompanied her to places she didn't like, without feeling dissatisfied or aggrieved at all, just like a normal visiting relative.
But she knew from the bottom of her heart that her aunt was doing it for her. Others had different standards for her and Yan Qiuxing. She didn't want her to be gossiped about by some people in the village, and she also wanted to prevent her from getting a bad reputation...
When the group of people walked to the village entrance, they heard the man on duty at the lookout shouting excitedly: "Back! Back!"
"The team going to Yuhang is back!"
"Quick, open the door!"
After hearing this, everyone gathered at the entrance of the village without caring about Fan Dazhu and Zhang Chunhua's marriage.
Even Master Fan Qi, who was originally heading towards Fan Qian's house, temporarily turned around and headed towards the entrance of the village. He said urgently to Fan Jin who was supporting him: "Quick, kid, let's go see the team!"
The joy of a nephew of the same race is important, but it is not as important as the family's livelihood, especially when there are Xiaowu and Xiaoliu in the traveling team.
Fan Jin followed without hesitation.
In an instant the gate was crowded with people.
However, due to the impact of the previous two incidents, now no matter how many people go out, they always enter the village first and close the door before talking.
The people in the village waited for everyone and vehicles to enter, and immediately filled the open space in front of the bookstore. The village gate behind them was closed, and then everyone asked anxiously.
Shui Qing saw Wen Hua, but as the leader of the traveling team, he was caught and questioned carefully by Fan Qiye.
A young man in the village had already run to inform the old village chief. Shui Qing thought that Qin Yilin and Jiajia knew that they did not go to their home for the wedding banquet today. Now that Ding and Li Wenhua are back, both families must want to see them as soon as possible!
She raised her head and shouted to the man on the observation deck: "Bang the gong! Let everyone in the village know that the traveler has returned."
Every family in the province went to shout.
The man on the observation deck thought the same thing. This group of people might not be able to return home for a while. Of course, it would be faster to call everyone over!
Especially after being called over, they would know what was discussed later.
He immediately struck the gong without hesitation.
The continuous clear and loud gong sounded in every corner of the village.
Hu Wenhua was asked by Mr. Fan Qi and many women, and answered patiently. Relying on his height and length, he scanned the crowd several times, but did not see the person he was thinking about. When he heard the gong sound, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Don't worry, you will see him later!
Fan He was young and the most idle among them. He saw his parents and little sister first, jumped up, waved and ran over with a loud voice: "Mom, dad, little sister! I'm back"
Wan Xia rushed over first, her eyes moist, and shouted excitedly: "Second brother, I'm glad you're back safely!"
"Little sister, you don't know how much I miss you and the delicious food I made outside. I really don't want to eat those fried noodles, cakes and dried meat. I want to eat hot stews!
Stewed pig's trotters, stewed old hen soup, stewed goose in an iron pot... If it doesn't work, a plate of stir-fried green leafy vegetables will do."
When you are away from home, the most greedy thing is the food at home.
Shui Qing shook her head helplessly and smiled: "Then you should tell your elder sister and second sister later and ask them to cook for you."
"Mom, what about you?" Fan He was puzzled.
He was away for a month or two before coming back. Did he lose face?