The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

Chapter 693 Meilan Arranges a Banquet——Everywhere in the Mountains

Although it was past ten o'clock, in the east room of Lao Ma's house, the family was still discussing in full swing.

After deciding to press the box with a lot of money, the pressure on the Ma family with the 1000 yuan gift was not so great.

Therefore, the next family of four began to discuss about the banquet.In the first two days before Ma Ling's marriage, Lao Ma's family will hold a banquet to entertain relatives, friends, and relatives.

Lao Ma's family had to calculate in advance how many guests they could have, and then arrange how many tables of meals.

This is easy to say, as long as Ma Dafu and Wang Cuihua recall who they have given gifts to over the years, and whoever still owes gifts to their family, they will usually come to send a message.

Then, count the relatives in the family again, and you can make a rough estimate.

As for what kind of food and wine to serve, it depends on the conditions of the individual family.Wang Cuihua glanced at Ma Dafu and said, "How about paying ten yuan per table?"

"How much?" Ma Dafu suddenly had a feeling that he didn't realize that this bitch was so good at spending money before.

Ten yuan for a table?

At this moment, beef and mutton are sold in the city for just over one yuan a catty.Pork is only seventy or eighty cents a catty.

The key is to put this forest area, it's still winter, you can't buy anything with money!
Ten yuan, what to eat?

Besides, those who come with the gift, the whole family comes to eat together, most of them only pay five yuan.

Moreover, such a thing as a gift, according to the later fashion, is zero deposit and lump sum withdrawal.The gift money received by the Ma family was all given by Ma Dafu and Wang Cuihua over the years. Not to mention it was all his own money, and he had to treat others to a big meal. The more money spent on vegetables, the more he would pay. how?

"Eat meat!" Wang Cuihua said categorically to Ma Dafu: "See if you can find someone who can beat our family's two young men. We will pay him when the time comes."

"This..." At the mention of this matter, Ma Dafu felt a little embarrassed.Yongantun is a family area, and there are few people who are besieged.

Especially in the past two years, Lao Xu Pao withdrew his gun, Qin Qiang retired, and the rest who were able to hunt were more or less related to Zhao Jun.

For example, Wang Qiang, what would Ma Dafu say to him?Do you want to say, my daughter is married to your nephew, and you help hunt two wild boars, how much should I pay, how much should I give you?
Ma Dafu blinked his eyes twice, and asked Wang Cuihua, "Cuihua, why don't we see who has pigs, and let's buy one?"

"Pull it down!" Wang Cuihua waved her hand, and said, "The people in our village raise that pig, and they cut the grass to feed it. The meat is so sour, it's not as good as yellow-haired meat!"

"Exactly!" Wang Cuihua had just finished speaking, and Ma Yang continued: "When my sister Xiao Min was away, the pork we ate at that brother-in-law's house was sour!"

When it comes to wild pork, some people say that wild pork is not as good as domestic pork.

Generally yes, but not absolutely!
Depends on what the pig eats.

As Wang Cuihua said, many people in the village are reluctant to feed their pigs with grain, so they only go out to cut grass and feed their pigs until winter.

Make the grass-fed pigs sour.

In contrast, wild boars in autumn eat a lot of pine nuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, and acorns to grab fat, and these dried fruits contain a lot of high-quality fat and are very nutritious.

It's just that, regardless of domestic pigs, wild boars, boars or sows, as long as they are old, the meat will lose weight.As long as they mate, the meat will show up.

Therefore, immature wild boars under two hundred catties are delicious, and the sow pork and yellow-haired meat are no less than grain-fed pigs.

"Dad!" Ma Yang was very active today. Seeing Ma Dafu was in a dilemma, he said, "My Brother Chen, isn't he playing tricks with his brother-in-law? Let him set us up. "

Brother Chen in Ma Yang's mouth is Chen Dalai.

Hearing this, Ma Dafu frowned and said, "His handle is not very good."

"Let him take his time." Wang Cuihua said: "It's snowing now. If he wants to hit it, he will send it to our house. Let's put it in the yard and bury it with snow."

"That's okay!" Ma Dafu said, "It's nearly two hundred catties for beating two yellow-haired sons. Our house has twenty tables to fill the sky, and a table of pork alone weighs ten catties... Oh my god, it's okay to eat like this Is it?"

"There's nothing wrong with it!" Wang Cuihua said with a final word: "That's it!"

……

Wang Cuihua feels that she is quite good, but it depends on who she compares with.If she wants to compare with her sister of the same clan and future mother-in-law, Wang Meilan, then it is incomparable!
At this time, Zhao Hong and Zhao Na were already asleep in the bed in Zhao's east room.

While the lights in the room were still on, Wang Meilan and Zhao Youcai were also discussing matters.

But right now, neither of the couple spoke. Although they were sitting face to face, Wang Meilan looked at Zhao Youcai quietly, with a smile and expectation on her face, as if she was waiting for Zhao Youcai to praise herself.

Zhao Youcai, on the other hand, was frowning at Wang Meilan's small book. After two glances, Zhao Youcai held the book with his right hand, and at the same time raised his left hand to wipe his eyes with the back of his hand.

After letting go of his hands, Zhao Youcai still frowned, looked up at Wang Meilan who was sitting cross-legged in front of him, and said with difficulty: "Lan, this...do you really want to eat like this?"

Wang Meilan nodded her head twice, and asked Zhao Youcai expectantly, "How is it?"

At this time, Wang Meilan was really waiting for Zhao Youcai to praise herself.Zhao Youcai really couldn't say what to praise.

I saw a string of animal names written on the small book.

From top to bottom are wild boar ribs, wild boar knuckle, black blind man, jumping cat, badger, roe deer, deer, sheep, chicken, fish.

No more, no less, exactly ten dishes.

Seeing that Zhao Youcai was silent, Wang Meilan raised her hand and patted Zhao Youcai's knee, saying, "Speaking?"

Zhao Youcai closed the notebook, threw it on the mattress casually, blinked his eyes twice, and smashed his mouth again.

At this time, Wang Meilan was getting impatient, and asked directly: "You squeak, do you have a toothache? What's the matter, just say it."

Zhao Youcai gave Wang Meilan a sideways look, and said angrily, "I've lived such an old age, I've never seen anyone get married like this."

Speaking of this, Zhao Youcai added another sentence, saying: "How much does it cost?"

"How much does it cost?" Wang Meilan grabbed the notebook, opened the page for the menu, tapped on it and said, "Sheep, we keep them in the backyard. Fish, Yuanmin said he picked them up, how much do you want?" How much. Well... chickens are not enough, I will buy a few chickens and it will be over."

"It's over?" Zhao Youcai grinned and said, "What about the rest?"

"The rest?" Wang Meilan paused slightly, holding the notebook in one hand, and waved the other out of the window, and said, "Aren't they all in the mountains?"

Zhao Youcai: "..."

Zhao Youcai took the small book and stroked it from top to bottom, wild boar, black blind man, roe deer, deer, badger, and hare.

Don't say it, it really is!

"Oh!" Zhao Youcai's eyes lit up, and when he raised his head, his brows stretched out, and he smiled at Wang Meilan: "Lan, don't talk about it, it's really okay to do it this way!"

Wang Meilan, who was finally recognized, gave Zhao Youcai a blank look, snatched back the notebook, and said to Zhao Youcai after closing it: "I want to keep a few breeds of our chickens. If not, I'll buy them for twenty or thirty dollars." It’s just that you can’t use 100 yuan, right?”

These days, chickens are more common than pigs.

Especially in forest areas, many families raise chickens.And except for winter, the chickens are scattered outside in other seasons, let them go out to find bugs and wild vegetables to eat, as long as they don't meet black tigers, the chicken farmers can't afford it.

At this time, Wang Meilan proudly said to Zhao Youcai: "How about it? I can set up thirty tables for less than 100 yuan!"

"Awesome!" Zhao Youcai gave a thumbs-up, he knew that the matter had come to an end, it would be useless to say more, it would be better to praise his wife.

Wang Meilan smiled very happily, but she heard Zhao Youcai say: "Lan, those two boys can't tell when they will come back, let's not wait for them, turn off the lights and go to sleep."

"Other things!" Wang Meilan stopped Zhao Youcai who was about to turn on the lamp, and said, "I haven't finished talking to you yet."

"What's the matter?" Zhao Youcai asked in surprise, "What else is there?"

"What about cigarettes and alcohol?" Wang Meilan said, "I've thought about it for a while, and my son and I will go down the mountain again to buy some good cigarettes and wine."

"When?" Zhao Youcai's eyes became brighter when he heard the words, as if he had forgotten that he was still in the body of a sinner, he only asked, "Hold on tighter, while Jiechen's kid is here and still has a car."

"Ah!" Wang Meilan's eyes widened, and she said, "I'm going out, so why don't you go around?"

As soon as Wang Meilan's words came out, Zhao Youcai stayed there for an instant. He stared blankly at Wang Meilan, feeling panicked.

"Hmph!" Wang Meilan snorted coldly, and said, "I don't care about my daughter, you are really good at it!"

"It's over!" Zhao Youcai was in a daze for a moment, and his heart felt cold.

But at this moment, Wang Meilan said: "I was wondering, we saved money on food, and we can arrange everything for wine and so on."

"Huh?" Wang Meilan changed the topic, but she ignored Zhao Youcai for a while.But at this moment, he hurriedly nodded and echoed: "That's not bad, Lan... Lan, how hard you make that dish. Such tough dishes, wine can't be good!"

"That's right!" Wang Meilan nodded, and said, "The one you drank tonight is the wine Jie Zhong gave you. What's it called?"

"Ah!" Zhao Youcai reacted suddenly, and continued, "Yuquan Square Bottle."

"Yes!" Wang Meilan nodded again, and said, "As you said, we also have a car. I'll go down the mountain to buy a few boxes of it."

Zhao Youcai curled his lips subconsciously when he heard the words, thinking how much it would cost!But Wang Meilan doesn't mention his siege now, and Zhao Youcai doesn't dare to raise his opinion anymore.

After talking about the wine, Wang Meilan mentioned cigarettes again, but she knew what kind of cigarettes were good, so she said directly: "We have relatives in the supply and marketing cooperative in the market, I will go again this time, and let my niece and son-in-law give me a few stone forests. "

"All in the stone forest?" Zhao Youcai tilted his neck, frowned, and couldn't help but said, "How much does that cost?"

"How much is what?" Wang Meilan said, "How much is it? One table and one box, five pieces are not needed?"

"No." Zhao Youcai interjected: "Then there are still people who are close and relatives. When he comes, why don't you bring a pack of cigarettes?"

"Give it to me!" Wang Meilan said indifferently, "You've already said it, you've got a good relationship, and your relatives know it well, so why don't you still give me that pack of cigarettes?"

Zhao Youcai: "..."

Zhao Youcai was silenced by Wang Meilan, and I have to say, what this bitch said is really fucking reasonable.

"Okay, I understand." Zhao Youcai calmed down, and then said: "The money is not spent, you are hurting. You don't spend money on food, you spend it on cigarettes and alcohol."

Speaking of this, Zhao Youcai curled his lips, and continued: "How much will this kid spend to get married?"

Wang Meilan rolled Zhao Youcai's eyelids, and said: "We only have such a son, if you don't give flowers to him, who will you give flowers to?"

After Wang Meilan said this, Zhao Youcai fell silent again.Because what Wang Meilan said made sense.

Suddenly, Wang Meilan said something to Zhao Youcai, "Then, didn't I tell you? Our son got married, and you, as a father, shouldn't you get a three-and-four-hundred-dollar money?"

As soon as Wang Meilan said this, Zhao Youcai's heart trembled again, he knew that this woman wanted to kill him.Moreover, they even set the number for themselves!
400 yuan!

If you want to ask Zhao Youcai how he knows, it's because in Zhao Jun's house, the general spoken language is three heads and two hundred, or three heads and five hundred.

However, Wang Meilan said two times today that the three heads are four hundred, which is to tell Zhao Youcai that you will get 400 yuan.

If Zhao Youcai refuses to give it, Wang Meilan has a solution.

I just heard her say to Zhao Youcai: "You don't care if your daughter has no food. Don't you care if your son gets married?"

Zhao Youcai: "..."

Zhao Youcai knew that if he didn't agree, he might not get any benefits today.Zhao Youcai didn't know how Wang Meilan came up with the number 400, but he just deposited [-] yuan with Daming Han yesterday!

Zhao Youcai gritted his teeth, and squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "OK!"

With the beginning, the next step will be much smoother, Zhao Youcai said: "I don't have any money to save what you and your son gave me. It's almost four hundred, I'll find an apprentice to play around with it tomorrow."

When he said this, Zhao Youcai felt that his heart was bleeding, but he had no choice but to spend money to avoid disasters or spend money to eliminate disasters.

After discussing everything and getting the money out, Wang Meilan ordered Zhao Youcai to turn on the light and go to sleep.

At the same time, the lights in Lao Ma's house went out.But the family of four was lying on the kang, chatting with each other without saying a word.

Ma Yang asked Ma Ling from a long distance away, "Sister, they all said that the old woman and the daughter-in-law don't get along well, so what if Zhao Jun bullies you when you marry into their family?"

"Hey! Don't scare your sister." Before Ma Ling could speak, Ma Dafu beside Ma Yang said, "Wang Meilan is not that kind of person. Look at Lin Xiangshun, he has no relatives with his family. Look at them." What's going on? She treats Lin Xiangshun well, but can she treat your sister badly?"

"That's right." Wang Cuihua continued: "I know Meilan the best, and she's easy to deal with since she's narrow-minded. Besides, Zhao Jun's grandma is good with Meilan, and everyone in the village knows that she's a mother-in-law this time. , can you still bully your sister?"

There is an old saying that after many years a daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law. Many daughter-in-laws enter the husband's house and let the mother-in-law order them around.After finally sending her mother-in-law away, she became a mother-in-law herself, and then made it difficult for her daughter-in-law in turn.

After hearing what Ma Dafu and Wang Cuihua said, Ma Ling felt a little more at ease.And at this moment, Ma Dafu said: "But Ling'er, you have to be more careful about what your mother-in-law says in the future. The old Wang family, they speak with guns and sticks."

"That's right..." As soon as Ma Dafu finished speaking, Wang Cuihua answered subconsciously, but just as soon as she opened her mouth, she realized something was wrong, turned her head and stretched out her hand from under the quilt, pointed at Ma Dafu and said, "Who are you talking about?"

(End of this chapter)