The story of a cook

Chapter 211 Going Home (Twelve)
All those who saw off relatives were seated, and those who accompanied relatives were also in place, greeting each other.

The second elder brother of Lan Jun's daughter-in-law told me, "Tan Guohua, why are you so fat?"

I said, "You are a little fat, but you are still so thin, and you don't gain any flesh."

He said: "I have this physique, and I can't get fat without eating."

I said: "You just let your mind be caught, and you should not use your mind in the future. Like me, you will gain weight if you eat and sleep foolishly."

"That won't make you fat." He asked me, "What are you doing now? I heard from Lan Jun that you are cooking in a restaurant in the provincial capital?"

I said, "Yes, work as a chef in a restaurant."

He asked, "Are you married?"

I said, "Not yet."

He said: "Then you have to hurry up, my child is four years old."

I said, "Then you are amazing, boys and girls?"

He said, "A little girl, a little girl."

From his tone, he was very dissatisfied with his daughter-in-law giving birth to a girl.

I said, "Good girl, I know it hurts."

He said: "It's good, I don't want to chase the boy. I can't do it now, the conditions don't allow it. I'll get another one after two years when the conditions are better. I have to ask for a boy no matter what."

I said, "You, what time are you still patriarchal, like a girl and a boy, and that boy is not as good as a girl."

He said: "I can't do it, I just like boys, and I have to ask for one."

It seems that there is a posture of not giving up if you don't want to be a kid, very much like the second sister back then.

I laughed and asked: "Is your elder brother's family a girl?"

He said: "My elder brother's family is also a girl. They don't want it anymore, but I have to. It can't be my last child, right?"

This may be a very reasonable reason for him to want the kid, and he feels that everything has been said.

I shook my head and said: "I think you don't want to be a kid, so you can ask for one. You can have both sons and daughters, which is very good."

At this time, the Zhike shouted: "Pack up the boxes and hang the curtains immediately, the new couple is ready, and the new couple is starting to prepare for the house to live."

After calling Zhike, Lan Jun's daughter-in-law and eldest brother stood up and called out the little cousin who came together. The little cousin is eighteen or nine years old and is quite tall.

The elder brother of Lan Jun's daughter-in-law said: "Little brother, go over and hang the curtain on your sister's house."

The younger brother said, "I'll go by myself—"

At this time, Lan Jun's daughter-in-law's second brother said: "I'll go with you, so that you don't know what to do."

After the new daughter-in-law came to her in-law's house, the man who sent her off had almost nothing to do, and his only job was to enjoy the hospitality of the man's family.Packing and hanging door curtains are presided over by Zhike, and sending off relatives only needs to be done by someone.

After hanging the curtains, they began to sit in blessings and eat dumplings from descendants, so as to catch up with the time.

The new house over there was busy with their work, and the orderly work was carried out under the direction of Zhike.People in this house were sitting there eating snacks, drinking tea, chatting.

After the blessings over there, and the descendants' dumplings and longevity noodles, Lan Jun came over to light cigarettes and pour water for the new relatives.

I came to the outhouse and saw the elder sister wiping tears there.In fact, marrying a girl outside is the same as marrying a daughter-in-law inside. The mother over there is reluctant to leave the girl and go to someone else's house to be a daughter-in-law.The mother here saw her son getting married and became a wife and husband, as if something was taken away by others, both happy and sad.

He came to the elder sister and said, "I'm happy, it's good to shed two tears, have you eaten longevity noodles?"

The eldest sister said, "I'm eating."

I said, "That's good. Your family will be filled with children sooner or later, and the population will be prosperous. You, an old lady who has been busy for half your life, should retire and become a mother-in-law."

The eldest sister said: "Who knows what they are doing."

I said: "With you and my eldest brother-in-law in charge, it can't be wrong. I see that some elders have come to the female guests over there. Don't patronize your own happiness here. After a while, you will entertain and chat with your in-laws." .”

The eldest sister wiped away her tears and said, "Yes, I'll go right away."

Seeing the eldest sister go over to greet the female guests, I went back to the house and continued to greet the male guests.

The second brother of Lan Jun's daughter-in-law told me: "I'm a little hungry, let's drink some wine."

I said: "Don't be busy, everything is ready, let's remove the dim sum right away and serve. Everything has to be delayed today, and the wedding is the top priority. Taking good care of our new relatives is my top priority. Say what you want, everything is satisfied."

Lan Jun's daughter-in-law, the second elder brother, was about to speak when his uncle said, "It's almost done, and I'm not very hungry. What else do I want to drink?"

The second elder brother of Lan Jun's wife said: "You are not hungry, old man, let's drink less. I can't sleep this long night. What are you doing?"

His old uncle said: "If you want to drink, you can drink it. I have to find a place to sleep. I don't have the spirit of yours."

I said to his old uncle: "Brother, we haven't seen each other for several years, and it happens to be getting married with the children, drink less, and then go to sleep, sleep soundly."

At this time, the Zhike came over, looked at the situation in the house, and shouted: "Aunts, aunts, and sisters-in-law, the newcomer has finished worshiping the world, we have to come over to get together with old relatives and friends, and remove the snacks and serve them. Can you drink?" Order something to drink, fill your stomach first, and eat dumplings tomorrow morning."

At this time, the women came to take away the snacks, and the boys in the hall started to serve the dishes.

The know-it-all shouted: "Master, come here to meet your in-laws! I won't say much about those who accompany the new relatives, and accompany our new relatives well. Today the new relatives become old relatives, breaking the bones and tendons. From now on, we will be a family. The family does not speak two languages, and eats and drinks well, I wish them a happy life, and our two families have a good walk!"

When the wine and dishes are served, first pour the wine for the new relatives, and then fill it up for yourself.

I said: "As an uncle, I am very happy to see my nephew getting married today, and I am even more happy to sit with our relatives. In this way, we will have the first cup together, one is a wedding wine, and the other is to rediscover wine and drink one. "

I had a drink with my new relative, poured the wine again, and toasted again, this time with the two uncles of Lan Jun's daughter-in-law.I said: "Brothers, we used to live in the same camp, and the relationship between our old neighbors and old houses was close. This time we have become relatives of our sons and daughters. We will get closer and have a glass of wine with each other. There are good days every day. I will do it first." Yes, the two old brothers can drink as much as they can drink according to their own drinking capacity. From today onwards, we will be real relatives. It doesn’t matter if we don’t drink. Our principle is to drink well and be happy. If we don’t drink too much, I will do it first. For the sake of respect, the two brothers can do whatever they want."

I drank the wine, and the two older brothers did the same while looking at each other.

Putting down the wine glass, I said: "Let's not just drink, hurry up and eat vegetables, eat vegetables."

The old man who was in the same camp as me said: "Guohua, you can speak at home, and you can still speak like this now. How did you practice? Teach me soon, I will be stupid."

I said: "Hey, brother, you don't know me yet, you're blind every day, you don't like to talk, your sister-in-law is good, she can speak well, it's fine if only one of the family can talk, both of them can talk about that Don’t have to do it yet.”

The elder brother said: "Let your sister-in-law speak for everything about my family."

I laughed and said: "Today I see my sister-in-law is here, and I will chat with her for a while, and I am willing to chat with her."

Fill up the wine and toast again, this time with Lan Jun's daughter-in-law and second brother.I said: "The young couple have finished worshiping the world. You, the elder brother, are also honored to send your sister home. From now on, this will be your sister's home. The elder brother will come and go often. There is nothing my nephew can't do." You, the uncle of the country, should beat it more frequently, so that the young couple know that the pot is made of iron. Come on, let's have a drink. I won't be at home often in the future. Your task is arduous, and I respect you. "

The second elder brother of Lan Jun's daughter-in-law said, "It should, it should."

I smiled and asked: "You said it should be responsible to Lan Jun and the others, or should I respect you as an uncle?"

He scratched his head embarrassingly, and said: "What are you talking about, old uncle, no matter how stupid I am, I can't say that you should toast, even though I am older than you, I have to call you old uncle, I can say you ."

I said, "I feel like you can't talk about me either, come on, just kidding, drink one."

So we drank the wine with him.

The two uncles of my eldest brother-in-law, who was with me at the same table as my new relative, saw that I had finished toasting and wanted to make a toast. At this time, the eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law came over. Start lighting cigarettes and toasting at the table. This is called "recognition of relatives".

The eldest brother-in-law filled everyone with wine, the eldest sister gave everyone a cigarette, and said a few auspicious words to each other.

The elder brother-in-law raised his glass and said, "What's the matter? I don't know what to say when I'm so happy. In this way, we will work together. We are real relatives and friends. Let's move around frequently in the future."

After the eldest brother-in-law finished talking, he did it first, and then the people at our table drank all the wine.

The eldest brother-in-law finished drinking and said to me: "Guohua, I will leave this table to you. You must accompany our new relatives well."

I said: "Don't worry, I promise to accompany you, you can go to the next table," and then said: "Drink less, you have too many things to do."

The eldest brother-in-law said happily: "It's okay, enjoy drinking this wine."

The eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law went to the table to toast.

At our table, Lan Jun's wife and my brother-in-law and I were the only ones who were young, and the rest were all in their forties. In addition, it was late at night, so no one drank much.

At the beginning, Lan Jun’s daughter-in-law and second brother wanted to drink with me, but when we had the fifth cup with him, he said he didn’t drink anything, and said to me: “I don’t know you drink so much, if you know, don’t talk about it drank."

I said, "It's not that I drink a lot, it's that the wine is delicious and not intoxicating."

He said: "If you are not drunk, you don't drink anymore. You can't drink."

I said, "Both of us are drinking more or less today, just to enjoy ourselves." Then I said, "See if you really don't drink anymore?"

He said, "I really don't drink anymore."

I laughed and said, "Okay, let's all have a drink, finish this meal, and continue tomorrow."

Those who accompany the relatives are generally those who drink a lot and can speak well, and not all those who send the relatives off are not necessarily all. Besides, they are just here to see the relatives, not to drink, just mean it.

It's late at night, everyone has to rest.

(End of this chapter)