Druid's Country Retirement

Chapter 85
The big banquets in rural areas basically only appear when there are weddings and ceremonies, and there are generally big banquets for weddings, funerals, and additions.

With the three relocations of the forest area, Caogou Village, which suffered from population loss, has not held a grand meeting for more than ten years. A notice from village head Li Huaizhong was like pouring a pot of water into a frying pan, and the whole village was boiling.

There are several large pots and an open-air stove on the open space at the entrance of the village. The large pots are used for cooking and the open-air stove is used to boil water.

People from all walks of life are in full swing, boiling water to wash dishes and dishes, blanching water to kill chicken and stewing big meat, carrying tables and stools, serving tea and pouring water
More than 30 old Eight Immortals tables are neatly arranged in the square, each with pecans, peanuts, and melon seeds.

The little kids stared eagerly at the table, drooling from the corners of their mouths, the quick ones ran away after grabbing them, while the slow ones were slapped on the backside when they were caught by the helper woman.

Children, old people, men, women, and chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs participated in the hustle and bustle, and the air was filled with the aroma of countless dishes converging with slow-cooked braised meat, oil-splashed cold salad, and high-fire cooking.

As soon as Li Hongbing and Sister Cui appeared, they were dragged to the table by the village chief Li Huaizhong, and several old people were brought to accompany them.

Drink tea, smoke, gossip.

Sister Cui found an excuse to leave, leaving Li Hongbing to deal with it alone.

Looking at the bustling square, Li Hongbing sat on a stool and was chattered by the old people without a word, like being bitten by ants, twisting left and right, anyway, all kinds of discomfort, the village head Li Huaizhong laughed and scolded.

"Your boy is still the same as before. You can't sit still. Go ahead. It's hard for you to talk to us old men."

Got it!

When Li Hongbing heard this, he immediately apologized, got up and walked towards the crowd.

The old people and Li Huaizhong smiled at each other, feeling that Caogou Village has not been so lively for a long time.

Ever since he put on the cotton shirt and layered shoes made by Shan Xing himself, Li Hongbing found that walking with his hands behind his back and his waist slightly bent is very comfortable.

But in the words of Sister Cui, she is only 36 years old, but she walks like a 63-year-old man.

Passing by the table of the Eight Immortals, Li Hongbing casually distributed the peanuts and melon seeds on the table to the children. Naturally, no one would say anything to him.

Looking at the happy children, Li Hongbing showed a faint smile, which is how he looks like a village.

Looking for traces of Shan Xing, she was surrounded by a group of old women washing dishes, and the dishes in the basin were piled up to the height of a person.

The arrival of Li Hongbing naturally became the center of their gossip.

"Look, Uncle Red Soldier is here, he looks so handsome!"

"That's right, if my mother had been 30 years earlier, she would have married Uncle Hongbing."

"30 years ago, Uncle Hongbing was only six years old, and you wanted to eat chicken."

"What's wrong with the broiler chicken, the broiler chicken is tender."

"Xing'er, the man from the Ni family is here, so don't even greet him."

"Don't tell me, ever since Shan Xing married into Uncle Hongbing's house, it seems that the apricot has been raised, and the water is so good. The skin can produce water when you pinch it. Shan Xing, tell me, what good food do you eat?"

"What else can I eat? I can't eat during the day, and I can't eat at night. I just look like a mountain apricot. Only my figure can hold back Uncle Hongbing."

"Myolie, tell me if it's delicious or not. If you can't take it, Auntie will help you all night even if you go all out."

"I don't think you want to help Shanxing, but you want to eat Uncle Hongbing."

Listening to these aunts and sisters driving recklessly, Shan Xing blushed a long time ago, she didn't dare to lift her head, but her heart felt like falling into a honeypot.

Since living in the Li family's old house, life has suddenly improved.

No one in the village would make fun of her or pity her. Instead, she would always look at her with envy and jealousy wherever she went, her ears would be filled with flattering and obedient words, and the burns on her face could no longer be covered by her hair.

All of this was brought by Brother Red Soldier,

"What are you talking about? You're smiling so happily."

Li Hongbing didn't know that he was the center of their topic, so he approached with a smile.

A sister-in-law of a similar age cast a wink at Li Hongbing, "Discuss who will go to Uncle Hongbing's house tonight and help Xing'er share the night."

The other sisters-in-law and aunts said shamefully and angrily when they heard that the woman had spoken the driving words directly.

"I'm going to die, how dare you say that."

"Cuixiang, wait for your Ergui to come back, and see if I say no to him."

Forehead!
If I can't find it, I will also be teased one day.

Li Hongbing was told by his sisters-in-law that he was promoted to immortality in place, and it was not true if he answered the words, and it was not true if he did not answer the words. His embarrassing toes could dig a crack on the ground.

Seeing Shan Xing, who was washing the dishes with her head down, she had an idea.

"Myolie, come out and tell you something."

But how could those old women miss this opportunity to tease Li Hongbing openly.

"Yo, I haven't seen you for a while, Uncle Hongbing is so anxious."

"If you don't try Cuixiang's figure, his man has gone out to work for two years and hasn't come back. He will be very thirsty."

"Die, tear your mouth apart."

"Come on, come on, you want to tear that mouth?"

The more the old ladies talked, the more outrageous they became, and the more they talked, the more unrestrained, Shan Xing hurriedly dropped the rag, got up and walked in front of Li Hongbing, pulling her arms to escape from the Shura field.

The two left in embarrassment amid bursts of laughter behind them, and walked to a corner of the square. Xing'er raised her flushed cheeks and shyly adjusted Li Hongbing's wrinkled neckline.

"Does it fit? I made it according to your figure, and I don't know the size. If it doesn't fit, I'll change it when I go home. It's definitely not as good as the clothes in the city."

Li Hongbing held Xing'er's palm, saw the dense needle holes on her fingers, and a picture appeared in his mind. Shan Xing sat under the lamp stitching clothes for him, and his heart was touched beyond words.

In today's impetuous money society, there is still that woman who makes clothes for men with her own hands. This is not clothes, but a kind of emotion, a kind of nostalgia.

"No, the clothes you make are the best. From now on I will only wear the clothes you sew."

Before they knew it, the distance between the two was getting closer and closer. Myolie seemed to know what was about to happen, so she silently closed her eyes and raised her head.

Jingle Bell!
A bell rang.

Shan Xing suddenly woke up, recalling what happened just now, her face was burning like fire, she turned her head guiltily, and saw a row of little kids standing not far away, looking at this side.

Boo!
So embarrassing.

Shan Xing pushed Li Hongbing away, covered her face and ran away dragging her legs.

What a vibe, that bastard on the phone.

Li Hongbing took out his mobile phone angrily, and said annoyed to the little brats, "Little bastard, this is for you to watch, get out and play."

Since Li Hongbing returned to the village, every time he entered the village, he would bring some candies to distribute to the children in the village. The children all knew this candy-distributing grandpa. Hearing Li Hongbing swearing, he shaved his face with his fingers while smiling, and shouted in unison.

"Shame, shame, grandpa kisses."

Li Hongbing made a beating gesture and connected the phone. Sanpao couldn't wait to claim the credit, "Brother Hongbing, the signal has been communicated in the village."

"I see, is there anything else?"

Hearing Li Hongbing's slightly angry tone, San Pao on the other end of the phone was puzzled, but through the phone, he heard the voices of the children saying that the grandfather kissed, and immediately guessed what happened.

"Brother, did I bother you to kiss Sister Xing'er, my fault, my fault, haha!"

"Go away, go down the mountain to eat early."

Li Hongbing's eyebrows trembled, I have a small mind, I'll let you see it tonight.

(End of this chapter)