Back to 1980: Please Love Me Again

Chapter 218 The Wedding Banquet
Pingyang County, Zhao Wenmu's home.

The dowry prepared by the Zhao family includes the necessary four-piece bed set, wedding bowl, sugar, jars, towels, thermos bottles and other daily necessities, kitchen utensils such as pots and pans, and money boxes with rice, noodles, money and food.

Zhao Xuehai and his wife put 200 yuan in the box.

No more, no less, what is important is a bowl of water is flat.

The most eye-catching pieces of furniture, such as wardrobes, dressing tables, cupboards, tables, chairs and benches, are packed into a mule cart because of the limited space in the truck.

The big mule of Zhao Wenmu's "Great Master" wears big red flowers on his head, with his head held high, like a soldier waiting for inspection.

The other part of the dowry instantly detonated the audience as soon as it appeared.

"Wow! Refrigerator! It's really a refrigerator!"

It is no exaggeration to say that among the whole village, only a few people who work in the old Zhao's crayfish restaurant have seen it with their own eyes.

"what is this?"

"Isn't this still a refrigerator?"

Zhao Wenyuan, who was carrying things into the car with Qian Erniu, immediately shouted loudly after hearing the words:

"Third Aunt, this is a washing machine, it can automatically clean clothes when it is powered on!"

In addition to refrigerators and washing machines, Zhao Wenmu also bought fans, ovens, and even moved his own computer.

Well, like this, Meng and Yuanming can occasionally go to the second aunt/aunt's house to use the computer.

The Zheng family who came along with the wedding reception team were dumbfounded.

It is obvious to all that the Zhao family attaches great importance to Zhao Wenjun, so that she will be less bullied when she arrives at her husband's house.

Although it is impossible for Mrs. Dong Liya and Zheng Meiyun to make things difficult for Zhao Wenjun, it is inevitable that Zheng Guangming's other elders will criticize Zhao Wenjun.

The powerful natal family is Zhao Wenjun's greatest reliance.

After loading the dowry, the wedding car walked slowly around Shanqian Village, and then returned to Zheng's old house.

According to the customs in Pingyang County, when a bride gets married, her parents cannot follow her, she must be accompanied by her younger brother.

If there is no real brother, cousins ​​and cousins ​​can take the role, and get on the wedding car where the bride and groom are.

Zhao Wenmu did his part and sat directly in the co-pilot seat of the front car.

The driver was Pang Qingyun. He and Zheng Guangming were comrades-in-arms, and the two had a life-threatening friendship.

The wedding was held at Zheng's old house, not at the nursing home complex. After all, most of Zheng Guangming's relatives were here.

Amidst the crackling sound of firecrackers, the jeep parked steadily in front of Zheng's house.

Zheng Guangming bent down in front of the car door and carried Zhao Wenjun into the house.

This is also a custom, the bride's feet cannot touch the ground.

The villagers who came to watch the ceremony had crowded the small yard of Zheng's family to the point where it was almost impossible to get through. Zheng Guangming was carrying Zhao Wenjun firmly on his back, and the latter gently hugged his neck.

The newly decorated wedding room was covered with red quilts, and big happy characters were pasted on the walls, doors, and windows. Zheng Guangming gently put Zhao Wenjun on the kang and helped her take off her shoes.

After entering the wedding room, the bride needs to clean her face, dress up, and "sit in the tent".

There needs to be a child to serve Zhao Wenjun with water to wash his face, for joy.

There are no juniors in the Zheng family, and this glorious task falls on the cutest little girl.

Xiao Ziting who came with her also wanted to get involved.

So the two little kids walked into the room carrying the washbasin. In fact, Zhao Jing was supporting it. Some coins were sprinkled in the washbasin, and a red towel was placed on one side.

The bride simply wiped her face, and the ceremony was completed.

Next, all the children present can come to wash their hands and get a few coins. The little ones had a great time.

Zheng Meiyun brought chestnuts, red dates, peanuts, etc. Zhao Wenyan and Zhao Jing put them into a string and hung them on the four corners of the quilt, implying the birth of a precious child early.

They sprinkled coins all over the cabinets and boxes in the new house, implying wealth and auspiciousness.

Unlike later generations, the marriage process is relatively simple, there is no need for the bride and groom to give speeches, there are no witnesses, and there is no master of ceremonies to do a lot of fancy work.

However, Zheng Guangming still invited Yang Yuping as the witness, and the witness read the marriage certificate. The bride and groom sprinkled candy together, including candy, peanuts, noodles, and cigarettes.

This is the climax of the whole wedding.

At the same time, the basic process is declared over.

The next step is the most popular part of the crowd, the feast.

Some people's wedding banquets are relatively simple, except for a small number of people who go to the table to eat, other people and children just share a bowl of soup and eat steamed buns or cakes.

However, the Zheng family's wedding banquet made everyone feel incredible from the very beginning.

There were more than 20 tables set up at the scene.

The banquet was held in an open space in front of Zheng Guangming's house. The tables, chairs, benches and even pots and pans were borrowed from neighbors' houses.

A plate of peanuts, a plate of candy, two packs of cigarettes, and a bottle of white wine are placed on each table.

This kind of specification is really unheard of!

Candy, cigarettes, and liquor are still luxury goods in this era and need to be purchased with a ticket.

These were all done by Li Saner's former colleagues.

A few big pots were set up not far away, and the chefs of the old Zhao's Crayfish Restaurant were busy in full swing.

In this day and age, wedding banquets are all done by yourself.

Chicken, duck and fish are slaughtered now; fresh vegetables are picked and fried now.It is rustic and full of smoke and fire, and has a special flavor.

Of course, there are also some dishes commissioned by the county state-run restaurant, which will be delivered directly at that time.

Dishes include beef with scallions, five-spice grilled chicken, Sixi meatballs, sweet and sour carp, sweet-scented osmanthus meat, stir-fried pork, cold pork head meat, vermicelli, cucumber, tofu with shallots, burnt meatball soup and canned fruits.

The staple food is the oversized Qilu steamed bun.

Such a large table of dishes is definitely full of cards in the early 80s when the material conditions were still not very rich.

The money for wine and cigarettes alone is almost the same as the total cost of other people's wedding banquets.

There were not too many red tapes, the big guys were full of smiles, and Zheng Guangming and Zhao Wenjun toasted the guests table by table.

It was winter now, except for Yang Yuping, Pang Qingyun and others who had to go to work and left early, everyone else was drinking, eating and chatting slowly.

By the time the guests finished eating and left, the food and drinks on the table were basically wiped out.

At the end of the banquet in later generations, there may be basically no shortage of dishes on the table, but this is different. People who can't eat meat a few times throughout the year, how can they be willing to have leftovers?

After all the guests left, Dong Liya immediately brought out some steaming meals from the room.

"Ah Jun, come and have a bite!"

Zheng Guangming and Zhao Wenjun had been busy all day, and barely had a bite of food. They were already hungry and tired at the moment.

Zhao Wenjun looked at his mother-in-law who greeted his mother-in-law with a loving smile on his face, and felt a little sour for a moment.

She rubbed her eyes, and sat down to eat with Zheng Guangming.

On the wedding night, Zheng Guangming embarrassedly took out a gold necklace and put it on for Zhao Wenjun.

But he added one more word to add to the snake:
"Meiyun bought this for you, she told me not to tell it."

"I think it's better to tell the truth."

"Pfft."

The woman who laughed lightly had picturesque eyebrows, full of affection.

The handsome one-armed man in front of him gently embraced her in his arms.

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(End of this chapter)