Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 460 The day is set and we will find a way to repay
Chai Shao did not ask for his daughter to have a grand wedding, but only wanted her to be happy after marriage. Although the Chai family had a good reputation in Wangxing, a tall tree attracts the wind. He did not want to hold a grand wedding for his daughter. He said: We are an ordinary family, why should we be so arrogant? Showing off and pretending to be a cow will make people jealous!
This touched Sun Jiwei's heart. He said, "Two years ago, there was a man named Ye in Sandaohe. His son gave 16,000 yuan as a dowry for his daughter-in-law! The woman brought all kinds of home appliances and five gold bricks as thick as wrists as a dowry. It was quite glorious before the wedding. Everyone he met said that the Ye family was really generous. But less than half a month after the wedding, the family suffered a disaster..."

Chai Shao was stunned and asked, "Is it the old Ye family from Fuwang Village, Sandaohe? I've read about it in the newspaper! This incident was quite a sensation at the time."

"What's the matter, brother?" Chai Feng asked.

"A group of people broke into this family in the middle of the night and raped their newly married daughter-in-law. Their son was hanged on the beam of the house. The old couple also suffered a lot. Their bodies were covered with bloody wounds. Their fingernails and toenails were pulled out. In the end, all four members of the family and the guard dog died. The money and electrical appliances in the house were also taken away..."

"Oh my god, is it so bloody?"

Chai Liangyu said, "Today's society is not the time for you to show off your wealth. If you show off your poverty, no one will pay attention to you. But if you really show off your wealth, someone will definitely target you. Not to mention the year before last, last year, didn't a group of people break into Old Huang's house in Xuguantun, near our home? Fortunately, Old Huang had some relatives with one of the other people, so he persuaded them to give him 2,000 yuan and sent them away."

Chai Bing nodded: "Yes, the other party didn't say he was robbing me, he just said he was borrowing money, and he even wrote me an IOU after receiving the 2,000 yuan."

Sun Jiye said: "We should keep a low profile. We are not afraid of thieves losing us, but we are afraid of thieves remembering us."

"That's not a big deal. That's why I told Hongyan to give her 200 yuan as a gift. We should be on guard against others."

Xu Ning said: "These days, you have to keep quiet and make a fortune. You can't show off your wealth, and you can't pretend to be a bad boy. The worse you are, the more you'll be bullied."

"That's true. I don't ask for Hongyan to marry in a grand manner. I just want them to live a good life."

Sun Jiwei nodded: "Yes, that's what I was thinking. So we have reached an agreement?"

"It's settled! Our two families will work together to help them build a small home."

"Hahaha, yeah! So they have to get engaged first, right? Should I find a date first, or..."

Chai Liangyu said: "Engagement is just a meal between two families. You can find someone if you want."

"Uncle, if you ask me to find some time in the afternoon, let my wife and my sister-in-law go find them! Uncle, brother, don't laugh at me for being anxious! I really can't hold back my words when I meet such a good daughter-in-law and such good in-laws!"

"Hahahaha..." There was a burst of laughter in the house.

After laughing, Chai Shao turned to his wife and said, "You and your sister-in-law should go to Lao Wang's house this afternoon to find a date for the wedding."

"Okay, sister-in-law, let's go after we have dinner and take a rest."

"OK!"

At this time, Chai Baotong took off his shoes, got on the kang and half opened the window. Smoke was floating in the room, and the strong smell of tobacco was slightly choking.

Sun Jiye said, holding a cigarette in his mouth, "Baotong is really sensible. Is he one year younger than my Xu?"

"Yes, Uncle San, I am exactly eighteen this year."

Sun Jiwei said, "Eighteen is a flower, it's the right age to find a partner. Big brother, after Hongyan and Jun'er are done, we have to find someone for Baotong, and we can start dating someone first."

"Of course! His mother and I were just talking about this the other day, but it's hard to find someone who can help you these days."

Sun Jiwei was touched and said, "That's true. My eldest brother's son Sheng'er also dated many times before he finally met the right one in the city. If my son Jun'er hadn't met Erning, I think he would have been single for a few more years."

"Haha, second brother, you have to toast Erning later." Sun Jiye said with a smile.

Xu Ning waved his hands and said, "Second uncle, forget it. Yesterday, my eldest brother and his two brothers toasted me and I felt embarrassed. This is not a big deal."

"No, one thing is one thing. Besides, your elder brother has already made his toast, how can I do anything else? When Jun'er and Hongyan get married, I will have to ask you to be the master of ceremonies."

"Okay! I won't back down on this matter. I must be the host of the wedding of my Jun Di'er and Hong Yan!"

Chai Liangyu clapped his hands and cheered: "Great! I am happy to listen to Erning chat, no hiding anything, just say whatever you want to say."

After everyone in the house finished talking about business, they started chatting about trivial things, first from north to south, and then from east to west.

Both families were quite wealthy, so they naturally talked about how to make money and what kind of job to find for Sun Lianjun after he and Chai Hongyan got married.

In fact, the Sun family has many industries, such as the farm, fishing boats, and mountain product collection. Any one of them is enough to provide the couple with food and clothing, but people have to strive for higher goals, so Sun Jiye thought of letting Jun and Xu study greenhouse farming. If they can find another way to make money, they will earn more and more. Who can complain about having too much money?

Sun Jiwei took a sip of tea, crossed his legs and asked, "Erning, have your two stupid scenes been approved?"

"It's approved, but the documents are kept in the county. The forest farm will have to repair the road in a while."

"That's fine. If you need anything at your new place, just let me know."

"Yeah, my uncle settled my bills a few days ago, so I don't have any financial pressure."

What Xu Ning said was a bit pretentious. After Sun Jiye settled the accounts, he had two big bubbles in his mouth the next day. It was said that he was very angry about so much money, but he really had no idea what to do because so many things happened at the same time.

Sun Jiwei smiled and said, "It's good that you don't have much financial pressure. Has the forest farm approved the supply of chainsaws, hand saws, and plastic film for you? When the time comes, you will need to use plastic film to waterproof sheds and warehouses..."

Xu Ning rolled his eyes and said with a grin, "Second Uncle, can I buy this plastic film in the city?"

"Buy whatever you want! We have everything in our yard. They are all thrown in the warehouse. If you don't use them, they will rust. When the time comes, ask your uncle to take them over. But many of them are used, so don't mind."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "What's the big deal? Isn't this much better than buying it myself? Thank you very much, Uncle."

"Look, you're being polite to me again."

In fact, this matter was the result of discussion among the three Sun brothers. After all, Lengchang was not owned by Sun Jiwei alone. Sun Jishan and Sun Jiye also had shares.

Xu Ning has helped a lot in both Sun Lianfang and Sun Lianjun's affairs, so they must find ways to give him back. Even second-hand tools, plastic films and other things discarded by the Sun family are just what Xu Ning needs!

At this time, the third sister-in-law came in from outside and said, "Dad, shall we eat?"

"Let's eat!" Chai Liangyu moved to the edge of the kang and said, "Big brother, quickly take your second brother over."

"Okay, second brother, third brother..."

Immediately, the people in the house rushed out the door.

The third room on the west side is usually where the children live. The room is quite clean and has no peculiar smell, only the aroma of food.

West Room 2 and West Room 3 are connected. Cooking in the outer room will easily cause the smell to spread, but it is also convenient for taking care of children and serving dishes...

The kang in this room is quite large and can accommodate six or seven people. There are no floor cabinets or standing cabinets at the base of the wall, so the space seems to be quite large, just enough to fit two floor tables.

At this moment, the table was already filled with dishes, drinks, bowls, chopsticks, and wine glasses, a total of sixteen dishes, most of which were on small plates. If large plates were used to serve the dishes, the table would not be able to accommodate them.

The cuisine is home-cooked dishes, such as braised pork elbow, braised fish with sauce, sweet and sour spare ribs, sweet and sour pork, stir-fried pork, braised pork...

The men and women had to sit separately, otherwise there would be no room. Chai Liangyu pulled Xu Ning to sit next to him. Next to them were Sun Lianjun, Chai Shao, Sun Jiwei, Chai Feng, Sun Jiye, Chai Bing, Chai Baotong, and Sun Lianxu. At the women's table were the three sisters-in-law, the second mother, the third aunt, and Chai Hongyan.

"Sit down, sit down! I have to have a good drink with my in-laws." Sun Jiwei said, "Of course, uncle, we are here to have a good drink today."

Sun Lianjun stood up and took the initiative to pour wine for everyone. Chai Liangyu smiled and said, "Okay! When the deer is slaughtered for Erning tomorrow, we will also have a full deer banquet, how about that?"

Hearing this, Sun Jiwei and Sun Jiye were both stunned. It seemed that Chai Liangyu wanted them to stay for two more days.

Sun Jiwei did not spoil the fun and said with a smile: "Uncle, whatever you say is what it is. We came here to follow your arrangements."

"Hahaha...Okay, then it's settled. We'll kill the deer tomorrow at noon. It'll be more fun if we can clean and stew it ourselves."

"OK."

Sun Lianjun walked around and poured the wine and then sat down. Then Chai Liangyu raised his glass and said a few simple words. Everyone took a sip of wine before picking up their chopsticks.

As soon as Xu Ning picked up a piece of pork chop, Sun Jiwei stood up with a glass of wine and said, "Erning, I toast to you. I won't say thank you. We get along very well. If you have any problems in the future, just let me know."

Xu Ning stood up when he raised his glass and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Second Master. If there is something wrong, I won't be polite."

"That's right! Then I did it..."

"No, don't drink too fast, drink slowly."

Chai Liangyu also advised: "Just take a sip for your own good intentions. The three of them drank too much yesterday and couldn't even eat after drinking."

Xu Ning continued, "Business is more important. You can drink slowly with my brother and the others, chat if you need to, and keep in touch with them."

Sun Jiwei thought for a moment, raised his hand to indicate the height of the wine glass, and said, "Okay, I'll drink this high, it's all in the wine."

He raised his head and took a sip of wine. Chai Shao smiled and pulled him to sit down, saying, "Second brother, your alcohol tolerance is not bad."

"Oh, I just drink it with alcohol. I don't drink much at home, but if I really need to, I can drink a pound."

"Hahaha, second brother, then we are almost the same, come, eat some food!"

Inside the house, the heat was rising and the atmosphere was in full swing.

Both men and women were holding wine glasses in their hands. Just over 20 minutes into the meal, they started to complain about being hot. They opened the windows a crack, took off their Mao suits, rolled up their sleeves, and prepared to have a big drink.

Everyone stood up to toast and exchanged cups. The busiest person was Sun Lianjun. As soon as he saw that the wine glasses of the people at the table were empty, he stood up and ran over to pour wine, and then handed cigarettes to Chai Liangyu, Chai Shao and others. Chai Hongyan also came over twice with a bottle of wine to pour wine for Sun Jiwei and Sun Jiye...

Xu Ning ate two bowls of rice, then sat down quietly and listened to their chat, saying a few words from time to time. The meal started at around 11:3 in the morning and was not finished until :, because they chatted while drinking, took time to smoke a cigarette and take a few bites of food. Although he did not feel that time passed quickly, when he looked up, it was already :.

Halfway through, Xu Ning couldn't sit still. While he and Chai Liangyu were in the toilet, he went around the courtyard with Chai Baotong and Sun Lianxu.

The old ladies finished their meal at around three o'clock. They didn't drink much because the eldest and second sisters-in-law knew that they should keep a clear head and do their work. The third sister-in-law also went with them. Her idea was to check the Sandaohe area every year, so they might as well take a look at another place to see if it was accurate.

At this time, the three of them walked into the courtyard arm in arm. After they walked into the house, everyone turned to look at them.

"The date is set! The engagement date is October 5th this year, and the wedding date is April 25th next year, which is May th in the Gregorian calendar."

The Gregorian calendar date for engagement this year is November 11th, which is a good day to meet friends and family, plan marriage arrangements, get engaged, and form an alliance.

"Good good!"

"Oh my, these old ladies are really efficient. They finished it without me noticing."

"This guy, seeing that Lian Jun was about to get engaged, made me burst into tears..."

Chai Liangyu said with a smile: "It's quite fast. In a blink of an eye, my eldest granddaughter is about to get married. Oh, it's so comfortable to drink this little wine."

"Uncle, can we have another drink?"

"Just give up all the money you have, there's not much left."

"Got it."

Everyone drank the wine in their glasses and put them down.

Chai Liangyu took a cigarette out of the box, handed it to Sun Jiwei, and asked, "When will your daughter get married? I heard from Erning that she is dating his brother."

"Well, she will have to get married this winter. Lei Zi will bring his family to Sandaohe at the end of this month. We will talk about it in detail then."

Sun Jiwei also had to prepare furniture and appliances for Guan Lei and Sun Lianfang, and buy a motorcycle for Guan Lei. However, Guan Lei definitely couldn't let him buy a motorcycle. If he had to buy one, he had to buy a four-wheeler, which should be practical!

A new motorcycle costs three to four thousand yuan, and a second-hand four-wheeler also costs three to four thousand yuan. A quick comparison will tell you which one has a better price-performance ratio.

But Sun Jiwei did not talk much with the Chai family about the matter of Sun Lianfang and Guan Lei. If he told Chai Liangyu to buy a motorcycle for Guan Lei, wouldn't that be an insult to his son-in-law?

Although Lao Chai's family will know about this sooner or later, it is not a big deal because it did not come from Sun Jiwei's mouth.

The meal ended at half past five, and everyone's face was flushed, but none of them drank too much because they sobered up as they drank.

Don't be fooled by the six or seven empty wine bottles placed under the table, but when it comes to them, each of them only gets about eight or nine taels. This is called drinking slow wine, which can be summed up in one word: slow and hesitant!
Afterwards, the second and third sisters-in-law took a few dishes to the outer room to heat them up. After they were brought back to the table, Chai Liangyu, Sun Jiwei and others simply ate a bite of the hot food...

"Dad, tomorrow my third brother, Erning and I will go for a walk in the mountains."

Chai Liangyu raised his head and frowned, saying, "We'll slaughter the deer tomorrow at noon, so you can go later. Jiwei, don't rush back, stay here for a few more days, okay?"

Sun Jiwei had no problem with this, as he had already explained everything before he came out. He smiled and said, "Okay! We'll go next."

Chai Bing said: "If we eat it at noon, we have to kill it in the morning."

"must!"

Chai Liangyu turned around and said with a smile: "Erning, you have to come over on October 17th."

"Okay, I should be married by then."

Third Aunt was stunned and asked, "Have you set a date for your wedding?"

"No, but I want to get married before winter. It would be too painful to get married in winter, and it would be inconvenient if the mountains are covered with snow."

"That's not good. Don't get married in winter. There's no place to stand in the house. There are people everywhere. Let's get married in spring or autumn. The weather is nice and the mood is good."

"..."

(End of this chapter)