The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 397 The Opera Troupe Arrives

"Big sister, this won't do." Shi Liu frowned, "How can you not move more? I told you that you look a lot fatter. Listen to me, big sister, you should walk more after dinner every morning and evening. You don't have to walk far, even just walking around the yard a few times will be good."

If you don't exercise every day, not only will you have no strength during delivery, but you will also be very fat and may suffer from dystocia.

Hearing this, Li Xiangli straightened her expression and said, "I'll listen to you."

She was not a lazy person, but now that she was married, her husband loved her, her sister was attentive and she had maids to serve her, so she really did nothing and got used to being idle.

My sister is very experienced, so it’s right to listen to her. Just walk more every day and you won’t get tired.

Shi Liu was still worried, so she called Lian Qiu and Lian Qiu's mother to give them some detailed instructions.

After dinner, Shi Liu accompanied Li Xiangli out. With a four-month-old belly, it was not a big deal to go shopping.

He didn't walk far, just strolled along a street, and then went to Meng's ceramic shop to take a break.

Seeing his wife and sister-in-law coming, Meng Dongsheng hurriedly checked his wife from head to toe, and only breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that she was not feeling unwell.

Seeing her brother-in-law so worried about her elder sister, Shi Liu nodded secretly.

Li Xiangli felt embarrassed when Shi Liu looked at her. "I'm fine. I feel energetic after walking out like this. Shi Liu said that I should walk more every day. I always sit or lie at home and do nothing. It's not good for my health."

Meng Dongsheng listened and glanced at Shi Liu. "My sister-in-law is right. Let's listen to her. From now on, let Lianqiu walk with you in the yard every morning. When I come back in the evening, I will walk with you in the alley."

Li Xiangli nodded and smiled gently.

Pomegranate looked at it and smiled knowingly.

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Early in the morning of the 19th, everyone in the city rushed home and returned to Xiahe Village by noon.

The village has become lively. In front of Shi Liu's house, the skilled women in the village are busy preparing for tomorrow's dinner. Tonight, all the families in the village will also have a meal.

Chicken, duck, fish and meat were all bought at the market by Li Jihe and his brothers Li Rongsong. The seasoning wine was also brought back from the city by Zuo Cheng and his brothers the other day. Even the bowls and chopsticks were more than enough as they did not need to be borrowed from other families.

When Shi Liu entered the house, she saw Old Man Li coming towards her with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face. "Shi Liu, what about the opera troupe?"

Shi Liu's face fell, "Grandpa, I'm really sorry, the opera troupe in the city is not free tomorrow--"

"Ah?" Father Li was inevitably disappointed, but seeing that Shi Liu also looked guilty and embarrassed, he quickly smiled, waved his hands, and said nonchalantly: "If there is no troupe, then there is no troupe! We will still have fun tomorrow! This is nothing, Grandpa doesn't want to see you angry, ah, don't be sad, smile, you look better when you smile!"

Seeing that Grandpa was obviously upset but still putting on a smile to make her happy, Shi Liu couldn't help laughing, "Grandpa, I was kidding you! The troupe will be here in the afternoon! Let's perform two shows tonight to have some fun!"

"Really?" Old Man Li was overjoyed.

"Really! It's the Hong family troupe in the city, very famous!" Li Rongzong on the side said.

Old Man Li didn't know whether they were from the Hong Family Clan or not, but when he heard that they were from the prefectural city, his eyes widened. Then he looked at Shi Liu and couldn't close his mouth, "Okay, okay, okay!"

"Well, Shi Liu, you go back to your room and take a rest first. I'll go out and see how the banquet is being prepared!"

Having said that, he walked out of the door with his hands behind his back.

"Grandpa must have gone around the village shouting." Li Rongzong said in a tone that showed he was used to it and knew it very well.

There was no need to be surprised. Sure enough, when Shi Liu ate her meal and went out at noon, many children from the village came running to her house, just to ask her if the opera troupe from the city was really coming.

Pomegranate smiled and answered that it was true.

The children then clapped their hands and skipped away.

Before mid-afternoon, the village entrance was already filled with old people and children playing, all looking towards the direction of the village entrance.

Old Man Li was also sitting among them, talking to his old friends and looking forward to it.

Shi Liu watched this scene and shook his head with laughter, then turned around and continued to make arrangements with his uncles, planning where to set up the stage for the opera troupe to perform.

In addition to relatives and friends, everyone in the village will come to the banquet tomorrow. She doesn't follow the rule that only two people from a family can come to the banquet. Everyone can come! It's lively!
No matter whether it is a boy or a girl, everyone can sit at the table and drink!

Therefore, a large number of tables are necessary. There is no room for them anywhere else, so the village road inside the Qinghe Workshop is just right. This is also where the whole village has the New Year’s Eve dinner.

As for the opera troupe, they can set up a stage outside the village ancestral hall. We can watch the opera while having a banquet tomorrow. How interesting is that?
Before the opera troupe arrived, the families of the Tian Li and He Li families, as well as the married Li aunts such as Li Chunhua and Li Chunxiang, arrived first.

There are many aunts in the clan, but not all of them have returned. At least the daughter of clan leader Li Yishan and the aunts from Li Yixin's side have all returned.

Each of them went back to their own parents' home to live first. As for the Tian Li and He Li families, they moved into the old house and the Li Jiufu and Li Jigui families, both of which had empty houses.

Not long after, the villagers waited for a convoy at the entrance, and saw a red and yellow flag on the car.

Old Man Li narrowed his eyes and grabbed the person next to him, "Is that the troupe here?"

Chief Li could read. Seeing the three big characters "Hong Jia Ban" on the flag, he nodded and said, "Yes! The troupe has arrived!"

"Oh oh oh, the troupe is coming!" The children swarmed over.

Before the troupe reached Shiqiao, they were surrounded by a group of children. Troupe leader Hong also found it funny. The people in this village were really enthusiastic.

Zuo Cheng squeezed through the crowd and welcomed the troupe to the living room of Qinghe Workshop to rest for a while.

"My girl wants to sing a few songs tonight, Mr. Hong, is that okay?"

"No problem! I'll ask them to set up the stage right away!" Boss Hong agreed readily.

Miss Li was very generous. She gave a lot of money this time. I guess if she sang happily, she would get some tips.

I heard that the imperial edict is enshrined in the village ancestral hall. It is a great honor for the Hong Family Troupe to perform in front of the plaque inscribed by the emperor himself!

Just wait and see, they will have to sing this play with all their might to make the Hong Family Troupe's name even more famous!
As it got dark, every family in the village finished their dinner early and moved their stools to the village temple to grab a good seat.

Each family of the Li clan also came to Shiliu's house to eat dinner and help with the cleanup. The elderly and children also came to the village ancestral hall first.

Soon, the stage in front of the village ancestral hall was densely packed with people, sitting or standing. In addition to those from Xiahe Village, there were also people from Shanghe Village opposite and Tianbao Village behind, and even people from Qingshan Village in front came here without hesitation.

Listening to an opera! What a rare thing!
It's not like during the New Year holidays when you have to squeeze into the city to listen to one or two performances.

Today, they can listen to the opera performance in Xiahe Village from beginning to end!
Boom boom boom, clang clang clang.

The opera troupe has started singing.