Chapter 163 3 My aunt's relatives are here
Uncle San was very busy during this period, but he was in a particularly good mood. Since his son Chang Geng came back, there were more laughter and joy in the family. When they had nothing to do, they would go to the foundation next door to supervise the construction. Watching their own house slowly taking shape, they looked forward to living in it with their children and grandchildren in the future, and they felt extremely satisfied.
In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of June, the day when Shen Changgeng got married.
The new house of the Third Uncle was filled with joy. Red lanterns were hung high, and the doors and windows were covered with wedding characters and window decorations. The new house was tidied up neatly. The wedding bed was covered with a red quilt with a hundred sons and thousands of grandsons, and peanuts and red dates were placed on it, implying the early birth of a son. There was a pearwood wardrobe covering the entire wall, and a dressing table with an oval glass mirror was placed next to it. There was also a sewing machine by the window. The small round table in the room was filled with colorful wild flowers picked from the mountains. These were all prepared by Shen Zhi and Shen Zhen. A bathroom was also built in the ear room next to it according to Shen Zhi's family.
Almost half of the people in Shenjia Village came, all of them were relatives and friends. The great grandfather's family was also busy entertaining the guests, and the young men in the village followed Shen Changgeng to the town to welcome the bride. Shen Changgeng rode Shen Zhi's little red horse, and the others carried the sedan chair, and some followed behind with music and drums, and walked to the town in a lively manner.
The relatives of my third uncle Xiao also came. Xiao was the third child in her family, with two older brothers. The eldest brother had four sons, all of whom were married and had children. The second brother had two sons and one daughter, who were also married and had children.
Xiao Shi had a bad relationship with her natal family. Her natal parents favored boys over girls since she was a child. She didn't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes at her natal family, but she did the most work and was beaten the most. Not only was she beaten by her parents, but her two brothers also took her out a lot, and even pushed her out to take the blame when something happened. Xiao Shi finally got married and left the Xiao family. The Xiao family's parents often came to ask for money, and it was not until her parents passed away that things got better. However, her brothers and sisters-in-law also came to cry poor every now and then, and they could always pull something home. Her brothers and sisters-in-law were just as selfish. When she was in the most difficult time these years, her son fell into the water and disappeared, and she herself was seriously ill and needed money, but her brothers and sisters-in-law from her natal family never helped her, but stayed away from her. This time when her son got married, she didn't plan to invite them. I don't know how they knew that they were living a better life now, so they all came with their families, but all came empty-handed. There were so many people who came out, big and small, adding up to 29 people. Fortunately, there were a lot of dishes prepared, so they could arrange it.
"Aunt, you are being very unkind this time. You didn't tell us that Chang Geng was still alive, and now you don't even inform us of such a big event as his marriage. Uncle is the most important person in the world, and there's no point in getting married without him." The eldest sister-in-law, Wang, had a look of disapproval on her face, and she had been complaining about the third aunt's wife since she entered the house.
"Yes, aunt, if I hadn't run into Chang Geng in town this time, I wouldn't have known about this after asking around on the street for a long time. You were planning to keep it a secret from your family. Now that you've become successful and live in a big house with blue bricks and red tiles, you look down on your brothers and sisters-in-law from your family." The second sister-in-law, Mrs. Niu, also cursed.
The third aunt-in-law looked at her two chattering sisters-in-law and several nephews' wives with stern faces and rolling eyes, and felt annoyed. Today was a good day for her son, and it couldn't be ruined by these confused people.
"Big brother and second brother, if you come to the wedding today, I welcome you and will serve you good wine and food. If you allow your two sisters-in-law to pour cold water on such a great day, don't blame me for turning my back on you." The third aunt-in-law came up to his two brothers and warned them in a low voice.
After hearing what their sister said, the two brothers of the Xiao family glared at their wives. Although Wang and Niu were fierce, they were afraid of men. Seeing their husbands glaring at them, they had to stop scolding and secretly glared at their sister-in-law.
Seeing that they had calmed down, the uncle went out to receive other guests. But as soon as she left, the small reception hall exploded.
A group of children immediately grabbed all the melon seeds and candies on the table and stuffed them into their pockets. They even grabbed all the fruit, gobbled it up, and spit out the skins and cores all over the floor. After eating, they still cursed and complained that there were not enough things prepared.
The young wives touched here and looked there, secretly stuffing anything they could take away into their sleeves when no one was paying attention, even the two red candles on the candlestick were not spared.
"Mom, my aunt's family is well off now, but our family is still tight. Our Dazhuang will be sixteen next year, and it is time for him to get married. My aunt has to help support her family no matter what. Not to mention anything else, our adobe house is about to collapse due to years of disrepair. My aunt has to help us build a new house, at least one that is as good as this yard. We are all family, so how can she eat meat while we drink soup?" Wang's eldest daughter-in-law, Yang Juan, said as she massaged Wang's back from behind.
Wang closed her eyes, listened to her eldest daughter-in-law's words, nodded and said, "That's right, I'll mention it to her later."
Niu heard what the eldest sister-in-law and Yang Juan said and said, "Okay, since we are helping your family build a yard like this, we can't be partial to one and ignore the other. We also want the same one for the second house."
Wang rolled her eyes after hearing what Niu said and said unhappily, "Second sister-in-law, why do you want to join in all the fun? How can your family compare with ours? Since ancient times, there has been an order of seniority. We are the eldest in our family, so of course we have to follow the eldest branch. Besides, our eldest branch has four sons, while your second branch only has two sons, and one of them is a money-loser. How can you compare with us?"
Niu was not to be outdone. "Bah, what's the use of having so many sons? Your four sons can't read a single word. They are all blind and can only dig for food in the fields all their lives. My Dayong and Eryong have at least attended school for two years. They can find a job as a manager in a restaurant in the future."
Wang was so angry at Niu that she said something she didn't want to say. She cursed, "You still want to be the shopkeeper? Bah! Dayong and Eryong look like toads. If they were the shopkeepers of a restaurant, the diners would lose their appetite when they saw them."
The two of them cursed each other for half an hour, and finally fought, breaking two blue and white porcelain vases in the fight. In the end, it was the two brothers of the third uncle's wife who pulled the two apart because they were afraid that the matter would get out of hand and they would be kicked out.
At this time, Wang and Niu were in a miserable state. Both of them had bruised faces and noses, their clothes were in disarray, their hair was crooked, and there were even melon seed shells hanging on it.