Fang family.
Ji Huai sat down and Fang's mother brought him bowls and chopsticks.
"Aunt, we'll do it ourselves. You sit down to eat. Sit down." Ai Qiao stopped the other party, took the bowls and chopsticks with both hands, and kept talking.
"I called your dad and your brother, and they came over in a short while. There were a lot of vegetables and meat. Eat with open stomach." Fang's mother said with a smile.
"It's troublesome." Ai Qiao felt sorry.
Fang's mother didn't care: "You only come back once every few years. Why bother? Eat more."
Next, some men from the village came over one after another, some carrying wine and peanuts.
Ji Huai had a hint that something was going to happen again, so he quickly took out the cigarette from his pocket, stood up and walked forward, holding a lighter to light it, "Uncle, have a cigarette."
"Is this the one from Ai Qiao's family?" one of the men said with a cigarette in his mouth.
"Yes." Ji Huai responded with a smile.
"He's handsome," the other person said with a smile.
Ji Huai bought a round of cigarettes and was about to walk back when another tall, thin middle-aged man came to the door, followed by a young man. The man pursed his lips tightly and stared at him. Ji Huai walked up with a smile and bowed slightly. He dressed up and had a humble attitude, "Is this dad? I'm Ji Huai."
Father Ai was obviously startled. He didn't expect to be recognized first and didn't react for a moment.
"You and Ai Qiao look alike, I recognized him immediately." Ji Huai smiled and handed over the cigarette with both hands.
Father Ai took it and looked at him himself.
Ji Huai was undoubtedly tactful in his dealings. He always smiled and spoke in a low tone. After lighting a cigarette for him, he looked behind him and said, "Brother, smoke."
Zhang Jun also reached out to take it.
He was Ai's father's stepson, but he didn't show off. He looked at Ai Qiao, but he felt it was a pity that for such a beautiful woman to marry Ji Huai, a foreigner, she didn't get a penny as a gift, and he couldn't get married.
"Dad, sit here." Ji Huai brought him a chair, because his behavior could be described as polite.
When Ai's father sat down, Ai Qiao also called out, "Dad."
"Just come back." Father Ai said, looking at the little guy in her arms. He was cute and plump. Now he lowered his head and saw a double chin.
His little hands were grabbing his clothes, pulling them out, pulling both hands out, and then he looked up at his father.
"That's grandpa." Ji Huai told him.
The little guy didn't look at Father Ai. He patted the clothes on his belly, pulled out his hands, and mumbled something he didn't know what he was talking about.
"Baby." Ai Qiao also held his hand. He quickly took his little hand out of hers and continued to pull his clothes. He looked at Ji Huai with wide eyes, "@@#..."
Ji Huai had no choice but touched his head, looked at Father Ai and smiled and said, "He is very afraid of life."
"Children are like this." Father Ai didn't say anything. He took a sip of wine and said, "Although you are married and have children, don't miss out on the procedures you should follow."
"Yes." Ji Huai nodded and assured, "Dad, I know this and I will not wrong Qiaoqiao."
Hearing this, Ai's father looked satisfied, and even Zhang Jun felt comfortable in his heart.
That's good, the bride price is still required.
With the bride price, he can marry a wife.
"I won't embarrass you, just follow the rules here." Father Ai was already calculating how much he wanted, so he wanted to say something nice first.
Ji Huai gave Ai Qiao a piece of meat. Seeing her worried expression, he smiled and hugged the little guy over, and whispered, "Eat some food."
After finishing his words, he looked at Father Ai again, "Yes, I know some of the rules here."
When Father Ai heard this, it seemed that this boy had come with money. Who could raise a daughter for more than ten years without any hard work
"Then get ready..."
"I'm ready." Ji Huai interrupted him and pointed at Xu Guojie, "I know that our family brought our son-in-law to the house to buy something. We invited the whole village to have tea and coffee. I asked Xiaojie to buy something."
"Well, everyone is eating here, can you just come here later? I'm just troubling Aunt Fang."
"It's no trouble, no trouble." Fang's mother also came over, "What's the trouble? Sooner or later we have to clean up, so let them come here, so as not to have to worry about it another day. It's going to be lively today."
"Dad, what do you think?" Ji Huai asked Ai's father for his opinion.
Father Ai was not thinking about this matter at all, and responded perfunctorily, "This kind of thing is done the same everywhere."
The main thing is money. He needs money to settle the marriage between Zhang Jun and his youngest son.
"Then it's at my house. There's no need to clean up the table after dinner. Then boil some water and I'll tell them to come over." Fang's mother couldn't stay idle either. She finished the meal quickly and went to prepare things.
Father Ai finally brought up this topic, but it was easily dismissed. He ate his meal absentmindedly.
Zhang Jun was also anxious beside him.
Before coming, Li Chunyu gave many orders to Ji Huai to get the bride price, and kept cursing the outsider for taking all the things he bought to Fang's house.
"Besides this tea party, what else have you prepared?" There were many people there, and Father Ai was embarrassed to ask directly.
"What else should I prepare?" Ji Huai said, a little embarrassed, "We have been busy with the project recently and came back in a hurry. I asked them, but Xiaozhou and Xiaojie didn't understand very well."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jun's eyes flashed and he couldn't help but ask, "You work as a contractor over there. Do you make much money?"
"It's a small project, what's the profit? It's only a few dozen dollars a day." Ji Huai stood up and poured him a drink, answering him casually.
"It's only nine yuan here on the construction site." Zhang Jun was very surprised when he heard dozens of yuan.
"That's because the labor force here is cheap. Brother Huai takes us there and we can earn thirty dollars a day, which is still a net profit." Fang Yizhou drank some wine, and since he was still young, he didn't hide it. He said this with a raised voice.
In many places, the salary is only a few dozen yuan a month. Earning one hundred yuan a month is considered a high salary. He said thirty yuan a day, which really makes people surprised and jealous.
"It's being vigorously developed over there. Thirty yuan isn't too high. When I go back during this period, it can rise to thirty-five a day."
"Salaries are definitely increasing year by year."
Ji Huai held the little guy with one hand and spoke slowly.
"It will take a long time to develop, there is money to be made over there." Xu Guojie also said, drinking wine, and said to the group of young men, "It's prosperous over there, with high-rise buildings. It's much easier to make money than at home."
"You kid, you probably have a thousand yuan a month, right?" The young man sitting next to him patted him and sounded envious.
"No, I asked you to go with me before, but you said you would stay home and find a girl to marry." Xu Guojie took another sip of wine. People in big cities get married late, what are you afraid of? "
Now that he is young and vigorous, and can earn so much money in a month, he is naturally not so steady in his words and actions.
Coupled with the effect of alcohol, there was a burst of bragging.
Zhang Jun's eyes widened when he heard this, and he looked at Ji Huai, "Is there really such a shortage of people over there? I wanted to go there last time, but I was delayed."
"Zhang Jun, aren't you greedy for life and afraid of death? You are such an adult, but you are still afraid that others will sell you and say that you will stay at home and farm." Fang Yizhou unceremoniously exposed his background, making everyone laugh.
Zhang Jun's face turned pale for a while, and he suppressed a sentence, "I have figured it out now, can't I?"
"That's too far away." Father Ai ignored this and reminded him in a low voice. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jun refused to let him speak and said to Ji Huai, "I have also worked on the construction site. Next time you go back, I will follow you." go."
He was used to being tough when dealing with Ai Qiao, so he didn't care about Ji Huai's opinion at all.
Ji Huai didn't refuse, he was very generous, "Brother is going, I will definitely take him with me without saying anything. We are all family members, and if you have money, we can make it together!"
Zhang Jun has always been lazy, and he inherited Li Chunyu's stinginess and penchant for making small calculations. When he heard that he could earn thousands a month, he became very excited.
What is he doing at home
"However, brother, you have to think about it. You can earn a lot of money there, but it will definitely be hard to leave your hometown. We have children to raise, so we have no choice but to do so." Ji Huai said with great helplessness.
"There must be a price. I understand this without you having to tell me." Zhang Jun shouted, and everyone present heard it.
Ji Huai raised the corner of his mouth slightly and poured him a drink, "I'm just providing a way. Just think about it clearly."
To put it bluntly, whatever happens in the future, no matter what happens to me, you are responsible for yourself.
"I must go. A grown man just wants to go out and see the world. Success or failure all depends on me." Zhang Jun felt that there was gold everywhere when he heard what Fang Yizhou and the others said. He also wanted to cut off the relationship with Ji Huai, so as not to After he succeeded, people said that he succeeded because of Ji Huai.
Xu Guojie can make money, he will definitely make a fortune if he goes there!
Ai's father still wanted to talk about the bride price, but Zhang Jun scolded him directly, "Okay, we're already married, why are we talking about other things? It's convenient."
What if Ji Huai is forced to take a gift of several thousand dollars and the other party doesn't take him
It's stupid to lose a big thing because of a small thing!
Not only Ai's father was confused, but Li Chunyu was also confused when he came to Fang's house, with a dissatisfied look on his face. Looking at the table full of snacks and fruits, he felt extremely distressed, "How can a tea party be held here? What are you doing!"
If it were at her house, half of these things could be hidden.
If she is given money to prepare, half of it can be deducted.
This Aiqiao looks so different from an outsider!
"Aunt Li, come in quickly, it's okay, there's enough room to sit here." Ji Huai misinterpreted her meaning and greeted with a smile, "Everyone is here, come in quickly."
Li Chunyu was very face-conscious, so when she saw that most of the men, women, and children in the village had come, she could only endure it.
Watching others eating those snacks, she gritted her teeth.
That's theirs.
"Let's talk about it in detail tomorrow. We'll talk about it at dinner tomorrow." Zhang Jun didn't know what he said. Ji Huai replied to him. Fang Yizhou took the opportunity to speak, "Yes, Aunt Li said that we will kill the chicken and eat it tomorrow. You can go there then." Eat at home and keep drinking.”
"Okay." When Zhang Jun heard that it was his mother who said it, he immediately agreed.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Aunt Li. It's too early in the morning. How about in the afternoon? Ai Qiao and I can also help." Ji Huai looked at Li Chunyu and asked.
He directly gave the option. Before Li Chunyu spoke, Zhang Jun followed his words and raised his voice, "In the afternoon, kill the chicken in the afternoon and everyone will come and eat."
His family has never killed chickens to entertain guests. Since his mother decided to kill chickens, she should invite more people to save face and avoid others saying they are stingy.
Hearing this, everyone laughed and cheered.
"Then I'm going to eat some tomorrow. Leave a piece of meat for me."
"Save some for me too."
"I'm going to have a drink, remember to call me."
…
Who in the whole village doesn't know that this family is very picky? Ai's father and Zhang Jun ate and drank everywhere, while Li Chunyu would steal other people's vegetables and eat them, but their family would keep them and sell them, which was really bad.
When Li Chunyu heard this, her eyes widened. There were no snacks and fruits. How dare this outsider have the nerve to eat her hens
The hens at home lay eggs, and the eggs they lay can be sold. People in the city are very rare, and they only cost three cents each.
But now her son said that with everyone looking at her, she could only bite the bullet and say, "Isn't it just killing chickens? Kill them if you want? They are just for food."
When she said this, her heart ached so much that she couldn't bear it.
Ai Qiao is such an unlucky person, and the outsiders he brought back are not good things either!
"With so many people, one might not be enough to eat, right?" Ji Huai stood next to Zhang Jun, holding the little guy in his arms and pouring him tea, half-jokingly.
The other party is already slightly drunk. How can others look down upon him when he hears this? Coupled with what Li Chunyu said, he couldn't speak without thinking, so he yelled, "Whoever wants to eat, go and kill two. If one is not enough, kill two. If two are not enough, kill three! What's the big deal?"
"I will definitely go tomorrow!"
"That's what you said."
"Zhang Jun, that's interesting."
…
Everyone laughed out loud. Li Chunyu's feet began to weaken and her ears were buzzing. She wanted to beat Zhang Jun to death. She tried her best to wink at Ai's father. Ai's father was also very drunk. He drank a lot of wine from Ji Huai. Echoed, "Come, everyone, come to my house for drinks and dinner tomorrow."
Li Chunyu almost didn't roll her eyes, and was immediately out of breath.