Early the next morning, before Su Lin woke up, his mother Liu Aizhen came directly to the bedroom and grabbed him out of the bed.
"Quick, quick, quick... Xiao Lin, it's already past seven o'clock. Get up quickly and help wash the vegetables. Today there are more than 20 tables. I bought so many dishes yesterday. Mom has already called several chefs. Get up quickly and wash up. , get ready to wash the vegetables!”
The loud voice of Su's mother Liu Aizhen woke up Su Lin and Han Lingling who were lying in bed. When Han Lingling woke up, she found that she was lying in the arms of brother Xiao Lin. Her face turned red with shyness, her head was lowered, and she did not dare to see anyone.
"Lingling, how old are you? Why did you roll out of bed at night and roll into your brother Xiaolin's bed? Get up quickly, today is Saturday, there is no need to make up for classes, you are here to help auntie, Washing vegetables with your brother Xiaolin, aunt is really too busy."
Without saying a word, Su's mother Liu Aizhen hurried to the yard and got busy with several neighbor aunts. The ingredients and other ingredients bought by Su Lin and his son yesterday have been piled up in the yard. The tap water has been led out with rubber pipes. Super large plastic pots are placed in the yard one after another, filled with various vegetables and vegetables. Fish and meat, several grandmothers and aunts have already started chatting there, washing vegetables and helping.
In the yard, Su Lin and his father Su Guorong had set up all day yesterday. They borrowed a table from the host family and a table from the west family, putting together more than 20 tables. Every table and chair has been wiped clean by Su Lin, and there is no dust on them. Today I will use these tables and chairs to entertain guests. There are twelve people at each table, so there are more than two hundred people, which is really a big scale.
"Get up, Lingling, we are here today! We are going to have a hard battle..."
Su Lin, who was treated as a laborer, struggled for a while, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and then pulled his cousin Han Lingling, who was also sleepy, to get dressed. Just walked out of the bedroom.
In the living room. Yesterday, Su Lin and his father Su Guorong hung up the two oil paintings, replacing the previous "Thousands of Horses Galloping" and "The Ten Founding Generals". One on the left and one on the right happened to hang on both sides of the "Portrait of ***" .
Not to mention, oil paintings have a natural and elegant atmosphere. The living room of Sulin's house also looks old. Hang these two oil paintings. It really doesn't mean anything. It doesn't look out of place and is quite comfortable to look at.
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and have a few bites of breakfast and come over to help?"
At the urging of their mother Liu Aizhen, Su Lin and Han Lingling took a simple shower. Also joined the army of washing vegetables.
"Grandma Yan, I'll just wash these green peppers..."
Su Lin took the green peppers and washed them carefully one by one.
"How dare you! Xiao Lin! You are a Wenquxing who has come down to earth and is the top scorer in the college entrance examination! This kind of rough work can be left to us aunts and grandmothers. It's true that Aizhen is such a precious Wenquxing. Son, how could you let him do such a thing?"
The grandma Yan who spoke was almost seventy years old. She had white hair, but she was very capable. She did her work neatly and without delay at all. She didn't want to see Su Lin washing vegetables, so she hurriedly snatched the basin filled with green peppers from Su Lin's hand, and shouted loudly: "Aizhen! Aizhen... come here..."
"What's wrong? Aunt Yan...can't it be this green pepper?"
Mother Su, who ran over after hearing the sound, was holding a fish in her hand!
"Hurry up and let your Wen Quxing son play. We don't dare to wash vegetables with him. It's just a small matter for us ladies to be busy with. What is he doing here? This will shorten my life... "
Grandma Yan shouted hurriedly, causing both Su Lin and Su's mother Liu Aizhen to have black threads. However, Liu Aizhen did not dare to refute what Grandma Yan said, so she had to pull her son and said, "Xiao Lin, come here and help mom kill the fish..."
But Han Lingling, who was very well-behaved on the side, blinked her big watery eyes, smiled sweetly, squatted down, and said to Grandma Yan: "Grandma! Lingling is here to help you wash the green peppers!"
"This girl is smart and well-behaved! If you want... you must..."
Just like that, on a new morning, everyone in the small yard of the Su family started to get busy. Everyone who had time consciously talked and laughed to help the Su Lin family.
"Isn't it just that I got the top score in science? Do you need to be so arrogant? We arranged twenty banquets. Dad, look at Su Lin and his family, they are just a villain!"
When he got up early in the morning, Tang Zhongwang was awakened by the sound in the yard, and shouted to his father Tang Liangyuan very unhappily. He was really angry. How could Su Lin be admitted to the provincial science champion list, yet he made a mistake again and failed to fill in the English answer sheet? As a result, he now has to repeat the exam for a year and it will take another year. , I can only go to university after the college entrance examination next year.
Moreover, this fear and worry has affected Tang Zhongwang's exam status. Especially when taking English tests, during the two days of answering the English test papers in the cram school mock exams, Tang Zhongwang couldn't concentrate. From time to time, he would check whether his answer sheets were filled in correctly, and he was very restless.
"If someone can get the top prize, that's their ability. Zhongwang, what's the matter with you? It's just a question on the English answer sheet. Wouldn't it be enough to check it a few more times? Why did you make a mistake twice in a row? Huh? I could have been admitted to a key university, but now I have to... another year of tutoring in vain... "
Tang Liangyuan, the father of Tang Dynasty, sighed and looked out the window at the hustle and bustle of the Sulin family. He thought that his own family could have held a feast like this, but it was a pity that Tang Zhongwang made a mistake and failed to get a good grade in the exam. I didn't want to go to a bad university, so I had to let Tang Zhongwang take tutoring for a year.
"Dad, don't worry! After a year of tutoring, I will definitely be able to get a higher score. Just... Just this question in the English test, I... I am still a little scared, but I will definitely overcome it. Hum... Su Lin He must have gone to Qingbei University. Wait, I will definitely go to Qingbei University next year. If I compete with him, you, Su Lin, can be the top scorer in this year's college entrance examination, and I, Tang Zhongwang, can also be the top scorer in next year's college entrance examination. of… "
Gritting his teeth with hatred, Tang Zhongwang still refused to admit defeat.
"Then... Zhongwang, the Sulin family also asked us to go down for dinner today. Shall we go at noon?" Seeing that his son has determination and perseverance, this is a good thing. Tang Liangyuan still encourages his son's competitive attitude. Moreover, the Sulin family is so abominable. They let themselves be so embarrassed two or three times in a row. This situation must be recovered.
"Go... why don't you go! Dad, I'm going to toast Su Lin a few more glasses later to celebrate him becoming the top scorer in the college entrance examination!"
Tang Zhongwang had already thought about it. The Su family was treating guests today. During the meal, there would be a lot of people toasting. It seemed that Su Lin's cousin Su Wen, who had always been wrong, would also come. Together with his cousin, he could bring Su Wen to the table. When Lin Guan was drunk, he could also let out a strong breath of bad breath. I believe that at this time, Su Lin would definitely not be able to refuse the toasts from him and others. Not to mention other things, it would be intolerable for everyone to toast him.
Su Lin had no idea at this time about Tang Zhongwang's plan to get drunk and take revenge on him. However, he knew that he might not be able to get through the big lunch today so easily.
Who makes himself the protagonist? Who allowed himself to get the first prize in the provincial examination? Who allowed himself to be admitted to Qingbei University? It is destined that at noon today, he will be the focus of the audience. It is conservatively estimated that among the twenty tables of guests, at least one table will be toasted with a glass of wine. In addition, there are many guests who need to toast alone. Sulin has already You can imagine the intense drinking session at noon.
"Xiao Lin, you are not allowed to drink at noon. Do you know if you can bring a drink to toast?"
Her mother, Liu Aizhen, had already anticipated this and warned Su Lindao.
"With a drink? That's a good idea. Mom is smart."
Su Lin smiled, but he knew that there would be some booing at the scene, and his cousin Su Wen alone would not let him pass easily. But Su Lin is not afraid. He has his own plan. No matter how many people come to toast you, you can still drink it yourself and still not get drunk.
soon! A fire has started to be lit in the yard. Although the Sulin family is in the county town, they still continue the habit of many rural families when entertaining guests. For example, this time there is a big banquet, and the small pots at home cannot bear such a heavy cooking task. .
Therefore, anyone who has had a banquet in the countryside of Jian'an City knows that a fire will be lit next to the banquet, and then steamers will be stacked one after another. In addition to some necessary stir-fry dishes, other soups and dishes that need to be heated and kept warm are all placed in these steamers.
Snapped! clatter!
Snapped! clatter!
This sound was the sound of beating. The two beating were Su's father's comrades. Both of them were muscular. Their shirts were taken off, revealing their strong muscles. One of them was beating the glutinous rice into the stone ladle with a big mallet. , and the other person dipped his hand in hot water, and while beating the rice, he quickly turned over the glutinous rice in the stone ladle until all the glutinous rice inside was beaten into rice.
This is the simple and unique Dazi in Jian'an City, and it is also the most necessary first dish for banquets. Su Lin enjoyed this feeling very much. The whole courtyard was extremely festive. Before he knew it, it was past ten o'clock, and guests began to arrive one after another. There were more than two hundred people. From time to time, he heard the sound of cars parking at the entrance of the courtyard alley. Then Su Lin's father happily greeted guests one after another at the entrance of the yard, asking them to sit in the yard and sit in the house. The guests really came like a cloud, it was so lively! (To be continued...)
ps: Third update!