Spring scenery in the fields

This was an agreement between the two families. They would start blowing the horn when they entered the village gate, and when they returned, they would start after they entered the town.

"So that's how it is." Ji Wenhe nodded.

The red carriage behind him was for picking up the bride. There was also red silk hanging around the horse's neck, and the festive sound of suona echoed throughout Shenjia Village.

The groom was indeed as handsome as the rumors in the village said. He clasped his fists towards the people on both sides and had a polite yet distant smile on his face.

Jiang Hongxi praised quietly: "Liuyun found a good husband's family. I hope my two daughters can also find a good one in the future and live a comfortable life."

Shen Suya agreed: "Aunt Jiang, Xiaoyu and Lixia are beautiful. They will definitely be able to find a handsome and wealthy husband like Sister Liuyun."

Shen Yu and Shen Lixia, one is fourteen years old and the other is thirteen years old. Both girls inherited their mother's appearance.

Both families have good genes.

Ji Wenhe watched from a distance as the bride was carried onto the carriage by the matchmaker.

In my previous life, I attended a wedding at home, and the groom would always eat lunch before leaving to pick up the bride.

It seems that the wedding process is different in each era.

She counted and found that including the groom, there was an odd number of people who came.

This is the same as in the previous life, with even numbers when going back.

The village head, Aunt Qin, and Shen Cong were all grinning from ear to ear.

Only Tao Xing'er looked at the carriage reluctantly as it went away, tears in her eyes.

Jiang Hongxi beside her walked over to comfort her: "Sister-in-law, don't cry on such a happy day. She will be back in three days. Liuyun has married a good husband, you should be happy."

Seeing this, people around also began to come forward to congratulate and comfort them.

"I thought there would be obstacles at the gate and all kinds of hindrances when picking up the bride, but I didn't expect it to be so smooth."

It was probably less than ten minutes before the groom took the bride away.

"The village head talked to everyone who came to watch the fun one by one."

Shen Rongshan's voice suddenly appeared behind them, scaring the two of them.

Ji Wenhe turned around and said, "Brother Shen, what have you been busy with? I didn't even see you when I came."

"The head of the village asked me to wait for them at the entrance of the village."

Tell the groom that no one will make things difficult for them today and that they will be able to pick up the bride smoothly.

"The feast will start in a while. If you feel bored, just walk around the village. Someone will call you when the feast starts."

"You shouldn't have anything to do now, right?" The bride had already been picked up.

He didn't reply, but said: "Wait for me here, I will be back soon."

Shen Suya looked puzzled: "Where is Brother Rongshan going?"

"I don't know."

He went to the yard and whispered something into Shen Cong's ear. Then Shen Cong looked in their direction and took him into the house with a smile.

After a while, Shen Rongshan came out and walked straight to them: "Follow me."

The two looked at each other, confusion and puzzlement in their eyes, and silently followed him to a secluded place.

"Brother Shen, what's wrong? You're so mysterious."

He looked around and took out a small cube wrapped in paper from his arms: "One piece of maltose for each of you, and the remaining two pieces are for Yuanshan and Wenshan."

He still had two pieces on him, and Shen Cong gave him an extra one.

Shen Suya happily took one and said, "Thank you, Brother Rongshan."

The maltose is not big, it is square.

Ji Wenhe remembered that sugar was very expensive, more expensive than salt. Suddenly he remembered that the headman's family did not spread sugar.

"Brother Shen, don't other people have candy? I see the children don't have candy either."

Shen Rongshan looked up behind them and saw a group of children running around in front of the village head's house. "When we keep accounts, each family will give one dollar."

"Then why do we have so many?"

"I've been helping out these past two days, and Uncle Cong saw how hard I was working, so he gave me a few more bucks."

In fact, his family was a peddler. Shen Cong said that if his family needed anything in the future, they could buy it from them, meaning that it would be cheaper.

Most families only eat maltose once during the Chinese New Year. But for the head of the village, if his grandson wants to eat it, he will go to the town to buy it.

In the eyes of rich people, maltose is not precious.

White sugar is.

Ji Wenhe put away the candy, and when he returned after dinner, he gave each of them a piece: "Brother Shen, go and do your work. Will you eat with us later?"

Shen Rongshan nodded: "I'm afraid I won't sit at the same table with you, you can sit with Xiaoya, and you don't have to wait for me after dinner, go home first."

He still has things to do after dinner.

"okay, I get it."

She was still thinking about sitting at the same table with him.

Shen Suya took her arm and said, "Sister-in-law, let's go."

She didn't eat the maltose, saving it for tomorrow.

She could eat a piece of candy all day long, taking small bites at a time.

As they walked towards the courtyard gate, Ji Wenhe suddenly asked, "Xiaoya, can the maltose be dissolved in boiling water and turned into sugar water?"

"Yes, we bought two pieces of maltose during the Chinese New Year. Mom just melted them in boiling water and added some hot water so that the whole family could drink them."

But it’s not that sweet.

"That should also be used to make sugar cookies, right?"

"Sugar biscuits?" Shen Suya tilted her head. "It should be possible. We have never made them at home."

Their family only buys two pieces every Chinese New Year, and they make four large bowls for four people. It's not very sweet after being dissolved and added with water, and it's even more impossible to mix it with a lot of flour to make sugar cakes.

The main reason is that I can’t bear to use so much flour. Making sugar cakes is different from making wild vegetable cakes.

Ji Wenhe decided to go back and try it in the evening. He thought it might be possible to turn the three pieces of sugar into sugar water, but he had to ask the two brothers if they were willing to do so.

"What a nice smell! I can smell the aroma of meat." Shen Suya sniffed hard, "Sister-in-law, can you smell it?"

Waves of meaty aroma wafted out from the kitchen. The children who were playing outside the door stopped running away and stood at the kitchen door, stretching their heads to look inside.

"Smell it."

The chef is worthy of being a chef. He can create such a delicious taste with simple seasonings.

Ji Wenhe pulled her to stop and said, "We can only place three tables in the yard, and the rest will be placed outside the yard. I don't know which table we will serve."

She prayed silently in her heart that she would not have to sit at the same table with the aunts who were bringing their children.

When having a banquet in the countryside, the most frightening thing is that before anyone else has even started eating, some people take away the whole plate, or they say, "My child likes to eat it," and then put the food in front of your own child.

Shen Suya kept shaking her head and looked eagerly in the direction of the kitchen: "We sit together with mother, some aunts will grab the food, but with my mother here, they can't take it away."

"Isn't Aunt Lan helping in the kitchen? It seems there are also people serving dishes. Can Aunt Lan come to the table?"

There was only one cook, and the aunts helped with setting the table and serving the food.

"I don't know, sister-in-law, wait here for me, I'll go ask my mother."

Before she could finish her words, he let go of her arm and ran into the kitchen.

Soon, she came out with a smile on her face.

"Sister-in-law, my mother said that there are twelve dishes in total, and everyone will be served only after all the dishes are ready. I forgot about that."

It was the same when I had banquets when I was a child.

"There are twelve dishes and ten people at the table, not including children. Will the dishes be enough?" Ji Wenhe asked.