Food bloggers made fortunes in ancient times

Song Yan was slightly surprised and walked forward to greet them: "Uncle and aunt, why are you here too?"

Shu's mother smiled gently: "Old Shu and I shamelessly came to your house to ask for a glass of wedding wine. Xiao Song is welcome."

"Welcome, of course welcome. Please come in." Song Yan quickly invited the two into the house.

He raised his head to look at Shu Changsheng behind him and saw the girl with a woman's hair in a bun beside him. It was obvious that this girl was his newly-wed wife, Qiao Ling'er.

"Third Brother Sheng, Third Sister-in-law."

"Hey!" Shu Changsheng cupped his hands and congratulated, "Xiao Song, congratulations on your happy move into a new home today."

As he said that, he casually took out a gift box and handed it to him: "This is a housewarming gift for you."

Song Yan accepted the gift box and said, "Thank you, Third Brother."

Qiao Ling'er couldn't help but ask, "I remember there was a pair of teacups in our wedding gift. They were given by Brother Song, right?"

Shu Changsheng smiled: "Yes, he gave it to me."

"Brother Song, the teacup you gave me is very beautiful," Qiao Ling'er said in a lively tone, "I'm afraid it's worth a lot of money. I'm sorry for your expense."

Song Yan said, "It's good that you like it. It's not worth much money. Let's stop being polite and go in and talk first."

When they entered the yard, Song Zhengdu had already invited Shu's father and mother to sit down.

When Song Wanzhou learned that this kind-looking couple were Fourth Brother Shu's parents, she felt a little restrained unconsciously. She stood aside holding Yaya.

Song Yan introduced Shu's brothers and sisters to his father and mother.

Song Zhengdu bowed and said, "Hello, uncle and aunt."

Then Song Wanzhou also shouted: "Hello, uncle and aunt."

Mr. and Mrs. Shu smiled and nodded. They looked at the children and said to Song Yan, "You take good care of them."

"As an older brother, it must be very hard for you." Shu's mother said with a gentle look.

After hearing this, Song Yan's nose suddenly felt sour. He shook his head: "No, they are all very well behaved."

Mother Shu patted his shoulder, then waved to the twins: "Come here."

The twins walked forward.

Mother Shu took out a pair of jade pendants from her purse and handed them to them: "This is a gift for you."

The twins then looked at Song Yan.

Seeing Song Yan nod, they reached out to take the jade pendant: "Thank you, auntie."

Then Shu's mother took out a small silver lock and hung it around Yaya's neck, saying auspicious words in a gentle voice: "Be safe and healthy."

Shu's mother touched Yaya's little face and turned to look at Shu's father.

Father Shu took out a dagger from his waist and said, "This is for your self-defense."

Song Yan took it with both hands and said solemnly, "Thank you, uncle."

At this time, there were more guests outside, and Shu's mother said sympathetically: "You go and do your work, we will go around, your brother will take care of us."

She pointed at Song Zhengdu.

Song Yan agreed. He put away the dagger given by Shu's father and went out to greet the guests.

The people who came were people familiar to the village.

At this time, raising the beam was a top priority, and villagers who were on good terms with the Song family came over to show their support.

Uncle Zhengming, his sons, and Quanzi and his wife were all there.

The Song family lived at the end of a remote village, and even if the villagers went into the mountains to pick up mountain products, they would not deliberately go so far. In addition, the weather was cold recently, so even the chatty aunties rarely went out.

Therefore, even though everyone in Zhangjia Village knew that the Song family had built a new house, they did not know how big his house was.

When they came in and took a look, everyone showed shocked expressions, as if they couldn't believe it.

The Song family's house was surrounded by brick walls, and three rooms were built on the west side, which were used as a kitchen, firewood room and granary.

There are two side rooms in the main house in the middle, and each side room has several rooms.

They came out of the main house and saw a spacious courtyard coming into view. Everyone took a deep breath.

It turned out that there was a large yard built at the back, and there were several rooms inside.

Isn't this the mansion of a landlord?

Uncle Zhengming's sons were stunned and whispered, "The Song family's newly built house is almost an acre of land!"

"More than that, the front and back yards combined are half an acre in size."

Quanzi hooked his arm around Song Yan's shoulders and patted her a few times: "How could you, Song, secretly make a fortune without telling us!"

Uncle Zhengming's sons all stopped at the same time, wanting to listen to what they were saying.

Song Yan begged for mercy, "Brother, I really didn't hide it from you on purpose. I just follow the gang leader to make a living. If you want to make some money, I will introduce you to him later."

Quanzi retracted his hand in fear and asked in astonishment, "Is your gang leader coming to drink too?"

"I'm coming." Song Yan was speaking when she heard Brother Ying's cheerful voice coming from outside the door.

"Brother Yan, we are here!"

Song Yan went out to greet them with a smile: "Brother Ying, Brother Zhong, please come in."

When he looked, he saw Brother Ying, Zhong Hui and Hall Master Shen all came over, and Hall Master Chen was probably staying behind in the gang again.

Song Yan welcomed Brother Ying and others into the house.

When Quanzi saw the scar on Brother Ying's face, his heart skipped a beat. This gang leader looked so fierce.

The people in Zhangjia Village were so frightened that they quietly moved away from them and no one dared to ask Song Yan how he made his fortune.

At five minutes past the hour of Si, Dongsheng and his family came over. Song Zhengdu was responsible for receiving them and arranging for them to sit in the flower hall in the wing.

Song Wanzhou was also busy greeting her little sisters.

For a moment, the Song brothers and sisters were busy like spinning tops, spinning around.

It was almost noon when the guests arrived one after another. The He Fang couple also arrived before the beam-raising ceremony. Only Lin Yifeng was left.

As the auspicious time approaches, we prepare to put up the beams and first offer sacrifices to the gods.

Aniu and a few others carried the altar out and placed it in the yard.

Various offerings were placed on the altar and a few cups of rice wine were poured.

Originally, Song Yan had invited the village chief to come and give a speech for the beam-raising ceremony, but this time the village chief refused to come no matter what, and finally Shu's father came out to preside over it.

The four brothers and sisters came up to burn paper, light incense and candles, and bowed down to worship.

Seeing Song Wanzhou and Yaya sisters coming over to burn incense, the onlookers were shocked.

On the day when the Song family broke ground, only the village chief and a few others including Shi Tou were present. The village chief was reluctant to give, so he didn't say a word, and Shi Tou and others didn't dare to say much either.

Although they discussed it privately after returning, it did not spread.

However, today was different. Many villagers witnessed this scene with their own eyes and they all couldn’t believe it.

The old patriarch came up with a cane and shouted, "No, no, no, how can these girls offer sacrifices to the gods? Quickly drag them away!"

Song Yan rolled his eyes: "Why is this old man here?"

Song Zhengdu whispered, "I came to see the plaque presented by County Magistrate Lin."

Other villagers who were watching also protested: "Yes, how can this little girl worship the gods? Xiao Song is too confused."

"If I were Lao Song, I would be able to come back to life from the anger."

Quanzi's wife, Xu, disagreed and said, "I don't think so. When Old Song was around, he doted on his daughter Erya."

"After all, they are little girls. No matter how much you love them, you can't let them worship gods. If they offend the gods, they will be struck by lightning."

Facing the villagers' accusations, Song Wanzhou directly inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner. This time, she raised her head high and looked at the crowd without fear.

Just worship, so what?

"Stop!" Song Yan suddenly slammed the table hard, and the offerings on the table trembled. "I am the head of the family. I have the final say in the Song family. Whoever I want to burn incense can burn incense. You can watch if you want, or get out if you don't want to. Stop making a fuss here."

The noise stopped abruptly.

Outside the crowd, Shu's mother couldn't help but laugh: "This little Song is so courageous."

Brother Ying kept clapping his hands and saying, "Well said!"

He twisted his face and glanced at the crowd fiercely: "Let's see who dares to bully us!

Everyone hurriedly avoided his gaze, secretly groaning in their hearts, wondering why Xiao Song had invited such an evil god over.

Master Shen nodded grimly.

Zhong Hui could not help but sincerely admire the man who dared to break through old conventions and allow women to participate in worshiping gods and ancestors. He then asked how many men in the world could do that?

Even he didn't dare to be so bold.

He Fang gave a thumbs up and said, "My brother is courageous and worthy of being a man who wants to do great things."

Li Xiulan teased him, "If we had a daughter, would you also let her worship the gods?"

"Even my daughters are treated equally!" He Fang held her hand and said affirmatively, "Although I am not as capable as Xiao Song, I can't fall too far behind my brothers."

"Little beast..." The old patriarch's face turned red and his nose was almost crooked with anger. He wanted to say something but was stopped by the stone next to him.

He shouted, "Oh no! The old patriarch is about to faint. Hurry up and carry him back!"

The old patriarch retorted: "I didn't..."

Before he could finish his words, several people came up, lifted him up and quickly walked out.

Among the remaining villagers, some left quietly, but most of them stayed.

An Qi squatted on the wall, silently taking note of those gossipy villagers.

As soon as the old patriarch left, Song Yan asked Shu's father to continue his congratulatory speech.

Next, start putting up the beams.

Under Uncle Niu's command, Shitou and his men carefully pulled the heavy beam onto the roof beam and placed it at the highest point of the roof.

As the beams were placed, firecrackers rang out, and Song Yan, the head of the family, draped a piece of red cloth on the beams.

Finally it's done. He clapped his hands and came down to stuff red seals on Shitou and the others.

Then he threw out a few handfuls of candy, and a group of children in the village rushed to grab them.

It was noon and we were ready to set the table for the banquet.

Song Yan called on An Qi, A Niu and others to help place the borrowed tables and chairs in the yard.

A table was also set up in the main hall to entertain Mr. and Mrs. Shu, Mr. and Mrs. He Fang, Dongsheng's family, Brother Ying and others. Fortunately, the table was big enough to accommodate everyone.

Song Yan introduced the people at the table to each other, then went out to greet other guests.

When the meal started, Song Yan, as the host, stepped forward and said a few opening remarks, and then the dishes were officially served.

Master Chen’s cooking skills are indeed good. All the main dishes were well-made and tasty. Song Yan was very satisfied with the meal, especially the braised pork, which was snatched away as soon as it was served.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the banquet became more and more lively. Needless to say, the tables of villagers were basically occupied by people who knew each other and started chatting as soon as they sat down.

Mr. and Mrs. Shu also became familiar with the people at the same table, toasting each other and laughing all the time.

At this moment, Lin Yifeng suddenly appeared at the door. He quickly scanned the crowd and finally caught a glimpse of Song Yan sitting at the main table.

He walked over quickly, grabbed Song Yan's arm, and without waiting for him to speak, pulled him out.

"Come out with me. There is a distinguished guest outside who wants to see you."