Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

When they arrived at the Ma family's house, they saw that the gate was full of people, all looking out. When they heard that the bride was coming, everyone was busy and excited.

"Qingqing, hurry up, the bride is here. Help me hold Wenjie, I have to go to pick up the bride, take care of yourselves!" Ma Liyue ran over

"Aunt, Aunt, hurry up, let's go see the bride." Wen Yuan pulled Yang Qingqing and wanted to rush forward.

The older children of Ma Yinping and Ma Jianfang had already run over, leaving only Wen Jing, Wen Xuan, Wen Qian, Wen Ran and Wen Jie, who was held by Yang Qingqing.

"Okay, if you're in a hurry, just follow your brothers and sisters. I can't run while holding my little brother. If he falls, I won't be responsible." Before Yang Qingqing finished her words, Wen Yuan had already run away with Wen Qian and Wen Xuan, and the other children followed.

"Xiao Wenjie, let's go and see your sister-in-law. I heard she's a great beauty!" Yang Qingqing thought about what she had just heard. She always felt that this bride was not an easy person to get along with.

Yang Qingqing arrived at the gate and saw Ma Jianguo pushing a bicycle through the crowd. The bride followed behind him, wearing a new dress, but it was not made of the cloth that Aunt Ma had bought before, because the color was obviously not as pretty.

The bride's face was full of smiles, and even the white powder couldn't cover up her red face. She had big eyes, a small and straight nose, and a perfect mouth. She was really a beauty. No wonder Ma Jianguo was so determined to marry her. If Yang Qingqing was a man, she would also like her.

Yang Qingqing had a good first impression of this girl. She didn't think she was the kind of girl that the villagers said was trying to get close to the rich and powerful, had high standards, and was spoiled. She had never gotten along with her, so she didn't know what her personality was like, but she thought that even if she had some minor flaws, she could forgive her for her pretty face.

This is the bride entering the house. In this era, it is not popular to worship heaven and earth. The couple just say some Chairman Mao's quotations in front of their parents and the wedding is considered complete.

Next, the bride returns to the house to eat the horse meal, and the groom's family takes care of the bride's family members who are accompanying her.

After that, the feast was served as normal. In this era, there were no more than 10 or 20 dishes at a banquet. Generally, a large pot of dishes would suffice for poor families, and the more affluent families would prepare some meat dishes, but the large pot of dishes would still be the main dish.

The wedding meal is different. It requires ten dishes. Even a poor family will prepare ten dishes, which means the perfect life of the two newlyweds. So this cannot be sloppy. However, it is usually served to the bride and her family. Even the groom's parents usually do not eat at the table, which also shows the importance of the groom's family to the bride.

Yang Qingqing would not go to the new house to see the bride. He would definitely have contact with her in the future, and he was not in a hurry to show his presence at this time. So he didn't know what dishes the Ma family had prepared.

After seeing the bride, she went to look for Wen Jing, Wen Xuan and the others to prepare for dinner. She looked around but couldn't find anyone. She couldn't help but feel a little strange. There were no red envelopes in this era. Where did these children go if they were not waiting outside for dinner?

She looked at the main room and the new house and immediately ruled out these two places. So the most likely place was the west room, Ma Jianfang and Ma Yinping's room.

She looked at the two rooms. Ma Jianfang's door was open, and there were several women inside. They should not be there. Ma Yinping's door was closed. She didn't remember if it had been closed before, so she decided to go and take a look.

As soon as I walked to the door, I heard Wenyuan's cheers from inside.

Yang Qingqing knocked on the door. "Wenjing, are you all here? It's time for dinner, come out." She didn't know why the children were running into the house, but she felt that they should be very happy.

"Aunt, we'll be there soon"

Yang Qingqing was about to leave when she heard Wen Jing's words. She thought Wen Jing and the others were coming out, but it turned out to be Yin Ping.

"Aunt, come in quickly." Yinping looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she called Yang Qingqing in.

Yang Qingqing looked confused, but she still walked in. She was mainly curious about what the kids were doing in the house.

When Yang Qingqing entered, she saw two large bowls on the table with a lot of food in them. It seemed that several people were eating secretly in the house.

"Where are you from?" Yang Qingqing looked at Yin Ping.

"My mom gave it to us and told us to eat it by ourselves so no one could see us. So we called Wenjing and Wenxuan to come eat with us."

"This is what the eldest sister-in-law gave to you two siblings. Why did you share it with Wenjing? Is it enough for you? Wenjing and I can share it." Yang Qingqing saw that the bowl was big, but as the saying goes, a young boy can eat his father out of poverty. It looked like it was not enough for so many people. Besides, Wenjing and the others had no shortage of meat with Yang Qingqing, so it would be inappropriate for them to share it with Ma Jianfang.

"Aunt, last time Wenxuan and his friends gave us delicious burritos! We agreed to be good brothers, how could I eat meat without inviting my brothers?" Ma Jianfang said hurriedly, afraid that Yang Qingqing would say that Wenxuan and his friends

"Yes! Aunt, we are happy to do this. Don't blame Wenjing and the others. We will go out to eat something later. You should have something to eat too, it's delicious." Yinping pulled Yang Qingqing in and stuffed a pair of wooden sticks. Why do they say wooden sticks? Because these were originally wooden sticks that Yinping and her friends dug out from the firewood and used the broken pieces as makeshift chopsticks.

"Aunt, don't despise it, this meat is delicious, I have never eaten it before!" Wen Yuan also persuaded Yang Qingqing to try it

"Yes, Auntie, it's delicious." Even Wen Qian, who doesn't like to talk, said it was delicious. Yang Qingqing was really curious about how delicious it was.

"Aunt, this is the roe deer my dad bought from the old hunter. This is my second time eating it, but there is not much meat. My mom only gave us half a bowl and a few pieces. Come and try it." Ma Jianfang urged Yang Qingqing. She felt that if Yang Qingqing ate it, she would be in the same group with them, and she probably wouldn't mention Wenxuan and the others. She was very anxious but still a little reluctant. Anyway, it was quite complicated.

"Okay, I'll treat you guys to a delicious meal after I get my salary in a few days, and you can come to my house and I'll be yours." Yang Qingqing really wanted to try roe deer meat. Roe deer are protected animals in the 21st century, and no one dares to eat them. She had never eaten it before, and now that she had the chance to try it, she really wanted to, so she didn't refuse.

After taking a bite, Yang Qingqing felt that it was no different from beef. She couldn't tell the difference anyway. Maybe it was because she was a wild boar.

After taking a bite, Yang Qingqing stopped eating and fed Wenjie a few pieces. The little guy was drooling.

"Is it delicious? Is it especially delicious?" Wen Yuan asked Yang Qingqing

"It's delicious. Come and eat quickly. We'll be serving dinner outside soon."

"Yes, yes, eat quickly. It will be troublesome if Jianping and the others find out." Jianfang urged them and took a big bite.

"Is it okay if you didn't call Jianping and the others?" Yang Qingqing looked at the people in the room. Except for the three children of Ma Changpo's family, basically all the other children were there. Everyone was quite orderly and let them pass after eating a bite.

"Don't call them. They look down on the villagers and will definitely not be happy to eat it. Besides, my mother gave it to us and my grandma doesn't know about it! Aunt Qingqing, you can't let it slip that you ate it too." Ma Jianfang said angrily when he heard Yang Qingqing's question. If he had to say who he hated the most in this family, it would definitely be Ma Jianping and his friends.

Yang Qingqing didn't know what to say, so she could only wait for them to finish eating and then go out together.