Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

In a blink of an eye, it was May 18th. This day was the day when Chunni's cousin Yang Bangming got married and her cousin Chun Xing got married.

It was Sunday. Before dawn, Chunni brought her younger brother and sister to her grandfather's house.

Chunni and her sister had to go into the kitchen to help, while Xiazhi had to follow the old man to the neighbors' house to borrow tables, chairs and benches.

When the follower Dong Lin saw that there was something fun to watch, he waved to his sisters and followed Xia Zhi.

There are a lot of things to do today. First, I have to prepare breakfast. This breakfast is different from the usual breakfast. It must have meat, vegetables and wine.

After breakfast, Yang Bangming went to see his sister off to get married, and then he picked up the bride and had lunch. Many guests stayed until the evening, after all, drinking at night would be more fun.

Fortunately, the policy has been relaxed now, and some people are secretly selling meat, vegetables and grain in the black market in the county.

The old lady bought five catties of pork from the black market in the county in advance. The best pork belly had been made into salty braised pork in advance. She also fried braised pot balls, which are actually meatballs, but with less meat in them. She added sweet potato flour, tofu, pickles, etc., which are salty and delicious. As for the spare ribs, she used them to stew a large pot of potatoes. The potatoes were full of meaty aroma. Both the spare ribs and potatoes were delicious. In addition, there were chicken nuggets braised with black fungus (the old lady raised them herself), smoked rabbit meat, green pepper and potato shreds and other vegetarian dishes, filling the table.

The lady spent a lot of money on this table of dishes. There are many kinds of dishes, but the portions are not big.

Fortunately, at this time, at weddings and funerals, each family would come to a banquet, just to have a symbolic celebration, so as not to impose an economic burden on the host family. Otherwise, no matter how big the banquet was, it would not be enough.

Everyone was eating breakfast outside, and Chunni and Qiuguo quietly came to Chunxing's room.

"Sister Chunxing." Chunni pulled her sister into the room.

Today, Chun Xing wore a bright red dress with blue pants, and her face was smeared with red rouge by the wedding lady who was invited from somewhere. She sat at the head of the bed, feeling both happy and nervous, and kept rubbing the red handkerchief in her hand.

"Sister Chun Xing, are you nervous?" Qiu Guo handed the bowl in his hand to Chun Xing, which was filled with rice and a lot of meat and vegetables.

"I thought I wouldn't be nervous, but I didn't expect that I would be extremely nervous when the time came! I can't bear to leave my parents and elder brother. I'm also worried that I won't be used to the Wang family after marrying into it, or that the Wang family is difficult to get along with. I didn't sleep the whole night last night, and I don't look good. What if Wang Datie doesn't like me?" Chun Xing said all her worries at once.

Yes, getting married means leaving the place where you have lived for more than ten years and going to a strange place. You have to adapt to the new environment and get to know people all over again. You have to start everything over again, who wouldn’t be nervous?

"Sister, don't worry. You look very beautiful today. Brother Wang will like you as soon as he sees you. I have inquired carefully about the Wang family, and they are very nice people. Don't worry, you will get along well with them." Chunni hurriedly comforted her.

"Sister Chun Xing, if you miss your grandparents, you can go home anytime. Otherwise, don't let your cousin go back to her parents' home and see if the Wang family is anxious." Qiu Guo also persuaded Chun Xing with a smile.

"Oh, this is a good idea. It's a good way to remove the firewood from under the cauldron." Chunni fully agreed with her sister's suggestion.

"Now, the Wang family dares not treat you well. We also have a daughter from their family."

Thinking about it this way, this marriage is not as bad as I imagined.

"That's right. Hahaha." Chun Xing felt relieved and her mood improved. Slowly, the three sisters began to laugh and play!

Soon, Chun Xing's aunt and cousins ​​from her grandmother's house also swarmed in. Looking at the crowded room, Chun Ni and her sister looked at each other and left the house. They still had to go to the kitchen to find some food. The guests had eaten, but the host hadn't yet.

Shortly after breakfast, Wang Jiada Tie brought people to pick up the bride.

Yang Bangming took a few cousins ​​and childhood friends from the village to Wang's house to pick up the bride. The two teams, one in front and one behind, made for a lively scene.

Before noon, the team that went to pick up the bride returned.

Yang Bangming led his bride Wang Lamei and walked in the front, full of energy and vigor, and his thin body seemed to become stronger.

At this time, there was no longer any custom of crossing a fire basin and worshipping heaven and earth. Now, the couple only needed to be led into the new house. Of course, they had to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a marriage certificate. However, in rural areas at that time, most weddings were just a banquet with relatives and friends. Most couples would not go to get a certificate because they thought it was too troublesome.

After the bride entered the bridal chamber, Chunni and her sister were arranged to accompany the bride.

"Hello, sister-in-law, I am Chunni, she is Qiuguo, and we are Brother Bangming's cousins." Chunni introduced herself first!

"Hello!" Wang Lamei glanced at the two sisters-in-law and lowered her head again. Her eyes were a little red, and there seemed to be traces of tears in her eyes. Her face was also red, which was due to embarrassment, but also to her expectation for the future.

"Sister-in-law, you look really good today." Qiu Guo sincerely praised Wang Meihua. However, her sister-in-law blushed even more.

"Haha, now it's good, you have a good sister-in-law to play with you." Chunni smiled at Qiuguo and said, "Qiuguo, it seems that the banquet has started outside. You stay with your sister-in-law first, I'll go and bring in the food."

"Okay." Qiu Guo responded, and then started chatting with his new sister-in-law.

Soon, night fell. Wang Lamei was very nervous. She looked at the man who was going to be her man. Her palms were sweating when she saw his handsome face. When she agreed to meet the Yang family, she knew that this was an exchange marriage. She would marry someone so that her brother could get a wife. Unexpectedly, she only took one look at Yang Bangming, and she never dared to look at him again. She didn't know what kind of emotion this was, but she knew in her heart that she was happy with this marriage. What made her happy was that her brother also fell in love with Yang Jiachunxing. The Yang family finally agreed to the marriage of both parties, which was a happy ending for everyone. When Yang Bangming turned off the lights and the two hugged each other, Wang Meihua thought, he didn't like her thinness either. The two of them can definitely support this family.