You are unlucky and I am tough

Cheng Shuang had no experience in these matters, so last night she went to ask Chen, who was recognized as the best cook in the village, for advice and asked Chen to be the chef.

In addition, I asked her to help find some people to help, two kitchen helpers, two people to make wedding cakes, and a man to fetch water.

Chen, the chef, was paid fifty cents a day, and the other helpers were paid thirty cents a day.

Chen soon brought people to work. As soon as she entered the kitchen, she exclaimed, "Qinglang's wife, your kitchen is really big. The stove is made of blue bricks, and the long table in the middle is so convenient."

Cheng Shuang smiled and said, "Bamboo is free in the mountains, so the stove should be made well."

The old house only had an earthen stove which was very inconvenient, so Cheng Shuang specifically instructed that the kitchen of the new house must use blue bricks and have two stoves, with a small pot behind each stove that could be used to boil water or stew food.

Chen liked the kitchen the moment she saw it and immediately got to work with a few people. The two people in charge of making wedding cakes took out the flour and started kneading the dough.

The other few people boiled water, killed chickens and ducks, and processed the musk deer. They were all very skillful.

Guests from outside also came one after another. Six tables borrowed from villagers were placed in the yard, and together with their own tables, there were seven tables in total.

Cheng Li took a walk around the new house and then sat down with Cheng Lao Xiucai and the four elders of the Cheng family.

In addition, there is a close relative of the host family, that is, a cousin of Cheng Shuang’s grandfather. Although their relationship has long been distant, he was still invited. Wei Qinglang personally accompanied this table.

Wei Nanxing was responsible for entertaining the two tables of workers who were building the house. Cheng Daming was the foreman and brought his two children with him. There was no way Chen could help in the kitchen, and if he left, there would be no one to take care of the two children's meals.

Cheng Xiaomai was only four years old, skinny and small, and her complexion wasn't too good. Cheng Xiaoguo always held her hand wherever he went.

Cheng Shuang actually invited Cheng Lizheng's entire family to come, but the others may not have felt comfortable coming, so only Cheng Lizheng and Cheng Zhengyi came.

Cheng Shuang and Cheng Pan went back and forth, serving tea and sunflower seeds to each table, and occasionally visited the kitchen.

There was no room for so many people in the yard, so many villagers gathered outside. Cheng Shuang moved a table outside and put some melon seeds and dried fruits on it.

The villagers who came grabbed a handful of melon seeds each, and ate melon seeds and chatted outside. When they finished eating, Wei Xinyi was responsible for adding new ones.

Wei Xinyi, who accepted the important task, was very conscientious and responsible. She would immediately refill the plates as soon as they were empty, running back and forth many times.

But this time, just as she was about to pour it in, the bowl in her hand was suddenly snatched away.

Wei Xinyi looked at Hu Chunhua who appeared behind her, "Aunt Hu, why did you grab my bowl?"

Hu Chunhua poured half of the melon seeds in the bowl onto the plate and pushed Wei Xinyi in.

She put on a stern face and acted like an elder. "You girl, do you know how to live? Just put some melon seeds in it. These villagers are all reincarnated ghosts who died of starvation. No matter how much you eat, it won't be enough for them."

Wei Xinyi frowned, "My third sister-in-law said that these things were bought for the villagers to eat."

"Why give it to them? It's better to give it to your family members."

As Hu Chunhua spoke, she grabbed two handfuls of melon seeds from the bowl and stuffed them into the cloth bag around her waist, and then distributed the rest to her two grandsons.

After dividing it, he stuffed the empty bowl into Wei Xinyi's arms and said, "Change to a smaller bowl. Wait a little longer and then go out and check again. If there's nothing left, add some more."

Wei Xinyi pouted. Seeing that she wasn't listening, Hu Chunhua put her hands on her hips and said, "I'm your elder. It's your brother who invited our family to dinner. You don't even listen to your elders?"

Wei Xinyi snorted, ran away with the bowl in her arms, and went back to fill it with melon seeds.

Hu Chunhua was so angry that she turned around and twisted the arm of her second daughter-in-law who had come with her. "Why are you still standing here? Do you really think I asked you to come over and sit and drink tea? Go help in the kitchen."

Cheng Caipeng's wife, Yu, was afraid of being beaten, so she lowered her head and hurried to the kitchen.

Hu Chunhua looked at her eldest daughter-in-law Liang and said, "You should go too. Our family will go and help. You can take the leftover meat and vegetables home after the banquet."

Liang was angry, but she didn't dare to disobey her mother-in-law. She glared at Cheng Caizhi and went to the kitchen.

Cheng Caizhi looked at the bamboo house in front of him, feeling sour in his heart, "That damn girl Cheng Shuang is so arrogant now. She's only been married for a few days and she's already living in such a big new house. Mother, you shouldn't have asked for only ten taels of silver as a betrothal gift."

Hu Chunhua also regretted it. If she had known that Wei Qinglang was so capable that even Lao Linzi could get in, she should have asked for twenty taels.

Soon the entire Cheng family arrived, including the Chengs, their two sons, two daughters, two daughters-in-law and two grandsons.

Cheng Laoer and his wife, plus their two unmarried sons.

Except for Cheng Caijun who was studying in the academy, everyone was present and sat at two tables.

After Hu Chunhua sat down, she saw that there was nothing on the table. She turned her head to look around, then stood up and wanted to go to the main room.

Cheng Shuang, who was not far away, saw this and quickly stepped forward to stop her. "What do you want to do? Guests are welcome to sit in the courtyard."

Seeing Cheng Shuang's vigilant eyes, Hu Chunhua said unhappily, "Auntie saw that you were too busy and wanted to help bring some food and tea to the two tables over there. What are you looking at me with?"

"No need, just sit down, someone will serve tea soon." Cheng Shuang stopped her from entering the house and emphasized the word "guest" again.

Hu Chunhua was furious but couldn't get angry. She cursed silently and turned back.

Cheng Shuang felt annoyed when she saw the family and didn't want to entertain them, so Cheng Pan went to serve tea and melon seeds and snacks.

Not long after, Wei Changgui and his family also arrived.

This family caused quite a stir when they arrived at the door, because Wei Changgui was wearing a new silk suit and walked in like a rich man, as if he was the master.

A curious villager shouted, "Oh, Chang Gui bought new clothes. This one is really fancy."

Wei Changgui proudly opened his hands for the villagers to see, "My son is moving into a new house today, so I have to dress nicely to make him proud."

The villagers looked at each other in confusion!

"I remember when the family split up, he said that Wei Qinglang would have nothing to do with him in the future." Someone whispered to the person next to him.

Wei Changgui heard it and raised his head high. "Who said that brat? I was talking about Nanxing. Isn't Nanxing my son?"

After entering the yard, Wei Changgui wanted to sit at the main table, but when he saw the village head and several elders of the Cheng family changed his mind, he took his family to sit at the last empty table.

Cheng Shuang saw them sitting down and went over to serve tea with an expressionless face. Wei Changgui didn't look at her well and pushed the bowl away with disgust when he saw the tea in it.

"I don't want tea, give me some wine."

Cheng Shuang said calmly, "There's no wine, only tea. If you're not used to it, I can give you plain water."

Wei Da Kui and Wei Xiao Kui's wives looked at her in surprise at the same time. They had been married for so many years, but they had never dared to disobey their father-in-law.

"How can it be considered a good feast without wine?"

Wei Changgui looked impatient and shouted at Wei Nanxing who was greeting guests next door, "Nanxing, come here."

Wei Nanxing ran over when he heard the sound and saw Cheng Shuang’s cold face first.

He went over and asked, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

"Your dad is here." Wei Changgui shouted, "You've only been away for a few days and you already don't care about your dad anymore."

Cheng Shuang glanced at Wei Changgui with disgust, and said to Wei Nanxing in a low voice, "He said he wanted to drink, so you're in charge of this table."

After saying that, he turned around and went to add tea to the workers' table next door.

Wei Changgui pouted at Cheng Shuang's back and said, "This disrespectful thing, if my own son married her, I would beat her to death."

"Dad." Wei Nanxing's face darkened. "If Third Brother hears you say this, he will kick you out."

"Dare he?"

"You know he dares."

Wei Nanxing lowered his head and said patiently, "Since you're here to eat, just eat quietly. If you make trouble and Third Brother really dares to attack you, you'll be the one to be embarrassed in front of so many people."

Wei Changgui was so angry that he wanted to slam the table and curse, but then he remembered the last time Wei Qinglang didn't get up in the morning, and he was so angry that he poured a basin of water on the bed. As a result, the boy actually beat him up. That day, he and his two sons didn't win the fight, and the three of them got beaten up instead.

He resisted the urge to withdraw his hand, "I want to drink."

“We don’t have any alcohol at home.”

"I have it in my room. Why don't you just go get the small jar and bring it over here?"

"Dad, ask the eldest or second brother to go back and get it. I'll go buy you something to eat."

After saying that, Wei Nanxing turned and left. Wei Chang's noble beard almost flew up. He said to his eldest son, "See? It hasn't been long since your brother was corrupted by that little bastard."

Wei Da Kui advised, "Then Dad, please consider what Uncle Erniu said. Luo Cuihua will definitely know how to respect you after she marries Nanxing."

Wei Changgui frowned and began to think seriously, while Wei Dakai looked through the crowd at Cheng Shuang.

Before, Wei Da Kui urged his father to let Wei Qinglang marry Luo Cuihua, just because he wanted to see Wei Qinglang marry an ugly woman, but he didn't expect that he would end up marrying the most beautiful girl in the village.

Everyone in the village said that Cheng Shuang was unlucky in marriage, so he was just waiting to see Wei Qinglang get into trouble. However, he didn't expect that not only did he not get into trouble, but his life got better and better.

When he saw Cheng Shuang's pretty appearance in pink clothes today, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth and wondered why she did that.

So Wei Da Kui, who had not expressed his opinion before, now thought that it was a good idea to marry Luo Cuihua to Wei Nanxing. He felt relieved because Luo Cuihua's marriage had caused unrest in the family.