novelaction Chapter 292 The Gourd with a Sawed Mouth
Chapter 292 The Gourd with a Sawed Mouth
Yang Mazi stood at the door awkwardly, mumbling something in a low voice.
No one in the yard heard it clearly.
At this time, Lu Shuhe walked out of the crowd and was about to ask something when he saw the pointed-faced woman next to the pockmarked man speak.
"My name is Qiuyan, and next to me is my head of the family, Yang San. Tomorrow is our wedding day.
If you are free, come to my house and play."
The woman had a clear voice and spoke confidently, without the shyness that was common among people of this age.
Lu Shuhe stepped forward and bowed in agreement.
After Mazi and Qiuyan left, everyone discussed in low voices for a while.
Only when Master Yan came out to supervise did he resume training.
After Lu Tianming learned that Lu Shuhe had agreed, he went to find Master Yan and asked for an hour and a half off for everyone.
Master Yan had no objection to this. He had been training everyone and knew it best.
These days, everyone's nerves have been too tense and the training has been too tiring.
It’s not a bad thing for everyone to relax appropriately.
Therefore, Lu Qingqing and other fellow disciples decided to bring some things over to take a look tomorrow morning.
As for the other families in the yard, some decided to go, while others did not.
But no one planned to go over for dinner, as they had also heard about the wedding banquet held by Yang Shulin's family.
Yang Mazi's family is even poorer than Yang Shulin's family, and I'm afraid they can't afford it.
Going to a wedding banquet is not only troublesome for others, but you also can’t eat well.
It would be better to just go over there, sit for a while, see what’s happening, and then come back.
On the morning of the third day, everyone stopped training at the beginning of the Si hour.
After washing up, each family went back and took their things and walked towards Yang Mazi's house.
Since everyone was not planning to eat, they didn't bring much.
This family brought a head of cabbage, that family brought a small bag of dried vegetables, and the better ones only brought a handful of food.
These things may not seem like much, but they are pretty good in this era.
Lu Qingqing and her group arrived at Yang Mazi's house talking and laughing.
At the door of Yang Mazi's house, there was only a simple faded red silk curtain.
If there weren't a lot of people talking in the yard and the house, it would be hard to imagine that this was a wedding.
Lu Qingqing originally thought that the wedding of Bai Xing'er she had seen last time was simple enough.
Unexpectedly, Yang Mazi and Qiuyan's wedding was even worse than that.
Seeing that there was no one at the door, Lu Qingqing and her group went straight into the yard.
In the yard, an uncle from Yang Mazi's family was helping to greet people.
There were too many people here and he was completely overwhelmed. When he saw Lu Qingqing and others coming over, he enthusiastically accepted the gifts and invited them into the house to sit down.
The room was actually already full of people, and there was no room left at all.
Lu Qingqing and others walked around in the fenced yard and waited for a while before someone came out of the house.
Li Rui and Yang Yongxing were young at heart, and when they saw that the room was empty, they pulled the others into the room to see the bride.
In the inner room, Qiuyan was sitting upright on the kang.
She was wearing a half-worn outfit and only had a flower made of red cloth pinned in her hair.
In the dim room, it seemed particularly depressing.
When she saw Lu Qingqing and the others coming in, she greeted them warmly:
"You're here, come and sit down!"
Lu Qingqing and others sat down by the kang and listened to the aunts talking beside them.
It is really difficult for a group of young boys and girls to talk about those topics.
Qiuyan really wanted to chat with them for a while, but it was really inconvenient with so many people coming and going.
After seeing the bride, Lu Qingqing and others planned to leave.
The room was dark and stuffy, and with too many people in it, the air also smelled bad.
Soon, they found an opportunity, got up and said goodbye and left.
Before leaving, Qiuyan called on everyone to come and play again when they have time.
When Lu Qingqing and others left the yard, they saw Bai Xing'er not far away.
When Bai Xing'er saw Lu Qingqing, she ran over happily.
"Da Ya, Xiao Lang, you're here too. Let's go to my house and sit down together."
Li Rui quickly refused:
"No, Sister Xing'er, we still have things to do at Yongxing's house. Let's do it next time."
Several boys nodded in unison.
Bai Xing'er smiled and said, "Then if you have something to do, go ahead. Daya, come with me. I have a lot to tell you."
Having said that, he took Lu Qingqing's arm and prepared to leave.
Qin Lang was about to catch up when he was stopped by Senior Brother Luo.
"Xiao Lang, those girls have something private to talk about, so don't go over there. Come with us to Yong Xing's house and play!"
Without waiting for others to speak, several other brothers rushed up and pushed the person away.
After walking a distance, Yang Yongxing asked in a daze:
"Brother Rui, is there anything we can do to go to my house today?"
Li Rui was looked at by his innocent eyes and said with a smile:
"Even if there's nothing wrong, there has to be something wrong. Sister Xing'er is already married, and if so many of us outsiders go to her house, it's easy to cause trouble for her."
Yang Yongxing nodded, then he understood.
As for Qin Lang, he was being dragged along by Senior Brother Luo and Qu Hong, and he kept looking back.
His fellow apprentices have already tacitly accepted that he is a wife-obsessed person. Without Daya, he has no energy to go anywhere.
So, he just dragged him towards Yang Yongxing's house.
Yang Shulin's home.
Bai Xing'er pulled Lu Qingqing into the house, and Jian Ya and Ting Mei came out from the small compartment to greet them.
"Sister-in-law, you're back."
Then he looked at Lu Qingqing and called softly, "Sister."
Lu Qingqing nodded in agreement. The two children were much better than before.
Not only did he feel better, but he was also not as timid as before.
Bai Xing'er agreed with a smile: "Well, if you have nothing else, you two can go back to the house and warm up. Remember to light the brazier."
"I know, sister-in-law!"
The two of them responded crisply and returned to the cubicle.
Bai Xing'er then pulled Lu Qingqing into the house, blocked the door from the inside, and said in a low voice:
"Daya, let me tell you, these days, I get up every morning and practice a set of knife skills.
My mother-in-law hasn't dared to scold me for several days!"
As she spoke, the expression on her face relaxed.
"It's really a relief. I finally don't have to feel as depressed as before.
Do you remember the last time I went to get a knife?"
It wasn't long ago, so of course Lu Qingqing remembered it.
Seeing her nod, Bai Xing'er recalled:
“When I went to get the knife that day, my two sisters had already cooked.
When the rice was served, the mother-in-law insisted that she had not given her precious little son any steamed rice.
While scolding me, he also made a fuss about taking the grain back.
It was no use for Brother Shulin to mediate.
My mother-in-law was determined to make a fuss, so I brought the whole bowl of rice back to the house and called my brother Shulin and my two younger sisters to come in and eat.
My mother-in-law was knocking on the door and making a fuss, so I took out the knife.
When she saw the knife, she fell silent."
When she said this, Bai Xing'er looked at her with light in her eyes.
“I took the knife and went to the yard to do some knife tricks.
After returning to the house, my mother-in-law closed her mouth tightly, like a gourd with its mouth sawed off.
If you see it, you will definitely laugh out loud.
Even my brother-in-law, who seemed to be spoiled, didn't dare to cry or make a fuss.
The whole family finished their dinner in peace and quiet."