The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

Chapter 1637 Uninvited Guests at Zhao Jun’s Wedding

Chapter 1637 Uninvited Guests at Zhao Jun’s Wedding

The Zhao family's first banquet was mainly for the forest rangers of the forest protection team. A group of rough men would not eat well, but they would never rush to take the table.

The Zhao family invited relatives from Yong'an Village to the second banquet. But today was the first day of work at the forest farm, and except for a few relatives and friends of the Zhao and Ma families and some leaders, all other workers had gone to work.

As for the unemployed men, they either helped the Zhao family or followed Zhao Jun to pick up the bride.

No matter if they were helping or accompanying the bride to pick her up, they all ate the first meal.

Not everyone is a glutton. After just finishing one meal, how many people can still eat another?

Therefore, those who eat at this second feast are basically the women and children of the village.

A mother is strong. She may not eat the piece of flesh that falls from her body, but her child must eat it.

So once the dishes are served, the mothers will throw down their chopsticks and put the dishes into their children's bowls first. After the children have finished, they will start to fill their own mouths.

Under such circumstances, Old Lady Chu and Mrs. Sun joined the crowd at the banquet.

Chu Anmin frowned, then relaxed instantly, turned around and said to Liu Hongmei: "It's okay, Mom won't get lost, you guys just do whatever you need to do."

Having said that, Chu Anmin walked out, and Zhou Chunming and others hurriedly followed.

As the dishes were served, one after another, the people in Yong'antun were stunned. After finishing two dishes, there were still four dishes; after finishing these four dishes, two more dishes came...

The twenty dishes overturned these people's cognition, made them re-examine the financial resources of the Zhao family, and regretted offending Wang Meilan again.

Unlike the previous banquet, most of the people at this banquet were women and children, and few were drinking.

So there was no need for toasting at this leisurely banquet. After all the dishes were served and everyone was half full, Zhao Jun, together with Ma Ling, Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan, went from table to table to express their welcome and gratitude to the guests.

At every table, there were voices praising the delicious food.

Wang Meilan was very satisfied with this, this was exactly the effect she wanted. Presumably, in the next twenty years, no matter who held a banquet in Yongan Forest District, the banquet would not be larger than the one she had today.

As for twenty years later, Wang Meilan estimated that by then her eldest grandson would be getting married, and she would arrange a grand wedding for him.

But what Wang Meilan didn't expect was that the times had changed twenty years later. Even if she could put thirty dishes on the table, including scallop and king crab, they might not be better than today's Feilong stewed mushrooms and Di Sanxian.

The four members of the Zhao family walked from west to east. When they were almost at the end, Zhao Jun saw Old Lady Chu and Jie Sun.

The two of them sat at the table, and there were six adults and six children, including the two of them. Two of the children were so small that they needed to be held by their mothers, who would give the children a bite and then take another bite.

Seeing Zhao Jun and his companions coming over, Old Mrs. Chu seemed a little embarrassed and lowered her head without looking at Zhao Jun and his three companions.

Mrs. Xie Sun was very generous. She smiled and waved to Wang Meilan despite her busy schedule.

Then, the four members of the Zhao family came over.

"How was the meal, Damingzi's wife?" Wang Meilan was not asking Jie Sun or Old Lady Chu, but Chen Dalai's wife Zheng Linying.

Chen Dalai was injured two days earlier than Zhao Youcai, but Zhao Youcai was able to attend his son's wedding while Chen Dalai was still lying on the kang.

Chen Dalai couldn't come, so Zheng Linying brought her son Chen Youliang to the banquet. Also sitting at the same table were her two sisters-in-law, two nephews, and a niece.

"Aunt Zhao, your Xi is really the best!" Zheng Linying and others all gave a thumbs up. Wang Meilan smiled and said, "Then eat more and eat well."

Everyone at the table smiled, and then they began to praise Zhao Jun and Ma Ling.

This is how she went to every table. At first, Ma Ling felt a little embarrassed, but now she is used to it.

"Hey, Youliang?" At this time, Zhao Jun found something wrong and asked Chen Youliang, "Soda, why don't you drink it?"

"My mother won't let me!" the child answered readily, with a tone that contained three parts of complaint and two parts of grievance.

Soda was distributed per table, 10 bottles per table. But for this table, because there were two more children who needed to be held, the helper gave two more bottles. This was what Zhao Jun had instructed in advance, not to cause unhappiness on a big day because of two bottles of soda. Especially not to miss out on the children's portion, so that both adults and children could have one bottle each, and everyone would be happy.

But at this time, except for Mrs. Li Sun and Old Lady Chu, whose sodas were all gone, everyone else's soda was untouched.

Zhao Jun looked at Zheng Linying in surprise when he heard this. Zheng Linying smiled and said, "Let him eat first, and then drink after he finishes eating."

Zhao Jun immediately understood what Zheng Linying meant. She was afraid that drinking soda would fill up her stomach and affect her eating.

At this time, Xie Sun suddenly said, "Mother of the child, please let the child drink it. This dish is too oily and watery. Drinking it can help to suppress the pressure."

Xie Sun meant that drinking soda can relieve greasiness. But she overlooked one point: not everyone can eat meat and fish every day like she can. In this day and age, even a millionaire may not be able to eat meat every day.

When Mrs. Xie Sun spoke, everyone's attention was drawn to her. Old Mrs. Chu, feeling a little embarrassed, lowered her head even more.

"Ugh!" But at this moment, Old Mrs. Chu suddenly burped. She raised her head in panic, only to find that Zhao Jun and his four companions were walking towards the table next to her.

"Here, eat!" A steamed bun was handed to Old Mrs. Chu. Old Mrs. Chu was slightly startled and looked at Jie Sun.

"Take it!" Xie Sun stuffed the steamed bun into Old Lady Chu's hand, then tore off a piece of her own steamed bun, stood up and dipped the steamed bun into the soup of the Three Immortals, saying, "The steamed bun dipped in this soup is so delicious!"

Coming out of the shed, the Zhao family's four members went to the front yard and saw Li Baoyu and Jie Chen welcoming Zhou Chengguo and four others into the yard.

Since spraining his ankle, Zhou Chengguo has not returned to work and has been resting until today.

Zhou Chengguo's injury was considered a work-related injury. Besides, he only went to work to check on the equipment and could go or not.

Of the four people who came, Zhou Chengguo and his wife were not to be mentioned. You Guangquan had met her several months ago, so Wang Meilan focused on Wang Xiuqin.

More than 20 years have passed, and the face and memory have changed slightly, but Wang Meilan still recognized Wang Xiuqin.

When the aunt and niece meet, there are endless things to talk about. And Wang Meilan also wants to take Wang Xiuqin to see Wang Changhai, so they greet Zhou Chengguo and his wife and go into the house together.

Zhao Jun felt sorry for Ma Ling, so he said to her, "Ling'er, come in with your mother and rest for a while."

"What about you?" Ma Ling asked back in a low voice. The girl knew she was feeling sorry for the man as soon as she entered the door.

"Well..." Zhao Jun raised his hand and pointed to the backyard, saying, "My dad and I are going to the backyard to see Uncle Dachun and the others. They have been busy for us all afternoon, so let's go over and give them a cigarette and some water."

"Huh?" Zhao Youcai, who was walking into the house while talking to Zhou Chengguo, was startled when he heard Zhao Jun's words, and subconsciously turned back to look at Zhao Jun.

"How about I go with you?" Ma Ling asked. Zhao Jun smiled and said, "No need, Ling'er, you've been busy all morning. You go upstairs with mom and chat with Sister Fen."

After saying this, Zhao Jun added, "Dad and I can go there."

Hearing this, Zhao Youcai whispered something to Zhou Chengguo, then patted Zhou Chengguo's shoulder gently, and Zhao Youcai stopped.

"Okay, I'll go in then." Ma Ling let go of Zhao Jun's hand and followed Wang Meilan in small steps. Feeling that there was someone else beside her, Wang Meilan turned her head and saw that it was her daughter-in-law, so she put her arm around Ma Ling.

Zhao Jun watched Ma Ling leave with a smile. When he looked away, he saw Zhao Youcai glaring at him with his small eyes slanted.

Seeing Zhao Jun looking at him, Zhao Youcai opened his mouth and cursed: "You pretty little calf!"

"What are you doing, Dad?" Zhao Jun's face changed, and he stepped forward and whispered, "On such a happy day, you are talking nonsense. Won't people laugh at you?"

"Little calf, after I found you a wife, you forgot about your parents." Zhao Youcai glared at Zhao Jun and said, "You only care about your wife, but don't you care about your father? Your father was just scratched by a black bear, don't you know? I have been standing here since four o'clock in the morning. If it weren't for you, would I have to suffer this?"

Zhao Youcai's barrage of words stunned Zhao Jun. At this time, seeing Wang Qiang and Zhou Jianjun coming from the toilet, Zhao Jun quickly raised his hand to greet them, saying, "Uncle, brother-in-law, come quickly!"

Seeing Zhao Jun waving his hand, Wang Qiang and Zhou Jianjun trotted towards Zhao Jun.

"What's the matter, nephew?" Wang Qiang asked. Zhao Jun said, "You two accompany me to the backyard and greet Uncle Dachun and the others."

As soon as Zhao Jun said this, Wang Qiang and Zhou Jianjun looked at Zhao Youcai in unison.

Seeing this, Zhao Jun hurriedly said, "My father is very tired, let him go upstairs and rest for a while."

"Look at my nephew." Upon hearing this, Wang Qiang said to Zhao Youcai, "How caring I am about you!"

After hearing what Wang Qiang said, Zhao Youcai glanced at Zhao Jun, turned around and walked towards the front of the house without saying anything.

"Dad!" Zhao Youcai had just taken two steps when he was stopped by Zhao Jun. Seeing Zhao Jun chasing after him, Zhao Youcai asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhao Jun came to Zhao Youcai, stretched out his hand to Zhao Youcai, and said, "Dad, give me the cigarette."

Zhao Youcai: "..."

Seeing Zhao Youcai hesitating, Zhao Jun urged, "Dad, you're stunned. If I had it, could I ask you for it?"

Zhao Youcai gritted his teeth, took out half a pack of cigarettes from his right pocket and put it in Zhao Jun's hand.

When Zhao Jun took a look, he saw that there were at most ten cigarettes inside.

"Who can afford this?" As Zhao Jun spoke, he reached into Zhao Youcai's left pocket and pulled out two packs of cigarettes.

Holding both packs of cigarettes in his hand, Zhao Jun turned around and walked away. After taking two steps, Zhao Jun turned back and stuffed the half pack of cigarettes into Zhao Youcai's hand.

Watching the three Zhao Juns go away, Zhao Youcai smacked his lips and said, "Pretty little calf, you're just here to collect debts!"

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"So pretty!" Zhang Laibao, who was walking in the village, couldn't help but mutter incoherently as he listened to the cheerful noises coming in the wind.

Just then, a jeep and a Jiefang truck slowly drove over from the opposite side.

This road is quite wide, and walking and driving do not affect each other.

But when the jeep came in front of Zhang Laibao, the car stopped and the passenger window next to Zhang Laibao was pushed open, revealing an old face full of wrinkles.

The old man didn't say anything, but the young man who was driving the car asked Zhang Laibao, "Brother, which way is Zhao Jun's house?"

"Zhao Jun's house?" Zhang Laibao was startled, then turned around and pointed to the east, saying, "Go south, and when you see a big willow tree, turn east. Keep going, and when you see a house with a big lantern hanging on its door from a distance, that's his house."

This little bastard pointed someone to the Zhao family’s old house again.

The people in the car did not doubt anything. After thanking Zhang Laibao, they drove straight to the Zhao family's old house in the direction Zhang Laibao pointed out.

In less than two minutes, Shao Jun, who was driving a jeep, saw the Zhao family's iconic big lantern.

"Grandpa." Shao Jun raised his hand and pointed forward, then said to Shao Yunjin in the co-pilot seat, "We're here."

"That's not right!" The old man frowned and said, "Why is it so quiet to get married?"

Everyone in the car was stunned when they heard this, and then the noise became more intense. The dogs in the yards of the Zhao and Li families started barking.

The car passed by the Zhao family's fence tent. The wintersweets that once bloomed had long since fallen away, but there were still a few wintersweets petals dotted on the tent.

The car stopped, and four of the Shao family's four generations got out of the jeep. Then, the Liberation truck stopped behind.

Sitting in the passenger seat of the Jiefang car was Chen Xueyi, who had a broken leg. Zhao Jun was getting married today, and Chen Xueyi came here specially to take this opportunity to thank Zhao Jun in person.

At this time, Chen Xueyi was sitting in the passenger seat and felt something was wrong when he looked into the yard.

He could see it, so how could the two old men of the Shao family not see it?

"There's no one in the yard." Shao Yunjin said first, and then Shao Tianpeng said: "They are all dogs!"

"It should be my brother Zhao's house." Shao Jun said: "He hunts, so isn't it right for him to keep dogs?"

As soon as Shao Jun finished speaking, a whistle sounded. Hearing the whistle, the dogs in the Zhao and Li families' yards instantly quieted down.

At this time, a young man came out from next door.

The child looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, tall and thin. Most importantly, he was wearing a Zhongshan suit and leather shoes. At first glance, he looked like a child from a wealthy family.

No one else was dressed like this except Li Ruhai. Logically, the Zhao family compound was bustling at this time, and Li Ruhai should be there chatting with the women who came to the banquet.

But when he went out in the morning, he wore his marmot hat. It was already so late, and the temperature was over 70 degrees during the day, so how could he wear that hat?

Li Ruhai took time to go home. Not only did he leave his hat at home, he also changed out of his thin cotton jacket and put on the new sweater that Jin Xiaomei had knitted for him under his Zhongshan suit.

The new sweater was a little prickly around Li Ruhai's neck, and he was feeling uncomfortable when he heard the dog barking outside.

Seeing that they were strangers, Li Ruhai was not afraid of the stage. He smiled and stepped forward to clasp his fists, saying, "Are you all here to attend my elder brother Zhao Jun's wedding?"

The Shao family were all from the underworld. When Li Ruhai clasped his fists, Shao Tianpeng, Shao Zhiqiang, and Shao Jun, three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, all clasped their fists in response. Shao Yunjin only had one hand, so he raised his palm.

Li Ruhai was stunned when he saw this, and looked at Shao Yunjin for a moment. Seeing that the old man's sleeves were short and his palms were not visible, Li Ruhai immediately thought of someone.

Li Ruhai, who was fascinated by "Going to Tiger Mountain Again" recently, bowed to Shao Yunjin and asked, "But is Shao the old hero?"

Shao Yunjin followed Widow Wang down the mountain to fight the Japanese invaders. Although they were defeated in the first battle, he is still worthy of admiration.

Hearing Li Ruhai's words, Shao Yunjin's cloudy old eyes lit up and he said, "Kid, do you know who I am?"

Li Ruhai smiled and nodded, saying, "Of course, your father is a well-known figure in this mountain range, who doesn't know him?"

Everyone likes to hear nice things, especially as they get older. Moreover, Li Ruhai's tone and demeanor were so sincere that Shao Yunjin was immediately delighted.

"You... Oh, this is Zhao Jun's house." Shao Tianpeng looked at the Zhao family, then the Li family in the west courtyard, and then asked Li Ruhai: "Kid, what is Li Da Ming Ming about you?"

"That's my grandfather." Li Ruhai replied with a smile, and at this time Shao Yunjin seemed to realize who Li Daming was, and nodded immediately, saying, "No wonder."

Hearing this, Li Ruhai's face fell, and he sensitively thought that what the old bearded man said was not a good thing.

"Little." At this time, Shao Tianpeng asked Li Ruhai again: "Isn't Zhao Jun getting married today?"

"Yes!" Li Ruhai nodded and said with a smile, "But his family held the banquet in their new house."

"New house?" Shao Tianpeng was startled, and then he heard Shao Yunjin say, "Son, can you get in the car and take us there?"

Li Ruhai naturally wouldn't say no, and he happily got into Old Huzi's car.

As soon as Li Ruhai got on the car, he heard Shao Jun talking about someone giving them directions.

As soon as Li Ruhai heard it, he knew it was Zhang Laibao. The boy rolled his eyes and pointed the way to Zhang Laibao's house when he gave Shao Jun directions.

The village is so small that you can definitely get to the Zhao family compound, you just have to take a detour.

Li Ruhai concluded that Zhang Laibao, who had shown the way to the Shao family, would definitely not wait there, and would not be on the way from the Zhao family's old house to the Zhao family's compound. The boy must have gone home.

Sure enough, when they were approaching Zhang's house, Shao Yunjin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, saw "a big duck" in front of him staggering towards home.

The old bearded man slapped Shao Jun's arm, then pointed forward and shouted, "Hit him!"

The update will be a little later, brothers go to bed first, and read it tomorrow morning

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(End of this chapter)