sbdcsierra Chapter 183 Guests Arrive
Chapter 183 Guests Arrive
Everyone was happily eating candies and cakes while touring the Ye family's new courtyard. They kept praising Ye Changyan for his ability in building such a beautiful and grand courtyard.
Several people from the Ye family were greeting the villagers cheerfully. At this time, the eldest girl, supporting the old lady Guo, came to the gate of the courtyard, and behind them followed Xu and Liu, each holding a piece of measuring tape. Xu held a large roll of fiery red firecrackers in her hand, and Liu held a clay jar in her hand.
Seeing this, everyone in the yard hurried to greet the old lady. Seeing this, Ye Changyan and Erniu also hurried forward and took the things from Xu and Liu.
The old lady took out a purse and handed it to Ye Changyan.
"Sanlang, your grandmother and your uncles and aunts are very happy that you are moving. There is not much money in this purse, so I will just consider it as a gift to you to celebrate the move. In addition, I also gave you two rulers, which can be used to sew a quilt cover. Your second aunt also brought you a can of lard. Although it is not worth much, it is a token of her love. Your eldest aunt went to Qingshan Town early in the morning to buy a string of firecrackers. The move must be lively and exciting."
The old lady's words made everyone who came to watch in the yard nod with smiles on their faces.
"Grandma, you are so thoughtful. Come in and sit down. I will let Erniu take you to your room. Please check if there is anything else that needs to be added or subtracted. We will prepare it later."
Although Ye Changyan's voice was not loud, the villagers at the scene heard it clearly. When they heard that the third house had specially prepared a room for the old lady, everyone nodded in praise.
"Good good."
Then she heard the old lady praising it repeatedly, and then, with the help of the eldest girl, she looked around the yard and went to the main hall.
When Ye Xiaozheng and Lian saw the old lady, Xu and others coming, they hurried out of the main hall to greet them.
The villagers in the yard kept praising the old lady for her good fortune, and the old lady responded with a smile on her face.
For a while, the Ye family's yard was very lively. The villagers watched the excitement and ate candies and cakes. However, everyone knew that the Ye family was in mourning and it was not appropriate to hold a grand ceremony. So the village head stood up first and said goodbye to everyone in the Ye family.
"Third brother, Sister-in-law Lian, you have all watched the fun and eaten, so I won't disturb you anymore."
"He tied up uncle, and everyone stayed to have a vegetarian meal."
Lian hurried forward to keep them, and heard the villagers politely decline.
"It's never too late to have a good feast. There are so many happy events in your family, and everyone is remembering them. We are all waiting for your family to get rid of the mourning period, and then we can come and have a good drink together!"
"I'll remember it. I'll make sure everyone has good food and drinks when the time comes."
The headman's words were pleasant to the ears, and Ye Xiaozheng's face was full of smiles.
Seeing that the villagers were getting ready to leave, Ye Changyan glanced at Erniu and Liang Jingcheng.
Several people picked up the fruit plates and distributed the cakes, dried fruits and Weihaojia candies to everyone.
"Is this Sanlang's senior brother? He's really handsome!"
A middle-aged woman took the candy handed to her by Liang Jingcheng and asked with a smile on her face.
Although it was said in the village that Sanlang's teacher and senior brother were his benefactors, many villagers had never seen these two people.
Hearing someone asking, Ye Changyan hurried forward to introduce.
"Please forgive me, I was so busy that I forgot to introduce them. The old man in the dark blue Confucian robe sitting in the main hall is my teacher Mr. Cai, and the one next to him is my senior brother Liang Jingcheng. From now on, my teacher and senior brother will live in our Shanglin Village. I hope you will take care of them!"
Then Mr. Cai stood up, walked into the yard, smiled and nodded to everyone, and Liang Jingcheng also bowed to greet everyone.
"You are a handsome young man. Have you found a marriage partner yet? My niece is fifteen years old this year. She is very well-behaved and is a beauty in her village. Are you willing to meet her?"
An Sigou's wife was a well-known bold woman in Shanglin Village. Seeing that Liang Jingcheng was good-looking, she teased him half-jokingly and half-seriously.
When Ye Xiaowen, Xu and Da Nv heard An Sigou's wife Peng joking with Liang Jingcheng, they all looked at Liang Jingcheng excitedly and nervously.
Liang Jingcheng's face suddenly turned red and he waved his hand and said.
"Thank you for your concern, Auntie. I haven't completed my studies yet, and I have no plans to start a family for the time being."
When everyone in the village heard this, they all burst into laughter. Ye Xiaowen, Xu and Da Niu seemed to feel relieved, but not completely.
After seeing off all the villagers, Ye Changyan formally introduced Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng to everyone in the old house.
Although Mr. Cai called Ye Xiaozheng "little brother" and Ye Xiao also called Mr. Cai "older brother", no one in the old house dared to call Mr. Cai like that. Everyone politely called him Mr. Cai.
Afterwards, Lian took Erniu and Fang Xiaomei to prepare lunch. Seeing this, Xu quickly winked at Erniu, and the mother and daughter went to help.
Liu had been working like a donkey in the old house recently and wanted to take a good rest today. Just as she was about to reach out to take a candy, she saw the old lady glaring at her, so she quickly got up and followed Xu and the big girl to the kitchen to help.
Soon, Lu Tingfeng drove the carriage to the gate of the Ye family's courtyard.
The carriage was loaded with gifts that Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng bought for the Ye family. The large and small packages and boxes filled up nearly half of the carriage.
This also allowed everyone in the old house to see how generous Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng were.
Just at noon, Fang Xiaotong drove the carriage and stopped at the gate of the yard. Wulang jumped off the carriage first and shouted at the top of his voice towards the yard.
"Dad, Mom, grandparents are here!"
Everyone in the Ye family hurried out to greet them, and the old lady and Mr. Cai also stood up.
It was the first time that Ye Changyan met Lian’s parents. Although the two elders had a head full of white hair, they looked energetic and in good health.
Then my uncle, aunt, cousin, and nephew got off the carriage. My uncle was holding two big roosters, my aunt was holding a basket full of eggs, my cousin was carrying a bag of rice, my cousin's wife was holding two pieces of cloth, and even my six-year-old nephew was holding a string of firecrackers.
Everyone in the Ye family hurriedly welcomed Lian's family members into the house.
Soon after, Ye Xiaolian and her family also carried their things and stepped into the gate of Ye’s courtyard.
As everyone was exchanging greetings, they saw three horse-drawn carriages coming down the official road and stopping directly in front of the gate of the Ye family's courtyard.
Ye Changyan recognized one of the carriages as Zhong Yunfeng's, but he seemed to have never seen the other two.