Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space

Chapter 1189: Marriage

Li Manjiang arrived at Tao’s house, seeing big red wedding characters pasted on the door, which was wide open, unlike the past when the groom might be embarrassed at the door.However, Tao Chunhe, along with all the male educated youths and two boys from the Jin Family, stood at the door.

"Cousin, I’m here to pick up Meng Lin."

Tao Chunhe again admired his cousin’s judgment; such a Li Manjiang indeed gave a sense of steadiness and reliability.

"Li Manjiang, today you are taking my cousin away. If I ever find you treating her poorly, we are not pushovers; we won’t stand by and let our family be bullied."

"Cousin, rest assured, I, Li Manjiang, vow to always treat Meng Lin well and make her happy."

"Alright, I trust you this time. Here, I wish you both a long life together, hand in hand serving the country and the people."

"Thank you, cousin. I definitely will; you can see how I perform in the future."

At this point, Tao Chunhe stepped aside and followed behind Li Manjiang as they entered the house.

Inside were Jin Erlin’s wife, his little daughter, and the female educated youths.

Seeing such a Li Manjiang, Pan Xiaoying felt even more jealous. A man this good is rare even in the city. Indeed, Wang Menglin is very fortunate.

Li Manjiang gazed at his beautiful wife sitting on the kang with a smile, feeling passionate inside. This is the person he will spend his life with.

"Meng Lin, I’ve come to pick you up. Take you home."

Jin Erlin’s wife chuckled, "The young lad is quite nice. I’m Meng Lin’s aunt, though her family is far from here, she has us. So if you ever wrong my daughter, expect us to come find you."

"Aunt Jin, rest assured, that will never happen.

I give you my word; I will treat Meng Lin well for a lifetime."

"Good, good. We’ll be watching your performance.

We understand that due to work, you can’t always be by Meng Lin’s side. We understand, and you must appreciate our understanding."

"Certainly, absolutely, I will work even harder to ensure Meng Lin can join me as soon as possible."

"Good, have ideals, we’re all waiting for you."

Cheers sounded outside, Xu Chunshan handing out candies to those who came to the courtyard to watch the fun.

This brought people closer; initially, those who had objections to them changed their attitudes.

People are like that, knowing well that these educated youths have no relations, but amid anger, they tend to vent their spleen on them.

But though not all the other educated youths are good, most are sensible and diligent.

In rural areas, as long as people see you working hard, they won’t dislike you.

Tao Chunhe also had the educated youths set off fireworks, which were prepared by Li Yungui, purchased by Tao Chunhe.

Aunt Jin asked Li Manjiang to sit on the kang as she chattered away with advice.

Watching the time, Jin Erlin said, "It’s about time, let’s go."

Li Manjiang stood up respectfully and called out, "Uncle Jin."

"Manjiang, you must treat Meng Lin well."

"Uncle Jin, don’t worry, I certainly will."

Now the boys from the Li Family also entered, respectfully calling Wang Menglin ’sister-in-law.’

This was indeed sister-in-law, as Li Manjiang is the eldest child of the Li Family.

Tao Yanzhen laughed heartily, handing each of them a large handful of candies, while Changhe felt somewhat embarrassed. Among them, only Xiang Dong was older.

Now Li Xiangdong entered the consideration of all the female educated youths. Although they had met before, encountering Li Xiangdong was rare.

Jin Erlin called everyone together, "Let’s follow the bride and groom; as family, we must send them off."

"Welcome, Uncle Jin, Aunt Jin, everyone."

The educated youths all contributed double shares for the gift; yesterday, Xu Chunshan and Hou Wenhui represented all the educated youths for the Li Family’s wedding gift.

The Li Family brothers led the way, followed by the newlyweds. Behind them were the Tao Family brothers and sisters and the Jin Family.

The educated youths pushed bicycles and carried the bride’s dowry, trailing behind, with villagers at the end. By the time Xiang Dong and the others entered the courtyard, people still lingered at Tao’s house.

Li Yungui warmly welcomed everyone; it was already past ten, and the ceremony would be completed by ten-thirty before the portrait of the leaders, where the bride would change her address.

"Congratulations, Old Li."

"Joy to both of us, Old Jin, thank you for coming today."

"What are you saying? She’s my niece; I’m family."

"Alright, alright, we’ll be in-laws in the future."

"Aren’t we already?"

Li Xue and Zheng Lihong, the sisters-in-law, hurriedly called for people to move tables inside the house upon seeing the bride’s dowry. The dowry must be placed in the yard for everyone to see.

A brand-new bicycle was placed in the center of the yard, still very eye-catching.

People weren’t surprised anymore; since the three Tao Family siblings arrived in the village, they have shown wealth. It’s no surprise they bring bicycles as dowry.

But Liu Cuilan was jealous; Xiang Dong, why didn’t he listen? If he’d agreed to marry Tao, wouldn’t they also have bicycles?

However, no one cared about her thoughts, no one paid attention to her, as the fourth aunt of the family who just arrived, speculation arose about discord among the Li Family brothers.

Everyone crowded outside the main room, witnessing the newlyweds vow before the leader’s portrait.

Qu Xiaoli and Li Yungui sat to the side, waiting for the couple’s vows to end, then moved to their side. Now, the bowing ceremony replaced kneeling and tea serving.

The newlyweds simply bowed to their parents. This time, Wang Menglin changed her address to call them mom and dad.

Upon hearing the word ’mom,’ Qu Xiaoli’s eyes welled up with happiness.

Each parent handed out red envelopes. Wang Menglin bowed deeply, achieving her wish. No matter how life would turn out, at least now she felt happiness.

Dishes were fried in the old courtyard, tables set in the new one to attract more people.

Now, food was being served, including sweet and sour shredded radish, cabbage hearts mixed with bean pieces, a plate of mixed seaweed strips, and fried peanuts. After the cold dishes were served, every household sent people to retrieve bowls and chopsticks, as no one could prepare that many.

Today, only Zhang Qiu’e and Zhao Xiaoli stayed home, as pregnant women should not meet with the bride.

Wei Kaiyun held Shi Xian, Jiang Xinyu抱抱着Tingting, Old Yang抱着 Ah Bao. Their family indeed filled a table.

Shang Zhenkun also presented a gift, gave five yuan, which was already quite a sum. He was arranged at a village treasure-level table.

Changhe ran over, "Master Wei, the old ancestor calls for you."

Jing Chu wanted to take over Shi Xian, but the little guy clung to his dad, refusing to let go, understanding he would be left behind. So, Jing Chu had to take over Tingting.