ocean hunter

Chapter 771 Meeting the Classmates
"Student groom, come on, let's set off the firecrackers. You don't need to spread them out, just roll them up." Da Zhi directed.

"Row."

Lu Xiaolu took a set of firecrackers from the cart behind, lit a cigarette, and before they were set off, several old men and women in red and yellow vests trotted over and grabbed Lu Xiaolu's hand to prevent him from letting him off.

"Ah, ah, you have to give the cigarettes first, and then put them out, one pack of cigarettes per person."

Dazhi reluctantly walked up, took out his cigarettes, and gave a pack to each of them: "I didn't say no to you, but I'm in a hurry."

Those old men and old ladies grabbed another handful of peanut candies, and then left with a smile on their faces. They would come over to anyone who got married in this community, and they could sell the cigarettes they wanted even if they didn't smoke.

But this should be given, the firecrackers are everywhere, and they have to clean up, it is considered hard work, and this is also the default.

Lu Xiaolu lit the firecracker with a cigarette butt, turned around and ran away.

Then, the bridegroom officer rushed up the stairs surrounded by several classmates, but it was not that simple. The relatives and children of the woman's family surrounded the stairs, stretching out their hands and shouting: "Red envelope, give the red envelope."

Zhao Jingxin was ready a long time ago, took out a handful of red envelopes from his pocket and stuffed them with a smile.

Although the money was not much, it was one yuan, two yuan, five yuan and ten yuan, but the children were satisfied and dispersed one after another.

This is not over yet, there are still two groups of people inside, one group is blocked at the door, stuffed red envelopes in, rushed to the second level, to the bride's room.

Now it's not just red envelopes, but also singing.

Although Zhao Jingxin was embarrassed, but for his daughter-in-law, he still blushed and sang Climb the Hill before entering the house.

The bride and several girls are waiting inside.

Then they looked for high-heeled shoes and performed a show. Lu Xiaolu and other students were not let go, they danced with them, and then went out to help get the dowry from the woman's family.

Quilts, desk lamps, kettles, air fryers, four-piece suits, etc., Lu Xiaolu learned it again, and recorded it with his mobile phone. Xueli had to buy this.

Helping to carry all the things down, Lu Xiaolu and the others had nothing to do, they gathered in small groups to chat.

It was not until 10:30 that the bride was carried downstairs and placed on the co-pilot of the first car, covered with a red quilt.

The convoy went to another community in the county. This is a house bought by Zhao Jingxin's family. If they don't buy a house in the county now, they can't get married. After all, the woman also has a house in the county, so at least they have to be well-off, right?

When I got here, I was carried up by those dowry things, and lit the longevity lamp.

They used to be kerosene lamps, but now they are replaced by light bulbs, so there is no safety hazard.

Lu Xiaolu wrote down again, "Longevity Lantern, today's visit, the harvest is not small, and I learned a lot."

Then it started to follow the bride to her hometown, where the banquet was held.

It didn't stop along the way, and it drove all the way to the door of the house. The groom hugged the bride, and the groom's sister held an umbrella beside him, and they drove all the way to the house.

Lu Xiaolu looked at the wedding poster at the door and silently wrote it down.

Then, in the ceremony, Lu Xiaolu discussed with a few classmates, and they all decided to give 500 yuan.

Several classmates were a little grateful for this, and thought that Lu Xiaolu would pay more money, so that they would be a little bit embarrassed. Recently, not everyone is as rich as him.

This made the students have a much better impression of this old classmate, a little closer than at the beginning.

Following the gift, each of them took a box of wedding candies.

"Walk around, go to the house to do it, and have a good drink today."

The crowd rushed into the room, and there were eight tables in the front and back rooms. The table facing the door in the main room was not allowed to sit, as it was for relatives, and others were free to sit.

Lu Xiaolu and his classmates just happened to have ten people here, and they happened to make a table. There were men and women, and a female classmate brought a child. The child was a nice person. Auntie, made everyone laugh, and began to lament the time.

I can still vividly remember the youthful appearance in junior high school, worrying about not finishing my homework every day, going over the wall to play games, and writing love letters to girls and boys.

In a blink of an eye, they have all become uncles and aunts. Some are married and have children, some have established careers, and some are still wandering.

"Oh, it's not easy."

Lu Xiaolu can still think of that time, although the memories are not too good, but thinking about it is indeed quite emotional.

I have to drink some wine today to commemorate my lost youth.

Then everyone ate melon seeds and chatted about the classmates who didn't come, where they are now, what they are doing, and how they are doing.

Even everyone here has their own troubles, complaining that the marriage is not going well, complaining that the partner asks for too much bride price, complaining that the company's leaders are unkind, and they don't want to do it anymore.

Lu Xiaolu just kept listening quietly and didn't take part in it, because God treated him kindly and he had nothing to complain about.

The future is promising, and there is nothing to worry about. There are still people in the family who are thinking about him, and he is content.

After chatting for a while, the banquet started, and two bottles of white wine, Haizhilan, and two packs of Huazi were placed on the table.

The quality of tobacco and alcohol also represents the face of the host family. If you use more than ten yuan of cigarettes, the guests will not say anything in front of you, but they will say you are stingy behind your back, and you are so stingy when you get married.

Their classmates at this table are okay, and they are a bit of a face-saving element, pushing the cigarette back and forth.

"Come on, here it is."

"No, take it."

"Little donkey, here, here you are."

"no, I'm fine."

In the end, it was the female classmate who spoke: "Okay, whoever's is different, open the draw."

In this way, the two students who were holding cigarettes still smiled and agreed, opened the cigarettes, and scattered them around.

Now the quality of people has improved. Unlike before, the cigarettes were snatched away by children as soon as they were put on the table. They are usually taught by adults, and they can be sold for money when they are brought back.

Lu Xiaolu also opened a bottle of wine, and wanted to pour wine for them, but the classmate next to him immediately stopped him: "Yo Yo Yo, I dare not ask you to pour wine, I will do it."

"It's okay, if there is anything that cannot be poured, it's all the same, I will pour it."

Lu Xiaolu insisted that the classmate couldn't say anything more, but when he was pouring the wine, they all stood up and held the cups forward with both hands.

This is called etiquette, you respect me, and I respect you.

A female classmate half-jokingly said: "Let Boss Lu pour us wine, I dare not stop drinking."

Lu Xiaolu smiled: "Why do you say that, we are all classmates, what's the difference, we don't give out wine, we drink what we can, and we don't force those who can't."

"Yes, yes, no pie."

Now it is really impossible to serve wine. If something happens, a table of people can’t escape. If he meets someone who is not in good health and wants to drink, he will be angry if they don’t drink with him.

(End of this chapter)