Chapter 40 Xu Damao is getting married

The fragrance spread throughout the backyard. Second Uncle smelled the aroma while drinking wine and eating scrambled eggs in a depressed mood. How could it be possible that Xu Damao was living a more comfortable life than him, the Second Uncle?

Liu Guangtian sniffed the smell, glanced at the scrambled eggs on the plate in front of Liu Haizhong and stretched out his chopsticks to pick up some. Liu Haizhong saw it and hit it with his chopsticks.

After the fight, Liu Haizhong glanced at Liu Guangtian from the side, meaning that if he wanted to eat it, he should pay for it himself.

"Dad, you're so boring." Liu Guangtian lowered his head in frustration. Liu Haizhong ignored him. His son could do whatever he wanted. He continued to eat eggs and drink wine.

After delivering food to the deaf old lady in the backyard, an old lady smelled the food, glanced at Xu Damao's big house, and then returned to her own home.

"Old Yi, I think Li Shengli didn't bring any food to the old lady." An old lady said to Yi Zhonghai in surprise.

When he saw Li Shengli taking the fish to the backyard, Yi Zhonghai was thinking that Li Shengli had grown up and knew how to respect the elderly. But after hearing what the old lady said, his face darkened.

"So where did he go with the fish?"

"I smell that it should be at Xu Damao's house."

"Xu Damao!" Yi Zhonghai narrowed his eyes. How did Li Shengli get involved with Xu Damao? Xu Damao was well-known in this courtyard and was known as "Don't try to take advantage of me", especially since the old lady treated Sha Zhu as her own grandson. Xu Damao and Sha Zhu were sworn enemies.

It seems that there is still a long way to go to provide for Lee Seung-ri's retirement.

Li Shengli had no idea what the people in the yard were thinking. After the dishes were ready, Xu Damao took out a bottle of Xifeng. The two of them sat at the table in Xu Damao's house and started eating and drinking.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Xu Damao's alcohol tolerance was really not that good. The bottle of Xifeng was almost finished and Xu Damao was drunk and about to fall down.

"Da Mao, you can't drink that much." Li Shengli smacked his lips while eating.

"Who, who said I can't drink?" Xu Damao retorted stutteringly.

"Da Mao, why are you so happy today?" Li Shengli didn't want to argue with the drunkard, but was just curious about Xu Damao's reaction. His relationship with Xu Damao was not that good.

"I'm telling you, I'm happy today." Xu Damao stood up unsteadily, gesticulating and saying, "I'm getting married soon."

"Oh, congratulations, Damao." Usually, Xu Damao didn't dare to say it, that is, he is the first to get the moon because he is close to the water. Xu Damao's mother said good things in front of Lou Xiao'e's mother. If the Lou family really knew that Xu Damao usually went to the countryside to hook up with young widows, would he be able to get this good thing?

Many people in this hospital know Xu Damao's usual style. What if Xu Damao had told them earlier and someone in this hospital ruined his good deeds?

Xu Damao mumbled something again, and finally got drunk and crawled under the table.

Li Shengli curled his lips, helped Xu Damao up and threw him on his bed, kicked Xu Damao's shoes with his feet, pulled the quilt and covered him with it. After doing all this, he continued to sit at the table, eating and drinking. After eating, he did not clean up and went back to his home while he was drunk.

After returning home, I drank some hot water, washed up and prepared to go to bed. Judging from Xu Damao's expression, he seemed not to plan to hold a banquet in the courtyard. Come to think of it, the Lou family has such a large business, so they must find a restaurant for the eldest daughter's wedding.

After a good night's sleep, Li Shengli went to work as usual the next day. In the cafeteria, Li Shengli worked while counting the tickets in his hand. Although Deputy Director Li was not a good person, he was quite generous. He only needed two tickets to buy a bicycle. As for money, Li Shengli was not short of it. Not counting Li Fugui's pension, Li Shengli had saved more than 200 yuan in the past year.

It has been almost a month since I had a drink with Xu Damao, and it is already September.

On this day, Xu Damao's parents came back specifically to clean the house for Xu Damao. The aunties were quite surprised to see Xu's father and mother return to the courtyard, because Xu Damao's parents seldom came back often after they moved out.

The second aunt in the backyard was the closest, so she took the opportunity when Mr. and Mrs. Xu were cleaning and taking a rest to come forward and inquire.

Xu's mother also readily told the news that Xu Damao was going to get married. They were from the same courtyard, what if she didn't tell others and someone reported her?

This was also a common phenomenon in the 1960s and 1970s. There was a saying in this era: "A stamp costs eight cents and it will disgust you for at least half a year."

At the crucial moment of promotion or advancement, a letter of false accusation can shatter your dreams. By the time there is no evidence, the opportunity has already passed.

Especially this courtyard, Xu's father and mother have lived here for many years, and they know exactly what kind of people are in this courtyard.

After cleaning, the house was furnished with happy couplets on the windows, new quilts and the so-called thirty-six legs were prepared, and everyone was ready to pick up the bride.

Xu's father and mother had no plans to invite people from the courtyard to the banquet. After all, most of the people invited by the bride were well-known figures. They just told the three uncles in the courtyard to wait for Xu Damao to give out wedding candies. The Xu family still knew some social etiquette in this regard.

By the time Xu Damao's parents left the courtyard, the news that Xu Damao was going to get married had spread throughout the courtyard.

When Li Shengli came back from get off work, people in the hospital were already talking about it.

"Shengli, have you heard that Xu Damao is getting married?" The third uncle Yan Bugui said when he saw Li Shengli coming up to him.

"I heard that it's spread all over the streets now." Looking at Yan Bugui, Li Shengli wondered what could be hidden in this courtyard.

"I don't know when Xu Damao will hold the banquet." Yan Bugui muttered to himself while looking at the backyard.

"By the way, Shengli, didn't Xu Damao ask you to cook the banquet?" Yan Bugui thought of the two chefs in the courtyard. Since Shazhu and Xu Damao couldn't be called, then the chef for the wedding banquet would have to fall on Li Shengli.

"Uncle, don't think too much. Look, the bridal chamber has been decorated. The wedding will be held in two days. Xu Damao hasn't come to me yet, but his girlfriend is a young lady, so the wedding must be held in a hotel." Li Shengli looked at Yan Bugui speechlessly. Didn't he think of such a simple truth?
After saying goodbye to Yan Bugui, Li Shengli returned to his home. He didn't have the time to calculate this or that. If he had that time, he would rather think about how to improve his life.

The next day was Sunday. Li Shengli was awakened by the noise in the yard early in the morning. Xu Damao was going to pick up his bride today, so the yard was very lively.

Li Shengli did not join in the fun. As usual, he went out for a workout, came back with some water at the door, washed up, and had a simple breakfast.

It's about time for Xu Damao to go pick up his bride. After dinner, Li Shengli also planned to go to the backyard to take a look. Firstly, he didn't know how to mock Sha Zhu when Xu Damao got married, and secondly, the neighbors wanted to go there to gather some people and make it more lively.

(End of this chapter)