Chapter 401: Chapter 401 Hustle and Bustle Chapter 401: Chapter 401 Hustle and Bustle Madam Xie said irritably, “Your heart is really big, aren’t you going to entertain the village head and the elders? If you ignore them too much, people will be upset.”
“Hey! I invite them to eat, and they won’t be happy?” Xuexue shook her head in disbelief and added, “We still have Big Bull. At that time, let Big Bull drink a toast with them, and everything will be fine. Mother, don’t worry.”
Among men, it’s that simple. A few toasts at the dinner table, and everything is resolved.
Big Bull: “Right, great aunt, you don’t need to worry. The village head is not a petty person.”
While they were talking, a few women came in and immediately started clamoring as soon as they saw Madam Xie: “Oh! Madam Xie, we came to help you move the tables.”
This is how the Nong family arranges a feast: because there are too many people, there aren’t enough tables, stools, and dishes, so traditionally, each family brings their own tables and stools. If they are worried about losing them, they can mark them to easily find their own things when the feast disbands.
“Letting you come over to move, that’s so embarrassing!” Madam Xie was somewhat at a loss. Traditionally, she had done these things herself and had never had anyone help them.
The sudden enthusiasm of the women made her a bit uncomfortable.
“What’s there to be embarrassed about? It’s just moving tables. You are so generous, inviting the whole village to eat. These are just little efforts on our part, should be done, should be done.”
Several women chimed in: “By the way, where are your tables? Let’s go move them.”
As they spoke, they looked around the new house, filled with envy, thinking to themselves how Madam Xie and her daughter somehow stumbled into good fortune. Ever since her husband divorced her, their lives have been getting better by the day.
“Oh! They are in the kitchen,” Madam Xie pointed in the direction of the kitchen because they had just moved in today and hadn’t had the chance to move them to the living room yet.
“Eh! Okay!”
A few women responded and didn’t wait for Madam Xie to lead the way; they went bustling into the kitchen to start moving.
Madam Xie watched their backs helplessly and turned to Xuexue, saying, “Letting them help us move, it’s really embarrassing!”
Xuexue laughed and said, “Mother, you are just too honest, always considering others first.”
“Exactly, we should take care of our own business.”
“They help us because we invited them to dinner and they appreciate it, so, Mother, you don’t need to feel embarrassed.”
Madam Xie thought about it and it seemed to make sense, so she nodded and said, “Eh! That’s true.”
Late afternoon
In front of the ancestral hall, it was crowded with people, everyone laughing and having a great time.
Big Bull even moved out several cases of drinks from the hall to satisfy the cravings of the Great Masters.
Chuner was amazing, joining Xiao Gougou to move out a box of snacks specifically for the village children. Now, she had become the children’s favorite in the village. The Nong family’s children usually had no snacks, and because Xiao Chunchun gave them snacks from time to time, the children really liked her.
Madam Xie was too happy to mind Chuner and just let her mingle with the children.
Big Bull and Xuexue were at a table with the village head and the elders, even saving a seat specifically for Shopkeeper Fan.
Seeing that almost all the dishes were served and Shopkeeper Fan was still not in sight,
Madam Xie grew a bit anxious and quietly asked Xuexue, “Why has Shopkeeper Fan not arrived yet? Could it be that he won’t come?”