Li Rui was shocked, for the first time he heard that the military could not interfere in local affairs, and after thinking about it carefully, he understood that if the military interfered in local affairs, it was indeed easy to mess up, and even major incidents occurred, so it was necessary to stipulate such a regulation, so he nodded knowingly and said: "Okay, then wait a little longer, let's talk about it after eating." ”

At this time, Hu Xiaohua came over happily, the family was about to undergo major changes, and everything was developing in a good way, which made Hu Xiaohua see hope and hope, and her mental outlook was refreshed, she casually shook off the water droplets on her hands, and said happily: "Brother, sister, it's time to eat, everyone is waiting for you." ”

"What are you waiting for us to do?" Lin Jing and Qin Rong said in unison in surprise.

Li Rui looked over and found that many villagers were talking to Father Hu in a low voice, pointing, no one was on the table, reacted, and said with a helpless wry smile: "I'm afraid it's for us to sit on the throne, we have become honored guests, according to the rules of our grassland, if the guests don't serve the table, the host won't serve the table." ”

"Lordship?" Lin Jing looked at the villagers in disbelief, and also reacted, and said embarrassedly: "Forget it, we are all our own family, and we are not guests, Xiaohua, tell your parents, don't be so particular." ”

"That's not good, it's the first time you come here, and you're a great benefactor of our family, if you're too casual, you'll be scolded for not knowing etiquette, let's go." Hu Xiaohua explained with a grin.

"Otherwise, just let him go alone, and our sisters won't be on the throne." Qin Rong said that Qin Rong, who was full of courage on the battlefield, felt a little weak in the face of the villagers, mainly because of the language barrier and the inability to communicate.

Hu Xiaohua smiled understandingly: "It's okay, I've already dealt with it, the main table is just the three of you, me and my dad, and my cousin, you have met, and there are two other elders, the village is highly respected, responsible for accompaniment, don't worry about language problems, they are veterans who have fought in the war, the language is no problem, and they can barely communicate." ”

"That's good, our little flower is sensible and will arrange it." Lin Jing was overjoyed when she heard this, and said with a smile.

"Let's go, don't make everyone wait too long and lose their manners." Li Rui seriously proposed, walked forward, and soon came to the main table, and saluted solemnly to the two respected old men, veterans are not simple, they have made a lot of contributions to this country, and they deserve respect.

The eyes of the two old men lit up, almost reflexively returned the salute, a simple military salute instantly narrowed the distance between each other, and the young man immediately asked Li Rui to sit in a position in the north, Li Rui knew some rules, knew that this position was the main position, thought about it, and did not refuse, Hu Xiaohua arranged for Lin Jing and Qin Rong to sit in the east.

The three of them sat down, and the others immediately smiled and found their own places to sit down, Hu Xiaohua and Hu's father sat on the south side, which was the host seat of the accompanying guests, an old man and Li Rui sat together, and the young man sat on the west side with another old man.

As soon as the dishes and chopsticks were all set up, and the wine was full, the old man who sat with Li Rui got up, picked up the wine bowl and said a few words loudly, causing the people around him to applaud, Li Rui didn't understand, looked at Hu Xiaohua, Hu Xiaohua smiled, pointed to the wine bowl, and signaled to drink.

The grassland is cold, drinking wine to keep out the cold, Li Rui has learned to drink with Uncle Anli since he was a child, the amount of wine is very large, drink the wine in the bowl in one gulp, the wine is clear and sweet, very good to eat, but there is a hot feeling when it passes through the throat, obviously the wine is full of strength, and secretly reminds himself that he can't be greedy for a cup, this kind of grain wine has a lot of stamina and is easy to get drunk.

Everyone drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, even the women were not included, revealing a little pride, Qin Rong had a good amount of wine, and he also dried it in one gulp, Lin Jing couldn't drink enough, he took a sip in some embarrassment, and looked at everyone embarrassedly, Hu Xiaohua explained a few words in local dialect, and the old man who sat with Li Rui said a few words, Hu Xiaohua looked at Li Rui in embarrassment and said: "Brother, according to our customs here, the first bowl of wine must be drunk, or you can do it for you." ”

"Yes, let your brother do it for you, who will do it if he doesn't do it?" Qin Rong coaxed.

Li Rui looked at Lin Jing, Lin Jing's face was embarrassed, only the closest people could help replace the wine, after thinking about it, he still handed the wine bowl to Li Rui, Li Rui looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, thank you." As he spoke, he dried, and a stream of heat surged up from the dantian and spread into his limbs, feeling comfortable all over his body, and he couldn't help but take a long breath.

The young man gave a thumbs up and said, "Good drink." ”

"Young man, you're not an ordinary soldier, are you? On behalf of Hujiagou, I would like to thank you for coming. The old man sitting with Li Rui raised his glass enthusiastically and said in Chinese, which was not very proficient.

"Thank you!" Li Rui hurriedly raised the bowl again, Hu Xiaohua came up with a wine jug to pour wine, worried that Li Rui's wine was limited, so he deliberately poured less, everyone didn't break it when they saw it, they just smiled kindly, no one coaxed to fill up, Li Rui touched the old man, and drank it in one go.

"Okay, let's eat first, my brother and two sisters haven't eaten much all the way, they're already hungry, and they'll drink when they're full." Hu Xiaohua smiled and said.

Everyone smiled kindly, no one objected, Li Rui could see that the villagers loved and respected Hu Xiaohua very much, this is a kind of respect from the heart, I can't help but wonder, how can a little girl's family get everyone's respect? Isn't there a patriarchal mentality in remote villages? There must be a reason for this.

At this time, someone from the other table came to toast, and the young man immediately persuaded him: "You wait a minute, Sister Xiaohua said, eat some first, and drink it later." ”

The other party promised to go back, and Li Rui was even more curious, and the young man saw Li Rui's curiosity, and explained with a smile: "Xiaohua is the first person we have here to be admitted to university, Wenqu Xing is down, and the whole Hujiagou admires it, as long as Xiaohua says it, no one will object." ”

Li Rui listened to it and smiled, the feeling is this willingness, what a simple villager, everyone chatted casually, half full, Li Rui gave everyone a salute according to the rules of the grassland, Hujiagou also has this rule, everyone saw Li Ruili for several weeks, spoke in a good manner, drank more or less, and admired it, and the scene was very lively.

Qin Rong was worried that Li Rui would not be able to carry it alone, so he went up to help, women either didn't drink at all, or they were particularly able to drink, and Qin Rong belonged to the latter, Li Rui didn't frown when he saw Qin Rong drinking, and he estimated that he had a lot of wine, and Qin Rong played it, Xiaohua's parents looked at it and smiled, and they were happy to eat a meal.

Just when the banquet was about to end, there was a sudden roar in the sky, Li Rui looked back in surprise, a transport plane in the sky was whistling, and he couldn't help frowning, looking at Qin Rong and Lin Jing, and the villagers also saw the transport plane, and they all got up curiously, looked up, and talked in a low voice.