July 28, 1987, Friday. Auspicious for: marriage, consecration, travel, haircutting, raising beams, moving fires, demolition, construction, and opening for business.
July 29, 1987, Saturday. Auspicious for: marriage, consecration, travel, prayers for blessings, prayers for children, lifting restrictions, demolition, breaking ground, and construction.
The last two days of July were both fine days for weddings, so Li Ye was going to be busy for two days straight.
Because Li Dayong was getting married on the twenty-eighth, while Wang Jianqiang was getting married on the twenty-ninth. These two brothers' big days fell one right after the other, only a day apart. As their die-hard big brother, Li Ye naturally had to be there to offer his congratulations.
The reason the two had married later than Li Ye was that Wen Leyu had only graduated from university this year, while the other was young and had only just turned twenty-three. Otherwise, given how closely they followed Li Ye, they would have gotten married last year.
And once Li Ye showed up today, simply offering congratulations would not be enough. He would have to accompany the groom in toasting guests. The men of Dongshan were straightforward folk; Li Ye reckoned he would have to down at least three, four, five, or six jin of liquor over these two days—maybe even five, six, seven, or eight jin.
Although Li Ye had never once gotten drunk since crossing over, he had children now. In this era, that already made him a middle-aged man who "drank goji berries," so people had begun worrying about his health.
On the evening of the twenty-seventh, Li Zhongfa and Li Kaijian had both arrived. At the dinner table, Wen Leyu thoughtfully said to Li Ye, "You're going over to Dayong's tonight, right? I had someone get some kudzu root. Remember to