Chapter 143: Kiss
Chapter 143: Kiss
It was dawn on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, and everyone in the village came to help them shovel all the snow out of the courtyard. The snow on the roof was also swept away last night. The whole house was clean and bright, and there were red couplets posted on the door, which was full of joy. .
The procession for sending off the bride prepared five carriages and two horses, three of which were specially left by Zimo after returning from the capital. It turned out that the betrothal gifts for the two carriages of the Chen family had been cooked except for the food, and Grandma Yan added a lot. There are so few good things for the dowry that it can fill three carriages.
According to the rules, parents are not allowed to see off their daughter when she gets married, and they have to stay away when they go out. Therefore, except for the carriage and horseback riders, it is decided that three boys and three girls will go out together.
The girls were Yan Zhenzhen, Fubao and Qiuli, and the boys were naturally Yan Yongning, Erlang and Sanlang. However, the younger ones were reluctant to part with Yaya, so they simply chose a good-looking boy from the clan to pair with Yaya. It became four men and four women.
The brother-in-law had to ride a horse to support the show, and Zimo was with him. In addition, he found five unmarried young men from the village to drive the carriage. This kind of pomp and circumstance was enough.
The wedding team entered the village before noon. There were three cars, one of which was filled with raw poultry and food prepared according to the regulations. In addition to the matchmaker and Mrs. Yang who came last time, they also came with their county school. five classmates.
For safety reasons, Mr. Xiao also asked two official servants to ride horses to suppress the formation.
The groom got off the carriage at the end of the village and changed to a horse. He was wearing a black satin gown, a wide-brimmed hat with red cherry blossoms, and a big red flower tied on his chest. He was really a handsome man.
The firecrackers started setting off as soon as we entered the village and continued until we got home. Wedding candies and cakes were scattered all the way with copper plates. The children in the village took the prepared cloth bags and started grabbing them all the way. Even the adults joined in to join in the fun. It was a scene. very impressive.
The door of Fubao's house is open, but in order to enter, you have to pass two red fences tied with red cloth, which Yan Yongli just made in the past few days according to Yan Yongning's instructions.
All the children in the village were barricaded by Sanlang and Fubao to ask for wedding money. The groom had already prepared a lot of red envelopes. Every child in the village had a small red envelope worth six copper coins. The red envelope for the child is heavy, and naturally a share for the four uncles and uncles is indispensable.
It was not so easy to enter the second door. Yan Yongning and two scholars blocked them outside. Since they were both scholars, they naturally had to write poems and compare poems before they could get in!
The people in the village had never seen such a method before. They had already surrounded him three times inside and outside.
Poems for marriage must consider the sincerity of the groom, and there are rules to follow, so it is naturally not too difficult. However, the bridegroom official speaks in a well-organized manner, and he has already prepared to speak freely, and the bridegroom official is not a problem in improvising poems. It is not like taking part in an imperial examination. As long as he responds quickly and speaks fluently, he can pass.
It is much easier for pairs. Several groomsmen can participate together. The people who come with them are all new talents this year. They are not bad in knowledge, so naturally there is no way to stop them. However, this procedure is just a formality. The wedding reception adds a lively atmosphere, and no one intends to embarrass them.
After the groom enters the house and salutes his father-in-law and mother-in-law, he then sits down to eat. Naturally, the food must be served first to those who come to greet the bride and send her off to the bride. Others in the village, relatives and friends usually join in the fun first, and then start serving the food after the newlyweds leave. Tables were set up one after another because we had enough time today. Many people in the village were hungry in the morning waiting for this meal!
The sound of crackling firecrackers was heard at the door again. Just as the person receiving the bride sat down, the person greeting the guests came in and announced: "A distinguished guest has arrived."
The two relatives at home were picked up by carriages early in the morning, and no other friends were invited?
Who could it be?
The old patriarch rushed out to welcome him.
"Old patriarch, congratulations on your happy wedding. I arrived uninvited. If Master Xiao hadn't asked me to give you a gift, I wouldn't have known about your family's great joy.
You look down on me too much. Yong Yi and Zimo obviously came to my place for tea a few days ago, why didn't you send me an invitation? "
"Mayor Gong, I'm so disrespectful. Come in and sit down quickly. Seeing that you and Mr. Xiao are busy arranging the victims, how can I dare to trouble you? I also wanted to keep everything simple. The people who came here are all people from the same village and clan. Don’t dare to be too showy.”
Mayor Gong asked an official who came with him to bring in two gifts and gifts. It turned out that they were quite expensive.
"Master Xiao said that he would go to Chen's house in the afternoon to ask for two glasses of water and wine, and he would not come over here."
"Okay, okay, then you have to express my gratitude to him on my behalf. You guys are really too considerate, but it seems that I don't understand etiquette. I'll punish myself with three drinks later."
Grandpa Yan quickly asked the ladies to add another table in the hall, and asked Mayor Gong to take a seat. The village chief and clan chief sat together, and Yan Yongning and the groom also came to accompany them.
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It was very lively outside. In Yan Qinghua's boudoir, the children were chattering and did not leave the bride alone. Grandma Yan felt a headache as soon as she entered.
"Okay, you little ones don't have to accompany the bride anymore. Grandma has set a table for you in the study. Go and eat quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
Fu Bao and the other three girls had already wanted to run away. According to the custom, the girls they send off to the bride should stay with them in the boudoir before the bride goes out. Now as soon as grandma told her, they ran out in a hurry, and they were still outside. It’s lively and fun, and the red collar is also fun.
However, Zhen Zhen was sensible and could keep her composure and did not follow her out, wanting to stay with her aunt.
I didn't want to be kicked out by Grandma Yan in disgust, and waved her hand: "Go, go, don't be so reserved in your own home, take care of them and eat quickly, you have to bring in more bowls here, troublesome."
Seeing that I was still a soft-spoken woman with a soft heart and no change in her mood, Yan Qinghua finally felt relieved.
Grandma Yan personally accompanied Yan Qinghua and brought her a bowl of wontons with a few chopped green onions floating on them. It looked delicious, so naturally she couldn't let her daughter go out hungry.
Yun Niang made small wontons, specially made into small ones so that her makeup would not be stained with one bite.
Yun Niang usually doesn't like to talk, but what she does is very considerate, and Grandma Yan is relieved to be a dowry for Tsinghua University.
"mother"
Yan Qinghua saw that my mother still couldn't stop. She looked at him without even blinking, and almost started to feed him. He couldn't help but choked up a little, and he couldn't let go of his mother.
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