Volume 2, Chapter 177: Wedding
Shangguan's temper was a bit eccentric, but he was well-educated and would not cause trouble at other people's happy events. Therefore, he acquiesced to Dongming Ziyu's arrangement of servants.
Qin Heng came with several stewards of Qianlima Shop, Chen Mingdong brought Chen Qingyun and Chen Mingnan. Dongming Ziyu invited Shangguan to the table to entertain them.
Next, the county magistrate sent people to send congratulatory gifts, and several scholars of the same year came to congratulate him in person. Villagers who were friends with Nanbeixi Village came to congratulate him one after another. The huge courtyard was full of people.
The really delicious dim sum shop and the Chollima Express Station not only provided employment opportunities for the Dongzhou family, but many people from Nanbeixi Village also worked part-time at the dim sum shop and delivered mail to Chollima, so they all took this opportunity to show their goodwill.
When Old Man Dong saw that there were many more guests than expected, he hurriedly asked Dong Youyin to take people to buy ingredients. There were not enough tables and chairs, so he directly changed them to running tables and ate in waves.
Mrs. Li took out the prepared candies and distributed them to the running children. Mrs. Sun led the daughters-in-law who came to help to light the fire. They were not required to cook. It was the chef hired from the restaurant.
The cold dishes such as braised pork, roasted chicken, drooling duck, peanuts, etc. were prepared yesterday and can be plated today. In one large pot is simmering whole lamb soup, in another large pot is stewing ribs, and in another large pot are
Chicken stewed with mushrooms. The chefs' cooking pots were sizzling, steaming, and smelling delicious.
A group of children ran in shouting, "Here it comes, here it comes! The bride is coming!"
Then, he ran out again with a roar.
Everyone stood up and went out to welcome him.
Mrs. Qian straightened her clothes, held up her hairpin ring, and said loudly: "Get the firecrackers ready!"
"Okay!" Erhu led a group of young men and ran out carrying firecrackers.
The Shangguan observed secretly and found that they all had a clear division of labor, were in order, and were not chaotic at all. He couldn't help but be even more impressed by this group of people.
The sound of festive suona sounds from far to near, and the procession of welcoming and seeing off the bride appears at the end of the road. You can see the tall man on the horse walking in the front.
"Crackling, crackling..." Two strings of firecrackers were set off at the entrance of the village.
Onlookers gathered around the procession and walked toward Dongzhou's house. Silang and Wulang sat on the carriage, grabbed handfuls of wedding candies from the basket, and threw them into the crowd, causing a burst of looting from the crowd.
When we arrived at the gate of Dong Zhou's house, two more firecrackers were hung. After we entered the gate of Dong Zhou's house, and at the door of the house, two more firecrackers were hung.
Dalang dismounted and smiled like a fool.
Xi Niang handed him the bow and arrow wrapped in red silk, and said with a smile: "Groom, officer, shoot at the sedan door quickly!"
Dalang bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot the red-painted arrow without an arrowhead, hitting the sedan door, causing a burst of cheers.
Xi Niang began to sing a happy song in the local soft language: "The big red sedan chair has landed on the doorstep, all relatives and friends, please get out of the way. The Queen Mother is holding a bucket of rice, and the girls supporting the sedan are coming later. The sedan chair has landed on the doorstep, and the beautiful girls are lining up on both sides. Open the door of the sedan chair.
, please bring in new people."
While singing, he gave Dalang a big red silk flower.
The elder man walked to the sedan chair and gently kicked the sedan door.
The sisters on the bride's side opened the sedan door, and the elder man put one end of the silk into the bride's hand, pulled her out, and then stepped across the saddle to the sound of Xi Niang's happy song.
It was his turn to buy a brazier. The elder man hesitated a little, and the fire in the brazier was a little bright. The bride's skirt was long, and if she didn't buy it, it would burn her skirt.
This is not possible!
The elder man gritted his teeth, picked up the bride, and strode across the brazier.
"oh!"
"boom!"
The spectators cheered and laughed.
The elder man's face was purple and red. He just didn't do anything and carried the bride into the door before putting her down.
The living room of a small family is too small to allow the guests to stand and watch the ceremony, so they worship heaven and earth in the courtyard.
An offering table was set up, with tablets of heaven and earth on it. Old man Dong and Mrs. Qian sat on one side of the offering table, and Mr. Dong Youtian and Mrs. Li sat on the other side.
First they bowed to heaven and earth, then to the elders. The husband and wife bowed to each other, and then they were sent into the bridal chamber amidst the sound of pipes and beatings and the noise of the crowd.
The bridegroom and the bride sat down on the carved bed. Mrs. Quanfu brought a wedding greeting tied with red silk flowers and handed it to the groom. She and Xiniang sang together: "On the scale beam of the six stars of the South Dipper, happiness, wealth, longevity, and joy gather together, and the sky is full of auspiciousness."
It is auspicious tonight, I will open the red brocade and see my beautiful lady."
The old man lifted the red hijab off the bride's head with trembling hands, revealing a... scary face.
The children watching the excitement covered their mouths. The bride's face was painted white, with bright red cheeks and red lips. It was impossible to tell whether she was beautiful or not.
Wu Wenhui finally saw the light of day and quickly glanced around, her eyebrows lowered and her eyes lowered without raising her head, she was so shy.
Xi Niang smiled and asked: "Groom, is the bride beautiful?"
The smile on Dalang's face froze and he said: "Beautiful!"
Erlang heckled his brother, "Where is the beauty?"
Dalang smiled and said: "Everywhere is beautiful! Cherry mouth, willow eyebrows, eyes like pearls, face like peach blossoms!"
"Okay!" Everyone laughed.
Amid everyone's laughter, Mrs. Quanfu took two wine glasses tied with red threads, performed the wedding ceremony, and then ate descendants' dumplings.
A group of children asked: "Is there a baby or not?"
Dalang blushed, rubbed his neck, and said loudly: "Sheng!"
"Hahaha..." There was another round of laughter.
Dahu joked: "Look, Brother Da Lang's neck muscles are screaming!"
Someone laughed and said: "The bride hasn't said yet! Whether she will give birth or not!"
"The bride said, give birth or not!"
Wu Wenhui could only lower her head and whisper: "Sheng!"
This caused everyone to burst into laughter again.
Mrs. Quanfu began to spread the tent, grabbing a handful of red dates and chestnuts from the dustpan, and while singing a happy song, she scattered them into the bed tent from all directions, including southeast, northwest, and southeast. Many of them fell on the bride and groom.
The children all went to grab the dates and chestnuts that fell on the bride and groom. This is called a happy fruit, bringing happiness.
After the ceremony was completed, everyone left the new house to sit at the banquet. Only Wu Wenhui's two clan sisters and Daya, Erya, Sanya and Ling Yue were left in the new house to accompany her to the banquet.
Shangguan did not squeeze into the new house, but listened outside the door, smiling and stroking his beard and sighing: "You are not frivolous and waste your youth, youth is good!"
Old Man Dong asked: "Is this your first time attending a wedding in the village?"
Shangguan smiled and said: "This is still interesting. It is much more lively than reciting poems and answering a lot of etiquette and rules at a wedding."
Dong Chunlei smiled and said: "Let's go and sit down."
After everyone sat down at the table, various dishes were served, and they were all delicious. They had a great time eating and drinking.
It was lively for most of the day, until it was almost dark and all the guests left.
Everyone from the Dongzhou family stayed behind, clearing away the table scraps, cleaning, and washing the dishes. In the evening, these people from the Dongzhou family set up ten tables again, and they didn’t make any new dishes. They just warmed up the dishes that were not used at noon.
Already.
After eating, I tidied up again, and I was busy until midnight before I stopped.
Mrs. Qian took a look at the new house, suddenly remembered something, looked solemn, pulled Mrs. Li aside, and asked quietly: "Have you and the boss talked to Dalang about how to deal with that matter?"
Mrs. Li blushed greatly because of her mother-in-law, and whispered: "This, this, what should we say?"
Mrs. Qian clicked her tongue and said, "Da Lang, be honest, you definitely don't know what to do. It's not good to delay the wedding night on your wedding night! Let me teach Da Lang, don't delay giving birth to my great-grandson!"
Chapter completed!