On the first day, Song Qiu sent the six agreed upon mule carts to the Yuan family.
This morning, I went to Yuan's house in a carriage with old Yuan and Aling.
The Yuan family's red silk hangings were hung high, making the decoration both festive and lively.
The women who were invited to help were all busy washing and chopping vegetables, and the big spoon hosting the banquet invited Huang Dashao.
Nowadays, there are eight villages in the ten miles away, even those further away. Many of them like to invite Huang Dishao to hold banquets. The unique steamed vegetables, boiled with salt and white sugar until white, he can make them, so they invite other Daddy spoons to hold banquets.
, but they don’t know any of these.
Not to mention, the banquet noodles with these steamed vegetables are just decent and should be praised by everyone who eats them.
The Yuan family's courtyard is large, so one corner is used for hosting banquets. Tables are placed in other areas, and a road from the courtyard gate to the main room is left open.
The main hall was very lively at the moment. Friends and relatives, both near and far, who were supposed to come and could come, were all there.
The Yuan family is now enjoying a prosperous life, which is seen by neighbors near and far.
Originally, the family had more than ten acres of land, and the Yuan family brothers and sisters-in-law all had jobs to do. I heard that a month’s wages added up to a small amount of three liang!
This is something you can't even envy.
Jealous?
No need.
But there are many people who are eyeing the Yuan family and want to marry their children.
It would be best to marry your daughter to the Yuan family, where you can live a good life without suffering, and have relatives like the Song family. You can do whatever work you miss, earn money, and you are not tired or hungry. How decent is that?
But Yuan Daping got married today, Yuan Erping's marriage was also decided, and there was only one Yuan Sanping left. He was not even ten years old this year, and it was still early.
There is no way to marry a daughter, but you can ask a daughter from the Yuan family to be your wife!
Only after you get married can you go back and forth with your family.
Therefore, Yuan Zhizhi and Yuan Meimei are popular.
These two sisters, one is fourteen and the other is thirteen, they can be called relatives!
There are a lot of guests today, and everyone is talking with Old Meng and Xiang's sister-in-law. They want to talk about this marriage. Even if they are not sure, there is a tacit understanding.
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What if it's done?
Not only them, but also the old Yuan family and Hu Yuan family were the ones everyone was vying to talk to.
Song Qiu was sitting next to Mr. Yuan, with a decent junior smile on his face. He watched and listened to the enthusiastic drool of these wives and daughters-in-law, with foam flying everywhere. From time to time, one or two foam splashed on his face, and he almost couldn't sit still.
Fortunately, she is engaged, otherwise, at a women's conference like today, she would be one of the people who are being solicited to maintain fiber.
Well, just look at Al Ling next to you and you will be pulled out to mention it after a few words.
Seeing another woman coming up to hold Lao Yuan's hand, smiling like a chrysanthemum and mentioning Ah Ling again, the saliva almost splashed on her own mouth. Song Qiu finally couldn't sit still and hurriedly pulled Ah Ling.
Ling slipped out of the main room.
According to the custom of getting married in the countryside, the auspicious time is usually set around noon. Those who come to have a wedding banquet have to watch the ceremony, sit down and drink, and then disperse.
If it is set in the evening and dusk like in the city, it will waste lamp oil and candles, and it will be inconvenient for people who come to eat and drink to go home after dark, so it is best to set it during the day.
Wangjialiang was about 30 miles away, and the people who picked up the bride set out before dawn. There was a mule cart, which made the trip back and forth much faster. It was estimated that they would be back soon.
The steamed vegetables have been steaming in the corner of the yard for a long time. The big steamer sitting on the stove is emitting bursts of white steam. The aroma is rich and spreads all over the yard. It is extremely fragrant.
The little children running around the yard sipped their saliva while looking at the road into the village.
After a while, I could only hear the sound of blowing and beating. I looked carefully and saw a group of six mules with big red flowers tied on their heads, coming into the village in a mighty manner.
The Yuan family specially invited a drum group for weddings and weddings to welcome the bride. There were two people on the first mule cart, and two on the last mule cart. They played in harmony, and the music was so lively that people from all over the place were singing.
Can hear.
Sitting on the third mule cart are the bride and groom in bright red wedding clothes. The bride has a hijab on her head, and the groom is holding red silk in his hand.
The other mule carts were filled with people picking up relatives and those coming from the bride's side.
When the children saw the wedding team coming back, they jumped up to meet them and circled around the mule cart. They were very excited.
In the courtyard of the Yuan family, knowing that the wedding team was back, they were ready.
As soon as the motorcade approached, the person in charge of lighting the firecrackers at the entrance of the courtyard started to make crackling sounds and bursts of white smoke and sparks. It was a very festive scene.
Then, Yuan Daping, who was all red and full of joy, helped the bride get off the mule cart. The matchmaker who was sitting in the mule cart behind, who was Xiang's sister-in-law's sister, came up to help the bride.
The crowd gathered around the newlyweds and entered the courtyard. A brazier had been placed at the entrance of the main room. The bride, guided by the matchmaker, stepped over the brazier and entered the main room with the groom.
The main room was already crowded with people, and those who were gathered behind them gathered around the door to watch as they couldn't get in.
At this time, it was rare for Yuan Cheng and Xiang, as parents, to sit down and take the throne of honor, because the newlyweds wanted to worship in the high hall, and their parents were both present, so naturally they should be worshiped first.
Yuan Shuanzi and Lao Meng were both sitting at the bottom, watching the ceremony with a smile along with their direct relatives such as Lao Yuan.
The best man is also the person who sings the ceremony, and he is a respected elder in Yanghuai Village.
After the two newcomers took their seats in the hall, he opened his mouth and started calling.
"Worship heaven and earth!"
"Two thanks to Gaotang!"
"Couple greetings!"
For the first time, Song Qiu watched the excitement of getting married in an ancient village at close range, and found it novel and lively.
This was completely different from the wedding banquets she attended in later generations.
There is no such thing as standing over a brazier or worshiping the sky and the earth. Whether you are wearing a wedding dress or Xiuhe suit, with the wedding officiant leading the way, the atmosphere is completely different. People still exchange rings, kiss the bride and so on.
Yes, there are many forms.
Romance is romance, but to be simple and pure, we still have to count the weddings of this era.
But if Song Qiu was asked to tell her which one she liked, she would almost say without hesitation that she preferred the later generations.
Not for the romance of exchanging rings, or the dreaminess and beauty of the wedding banquet.
It's because weddings in later generations have become more and more advanced, and there are not so many particular customs. When a daughter gets married, her parents can appear at the wedding scene, sit on the high platform, and accept the kowtow and tea ceremony from the couple together with the groom's parents.
Parents who love their daughters, who doesn’t want to witness their daughter’s wedding?
As a daughter, she also wants her parents to watch her marry the one she loves.
Song Qiu sniffed and thought: Mom and dad won't be able to see her get married, but when she gets married next year, she will have to ask her to sit on top and watch her get married.
So it's better not to go in or out. If she really wants to get married, her milk can at most take her to the door of the house, but she can't go to the groom's place with the wedding procession to watch the ceremony.
And if Li Yang were to marry her, just like Cousin Meng Sheng did last year, the aunt and the others could only send her out of the house and not be able to watch Cousin Meng Sheng pay his respects. How could they not feel regretful?
Getting married is a life-long event, so don’t leave any regrets. It would be best if you can all witness it with your own eyes.
"It's done!"
With this sound, a group of newcomers were sent into the new house.
After entering the new house, there are still some etiquette to complete, which is to lift the hijab and drink a glass of wine.
After doing this, the bride will stay in the bridal chamber, while the groom will come out to toast and accompany the guests.
With the sound of the ceremony being carried into the bridal chamber, a banquet was also opened in the courtyard outside. Everyone found their seats, and eight people at a table hurriedly sat down. The dishes were served to the table like running water.