As an outsider, Ling Xiao is still very curious about weddings in this era. Some things have disappeared with the passage of time, and future generations can only guess what happened from the records of predecessors. Now Ling Xiao has a closer look.
Naturally, I have the opportunity to take a closer look at the wedding situation in this era, and I want to experience it no matter what.
She told the parents of the Lin family about her plan. The couple felt that Ling Xiao was too troublesome during this period, but they had to admit that without Ling Xiao, they would have suffered more, and naturally they had a worse impression of Ling Xiao.
Okay, I wanted to do something for the other person, but I couldn't find what Ling Xiao needed for a while, so I put it off.
Now that I heard that Ling Xiao planned to see how the daughter of the Lin family got married, she was naturally very happy. The two of them were not in the mood to attend any wedding. Although the eldest daughter had been dead for several years, they had just learned about the news, so it was naturally impossible for them to attend the wedding, even if
The bride is a daughter of the Lin family who is somewhat close to her.
Originally they just planned to have someone bring them gifts, but now they thought it was just right for Ling Xiao to go there and be considered a representative of the family. They didn't think that because Ling Xiao brought back the bones of their eldest daughter, they didn't think that Ling Xiao would follow him.
We grieve together, which is difficult for others to do.
Father Lin asked a familiar relative to take Ling Xiao to a banquet. He also introduced Ling Xiao to the other party, saying that he was a friend his daughter had met in the New World. After letting the relatives know about it, they were a little frightened and took Ling Xiao cautiously.
to the bride's house.
Ling Xiao went to see the bride first with some curiosity. No one from the Lin family stopped her. She saw the bride sitting quietly on the bed wearing a red dress. There was a lot of powder on her face, and it looked like she had knocked over the dough bag.
It was only white, plus two lumps of red. In Ling Xiao's opinion, the whole outfit didn't look very good. Why do you say that?
Because the bride comes from a working class, although she does not necessarily have to do the hard work at home, it is absolutely impossible for her to not do any farm work. Naturally, it is impossible for her skin to be as white as jade. In other words, her skin color is slightly darker when exposed outside.
The powder is white, but the bride's neck area has not been treated similarly, and the skin gap is relatively large.
But Ling Xiao naturally wouldn't say it. The bride's dress is normal. It can only be said that the bride, as a girl, has no chance to dress up properly and improve her makeup skills. Oh! No! It should be an appreciation level.
.Also, it’s hard to live, so how can you have the opportunity to dress up? There is no time to dress up, and there is no money to supply and consume. Cosmetics have always been a big consumer, and they have no chance to improve their skills that may not seem important in troubled times.
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In fact, the bride is still in her youth, and her skin is still in good condition at this time. Coupled with the bride's unique shyness, she is still a beautiful bride, and others say she looks good.
Ling Xiao thought that the people who came to see the bride came with blessings. But when someone knew that Ling Xiao was from a big city, they asked Ling Xiao if he thought the bride was pretty? This was really not a provocation? Ling Xiao took a look.
That person, obviously, is a person who doesn't know how to get into trouble.
The expressions of the people in the room could be described as life-changing at this moment. Some people wanted to get the answer urgently, so they stared at Ling Xiao closely, with a hint of ridicule in their anger. Some people pulled the person repeatedly, signaling not to go too far. Some people listened.
Afterwards, she was so angry that she clenched her little fists and wanted to hit someone. Some people were gloating about her misfortune. The bride was angry and angry, but she had no choice but to call her "cousin".
Most people looked at Ling Xiao. They knew very well that most people in the city looked down upon them, village girls, so they wanted to see what Ling Xiao had to say. For a moment, Ling Xiao felt really funny and angry. This bride was really
What a bad luck, why do you still have this cousin?
She laughed when she thought of this. Even if she thinks the bride is not good-looking, she can't say it. She is not a fool and would get into trouble at the wedding. Besides, the bride is not bad, so Ling Xiao continued: "Of course the bride is good-looking!"
The bride breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. At this time, someone took away her cousin. Only then did Ling Xiao notice that this young woman had a three-inch golden lotus. She didn't know what to say for a while.
Before anyone else could say anything, someone came into the room who was dedicated to combing the bride's hair. This was a blessed person specially invited by the bride's family. While combing her hair, she would say: comb it all the way to the end, lift it up.
The case and eyebrows are straightened. Two combs are combed to the end, and they fly together. Three combs are combed to the end, and they will be united forever.
Ling Xiao looked at this scene with a smile. This kind of auspicious words belongs to the blessing of her mother's family. There are similar customs in many places. Most newlywed women of the Han family in Kyushu receive this kind of blessing, hoping that the bride can stand in her husband's family in the future.
Keep your feet firmly on the ground and live a happy life in the future.
The bride's face was shy at the moment, with a bit of longing in her eyes. As an adult, she knew that she had started a new life and would have her own home in the future. At the same time, she was also a bit scared, because she was about to get married, and her natal family would not
It was her home, and she would be a guest when she came back, but she didn't know yet whether she would live a good life at her husband's house, so she was still a little scared.
After this, the bride had to wait for the groom to pick her up. Ling Xiao took the opportunity to look around the room. The bride's family had also prepared a dowry. As a farmer, she didn't have much valuable dowry, just some clothes and bedding, but
This was already a good dowry in the village. Ling Xiao then discovered that her feet were not bound.
Despite the fact that in the city, talented people who have drunk foreign ink are divorcing their first wives who have their feet bound, there are still many women in the countryside who have their feet bound since childhood. Even if they are still peasant women in the end, they still have to go to the fields after their feet are bound, but that kind of foot binding
The custom is still not banned.
The reason why the young women of the Lin family do not have their feet bound is thanks to Father Lin, who early reminded the villagers that times have changed and women do not need to have their feet bound at all. This really liberated most of the young girls of the Lin family. But it also shows that the people of the Lin family
I am a person who is more accepting of new things. You should know that in many places, your feet are still bound and you don't care at all about the publicity launched by the authorities.
The bride naturally felt Ling Xiao's gaze, and her body seemed to stiffen a bit. She also tried hard to use the hem of her skirt to cover her seemingly big feet. You must know that many girls in the nearby villages still have their feet bound, because many men still have their feet bound.
Three inches of golden lotus is considered beautiful, which also leads to many girls still having their feet bound, just like my cousin just now.
The reason why my cousin had an attack just now was because her cousin's family originally took a fancy to her current husband's family and thought that the husband's family conditions were good and wanted to marry their daughter to her. However, the husband fell in love with the Lin family girl and came directly to ask for marriage.
For this reason, her cousin felt that her cousin had robbed her of her marriage, so she would look for trouble everywhere. Previously, the bride wanted to tolerate it for the sake of her relatives, but she actually made trouble in front of foreign guests, which made her a little unhappy. At this time, she felt that Ling
Xiao looked at her feet and hid them.
Ling Xiao noticed the bride's discomfort, so he smiled and stretched out his feet and said: "I am also a natural foot, why do women have to have their feet bound? Have you ever seen bound feet? It is really cruel. In fact, "
"The Book of Filial Piety: Kai Zong Ming Yi" says: "The hair and skin of the body are received by the parents, and daring not to damage them is the beginning of filial piety." The ancestors said that they should not damage the body, and the feet are also part of the body.
Will it become a deformity? It’s better to have good nature!”
Wow? Every one of the women in the room looked at Ling Xiao in shock. They didn't expect that such a statement would be made. Although they are talented, they are still affected by the thoughts of the people around them, so many women are somewhat confused in their hearts.
I still think small feet are very nice, and some people even secretly want to make their feet smaller.
Naturally, they didn’t expect that someone would stand out and preach that Tianzu is good around the bride! Although they couldn’t remember what Ling Xiao just said about the filial piety scripture, they remembered the words later, so they really wanted Ling Xiao to write down what he just said.
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Seeing the women who wanted to ask but didn't dare to speak, Ling Xiao said: "Actually, everyone remembers one sentence, okay? To make your life more convenient, do you think it's better to work with your feet wrapped around your feet, or do you think it's better to work alone?
Is it better to not have your feet bound? If you encounter danger and need to run, will you run faster with your feet bound, or will you run faster without binding your feet?"
The women were silent, knowing that that state was more appropriate. But they were a little in awe of this foreign woman, because she knew a lot of things that they didn't understand at all. She and they seemed to be in two different worlds, even though
The clothes they wear now are not much different, but they don't know why they are still different. Therefore, they are embarrassed to talk to this woman from the outside world. Instead, they look at each other with their friends and only shyly peek at Ling Xiao.
Some people had some enlightenment after listening to Ling Xiao's words, and the bride was the one who had some enlightenment, because she was somewhat inferior to her big feet before, but after Ling Xiao's preaching, she began to feel that her normal feet were very
Okay, I won’t have that unsightly thought anymore.
Ling Xiao remembered that he hadn't given a gift yet, which was a bit rude. After thinking about it, he took out two small gold coins with holes punched in them. The gold coins with holes could be made into earrings, so Ling Xiao made them with ear hooks.
The earrings just don't have much weight, after all, they are not very big.
Ling Xiao received these two gold coins in this world. Their purity was acceptable, so he gave them to the bride, "Bride, this is a small gift from me to you. I wish you a happy wedding and good health."
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"." The bride was stunned for a moment, because the sisters' gifts were very ordinary, and they usually just gave some small things. How could they give gold coins? After she came to her senses, she waved her hand and said, "How is this possible? I can't ask for it."
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"It's just two little things. Just keep them and treat me as your cousin who is far away from home. This is a wedding gift from my sister to my sister. Just hold it. Remember: a woman's life is not just about
Live for your family, and more importantly, live for yourself. Don’t just think about other people and forget that you are also a person with your own joys and sorrows. Never, ever abandon yourself first.”
The reason why Ling Xiao said this was due to an intuition that this woman might be in a dilemma. Ling Xiao hoped that this woman could get out of the dilemma. In fact, at this time, she never thought that she would still be in trouble.
Have a chance to meet this bride.
As he spoke, Ling Xiao fixed the bride with his left hand, then used his right hand to remove the silver lilac from the bride's ear holes, and hung the gold coin earrings on the bride. The whole room was silent, and everyone looked at it with envy.
Bride, this is a great gift.
The replaced silver lilac was placed in the bride's hand. The bride wanted to refuse, but the weight on her ears made her dare not move for a while. At this moment, she was frightened but still felt unspeakable happiness. You must know that in the village,
The woman didn't have much silver jewelry. The silver lilacs were a betrothal gift from her husband's family, and her parents asked her to take them back. Gold was even rarer.
"Take it with you! It's really nice to be a happy bride!" After Ling Xiao said that, he turned around and left the bride's room. It happened that the groom came to pick up the bride. For a moment, the bride had no time to call back Ling Xiao who had finished delivering the gift.
A pair of silver lilacs left their parents' home and started a new life of their own.