Chapter 1439: A lively wedding banquet, the day of returning home
Chapter 1439: Lively wedding banquet, day of return
After receiving the good news, Bian Xi and some of the men in his family began to get busy. Not long after, a temporary new house was erected in the yard.
"General, the wedding team is back!"
A personal guard who came as a disciple hurried over and shouted at Bian Xi.
Bian Xi raised his hand and said, "Go, gentlemen, let the firecrackers come to mind! Also, go and ask the master to enter the Sutra!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the firecrackers outside the door began to crackle, and the old Bimo who had previously divined fortunes for Shen Tang and the others was picked up again and prayed at the door.
When the sound of firecrackers subsided, the wedding team finally arrived at the door.
Murong Yu was carried through the door by Xian Mu, followed by a girl from her natal family on both sides, holding a torch in their hands.
When he arrived at the new house, Gao Liangcheng sang in harmony, "Cut the ear wire!"
Then, he personally stepped forward, removed a pair of red and blue wires from Murong Yu's head, and buried them under the sill! Then, Murong Yu entered the 'new house'!
A rich old woman came up to her with a smile and said, "The bride drinks the blessing wine to pray for many children and grandchildren!"
Murong Yu took the wine glass, covered his mouth lightly and drank it all!
The old woman sang again, "Part your braids!"
Then, she stepped forward and divided Murong Yu's hair into two strands, tied them into a pair of braids with a red headband, and coiled them above her forehead! The old woman brought over another tray and pulled Shen Tang behind Murong Yu. , "Drink Hexin wine!"
After drinking the Hexin wine, Shen Tang, Murong Yu and a group of girls who had followed from their parents' families were the only ones left in the room.
The girl in the lead stood up and sang, "Eat your parents' food and never forget your parents' kindness in giving birth to you..."
The women on the side took out all the food they had brought from their parents’ families. The woman also shouted to Shen Tang, “Eat my parents’ food and treat my children well!”
He shouted and pulled Shen Tang and Murong Yu to sit across from each other and eat the things they had brought with them.
The bride does not eat from both families on this day, so all the food must be brought from her natal family. Inviting Shen Tang to eat with her is almost like cannibalism.
The wedding banquet of this tribe, as long as it is a girl's first marriage, will be held in the courtyard regardless of the weather conditions.
Regardless of whether they are members of the family or others, anyone who comes to attend the wedding banquet is not allowed to bring any gifts, and everyone will be treated as a guest of honor.
While the newlyweds Shen Tang and Murong Yu were eating in the house, the banquet outside also started.
Many guests were seated in a circle, and a fire was lit in the middle. Bian Xi directed everyone to take out all the food and drinks that had been prepared at home for everyone to eat.
While eating, various activities also begin.
Generally speaking, wrestling is one of the most common activities for brave tribesmen, and the same is true at this time.
However, the male and female relatives will naturally not argue about the outcome at this time. On the contrary, the two families will send their children to appear, and the result will naturally be a tie in the end.
In addition, there are also activities such as dog food grabbing.
However, the most eye-catching thing is the process of giving gifts.
Whether it is the boy who opened the way, the bride's uncles, elders in the clan, or the girls or clan members who came with them, in short, almost all relatives coming from the bride's family will receive a gift.
The amount of the gift will basically be agreed upon in advance to avoid any disputes at this time.
However, in the wedding between Shen Tang and Murong Yu, whether it was the man Bian Xi, Gao Liangcheng or the woman, this point was not mentioned at all.
The money spent on this wedding was actually the cheapest thing.
Of course, Bian Xi would not let Shen Tang lose face in front of everyone.
Therefore, while eating, he waved to his brothers behind him, and then, a group of people carrying heavy baskets appeared in everyone's sight.
Gao Liangcheng laughed and immediately sang in a loud voice, "Give gifts to all the relatives!"
The baskets were opened one by one, instantly attracting everyone's attention. The first few baskets contained huge gold bricks! Didn't they look like they were one thousand eight hundred taels?
The basket in the middle contains silver ingots, which are obviously not light in weight.
The last basket contained envelopes of copper plates, wrapped in red paper. There were hundreds of them.
The most precious gifts were naturally given to Murong Yu's uncles, uncles and other relatives, while the silver ingots were distributed to the girls who came with them and a group of helpers. Even the children who came with them each hugged one. Copper coins.
Such a generous gift naturally made everyone in the family smile! The atmosphere in the venue naturally became more and more intense.
And on this night, the groom Shen Tang will not have a bridal chamber with the bride.
Shanchan Prefecture, including many tribes in eastern Yunnan, has the custom of the bride not leaving her husband's family.
In other words, even though the wedding has been held, the bride will still regret living in her parents' home.
Some of them are accompanied by the girl's family and stay temporarily in neighboring houses.
The groom can go to the bride's room in the dark at night, but even if other people know about it, they will just cover their heads and sleep pretending not to know, and they will not be bored enough to interfere.
Of course, this custom has gradually faded away, but if you want to have sex, you still have to wait until you return home to proceed.
There is no set time for the bride to return home. Sometimes the bride will return on the wedding day, and sometimes she will stay at her husband's house for a few days before returning home.
There was no need for Murong Yu to be in a hurry when he returned home, so he did not prepare to return home until the third day after the wedding.
Early in the morning, Shen Tang and Murong Yu packed up everything, and Bian Xi had already led a group of brothers to wait in the yard!
"Third brother, everything is ready!"
Shen Tang nodded, "Brother, I have you to thank for these days!"
Getting married is an extremely troublesome thing. Although the process is different from that of Han Chinese marriage, the level of tediousness is not bad. The busiest person is not Shen Tang, the groom, but Bian Xi, the only male brother.
Bian Xi grinned, "Hey, you don't know, my second brother's eyes are probably shining with envy right now!"
While the two brothers were talking, Murong Yu also came out accompanied by several girls!
The drums were playing, some were carrying wine, and some were leading cattle, horses and other livestock, and everyone happily headed towards the ancestral land of the Jiazong tribe.
At Murong Yu's house, Murong Zhong and his wife also got up in the dark to put things in order!
"Hurry up and invite all the clan chiefs and elders over soon, and ask his uncle to come over and help kill the piglets! We also need to prepare some wine and drinks, we must not run out!"
Murong Yu's mother-in-law talked to Murong Zhong nonchalantly, "Today is the day when my daughter and son-in-law come home, we can't lose face!"