There was silence inside and outside the house. Everyone looked at the newlyweds in front of them with tears in their eyes and smiles on their faces.
It's not easy, it's really not easy. It's been really hard for these two to get to where they are today.
Han Liwei almost left his life in the frontier, and Xu Shiqin almost became a widow before he even got married.
"Okay, love your country, love your family, devote your life, this is what a passionate man should do, good job."
Suddenly, someone said something and immediately applauded. Then, the warmest applause broke out inside and outside the house, and even in the yard.
Xu Shiqin laughed through tears and dragged Han Liwei to sit on the kang. Then Xu Jinfeng and Xu Jinxiu got on the kang and lit a pair of red candles placed on the windowsill.
Xu Haiyuan and Xu Jinping came forward to put red flowers on the chests of the bride and groom, and said a few auspicious words.
"I wish my aunt and uncle a happy marriage and a son soon." Han Liwei was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
The people behind Han Liwei quickly took out their red envelopes and gave them to them one by one.
The kids took the red envelopes and went away happily.
Marriage in these days is not so particular. Unlike in later generations, the groom had to prepare two sets of suits when he got married, and he had to change into another suit when he arrived at the bride's house.
There is no need to change clothes, but the red belt must be worn.
This red belt is usually made of a six-foot-long piece of red cloth, which is torn from the middle, so that the groom is half the bride and the other is the bride.
The mother's family has to put money on red cloth bread and tie it around their waists. This is called having a lot of money.
Of course, most of the time, it is considered good if you can pack in ten yuan. Even in later generations, it will only be one or two hundred yuan.
Zhou Guilan had prepared the money in advance.
Zhou Guilan put sixty-six yuan in each belt, which meant that the couple would have a smooth future.
The red cloth is quite long, so you have to wrap it around from front to back, and then bring it back. You can't tie the knot tightly, you have to tuck it on both sides.
Xu Shiqin and Han Liwei stood on the kang. Xu Shiqin tied it up for Han Liwei first, and then Han Liwei tied it up for Xu Shiqin.
I keep this belt after taking it off at night. Most of the time, when I have children in the future, I use it as diapers or make small clothes for the children. Anyway, it is not thrown away casually.
After fastening their belts, the two sat down again. At this time, the spaghetti in the kitchen was cooked, with poached eggs lying on it.
Zhou Anping's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Li, brought the bowl to the newlyweds.
"After eating the pasta, there will be no shortage of food and clothing in the future. Husband and wife should be tolerant, love each other, and be happy."
The spaghetti is a thumb-width noodle. When you eat it, you should eat it whole and don't bite it off.
Xu Shiqin and Han Liwei fed each other a bite of poached eggs, and then ate a whole noodle.
Then the remaining noodles and eggs are taken away. This is a ritual, and usually they are not all eaten.
Over there, Li Chengrong had a camera in his hand and took several photos of the bride and groom while they were eating noodles.
The Li family is next to the Han family, and Li Chengrong and Han Liwei have been friends since they were young, so they will definitely come to pick up the bride.
Li Chengrong has only one task today, which is to take photos.
It was a color camera that Jianchang had just bought a year ago, and was used by Li Chengrong when he was introducing beverage products.
With permission from the venue, I specially took photos of Han Liwei and Xu Shiqin as a souvenir.
"Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu, come quickly and take a photo of you and the bride and groom as a souvenir."
Li Chengrong took a few photos of the newlyweds, and then called Xu Chenghou and his wife to come over and take pictures.
In these days, there were not many cameras, let alone color cameras, and many people looked at them as strange.
Besides, it is such a rare moment for the daughter to get married, so the old couple naturally did not want to miss it, so they came over and took a photo with the daughter and uncle.
"Smile, hey, yes, yes, smile, stay still, one, two, three." The most precious memories were left in the sound of the shutter.
At this moment, the others couldn't help it anymore, especially the little kids, who were jumping up and down and shouting that they wanted to take pictures with their sister-in-law and uncle.
Anyway, there were still plenty of negatives, so Li Chengrong agreed with a smile.
So the children all got on the kang, with Xu Shiqin and Han Liwei holding Xu Haiqing, Xu Jinhui and Xu Jingwen in front of them.
Sitting next to them were Xu Haiyuan, Xu Jinping, Xu Haiyang and Xu Jingyi.
Standing behind are Xu Jinfeng, Xu Jinxiu, Xu Haibin, Xu Haibo and Xu Haitao.
"Look at the camera, keep smiling, don't blink, yes, yes, that's it."
Li Chengrong pressed the shutter button in succession and took two pictures. He was afraid that someone would blink and it would not look good, so he took two pictures as insurance.
Taking pictures here, the people from the Xu family at the other end invited the people from the Han family to meet their relatives for dinner. No matter whether they were hungry or not, it was just a matter of eating a few bites.
"Well, it's not early. We can take photos after the ceremony is over. Let's take the newlyweds back now."
Da Zhangluo, who came to pick up the bride, was an officer of the labor union at the venue. He organized all the activities in the venue, including the wedding, which was a small occasion.
Da Zhangluo glanced at the itinerary in his hand and calculated the distance and time to go back. He felt that it was almost done. Any delay would delay the ceremony.
The procedure at my mother's side was almost complete, when someone brought over a pair of red leather shoes.
Xu Haibo and Xu Haitao came forward to help their little aunt put on her shoes. While they were putting on their shoes, they also said a few auspicious words.
The two of them are grown up and have gone to school for several years. The adults have given instructions in advance, but they have not missed the mark and their instructions are quite decent.
The two children put on their aunt's shoes, and someone over there quickly gave them a red envelope.
In fact, there was not much money in the red envelope, it was just for celebration, and the children were very happy when they took the red envelope.
When a bride gets married, she does not touch the soil of her mother's family, so her brothers from her mother's family carry her to the car, or the groom carries her in his arms.
Originally, Xu Shixian and others were worried that Han Liwei had recovered from a serious injury and lacked physical strength. They were afraid that it would be inconvenient for him to carry her, so they wanted Xu Shixian to carry his sister out.
Han Liwei said no need, he was already well and fully recovered, and it would be no problem for him to take care of his wife.
Seeing Han Liwei bend down, he easily picked up Xu Shiqin, turned around and walked out.
Xu Shiqin quickly put his arms around Han Liwei's neck, leaned into Han Liwei's arms, and was carried out of the door by Han Liwei.
Outside the door, stood several young men also wearing uniforms.
Seeing Han Liwei coming out with Xu Shiqin in his arms, several people stood at attention and saluted. "Hello, sister-in-law."
Xu Shiqin was startled and didn't know what was going on. "Liwei, what is this?"
"Well, the leader arranged it for me to get married. They couldn't make it, so they asked people from the brothers' units here to come over and congratulate me."
This occasion was not suitable to go into details. Han Liwei said casually and strode outside with Xu Shiqin in his arms.
There are four military green jeeps outside, which Han Liwei said was arranged by his brother's unit.
Behind, there were two ordinary jeeps, which were sent by Lin Qiyue to participate in the event.
Behind them are three light trucks, which Xu Shiyan and his friends drove back from the provincial capital. In order to pick up the bride today, they specially drove here from the breeding farm.
Han Liwei hugged Xu Shiqin and got directly into the first car. Xu Haiyang and Xu Jingyi also got into the first car, and they were regarded as the boys escorting the car.
If there are many children in the family, it is necessary to arrange something for each child to do so that they can earn red envelopes.
Don't worry about how much, just entertain your children.