The three ladies ate with great enthusiasm, and other people outside who smelled the aroma came to look. When they saw this scene, they couldn't help but laugh.
"If you continue to eat, the food will be gone." Mr. Zhang said with a smile, but there was no blame in his tone.
When Bai Banxia thought about it, it was true that if there were not enough chickens, he could not kill more chickens on site, he could not eat them anymore, and he could not eat them again.
After that, everyone got busy again. Qi Zhen brushed the mane of the horse to make it look more beautiful. Then he put the bride price on the horse's back and tied a red cloth on the horse's back to represent happiness.
Zhang Tongshan had already changed into the groom's official clothes. He was either wearing red clothes or brand new fine cotton clothes, with a big red flower tied on his chest, which made him look particularly energetic.
When a villager's family holds a wedding, the groom usually doesn't make special wedding clothes, but just makes a decent new dress if the condition is good. The bride will prepare a wedding dress, and the quality of the wedding dress is determined by the financial situation of the mother's family.
The most common ones are just wearing a red cloth gauze and a red hijab, and even the very poor ones just wear a red cloth tied on the chest.
Bai Banxia remembered that she had been distracted by that Zhao Zhenzi yesterday and had forgotten to look at her second cousin-in-law's wedding dress, but it didn't matter, since she would be able to see it later.
Time passed so quickly, many people came to the Zhang family to congratulate them, and some people who had agreed to borrow tables and stools in advance moved them in. The Zhang family was very lively inside and outside.
"It's almost time. We'll set off soon. Just follow the escort to pick up the bride, and then escort the two of them back." Niu said and glared at Zhang Tonglin again, "Tonglin, you must not run away."
The third cousin scratched his head and said, "If I don't run, I won't run. If I run, I will be a pig."
Xiaocao chuckled and whispered: "It's a pig, so it can't run away."
Everyone laughed, but the second cousin still had a straight face, looking particularly indifferent.
Bai Banxia suddenly patted him on the shoulder, "Second cousin, relax, your shoulders are stiff when you are so nervous, and you look even more fierce. For those who don't know, I thought you were not happy with this marriage."
The second cousin looked very embarrassed for a moment, and now everyone understood that he was either not his usual indifference or too nervous.
"I'll try my best." He said, twitching the corners of his mouth and showing a smile that was uglier than crying.
Mr. Niu covered his forehead and said, "Your smile can scare the children of your parents-in-law into tears."
Zhang Tongshan hurriedly put away his smile, not knowing what to do for a while.
"I really can't believe that my second cousin would be nervous about getting a wife. I heard that people who fall in love will become cowards. It seems that this is true." Bai Banxia said with some emotion.
"Where did you hear that?" asked the second cousin.
"It's in the storybook." Bai Banxia laughed.
The second cousin took a deep breath, his shoulders finally relaxed a little, and he didn't look as nervous as before.
Soon the auspicious time came, and Bai Banxia took Xiaocao and followed the procession out of the door.
Zhang Tongshan walked in the front, followed by four brothers and groomsmen. Among them, Qi Zhen walked in the middle, holding the maroon horse behind him and immediately carrying the wedding gift.
Bai Banxia pursed her lips and snickered. These four people have never stepped out of the Four King Kong postures in their lives, but their appearance is enough to make their debut in modern times.
Many people in the village followed to watch the excitement, and there were children on both sides who stood around and clapped their hands and cheered, shouting: "Happy wedding, may you have a baby soon!"
Xiaocao, who was following behind, threw candies at them. The louder he shouted, the more candies he got.
When the wedding team was approaching Luo's house, someone saw it from a distance and shouted: "Hurry! Firecrackers are set off!"
The firecrackers were lit, and the crackling sound was deafening. When the firecrackers finished going off, the wedding party arrived at the door of Luo's house.
Zhang Tongshan bowed to Yue's family, and his four brothers helped him carry the betrothal gifts immediately.
Then it was time to pick up the bride. When the groom carried the bride out, everyone present gasped.
That’s awesome! The bride’s tiara is so beautiful!
"Oh my gosh, the bride's tiara is so beautiful. This is the first time I've seen it!" A woman couldn't help shouting.
"Oh, there are bees and butterflies surrounding it, it looks like real things." The old lady next door couldn't help but praise it.
When Zhang Tongshan carried Luo Xiuer out on his back, everyone was praising the beautiful crown, and Luo Xiuer blushed.
Bai Banxia leaned into Xiaocao's ear and said a few words. Xiaocao covered her mouth and laughed, and then said loudly: "Second cousin sister-in-law is so beautiful!"
Her sweet words made everyone laugh, and then they all praised Luo Xiuer's appearance and how lucky she was.
"Is it heavy?" Luo Xiuer lay on Zhang Tongshan's back and asked in a very low voice.
Zhang Tongshan laughed and said, "No."
With so many people watching, the two of them didn't dare to talk anymore, but they felt sweet in their hearts.
The children on both sides clapped and cheered, and Xiaocao hurriedly handed out some wedding candies.
At this time, not far away, Zhao Zhenzi whispered to a child for a long time and gave him a few firecrackers.
The child nodded and ran over happily.
"You're married, congratulations." The child shouted innocently, took half a stick of incense, lit the firecrackers, and suddenly threw them towards the horse following behind.
There were too many people, and the child was outside. No one noticed that he suddenly threw the firecracker, so the firecracker hit the horse's butt and exploded.
The horse was in pain, neighed, and became confused under its feet.
Bai Banxia secretly yelled, "If the horse is frightened and runs around, not only affecting the ceremony, but also kicking and hurting people, it will be troublesome."
Just when she was about to rush over, Qi Zhen tightened the horse's reins, lowered the horse's head, pressed the horse's neck with one hand, and touched the horse's head with the other.
The frightened horse seemed to be motionless, and then slowly calmed down.
What happened was so sudden that almost everyone thought the horse was frightened and going crazy, but unexpectedly it calmed down after just a few breaths.
Qi Zhen let go of his hand, pulled the horse and continued to follow, as if nothing happened just now.
But he looked back at Bai Banxia, with a smile on his lips. The smile was a little proud, as if he was waiting for her to praise him.
At this moment, the child who threw the firecrackers lit another firecracker and threw it at Luo Xiuer.
Once the cannon explodes on the clothes, it is likely to burn them to pieces. It is particularly unlucky for the wedding clothes to be burned on the wedding day. It may also catch the bride and groom off guard, and the bride's feet will fall to the ground, which is even more unruly.
Bai Banxia dodged and rushed over. He used Qinggong and jumped into the air. He kicked hard with his toes and kicked the firecracker away.
There was a loud bang, and the firecrackers exploded in the air. The sound was quite loud, and it was not an ordinary small firecracker at all.
For a moment, everyone who was welcoming the bride exclaimed, and someone shouted: "Whose kid is messing around? Are you here to cause trouble?"
Not many farmers are willing to buy firecrackers to set off even during the Chinese New Year. Even if they do, they will buy a long string of firecrackers, just like the one just set off at the door of Zhangjia.
There may be some unburned firecrackers during the burning process, and children will pick them up and play with them, but those small firecrackers will not make such a big noise at all.
Just treat the first one that hit the horse as an accident, and the second one that was thrown at the bride cannot be an accident.