Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

On the night of the seventeenth day, the bride-to-be has to stay at the bride's house for one night and can only leave after picking up the bride the next morning. Zhixiang and the others were arranged to stay in Dongkuaoyuan for one night. That night, the Lu family was brightly lit, and everyone was busy seeing off their relatives tomorrow morning.

On the morning of the 18th, everyone got up early. After Zhixiang finished washing, someone happened to have breakfast set up in the east cross courtyard, and everyone ate some. Of course, this breakfast is dumplings, dumplings for wedding and farewell noodles, this is the rule.

After eating the dumplings, the trumpeter went out first and started playing outside the door. Zhixiang came to the front yard, where the bride's brother carried the bride out and put her in the sedan. Zhixiang got on his horse and led the sedan around the yard. After that, Zhixiang had to dismount and go inside to kowtow to his father-in-law and mother-in-law. Only when you get out again and mount your horse can you go out. The trumpeter went first, the dowry carriage followed the trumpeter, and Zhixiang followed the dowry. Next is the bride's sedan, and then the bride's people seeing her off. Of course, these people are riding in separate carriages.

The group set off from the Lu family in a mighty manner and walked out of the county. The drummer still got on the carriage and everyone walked back all the way. When they were about to reach the town, the trumpeter came down and walked, playing while walking, all the way to the door of Xu's house.

Today, there were many people standing at the door of Xu's house. Wen Han and Wen Cheng picked up a firecracker on a long wooden pole and waited there. Hearing the sound of playing in the distance, the brothers got ready. When the procession to welcome the bride approached, Wenhan lit the firecrackers just as the trumpeter in front reached the gate, and the sound was loud.

Zhixiang came to the gate, took the bow and arrow from Wenchang's hand, and fired twice at the sedan. Then the matchmaker helped the bride get out of the car and walked to the groom on the red carpet. The bride-to-be on the side handed over a piece of red silk. The bride and groom each held one end, with the groom in front and the bride behind, and they walked into the yard. There was a brazier at the gate. The bride, with the support of the bride-to-be, stepped over the brazier and then entered the yard.

From the main entrance to the reception room in the front yard, everything was covered with red carpet. The newlyweds stepped on the red carpet and entered the house. The main room is a conference living room, with an incense table in the north, and the old man and Mrs. Chen sitting next to it.

I heard someone shouting, "The auspicious time has come, the bride and groom are here to pay their respects."

Then Zhixiang and the bride bowed to heaven, earth and the high hall, and then the husband and wife bowed to each other. After that, someone shouted, "The ceremony is completed, the bride and groom enter the bridal chamber."

Zhixiang led them, pulling on the red silk, all the way to Dongkuayuan, which was their new house. After entering the house, the bride has to step on the bricks wrapped in red paper to get on the kang, and then sit on the kang. The groom sits next to the bride. Zhixiang took the scale beam tied with red silk and lifted the bride's red hijab.

Jinghan and the others followed her into the new house, just to see what the bride looked like. Jinghan could squeeze in. She was in the front and had the clearest view.

I saw the bride's eyebrows were like crescent moon, her face was like hibiscus, and she was dressed in red, which made her skin as white as snow, making her shy and charming. Jinghan secretly praised in her heart, the bride is indeed the most beautiful.

When everyone saw the bride's appearance, they all exclaimed, "What a beautiful bride, so beautiful."

"That's right, don't look at it. The groom is also a rare handsome man."

After hearing everyone's words, the bride was too embarrassed to raise her head. Someone next to them brought Hexin wine. The bride and groom drank the Hexin wine, and then someone brought a bowl of dumplings. Zhixiang picked up the dumplings and handed them to the bride's mouth.

The bride opened her mouth and took a bite of the dumpling. Just as she was about to swallow it, she realized something was wrong and quickly spit it out. "Raw?" the bride asked doubtfully.

When the people nearby heard this, they all shouted, "She's given birth, she's given birth, the bride said she's given birth." It turned out that this was just to gain favor and use auspicious words. When the bride was called out like this, she became even more shy. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at everyone again.

The matchmaker saw it and shouted, "Okay, the bride has also seen it. The banquet has started outside. Let's go out and have a banquet."

Everyone dispersed in a hurry and went out to have a banquet. Zhixiang looked at the bride and said softly, "You wait in the room now. I will come to accompany you when the banquet is over." After that, he went out.

The bride and two dowry girls were left in the house. Jinghan, Jingya, and Jingwan also stayed in the new house to accompany the bride. Jinghan went out for a while and soon got some food and put it on the table. "Auntie, hurry up and eat something. It's already noon, and I guess you're hungry too. We'll have some time after the banquet outside, so you should eat something first to fill your stomach."

Jingya and the others helped move the table closer to the kang, and then everyone ate something together. When Lu Wanting saw that there were only a few little girls in the room, she felt a little more at ease, no longer so shy, and ate something.

After everyone finished eating, Jinghan asked her sister to stay with her aunt, and then she took the food out.

The banquet outside is the most lively time. Originally, the banquet should be placed in the courtyard, but in this winter, the outside is too miserable, so they are placed in various rooms. The reception room in the front yard was the largest and could hold many tables. Banquets were also set up in the other rooms to entertain the guests who came to congratulate them.

At Zhixin's table, there happened to be Yue Siyuan and Manager Sun, as well as the Lin Xing family. Zixuan and Wenhan Pengcheng both studied together and took the exam at the same time, so they were familiar with each other. When everyone is together, it is inevitable that the children’s studies will come up. "Xingjia, I think it's better to let Zixuan live in my house after the new year. As you can see, my place is spacious, much better than my wife's place. We grew up together, and the children get along very well. Okay, it would be convenient for them to live together so they can study each other's homework. "What do you think?" Zhixin said to Xingjia.

"Brother, our brothers are not outsiders. Since you said it, then I can't ask for it. To be honest, I'm really worried about Zixuan being alone in the school. Your family Wenhan is good at studying. It would be great if he could be with Wenhan. Yes." The Lin Xing family didn't care and agreed directly. The key is that the friendship between the two families is there, so there is no need to be pretentious.

Yue Siyuan on the side stopped after hearing this, "Brother Xu, why did you just ask Zixuan to come over? What about my Pengcheng?" He was joking.

"Brother is really good at joking. Your home is in the town, and it's much older than mine. Why do you want to come to my house?" Zhixin also laughed.

"Didn't I learn a lot more by watching the children together? You don't know, Pengcheng went to your place last year and came back much more sensible. I really want them to have more contact with these little ones. "Yue Siyuan didn't know before that it turned out that the Xu family had another candidate. Unexpectedly, this person turned out to be a relative of the Lu family in the county. Originally, Yue Siyuan had a good impression of the Xu family, but now he has to pay even more attention to it. "Brother, what do you think of my Pengcheng family? How about our two families getting married? You have so many girls in your family, any one of them is fine. I actually fell in love with Jinghan, how about we work together ?" Yue Siyuan's words were half sincere and half tentative. He wanted to get closer to the Xu family. It would be better if they could become relatives. If nothing else, Brother Wenhan's achievements in the future would not be lower, not to mention the eccentric Jinghan. The only drawback is that Jinghan is slightly smaller. Pengcheng is one year older than Wenhan, and even older than Jinghan. There is a big difference.

Zhixin was stunned when he heard this. He had never thought about being able to get into the Yue family. Moreover, the girls in the family were still young, and he had never thought about getting married. "Brother-in-law, logically speaking, since you have brought it up, brother, I can't refute your face. However, the children are still young, so it is better to wait for a year or two. Pengcheng's own meaning is also very important. If the two of us We decided to get married without any hesitation. Now that Pengcheng has someone he likes again, aren't we doing bad things out of good intentions? We will be in the town often in the future. Pengcheng can come at any time. If he is a junior, If they look at each other, we don't need to stop them. If they don't mean it, they can't be married. "What do you think, brother? "The people in the north are not as strict as those in the south. Therefore, if ordinary men and women have a little contact, no one will say anything. Since Wen Han has a good relationship with Pengcheng, it is inevitable that he will come here often, and he will naturally meet the girls from the Xu family. As for whether they can like it or not, it is not up to outsiders to decide.

Yue Siyuan nodded, secretly admiring him. If it were someone else, wouldn't he agree directly? Although he is optimistic about the potential of the Xu family, judging from the current situation, of course the Yue family is many times better than the Xu family. I'm afraid there are many people from such in-laws who can't find a chance even if they get on the pole. "My brother is indeed a thorough man. Okay, let's not mention this matter for now. Let them make their own decisions regarding the younger generation's affairs, so that we don't make mistakes again and do bad things."

Xingjia over there also smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, thanks to Brother Xu not agreeing to your promise, I was thinking of asking a girl from the Xu family to be my daughter-in-law. I didn't expect you to come and steal it from me." I watched the girls from the Xu family grow up, and I was very satisfied with them, but Zixuan was still young, so I didn't mention it for a while. Unexpectedly, there were many people with the same vision as himself, and now he was anxious.

Zhixin was stunned, what happened today? When did girls from the Xu family become so popular? Zhixin was confused, but he didn't show it on his face. He just smiled and said, "Today is a good day for Zhixiang. Let's not talk about junior matters for now. Come on, let's drink."

Over there, Steward Sun also said, "Yes, today is all about drinking, not talking about that. Come on, let's all drink." Steward Sun raised his glass and gave everyone a toast.

Everyone put aside the topic they just talked about and just focused on drinking and eating.