The bride did not wear the traditional red hijab, and came to the hall with Shufen and Shufei. The old man and his mother-in-law sat in the middle of the hall, waiting for their daughter to say goodbye before she got married. The honest Guoqiang hurriedly greeted him, and the beautiful bride was about to cross the threshold of the leaning house, but was blocked by Shufen, Shufei and a few cousins.

Guoqiang's eldest brother and sister-in-law had already prepared properly, Guoqiang took out a large red envelope from the blue pants bag, and before he could react, the clever Shufen snatched it up. "Which one are you? What are you going to do? Shufen questioned like a mountain song. This is a problem that most grooms in Shiqiao will encounter when they welcome their relatives, this time, the eldest brother is not present, and no one else can help according to the rules, but the eldest brother has already taught Guoqiang the answer.

"My name is Xie Guoqiang, come and pick up my mother-in-law!" Guoqiang did not answer according to what the eldest brother said. Shufei laughed when she heard it, and even the bride almost burst out laughing.

"Pick up the mother-in-law, you are so rude, can't you be elegant?" Shufen was not satisfied with the prospective brother-in-law's answer.

"Second sister, don't make trouble, my brother is here to marry your sister!" Guoqiang begged.

Shufen nodded, and continued: "It's pretty much the same, so what are you going to pick up my sister?" ”

"I just brought it over, 500 catties of millet, four sets of pillows, two cigarettes, 18 catties of sorghum wine, oh, and a pig...... This kid, like a few family treasures, told the congratulatory gifts, and had long forgotten the fashionable words such as "an eternal heart" that his brother said, which made everyone present laugh.

"And a pig...... Hahaha... I think you're like a pig! It was Shufang's cousin Shuhua who spoke, and everyone was already leaning forward and leaning back with laughter.

The blushing Guoqiang looked at Shufang, who was even redder, for fear that this sweetheart would look down on him as a stonemason. Shufang was indeed a little anxious about this stonemason, but his honesty and honesty made her feel more at ease, and he even felt that it would be good if this man could be like this for the rest of his life.

"Except for you, the pig? What else? "Shuhua is as unrelenting as Shufen.

Guoqiang seemed to understand something at once, and quickly took out a handful of red envelopes from his other trouser pocket and distributed them to these sisters. But Shufen and the other cousins still opened their hands to prevent their sister from coming out, and they didn't let Guoqiang pass. The sweaty Guoqiang is really dying of anxiety - "What are you going to do?" ”

"We're going to ask you what you're going to do? You're here, at least to show your intentions? Didn't you sing mountain songs when you planted seedlings and threshed grain? If you don't think it's good, you can sing it, adapt the stone song you sang, and we'll let you take it when we're satisfied! This is the opinion of my cousin after discussing with Shufen.

Guoqiang is so suffocated that he still sings what songs, not to mention the adaptation, although the eldest brother can sing love songs when he hits stones, isn't the sister-in-law just attracted by her brother's love songs before she marries? But I can remember what I'm singing now! What's more, the stone songs I sing are all trumpets to cheer for the men, where can I get it?

But if you can't take it, you have to take it out, Yangjiawan's relatives don't say anything, and the men in Xiejiaba also look at it! After pondering for a long time, Guoqiang finally held back these words:

"In the cold winter, there is heavy snow in the moon, and the stones in the river do not crack.

The sledgehammer can't be broken, and the river blisters can't be soaked in white (bei).

I'm like the shinestone, and my face is tanned to a dark black (hei).

As long as you marry me, you will never be separated.

As long as the original intention follows me, there will be no evil at all. ”

With the horn of hitting stones, Guoqiang finally finished compiling this "mountain song", which sounds a little rougher, but it can be regarded as showing that he has a rock-solid heart. The suona band stood on the eaves and listened, but they couldn't find a tune to play the music, so they simply followed and played for a while-

"The girl of the Yang family, you have taken a step forward and married to the Xie family to enjoy Qingfu;

The girl of the Yang family, you are about to get out of the cabinet, and you are happy to marry the Xie family;

Oh... Scold... Scold...... Oh hehe......"

Taking advantage of this commotion, the men of Xie Jiaba pushed and shoved, and Guoqiang finally rushed over and took his sweetheart. The bride and groom came to their parents, and completed the final ceremony before leaving the cabinet under the auspices of the second uncle, one kowtowed to thank the parents for their fertility, the second kowtowed to say goodbye to their father's mother's nurturing feelings, and the third kowtowed to comfort the ancestors in the spirit of the sky. After the ceremony, the parents helped up the two children, gave each of them a pair of handkerchiefs and a red envelope, wishing the newlyweds a long time of happiness and a prosperous heart-to-heart life.

According to the rules, the bride's brother who is not married must carry the bride from the hall to the side of the road in front of the house. Fu Shun wore the new set of clothes that went to Guoqiang's house in the spring, and reluctantly carried the eldest sister of the opposite sex on his back, and walked to the road that he had walked countless times, no matter what, he still blessed the eldest sister, hoping that this brother-in-law could be good to Shufang, and he was also thinking that one day, he would want to carry the eldest sister and send Shufen to another place, or he would become Shufen's groom.

I didn't have time to think about it, Fushun had already carried the eldest sister to the side of the greeting team, the mother stood on the eaves and watched her daughter go away, there was an indescribable sour feeling in her heart, she knew that maybe she owed the child too much, she only hoped that Shufang's every day could be happy, and hoped that this daughter who was not far away could come home to visit. And the departed daughter, according to the older generation, can't look back at her mother today.

Just as there is no red hijab, there is no big sedan chair in the mountain song, the bride and groom walk in the middle of the procession, and the band walks at the front, waiting for the arrival of the auspicious time. The team to send off relatives is still all "women's army", this time, Fushun replaced Shufei to stay at home, Erniang took Shufei and Shufen's hands, and sent relatives with other aunts.

After the guests here are full of wine and food, after the shouts of the second uncle, "the good day has arrived", a long firecracker sounded, the festive suona sounded, and the welcoming team set off!

The spring water of the Dripping Rock still tinkling, and it sings cheerful hymns to welcome and watch the couple pass by.

Before the team arrived at the compound, firecrackers had been set off a mile away, reporting the happy news; The man's main seat is at noon, and the banquet will not officially start until the welcoming party arrives at home; The firecrackers in the compound also lit sparks of greeting, and the salutes on both sides echoed each other. The elder brother and the third brother greeted them at the gate of the courtyard, holding cigarettes in their hands, and distributed them to these men carrying the "marriage union".

The courtyard is large enough, in addition to 12 tables of banquets, there is also a place for "bridal couplets". There are two newly repaired tiled houses on the east side, which were newly built by the Xie brothers in the summer in order to marry the Yang family girl. Guoqiang's sister-in-law and cousins greeted the concubine who did not speak much, and went straight to the richly decorated new house, where she needed to change into the new clothes prepared by the man's family, and then go with the groom to toast the guests.

Not only the new house, but the entire compound is magnificent. Whether it is the uncle or the third uncle's house, the door posts are pasted with festive couplets, the doors are all red and red, and there are a pair of red lanterns on the two big pillars of the main house. The flowing water seats in the courtyard are much more spacious than those of the Yang family, and each round of the banquet in the hall is 18 tables, and it also takes three rounds to sit, and the wine and food are similar, but there are more candy with fancy packaging, and some oranges of considerable size.

After another long burst of firecrackers, the Xie family's banquet began, and the "women's army" who sent off their relatives were arranged in the main seat of the hall. In the courtyard and in the hall, those who are in charge, those who serve dishes, and those who add rice shuttle among them; Those who divide sweets, hand cigarettes, and pour sorghum wine at the banquet are all respectful and orderly, taking care of the old and the young; Those waiting for the next round of banquets are chatting about homely things and pumpkin seeds on the benches on the eaves or in the courtyard on the edge of the courtyard. Guoqiang and Shufang began to toast table by table under the guidance of the uncle, they first had to pour a glass of wine for the elderly grandfather, the old man stroked his gray beard, looked at the granddaughter-in-law of the water spirit, said some words of blessing, and drank a big glass in one go.

Guoqiang is still naïve, insisting on pouring every glass full when toasting, he completely does the wine of his daughter-in-law, after three rounds, his face is redder than when he sang mountain songs, and his heart is more cheerful than the sound of water droplets in the water rock!

The wedding customs of Shiqiao are different from other places, the worship hall and the cave house are at night, the young people in the village will stay and eat again, the evening banquet is much simpler, all are some noon leftovers, the total is less than ten tables, the main purpose of the people is to make a hole in the cave house.

On this night, the main hall of the compound was arranged like a conference room, with tables in a "concave" shape and a wide aisle in the middle; Peanuts, pumpkin seeds, and oranges were placed on the table, as well as some tea and tea cups, and on the table near the shrine were pens, ink, paper, inkstones, incense, candles, and paper money. As in many operas, the bride and groom bow to heaven and earth, the second to the high hall, and the husband and wife to each other in the presence of guests. After the ceremony, the newlyweds kowtowed to the ancestors, and after the uncle wrote the name of Xie Yang's Shufang on the family tree, Shufang really married into the Xie family. As soon as it was ready, the elder said a lot of blessings, the uncle made a record, and then they all withdrew from the hall, and each of them went to play long cards with their old friends, and the elders who sent off their relatives also arranged a place to live, and the young people of the same generation began to make noise.

The two sides of the table are lined up in this way, and those who can't sit down stand up, the bride and groom are pushed to the upper seat, and the strength of the country is still strong, leaning on and protecting his beloved wife tightly, and he is not afraid of this momentum.

The villagers in the cave house had already been prepared, and took out a branch of the osmanthus tree, tied a rope to the branch, and tied a red orange to the other end of the rope. For generations, Shiqiao's ancestors used red dates, peanuts, cinnamon sticks and pumpkin seeds to symbolize "early birth of precious sons".

"You two sit farther away, and we'll treat you to oranges!" The orange hung down from the heads of the two, Shufang was obviously a little embarrassed, Guoqiang was drunk and bold, he ate oranges when he ate oranges, he had seen a lot of this play!

But seeing too much does not necessarily mean that it is done well, people deliberately put oranges to Shufang's mouth, and the country took a bite and kissed Shufang's face, and everyone was happy. The oranges had just been eaten, and the oranges on the rope were replaced with jujubes, peanuts, and melon seeds. The villagers didn't embarrass the newcomers too much, and after a burst of excitement, they dispersed in a hurry.

The two newlyweds came to the new house, looking at the red characters, the red quilt, and the red candy, Guoqiang hugged the coveted lady tightly and got into the quilt......

That afternoon, the guests of the Yang family gradually left, Fu Shun did not pick up the left firecrackers like other peers, nor did he cover his ears because of the explosion of firecrackers, alone, looking at the winding stone road behind the house, he thought, he must find a time to go back to his hometown!