In May, the village chief's family was engaged to Zhao Erniu and decided to marry in October. The bride is not from a prominent family like Zeng Qinghua's wife, but a girl from another village, called Shui Tao. Shui Tao's parents were killed by the homeless people in the war, and she escaped with her two younger siblings, and was rescued by a patrol from Qingshui Village. She was a very capable woman, and her younger siblings were young, and all the work fell on her shoulders: the mud house in which she lived was built little by little on her back with yellow mud and stones; The two acres of land were gradually developed by water peaches, planted with potatoes and corn, two high-yield crops. After paying taxes on the output of two acres, the remaining grain is just enough for a family of three to make ends meet. In order to let the younger siblings eat well and grow their bodies, Shui Tao went up the mountain to pick wild vegetables, went down to the river to catch fish, and stayed up late at night to embroider and make handkerchiefs for money. The little woman took on the whole house, and the people in the village admired her very much. Zhao Erniu took the initiative to ask Aunt Hua to ask for marriage after hearing about Shui Tao, and promised to help Shui Tao take care of her younger siblings' conditions after she got married.

Hearing Zhao Erniu, Yao Hong smiled with relief and personally prepared a big congratulatory gift to send to Zhao's family.

Now that he is engaged, Zhao Erniu has to move from home to a new house and separate his family. One day at the end of May, the weather was sunny and suitable for housewarming. The furniture in the new house has been fully placed, and one firecracker has been hung in the courtyard and one in the hall, and the two firecrackers are lit at the same time and resounding over the village. The ground was sprinkled with real pearl sand, grapefruit leaves and pomegranate flower branches to drive away the evil spirit, Zhao Erniu took a new broom to sweep the floor, and swept in from the door, which means sweeping wealth into the house.

After sweeping the wealth and entering the house, there are three invitations: one is to invite the god of the land, and burn a pillar of incense on the table in the main hall to ensure the health of the house. People are thriving; Second, please Stove King Shenjun. Burn a pillar of incense on the top of the stove. The whole family is blessed, harmonious and happy, and does not suffer from fire and water; 3. Invite the family god, burn a pillar of incense, kowtow to the ancestors and ancestors, and ask the family god to live in the new house, protect the children and grandchildren, and spread filial piety.

Then it's time to enter the house. Fill eight full rice buckets with rice. A red envelope was placed in a rice bucket, containing silver and thorns, tea leaves and nine copper coins; Fill a bucket with seven full waters, and take the water from the old dwelling; a pair of dustpans and a new broom, with strips of red cloth tied to them; Prepare a new set of dishes and chopsticks for each person in the family, with even numbers being auspicious; freshly made shirts, trousers, pillows and bed sheets; Old pots and fans were put into the kitchen, the stove was lit, a pot of water was boiled and placed in the hall, a bobble-headed fan was turned on, all the doors and windows were turned on, and the room was steaming. The sound of whirring wind and rushing water was noisy. Take the good intentions of "wind and water".

After the check-in ceremony, I would like to thank the busy people and the neighbors. There was a large round table in the main hall of the hall, and it was the person with the highest rank or face in the village who sat it, and the person who heard it was Chiba at this table; Thirty tables were set up in the courtyard, and eight people sat at each table. The dishes were all served in large bowls, and the portion was full, and the village chief prepared 50 jars of five-year sorghum wine, so that the villagers could drink it very happily. The meal was eaten from noon to dusk, and at the end of the day, a large pot of steaming rice balls was placed on each table, which meant reunion, sweetness, and happiness.

Yao Huang saw his sister drunk for the first time, unlike other people who would go crazy, Yao Hong was very quiet and obedient when she was drunk, and fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow. Yao Huang stood at the head of his sister's bed for a long time, and his sister already knew what was going on with Erniu! Now, she's finally relieved!

In the blink of an eye, Yao Huang's birthday. She was born on the fifth day of the seventh month, only two days away from Sister Qiqiao. In previous years, Yao Huang did not have a birthday, because the family conditions were not good; Yao Huang didn't celebrate her birthday after wearing it, at most on her birthday, Yao Hong cooked a bowl of longevity noodles and added two poached eggs, all because her birthday was really not very good, born in the ghost month, children are light, can't be suppressed, and it is not appropriate to celebrate in a big way, so as not to attract unclean things. But this birthday is different, a fifteen-year-old girl has become an adult, and she must be greatly celebrated.

Yao Hong began to prepare for her sister's ceremony early in the morning, and it took two months to make the three sets of dresses, which were full of Yao Hong's heart for her sister, and they were extremely exquisite. Ten days earlier, Yao Hong asked Wenren Qianye to write an invitation to distribute to the villagers, and Chun Yu Jinfeng also received the invitation. Wine utensils, pots, incense burners, straw mats, futons...... Everything was newly purchased and cost a lot of money. However, Yao Hong is not distressed, compared with the money her sister has earned for the family in the past two years, it is not worth mentioning at all.

Yao Hong invited Aunt Hua to be the guest and Sister-in-law Zhang to be the praiser. On the fifth day of the seventh lunar month, the whole village gathered at Yao's house, and with Aunt Li's voice, "The ceremony begins, please come out of the room", wearing clothes (the children's clothes worn before the salute, the style of short coats and trousers) appeared in front of the villagers. I saw that the girl's posture was elegant and beautiful, slender and light; The skin is better than snow, white and red, so fresh and tender that you can pinch out the water; A pair of eyes are looking forward to flowing, clear as the pure sky. Everyone took a breath together, it turned out that the second girl of the Yao family had grown up, and she was still so beautiful, just like a flower. It's a pity that there are no school-age boys in the village, and I don't know where such a beautiful girl will be cheaper in the future.

Yao Huang Yingying walked to the mat and knelt down towards the east; Sister Zhang Qiao, as a little sister who was a good friend, presented Luo Pa and a hair flute. Aunt Hua walked up to Yao Huang and chanted in a loud voice: "On the auspicious day of the month, the first Jiayuan is served." Abandon your young ambitions, and become virtuous. Shou Kao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu. Then he combed Yao Huang's hair and got up to return to his original position. Zhang San's sister-in-law symbolically is Yao Huang Zhengxuan. Yao Huang returned to his room and changed into a plain skirt that matched the hairpin on his head. Then come out and bow down to the spiritual position of Yao's father and mother, and thank them for their nurturing grace.

The ceremony is divided into three pluses, in addition to the initial addition to the replacement of the plain clothes and skirts, and then the hairpin is for the hairpin, and the corresponding curly deep coat is replaced, the three plus is for the hairpin to go hairpin, and change the large-sleeved long skirt dress matching the hairpin crown on the head, wearing ornaments such as ribbons. The costumes of the three additions have different meanings, symbolizing the process of the girl's growth - the color of the clothes is pure, symbolizing the innocence of the girl; The light and elegant skirt symbolizes the innocence of the cardamom girl; The dignified deep coat symbolizes the brightness of the girl in the flower season; The grandest large-sleeved gown represents grace and elegance.

After the ceremony was completed, Yao Huang walked up to Yao Hong and Wenren Qianye, and bowed deeply to the two: "Eldest sister, brother-in-law, thank you for taking care of them for so many years!" ”

Yao Hong's eyes turned red: "Erya, you have grown up, my sister is so happy!" (To be continued......)