When all the transactions and agreements on the surface and in the secret are almost carried out, Cheng Mingzhen's wedding date is approaching. His current reputation in Julu Zezhong has caught up with the big boss Zhang Jincheng, and the original strength of Du Scar's father and daughter is very huge. Therefore, the people who are responsible for preparing for the wedding dare not slack off, and all the dry drinks and dishes are selected and procured. In order not to disgrace his good brother, Wang Ermao also specially went to Longgang City, the nearest Xiangguo County Governor's Office to Juluze, and "invited" more than a dozen chefs to come back while it was dark, and told them to do everything they could, otherwise not only would they not receive their wages, but they would not even give them the hope of going home!

In addition to the wine and food, all the clothes, cabinets, bedding for the newlyweds to make the bed, the decoration of the windows and doors, as well as the happy words, sweets and snacks, etc., were all arranged with the help of the wife of the owner of the village, Liu. In particular, the several sets of clothes worn by the two newcomers, from the outside to the inside, from the beginning of the selection of materials to the later workmanship, are completely Zhang Luo by the Liu family. With her previous life experience in a wealthy family, she was also generous and decent. The only flaw is that the wedding dress that the cuckoo wears when worshipping heaven and earth is slightly different in size, and it is slightly smaller when worn on the cuckoo. However, fortunately, it was early, and the day before the wedding, Liu's, Sister-in-law Lian, Du Juan and Zhou Ning were busy for most of the night, and finally sewed a more fitting wedding dress before dawn.

"This small set, it's a pity to throw it away, Ning Zi take it and keep it for wearing!" With the new wedding dress, Sister-in-law Lian felt awkward when she looked at the original set, and secretly stuffed it to Zhou Ning, who was working for her, while Du Juan was doing makeup.

Zhou Ning is still a girl's family, although she was given to Wang Ermao by Zhang Jincheng, she has not yet visited the church. Immediately his face was flushed with shame, and he didn't pick it up, and he didn't answer it, and he stood there trembling.

"I'll deal with it, Ningzi, you go and help the seventh master take a look, don't apply too light blush!" Seeing this, Liu Er, who had been busy all night, quickly blackened her eyes and reached out to take the invalid wedding dress. "After dismantling and modifying, it can still be used by others in the future. The seven masters are tall, and no one can compare to the skeletons of the sisters in Zedi! ”

Julu Ze is not rich in materials, so Liu Er is also reasonable. Zhou Ning agreed softly, lowered his head, and went as if he had been amnestied. Looking at the girl's thin back, Sister-in-law Lian shook her head with a smile, "This girl who doesn't have a bit of eyesight is a loss to meet the seven masters." Hey, if you go to serve others, you don't know how to be cleaned up by the Lord's house! ”

"Where is she serving people's lives, haven't you looked at the hall master, you can't wait to offer it!" For Zhou Ning, who is not very eye-catching, Liu Er doesn't like it very much. I always felt that this little girl walked like a cat, as if she was ready to hide in the shadows at any time. But Wang Ermao has made a lot of achievements recently, and no one can stop Zhou Ning's marriage with him, and it is gradually on the agenda. Therefore, for Wang Ermao's sake, everyone can't be too difficult for the little girl. After all, after marrying Wang Ermao, her identity will immediately become the wife of the hall master, and she can't be treated casually as an ordinary maid.

Two women who have experienced marriage look at each other and smile, regardless of the difference in status, sit down and chat slowly and wait for dawn. According to the folk rules around Juluze, the wedding is to be held all day. At the moment when the sun rises, the bridegroom will ride a tall horse and take the bride out of his house. Then blow and blow all the way to your home.

Worship heaven and earth, but it should be placed at noon, because the yang energy at noon is the strongest, and all evils will not invade. In the afternoon until midnight, it is the best opportunity for the guests to drink and fill the groom. If the groom can be filled so that he can't find which way the door of the cave opens, it will leave everyone with a lifetime of laughter.

Of course, whether the groom can be protected from entering the cave house safely depends on the ability of the bridegroom. For this reason, Wang Ermao did not touch the wine for ten days, and vowed to leave all his skills and use them at the most critical moment.

The women were so busy on the eve of the wedding that they barely had time to close their eyes, and the men didn't have time to sleep. Cheng Mingzhen and his mother are both outsiders, and their marriages have to be completely customary. According to the township gifts of Zhang Jincheng and others, the bride's dowry, and the gifts of the mother's family should be sent to the newlyweds' homes one night in advance. It is said that this can help the bride's blessings, so that she will not be wronged by her in-laws.

It's just that Cuckoo's mother's family is a little too much. In the entire Juluze, except for Cheng Mingzhen's ninth village, the other eight villages can be counted as the woman's relatives and friends. Everyone rushed over to give gifts, and immediately piled up the gifts all over the courtyard that Zhang Jin said was specially built for the newcomers.

Hao Laodao is Du Juan's master, and he is the biggest at the moment. Therefore, gifts should be the first to be showcased. The old guy gritted his teeth and stomped his feet to prepare for half a month, but in the end he took out a big bow of oak wood. It is four and a half feet high, poking in the ground and reaching the neck of the fourth master Wang Mazi. All the guests immediately applauded and laughed at Hao Lao's bow. The fifth master was not annoyed, shook his head with a smile, and said triumphantly: "Etiquette? To be honest, in the entire Great Sui, you can't find a second bow like this. This is when Lao Tzu was young, he went to the Western Regions to give people a bodyguard, and bought it from a big food merchant at a high price. You can see how long it is, but it doesn't take any effort to drive, and its range is much farther than that of a normal foot bow. When Lao Tzu held it, he could shoot the eyes of the prey two hundred steps away! ”

"Blow, you blow!" Wang Mazi pouted with a smile. Two hundred steps away, the eyes of the prey look like the size of an incense head, Hao Laodao's archery skills can only be regarded as medium to high, and it is strange that he can shoot!

The guests laughed, and while continuing to be happy with Hao Laodao, they watched other people's gifts. As Du Juan's uncle, the big boss Zhang Jincheng, the second boss Xue Song and the rest of the masters 6 continued to take out their carefully prepared congratulatory gifts. Because the income of Julu Zequn's "trading" is very high recently, the gifts are worth a lot of money. Even Wang Mazi, who is known for being stingy, suddenly became generous, and his shot was a set of gold-inlaid eight-treasure glazed cups, which could be exchanged for at least twenty yuan when taken outside.

The heroes of the green forest who came from afar refused to lose their faces, and took out gifts to congratulate each other. One of the most valuable pieces comes from Gao Kaidao, who, as Gao Shida's junior, doesn't seem to be getting along with Gao Shida recently. In the past few days, Zhang Jin said that he had done a lot of things that offended Gao Shida's majesty, and Gao Kaidao pretended to be deaf and dumb. Usually, he put down his body and mingled with Cheng Mingzhen, Wang Ermao and others, and opened and closed his mouth to be commensurate with brothers.

"This golden saddle was obtained by the ancestors of the Gao family from the Turkic royal family. Give it to the little nine brothers to help you succeed in everything in the future! Saying a congratulatory message, Gao Kaidao picked up the saddle studded with gold beads and gems with both hands, and handed it to Cheng Mingzhen with a smile.

Such a gift is a bit too heavy, and Cheng Mingzhen really doesn't dare to accept it. While refusing, he looked back at the second master Xue Song and the big boss Zhang Jin, expecting the two of them to relieve themselves. The second master, Xue Song, smiled and said nothing, but the big boss Zhang Jincheng waved his hand very generously, "Isn't it the saddle of the Turkic royal family?" You take it. If you don't want to go, when Brother Gao gets married in the future, you will also prepare an equally valuable gift for him! ”

"Then you're welcome!" Cheng Mingzhen learned that Zhang Jin said that he didn't mind this, so he hurriedly smiled and bowed. Gao Kaidao refused to accept it, took half a step sideways, and made a flat gesture diagonally with him, "You and my brother are like old friends at first sight, so why be polite." Someday, I might need your help. At that time, please Brother Cheng, don't shirk it! ”

"Of course, there is nothing that the little nine brothers can't do!" Zhang Jin said that he was full of confidence and replaced Cheng Mingzhen with a big package.

Then another pleasant feast was served, and everyone drank until midnight, when they dispersed. Seeing off the guests, Cheng Mingzhen and Wang Ermao hurriedly cleaned up, closed their clothes and closed their eyes for a while. The brethren, who had barely rested for half an hour, were forced to wake up, bathe and change their clothes, and clean up their whole bodies.

After all this is done, the east is starting to white. The two good brothers immediately rode their tall horses and went to greet their relatives. Duan Qing, Han Gesheng, Zhou Lihu and other old brothers from Xiangyong followed behind, everyone exerted enough strength, and the gongs and drums beat loudly like the sky.

Cheng Mingzhen wore an azure silk robe, a black Confucian crown, and soft-soled boots. If it weren't for the red color on his chest, he would look like a scholar rushing to take the exam. He was originally born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and when he was dressed up by this, he looked more heroic. The little girls who watched the ceremony along the way trembled, clapping their palms while staring intently at the groom's face. Wang Ermao dutifully blocked the countless charming eyes and flower branches, and kept them in his memory to enjoy them slowly.

The new house was built on the shore of a small lake, very close to the military camp of the azalea. It's just half a pillar of incense time, and the wedding procession has come to the door of the bride's house. Du Scara suddenly became distressed about his daughter at this time, blocking the courtyard door and nagging. Wang Ermao blocked his mouth with three jars of old wine with red paper and a bag of silver beans. The old guy immediately smiled, took a blanket from the hand of the minions beside him, and shook it under the eyes of Wang Ermao and the others as if it were showing off, revealing full of white and yellow, and then quickly closed it and hung it behind the saddle of the groom official with a smile.

After accepting the gift of pressing the saddle, Cheng Mingzhen and Du Scar will be a family in the future. Old Taishan took his son-in-law's hand, and the more he looked at it, the more pleasing it was to the eye. If it weren't for Zhou Lihu and others urging them on the side, they would have almost delayed the cuckoo on the sedan chair. After the sedan chair was lifted, the surroundings were even more lively. People threw the red flowers they had tied the night before and the wildflowers they had collected at dawn to the couple, their eyes full of envy.

Sister-in-law Lian has long lost her husband, and Liu Er is also remarried, so neither of them can participate in the official wedding, so they have to lean against the door and silently watch the cuckoo's sedan chair being hugged away by a group of people. It wasn't until the drums outside had drifted away that he smiled and wiped his eyes, and returned to the empty room to pack up the clothes left by the bride.

"Juan Zi has no one to take care of her since she was a child, and this time she has been guiding her because of the loss of Mrs.!" Suddenly, a little loss swelled in her heart, and Sister-in-law Lian smiled reluctantly, and said a word to Liu'er.

"I've always treated her as my own sister! Seeing her get married, I'm really reluctant! At this time, Liu Er showed a little fortitude, shook her head with a smile, and said loudly.

Looking at the wedding dress placed in the corner of the Hu bed and abandoned by the cuckoo, her eyes were blank again. Shaking his head again, he picked up the wedding dress and held it in his arms, and turned to leave.

This wedding dress was sewn by her instructing the cuckoo, and it took three days and three nights to sew it, and every stitch and thread was painstakingly written. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Liu Er shook off her shirt and compared it on her shoulder. In the lake on the side of the road, a pretty reflection is quickly reflected.

Note 1: Pingyi, that is, with the other party with the same courtesy. It means that the two parties are equal or equal.