At night, Liu Yong's third uncle's house was brightly lit all night. Because Liu Yong's third uncle was not at home, only the third aunt and the fourth sister hugged each other and cried for half the night, but when the time was approaching, the fourth sister still went to bed and fell asleep under the urging of the aunts.

The next morning, the bride got up early in the morning, and it took a lot of time just to dress up. As the younger brother of the family, Liu Yong could naturally squeeze into the bride's boudoir, but before he could see the bright red crown, he was thrown out by an aunt who couldn't name in the name of being too crowded in the house.

The crown was sent by the husband's family after the financial gift, and the Liu family, as the woman, returned the gift with a public dress and flower head. The crown curtain has been pressed in the box for almost three years because of filial piety, and it looks a little old when taken out at this time. But the wedding date changed suddenly, and suddenly I saw that it was too late to replace the new one, so I could only use it.

Unlike Hebei (north of the Yellow River, some areas in the north of Henan now, not referring to Hebei Province) and Shanxi have the custom of crying and marrying, the custom of welcoming relatives in Kaifeng is no different from most areas south of the Yellow River, although the bride and parents will also have reluctance, but generally happy.

Before the hour was over, the greeting team came. It is said that they set off before dawn.

The husband's family brought the eaves (sedan chair) with red satin decoration is very festive, although the Emperor Song and the previous dynasty generally disliked people, if it is not old and can not stand the bumps, even the Zai Zhi is also riding a carriage or riding a horse in the early dynasty. But on the wedding day, there is obviously one exception.

There are willow trees planted on both sides of the official road in Gyeonggi every short distance, and the road surface is often sprinkled with water and dust, and the eaves of the flowers go to the woman's house, and the distance of dozens of miles is still as new as ever, unlike some places in Kansai, and the eaves of the flowers are beaten gray by the yellow sand before they go a few miles.

When the welcoming party came, he was about to squeeze into the bride's boudoir, but he was strictly blocked out by the woman's relatives and friends who had been prepared, and he had to take out a satisfactory red envelope before being put in.

Because the distance between the two families is relatively far away, I am afraid that the auspicious time will be missed, and the bride's father is not at home, only Liu Yong's three eldest (aunt, dialect) is alone, and the Liu family did not make much trouble, so the husband's family took the bride to the sedan chair.

Liu Yong, who is a distant branch of relatives, did not get the red envelope, but just grabbed a few sugars to eat, and filled his mouth with a sweet and greasy panic. And Liu Xun was so happy, he seemed to have forgotten that he was about to part with his sister, the purse on his waist was bulging, he kept shaking when he ran, and his thighs and lower abdomen hurt, but he didn't have the slightest intention of crying.

The bride will be sent directly to her husband's house to worship the eaves of flowers, and the bride's family will follow some people to send her relatives. The Liu family and the Liu family both have facades, and the convoy of welcoming relatives and sending relatives together also have dozens of carriages, which has attracted a burst of eyes from neighbors with foreign surnames.

In this year, in the Kaifeng area, except for the daughters born to the clan surnamed Zhao, who are making money, the daughters of other families, regardless of Shishu, are "money-losing goods". In order to prevent their daughters from being bullied after they get married, people in Kaifeng will prepare rich dowries for their daughters. At the same time, because of the prevailing trend of comparison and extravagance, in order to decorate the façade, some people even did not hesitate to borrow usury for this purpose. Of course, Qixian is not included.

The bride price given by the Liu family was just land, including 10 acres of paddy fields in Weishi County and 20 acres of dry land in Fugou County. With the price of goods in Gyeonggi, these bride prices alone exceed 100 yuan. In addition to the bride price of the bride price intact, most of the few watered land in the family was accompanied, although it was also thirty acres, but the price of the land as the auspicious charm of Chi County was naturally much higher than that of Wei Shi and Fugou in Qi County.

In order to prepare a dowry for the fourth sister, Liu Yong's third uncle almost exhausted half of his life savings, and his hair turned a lot grayer. It is precisely because of this that Liu Yong's third uncle and his brother Liu Qingzhi went to Jinghu in order to prepare a dowry for the second daughter who will be married soon.

Most of the children in the old mansion followed to see off their relatives, but Liu Yong and a few younger brothers and sisters who were not familiar with each other stayed. Mu also stayed behind and helped entertain the woman's relatives and friends.

In recent years, there has been a talk of outsourcing banquets, but that is mainly popular in Tokyo, and it is very rare to change to outside the city, even if it is only three or five miles away from the city, most of them are still preparing in advance at home, inviting some relatives and friends with good relations to come to help, and if they are too busy, they will hire a few helpers.

However, this is mostly a matter of the husband's family, and there are not many guests left in the woman's house, and the running water banquet will end in one round.

According to the habit in Kaifeng, the end of the banquet is an egg soup, Yang Zhang once jokingly said that this is the meaning of making people get out of the egg immediately after eating and drinking.

Jokes are naturally jokes, and there is no such thing as the host family letting the guests who come to congratulate them get out. After drinking two spoonfuls of egg soup, Liu Yong found a quiet place and moved a stool to sit down, reminiscing about the kung fu that Deng Lao Thief taught him.

It wasn't until dusk that Mu finished his work, so he took Liu Yong to squeeze into the carriage that also returned to Tokyo City, and went home leisurely.

Liu Xun did not come back, he asked Meng Banxian for a long vacation, and he did not come back until November 5 after sweeping the tomb. Meng Banxian, who has always been "strict" in student management, is naturally very unhappy, but weddings and funerals at home are common human feelings, and he has to be allowed to take leave. However, Meng Banxian left him a lot of homework before Liu Xun's "long vacation", and while Liu Yong's three major praises Mr. Meng were responsible, Liu Xun, who has always been honest, couldn't help but secretly scolded Liu Yong and them as secretly as "Meng Banxian".

There is one less follower, so for the next period of time, Liu Yong went to school every day, went to Deng Lao Thief to practice martial arts, teased the meat bun, and lived a very leisurely life.

Soon it will be October 1, and the Qingming Festival, July 15 Zhongyuan Festival, and called the three major "ghost festivals" in a year, the folk call it "October Shuo", also known as the "ancestor worship festival", both north and south.

However, the custom of Imperial Song Tokyo was slightly different, changing to October 3rd, and in recent years, it has been changed to October 5th. Every day on this day, no matter the Shishu in Tokyo City, they will go out of the city to go to the grave, and Liu Yong's family is naturally no exception. Because Liu Qingzhi was not at home, everything was simple.

After following a few uncles and brothers in the old mansion to sweep the tombs of the ancestors in the ancestral tomb and add new soil, it is over.

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To be continued......

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