Sure enough, after the banquet that night, the elder Patella left Shakru behind, and made a cup of coffee for Shakru in his study, and then raised his hand and said, "I heard that you like to drink Vietnamese G7 coffee the most, so I specially prepared it for you." ”

"That's a real nuisance for Grandpa Patera." Shakru replied, feigning flattery.

Old Patella waved his hand and said, "Why are you so polite with me?" Then he groaned slightly, and then said: "Little Shaklu, today's matter between you and Amisha is almost public, so have you thought about what to do next?" ”

"Well, this depends on your elders."

Old Patella said angrily, "Listen to me? Then I hope you two will get married tomorrow, can you listen? ”

Shakru scratched his head and said, "It's not that I don't listen, this Amisha is still in school, it's a little too early to get married now, right?" ”

Old Patella was very unhappy and said, "What did you say? Too early? Do you know how old Amisha is now? She's seventeen! If I hadn't sent her to school in the United States, she would have been engaged at thirteen, according to Indian rules! Now you say it's too early for her to get married? Do you know how much I have complained about her behind my back over the years? Besides, who said you can't get married if you go to school? It is time to get married, to go to school, and the two are not in conflict! Unless it's your kid who doesn't like Amisha at all and doesn't want to marry her! ”

Shakru waved his hand again and again, "How is this possible? If I didn't like Amisa, how could I take her on a trip, and how could I dance my first dance with her today? I'm just worried, you know, there are other women around me, and I'm afraid Amisha won't be able to accept it. ”

Old Patella snorted coldly, "Hmph." I don't know what's wrong with you? But as long as you don't disclose your relationship with them and promise not to snub Amisha because of them, then these things are not unacceptable, in fact, to be honest, there are a few men like you who have only one woman! ”

"That's good, then I'll really listen to your old man about this matter, and you know it. I'm on my own now, my parents are gone, and I don't have any other elders. ”

Old Patella pondered for a moment, and then replied, "Otherwise, you will have an engagement ceremony first, and as for the parents, you can ask Mukesh to be your elder to attend some of the ceremonies, for he is almost twice your age anyway." ”

For this opportunity to be an elder of Shaklu, Mukesh naturally would not refuse. And he was very enthusiastic about it. Since Patera and Mukesh are both old Hindu families, they both strictly follow the Hindu marriage etiquette, which makes the whole process extremely complicated.

Although the relationship between Shakru and Amisha can be regarded as free love, the old Patera and Mukesh still follow the process of arranged marriage, which makes Shakru feel very embarrassed, after all, he has just finished filming "Winning the Heart", which promotes free love, but how to completely change his appearance.

The first step is to be introduced by a matchmaker (who is played by the priest). Parents will consider whether to meet in detail according to social class, language, region, astrology, etc., and the parents and matchmaker will check whether the two have the same fate. Discuss whether you like your property, status, education, appearance, etc.

Since Shakru himself is the elder of the Beirul Temple, the work of this matchmaker is personally performed by the Grand Master of the Beirul Temple, which can be said to give Shakru enough face, as for checking whether it is compatible, it is completely a formality, and Mukesh even joked to let Shakru, the master diviner, divinate his marriage in the future.

Then according to the process, the issue of bride price is discussed, and Shakru is very resolute about this. He was not short of money, and he did not like the Indian bride price system, so he only set a symbolic number and settled the matter.

After that, the woman's parents, led by old Patela, formally went to Shaklu's house to visit the man's head Mukesh, and after the two sides negotiated the marriage of Shakru and Amisha, the old Patera personally handed Mukesh a disc made of pure gold and one million and one rupees. This is because, according to Hindu rules, after a man and a woman have reached an agreement. The woman wants to give the man some gifts and money, the gifts are generally clothes, rings, candies, plates and the like, and the cash is based on the woman's own financial resources, how much you can, but it must be singular, otherwise it will be considered unlucky (this is similar to the meaning of changing the mouth of the Northeast money), this work is mostly undertaken by the woman's father, grandfather, uncle, uncle and others.

At this point, the preparations for the engagement are all over. As for the formal engagement, it is natural to choose a good day, but the man has to feast his relatives and friends one day in advance to tell everyone about this happy event.

On the day of the engagement, Shakru put on a new tufted gown, a loose gold-trimmed shirt, loose trousers, and a headscarf around his head, and sat down on a wooden bench outside the venue, where the girl's father (or a relative of the woman) dotted a turmeric or pink mole on his forehead, gave him a bunch of coconuts, sweets, clothes, money, etc., and finally stuffed a "ledou" (a sweet) in his mouth, and the gift was given to him into the house.

At this time, Shakru can officially enter the venue to meet Amisha, and after the two parties put on each other's engagement rings, the entire engagement ceremony will be over, and then naturally there will be a grand feast and singing and dancing!

After the engagement, there is also a cupping ceremony, that is, to choose an auspicious day, the man's parents bring one or two relatives to the woman's house, and they bring clothes, jewelry, toys, sweets to the future daughter-in-law, and also bring some clothes to the girl's brothers and sisters. Then the man's mother or sister-in-law puts on the clothes she has just brought and puts some candy and other things in her arms. Then the girl's father gave the man's relatives some things, and after a day or two, the man said goodbye and returned.

This ritual serves three purposes: first, to bring the two sides closer together; second, the marriage relationship is stronger; Third, through this ritual, the girl will have more children in the future.

PS: This is already abbreviated, if the Hindu process is strictly followed, the process will be extremely complicated, and everyone will be able to feel it when the marriage process is written. (To be continued.) )