After this little episode, the Catholic Church ceremony was officially over. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIf you look at it according to Western customs, the steps of the wedding have actually been completed.

But after all, this is a wedding held in the Ming Dynasty, although Chen Yueer is devout and Catholic, but after all, she is still an authentic Han girl. When Chen Tao and her discussed the wedding process, they actually handled it more in the way they were used to in modern times. So there is a second half of this wedding - the traditional project of the Chinese: the banquet.

In fact, this banquet started at noon, after all, the guests have been invited, and it is not necessarily said that you always go home for lunch and then come to the banquet in the evening, right? So after the oath-taking ceremony was held in the Catholic Church, the guests went in twos and threes, either by car or in a sedan chair, and of course on foot, towards the side of the Mingguang Hall, where the banquet was held.

Compared with the bizarre Western rituals that few people can understand, the wedding banquet is more in line with the habits and hobbies of the majority of neighbors. So when the couple and the main audience were still tossing around in the Catholic Church, Mingguang Hall was already bustling here, and it was even more lively than Qiongshifang.

Of course, none of the people who came were important, and most of them came for eating and drinking well - for example, a certain neighbor ran over early in the morning with his mother-in-law and three babies, big and small, and said two auspicious words at the door, and then happily went to line up in the felt tent next to him - a table was opened with ten people. After eating, as long as you can still hold up in your stomach, you can continue to queue up in another line, anyway, there are enough big fish and meat, vegetables, fruits, and wine!

So when the main hall of the day came to the scene, what they saw was a happy scene - in addition to eating and drinking at the flowing water seats, they also invited many jugglers to help the scene...... It's simply a carnival festival similar to a temple fair.

"Ha, it's so elegant over there, and it's too vulgar here."

Chen Zaizhu and Qian Yangxian hitchhiked a ride this time, and it was still the car of a certain short-haired old man - because he himself helped to entertain guests, the car was let out to pick up friends. The two of them sat comfortably in the leather sofa chairs, no longer having to carefully avoid the mud puddles on the road as they had just done when they had just come, and they had no time to gossip.

There were a few guests in the car, most of whom were about the same status as them, one of the old men was Chen Dalei's tent, and he also participated in the whole marriage this time, and he smiled when he heard this:

"This is the idea of my old man, and my aunt and young lady like to play those bells and whistles Western rituals, so it is up to them. But in the eyes of our elders, after all, it is not as easy to accumulate fortune as this flowing water mat, this person comes and goes, everyone says auspicious, and the wishes of all living beings are blessed, isn't it much more effective than any Western immortals. ”

"I'm afraid it's a little bit more expensive...... I think the grade of that table is not low, the eight treasures are complete, if you go to the Sixi Building to call, it will almost cost two or two tables, right? Look at this posture, there must be a hundred tables at the end of the day. It's still the first day,"

"Hehe, our Master Chen is such an only daughter, she has believed in the Western religion since she was a child, and she has only been out of the cabinet until now, such a happy event, what is it to be afraid of-ten days of flowing water, one day can not be less!"

Several of the guests in the carriage are Qingke staff and other identities, of course, they are very familiar with people, including Chen Qian and the others, they all nodded and sighed when they heard the words, praising Master Chen's love for his daughter.

As he spoke, the carriage had already driven into the backyard, and of course these high-end guests wouldn't go to the canopy—to put it bluntly, the goals of the two sides were different. People come just to mix a few good meals, and it's best if you arrange the banquet and don't care about anything, if the host's grandeur is too grand, it will make them uncomfortable.

But all the people who are riding in the car here are serious people who come for personal connections, and they definitely can't mix with those neighbors. These guests didn't care about one or two meals, so they all went directly to the inner courtyard of Mingguang Hall, where they had better arrangements.

Soon after, Chen Zaizhu and Qian Yangxian each carried a tray and wandered around looking for a place to eat. There wasn't much in the tray, just a plate and a cup, and they held some of their favorite food and drinks—they had chosen them at the long table. Elsewhere, it would be considered disrespectful and rude to let guests choose their own food and find their own place to sit down to eat. But here in Shorthair, it is very common - Chen Qian and his wife have attended Shorthair's parties many times, and they know that they especially like this form of "buffet", and they are indeed free and casual, without any red tape, which is in line with Shorthair's consistent behavior.

Of course, in the eyes of the old masters who are good at quoting scriptures, all this has a basis:

"The ancient style of Wei and Jin Dynasty that is nothing more than eating separately...... Short hairs are just a slight change. ”

When the two of them found a good place to sit down, they looked around, and the guests here seemed to be more accustomed to this way of dining—most of the guests who came here at noon and were willing to spend a day and a half here were from the business community of the capital, who had business ties with Chen Dalei or Qiong Shifang, as well as some other people who wanted to get in touch with Qiong Haijun. Most of them have dealt with each other before, and they have also received short-haired hospitality.

They gathered together in twos and threes according to their respective hobbies, some of them were like Qian and Chen, two or three friends had a small gathering, and there were also more than ten people sitting together and talking...... In short, it's all very casual. The content of the conversation between each other is also strange, and there is everything.

For example, most of the people around the woman's parent, Chen Dalei, are people from the Beijing business district, and at this time, in addition to some congratulatory words, there are more topics similar to business and business exchanges. On the other side, around Father Tang, who presided over the ceremony in the morning, a few Westerners from the capital gathered there, muttering some foreign words. Originally, few people could understand, let alone attract people, but because at this moment, the "Western short-haired" doctor and his wife were sitting there, but it also attracted many people who wanted to make friends with him, whether they were interested in the Western religion or not, they all made a pious and curious appearance, and listened to the sermon of Father Tang.

As for the other "real hair", it is naturally full of people, but there are exceptions - for example, those who are sitting with a certain young lady, there is no one to disturb them, and even the woman's personal maid and mother-in-law also consciously sit away, so that they can enjoy this small two-person world.

"Give...... Ha, don't be ashamed, I know you like to eat this, and I just stared at it for a long time. ”

Guo Yi smiled and put a plate of cream decorated cakes on the table, and pushed it slightly towards Chen Jinniang. The latter glared at him with a blushing face, but silently pulled the plate in front of him.

- What girl doesn't like delicate sweets like cream cakes, but she's already had a few pieces before, and she's too embarrassed to pile them on the plate. If you don't look back, you'll be sure to make a joke to those little girls—they're all staring at each other.

Speaking of which, an unmarried girl eating at the same table with a man is a big violation of etiquette, but in the current atmosphere, and the girls who came to the wedding are like this, the most important thing is that the family acquiesces, so there is no taboo. But if you are caught in the braid in these small places, you will be embarrassed to laugh in the boudoir.

Of course, it also depends on each person, if it is Liu Jinjin's kind of temperament, most of them will not care about the eyes around him. It's a pity that there was such a big limelight just now, even if Liu Jinjin is too bold to stay any longer, she can only go home first, but I heard that she will come over in the evening - after all, she is still reluctant to miss this big scene. The key is to see the rehearsal of your own marriage, which is the most important thing.

——Accept the other party's ring, and then there is no doubt that you will start to "go through the procedure", Liu Jinjin can be regarded as a reassuring pill now. In fact, I am also ...... Thinking of this, Chen Jinniang carefully turned the ring on her hand, turning the bright ruby ring to the side of her palm, so as not to attract the attention of others.

After that, just as she was concentrating on dealing with those little cakes, she suddenly heard a small exclamation from a table next to her - although there is no rule of "no foreign men" here, it is impossible for them, the daughters of the boudoir to squeeze together with those strangers. Therefore, under the guidance and isolation of the maids and women of each family, intentionally or unintentionally, this side is their exclusive area, and these "duos" are almost sitting together.

At this time, it was the man and woman at the table next to him who came out, and the woman was the daughter of the Yongkang Hou family. Chen Jinniang immediately turned her head, but saw that the young lady of the Xu family was quickly retracting her hand into her sleeve, but even if it was just a glance, it made her see a ray of red light between the other party's fingers.

"Ha, it seems that the two of us are not the only ones who succeeded today."

Guo Yi next to him also noticed this scene, and immediately understood what was happening - the ruby rings prepared by several of them were the same batch, and they were all similar in color and brilliance. So he raised his glass and gave a distant salute to the fellow at the table, both of whom had a treacherous smile like a triumphant wolf.

In addition to Guo Yi's side, Wang Chen and his girlfriend ...... The young lady of the Zhu family, who is now back to the Chengguo Mansion to be married, also saw this scene. This is mainly because the woman has always cared more about her "former" sister-in-law, after all, she was a sister-in-law before, and now she suddenly has to become a relationship similar to that of a concubine, which is somewhat embarrassing.