164 Playing Home
Originally, Mingzhu also longed for the scene when Li Xiuyuan [got married], so she rushed to Zhao's mansion early in the morning to see the excitement. However, the wedding of the Zhao and Li families was extraordinary, and it was not much different from the marriage of ordinary noblewomen.
In the morning, Li Xiuyuan at least brought a dowry (dowry?). Walking around the city, there is no way not to show off on purpose, but the two live in the same neighborhood. If you don't detour, I'm afraid it won't take half an hour for all the rituals to be completed, and that's really a joke.
After the detour, the groom entered the Zhao Mansion, took the bride's eight-carried sedan chair out according to various ceremonies, and then continued to circle the inner city. At this point, almost all ceremonies are exactly the same as ordinary marriages. The only difference was that they returned to the Zhao Mansion after a week of detouring. Of course, at this time, the high hall of worship was Zhao Shangshu and Mrs. Zhao.
Although Mingzhu was a little disappointed with this, I didn't see the excitement I wanted to see. But for the Zhao and Li families, such a ceremony couldn't be more satisfying. It is really worthy of being undertaken by the Ministry of Rites, and it simply understands the psychology of customers thoroughly. Sure enough, because of the ordinariness of the wedding, the surrounding area of this gossip quickly lost its heat. There's no way, I really can't find anything to brag about and complain about.
After marriage, Zhao Bailian was like a new life, and when her marriage leave ended, it was just in time for the summer vacation. In the past two months, it is not an exaggeration for the couple to say that it is too good to mix oil in honey. In fact, this wedding has fulfilled too many people.
Mrs. Li was a little aggrieved at first, but slowly, in Mrs. Zhao's smiling face, her mood calmed down. With Mrs. Zhao's care, most of the female dependents in the officialdom will give her three points of face. Even if you can still say what you should say behind your back, but in the end, there is no hatred or hatred, and if Mrs. Zhao does not come forward, why should she attract enemies for herself?! In addition, the Zhao Mansion occasionally sent some small gifts in the name of Li Xiuyuan, and after a long time, Mrs. Li actually felt that this was not bad.
The family of the eldest prince Li is even more proud, and his younger brother, who has a higher official position than his own, has joined someone else's family. Don't worry about anyone competing with them for the title of head of the house anymore!! The Liu family is now learning to run the family with Mrs. Li, although this time Li Xiuyuan's marriage, the family has lost a little. But that was also to buy a name for his husband. If it is used properly, it will not be taken care of. Looking at the finances in the Li family's treasury, there were a few nights when Liu woke up from a dream and laughing. Even Liu's maiden family has benefited from this.
Not to mention the eldest prince of Li himself, every spring is full of joy. Occasionally, when I met Li Xiuyuan, I would stop and say hello to him with a smile on my face and say a few words. Slowly, the tension between the brothers also subsided a little.
Li Molian is like falling into a honey pot. She finally has a mother-in-law, and this mother-in-law is still her favorite Mr. Xiaolian. The mother also dressed her up beautifully every day, and often praised her, hugged her, and changed her tricks to make food for her. I also seriously did the homework assigned by the kindergarten with her, and took her shopping, all of which was like a dream.
After Li Xiuyuan entered the Zhao family, he felt as if he was living in another world from before. It turns out that the atmosphere at home can still be so warm?! It feels so good to be loved and watched by your parents?! He was wearing new clothes sewn by his wife, and his daily clothes, hats, shoes and socks were all properly prepared. The little girl is beautiful every day, happily beside her. The inferiority complex and cowardice in his expression gradually dissipated, and at this time, a father could not do anything no matter how hard he tried.
And Zhao Bailian has become even better. This kind of marriage makes her heart extremely stable, and she no longer has to worry about being away from her parents in the future, and she no longer has to worry about how to face strange parents-in-law. There are no setbacks that may be encountered when starting a new family, what a fierce mother-in-law, a tricky sister-in-law, a husband's concubine...... None of that. Some are just the care of their parents, the love of their husbands, especially the little daughter who is caring and sensible out of thin air. Although this daughter's biological mother is embarrassing, she is dead after all, isn't she?! And died so disgracefully.
It's time for the annual summer camp again. This is a reserved program that belongs to the preschool class, and although the kindergarten has since added several classes, they are always the only ones who go to Yuejiazhuang. But this time, Zhao Bailian relied on the convenient door given by Mingzhu and brought Li Molian with her.
At this time, they were in Yuejiazhuang, and they no longer had to rely on the big tent to settle down for only three or two days. After Mingzhu came for the first time, the borderless land where the house was hundreds of miles away was bought by Mingzhu, and a new campus of the parent-child kindergarten was built on the edge of the original Yuejiazhuang. This new campus, called Zhengqi Garden, is a spacious and bright four-entry garden, which is usually a private school for the children of Zhuangshang, and by the way, the garden is also taken care of and popular. The hottest half of the year is freed up for preschool children to use when they come to summer camp.
The garden is very large, and there are special dormitories and canteens, and it is said that many children in the town also come here to study. According to the village chief of Yuejia Village, there are probably nearly 100 students in the private school now. If it weren't for the fact that the age distribution of the students was too mixed, this number would not be much worse than that of some academies in the city.
After the children arrived at Zhengqi Garden, they were familiar with finding their dormitories, and the dormitories here were all on... Quadruple room with under-bed cabinet. The children no longer need the maids to help them make the beds and fold the quilts, and since last year, Mingzhu has asked all of them to learn to take care of themselves completely. To be precise, this is not what Mingzhu requires, but the general trend. Because whether she teaches or not, most parents will ask for this at this time. If she doesn't teach, there will be a gap between the children, no way, the children in ancient times seem to be quite precocious. (Of course, this precocious maturity refers to the aspect of ability, skills and common sense, and in some ways, modern children are more precocious, frighteningly early!) Ripe wide! οΌ
When they are packed, they go out to find their friends. Mingzhu didn't care about their safety at all, and before coming, the vanguard had already come to check inside and out, and the character of the dealers had already been checked many times. In the open place, there was still a team of guards outside the Zhuangzi, and in the dark, every student was followed.
Zhao Bailian's mother and daughter came for the first time at this time, and naturally there was novelty everywhere. They have never been out of the territory of the capital, even if they are summer vacations, they are in their own villages. It's the first time I've been so close to the life of a rural farmer.
"Chang Xiaoxiao! It's time for me to be the bride in this game, Sister Xing'er is the mother, and you are the maid! Yang Baohua said loudly.
Chang Xiaoxiao's bride hadn't done enough, although she was a little unhappy, she still took off the cloth that pretended to be a red hijab and handed it to Yang Baohua.
Yining was wordlessly pushed out by her sister, "Brother, this time it's time for you to be the groom's official, Qin Zhenghua and Zhao Yuechao carry the sedan chair together, and I still have to be a matchmaker!" β
Yining turned around and said, "Why don't I be a witness?!" β
An Ning pursed her lips: "Are you stupid?!" It's not really married, we're just pretending, okay?! What kind of witnesses do you want?! β
Yining really wants to open her sister's brain to see, since there is no need for a witness, then why do you need a matchmaker?! But he has been accustomed to An Ning's command for a long time, so he had to reluctantly ride on a bamboo horse.
Li Molian looked at their movements curiously, her eyes getting brighter and brighter: "Mother! Mother! Look at them playing and getting married! Just like you and Daddy back then! I want to play too! β
Zhao Bailian saw that she had begun to pretend to worship heaven and earth, and she faintly felt that something was wrong. But he still squatted down and said to Li Molian with a smile: "That's the brothers and sisters in the preschool class playing at home!" If you want to play with them, go for it! β
Li Molian ran over excitedly, because she knew that this game was not over yet, so she and Zhao Bailian watched obediently beside her.
After being "sent to the cave room", the children began to reassign their roles again. An Ning commanded: "Okay, it's time for Yining to carry the sedan chair, and Qin Zhenghua will be the groom's official." Sister Xing'er, do you want to be a bride?! β
Xing'er hurriedly shook her head, although she took the children to play, she was almost at the age of discussing relatives, so she didn't dare to play like this.
At this time, Li Molian ran over excitedly: "Sister Anning, I want to be a bride!" I'm quite a bride! Because of Zhao Bailian, she and An Ning are still relatively familiar.
But An Ning hadn't spoken yet, [the groom's official] Qin Zhenghua was unwilling, he shook his head and said: "No, my mother said that only the wife of Ming Media can worship the church, you can't." β
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Bailian's face turned white. On the contrary, Li Molian was a little ignorant and didn't understand, but vaguely knew that she couldn't play this game.
At this time, a trace of unbearability flashed in Yining's eyes, and he said: "It's okay, my mother didn't say this, when I am the groom's official in a while, you will be the bride again." You will be the ...... first in this game" Yining was a little confused.
An Ning continued: "Why don't you be a matchmaker?!" β
Xiao Molian was a little embarrassed, twisting the corners of her clothes with both hands and said, "But, I won't-the matchmaker has a lot to say-"
An Ning thought about it, and then arranged: "In this case, you pretend to be your father first, just sit there!" In the next game, Chang Xiaoxiao will be the bride, you will be the maid, and in the next game, you will be the bride, and I will still be the matchmaker. Okay?! An Ning said that it was so much fun to be a matchmaker!!
Zhao Bailian threw a grateful glance at An Ning Yining, and then turned her head to look at the unconscious and carefree Li Molian, feeling really uncomfortable. After this period of getting along, she has loved this little girl as a daughter. always subconsciously avoided, the holy decree that pressed the little girl and couldn't turn over.
The sins of the previous generation have been pressed on this innocent child, if her biological mother has a spirit in heaven, I wonder if she will regret what she did?! After the destruction of the Wang family, Queen Wang lost her spirit day by day. Even if Wang Lianyi had some disagreements with her before, this sister was already the last comfort in her heart at that time. Gradually, her sister's happiness became the biggest wish in her heart and the only motivation to live. When the news of her sister's suicide spread, she finally broke down completely. The spirit became more and more trance-like, and the resentment grew, and finally she issued the last decree, or more accurately, the curse, with the blood of her heart. curse this child with her life, and she will not be a descendant in this life and this life.
Such an edict could not be easily overturned even by Emperor Nanzhao.
Therefore, Li Molian will most likely not have the opportunity to wear a red wedding dress in her life and be married by the media.
Thinking of this, she felt a little more pity for this child.
Of these children playing in the village, the most amazing one is Lu Jiangtao. No one expected that under his persistent stalking, the blacksmith at the entrance of the village finally accepted him as an apprentice last year. What's even more bloody is that this blacksmith is really a hidden master! Of course, no one knows about this matter at the moment, except for Mingzhu and the guards who secretly protect him.
"Master, didn't you take me as an apprentice?! Why don't you be strict with me?! Why do you make me stop when I'm tired of practicing?! If you don't stop, you still have to be beaten?! Master, you have to believe me, I am definitely a person who can endure hardships! No matter how hard and tired I am, as long as I can learn the skills, I am not afraid of anything!! Are you reluctant to suffer in vain?! I'm telling you, this won't work, my father said, filial piety comes out under the stick, and only a strict master can produce a high apprentice......" Lu Jiangtao, who has evolved from a fat dun to a strong man, is chattering while waving his sword in the yard.
Master Yue, who was striking iron seriously on the side, was buzzing in his mind now, and he really wanted to sew up this apprentice's mouth when he was usually silent. He really couldn't figure out which tendon was wrong in the first place, so he accepted such an apprentice.
After he couldn't help it, he shouted, "Shut up!" Get out of here! β
Lu Jiangtao immediately stopped chattering and swung his sword seriously. After a while, Master Yue looked at his face and the muscles in his arm, and said, "Okay, it's okay today, you stop first." β
After Lu Jiangtao stopped, he began to chant again: "Master, I don't think I've reached the limit yet, and I can practice for a while." You don't worry, you won't get tired......"
Master Yue's eyes glared: "What do you want to do, what do you do!" Don't chatter! Didn't you see your classmates all going to play?! Hurry up and get out of here!! β
Lu Jiangtao carried the iron sword and prepared to go out.
Master Yue had a flash of inspiration: "You put down the sword for me!" If you dare me to find out, I will be expelled from the division immediately, and never come again! β
Seeing that the trick was discovered, Lu Jiangtao turned around and put the iron sword back in the room and hung it on the wall. turned to the dog-legged and said to Master Yue: "Master, if you don't let it go, the apprentice will help you pick up the hammer." I see that in other places, the master uses a small hammer to [ding] it, and then the apprentice picks it up and hits the hammer again. If you have something to do, do you want to do itβ"
Master Yue glanced at him obliquely: "What?" Don't you plan to learn kung fu from me?! Want to switch to iron strike?! β
Lu Jiangtao's face changed, and he said with a grin: "What's that, if the master doesn't let me, forget it, I'll go out and play with my classmates first!" - Master, don't miss me too muchβsee you tomorrow! β
Whew-It's finally clear, Master Yue let out a long breath.