Chapter 4 Marriage
"No! It's not in order! Zhang Xiuqin saw that Su Xiaoman and Lu Li had actually made a marriage deal, and offered not to give a dowry, so she was anxious on the spot.
"Why don't you give a dowry?" She glared at Su Xiaoman, "You are not from the Su family, then return the money that the family has provided for you to eat and wear over the years, and if you don't pay the money, you will take the dowry to pay, so this dowry must be given, if you don't give it, you can't do it!" ”
Zhang Xiuqin was originally pinching her waist violently, although her momentum was unconsciously shortened when she saw Lu Li, but her attitude was still tough: "I don't want much, no matter what, I have to have eight taels and eight dollars for this money!"
Ooh! Eight, two, eight! That's enough to buy several acres of good paddy fields, right? Zhang Xiuqin really dares to ask for it!
Everyone was amazed that Zhang Xiuqin was also looking at Lu Li while the lion opened his mouth, would he pay this money?
"Don't give!" Su Xiaoman was anxious, she didn't expect her stepmother to be such a scoundrel, and at this time, she still had the idea of her dowry.
Lu Li is a good person, she can't let herself hurt him.
"Don't worry," Lu Li gave her a reassuring look, looked at Zhang Xiuqin again, and said, "Of course I want to give the dowry, but it's not for you, but for Xiaoman's father and mother."
He stretched out his hand and made a flat gesture in the direction of Father Su, "Father-in-law's share I will send it over tomorrow, and my mother-in-law's share will be directly handed over to Xiaoman for safekeeping, so I won't worry about you as an insignificant person." ”
Hearing this, Zhang Xiuqin's nose was almost crooked, what is an inconsequential person? Although Su Xiaoman was not born to her, she has also raised her for so many years, and she has never lacked her food, and now that Su Xiaoman is getting married, can she collect some bride price money?
Zhang Xiuqin obviously forgot how she had oppressed Su Xiaoman to do farm work and housework before, and only thought about the dowry money that could not be received.
Father Su on the side glanced at Lu Li with a complicated expression, and then shifted his gaze to Su Xiaoman, "Xiaoman...... You...... Are you really going to marry him? ”
Su Xiaoman pursed his lips, "Dad, you take care of your body in the future, the unfilial daughter will kowtow to you." After that, Su Xiaoman knelt on the ground, seriously kowtowed to Su Qi three times, and when he got up again, his eyes were already red.
The crowd of onlookers had gradually dispersed, and Li Shu, the village chief who had said that he was going to dip Su Xiaoman in the pig cage, wanted to say something, but after seeing Lu Li with a condensed face, he could only dispel this thought.
In the evening of the same day, Su Xiaoman followed Lu to his home halfway up the mountain.
Living together before they got married, others will inevitably say something unpleasant when they know about it, but whether it is Lu Li or the current Su Xiaoman, they don't care about this.
"If you eat something, you can go to the kang early to rest, and tomorrow will definitely be very tired." Lu Li sat on the chair and handed the plate containing the jerky in front of Su Xiaoman.
Hearing this, Su Xiaoman suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.
Take a break on the kang? Are they going to sleep together tonight? Although she is going to get married tomorrow, she doesn't mind this, but ......
"I'm going to sleep in the outhouse, and there's a plank bed outside." Xu saw what Su Xiaoman was worried about, and Lu Li added.
Su Xiaoman, whose mind was exposed, was embarrassed, his cheeks flushed, and he silently buried his face in the bowl and slashed rice.
The next day, Su Xiaoman woke up very early, and when he opened his eyes, it was a strange environment, and it took a while to realize that he was in Lu Li's home, and today, she was going to marry Lu Li.
She got out of bed lightly, and when she passed by the outhouse, she saw the wooden bed that Lu Li said.
The plank bed is really small, and it is estimated that it can only sleep for someone of her size, I really don't know how Lu Li's big man got by last night.
When Lu Li carried a large man into the yard on his back, Su Xiaoman was cooking porridge in the firewood room, and he was startled when he saw this.
"It's ...... Goat? ”
"That's right," Lu Li put the dying sheep on the ground and wiped his face with his sleeve, "I'm lucky today, I can just use it to entertain guests." ”
Su Xiaoman was quietly looking at him, and found that there were traces of dew on his clothes and shoes, and there were many of them, so he thought that he had gone out hunting very early.
Lu Li's behavior has proved that he attaches great importance to this marriage.
She also has to make a move, and she can't wait for Lu Li to do everything.
Su Xiaoman took out his handkerchief and handed it to Lu Li with a red face.
Lu Li was stunned, seeing that Su Xiaoman's cheeks were red, he took it and wiped his sweat.
An indescribable atmosphere lingered around the two of them, and it was not until near noon that the officiant and the guests arrived in twos and threes, and this atmosphere gradually disappeared.
On the day of the big day, no one mentioned yesterday's unpleasantness without a face, plus there were several hard dishes made of mutton at the wedding banquet prepared by Lu Li, which really made the people who came to congratulate them happy, and they all opened their bellies and ate happily, and many of them also pulled Lu Li to toast, and the atmosphere was very lively.
By the time Lu Li sent the last guest away, the sun was already about to set, and Su Xiaoman had been in the room for almost two hours.
"Squeak-" The door was pushed open, and someone walked in step by step.
Su Xiaoman, who was covered with a red hijab, wringed his fingers uneasily, listening to the footsteps of the comer, only to feel that his heart was beating so fast that he almost jumped out of his throat.
The footsteps stopped, and the person who came stopped in front of Su Xiaoman, and the joy scale stretched in from under the hijab little by little, and Su Xiaoman's eyes were flowered, and the hijab was picked up.
Lu Li is still wearing a dark gown today, but he has a red belt around his waist to ask for good luck.
From today on, she will be a wife, and she has to forget all the things in the past, so as not to disappoint Lu Li's heart.
"You ......"
"You ......"
The two of them spoke at the same time, and stopped talking at the same time, Su Xiaoman blinked and lowered his head, "...... Let's start with that. ”
"I've been sleeping in the outhouse for the past few days, but it may rain tonight, so you have to close the windows." Lu Li pointed to the window and said.
This is actually a local custom, the first three days of marriage can not enter the cave room, to sleep in separate rooms, until the fourth day can sleep together, meaning good things and grinding.
Su Xiaoman suddenly thought of the bed that was too small for Lu Li.
"I'd better sleep in the outhouse...... That bed is too small......" Su Xiaoman proposed, "I should be just right when I sleep......"
"No," Lu Li decisively shook his head and refused, "I'm a man." ”
Su Xiaoman didn't understand what the connection between sleeping outside and a man was, but looking at Lu Li's categorical face, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.
It really rained heavily at night, and there was thunder, and Su Xiaoman was awakened by a thunderclap.
It's autumn now, I don't feel anything when there is the sun during the day, but it's very cold at night, will it be cold for Lu Li to sleep in the outhouse?
Thinking of Lu Li's appearance in the outhouse, where could Su Xiaoman continue to sleep.
Or...... Sneak over and take a look?