Get up early the next morning, after breakfast, the old man took Zeng Ruixiang and Zifu to go out to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors, and then got on the horse from the ancestral hall to greet his relatives, and when he went out, Zilu set off a hexagram firecracker. The sedan chair was waiting at the door of the ancestral hall, Zifu came out of the ancestral hall, Zilu lit firecrackers to see him off, Zifu couldn't ride a horse, and Lin Kangping had to lead the horse on the side.

Seeing that the welcoming team had gone away, Ziqing accompanied the Shen family home, and the guests were basically there, and there were many unexpected ones, such as the classmates of Zifu Egret Academy and the classmates of the county school, as well as the squires in the town, and the county yakou also sent someone to send a congratulatory gift, and I don't know how they knew. People come and go, Shen is very busy, one time to make tea can't find tea, one time the cook in the stove room can't find utensils, one time to say that the plate is not enough, another time to cut vegetables to find a whetstone, and so on, not to name a few, really big, but he didn't call Ziqing out again, only stayed in the house to accompany the female dependents.

After lunch, the villagers left, the situation was better, the dinner was a banquet, the master of the stove room was busy early, Shen sent more than a dozen large dried cuttlefish to prepare fried meat, and spicy fried squid shreds, the village chef said that he had not done it, and Shen was busy demonstrating.

At more than three o'clock in the afternoon, I heard the drum music outside the courtyard gate, the dowry went first, the first two lifts were gold and silver heads, followed by the two lifts the screen, single-sided embroidery, four big red boxes, two wardrobes, children and grandchildren buckets, large and small wooden basins, large and small copper basins, six sets of bedding, and then the dowry given by the Zeng family, the head and face, the fabric, all carried over, a total of thirty-two lifts. The Liu family left gifts, sheepskins, tea and wine.

The thirty-two carried all entered Zifu's new house, and the bride-in-law and the girl opened the four cages, which were the new clothes and fabrics of the four seasons, as well as Zifu's, and the dowry, and the dowry, and the aunt began to make the bed, and after the bed was made, the bride sat at the head of the bed.

Ziqing remembered that her sister-in-law secretly brought food to her second aunt at that time, so she also found some exquisite pastries. While people were talking outside, he secretly gave it to his new sister-in-law and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm Ziqing." Eat something first, and I'll help you look outside. ”

"Thank you, sister, I'm not hungry." The bride said.

Ziqing didn't want to say anything, so she put the pastry next to her and went out by herself. Less than half an hour later, someone came to urge. Said that the auspicious time has come, ready to worship the church, after the worship hall, the bride is sent into the new house, a bunch of guests gathered around to watch Zifu lift the bride's hijab, laughing and joking, the bride is very beautiful, looks dignified and elegant.

Not a quarter of an hour. At the beginning of the banquet, Shen Jianshan and Shen Jianshui sat in the front of the first table, saying that there were two seats. The man's table is to push the cup and change the lamp, the excitement is abnormal, because of the drought, many families are not full, today's feast is so rich, and the seafood, is something they have never heard of in the small inland mountain village, the women's table is also very lively, but because of the division of dishes, the cuttlefish shreds and squid shreds are eager to count one by one. Ziqing was sad when she saw it, and said to Lin Kangping: "I really pity the hearts of parents all over the world, in order for their children to eat something good, they look at it by themselves, and they are reluctant to move their chopsticks." ”

"So I must work hard to earn money so that my Qing'er can live a worry-free life. So that our children can grow up happy and safe in the future. ”

Ziqing's face flushed when she heard this, and she just wanted to reply a few words, when she heard a commotion outside.

It turned out that a man's big red meat in the village accidentally fell to the ground, just by a chicken to go, the man saw the distress, ran to catch the chicken, the chicken in order to escape, the red meat fell out of the chicken's mouth, the man was busy picking it up, blowing dust, saying to take it home to wash and wash the children to relieve their hunger.

Ziqing was very moved when he saw it, none of the people around him laughed at him, and even someone helped him make chickens, this most simple and primitive father's love deeply moved Ziqing and Lin Kangping. Lin Kangping's own father died early, he was sold since he was a child, and he never felt this kind of seemingly simple but deep fatherly love, in addition to shock, I am afraid it is more envy. Ziqing secretly shook Lin Kangping's hand, and Lin Kangping reacted to Ziqing's intentions, and his heart warmed.

After a while, Zifu took the bride to toast, Shen asked Ziqing to take a futon to follow, and when he met the elders kneeling, he put it on the ground, and the bride was accompanied by a bridesmaid, and used a tray to pick up the red envelopes given by the elders.

Shen explained to Zifu that this time the older juniors will not kneel, and the red envelopes will naturally be exempted, and this year's year is not good, and it is not easy for everyone. Zifu has no opinion, if it weren't for customs, it is estimated that he would not even want to be exempt from the elders.

The prostrations are over, and the bride is sent back to her new house. The guests also said goodbye in twos and threes, and when the old man left, Shen said that Zifu would take the bride to kowtow to the day. Tian said: "Don't bother, we are going to come over for dinner, and it's the same here." ”

Shen Shi heard what else to say, Zeng Ruixiang grabbed her, Ziqing secretly asked He Shi on the side, "Grandma, why doesn't my mother want to come over tomorrow for my grandfather, so it saves more trouble." ”

"How can it be the same, that is the ancestral house, and your eldest brother and sister-in-law are not allowed to kowtow in the past, your grandfather and grandmother prepare a gift, prepare a table of banquets, and recognize the family for the bride."

As soon as He said Ziqing, he understood, where would the Tian family be willing to spend money on alcohol, plus the three aunts, I am afraid that the two tables will not be able to rest, and when they come here, they will not all be saved. No wonder Shen is unwilling, he sends so much silver every year, even if he throws it in the water, he can hear the sound of water, what is this?

After the guests left, Shen Shi heated a few meals, served them on a tray, and asked Zifu to send them to the bride to eat, but he was afraid that someone would go to the cave room in a while.

As soon as Ziqing heard about the trouble, she was about to follow, but Shen grabbed her and said, "It's all a group of young men, you big girl is not ashamed to make any fun." ”

Lin Kangping also persuaded on the side, Ziqing thought that she had seen it anyway, so if she didn't go, she wouldn't go, let Lin Kangping go, and it would be the same to go back and tell her. Ziqing made up her mind and was about to go to rest, when Shen called her.

Shen said that Ziqing happened to stay to calculate the congratulatory gifts for her. This kind of banquet will be given by relatives at home, and the close relatives and villagers will eat it for free. Ziqing took over Zilu's account, the three uncles were two taels of silver per person, the three aunts were one person and one string of money, and Xia Yu added another piece of red satin in private. Zeng Ruiqing really didn't say anything, and he didn't know whether he knew or didn't know, Ziqing estimated that his father was going to be sad again.

He also gave one, five taels of silver, Ziqing knew that in recent years, He's hands have been relatively loose, every time she sent her back to the village, Shen would give her some broken silver, saying that the second uncle Zhao seems to be a little unclear sometimes, buckle the rope, Shen now has this condition, naturally does not want to wronged the old lady, food and clothing, basically all-inclusive. The others are a few distant relatives, basically twenty yuan, and there are also eight and ten yuan, and there is not a string of money in total.

Early the next morning, the bride just made breakfast, the old man and Tian's three aunts all came over, the old man and Tian sat in the east position, the lower hand is Zeng Ruixiang and Shen, the west is He's, the three uncles, Zifu led the bride to kneel and worship tea, the old man and Tian's meeting gift is a silver bracelet, Shen's is a jade Ruyi, He's is a silver hairpin, the three uncles are jade ornaments, are not big, can be used as a pendant to hang on the chest or waist. The new daughter-in-law gave the old man Hetian and He's new muslin clothes.

Ziqing didn't miss out when Tian took out the silver bracelet, Chunyu's eyes seemed to be a little aggrieved, and a little unwilling, of course Ziqing didn't know that after they went back yesterday, the old man greeted them in advance, emphasizing that this silver bracelet was specially given by the Shen family to Tian's face, and he was afraid that Chunyu's eyelids would stiffen when he arrived.

After breakfast, Zifu took the bride to familiarize himself with the situation in the courtyard, and several uncles of the Shen family took their families out for a walk. The old man and a few aunts were left in the hall to stay for lunch.

Ziqing was about to go out, only to hear Chunyu say to Tian: "Mother, you see that Zifu's grandmother and several uncles have come up with such a decent meeting gift today, and when my family is married, you will also prepare some good things." ”

"You'd better see what you sent first? It's really a drop in stocks, listen to your words, in order to take care of your face, we just came out with a string of money, the three uncles each gave two taels of silver yesterday, and today another person came out with a piece of jade pendant, I knew so, I might as well send it alone, to be honest, the second brother and sister-in-law did not treat me badly, Zifu has always been closer to me, I don't have the face to eat this meal. Qiu Yu complained.

"Qiuyu, I know, you also dislike your sister for being poor, you also want to post the second brother's hot face, I didn't stop it, you posted it, why bother to complain about me? Where am I going to be disgusted now, I can't even look down on my father and mother, my brother and sister, I want to step on it, let alone say anything about outsiders? Chunyu shouted.

Ziqing smiled, just as Zifu took the bride into the courtyard door, Tian was busy stopping the quarrel between them. Qiuyu came out and eagerly took the bride's hand and said, "After the visit, I am Zifu's little aunt, Zifu has been good to me since childhood, what is the use of me, tell me, don't go outside." Look at this hand, it looks like a blessed one, unlike the hands of our countrymen, I envy your young ladies in the city, you don't have to go to the fields to do farm work, embroidery, and literacy to pass the time. ”

"Sister-in-law, when did you go to the field to do farm work, why don't I remember?" Zifu asked.

Before Qiu Yu could say anything, Shen Jianshan and the others came back, Zifu took the bride to make tea again, and talked with a few aunts and cousins.

After the meal, the old man and they left first, and the He family also had to go home with the three sons, and the time to say it was not short, the Shen family was grateful for the kindness of his mother's family, and ordered a lot of food and cloth to distribute, Ziqing knew that in the past few years, the eldest uncle and the second uncle have followed their own watermelons and potatoes, and the days are much stronger than before, and at least one or two hundred taels of silver are credited to the account every year, and some fields have been placed. So it's a lot more generous.

When all the guests left, Shen actually stretched his waist, saying that he was tired these days and should be relaxed. (To be continued)