Chapter 41: The Rites
"Then Miss, do you want to buy grain from the Duan family's grain store?"
I poured two cups of tea and drank it, and Shuangxi was red by the sun, and the apple face finally disappeared a lot.
"Well, I want to buy a batch of grain through Duan Yu's side. I think I can save some unnecessary trouble by passing him. ”
Deng Yueru's idea was to buy a batch of grain through Duan Yu, and then let Duan Yu's people deliver the grain to the designated location, and then the people from the cottage would transport the grain away. As long as you are careful not to be followed, you don't have to worry about being found out.
"I feel that Duan Gongzi is a good person, he shouldn't have bad intentions, and there should be no problem buying food through him."
Shuangxi thought back on his observations of Duan Yu in the past two years, and felt that Duan Yu was knowledgeable and courteous, and he should not be a bad person.
"Although I have a bit of a conversation and seems to have a bit of a problem with my brain, I should be able to communicate."
Deng Yueru didn't know that in Shuangxi's mind, Duan Yu was still a jade son. As far as the last contact, Deng Yueru had actually classified Duan Yu as a type of person with a hole in his brain.
"Miss, since you want to buy food from the Duan family, when are we going to find Duan Gongzi?"
Shuangxi also knew that the matter of food could not be delayed, so he looked at Deng Yueru and waited for her decision.
"Without further ado, I think it's tomorrow. Tomorrow, you and I will go down the mountain to find Duan Yu and see if this matter can be negotiated. If it is feasible, then it is necessary to arrange for manpower to quickly and carefully transport the grain back. ”
Afraid that something would happen if the time dragged on, Deng Yueru wanted to buy the grain as much as possible before Qin Cha left.
"Okay, miss, then we'll go out early tomorrow morning."
Shuangxi just nodded with a smile, suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but quickly pull Deng Yueru's sleeve.
"Oh, no, miss. Tomorrow will be your fifteen-year-old ceremony, and you will have to perform the ceremony in the morning, so how can you have time to go down the mountain. ”
"Then go down the mountain after the ceremony."
Deng Yueru had long forgotten the exact date of the ceremony, and if it weren't for Double Happiness's reminder, she would have almost forgotten about it again. In her opinion, if it weren't for what Du Sanniang and everyone had been thinking about, she wouldn't have wanted to do this ceremony.
When I returned to Deng Qianshan and Du Sanniang's courtyard in the evening, Du Sanniang really mentioned the matter of the ceremony.
"Yueru, tomorrow will be your fifteen-year-old ceremony, and after tomorrow, you will be a big girl."
Gently touching Deng Yueru's hair, Du Sanniang's face was full of emotion.
"Brother Shan, the children are so old for a while, and you and I are old."
"Ahem, mother, what do you say. If you don't say your age, if you go down the mountain, people will think you're only eighteen. Isn't it, Daddy? ”
Du Sanniang is only thirty-six years old now, Deng Qianshan is four years older than her, just forty years old, both of them are upright and prime, and they don't look old at all.
Du Sanniang married Deng Qianshan when she was sixteen years old, and the two had no children for many years after marriage, until she was twenty years old, she finally got pregnant, and then gave birth to Deng Yueru smoothly, so Du Sanniang and Deng Qianshan have always loved Deng Yueru very much.
"Yes, Yueru is right, your mother is not like an eighteen-year-old girl, beautiful!"
Deng Qianshan looked at Deng Yueru, who was winking at him, and echoed with a smile.
"Okay, you know that your father and daughter are sweet-mouthed. Yueru, you can get up early tomorrow, don't delay the hour. Now the situation is special, and my mother is not going to invite anyone to participate, just the three of us plus your three uncles and Qi Lao, it's simpler. Speaking of which, Yueru, I still wronged you. ”
Du Sanniang pulled Deng Yueru into her arms and looked at her with a smile. She thinks that a girl's ceremony is a very important thing, and she only has one time in her life, but now she can't do a big one for Deng Yueru, and she feels very regretful.
"It's okay mother, I don't care about that. Besides, there are so many things in the cottage now, and I don't actually have the heart to do anything and etiquette. By the way, mother, is it a long time to make a ceremony? I'm going to go down the mountain tomorrow to see if I can solve the problem of buying grain. ”
Knowing Du Sanniang and Deng Qianshan's thoughts, Deng Yueru didn't want them to feel sorry for herself, so she deliberately said indifferently.
"You kid, you can't take such an important matter as a courtesy seriously."
Although it was very important to know about the cottage, Du Sanniang couldn't help but pat Deng Yueru's forehead.
"This time the ceremony is a little simple, and it is estimated that it will be completed in less than an hour."
Deng Qianshan leaned on the cushion and said like Deng Yueru.
Knowing the approximate time and process of the ceremony, Deng Yueru withdrew from the main house and returned to her room.
Still cultivating the ability and then going to bed, the next day, when the time arrived, Deng Yueru was called by Shuangxi, began to bathe and change clothes, and then changed into a new set of clothes brought by Shuangxi.
Shuangxi helped Deng Yueru tie her hair casually, and then prepared breakfast and let her eat breakfast quickly.
Subsequently, the two came to Deng Qianshan's room, because Deng Qianshan was physically uneasy, so after everyone discussed, the place where the ceremony was held was set here.
When Deng Yueru came, she found that in addition to Deng Qianshan and Du Sanniang, Qi Lao, Zhang Xin, Xie Jin, Wu Yue, Zhang Wu, Xie Shuheng and Wu Miao were all here, so she stood in the room and watched her walk in.
"Okay, the hour has come, and the ceremony will begin."
Qi Lao stood aside and saw Deng Yueru coming in, so he said to everyone. It can be seen that Qi Lao is also a tribute this time.
"This time, everything starts simply, let's start directly. First of all, the person who asked for it was in place. ”
As Qi Lao's words fell, Deng Yueru was helped by Shuangxi and knelt on the futon that had been prepared a long time ago. On the side, Zhang Xin's lady Liu walked out and washed her hands in the copper basin presented by Shuangxi, then picked up the comb with a smile and helped Deng Yueru comb her hair.
Then Xiaoque sent a headscarf and a flute on a tray, and Liu combed Deng Yueru's long hair into an adult unmarried woman's bun, and fixed it with a headscarf and flute, and then got up.
Deng Yueru, under the guidance of Qi Lao, stood up and exchanged bows with Liu, and gave three salutes.
"Yueru, everything is simple, and three plus three bows will be changed to one plus one worship. This is your father's gift and gift, and your mother will put it up for you. ”
Du Sanniang looked at Deng Yueru, who combed her adult hair in a bun, and tears faintly appeared in her eyes. She quickly wiped the corners of her eyes and took out a small wooden box from the bedside next to her.
When the box opened, it was a small and simple hairpin, without fancy decorations and patterns, just a simple silver magnolia.
Du Sanniang put the small silver magnolia hairpin into Deng Yueru's sideburns, and motioned to Xiaoque to bring a new set of dresses.
"Yueru, put on this dress, and you will be a big girl in the future."
This is a very beautiful light cyan dress, which is the same color as the headscarf on Deng Yueru's head, and it looks very matching.