Chapter 4: Marriage
In the sixteenth year of Guangming, on February 12, the wind was clear and clear, and it was appropriate to marry, seek heirs, travel, make a bed, and enter the house.
In the city of Meizhou, Changping Street is full of traffic and people. The streets are lined with wine shops and shops. Shopping, trading, strolling, troublemaking, miscellaneous, and so on, what a lively scene!
At this moment, bursts of joy from far and near, gradually from the sea of people appeared a group of red wedding team, led by the groom, full of energy, with a red silk flower tied on his chest, holding the reins in one hand, riding a jujube horse without hurry.
The gossip hearts of the people on both sides were burning enthusiastically, and they were discussing which high-ranking family this was. In the private room of Tianzi No. 1 in Pingshun Restaurant, Lin Cheng stood in front of the window, indifferently looking at the joyful welcoming team downstairs, but his left hand under the long sleeves had already clenched into a fist.
Lin Ping, the shopkeeper of the restaurant, stood next to his boss, thinking that Lin Cheng didn't know which family was doing a happy event, so he hurriedly and enthusiastically explained: "This is the only son of the Li family, Li Bozhou, and the daughter of the Su family tied the knot. I don't know how much money it will cost to feast on these three days! ”
Lin Cheng stared at the man on the horse, and his tone was mocking, "What is left of the Li family except for the smell of copper!" ”
The shopkeeper didn't mean what he meant when he heard this, and he didn't know when the boss and the Li family had formed a bond, so he replied curtly, and stood next to him and stopped talking.
The greeting procession gradually disappeared on Changping Street, and the sound of joy could still be faintly heard. The people who were watching the bustle in the streets also scattered and went about their work.
Lin Cheng turned around and sat down at the pineapple round table, and the shopkeeper immediately stepped forward to pour tea. Lin Cheng remembered the past, as if in a dream, it was difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
On the table lay a bright red gilded wedding card, as if it had never been opened and read......
Anping Street, Su Province. The red cage hangs high, and the red silk flies.
In the back house, the maids and servants went in and out in a hurry, and the air was full of joy and happiness.
The bride, Su Jingshu, had already finished dressing up, sitting in front of the dresser, the woman in the mirror had red lips and teeth, and her apricot face and peach cheeks.
Xi Po was talking festively beside her, and several of Miss Su's maids were listening and laughing beside her, and they were also joking with each other.
However, Su Jingshu always kept her face tense and sat upright, as if she couldn't hear the noise behind her.
Suddenly, the curtain was lifted, and a tall woman came in, plump and beautiful, unstained with lead, wearing a narrow sleeved cloud goose fine brocade dress, a purple silk and emerald skirt, and her body was refreshing and concise.
Su Jingshu heard the movement, and looked sideways at the woman, who suddenly seemed to be melting ice and snow, with a smile on her eyebrows and eyes, and she was bright and beautiful. The hands that had been clasped together in a proper manner couldn't wait to reach out to the woman.
Xu Qinghe strode forward, shook the bride's hand with a smile, she looked at the noisy maid in the room, frowned, and said unhappily: "I want to say something considerate to my cousin, you go down first." ”
After a while, everyone walked away, and the happy room suddenly fell silent.
Su Jingshu held her cousin's hand tightly and said with a little dissatisfaction: "Cousin, why are you only here now?" I was so annoyed by their arguing. ”
"If you think it's noisy, let them out, isn't it just a matter of one sentence?" Xu Qinghe said with a smile, "I just dealt with some tricky things in the shop, so I rushed to you." I didn't expect our family Jingshu, with such a thick powder on her face, she still looks like a fairy, which is really incomparable to other little girls. ”
Su Jingshu blushed shyly, "Why my cousin also teased me like others, and this makeup is not set by me." ”
Xu Qinghe grinned, she had never liked to rub those rouge gouaches, all her thoughts were in her own shop, and she had a plain face all day long. I went to take a closer look at my cousin's wedding dress, the complex and diverse patterns, and I was deeply ashamed of my clumsy female redness.
"When I came in just now, I saw you sitting dignified, but were you nervous?" Xu Qinghe asked with a smile. Thinking that although he had never been married, he also knew that the bride was always a little nervous, and the scene of those elders comforting the bride in the past flashed in his mind, and he just chose to use it, which came in handy.
Su Jingshu nodded, she was at a loss when she was nervous, pretending to be dignified just to hide the nervousness in her heart.
"You and that Li Bozhou are in love with each other, and they know each other, and they are many times stronger than those women who only know what their husbands look like when they enter the cave room; Besides, the old lady of the Li family likes you in her heart, and she is many times stronger than those women who have no way to complain when they encounter a rude and evil mother-in-law; Moreover, Li Bozhou has a deep love for you, and he is many times stronger than those women who meet ruthless and negative men. So what is there to be nervous about. ”
Xu Qinghe couldn't help but bow his head and praise the several reasons he found temporarily!
After listening to her cousin's tirade, Su Jingshu burst out laughing, and the tension in her heart disappeared. "My cousin's remarks are very reasonable, and I am not nervous anymore. I will learn these sayings, and when my cousin gets married, I will use them to comfort my cousin. ”
"I've never known what nervousness is, I'm afraid I don't need those words." Xu Qinghe smiled, suddenly remembered something, and said with a narrow face: "Does my cousin know Li Xiucai's sincerity now?" My cousin gave you a big gift. ”
Su Jingshu didn't know what her cousin meant at first, but when she saw her smug face, she suddenly remembered that not long after her cousin left Su Mansion that day, Li Bozhou came to her in a panic, thinking that something big had happened, but she didn't expect him to point to the sky and the earth in front of the maid, saying that he was the love of his life......
Su Jingshu blushed, and the maids hurriedly retreated when they heard this.
Seeing the opportunity, Li Bozhou immediately stepped forward to pull her hand, and sharpened his ears and temples......
Su Jingshu rolled her eyes and said angrily, "Cousin, are you thinking of asking me to return the gift?" Why don't you let Ayan inquire about your cousin and see if there is a Xiaolangjun ......?"
Xu Qinghe grinned, and didn't take his cousin's words seriously. She is now eighteen years old, long past the marriageable age. And there are many men I have seen, but there are few who can be called lovers, it is better to live alone in a chic way.
At this time, Xi Po and a few maids walked in happily, and the bridegroom was waiting outside.
Xu Qinghe helped his cousin to stand up, and the maid stepped forward to trim the bride's hairpin wedding dress, and the mother-in-law brought a wedding cloth to cover the bride's head.
Su Jingshu's eyes were dim for a moment, and she could only see half an inch of the scene under her feet, and the tension rose again. Xu Qinghe whispered in his ear: "Cousin, don't be afraid, I'll accompany you, no one dares to bully you." ”
The Su family is thin, Mrs. Su has passed away for many years, Su Zhe misses his deceased wife and vows not to renew the strings. The affairs of the house are all handled by Chaoyun, the dowry maid of the deceased wife, and Su Zhe's only concubine. Chaoyun has no children under his knees, and regards Su Jingshu as his own. Su Jingshu also has a younger brother, named Su Jin, who is only thirteen years old.