Chapter 15: The Night of Candles in the Cave Room
Feng Fei suddenly felt that today's day was very special, and after thinking about it, it turned out that today was the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month.
July 15, also known as "July and a half", is a traditional festival in our country - the Midyear Festival, which is what we call the "Ghost Festival".
The day when Feng Fei married Xiaolan turned out to be "Halloween"!
I really don't know why my father and mother set Feng Fei's wedding date on such a "ghost day".
Feng Fei was very puzzled, and of course he went to ask them.
Feng Fei's father told him that this was set by the fortune teller, and the fortune teller said that Feng Fei and Xiaolan did not match, and there might be evil ghosts after marriage, so it was suggested that the wedding date be set on the day of the "Ghost Day" on July 15.
But why did the wedding date fall on July 15, Halloween?
The fortune teller said: On Halloween, all the ghosts are happy, and there is no time to take care of the affairs of the yang world. Take this opportunity to get married quickly, and once the wedding is over, everything will be fine.
Such a statement really made Feng Fei a little crying and laughing!
On the day of Halloween, all the ghosts are happy, and there is no time, this is really a lot of nonsense.
Hearing this, Feng Fei almost burst into laughter.
Feng Fei asked his father that according to legend, July 15 is the day when the ghost gate is opened, and on this day, lonely souls and wild ghosts come out of hell and wander the world.
In order to avoid them, they can only desperately burn paper money, how can they still be in the mood to marry a daughter-in-law?
Besides, why do ghosts turn away once the wedding is over?
Feng Fei's father also couldn't say why.
If you ask again, it is like a hexagram, and I don't forget to add a sentence "What the fortune teller said is very accurate".
No matter what kind of fortune teller he is, the reason why Feng Fei agreed to hold the wedding on July 15 was completely because he didn't want to go against his father's wishes.
Since his father said so, he did it well.
What's more, for him, it is better to marry Xiaolan back a day earlier than a day later.
The so-called people are in good spirits at happy events, and on this day, Feng Fei got up early in the morning. I washed and dressed up carefully, changed into new clothes, prepared a lot of red envelopes, and waited to marry the bride.
It is worth mentioning that there is a custom in Feng Fei's hometown, that is, when the man goes to the bride's house to marry her, he must have enough red envelopes in his pocket, because this is the most important and grand time to go to the mother-in-law's house.
I don't pay attention to how much money is in the red envelope, there are more packages for those who have money, and fewer packages for those who don't have money. One yuan, five yuan, ten yuan, dozens of yuan, hundreds of yuan, as much as you love, and the people who get the red envelopes don't care, they just want to be sticky and happy.
As the saying goes: The big girl gets on the sedan chair - the first time.
In fact, for Feng Fei to welcome the sedan chair, it was not the first time.
Not to mention that the eldest girl was nervous, Feng Fei was also very excited.
It wasn't until noon that Feng Fei came back to his senses.
Because, he has already married the bride home.
I can't tell how I got married.
The wedding reception is held at noon.
There were a lot of people at the banquet, and there were many people that Feng Fei didn't know at all.
Feng Fei also felt strange, did I, Feng Fei, have such a big face, there were so many people who came to cheer, even the mayor of the town came.
The mayor of the town also personally sent a pair of happy couplets.
The upper couplet is: three sentences of the poem Du Fu; The next link is: The first chapter of the music of Zhou Nan.
The mayor of the town is the mayor of the town, who is talented and well-informed.
When the mayor opened the couplet, there were many people watching, and everyone was full of praise, not knowing whether they were really appreciating this traditional art or slapping the mayor's ass.
Praise is praise, but most of the people present can't say a good reason, and Feng Fei is certainly no exception.
Although Feng Fei graduated from university, he thinks he is a cultural person.
In fact, it's just a sense of self, and if it's really compared with cultured people, it's estimated that it's still a step behind.
So, Feng Fei asked him for advice with a little flattery when he toasted the mayor.
Feng Fei looked at the mayor and asked respectfully, "Oh, by the way, the mayor, that couplet just now is really well written, but what does it mean?" ”
The mayor seemed to have drunk a little high, and said a little drunk: "Why, since you can see that it is good, can't you see what is good?" ”
Feng Fei shook his head: "I can't see it." ”
The mayor said proudly, "Okay, you drink three first, and I'll tell you when you're done." ”
Feng Fei didn't shirk anything, and drank three glasses of wine honestly.
When the mayor saw this, he was very happy and asked, "Yes, yes, let me tell you, do you know what the four great joys of life are?" ”
Of course Feng Fei knew.
In fact, most people know about it.
The four happy events in life are: a long drought and nectar, meeting old acquaintances in other places, candle nights in the cave room, and the title of the gold list.
Feng Fei said the four joys, everyone nodded yes again and again, and the mayor also nodded and said: "That's right, a long drought is a nectar, a foreign country meets an old acquaintance, the cave house spends candle nights, and the gold list is inscribed." ”
The mayor smiled, and then asked: "Actually, this is a poem by Du Fu, what do you think this third sentence is?" ”
Feng Fei silently counted and replied, "The cave room has candle nights."
The mayor took another drink, put it down and said slowly, "Yes."
Feng Fei suddenly realized.
Candle night in the cave room, isn't it just getting married!
However, these four sentences are a poem written by Du Fu, and Feng Fei has heard of it for the first time.
"So, what is the first chapter of Zhou Nan", Feng Fei then asked.
"Have you heard of the Book of Songs?" The mayor asked Feng Fei rhetorically.
"Of course I did."
"That's good, you can check it out. It just so happens that you have another helper from today, so let's go research together." After the mayor finished speaking, he smiled and raised his glass with his neighbor......
By the time they finished toasting one by one, Feng Fei was so drunk that he could barely stand up.
Before the wedding banquet was over, Feng Fei was carried in to sleep.
When he woke up, it was already night, and when the guests left, Feng Fei didn't know at all.
Feng Fei got up from the bed and looked at the alarm clock on the table, it was already eleven o'clock at night.
Feng Fei rubbed his sleepy eyes, the newlywed bedroom showed a festive atmosphere everywhere, the bed was new, the quilt was new, the wardrobe was new, the dresser was new, everything was new.
Of course, even the daughter-in-law is new, the new daughter-in-law!
Hey, why didn't you see Xiaolan? It's so late, it's the wedding night again, where can the bride go?
Feng Fei shouted at the living room: "Xiaolan! ”
No one answered.
Feng Fei thought that his voice was too small, so he raised his voice slightly: "Xiaolan, Xiaolan......"
There was still no answer.
Feng Feizheng was puzzled, and suddenly he only heard a "squeak", the door outside opened, and then someone came in.