"Hmm. Xu really has an urgent matter at home. Cherry feigned an unsuspecting guess.

"Yang'er? Have you eaten? At this moment, the eldest lady Zhao Lan came in from outside the courtyard with her two daughters-in-law, and her voice was filled with invisible nervousness and festive atmosphere: "Let's hurry up after eating, right?" After cleaning up, you have to make steamed buns, make dumplings, and roll noodles. We have to be busy. ”

In ancient times, although there was no video and no photography, it was actually more cumbersome and elaborate in procedure than in modern times. Among them, the countrymen are the most cumbersome. There are several kinds of food that the woman has to prepare. Steamed buns for the palanquin drivers to eat, small snacks and small fruits for the children to eat, as well as large steamed buns and noodles for the table, and small dumplings to eat when the groom enters the door.

Most families live together, and when they encounter such a happy event, their aunts and aunts can come to twenty or thirty, and they can be busy.

But the cherry sisters have no father and mother, and the first four aunts are gone, and the third aunt has broken off the relationship, leaving only one eldest mother. There is no aunt, only an aunt, and apart from these, there is no other.

And Aunt He Xiaomei's mother-in-law's house also has a big incident temporarily, and she won't be able to come tonight.

Zhao Lan was a little worried: "I'm afraid we will have to stay up late tonight, such a small number of manpower must not be enough." Yang'er, you hurry up, call your sisters over, I'll arrange the arrangement, it's okay to be busy tonight. ”

"Oh" Star Fruit hurriedly called out a few rice peaches, all of whom were waiting in front of Zhao Lan to be dispatched.

"Mi'er, tomorrow is your big day, tomorrow is enough for you to toss, you have to sleep well tonight. You don't have to worry about it here, go to sleep. Zhao Lan neatly instructed: "Yang'er, you and Mian'er go to paste the word Xi" and then faced his two daughters-in-law: "The eldest daughter-in-law, you go to make noodles, and the second daughter-in-law goes to mix some dumpling filling." Cherry walnuts, stay for a while and make good noodles, adjust the filling, first make steamed buns and noodles, then small fruits and snacks, and finally make dumplings. You just need to pick some helpers. After that, he looked at the star fruit again: "Yang'er, have you bought all the things you told you in advance to buy?" ”

"It's all right." Star fruit nodded.

"Auntie, I bought the little fruit and snacks in advance, so I don't need to make them temporarily." Mian Tao has already thought things through.

"Bought it? Tell me first. Zhao Lan carefully inspected the dozen or so packets of small fruits that the cotton peach took out, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Great, I forgot to ask your sister to buy this thing in advance, it will take a lot of work to do it." This time it's good, it saves a lot of time, we don't have enough manpower, and I'm worried about what to do if I can't finish it before dawn. As he spoke, he tied his hands together, wrapped the fruit paper in strings, and pulled out his voice: "Okay, let's get busy according to the arrangement I just arranged." The action must be fast!! ”

"Great!" Star fruit and cotton peach are busy with their own work.

"Auntie" Mi Tao found Zhao Lan, who was cleaning up the small fruits: "I know I should sleep, I listen to you, I will definitely sleep, you don't have to worry." But it's still early at this time, and I can still help with some work. You can arrange for me to order it. ”

"That's fine." Zhao Lan is not wordy, there is really a shortage of people at the moment: "You go and carefully check what you want to wear tomorrow, and look at the rouge gouache again." After reading it, I went to help make steamed buns. Also, remember to go to the Westinghouse to sleep when you go to bed for a while. I'm afraid the east house will burn a fire all night, and the kang is too hot to sleep. ”

"Hmm. Great. Mi Tao simply responded and ran into the back room to inspect the wedding dress.

Several women were busy with their feet, and Zhao Lan arranged a few orders from time to time, until Mi Tao went to sleep at the beginning of the year, and Zhao Lan looked for star fruit with a sad face.

"Yang'er, it's not okay to do this. After working for most of the time, I will make a pot of steamed buns. Tomorrow, the man's palanquin bearers will have a meal of dumplings here, as well as steamed buns and noodles for offering, which are indispensable. Our family's current situation can't be too shabby. There are at least three pots of steamed bread, and the noodles only need to be rolled out and dried, but at least two grates must be made. The most important thing is dumplings, the sedan chair drivers and the accompanying ones are some to eat, I'm afraid I've been hungry for several meals waiting to eat this dumpling, it is estimated that the Peng family can not be less, we must make at least ten grate dumplings. You see, it's all too late, so much work, so many people, and you're pregnant, and it's time to go to sleep after a little more busyness. The rest of the people are busy until dawn. Tomorrow, when the family is young, they will start from the town, and they will be able to get to us when the time comes!! ”

Star fruit frowned slightly and whispered: "Why do you have so much work?" Auntie, I remember when I got married, it wasn't like this? ”

"You stupid girl, when you got married, your fourth aunt and your aunt came to help, and besides, you were not as good as this time, who did this Mi Tao marry? Naturally, we have to do more things, otherwise it will be shabby at this time, and Mi Tao will be ridiculed in her mother-in-law's house in the future. ”

"Yes." Star fruit also started to suffer: "What can I do...... Why don't I go to Shuanghe Village and see if my aunt has any time to spare? ”

"She doesn't have a problem!!" Zhao Lan clapped her hands.

"Then it's ......" Star fruit racked her brains and thought hard for a while, and stammered a little: "Or, or else, just ...... Just call my uncle and eldest brother and second brother? On the fourth uncle's side, this time he should be able to knock on the door. ”

"How can you call some big men for this job?" Zhao Lan's eyes widened, and she shouted in a low voice: "Besides, they will go out to greet people tomorrow." That's it, I don't think you can think of any way, go and call Mian'er and Sakura first, and then discuss. ”

"Oh." Star fruit nodded obediently and went to call for cotton peaches and cherries.

Zhao Lan told the two sisters about the situation to see if they could figure out a way.

But it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, no matter how shrewd and smart she is, there is no other way at the moment. A few people were in a hurry, and suddenly a soft call sounded outside the courtyard: "Auntie, are you busy?" ”

As soon as I heard the sound, the star fruit was happy. It's her sister-in-law, the daughter-in-law of success.

Zhao Lan was also overjoyed, and hurriedly came out of the house: "Yo, it's the daughter-in-law and the daughter-in-law of Chengcai, come in." ”

"Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, why are you here?" Star fruit was also pleasantly surprised.

"You, how much work can you do in one night with such an idea? No, tomorrow is shabby, how will Mi'er live over there in the future? We are your sister-in-law, if we don't come to help this hand, who will help? The daughter-in-law smiled and spoke softly, which made people very comfortable to listen to.

Chengcai's daughter-in-law smiled beside her: "That's it." My sister-in-law and I have been waiting at home since it was dark, and I was thinking that you could come to the door to invite it, but I haven't seen anyone until now. I had to make an indigenous face and come by myself!! ”

"I'm afraid I'll trouble you. It's me who is not good, I am not good, sister-in-law and sister-in-law come into the house. "Star fruit hurriedly invited people into the house.

The daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law of Chengcai were not wordy, and after cleaning their hands, Zhao Lan arranged it and started to do the work quickly.

In this way, there are still not enough people...... Zhao Lan was thinking about how to save time and maximize the utilization rate of labor, when there was a low call from outside the door.

This time, it was Runsheng's mother next door and Mama Qu behind the house, as well as Wenhai's daughter-in-law Miao Erni's mother-in-law Miao Lan, and a few mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in the village who were more familiar with the Yue family on weekdays, a total of six or seven people.

Runsheng's mother took the lead and said: "Mi'er is happy tomorrow, we all watched her grow up, she is leaving, why do you have to come over to help, don't you?" ”

Zhao Lan was about to cry, stepped forward to hold Runshengniang's hand, and was grateful: "I didn't expect you to come, I don't know how to be good." Come in, come in. ”

Several people entered the courtyard one after another, cleaned their hands one after another, and started their work quickly while talking lively.

After a while, He Xiaomei also came, and as soon as the matter of her in-law's family was over, she was accompanied by her husband Jiang Weicai.

At this moment, there are plenty of people. Zhao Lan carefully arranged everyone, and then sat down with confidence and followed the work.

I was busy until the second half of the night, and the work was finished, and the steamed steamed buns were dried, and the wrapped dumplings were covered with muslin and placed in a ventilated place, and the noodles were cut and dried, just waiting for tomorrow.

Several mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law were also very tired, and they left to go home one after another, saying that they would come back early the next morning to help.

After sending everyone away, the sisters also lay down tiredly. After lying down for a while, it was time to come.

Just at the beginning of Yin, Zhao Lan came over, called a few sisters up, and busily put on makeup for Mi Tao. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who helped after a while also came, and they were busy setting up the offering table and chairs.

It wasn't until the sky was light that everything was in place.

Zhao Lan easily kept the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law who helped, and asked them to stay here for a while to eat dumplings, and watch Mi Tao get on the sedan chair before leaving.

After a while, the lively sound of suona bamboo flute came.

There were already villagers waiting outside to see the excitement, and there were also little dolls waiting to eat candy outside the courtyard early.

After some complicated procedures, Mi Tao finally put on her hijab and wanted to step on the exquisite, carefully arranged sedan chair with the word "Peng".

There is a custom, when the bride gets on the sedan chair, she must not turn back, otherwise the marriage will change. Zhao Lan told Mi Tao thousands of times in advance, at this time, no matter how reluctant she was, she couldn't turn back.

Mi Tao held the hand of the star fruit tightly, and there were tears dropping on the hand of the star fruit.

"Good sister, go ahead. Treat your in-laws well and come back often. Carambola felt a cold palm, and the tears that she had endured for a long time came up, and she hurriedly pushed Mi Tao out.

Cotton peach and cherry walnut stood together, cotton peach was expressionless, and she couldn't see the slightest reluctance. Cherry hugged the walnut, and the walnut was already silently in tears.

Mi Tao's figure paused slightly, and was supported by the mother-in-law who received the kiss, and walked towards the small sedan chair.

Watching Mi Tao step on the small sedan chair without looking back, watching the sedan curtain slowly lower, cherry tears suddenly came out.