Chapter 244: Gu Wenyi's Gift (II)

The sedan chair came to the mouth of the sheep liver alley, and the family who had a sharp eye saw it at the intersection, and immediately went home to deliver the letter, and the Liu family quickly poured out a large group of people to gather at the mouth of the alley to greet them.

The neighbors who lived nearby all came out to see the excitement, and when they saw Liu Dongxing turn over and dismount, they all praised the groom for his dignified appearance, his majestic spirit, and his official uniform made people more and more powerful. There were also big girls and little daughters-in-law of small families staring at the young military attaches behind him, blushing, biting their lips, and secretly smiling and talking to each other.

Shu Cong'an, the housekeeper of the Liu family, and Xu Chunshan, the housekeeper of the Luo family, stood in front of the family, and saluted Liu Dongxing, Luo Mingmin and others with a smile. Shu Cong'an said diligently: "The family has been prepared, I haven't heard the letter for a while, the little mother-in-law is still worried that the uncle will not be able to catch up with the auspicious time, fortunately, you still come back in time, go in, the big guys are waiting."

Liu Dongxing said with a smile: "It's hard Shubo." He ordered the sedan chair man to carry the sedan chair into the door, but Xu Chunshan stroked his beard with a smile and said, "Uncle Liu is not busy, let's do all the etiquette first." We've been busy for a few days, so why don't we have to have a celebration? Liu Dongxing was stunned for a moment and blinked.

Luo Mingmin smiled: "Lao Xu, why are you also bad at learning?" I will delay until this time to come back today, but I was not made by these gifts, which one are you? ”

"Brother Luo, you can't say that." Fu Zhongyin didn't know when he turned to the front, he was serious, nodded his head thoughtfully, and gave his companions a look, "Xiao Liu'er married, such a big happy event, how can we not follow it?" ”

Everyone understood, and coaxed together, and the sound was so loud that the whole street heard it, but no one complained, but they all snickered knowingly, and also coaxed to say that they wanted to be happy.

Wen Yi heard it in the sedan chair, and she only wondered in her heart, but after thinking about it, she remembered the wedding customs in Beijing that the elders had mentioned to her, and when the bride's sedan chair arrived in front of the groom's house, there would be neighbors who would come to "block the door", just to ask for a red envelope and ask for a festive meaning. Liu Dongxing and Luo Mingmin have lived in the capital for a short time, and they are not clear about this. Since everyone was just joking, she didn't worry, but pursed her lips and listened carefully to the movement outside to see how Liu Dongxing responded.

Liu Dongxing was a little surprised at first, but Shu Cong'an whispered to him, and he understood, and then he was a little embarrassed, he was dressed new today, how could he have half a penny on his body? I had to look at Luo Mingmin helplessly. Luo Mingmin had already carried a lot of copper and silver horns in his pocket, and immediately went to dig them out when he saw this, but Xu Chunshan smiled and said: "This is not good, second young master, it is not you who are married today, besides, we received the red envelope you gave, isn't it the same as not receiving it?" The guys sent by the Luo family to help all laughed.

Luo Mingmin gave him a blank look: "Lao Xu, are you specifically talking to us today?" Xu Chunshan just smiled and said nothing.

At this time, Mrs. Li's sedan chair, who was in charge of the wedding, finally arrived, and when she saw this, she beckoned Wen An to come over, gave some orders, and asked the servant woman to come up with a plate of things, all of which were palm-sized red silk purses, each containing a hundred coins, as well as fruits, beans and other things. Wen An smiled and sent the plate to Xu Chunshan and the others, and according to the words taught by Mrs. Li, he said: "Uncles and uncles have worked hard, please get one each, and let the newcomer be happy." ”

Xu Chunshan took the plate with a smile and said, "The little young master is really a clever person. So he beckoned all the families, rushed up, and first sent one to the neighbors who gathered to see the excitement, and he also received it, so as to make way out. Liu Dongxing and Luo Mingmin breathed a sigh of relief and whispered thanks to Wen An. Wen An said: "Aunt Li said that this was originally done by our female family, so this gentleman refused to accept your happy money." Then they understood.

Mama Shu was waiting anxiously in the door, and had scolded her man countless times in her heart, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this, so she changed her smile and led several mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law out, each holding a flower bucket in her hand, which was also filled with beans, grains, fruits, copper coins and other things, shouting auspicious words in her mouth, scattering things into the sky, and scattering them all over the ground in a blink of an eye. Some neighbors' children ran out to pick up, laughing and laughing, and the scene was lively for a while, and the musicians who sent off their relatives began to play again. Mama Shu personally held a bronze mirror and instructed the servants to spread the colored felt in front of the sedan chair, and then she was about to welcome the bride off the sedan chair.

Wen Yi stepped off the sedan chair with the support of the maids, stepped on the colored felt with red embroidered shoes, and walked very carefully step by step. She had a gold hijab on her head, and she could only see the road under her feet, and other than that, she could only hear the noise around her, and she couldn't even hear Liu Dongxing's voice clearly. Fortunately, Qiu Guo and Hexiang whispered reminders from the side, and she walked up the steps smoothly, across the saddle, over the weighing pole, and over the brazier, to the main hall.

In the main hall, the red dragon and phoenix candles were burning vigorously, and the relatives and guests were also seated, but Liu Fu and Liu Gu were sitting on the two chairs on the right, the former had a faint smile on his face, and he couldn't see anything unusual, but the latter was angry, as if someone owed her a million taels, and his eyes swept to the Shangguan General and his wife sitting opposite from time to time, and occasionally took a look at the two tablets enshrined on the main seat, his face was dark, and he muttered: "We are his serious uncles and aunts, and it is also appropriate to receive a cup of tea from his two people, actually asked us to sit here, even outsiders are more decent than us" Liu Fu's smile remained unchanged, he moved his lips slightly, but the words he said were full of coldness: "To be honest, Shangguan Delan is the boss of the east, and now he is in power in the court, and it doesn't matter if he sits in the upper seat, you give me some restraint, don't offend people" Liu Gu only felt full of grievances, but he had to shut up, and instead glared at Wen Yi, who had just entered the door, and secretly thought about how to rectify this niece and niece.

Wen Yi was covered with a hijab, naturally not knowing what Liu Gu was thinking. She had barely stood firm in the hall when someone handed her a concentric knot made of red and green colored satin, and she grabbed one end, only to see a man in a five-grade red official uniform standing beside her under the hijab, and grabbed the other end. She knew that this was an eastward journey, and her face flushed slightly, but she left all the uneasiness and confusion in her heart behind.

Mrs. Shangguan stepped forward with a smile, and a daughter-in-law had already sent a basket with a square plate covered with red silk, she picked up Wen Yi's hijab, revealing a beautiful and dignified face, and everyone in the hall was amazed, and they all said, "Sure enough, the talented woman is a match made in heaven."

Wen Yi only felt that everyone around her was staring at her, where had she experienced such a battle, she had already blushed with shame, lowered her head, but became more and more colorful. Fu Zhongyin and other military attaches coaxed Liu Dongxing, saying that he was "so blessed" and married a beautiful girl. Liu Dongxing was not ashamed, but smiled and thanked him one by one, with a smug look on his face, so angry that all his colleagues were itching their teeth, and they discussed behind their backs, and they would definitely teach him a lesson when they turned back.

The maid in charge of the singing ceremony was a fat man in his thirties, with a good appearance and pleasant speech, and he praised and praised the bride and groom.

Liu Dongxing and Wen Yi worshipped heaven and earth, and bowed to the tablets of their parents on the high hall, and then bowed to each other, and let everyone gather around and send them into the cave room.

The new house is located in the main landlord's house in the second entrance of the house, and as soon as Wen Yi entered the house, although she kept her head down, she also saw that the room was full of red and festive colors, and people's faces were red. With the support of the maids, she held one end of the concentric knot in her hand and sat down on the left side of the marriage bed. Liu Dongxing sat on the right. Mrs. Shangguan took Mama Shu and others to sing the song of the tent with the concubine, and threw money and colorful fruits into the tent. Wen Yi looked down at her clothes, falling into countless peanuts, lotus seeds, longan, red dates and other things, a faint smile appeared on her mouth, and she couldn't help but sneak a peek at Liu Dongxing's side, but it happened to meet Liu Dongxing's eyes, Liu Dongxing smiled slightly, she couldn't help blushing, and quickly lowered her head.

After singing the tent song, everyone couldn't help but urge Liu Dongxing to go out to toast. Liu Dongxing reluctantly glanced at Wen Yi a few more times, which caused the people in the room to laugh again, Wen Yi blushed and turned his head, and Liu Dongxing went out under the push of Luo Mingmin and others.

After this time, he did not come back for half a day. Wen Yi only felt a little lonely in her heart, but because Mrs. Shangguan and the others were in front of her, she couldn't show any traces, so she had to sit on the edge of the bed dignifiedly, and when others asked, she would answer.

Seeing this, Mrs. Shangguan smiled and said, "I heard rumors, I thought I was a cool girl, and I never thought that I would be like this. ”

There was a strange military attache's wife next to her and said with a smile: "The bride is all ashamed, and she is going through the days to know if she is a cool one." That's just how it was back then. ”

Mrs. Shangguan laughed back: "Why are you laughing at me?" ”

Another lady glanced out of the door with some curiosity, and whispered, "Why don't you see Liu Shangshu's wife come in to talk?" She is both an uncle and an aunt, so she has to come over to meet her. Someone pulled her sleeve: "Don't talk about this." The woman's face was puzzled: "What's the matter?" ”

Wen Yi also complained a little in her heart, blaming Liu Gu for not even caring about the affection on her face, but after thinking about it, this is okay, since she is unwilling to do superficial work, she will be a little easier in the future.

Someone whispered to the lady the reason, and she didn't ask anymore, and Mrs. Shangguan saw that the scene was a little cold, so she smiled and asked Wen Yi again, when was the family engagement with Liu Dongxing, and who else was in the family. Wen Yi was already much calmer at this time, and she didn't start to be so restrained, and she answered clearly. Mrs. Shangguan saw that she spoke clearly and methodically, and she liked it a little more in her heart, and learned that she still knew her niece's daughter, and her friendship was not bad, so she was even happier: "This dare is good, I don't have a daughter, but it is rare for a girl from my sister's family, since you are good with them, find a day to get together at my house, and it will be so lively." ”

The other ladies immediately responded, and began to count their daughters or nieces of similar age by name, and they must go together at that time. Wen Yi listened to them with a smile, and when she saw that they were happy, she couldn't bear to refuse, so she agreed.

After a while, Mama Shu came over to invite the ladies to the banquet, and Mrs. Shangguan cordially instructed Wen Yi a few words, and then led all the female guests out together, and Mama Shu sent someone to bring food to Wen Yi.

Qiuguo waited for Wen Yi to eat, but saw Hexiang sneakily coming in from outside the door, and couldn't help but say, "Where did you go?" It's a big day, we can't lose Miss's face."

Hexiang restrained her hand, changed her smile in a blink of an eye, and whispered to Wen Yi: "The slave maid inquired in front, and my uncle only ate a few glasses of wine, so he went back to his family and thanked his relatives, and just now he came back on horseback, and asked the guests to take them to eat wine." The second young master Luo shouted that he and the little Fu general had a few more drinks in order to dispel the anger he had just suffered, but the little Fu general was a slippery person, and he was half drunk. Twenty or thirty adults gathered together to fight in front of them, and even General Shangguan made do with it. ”

Wen Yi was dumbfounded when she heard this, and couldn't help but start worrying: "It seems that I have to drink too much, I wonder if the kitchen has prepared sobering tea?" ”

Qiu Guo said with a smile: "Miss, if you want to set up a banquet today, the kitchen must be prepared, so don't worry about this." ”

Hexiang said: "It's good to ask, now that our young lady is a grandmother, we must let the people in this family know that our young lady is good to my uncle" and called Chu Yue and asked her to go to the kitchen to spread the word.

Chu Yue is an honest person, Hexiang told her so, and she did so. Seeing this, Qiu Guo could only say Hexiang: "You know how to bully honest people." Then he called another little girl to marry, an eleven or twelve-year-old girl named Chun Shi, who was recently sent by Mrs. Luo Si, and asked her to fetch water and wash Wen Yi's hands.

The banquet outside was eaten until dark, and the sound of laughter and frolic reached the backyard, Wen Yi was not only worried, but also a little shy. Finally, when the voices of the guests had quieted down, she began to wonder if the table was about to disperse outside, right? Then she heard another commotion, and many people hugged the drunken Liu Dongxing, and her heart tightened, so she lowered her head and tugged at the hem of her skirt.

The guests laughed and wanted to make a new house, who knew that before entering the house, Liu Dongxing's feet were crooked, and he was so drunk that he lay down, causing a panic among the maids in the house. Mama Shu hurriedly brought someone over, helped Liu Dongxing, and asked him to settle down on the Luohan bed outside, fetching water to wash his face, and sending sobering tea, and he was very busy. Seeing this, the guests were embarrassed to make trouble with the bride, so they had to go back to eat and drink under Shu Cong'an's repeated smiles and flattery.

Before they left, Shu Cong'an turned around and gestured to his wife, and then quickly followed. Mama Shu pushed Liu Dongxing: "Uncle, people are gone, get up quickly." ”

Wen Yi was still worried about probing to take a look, but was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then saw that the curtain of the east house was lifted, and Liu Dong walked in, all dressed in a wedding dress with the smell of wine, and his face was also red, but his eyes were clear, where did he look half drunk? Only then did she realize, her face turned red again, and she lowered her head.

The voices outside quieted down for a while, and with a squeak, the door closed, mixed with a few low laughs of the girls. Liu Dongxing stood in the door for a long time, but there was no movement. Wen Yi felt strange, so she couldn't help but look up, and before she could see clearly, she felt that it was dark in front of her, and Liu Dongxing approached at some point, hugged her waist, and picked her up in the air.

Wen Yi was taken aback: "What are you doing here?" ”

Liu Dongxing put her on the bed, pressed her down, gently kissed the nephrite jade Wen Xiang, and chuckled in a low voice: "What else can I do?" Lady, *Bitter and short, ......".

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