Chapter 16: The Wedding
The next day was the official wedding, and as soon as it was dawn in the morning, Shen Yanling and Ning Er went over first, woke up Ah Zheng and asked him to look at his younger brother and come back to pick them up later. Ah Zheng answered in a daze, took the younger brother who Ning'er had brought over in his arms and continued to sleep. Shen Yanling and Ning Er looked at each other and smiled, then packed up and walked towards Shen Yanxiang's house.
It's still early, and the guests and helpers haven't come yet, only their own families gather here. Ning'er glanced at it, the eldest brother and sister-in-law and the two children of the eldest brother's family came over, the youngest third son Xia Yang is as old as A Zheng, so he has to come later, the eldest daughter, named Xia Wu, is already married at the age of sixteen, because the little aunt got married, and her husband came back yesterday, her husband is from a neighboring village, he is honest, and he knows a few words, and he treats Xia Wu well, and he has a good life, but for some reason, Xia Wu still hates Ning Er very much, and he doesn't even want to sit next to her. The second boy is called Xia Tian like his father, honest and diligent, fourteen years old and went to school for two years, and now he is working in a restaurant in the town, and he has the eyes of the shopkeeper, and he must have a chance.
Xia He's family naturally can't be counted on, the couple won't go out if they don't sleep until three poles in the morning, but Xia Lin came over early with Xia Xue. Xia Lin looked at the eldest uncle's family and the third uncle's family who came early, blushed for a while, and didn't explain anything, everyone already knew the behavior of the two adults in their family.
Father Shen saw that his family was almost there, so he called Yunqiao out, and took advantage of the fact that there was not much to do at this time, so he first explained today's affairs before starting to arrange things. Ning'er and Ah Lian were called to groom Shen Yanxin, Xia Wu and Xia Xue followed, the other women went to the kitchen to check the vegetable seasonings, and the men began to set up tables and chairs, hung up the pergola, and prepared to welcome the guests.
There are not many wedding rules in the countryside, and although Shen Yanxin is married, after all, he is married far away, and there is no family gift today, the two of them live in the village for a day after saluting according to customs, and only leave home to go to the capital the day after tomorrow.
The four of them walked into Shen Yanxin's house, and the new house was arranged separately, this was Shen Yanxin's previous residence, so there was no decoration. Shen Yanxin sat quietly in front of the bronze mirror, still wearing her usual clothes, her hair was scattered, waiting for her mother and sister-in-law to come and dress her. Ning Er looked at Shen Yanxin carefully, she looked good, although she was not as good as Shen Yanling, she was also a flower in the village, and she was as clear and elegant as a hibiscus out of the water without any decoration at this time. In fact, Shen Yanxin is very beautiful, after entering Beijing with Yunqiao, she found that most of the so-called beauties are not as good as her, but she has not stood out when she has Shen Yanling's brother since she was a child, and later she has Ning'er. Zhu stepped forward, took a wooden comb to comb Shen Yanxin's hair, and muttered auspicious words in his mouth, but thinking that the daughter he had raised for fifteen years would be someone else's daughter-in-law in the future, he was still sad in his heart, and he was about to cry immediately.
"Mother, today is a good day for the fifth sister, the mother should be happy! Why are you crying? The fifth sister is smart and beautiful, and she will definitely live well in the future." Ning'er persuaded and gave Ah Lian a look, Ah Lian stepped forward to help Zhu sit down, Ning Er took the wooden comb and continued to comb Shen Yanxin's hair. Originally, it was a ritual for the mother to comb her hair, and it was common for the eldest sister-in-law to do it for her. Shen Yanxin saw her mother crying, her heart was not comfortable, tears swirled in her eyes, Ning Er combed her hair, and reminded Shen Yanxin softly: "Mother is reluctant to you, you cry, wouldn't she be even more uncomfortable, and endure it, when you leave for Beijing, some of you will cry." ”
Shen Yanxin was very smart, nodded and held back her tears, and cooperated with Ning'er to comb her hair. Originally, the task of combing Shen Yanxin's hair should have been the sister-in-law's, but Shen Yanxin and Shen Yanling were the same father after all, and the Zhu family took a fancy to Ning'er and gave birth to such a smart and beautiful son as Ah Zheng in the first year of marrying Shen Yanling.
Ning'er was like Zhu's, combing Shen Yanxin's hair, saying auspicious words, pulling up her hair bun, taking the silver hairpin that Zhu had played for Shen Yanxin and inserting it on her head, and then pinning the red silk flowers, her clear face looked charming and moving. After that, it was time to put on makeup, because she was newly married, Ning'er painted a slightly more colorful makeup for Shen Yanxin, but compared to the bridal makeup painted by Murakami, it was much better.
"The third sister-in-law is really a pair of skillful hands, this bride, I like it when I look at it. Ah Lian said with a smile.
Ning Er turned her face sideways and glanced at her, beckoning them to change Shen Yanxin's wedding dress. At this time, Shen Yanxin was wearing red makeup, which was so beautiful that it made people breathe, Xia Wu couldn't help but say on the side: "The fifth aunt should really learn from the third aunt, it's a pity that such a face is buried." ”
Ning'er and Ah Lian also nodded beside them. Shen Yanxin lowered his head in shame and whispered, "You guys are too much, don't take such a bully." ”
Several people smiled, still looking at her narrowly. Zhu looked at her daughter in a wedding dress, as a mother, she naturally had something to teach her daughter alone, and the three of Ning'er naturally understood, so they all went out.
Seeing that the sky had opened and there was nothing to do at this time, Ning Er went home to pick up Ah Zheng and Ah Ping, Xia Xue also went back to pick up Xia Yunlai, Xia Wu went to the kitchen to help, and the three of them separated.
When Ning'er returned home, Ah Zheng had already gotten up and was washing Ah Ping's face with a handkerchief, Ah Ping had always been well-behaved and honestly cooperated with his brother, but Ah Zheng's movements were still very skillful, and he never wet Ah Ping's clothes. Ning'er nodded with satisfaction, and asked Ah Zheng to continue to wash her brother's face, she went to the kitchen and brought Ah Ping's rice soup, this Ning Er really didn't dare to let Ah Zheng come, she fed Ah Ping to eat, and asked Ah Zheng to go to the kitchen for breakfast. After the two sons were cleaned up, Ning Er took the children to Shen Yanxiang's house.
Ning'er has a lot to do today, Ah Zheng is with playmates of the same age, don't worry about Ning'er, Ah Ping handed it to Shen's father to see, fortunately, Shen's father also likes Ah Ping very much.
Although Xiaohe Village is not big, there are also many relatives in the nearby villages, so there are many people who eat and drink, and Shen Yanling and his wife are also too busy to keep their feet on the ground, not to mention, they also deliberately took out a time in the afternoon to recognize their relatives. In the evening, the guests were sent away, and Ning Er and Shen Yanling naturally had to stay to help, and by the time they were about to pack up and go home, it was already dark. Ah Zheng and Ah Ping had already slept, Shen Yanling was carrying Ah Zheng on her back, Ning Er was holding Ah Ping, walking on the way home, the cold moonlight was shining on the family, Ning Er couldn't help but sigh: "This marriage is really tiring!"
Shen Yanling smiled, she was very tired, but it was just like this once in her life, and it was worth being tired, but Shen Yanxin estimated that she would have to toss again, and she would definitely have a wedding at that end.
The two walked on the deserted path, and under the moonlight, the figure of the family was very harmonious and beautiful.
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