Chapter 45: The Joyful Bed
The day before Gu Yunxiao got married, Xu Dong brought a set of bright red festive clothes early in the morning for Gu Yunji to change into.
"Tomorrow is the eldest brother's marriage, why am I wearing such a festive one?" Gu Yunji's face was strange, "And you look at this costume, it's obviously for eight or nine-year-old children, right?" β
Xu Dong scratched his head: "I don't know, this dress was given to me by Mother Zhao, saying that it was ordered by Madame, let you change it quickly, and you will have to press the bed for the eldest young master at the auspicious time in a while." β
"Pressing the bed? I? Gu Yunji almost suspected that he had heard something wrong, in his previous life, his hometown also had the custom of pressing the happy bed, but it was usually called to a seven or eight-year-old boy, how could a fifteen-year-old and a half-old boy like him go to press the newcomer to like the bed?
Gu Yunji shook his clothes and put them on his body to compare them, and found that it was indeed his own size, and he couldn't believe it: "Mother really said that I should go to the bed of pressing?" Did you hear it right? β
"Third Young Master, haven't you changed it yet?" At this time, Mrs. Wang's mother came over, "It's a little later, and you'll miss the auspicious time." As he spoke, he was going to put his clothes on Gu Yunji.
Gu Yunji turned his head to avoid her movements, and said with a smile: "Aren't the pressure beds generally children?" How can someone my age go to the bed? β
Zhao's mother looked taken for granted: "The person who presses the bed is usually a boy younger than the groom in the man's family, preferably the groom's younger brother, not saying that it must be a child, but the young man is hot, and there are more when he presses the bed." β
"Really?" Gu Yunji was a little suspicious, "But I'm so old, and I'm not a boy anymore?" Maybe it's because the customs are different, and in this era, it's all about looking for teenagers to press the bed, but he still resists wearing this red festive dress.
"Third Young Master, the boy here doesn't mean a young child." Mother Zhao held back a smile, her eyes narrowed, "Everyone in the house knows that you don't have a room, so you are the most suitable candidate." β
Gu Yunji suddenly realized what she was talking about, her face turned red, and she turned her head to see Xu Dong next to her who was also covering her mouth and snickering, so she was even more embarrassed, and gave him a kick with some shame.
Gu Yunji didn't have any strength for this kick, Xu Dong easily dodged it, and then restrained his smile and pretended to echo: "Mother Zhao said yes, there is no more suitable person than you, you can wear it quickly." β
Mother Zhao also said: "Third young master, put it on, the old man and the lady are already waiting in the new house." β
Hearing this, Gu Yunji had no choice but to give up the struggle and put on his clothes helplessly. He was dressed in bright red from head to toe, and there was a little golden crown on his head that children loved, which looked funny and festive.
Gu Yunji felt that she was dressed up like a New Year's doll, and she always felt that others were looking at her when she walked on the road, and she was indescribably awkward, and she was uncomfortable walking. In his heart, he was secretly glad that Su Qi went to find Cheng Yan today, otherwise he would not have laughed to death if he saw it.
In Gu Yunxiao's new house, there was already a large room full of people, and when he saw Gu Yunji's festive clothes at this time, although he thought it was normal to think that this was a custom, he still couldn't help but feel a little funny.
Gu Yunji stood at the door, seeing that everyone's eyes were more or less ridiculous, and he felt more and more embarrassed, and he didn't enter the door for a long time.
Gu Yunqiao hid the smile in his eyes, walked over and pulled him inside, and said, "Brother, come in, there's nothing to be embarrassed about." β
Gu Yunxiao also hurriedly echoed and praised soothingly: "I see that the third brother's clothes are very energetic, and you seem to be more and more handsome." Come in, everyone is a relative, no one will laugh at you. β
You're laughing yourself, and you're saying that no one laughs at me. Gu Yunji silently slandered and walked in helplessly.
Mother Zhao took care of the quilt of the Lixi bed and said, "This pressure bed can make the newlyweds have a happy marriage and have both children." It is also good for the person who presses the bed, and it is said that the bed of the newlyweds has aura, which can make the bed presser healthy and inviolable. β
As he spoke, he pulled Gu Yunji to the edge of the bed and sat down: "This is the best of both worlds, don't be shy, Third Young Master." β
Mrs. Wang added on the side: "Ji'er took off her shoes and lay down. Roll back and forth a few more times and press the bed well, that would be the best. β
In the expectant eyes of everyone, Gu Yunji had no choice but to take off his shoes and lie down, turn over and roll up on the bed.
"The boy is rolling, and the joy spreads in all directions. If you ask for a noble son, you must be a wishful man! While Gu Yunji was rolling, the people next to him were singing auspicious words loudly.
"Honor your parents first, and glorify your ancestors. The groom can't wait, the bride has sugar in her mouth! β
"The Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold, and I will have a long dream in the futureββ"
When he said the last sentence, the man dragged out his voice, and the others threw a lot of dried fruits such as longan and red dates on the bed, and said, "The circle is complete!" Give birth to a noble son early! β
Gu Yunji was caught off guard, and was smashed down by these dried fruits all of a sudden, dodging left and right, and a chestnut hit his waist again, which made him grin in pain.
"Alright, alright, it's over." Gu Yunxiao smiled and pulled Gu Yunji up from the bed and stuffed him with a red envelope, "Hard work third brother, this is a red envelope for you." β
Although ashamed, but there was a red envelope to take, Gu Yunji touched the waist that was hurting, his wrinkled face stretched out at the moment he saw the red envelope, and he happily took it from Gu Yunxiao's hand: "Thank you, big brother!" β
After the press ceremony, the others dispersed, and Gu Yunji was about to rush back to change clothes as quickly as possible, but was grabbed by Gu Yunxiao and left him on the grounds that it would be more auspicious to stay a little longer.
Gu Yunxiao walked to the table, took out a handful of silver tickets and a few strings of copper coins, and handed Gu Yunji a stack of red sealed paper: "Take it, anyway, you have nothing to do while you sit down, just wrap the red envelopes that will be sent tomorrow with me." β
As he spoke, he counted in a low voice: "She has three cousins and a cousin, and each of them gets at least five taels of silver tickets, and her own brother has to give more points, and ten taels of silver tickets are about the same." There is also the other party to block the door when picking up relatives, prepare more small amounts, twenty copper coins for each red package, and a few more ......"
"Two cousins, both five taels...... Huh? There are only ten taels of denominations. After calculating, Gu Yunxiao found that there was no change, so he stretched out his hand to Gu Yunji, "Third brother, the red envelope I just gave you is two silver tickets with five taels of denominations, give them to me first." β
Gu Yunji couldn't cry or laugh: "Wow, no wonder the eldest brother just gave the red envelope so generously, it turned out that he was calculating here!" He teased and handed him the money.
Where would my brother care about these taels of silver before, Gu Yunxiao smiled when he heard this: "Lend it to me first, and then I will give you a big one tomorrow." With that, he lowered his head and continued to count.
Gu Yunji saw that Gu Yunxiao was serious and remembered clearly which relatives of the Zheng family were, so he teased: "It's only been a long time, and the eldest brother has touched the seven aunts and eight aunts in other people's families clearly, and there is no mistake at all, it seems that the eldest brother is very attentive to his sister-in-law." β
Gu Yunxiao's face flushed, and then he generously admitted: "She is very good, I naturally care about her." As he spoke, he buried his head in embarrassment.
Gu Yunji leaned his head over, stared at his eyes and smiled: "Big brother has only met a few times, so he knows people like this?" β
Gu Yunxiao became more and more shy when he asked, her ears were so red that they were about to drip blood, and she said hesitantly: "I have met a few times, she is good-looking, her behavior is very gentle, and we still have correspondence, she is really good." β
Gu Yunji had never seen the gentle and polite eldest brother show such a heart-warming expression, and sighed when he heard the words: "Sure enough, the people who want to marry are different, their minds are full of brides, and they really have a daughter-in-law and forget their younger brother." β
Gu Yunxiao was amused by his pretended sad appearance, laughed and scolded, and said: "What does it mean to have a daughter-in-law and forget your brother, I think that when you get married in the future, I am afraid that it will not be as good as me!" β
When will I get married? Gu Yunji was a little stunned for a while, although he had traveled over for more than a year, and had largely accepted men's gender identity, and was not so reluctant to make out with women, but he really hadn't thought about getting married in the future.
Speaking of which, he is fifteen years old this year, and he has not been married for a few years, but what kind of wife do you want to marry? Gentle, empathetic? Or is it pungent and characterful? Gu Yunji himself was not sure for a while.