"That's nature."

Erni didn't want to get married.

She can earn 200 taels a year by planting fungus ears, even if she spends some of it, but over the years, she has accumulated a lot.

She also wanted to buy a house for herself and her aunt in the county, but she was afraid that her father and stepmother would know that it was not good, so she didn't buy it.

"Okay, okay, go out and see if your brother-in-law's sedan chair is here." Chunniang saw that the two little girls were talking more and more, so she drove them out.

At this time, the sky was just dawning, and Uncle Jiang's stove was already busy.

The relatives who came to congratulate him yesterday also came out to wash up and prepare to sit down for dinner.

This time, Jiang Dalang spent money to invite two cooks to cook, and the cooks also brought two little apprentices each, so there was no need for the eldest aunt Zhou to worry about it.

But the ingredients are all prepared by the Jiang family, such as mutton, pork, chicken, duck, fish, etc., all of which are set, and they were delivered yesterday.

The wedding banquet pays attention to an atmosphere, almost all of which are meat dishes, like red meat and white meat, steamed chicken and fish, four happy balls, fish balls, clear water balls, steamed pork, plus two kinds of stir-fried and two kinds of cold dishes, so that people can drink.

During the period, a bowl of sweet soup with soapy rice and snow fungus, a bowl of three fresh tofu soup, and a table of noodles are neat.

Sakura and Erni climbed the fence and sat on a bench looking towards the entrance of the village.

In the distance, a drummer came this way, followed by a four-person sedan chair.

The leader is the groom official Zhang Shaodong, as well as two matchmakers, a man and a woman.

Behind the sedan chair is the bride price, and one person picks up a burden, a total of more than a dozen.

"Come on, come on! The sedan chair is coming! Erni shouted at the uncle's house.

When Uncle Jiang heard this, he immediately asked his two sons to go out to greet him.

Many children in the village also followed the groom and looked at them curiously.

And there was the thick-skinned woman, who stopped the horse's head and begged for candy.

Zhang Shaodong smiled gently and asked the matchmaker to give sugar.

The matchmaker held a small bamboo basket, uncovered the red cloth, grabbed a handful of candy and copper coins, and sprinkled them on the side of the road.

Everyone scrambled happily, and Zhang Shaodong hurriedly led the sedan chair forward.

When he arrived at the door of Jiang's house, the matchmaker took out a firecracker and lit it.

In the crackling fireworks, Zhang Shaodong dismounted and bowed his hands to the two brothers-in-law standing at the door.

Jiang Cheng led his brother-in-law into the house, sat down on the seat, and introduced him to his relatives at home by the way.

Jiang Quan let the bride price into a room, where the two matchmakers counted the gift list and bride price.

In the courtyard, Zhike arranged for the sedan chair bearer and the person who picked the bride price to sit at the table, and also asked a few village children to guard the sedan chair and horses at the gate.

For a while, the courtyard of Uncle Jiang's house was full of people, and those who sat on the seats, and those who didn't sit sat sat on the side and waited for the next round.

Li Dao and Li He were responsible for serving the food, and every time they served, they had to shout: "The oil stains are coming!" "Signal everyone to be careful not to get burned.

Inside the house, Dani was already putting on her makeup, so she couldn't eat or drink, and sat upright on the kang covered with new bedding.

Her mother, Zhou, sat with her and told her about the things she paid attention to after going to her mother-in-law's house.

Tell her to honor her in-laws, respect her elders, and love her uncles and sisters.

Again, love each other with your husband, and don't be temperate.

Dani nodded.

Zhou turned his head, quietly wiped away his tears, and pretended to check the jewelry and clothes sent by the Zhang family.

On the day of the wedding, all the clothes, shoes and socks of the mother's family are not allowed to be on, and what Dani wears must be new clothes sent by the Zhang family.

He put two silver hairpins on his daughter, put a pair of gold bracelets on her, and put silver locks around her neck.

Looking at the girl in the mirror, Zhou still shed tears.

Since then, the girl has been someone else's family, and when she comes back, she is already a guest.

Dani couldn't help crying when she saw her mother crying.

Seeing this, the eldest aunt Jiang Yunniang and Chunniang hurriedly persuaded Dani to make up again.

Outside, the groom was full of wine and food, and the matchmaker went to light a firecracker to urge the newlyweds to get on the sedan chair.

When the people in the boudoir heard it, they added makeup to Dani.

Chunniang gave a pair of heavy silver bracelets, and Yan Ru did the same.

Zhou's sister-in-law and sister-in-law also gave silver hairpin rings.

Grandma Jiang Liu wrapped a red envelope for her granddaughter, which contained twenty taels of silver ingots.

Other relatives and daughters also sent their own woven cotton cloth, etc., and Mrs. An, Mrs. Wen and Mrs. Wang also sent boxes of silver.

At this time, the urging firecrackers rang out again.

Dani hugged A-Niang and cried bitterly, and Zhou couldn't help crying.

Chun Niang and Yan Ru looked at it, thinking of their daughter, and cried more sadly than Zhou's.

Seeing this, Xi Po angrily asked the two of them to pull out of the boudoir.

When the third firecracker sounded, Jiang Cheng entered the house.

Xi Po retouched Dani's makeup, and then asked her to stand up and lie on her eldest brother's back.

Jiang Cheng picked up his sister on his back, and Xi Po took the opportunity to put a hijab on the bride.

When Zhou saw his daughter being carried away, he simply howled and cried.

The crowd comforted.

Jiang Cheng carried his sister to the sedan chair, and the sedan chair bearers all stood in place, and Xi Po helped Dani down and stepped on the red carpet on the ground to send the sedan chair.

"Get up in the car!" With the shout of the matchmaker, the sedan curtain was lowered and the sedan chair was raised.

The bridegroom gave his father-in-law a deep bow, turned and got on his horse.

Jiang Cheng and his uncle's two cousins went to see off their relatives, and they also rode horses.

This time, Dani's dowry box is in front and the sedan chair is in the back.

Sakura and Erni stood on the wall and counted, there were thirty-six dowries, carried by eighteen people.

One is actually the same thing, for example: a pair of toilets counts as one, a makeup box and a mirror also counts as one, as for what is in the makeup box, that is the wisdom of the benevolent and the wise.

Those who are rich, and the makeup box is full of gold and silver jewelry. If you don't have money, maybe it's just a few pairs of silk flowers.

Anyway, the dowry of the mother's family is placed on the bright side, such as cloth and satin, valuable utensils, various basins for washing, spittoons, incense burners, tents, etc.

There are also quilts, and Zhou made four quilts for his daughter, all of which are eight catties a bed.

The mattress is not accompanied by the mother's house, and that must be prepared by the mother-in-law.

Of course, Yingbao and Erni also sent a pressure box to Sister Dani, Yingbao sent four silk silk cloths, and Erni gave Sister a pair of mandarin duck silver combs, wishing her a harmonious husband and wife.

The pick-up team went farther and farther, and Sakura and Erni also came down from the wall.

Erni was stunned and said: "Yingbao, I really don't want to get married, you see, Sister Dani can't go home often in the future, and we won't have a chance to play with her." ”

Sakura also thought so, and couldn't help but feel sad.

"If you don't get married, you will be talked about in the future." Erni said wryly: "People will poke Daddy and Auntie's backbone, saying that they have no way to teach their daughters." ”

This was said by his mother-in-law Leng.

Because the girl didn't talk about her in-laws for a long time, the Leng family was also a little anxious, and she didn't dare to say that Jiang Erlang and Yan Ru were not in front of her daughter, so she could only mention Erni vaguely.

Sakura frowned.

Indeed, if a woman does not marry, outsiders will not only talk about her, but also scold her father, which is very difficult to do.

(End of chapter)