As the wedding day was approaching, Lin Tao, who was originally not nervous, became nervous unconsciously.

Old Mrs. Lin, Zhang Hongying and others naturally didn't care about these things. It was Aunt Fang who told Lin Tao some things about husband and wife in the few days before her wedding.

Lin Tao felt shy and scared when she heard this. Her face turned red silently and she was speechless for a long time.

Aunt Fang held her hand and said with a smile, "It's nothing. We women all have to go through this."

The custom in Xiangcheng is that the bride has to sleep with her best friend on the first night of her wedding. With her best friend by her side, the bride will not be so nervous.

However, all of Lin Tao's good friends had gone to work in the countryside, and since she was getting married in a hurry this time, they couldn't come at all.

Fortunately, Lin Manman was there. Aunt Fang asked her to sleep with Lin Tao the night before Lin Tao's wedding.

Nowadays, no matter how grand or small the wedding is, the family members always have to come to help. But the relationship in Lin Tao's family is complicated. The eldest wife of the Lin family would rather see their family laughed at, so it is impossible for them to come to help. As for Lin Tao's grandmother's family, it is even more impossible...

But on the day before the wedding, the Lin family suddenly became lively.

Grandpa Tao and grandma Tao, who had cut off all ties with Tao Rong because she didn't listen to her parents and insisted on marrying Lin Changhai, came.

Not only did they come, they also brought a lot of people with them.

Lin Tao's aunt, uncle, and several cousins, a total of about ten people, all came for Lin Tao's wedding.

Lin Tao was surprised and moved, because she knew a little about the situation. Her mother was a Miao, and there was a rule in their Miao village that girls in the village could not marry outside the village, but could only marry young men in the village.

But her mother fell in love with her father and rebelled against this coercive rule. In the end, she broke off relations with her family and married her father.

In addition, her mother passed away later, and the Tao family had even less contact with the Lin family.

Over the years, only Lin Tao's aunt would secretly come to see her a few times, and each time she would bring her delicious food.

But after all, the blood relationship between relatives still exists, not to mention that this time they are here to help arrange the marriage for me.

Lin Tao greeted them warmly and expressed her gratitude for coming.

On the contrary, Lin Changhai

As surprised as I was at the beginning, I naturally brought stools for everyone and prepared melon seeds, peanuts and other things.

When Grandma Tao looked at Lin Tao's face, she immediately thought of her own daughter. She couldn't help feeling sad. She really wanted to pull Lin Tao over to take a closer look at her and get close to her.

She regretted what happened back then, and has regretted it for twenty years.

If she had known this would happen, she would never have stopped Tao Rong from marrying out of the village, and she would not have ignored Tao Rong when she was pregnant...

After all, it was her own flesh and blood, how could she bear to give it up!

She has been brooding over this matter all these years. She didn't know who to blame, so she forced herself not to care about the Lin family's affairs. Her daughter died, and the child born was a child of the Lin family. It had nothing to do with the Tao family!

But every time Tao Ran went to see Lin Tao, she knew about it. After coming back, he would tell her how tall Lin Tao had grown and what she had said. She pretended not to want to listen, but in fact, she liked to hear it...

"You look like your mother. When I look at you, it's like I'm seeing your mother when she was young." Grandma Tao said, "I ignored your mother when she got married, but I must come to your wedding."

Aunt Tao Ran whispered beside her: "When your brother-in-law asked you to come, you didn't agree at first."

This earned her a glare from Grandma Tao.

Lin Tao also understood from this sentence that her father was not at home these days and had gone to her grandmother's house.

Although she didn't say anything, her heart was touched. She understood her father's thoughts. He wanted her to have as much fun as everyone else on her wedding day.

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Although the Tao family hadn't seen Lin Tao for more than ten years, they were related by blood after all, so it was easy for them to get close.

According to Grandma Tao and Grandpa Tao, they wanted Lin Tao to marry according to the marriage rules for Miao women, which could make up for Grandma Tao's regret.

Lin Changhai naturally had no objection to this request, and neither did Lin Tao.

However, when Grandma Tao mentioned that Tao Ran, as her aunt, would comb Lin Tao's hair tomorrow as her mother, Lin Tao suggested that Aunt Fang come along.

Grandma Tao learned about the relationship between Aunt Fang and their family and readily agreed. After all, Lin Tao had been without a mother to take care of her for many years, and Aunt Fang had played the role of a mother, so it was only right to let her help comb her hair that day.

Because there are a few

With the arrival of the two cousins, Lin Tao's new house became much more lively. The four little girls slept on the floor together in the room, chattering non-stop.

It was my cousin who suggested that Lin Tao was getting married tomorrow and she should go to bed early or she would look bad.

Thus, Lin Tao gradually fell asleep in a nervous and nervous mood.

The next day, Lin Tao was called up early to dress up. The clothes she had prepared for the wedding were replaced with Miao costumes specially brought by Grandma Tao. My cousin said that this dress was made by Grandma Tao herself, from weaving to embroidery, and the workmanship was very delicate.

It fits Lin Tao perfectly and shows off her good figure.

In addition to the clothes, the exquisite and gorgeous headdresses also attracted Lin Tao's attention. These headdresses are made of Miao silver, and a set of them takes a lot of work. They are usually worn during major Miao festivals and weddings.

Then it was time to comb her hair. My aunt and Aunt Fang came in together to comb her hair.

This time, Aunt Fang's hair-combing technique was much more skillful than last time, but there were tears in her eyes.

When Lin Tao looked at her, she smiled and said that she was happy. Her son Tao was going to get married and she was happy.

After combing her hair, she started to wear accessories made of Miao silver. She also wore a Miao silver necklace around her neck. When she first put it on, Lin Tao felt it was a little heavy, but it felt much better after she got used to it for a while.

She stood up and took two steps, and the accessories on her body made a jingling sound, which was crisp and pleasant.

"So beautiful." After dressing up, Aunt Fang looked at the refreshed Lin Tao and couldn't help but sigh.

My aunt said, "You look a lot like your mother when she was young. Your mother would be very happy to see you get married."

Yes, she also thought that her mother would be very happy if she could see this scene.

After getting dressed, several girls surrounded Lin Tao. Her cousin said, "Tao, your brother-in-law will be here soon, but he will have to go through many hurdles. You can't be so sorry for him that you secretly let him go."

My cousin nodded and agreed.

Lin Manman is more quiet and not as lively as the other two. She is usually fine in front of Lin Tao and doesn't talk too much, but she doesn't talk much in front of Re, who she doesn't know well.

She just listened with her eyes wide open, even though she didn't understand it anyway.

Lin Tao met the eyes of her cousin and nodded subconsciously.

After agreeing,

I couldn't help but whispered, "It shouldn't be difficult, right?"

This caused her cousin to laugh at her for feeling so sorry for her brother-in-law even though she hadn't even married yet. She then assured him, "My brothers know their limits, so don't worry."

The entrance of Taohua Village.

Taohua Village is extremely lively today, and everyone is gathering at the entrance of the village to watch the excitement.

The groom's wedding procession had already arrived, with a small car in the front, followed by a dozen bicycles. Not to mention the one in the lead was wearing a police uniform, looking quite impressive.

Li Chengxi even wore a navy uniform today. He looked more energetic and upright in the military uniform than in casual clothes.

Some young girls and wives who were watching the excitement blushed and whispered that Lin Tao was so lucky that she could find such a good man despite her identity as a coffin boy.

The people who came to pick up the bride specially prepared several large fruit plates to hold peanuts, melon seeds and candies, and everyone present could get some.

The bride's people were already waiting. They were all from the Tao family. They were all dressed in Miao costumes, which perfectly matched the groom's wedding procession.

Cousin Tao was the first to negotiate, saying that if he wanted to marry Tao, he had to open a wine shop first.

A whole large jar was filled with three large bowls.

Fortunately, there were many of Li Chengxi's comrades who could drink. Each of them had a bowl of wine, and they finished the whole pot of wine in no time. Li Chengxi didn't even have a chance to help.

This was meant for the others, telling him to conserve his energy because he would have to toast during the buffet later. If he got drunk in advance, how would he be able to spend the wedding night tonight?

Li Chengxi's comrades-in-arms are all married men, and some of them married early have several children. They are not the kind of ignorant young men and they occasionally make dirty jokes.

Li Chengxi smiled and walked over. Of course, he was also looking forward to what they said...

Well, after all, he is a hot-blooded man who has been holding back for more than 20 years. It would be a lie to say that he doesn't want to.

The Tao family set up eight or nine levels, most of which were related to drinking and some required dancing.

It's not difficult, after all, marriage is a happy event. If you go too far, it's not marriage but enmity. Most of these levels are used to liven up the atmosphere. Marriage, after all, can't be a happy one.

But Li Chengxi hadn't seen Lin Tao for several days, and he couldn't help missing her and just wanted to see her as soon as possible.

Brother Tao and Li Chengxi got along very well, and Li Chengxi's comrades were very friendly.

The outsiders would give cigarettes to the men and candies to the women. Later on, they started to let them go, and they broke through the levels even faster.

In the past, when they got married in the Miao village, the fastest person would take at least an hour to pass the level, but Li Chengxi only took half an hour...

Inside the house, Lin Tao was waiting anxiously, glancing towards the door from time to time.

My cousin knew what she was thinking and joked, "Don't worry, it won't be that fast. They won't be here for at least another half an hour."

But just as he finished speaking, there was a noise outside.

It turned out that the man’s people had arrived.

As soon as Li Chengxi entered the yard, he looked towards Lin Tao's room. Sure enough, he saw Lin Tao in the room wearing Miao costume and an exquisite and beautiful headdress, which made her fair face look even smaller.

Their eyes met and Li Chengxi smiled at her.

Lin Tao received the smile and smiled as well.

The two newlyweds changed their words to each other in front of their elders and then went to toast together.

Since Li Chengxi's home was in Shanghai, the two of them held the wedding banquet at Lin Tao's home.

This buffet was the most delicious food that the villagers of Taohua Village had ever eaten. Li Chengxi received a lot of allowance every month and saved a lot of money. He didn't have the bad habit of wasting money, but he couldn't be careless about marrying Lin Tao.

In the usual buffets in Taohua Village, you could only see minced meat. If a family invited guests, it would be considered good if everyone could eat a small piece. But at the Lin family's buffet, you could really smell the aroma of meat. Each table had such a big bowl of braised pork in brown sauce. It was really delicious.

As they ate with their mouths drooling, they all gave thumbs up and praised Lin Tao's marriage, which was truly the first of its kind in the village.

Parents who used to dislike Lin Tao's identity as a coffin girl now want their daughters to learn from Lin Tao and find a good man in the future.

As cousins, Lin Tao and Lin Hui were inevitably compared by the villagers. In the past, everyone was optimistic about Lin Hui. Although Lin Hui was not as pretty as Lin Tao, she at least had a normal background and would not be inferior to Lin Tao in terms of a coffin.

But when it comes to marriage, Lin Tao's card really puts Lin Hui in the mud.

That's another story.

Lin Tao's alcohol tolerance is not very good, but luckily Li Chengxi protects her and drinks her glass as well when he toasts.

When it came to Li Chengxi's comrade's table, everyone started to cheer for Lin

Sister Tao.

Lin Tao drank a little wine, and her fair cheeks were already flushed. Now, when they teased her, her face was even more flushed.

Li Chengxi immediately protected his wife: "A Tao is shy, don't tease her."

"How can this be a joke? Sister-in-law is younger than us, but you were our squad leader at the time. We should have called you sister-in-law, don't you think?"

"Sister-in-law is really capable. She made the iron tree in our class bloom!"

“…”

After a buffet, everyone was satisfied with the food and drink. After the banquet, it was time for the Tao family to go home.

Grandma Tao gave her a pair of silver bracelets, saying that this was her gift as a grandmother. She had not come to see Lin Tao before, and asked Lin Tao not to hate her because of those things.

Lin Tao's eyes turned red and she hugged her grandmother: "Grandma, I have never hated you."

The Tao family members were different from the Lin family's eldest branch. They were angry with Tao Rong because of what happened that year, so they didn't come to see Lin Tao. But when they really saw her, they liked and loved her in their hearts.

Speaking of the eldest branch of the Lin family, Lin Changhai didn't invite them to Lin Tao's wedding this time. At first, Mrs. Lin was still cursing and said that she didn't want to go to this banquet, but when she smelled the aroma of meat from the other side of the wall, she was salivating.

She wanted to go next door and get some food in the name of Grandma Lin Tao, but she didn't dare because the Tao family was there, especially the group of people brought by Li Chengxi, including the police. Even if she had more courage, she wouldn't dare to go over!

Finally, after seeing off Grandma Li, the Jiang family, and Li Chengxi's group of comrades, the Lin family finally calmed down.

The old father Lin Changhai was very considerate and washed up early and went into the house to rest, allowing them to rest early as well.

It was getting dark, and Lin Tao lit the kerosene lamp.

Lin Tao and Li Chengxi were the only two people left in the small house. Lin Tao had never felt that her room was so small before. It seemed that the air became hotter with one more person in it.

"Is the thing on your head heavy?" Li Chengxi asked.

Lin Tao didn't expect that Li Chengxi's first words would be this. She nodded: "A little bit."

"Let me take it down for you."

"Um."

I have to change clothes because this Miao costume is not suitable for sleeping.

"The clothes you are wearing..."

"Turn around and I'll change my clothes." Lin Tao took out a set of clothes that she usually wore for sleeping from the closet.

Li Chengxi laughed, but he also understood

Lin Tao's inner shyness.

I turned around obediently: "Okay, I won't watch it."

Seeing this, Lin Tao started to change her clothes.

This was the first time in her life that there was a man in the room when she changed her clothes. Although Li Chengxi turned around after hearing her, Lin Tao still felt a little uncomfortable.

"It's changed. You can turn around now."

Li Chengxi turned around obediently and looked at Lin Tao, who was at a loss and nervously began to tug at the hem of her clothes, but tried to look calm on her face.

He smiled and lifted the quilt: "Are you tired?"

It's dark now and there are no other entertainment activities. I don't know what to do except sleep.

Lin Tao suddenly felt her mouth dry, and a light bulb suddenly lit up her head as she remembered what her grandmother had said to her: "Oh, by the way, when she left, she left me some wine, saying it was a Tongxin wine, and asked us to drink it before going to bed."

"Tongxin wine?"

"Yes." Lin Tao nodded. "Grandma said that this is the wine that all men and women in their village brew together on July 7th every year. The newlyweds who drink this wine will be together forever and live together until old age."

After saying this, he felt a little embarrassed. After all, what he said was likely to be promoting feudal superstition in front of the soldiers.

She licked her dry lips and said in a negotiating tone: "I know you don't believe this, but this is also grandma's good intention, and I am embarrassed to refuse her. Otherwise, I can just drink a little by myself, which will not disappoint grandma's kindness."

But Li Chengxi didn't agree with her words. He looked at her seriously and said, "How can marriage be feudal superstition? At most, it's just a difference in customs and practices."

After that, he poured himself a glass and then poured another for Lin Tao, looking at her and saying, "Grandma said that we should drink this wine together. How can it help you grow old together if you drink it alone? Wouldn't that be a betrayal of Grandma's kindness?"

Li Chengxi's series of actions left Lin Tao unable to react for a moment, and then she couldn't help laughing.

Li Chengxi: “What are you laughing at?”

Lin Tao stopped laughing and said, "I thought you would be unhappy because of what happened today. Grandma came suddenly and I didn't have time to tell you about these things."

"We're getting married today. I'm so happy, how can I not be happy?" Li Chengxi said, "Let's have a toast."

"good."

The two clinked their glasses and drank the wine of unity.

They don't

They are superstitious people, but they all believe that they will live together till old age.

The alcohol content of the wine was not high, but after drinking it, Lin Tao, who was not good at drinking, still felt a little hot in her throat. She frowned and stuck out her tongue, her expression full of playfulness.

Li Chengxi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt his body getting hot.

The alcohol content of this wine is obviously not high at all.

Li Chengxi immediately took a candy for Lin Tao, peeled off the candy wrapper and put it into her mouth to make her feel sweet.

Ask: "Are you feeling better?"

Lin Tao put the fruit candy into her mouth, and after a while the spicy taste in her mouth disappeared.

She nodded to Li Chengxi: "Much better."

The spicy taste in her mouth was much better, but the redness on her face from drinking alcohol was not so easy to disappear. Her originally fair cheeks were now red and looked very delicious.

Li Chengxi moved closer to Lin Tao, and the two of them leaned against each other: "Tao, I'm really happy today."

He looked at Lin Tao as if he couldn't get enough of her, his eyes filled with love.

Their bodies were too close, and Lin Tao subconsciously wanted to hide. But when she thought that they were already married and would do more intimate things in the future, she had to get used to it slowly, so she sat still again.

"Me too." Lin Tao said.

She really liked Li Chengxi, and she would be no less happy than Li Chengxi to marry him.

In fact, she felt a deep sense of comfort deep in her heart, as if her long-cherished wish had finally come true.

This feeling came somewhat inexplicably. Lin Tao felt that her desire to get married had not yet reached this level.

She was just a little nervous today, especially when she thought about what Aunt Fang had told her about sexual intercourse between husband and wife. She became even more nervous and was so nervous that she didn't know what to say.

Li Chengxi saw her nervousness and told her some of his past in the army. However, he only talked about unimportant things and didn't mention the real dangers, especially the serious injury he suffered during a mission three years ago, which almost led to his death for the country.

He was afraid of scaring her.

This really worked. Lin Tao was very interested in what he said and listened attentively. She also gradually relaxed a lot and was no longer as nervous as before.

As someone who lives inland and has never seen the sea, Lin Tao is curious and fascinated by islands.

She also asked a lot of questions.

She got up early today and was tired all day, so it was normal to feel tired.

Li Chengxi urged her to lie down on the bed: "Go to sleep if you are tired, don't force yourself."

Lin Tao was extremely sleepy and got on the bed in a daze. Li Chengxi also lay down beside her.

The two of them lay on the same bed, which had not been too crowded before, but now became very crowded. Lin Tao felt that their bodies were already pressed together, and then Li Chengxi's arms came around her waist and hugged her waist.

Li Chengxi's arms were strong and powerful, wrapped around Lin Tao's slender waist. There was nothing between the two of them except a thin layer of clothes.

Lin Tao could even feel something rubbing against her back.

Her sleepiness flew away in an instant.