The 28th day of the first lunar month is a good day to move into a new house, get engaged, or get married.
At the beginning of the Mao hour, Wu Guixiang came to visit. She had become addicted to being a full-fledged wife when Lianou got married, and had already agreed that she would also come when Shen Qing remarried. But speaking of it, Wu Guixiang is indeed the most blessed aunt in Lantang Village now.
Shen Qing was already sleeping restlessly. Song Kaiji had been playing tricks recently to create a sense of ritual. The couple slept in separate rooms last night, and Quan Jie'er was also taken away to live with Zhang Sujuan, Miao Chunlei and others. Suddenly, Shen Qing was left alone, and she slept restlessly. She woke up several times during the night, and there were faint dark circles under her eyes when she woke up.
Wu Guixiang saw this and teased, "Even Qing Ge'er is nervous on this day?"
Shen Qing felt a little embarrassed. He was indeed a little embarrassed. Although they were already an old couple, it was a little awkward to be so formal at first.
Lian Ou also came with Wu Guixiang. Lian Ou was already an experienced person, and she was dressed like a husband. She looked even more beautiful than before the wedding, and it was obvious that she was having a good time after marriage. At this moment, she smiled and comforted Shen Qing, saying, "I was also nervous at that time. It was my first time getting into a sedan chair, so who wouldn't be nervous? But after a while, I was too tired to be nervous. Qing'er is in better shape than me, so he might be better."
However, Lianou's nervousness was probably due to his uncertainty about his future life and nighttime sex. Shen Qing was naturally much better than him. As he was talking, Miao Chunlei also got up and told the maid to make some breakfast. In the kitchen, there was dough that had been fermented last night and stuffing prepared. The maid skillfully baked meat patties.
Wu Guixiang untied Shen Qing's hair. Shen Qing was now well fed and well fed, and had been taught by Qu Weiwei, Yu Le and others how to wash and care for his hair. With internal and external supplements, his newly grown hair was black and shiny, only the ends of his hair were still a little dry and burnt. But it was better than most people of this era. Wu Guixiang praised his good hair, and even Ou touched it with envy. The newly grown hair on the top of his head was like satin.
Picking up the comb again, Wu Guixiang smacked her lips again. She could tell it was made of good wood, and she could smell a rich fragrance when she got close. Everything in Qingge'er's house was really exquisite!
She combed her hair from beginning to end, "One comb for loving husband, two combs for white hair, three combs for children and grandchildren, and wealth and prosperity..." As Wu Guixiang sang the hair-combing song, thinking of the loving husband and white hair, Shen Qing looked at herself in the bronze mirror, a sincere and happy smile appeared on her face.
Wu Guixiang didn't give Shen Qing a particularly complicated hairstyle - Shen Qing's appearance would not suit an exaggerated hairstyle, so she tied her hair into a neat bun, tied it with a headband embroidered with lilies, and then inserted a heavy gold hairpin with auspicious clouds inlaid with many treasures.
Even so, Shen Qing felt that the hairpin was too fancy. But getting married only happens once in a lifetime, so it might as well be a little fancy.
After putting her hair up and putting on makeup, Miao Chunlei brought a large plate of meat patties. The maid behind her brought in a small pot of porridge: "Have breakfast first. You can put on makeup later and then eat. Your face will be covered with oil."
They were all acquaintances, so Wu Guixiang and Lian Ou did not refuse and sat down to eat together. Shen Qing picked up a meat pie, which was similar to a leek dumpling, but the filling was not leek and egg, but pork and green onion. The green onion was chopped finely, fried in oil before being mixed with the stuffing, and then drained, and paired with more lean pork belly and less fat, the skin was thin and crispy, and it was extremely fragrant when you took a bite.
He ate two bites and asked the maid, "Is there any more of this cake in the kitchen?"
Miao Chunlei knew what Shen Qing was thinking, as it was what came out of her belly. "Just eat it. We've made a lot. Xiao Song has woken up, send it to him and your mother-in-law." She gave Shen Qing a teasing look. "My brother got up so early, and he still wants to sleep in? I'll wake him up even if I have to."
Wu Guixiang and Lian Ou both laughed. Halfway through the meal, the Lian family, Miao Hexiang's brothers, Miao Xing, Miao Wang, Old Lady Miao, Liu Yue'e, Li Yanzi and others all arrived. Miao Chunlei hurried out to entertain them, leaving only Lian Rong and her two cousins Xue Niang and Qiao Niang to accompany Shen Qing. Some of the others were arranged to sit at the table, while others helped Miao Chunlei with the arrangements.
The girls were very excited, and everything they saw was new. Although they had seen other people in the village get married, how could it compare to Shen Qing's? The golden hairpin on Shen Qing's head dazzled her eyes. When she looked at the wedding dress on the clothes rack beside the bed, she felt dizzy and didn't know where to look.
Song Kaiji found a embroidery shop in the county and hired a dozen embroiderers to rush to make a wedding dress. The red satin was embroidered with auspicious dragons and phoenixes in gold and silver threads. It was very exquisite. But it was not feminine. When Shen Qing wore it, she looked like a little prince in a TV series, very noble.
Lian Rong shyly handed Shen Qing a purse, made of bright red satin and embroidered with gold thread, which was similar to the one she gave to Lian Ou. Although it seemed a bit out of her league, Lian Rong had already considered Shen Qing her own brother. Lian Ou also took out a pair of heart knots, which were exquisite and complex, and Shen Qing could tie them with jade. Even an experienced hand like Lian Ou took four or five days to weave this.
These are the gifts they give to Shen Qing as friends.
After changing into the wedding dress, Wu Guixiang had almost finished her breakfast. She sent Lian Rong to the kitchen to get a boiled egg, and washed her hands carefully, fearing that a little bit of oil would be stained on Shen Qing's wedding dress. Lian Rong went and came back quickly with half a meat pie in her mouth, and said, "I met Qing's husband. He said it's okay not to grind the noodles. He thinks Qing is particularly good-looking now."
Wu Guixiang couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "You feel distressed before you even start. Where does it hurt? Every girl and boy has gone through the same thing." But she was also envious in her heart. Isn't this life, you care about me and I care about you?
Still, the hot boiled eggs were rolled on the face first, and the two threads twisted the sweat hair on the face. But Qing Ge'er didn't know whether she listened to her man's words, but became more delicate. The one who was injured by the wild boar didn't cry out in pain, but hissed and gasped, and kept twisting his body to avoid it, as if it was really painful. Just after he hissed twice, Song Kaiji's nervous and worried voice sounded outside the window: "Be gentle, be gentle!"
Wu Guixiang felt a little choked and couldn't stand it any longer, "Sister Rong, go and chase him away!"
The girls and boys in the room burst into laughter. Lian Rong really lifted the curtain and went out. There was a rustling sound under the window, but Song Kaiji had already run away and no one knew where he was.
Shen Qing couldn't help laughing. Only he knew why Song Kaiji specifically said this, because Shen Qing really didn't feel any pain when it came to hair. Once, when they were being affectionate, they pressed down Shen Qing's hair and pulled it, causing Shen Qing to cry in pain.
Maybe everyone has weaknesses. Shen Qing's skin and flesh are not afraid of pain, but his hair is especially insensitive to pain. Song Kaiji remembered this.
Everyone laughed for a while, but soon they finished dressing Shen Qing. Wu Guixiang didn't put any powder on Shen Qing, and Shen Qing's family didn't know what kind of facial cream they used, but it made his face look white and bright. She only drew some eyebrows on him and put a little rouge on his lips to make him look more beautiful, and he looked very nice and delicate.
After putting on makeup, Lin Ning also came with Lin Zao'er and the Xie brothers and sisters. Seeing Shen Qing dressed like this, Lin Ning secretly licked his face in her heart, squatting beside him and whispering: "If Qing Ge'er was a man, he would definitely be the most handsome man in Anping County, hiss, hiss, hiss..."
"Yeah, I said it when I was little, Brother Qing is very good-looking. If Brother Qing were a man, I would marry him when I grow up. There is no boy in the village who is better looking than Brother Qing."
Lin Ning turned around in surprise and saw Lian Rong squatting next to him with her chin in her hand. She was speechless: "You are still a child now." But the two looked at each other and regarded each other as close friends.
As the day dawned, guests from outside came in one after another, and the buffet under the memorial archway began. Song Kaiji specially found seven or eight aunts and husbands with good cooking skills in the village, and several large pots were stirring non-stop. Although the food was not very expensive, at least everything was meaty and tasted good.
Eight large bowls were placed on the table, including sauerkraut stewed with big bones and blood sausage, pork belly with frozen tofu and pork fritters, fried shredded radish meatballs, and chicken nuggets stewed with potatoes and chestnuts... all of them were large plates and bowls. The staple food was steamed buns made of three-grain flour and large scallion pancakes, which were available as much as you wanted. Anyone who knew them from all over the place could come and sit down and eat as much as they wanted. The guards and the boys in the yard shuttled back and forth to serve the dishes, working themselves into a sweat in the middle of winter.
Some people who saw that life was really hard took some leftovers back, and they turned a blind eye. Now that the Chinese New Year had just come, most families in the wealthy villages such as Lantang Village and Shiqu Village were not really short of oil and water, so they didn't need to take anything away after eating. But some people from other villages traveled dozens of miles just to get a free meal, and these leftovers were very important to them. I don't know who took the lead, but they took half a scallion pancake and wrapped the leftovers, and tremblingly kowtowed to the memorial archway.
A young man serving food saw this and quickly stopped him, "Old man, don't do this. Our master said that after eating our food, you should just say a few good words about our master and the old master."
"Good people, all good people, Mr. Shen is a living Bodhisattva." The old man raised his thumb, "Master and I will surely live a long life and grow old together."
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There was also a banquet in the courtyard, and the food was incomparable to that under the memorial archway. Song Kaiji asked the Golden Tooth Man to find a chef from a restaurant, who brought five apprentices with him, and prepared every table very exquisitely. Old Lady Miao sat on the chair, smiling from ear to ear.
She used to think that Qing'er would either marry a steward under the nobleman, or marry the nobleman as a concubine. She never thought that Qing'er was so lucky to become the nobleman's husband!
There were many boxes and cages in the yard, which Song Kaiji had specially placed outside for people to see. If Shen Qing took out some money, he would have to rack his brains to figure out how to get by. Song Kaiji, a noble from outside, could take out a lot of money without causing doubts, but only amazement. It was also a good opportunity to let his family's property get by.
Hundreds of pieces of cloth, delicate porcelain that no one dared to touch, all kinds of fine stuff...and these are the bulky and heavy things that are placed outside without fear of being stolen. There are also gold and silver jewelry that are hidden in the house. I wonder how many there are!
Qing'er has really fallen into a lucky nest this time!
Qu Weiwei and Tang Wenjie also came. They didn't need a guide now, they could find their way through the cave. Both of them prepared gifts for Shen Qing and Song Kaiji, but neither of them could compare to Shen Qing in the world, so they just did their best.
Tang Wenjie used his supernatural power to condense a huge silver ingot, which was about the size of Quan Jie'er. He carried it along and attracted people's attention. Qu Weiwei followed the example of several hairpin ladies and made a beaded headband by herself.
Many ceremonies were omitted when holding a wedding banquet at home. There was no process of welcoming the bride, urging the bride to put on her make-up, or crying for the bride. Shen Qing just knelt on the futon in the main hall with Song Kaiji, each holding a piece of red silk, surrounded by friends.
"Bow to Heaven and Earth!" The one who sang the ceremony was the Gold Tooth Man. He wore a brand new outfit today, and his face was full of joy, as if his brother was getting married. Shen Qing and Song Kaiji asked him to be the attendant, and the Gold Tooth Man felt very respectable.
He bowed his head. Shen Qing raised his eyes and saw that the whole room was full of relatives and friends. Lin Ning, Lin Zaoer, the Xie brothers and sisters, the villagers from Lantang Village who had helped him since he was a child, Aunt Yanzi, Brother Tieshan, Uncle Li, Aunt Lian's family... and the relatives from Shiqu Village. The Miao clan who helped Miao Chunlei get a divorce, Miao Tongsheng's family...
Shen Qing and Song Kaiji turned around and kowtowed to Miao Chunlei and Zhang Sujuan, "Second bow to the parents!"
The two mothers helped them up with smiles on their faces. Quan Jie'er was held by Tang's mother, watching everything with curiosity with her big round eyes. It was the first time in the area that a wedding was witnessed by their own daughter, but everyone present was a relative, no one said anything strange, and they all chose to ignore it. Every smiling face was filled with the most sincere blessings.
Qu Weiwei and Tang Wenjie also stood beside Tang's mother, looking up at all his relatives and friends. All the important people in his life were here.
And the most important person in front of us is Song Kaiji.
"Husband and wife bow to each other!"
Shen Qing bowed deeply.
The wedding was a success. Holding hands of red silk, they will go through the long journey together from now on.
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