"Brother! Come quickly! Fireworks are being fired!"
"Ah! Ah! Fireworks! Fireworks!"
With the sound of crackling, as the wedding procession approached, a large cloud of green smoke was about to rise from the gate of the Lu family courtyard. The brave and naughty boys laughed and played with the non-stop firecrackers, and from time to time picked up a missed firecracker from the pile of burned firecrackers. This was a treasure, and one firecracker could make them happy for a long time.
Lu Yao parked his bike, picked up Wan Ruda, and walked into the Lu family's newly built house surrounded by soybeans, red beans, wheat and other grains.
Recently, the outside world has become more and more lax in supervision. Many people who were having fun during the 10-year holiday have disappeared, and some customs that were banned during the holiday have gradually begun to emerge.
One of them is the grains scattered at the wedding.
In order to avoid waste, from the moment the bride is taken down from the carriage, the ground is padded with sack pieces all the way. The elderly "celebrator" has a kind smile on his face, chants the five grains, holds the five grains in his hands and gently sprinkles them on the bride's head, scattering and singing all the way until they reach the bridal chamber.
"···Wu Sa means good harvest, Liu Sa means harmonious family life··"
Li Weixin, Yu Zhen and others following behind were responsible for collecting the sacks. The grain scattered on them was collected by Xin, and even the grains that rolled out of the bag had to be returned to the warehouse.
In this era, marriage is a big event for the whole village. If the relationship is not going well on weekdays, every household will send someone to help out.
Before the wedding, there were people who borrowed tables, chairs, plates, and set up the earthen stove. During the wedding, there were people who helped to pick up the bride and arrange seats. The atmosphere was no less lively than that of Chinese New Year.
The ceremony was held in the Lu family's yard. The ceremony process was relatively simple, full of the special flavor of the times. Qiao Xiaobei took a borrowed Seagull camera and recorded the entire process.
People nowadays don’t look at things too closely, but many years later, they will realize how precious it is to have a few photos left behind. Look, she is a very considerate best friend, as she has thought of all this for her.
"Teacher Qiao, Teacher Qiao, this is the camera in the movie, right?"
"Is it the kind of thing that can draw a person's soul into the body?"
"If the soul is absorbed into the body, can the person become a god?"
When they saw Qiao Xiaobei taking pictures, the boys who had been eyeing him for a long time gathered around him, and each of them expressed their curiosity.
Of course, although they were itching to take a picture, they didn't dare to say that they also wanted to take a picture. This thing is very rare nowadays, and they don't have one in the whole country. It is said that the light is not good enough and they have to go to a photo studio to develop it.
Although I don't understand, why do I still have to 'wash'? It doesn't stop them from knowing that the "wash" is expensive.
"What is soul-snatching? This thing actually just preserves your current impressions. When you grow up, you can see what you looked like when you were a child through photos!"
"Really?"
"Of course. How about it? Do you want to take a picture? The teacher will take a nude picture of you!"
"Really? Teacher Qiao, you are really the best teacher in the world!"
"I don't know if he is the best teacher, but in any case, you should stop being naughty in the future. Come on, stand at the gate of the Lu family's courtyard. I will count one, three, and you can shout 'Eggplant'!"
The boys, as well as the girls and babies of all ages who heard the news and were pushed here by their parents and relatives...
"One, three..."
"eggplant!!"
Snap
As the shutter was pressed, an unexpected but precious image was preserved. Many years later, it is still embedded in glass frames in several families.
Next chapter, the bridal chamber...
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