"The red ribbon is hanging crooked; lift it up a bit more on the left side."
In the Li family courtyard, the people who came to pick up the bride were eating and drinking, and a big red flower was tied to the handlebars of the bicycles outside the gate.
The dowry has already been taken back to the Chen family by oxcart. Now all that's left is to wait for the donkey cart to come and pick up the relatives and the bride.
Ye Xiaoxiao sat under the eaves, watching the lively scene outside.
The rain was neither too heavy nor too light, but it made the ground muddy and slippery.
Those who came to help slipped and slid two steps while taking one, which made her want to laugh.
"This is truly like 'a mud figure falling into a cesspool—it stinks'," Ye Xiaoxiao muttered softly, a smile involuntarily creeping onto her lips.
"Sister-in-law, what are you saying?" Li Yanni hopped over, holding a handful of wedding candy.
"It's nothing, go have fun. Look at that Gou Sheng over there, walking like he's on stilts, he's bound to fall flat on his face soon."
Ye Xiaoxiao pointed to a young man outside the courtyard gate.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Gou Shengzi missed a step and landed on his backside with a "thud," splashing mud and water all over the people around him.
"Hahaha..." The courtyard burst into laughter.
"This is really lively! Today is a joyous day."
Aunt Wang quickly helped Gou Shengzi up.
Tell Gou Shengzi to hurry home and change his clothes, lest he miss out on the feast when the donkey cart or oxcart arrives.
Li Chenyang glanced at his wife. If things were as they used to be, he would definitely say a few words to her.
But after what happened today, Li Chenyang is more tolerant of his wife:
"You're just gloating."
"Mind your own business. It's such a joyous occasion, can't I even be happy?"
As Ye Xiaoxiao spoke, she ran to Li Chenyang's waist and pinched the flesh on his waist.
Li Chenyang didn't mind. Although it hurt a little, he liked his wife's appearance.
The courtyard was bustling with activity. My second uncle's eldest son was carrying a bundle of firecrackers as he walked out.
He accidentally bumped into the door frame, which made a group of people burst into laughter.
Li Chenyu was holding several balloons and was fighting with Lao Wu over them, making a huge fuss.
By nearly ten o'clock, several donkey carts and oxcarts had arrived, and the relatives of the Li family who had bicycles rode them.
The elderly and children who weren't there squeezed into those cars and waited for the bride to come out.
It was the groom's turn to carry the bride out of the house. Ye Xiaoxiao knew from this scene that something exciting was about to happen.
Because Chen Dashun had just injured his back, Li Jianguo's idea was to let Li Yanhong come out and get in the car.
As expected, Li Yanhong immediately refused when she heard that she was told to leave on her own:
"No, that's the rule. When a daughter gets married, the groom always carries her on his back."
Why am I different? I don't want that. I can't walk to get married, toiling my whole life. I don't want that.
Li Yanhong had imagined her wedding day countless times.
Chen Dashun carried him out of the house and put him on his bicycle.
"The situation is special today. Da Shun was injured, so please be understanding. It's just a token gesture."
Or you could let him help you.
Auntie Er advised from the side, "The wedding is almost here, and we need to get to the Chen family's house before midnight. We might run into some wedding candy vendors on the way."
We cannot afford to delay.
"That's right, your Da Shun injured his back. Don't make a fuss. If you're late for getting in, you'll be the one who looks bad."
There's still a commotion at the Chen family's doorstep.
Ye Xiaoxiao is now speaking in Chen Dashun's favor again. She's basically just going to leave Li Yanhong hanging.
To everyone's surprise, Li Yanhong almost burst into tears upon hearing this:
"Sister-in-law, you just can't stand to see me doing well, you're deliberately trying to hurt Brother Da Shun. I don't care, I'm not going out by myself today."
Chen Dashun's face turned pale and then flushed.
Hearing Sister-in-law Ye speak up for him, he finally looked at her properly. No wonder people say she's beautiful inside and out.
This woman knew she was harming him, and that he was only thinking of her. Why is it that she, as his wife, keeps saying he has bad intentions?
It seems that not everything Li Yanhong says can be trusted.
He was in a dilemma. If he carried her on his back, he couldn't touch her back right now. If he didn't, judging from Li Yanhong's condition, she would make a scene.
"Brother, you don't know, but when Dr. Wang left just now, he said that if the burn gets sweaty, it might leave a scar later," Li Chenyu whispered to Li Chenyang.
"Shut up, you're just making things worse!"
Li Chenyang glared at his younger brother.
"How about this, Da Shun, you don't need to carry him on your back. Just hold him if you can. It's only a few meters away anyway."
Chen Dashun nodded, forcing a smile through his pain, but inwardly he was growing somewhat annoyed with Li Yanhong.
He had no sense of the bigger picture at all; with a single effort, he felt as if his back was being torn apart as he lifted Li Yanhong up.
I had only taken two steps when I heard someone muttering behind me:
"The groom walks like a drunkard—wobbly and unsteady."
Ye Xiaoxiao turned her head and saw that it was Chen's cousin who had said this. It seemed that the Chen family was also dissatisfied with their sister-in-law.
After finally managing to move to the entrance of the courtyard, Chen Dashun simply couldn't hold on any longer.
Her knees buckled, and she almost knelt on the ground. This terrified Li Yanhong, and she jumped down from Chen Dashun's arms.
"What happened?" Aunt Wang quickly stepped forward to help the person.
"It's nothing, it's nothing, Brother Da Shun is just too tired."
Li Yanhong tried to remain calm, but she couldn't hide the embarrassment on her face.
They finally managed to get the newcomer onto the bicycle.
The newly bought Forever brand bicycle has a red ribbon tied to the handlebars and a red flower tied to the front.
Chen Dashun rode on the bicycle, and Li Yanhong sat on the back seat. The two slowly rode towards the village entrance.
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