Magistrate Yan left, and Lin Fenghe went with him. Although he was worried, the child had to grow up on his own.
When saying goodbye to Lin Fenghe, Song Anxin couldn't help but cry. Life always seems to be about meeting and parting.
"Fenghe, please take good care of yourself. Your mother is waiting for you at home."
Lin Fenghe turned back on his horse and saw his mother crying sadly on his elder brother's shoulder. His eyes slowly welled up with tears, and he shouted:
"Mother, I will definitely come back safely."
After saying this, his throat tightened, he waved his hand, then resolutely turned his horse around and galloped off into the distance.
After Lin Fenghe left, Song Anxin's life was no different. The potatoes for the second season had already been planted. With the experience from the first season, she no longer needed to watch over them. However, Song Anxin still habitually went to the field to check on them.
The most important thing is the newly built Linjia Village tourist area, especially the recreational area, which is a completely new thing for this era. Therefore, she needs to take charge of many things herself, and in her busyness, she forgets the sadness of parting.
And Shi Tou and Lin Da Hong were finally getting married. On this day, the autumn sky was clear and the air was crisp. She and her family went out separately. Lin Feng Nian and Mei Zi went to Lin Da Hong's house for the wedding banquet, while she and Feng Yao went to Shi Tou's house. Both families had the surname Lin and were related to his family.
Lin Dahong was a worker in the duck egg workshop, and Meizi, as the workshop manager, also had to add a congratulatory gift on behalf of Dafeng Factory.
Song Anxin arrived at Shi Tou's house, which was now a brick and tile house, decorated in a festive style. Lin Jiugui, dressed in new clothes, was full of energy and greeted guests at the door. He was a far cry from his previous drunken state.
He saw Song Anxin and his eyes lit up as he hurried forward: "Second Sister-in-law Lin is here! Come in quickly, please come in. Second Sister-in-law Lin, we'll be troubling you with the wedding arrangements for today."
“Stone’s father, there’s no need to be so polite about such a small matter. The wedding procession has been gone for a while now, why haven’t we heard any commotion yet?” Song Anxin asked.
Stone's mother came out of the house with a cheerful expression: "I guess they're making a scene at the wedding. Stone, Xiaohe, and Fengshou are all popular, so I bet a lot of people are making trouble for them."
"闹嫁" is similar to the modern custom of blocking the door during a wedding procession. As Shi Tou's best brothers, Xiao He and Feng Shou naturally had to go to the wedding together.
No sooner had Stone's mother finished speaking than the sound of gongs and drums came from afar. Lin Fengyao, who was standing next to her, immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Brother Stone is back to welcome his bride!"
Everyone in the courtyard came out at once, and the wedding procession slowly approached in a lively and bustling manner.
"Mom, look! Stone Brother, Little River Brother, and Second Brother have all had their faces smeared with mud! Haha, it's hilarious!"
Lin Fengyao pointed at the group in front of him, whose faces and bodies were covered in smears of black paint, and burst into laughter while clutching his stomach.
Lin the Drunkard stared wide-eyed: "Did they smear all the soot from their in-laws' house onto these three?! These three boys are so black you can't tell who's who."
Smearing soot on the pot is a unique custom in the village's "wedding celebrations." When the groom's family goes to the bride's house to fetch her, the bride's relatives and friends will smear soot on the pot as a blessing for the newlyweds.
The village head's wife said happily, "This means the Da Hong family is satisfied with our stones! Great luck! Great luck indeed!"
The villagers at the entrance also burst into laughter.
"That's right, it's good to be in the dark, the Stones couple's life is sure to be prosperous!"
"Exactly, the darker the color, the more prosperous it is..."
".........."
Song Anxin was both amused and exasperated. Luckily, Shi Tou was wearing a red groom's suit, with a hint of red against the black, otherwise it would have been impossible to tell who the groom was.
The sound of firecrackers crackled and popped, followed by the drumming and gonging of the crowd as they ushered the newlyweds into the house.
Song Anxin, as the officiant, began her speech.
"On this auspicious day, the Lin family is overjoyed... May the red thread bind them together, a perfect match made in heaven. May the newlyweds uphold their vows of lifelong love and support, through thick and thin... Now, let us begin the wedding ceremony!"
......
After the ceremony, the newlyweds were escorted into the bridal chamber in a lively atmosphere. After a brief commotion and the lifting of the veil, they took their seats and began the banquet.
As the officiant, Song An sat at the main table with the village head, his aunt and uncle, and Shi Tou's parents.
As the drinking reached its climax, Lin, the drunkard, suddenly stood up unsteadily. Holding his wine glass, he addressed Song Anxin and Lin Lizheng:
"Second sister-in-law, uncle, I want to toast you both with this glass. I, Lin the Drunkard, have lived for decades in a daze, only knowing how to drink heavily and not understanding what it means to live a good life. It was you, Second Sister-in-law, who gave me a chance to start over and let me know that I, Lin the Drunkard, am still useful and can live a good life like a decent person."
He then said to the village head, "Uncle, thank you for never giving up on me all these years. I've been an orphan since I was little, and you've truly treated me like your own son. I was so immature and always made you angry, Uncle, I'm sorry, Uncle..."
Lin, the drunkard, said with a hint of tears in his voice, "I'll use this drink to apologize to you."
He drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
Lin Lizheng's face was somewhat moved and his eyes were moist: "Hey, okay, okay, Uncle is fine. Uncle doesn't blame you. With you in this state, Uncle has done right by your parents."
“Stone’s father, a prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold! Second sister-in-law, drink this cup too,” Song Anxin said.
After finishing his drink, Lin the Drunkard wiped away his tears. He poured more wine into his glass and said to Stone Mother beside him, "Wife, this glass is for you. I was wrong before. I was not a good husband. Thank you for your dedication to this family all these years and for never giving up on this lousy man. I, I will definitely treat you well from now on."
After saying that, Lin, the drunkard, tilted his head back, downed the drink, and slumped onto the table with a thud, completely drunk.
Stone Mother's eyes instantly reddened. She quickly helped Lin the Drunkard up and said to the people at the table, "Please excuse the commotion. My husband is drunk. I'll help him back to his room. Please enjoy yourselves."
No one really cared; it was a joyous occasion for the host, so it was normal for the host to drink too much. But they couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This drunkard Lin had really turned over a new leaf. Look at the life Stone's family is living now; it really is true that fortunes change every thirty years.
October arrived quickly, and the tourist area in Linjia Village was completed thanks to the efforts of the entire village. As early as when the tourist area was under construction, Song Anxin had distributed leaflets to various counties and towns, and also posted advertisements in places with high foot traffic such as restaurants and academies.
With the added promotion from merchants coming and going to Linjia Village to purchase goods, it can be said that several counties now know about the tourist area that Linjia Village is developing. Everyone has been eagerly anticipating it since they heard that it was planned by Huigongren.
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