The others rolled their eyes. Aunt Jiang couldn't stand seeing her sister-in-law showing off so much and yelled, "Stop it, sister-in-law, what's this about Xiaoxue being better than Lan? She's not as pretty as you and brother."
Zhao Yun was so angry. What's the big deal? She was also a famous beauty in the area when she was young. Humph, if today wasn't an important day, she would have to argue with them. But considering that they were praising her daughter, she didn't care.
Jiang Mengxue had already returned to the house and sat on a chair, asking her third aunt to help her comb her hair. Those who were closer to her were crowded in the house, while the others were standing outside the door looking in.
Aunt Jiang San held a comb and gestured on Jiang Mengxue's hair: "Comb through the hair once, and the couple will love each other without worries. Comb through the hair twice, and they will hold hands even when their hair reaches their eyebrows. Comb through the hair three times, and the couple will be healthy and worry-free. Comb through the hair four times, and their children and grandchildren will be blessed with wealth, longevity and good fortune. Comb through the hair five times, and they will be together forever. Comb through the hair six times, and everything will go smoothly and they will have good luck. Comb through the hair seven times, and the gods will descend to welcome them. Comb through the hair eight times, and the Eight Immortals will come to celebrate. Comb through the hair nine times, and they will live a happy life. Comb through the hair ten times, and they will live together until old age."
After the event, Jiang's mother immediately put a red envelope on the ground. People usually give a red envelope to bring good luck.
Just now, I simply combed my hair from top to bottom and said auspicious words. Today, I asked my third sister-in-law to help me comb my hair. My third sister-in-law is very skillful and she learned it after Jiang Mengxue's demonstration once. She even braided it better than Jiang Mengxue.
Mainly, there is nothing fancy about it. Just mark out the top of the head and tie it up. Make a hole in the middle and turn it over from top to bottom to tighten it. Pull the top of the head to make it fluffy. Take out the hair on both sides of the ears and tie it up. Turn it over from top to bottom to tighten it to make it fluffy. Continue to pull out the lower layer of hair to cover the upper layer of hair and tie it up. Repeat this process until the end of the hair. Finally, tie up the end of the hair with a red silk scarf, and then pull the hair above to make it naturally fluffy.
Apart from using colorful scarves to decorate her hair, Jiang Mengxue didn't use anything else, and she didn't want to put a fake flower on her head.
Previously, the sister-in-law took out the big red flower from the bottom of her box and asked Jiang Mengxue to wear it for her wedding today. Jiang Mengxue refused in her heart, and of course she did not agree in action. She suddenly wanted to add a headband temporarily, otherwise she wanted to just tie it up simply. Now it seems that it will be more festive with a little red embellishment.
After everything was ready, Jiang Mengxue sat on the kang and refused to get down until Jiang Daxia carried her out. During this time, her feet could not touch the ground.
It was not until this moment that Jiang Mengxue began to feel nervous, as if she was about to get married.
After hearing the commotion outside, she realized that everyone came for her, and all her relatives and friends came to see her off to get married.
Looking at the busy figures of my brothers and sisters-in-law outside the door, my parents were greeting guests in the yard.
You could also hear guests coming to the door to offer gifts, some worth a few cents or a dollar, some bringing grain and eggs, and some even bringing chickens as gifts. This was also the first time Jiang Mengxue had witnessed a wedding in that era.
Jiang Dongmei and Jiang Mengran did not leave, but stayed in the room to talk to Jiang Mengxue.
Seeing her nervous sitting on the kang, Jiang Dongmei comforted her, "Don't be nervous. Just treat yourself as a cabbage and let people look at you. People are here to see the bride on such a wedding day. Just keep smiling."
Jiang Mengxue was speechless. Are you comforting me? Why don’t I feel comforted?
Maybe it was because Jiang Mengxue's accusing eyes were too focused, Jiang Dongmei smiled awkwardly. This was what happened on her wedding day.
"Here he comes, eldest aunt, second aunt, and youngest aunt, I saw my second uncle-in-law coming here on a bike, with many people following behind him."
Jiang Yukun was just sent to find out and come back to report when the groom will arrive.
Several cousins of the Jiang family blocked the door together. When Gu Qingbei arrived, he was greeted by more than ten brothers-in-law and nephews. It would not be so easy to bring his wife home today.
Jiang Daqiu was the most active, holding back a group of brothers and running in front: "Our groom is here, we can't let you in easily today."
Gu Qingbei was not in a hurry at all, at least he looked extremely calm. Hearing that someone was here to embarrass him, he reached out and took the basket covered with red cloth from Liu Yang's hand from behind.
Under everyone's gaze, he lifted the red cloth and took out cigarettes from inside. Everyone gathered at the door was given a pack of Peony cigarettes. The group of people were stunned and looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Should they continue to make things difficult for themselves?
Gu Qingbei finally walked up to his brothers-in-law, especially Jiang Daqiu.
Gu Qingbei smiled and said, "Third brother, can you let me go?"
Jiang Daqiu was a little hesitant. He had never smoked a whole pack of cigarettes before, but he also felt that it was too easy for him to be let in so easily.
"Well, then..." Before he could finish the rest of his words, Gu Qingbei put another pack of cigarettes in his hand.
Jiang Daqiu stuttered a little: "Then how about this, if you sing a military song, I'll let you in. That won't be too much of a embarrassment for you, right?"
The others exclaimed.
"What the hell, Daqiu, your brother-in-law bribed you with just two packs of cigarettes, how can you be so useless?"
Jiang Daqiu knew that he had run out of courage, so he stepped back tactfully: "That's easy to say, if you can do it, come on."
After saying that, he took the cigarette and ran away. Gu Qingbei was dumbfounded. He took the benefit but didn't do the job for you.
Not giving others a chance to embarrass him, he immediately responded to what Jiang Daqiu had just said: "Okay, isn't it just singing? We agreed that we'll open the door after the singing."
"Forward, forward, forward
Our team is like the sun
Standing on the land of the motherland
Carrying the hope of the nation
We are a
Invincible force
We are the children of workers and peasants
We are the people's armed forces
Never fear
Never give in
Heroic Fight
Until the reactionaries are completely eliminated
The President's flag is flying high
listen
The wind is whistling and the bugle is blowing
listen
The revolutionary songs are so loud
Comrades
Marching towards the battlefield of liberation
Comrades
Marching towards the frontier of the motherland in neat steps
forward forward
Our team is like the sun
Towards the final victory
Towards national liberation
Gu Qingbei started singing, and then the people who came to pick up the bride joined in singing. The people around who were watching for fun were also moved by the singing, and they were in high spirits and clapped their hands.
"Well done, you sang well. We, the military comrades, defend our country and are not afraid of difficulties or sacrifices. If it were not for our military comrades charging on the front lines, where would we have our peaceful lives? Quickly open the door and let the military comrades in. Being a soldier is glorious, and being a military wife is even more glorious. Please don't stop our military comrades."
An excited middle-aged woman stepped forward and pulled a group of young men aside, allowing Gu Qingbei and his group to go directly into the yard.
This action was exactly what all the onlookers wanted. Gu Qingbei did not hesitate and went straight to Jiang Mengxue's room.
What were the Jiang brothers doing who were left pushing aside at the door? They didn't say they were not allowed to come in, so why were they being pushed aside? It was just that they reacted a little slowly. Really, everyone had a wronged look on their faces.
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