Chapter 451 "Sister, did you show the fire-avoidance diagram to Qiutian?"
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In October, Li Shiyue, along with Liu Tan and others, held a candlelit discussion late into the night about how to lead troops into the Turkic territory to carry out a major operation.
The people of Lijiatun were immersed in the lively atmosphere, having a great time playing with their bellies.
The wedding banquet had long since ended, but even after it was over, there were still four plates of dried fruit, four plates of fresh fruit, and four plates of cakes on the round table.
Because a high platform was erected again on the drying ground where everyone in Lijiatun was having their feast.
On the high platform was an opera troupe that the Li family had invited from the prefectural city for Li Qiutian and Qin Fen's wedding banquet. Right now, they were performing "A Perfect Match".
In the countryside, people spend most of the year working in the fields.
Only during festivals and when there are weddings or funerals in the village can people have a moment to catch their breath and relax.
This way, you can sit in your own village without having to travel far away;
They can also eat free snacks that they wouldn't normally afford to eat on a regular basis;
Watching plays that only wealthy families in the city could enjoy was truly delightful and made everyone incredibly happy.
With a "pui" sound, Zhou Lanhua spat out the fruit shells, patted the shell fragments off her hands, and then reached out and grabbed a handful of dried fruit from the plate on the table.
As she ate, she glanced up at the performance on the high platform, then turned to Erdan's mother sitting beside her and said, "Hey, tell me, we're really benefiting from getting married in autumn!"
The troupe leader said that this play, "A Perfect Match," is also loved by wealthy women and young ladies in the capital.
"If it weren't for autumn, where would we even go to see this area?"
Erdan's mother swallowed the juicy fruit pulp in her mouth, then looked at Zhou Lanhua and said to her, "She definitely benefited from it."
After all, without October's influence, we couldn't have invited this opera troupe.
Even if we were willing to spend the money, they wouldn't agree to perform it in the village.
only......"
As Erdan's mother spoke, she glanced at the row of red lanterns hanging not far away. Seeing that Erdan, Dazhuang, and Xiaozhuang were still playing, she turned back to continue chatting with Zhou Lanhua.
"But, his aunt, did you see her?"
Zhou Lanhua didn't understand Erdan's mother's question. "Huh? What did you see?"
Seeing that Zhou Lanhua did not understand her meaning, Erdan's mother lowered her head, leaned close to Zhou Lanhua's ear, and whispered to her, "Today is a great joyous occasion in autumn!"
Logically speaking, even if Li Wangming is Shiyue's uncle, his relationship with Qiutian is merely that of in-laws.
It's understandable that he doesn't come to smoke in the autumn.
But how much does she love her older sister Chongqiu in October?
Who in our village doesn't know this?
Hey, Auntie, did you see that at dusk?
She arrived in October wearing an official robe!
She had official duties to attend the autumn wedding and didn't even have time to change out of her official robes!
That's it!
"Shouldn't Li Wangming at least come and ask for a drink at the wedding, out of respect for October?"
Hearing this, Zhou Lanhua finally understood what Erdan's mother meant by "it's just".
"I remember, didn't Li Wangming pass the imperial examination and become a scholar?"
He married a good wife and now lives in the city. How can he be the same as us country bumpkins?
"snort!
His aunt is different from us, but who is October?
In October, she was a general! A fifth-rank general!
I may not be a scholar, but I know that even a successful candidate in the imperial examinations is not an official!
Erdan's mother and Zhou Lanhua, who were watching the play in the threshing ground, were cricketing at Li Wangming from behind;
Meanwhile, Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang were talking about "Li Wangming".
Several candles were lit inside the room, and a table was placed on the kang (a heated brick bed). Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang sat facing each other at opposite ends, with a large table between them.
The kang (a heated brick bed) was also filled with gifts, all of which were congratulatory gifts from various households in the village on Li Qiutian and Qin Fen's wedding day.
Unlike the capital city, in the village, a piece of satin is considered an extremely fine gift.
But no matter what people give as gifts or how much they are worth, every single gift must be meticulously recorded.
This ledger of favors will be used when other families invite their sons to marry or find wives for their daughters;
We need to take out this ledger of favors and gifts to see what kind of gifts this family gave us when we had our own wedding.
Our family will add something to this gift so that we can give it back in return.
Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang kept writing until the hour of Hai (9-11 PM). After they checked their work twice and both times it matched, Li's mother poured tea for both of them, put down her brush, and took small sips of tea.
After putting down her teacup, Li's mother looked at the ledger. At the top of the list, under Li Wangming's name, was a piece of red brocade with gold patterns and a silver ingot weighing eight taels and eight mace.
Li Wangming's gift was not small, after all, Li Qiutian and Li Wangming were only related by marriage.
Back when Li Xiatian and Jiang Huai got married, Li Wangming was still using the paper mill dividends and rent money from the village entrance that Li Shiyue had given him.
Li Wangming was still studying in the prefectural city at the time, and his expenses were considerable.
Thus, the wedding gift given to Li Xiatian when she got married was much less than the wedding gift given to Li Qiutian when she got married today.
At this moment, Li's mother's lips twitched stiffly twice, and then she let out a bitter laugh.
"Chunniang, what's wrong?"
Mother Li reached out and pointed to Li Wangming's name in the account book. "Sister, Wangming... in the end, he has become estranged from us."
"Ah," Li's mother sighed again, "It's only been a few years?"
The scene of us fleeing famine from our hometown is still vivid in my mind when I close my eyes.
As a result, things have changed drastically now.
Zheng Meiniang really didn't know what to say to comfort Li's mother, so she didn't say anything, but simply reached out and held Li's mother's hand to show her comfort.
However, after feeling the warmth of Zheng Meiniang's hand, Li's mother quickly looked up at Zheng Meiniang and said apologetically, "Sister, it's my fault. Why did I go and say these things on her big day in autumn?"
Okay, okay, let's stop talking about that and talk about something good.
Thus, Zheng Meiniang saw Li's mother across from her winking and smiling as she said, "Sister, did you show that fire-avoidance diagram to Qiutian?"
I specially asked someone to buy that picture from the city!
They say that wealthy families in the prefectural city always put a fire-avoidance scroll like this at the bottom of their bride's chest when she gets married!
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