This is such a blessing for Zhang Xiu Lan.
The more I wipe away my tears, the more they come, as if they will never stop flowing.
Li Jinfeng took out a handkerchief from her pocket and handed it to her, "Mom, please don't cry. Be careful not to hurt yourself!"
Taking the handkerchief and wiping her tears, Zhang Xiulan smiled and said, "I'm so happy!"
"You're getting married, and Daan and Xiaowu are here too. Finally, Mom isn't alone when you marry her!"
What Zhang Xiu Lan meant was that someone from her parents' home had finally arrived.
She was no longer alone.
"You should smile more when you're happy, otherwise the little sister or brother in your belly will be a crybaby in the future!"
Li Jinfeng said it casually, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be a prophecy.
After the little guy was born, he was really a little crybaby and a crazy protective sister.
But that’s all for later!
"You're right, Mom won't cry anymore! Not anymore!" said Zhang Xiulan.
Finally calming down, Zhang Xiulan began to ask Li Jinfeng about the dowry box. "Jinfeng, is the dowry box ready? Although you don't have to go out, you still have to follow the other etiquette! Oh, and have you put in the red dates, peanuts, and rice?"
According to the old rules, the last step in putting the rice in the box is to add red dates, longans, peanuts and rice.
The meaning is to have a son early, and be rich and safe.
However, these days, no one can get dried longan, so people generally don’t put longan in it.
But red dates, peanuts and rice must be prepared.
"The red dates and peanuts have been wrapped in red paper, but the box hasn't been sealed yet! There are still a few pieces of dowry that haven't been put in!" said Li Jinfeng.
"That's perfect. Wait for me for a while. I'll put the shoes and clothes I made for you in there! I'll finish this sweater for you later. Don't put it in there. Wear it tomorrow! Phoenix crowns and bright red wedding dresses are not popular now, but at least you have to wear something festive!" Zhang Xiulan said.
As she was about to get up from the kang, Da'an and Xiaowu quickly lent a hand and helped Zhang Xiulan walk to the closet in her room.
She opened the cupboard and took out three pairs of embroidered shoes.
Then there are two autumn clothes. The cloth used to make the clothes was all bought by Li Jinfeng before. The colors are also blue and gray, which are more common in that era.
Zhang Xiulan solemnly handed the clothes and shoes to Li Jinfeng, "Go and seal the boxes first! Come over later and try on the sweater!"
"good!"
Li Jinfeng took her clothes and shoes and turned back to her room.
As for Da'an and Xiaowu, they accompanied Zhang Xiulan in talking.
The three people spoke very quietly, as if they were afraid of being discovered.
After a while, Da'an would go to the door to see if anyone else was coming. If so, he would be ready to hide with Xiaowu.
Li Jinfeng put the dowry given by Zhang Shuilian and Wang Xiuying into the dowry box, followed by the clothes and shoes made by Zhang Xiu Lan for her, and finally the red dates and peanuts wrapped in red paper.
The red paper package also contained the hardest-to-get dried longans. Li Jinfeng put several of them and a large bag of things in it. Finally, she locked the dowry box and wrapped it tightly with a red cloth.
After doing all this, Li Jinfeng let out a long sigh.
Thinking about getting married tomorrow, she started to get nervous.
My palms started to sweat.
…
On the 28th day of the 12th lunar month, early in the morning, Li Jinfeng woke up from her sleep.
She remembered that today was her wedding day and quickly got out of bed.
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