Chapter 101 Dad, have some tea!
Longtan Market is one of the largest markets in the whole of Bobai. Although today is not a market day, there are still quite a few people on Longtan Street. Compared with Shuangwang, where there are only two or three kittens when it is not a market day, there is a world of difference.
At ten o'clock in the morning, a medium-sized tractor with a big red wedding character on it stopped at an intersection in Longtanwei, instantly attracting a crowd of onlookers.
In this era, when rural people got married, the bride would most likely walk by herself. If a family had a bicycle to pick up the bride, they were already from a very well-off family. Nowadays, when you see someone using a motorcycle to pick up the bride, it's just like using a luxury car like a Rolls-Royce to pick up the bride in later generations. People who see it will naturally stop and watch.
After waiting for about ten minutes, everyone saw the bride coming over escorted by seven or eight people, with a few people behind her helping to carry the dowry.
The moment they saw the bride's appearance clearly, the onlookers couldn't help but widen their eyes.
"Oh my god, this bride is so beautiful!"
"Yes, she is so beautiful, just like those beautiful actresses in the movies."
"No wonder the groom would use a plane to pick up the bride. To be able to marry such a beautiful bride, you can tell that the groom's family is not that bad."
"Look, the average-looking guy is the groom. How do you say that? Where does a flower go?"
"A flower stuck in cow dung!"
"I remember it was stuck in cow dung?"
"Let me ask you, is there any difference between cow dung and cow shit?"
"It seems there is no difference..."
"That's it!"
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Amid the discussions of the onlookers, the groom Deng Yuntai picked up his bride.
Seeing the extremely beautiful bride, Deng Yuntai felt like he was dreaming at that moment. He had never dared to dream that he could marry such a wife.
According to local customs, when the groom comes to pick up the bride, he has to give a red envelope. Deng Yuntai was naturally well prepared. After coming back to his senses from the bride's superb beauty, he greeted the wedding guests one by one, then took out a red envelope from his pocket and stuffed it into the bride Zhang Xiuping.
Some brides, after receiving the red envelope, will open it to see how much money is inside. If the amount does not meet her psychological expectations, it is impossible to make her follow the groom back obediently. She must get the amount of red envelope she wants before she is willing to leave.
Some grooms were not well prepared and did not carry so much money with them, so they had to hurriedly send people back to raise money. The scene was extremely ugly.
Of course, Zhang Xiuping did not do what those brides did. After receiving the red envelope according to the rules, she did not even look at the amount of money inside and got into the car with the help of the wedding reception staff (usually two lucky women).
Then, the people who came to pick up the bride helped to move the dowry onto the car and then invited the guests to get on the car.
As everyone got on the bus, it became packed.
This is the result of controlling the number of people picking up the bride, otherwise this medium-sized tractor would not be able to accommodate so many people.
As the car started and left, the crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed.
On that day, the news that the Chinese government had sent a plane to pick up the bride at Longtan Street spread throughout the brigades of Longtan Commune, especially the beautiful bride, who was talked about with great relish.
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Even though the motorcycle didn't drive very fast, it was still much faster than riding a bicycle to get back to Naye Village from Longtan, and we got back in less than an hour.
According to the marriage customs in Bobai County during the Republic of China, when the bride arrived home, three landmines would be set off first, followed by the sound of flutes, drums, and firecrackers. Nowadays, it is not so particular, and people just need to set off firecrackers.
The bride got out of the car amid the sound of firecrackers, supported by two lucky women.
When the bride walks forward, people throwing colored paper follow closely behind her, saying as they do so: "One scatters for profusion of flowers, two scatters for a house full of gold and jade, three scatters for a long-lasting marriage, four scatters for promotion and wealth, five scatters for honor and wealth for the husband and wife, six scatters for everlasting love, seven scatters for happiness and longevity, eight scatters for a thriving family, nine scatters for evil spirits to stay away, and ten scatters for good fortune and happiness."
Before entering the house, the bride and the wedding guests went to the washbasin prepared by the groom's family one by one to wipe their faces and hands. After wiping her face and washing her hands as a token of her courtesy, Zhang Xiuping threw two coins into the washbasin according to the rules.
After doing all this, the next step is to offer sacrifices to Grandpa.
After offering tea to the grandfather, the next step is to serve tea to the parents, and the bride also has to change her words at this time.
"Dad, have some tea!"
Seeing the eldest daughter-in-law he personally selected standing in front of him, bowing and respectfully offering him tea, Deng Shirong was really delighted. He responded with a smile on his face, then took the tea from his eldest daughter-in-law, took a sip, and then handed the teacup back.
Zhang Xiuping took the teacup with both hands and handed it to the Ou sisters who were following her and acting as bridesmaids.
Deng Shirong took out the big red envelope he had prepared long ago and handed it to his eldest daughter-in-law, saying with a smile: "I wish you a happy wedding, a long and happy marriage! May you be sweet and have a baby soon!"
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"Thank you, Dad!" Zhang Xiuping took the red envelope with both hands, and then handed it to the Ou Guo sisters to help keep it.
After serving tea to her parents, the bride is sent to the bridal chamber and drinks the "cup-to-cup wine" with the groom.
When Deng Yuntai and Zhang Xiuping linked their arms and looked into each other's eyes, their hearts began to beat faster involuntarily.
Although the two got married today, before that, they only had some intimate actions on the day they went to Songshan Commune to register, that is, when Zhang Xiuping hugged Deng Yuntai from behind while riding a bicycle. Now it was the first time for both of them to be so close face to face, and it was naturally difficult for them to remain calm.
They finally finished drinking the wedding wine. I don't know if it was because the alcohol was absorbed quickly or for some other reason, but both of them had red faces.
After drinking the wedding wine, the next step is to open the fruit. After the bride and groom have eaten jujubes and olives together, they put two oil cores together and light the oil cup, which is called "hexin".
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After drinking the tea offered by his eldest daughter-in-law, Deng Shirong started to busy himself with cooking.
Today he is the chef at the banquet, and his eldest daughter also plays a very important role in the kitchen. Others who have some knowledge of cooking help the father and daughter.
In his previous life, his eldest son died young, which was a lifelong regret for Deng Shirong. In this life, he was so happy to see his eldest son getting married that he naturally put a lot of effort into the wine and food so that the relatives and friends who came to drink would never forget this banquet.
Today's main dishes include spicy crab, pan-fried prawns, steamed mudworms, meatballs, egg rolls, boiled chicken, boiled duck, braised pork with pork belly, stir-fried pork with yellow sauce, pork with celery and garlic, steamed carp, sweet lotus root, and bamboo shoots.
The soups include sandworm vermicelli soup, pork bone and yam soup, and sweet lotus root soup.
Vegetarian dishes include fried peanut candy, stir-fried fire vegetables, stir-fried sweet potatoes, sauerkraut and pickled garlic sprouts, stir-fried pumpkin, stir-fried winter melon, etc.
Both the dishes and the portions were extremely sumptuous, and would definitely break the record for rural banquets of this era.
The first daughter-in-law has finally been married. Big brothers, please give a monthly ticket to congratulate us, haha! (End of this chapter)