Chapter 107 Happiness
After the people who had been making a fuss in the bridal chamber had left, Deng Yuntai and Zhang Xiuping looked at each other at the same time.
At this time, the lights in the room were dim. When the two looked at each other, although they could not see each other's expressions clearly, the atmosphere unconsciously became ambiguous.
Deng Yuntai slowly approached her until he could see her expression clearly. Then he swallowed and said, "Xiuping, it's getting late. Let's take a break!"
Knowing what she was about to face, Zhang Xiuping's face turned as red as if she had put on rouge, and her delicate body could not help but tremble slightly. She did not dare to look at the other person's fiery eyes, but looked at the small flame that jumped from time to time in the kerosene lamp, and said "hmm" softly.
The voice was so soft that if Deng Yuntai hadn't been very close to her, he probably wouldn't have been able to hear her response.
After receiving the other party's response, Deng Yuntai could no longer hold back and reached out to give her a princess hug. Amid her soft exclamations, he carried her and quickly walked towards the beautiful bunk bed with a carved wedding pattern.
Only the couple know how it felt that night, and it is not worth telling to outsiders! ...
The next day.
Although Zhang Xiuping was tossed around and had to fall asleep in the middle of the night, and felt a little uncomfortable as a new wife, as a newlywed, it was impossible for her to stay in bed, so after daybreak, she still struggled to get out of bed.
Beds in later generations had no protection on the other three sides except the headboard, making it extremely easy to get out of bed.
But the beds of this era only have one side that is unprotected, and the other three sides are protected by frames.
And according to current rules, men sleep outside and women sleep inside.
So when Zhang Xiuping got up, she had to step over Deng Yuntai to get out of bed, which accidentally startled Deng Yuntai.
This strong and vigorous young man of twenty years old has a lot of energy. Those who have experienced it know it. Even if he had gone through it two or three times last night, his energy was restored after a good night's sleep. When he saw his beautiful wife straddling him in the bright morning light, how could he bear it? He reached out and hugged her.
Zhang Xiuping cried out "Ah!" and then covered her mouth with her hands. Her face flushed as she said, "Brother Tai, stop making trouble. Get up quickly. It's daybreak!"
Deng Yuntai let her go after he had his hands done, and said, "It's still early, why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Zhang Xiuping said, "It's getting late. I have to get up quickly, or else I'll be laughed at!"
Deng Yuntai stretched and said, "Okay, then I'll get up too!"
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A few minutes later.
The couple opened the door and walked out together.
Deng Yunzhu got up early today and had been staring at the door of her eldest brother and sister-in-law's room. When she saw her eldest brother and sister-in-law get up, she quickly brought over a basin of water for washing their faces and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, wash your face!"
Zhang Xiuping thanked him, then started to wash up and threw two coins into the washbasin.
These are the rules. In the first three days after the bride enters the house, whether it is washing her face in the morning or taking a bath at night, the sister-in-law will help to fetch water. If there is no sister-in-law, other female relatives will help. After the bride washes her face or takes a bath, she has to throw two coins into the basin or bucket.
This coin belongs to the person who carries the water.
As for the amount of the coins, it is random. Generally, two two-cent coins or two five-cent coins are thrown in. A stingy bride will throw in two one-cent coins, while a generous bride will throw in two dimes or even five-cent coins.
What Zhang Xiuping lost were two five-cent coins, as shown in the following picture:
Deng Yunzhu held the two coins happily and had a good impression of this generous sister-in-law.
"Good morning, Dad!" After washing up, Zhang Xiuping came over to greet her father-in-law who was smoking.
Deng Shirong hummed, put the pipe aside, and said with a smile: "Ah Zhen is already heating up the food, we can eat soon."
Zhang Xiuping quickly said, "Then I'll go in and help."
Deng Shirong had no objection to this. He was much older in his previous life and had experienced a lot, so he naturally understood what his newlywed wife wanted to express.
After Zhang Xiuping went into the kitchen to help, Deng Shirong said to his eldest son, "Yuntai, you don't have to go to the tile factory to work these days. Stay at home and spend time with your wife. I'll leave the bicycle to you. After dinner, you can take her to the Hutou Reservoir to see the scenery or something."
Deng Yuntai was surprised when he heard this and said, "Okay, thank you, Dad!"
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Hutou Reservoir is the only large reservoir in Bobai County. It is located at the junction of Naxin Brigade and Bangjie Brigade. It takes about half an hour to ride a bicycle from Naye Village.
Therefore, at around nine o'clock in the morning, Deng Yuntai brought his wife to the Hutou Reservoir.
At this time, the Hutou Reservoir actually had no scenery to speak of. The area around the reservoir was bare everywhere, with no greenery at all. This was mainly caused by the large-scale deforestation of the mountains and forests in the reservoir area during the "Great Leap Forward in Steel Production" in the 1950s and before the land contracting was carried out.
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It was not until November 2007 that the Hutou Reservoir was identified as a Class III dam by the Dam Safety Management Center of the Ministry of Water Resources.
In order to eliminate hidden dangers, ensure the safe operation of the reservoir, give full play to the project benefits and benefit the people, in 2009, the Hutou Reservoir disaster prevention and reinforcement project was listed by the state as one of the projects to expand domestic demand and construction started with a total investment of 114.4 million yuan.
It was also from that time that the Hutou Reservoir became more and more beautiful, and eventually became a famous scenic spot.
However, even though the Hutou Reservoir is now bare and there is nothing there, Zhang Xiuping is still in a good mood.
The couple sat on the grass nearby, leaning against each other and whispering private things, occasionally moving their hands and feet.
Looking at the calm water surface, Zhang Xiuping truly felt what happiness was.
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In the next two days, Deng Shirong accomplished one thing. He asked someone to plant some hook thorns (a plant covered with thorns all over its body) at the foot of his lychee mountain. This plant has strong vitality. As long as it is planted, you don't need to take care of it at all and it will grow quickly.
Two days was just enough time to finish all the leftovers.
In the Shuangwang realm, the bride's family members will come to see her on the third, fifth or seventh day after her wedding. This act is called "la (second tone) Chao (zhāo)". Normally it is la three chao, but it also depends on the day. If the third chao is not on a suitable day, it will become la five chao or la seven chao.
When the bride's family comes to visit, the bride will usually go back with them, and this behavior is called "returning to the door".
Moreover, in this era, there is a very strange rule in Shuangwang Territory, that is, when the bride and groom get married, what dishes are on the banquet that day, when the bride's family comes to pay homage, the same dishes must be served to entertain them, and nothing can be missing.
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