Chapter 231 Yan Yue’s Wedding
Although she had met many nobles before, she was still quite curious about a peasant girl being conferred the title of county lady.
Since she had nothing to do at the moment and it was just a short trip, she agreed.
Seeing Li Wanyue yesterday, she seemed quite dignified.
After staying there for one night, I didn't expect that the design of this small courtyard is better than some wealthy families'. The toilet and bathroom are uniquely designed.
This is no ordinary farmhouse.
Nanny Zhang walked up to her and put makeup on her first.
Wang Guixiang, Sun Xiuqin, and several other relatives were watching from the sidelines.
Zhao Suying was muttering something in a low voice.
After an incense stick, Nanny Zhang finished putting on her makeup and said with a smile, "The county lady has a good foundation, fair skin and pretty face. When she is dressed like this, she is simply as beautiful as a fairy."
Li Wanyue smiled and said, "Madam Liao, thank you."
At this time, Zhao Suying stepped forward and said, "Yueyue, mother will comb your hair for you."
Li Wanyue nodded.
Zhao Suying's eyes were rimmed with black eyes. Last night, she specifically asked Aunt Zhang what the etiquette was for a wealthy family to marry off their daughter. She wanted to comb her daughter's hair, but she didn't know how to do complicated things.
Aunt Zhang understood her mother's feelings and taught her what to say when combing her hair.
Xiaolan and Xiaotao were used as models and were asked to comb their hair.
Zhao Suying studied very seriously. After learning it three times, she finally learned how to comb her hair. She could go back and practice it again. However, there were too many words and sentences for her to remember, so she asked Aunt Zhang to write them down and asked Xiaolan to teach her one by one.
She recited it all night before she could recite it fluently.
He picked up the comb and combed her hair gently, saying as he combed: "Comb the hair once to the end, and you will be rich and worry-free. Comb the hair twice to the end, and you will be free from disease and worry. Comb the hair three times to the end, and you will have many children and a long life. Comb the hair three times to the end, and you will have a harmonious marriage. Comb the hair twice to the end, and you will fly together. Comb the hair three times to the end, and you will be together forever."
After an incense stick, her hair was combed into a bun, and she wore a crown made of red gold and inlaid with rubies, two hairpins with flowing beads on both sides, and ruby earrings, looking elegant and gorgeous.
There was a slight inhalation sound in the room.
It turns out there are so many things to pay attention to when combing your hair at a wedding. I’ve learned a lot.
Li Wanyue looked at herself in the bronze mirror. Her eyebrows and eyes looked more refined after putting on makeup.
Then she changed into her wedding dress, a bright red satin wedding dress with a ruyi pattern embroidered in gold thread on the collar and cuffs, a blooming peony flower embroidered in gold thread on the outer garment, and a heart-shaped pendant tied around her waist, which made Li Wanyue look very noble.
Finally, Zhao Suying put the specially made red gold Ruyi cloud-shaped peace lock necklace on Li Wanyue's neck and almost couldn't hold back her tears again.
"Be good, live well in the days ahead."
"I will, don't worry, mother."
"Okay, I'll go out and greet the guests."
After Zhao Suying finished speaking, she walked to the outer room and handed a red envelope to Nanny Zhang: "Thank you for your hard work, Nanny."
"You're welcome, ma'am."
There was a thin red envelope. Nanny Zhang walked to a corner and opened it. Inside was a silver note worth fifty taels.
The smile on his face deepened a little. He didn't expect the county lady's family to be so generous.
Li Wanyue asked Zhao Suying to give her fifty taels. One reason was that she felt that this nanny had a great background, but was willing to come here to do her makeup. She thought that Xie Yan had already given her satisfactory benefits, or there was some personal connection between them, so she just needed to give a similar amount.
Fifty taels is not much, but it is not less either.
After finishing her makeup, Nanny Zhang gave her some more precautions and then went to rest.
Li Wanyue sat on the Arhat bed and couldn't move. Qingqi cut the snacks into small pieces for her to fill her stomach.
At the end of the Si hour, a noise was heard in the distance. Many people heard about the marriage of the county lord and the county lady, and even people from other villages came to watch the fun.
In the front was a ceremonial procession of eight people, playing musical instruments and beating gongs and drums, and behind them were six people holding wooden signs, flags, gongs, umbrellas and fans to welcome the bride and groom.
Xie Yan was riding on a tall horse, wearing a red satin wedding dress, with a smile on his face. He was handsome and attracted the admiration of those present.
Behind the horse was a wedding sedan carried by eight people. The sedan was very large, and the red silk hanging around it was embroidered with lotus patterns. There was also a red pearl curtain hanging under the canopy, which made people unable to take their eyes off it.
The matchmaker followed the sedan chair, and behind the sedan chair followed the maids and guards from the Xie Mansion. The grand wedding procession arrived at the gate of the Li family.
Li Erhu, Li Sandong and some of their brothers, aunts and children blocked the door.
Li Erhu said, "We are farmers, and we don't know anything too elegant, so we won't test you on the makeup poem. There are a few slips of paper on the tray, and you should do the one you draw, okay?"
Xie Yan picked up a piece of paper, and Li Erhu opened it and read: "Carry the load and squat ten times. The specific method is, there are two loads of rice, watch the groom pick them up, squat down and stand up, repeat ten times."
Shen Yu quickly asked in a low voice: "Second uncle, how heavy is that rice? We are all family, let's not put anything too heavy."
"Not heavy, about 100 pounds."
Shen Yu's eyes widened. One hundred pounds? And he still needs to do squats? Is this even possible?
He hurriedly smiled and advised: "Why don't you carry the load and go around for a few rounds."
Xie Yan, however, went straight over, picked up the load and started doing squats.
This burden was only slightly heavier than Li Wanyue's. He still remembered that Li Wanyue had told him to train until he could lift her up with both hands, so this amount of weight was nothing.
After finishing, Xie Yan picked up another note and handed it over.
Li Sandong took it and opened it to read: "Tossing pot."
As he said this, he raised his hand and said, "Children, come on stage."
Xiaolan, Xiaotao and Xiaohe, two brothers from Ankang, have a total of ten children. Each of them holds a long and thin bamboo tube. Each bamboo tube has red paper pasted on it with auspicious words written on it.
What about a happy marriage, eternal love, and having a baby soon...
Shen Yu breathed a sigh of relief. This was easy.
Li Sandong said: "The children will move every one breath, and the groom needs to hit all the targets within a cup of tea, otherwise he will be punished."
Shen Yu widened his eyes. He had followed others to get married a few times before, but this was the first time he encountered such a game. This must be Li Wanyue's idea. Why didn't she help her husband?
Just as he was thinking about it, several children had already stood in three rows, changing positions after counting three numbers, so Xie Yan had to shoot quickly and accurately.
Shen Yu said: "Brother, I can't help you with this."
Xie Yan held ten flat-headed bamboo arrows calmly, and after changing his position, he attacked quickly. This game was relatively simple for him.
It was completed within the specified time and all ten shots were hit, which drew applause from the surrounding villagers.
Xie Yan drew a third piece of paper.
"Guess the riddle."
Shen Yu rubbed his hands and said, "This is easy. I'll do it."
Li Sandong said, "Listen carefully, the first question is, there is a thing that is not big, it walks upside down, doesn't eat human food, and can speak the world's language."
The villagers watching were also racking their brains to think, what is this?
Shen Yu thought for a moment, clapped his hands, and shouted, "I know, I know, it's 'pen'."
"That's correct."
Shen Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and then he heard Li Sandong start reading the second question: "There are rivers and seas but no water, there are cities and towns but no one lives there, there are roads and paths but no one can walk on them, there are mountains and ridges but no trees grow."
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