Chapter 66 Gao Zhiyuan remarries
Li Wanyue picked the flower petals quickly and soon filled a basket with them. She also picked some pine and cypress branches.
I made up my mind to ask Sandong to pick some more when I get back.
After picking the fruits, I went down the mountain directly. I was still a little scared being alone on the mountain.
When passing by the river, wash the petals directly in the river.
When she got home, Sun Xiuqin had already chopped the peppers. She rubbed her red nose because the smell was too pungent.
After expressing her gratitude, Li Wanyue added seasonings to the chopped chili peppers, put them into a jar, poured in oil, sealed it, and put it aside.
Wang Guixiang was puzzled: "Little sister, you made three jars before, why are you making this again? It adds up to eight jars."
"I want to try it out at a restaurant. This takes a long time to make, at least a month. I'll make more in case the restaurant wants it. If there's less, I'm afraid they won't be able to supply it."
"So that's how it is."
Li Wanyue prepared the wood ash and alkaline water needed for making soap and set it aside to settle.
Suddenly, the faint sound of gongs and drums was heard, and soon the sounds became closer and closer.
She was very curious, was there a wedding going on?
When farmers have a wedding, it is considered very prestigious if they can have a cow to welcome the wedding and the sound of a gong.
It is rare to see such a scene with both gongs and drums.
Li Wanyue walked out of the kitchen and wanted to go out and take a look.
Farmers don't have many entertainment activities, so it's rare to see something lively.
Zhao Suying came back from outside the courtyard, looking unhappy. Seeing that she was about to go out, she hurriedly stopped her and said, "You've been busy for so many days, go back to your room and rest for a while."
"I'm not tired, Mom. Is there a wedding going on outside?"
"No one's here. Don't go join in the fun. You'll be squeezed in by the crowds."
Seeing her mother like this, Li Wanyue vaguely guessed who it was.
At this time the sound became louder and she ran out in a flash.
I saw a group of people surrounding a donkey cart, and two people in front of the donkey cart were beating gongs and drums.
A big red flower was tied on the donkey's head, and four sticks were propped up on the cart behind it, which was surrounded by red coarse cloth.
The matchmaker walked on one side, and Gao Zhiyuan sat in the front of the cart, wearing a red wedding dress with a big red flower tied on his chest. He bowed to everyone around him with a happy face.
"Hey, isn't this the boy from Kaoshan Village? Is he getting married for the second time so soon?"
"That's right. I heard that the bride is the daughter of a scholar in town. She can read and write, and she is also beautiful."
"That's a perfect match."
Gao Zhiyuan felt even more proud as he listened to the discussions around him. He, Gao Zhiyuan, had finally married his sweetheart.
When he turned around and saw Li Wanyue standing beside him, he was stunned. She seemed different from before.
After not seeing her for a while, her skin became whiter and tenderer than before, her figure was not so thin, and she looked confident and bright.
Only when he saw Li Wanyue's disgusted look did he come to his senses and then looked away with disdain.
So what if her appearance has changed? She is still a country girl who is not presentable at heart.
Wearing coarse clothes and unkempt appearance, he could not be compared with Yunniang at all.
While waiting for the donkey cart to pass by, Wang Guixiang discussed it in a low voice with the people around her.
"Oh, I thought that Gao Tongsheng's marriage was such a big event, and he was marrying a scholar's daughter, so he would have to hire eight people to carry a sedan chair, ten drummers and musicians, and roll out a red carpet from the town to the Kaoshan Village, with ten miles of red makeup, and it would be a grand occasion. But the result is just like this?
It's too shabby, really unworthy of a student."
Gao Zhiyuan's face froze. He turned around and glared at the person who spoke, who smiled at him sarcastically.
Liu Ruyun in the donkey cart also pursed her lips and looked unsightly.
The wedding date was set hastily. She was already 20 years old and didn't want to be criticized, so she agreed.
Gao Zhiyuan also said that there is still enough time to prepare for the wedding.
She also thought that Gao Zhiyuan would at least hire a sedan chair, but she didn't expect that he would use a donkey cart to pick up the bride.
The vehicle at the back was actually a cart, not a carriage. She felt uncomfortable sitting on it, it was shaking and swaying, and she felt terrible.
Now, listening to the discussions of people around me, I felt even more aggrieved.
But since it has come to this, she can't cancel the engagement on the spot. Gao Zhiyuan is the better option she can choose.
If that person hadn't delayed her for more than a year, she wouldn't have chosen Gao Zhiyuan.
Fortunately, Gao Zhiyuan has passed the examination for a tongsheng, and may pass the examination for a xiucai or even a juren in the future, so the grievance she suffered today will not be in vain.
Li Wanyue felt bored and turned back, putting the washed roses into the barrel for distillation.
Seeing that she looked normal, Zhao Suying felt relieved.
Soon, a loud rumbling sound was heard, and the weather, which had been clear just a moment ago, suddenly became cloudy and began to rain.
Li Wanyue couldn't help but smile, today is really an 'auspicious day'.
It was raining outside and she couldn't go out to work, so she put the things on the stove, put the washed roses in a special wooden barrel, asked Li Sandong to watch the fire, and went to the main room.
I originally wanted to teach a few children, but the light was too dim and I couldn’t see the words clearly, so I had to give up and just treat it as a day off.
Soon, a dripping sound was heard. I looked up and saw that the roof was leaking.
Zhao Suying hurried to get a basin to collect the water, as there were three places where rain was leaking.
Li Wanyue also went to check her room and saw there was a leak there, so she found a bucket to catch it.
Returning to the main room, Li Youshan sighed: "Wait until the weather clears up, then repair the roof."
Li Wanyue was thinking that she had to make money quickly to build a spacious house.
When it rains, the yard is full of mud and even going to the toilet is a problem.
Seeing that her family members looked worried, she changed the subject.
Take out the Go, ready-made chess and playing cards made of bamboo.
"Come on, since you have nothing to do anyway, if you want to play Gobang, take Go, if you want to play chess, take chess, if you want to play Landlord, come and sign up with me."
Li Youshan immediately went to get the chess. He didn't know why his daughter was so smart. Ever since she taught him how to play chess, she always wanted to play a few games when she had nothing to do.
He took the chess pieces to the kitchen and played chess with Li Sandong while staring at the fire.
Zhao Suying, Wang Guixiang and Sun Xiuqin each went back to their rooms to make clothes.
Lee Ang and Lee Kang playing Gobang.
Li Wanyue, Li Dachuan and Li Erhu were playing Landlord, and several girls were watching from the side.
"Shunzi."
"I can't bear it."
"Three take two, report one."
"I can't bear it."
"bomb."
"Good job, she reported one, you should be careful when you play your cards."
"Six."
"I can't bear it."
"Ten against."
“Yes, K.”
"I can't bear it."
"Point to point."
"I can't bear it."
"I can't bear it."
"Three with one."
"I can't bear it."
"A small six, let's go."
"Ouch, I only have one circle left."
"The landlord lost, so he put a note on his ear."
The whole family was having fun and didn't care at all about the wedding of the Gao family in the neighboring village.
Kaoshan Village
As soon as I entered the village, I heard thunder.
Seeing the dark clouds quickly approaching the horizon and blocking the sun, everyone immediately quickened their pace.
The donkey driver cracked his whip and the donkey ran a few steps.
Suddenly it stopped, as if it smelled something delicious on the roadside, and ran to the side to eat grass.
No matter how the driver whipped it or dragged it, it remained motionless.
Gao Zhiyuan could no longer maintain his gentleness, and looked at the driver with a cold face: "What's going on?"
The driver looked apologetic and said, "The donkey is kicking its butt. I'll think of a way to fix it right away."
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