The hotel waiters still remember that scene many years later.
The groom was dressed in military uniform with a red flower and medals on his chest, and he was riding a white horse. He looked like the Prince Charming in a fairy tale, no, a white horse warrior.
The bride was wearing a red dress, beautiful and elegant, riding on another horse.
The two men rode side by side towards the rising sun.
The waiter was not well educated, and apart from the words "talented man and beautiful woman" and "a match made in heaven", he couldn't think of any other words at the moment.
Watching the two people riding away, his eyes were full of envy.
**
Jiang Shiyue gently tugged at the hem of her skirt and said, "Fortunately, the skirt has a big hem." Otherwise, how could she ride on the horse's back?
Chen Shanhe chuckled, "I'd rather ride a horse with a beautiful woman in my arms!"
Jiang Shiyue shook her head, "That won't do! To be my man, you have to be mentally prepared for me to keep pace with you. Maybe one day we might even go the other way."
Chen Shanhe frowned, "Going in the opposite direction?"
He doesn't like this word.
"This temporary separation is for a better reunion. For example, after returning to the compound, you will return to your original unit to be a pilot, and I will go south to attend university." Jiang Shiyue looked at Chen Shanhe sideways, "I won't be the kind of woman who follows you wherever you go. I also don't want to wait behind you silently."
Chen Shanhe nodded, "Well, I'll try my best to follow you."
Jiang Shiyue shook her head. "That's not necessary. I think the way we are now..." She pointed at the parallel horses. "We are fine the way we are now."
Two people rode their horses faster than the others and arrived at the production team first.
When they were still some distance away from the village entrance, Chen Shanhe jumped off the horse and carried Jiang Shiyue off the horse.
Two people were waiting on the road, leading their horses and chatting.
Chen Shanhe patted the white horse. "It was just born before I joined the army. Ever since then, I've been wondering when I could ride it for a ride." He turned to look at Jiang Shiyue. "Today, thanks to you, my dream has finally come true."
At that time, not only Chen Shanhe, but all the children in the village dreamed of riding a horse.
Jiang Shiyue: “…”
Ever since I met Chen Shanhe, even including the original owner's memory, I have never seen Chen Shanhe like this. He smiled with a row of neat white teeth, and he was in high spirits with light in his eyes.
She remembered a line of poetry: When young, he was dressed in fine clothes and rode a fierce horse.
More importantly, she knew that Chen Shanhe was not happy because of riding, but because of her.
Jiang Shiyue raised the corners of his lips and his eyes were gentle.
What a nice day today!
***
When Seventh Uncle saw that Chen Shanhe and Jiang Shiyue had lost their temper at the entrance of the village, he even felt a little relieved.
Fortunately, these two people knew to wait, otherwise they would not know how it would end.
It was the first time he presided over such a wedding, and the eight wedding cars went empty and returned empty.
It was also the first time I saw the bride and groom riding back on horseback by themselves.
Thinking of this, Seventh Uncle's gaze focused on Jiang Shiyue's face.
He knew the horses in the production team very well. They were not as docile as they were in the movies. They could plow the fields but were not used to carrying people.
Many children in the production team wanted to ride horses, but only a few of them dared to ride and were able to ride away.
Every year, several people get injured because someone steals a horse and rides it.
I didn’t expect Jiang Shiyue could control it so easily.
Jiang Shiyue took the red veil from Chen Shanhe and got into the second carriage.
Chen Shanhe got into the first carriage.
Li Chuntian and Yangyang were waiting for Jiang Shiyue in the second carriage.
"I never knew you had such a rebellious side." Li Chuntian gave a thumbs-up. "Very cool!"
Jiang Shiyue: “…”
After the wedding procession was reorganized, they returned to the production team together.
Many onlookers came over following the sounds of gongs, drums and suona.
My seventh uncle said that the wedding ring saved a lot of time. He had to go around the production team, firstly to save time, and secondly to beat drums and gongs to tell everyone that Chen Shanhe was getting married.
It was almost eight o'clock when I returned to Chen's house.
She was left in the carriage waiting for Chen Shanhe to pick her up.
Jiang Shiyue's stomach began to growl.
"Give!"
Jiang Shiyue lifted her veil, and Li Chuntian handed her a piece of water chestnut cake.
"Where did you get it?" Jiang Shiyue hesitated for a moment but still took it, taking small bites and trying not to let any snack crumbs fall on her clothes.
"Your groom asked Lu Zheng to buy it, saying he was worried you'd be hungry." Li Chuntian joked, "I didn't expect Chen Ying to be so thoughtful!"
Yangyang silently took out a glass bottle of milk from his small backpack and placed it in front of Jiang Shiyue.
This kind of glass bottled milk is only sold in the commune’s stores. The milk costs 10 cents and the bottle costs 30 cents, which is equivalent to a deposit and must be returned after drinking.
Jiang Shiyue took it and drank some.
Now that there's something in my stomach, I feel a lot better.
After Jiang Shiyue finished eating, he waited for a while before hearing the suona music again.
Jiang Shiyue hurriedly put on the veil.
I heard my seventh uncle instructing people to move the armchair and place it on the ground in the right direction.
Jiang Shiyue really didn't know whether this process that even required attention to directions was a custom or feudalism.
"The bride is getting out of the sedan chair!" Seventh uncle shouted in a long voice.
Chen Shanhe lifted the door curtain and carried Jiang Shiyue to sit on the armchair.
Several women gathered around, and one of them put a new shoelace on Jiang Shiyue's shoulder. It's called a belt.
After they finished their work, Chen Shanhe picked up Jiang Shiyue and walked into the yard.
When we arrived at the gate of the courtyard, firecrackers started to pop from above, and at the same time, someone was scattering melon seeds, peanuts and candy pieces from above.
Chen Shanhe slightly turned sideways, using his height advantage to hold Jiang Shiyue tightly in his arms, preventing her from being splashed by firecrackers or hit by candies.
When they arrived at the yard, Chen Shanhe put Jiang Shiyue down.
The red veil is just a thin layer of silk, through which you can vaguely see things.
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