Seeing that Xia Tian was ready, Chen asked Xia Tian to sit on a stool in the yard, took a comb and started combing her hair. A married daughter needs to put her hair up.
Chen was combing her hair while muttering blessings, but Xia Tian didn't listen.
According to the rules, the job of combing the daughter's hair needs to be done by a "lucky person" to show blessings to the daughter.
But in the Xia family, girls' lives are worth less than grass, so who would care whether a money-losing girl is happy or not.
Xia Tian actually had conflicting feelings towards her adopted mother. In the original owner's memory, her mother had always been timid and devoted to her work, and even she and her brothers and sisters had no free time.
The original owner had always complained about her mother, thinking that her mother was too weak, so her grandmother would bully their family without any scruples.
But judging from yesterday, the original owner's mother still loves the original owner, otherwise she wouldn't have argued with Old Lady Xia.
Speaking of Old Lady Xia, she is absolutely an authority in the Xia family. Basically, her word is final and even Old Man Xia has to listen to her.
Mrs. Xia gave birth to six children in total, four sons and two daughters. Her two daughters were married, and among her four sons, only the youngest son, Xia Zhengnian, was still unmarried.
The eldest son, Xia Zhengping, married Li and had three sons and one daughter.
The second son, Xia Zhengan, who was Xia Tian’s father, married Chen and had two sons and three daughters.
The third son, Xia Zhengfeng, married Zhao and had two sons and one daughter.
The fourth son, Xia Zhengnian, is 22 years old this year. He has been studying in the county academy and has taken several examinations, but he is still a white man.
Among the grandchildren, only the eldest grandson Xia Shan has married a wife. He married Li's niece from her natal family and has a boy who just turned two years old.
In the Xia family, girls are arranged according to age. Xia Ling from the eldest uncle's family is the oldest, followed by Xia Yue, who is a few months younger than Xia Ling. They are all seventeen years old this year. Xia Qin from the third uncle's family is the third, one year older than Xia Tian. Xia Tian and Xia Chen are the youngest, so everyone in the family calls them Si Ya and Wu Ya.
In Xiajiazhuang, Xia is considered a common surname, and 80% of the families in the village have the surname Xia.
Xia Tian's family is just an ordinary family in the village. Because her uncle has been studying all the time, their life has become increasingly difficult.
Old man Xia is a person who doesn't care about anything. He just buries himself in his work and has no sense of existence.
All matters big and small in the family were arranged by Mrs. Xia. The first and third wives were rather cunning, and they were good at sweet-talking and coaxing people, so they were assigned easy tasks.
The original owner's parents were honest and obedient but not very good at speaking. They were the least favored by Old Lady Xia. They worked the most and ate the least, and even the children from the second wife had no time to rest.
Her parents often told them to be patient, saying that more work would lead to less scolding.
No one else said anything, but the original owner couldn't stand her parents' cowardly behavior and their frequent outbursts, which made her even more disliked by her family.
Especially old lady Xia, she would scold her whenever she saw her and never gave her a good look.
The original owner's father was just like Old Man Xia, an honest man who only knew how to work. To put it simply, he was a coward.
When my mother ordered my wife and children around, I never dared to say a word in reply.
With parents like this, no matter how capable the original owner was, he would not be able to make any waves.
The eldest brother Xia Yang is as honest as his father. He just follows Old Man Xia and his father to work in the fields all day long.
He is nineteen years old this year. Although he is the second boy in the family, he just got engaged last fall.
The eldest son of his uncle's family, Xia Shan, is only a few months older than him, and his child is already two years old. If he wasn't afraid of affecting the marriage of the third son of his uncle's family, Xia Chuan, he would probably still be single.
The eldest sister, Xia Yue, is gentle and virtuous. She got engaged to a boy from another village at the end of last year and will get married after Xia Yang gets married next year.
The two twin brother and sister were also ordered by Old Lady Xia to dig wild vegetables and pick pig grass every day, and they had no time to rest.
Today is Xia's wedding day. Although the family has not prepared anything, they all got up early and the yard became lively.
After combing her hair in the summer, she didn't go back to the house. Instead, she stood under the eaves, tightening her clothes with her hands. It was still a little chilly in the early morning of March.
With the dim light from the sky, I had time to look around this slightly dilapidated courtyard.
It was a typical farmhouse courtyard, with walls made of earthen bricks and a thatched roof. Except for the three main rooms that looked a bit sturdier, the others seemed barely habitable. However, the Xia family was large, so there were quite a few houses and the yard also looked relatively large.
Just now, when no one was paying attention, Xiatian took a picture in the water tank. He had big eyes, an oval face, and a pretty face, without any flaws.
It was still dark, and it was hard to tell black from white, but judging from the hands that were as rough as chicken claws, they probably couldn't be white either.
From the original owner's memory, we know that this dynasty is called the Dagan Dynasty. It should be a fictional dynasty, and its dress and appearance are similar to those of the ancient Song Dynasty.
The only consolation is that there is no news of any war in this dynasty, and the taxes are not too heavy, so farmers can still make a living.
Today is her second day since she traveled here. She lay on the kang all day yesterday with a dizzy head. Today is her first formal meeting with everyone in the Xia family.
Xia Tian was daydreaming when a discordant voice came from the yard.
"Hey, Si Ya, have you combed your hair? You're getting married soon, can't you wait?"
Seeing Xia Tian standing under the eaves in a daze, Aunt Li immediately called out to him loudly. After she finished speaking, she covered her mouth and laughed foolishly, thinking that others could not see her gloating look.
Xia Tian rolled his eyes and ignored her.
Seeing Xia Tian remained silent, the eldest aunt thought Xia Tian was provoked by her words and continued to add fuel to the fire, "Si Ya, don't be ungrateful. This is such a good family. You don't have parents-in-law or brothers or sisters. If you marry into this family, you will be the head of the family. Others want to marry into this family but can't."
Seeing that her aunt was never-ending, Xia Tian guessed that if she didn't say anything, she didn't know what kind of unpleasant words were waiting for her.
"If you're envious, let Big Sister Daya marry into their family. It's such a nice family! As her younger sister, I'm very happy to see Big Sister Daya happy."
"No need. Your sister Daya is not that lucky." When the aunt heard Xia Tian say that she would give the other party to her daughter Daya, she immediately became unhappy. Who would be willing to marry a short-lived person?
Third Aunt listened to the conversation between Da Ya and Si Ya, and cheered on the side, "Yeah, Da Ya is indeed more suitable than Si Ya. If you are envious, Da Ya can be swapped with Si Ya. Mother will definitely agree."
"Zhao, you troublemaker! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth off." The eldest aunt immediately turned her spearhead on the third aunt Zhao Guilan. Seeing the two quarreling, Xia Tian turned and went into the house.
My aunt and my third aunt are both troublemakers, so let them fight each other.
"You all have nothing to do, right? If you keep making noise, you won't get to eat later." Old Lady Xia's scolding came from the upper room, and the yard instantly became quiet.
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