Looking at the clansmen hiding behind the wall and on the wall outside the gate, she knew that they would be indispensable in such a lively event.
"Hehe," Village Chief Lin said awkwardly as he entered. "Sister-in-law, you called me?" Honestly, he didn't know which brat was in it. Watching the show was one thing, but why did he push him? Now look what happened, he's been shoved in here.
An Shuyi was too lazy to argue with them and directly ordered, "Tell the girls in the workshop not to make clothes yet, but to make two wedding dresses for me first." As she said this, she took out a thousand taels of silver.
"Later, Liu will go with Changwu to buy things to decorate the wedding room. She knows better than us what we need to buy. Here is the money. Huahua and I still need to buy other things. We are in a hurry now, so let's keep everything simple. But we can't make the young lady suffer. Also, please inform the villagers of Xinglin Village not to come tomorrow."
"Make all the necessary preparations today, and we'll get married tomorrow. It's a bit rushed, but buying anything is easy. Tomorrow, we'll continue selling to those who come to buy things, and if they want to join in the fun, they can stay for a meal."
Village Chief Lin nodded, "Sister-in-law, I'll talk to the villagers of Xinglin Village now, but isn't that too rushed? Maybe the girl's father is still alive."
He heard what was said earlier, and he felt sorry for the girl.
An Shuyi turned her head and looked at the third brother and Su Yurou, and said, "What if her father is alive? In the end, he still found her a family to marry into. If her father is not alive, then her fate will be either to work in a brothel or to die."
"It's a pity that Sanwa saved her, and she died like this. She would have been better off marrying Lao San. As long as she behaves herself and stays in the village, things won't be too bad."
That's why Sanwa didn't say anything. If it were any other family, knowing that she had been to brothels several times, even if she was innocent, they wouldn't marry her unless they married a widower or someone with health problems. After all, people are realistic.
Village Chief Lin nodded, "Okay, sister-in-law, I'll go and inform the villagers of Xinglin Village right now."
Looking at her third brother, who was grinning like a fool, An Shuyi said with disdain, "Sanwa, go to the workshop and get a set of ordinary clothes for Yurou. Have her wash up in her room, and then take her to the workshop to have her measurements taken. That way, her wedding dress will fit properly."
Fortunately, the third brother's room is fully furnished, so there's no need to buy anything else. We can just move it to the backyard later.
"Okay, Mother, I'm going now." After saying that, the third son left with Su Yurou.
Seeing that everyone was busy, An Shuyi stood up as well. "Huahua, let's go too." We still need to go to Jinnan City to buy things.
The two went outside the house to the workshop, where carriages were already prepared. This time, they didn't use oxcarts; three carriages would suffice.
Upon arriving in Jinnan City, Liu and Changwu were sent in one carriage to buy things to decorate the wedding room, while Changyuan and Wenyu drove another carriage to pick up the children at the academy. An Shuyi and Xia Hua went to buy the betrothal gifts.
Although everything was kept simple, she would still prepare all the dowry items for women in ancient times: gold thread, silver ingots, cloth, wild geese, wine, tea cakes... Fortunately, none of these were difficult to obtain, except for the wild geese.
Fortunately, they managed to buy everything in the end, even if it cost a little more money. Once they had bought everything, they headed out of the city. They had agreed to meet at the city gate. When they arrived, the others were already waiting there, presumably having already bought everything.
The two men put their baskets in the carriage and sat on the outside of the carriage shaft. When they arrived in the village, it was only a little past dawn. The villagers did not eat first, but waited for them to eat together.
After finishing their meal, everyone got busy. Some decorated the bridal chamber, some prepared food, some braised meat, and some made dresses. Fortunately, Xia Hua brought out a light bulb. Although it wasn't as bright as during the day, it was still clearly visible. The light bulb was placed inside the lantern, so as long as it was turned on, no one could tell.
This was Xia Hua's idea. Previously, light bulbs were placed on the roof beams, and they had to be hung up every time they were used. They couldn't be left outside during the day either. Later, they put them directly inside the lanterns, and when needed, they could simply turn them on.
That night, everyone was busy until midnight before they could rest. At dawn, everyone got up again to work, rearranging the tables in the canteen so that they were no longer placed against the wall, but in the middle.
The extra tables were moved outside the cafeteria and filled with fruits, snacks, and tea.
As soon as it was light, people from the village came to buy things. Each workshop only had a few people left to serve them, while the rest went to work.
Those who came to buy things were seeing the village like this for the first time, and they were all curious and asked what was going on. After asking, they learned that the village was having a celebration, and they were told that if they weren't busy, they could stay and join in the fun.
Upon hearing this, everyone except the men who came to haul goods said they could stay and watch. Although they had seen weddings before, the celebrations in this village were clearly different.
An Shuyi and Xia Hua washed up early in the morning. All the necessary preparations had been made the night before, and they were just waiting for the auspicious time to hold their wedding ceremony.
Since Su Yurou had no family, she could get married in the side room on their side of the house, and then go to the other side of the house to have the wedding ceremony.
Both houses were crowded with people waiting for the auspicious time. When the time came, the third brother led his men to the house next door to fetch the bride. The village girls also made a token effort to stop them. Since the two houses were close together, there was no need for a sedan chair; the third brother carried her across on his back.
The house was already crowded with people. An Shuyi and Xia Hua sat in the main chair. Xia Hua was initially unhappy, thinking she shouldn't be in the main seat, but An Shuyi insisted that she sit with her, saying that she would sit there when her two sons got married.
The tribespeople acted as if they didn't see her sitting there, and the people who came to buy things, though curious, didn't say anything.
Village Chief Lin was in charge of the ceremony, calling out the wedding vows. The ceremony was completed quickly, and the couple was led to the bridal chamber. Those who came to buy things were invited to the canteen to eat. Since there weren't many men, apart from a few, the rest were servants and guards, so they weren't allowed to eat first.
The ladies and young women were invited into the dining hall and seated at tables. The dining hall quickly filled up. Although it was the first time for them to eat like this, they did not refuse and instead chatted and laughed.
Before the food was served, there were sunflower seeds, peanuts, and dates on the table. Before the food was served, those items were cleared away. Then, dishes were brought out one by one, followed by bowls and chopsticks.
There were several girls standing nearby, holding small wooden basins, feeding the ladies and young women. Although the ladies and young women all had maids, they could only stand aside.
The ladies were initially quite reserved, as it was the first time they had ever eaten like this. But with braised meat on the table, everyone started eating. After eating the other dishes, they forgot about being reserved and enjoyed the meal very much.
Besides the food, there was also fruit wine on it. Those who had bought the fruit wine knew that it was good. While eating, they would talk about how good the wine was and take a sip from time to time.
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