After all, poor medical skills can kill people. Song Tantan forced him to learn medicine so that the villagers of Songlin Village wouldn't be unable to find a doctor when they got sick. In ancient times, medical technology was backward, and a simple cold could kill people. Songlin Village didn't have many people to begin with, so they had to be treated properly.
For things like papermaking and ceramics, as long as the product is usable, its appearance isn't a big problem. Even if it's a little ugly or of poor quality, it won't kill anyone. Just make do with it.
However, Ye Mo was rather perfunctory when he was teaching, but the students were very serious and kept improving their work. For example, the bowls and plates were initially limited to being usable, but after two years of exploration, the bowls and plates made by the villagers became more and more presentable. Except for the lack of patterns, they were no different from those sold outside.
Song Tantan felt gratified that the villagers were ambitious. It was worth it for her to have Ye Moxun read and copy so many books. Although he taught the apprentices very perfunctorily, he was still the one who deserved the most credit. Otherwise, no matter how hard the villagers worked, they would not have been able to make paper or fire ceramics without guidance.
Soon it was time for Xiaoyu and Xiaomei to get married. The villagers got up in the middle of the night because the groom's family had to welcome the bride. According to the custom in Linjia Village, the earlier the bride was welcomed into the house, the better. So everyone got up around 3 AM.
Song Tantan, Song Zhuiyan, Zhu Xiu, and other women were accompanying the brides as Xiaoyu and Xiaomei's family members. So they came early in the morning to keep them company. Song Zhuiyan even took out lipstick and foundation to do the brides' makeup.
Of course, Xiaoyu and Xiaomei were made to apply makeup with their eyes closed the whole time. After they were done, the cosmetics were taken away, and it was said that they were just the last bit of rouge and flour. They were given the cosmetics to use, and they were almost finished. The cosmetics were then taken away without being shown to them.
Zhu Xiu and the others were pushed outside the door and not allowed to watch until they finished their makeup. The reason given was that they were afraid of disturbing Song Zhuiyan and Song Tantan's performance. Song Zhuiyan did Xiaoyu's makeup, and Song Tantan did Xiaomei's makeup.
Song Zhuiyan applied a brighter blush to Xiaoyu's cheeks, thinking it would look festive. They couldn't even find a piece of red cloth in the village, so Song Tantan found a few bright red dresses at the supermarket, disassembled them, and gave them to Xiaoyu and Xiaomei to piece together their wedding gowns.
According to ancient custom, wedding dresses had to be sewn by the bride herself. So, Song Tantan gave the two of them the red cloth that had been torn apart. Xiaoyu and Xiaomei were overjoyed. They had thought that they would be married off like this and wouldn't even have a decent wedding dress. They never expected that there would be red cloth to make clothes.
However, when the women in the village found out, they started gossiping behind her back, saying that Song Zhuiyan had taken some really good things from the cave and hid them very well. They said she had taken them home and then used them to do favors, and that she was very shrewd.
Song Zhuiyan wasn't unaware that people were gossiping behind her back, but she ignored it. As long as they didn't come up to her directly, she wouldn't bother with them. However, if someone dared to talk nonsense in front of her, she wouldn't be so polite.
"Clothes really do make the man. Wearing this wedding dress and with some makeup, she looks completely different, like a fairy from a painting. She's so beautiful!" Zhu Xiu and Sister Ayu marveled at Xiaoyu, feeling quite envious. Back when they got married, the red wedding dresses they wore were hand-me-downs from their families.
Unlike Xiaoyu and Xiaomei, who were dressed in brand new fabrics that they had never seen before, the fabrics felt very novel to them and felt extremely nice to the touch.
Ayu is a woman with a child, one of the women who lives with Zhu Xiu. The other woman with a child is named Xiangcao.
The women who had fled to the small village with Song Zhuiyan all came over and chattered around the bride. Last night, Song Zhuiyan sent Zhu Xiu and A Yu to explain to the two brides what consummating the marriage was all about.
It was Zhu Xiu who brought this up. Song Zhuiyan and Song Tantan wouldn't have thought of these things, because in modern times they don't need anyone to teach them. When they reach a certain age, they'll find Japanese adult films to watch with their friends. Although Song Zhuiyan has never been in a relationship, she has watched a few Japanese adult films, so she knows what the process is like.
However, since she is not married, she is not suitable to explain the wedding night activities of the newlyweds; only experienced people who have been married can do so.
Song Tantan wanted Ye Moxun to draw a booklet to give to Xiaoyu and Xiaomei so they could understand it without explanation, but Ye Moxun firmly opposed it and refused righteously.
"What's the big deal? If it weren't for your superior drawing skills and how ugly my drawing was, I would have done it myself. Letting you draw is giving you face." Song Tantan's face clearly said, "Don't be ungrateful."
"Thank you, but no matter how nicely you put it, I won't draw this kind of booklet," Ye Moxun laughed, then paused and said with a half-smile, "But on your wedding day, if you want to see it, I can draw it for you. I'll draw as many as you want."
"Pah, fine, don't draw then. Stop attacking me personally," Song Tantan said, her eyes wide with anger. "Do I need your sketchbook to show me? What haven't I seen? What hasn't been in Japanese adult films?"
"Tsk, keep your voice down. Don't you know how to be shy? Be more reserved." Ye Moxun felt he couldn't bear to watch.
"I don't believe you haven't seen it. What are you pretending to be so refined for?" Song Tantan exposed him mercilessly.
When the auspicious time arrived, the welcoming procession, accompanied by gongs and drums, circled the village before arriving at the bride's house. Xiaoyu and Xiaomei's houses were right next to each other, making for a lively scene with both wedding processions.
At that time, there weren't many rules. Xiaoyu and Xiaomei didn't have any older brothers to carry them out. Their younger brothers were too small to carry them, so Song Zhuiyan and Zhu Xiu helped Xiaoyu out, while Ayu and Xiangcao helped Xiaomei out.
Song Tantan, along with several five- or six-year-old children, carried bamboo baskets and picked up wildflowers they had gathered the day before, scattering them here and there. The boys cut down a lot of bamboo to burn, and the constant sound of firecrackers created a festive atmosphere.
It had been a long time since we'd had such a joyous occasion. The whole village was overjoyed. How could they not be? The children were practically ecstatic, because Song Tantan and Ye Moxun were scattering candy, peanuts, and melon seeds from bamboo baskets.
The candies were taken from the supermarket after unpacking. The village grows some peanuts and melon seeds, but there wouldn't be enough to scatter, so a lot of them were also taken from the supermarket and mixed together so that everyone could pick them up.
As Ye Moxun watched everyone picking up the candy from the ground, the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily. Luckily, the floor was made of cement and had been cleaned up yesterday, otherwise the candy spilled on the ground would have been so dirty.
He thought it would be better to just put them in a basket and let them pick them themselves, but Lin Fuhai said that sprinkling candy and peanuts would be more auspicious. Unfortunately, the village had peanuts and melon seeds, but no candy.
This guy is very cunning. He deliberately said it in front of Song Zhuiyan because he was convinced that her family must have candy. Song Tantan usually shares candy with the children in the village, and the adults will eventually find out. It's not good to fight with the children normally, but when a happy occasion is held, it's possible to squeeze some out of the Song family.
While scattering candy, Song Tantan pretended to be heartbroken and cried out, "Oh dear, all the candy from my family has been given away, and there's nothing left at home." She said she wouldn't give candy to the village children anymore, so everyone should be smart and grab as much as they could this time, or there wouldn't be any left.
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