After the ceremony, the newlyweds leave.
Amidst laughter and cheers, the newlywed couple was led into their bridal chamber.
"Time to throw out the bills!"
Among the guests who squeezed in, someone shouted excitedly.
Then, someone by the bedside smiled and murmured, "A handful of chestnuts and a handful of dates, may you have a big, healthy baby next year!"
Lin Momo's heart skipped a beat; this word seemed somewhat unsuitable for their situation.
Someone else called out the next step: "It's time for the groom to lift the veil!"
This is good.
Lin Momo wished she could take the cloth off her head as soon as possible; she hadn't seen what Shi Guang looked like yet today.
He is handsome and would look very good in a bright red ancient wedding robe.
After being helped to sit on the bed, Lin waited quietly for a while before the red cloth in front of her was slowly lifted by the scale bar, revealing Shi Guang's gentle smile.
Lin Momo smiled shyly and lowered her eyes slightly.
A soft laugh then rang out from above.
Lin Momo was annoyed by his laughter and couldn't help but glare at him.
"The bride is so beautiful!"
"Er Ya, you've become so beautiful! I can't take my eyes off you."
"Don't look, even the groom can't take his eyes off her! Hahaha!"
Immediately, a burst of laughter erupted in the room.
"Stop staring at the groom, it's time to go out and toast the guests!"
"Okay, I'll go right away!" Shi Guang readily agreed, then whispered to Lin Momo, "I'll go out for a bit. If you're tired, lie down and rest for a while."
"Go on, you're so long-winded!" Lin Momo said impatiently, annoyed by his nagging.
Next, the bride has to sit on the bed; she can't lie down to rest. At most, she can lean against the bed railing to recover.
The wedding ceremony had already completed Lin Momo's part of the process; only sitting on the bed remained.
As time reluctantly departed, almost everyone in the room followed it out.
Only a few members of the bride's family remained, smiling as they squeezed around the bed, wanting to talk to Lin Momo a little longer.
After the banquet, they were about to leave.
After everyone took their seats, the room quieted down.
The little girl who had been silently guarding the door approached Lin Momo with a smile and bowed: "This servant, Xiao Miao, greets the young mistress!"
Oh, it's just a girl.
Lin Momo had just glanced at her in the crowd and thought she was the daughter of a guest from town.
Since she was bored at the moment, she decided to ask, "Did you just buy this?"
I hadn't mentioned buying a maid before.
Xiao Miao slowly recounted, "Replying to the eldest young mistress, I originally lived with my parents and brother, guarding the house. The old master sold the house a while ago and let my family of four return to the old house to live."
“A few days ago, when I returned to the county, they said that the eldest young master was getting married, so I brought my family here to serve the eldest young master and his wife.”
Oh, I see.
Didn't you say you wanted your grandson to suffer a bit?
Why did you change your mind again?
I still feel that my grandson has changed a lot now, and I can arrange for a few people to take care of him.
Lin Momo couldn't help but laugh; this grandfather couldn't bear to see his beloved grandson suffer.
However, she and Shiguang had planned to live in the mountains in the future, but now there's a family of four servants out of nowhere, what's going on?
Lin Momo suddenly had an idea and asked, "Would your family be willing to come here to serve us? Grandfather's idea is that we should live in Linjia Village in the future, which is the village where my mother's family is, so that your eldest son can work in the fields and experience hardship. If you go with us, you definitely won't have a comfortable life like you do now, so you should think it through."
"If you don't want to, your young master certainly won't force you; he'll just let you go back to the old house."
"No rush, you can discuss it as a family and then give me an answer."
This wasn't Lin Momo threatening anyone, because that grandfather really intended to do just that.
It's just that she's found some helpers for her grandson so he won't be so tired.
But if his grandson doesn't have to work hard, then the servants who serve him will have to work hard for their masters. This family, who are used to enjoying a life of luxury in the county town, probably don't want to live a life of hardship, toiling in the fields.
It's also a way of giving them a heads-up.
Xiao Miao knelt down on the ground with a thud, her face pale: "Answer the young mistress's question. Before we came, the old master had already asked about my family. Once we arrived here, he even gave the young master his indenture."
"My family of four will belong to the young master and young mistress from now on, and we dare not have any other thoughts."
In Xiao Miao's view, being sent back to the old house was a very serious matter. At best, she would be sold off; at worst, she would lose her life.
After all, the master never gives a kind look to a servant who has a disloyal heart.
Lin Momo had only asked casually, but she was truly surprised by the way the other woman acted.
"Get up, get up! I can't help you right now, so get up by yourself!"
The matchmaker had specifically instructed her before leaving that she must not get out of bed and her feet must not touch the ground.
As the saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
Although Lin Momo didn't understand the reasons and customs behind this, since she was already living in this era, she should still abide by the taboos of this era.
Seeing Xiao Miao get up, Lin Momo's brows relaxed: "That's more like it! We were just chatting. I said I wouldn't force you, and I really meant it. You should know I grew up in the countryside, I don't have that many complicated feelings."
"Since you are willing to follow the young master and me, let's get along well from now on. As long as you don't do anything to betray the master, everything else is negotiable."
Is the generation gap between them really that big?
"I understand, and I will convey this message to my parents and elder brother. Our family will certainly serve you both with all our hearts in the future."
The originally relaxed atmosphere was made more serious by her actions, and Lin Momo lost interest in continuing the conversation.
Seeing that her mistress remained silent, Xiao Miao cautiously probed, "If the young mistress is hungry, this servant will go to the kitchen and bring her some food."
It was already noon, and she was getting a little hungry. She figured the young mistress, who had gotten up so early, must be even hungrier.
Judging from the tense look on this young mistress's face just now, she certainly doesn't seem like someone who would say something with hidden meaning. It's as if what she did just now displeased her.
She's the matriarch of the household; I need to hurry up and curry favor with her.
Although he initially felt some disdain upon learning that the young mistress was from the countryside, after being reprimanded by the old master, he no longer dared to underestimate the new mistress who was not yet married into the family.
Upon seeing her today, I found that this young mistress had no trace of rusticity, and the young master's eyes never left her.
She dared not underestimate him and told herself to serve him carefully.
After all, their family's indenture would eventually be handed over to this mistress.
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