Chapter 146 Chapter 146 The relationship between the two families...
The marriage between the two families was thus settled, and the wedding date was set on the same day as Su Hong's. What surprised Chen was that she had originally thought that Lan would ask for a large betrothal gift, but in the end, she did not.
"Just follow the village's instructions," Lan said calmly.
These words made Chen look at her with a new perspective. After all, although she had not had much contact with her sister-in-law over the years, she had heard about her sister-in-law from Lu, including how she scolded her daughter, saying that her daughter was a debt collector and it would be better to sell her. She did not expect that when this day really came, neither of them made any excessive demands.
However, despite what the other party said, on the day of the betrothal, Chen still gave 20 taels more as a betrothal gift than other young ladies in the village, and a full load of wedding cakes. In addition, there was a pair of wild geese, four chickens, half a pig, four jars of the best Huadiao wine, two fish each, and sugar, dried fruits and tea. It was several times more than the betrothal gifts of other families.
None of the onlookers said anything good about the event, and while they were praising it, they also said that Fangcao was lucky to be able to marry into the Su family.
Lan and Boss Zeng were also very satisfied. That day, listening to the praises from others, the two people who always cared about their reputation almost smiled to death, especially when it was time to send the makeup gifts. Su Li, Su Tao and Su Hong from the Su family sent jewelry, rouge, dressing mirrors and other things, and everyone in the village came to see.
"Isn't that hairpin gold?"
"Are you stupid? It must be golden."
"She actually gave me a gold hairpin. This sister-in-law is so kind."
The female guests couldn't help but sigh when they saw it. These days many people can't even afford to eat, and when a woman gets married she only gets a quilt. They had never seen such jewelry before. Everyone was talking about it.
"This is too expensive. I can't accept it." Fangcao refused and asked Su Li to take it back.
"This is a little gift from my elder and fourth sisters and me. Please accept it, Third sister-in-law." The word "Third sister-in-law" made Fangcao blush.
But she still insisted, "It's too expensive, I can't accept it."
In this countryside, where could one get such expensive gifts? Besides, when her elder sister got married, she didn't give her elder sister Su Hong such an expensive gift!
Su Li seemed to know what she was worried about, and in order to get her to accept it, she said, "Third brother also knows."
Sure enough, Fangcao heard this and hesitated, "Brother Qinghe knows?"
"I know."
Only then did Fangcao put it down. She looked at the heavy golden hairpin in her hand and felt very happy.
Su Li was very happy to see her accept it, and everyone gathered together with He Lele to tease the bride.
Lan finally found out about this, but she didn't say anything. She waited until everyone left and then came to Fangcao's house at night.
"I heard that the fifth girl of the Su family gave you a gold hairpin?" Lan said.
Fangcao was sorting out the gifts she received from her little sisters today. When she saw her mother Lan come in, she stopped and said, "I gave them to her."
During this period, her relationship with Lan was still lukewarm, but it was better than before. After all, her mother did not "sell" her, and she still remembered her kindness. As for other things, it was impossible. Fangcao could not forgive the other party for ignoring and favoritism towards her for so many years.
Now that she is finally leaving this home, she feels relieved and is looking forward to tomorrow coming soon.
"Oh, that's good. Just keep it carefully and don't drop it." Lan said with a somewhat unnatural expression.
Then she casually talked about some other topics, and then began to say, "When you get married in the future, remember to be filial to your parents-in-law. When you get married, it's not like being at home. In your own home, if you do something wrong, we are there for you, but it may not be the case in other people's homes..."
Speaking of this, Lan thought of how she had treated her daughter over the years, coughed twice, and was unable to continue, but she finally gritted her teeth and said it out. These were also what her mother had said to her back then, and now she told Fangcao exactly the same.
"Okay." Fangcao was silent for a moment, and finally said okay.
Lan said, "That's it, you should have a good rest, tomorrow will be a busy day."
Fangcao said again, "Okay."
So, Lan turned around and left, leaving Fangcao watching the other person's figure slowly disappear before her eyes.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Chen was also talking to Su Hong. Su Li and Su Tao were also beside her, eating melon seeds and occasionally interjecting.
"Fortunately, our two families are not far from each other. If the eldest son of the Wang family bullies you, just come back home." Although Chen knew it was impossible, she still said this.
Su Hong, "Okay."
Chen said, "Now that your father and brother are back, don't be afraid."
Su Hong, "I know, mother."
Chen spoke again, "Then..."
Su Tao couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but say, "Mom, you have to repeat the same thing many times. Speaking of it, it's not certain who bullies whom between my eldest sister and my brother-in-law."
Ever since elder sister Su Hong agreed to marry brother-in-law Wang Ergou, brother-in-law Wang Ergou has been treated like a nobody. He is held in the palm of his hand for fear of dropping him, and held in his mouth for fear of melting him. A grown man, his voice has changed all day long. Every time Su Tao sees him, she can't help rubbing her arms and getting goose bumps all over her body.
This was true. Su Li quickly nodded in agreement. She was also one of the victims.
Chen seemed to have thought of it as well, and coughed twice, "You tell me."
Only Su Hong blushed again.
"Okay, aren't you two going to sleep? Go to bed quickly and don't be an eyesore here and disturb your eldest sister's rest."
"We're going to sleep together tonight." Su Tao said.
Lian Gu, "I want to sleep with my mother too."
"Okay then, don't talk too late. Getting married is tiring." After saying that, Chen instructed Su Hong not to spoil Su Tao and Lian Gu.
Su Hong smiled and said, "Okay."
Then Chen got up and left.
After everyone left, Su Tao, like an unattended monkey, immediately hugged Lian Gu and lay on the bed to have fun. By the time they had enough fun, it was already late at night.
"Sister, are you scared?" Su Li, who was sleeping next to Su Hong, suddenly spoke.
Su Hong hadn't slept yet. When she heard this, she immediately understood what Su Li meant.
Speaking of which, when she married into the Li family, she was really scared and nervous. She had only met her mother-in-law, father-in-law, and sisters-in-law once. Although her husband was there, she had not seen him many times. So the day before her wedding, she thought it would be better if she could not get married. But the marriage was already decided, and she had no choice but to think about it. So she married in fear like other young ladies. What happened later was similar to what she had expected. The mother-in-law set the rules, and the sister-in-law followed their advice. So their life went on like this.
However, this time it was different. For some reason, she didn't feel any fear at all. Perhaps it was because Wang Ergou's mother had once given her a candy, or perhaps it was because she had been in contact with the Wang father and son for so long, so she was not afraid at all.
When Su Li heard this, she smiled sincerely. It must be true happiness to be able to say such words.
As long as my elder sister is happy, that's all that matters.
"But what can I do, sister? I can't bear to leave you before you leave."
Su Hong, "Big sister can't bear to leave you too."
"But big sister, as long as you are happy, we are happy too."
"Thank you, Fifth Sister..." Su Hong was very touched after hearing this.
"In the future, big sister, you must bring Lian Gu and the others back often."
"good."
"You can't stop loving us just because you have a brother-in-law!"
"good."
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Soon, the night passed. When Su Li woke up, it was still dark. Because her elder sister had to put on makeup, she was forced to get up with dark circles under her eyes.
Chen and Wu Pozi both came into the room. Seeing the dark circles under the eyes of the girls, they couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If they had known earlier, they would not have agreed to let them sleep together. Now look what happened.
Fortunately, the hairdresser we hired today had good skills and she used rouge to smear the hair until it was invisible. Otherwise, Chen would have really cursed on such a happy day.
"Comb once, comb to the end, comb twice, comb until the white hair reaches the eyebrows..."
The lady combing the bride's hair said auspicious words while combing her hair. After she finished combing her hair and putting on makeup and covering her head with a red veil, she waited for the groom to pick her up.
Su Li and Su Tao stayed in the house to chat with relatives and friends who came to see the bride, and also stayed to talk with their eldest sister. Chen and Mrs. Wu were entertaining guests outside. Today was both a daughter's wedding and a daughter-in-law's wedding, which really made her a little busy. There were so many things to do and they were so complicated. However, she felt a little dizzy in the morning.
Fortunately, not long after, the auspicious time arrived, and the Wang family who came to welcome the bride took Su Hong away, and her son Su Qinghe also led the wedding team to pick up the bride and was on the way back.
Fangcao sat in the bridal sedan with mixed feelings. She had thought she would be very happy after leaving that home, but when she really left home with the matchmaker, she was actually a little sad and reluctant. She listened to her mother Lan's choked voice, and she unknowingly shed tears. Until she heard the sound of water pouring from behind, she also sat in the sedan chair to welcome the bride.
"The bride is here, the bride is here..." A group of little kids ran to the Su family shouting to announce the good news. Awen, who was guarding the door, grabbed a handful of candy and distributed it to them.
Suddenly, laughter spread throughout the area, and people in several alleys knew that this family was having a wedding.
When Song Ling and Li Heng arrived, the wedding banquet had just begun. They came alone, without any guards. Su's father and Su Qingshan were waiting at the door to greet them. When they saw them, they almost knelt down. Li Heng quickly stopped them, saying, "Old man, we're here to ask for a drink."
How could Father Su not understand? He quickly swallowed the words "Prince" on his lips, personally welcomed the two of them in, and arranged for them to sit in a secluded corner as Li Heng requested.
"Just go and do your thing, don't worry about us." Li Heng originally just came to join in the fun and didn't want to disturb others.
Only then did Father Su nod and leave tremblingly.
"This ordinary family's wedding banquet is quite unique." Li Heng said as he took a sip of wine from his glass.
Song Ling didn't say anything. His eyes were searching for the figures of Lin and his nephew. Yes, Lin was here today too, and she came earlier than Song Ling and his nephew. Song Ling had not planned to come originally, but he couldn't resist Li Heng and came.
"What are you looking at?" Li Heng followed Song Ling's gaze, but saw nothing but Shu Jiu.
"Isn't that your servant?"
Song Ling looked over and saw that it was indeed the case.
"Who is he talking to?"
"Who is that young lady?" Li Heng said with an interested smile on his face.
Song Ling didn't say anything and looked away, "I don't know."
However, Li Heng was unwilling to believe it. Don't think that he didn't see that the way Song Ling looked at her was different from the way he looked at others.
I wonder if his good friend has ever looked at a young lady like that?
Li Heng immediately became interested. Just at this time, Su Li heard that Song Ling was also here, so she came over to say hello.
Speaking of which, Su Li was really grateful to Song Ling, not only for the care they took of her father and brother, but also for the spices and seeds he had found for her. Last time, she asked her grandfather to plant the seeds Song Ling gave her in the yard, and guess what, they actually grew. They were none other than the potatoes she had been craving for for a long time!!!
God knows how exciting this was for a person with a potato brain. She had been thinking that there were corn and peppers in this world, and maybe there were potatoes too. And now she actually grew them.
This was really a big surprise. Su Li used a small hoe to dig out all the potatoes that day. However, she did not eat them all. Instead, she kept some for seeds. As for the rest, she fried, deep-fried, and stewed them to her heart's content.
So when Su Li saw Song Ling, she immediately thought that she must thank him very much.
"Mr. Song!"
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