Under the night, the bright moon hangs high in the sky.
The Ren family courtyard, which had become extremely noisy during the day for the wedding banquet, became extremely quiet.
On the stone table in the courtyard, Li Xunshan was holding a pot of wine and drinking alone in front of the shadow.
Gu Ning'an, Wei Hai and Wen Songmo came out after eating glutinous rice balls in the kitchen and saw Li Xunshan still sitting in the courtyard. They looked at each other and walked over.
Wei Hai sat down next to him and asked with a smile: "What's wrong, the bridegroom doesn't sleep at night, why is he hiding here and drinking?"
On the side, Wen Songmo, who was wearing a plain long gown, pointed at Wei Hai: "That's right, Xunshan boy, you can't imitate Wei Hai, smelling of alcohol all day long and making people feel disgusted!"
"Hey!" Wei Hai rolled up his sleeves, puffed his beard and said with eyes wide open: "Old man Wen, don't think that I am afraid of you now that you have become a governor!"
Seeing that the two of them were arguing frequently, Gu Ning'an smiled and interrupted: "I'm going to make a pot of tea."
"Mr. Gu, let me go..." Before Li Xunshan could finish speaking, Gu Ning'an had already walked away.
Wei Hai also pushed him back to his seat: "Sit still and tell us what's on your mind?"
Hearing this, Li Xunshan waved his hand and said "nothing", picked up the wine bottle and took a sip.
Seeing that Li Xunshan's cheeks were red after drinking and he still refused to say anything clearly, Wei Hai's heart was filled with unknown fire. He grabbed the wine bottle from his hand and slapped it on the table: "Drink your ass! A grown man, follow me here." Why are you so pretentious?"
"I'm going to get married tomorrow, can you be smarter?"
"If you get drunk and delay tomorrow's ceremony, I wonder if you will regret it for the rest of your life!"
"Speak softly, don't wake everyone up." After reminding, Gu Ning'an placed four cups of tea in front of everyone.
The tips of the tender green tea leaves sink or float, and the refreshing aroma of tea stimulates everyone's nostrils.
Wen Songmo was the first to hold up the tea cup, sniffed it and said: "Good tea, just smelling the aroma of the tea is good tea!"
"This tea is so fragrant." As he spoke, Wei Hai picked up the teacup and took a big sip.
Seeing Li Xunshan emptying his hands on the tea cup and turning the cup but not drinking the tea, Gu Ning'an couldn't help but joked: "What's the matter? You're going to be the son-in-law of a rich man. You don't like my cheap tea?"
"No, no, no, that's not what you meant, Mr. Gu!" As he spoke, Li Xunshan immediately picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
After putting down the tea cup, Li Xunshan was silent for a while and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, I have always dreamed of marrying Yue'er."
"But this day suddenly my dream came true, and I was a little overwhelmed and even a little scared."
Snapped!
A crisp slapping sound suddenly sounded. Wei Hai squeezed Li Xunshan's shoulders, lowered his voice and said, "Can such words be said at this moment, in this world?"
"What do you want the Ren family to think of you? What do you want Miss Ren, who is going to marry you tomorrow, to think?"
Feeling the soreness on his shoulders, Li Xunshan looked at Wei Hai's concerned expression, and his eyes were filled with mist.
Seeing this, Wei Hai quickly let go of his hand and said with a confused look: "Mr. Gu, do you think this kid is caught in something dirty?"
"Why do I feel like he's going to cry?"
Gu Ning'an shook his head: "No."
"ah?"
Hearing Gu Ning'an's serious answer, Wei Hai twitched his lips and said, "Mr. Gu, I'm just kidding. Can you really see dirty things?"
Without answering, Gu Ning'an asked Li Xunshan, "Tomorrow we will pick up the bride, but will we take the bride to the house from the Xiangjiang River?"
Li Xunshan nodded: "Yes."
Gu Ning'an asked: "When will we set off?"
"At three o'clock, the team to pick up the bride will start from here." As he said that, Li Xunshan asked: "Mr. Gu asked this..."
"The marriage ceremony is indispensable without the husband's family..." Gu Ning'an pointed to his old beggar and Wei Hai, and continued: "Do you think the three of us can serve as your husband's family members and accompany you to the marriage ceremony?"
Hearing this, Li Xunshan's expression froze.
A large part of the reason why he is so depressed is that he was born as an orphan.
Even though he grew up eating hundreds of meals and was used to a life without relatives, at this critical turning point in his life, he always hoped that "relatives" could accompany him.
In addition, he was also worried that his life experience would make Ren Yue criticized by others!
Therefore, after Gu Ning'an saw through his mind, he couldn't help but pause.
"Let's go together! Of course we have to go together!" Wei Hai rubbed his hands and said eagerly.
Wen Songmo paused and said, "It's okay to go, but when the time comes, how should we, as husband's family, introduce it to the guests attending the ceremony?"
Wei Hai thought about it for a moment and said with a smile: "This is easy to handle. Mr. Li is about the same age as my son. If it doesn't work, just say he is my son."
Wen Songmo said with a weird look on his face: "That's good, I'm almost the same age as his father, so remember to call me daddy in front of others."
"Wen Song Mo!" Wei Hai lowered his voice and his tone was extremely low.
Wen Songmo looked at it nonchalantly and sneered, "How?"
Seeing that the two of them started to pinch each other while talking, Gu Ning'an shook his head helplessly, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"Thank you... thank you!" Li Xunshan stood up suddenly, bowed deeply to the three of them, and choked with sobs: "It must be a blessing that I have cultivated in several lifetimes to meet you."
Hearing this, Wei Hai waved his hand and said: "Okay, what does it look like for a grown man to cry like a chicken?"
"Go back and take a nap, and I'll accompany you to pick up the bride tomorrow morning!"
Li Xunshan straightened up, wiped away the tears on his cheeks, and said seriously: "Okay!"
…
It was less than a quarter past three o'clock, and the sky was still dark, with only a slight "fish belly white" on the horizon.
On the long street outside the Ren family courtyard, a long line of people was already lined up to receive the bride.
At the front is the groom riding a tall horse, wearing a scarlet wedding dress, a jade crown on his head, and gold silk leather shoes.
On one side, Gu Ning'an, Wei Hai and Wen Songmo all wore a red belt as a symbol of their husband's family.
Further back, there are the eight-carriage sedan chair, the gongs and drums team, the firecracker team...
"Looking for the mountain, straighten your clothes." Wei Hai instructed like a caring "old father".
On horseback, Li Xunshan hurriedly followed the instructions. From the hurried movements of his clothes, it was not difficult to see that he was still extremely nervous.
"That's it." Wei Hai shouted, and Li Xunshan stopped fiddling with his clothes.
"It's three o'clock in the morning!"
"Welcoming the bride~~~"
The servant who was responsible for calculating the time shouted loudly, and the long tone floated in the air...
The next second, the gongs and drums team and the firecracker team started in unison, and the festive suona sounds came one after another... Li Xunshan calmed down, glanced at the three "husbands and family members" beside him, and then walked slowly on the horse. go......
