Xiao Mu said little. Seeing that Ye Luoxin didn't ask anything, he turned around completely and never turned around again.
Bullock carts take people all the way to their doorsteps.
The two people got out of the car one after another, and Ye Luoxin followed Xiao Mu into the courtyard step by step.
In the yard, the people who came to have the wedding banquet had already dispersed, and only Li Zheng was sitting with a few relatives in the village drinking tea.
Seeing the two people entering the courtyard, everyone stopped and looked over.
Ye Luoxin's heart felt numb as she was stared at. She lowered her head and stared at her toes, not daring to move.
At this time, Xiao Mu's sister-in-law Yang Feng came over. She held a red hijab in her hand and covered Ye Luoxin's head.
Then he led the people into the main room and whispered as he walked:
"Although the marriage did not go smoothly today, we still have to go through the formalities. After a while, you two kowtow to your parents and bow to heaven and earth. Even if the marriage is completed, don't be too aggrieved. After all, your life is yours. As long as the two of us work together, things will get better and better."
Ye Luoxin was a little nervous and said "Yeah" in a low voice.
After a while, several footsteps sounded, and Xiao Changhe and Xu Zhengxiang walked in.
After the groomsman shouted out the three steps of "first bow to the heaven and earth, second bow to the high hall, and bow to the husband and wife" in a singing tone, Yang Feng came up again and helped Ye Luoxin back to the wedding room that had been packed up long ago.
"Second brother said that you are weak and caught a cold again today. These are the new clothes I found for you. You should not be dry yet. Change them quickly and go to bed to rest. I will make a bowl for you. noodle."
"Sister-in-law." Ye Luoxin tried her best to adapt to her current status, "I'm not hungry, so don't bother."
In fact, she was hungry, she was just here for the first time, and she was too embarrassed to bother others.
"After a long day of hard work, how can I not be hungry?" Yang Feng continued: "Besides, you have to drink medicine at night, and you can only take medicine after eating."
"Then, can you add an egg to the noodles?" Ye Luoxin said suddenly as her brain twitched for some reason.
It's not because of anything else, but when she used to eat instant noodles, she always liked to put an egg in it. Noodles without eggs have no soul.
"Okay! Why not!" Yang Feng agreed with a smile and walked out again.
…
Two more banquet tables were opened outside, using ingredients left over from the day.
For today's wedding, the Xiao family spent a lot of money, just buying meat cost two taels of silver.
In addition to the gift money for the Ye family and the money for buying things, it cost more than seventy taels.
In order to do it decently, Xiao Changhe first asked the village chief to borrow 10 taels of silver, and then asked Xu Zhengxiang to go back to her parents' home to borrow 10 taels of silver.
Now the bride is brought back, but the money spent is really useless.
The men's table was still chatting all over the place. When they arrived at the women's table, Xu Zhengxiang really had no intention of greeting them. She just ate without a bite and was in a daze.
Li Cuihua couldn't help but feel secretly happy when she saw Xu Zhengxiang's look.
Li Cuihua is the wife of Xiao Changshui, the sister-in-law of Xiao Changhe and Xu Zhengxiang.
Of the four Xiao brothers, the third and oldest went to other state capitals forty years ago, while only the eldest and second remained in Qingshan Village.
Three years ago, Li Cuihua's son Xiao Jun passed the scholar examination and found a teaching job in the county school. Li Cuihua's body seemed to have grown half taller. From then on, she only looked at people through her nostrils in the village.
As the mother of a scholar, Li Cuihua felt at ease that Xiao Changhe and his family had to curry favor with her.
However, this family did not accept that trick and lived their lives wholeheartedly, never willing to humble themselves in front of her.
Seeing that Xu Zhengxiang was defeated today, Li Cuihua was really happy from the bottom of her heart.
"Sister-in-law, why are you unhappy on this great day when your son is getting married? I heard that the daughter-in-law your family brought back is a loser. You have to be careful in the future."
Xu Zhengxiang was originally in a bad mood, but when he heard her words, he suddenly became angry and said angrily: "Why don't you lose your star and not lose your star? Don't talk nonsense."
"Why don't I know? I have already inquired about the Ye family. Your daughter-in-law is very stubborn. She has killed her parents since she was a child." Li Cuihua deliberately raised her voice for fear that others would not hear. .
"Her parents are dead. That's because her parents are not lucky. What does it have to do with a child? Your daughter-in-law is lucky. She also runs an oil shop at home. I don't see you getting any benefits."
"Look at what you said." Xu Zhengxiang touched Li Cuihua's sore spot with one sentence. Her daughter-in-law had a good background, but she looked down on their family. In the three years of marriage, she had only met three times in total.
"My son is busy teaching in the school, so he doesn't have time to come back!"
She hurriedly explained, "But every time when I come back, the young couple buys chickens and wine, which is so generous! Last time, his father said he wanted to try something flying in the sky, and my daughter-in-law also said she would get a wild goose another day. Let’s try something new.”
"Last time?" Xu Zhengxiang sneered, "You're talking about last year, right?"
"What happened last year?" Li Cuihua's expression changed. "Don't care if it was last year or the year before. Anyway, this matter will be fulfilled sooner or later. What about your family? Can your daughter-in-law get geese for you?"
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a sudden "plop-plop" sound of two heavy objects falling to the ground from the courtyard wall.
Xiao Jing ran over to take a look, and in the blink of an eye he ran back again, holding a hairy thing in each hand.
He looked excited and shouted as he ran: "Dad, Mom, look, I picked up two wild geese!"
Xu Zhengxiang: "..."
Li Cuihua: "..."
Everyone no longer cared about eating, they all stopped eating and using chopsticks, and surrounded Xiao Jing with a clatter.
Xiao Changhe excitedly called to his youngest son: "Quick, bring it over and show it to me!"
Xiao Jing presented the things as if he were presenting a treasure.
Xiao Changhe took a look and realized, isn't this the wild goose?
I have never eaten wild goose meat, but I have seen wild geese flying. This coat color and appearance are not the same as those intangible wild geese in the sky.
The two geese blinked their innocent little eyes, and they still don't understand how they fell.
"Brother, look, this is true." He handed the wild goose to Li Zheng again.
Li Zheng looked solemnly and looked at the wild geese from beginning to end. He found that the wings of the two wild geese were injured. They probably fell from the sky because they could no longer fly.
But this was the first time in his 50 years that he had seen wild geese picking up wild geese in his yard.
"Brother Changhe, this wild goose is so good!" Li Zheng returned the wild goose to Xiao Changhe with trembling hands.
"I heard that rich people give wild geese as gifts when they get engaged, which means that the newlyweds will never leave each other and grow old together. Now this pair of wild geese comes to their door by themselves. Changhe, your second son's marriage is a match made in heaven!"
"Yes, yes, this is my first time seeing this kind of thing."
"Who says it isn't?"
...Everyone present nodded.
"The flying ones form a line, and the stopped ones form a row. The ceremony of marriage is clear, and the order of the elder and the younger does not exceed each other."
In the crowd, Confucius' voice rang out, "The wild goose has a benevolent heart, knows how to order the elders and younger ones, is courteous and courteous. Such a good omen, in my opinion, this girl is in good luck!"
Confucius was the most educated man in the village, and the villagers respected him very much.
After saying these words, Ye Luoxin's image in everyone's minds immediately changed.
Xu Zhengxiang's day-long depression finally dissipated, and she proudly raised her chin towards Li Cuihua: Did you hear that, my wife here is a lucky star!~Lucky star!
