The old Zhao family traveled for half a month and rested for a whole day and night before finally regaining their energy.
Cheng Wanwan put down everything he was doing and took everyone in the Zhao family to play in the capital. The capital was very big and there were many places to play.
A large group of people walked around, looked around, tasted food, and bought some new things. The day passed quickly.
The next day was the wedding of the Shen family and the Lin family.
This is also one of the reasons why people from the old Zhao family came to the capital.
People in Dahe Town knew that Master Shen was getting married, and everyone was extremely excited. Master Shen had lived in their Dahe Village for so long and had feelings for him. Furthermore, no matter how high he went, Master Shen was always The official parents in their minds.
Now that Master Shen is finally getting married, they can't be careless, so they prepare gifts one by one and give them to the old Zhao family, and ask the old Zhao family to bring them to the capital to present the gifts.
These gifts alone filled a carriage.
"Old sister, I've finally met you." Mrs. Shen smiled with a smile on her face, "If it weren't for the wedding coming soon, I would have gone to Wanwan's house to have a chat with old sister. I really couldn't get out of it, so I hope Sister, don’t worry about my rudeness.”
Of course, Mrs. Zhao will not care about such a trivial matter. The main reason is that the Shen family is in a special situation. There is no head wife and not many servants. Many things inside and outside are all taken care of by Mrs. Shen, an old man who is not busy with marriages. Come on, don't you have time to talk to someone outside?
In the past two days, Cheng Wanwan also sent Mrs. Qi and several maids to help, otherwise Mrs. Shen might not even have time to sleep.
As the groom's godmother, Cheng Wanwan had no time to chat in the backyard. Instead, she treated guests in the front yard as an elder.
The Shen family's foundation in the capital was still relatively low. Most of the guests who came were Shen Zheng's classmates and colleagues. There were relatively few ladies and ladies. Cheng Wanwan was responsible for receiving the scattered female family members, while Shen Dongming took the two brothers Zhao Dashan and Zhao Ergou to receive them. Male guest.
As it was approaching noon, the yard became lively.
"Mrs. Ruan, Mr. Ruan, here we come!"
The boy at the door sang, and Mrs. Shen was immediately startled: "We didn't invite the Ruan family to the banquet."
The Ruan family is a general with a large number of troops. The Shen family can't defeat them, so why are they here?
"I must have heard that Xiao Zheng is my godson, so I came here." Cheng Wanwan smiled, holding Mrs. Shen's arm, and followed her out, "Mrs. Ruan, Mr. Ruan, welcome."
Madam Ruan presented the congratulatory gift: "Don't be surprised if you come uninvited, Madam. The main reason is that the children at home are grown up and we haven't said goodbye yet, so I want to come and feel happy."
Mrs. Shen looked at the thin and frail Mr. Ruan and couldn't help but said: "How old are you this year? Why are you so thin?"
"Hehehe!" Ruan Mingzhu approached Mrs. Shen, "I am Miss Ruan, not Mr. Ruan, hehehe."
"This girl just likes to mess around." Mrs. Ruan deliberately said with a straight face, "Not to mention that it is convenient to wear men's clothes. I wander around in men's clothes every day. People in the capital have almost forgotten that I have a daughter. How can I find my husband's family?"
Mrs. Shen answered: "Miss Ruan has a bright and lively temperament. Anyone who finds her as their daughter-in-law will be very lucky."
"That's it!" Ruan Mingzhu hugged Mrs. Shen with one arm and Cheng Wanwan with the other, "Aunt Wanwan, ignore my mother, let's go in."
Mrs. Ruan glared at her fiercely. If this was the only daughter she had worked so hard to survive, she would have wanted to stuff it back and recreate her.
As soon as the group of people walked into the yard, the sound of firecrackers crackling came from the gate, indicating that the wedding team was back.
Shen Zheng was riding a tall horse in front, followed by the two groomsmen Zhao Sanniu and Zhao Sidan. Beside him, Ah Fu and Cheng Jia were lighting cannons. Behind them was a team beating gongs and drums, followed closely by the matchmaker leading the sedan chair, and There was a large group of maids and women from the Lin family, and it was extremely lively.
Arriving at the main entrance, Shen Zheng got off his horse and asked the bride to get off the sedan according to custom. Mrs. Quanfu put the big red flower ribbon in their hands, and they walked side by side towards the house.
"Relatives and friends are watching the ceremony together, and the bride and groom are here to pay their respects!"
Amidst Xipo's various auspicious words, the newlyweds walked to the lobby.
There were two people sitting in front of the hall, Mrs. Shen and Shen Dongming. Both of them had happy faces, and they felt as if our family had a baby growing up.
Cheng Wanwan stood aside to watch the ceremony, and was also happy for the newlyweds.
Xiao Zheng is twenty-one years old this year, and Miss Lin is twenty. In this era, they are already considered old men and women, but they are willing to wait.
In the feudal era, when most people had marriages arranged by their parents, they were really lucky to find the one they loved.
"One bow, and the two surnames will marry."
"Goodbye, husband and wife will get along well."
"Three obeisances, children and grandchildren around the knees."
"The ceremony is completed and sent to the bridal chamber!"
Shen Zheng grinned happily to the back of his ears, and led the bride towards the new house with a cheerful smile.
And here in the courtyard, the banquet was officially opened.
The crowd each found a place to sit down, eating and talking at the same time.
"Old Madam, you won't have to be so tired in the future." Lu Yingxue said with a smile, "I heard from Madam Lin that Miss Lin is the number one housekeeper. From now on, my wife will be the housekeeper, so you can enjoy your happiness in peace and contentment."
Mrs. Ruan answered: "When my first few sons married wives, what I valued most was the ability to manage the house. If the daughter-in-law is capable, the mother-in-law will have less to worry about."
"Who says it's not the case?" Cheng Wanwan understood deeply, "The eldest and second child in my family have pretty good wives. The third child is 19 this year, and I don't know where the marriage is. He is reckless and a bit dull, and I also hope to find him. She is such a capable daughter-in-law, just thinking about it makes me feel dizzy."
"I have a big head!" Mrs. Ruan looked in the direction of her daughter, "Look, she doesn't look like a daughter at all. She doesn't know how to work, play chess, calligraphy and painting, and she doesn't know anything about managing general affairs. I'm not afraid of you. If it's a joke, I've planned to raise this girl for the rest of my life, so I'll do whatever it takes, the Ruan family can afford to support her."
Cheng Wanwan looked around and saw Ruan Mingzhu sitting at a table with a group of men, drinking and talking happily.
When Shen Zheng, the groom's official, came out, the men at the table quickly stood up and surrounded the groom's official, insisting that the groom drink. Ruan Mingzhu also followed to join in the fun.
Shen Zheng also knew that he couldn't escape, so he took all the wine glasses handed to him and drank them down one by one.
"You are too cruel." Zhao Sanniu squeezed in, "I am the groom's brother. The groom can't drink anymore, so I'll do it!"
"Hey, Zhao Jingyu, you look good today!" Ruan Mingzhu looked at him, wearing dark red clothes, which were much neater than the clothes in the military camp. She picked up the wine glass and handed it over, "I have no respect for the groom. Do you dare to drink with you specifically?"
Zhao Sanniu looked at her speechlessly: "I don't drink with girls..."
"Shut up!" Ruan Mingzhu stepped on him hard, "I am Mr. Ruan now. It's okay if you don't want to drink with me. I'll go drink with the bridegroom and see how many drinks the groom can hold with me!" "
She immediately grabbed hold of him and blocked Shen Zheng's path.
Zhao Sanniu had no choice but to drink with her. The people around them didn't know about their celebration, so they thought it was just fun and started making fun of her.
"Master Ruan, you are the son of General Hussar, we can't lose when it comes to drinking!"
"Mr. Zhao, your mother is Mrs. Sui. Mrs. Sui is a role model for women. You must also be a role model for men. You must drink Mr. Ruan down!"
Zhao Sanniu slapped the table: "Drink!"
Ruan Mingzhu stepped on the stool: "Pour ten cups first!"
Mrs. Ruan's head in the distance was about to explode. She stood up and wanted to rush over.
Cheng Wanwan hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Do you need me to tell you what Zhuzhu's temper is like? You will go over and don't allow her to drink. She will ignore her as soon as her temper comes up. Thinking on the bright side, she is not hiding from drinking with men. , but drink here openly, and if you drink too much, someone will look after you, right? After you drink enough this time, and you know how uncomfortable it is to be drunk, you will naturally not drink again in the future."
Mrs. Ruan was heartbroken.
This girl really likes to drink. She always drinks secretly because she is afraid of being discovered and doesn't dare to drink too much.
Maybe, drinking too much this time can really teach you a lesson, otherwise who would have the energy to stare at it every day...
