That day, the sun was shining brightly and the purple swallows were wandering low. In front of a large round mirror in the house at No. 4 Chengnan Street, Dongwu County, Wu Ximei was dressing up, with a happy smile on her face. The bridesmaid pointed and acted with her as a consultant and reference.
Wu Ximei's child, Wu Yingzi, was sleeping soundly in the cradle. Wu's mother, who had been sitting next to her and stepping on the cradle, suddenly stopped stepping on the cradle. That's because there was the sound of gongs and drums outside, and she was listening intently. Wu's father, who was sitting on a wicker chair, stood up and said, "The bride is here."
Neighbor Xiao He lit firecrackers for the wedding ceremony outside the door, and a burst of crackling firecrackers exploded loudly.
The child who was awakened in the room started to cry "Wow" with his mouth flat. Mother Wu quickly stepped on the rocking nest, but the child still cried. Father Wu walked over and gently held the child's ears with both hands, letting the sound of firecrackers pass before letting go.
The bridesmaid who came out of the house suddenly closed the front door and pressed her body against the door.
Wu Ximei also walked out of the back room. She was wearing a red hijab and was already dressed up.
At this time, the knocking on the door and the voices outside filled my ears - alas, I am Liu Xiong, here to pick up the bride.
It’s okay to pick up the bride, just bring me the red envelope. The bridesmaid opened the door a crack and said loudly.
This was very effective. I saw a red envelope stuffed in. The bridesmaid took it and waved to Mother Wu. Wu's mother came over and gave the red envelope to Wu's mother.
The bridesmaid closed the door again. Someone outside asked, can the door be opened again? The bridesmaid replied that the red envelope was not enough and there were still a few people in the room.
The bridesmaid opened the door slightly wider and stuffed three red envelopes in succession. The bridesmaid took the two red envelopes and handed them to Wu's father who came over, keeping one for herself. She also jokingly said, take one of the two red envelopes and keep the other Yingzi - your grandson.
Father Wu nodded with a smile and threw one of the red envelopes into the cradle where his grandson lay.
The bridesmaid then opened all the doors. Standing in front of him was Liu Xiong. He was wearing a corsage, and the word "groom" on the red ribbon was particularly eye-catching. He bowed his hands to his parents-in-law one by one with a happy face and called "Ximei". Wu Ximei stood quietly while Liu Xiong walked over and gave her a bridal corsage, then took her hand and walked out of the room, followed by the bridesmaid.
There was a large sedan chair parked on the street in front of the door, and Liu Xiong helped her onto the sedan chair. The gongs, drums, cymbals sounded again.
Liu Xiong rode on a big maroon horse and called out to get up the sedan chair.
Four bearers with red ropes around their waists lifted up the large sedan chair with smiles, and a mighty bride-in-law team meandered onto the road.
Neighbor Xiao He set off the firecrackers again to send off the bride. Most of the strangers gathered on both sides of the street to watch the excitement.
On the day of Liu Xiong's wedding, Lin Feng's aunt, who was in her house, did not forget Lin Feng's request. She put a cut-out red paper man on her body. Suddenly he took it out again, wrote Lin Feng's name on it with a pen and put it back on his body.
Lin Feng's aunt said to herself, Lin Feng, aunt remembered, today is the wedding day of Liu Xiong and Wu Ximei, I will take you to see Wu Ximei for the last time.
She stood in front of the gilded wooden statue of Amitabha and bowed devoutly several times. She put her palms together and recited, "Amitabha, please bless layman Lin that everything will go smoothly and all dangers will be turned into good fortune." After speaking, he took the Buddhist beads and went out, locked the door, and left.
On the big day, Liu Xiong's family in Liujiazhuang was filled with joy.
At this moment, gongs and drums sounded, and the wedding team came from the rural road. A man happily lit a whip with a smoking cigarette butt in front of the door, and the 10,000-ring Liuyang whip crackled for a long time.
A sedan chair was carried to the door. As soon as it stopped, the bridesmaid walked over and helped the bride, who was wearing a red hijab, out of the sedan chair. The groom was in high spirits, but when he jumped off the maroon horse he was riding, he suddenly fainted and fell to the ground for some reason. A man held him up with difficulty and shouted in panic that the groom had gone astray——
Father Liu squeezed out from the crowd of hundreds of anxious guests who were watching the excitement. His expression suddenly changed. He also supported the groom and shouted loudly, "Send my son to the hospital quickly."
Mother Liu soon appeared in front of the groom. Seeing his unconscious state, Liu's mother was very anxious and burst into tears. She said, son! Today is your big day and you must wake up.
What started as a joyful wedding scene gradually turned into silence.
The bride didn't care about that, she lifted up the red hijab herself, approached the unconscious groom with his eyelids slightly closed, and shouted, Liu Xiong, Liu Xiong, wake up...
Father Liu urged in panic, prepare a stretcher to take my son to the hospital.
Suddenly, Lin Feng's aunt arrived. Seeing the groom in such an unusual situation, she said to Liu's father, "Slow down!" Let me figure it out. Everyone turned their attention to Lin Feng's aunt. They saw her approaching the groom they were supporting, twisting the beads in her hands and chanting Amitabha constantly!
Liu Muqi said earnestly, "I beg Amitabha, the Great Merciful and Compassionate Buddha, to save my son, please save my son." Having said this, he bowed his hands to the west and bowed several times. The bride followed suit and bowed several times.
Suddenly, a bug fell out of the bride's nostril and landed on the ground. When she was about to step on it, Lin Feng's aunt quickly stopped her and said, "Don't step on it. It was the transformation of your ex-husband Lin Feng." The bride staggered down her raised feet and looked at the insect in amazement.
Lin Feng's aunt approached the insect that was still swaying on the ground and said to it, Lin Feng, you are going to be reincarnated tomorrow. Don't miss Wu Ximei. If you miss her, all the Buddhist names and sutras I recite to you will be in vain. If you don’t recite it, your merits will be in vain.
At this point, she pinched the beads again, closed her eyes slightly and recited Amitabha.
After a while, the moving insect slowly stopped moving. Lin Feng's aunt said that the bug was dead and she was no longer afraid of it.
The unconscious groom slowly woke up. He opened his eyes and looked at everyone and said, "I seemed to be controlled by something just now and couldn't move. Now I'm fine." Father Liu's tense face relaxed and he said with relief, that's all.
Mother Liu bowed to the west again and silently muttered, "Thank you Amitabha for saving me." Then he turned around and said to Lin Feng's aunt, thank you for coming to help.
Lin Feng's aunt said, where? where? All thanks to the blessing of Buddha. Then he turned to look at the bride and said, Lin Feng is no longer looking for you. His consciousness will be reincarnated tomorrow, and he has already left you. He came today to see you for the last time. The solemn-looking bride rejoiced and said, "I only hope that he will be reborn in a good place."
The lively and festive scene in front of Liu Xiong's house returned to its original state.
A gentleman likes a good night and the stars are smiling, and a lady loves the flowers and candles in the bridal chamber. The groom looked at the couplets posted on both sides of the bridal chamber door and was very happy. Then he paid attention to the bride standing in front of him, then held her hand and entered the room. As they were moving, the cheerers threw colorful flowers in the air, and the flowers swirled and danced on the heads of the bride and groom, making the entire Liu family filled with peaceful joy.
At night, the tape recorder in the bridal chamber played songs from the mythological costume drama "The Match". Wu Ximei especially loved to listen to the song "Birds in Pairs on the Tree". She listened so intently that she even sifted sugar and tea for the guests. At that moment, he picked up the teapot and sifted the tea into the tea tray instead of the tea cup. The guests saw it and burst into giggles.
Wu Ximei didn't know why she was laughing, so Liu Xiong leaned close to her ear and whispered, "What are you thinking about?" Absent-minded.
Wu Ximei understood. She felt embarrassed and quickly sifted out another cup of sugar tea and gave it to the guest. He turned around and whispered to Liu Xiong, I was listening to the song in "The Match" and got distracted. That singer was really amazing. As soon as he let go of his singing voice, he captivated me and even made me lose my mind.
