Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 126 Getting married

At this time, my grandparents were dressed neatly, looking like masters and ladies.

As soon as An Yue walked into the west room, her aunt-in-law arranged for An Yue to pick vegetables, wash vegetables and sweep the floor.

Although they are ordinary people, they still have very particular customs for getting married.

What matters is the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words; men and women are not allowed to meet each other before marriage.

As long as the parents of both parties decide on the marriage, the man has to prepare the betrothal gifts and the woman has to prepare the dowry.

The first thing to prepare as a betrothal gift is two big, majestic roosters, which represent the prosperity of the man’s family.

Then there are two fat rabbits, which symbolize that the man’s family is well-educated and well-mannered.

There are also two pig legs, which represent that the man is hardworking and reliable.

The next thing is two buckets of rice, which symbolizes that the man’s family is wealthy and the newlyweds will not have to worry about food and drink.

In addition, two kilograms of salt must be prepared. Salt symbolizes that after the man and woman get married, the two families should be united and support each other.

The last part is two taels of silver, which is a token of love from the man to the woman, and also indicates that the newlyweds will live together happily forever.

The six gifts prepared are collectively called the betrothal gift.

In this way, it can be considered a grand wedding.

Uncle and aunt have been busy preparing the betrothal gifts these days.

Today, they took out the betrothal gifts they had prepared in advance and placed them one by one in the yard.

The women from the village who came to help busily helped to tie up the betrothal gifts with red paper.

As Woman A was tying up the big cocks, she asked, "Mrs. An, these two big cocks are so majestic, where did you get them from?"

Aunt Zhang twisted the straw rope and replied with a smile: "My aunt's family on my mother's side bought it."

Woman B held another rooster in her hand and continued, "Look at this big red crown, shiny neck, and golden feet. It's so energetic!"

Woman C was tying up rabbits and grinned as she said, "The two big roosters are indeed very majestic, but these two fat rabbits are very docile."

Woman A turned to Woman C and said, "I think this bride is also a gentle and considerate person."

Aunt Zhang laughed so hard that she narrowed her eyes and said, "Thank you for your kind words, aunts!"

In this era, getting married is like opening a blind box.

Before marriage, it all depends on the matchmaker's promotion. After marriage, they can get to know each other and understand each other's temperament.

Several women helped, chatting and laughing, and had already prepared all the betrothal gifts.

They began to form a formation and carried up the sedan chair carried by eight people.

By this time, it was already daybreak.

The group prepared to set off to pick up the bride.

Suonas and gongs and drums were playing. Anqing was wearing a brand new red wedding dress and a big red flower on his chest. His expression was visibly excited.

Behind him followed the matchmaker, who was busy running around with a smile on her face.

Behind the matchmaker was a group of people carrying betrothal gifts. They lined up in a neat line and followed the groom Anqing.

The whole team was lively and cheerful as they headed towards the main road east of Baili Village.

The trip attracted villagers along the way, and they all ran out of their homes to join in the fun.

Uncle and aunt were running around busily.

The bride-picking party goes to pick up the bride, while the others stay at home to help cook, fry and stew meat.

The yard was covered with red paper, and An Yue was sweeping the yard with a broom.

She suddenly saw a dark shadow flash past the gate of the yard.

An Yue hid at the foot of the wall and looked carefully, but there was nothing.

An Yue thought, today is Brother Anqing's wedding day, there must be so many people that it's dazzling.

At this time, the aunt came over and made arrangements: "After Yueyue finishes sweeping the yard, hurry to the back door of the kitchen to wash the vegetables."

An Yue was told to do things clearly, and although she was extremely reluctant, she had no choice but to agree to help them.

An Yue had no choice but to agree with an "oh".

She then put away the broom and walked towards the back door of the kitchen.

A group of women were standing in the kitchen, watching An Yue walk over.

One of the women, A, asked in confusion, "Is this girl from Tianshun's family?"

Another woman B answered: "Yes! Oh! Tianshun and his wife are gone, leaving behind their two children. How pitiful!"

Woman C continued, "You said that the Tianshun couple treated people very well on weekdays, so how could they be killed on the way? Good people really don't live long!"

Woman A frowned and analyzed, "Did he offend anyone? Or is there something else going on?"

Woman B quickly reminded him, "Okay, okay, today is a good day, don't talk about this."

Everyone nodded and started chatting about other gossip.

My uncle's house didn't have enough tables and chairs, so he borrowed some from the neighbors.

The first thing to do was to move out the tables and chairs from my grandfather's main house and Anyue's east house, and add my uncle's own table and chairs, making three eight-person tables.

By noon, when all the guests arrive, there will definitely not be enough.

Just when my uncle and aunt were getting worried, an old woman said:

"I have three round-tables at home. They're nearby anyway, so go move them over and use them!"

Aunt Zhang said gratefully, "Aunt Zhang, thank you very much!"

The old lady said kindly: "You and I both have the surname Zhang, so we are family, but there is no need to say these polite words!"

"Yes, yes, Aunt Zhang is right!" Aunt Zhang smiled warmly and nodded.

After saying that, the aunt-in-law arranged for a few strong men to move the tables and chairs.

Then she continued to busy herself.

Uncle was greeting the new guests in the hall.

As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. When someone in the village has a big event, the neighbors will help each other.

They were all helping to cut meat, wash vegetables, cook, pass firewood, and move things, and everyone had a happy look on their face.

It was almost noon.

The tables and chairs in the yard have been set up, and the cooking and stewing in the kitchen have been completed.

Just waiting for the groom to lead the bride into the house for the wedding ceremony.

The people standing in the yard could vaguely hear the sound of gongs and drums coming from the road in the east.

A man shouted, "I think the bride-picking party is coming back!"

An Yue stood in the corner of the yard, watching curiously.

I saw a sedan chair carried by eight people arriving outside the gate of the courtyard.

As the matchmaker shouted, "Get off the sedan!"

The sedan chair stopped steadily outside the gate. With the sound of gongs and drums, Anqing walked to the sedan chair and faced the door. The matchmaker gently lifted the curtain.

The bride stretched out her hand, lowered her head and slowly walked out of the sedan.

She was wearing a bright red wedding gown, a silver hairpin with tassels on her head, and a red veil on her face.

The people escorting the bride supported the bride and walked towards Anqing step by step, facing Anqing face to face.

Anqing had a big red flower hanging on his chest and was looking at the bride with a silly smile.

Then, the elder in charge said loudly: "A piece of red silk, two people holding an embroidered ball, the matchmaker has decided on three lives, and they will go hand in hand until old age."

At this time, the main room was crowded with people.

Everyone looked at the newlyweds with smiles on their faces.