Chapter 372： Marry a daughter

Chapter 372 Marrying a Daughter

“That’s natural.”

Erni doesn’t want to get married.

She can earn around 200 taels of income every year by growing mushrooms. Even though she spends some money, she still saves a lot in a few years.

She also wanted to buy a house for herself and her mother in the county town, but she was afraid that her father and stepmother would find out about it, so she didn't buy it.

"Okay, okay, go out and see if your brother-in-law's sedan chair is here." Seeing that the two little girls were talking more and more outrageously, Chun Niang kicked them out.

At this time, it was just dawn, and Uncle Jiang’s kitchen was already busy.

Relatives who came to congratulate me yesterday also came out in twos and threes to wash up and prepare to sit down for dinner.

This time Jiang Dalang paid for two cooks to cook, and each cook also brought two apprentices, so his aunt Zhou didn't need to worry about it at all.

But the ingredients are all prepared by the Jiang family, such as mutton, pork, chicken, duck, fish, etc. They are all ordered and delivered yesterday. The cook gets up before dawn to cook, mince meat fillings, mince meat fillings, etc. I was very busy cutting meat.

Wedding banquets are very grand, and almost all include meat dishes, such as red and white meat, steamed chicken and fish, Sixi dumplings, fish dumplings, water dumplings, steamed pork with rice flour, plus two stir-fried dishes and two cold dishes, which are good for drinking.

During this period, a bowl of sweet glutinous rice, snow fungus, and a bowl of three fresh tofu soup were also presented, so that the whole table was complete.

Yingbao and Erni climbed onto the wall, moved to a bench and sat down to look towards the entrance of the village.

From a distance, there were trumpeters coming this way, followed by a four-person sedan chair.

Leading the group was Zhang Shaodong, the groom’s official, and two matchmakers, a man and a woman.

Behind the sedan chair is the bride price, and each person carries a load, a total of more than ten loads.

“Come on, come on! The sedan chair is coming!” Erni called to her uncle’s house.

When Uncle Jiang heard this, he immediately asked his two sons to go out to greet him.

Many children in the village followed the groom and looked at him curiously.

The shameless woman stopped the horse's head and asked for wedding candy.

Zhang Shaodong smiled gently and asked the matchmaker to give him candy.

The matchmaker held a small bamboo basket, uncovered the red cloth, grabbed a handful of wedding candies and copper coins, and sprinkled them on the roadside.

Everyone was fighting happily, while Zhang Shaodong quickly led the sedan forward.

At the door of Jiang's house, the matchmaker took out firecrackers and lit them.

Amid the crackling fireworks, Zhang Shaodong dismounted and held his hands toward his two brothers-in-law standing at the door.

Jiang Cheng led his brother-in-law into the house, sat down on the seat, and introduced his relatives to him.

Jiang Quan asked the bride price to be carried into a room, where the two matchmakers counted the gift list and the bride price.

In the courtyard, Zhike arranged for the sedan bearers and the bride price pickers to sit at a table, and also asked a few village children to guard the sedan and horses at the gate.

For a time, the courtyard of Uncle Jiang's house was bustling with people. Those who were sitting at the table and those who were not seated sat aside to wait for the next round.

Li Dao and Li He were responsible for serving the dishes. Every time they served the dishes, they would shout: "The oil stains are coming!" to warn everyone to be careful not to get burned.

In the house, Dani has already put on makeup and cannot eat or drink. She is sitting upright on the kang covered with new quilts.

Her mother, Mrs. Zhou, sat with her and told her what to pay attention to after going to her husband's house.

Tell her to be filial to her parents-in-law, respect her elders, and be friendly to her uncles and aunts.

Furthermore, if you are in love with your husband, you must not lose your temper.

Dani nodded.

Zhou turned her head, quietly wiped away her tears, and pretended to check the jewelry and clothes sent by the Zhang family.

On the wedding day, all the clothes and shoes from her mother's family are not allowed to be worn on the upper body. What Dani wears must be the new clothes sent by the Zhang family.

Give the girl two silver hairpins, a pair of gold bracelets, and a silver lock around her neck.

Looking at her daughter in the mirror, Mrs. Zhou still shed tears.

From then on, the daughter is a member of someone else’s family, and when she comes back, she is already a guest.

When Dani saw her mother in tears, she couldn't help but cry. Seeing this, the eldest aunt Jiang Yunniang and Chun Niang quickly persuaded Dani to touch up her makeup.

Outside, the groom was having a good time with wine and food, and the matchmaker lit a firecracker to urge the newlyweds to get on the sedan chair.

People in the boudoir heard this and started putting makeup on Dani one after another.

Chunniang gave her a pair of thick silver bracelets, and so did Yanru.

Zhou's sister-in-law and sister-in-law each also presented silver hairpin rings.

Grandma Jiang Liu gave her granddaughter a red envelope containing twenty taels of silver ingots.

Other relatives and women also gave gifts of cotton fabrics woven by their own families, and Mrs. An and Mrs. Wen and Mrs. Wang also sent boxes of silver.

At this time, the urging firecrackers sounded again.

Dani hugged her mother and cried bitterly, and Mrs. Zhou couldn't help crying.

Chunniang and Yanru looked at it, thinking of their own daughter, and cried more sadly than Zhou.

Seeing this, Xi Po angrily asked people to pull her two people out of the boudoir.

When the third firecracker went off, Jiang Cheng entered the house.

Xi Po reapplied Dani’s makeup, then asked her to stand up and lie on her eldest brother’s back.

Jiang Cheng carried his sister on his back, and Xi Po took the opportunity to cover the bride's head.

When Mrs. Zhou saw her daughter being carried away, she burst into tears.

Everyone expressed their condolences.

Jiang Cheng carried his sister to the sedan chair, and the sedan bearers all stood in their respective positions. Xipo helped Dani down and stepped on the red carpet on the ground to send her into the sedan chair.

“Let’s get up the sedan!” As the matchmaker shouted, the sedan curtain was lowered and the sedan was lifted.

The groom bowed deeply to his father-in-law, turned around and got on the horse.

Jiang Cheng and his two cousins ​​from his uncle's family went to see off his bride, and they all rode horses.

This time, Dani’s dowry box was in the front and the sedan chair was in the back.

Yingbao and Erni stood on the wall and counted. There were thirty-six dowries in total, carried by eighteen people.

A toilet is actually the same thing. For example, a pair of toilets counts as one, and a makeup box and a mirror also count as one. As for what is contained in the makeup box, it is a matter of opinion.

Those who are rich have their makeup boxes filled with gold and silver jewelry. If you don’t have money, maybe just a few pairs of silk flowers.

In any case, the dowry from the mother's family is placed on the bright side, such as cloth and satin, valuable utensils, various basins for washing, spittoons, incense burners, tents, etc.

There are also quilts. Mrs. Zhou made four quilts for her daughter, all eight pounds each.

The mother's family will not accompany the mattress, it must be prepared by the mother-in-law's family.

Of course, Yingbao and Erni also sent boxes to Sister Dani. Yingbao gave four pieces of silk cloth, and Erni gave her a pair of mandarin duck silver combs, wishing her happiness as a couple.

The wedding team walked farther and farther, and Ying Bao and Er Ni also came down from the wall.

Er Ni felt disappointed: "Ying Bao, I really don't want to get married. You see, Sister Dani won't be able to go home often in the future, and we won't have the chance to play with her."

Ying Bao also thought so and couldn't help but feel sad.

"But if you don't get married, you will be criticized in the future." Erni said with dismay, "People will poke my father and mother in the back, saying that they have no way to teach their daughter."

This was said by my mother Leng.

Since her daughter has not talked about her husband's family for a long time, Mrs. Leng is also a little anxious. She does not dare to say anything wrong about Jiang Erlang and Yan Ru in front of her daughter, so she can only mention Er Ni in a vague way.

Ying Bao frowned.

It is true that if a woman does not marry, outsiders will not only talk about her, but also scold her parents, which is very difficult to handle.

(End of this chapter)