Mrs Qiao half-closed her eyes and said: "It is indeed very strange."
He was clearly a bachelor, but this courtyard house did not seem like a poor one at all. Instead, it was more like the Rong family's story from before, the rich peasants' home. Or more.
It was impossible for the Rong family to find such a good family for the young miss. Unless … The Rong family didn't know anything about Young Master's situation. Heh! It was really like stealing a chicken but not eating rice.
Ma Qiao thought in her heart, the corners of her mouth curving up in a shallow arc. She mocked for Rong's miscalculation, but was also happy for the Lady's good luck. As long as Young Master was as easy to get along with as she had heard, Miss wouldn't feel sad in this life.
Yu'er naturally did not know of these twists and turns in Mama Qiao's heart. If she did, she would probably have to ponder for a long time before she could untie the knots in her head.
"Yeah, why did Young Master kick us all out when he couldn't get back to his bridal chamber in a while? If he eats and drinks well in front of us, Miss will have to starve. " Just look at his tone, it was filled with resentment.
"That's right, Yu'er, you can relax. The young miss will not let you get hungry."
Seeing her unperturbed look, Yu'er almost bit her teeth into pieces.
"Ma Qiao, how can you be so at ease? No matter what, this is the first time Miss has married, how can there be any way to get some food? Isn't it just starving?"
Hearing this, Mrs Qiao thought for a moment and also felt courteous. Although Miss usually had an idea, but it was the first time for a girl to get on a palanquin. She was unfamiliar with a strange environment, so even if a normal person's daughter was hungry, she could only endure it. "Since young, Miss has always been weak. It would not be good if she got hungry.
While thinking this in her heart, Mrs Qiao was just about to go out to see the Miss when she heard the ruckus from the wedding banquet gradually die down.
Young Master lived by himself, these people who came to celebrate were all from the same village, and only Young Master was here to entertain them. People who were well-fed naturally had to take their leave, so it seemed that Young Master would have to return to his room.
After all, it was his wedding night, so it would be inappropriate for him to go. In any case, there was still Young Master. If Young Miss was hungry, she naturally had a way.
Mama Qiao consoled herself for a while. She no longer paid any attention to Yu'er who was restlessly walking back and forth. She went straight back to her room to rest.
There were still a lot of things to do tomorrow, and she needed to be in good spirits.
Yun Qiu listened carefully to the surroundings and found nothing amiss. It was still early in the morning. It would take a few more hours for the feast to end. Her new husband would not be coming back now. Thus, he felt reassured and slightly lifted a corner of the bridal veil, curiously sizing up the bridal chamber.
Red candles, weighing poles, quilts, tents, and red silk everywhere. All of them were filled with a joyous red color.
Yun Qiu looked at the red dates, peanuts, osmanthus and lotus seeds that surrounded him and thought to himself that he, a grown man, lived alone, but this wedding ceremony was rather impressive. There were actually quite a few things in a marriage, and there was even the feeling of an old inheritance.
Go to sleep, she still had to marry when she got there, so she wouldn't be able to sleep then.
With this thought in mind, Yun Qiu's mental state relaxed as he sunk into a state of half dreaming and half awake along with the bumpy ride.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, she felt the carriage suddenly shake while still in a daze. Afterwards, it was as if it fell onto the ground, steady and not shaking anymore.
Eh? Why did he stop? Could it be that he had already arrived?
Just as he was about to lift up the curtain and take a look at the situation outside, he heard a strange male voice say, "Young master, our brothers will be arriving here soon. Since the rest of the road isn't easy, you can go back." After a pause, the man's voice rang out again, "Eldest Miss … "Oh, no, it's time to call her a bride. Please get off the palanquin."
The words that came out of his mouth sounded extremely respectful, but the tone of his voice was truly impolite, as if the person sitting in the sedan was not even worth mentioning.
It must be the sedan bearers that the Rong family had found. Seriously, there was nothing to stop them …
"How can I do that? Today is my young miss's day of celebration. Before we pay our respects, you are not allowed to touch the land. This is bad luck, all of you …" You... "You've gone too far!" "Bastard!"
This voice was sharp and flustered, the words that were used to scold someone were probably plundered with great difficulty. It was really hard for Yu'er. Even though she was a straightforward person who was usually nagging about things like a housewife, she had always been a dumb person ever since she was young, and she didn't even know anything about cursing people. Sometimes, if one couldn't really argue with him, he would just cry, making others at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
The corners of Yun Qiu's lips curled up, the helplessness that arose in his heart due to the rudeness of the sedan bearers had also dissipated.
"My lord, quickly get the bride down. We brothers still need to hurry on our way, and we still need to hurry home." The strange man's voice from before was getting impatient. From the looks of it, he had completely ignored Yu'er's words.
Little did they know that these were all arranged by the warm-hearted women of the village. Originally, they had wanted to personally welcome the wedding nanny and set up a bed for her to sit on. He was dismissed by Nightpiper for saying that he did not have such etiquette in his hometown. He was afraid that if he didn't kick them out, these aunties' wives would cause trouble for the bridal chamber as well. That would be unbearable.
Naturally, these matters were unknown to Yun Qiu.
At this moment, she no longer had the interest to look around. All of her attention was focused on the pastries in front of her.
Should he eat it? Yun Qiu was in a dilemma.
These pastries were small and exquisite, making one have an appetite for them. This was a person who was already starving. Since they were on a long journey today, they didn't have much time, so it was reasonable to say that the bride wouldn't be allowed to eat on the day of her wedding. She was still alright. But that was in the morning, and now, more than half a day later, the effect of the pastries was gone. All she could see now were the neat pastries on the plate.
So hungry …
"Hungry?"
"Of course I'm hungry. I haven't eaten for a whole day." Yun Qiu replied reflexively.
Eh? Who? Could it be …
Before he could put down the corner of his red veil, Yunqiu peeked at the person in front of him through the gap in the gap. Because of the angle, Yunqiu could only see the person's red wedding dress before his face turned red.
It was him. So soon after the banquet?
As if he knew what she was thinking, the man's low voice sounded again, "Then, please wait a moment."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Qiu heard a rustling sound, and immediately felt the dark red in front of her turn bright red. The sudden brightness was very eye-catching. Yun Qiu narrowed his eyes reflexively. When she opened her eyes, she saw her husband.
If it wasn't for his bright red wedding suit, she really would have screamed and chased him out.
This was her husband, the man known as the poor ghost farmer? This... It doesn't look like it, does it?