Several times in dreams

Chapter 23 Wedding
Many years later, the old people in the holy city still remember the grand occasion when the second lady of the Meng family got married!
A red shed was set up to cover the entire Xinyi Street. Meng Wanying was wearing a red wedding gown with a jacket and a skirt. The jacket was embroidered with a phoenix wearing a peony pattern with gold thread. There are big red embroidered cotton boots, the boots are embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water, the phoenix coronet and the xiapei, and the red velvet embroidered tassel hijab on the top of the head.

After kowtowing to the ancestral gods and mother in the ancestral hall, I was able to get on the sedan chair.

The bridal sedan chair was the first one ordered by the Chen family according to the requirements of the Meng family. The sedan chair was brand new, and the red silk was embroidered with pictures of rich and noble peonies and a hundred sons.

The eight bearers and two groups of drummers all got enough rewards, so they worked very hard.

Xi Po, the bride-to-be, Chun Ni, the dowry girl, and Mother Su, whom the mother trusted, all traveled along the sedan chair.

All of a sudden, firecrackers shook the sky, drums and music blared, and Chen Wenjun, dressed in a blue robe, with a red cross and a childish face, rode in front of the sedan chair on horseback.

Although it was winter, the weather was exceptionally warm and sunny without a trace of cloud. It could be said that the weather was beautiful, and everyone in the holy city commented that the marriage of Second Miss Meng was very auspicious.

Meng Wanying tightly held onto the small bronze mirror on her chest. Her mother had specially instructed her to keep the bronze mirror well, so as to avoid disasters and avoid evil spirits.

At this moment, a young girl's uneasy heart was pounding. Even though there was still a small carved copper stove that her mother had stuffed in before she got into the sedan chair on her lap, Meng Wanying's hands were still cold, everything was like a dream, and her mind was in a daze.

A gust of wind blows, and a gap is opened in the car curtain, and she sees the blurry figure in front of her, strange and immature, can this person be responsible for her life's happiness?
The cold wind cleared her mind a little. Since she had no choice, since the day she decided to accept He's arrangement, she should bravely face this fate.

Meng Wanying regained her composure, feeling a little more at ease in her heart, when the firecrackers sounded again, Xi Po shouted: "Get off the sedan chair!" Meng Wanying knew that her in-law's house had arrived.

When they arrived at the door of Chen's house, according to the old rules, uncle Li Menglong and his elder brother and second brother had to carry the sedan chair to the door of the hall.

Xipo raised the sedan chair curtain, Chunni and Su's mother helped Wanying out of the sedan chair, at this moment, I saw Chen Wenjun holding the bow and arrow in his hand that was placed on the table of the Eight Immortals in Xitang, and shot at Wanying three times.

Then Wanying was asked to step over the prepared brazier with the support of Chunni and Su's mother, all of which were intended to drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters.

The incense table was filled with cigarettes and red candles were lit. Chen Wenjun held red silk and led Wanying to the front of the table. They played music and fired guns, and the two put incense candles on the ancestral tablet.

The bridesmaid shouted: "Kneel! Kowtow! Kowtow again! Kowtow three times!"

Then there was the first bow to heaven and earth, the second bow to the high hall, and the husband and wife bowed to each other. Chen Zhizhou and his wife were so happy from ear to ear, they hurriedly let Wen Jun lead Wanying into the bridal chamber.

Chen Wenjun then went out to receive the guests, Wanying was the only one left in the huge new house, sitting on the large carved bed, Chunni went somewhere, Meng Wanying quietly lifted half of her hijab, and looked around.

I saw a round colored lantern hanging high in the middle of the new house, with pictures of Luanfeng singing in harmony, Guanyin giving off a child, champion and first prize, and family carnival patterns painted on it, forming a circle to imply a complete life. When it is on, it is naturally brighter than vegetable oil lamps.

A huge three-foot red candle was lit on the drawer in the room, and there were two paintings of black bamboo hanging on the wall opposite the bed. Wanying leaned over and saw the inscription Zheng Xie.

Wanying couldn't help sticking out her tongue, the Chen family was very grand, she heard from her grandfather that Zheng Banqiao, one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, was the best at drawing bamboo and stone pictures.

The red double happiness characters are pasted on the windows, and the four corners are pasted with paper-cut patterns of red butterflies, which are very exquisite.

Wanying went to the second elder brother's room, but she was not as fresh as her own, she forgot the pain of leaving home for a moment, and secretly felt a little excited.

Thinking of how her second sister-in-law was starving in her bridal chamber, Meng Wanying turned her head to look at the table. Apart from a pair of dragon, phoenix and red candles, there was only a set of blue and white porcelain jugs and wine glasses covered with red silk. It must have been after the banquet was over. It's for drinking with Chen Wenjun.

This Chen family is really stingy, they don't even prepare snacks, it seems that they are going to starve until dawn.

Suddenly, the door "squeaked" and there was no time to react. Someone walked in, "Damn girl, you scared me!" It turned out that it was none other than Chunni who came in.

"Miss, you actually lifted the hijab yourself, can't you wait for my uncle..." Chuni joked.

"You damn girl, see if I don't pinch you!" Chun Ni smiled and avoided.

"If it wasn't for the heavy phoenix crown, today...hey, where did you go? I would starve to death by myself!" Meng Wanying complained.

"Miss, Mama Su and I were dragged away by the woman in charge of the Chen family to talk, and we were given some snacks and fruits to eat. I came back quickly because I was thinking about you. Who knew that the Chen family didn't prepare pastries and snacks for the bridal chamber. Just wait, I'll go and bring you two plates right now!"

Before she finished speaking, Chunni hurried out.

Meng Wanying sat blankly for a while, and suddenly remembered not to let the Chen family laugh at her impoliteness, so she quickly put down her hijab.

At this moment, the door opened with a "squeak", and someone put two plates of snacks on the table, then picked up one of them, and placed it in front of Wanying.

"It's really quick to come back," Wanying grabbed a piece of horseshoe cake and ate it without lifting her hijab.

While eating, she said, "Chunni, you still know me. I like horseshoe cake the most. I heard that my mother-in-law makes good cakes. They really deserve their reputation. I will learn from her and make them for me... "

"Your what?" A gentle voice said with a smile, and at the same time, the hijab was gently lifted.

A childish yet unfamiliar fair face appeared in front of his eyes, but seeing him, his features were delicate, his face was as pure and flawless as a beautiful jade, and his pair of phoenix eyes were full of love like spring water, he was quietly looking at her at the moment.

Meng Wanying was stunned for a moment, her plump lips were slightly parted, and there was still half a piece of horseshoe cake in her mouth.

When she came back to her senses, her pink face was burning like a red cloth, and she almost choked on the horseshoe cake in her mouth whether she swallowed it or spit it out.

Chen Wenjun quickly put down the dessert plate, and went out again to bring a bowl of tea. When he came back, Wanying had already swallowed the pastry in her mouth, and sat sideways by the bed with a blushing face.

"Hurry up and drink it. It's all because the women didn't think well. You must be starving. I just sent my uncle and brothers away, and I happened to meet that girl of yours who called..."

"By the way, Chunni, I'm looking for something to eat for you. I don't think she's familiar with the family, so I brought it for you. Let's put the mat first. The women are cooking noodles, and they will eat later."

Meng Wanying didn't know what to say, suddenly a crowd of people rushed into the room, Grandma Xi ordered the two of them to drink a cup of wine, and sure enough, they brought two small bowls of noodles.

Each person served a bowl, and there was a poached egg on the noodles, which was still runny, and I took another mouthful of noodles, which seemed to be undercooked, Xi Po asked, is it raw or not?Chen Wenjun said loudly: "Sheng!"

Everyone laughed, Xi Po asked Wanying again, is she alive or not?Wanying was embarrassed to say that the servant hadn't cooked it well, so she just said, "It's a bit raw."

Everyone laughed louder, and Xi Po asked again, is she alive or not?Chen Wenjun hurriedly taught in a low voice: "Just say life, one word!"

Wanying didn't understand, so she said, "Sheng! One word."

Everyone roared with laughter, Chen Wenjun also laughed, Wanying didn't know what she said wrong, she was at a loss, Xi Po couldn't hold her plate in her laughter, "You new daughter-in-law, you are really naive!"

Wanying suddenly understood something, her face blushed again, but fortunately everyone dispersed and closed the door, only Chen Wenjun was left in the new room.

Chen Wenjun walked over slowly and helped Wanying take off the phoenix crown. After holding it for a whole day, there was a red mark on her forehead.

Wanying gently rubbed her forehead, and heard Chen Wenjun say with a smile: "At first I thought you were a sister, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid. When you ate horseshoe cake, you said, learn from my mother to make it for who? "

"You haven't told me yet, is it for me to eat? Or is it for 'One Word' to eat?"

Wanying blushed and pounded on the past with both hands, the moon hung high on the treetops outside the window, listening to the joyful singing of the red dates and longans scattered on the bed.

(End of this chapter)