Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

Chapter 432 Premarital Travel
Accompanied by several embroiderers, Xu Jingping went to the dressing room to try on wedding dresses.

Yang Yukun also went to change into his groom's clothes. The tailor-made groom's clothes fit perfectly.

Under the bright red groom's suit, Yang Yukun, who was already extremely handsome, became even more handsome.

The groom's clothes are easier to change into than the wedding clothes. When Yang Yukun put on the groom's clothes and came out of the dressing room, Xu Jingping had not come out yet.

"As the saying goes, a man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle, but when you wear this groom's suit, it's the other way around."

"Thank you Aunt Yao for the compliment, although what you said is true."

"You child."

After a few minutes, the door of the dressing room where Xu Jingping was located opened, and Xu Jingping, who had put on a bright red wedding dress, came out of the dressing room.

Yang Yukun turned around when he heard the sound and was stunned for a moment.

Putting on her wedding dress, Xu Jingping looked as stunningly beautiful as a fairy walking out of a painting.

Xu Jingping smiled and said: "Does it look good?"

Yang Yukun nodded and said: "It looks good, it looks so good."

"Thank you."

Xu Jingping just learned from the embroiderer that as early as seven months ago, Yang Yukun asked Cheng Xueru to find Master Yao and the others to customize a wedding dress for her.

Yang Yukun originally came to Jiangsu and Zhejiang with Wang Aiguo, and secretly came to Suzhou under the guise of seeing He Changfu and Ding Baosong.

The reason why I didn't tell her about this was to give her a surprise.

This Su embroidery wedding dress and Yang Yukun's groom's suit were embroidered by Master Yao and twelve other embroiderers for seven months, stitch by stitch.

After the embroiderer told her the ins and outs of this wedding dress just now, Xu Jingping smiled and shed tears in the dressing room.

"Silly girl."

Yang Yukun smiled and took Xu Jingping's hand.

"It's a perfect match."

Looking at the young couple dressed in groom's clothes and wedding clothes, Master Yao and his group smiled and nodded. This young couple is really a match made in heaven.

"Master Yao, fellow masters, thank you for your hard work."

"You're welcome. I hope you two will love each other and grow old together."

"Thank you."

After trying on the groom's clothes and wedding clothes, Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping were both very satisfied.

The next step is to pack the groom's suit and wedding suit and bring them back to the imperial capital from Gusu to wear when they get married.

Xu Jingping felt uneasy about sending the groom's clothes and wedding clothes back by mail. She wanted to send each other's wedding clothes back to the imperial capital in person.

Originally, Yang Yukun thought that after coming to Suzhou to try on the groom's clothes and wedding clothes, he would take Xu Jingping to play in Suzhou for a while and have a pre-wedding trip.

Xu Jingping wanted to take the wedding dress back in person, so the pre-wedding trip could only be canceled first.

Just then, Master Yao said that she was going to the imperial capital on a business trip in two days and could help deliver the groom's clothes and wedding clothes to their homes.

Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping discussed it and decided to ask Master Yao to bring the groom's clothes and wedding clothes back, and the pre-wedding trip continued.

"Master Yao, fellow masters, thank you for your hard work."

Yang Yukun paid the final payment for the customized groom's suit and wedding dress to Master Yao and the others.

After receiving the final payment, the smiles on the faces of Master Yao and the other twelve embroiderers were even brighter than before.

It took seven months to embroider stitch by stitch. It was so hard that I almost went blind.

But Yang Yukun did not treat them badly in terms of wages. Master Yao received 2 yuan in wages, and the other twelve embroiderers each received 1 yuan in wages, which did not include the cost of materials.

In seven months, the salary of 1 yuan works out to an average of 420 yuan a month, which is equivalent to the salary of an ordinary worker for more than [-] months.

Yang Yukun's business made Master Yao and others feel that their craftsmanship was so valuable for the first time.

But in Yang Yukun's view, the craftsmanship of Master Yao and these embroiderers is indeed worth the price.

"Master Yao, please help us bring our groom's clothes and wedding clothes to the imperial capital."

"Don't worry, when we get to the imperial capital, I will send the groom's clothes and wedding clothes to your home as soon as possible."

"Master Yao, fellow masters, it's getting dark, let's go have dinner first." In order to thank Master Yao and others for their hard work for so long, Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping invited them to a restaurant for a meal.

When they came out of the hotel, it was completely dark. Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping went to a guest house to stay. Early the next morning, they started their pre-wedding trip.

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Suzhou embraces Taihu Lake in the west, borders the Yangtze River in the north, is densely populated with river ports, and has the Grand Canal running through the north and south. It has beautiful scenery and is known as a paradise on earth and a garden city.

When visiting Suzhou, you can’t help but see the gardens in Suzhou.

After packing their luggage, bringing their cameras and enough film, Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping's first stop on their trip was the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou.

Suzhou gardens often have the feeling of being surrounded by mountains and rivers when you open the door, and the mountains and rivers when you close the door. The designs are cleverly conceived and adapted to local conditions, fully embodying the beauty of nature.

There are many famous gardens.

The Humble Administrator's Garden and the Lingering Garden, the Summer Palace and the Summer Resort are known as the four famous gardens of the Xia Dynasty.

Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping first went to the Humble Administrator's Garden, and then went to the Lingering Garden, Lion Grove, Canglang Pavilion, Master of Nets Garden, and Key Garden.

After visiting the most representative gardens in Suzhou, Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping then went to Hanshan Temple.

Hanshan Temple outside Gusu city, the bell to the passenger ship at midnight.

They went to Zhouzhuang, Huqiu... and before they knew it, Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping had stayed in Suzhou for 20 days.

They came to Gusu on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month and stayed in Gusu until the eighth day of the second lunar month before leaving.

After leaving Gusu, Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping went shopping in other places in Suwu for half a month in a blink of an eye.

On the morning of April 23, [-], the [-]rd day of the second lunar month in the Year of the Pig, Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping set out for Shanghai.

Li Chengtao married Guan Xiaoguan on February 26, and he had to go back for the wedding banquet.

And they have been out for such a long time, so it’s time to go back.

"Come on, wife, let's go see the second sister and the second brother-in-law."

It was already dark when they arrived in Shanghai, so Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping found a hotel to stay overnight.

After breakfast, the two of them first went to buy tickets to return to the Imperial Capital tomorrow afternoon, then went to the mall to buy some things, and came to the alley where He Chunfen's home was located.

He Chunfen and Chen Xiang both work at work, but He Chunfen's father-in-law and mother-in-law are at home.

Seeing the two of them coming, the old couple were very enthusiastic. They quickly invited them into the house and prepared lunch for them.

"Xiaokun, Jingping!"

"Second sister, second brother-in-law, you are off work."

"It's still a while before we get off work, so we both came back early."

The parents-in-law called their workplace and told them that Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping were at home. He Chunfen and Chen Xiang left the workplace and returned home first.

He Chunfen was really happy that Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping could come to visit her at home.

She is now far away in Shanghai, and what she misses most is her relatives far away in the imperial capital.

In the past, we didn't think it was a big deal when we were together every day. But it's been a long time since we got married far away, and I really miss the old time.

"Xiaokun, Jingping, are third aunt and third uncle in good health?"

"It's okay. I talk about you a lot."

"I miss my third aunt and uncle too. Now I'm far away and can't take care of them. Please take care of my third aunt and third uncle for me."

"If you have time, you and your second brother-in-law should go back and visit more often."

"Yes, you two finally come to Shanghai and spend a few more days in Shanghai."

"No, Second Sister, we have to go back tomorrow. Brother Tao will marry Guan Xiaoguan the day after tomorrow. Xiaokun and I will come back when we have time next time."

The last time I came to He Chunfen's house was to attend her wedding with Chen Xiang. This was the second time I came to He Chunfen's house.

no way.

The imperial capital is still too far away from Shencheng. If they hadn't passed by Shencheng when they were on business in Gusu, they wouldn't have come to He Chunfen's house.

The two of them also wanted to stay in Shanghai for a few more days, but time did not allow them to come. They could only wait until the next opportunity.

(End of this chapter)