peasant girl wedding

Chapter 183 Getting Married
The night gradually deepened.

Candle tears dripped on the candlestick, piled high and high in circles.

Tong Zhi'er put down her pen and stretched.

"finished?"

Fang Cuiwei asked her.

Tong Zhier nodded, "Almost."

"Oh, with so many ledgers, you are the only one to look at them, and your parents can't help you. Ah Fu can, but he has to read and has no time to help you. There used to be a smart and capable Mr. Ji Now, it's a pity that he didn't work for long and left."

Fang Cui sighed slightly.

Tong Zhi'er held her hand and said with a smile, "Mom, I'm actually not working hard at all. Apart from doing this month's account book, I'm still sorting out other things."

Tong Zhi'er took out a booklet, opened it and showed it to Fang Cuiwei, "In this booklet, I took the things in our shop there as the dowry of the elder sister, and there are beautiful flowers in the back." The land deed of the workshop, the share of the Tongji shop. The elder sister has a generous dowry, and during the few days when she went to Dong's house, she was more confident, so that others would not easily underestimate her."

"Zhier..."

Fang Cuiwei looked at her with emotion.

With such a smart and capable daughter, she is really ashamed as a mother.

"Mother, let's go to Eldest Sister's room and show Eldest Sister."

"Hey, good."

Tong Duo'er's room was also lit.

When Tong Zhi'er and Fang Cuiwei opened the door, Tong Duo'er was sitting on the bed embroidering a wedding dress.

She started preparing the wedding dress last year, and it is almost finished now.Tong Duoer embroidered a circle of gold thread on the front, cuffs and hem.In other places, there are large peonies, each of which is carefully embroidered by Tong Duoer, which means wealth and auspiciousness.

"Mother, branch."

Seeing Tong Zhi'er and Fang Cuiwei approaching, Tong Duo'er raised his head and smiled at them.

"Duo'er, this is Zhi'er sorting out your dowry, take a look first."

In her spare time, Tong Duo'er also followed Tong Zhi'er to read characters. Compared with before, she is no longer a blind man with her eyes open.

Tong Duo'er took the booklet in her hand, flipped through it, and was shocked.

"Give it to me from Jinxiufang? And the share from Tongji Shop? Mother, this is too much. Zhi'er and Zhu'er will also get married in the future. The dowry you gave me is enough, I don't want so much."

Tong Duoer said anxiously.

Tong Zhi'er held her hand and smiled at her, "Sister, don't worry, Zhu'er and I have the dowry of course. You take these."

"Zhi'er, it's impossible," Tong Duo'er shook her head, but she refused to agree, "You worked hard to manage the shop and the Jinxiu workshop. I didn't do anything, so I can't take so much."

"Sister, who said that the shop and Jinxiufang don't have your credit?"

Tong Zhi'er was a little unhappy, "If it weren't for the good craftsmanship of the elder sister, the puppets and embroidery in the shop would sell so well? Besides, the Jinxiu Workshop was originally opened for the elder sister. Elder sister, you are good at embroidery. Everyone can actually see the things in Jinxiu Workshop, this is your credit."

"But Zhi'er..."

"Sister, our family, why are you being polite?"

Fang Cuiwei also looked at Tong Duo'er, and said, "Yes, Duo'er, this is Zhi'er's wish, just take it."

"Elder sister, don't worry, before making this decision, I have already asked Dad, Zhuer and Ah Fu what they mean, and Mother agreed just now, and no one will say anything."

"Zhier..."

Tong Duo'er's eye circles were red.

"Eldest sister, you are going to get married in a month, and the bride must be happy. You are not allowed to cry."

Seeing that Tong Duo'er was about to shed tears, Tong Zhi'er said hurriedly.

Tong Duo'er nodded fiercely, "Well, I won't cry, I want to marry happily and make everyone happy."

"That's right. Sister, I'll go back to my room and sleep first."

After a busy day, Tong Zhi'er was also very sleepy.

Fang Cuiwei sat and talked with Tong Duo'er for a while, and basically told her how to get along with her husband after marriage, how to teach her when she has a child, and so on.

Tong Duo'er listened very carefully, keeping every word Fang Cuiwei said in her heart.

On the day of preparing for Tong Duo'er's marriage, Tong Zhixin notified all relatives, and the table was calculated according to the head.

Fang Cuiwei planned to have a good time, inviting opera singers and shadow puppet performers from the county.

Watching theater during the day and watching shadow puppetry at night.

In everyone's anticipation, the day of Tong Duo'er's marriage has arrived.

Before dawn, Tong Zhixin got up and made preparations.

The chef who made the noodles was a retired chef from a restaurant. He was in charge of the restaurant, and the dishes he cooked were very delicate and varied.

However, because he came from a restaurant, his salary is naturally more than three times higher than other masters.

This price is nothing to today's Tongzhi believers.

Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei attached great importance to the first girl to get married, from the banquet to the dowry, they made everything beautiful.

At dawn, Tong Zhixin set up the shed, and Fang Dalin's family, Tong Zhide's family and Wang Tu's family came.

Fang Dalin, Tong Zhide, Tong Zhaoyin and Wang Tu were mainly helping out with cooking.

Luo Shi, Yao Shi, Wang Yang Shi, together with the nearby neighbors invited by Fang Cuiwei, helped serve the dishes.

There is still some time before the auspicious time, and the big guys are coming one after another.

When there were too many people, the art class who was drinking tea and resting next to them went to the stage set up on the right to start performing.

They sang the song of heaven and immortals.

Everyone in the village loves to watch operas, and the more they listen to them, the more fascinated they become. They all raise their heads and listen to the opera seriously.

As the auspicious time approached, Tong Zhixin lit up all the firecrackers that had been hung up.

The crackling sound made people's ears hurt.

Thick smoke filled the air, and the exploded red paper was scattered all over the ground. The strong smell of gunpowder was very strong, just like the joy of Tong Zhixin's family today.

Tong Duo'er, who covered her head and was dressed in a red wedding dress, was led out of the wedding room by Tong Zhi'er and Tong Zhu'er. The big guys stood on both sides, chatting and laughing.

The children's eyes were full of curiosity, and the girls who hadn't left the court looked at Tong Duo'er's wedding dress, and their hearts were full of envy.

Dong Ping, who was wearing a groom's robe of the same color, stood outside the door, very excited.

After today, Tong Duo'er will be his daughter-in-law.

Tong Zhi'er and Tong Zhu'er handed Tong Duo'er's hand to Dong Ping, and Dong Ping pulled her into the sedan chair, and the sedan chair walked around the village, the joyful suona sounded straight into the sky, and the wedding candies sprinkled along the way made the children They beamed.

It took nearly half an hour to complete a lap.

The sedan chair returns to Tong Zhixin's house.

Xi Niang yelled to kick the sedan chair door, Dong Ping obeyed, and then took Tong Duo'er's outstretched hand. Among the guests standing on both sides, they walked towards Xitang side by side, hand in hand.

Above the wedding hall, Fang Cuiwei, Tong Zhixin, and Dong Ping's parents sat on chairs with uncontrollable smiles on their faces.

After worshiping the heaven and the earth, the gift from the natal family is completed.

Fang Cuiwei held Tong Duo'er's hand, feeling very reluctant.

However, no matter how reluctant, the girl is also married, and will eventually leave home.

Dong Ping bid farewell to Tong Zhixin, Fang Cuiwei, and other people in the village, helped Tong Duo'er into the red cloth-decorated carriage, brought along the waiter from Xinglin Dong's house, Tong Duo'er's dowry, and his Parents, let's go to Xinglin together.

Tong Zhixin, Fang Cuiwei, Tong Zhi'er, Tong Zhu'er, and Tong Zhaofu followed all the way to the village crossing. They didn't go back until the speed of the carriage gradually increased and they could no longer keep up.

Tong's house is very lively at the moment.

The guests talked and laughed while watching the play.

Previously, all her thoughts were on opera, but now most of her thoughts are on the dowry prepared by Tong Zhixin's family for Tong Duo'er.

"Tong Laosi is really willing to part with his eldest daughter. This dowry is a full eighteen lifts."

"That's right, the grandeur of his family's daughters can even catch up with the richest man Zhou's family."

"Why can't they keep up? The Tong family has been doing business and opening a shop in the past two years. Everyone has seen it. Their Tongji Tofu Shop in Qingzhou is very popular."

"Who made Tong Zhi'er the emperor's own lord, everyone wants to see what the lord looks like..."

"Not only that, but more importantly, there are a lot of literati who come to Tongji's shop. The literati opened their mouths and spoke like a tongue, praising the tofu of Tong Zhi'er's family. The whole summer is a signboard that knows the words Tongji Tofu..."

From Tong Duo'er's dowry, everyone talked about the development of Tong Zhixin's family in the past two years, and their voices were full of envy and admiration.

.........

Gradually at night, when the shadow puppet show came on stage, the children were all overjoyed.

"Ah, it's a puppet puppy."

"Muppet puppy run away, don't be caught by bad guys."

"..."

As the plot progresses, the children's mood fluctuates, sometimes high and sometimes low.

Inspired by Tong Zhi'er's creativity, puppet dolls, the old man who made shadow puppetry also applied the elements of puppet dolls to it, creating some quite pleasing stories.

For example, the one that is being performed now, "Little Spot, The Wandering Story".It is about a puppet named Little Spot, who unfortunately got lost with his family because of mischievous play.In order to reunite with his family, Spot has experienced many things along the way.

The excitement continued until midnight, and when the morning mist appeared, everyone reluctantly left.

Before leaving, everyone expressed their sincere thanks to Tong Zhixin's family.

Because of them, the villagers had the opportunity to appreciate opera and shadow puppets.

In a village that lacks entertainment items, this is really a joyous thing.

Fang Cuiwei saw that everyone liked it, so she told everyone that when the Chinese New Year came, the theater troupe and shadow puppet performers would be invited to perform in the village again.

Everyone was very happy about this good news, and they were very much looking forward to this year's New Year's Eve.

Fang Dalin's family and Tong Zhide's family hadn't left yet, helping Tong Zhixin and the others tidy up the tables and chairs.

After packing up, it was midnight.

Tong Zhide's family went back to their home to rest.

Fang Dalin took advantage of the moonlight to go back to watch the night, while Yao Shi and Fang Ruyan stayed at Tong Zhixin's house for the night, and went home after breakfast next year.

(End of this chapter)