The splendid life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 106 Yao Chang's Marriage

Yao Chang scratched his head in embarrassment, "My sister said that she wants to give her future sister-in-law the best, and this is the best we can afford now."

Matchmaker Hao was dumbfounded. This, not to mention ordinary families, even ordinary official families, are considered the best. Not only the ring is gold, but even the earrings are gold. It can be seen that the Yao Chang family treats Sister Liu very well. Yes, Matchmaker Hao patted her chest, "Don't worry, I will definitely take care of it for you."

Upon hearing this, Yao Chang happily gave Hao Matchmaker another ten taels of silver.

Sister Liu obviously didn't react when she saw Matchmaker Hao bring the little gift. Well, it seems like a few days later, Matchmaker Hao put the little gift on the counter, and the guests saw it, oh, it's still a gold ring, As for the gold earrings, I didn't expect the man from Shuangshui Village to be rich.

"Xianxian," Hao Matchmaker's address has changed, "Auntie has been a matchmaker for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen such a sincere child. Yao Chang is really good, you won't be wronged if you marry."

Sister Liu pointed at those little gifts, apparently still not reacting, "This, this is?"

"I told the child that this year's December 22 is an auspicious day that rarely occurs in a hundred years, and he has prepared a small gift." Hao Matchmaker explained, "So the two of you are also on December 22."

Sister Liu had no old people in her family, so she agreed by nodding herself. Liu Xian nodded in agreement with a blushing face. She really didn't expect Yao Chang to be so eager.

Seeing that the task was completed, Matchmaker Hao went to look for Yao Chang again, "Next, you start preparing the dowry gift, and the dowry gift is also a big, middle and junior gift, which one do you choose?"

Yao Chang said without hesitation, "Great gift."

"In that line, the betrothal money must be prepared, and then there are betrothal cakes, three animals, fish, wine, sugar, tea, sesame, post boxes, incense gun bracelets, and buckets of rice. These must be in even numbers, which means Good things come in pairs." Hao Matchmaker said while Yao Chang wrote it down.

Back in Shuangshui Village, the family sat together to discuss Yao Chang's dowry. For this reason, Yao Yu specially called Aunt Wu, Wang Fengzhen and Luo Shi. Yao Yu himself was not clear about ancient customs, and Yao's parents were unreliable. Yes, so Yao Yu had to find a few clear people to discuss.Nuoer sat aside and took out the paper and pen. Whenever they discussed something, Nuoer would record it, and then according to the content Nuoer recorded, Xie Zhimo would accompany Yao Chang to Jiangzhou to buy it tomorrow.

The first thing to talk about is the betrothal money. Yao Yu said first, "The betrothal money is nine hundred and ninety-nine taels of silver, which represents a long time."

"The implication is good." Xie Zhimo followed.

The implication is good, but how can ordinary people’s dowry be so high, ten taels of silver can be shown off in the village. Aunt Wu, Wang Fengzhen and Luo Shi were directly stunned by the amount of dowry by Yao Yu. Such a high specification, They have never seen each other in their life.

Yao Chang nodded, "Okay, I'll give you nine hundred and ninety-nine taels."

Nuoer quickly wrote it down, the bride price: nine hundred and ninety-nine taels.

"Then what?" Yao Yu asked.

Aunt Wu replied, "Then there is the wedding cake, which costs two loads."

"You can buy the cakes at Bazhenfang." Yao Yu said, Yao Chang had no objection, and this one was approved again.

Aunt Wu went on to say, "Here are the three animals. The three animals are usually two pairs of chickens. But if the parents are not complete, one pair is fine, but it must be one male and one female. There is also pork, usually three to five catties, and then they are connected one by one. two."

Yao Yu said, "Then two chickens, one female and one male, plus five catties of pork."

Yao Chang nodded, five catties of pork was only one hundred cash, not much at all.

"For fish, we can fish in the river." Xie Zhimo said, "Leave this to me."

"Okay, I want two big fish." Yao Yu said.

"No problem." Xie Zhimo agreed.

"There are also sugar, tea and sesame." Wang Fengzhen said.

"That's right, there are sticker boxes." Luo Shi added.

"Sugar, tea, and sesame are also bought at Bazhenfang." Yao Yu said, "What is a sticker box?"

Luo Shi replied, "The Tie Box is a gift box. Put the bride price, melons, fruits, tea and other things in it."

"I can do this." Xie Zhimo said.

"Let Xiaogui do it." Yao Yu said, Xiaogui's skills have skyrocketed since he studied art in Qianheju, so it is definitely no problem to make a post box.

Yao Chang nodded, "I'll go to Jiangzhou to find Xiaogui tomorrow."

"There are also incense gun bracelets." Wang Fengzhen continued to explain, "Incense, bubble and wedding bracelets." Yao Chang had to prepare these by himself.

"There is also Douermi, which is twelve catties of glutinous rice and three catties of two taels of sugar. These are given to the woman to make glutinous rice balls." Aunt Wu explained that they had to go to Jiangzhou to buy them.

Yao Chang quickly wrote it down, so the dowry was settled like this.

Five days later, the betrothal gift was carried to Sister Liu's real clothes workshop. Everyone was shocked when they saw the box of betrothal money.

Sure enough, within a short while, the news about Sister Liu's dowry was spreading all over the street. Liu Xian herself did not expect that Yao Chang would give so much dowry, and she scanned it and found that all the dowry gifts were the best. Tears welled up immediately. .

"My dear girl, today is a day of celebration, why are you crying?" Matchmaker Hao said hurriedly.

Liu Xian just wanted to cry, but she didn't expect that stupid guy to have such abilities. In fact, Sister Liu can earn back the hire money in a month. She doesn't know that Yao Chang works in Jiangzhou, and the money earned in a few months is not as good as She has already thought about her day's income, and she will earn the family's money in the future. She never expected Yao Chang to be so sincere.

Liu Xian hurriedly asked them to bring out his gift in return, and then it was time to wait for the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month.After the crowd dispersed, Liu Xian closed the shop, and together with a few workers in the shop, they unloaded all the ready-made clothes from the shop, and then changed into fleece clothes. Everyone was busy until late at night before going to rest, but Liu Xian's mood remained constant. Couldn't calm down.

It was the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye, and Yao Yu had been helping Yao Chang to decorate his new house recently. All the bed sheets in the house had been replaced with bright red ones, and all the tables were covered with red tablecloths. They were full of joy.

The midwife said that Yao Yu might be born on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Yao Yu didn't expect this date to be so close to Yao Chang's wedding, so every night when she went to bed, Yao Yu patted her belly and said, "Baby, You must come out after your uncle gets married."

Xie Zhimo chuckled, "Can the baby understand?" Besides, the time of birth is really not something the two of them can choose.

Yao Yu said, "Don't underestimate the baby, he will definitely understand."

After Yao Chang's new house was furnished, the whole family would not let Yao Yu be busy any more, because the [-]th was here, but after a day passed, Yao Yu really didn't feel anything, but it made the whole family nervous for a day.

The delivery room was already prepared, and there were some things for delivery. Xie Zhimo checked and checked again and again, for fear that something was missing.The shop closed earlier this year, and Aunt Wu and Wang Fengzhen came over early every morning to help take care of Yao Yu. They prepared many sets of baby clothes, and there were even a lot of poop and urine films.

After another three days, there was no news of Yao Yu giving birth. Yao Yu said that he was going to see how Yao Chang was preparing for other things. My stomach still didn't move at all.

On the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, the wedding party set off early in the morning. Yao Chang was riding the red horse, and the black horse was the sedan chair for the bride.

Yao Yu also changed into festive clothes early, sat in Yao Chang's room and waited, Nuoer sat beside Yao Yu, paying attention to Yao Yu's movements all the time, Xie Zhimo said when he left, if Yao Yu felt unwell The place, must immediately find a midwife.

In fact, Yao Yu wasn't worried at all, she still didn't feel anything when she got up this morning, Aunt Wu didn't follow to Jiangzhou, she followed Yao Yu all the time, and took a look at what was lacking in the wedding.

An hour later, everyone heard the sound of horseshoes, and hurried out to have a look. Sure enough, they saw Yao Chang sitting on the horse with a happy face, and the sedan chair behind him. Come and watch.

"That's Jiao Zi."

"Isn't that right, there are horses to pull it."

"Tsk tsk, the groom is also riding a horse."

"How much money does this cost?"

The villagers outside were discussing hotly, and Aunt Wu suddenly thought of something, and shouted, "The brazier, is the brazier ready?"

Luo Shi said, "Don't worry, it's already placed at the door."

Outside, Yao Chang made three bows to the sedan chair, Yang Lan lifted the curtain, helped Liu Xian down, and then walked past the brazier, where the bride walked, Yao Yu spread a red carpet, and everyone followed Walking into the house together, the exciting worship began.Matchmaker Hao also dressed in a very festive way today, presiding over the wedding of the two, she made a lot of people laugh.

Sister Liu's parents are long gone, and Yao Chang went to Yao's Village a few days ago, but his parents scolded, since the family has been separated, Yao Chang's marriage has nothing to do with them, Yao Chang replied angrily. I left Shuangshui Village, but I didn't tell Yao Yu about it, so when I visited the hall, Lizheng's family was invited to sit in Gaotang's seat. Lizheng sat in Gaotang's seat, and the smile on his face never disappeared.

After worshiping, Liu Xian and Yao Chang were sent to the bridal chamber. Yao Yu originally wanted to go to watch the ceremony, but he was afraid that it would be bad for him to go there with his stomach full, so he sat obediently in the hall and waited.During the church visit, all the villagers who watched outside left. This year, everyone also wanted to see how they thought the wealthiest villagers got married in the past few years.

The visitors were guests, and Tu was very lively, so Yao Chang received all the people who came. After a while, Yao Chang walked out of the room, and then entertained the villagers for drinks.Seeing that today's work was completed, Yao Yu heaved a sigh of relief and got up to go back. The feast lasted for three hours before it ended, and everyone was almost exhausted. Yao Chang was drunk a lot, even Xie Zhimo, who helped accompany the guests, drank a lot.

(End of this chapter)