Carpenter's Lady

Chapter 19

On July 40th, Wu Ling finally arranged the new home. He chose a piece of land at the entrance of the town. The town has developed relatively well in recent years, and the original wasteland at the entrance of the town has been bought by several families to build houses. Like the surrounding residents, Wuling built tile-roofed houses and built a small yard, which cost 100 taels of silver. Fortunately, he went to the county and the county government to order a batch of goods and received a deposit of 50 taels. Otherwise, he would not even have the dowry for Zhang Mu's family, but once [-] taels were paid, his hand would be empty again.

Wu Ling thought to himself, "I have to make another batch!" While thinking, he looked at the four young saplings in the yard and smiled. The saplings had just been planted for a few days, and they hadn't taken root yet, and the leaves were so ugly , but Wu Ling looked at them with indescribable joy in his heart.

These were brought back by Wu Ling when he came back from the county seat. One is sweet-scented osmanthus, the other is peach, and the other two are plum blossoms.He thought that in winter when the leaves were all gone, planting two plum blossoms would make the yard a little more lively. Even if the snow was heavy, she would feel better if she stayed at home alone and looked at the flowers!
In the next few days, Wu Ling sent the two camphor wood boxes, a dressing table, and a short table to Zhang Mu's house one after another. Every time the Zhang family saw him, they smiled as if they had picked it up. Yuan Bao is the same.

On the first day of August, many good friends came to add make-up to Zhang Mu. People in the countryside had difficulty in getting enough food and clothing, so they usually just went out of their way. A handkerchief and a purse were the most common.Instead, Wang Moli sent Zhuzhu to bring a purple mandarin mandarin bead flower, and Grandma Fang added a mahogany comb. According to folklore, combing hair with a mahogany comb can avoid evil spirits. When Mrs. Zhang saw the mahogany comb, she took Grandma Fang's hand I am grateful for her kindness.

Zhang Mu had heard people talk about peach branches to ward off evil spirits before, and when he raised his eyes and saw Grandma Fang looking at him kindly, Zhang Mu smiled and said, "With your old man's blessing, I will definitely be consummated!" This old man is I know, but she still chose to bless herself.

"You have a good heart, you will be consummated in the future! It's just that in the husband's house, it's just you and the young couple who live together. You have to stand up, otherwise the life may not be clean." His face showed some emotion.

"Don't worry! I understand." After Zhao Wen's incident, Zhang Mu understood that some people and some things can't be solved by taking a step back, and they will stop.

After a while, Pomegranate, the youngest daughter-in-law of Brother Jun’s family, also came over. Pomegranate and Brother Jun just got married at the beginning of this year. The two of them were at the time when honey was mixed. Every time Zhang Mu saw her, she always saw her smiling. Yes, lively and funny, Zhang Mu knows that this is the amorous feelings of a woman with a harmonious married life.

"Sister Mu, this is my make-up for you, don't dislike it!" Pomegranate said, and handed over a silver hairpin, wrapped in red cloth, in the shape of lilac.This is also a lot of money in the farm.

"I don't want to part with a purse, so it's better to give me a handkerchief! Why do you use such an expensive thing to beat me up!" Zhang Mu said angrily as he handed it back.

"It's nothing, just put it away! I've wanted to give it to you for a long time, and I'm just waiting for you to add makeup!" As he said, he inserted the hairpin into Zhang Mu's bun and said, "Let Mrs. Wang take a look, How beautiful!"

Mrs. Wang had been standing beside Zhang Mu, and at this moment she agreed, saying: "Mu girl, you can put it away, it's not good to push things back in such a day!"

Zhang Mu had no choice but to thank and accept.

Mrs. Zhang gave Zhang Mu all the 50 taels of betrothal money from Wu Ling, but Zhang Mu thought that life in the Zhang family was normal. Besides, although the furniture was made by Wu Ling, Zhang Mu was responsible for things like bedding, bronze mirrors, and spittoons. She was prepared for her by the family, and she was taken care of by the Zhang family, and she was always grateful in her heart, and she was unwilling to ask for the bride price again, saying: "Mother, there is a big family in the family, and you gave me a gift card again." Quite a lot, you just keep this! Don’t want it, there is still Xiaoshui at home to study, and my sister-in-law will add a few nephews and nieces in the future, which will cost a lot! You can’t subsidize me like this! Besides, I’m pregnant There are still 15 taels of silver in it!"

Seeing that her daughter was more stubborn than herself, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help it, so she finally left Zhang Mu ten taels of silver with her.

On the second day of August, Zhang Mu was woken up early, and Mrs. Quanfu, the eldest daughter of Grandma Fang's family, who was invited to comb her hair, was married in the town, and her husband's family was in the wine business.Zhang Mu is married for the second time, but the Zhang family intends to make the wedding process the same as that of the first married woman, so steps such as twisting noodles are not skipped.

Aunt Fang combed Zhang Mu into a bun, pasted flowers, and inserted a hanging Chinese hairpin. When Zhang Mu changed into her wedding dress, she sat quietly in the room. Tao Zi and Mrs. Zhang were both very busy. , asked Pomegranate to accompany Zhang Mu in the room.Pomegranate saw that Zhang Mu was combing his hair in a coiled bun, which was made of Huadian and Huazan, and a pair of golden silk lantern earrings hung on his ears. Looking at Zhang Mu's wrist, he saw a pair of golden shrimp whiskers bracelets. , and immediately clicked his tongue: "Your Wu Ling is really generous, what can I give as a gift, the outfit I wore when I was married has already made our little girl jealous, but now I see you wearing it, and I also feel it. How they felt at the time."

While talking, Pomegranate covered her heart, as if it was sore.

Seeing Pomegranate's gritted teeth, Zhang Mu couldn't help it, and said with a smile, "Don't embarrass me like this, your brother Jun is so precious to you, he won't be willing to buy you anything you want!"

After hearing this, Shiliu couldn't help but smile happily when she remembered how her relatives obeyed her words.

"Oh, it's right in your heart!" Zhang Mu was still a little nervous at first, but after being teased by Pomegranate, he was able to make fun of her.

When Shiliu saw Zhang Mu, who was sitting there in a bright red flower-strewn skirt, shaking with a smile, he felt that the purple mandarin mandarin flowers on it seemed to be knocked down, and suddenly blushed. It's about to float down.For a while, seeing Zhang Mu still making fun of himself heartlessly, he only smiled with his lips pursed, without saying a word.

It was already past noon when Wu Ling came to greet the bride, and here it is important for the bride to enter the house before evening. Zhang Dalang watched the procession of welcoming the bride from a distance, and prepared the firecrackers. When Wu Ling arrived, they would explode After arriving at Shuiyang Village, the people who greeted the relatives stepped on the red clothes of firecrackers and rushed their feet, but they were still a step late. The door closed, and Brother Jun outside brought beads, small stones and small water to block the door to beg for the prize. Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Niu kept yelling, "Come on, little brat, this is the only money you can spend on eating candied haws for a year."

Today Zhuzhu no longer stands shyly behind Xiaoshui and Shitou, and stands side by side with Xiaoshui and Shitou smilingly, blocking the doorway.

When Wu Ling got married, the son of Ding Erye's family, Azhu, came back, and today he also came to welcome the bride with Wu Ling. Seeing a few little ghosts blocking the door, he immediately took out a bag of candied fruit from his pocket like a magic trick , and said to them, "Come here and it's yours!"

"No, my mother said, I must see the copper plate today!" Zhuzhu replied crisply.

Azhu was amused by the serious look of the little girl, and said: "Who said there are no more copper coins, here they are!" A Zhu took out a handful of copper coins from his arms again.

The three little bean dings looked at each other before running over.

Brother Jun looked at the sun and didn't feel embarrassed anymore, and he will go to the man's side later to make a gift.

Amidst the sound of firecrackers, Zhang Dalang carried Zhang Mu on his back. Covered with a red hijab with mandarin ducks playing in the water, Zhang Mu only saw a small piece of Zhang Dalang's back, and two clouds were stuffed under her arms by Aunt Fang. A piece of cake, asked her to clamp it tightly, and a handful of bamboo chopsticks were stuffed in her hand, and she was asked to throw it back when she went out, indicating that since she left her natal family, Zhang Mu hadn't thrown the chopsticks yet, and the cake she was holding was taken by someone. After snatching it, she threw her chopsticks back in a hurry.

Aunt Fang watched from behind, and said with a smile, "Fortunately, Da Lang is smart, so he stepped out quickly, otherwise this wooden girl will never be able to leave her mother's house."

Mrs. Zhang wiped her tears and said: "If you can't leave, you have to go! Which girl doesn't marry!" After that, it is not easy to meet each other.

Mrs. Wang persuaded: "Auntie, Amu has enjoyed good fortune in the past. On this happy day, you have to have fun. In the future, Amu needs someone to help, so I have to rely on you to help!"

When Mrs. Zhang thought about it, she couldn't help blaming herself for being distressed when she saw her daughter going out. From now on, they will live as a young couple. Amu will have to go and take care of her when she becomes pregnant and has a baby!My heart suddenly brightened a lot.Immediately, I greeted Mrs. Wang and the others to eat wedding cakes.

When the sedan chair arrived at the entrance of the town, Second Master Ding had already been looking around at the gate of Wu Ling's house for a long time.Wu Ling had stayed at his house for 13 years, and he was really reluctant to move out now. Anyway, he lived not far away, and they still worked together in the shop every day.

Zhang Mu felt that the sedan chair had fallen to the ground, someone kicked it, and then heard Xi Niang singing: "Xin Ling carries the bride and gets off the sedan chair!"It felt like the curtain was lifted, and a slender, somewhat callused hand stretched out towards her. Zhang Mu paused for two seconds before stretching out his hand and putting it on it.

A wave of heat passed through the palm of his hand, Zhang Mu felt very relieved.Following Xi Niang's libretto, after worshiping heaven and earth, Gaotang and husband and wife, Zhang Mu was sent to the wing room.

Ding Erniang came to tidy the bed earlier, Zhang Mu saw a bright red quilt from under the hijab, embroidered with a pair of phoenixes.Ding Erniang invited her niece and daughter from her natal family to accompany Zhang Mu, and she also went to the front to say hello.

"Sister-in-law, I will come to play often in the future, don't you want to dislike me!" Zhang Mu heard a soft voice, which he felt should be a fat little girl, and responded in a low voice.

Zhang Mu sat there for more than an hour before he heard the sound of walking at the door, and guessed that Wu Ling had come over.

Wu Ling pushed open the door and looked at the woman sitting on the bed, covered with a purple mandarin flower dress covering even the toes of her shoes. He picked up the pole that Xi Niang handed over, and gently opened a pair of mandarin ducks to play in the water. .

When Zhang Mu raised his eyes, he saw Wu Ling staring at him blankly, the joy in his eyes was overflowing. Zhang Mu felt that he was in another world, as if he belonged at this moment.

Someone who is willing to accept her.

Not because of blood relationship.

Not because of her perfection.

(End of this chapter)