Notes on Leisurely Living in the Farm

Chapter 77

Yunzhou has a long-standing custom of snatching relatives. It's not the bad habit of the barbarians in the north who snatch beautiful girls from the mountains. .

This move is to show that the daughter's family is precious and the husband's family should not be neglected.Dayue is martial arts, and royal princesses have this custom when they get married, and the folks follow suit.The more people you stop, the more important the daughter's family is at home.

Yi Yiyou's family is separated now, there wouldn't be so many people in the first place.But who told her that she was very popular, fearing that her daughter would be wronged, Li called all the people she knew well.

The blacksmith held a hammer in front of him and shouted loudly: "If you want to cross this road, leave the money for the road."

The rest laughed: "It's really worthwhile for your family to count for 50 years. You are the king of our Yunquan Mountain."

"What are you talking about? If you can't keep it, no one will want to eat buns."

Everyone hurriedly put away their noisy thoughts, they are all adults, they really don't care about a few buns so much.But since he was invited to help out, he had to be loyal and guard the first hurdle.

Mu Ran got off the horse, the big red flower on his chest reflected a few traces of joy on his serious square face.

"Officer Bridegroom, beat me first and then talk."

The blacksmith put down the hammer and rolled up his sleeves in a melee stance.Mu Ran held on tightly to the big red flower, this level had to be passed, but it was not difficult for him.

Mu Yu followed in the pile of children behind, using his small body to sneak inside.Sister Qiao sat by the door and saw that he was about to exclaim, but he blocked it by blinking.

Mu Ran was born in the army, and every move and every move is a murderous kung fu. Even though the blacksmith has the upper hand in size and strength, he is suppressed first in terms of momentum.After a few moves, he was defeated.

The booing people behind saw this and quit, although everyone knew it, just stop the excitement a little bit.But helplessly, the bride this time is too special, so beautiful that everyone wants to beat Mu Ran violently.

"Sometimes, the brothers go up together, we can't let him go in so quickly."

The leader was talking and laughing, and three or four men rushed up together.Mu Ran was afraid of messing up his clothes, so he was gradually surrounded by the crowd, unable to make an inch of progress.

Just when he was about to think of other tricks, several people dressed as yamen servants rushed out from the door, stepped forward one by one, and hugged several people's waists from behind.

"You kid is cheating!" Shopkeeper Wu hadn't been so happy playing for a long time, and now he didn't care about his face outside, and yelled dissatisfied like a half-grown child.

"Soldiers don't tire of deceit, accept!"

Mu Yu ran out, stuck out his tongue at his brother, and disappeared into the crowd in a blink of an eye.

Master Chang slowly closed the ledger. Although there was talk of robbing marriages in the capital, each family felt that it would be insulting to the gentlemen to go to war, so they usually put on a show, and most of them were literary fights.He hadn't seen such excitement in more than ten years.

In the severe winter, the glistening beads of sweat on the man's forehead infected him. When he glanced at the sweetly smiling Li Shi, his heart that hadn't throbbed for more than ten years came alive due to repeated blows.

Originally stayed in Yunzhou, because this is the birth mother's hometown.Now it seems that it was really a correct decision for him to stay, maybe it was the mother under Jiuquan who was secretly protecting him.

"The auspicious time has come."

When he announced this, the men who were eager to try just now gave way one after another, and several yamen servants also hurriedly hooked their shoulders.People in Yunzhou are always in a good mood, before Mu Ran came to the door, sweat had already been wiped off, and they began to call each other brothers.

Yiyou was sitting on the kang, just now when the sound of firecrackers came from Mu's house, she had already been covered with a red hijab.

Mrs. Li came in, looked at Chang Sheng who was bending over, but couldn't stop the anger in his heart.The bride must not touch the ground before getting on the sedan chair. Generally, the adult father and brother carry the sedan chair all the way from the door to the sedan chair.

The second aunt and sister-in-law both brought wedding money to congratulate him, his biological father, let alone a word, didn't even have a word.

"Sister, I'll support you."

When the younger brother's sweet voice came, Yiyou lowered her eyes and pulled Li Shi's trembling hand.

The father-daughter friendship in the past has long since disappeared with Shen Fuxiang's weakness again and again.If he came and recited it, she would have to pretend to be a loving father and daughter and return it back in the future.Now that he doesn't come, others will think: a father is like this, if a girl can be a little jealous of him, she can be regarded as a very filial child.

Mrs. Li will also suppress her anger at this moment, it's better to cut off the same side, so as not to get angry again.Holding the girl on the other side, because Changsheng couldn't carry her sister, Li found another way and spread a red carpet in the courtyard.

The red carpet was sewn with double layers of red cloth, and Li Shi ingeniously embroidered a row of vine lace with the leftover thread of the embroidered clothes, laying it on the ground to look magnificent.

Everyone was amazed when they saw it, Yiyou stepped on the embroidered shoes and walked on it, covering her head to block all her sight.

The sound of crackling firecrackers was so shocking that she couldn't hear anything.Habitually stepping over the threshold, she was sent into a sedan chair.

Outside the sedan chair, Mrs. Li took the water basin handed over by her second uncle and grandma, her eyes were red, but she couldn't splash it out no matter what.

"Yunniang, it's not your business to hurt your daughter, it's just a good sign."

"you are right."

Gritting her teeth, Li Shi turned around, poured a basin full of water on the threshold of her house, sniffed and said to the sedan chair, "Even if my daughter gets married, it's not the water that was poured out."

The drums sounded, but everyone applauded Li Shi.

"Yes, whose daughter was not spoiled and grown up, so naturally she can't be the water to be thrown out."

Just after bowing to Mrs. Li, Mu Ran felt a burst of pressure when he saw Yiyou get on the sedan chair and breathed a sigh of relief.He seldom gets along with women, even if he wants to hurt her, it's too late, but what if he gets in a hurry?
After riding the horse and setting off, his mind was in a trance again.

Compared with the Shen family courtyard, the Mu family in Fangkou is even more lively than it is.

The Yun County Yamen servants were already in groups, and such days naturally came.Wherever they are, there will always be noise.The small yard is full of banquets.Although the food hadn't been served yet, those who hadn't greeted their relatives were already drinking wine.

When Mu Ran got off the sedan chair in front of the bride, everyone booed at first, and then made a unanimous gasp.

I saw a pair of small feet as long as a man's palm stepping out of the sedan chair. Da Yue strictly forbids foot binding, but this does not mean that the deformed aesthetics of men have changed.Rare things are valuable, and it is rare to have such small feet these years, so everyone naturally praised Mu Ran for his good fortune.

Then the car curtain opened, and the first thing to stretch out was a pair of hands.There is nothing special about women's hands, but this does not include Yiyou.

When she opened her face in the morning, the mother rubbed her hands for her.The skin that has been moisturised by steamed buns and the jade bracelet is even more like the finest suet white jade, which makes people reluctant to look away.

Following the eyes of his brothers, Mu Ran hurriedly changed his figure to block Yiyou, then handed the big red silk into her hand, and took the opportunity to tug on her sleeve.

Yiyou pursed the corners of her lips, and tugged on the other sleeve in a kind manner, the tacit understanding between husband and wife was natural.The condemning eyes of others came, and Mu Ran's worries just now were swept away, and now he is only full of pride.

Then there are all kinds of complicated etiquette, such as crossing the brazier, standing the wooden goose, Yiyou throws the wooden goose at will, and the wooden goose stops firmly, which is the meaning of the new couple giving birth to a son first.

Listening to the mothers' congratulations, she didn't take it seriously.Mrs. Li had already taught her to throw the wooden geese as flat as possible, and for such a short distance, she usually had to stand when it landed.There are not many people who know this trick, including Liu's mother at home.But she has been in the house for more than ten years, and she has never even had a child.

The county magistrate came late, just in time to worship heaven and earth.Since he and Mrs. Zhang couldn't be in that high hall, the master who sang the ceremony temporarily changed the lyrics and became "Second Obeisance to the Parents". The two of them accepted this ceremony, which was also regarded as a clear proof of their marriage.

"Licheng, send it to the bridal chamber."

After finally waiting for this sentence, Yiyou only felt sore all over.It's not how tiring it is to get into the sedan chair and go to the worship hall, but since she woke up in the morning, she has been sitting upright with people coming and going, and she never relaxes for a moment.A day like this is more tiring than busy making a big pot of buns.

The noise from outside came into the room, the door opened, and Miss Qiao arrived before the sound.

"Why are you so disciplined today, you don't feel bored with this."

With a flash in front of her eyes, Qiao Jie, who was also dressed in red, stood in front of her pretty.

"You're not over there."

"I came here, it didn't take much effort to get so close. Just now you worshiped my mother, now we are really sisters."

After finally adapting to the surrounding environment, Yiyou also took a look around.Unlike the last time she came, the whole room exuded a scent of pine wood. The simple and empty room was now filled with various decorations.

"Look at these things, you brother Mu had the good fortune to ask my father for advice, and specifically hired a carpenter from the county government to make them."

Yiyou took a long time to digest this sentence.

"It costs a lot of money to build such a set of furniture, right?"

"That's not true, but you get what you pay for, and this thing is definitely better looking than the ones on the market."

Yiyou's face turned dark, but she knew the situation of the Mu family clearly, the two brothers depended on Mu Ran's salary.If he spends all this now, he is afraid that he will have to borrow money.

"Why...he didn't discuss it with me."

Sister Qiao smiled ambiguously: "You don't even know, hey, why didn't I meet such a good son."

Yiyou still doesn't know her well: "The kind of handsome man you like is definitely not disliked by ordinary girls. Just think about it, those people have been doted on by women since they were young. They are doted on by their grandma and mother at home. Girls of the same age have to be kind to him, so he has long been used to being pampered by his daughter."

"That's true, but not my brother."

Yiyou rolled her eyes: "How many men in this world are there like Brother Rui who have been carefully taught by a sensible wife since childhood?"

Sister Qiao rushed forward, pinching her cheeks: "Don't tell me that you have got a good marriage, so you just talk like a crow to me like this."

Yiyou hurriedly stopped: "Okay, I won't say anything."

Just as Sister Qiao was about to say something, there was a commotion outside, vaguely mixed with several elderly female voices.

"Brother Ran, your parents left early, your business is our Mu family's business. The girl from the Shen family can show her teeth and show her claws, and she can do anything to the elders in the family. How can she be a good match?"

Before Yiyou got angry, Sister Qiao had already rushed out: "My parents personally supervised this marriage, you guys just stood by the side just now. You didn't dare to take a breath in front of my parents, but now What do you mean by running behind your back and speaking ill of people?"

Yiyou covered her head with a veil, and it just popped out through the seam.Several people were wearing coarse clothes, they were relatives of the Mu family.

At this moment, they were surrounding Mu Ran, their words were full of concern.It's just that they looked at Mu Ranxi's greedy expression on wearing the Shangguan's jade-inlaid belt, revealing the purpose of their trip.

"Who are you girl, why do you talk to the old man like this?"

Mu Ran cleared his throat, and cupped his hands towards Sister Qiao: "To tell you the truth, she is the only daughter of the county magistrate, and also a good friend of the wife. This time, I am here to accompany the wife."

Blocked by his figure, Yiyou couldn't see what was going on outside.She clenched her fists tightly, but the boss in her heart was unhappy: You are the bitch, and your whole family is bitch.

Sister Qiao is not the one who suffers, standing in front of several people: "I'm just discussing the matter, when has there been any disrespect? My mother is still drinking in front, why don't you ask her to come and talk about it. Fei Cui, hurry up come over."

The people from the Mu family were in a hurry: "Today is a day of great joy, and it should have been turned into a small matter."

Mu Ran pulled Sister Qiao: "That's good, all aunts, let's go to the front yard for a drink."

After finishing speaking, he was lying on the aisle leading to the bridal chamber, without any intention of leading a few relatives into the chamber to meet the bride.The members of the Mu family were stunned, but they had to apologize to Sister Qiao and walked forward.

Seeing them leaving, Qiaojie grinned backwards: "I'll go to my parents' side."

After removing the red hijab, eating the raw dumplings, and drinking Hejiu wine, there were only two people left in the room.

Mu Ran closed the door, turned around and saw Yi You sitting in front of the dowry with a serious face, taking off the dowry little by little in front of the bronze mirror.

Just now all the thoughts of being angry because of seeing Mei Jiao Niang dissipated, he carefully walked to the back and added another candle: "I'll help you."

Yiyou shook her head: "I'll do it myself, you go get a basin of water."

The lady is willing to push him, which means she is not angry with him.Standing beside Jing Yuan, he thought about how he could hide his anger just now.

Is it the frivolous words of the Yamen brothers when they lifted the hijab?Or the provocation of the Mu family who deliberately raised their voices?Or did she feel aggrieved by decorating the room too poorly?

After thinking about it, everything is possible, he held the wooden barrel and smiled wryly.Obviously I have tried my best, but there is still something I can't take care of.

Entering the room with a normal complexion, he looked at the half-removed makeup, Yiyou loosened her hair, revealing a delicate face.

"Shall I go to the kitchen to boil a bucket of hot water for you?"

Yiyou shook his head.

"Are you hungry, I'll make you some supper."

Keep shaking your head.

"Just now, it was all my fault. I apologize. Don't be angry."

Yiyou finally couldn't hold back, how could this man be so careful.After removing the last little plum blossom, she took off the hairpin, and her waist-length hair hung down.

"fool."

"Hey!" Mu Ran responded happily.

"Tell me where you went wrong?"

"Hey?"

Draping her hair behind her back, she pointed to Mu Ran's shoulder: "So I don't know what's wrong, put down the water, and I'll ask you to answer."

Mu Ran only felt that her fingertips were extremely powerful, and being pointed at by her, he sat on the edge of the kang and looked up at her face, always feeling that he didn't want to think about anything, he just wanted to keep watching.

"What happened to the Mu family?"

"what?"

"Say you?" Yiyou moved closer, carefully tracing the scar on his face.

"It's not a big deal, and I won't hide it from you. Seeing that I have an official status, the patriarch originally wanted to promise me his cousin from his wife's clan, but I...I only like you, how could I agree to him."

Yiyou was sweetened by the phrase "I only like you", but she still couldn't stop a wave of cousins ​​from attacking her.

"A cousin like Mr. Jiang's Wang Shuang?"

"Well, but that cousin is from the patriarch's side, not as close as Wang Shuang and Young Master Jiang."

Yiyou got angry again, but the more angry she became, the calmer she became: "Husband remembers clearly."

Mu Ran was so overwhelmed by her "husband" that she had already forgotten what night and what night.Stretching out his ape arms, he pulled the man over and put him in his arms.Usually her clothes are loose, he still can't feel it.Now holding it in his arms again, he was startled.

The person in his arms is as light as a feather, holding her feels almost like supporting Mu Yu.How much did she suffer to be so thin?

"It's about you, I'm proud to find out."

How could this man be so talkative? Yiyou calmed down a bit: "Then why didn't you tell me?"

"It's a trivial matter, you don't need to worry too much." After weighing it again, he strengthened his thoughts: "You just think too much and do too many things every day, and now you are not as important as Mu Yu."

"No way, how tall Mu Yu is, you must take it for granted."

"You don't know, I was young when I first joined the army, and I was in charge of rations."

Yiyou only felt a warm breath blowing from the top of her hair, and the smell of the man wrapped her tightly.The novel feeling made her feel at ease and a little uneasy.

"Well, is Guan Jun's ration enough to eat?"

"In the past few years, there were many natural disasters, and there was little food in the field. The army could eat a meal before the war. On ordinary days, each garrison had a catty of rations per day. It sounds like a catty is a lot, but only dry Yes, there is no oil, water or snacks. The soldiers are in the prime of life, where can they eat. If there is not enough food, find a way to get more. In this way, the army rations are not enough, and General Liao issued a death order, and everyone will not take more. From then on From now on, I will be in charge of the scale. If you weigh too much, you can count it. If you weigh a few catties, I will know if it is enough or not."

Yiyou was immersed in the military camp he was talking about, it was really an interesting place.The only remaining anger was gone, and Li Shi's instructions returned to the cage again, and hers caged Mu Ran.

"Looking at you like this, it should be less than ninety catties, a little more than 89, and less than half a catty more."

Yiyou said casually: "89 catties and three taels, weighed at Uncle Zhou's place. You are really accurate, a human scale."

"General Liao also calls me that, and I'm familiar with it. Once I come and go, I will become his personal guard."

Seeing that she was fascinated, Mu Ran's flushed cheeks made him want to kiss her.With the flickering candlelight, he never forgot that this is his good day.

Gradually, his hand slid down and touched the belt, and he began to talk about General Liao.

"General Liao is a bit like the second uncle of the Shen family. He is not tall, but he is more energetic than everyone else. The gentleman who taught literacy in the army said that he is "a man who is upright and does not follow orders; he is not upright, although he is Do not follow the order.' He is the same as Li Guang, the parachutist of the Western Han Dynasty, and he ate and lived with the soldiers."

Unbuttoning his belt, he took his little daughter-in-law to the kang, leaned against the wall and continued talking about those trivial things.

When Yiyou felt the coolness on her body and realized it, only the obscene clothes inside were left.

"you……"

"Madam..." Mu Ran lowered his head, his voice softened, and he almost wagged his tail.

Mentioning these two words, she was a little annoyed: "Just now you kept calling me a cheap wife at the door, and you didn't discuss with me about the furniture and furnishings in this room. When Mu Yu wants to enter a government school in spring, he has to use money for pens, inks, papers and inkstones. , why don't you think about him more."

Mu Ran's impatience to be interrupted was gone, she was really thinking of Mu Yu.

"Yuyou and listen to my explanation."

"Listen, don't come here."

Yiyou hugged her red wedding gown tightly, and with this movement, her slender waist protruded.The graceful figure directly made Mu Ran's eyes blaze, and he said everything in one go.

"I was promoted to county lieutenant. As a rule, the county government should switch to another courtyard. I felt that it was very inconvenient. After resigning, I exchanged these things and 200 taels of silver. The silver is in the study and will be handed over tomorrow. lady."

Why didn't Yiyou understand what he meant, he went to the county government office every day, and it was for her convenience.Seeing his pitiful appearance, she no longer unreasonably pursued the "bitch" thing.

"I'm just short-tempered. Now that Mu Yu has the money, it's good to go to the government school."

Muran hit the snake on the stick, crawled over and hugged her in his arms, and pressed her softly against his chest through two layers of clothing, making his heart flutter.

Unable to bear it any longer, he threw the person down at the end of the kang.

"you……"

"I washed it when I fetched water just now."

"I didn't say that, your waistband hurts me."

Clothes were thrown one after another on the kang, Yiyou's face was nibbled by him like a puppy, and she felt hot all over her body.Mu Ran was fascinated, watching carefully.

The fifteenth moon hid in the clouds, and the room was dark.Suddenly, Yiyou felt sharp pain running through her whole body.

"pain!"

By candlelight, Mu Ran saw the pool of blood-red marks under the white silk.

How could this happen? It's clear...it's not right, Yiyou has never admitted it, could it be that he has been misunderstood all this time?

When the worship ceremony was completed and the hijab was lifted, he felt that his life was complete.Now that he learned of this matter again, he couldn't think of any words to describe it for a moment. If he insisted on saying it, the happiness in the story book would not be as good as it is at this time.

"Ouch."

Yi You was provoked by his triumphant roar and backed away.When I stepped back, I felt a tightness in my neck.Stretching out his hand to touch it, it turned out that the transfer beads of the two were entangled together.The hook is entangled, but now I can't untie it.

"lady."

"..."

"long."

"..."

"baby."

"..." This is surprised.

"Heart."

"Why, you shouted so much that you got goosebumps."

"I like you, really like you."

Yiyou's hands froze, and the two fortune beads connected in one place fell on her body.The moon also came out from the clouds, shining a dazzling light here.

Mu Ran kissed piously: "I like you more than I like myself. We are already husband and wife. You don't have to be so tired in the future. I will take care of anything."

His body was numb and itchy, but his heart was a million times more itchy than his body.In her previous life, Yiyou had listened to romantic stories a lot, and those magnificent poems moved her less than the simple words of the newlywed husband in front of her.

Holding his head, she murmured: "Fool, I'm also happy with you."

In disbelief, Mu Ran leaned over her chest, listening to the fierce beating there.The world in front of him was blurred, and he only felt that seven-colored auspicious clouds rose above Yiyou's face, carrying the two of them straight into the peach blossom garden deep in the clouds.

Excited, he couldn't control himself, and directly limp on her body.

Yiyou was also immersed in a touch of warmth, feeling this, her face turned half dark.

She is not a young girl who has experienced human affairs for the first time. On the contrary, she has been taught by others in her past and present lives.It's not a good thing that my husband is so quick!She just wanted to cry.

(End of this chapter)