in spring

Chapter 329 Suzhou City Is So Lively
It is said that we will do it together, but in fact it is just the most important part of welcoming relatives and worshiping heaven and earth.Before the wedding, there are still several steps to be done by each family.Due to the urgency of time, King Wen Jun spoke here, and everyone in the other side was already busy.

Chunying quietly leaned against the window, watching the people downstairs pack up the dowry things, packed them on a pole, covered them with red paper, and sent them out one by one.Fortunately, more than half of them were gifted by others, some of them were due to their friendship with Lu Yougui, and some were for Hu Fei's sake, otherwise, this dowry alone would be enough to ruin the Lu family who had only a little bit of wealth.

The boats borrowed by the merchants, together with the Lu family's own and other borrowed boats, made up a total of [-] boats, carrying a full load of dowry, and sailed along the river to Hu Fei's new house.Both the Hu family and the Lu family wanted to show off, so instead of going in a straight line, the fleet circled more than half of Suzhou City, taking several of the busiest rivers.

This ran into trouble.Although this Suzhou is densely covered with rivers, most of the people live by the water, and the daily traffic is by boats, but as time goes by, the population is dense, and the rivers will inevitably be blocked, and the width of the river is not as good as it was in the past.Now it is spring again, which is the time when the water is insufficient.If it’s just a small boat, it’s okay, but [-] boats of medium and above launch together, plus seven or eight other makeup delivery teams, most of the rivers in the city are occupied by these boats, and they occasionally meet head-on, almost without collision. together.Fortunately, the experienced boatmen and boat girls hired by the Lu family used bamboo poles to prop up each other's boats, barely crossing each other, thus avoiding a traffic accident on the water.But in the evening, I heard that two makeup delivery boats collided, and half of the contents of one of the boats fell into the water. The people on board were busy salvaging, and finally lost two pairs of red gold I don't know if the bracelet sank to the bottom of the water, or it was fished by people in troubled waters. Both the groom's family and the bride's family felt very unlucky.

Chunying didn't have time to sigh for other people's family, so she was busy all the time.First, Mrs. Ying Chengbo came to give her a haircut, that is to say, she combed her hair into a bun to show that she was an adult.There are many messy rules mixed in it, such as changing the position of sitting and standing according to the time of day to pray for the blessing of the god of happiness and so on.Where has Chunying heard of these rules?She can only be rigid and follow others' orders, and she will do what others say.

But things are a bit more complicated: the bridesmaids invited from the local area naturally act according to the customs of the south, but both the Hu family and the Lu family are from the north, and they have always lived according to the habits of the north, especially Lu's mother. He is also a person who likes to pay attention to "rules", so when encountering places with different customs between the north and the south, some disputes are inevitable.In the end, Mrs. Ying Chengbo came forward and persuaded both sides to take a step back, "North and South become one." Unexpectedly, the result of mutual compromise in the end was to make a difference.Seeing this, Mrs. Uncle Ying could hardly maintain the dignified smile on her face, and left early after finishing the part she was responsible for.As soon as she left, Lu's mother argued with Xi Niang again, and Chunying kept getting up and sitting down for a long time, and she was already so tired that she didn't want to speak at all.

After such a busy day, Chunying took a bath early in the evening and went to sleep, and was dug out of bed again at dawn the next day.She couldn't help protesting: "Didn't it be agreed yesterday that we would only go out in the evening? Now that we have done everything we need to do, what are we doing up so early?!"

Mother Lu glared at her: "Is it as easy for you to go out as it is for you to go shopping on weekdays? There are many things to prepare, get up and wash your hands!"

Chunying couldn't help moaning while hugging her head, deeply feeling that no matter it is modern or ancient, getting married is a tiring thing!
It was past noon when she put on layer after layer of wedding dress, combed her hair in a high bun, and put on a heavy golden crown.She was dizzy from hunger, and begged Mrs. He in a low voice for half a day before she got half a bowl of glutinous rice balls with lotus seeds and sweet-scented osmanthus, barely filling her stomach.After taking a breath, Mama Lu brought a few other aunts and aunts from the neighbors into the door, holding a powder box in her hand, and for some reason, she actually applied thick powder and red rouge on her, saying yes Only in this way can we be "happy".Chunying stared at herself in the mirror with "face like frost and moon, lips like cherry", she couldn't recognize her at all, and suddenly had the urge to roll her eyes.

So and so, so and so, finally, the auspicious time has come.With the sound of suona at the door, Mother Lu called all the aunts to go out to watch the flower boats, but she turned around and twisted her daughter's waist hard.Chunying was so tired that she drooped her head, and unexpectedly got such a blow, "Ouch", tears came down.Lu's mother still whispered beside her: "Cry quickly! The louder you cry, the better!" After she finished speaking, she began to wail.

Chunying just left the room crying and howling.There's no way, it's a rule to cry for marriage, and she should cry, but honestly, after these few days of experience, she's already calm enough not to laugh, and it's better to leave the level of crying to external forces.

Hu Fei was wearing a big red wedding dress, with a big red flower ball wrapped around his chest like a fool, and a fake black gauze hat with golden flowers on his head, standing in the hall.Chunying glanced at him through the scarlet embroidered gauze hijab, and felt that she was probably also acting stupid now.Well, that counts as even.

The two young people have never experienced such a speechless wedding, and they can only let others fiddle with them, and after going through all the necessary etiquette, they just set foot on the wedding flower boat, blowing and beating all the way to the main venue of the wedding. drive away.

It was the first time that such a group wedding was held in Suzhou City. Prince Wen was very happy and the magistrate wanted to show off. Therefore, the worship procedure was scheduled to be held in the lobby of the government office.Although it is not auspicious to put major life matters in the courtroom where ordinary cases are asked, but the helplessness is the intention of the parents and officials, and everyone can't help it.Fortunately, today's courtroom is very festive with red and flowers on, without the usual chill atmosphere, which makes people feel happy.

Seven or eight new couples stood in three rows, and the parents of each family also took their seats. Naturally, the Wenjun Wang brothers and sisters were in the first place.The chief arrester of the magistrate's yamen stood a step forward, intending to act as a rite student and sing ceremonies.King Wen's face turned dark when he saw it, and he coughed heavily.The prefect of Suzhou shivered, and hurriedly called down the chief catcher who was full of beards and had a big scar on his left cheek shining brightly, and asked the ceremonial staff who stood tremblingly to stand up, so that the wedding could continue.

Why is Chunying in such an "囧" mood at the moment?TOEFL, she has also lived in modern society for more than [-] years. What absurd things haven't she seen?Therefore, he behaved very calmly, at least with no expression on his face - anyway, with a red hijab, people can't see the expression - the people on the sidelines looked at the other newcomers who were at a loss, and took another look whether they were standing or bowing down. Hu Fei and Chunying, who turned around and walked around with elegant demeanor, smiling and dignified, both sighed in their hearts: It really is everyone's demeanor!As expected of the prince's adoptive son and daughter-in-law, how could Chun Ying think at the moment: finish the matter quickly!
Suddenly, she felt that someone was pulling the big red flower ball in her hand. Looking up along the red silk, the one who winked at her through the red hijab was the groom Hu Fei, wasn't he?He smiled at her, tugged the ribbon in his hand again, and gave a calm look.

Is he soothing himself?Chunying felt a sweetness in her heart, and the impetuousness just now was reduced a bit.

After all the ceremonies of worshiping heaven and earth were completed, and the paper horse was burned, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.Next, the procedure of "sending to the bridal chamber" needs to be slightly modified and changed to "sending back to the new house". Each couple is escorted by their own family members and goes back to their respective homes by boat.

The people in the magistrate's yamen seem to have no ability to organize at all, or they have never thought about it, and this kind of thing needs to be organized and orderly.Including the newlyweds and their close relatives and elders, as well as the princes, officials and squires from all over the world who are watching the ceremony, plus their own personal attendants—due to the limited space, the general attendants are waiting outside the hall—a large group of people added up to over a hundred , Hula rushed out of the hall, what is the situation?King Wen's face was completely dark, Hu Fei hurriedly waved his attendant to whisper, and the man shouted: "Don't mess up! Come one by one, walk slowly, don't rush!" After a few sounds, everyone fell silent.

Chunying and Hu Fei were originally in the front row, and they were not the ones who wanted to be the first, so they fell at the end and were the least affected.Waiting patiently for other couples and family members to go out before leaving.He tilted his head and saw a big red embroidered shoe with a pattern of mandarin ducks dropped on the threshold, and he didn't know who dropped it.A seven or eight-year-old boy ran over quietly and reached out to touch the shoes away. Someone secretly took note of his appearance, intending to find out whose bride lost the embroidered shoes later.

Chunying's mouth twitched, and she followed Hu Fei out.It was already dark at this time, and lanterns were lit everywhere, and there was the sound of ships colliding on the side of the pier, and it was unknown who was shouting to maintain order, and the throat was almost hoarse.Hu Fei rubbed his forehead, and asked Lao Zhang beside him: "Is our boat okay?" Lao Zhang replied in a low voice: "Don't worry, my family is watching."

When Chunying sat down firmly in the flower boat shed, it was already half an hour later, and Hu Fei also sat down opposite her.Seeing that all the flower boats left the dock one after another in order, Chunying secretly heaved a sigh of relief, thinking: "There shouldn't be any more jokes, right?"

Seeing that all the newcomers had boarded the flower boat, the prefect of Suzhou quietly wiped off his sweat, intending to scold all the masters when he turned around—it was originally arranged well, so how could things be done like this? !Suddenly, he realized that the scene was too quiet and not festive enough, so he hurriedly waved to his subordinates, signaling the other party to ask the band to play music.The man waved his hand vigorously, and the sound of drum music suddenly resounded through the night sky.

The people who had just left and those who hadn’t left the pier were startled, the flower boat was in chaos, Chunying was stunned as she clawed at the scaffolding, because she was so close, she could still see the bride on the boat in front of her was so frightened that half of her hijab fell off, Huarong clung to the groom in a pale manner, and the groom also had a pale face.On the shore, the magistrate's flattering voice sounded: "The newlyweds have already gone home. This kind of wedding is really unprecedented. The officials are really eye-opening. This is all thanks to the good opinion of the prince." My emperor is holy, so that the people in the south of the Yangtze River can enjoy the prosperity and peace.

Taiping, your sister!Chunying cursed inwardly, the once-in-a-lifetime wedding was turned into a joke by this unknown official, and she felt aggrieved in her heart.Suddenly her hand warmed up, but it was Hu Fei who held her hand. She calmed down a little, and complained in a low voice: "What's wrong with this magistrate? You made a good wedding like this..."

Hu Fei approached her with a chuckle, and said, "It's really nothing. Although the scene was a bit chaotic, think about it. When we get married, there will be a highly respected prince officiate the marriage, and there will be witnesses from the parents and officials from the four prefectures and eight counties in the south of the Yangtze River. Who can compare to our dignity when princes and princes from all over the world watch the ceremony?"

Chunying thinks about it too, and feels better, but she still complains: "But our wedding is going to be a joke, I'm afraid it will be read for decades!" Topics discussed over and over again.

Hu Fei laughed and said, "What are you afraid of? We didn't make any mistakes. Others are the ones making jokes. When they talk about us, they can only praise us. Besides, wouldn't it be a good thing for people to remember our wedding for decades?"

Chunying smiled and gave him a sideways glance: "You are in a good mood, any bad thing that comes out of your mouth becomes a good thing."

"Of course it's a good thing." Hu Fei took her hand and put it in his heart, "I finally married you home. From now on, you are mine. What else can I complain about?"

Chunying blushed, and wanted to pull back her hand, but couldn't pull it off softly, so she glared at him: "Who says I belong to you? I still want to say, you belong to me!" Then she said After that, the ears are hot again.

Hu Fei was overjoyed: "Okay, okay, after tonight, I am completely yours, so you must hold on to me!"

Chunying was so ashamed that she wanted to pinch him, but suddenly she moved, and the boat sailed away.

(Today I went out to meet a friend, and I came back late, forgive me~~~ I wrote the wedding in detail, I hope everyone will not be bored...)
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