Embarrassing for the bride

Chapter 3

Time flies, and the third day of junior high school is the day of Yuzhi Xing and Ji Zhili.The entire Dong family was busy early in the morning, and Yuzhi was also pulled up early in the morning to prepare.

The location of the salute was set at the gate of the Dong family's ancestral hall, and a temporary shed was built on the east side, called the East House.There are three mats placed on the middle ground, one is placed on the east side, which is used to place Jiji’s clothes, and the other two are placed side by side on the west side, with soft cushions on it, for salutation.In addition, there are chairs on both sides of the venue, which is a place for guests to watch the ceremony, and there are places in the back for the musicians who are in charge of playing ritual music.

Dong Yuanwai and his wife both dressed up specially today, and stood on the east side of the few steps at the entrance of the ancestral hall to wait for the guests, and they acted as Yousi's wet nurse and stood at the bottom of the west side steps holding a tray.The guests arrived one after another, and there were many of them, but they all stood outside the venue.Seeing that it was almost time, Director Dong signaled to the musicians on one side to play music.

Yuzhi had already bathed, and at this time, accompanied by Que Ya'er, she went into a separate dressing room in the east room, changed into her clothes, and sat on a stool beside her to wait quietly.The daughter of the Zhou family's cousin was sitting on the other side in a simple and elegant dress. She came one step ahead of her mother because she wanted to help, and she was looking at Yuzhi cautiously.

Yuzhi smiled at her, but sighed slightly in her heart, it was really hard for her, she was drawn to be a praiser even though she was not familiar with her.

There was a commotion outside, and it turned out that Mrs. Bin Yi had arrived.Mr. Dong Yuanwai and his wife hurried up to greet Mrs. Yi.Mrs. Yi was a gentle person, smiled back at the two of them, and said a few more words, and then was invited by Dong Yuanwai and his wife to sit in the seat of the principal guests.Director Yuanwai and his wife invited all the guests to take their seats, and then they took their seats at the host's seat.

Dong Yuanwai glanced at Mrs. Yi, asked for instructions, Mrs. Yi nodded to him, he got up and took two steps to stand in the middle, and bowed his hands to everyone and said: "Today's little girl Yuzhi and Ji, thank you all relatives and friends Come to watch the ceremony."

Everyone smiled back and said that there is no need to be polite.

After these words were finished, the salute began.The praiser came out first, and cleaned his hands in the basin on the side.Yuzhi was supported by Que Ya'er and came out, wearing a short coat and trousers with black cloth and red trim.Walking to the center of the arena, she first bowed to the guests facing south, and then knelt and sat on the mat facing west.The praiser knelt down beside her with a comb and combed her hair.

After combing the hair, it is time to start styling.Mrs. Yi got up and walked to the east side of the steps of the ancestral hall. Mr. and Mrs. Dong stood up to accompany them. There was a servant holding a small basin. Mrs. Yi cleaned her hands in it and wiped it dry. Mrs. Dong and his wife saluted her, Mrs. Yi returned After saluting, she walked up to Yuzhi.

Yuzhi didn't have much impression of this cousin, so she looked at her curiously.Yi Shi was wearing a light blue dress, with her hair tied high, looking very noble.Yuzhi only glanced at her and then lowered her head, because Yi Shi winked at her, motioning her to lower her eyes, and then whispered to her: "Sit in the east seat." Kneeling and sitting upright.

Yuzhi's wet nurse came forward holding a tray with a piece of black ropa and hairpin on it, and followed behind Yi Shi.Yi cleared his throat, and recited aloud: "On the auspicious day of the lunar month, I will start to add yuan clothes. Abandon your young ambitions, and follow your success. Shoukao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu." After finishing speaking, he knelt down Sit down, comb Yuzhi's hair, wrap her bun with that piece of black ropa, and add hair pins for her.After finishing these, Yi stood up and stood still, Yuzhi followed suit, and the guests sitting on both sides bowed to Yuzhi to congratulate, and the first addition was completed.

The praiser took the clothes of the same color as Luopa from the nanny and accompanied Yuzhi back to the east room, and changed into the clothes in the dressing room inside. The original short jacket became a simple and elegant skirt.Yuzhi came out again after changing her clothes, first bowed to the guests, and then bowed to Yuanwai and his wife, thanking her parents for their kindness.Dong Yuanwai's eyes immediately turned red.

Next is two plus.Yuzhi was still sitting facing east, Yi cleaned her hands again, took the hairpin from the wet nurse, went to Yuzhi and recited loudly: "The auspicious month is Ling Chen, it is Shen Erfu. Your respect Majestic, Shushende. My eyebrows live forever, and I will be blessed forever." After reading, the praiser took off the hairpin on the jade branch, and Mrs. Yi put a hairpin on it.The praiser helped Yuzhi adjust her hairpin a little bit, Yuzhi stood up, just like Chu Jia, and all the guests bowed to Yuzhi again to congratulate her.The praiser also took from the wet nurse a deep quilted dress that matched the hairpin on Yuzhi's head, and accompanied Yuzhi into the east room to change into it.

After Yuzhi came out, she also saluted to all the guests first, showing off her attire, and then saluted to Mrs. Yi, showing her respect for her elders.

Next came three pluses, the last one.Yuzhi was still sitting facing east. After cleaning his hands, Mrs. Yi took the hairpin crown from the wet nurse, went to Yuzhi and said aloud: "With the righteousness of the year and the order of the moon, I will serve in Xianjiaer. Brothers are here, and with Cheng Jue De. Huang Ji has no boundaries, and is celebrated by the heavens."

Yuzhi felt a little impatient, these rhetoric were really old-fashioned and invariable, she obviously didn't have any brothers, yet she still said that there were brothers.Although I know that this kind of etiquette has been used since ancient times, this ceremony of adding a hairpin is really boring, but I have to be respectful and not make any mistakes. The whole process is very tiring.

The praiser took off the hairpin for Yuzhi, Yi added a hairpin crown for her, and the praiser straightened the crown slightly.Yuzhi got up, and all the guests bowed to her for the last time to congratulate her.This time the praiser took a dress with long sleeves from the wet nurse, and accompanied Yuzhi into the east room to change into it.After Yuzhi came out of the east room, this time she saluted a pair of wall charts in the field, to show that she inherited the ancestral precepts, was respectful, filial, and loyal to the country.

Next, Mrs. Yi stood facing west. The admirer offered wine and stood facing north while leaning on a jade branch. Mrs. Yi walked up to her and said a congratulatory speech: "Sweet and sweet wine are thick, and I recommend Lingfang. Worship and sacrifice to determine Erxiang. The rest of Chengtian will never be forgotten in the test of life."

Yu Zhi bowed to her, took the wine, returned to the banquet and knelt down, sprinkled the wine offering on the ground, raised the wine glass and touched her lips symbolically.The wet nurse brought the rice, and she just took a symbolic bite, then bowed to Mrs. Yi, got up and stood on the east side of the steps of the ancestral hall.

The next step is to choose characters for Yuzhi. Yuzhi was her nickname, so she used it directly as a character without any changes.Mrs. Yi stood facing east, and Mrs. Dong Yuanwai and his wife got up and stood facing west. They listened to Mrs. Yi's recitation: "Etiquette is prepared, and the moon is auspicious, so let me tell you the word. The word Kongjia is the name of fashion. It is suitable for you. If it is false, it will be protected forever, and it is called Yuzhifu."

Yuzhi replied immediately: "Although Yuzhi is not sensitive, I dare not come here at night."

After this step was done, Yuzhi walked up to Yuanwai and his wife and knelt down, bowing their heads and obeying the instruction.

Director Dong said with red eyes: "My son, I will be an adult in the future, and I can no longer say what I want to say or do what I want to do like before. You need to think twice before doing anything."

Mrs. Zhou glanced at Yuan Wai reproachfully, "You're not talking about our Yuzhi, when did Yuzhi become like what you said?" She took Yuzhi's hand and said with a smile: "Yuzhi, what will happen in the future? You have to think about it yourself, and you have to make a lot of decisions by yourself.”

Yuzhi listened quietly, secretly slandering in her heart: I want to make a decision about my marriage, but I don't know if it will work.However, as soon as she heard the two finished speaking, she immediately gave the answer that hadn't changed for thousands of years: "Although my son is not sensitive, I dare not only accept it!" After that, she saluted the two, and continued Standing up and bowing, thanking my aunt, wet nurse, praiser and guests present, everyone nodded in return.

That's how it's done.Yuzhi stood side by side with Dong Yuanwai and his wife, and all the guests stood up. Dong Yuanwai bowed his hands to everyone and said, "My little girl Yuzhi's gift ceremony is complete, thank you all the guests and guests for watching the ceremony!" Everyone smiled back and praised constantly. .

Yuzhi kept a dignified smile on her face, and she was greatly relieved that it was finally over.But then she couldn't relax again, because after Jiji passed, the marriage with Wen's family would also come.

Thinking of this, Yuzhi's heart that had just relaxed a little bit suddenly sank again.

(End of this chapter)