Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

October is already winter in the north, and snow has already fallen outside. People usually only have two meals a day. At the end of the morning, after the Xu family had breakfast, people came one after another outside to add makeup to the bride. Jingya was still dressed in red today and sat on the kang in the old lady's room in the front yard. Dressed in red, Jingya's skin is as beautiful as snow, making her charming and charming.

Xu Chengkuan's cousins ​​came with their sons and daughters-in-law. The Xu family didn't have many relatives here, and the Xue family didn't have any family members, so there weren't many people adding makeup. However, there were a few people from the village who got along well with Mr. Xue, and they also came to add makeup. Ordinary people only have a ruler, a few handkerchiefs, or a purse. Xu Chengkuan's cousin-in-law gave him a silver hairpin, and her two daughters-in-law gave him a pair of silver bracelets.

"Sister-in-law, look at you, how can you use such expensive things? The same goes for your two nieces and nephews, and the children at home are not young anymore. It's time to spend money." Mrs. Chen, this person, always loves to give money to others. I think about others, so when I see these things, I can't help but say.

"This is a happy event for our family, what's going on? As a grandma, why can't I give something to my granddaughter? As aunts and aunts, why don't you give me something good?" Xu Chengkuan's cousin-in-law said with a smile. .

Just as Chen was about to say something, someone else came in from outside. "Second aunt, my father and my mother can't come, so the two of us are here to add makeup to our niece." Those who came in were the two nephews and niece-in-law of Chen's second brother's family.

When Mrs. Chen saw her mother-in-law's family, she became even more happy, "Quick, Xiaofu, Xiaoshun, bring your two nieces and nephews over here to sit down." After Huixin got married, the Xu family and the Chen family gradually resumed their movements. Every New Year's Eve, Ms. Chen would send people over to see her second brother and second sister-in-law. This time Jingya got married, but she also told the Chen family. "Are your father and mother okay?" Mr. Chen is now older and has long forgotten the past grudges. Nowadays, only the second brother is still around, so he often misses him.

"Second aunt, my father and mother are both doing well, but they are too old to move around, so they asked us to come over and have a look." Chen Tianfu said.

Chen Tianfu's wife, Mrs. Qin, looked at Jingya carefully and couldn't help but praise, "Second aunt, people say that women have undergone a major transformation, and it's true. Look at our Jingya, she looks so fresh and graceful. Don't tell me, this Jingya's appearance is really similar to that of Hui Xin. All the girls in the second aunt's family have good looks." As she said this, Mrs. Qin took out a pair of silver coins. The anklet came out and was placed in the tray. "Cousin, your second cousin and I prepared this for you. The meaning of these anklets is that no matter where you go, you should always think of your parents' family."

Jingya nodded quickly, "Thank you, eldest cousin, second cousin, Jingya will remember it."

There were indeed not many relatives in the Xu family, and each one added their makeup. Finally, it was the turn of the two sisters-in-law, Zhu and Han, and Huixin. Zhu took out a red gold phoenix hairpin, while Han took out a jasper hairpin. When Zhu saw it, she said, "Okay, fourth brother and sister, I just asked you what to give Jingya, but you didn't say anything. After a long time of fussing, you actually took out such a good hairpin. Are you going to give it to me?" Should I compete? "Zhu was just joking. Their sisters-in-law have gotten along better and better in the past few years, so they can say this.

"Third sister-in-law, yours is not bad either. Yours is made of pure gold. I see that it is quite heavy, so what we gave is not much different." Han said with a smile. Then he looked back at Huixin, "Little sister, you are the last one, let us see what you have prepared for Jingya, right?"

Huixin smiled and took out a mutton-fat jade Ruyi. This Ruyi was carved with many little figures of different shapes, each one lifelike. "Jingya, my aunt will send you a hundred sons as you wish. I hope that after you enter the Yue family, you can spread the branches and leaves of the Yue family as soon as possible and give birth to a precious son as soon as possible."

As soon as this Ruyi was taken out, everyone was silent. The texture of this Ruyi jade was warm and transparent, and the carvings on it were exquisite. It could not be bought with dozens of taels of silver.

"Auntie, this is too expensive." Jingya hesitated.

"Silly boy, my aunt has been preparing this for several years, just to give it to you. Just keep it with peace of mind, this is a good thing." Huixin smiled softly, and the persistence in her tone did not allow Jingya to refuse.

Mrs. Chen said quickly from the side, "Okay, that's enough makeup. Everyone, let's go to the living room to talk. Jingya can't go to the floor today, so she can sit on the kang."

Everyone followed Mrs. Chen to the outside living room. Hong Lian and others brought in tea and snacks, and everyone drank tea and laughed together.

By the end of the day, more and more people came to congratulate them. The male guests were received by Zhiming and Zhide, and the female guests were received by Zhu and Han. Lin Zixuan's parents also came, and as soon as the family arrived, they helped greet the guests outside.

"Xingjia, you'd better go inside and sit down. How can I let you, a guest, help me with the work?" Zhixin happened to see Xingjia and felt a little embarrassed. He had to let him come in and sit down.

"Brother, what difference do we have between you and me? You go quickly, brother, I will help you greet the guests here." Xingjia waved his hand and drove Zhixin away.

At the end of the day, the sound of blowing was heard in the distance. When the children heard this, they were all happy. It was the bridegroom who came to welcome the bride.

Jinghan quickly ordered Wenxuan, Wenchang, Mingyu and Ziwen to run outside the gate and blocked the gate to prevent the bride-to-be from entering.

All the people who came to congratulate were stunned. What was the Xu family doing? There is no such thing as local custom. Everyone couldn't help but open their eyes wide and watch what these little people were going to do.

The wedding team arrived in front of the Xu family. In front of them were eight trumpeters lined up, and then there was the groom. Yue Pengcheng was dressed in a bright red wedding dress, riding on a big maroon horse with a smile on his face, a red cross on his chest, and even the horse's head was tied with red silk, making him even more joyful.

Pengcheng rode up to the gate. As soon as he saw the posture of Wenxuan and the others, he knew something was wrong. This must be Jinghan's idea, just to embarrass him. Fortunately, Jinghan had spoken out before, so Pengcheng was already prepared. "Sister Jinghan, brother Wenxuan, brother Wenchang, I wonder what you are doing like this?" Pengcheng asked Jinghan and the others.

Jinghan came forward with a smile, "Brother Pengcheng, I've told you a long time ago that if you want us to call you brother-in-law, you have to show sincerity. If you don't prepare enough red envelopes today, I'll be sorry. Please go back home. If you can't pass our test, you won't be able to marry my eldest sister. "Jinghan doesn't care about the rules and regulations. If she doesn't make things difficult for Yue Pengcheng today, how can she feel comfortable?

Yue Pengcheng smiled bitterly, having such an eccentric sister-in-law was really tolerable. "A red envelope, right? This is simple." Pengcheng waved his hand, and the boy who had been following him came forward with a large basket of red envelopes and handed the basket to Pengcheng.

Pengcheng carried the basket, grabbed a handful of red envelopes and threw them into the sky, "If you want red envelopes, come and grab them."

All the children watching the fun nearby rushed forward to grab the red envelopes. Today is just a time to join in the fun, and no one will be annoyed. The children fought for each other and finally picked up all the red envelopes. When I opened the red envelope, I saw that there was twenty pennies inside. The children jumped up with joy.

Pengcheng originally wanted to take advantage of the chaos and enter the yard, but he didn't expect that Jinghan and the others didn't even move, and just watched others snatch the red envelope book away. Pengcheng looked at Jinghan who was smiling maliciously across from him with a headache, "Jinghan, tell me, what else do you want?"

"Brother Pengcheng, are you too petty? A red envelope contains twenty cents, and you dare to come to welcome the bride? If you don't show some sincerity today, you won't be able to get in." Jinghan was still smiling. look like.

Yue Pengcheng knew that if he didn't produce some blood today, he might really be blocked from the door. So I asked the boy next to me to take out a few more red envelopes. Each of these red envelopes contained five silver taels. Pengcheng motioned to the boy to distribute the red envelopes to Jinghan and the others.

The boy was also very clever, handing out red envelopes one by one. Jingwan, Jingxian, Wenxuan, Wenchang, and Mingyu each received a red envelope. When they arrived at Jinghan's place, the boy gave Jinghan two red envelopes. "Miss Jinghan, I hope you can be noble and let my young master in." The young man said in a low voice.

Jinghan weighed the red envelope in her hand and knew that it contained almost ten taels of silver. Jinghan understood the principle of accepting it as soon as it was good, so she said, "Okay, I'll let you go this time. Brother-in-law, you can come in now." ." Jinghan turned to one side.

Everyone laughed loudly at this time and said they had never seen such a fuss before.

Wenhan quickly came out and led Pengcheng's horse. Zhixin also came out. After glaring at Jinghan, he stepped forward and stuffed a red envelope into Pengcheng's waist.

Pengcheng then got off his horse and walked into the courtyard. The wedding team behind him also followed into the courtyard.

Pengcheng first entered the living room, kowtowed to the old man and the old lady, and then came out of the room.

At this time, someone shouted, "The new uncle is here to welcome the bride. Let's start the banquet."

As a result, the Xu family's yard began to be busy, and the helping wives went to each house to serve food. Since it was already cold today, of course we couldn't have a banquet outside, so we arranged the male guests into several rooms in the front yard and the female guests into the rooms in the backyard. Jinghan and the others also came to help, and everyone worked together, and the food and drinks were quickly served.

The people who were welcoming the bride from the Yue family naturally arranged two separate tables, and people from the Xu family drank with them.