Fragrance Returned

Xi Niang helped the bride up from the sedan chair, stuffed one end of the red silk to Ding Dafu, and the other end to the bride.

The bride is very short, a bit shorter than Ding Dafu at the shoulders, at most 1.4 meters tall. In Jiaodong, where tall people are common, this is a rare short person.

However, he has a thick waist and walks smoothly. He looks like he is in good health and is a good worker.

She was wearing a red wedding dress made of coarse cloth. Although the flowers on the wedding dress were simple, the embroidery work was pretty good.

The bride and groom enter the main room to worship heaven and earth.

The bride was worse than she had heard. Not to mention Wang's look of disgust, she felt that Ding Shuniang was deliberately harming her family, and even Ding Youcai's eyebrows furrowed.

With the parents-in-law looking disgusted, the newlyweds entered the bridal chamber after paying homage to heaven and earth.

Seeing Ding Youcai's ugly face, Guo Liang whispered, "Even rich people don't object to marrying a virtuous wife. Why don't you, a father-in-law, object to it? As long as your daughter-in-law can work and have grandchildren, and she won't let your daughter-in-law talk nonsense." Just be mad, that’s fine.”

When Ding Youcai heard this, he became happy again.

Ding Xiang and several other little girls rushed into the new house to watch the excitement.

When the groom finally took off the hijab with a scale, the bride's face turned red, her eyebrows were straight and thick, and her lips were as red as a cherry.

This is the bridal makeup of this era.

Ding Xiang fully believed that the makeup of wealthy brides must be much prettier than this. Xi Niang’s makeup level was different, otherwise it would be too eye-catching.

The bride does look ordinary, very ordinary.

Seeing the bride's true appearance, Ding Dafu still laughed and had no objection.

According to his character, as long as she is a woman, no matter what she is, he will not dislike or like her.

After setting up the tent, drinking a glass of wine, eating raw dumplings, and tying hair... After completing the procedures, Ding Dafu was taken out by Ding Erfu to greet the guests. There were only a few children and young ladies left in the new house.

The bride He raised her eyelids that had been drooping, glanced at the people in the room, and smiled.

His eyes were open and there was no trace of shyness or embarrassment.

Ding Zhen smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I am Ding Zhen, she is Ding Xiang, and he is Daniel..."

Introduced everyone in the room.

Every time Ding Zhen introduced someone, He would smile with him.

Lilac had a good impression of her. Just with this expression, he is not an introvert, he is cheerful.

Being the daughter-in-law of the Wang family and the daughter-in-law of Ding Dafu will make introverts angry.

They didn't go out to eat until the banquet started.

This time there were twelve tables, nine large bowls, four meat and five vegetarian dishes.

The ingredients are not that good, but the chef from Li Maigao's family is invited, and the taste is acceptable.

The groom was toasting, Ding Dafu was only responsible for smiling and drinking, and it was Ding Erfu who helped him with the conversation.

The next day, Dafang's new daughter-in-law recognized her relatives. Only Ding Zhao and Zhang went, but neither Ding Zhuang nor Ding Xiang went.

Mrs. Zhang came back and said that although Mrs. He looked shabby, she was a strong worker and diligent. She got up early in the morning to make breakfast, feed the pigs and clean the yard.

Wang was still dissatisfied, and only gave her a five-cent gift as a meeting gift, which she didn't say pleasantly. He didn't even want to accept the tea offered by his daughter-in-law, but Ding Youcai accepted it while scolding him...

In short, it would be pitiful for He to marry into such a family.

Ms. Zhao, who was a Quanfu person, was not happy either. The red envelope given to her by Ms. Wang only contained five cents.

The poorest families in the village would put six cents in red envelopes, which is auspicious. Dafang is not poor now. Ding Erfu can pay a lot of money as a dart boy. Wang will occasionally get some things from Ding Sifu, and the family has a lot of labor force.

There is another person who is unhappy, that is the Li Maigao family. After a busy day at the main house, Wang only gave her five cents and was not even willing to give her a bowl of meat to take home for the man's son.

Although Ding Erfu was sensible, it was his first time experiencing this and he didn't know these etiquettes. Ding Sifu didn't even know.

Ding Shuniang and her son were embarrassed to remind them, as if they wanted a big red envelope.

Ding Shuniang helped so much but didn't receive a red envelope. Guo Liang, the bookkeeper, received a red envelope of five cents.

On the third day, Mrs. Wang went out and yelled at the villagers that Ding Shuniang was immoral and had a bad conscience for telling her family about such a daughter-in-law. Short, dark, ugly, and very shameless. Even when it was almost dawn, she still kept a man from getting up...

Just after dinner on the fourth day, before the afterglow had dissipated, Wang's curses could be heard from the Ding family's main room, followed by He's cries and excuses. He's voice was louder than Wang's, but he still understood every word.

Madam Wang was so angry that she stepped forward to grab her. Madam He opened the door and ran out, yelling like a pig, "I'll kill someone, I'll kill someone..."

Every household opened their doors and came out to watch the fun.

He's legs are short but fast. Wang couldn't catch up, so she had to go home cursing.

Mr. He walked around outside and told the onlookers the cause and effect of the quarrel. He didn't go home until it was dark.

Wang barricaded the door and refused to let her in.

Mrs. He stood guarding the door and cried loudly, counting how much work she had done when she got married.

Ding Dafu opened the door for her and went in.

When Wang was about to beat someone, she ran out again.

In the end, Wang was so angry that she sat on the ground and cried.

He won the quarrel, but was hit on the foot by a stone thrown by Wang, and a large piece of skin fell off the instep.

He took off her socks and showed them to Ding Dafu, "My mother-in-law slapped them."

There were no lights in the room, but the stars were bright, and with the door open, you could vaguely see them.

Ding Dafu took a look and said expressionlessly, "There is also some sesame oil, please rub it in."

Ms. He took her foot back and whispered, "I didn't want to offend my mother-in-law. I just explained because I couldn't stand what she said. I also know that it's embarrassing and there's nothing I can do about it."

The tone is soft, like coquettishness. Even she felt a little embarrassed when she spoke like this for the first time.

Ding Dafu didn't seem to hear it and continued to rub the straw rope in the dark.

Mrs. He added, "Head of the family, please tell your mother-in-law that I am strong and can work, and I can earn back the betrothal gift given to my family. Please don't beat or scold me. I don't want to live this kind of life."

Ding Dafu still didn't hear it.

He bit her lip angrily, reached out and tugged on his sleeve, "Master."

Ding Dafu then raised his head and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Please help me go to my mother-in-law and say something nice."

Ding Dafu stammered for a long time before stammering, "Yes, you have something to say, you, just ignore her."

"But she beats and scolds me every day, and her words are unpleasant."

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"Otherwise, you can tell grandpa and father-in-law."

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"I'm your wife, why don't you care about me?"

"I opened the door for you."

He was speechless. This man was not only dull, but also a piece of wood without a care in the world.

She lay on the bed sadly, and the man's body leaned towards her again.

The next day, Wang and He started arguing again.

This play is performed twice every three days, giving people in Beiquan Village an extra source of fun to watch the play from time to time.

In the eyes of the villagers, apart from being shameless, He behaved very well. Diligent, loves to laugh, loves to greet people, has a thick skin, and no longer cares about the ridicule in the eyes of others.