sinovels Chapter 1621: Drink a cup of wine, a lifetime of little 1
Chapter 1621: Drink a cup of wine, a lifetime of little 1
Chapter 1621: Drink a cup of wine, a couple for life
"The groom is here!" Li Baoyu shouted, and the drum band in the southeast corner of the front yard immediately exerted all their strength. The sound of the drums and music spread to every corner of Yong'an Village with the breeze.
The weather was nice today, with a clear sky and high temperature. Many guests, especially men, gathered in the yard.
Hearing Li Baoyu's shout, people in the yard rushed to the gate.
In front of the Ma family's house, the door was always open because people were always coming in and out.
Ma Yang, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, raised his head and looked outside the yard the moment he heard Li Baoyu's call. Then he turned around and rushed into his outer room, shouting, "Here he comes, here he comes!"
When he shouted, the east and west rooms were instantly thrown into chaos.
Most of the bungalows in the northeast are oriented north-south. Because the south is the sunny side, the doors of the houses usually open south, and the gates of the courtyards are naturally the same as the doors of the houses.
The Ma family's house and yard are all located in this way. The layout of the Ma family's house is also an old tradition in the Northeast. When you enter the door, you will see the outer room, and then the east and west rooms.
In the traditional culture of Northeast China, the east room is the most respected and is where the elders and parents live, while the west room is where children and young people live.
Ma Ling is the bride today, and today is her most honorable day, so after she finished breakfast and changed into her wedding dress, she has been sitting on the edge of the kang in the east room.
Many of the people sitting on the kang are young girls and young wives. They include the Ma family’s neighbors, as well as Ma Ling’s cousins and their wives.
Both rooms of the Ma family have north-facing kangs, which means the kangs are next to the north windows.
Hearing Ma Yang's shout, the young girls and wives in the east room got off the kang and squeezed towards the south window, leaving Ma Ling and Xu Xiaoqing where they were.
As a bride, Ma Ling felt a mixture of nervousness, apprehension and sweetness. She looked up and wanted to look out the window, but there were a bunch of people crowded in front of the south window and Ma Ling could not see anything.
As someone who had been through this, Xu Xiaoqing understood Ma Ling's mood at the moment. She gently squeezed Ma Ling's hand and silently comforted her.
At the same time, Ma Dafu and Ma Ling's uncle and aunt-in-law walked out from the outer room, and the guests from the west room also went out, hugging Wang Cuihua and holding Liu Tiezui.
Liu Tiezui, the matchmaker, was also present today. Liu Tiezui was responsible for the work before the host appeared on stage.
Liu Tiezui's legs and feet were not in good condition to begin with, and he was tripped by Hua Long that day. His legs and feet have not recovered even after such a long time of treatment.
Ma Ling's eldest aunt Wang Cuilan and third aunt Wang Cuiyu held Liu Tiezui on the left and right, and did not let him go until they reached the gate of the courtyard.
At this time, those who were watching the fun stepped aside. Liu Tiezui stepped forward quickly, followed by Ma Dafu and Wang Cuihua.
When the three of them came out of the yard, Zhao Jun's family and two drivers were already waiting at the door.
Seeing Ma Dafu and his wife coming out, Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan hurried to greet them.
"relatives by marriage!"
"relatives by marriage!"
Zhao Youcai and Ma Dafu were still some distance away from each other, and they bent down towards each other.
I saw that they all had bright smiles on their faces, their waists were bent almost to forty-five degrees, and then the four hands of the two of them were tightly clasped together.
The swelling on Zhao Youcai's back hadn't subsided yet, and when he bent over, his clothes rubbed against the wound. Even though he had taken painkillers early in the morning, the pain still made Zhao Youcai sweat on his forehead.
But at this critical moment, Zhao Youcai, as a father, really did not let him down. No matter how painful the wound was, the smile on Zhao Youcai's face did not diminish at all.
Compared with the two fathers, Wang Meilan and Wang Cuihua were more reserved. They just held hands and smiled at each other.
At this moment, Liu Tiezui walked out from between Ma Dafu and Wang Cuihua, and said to Zhao Jun with a smile: "New son-in-law, come here!"
Zhao Jun stepped forward, bowed slightly, nodded, and called Ma Dafu and Wang Cuihua, "Uncle, Madam."
Ma Dafu and Wang Cuihua smiled and nodded in response, while Liu Tiezui said with a smile: "Kid, it's okay for you to call me uncle or aunt now, but you have to change your words soon!"
As soon as Liu Tiezui finished speaking, Ma Ling's uncle Wang Zhongjie came forward, holding a three-finger-wide red ribbon with both hands. Under the red ribbon, there was a big red flower sewn.
Ma Dafu took it in his hand, and heard Liu Tiezui urging: "Brother Ma, this son-in-law is so nice, put the flower on him quickly."
This big red flower is sewn from red cloth. After the cloth bag is hung on the body, the big red flower is hung on the chest. This is not only worn by Zhao Jun, but also by Ma Ling who is sitting in the room.
Ma Dafu was grinning from ear to ear. Zhao Jun bent over and lowered his head in front of Ma Dafu. Ma Dafu was busy pinning a big red flower on Zhao Jun.
At this time, Liu Tiezui shouted: "Father-in-law, please give your son-in-law a big red flower. From now on, these two families will become one!"
After saying that, Liu Tiezui was the first to raise his hand and applaud. The people around him also applauded to express their congratulations to the Zhao and Ma families.
When the applause died down, Liu Tiezui grabbed Zhao Jun's right wrist with one hand, pointed at Ma Dafu with the other hand, and said to Zhao Jun: "Son, you have to change your words this time. From now on, you have to call me 'Dad.'"
Zhao Jun didn't respond at this time. Liu Tiezui pointed at Wang Cuihua and said to Zhao Jun again: "You have to call her mom."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun leaned forward and called Ma Dafu "Dad", then he turned to Wang Cuihua and called her "Mom".
"Good boy." Ma Dafu smiled and took out a square red paper bag from his pocket and stuffed it into Zhao Jun's hand, and Wang Cuihua did the same.
The Zhao and Ma families had different procedures for the wedding of Zhao Jun and Ma Ling. For example, the change of name was marked by Ma Dafu giving him a big red flower.
Three days later, before Ma Ling changed her words, she put a small red flower on the left chest of Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan respectively.
The custom of giving money for changing one's name is the same. Ma Ling changed her name to "Dad" and "Mom" that day, and Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan also had to give money.
These days, there isn’t much money to change one’s words, that’s what I mean.
Seeing Ma Dafu and Wang Cuihua giving red envelopes to Zhao Jun, Liu Tiezui turned sideways and shouted, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, give the new son-in-law money to change his name!"
The crowd applauded and Zhao Jun thanked Ma Dafu and Wang Cuihua: "Thank you, Dad, thank you, Mom."
Ma Dafu smiled but said nothing. At this time, Wang Cuihua took a cup of red liquid from Ma Ling's aunt Gao Shuyun and handed it to Zhao Jun.
Zhao Jun knew what was in the cup, but Liu Tiezui didn't say anything, so he couldn't take it.
Liu Tiezui, who was in poor health, coughed twice, then hurriedly said to Zhao Jun: "Child, this is the brown sugar water your mother-in-law made for you, drink it quickly!"
"Thank you, Mom." After thanking Wang Cuihua, Zhao Jun took the cup with both hands and drank it all.
Seeing Zhao Jun drinking brown sugar water, Liu Tiezui shouted: "The mother-in-law made brown sugar water for the new son-in-law. The couple's life will be prosperous and sweet!"
When everyone heard this, they applauded and cheered again.
Amid the sound of drums and applause, Ma Ling's older cousin Wang Chunfu reached out to take Zhao Jun's empty cup. Ma Sheng stepped forward, held Zhao Jun's arm, and walked into the yard.
As the host, Ma Dafu supported Zhao Youcai, Wang Cuihua supported Wang Meilan, and the guests from Ma's family invited Zhao Chun, Zhou Jianjun, Zhao Hong, Zhao Na, Zhao Weipeng, and Zhao Jinhui to walk in.
The guests were very well behaved. When the bride's family and the in-laws were walking in, they stood on both sides. After the bride's family and the in-laws had passed, they followed behind.
Zhao Jun was supported by Ma Sheng and walked in front. They entered the Ma family's house and went straight to the east room.
Today was not the day to pick up the bride, so there was no blocking the door, but there were many people in the room, and when Zhao Jun entered the room, he didn't even see Ma Ling.
Thanks to Ma Sheng, who pushed the crowd aside, Zhao Jun was able to see Ma Ling in a red wedding dress.
Wedding dresses these days are very simple, they are just made by a tailor using red cloth.
Seeing Zhao Jun coming in, Ma Ling quickly lowered her head, and two blushes appeared on her fair face.
"Come, Zhao Jun!" Xu Xiaoqing stood up and asked Zhao Jun to sit next to Ma Ling.
Zhao Jun and Ma Ling sat side by side on the edge of the kang, both wearing big red flowers, looking festive.
At this time, Liu Tiezui came in, and Xu Xiaoqing and Ma Ling's cousin from aunt's family brought wine jugs and wine cups.
The wine jug was a silver jug, and due to its age, the surface had oxidized and turned black.
This pot is not owned by the Ma family. It is a prop provided by Liu Tiezui.
There was also a pair of small wine cups also made of silver. Liu Tiezui gave one to Zhao Jun and one to Ma Ling, and then personally took the pot to pour wine for the two of them.
While pouring the wine, Liu Tiezui said, "Let's drink to each other's cups and be a couple forever."
At this time, the front and back of the Ma family's house, inside and outside the house were full of people. Relatives and friends were crowded in the outer room, and the guests who came to the banquet gathered at the south window, which was the front window, to watch the excitement in the house.
The back window faces the Ma family's backyard, where more than a dozen people are lying there. They are kitchen helpers.
Yesterday, the Ma family built four earthen stoves and four pots in the backyard.
Today’s head chefs are again the brothers Han Dachun and Han Daming, and the kitchen assistants and helpers are all employees of the canteen.
Because the Ma family was Zhao Youcai's in-laws, those who helped with the cooking gave the Ma family face and symbolically collected ten yuan.
At around seven o'clock this morning, these people came to the Ma family and started working. They have been busy until now. After the guests in front have taken their seats and the host has finished speaking, the cold dishes can be served.
Girls are shy, and Ma Ling's face turned red as she drank the wedding wine with Zhao Jun.
After drinking this glass of wine, a thought suddenly flashed through Zhao Jun's mind: This wine has been diluted with water!
Although I don't know how much wine is in the pot, I can be sure that most of it is water, with only a slight smell of wine.
Liu Tiezui's face was full of wrinkles as he smiled. He took the wine glasses from Zhao Jun and Ma Ling and turned around to hand them to Xu Xiaoqing.
Then, Liu Tiezui turned to Zhao Jun and Ma Ling, took Zhao Jun's left hand and Ma Ling's right hand, and put their hands together.
Then, Liu Tiezui smiled and said, "Young couple, hold hands and walk the future together."
The blessing that Liu Tiezui just said is a new word, which was adapted from a modern wedding. Ten or twenty years ago, the word should have been "GM, let's go together on the road."
As soon as Liu Tiezui finished speaking, the people in the crowd whom she had instructed in advance took the lead in applauding.
Someone took the lead and everyone followed suit and applauded.
From the moment the Zhao army entered the Ma family's house and the guests who came for the banquet followed, the courtyard changed.
The Ma family’s neighbors on both sides, Ma Dafu and Ma Sheng, who are good colleagues at work, helped put the table aside, arrange the stools, and set the table with dishes and chopsticks.
The Ma family held two banquets today. The people from Yong'an Village ate one banquet, and the workers from Yongsheng, Yongfu and Yongli villages came to eat the 11 o'clock banquet.
Therefore, each banquet of the Ma family has twenty tables.
More than 30 people quickly arranged the tables, chairs and benches. When everyone in the room applauded Zhao Jun and Ma Ling again, the work outside had already been completed.
At this time, Liu Tiezui shouted loudly in the inner room: "The bride and groom invite all relatives and friends to take their seats!"
Everyone in the room heard this and left. At this time, Zhao Guofeng was outside helping to arrange things. He shouted, "Let's all find a place to sit. If you have small children, adults should hold them!"
After Zhao Guofeng finished speaking, the drums and music sounded again.
After all the guests left, only Zhao Jun, Ma Ling and their parents were left in the room.
The six of them stayed because there were still some rituals to be completed.
At this time, the guests outside the house came in, one table for the guests from my mother's family, one table for the in-laws' family, and two tables for the forestry leaders, all in the front. As for the other guests, they just sat anywhere they wanted.
The two drivers of the Zhao family followed and sneaked into the leader's table. And it was not the table of the team leader or technician, but the table of the field manager.
This was Zhou Chunming's request. Although he was wondering why the father and son came, he thought that Zhao Weipeng was going to donate a tractor to the forest farm, so he invited the father and son to sit over.
But as soon as his big butt touched the stool, Zhao Weipeng stood up again.
At a table in the middle, the village accountant Tan Chaoyang was writing the gift account, and next to him sat another relative of Ma Dafu, Xu Wenqin. Xu Wenqin was Ma Sheng's father-in-law, and at this moment he was holding a bag in his arms. Tan Chaoyang was in charge of the gift account, and he was in charge of collecting the gift money.
At this time, the six soldiers of the Zhao army did not come out of the house. One reason was that the dishes had to wait for a while before they could be served, and the other was to give the guests time to write their greetings.
In the room, Zhao Youcai and Ma Dafu were smoking, Wang Meilan and Wang Cuihua were chatting quietly, while Zhao Jun and Ma Ling were still sitting hand in hand on the edge of the kang.
Ma Ling was still a little confused at this time, but Zhao Jun was not confused. However, he held his wife's hand and was unwilling to let go.
The gift-giving ceremony was quickly concluded, and Liu Tiezui, who was sitting at the same table with the guests from the bride's family, stood up, which was a signal.
When the six men of Zhao Jun walked out of the door, Liu Tiezui also came over and stood in front of the six people.
According to the rules, Zhao Jun and Ma Ling stood in the middle, with men on the left and women on the right. Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan were on the left of Zhao Jun, and Ma Dafu and Wang Cuihua were on the right of Ma Ling.
At this time, Liu Tiezui said loudly: "Today, all the relatives and friends of the Ma family have gathered here to send blessings to the young couple and to be a witness for them. Next, let's invite Zhou Chunming from Yongan Forest Farm, Secretary Zhou, to officiate the wedding for the two of them!"
As Liu Tiezui finished speaking, applause broke out in the yard.
Zhou Chunming walked onto the stage and said a few polite words, then called on today's witness, Zhao Guofeng.
When Zhao Guofeng stood up, he gave his deskmates Li Dazhi and Zhao Weipeng a provocative look, then strode to Zhou Chunming to witness the wedding of Zhao Jun and Ma Ling.
After Zhao Guofeng left, Zhou Chunming made a few summary remarks and then announced the start of the meal.
Today's update is late. I have some work to do in the fields these days, and I will have another morning to work tomorrow. Then, tomorrow's update will also be in the evening.
The Zhao family and the Ma family handle affairs separately. Liu Tiezui has different roles, but the words of the master of ceremonies and the witness are the same. I did not write about the Ma family. I will write about it in detail when the Zhao family handles affairs.
(End of this chapter)