The story of a cook

Chapter 210 Going Home (Eleven)

Send the mayor and the others away, and find a quiet place to take a nap, because at ten o'clock in the evening, someone has to be sent to the woman's house to pick up the relatives, and they have to accompany the new relatives when they bring them back.

After the new relatives arrive, it is a set of customs for rural marriages. After the wedding, it will be two or three o'clock in the middle of the night. I can't sleep well all night, so I will take advantage of the quietness to sleep for a while.

This is how things are done in the countryside. I heard that people are more particular now than in the past.

Those who have been Zhike before know the customs and procedures of marriage.Generally, the new daughter-in-law is picked up before twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, and the new daughter-in-law's natal family will follow directly.When picking up the bride, the matchmaker will follow, and there must be a bride-in-law. The bride-in-law is usually the bridegroom's sister-in-law or aunt.The so-called full-life person means that the parents-in-law and mother-in-law are still alive, and they must be able to speak well.

When the bridegroom arrives at the woman's house, he lights a cigarette and pours water, the groom calls him father and mother, and the mother-in-law brings the flesh of his mother to the woman's house.Make simple preparations over there, and start to pick up the bride and those who send off relatives back to the man's house.When they arrived at the man's house, firecrackers were fired, and the gongs and drums were loud to welcome the new couple.Before the bride gets off the car, the old woman needs to go to pick up the Xipenzi. The Xipenzi is a washbasin prepared at the woman’s house. There are soap and towels in it, as well as a red envelope brought by her natal family. It means marrying someone else’s family. Washing up at other people's homes ended the era of being a girl at home.When receiving the Xipanzi, the old woman will give the daughter-in-law a red envelope.

After taking over the Xipanzi, the bride should first bring flowers to her mother-in-law and father-in-law, that is, the red flowers that say father-in-law and mother-in-law, and then start calling her father and mother, and the mother-in-law has to pay for the change.The little red flower looks inconspicuous, but it is very valuable.

Now this ceremony has been changed to the time of the ceremony, which was not popular in rural areas at that time.

Then the bride enters the house, directly enters the new house, and cannot leave the house until the sun comes out the next morning.Accompanying the bride in the new house are her natal sisters-in-law, aunts, and sisters. If there are nephews and nieces, they are also called pressing the head of the kang.

After the bride enters the new house, the only man in the man's family who can enter the new house is the groom, and women who have compatible zodiac signs can enter, and those who don't match the zodiac signs are not allowed to enter.

At this time, the bride-to-be will hand over the dowry from her natal family to the man, and then enter the house to start "snacks and snacks".

"Dim sum" means serving four kinds of snacks, such as: biscuits, cakes, crisp rolls, sesame balls, etc., and then tea.After the relatives entered the room, the acquaintances began to shout: "accompanying guests, quickly accompany the new relatives, and start snacks." Then the accompanying guests entered the room and shook hands with the new relatives of the woman's house, and gave up their seats to offer tea and taste their hearts.

Then the next item is "boxed curtains".

The so-called "boxing and hanging curtain" is that the sisters in the woman's family enter the new house after "snacks" and pack the dowry luggage into Kangqin. After that, the newlyweds started to have a family and a business.

Hanging the door curtain is a technical job. The natal brother who is responsible for hanging the door curtain has to practice well at home in advance, because the hanging door curtain uses chopsticks. Use the chopsticks to hang the hanging buckle of the door curtain on the nail nailed, and the chopsticks are on the nail. Can't fall off yet.

You have to pay for hanging the door curtain and packing the box. The old lady prepared a few more red envelopes in her hand, and kept going according to the instructions of Zhike.You have to give red envelopes to the boxing and hanging curtains, and you have to give red envelopes to the Quanming people who press the car. They are blessed to send your daughter-in-law to your home safely and smoothly. Those who are troubled have to give red envelopes.You have to give red envelopes to the children who are on the kang. If you don’t give them, you can’t blame others when you have no grandchildren.

Then there is a couple of "sitting blessing" link.

The time for a new couple to "sit in blessings" is calculated according to the horoscope of the two people's birthdays, and the time can't be different. "Zuo Fu" means that at this moment, when the new couple merges and communicates with each other, Yuelao puts a red thread on the hearts of the two, and they will support each other and love each other for a lifetime.

In "Zuo Fu", a couple sits facing each other on the big red quilt.

Then the Zhike shouted: "New relatives, sisters-in-law, aunts, sisters, dumplings for children and grandchildren, mother-in-law prepares the board, sister-in-law cleans the pot!"

The woman's sister-in-law, aunt, and sisters took the "li Niang meat" they brought and started making dumplings for their children and grandchildren. "Li Niang meat" is brought over when the man goes to the woman to pick up the bride. After taking it, the woman's family cuts off a knife and keeps it for herself. The rest is brought back to keep dumplings for children and grandchildren.When making dumplings for children and grandchildren, the ingredients should be small, and the dumplings should be made small.At the same time, roll out a bowl of longevity noodles.This is called Longevity Noodles with Zisun Dumplings, and it needs to be cooked in one pot.

The mother-in-law wants to give red envelopes for the new relatives to make dumplings for their children and grandchildren. If you don’t give them, I won’t cook dumplings for you, haha.

After cooking the Longevity Noodles with Dumplings and Grandchildren, the woman took them to the man’s sister-in-law, who brought them to the new house, and the bride and groom ate a bowl of Longevity Noodles with Dumplings together, implying a long life and longevity. Eating means having many children and grandchildren in the future.After eating the Longevity Noodles with Zisun Dumplings, the whole blessing is over. The groom goes out to greet the guests, and the bride stays in the new house until the sun comes out before leaving the house.

Accompanied by the little sisters who accompany the bride to send her off, the bride spends her last moment as a girl.

On the second day, they became family members. Although there was no bridal chamber yet, they were still family members.

It took more than two hours for the whole set of procedures, which is also very exhausting.

After taking a short nap, it was already nine o'clock in the evening when I woke up, and Zhike's staff began to make preparations to pick up the new relatives.

The mother-in-law is Lan Jun's uncle and aunt, who is full of life and can speak well.Get ready to leave the mother's flesh, bring the red envelopes, and the pick-up team will set off at ten o'clock to pick up the new daughter-in-law.

As soon as the brides-to-be left over there, they started to get busy here. The elder sister and elder brother-in-law all put on new clothes and dressed themselves up. They should be parents-in-law soon, and tidy up themselves.No matter how tired the old couple was, they were still happy, with joy on their faces.The sister-in-laws, aunts, and aunts who did not go to pick up the relatives began to tidy up the house, calling out those who were still sleeping on the kang, and they were in good spirits.

The eldest brother-in-law's uncle, the second brother, drank a little too much at night, and lay on the kang, unwilling to get up, but his sister-in-law directly pinched his neck and said to him: "You still drink with others with your small amount of alcohol. Don't drink if you can, after drinking, you will fall asleep like a dead pig, hurry up, the new relative will arrive in a while, get up, wash your face."

The eldest brother-in-law, the uncle, and the second brother got up sleepily and went to wash their faces.

The women cleaned up the house and began to prepare snacks and tea. The hot water was ready, and a few dishes were heated in the kitchen. If the "snacks" were over, there would be something to eat if the new relatives were hungry.

The eldest sister was still a little worried, so she came over and asked me: "Guohua, what else is left behind, think about it for me, don't let the new relatives come to pick things up."

I said: "If you don't leave anything behind, you can just prepare more red envelopes. The new relative can't pick it up. With me, I can solve it at that time. What's the point of picking the girl after taking it over? If you have the ability, take the girl back. Let's see who is ashamed."

The eldest sister laughed and said, "Then we have to get ready too."

I said to my eldest sister: "From now on, let's just say the same thing. It was not possible before. We had to listen to other people. Hehe, what you have to prepare is how to be a good mother-in-law. The one who enters the door is your own daughter-in-law, not someone else. It's your family, you have to treat it like a girl."

The eldest sister said: "That's what I said, a daughter-in-law is the same as a girl, and she has to be treated the same."

I said: "It's not easy to be a mother-in-law. You have to change it in the future. Don't say anything. The daughter-in-law will not be used to you at that time. Don't make your son difficult."

The eldest sister said: "That's not necessarily the case. If they don't want to listen to me, they can go out and live by themselves, and don't stay in front of me."

I laughed and said, "When the time comes, you should feel sorry for your son."

While talking, the fifth sister came over and saw that the eldest sister's hair was a bit messy, so she helped the eldest sister tidy it up.After tidying up, he looked at the elder sister up and down, and said, "Elder sister is a mother-in-law this time, and she looks young."

The elder sister said: "You are young? You don't know what you are like? Who knows if filial piety is not filial piety."

Fifth Sister said: "Don't worry about filial piety now. Now there are a few daughters-in-law who are filial to their husbands and mothers-in-law. As long as they can live on their own after they get married, you have completed the task."

The eldest sister said: "That's not true. I will be content with the two of them living on their own without me worrying about it. Your eldest brother-in-law and I don't need them to care about us. We can still work for two years, and we won't be full for nothing."

Seeing that the eldest sister is now married to a daughter-in-law, I am also happy for her. As the saying goes, a daughter-in-law who has been married for many years has become a mother-in-law, and now the eldest sister is also in her early years.

At this time, there was the sound of motorcycles outside, and the knowledgeable person said: "The vanguard is back, hurry up and get ready, the new relative will be here soon."

Fifth Sister said, "It's fast, it's quick enough."

I said: "This is something that the woman's family understands. Don't talk about it, don't make trouble."

Fifth Sister said, "It's okay."

I said: "Let's go, let's not stay in the house anymore, go out and have a look, welcome the new relatives, and meet the in-laws."

My eldest sister, fifth sister, and the people in the house came out.

The welcoming convoy began honking from the boulevard to announce the arrival of the new relatives.

The young man at the gate started to light the firecrackers, and the sound of firecrackers rang.The trumpet maker blew the trumpet, and the festive sound of the trumpet spread far at night.

The car to pick up the bride drove into the yard, and the elder sister and elder brother-in-law stepped forward and began to receive the wedding pots, give red envelopes, and asked the daughter-in-law to bring flowers.

My Fifth Sister and I walked to the back of the car and opened the door to welcome the new relatives.

Welcoming the bride-to-be into the house, the daughter-in-law over there has finished bringing flowers to the elder sister and brother-in-law, and the new daughter-in-law enters the new house, and here begins dessert.

There were not many male guests from the new relatives. They were the bride's two elder brothers, two uncles, and two nephews, one uncle and one cousin.Eight people are divided into three tables, and it is just right for each table to have three more guests.

The table with me was the second brother and uncle of the new daughter-in-law, and the two uncles and brothers of the elder brother-in-law were accompanying me.Lan Jun's wife is from our village, but not from a camp.When I was in school, I was studying in the same school as Lan Jun's wife. I remember that Lan Jun's wife was a year younger than me, and her second brother was a year older than me.Her second brother was very talkative when he was studying, and he was the kind who was very flirtatious.He was a year older than me, and he always came to my class to flirt, and he had a fight with him, which is still fresh in my memory.Now I didn't expect to become a relative, his sister became my niece and daughter-in-law, and he was born a generation younger than me, so there's no reasoning for it.I know one of the two uncles of Lan Jun's wife, who belongs to the same camp as us, so I think he is called eldest brother.

(End of this chapter)