After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 893 The Younger Sister Gets Married [5]

The blessed man has arrived.

After the Qin family had gathered for a while, Grandpa Qin shouted, "Open the gate and welcome the blessed family to our door!"

With a creak, the main gate of the house opened wide, and Grandpa Qin, Grandma Qin, and the rest of the Qin family bowed in unison: "The Qin family welcomes the blessed guests who bring good fortune to our door."

Old Village Chief Zhou's wife, Granny Zhou, returned the gift with a smile, and according to custom, sang a celebratory poem, presented money and grain, as well as two auspicious purses she had made herself.

Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin took the dumplings one by one and placed them on a long wooden tray lined with red silk. They then handed a small bowl of sweet glutinous rice balls to the Quanfu family.

After eating some herself, Granny Zhou took the other sweet dumplings from the Qin family and shared them with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and younger relatives on her maternal side.

After a large group of relatives representing her various blessings finished eating and gave some blessings, the ritual of sending off and welcoming blessings was finally completed.

"Brother Zhou, please come in. Thank you for your help today." Grandpa Qin greeted Village Chief Zhou with a smile.

Old Village Chief Zhou stepped into the Qin family's residence and laughed heartily, "What trouble? My Zhou family has been envied by many for getting this job as a blessed person. Not to mention people from our county, people from the two neighboring counties, the prefectural city, and even the capital city have sent people to my house, asking me to bring them to Lord Qin's house for a wedding feast."

"But who are we, the Zhou family? Would we fall for their tricks? Of course, we'll refuse them on the spot and tell them that if they want to come to the Qin family's wedding banquet, they should follow the rules and not try to cut in line!"

"Besides, Lord Qin's invitation to my wife to be a 'person of good fortune' is such a great honor for my family. How could my family take this opportunity to bring along irrelevant people? What would that make my Zhou family?"

As Village Chief Zhou spoke with great enthusiasm, it was clear that he was overjoyed that his wife could be the one to bring good fortune to Qin Xiaogu's marriage.

How could Village Chief Zhou not be happy?

Countless times he regretted introducing Qin Jie to the Han family in the middle of the night, fearing that the relationship between the Zhou and Qin families would gradually become distant because they had not formed a marriage alliance.

But now that the Qin family has invited his wife to be a "woman of good fortune," with this prestige, the Zhou family's reputation can rise to another level.

As long as Qin Xiaogu and Guan Shuli's marriage is happy, the Qin and Guan families will continue to give the Zhou family face.

Grandpa Qin smiled and said, "Brother Zhou's family is very kind. There's no need for you to be modest. Sister-in-law Zhou is indeed a rare person who is blessed with all the best."

Although Madam Guan, Madam Kang, and some wives of officials from the neighboring two counties were of high status, in terms of overall fortune, they were not as fortunate as Granny Zhou.

Granny Zhou's husband's family and her own family had been prosperous for five generations, with no bad deeds committed, and their sons were both successful, one a scholar and the other a warrior.

His wife also came from a kind family.

The daughter was even more remarkable; she married into a wealthy family, including a son and a daughter.

More importantly, Granny Zhou's parents were still alive, although their health was not very good!
That's truly impressive; she outshone Granny Lü, which is why Clan Chief Lü didn't feel any resentment towards Village Chief Zhou.

……

When Granny Zhou was in the county town, she had been a "Quanfu Ren" (a person who brings good fortune to people in the country) several times, so she was very professional.

After Qin Xiaogu finished bathing, the process involved opening her face, applying makeup, combing her hair, and putting on her makeup. While doing each of these things, she would sing blessings to the bride.

Grandma Qin, Aunt Qin, Qin Xiaomi, Jiang Xiaozhu, and several maids stayed in the room, lending a hand from time to time.

Even so, it was past 7:30 AM before I finished getting ready.

"My aunt is so rich and beautiful!" Jiang Xiaozhu looked at Qin Xiaogu's wedding dress and almost drooled with envy... The wedding dress was shining with gold.

Granny Zhou also sighed, "The bride certainly looks quite wealthy."

How could they not be wealthy?
The brocade that the Guan family gave to Qin Xiaogu for her wedding dress had gold thread added during the weaving process, so that the entire wedding dress would shimmer and sparkle under any light.

"Madam Qin, I'm truly blessed to be a woman of good fortune, to have the honor of seeing such a precious wedding dress," sighed Granny Zhou, her voice filled with envy and contentment. This contentment was the biggest reason why the Han family had never had any complaints about her despite her living with her son-in-law in the county town for so many years.

"My goodness! This is Shu's wedding dress! It's like she's wearing gold!" Granny Qin and several other women from the family came over from the back gate of the mansion.

Upon seeing Qin Xiaogu's wedding dress, Qin Liupo rushed into the house, wanting to pounce on Qin Xiaogu and touch the shimmering gold dress.

Qin Mei grabbed her, and the three women from Qinghe Mountain, along with Zhu Sanhong and others, formed a human wall to block her.

Qin Mei said, "Mother, look at Xiaomi's face. If you dare to make a mistake today, our family will be finished."

Aunt Qin's heart skipped a beat. She looked at Qin Xiaomi and felt a chill run down her spine. She quickly said, "Xiaomi, Aunt Qin swears to heaven that I will keep things calm today and will only say auspicious words. You have to believe Aunt Qin!"

"Ha," Qin Xiaomi sneered, "I only have one thing to say: behave yourself today, or you can forget about ever having a good day again."

Uh, Granny Qin shuddered slightly, then quickly nodded again and again: "Don't worry, Xiao Mi, Granny Qin will definitely handle everything perfectly today!"

"Sixth sister-in-law, stop being so glib and come in. Eat and drink less, you're here to see your husband off today," Grandma Qin reminded her, though she was very worried, afraid that Sixth Aunt Qin would mess up the wedding arrangements.

Qin Xiaomi said, "Grandma, don't worry. Sixth Aunt will definitely make sure the wedding is a good occasion for the sake of a better future. And Aunt Dashi will be there with us, so nothing will happen."

Thump, thump, Granny Qin patted her chest: "Xiao Mi is right, Fifth Sister-in-law, you can rest assured!"

Grandma Qin: “…”

What can I do if I'm not at ease?

There were only two female relatives with both a son and a daughter, so they had to be allowed to attend.

Seeing that the matter was over, Granny Qin went inside, sat down next to Qin Xiaogu, and looked at her intently, praising her profusely: "Look at our Shu girl, how beautiful she is, no less than a fairy."

"Look at this wedding dress, if we were to sell it outside..."

"Mother, think about the good days to come." Qin Mei interrupted and reminded her when she noticed that her tone was off.

Oh right, the bride's wedding dress can't be sold; it has to be kept.

Granny Qin quickly stopped talking and looked at Qin Xiaogu's jewelry: "My goodness, Shu girl, your jewelry is too precious. If we were to take it... it would probably be worth several hundred taels of silver!"

Granny Qin thought Qin Xiaogu was shining brighter than gold, and she opened her arms, wanting to hug this goddess of wealth.

Qin Mei grabbed her again: "Mother, Sister Shu has just finished dressing. Don't move around, sit still."

"You little brat, what's wrong with me touching you!" Granny Qin was furious, but upon hearing Qin Xiaomi's cold laugh, she immediately became obedient.

Granny Zhou watched from the side, feeling quite amused. She glanced at Qin Mei again... This girl seemed like a good one, it's just that her marriage hadn't been arranged yet.

Does she want it?

But then she remembered what her old man had said: this girl might not have that ambition, and besides, she had her own property, so she wouldn't have to worry about food and drink even if she didn't get married.

Granny Zhou was a very sensible person. Thinking of this, she gave up the idea of ​​matchmaking for others, so as not to cause trouble for others.

However, if Qin Mei ever hints at wanting to get married, she would be willing to help her find someone.

……

Boom boom boom!
Outside the shop, the sound of drums and music rose, signaling the arrival of guests.

"The Han family of the county town, led by Han Muguan and Han Clan Chief, have come to congratulate Old Master Qin on the wedding of his daughter, and each presented a gift of money!"