Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1107 was truly lively.

It was a bit crowded and chaotic, but even at 9 AM, people would occasionally shout that they didn't know where something was. It was quite lively nonetheless.

The atmosphere reached a climax when news came from outside that the wedding procession was heading towards Qinghe Village and would soon arrive at the entrance of Hedong Village.

Regardless of age or gender, everyone who could walk or run rushed out, instantly bursting out of the north house and heading towards the front yard.

Even the little kids who couldn't run away and the old ladies who didn't want to move were either lying by the window or craning their necks to look outside.

Because Gu Erniu's marriage was arranged by the wife of the Gu clan elder, and the man was the grandson of the wife's sister, whose family was quite well-off.

Separated by a town, one family lives in the east of the town, and the other in the west. The village in the west is right next to the town, with fields in the village and shops in the town.

So the groom did not disappoint; the procession to pick up the bride was quite impressive, unlike most grooms who use oxcarts or donkeys to fetch their brides.

The groom is dressed in a red robe with a large red embroidered ball on his chest. He rides a horse covered in soft red, followed by a large red sedan chair carried by two men. Behind the sedan chair is the wedding procession, playing wedding music.

As soon as the wedding procession appeared, firecrackers went off outside the gate. The procession stopped at the gate, the groom dismounted, and the Gu family men blocked the gate tightly.

Leave a "door-opening fee".

After overcoming numerous obstacles, the groom finally entered the bride's boudoir. The bride's family prepared refreshments, and the musicians began playing a rousing melody.

Everything is ready, and we're about to get married.

After the bride and groom finished the tea ceremony in the main hall, Gu Dalang, the eldest brother, carried his sister on his back. Elders and relatives followed to see her off. When they arrived at the courtyard gate, they watched her get into the bridal sedan chair.

After the groom's wedding procession departed, the bride's wedding procession set off for the groom's home, and from then on, the girl truly became someone else's family.

If you meet a good person, great; otherwise, good luck.

Indeed, marriage is like changing one's fate, so it's not hard to understand why the eldest aunt (Xiao Tian) burst into tears as if she had been a century slower to react.

"My aunt is actually a good mother."

Even though Ma Shan disliked Xiao Tianshi, after seeing her crying and leaving the old courtyard, she couldn't help but feel moved on her way home when no one else heard her.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Banxia hesitated, unsure whether to nod or shake her head. After a moment's hesitation, she asked, "Did your aunt allow your daughter to take all the groom's betrothal gifts with her?"

Ma Shan was now used to Zhou Banxia's seemingly nonsensical replies, and could tell at a glance that Zhou Banxia's words meant that even if they were good, they were only so-so.

That's true. The Yang family's betrothal gifts were quite substantial. The dowry alone was more than what she and Sanya received. It wasn't just five taels of silver, but a full twenty taels.

If my aunt really wanted to stop it, she wouldn't have only given half as a dowry. She even had the nerve to say that her daughter's dowry was already quite large. And that "quite large" was all thanks to the gifts from everyone else.
The main dowry they gave their daughters was just a few wedding quilts and some cabinets, tables, chairs, and buckets, and even that was at a price that was practically given away for free!

"If you ask me, you should have just sat there and waited for the newlyweds to serve you tea. And what about our parents? Don't be afraid of anything. Aren't you Erniu, whom our father raised..."

Zhou Banxia almost burst out laughing. It made some sense that her parents-in-law sat at the head of the table, just as Gu Yangwen had said, that family was supported by his second brother.

My father-in-law has made contributions and is absolutely entitled to sit to the lower right of the old man and be treated with courtesy. Even without looking at the old man, one would assume that the second son was the one who supported the family in the past.

But Erniu wasn't raised by her without parents, brothers, or sisters-in-law. What kind of logic is it for her to sit there? Only the eldest son's family would do such absurd things.

He thought that once she was seated, he could ask her for help with anything, without even considering the impropriety of it and whether the clan leader would agree. It was a rash idea, and luckily, not many people heard it at the time; if the man had found out, the entire Gu family would have lost face.

"...Da Niu is the first granddaughter of the old man's third branch. Even when she got married, they didn't benefit as much as their daughters. They probably think that their eldest daughter is the most precious."

Understood.

So it turns out I was the one who got taken advantage of by the eldest branch of the family, and they're complaining about how ugly the eldest branch is because they feel indignant on my behalf.

Zhou Banxia nudged her sister-in-law, who was walking beside her, with her shoulder. "When Auntie was crying at first, did you see where my sister-in-law was?"

“Her?” Ma Shan thought back, but couldn’t remember, and shook her head. “Where could a pregnant woman like her be? She’s not hiding outside, she must be hiding inside.”

"That's right, she was in the east wing. When my aunt was wailing and crying, she still didn't come out. I even saw her sister-in-law from her maternal family go in to look for her."

Even after we reached the courtyard gate, I noticed she still hadn't come out. I guessed my third cousin's wife had guessed correctly; my eldest cousin's wife wanted something, and my aunt hadn't gotten angry with her.

"No need to guess, she must have guessed right. Otherwise, she would have rushed to coax her aunt even though the banquet was about to begin and she wasn't pretending to be virtuous and filial."

You haven't been in the house long, but you don't know how fast she is. Not to mention when there are banquets at home, she can even steal a bowl of food and hide it in the house right under the old lady's nose during holidays.

The old lady was incredibly strict; she watched her daughter-in-law carefully cut every ounce of meat, calculating exactly how many slices to make before leaving the kitchen. Even so, she still managed to get away with it.

Could it be that the old lady intentionally turned a blind eye, hoping to let her eldest granddaughter-in-law get what she wanted? Even if not, did she only find out later?

Perhaps she doesn't dare to make a scene, not only because it would ruin the reputation of her eldest granddaughter-in-law, but also because she's afraid that you girls will follow suit, which would be a huge loss for the old lady.

Zhou Banxia hesitated for a moment, deciding it was best not to voice her thoughts at this moment. She dared to say that her dear sister-in-law would only believe that it wasn't true.

"I caught her twice, and she still wouldn't admit it. She kept saying she brought her back from her parents' home, but when I called her out on it, she cried and acted like she was going to die, saying I couldn't tolerate her."

I'm furious! Your older brother told me not to argue with her. What do you mean I'm arguing? I caught her red-handed, and she still denies it, even accusing me of disgracing her family's reputation.

What a prestigious title! He's just the father of a worthless scholar, yet he claims to have a clean reputation? If your older brother hadn't said it was going to blow up, that worthless scholar might have actually driven his daughter to suicide.
Ha, I was thinking of going back to my parents' house right then and there, bringing some people to smash it up, just to see what kind of trash that Tong Sheng's family had raised! Did they think my Ma family was easy to bully?

"..." Getting more and more agitated, Zhou Banxia patted Ma Shan's shoulder reassuringly, "Then you can't hide your argument from Mother. What will she say?"

"I got into a fight with my aunt."

"Where is Sixth Brother?"

"How could I dare let Liu Lang know—"

"Hahaha……"

Seeing Zhou Banxia smile, Ma Shan, who was halfway through her sentence, also laughed heartily and pulled Zhou Banxia to continue walking forward, "Do you know why Uncle doesn't believe that Liu Lang will let the two of them go?"

"They haven't given us a few slaps yet, are they saving up for something big?"

"That's right, so when Dalang's wife speaks ill of you outside, even her father-in-law scolds her. Otherwise, you think they're afraid of you, they're afraid of Liulang."

"Sixth Brother isn't as good-natured as you. You always put our father first in everything you do. If he gets angry, even Grandma and Auntie won't be able to stop him."