1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 86 Sweet Wedding, Fish Comes (Subscribe!)

A boat appeared between the green mountains and the golden belt.

This boat, which is usually used to transport vegetables and fruits, is not small. At this moment, just like the phoenix-tail boat under Liang Ziqiang's feet, the hull is also tied with red cloth and hung with lanterns, adding a touch of festive atmosphere to the mountains and rivers along the way.

Liang Ziqiang's eyes flashed with joy, and he saw the wedding boat sailing towards him.

It passed through the gazes of the villagers on both sides of the river, passed through the morning breeze singing on the willow branches, until it passed through the exit of Huagu River, entered the sea, and slowly approached him.

Liang Ziqiang could already see the tall and slender figure standing under the lantern.

The bright red wedding dress set off Chen Xiangbei's fair and tender face, and her cheeks were like two red clouds.

Her hair was styled differently today than usual. She had asked a middle-aged woman in her village who was married and had many children to comb her hair into a bun. The bun was long and high, symbolizing longevity and wealth.

Holding a round fan and a round mirror in her hands, she is graceful and indescribably beautiful.

Next to Chen Xiangbei, two young girls were holding a bright red umbrella for her, with smiles on their faces and a hint of excitement.

The ships of both sides approached each other.

Chen Xiangbei looked over at him the first time, and stared at him for a long time. From the lingering look in her eyes, it seemed that she was very satisfied with his appearance today.

Liang Ziqiang's "lucky mother" had already raised a rice sieve high, walked to the bow, and sang "Song of the Hemp Boat" to the fishing boat that was sending the bride off:
"I am so angry, my uncle-in-law is so angry.

My uncle-in-law is supporting Lan.
Marry a new bride for the Wanma ship!"

Chen Xiangbei's two brothers were on the boat to send her off, and now they heard the singing seeming to be calling out their names.

The two looked around, obviously unable to answer.

Fortunately, they don’t need to worry about this, because there is also a “lucky mother” who was invited in advance on the wedding boat.

At this time, he quickly responded and sang a fisherman's song to Liang Ziqiang's boat without showing any weakness.

Amid the singing, firecrackers on Liang Ziqiang's boat also blasted enthusiastically.

The two boats came together. The two sisters holding up their umbrellas high, accompanied Chen Xiangbei and stepped forward from that boat to the wedding boat.

Liang Ziqiang had already stood at the front and held Chen Xiangbei by his arm. After all, Chen Xiangbei had never walked on a boat before, so she was a little nervous and almost fell into his arms, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Following closely behind, her two brothers, who had come from her parents' home to see her off to marry, acted as porters, carrying the dowry, new cabinets, rice bags, wooden combs, wash basins and the like, and also came onto the new ship.

The "Lucky Moms" immediately rushed forward, surrounded Chen Xiangbei, and began to "perform four sentences", reciting some auspicious words.

The wedding boat was driven by the boat owner and slowly returned to Huagu River.

At this time, the fishing boats cruising on the water around, no one knew who took the lead, but they shouted, and suddenly, the fishermen's songs exploded and floated away.

Ordinary fisherman's songs would have been fine, but some people forgot themselves while singing, and began to pinch their throats, pretending to be girls, and sang in reverse:

"Look at my brother's boat in front of me, and I have an embroidered purse.

I'm giving Brother Ke'a a belt, and I wish him lots of catches! "

Immediately, someone sang in the same high-pitched voice:

"A bud of good flowers smells delicious, and a glass of good wine makes your face red.

A-mei has a good lover, even rice cooked with seawater will taste delicious! "

Chen Xiangbei understood the lyrics of the fishermen's songs. She leaned on Liang Ziqiang's arm, too embarrassed to even look up...

The originally quiet sea area suddenly became boiling in the morning!

The seagulls were startled and flew away... until someone shouted, causing all the singing to stop in unison:
"Look, the sea water has turned red! It's incredible, such a large area!"

More people shifted their gazes away from Liang Ziqiang's flower boat and saw the nearby sea. The color of the water was the same as the red ribbons on the wedding boat, bright red and so gorgeous!
People reacted immediately:
"What are you still daydreaming about! Fish! There's such a large group of fish, let's see who's quicker!"

"Wait, let me see. This bright red fish is a matchmaker fish! Isn't Aqiang too lucky as a bride? On the first day of our wedding, he attracted so many matchmaker fish to us?!"

"That's right. The matchmaker fish usually likes to stay in the water and only floats out occasionally. Did they come here today to give Ah Qiang a gift?"

"What gift should we give to Ah Qiang? He is busy and has no time to come out to get it. This is the big gift that he and his wife are giving to the whole village!"

Liang Ziqiang and Chen Xiangbei heard the noise and looked towards the sea, and were also stunned.

All the fishing boats were seen moving, surrounding the "Red Sea". Surprised shouts and discussions were heard around us.

Although the fishermen's songs stopped in the middle of singing, the scene became even more lively!

Seeing so many villagers catching net after net of red snapper from the sea, Liang Ziqiang's eyes widened and his hands were secretly itching.

It was just as the villagers said, everyone was making money from the matchmaker fish, but he was the only one who could only watch.

Usually, it was the fishermen in the village who envied him, but today something changed and it was his turn to envy the villagers.

Firstly, there was no net on the wedding boat. Secondly, in all these years, who has ever heard of a groom suddenly going fishing while getting married?
At this time, someone was pulling in the net and shouting:
"Catch the matchmaker! Catch the matchmaker alive!"

He deliberately turned his face away and shouted at Lu Hongyu.

At once, more people started to make a noise and shouted at Lu Hongyu:
"Capture the matchmaker alive!"

"Capture Lu Hongyu alive!"

Lu Hongyu was so angry that she kept humming.

When other people get married, they tease the bride and groom, or the bridesmaids, but here, a precedent has been set, and they are actually teasing the matchmaker!

While the fishermen were still busy with the big harvest, Liang Ziqiang's boat had gradually sailed out of the sea and headed back towards Changwang Village.

After arriving at the village pier and getting off the boat, Liang Ziqiang accompanied Chen Xiangbei and walked home together.

When we were almost home, someone had already prepared firecrackers and started setting them off continuously.

Liang's father and mother, as well as relatives from near and far who had been invited in advance, all came to welcome them.

Then, in front of everyone, they offered tea to Liang's father and mother, and then the couple drank the wedding wine.

The new cabinets, water racks and washbasins that came with the marriage were all moved into the couple's wedding room.

The so-called wedding room was actually the room where Liang Ziqiang and his younger brother Liang Zifeng used to sleep.

Now, because they wanted to vacate the room for the wedding, the rooms in the house were adjusted accordingly. Liang Zifeng slept in the same room with his father, and his mother slept in Liang Lizhi's room.

There was no other way, there were only a few houses to rent. When the couple got married, there were not enough rooms to sleep in, so they had to move out.

Fortunately, although the room was small and old, it was still decorated. At this moment, it was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, a new bed and a new quilt, and it was full of festive atmosphere.

After a busy day, night finally falls.

The two people on the new bed were getting closer and closer...

(P.S.: Nowadays, the fishermen’s custom of “marriage on water” has become a part of the intangible cultural heritage.)
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