Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 356 Double Happiness
On the evening of the fifteenth, all three courtyards were brightly lit. Everyone worked until very late before they rested.

The sixteenth day of the winter month is the day when the two sons of the Chen family get married.

After breakfast, the two Chen brothers got ready and changed into the groom's wedding attire, with a red cross on their chest and a big red flower tied around it.

Then he went out, rode on a tall horse, led the wedding procession, and went to the west courtyard to welcome the bride.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a custom that on the day of the groom's wedding, he could wear low-rank official uniform to welcome his bride, which meant a prosperous career.

But this thing is only worn once and is not needed normally, so most people rent the official uniform of an eighth-rank civil servant.

I have to say that the official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty were really ugly. A young man in his early twenties would look ten years older when wearing those clothes.

Chen Yunzhe and Chen Yunhan really didn't like those clothes, so they specially made new clothes for them, which were much more lively than the official uniforms.

The two men rode on horses at the front of the procession, followed by the musicians and drummers, then two large sedan chairs hung with red silk and tassels, carried by eight people, and at the end was the grand wedding procession.

The group set out from Chen's house, circled half a circle around Kuandian City, and returned to the west courtyard to welcome the bride.

The two brothers, one a scholar and one a warrior, took some effort to pass the various checkpoints set up by the Shen and He families, and after giving out countless red envelopes, they finally got in.

They thought that they could pick up the bride smoothly and go back to the church to get married, but the two brothers found out that it was too early to be happy.

"Today is the auspicious day for you two brothers to get married together. It is a double happiness and cause for celebration.

However, if you want to marry the bride smoothly, you still have to pass the last hurdle.

This level is also simple. We will let the two brides come out with veils on their heads, and you brothers can recognize them.

If you recognize it correctly, you can take it away. If you recognize it wrongly, we will make a fool of ourselves. How do you think?"

A group of people who like to watch the fun and never mind the trouble actually created a big problem for Chen Yunzhe's brothers at this time.

The two brothers never thought that there would be such a hurdle waiting for them, and they immediately smiled bitterly.

It is said that there is no distinction between the young and the old in the first three days of a wedding. Today is such a happy day, and no matter how others make trouble, the groom should not be angry.

In desperation, the two had to agree.

In this way, the two matchmakers supported the two brides, who were wearing bright red wedding dresses and bright red gold veils, and had slim figures, and stood side by side in the main hall.

"Groom, guess quickly, see if you can guess which one is the bride you are going to marry?

Hurry up, it won’t take too long.”

The people around who were watching the fun started to make a noise, whistling, and shouting. For a moment, the room was extremely noisy.

The two brides are almost the same height and size, and they are covered with veils. How can we recognize them?
The two brothers wanted to move forward and take a closer look, but were stopped and not allowed to get too close.

I wanted to say a word to the bride, but I couldn't.

This really put the two brothers in a difficult position. How could they guess?

Qu Shaoyang followed the wedding procession and was also in this hall. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Big brother, second brother, why bother? Just pick one and go back to the hall first. If something doesn't work, change him back."

Qu Shaoyang stood between his two uncles, and while he deliberately spoke loudly, he also reached out and poked their waists.

Chen Yunzhe and the other man understood and neither of them said anything, just paying attention to the actions of the two brides.

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, the bride on the right seemed angry and stomped her feet hard.

Chen Yunhan was sharp-eyed and quick-witted, and he immediately realized that it was his wife, so he took two steps forward and held the bride's hand.

"Qingzhu, I'm here to marry you, come with me."

He Qingzhu has a hot temper and gets angry easily.

Qu Shaoyang just deliberately said something about making the best of a bad situation. How could He Qingzhu bear it? She immediately got angry.

Before she could even react, Chen Yunhan recognized her. He Qingzhu was so happy that she didn't care about the rules anymore, she lifted her veil and smiled at Chen Yunhan.

"It's a good thing you recognized me, otherwise, you would have suffered a lot today."

The matchmaker next to her was startled and quickly put down her veil.

"Hey, my aunt, we haven't even entered the bridal chamber yet, so lift the veil, put it back on quickly, put it back on quickly.

Come, come, quickly carry Miss He onto the sedan chair."

He Honglin hurried over, bent down, picked up his sister on his back, stood up and walked out.

On the other side, Chen Yunzhe also came to Shen Lizhen, picked her up, and strode out the door.

Shen Lizhen's face turned red because of Chen Yunzhe's behavior, but fortunately she was covered with a red veil, so others could not see her embarrassment.

The two brides went out and got into their sedan chairs.

Next, the matchmaker called on the young man and girl who were carrying the sedan chair to get in, and the people who were escorting the bride behind hurriedly carried out the dowry.

At this time, the trumpeters and drummers started playing again, the two grooms mounted their horses, and the wedding procession went around Kuandian City for another half circle, and finally returned to the main gate of the Chen family.

Several young men who had been waiting outside the door lit up the firecrackers.

Amid the crackling sound of firecrackers, the matchmaker helped the bride out of the bridal sedan.

The brothers Chen Yunzhe and Chen Yunhan each led their wives along the red carpet that had been laid out in advance and came to the hall.

Doctor Chen and his wife sat in the hall, looking at the two couples with joy on their faces.

After waiting for so many years, I finally waited for my son to get married. It was a double happiness for both of us to get married together.

Doctor Chen and his wife were so happy that they could hardly stop smiling.

Someone nearby shouted, "The auspicious time has arrived, the newlyweds are getting married."

Then, the two couples bowed to heaven and earth, to their parents, and to each other, amid the congratulations of the guests.

After the ceremony, the matchmaker leads the newlyweds to the new house in the east courtyard to carry out the next wedding procedures.

The Chen family is now considered a wealthy family in Kuandian City. With such a big event as two sons getting married together, there must be many people coming to congratulate them.

Not only the neighbors and wealthy people in the city, but even the magistrate Xu Qingzhang and the prefect Yuliang sent people to present gifts.

Not to mention other people in the county government, many of them came in person to congratulate.

It was a happy day, and the house was filled with distinguished guests, so naturally the Chen family had to entertain them with great care.

There were 20 to 30 tables for the first round of banquets. Since there was not enough space in the main courtyard, banquets were also arranged in the east and west courtyards.

Qu Shaoyang was inevitably arranged to accompany guests from the county government office and the East Road government office. There were many acquaintances among them, and it was quite lively as they all laughed and drank together.

“Master Qu is young and promising.

I heard a few days ago that Lord Qu led his troops to suppress two bandit dens in Shuangdianzi and other places, and took the heads of the bandit leaders.

The Taotai praised Lord Qu highly, and praised Lord Qu as a lucky and capable general.

Mr. Qu has a bright future. When he becomes successful, don't forget me. Come, let's have a drink."

The officials from the East Road Office raised their glasses and toasted to Qu Shaoyang with a smile.

After returning from Shuangdianzi, Qu Shaoyang arranged for people to send the heads of Zhan Dongshan, Mantianhong and others, as well as the documents signed and sealed by the bandits, to the East Road Yamen by express horse.

When Daotai Yuliang learned about it, he was very happy and praised Qu Shaoyang in front of all his subordinates.

(End of this chapter)