Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 92 October, Marriage

September [-]th, Chen's house in Beicun.

Chen Xiuer sat in front of the dresser in her room, closed her eyes tightly, her facial expression was calm, but her trembling eyelashes showed the tension deep in her heart.

"Xiu'er, don't worry." Li Shi Yang stood in front of Chen Xiu'er with two white lines in his hand, looked at the nervous niece in front of her, reached out and patted her shoulder to comfort her.

"Well, Auntie, I'm fine." Chen Xiu'er's tone was a bit dry, she didn't open her eyes when she spoke, and she just smiled unnaturally in the direction of Mrs. Yang and Li after she finished speaking.

Yang Lishi looked at the unnatural smile on the corner of her niece's mouth, but didn't say anything. It's normal for an older girl to be nervous after getting married for the first time.

"Xiu'er, Auntie is going to open your face next, it hurts a bit, you just have to bear it, and it will be fine when it's finished." After Yang Lishi finished speaking, she twisted the white thread in her hand into a strand with her thumb, and then clenched her hands in each other. Both sides, and then lightly rubbed towards Chen Xiu'er's bright red cheeks.

What Mrs. Yang and Li do is called face opening, also known as face opening, which is a necessary process for girls to go through the day before they get married. At that time, women with both children are invited to twist each other with two threads to pull out the hair of the girl to be married. The hair on the face.

Originally, Aunt Zhou from the same village was hired for this job, but yesterday Aunt Zhou’s daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chen, just gave birth to a fat boy. Aunt Zhou was busy taking care of her daughter-in-law and grandson, so naturally she didn’t want to come over to help Chen Xiu’er. , No way, Chen Fu thought about the old people in the village from beginning to end, and dragged Xiao Li's blessing, but he couldn't choose someone who had a good relationship with their old Chen family. Chen Fu had no choice but to let Da Jin drive the ox cart temporarily Yang Family Village took Yang and Li Shi over.

The white thread became tighter and tighter. Although Yang Lishi was already very careful, the cheeks run over by the white thread still had burning pain, especially Chen Xiuer was young, and her skin was tender and smooth. When Yang Lishi opened her face and finished, Chen Xiuer Her cheeks were as red as that delicate peony, coupled with her big watery eyes, she was even more charming with spring, I felt pity for her.

Mrs. Yang Li glanced at Chen Xiuer's delicate face from left to right, nodded in satisfaction, glanced back at the noisy door, and said with a smile, "Okay, Ling'er and the others have been waiting for you at the door for a long time. Open the door and let them in." As soon as Yang Lishi finished speaking, she walked to the closed door, and after opening the door lock from the door, Yang Lishi opened her mouth and shouted at the half-grown girls at the door. Come in.

"Oh, Xiu'er, you are so beautiful"

"That's right, Sister Yingzi, look at Sister Xiu'er, she's so beautiful."

"Lingzi, you are envious, so let Aunt Wang quickly find you a husband's house, I guarantee you are as beautiful as Miss Xiu'er..."

"Cluck cluck cluck..."

The girls all entered the room, and they teased each other. For a while, the room was full of laughter, but most of the words were addressed to Chen Xiu'er. After all, Chen Xiu'er was going to marry into Yangjia Village tomorrow.

Taking advantage of the time when the few people were playing around, Mrs. Yang and Li went out again.Now there are only a few half-grown girls left in Xiu'er's house, so this topic is naturally all about the girls' little thoughts.

"Sister Xiu'er, how is the person you are going to marry?" Lingzi noticed Yang Li who opened the door, and she didn't play around much at the beginning. After seeing the other party go out, she dared to ask. She is only 13 years old, and she is the daughter of the Wang family next door to the Chen family.

"Huh? It's okay?" Chen Xiu'er looked at the childish Lingzi in front of her, lowered her head for a while and thought about it, and said it simply, which made several older girls who were already engaged to boo again and again.

"Hey, Xiu'er, what are you talking about? How can it be okay, shouldn't it be very good? Otherwise, we, Xiu'er, can't agree, sisters, tell me... am I right?"

This was said by Tweety, who was wearing a skirt and shirt. Tweety is 17 this year. She is naturally beautiful and beautiful. She has long been optimistic about him. It is the old Guo family in Beigou. It will be in November this year. After marrying, although Xiao Li's evaluation in the village is not good, Chen Xiu'er is different from her mother. She is a good temperament that everyone praises. Naturally, such a good temperament has many good friends, and Tweety is one of them.

As soon as Cui'er said this, the people in the room even made a fuss, and Chen Xiu'er's ears turned red from embarrassment.

"...You little girls, you know how to bully me, and Sister Cui'er, don't you want to marry Brother Lizi? Why don't you tell me, Brother Lizi?"

Cui'er's best friend is Guo Dali, and all the sisters in the village are called Lizi Ge. Now that Cui'er is talking about Big Niu, Chen Xiuer naturally can't admit defeat, and resists the huge shame. Still biting his lip and fighting back.

"Hey, Sister Cui'er and Sister Xiu'er are looking down on us who don't have husbands. Lingzi, I think we should go back." The tall and heroic girl on the side also joked, and by the way Reiko on the side.

"That's right, Sister Yingzi, let's go home quickly." After hearing this, Lingzi was not to be outdone, and walked down following Yingzi's words. They were pulled one by one.

"Okay, the joke is over, but don't forget our business, tomorrow is Xiu'er's big day, let's talk about it quickly, or wait for Xiu'er to worry, you two little girls will look good" Cui Chen'er was the first to talk about his emotions, and when he had finished speaking, he gave Xiu'er a pair of embroidery that the three of them had embroidered for many days together in front of Chen Xiu'er.

"This...is this?" Chen Xiu'er reached out to take the embroidered cloth with a look of surprise.

"It's all a little care from our sisters, sister Xiu'er, don't mind, just keep it." Cui'er glanced at Lingzi and Yingzi beside her, and said with a smile.

"...Thank you sister Cui'er, and Yingzi, Lingzi, I'm...really happy" Chen Xiuer's tone was a little choked up, she looked down at the expensive embroidered picture in her hand, her eyes were already filled with tears.

"All right, all right, you can't cry on this happy day, it's unlucky, it's unlucky." Tweety couldn't hear Chen Xiuer's cry, so she quickly interrupted Xiuer's words pretending to be serious.

"That's right, sister Xiu'er, you can't cry," Reiko also echoed from the side.

"... Puff" Chen Xiu'er was teased by the people and laughed softly. She reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and looked at the people in front of her with a moved face.

Lingzi saw that Chen Xiuer did not continue to wipe her tears, and then said with a smile, "Sister Xiuer, let's go back first, sister Cui'er and Miss Yingzi haven't eaten yet."

"Hmph, no one will want it after eating it." Yingzi glanced sideways at Reiko who was clacking her arm back and forth.

"Sister Xiu'er, look at Sister Yingzi." Lingzi mischievously complained to Chen Xiu'er, who was already bending over with a smile.

"It's no use begging Miss Xiu'er, because ah...Sister Xiu'er is going to be a bride, giggling..." Yingzi finished speaking with a smile, and dragged Lingzi out amidst Chen Xiuer's scolding. Watching from the side, he first patted Xiu'er on the shoulder, and then walked out following the pace of the two.

"...Miss Cui'er" Cui'er heard Chen Xiu'er's words, turned her head suddenly, and saw Chen Xiu'er said seriously, "Thank you."

Tweety froze for a moment, shook her head and smiled, then walked out, her emerald green dress looked extraordinarily elegant in the sun.

Chen Xiu'er looked at the empty doorway in front of her, hugged the embroidered cloth tightly in her arms, bit her bright red lips, she had a very happy day.

In the main house on the other side, Mrs. Yang Li was sitting on the kang glaring at Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Li with a guilty face, she stood beside Mrs. Mrs. Yang and smiled carefully.

"...Okay, look at your potential, Xiu'er is going to get married tomorrow, and I don't expect you to suddenly become enlightened, but when this girl gets married, even if her mother's family is not good, she should add a dowry or two to her. What's the matter, do you really want the people in the village to poke your back and at the same time let Xiu'er be scolded? Even if you don't think about your poor girl, you have to think about Da Jin and Er Jin, Da Jin Jin and the others are already so old, do they still want to marry a wife!"

Mrs. Yang and Li are trying to persuade the stubborn girl in front of her, tell me, how can there be a family who does not add a dowry when the daughter comes out? This is not selling a daughter!
What Yang Li said was reasonable, but it didn't move Xiao Li, but Yang Li finally said that Xiao Li cared about the two sons, which made Xiao Li's expression change slightly.

"Sister, what you... said is because this matter will affect the fact that Da Jin and Er Jin will not be able to marry a wife. Is this true?" Although Xiao Li still had some doubts on her face, she rushed to Xiao Li After saying this, Yang Li knew that her niece's dowry was a let-down.

Hmph, I'm afraid you won't take the bait, Yang Li rolled her eyes in her heart, at the critical moment, it's still the nephew who will help.

"Won't you use your brain to think about the truth of what I said?" Yang Li jumped off the kang directly, and then pointed to Xiao Li's saliva beside him, "Tell me, it's just you!" In Beicun, the reputation of the family is so bad, which girl from a good family dares to marry, huh? Are you yelled at by you? Da Jin and Er Jin haven’t married for so many years, don’t you understand the reason? Why did you go there today? If you ask for one, they will make a quick engagement tomorrow. Isn't this still hiding from you? You idiot"

Mrs. Li Yang scolded Mrs. Li a lot, and directly pushed Mrs. Li to the corner of the wall.

Little Li's face was filled with guilty conscience when she was scolded by her elder sister, as if she was thinking of the embarrassing scene when she went to ask for a marriage before, her head was always buried below her head, not daring to raise her head.

"Hmph, do you regret it now? It's too late for me, so you can live with your two precious sons."

Yang Lishi looked impatiently at the girl whose head was buried lower and lower.

When Xiao Li heard Yang Li's words, she couldn't calm down immediately, and raised her head with a bang, the helplessness and anxiety were clearly visible on her face, and her hands couldn't stop shaking. With a vibrato in the middle, said
"That won't work! Eldest sister, what do you want to do? Da Jin and Er Jin are your nephews, and you take care of that damn girl Xiu'er. You can't leave them alone. They are mine. Lifeblood, big sister"

At the end of Xiao Li's speech, she reached out and grabbed Yang Li's sleeve tightly, as if she wanted to tear the sleeve.

"I said, can you change it?" Li Shi Yang threw off his sleeves and shook Li Shi to the ground.

"Yes, yes, elder sister, as long as you say it, I will change it." Xiao Li hurriedly got up from the ground, ignoring the dust on her clothes, and grabbed Yang Li's sleeve again, nodding in a hurry , for fear that Yang Li would regret it if she said it too late.

"That's fine, let me just say it." Yang Li nodded, and then said, "Sit on the side and wait honestly. Take a look at you. Isn't this not so serious? Besides, the big gold and the second gold are too My nephew, how can I have the heart to let their brothers not marry their wives?" Li Shi Yang knew the effect of hitting a stick and giving a sweet date, she couldn't just stimulate Xiao Li, if Xiao Li really broke the jar It was broken, and it was her nephews and nieces who suffered so much.

"Hey, I'll sit now, I'll sit here." Xiao Li smiled and let go of Yang Li's sleeves, and quickly moved a stool from the side to Yang Li's side, and finally sat down.

"Okay, you have a bad reputation. It's been decades. If you can change it, it's impossible..."

"Elder Sister, what should we do?" Upon hearing her sister's words, Xiao Li immediately interrupted Yang Li's words impatiently.

"Why don't I say that? Listen carefully." Mrs. Yang Li glanced at Mrs. Li, and then fixed Mrs. Li in place, before continuing, "Your reputation can't be changed, but he and Mrs. What is the prerequisite for you to get married? It is true that the reputation of the family is one aspect, but isn’t it the children of the family who are most concerned about? Are you right?” After Yang Lishi finished speaking, Xiao Li hurriedly answered yes and yes road.

"So, the two children of Da Jin and Jin Jin are good. This is the biggest advantage. This time when Xiu'er is married, you only need to be a little more generous, and others will think that you are good to your daughter. Think about it, yes Girlfriend and daughter are good people, so they must not treat their daughter-in-law too badly, right?" Yang Li's coaxing Xiao Li, in fact, what she said is all nonsense, not to mention anything else, daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law are not It's the same, except that Xiao Li in front of him is only worried about her son's marriage, and Yang Li can only start from this aspect.

"Hey, big sister, don't say it, you are quite right." Xiao Li smiled, and kept thinking about what Yang Li said in her heart. She can only say that Xiao Li is caring and chaos, otherwise with her IQ Well, normally, Mrs. Yang and Li might not be able to fool her.

"...That's right, I'm also the aunt of Dajin and Erjin, so naturally I won't cheat them." Seeing that things were almost done, Mrs. Yang and Li hurriedly added fire, "So, you can't let tomorrow It’s shameless for Xiu’er to get married, but Da Jin sent it to her. If something happened to her, wouldn’t it be Da Jin’s face? You don’t want Da Jin to be angry when she comes back tomorrow, do you?”

"That's right, why didn't I think that Da Jin would go see off his relatives tomorrow? Sister, you are right, I can't let my son lose face." Mrs. Li stretched out her hand and patted her thigh fiercely, with an excited expression on her face.

"Sister, tell me, what dowry should I add to Xiu'er?" Xiao Li didn't feel sorry for how much money she had to give out after finishing the calculation. All faces are lifted up.

"Well, this one? We have to bring it when we are asked by others. This is indispensable. When Da Niu's family came to propose marriage, they didn't bring many things, but didn't they send some good cloth later? Put that piece of light blue and water green cloth so that it can be placed outside and give Dajin some face." Yang Li carefully thought about the things that Da Niu's family sent over before, and eating with cakes is naturally long gone Well, the others are too miscellaneous and too little, and it's useless to hold them. After thinking about it, Yang Li still took out the cloth that was used later.

"Okay, it's fine. Those two pieces of cloth are in the box in my room. I'll send them to Xiu'er in a while. Eldest sister, what else?" Xiao Li agreed without batting an eyelid.

"Well, if there is anything else, did Xiu'er embroider you a few times before? Do you still keep them?" This is what Yang Li heard from Chen Xiu'er. These embroidery were not given to her mother by Chen Xiuer. It was mine, but Mrs. Li went to Chen Xiuer's room and took it out by herself.

"Yes, what's the matter?" Xiao Li said.

"Take out the picture of Avalokitesvara delivering a child, and send it to Xiu'er later, because this picture has a good meaning," Yang Li said.

"Then what else?" Xiao Li continued to ask in a very polite manner.

"Preparing a few taels of silver, this is the most direct, don't be reluctant, back then Da Niu's family sent 15 taels of silver."

"Then... How about one tael?" Xiao Li said carefully, and then changed to "three taels" under Yang Li's glaring gaze.

"Okay, that's all, let's pack up quickly, let's go over here." Yang Li didn't care about so much, so he just struck while the iron was hot, so that Xiao Li would regret it tomorrow.

"Hey, okay..."

(End of this chapter)