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Chapter 35 Rural Marriage Customs (please follow up)
The bride Guan Yongying didn't get up until dawn the next day.

Rural brides in this era just combed their hair and changed their clothes, unlike brides in later generations who had to get up in the middle of the night and put on makeup for several hours.

After Guan Yongying washed up and changed into a red wedding dress, she took out 20 yuan and put it on the stool of the hairdressing table, covered it with two towels, and then sat down on the towel.

According to the customs of this era, the stool that the elder sister sat on when she got married would be followed by the younger brother when she got up. The money the elder sister put under it belonged to the younger brother. There is no fixed amount of money, but it usually cost ten to eight yuan. Yongying just let him go [-], which means he loves his younger brother very much.

As for the thing that holds the money, it can be a towel, cloth or other things. Anyway, no matter what is placed, it belongs to the younger brother.

Those who comb the bride's hair and help her go out are all women with a "good fortune". The so-called good fortune in rural areas means that the parents of both husband and wife must be healthy, the husband and wife must be in harmony, and the child must be the first to have a child. That's the son.

After Guan Yongying finished combing her hair, her mother brought her a bowl of rice with some vegetables and a chicken leg.

Not to mention other meals, this chicken drumstick is a must-have.

Traditionally, children at home have eaten chicken drumsticks, and a bride eating a bite of chicken drumsticks before getting married has a sense of saying goodbye to her role as a "child", because no matter how old a woman is, as long as she remains unmarried in her natal family, she is still a child in the eyes of her parents.

"Aying, try to eat as much food as possible, otherwise you will be too busy to eat when you get to the groom's house, and you will feel hungry and uncomfortable." The officer's mother's eyes were a little red. This was her first time marrying a daughter. She felt extremely uncomfortable when she thought that her well-behaved and sensible daughter would belong to someone else's family from today on.

Guan Yongying felt equally uncomfortable. There were thousands of words in his heart that he wanted to tell his mother, but when they came to his mouth, he couldn't say anything. He just responded with a choked cry, then took the rice brought by his mother and started eating.

However, as soon as he took a mouthful of rice, tears began to flow down uncontrollably.

"mom……"

"Aying..."

The officer's mother had been holding back her tears before, but now that her daughter was in this situation, her tears were as unstoppable as if she had diarrhea.

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According to the wedding customs in Shuangwang Realm, the bride must be received before [-] noon, and cannot exceed this time, otherwise it will be unlucky.

Therefore, in order to match this time, it was normal for those in later generations who married wives who were far away to pick up their brides in the middle of the night. However, for those who were cross-city or even cross-province, the bride had to come to the groom's city one day in advance, otherwise she would not be able to catch up with the time.

Naye Village and Sham Shui Tam Village are not far apart. It only takes half an hour to walk, so it’s okay to go out a little later. It will definitely be in good time.

Of course, the bride has already decided what time the bride will go out, and everyone just has to arrive at the auspicious time and go out on time.

At eight or nine o'clock in the morning, the banquet started at the woman's house.

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In the room, Guan Yongying and his daughter cried for a while before their emotions stabilized.

The officer's mother advised, "Aying, the auspicious time is coming soon. You should hurry up and eat something. Otherwise, you will suffer a lot when you are hungry."

Guan Yongying shook his head and said, "Mom, I can't eat. I have no appetite." Guan's mother handed the bowl and chopsticks to her daughter again and said, "You have to eat if you can't eat. I'll go to the groom's house later and I won't have time to take care of you." For food, you have to be busy with this and that. When the guests are eating, you have to make tea. Only after the guests have left can you have time to eat, so if you don’t eat something now, your stomach will suffer later. .”

Guan Yongying reluctantly took the bowl and chopsticks and said, "Okay, then I'll eat some."

After Guan Yongying forced herself to eat less than half a bowl of rice and more than half a chicken leg, her younger brother Guan Yongsong walked in and said: "Sister, the auspicious time has come, you have to go to ancestor worship (meaning to worship ancestors). "

Guan Yongying responded and then stood up.

Guan Yongsong immediately sat down. After his sister went out, he stood up, took away the towel, and saw two big pictures. While he was happy, he couldn't help but feel a little sad. The sister he grew up with was getting married. As a younger brother, he was naturally very reluctant to let go.

It’s just that when men get married and women get married, this day will always come...

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In later generations, when getting married, the groom would go to the bride's house to pick up the bride. But today's era is different. The groom does not pick up the bride at the bride's house. Instead, the bride is sent to a certain place by the wedding guest, and then the groom and The person who picked up the relatives went to pick them up.

Therefore, when offering sacrifices to Grandpa, there is only the bride without the groom.

To offer sacrifices to Grandpa, firecrackers must be set off.

After paying homage to his grandfather, Guan Yongying knelt down to worship his parents. It was time to truly leave his parents' home.

At this moment, Guan Yongying couldn't help crying, and his father and mother were also in tears. The younger brothers and sisters who were reluctant to let their sister get married also had tears streaming down their faces. The whole family was crying!

Affected by this atmosphere, some relatives also shed tears.

Seeing that the atmosphere was too sad, Deng Shirong comforted him: "Well, today is Yongying's happy day. Everyone should be happy. Anyway, the wedding is not far away. From here to Shuangwangwei, you have to pass by us. In Naye Village, we can meet each other in every fair period, so there is no need for you to be too sad."

Some other relatives also endured their sadness and advised: "Yes, if you marry close by, you can see her anytime you want. It's much better than those who marry far away and can only see you a few times a year."

With the comfort of the matchmaker and relatives, the crying gradually stopped. The auspicious moment had arrived, and the bride went out accompanied by the matchmaker and wedding guests.

According to the customs here, the bride is not allowed to set off firecrackers when she goes out, and the aunt cannot be a wedding guest. After all, aunt and lone have the same pronunciation, so there is a natural taboo.

When getting married in this era, unlike before the Republic of China, brides could go out in a sedan, and unlike in later generations, most brides just walked there, and a very small number of brides could go out on bicycles.

From Shenshuitian to Naye, you have to pass through Jimupo, Shanying, and Pineapple Root. There is a small river between Shanying and Pineapple Root. When Guan Yongying and his party came to the river, they stopped. .

In later generations, when the groom went to the bride's home to pick her up, he had to give a certain number of red envelopes to the bride. Now there is no need to go to the bride's home to pick up the bride, which does not mean that red envelopes are dispensed with. The bride has to give out red envelopes when she is halfway there waiting for the groom and the others to pick her up. OK.

Because he didn't know where the bride would stop, the groom sent someone out early to wait. When he saw the bride stopping by the river, he quickly went back to tell the groom the news.

So, the groom took the red envelope and went to pick up the bride with a group of pick-ups.

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