Generally, men and women can't meet for three days before marriage. Everything has elders. The bride's preparation before this is really busy.
The auspicious time was set at ten o'clock in the morning and was woken up at five o'clock, saying that he would take a shower and change clothes at six o'clock.
Mother has already prepared bath water and soaked it with twelve kinds of flowers and plants, such as Xiancao and Pomegranate, which means peace.
After eating two eggs, they were asked to sit on the dressing table and wait for makeup to put on the bride's clothes.
Traditional bridal gowns are all festive China dresses, which are red and colorful, carved with dragons and embroidered with phoenixes, and are very exquisite. When I was eighteen, I put it on and put it on immediately. It was classical and elegant. It's really beautiful. From then on, I liked kurei's clothes.
Sisters and aunts, show your magic. Some began to comb their hair and set it. They put their hair in a bun and put on all kinds of headdresses, such as gold hairpin and jade hairpin, which look gentle and elegant, moving and shining.
Then they began to take out their own treasures and fill them for me. The foundation is made by aunts, and it is made according to the existing materials in rural areas, which is quite easy to use. Because I pulled my face and trimmed my eyebrows a few days ago, it's still easy to make up now. A light touch will make your face fat and your eyebrows spring. Lipstick is made of red paper. Take a sip of your lips and the flame of red lips will come out. It's amazing.
After the whole makeup is finished, put the gold and silver jewelry given by the man on your body, then put on embroidered wedding shoes and make a beautiful turn. Oh, my God! Is Byakki Smoker still himself? Although I am born beautiful and won't get sunburned, people now should have crossed over from ancient times, right? If you are a rich princess, you are surprised that you are a fairy! Really beautiful! Drunk! Okay, get drunk first. Ha ha!
Some details are trivial. If a mother wants to cry with her married daughter in her arms, she will be reluctant. Most mothers are really reluctant to cry, and some girls will cry with them. However, after I shed a few tears for the makeup I finished painting all morning, I tried not to cry, although my nose and eyes were sour. Then my father cooked a good dish, and I ate a little symbolically.
The groom waited at the edge of the village half an hour in advance according to auspicious time.
By this time, my uncles were already very busy.
What a long wedding line outside! The best man, the best woman, the matchmaker, Mu Qing (who is responsible for delivering things between the bride and the groom), Qinglang (who chooses things for the bride to marry into her husband's family), uncle and aunt ... are all arranged, and everything that everyone is responsible for the dowry is arranged, just waiting for the auspicious time.
At first glance, the items to be married are:
1. Larger items, such as bicycles, sewing machines, radios, sofas and chairs, dressing tables and suitcases.
2. Two oil lamps (meaning to add a baby), longan (wealth and perfection), sugar cakes, homemade glutinous rice and other miscellaneous grains.
3. Soft items such as pots, buckets, quilts, clothes, high-top shoes, pillows, waist cloth, shirts, waist cloth, combs, headscarves, rulers, rice tubes, scissors, mirrors, needles and threads.
The items to be married are sent by her husband's family, prepared by her family, and sent by relatives and friends; Some are carried, some are tied with ropes, some are carried, some are baskets and boxes, and some are carried with a laundry list, all of which are grotesque. I am very happy! I tried my best to follow the team, and the spectacular scene was really amazing!
The groom came to the door with the best man and said, "Come and pick up the bride." I suddenly felt my heart pounding and a little nervous. Seeing my soon-to-be-my-other-half coming towards me, I was actually very shy and felt that something was fermenting, which made me feel completely different.
Looking at him in China groom's uniform, tall and straight, handsome, I actually think the groom is so handsome!
After some etiquette, the groom and the bride are ready to leave. When I got to the door, my mother put a wishful clip and fairy grass on my head. Dad helped me open the red umbrella and handed it to me, then sprinkled it with rice and safflower water. After sprinkling, my father gave my hand to the groom, who gently took the umbrella and led me forward.
Before I came to the sedan chair, the groom gently protected me on the sedan chair, and the bridesmaids were scattered on both sides of the sedan chair.
I looked up and saw the groom holding a donkey. I can't help laughing. This donkey belongs to the groom's bean mill, which is very human. Because it takes about an hour to walk to her husband's house, some areas in the middle are bumpy and easy to wet their shoes, and the groom dares to prepare with both hands. Although climbing mountains is like riding a horse on the ground, it is wise to prepare a donkey to deal with bad road conditions. Just don't take the lead in cattle breeding. Haha, the more you think about it, the funnier it becomes. I was in a good mood all the way.
Blowing and beating, the team is winding in the middle of the ridge, on the road and on the mountain road, which smells like a journey to the west. After today, I became a family. What a feeling! The mood is quite complicated, and I can't say what it feels like.
Because the bride can't talk today, she is led by one person to complete all kinds of red tape.
In front of my husband's house, amid firecrackers, I walked through the smoke, entered the room, crouched under the floor, sat there, and waited for a salute.
The wedding room is beaming with joy, double happiness, red blessing, red big bed, and red covers all the furnishings.
The maid of honor of the Qing Palace put everything she brought along the way in her room, mostly on the big red bed, saying that many people would come to visit today, saying "four" sentences (rhyming limericks) and making trouble in the bridal chamber.
Soon, Mu Qing brought a "closed circle" for the bride and groom to eat. When the bride and groom exchange jiaozi, they can only eat some and leave some in the room. The oil lamp I brought is also on, which means adding people as soon as possible.
After some ceremony, dozens of tables were opened outside, and almost all the village heads and villages were dispatched together. Cooking, washing dishes and washing vegetables are all helped by neighbors.
A big stove, a square table, four stools, and eight guests sitting around a table are really spectacular! I'm sorry I can't go out. I can only go out when I have tea. Today, I have to sit in a fixed corner of the room all day, and I can't talk. It's really torture
When the tea is served, my mother-in-law will take it away. From the very beginning, everyone will respect the past and give it a sweet name. Relatives will put red envelopes on tea trays when they answer, and some rich relatives will put gold and silver jewelry. These gifts will be taken back to the new house for the newlyweds. In that era of lack of materials, I was satisfied after a hard day's work and seeing so many red envelopes.
It's interesting to have a bridal chamber. The village is simple and gentle, but most people will come to see the bride, especially the children. At this time, Xi Niang will let the bride put down the fan that covers her face to reveal a new face, and then give candy and cakes to the villagers who come to see the bride.
Therefore, I forced myself to cheer up and face the guests with a smile. In fact, at the end of the day, my face froze with laughter. However, in order to leave a good impression on our neighbors, we can only keep our best. The groom is as busy as a bee receiving guests today, just showing up from time to time.
Doing "four sentences" is the most distinctive feature of the bridal chamber, and it is mostly performed by people who are famous or have good poems in the village. What a nice gift! It's really admirable. If the onlookers applaud, at this time, the bride or groom will come out to propose a toast, tea and cigarettes to express their gratitude.
More serious "four sentences", such as:
1, the bride gets married and has nine children in ten years.
When the bride and groom get married, everything goes well.
3, gave birth to a good son, only envious of immortals.
4. Ten years by boat, a hundred years by pillow.
Some strange words, which make people laugh, are all local customs and dialects.
For example, if you are drunk, you will be rich later. You like the sound of cannons, and you are Zhuge Liang.
On the wedding day, in MengMeng's tossing and groggy joy, it finally came to an end. The moment I lay in bed, there was only one word: tired! Then I fell asleep so sweetly that I didn't even have time to dream
Three days later, I followed my husband back to her home. Even after the ceremony. I am Mr. Wang's man from now on.
Where did women, living like rape blossoms, spread? That's what people do there. As for whether flowers or grass will grow in the future. In the final analysis, it depends on fate. No one knows what life will be like in the future. So marriage is the beginning of a woman's second life. From then on, I bid farewell to the visible life in menstruation and moved to my husband's house to start a new life.
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