Return to 1980 and be a matchmaker

Longtanwei is one of the largest fairs in Bobai. Although today is not a fair day, there are still a lot of people on Longtan Street. Compared with a place like Shuangwang where there are only two or three kittens on a fair day, it can be said to be a world away. The difference.

At ten o'clock in the morning, a medium-sized tractor with a big red word "Happy" on it stopped at an intersection in Longtanwei, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

When rural people get married in this era, the bride will most likely walk on her own, and those who have a bicycle to pick up the bride are already very well-off families. Nowadays, when I see some people using a medium-sized machine to pick up the bride, it is like using a Rolls Royce in later generations. Just like picking up a bride in such a luxury car, everyone who sees it will naturally stop and watch.

After waiting for about ten minutes, everyone saw the bride coming over escorted by seven or eight people, followed by a few people helping to carry the dowry.

The moment they saw the bride's appearance clearly, everyone onlookers couldn't help but widen their eyes.

"Oh my God, this bride is so beautiful!"

"Yes, she is so beautiful. She can compete with those beautiful actresses in movies."

"No wonder the groom will use a secret machine to pick up the bride. To be able to marry such a beautiful bride, the conditions of the groom's family are not much different even if you think about it."

"Look, the average-looking one is the groom. How do you say that? Where is the flower?"

"A flower stuck in cow shit!"

"I remember it was inserted into cow dung, right?"

"Let me ask you, is there a difference between cow dung and cow dung?"

"It seems that there is no difference..."

"That's it!"

"..."

Amid the murmurs of the onlookers, the groom Deng Yuntai received his bride.

Seeing the extremely beautiful bride, Deng Yuntai felt like he was in a dream at this moment. He had never even dreamed of marrying such a wife before.

According to local customs, when the groom comes to pick up the bride, he has to give a red envelope. Naturally, Deng Yuntai was well prepared. After recovering from the bride's superb appearance, he greeted the wedding guests one by one, and then He took out a red envelope from his pocket and gave it to the bride Zhang Xiuping.

Some brides, after receiving the red envelope, have to open it to see how much money is inside. If it does not meet her psychological expectations, it is impossible for her to follow the groom back obediently. She must get it You will only be willing to leave if you want the amount of red envelope you want.

Some grooms are not fully prepared, do not have so much money with them, and have to send people back in a hurry to raise money. The scene is as ugly as it can be.

Of course, Zhang Xiuping didn't behave like those brides. After she received the red envelope according to the rules, she didn't even look at the amount inside, and got into the car with the help of the receptionist (usually two lucky women).

Then, the person who picks up the bride helps carry the dowry to the car, and then invites the wedding guests to get on the car.

As everyone got on the bus, the bus was also packed.

This is the result of controlling the number of people picking up relatives. Otherwise, this medium-sized tractor would really not be able to accommodate so many people.

When the car started to leave, the onlookers slowly dispersed.

On that day, the news that Zhongji was picking up the bride at Longtan Street spread among the various brigades of Longtan Commune, especially the beautiful bride.

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Even though Zhongji didn't drive very fast, he was still much faster from Longtan back to Naye Village than a bicycle, and he returned in less than an hour.

The wedding custom here in Bobai County was during the Republic of China. When the bride arrived home, she would first blast three mines, followed by flutes, drums, and firecrackers. Nowadays, this era is not so particular, and it is enough to just set off firecrackers.

The bride got out of the car with the help of two lucky women amid the sound of firecrackers.

As the bride walked forward, people throwing confetti followed closely behind her. While throwing confetti, they said: "The first one will make the house look like flowers, the second one will make the house full of gold and jade, the third one will bring a happy marriage for a hundred years, the fourth one will make you promoted and make a fortune, and the fifth one will make your husband and wife glorious." Noble, the six will always be of the same mind, the seventh will have good luck and longevity, the eight will prosper, the evil spirits will stay away from the nine, and the tenth will bring good luck."

Before entering the house, the bride and her wedding guests walked to the washbasin prepared by the groom's house and wiped their faces and hands. After Zhang Xiuping wiped her face and washed her hands meaningfully, she followed the rules and poured it into the washbasin. Two coins were lost.

After doing this, the next step is to make offerings to Grandpa.

After paying homage to Grandpa, tea is served to the parents. The bride will also change her mind at this time.

"Dad, you have tea!"

Seeing his personally selected eldest daughter-in-law standing in front of him, bowing down and serving him tea respectfully, Deng Shirong felt really happy. He responded with a smile on his face, and then took the tea from his eldest daughter-in-law. He took the tea and took a sip before passing the cup back.

Zhang Xiuping took the tea cup with both hands and handed it to the Ou sisters who were following her and acted as bridesmaids.

Deng Shirong took out the big red envelope that he had prepared and handed it to his eldest daughter-in-law. He said with a smile: "I wish you a happy wedding and a happy marriage! May you be sweet and have a son soon!"

"Thank you, Dad!" Zhang Xiuping took the red envelope with both hands and handed it to Sister Ou Guo to help keep it.

After serving tea to her parents, the bride is sent to the bridal chamber, and then drinks "a cup of wine" with the groom.

When Deng Yuntai and Zhang Xiuping locked arms and looked at each other, their hearts beat faster involuntarily.

Although the two got married today, before that, they had only had some intimate actions on the day they went to Songshan Commune to register. That was when Zhang Xiuping hugged Deng Yuntai from behind while riding a bicycle.It was the first time for the two of them to be so close face to face, so it was naturally difficult to remain calm.

It was not easy to finish the glass of wine. I don’t know whether it was because the alcohol was absorbed quickly or for some other reason. Anyway, both of their faces were a little red.

After drinking the cup of wine, the fruit is opened. After the bride and groom have eaten jujube and olive seeds, they put the two oil stamens together and light the oil cup, which is called "hexin".

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After Deng Shirong drank the tea served by his eldest daughter-in-law, he got busy with cooking.

Today he is the chef at the banquet, and the eldest daughter also plays a very important role in the kitchen. The other people who know a little bit about cooking help the father and daughter.

The untimely death of his eldest son in his previous life was a lifelong regret for Deng Shirong. When he saw his eldest son getting married in this life, he was so happy that he naturally had to work hard on the food and drinks, so that the relatives and friends who came to drink would never forget this banquet in their lifetime.

Today’s main dishes include spicy crab, pan-fried prawns, steamed mudworms, meatballs, egg rolls, white-cut chicken, white-cut duck, pork belly, yellow stir-fried pork, stir-fried pork with celery and garlic, steamed carp, sweet lotus root, Bamboo shoot line.

Soups include sandworm vermicelli soup, pork bone yam soup and lotus root sweet soup.

Vegetarian dishes include fried peanut candy, stir-fried hotpot vegetables, stir-fried sweet potatoes, pickled cabbage and garlic sprouts, stir-fried pumpkin, stir-fried winter melon, etc.

Both the dishes and the portions are extremely sumptuous and will definitely set a new record for rural banquets in this era.