Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

Qingshan Commune, Hewan Brigade.

Three cars stopped at the gate of Lin Zhengjun’s new house in the back mountain.

The yard and the roads on both sides of the gate were already filled with villagers who came to join in the fun and see the new bride.

"The groom is back to pick up the bride!"

Yang Kaixuan shouted loudly, and immediately took out a string of firecrackers with 5,000 bangs, hung them on a tree branch and lit them.

Amid the "crackling" sound of firecrackers, red debris flew everywhere, the flames appeared and disappeared, and billowing white-gray smoke appeared and disappeared, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder.

The children were overjoyed and immediately went to look for unexploded firecrackers. If they found a few, they could have fun with the big "firecrackers" that night!

Lin Zhengjun got out of the car first, then opened the door and carried Tang Xiaofu, who was covered with a red veil, on his back. Tang Xiaofu hugged his neck obediently.

This is also the custom in the Huanghuai region. The groom can carry his wife on his back or hug her, but when entering the house, the bride's feet must not touch the ground.

He carried Tang Xiaofu through the gate and into the yard, shouting, "Dad and Mom, I brought my new daughter-in-law back!"

"Okay, come in!"

Lin Sanhuai's voice came from the main room.

However, at this time, there was a gate blocking the door, and people were still just looking for fun. The elderly and children were stopped from entering and wanted to see the bride.

"Fellow villagers, please stop stopping me, just eat your candy and smoke!"

Lin Tiedan took out a bag containing red envelopes, candies, walnuts and cigarettes, and threw the cigarettes and candies away.

"Wow, these are Chinese cigarettes! Zhengjun is so arrogant!"

"Fruit candies and White Rabbit milk candies!" Everyone picked up the candies and naturally made way for the door, with smiles on everyone's face.

Lin Zhengjun carried Tang Xiaofu to the main hall and opened her veil.

I saw Lin Sanhuai and Zhang Shuqin sitting on two chairs, smiling and holding red envelopes in their hands.

There were two cups of hot tea on the coffee table and two futons covered with red cloth on the tile floor!

The master of ceremonies was Wei Shuangxi, who shouted joyfully, "Bow to heaven and earth!"

Lin Zhengjun and Tang Xiaofu kowtowed three times in front of the ancestral tablet.

In fact, Lin Zhengjun and Tang Xiaofu had discussed this matter.

He was worried that she was a city girl and could not accept the red tape, so he just bowed to show his appreciation.

But Tang Xiaofu was very firm and pious. She insisted on kowtowing, hoping that God and their ancestors would bless them with a life of harmony and long life together.

Lin Zhengjun felt how much his wife valued marriage, so he had no choice but to listen to her.

"Two thanks to the high hall!"

Lin Zhengjun and Tang Xiaofu turned around and kowtowed three times to their parents.

Then, Tang Xiaofu picked up the teacup on the tea table with both hands, smiled sweetly, handed it to Lin Sanhuai and then to Zhang Shuqin, and shouted crisply: "Dad, Mom, have some tea!"

Looking at her beautiful daughter-in-law and her handsome son, Zhang Shuqin was so happy that tears sparkled in her eyes: "Okay, okay, good boy! This is a red envelope, a fee for changing your words!"

Lin Sanhuai also handed her the red envelope and said with a smile: "Child, marrying into my family has made you suffer!"

Tang Xiaofu smiled and said, "Dad, your family has been very kind to me. It is my blessing that I can marry into the Lin family."

"Couple greetings!"

Lin Zhengjun and Tang Xiaofu turned around, faced each other, and kowtowed to each other three times.

"The ceremony is completed! Send it to the bridal chamber!"

Lin Zhengjun carried Tang Xiaofu on his back again and sent her to the west wing, where he let her sit on the bed covered with a wedding quilt.

Then, Lin Hongying brought water for washing her face. Tang Xiaofu simply washed her face and gave Lin Hongying a red envelope of five yuan.

At this moment, Lin Zhengjun's friends, Mr. Bai Weiguo, Liang Jinkui, Zheng Yongchang and his son, and others also arrived one after another.

Lin Zhengjun and Tang Xiaofu went out to greet the guests, accept red envelopes, distribute cigarettes and wedding candies, and chat with them.

The wedding reception is now complete.

Next, at twelve o'clock, it is time for the most important banquet for the villagers, when the bride and groom will toast each other.

But it was a big day, and there were still a few hours until noon. How could we not have some fun during the whole morning? We couldn't just sit there and chat!

Then, at weddings in the Huanghuai region, the most popular process begins - putting on makeup on the face!

They are the relatives and friends of the groom, as well as the gossipers in the village, who use pre-prepared paints (or just use soot from the bottom of the pot or ink if they have nothing to do) to paint the faces of the groom's parents, uncles, and other core relatives.

While applying it, you can struggle, run, or even give red envelopes, tea, cigarettes and beg for mercy.

But there is one thing - you must not get angry. The goal is to have a lively and festive atmosphere and good luck.

"You've got a smeared face! Mo, come!"

Wei Hongbing shouted loudly and grabbed Lin Sanhuai who was smoking. Zou Chunfang and several other women grabbed Zhang Shuqin!

"I'm coming!"

Zhao Laipi came running over with a few brushes, while Wu Shuanzhui and Lin Tiedan came running over with a few paint bottles.

The important task of applying makeup was given to Hao Jianguo!

Because this guy's handwriting is so ugly, everyone thinks it would be very comedic if he put some clown on his face.

Sure enough, Hao Jianguo lived up to everyone's expectations!

He first painted two red spots on Lin Sanhuai's cheeks, then painted a white spot on the bridge of his nose, and then drew short, curved eyebrows like Crayon Shin-chan and two mustaches.

The key point is that Lin Sanhuai has been struggling in vain!

This results in the eyebrows and blush being larger in some places and smaller in others, the eyebrows being higher on one side and lower on the other, and the beard being long in some places and short in others. Coupled with Lin Sanhuai's expression of being neither able to laugh nor cry, the sense of humor is completely maximized.

"Hahaha, I'm laughing so hard!"

"Oh, these eyebrows..."

"Oh my god, this is too much to bear, this is too much to bear!"

"Uncle Sanhuai, why are you making fun of me?"

Everyone is happy, so let’s not talk about it.

Some laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt and they had to hold their stomachs, some laughed so hard that they couldn't even stand. The whole courtyard was filled with laughter and seemed extremely harmonious.

After the painting was finished, everyone let go of Lin Sanhuai.

But Lin Sanhuai couldn't wash it off either.

This is against the rules and unlucky, you have to wait until the banquet starts and toast to wipe it off!

Besides, if you wash it, they will have to repaint it for you, what do you want? !

Don’t you want to exercise?!

"No one can rival my artistic creation. Even I cannot copy it because of Uncle Sanhuai's hard work and cooperation." Hao Jianguo said proudly.

"Hahaha!"

"Director Hao, you are so funny."

Everyone burst into laughter again.

Then, everyone painted Zhang Shuqin's face. Laughter and joy rang out one after another, creating one climax after another.

Even Professor Zhou and Zhao Xiangrong laughed so hard that tears came out of their eyes, and they all said that the wedding customs in the countryside were so interesting.

There are many different stories about the origin of the practice of face painting.

One of the more typical sayings is.

In the past, influenced by the feudal ideology of the strict separation between men and women, fathers-in-law could not face their daughters-in-law directly.

Later people came up with the idea of ​​painting the father-in-law's face red.

In this way, the father-in-law has color to cover his face and can come to the wedding scene with confidence.

Zhou Shoucheng was very interested in Lin Zhengjun's food cooperative and asked to visit the factory.

So Lin Zhengjun, Tang Xiaofu and Yang Delong accompanied the old man to the factory, and Zhou Chunlei and Zhou Yangguang also followed.

Lin Zhengjun and Yang Delong introduced the production line's production capacity and products along the way.

Zhou Shoucheng was very pleased and said with a smile: "Zhengjun, you are amazing. You have built three modern canning production lines in Hewan Brigade. The products can compete with those of state-owned factories. Grandpa is proud of you!"