[Old Nine Gates] Longevity

On the seventh day of October, it is advisable to marry, pray for blessings, and ask for an heir.

The Li family's mansion was busy early in the morning, the servants were busy working inside and outside with enthusiasm, and the owner Li Mingri was also sitting in the lobby with a happy expression on his face.He had mixed feelings in his heart, and when he thought that his most beloved sister in the world was going to marry as a wife today, the smile on his face faded a little.

Seeing that the smile on her husband's face faded, and he showed an expression that could make a baby cry, Cheng Yunxiu knew that this idiot felt awkward again.No matter how famous and frightening he is on the outside, he will be awkward like a child when it comes to things about his closest relatives.

Cheng Yunxiu put down the sour plum in her hand, and poked her husband's face with her finger: "Yue'er is up, and the makeup lady is putting on makeup for her. Don't just sit here, follow me into Yue'er's boudoir , don’t you brothers and sisters say something personal?”

"San'er is putting on makeup, and I don't understand these things. Just go in and take a look, you sister-in-law. I'll stay here and chat with Er Yuehong later." Li Mingri took a sip of tea, and said to said the wife.

"Still chatting? Since the day my uncle and Yue'er expressed their feelings, you have called him over to chat in the study every day. The two of you closed the door and talked for an hour. You didn't let Yue'er know.

I'm worried, your frightening posture has scared my uncle away again. "Cheng Yunxiu complained about her nervous husband, and stuffed a sour plum into her mouth by the way. She touched her round belly and felt extremely satisfied.

"Three meals a day, adding and subtracting clothes, so I naturally have to talk carefully with Er Yuehong. He is the one who wants to spend his whole life with San'er. As an older brother, I naturally have to do things properly." Li Mingri There was a bit of pride in the words, he felt that he had nothing to say: this was his brother's duty.

"How about this outfit? Look, how do I look?" Li Mingri stretched his sleeves and said.

"Looks good, this color makes you look very energetic." Cheng Yunxiu said a few words and stood up with her waist supported.

"I'll go and see Yue'er, you just wait here for the new uncle to come." Cheng Yunxiu walked to Li Mingyue's boudoir with the support of the girl. The door of Li Mingyue's boudoir was open, and Cheng Yunxiu felt it when he entered. A gust of hot wind arrived.

The Li family was going to have a marriage, and the word "囍" was posted everywhere.In Li Mingyue's boudoir, the original moonsand-colored curtains were replaced with festive bright red. The maids were holding all kinds of jewelry and the dragon and phoenix coats that the bride would wear, while the bride Li Mingyue sat in front of the vanity mirror, happy. Mother is dressing her up.

Cheng Yunxiu saw the sister-in-law who was only wearing a white undershirt sitting there, her long hair like ink fluttering down her shoulders to her waist.Xi Niang painted Sun Hua Dai on her, and put on another layer of rouge.

The beauty's complexion was like pink, and there was a hint of timidity in her eyebrows and eyes when she spoke and smiled.The collar of the inner jacket was slightly opened, revealing a well-shaped collarbone and snow-like icy muscles.

"Second sister-in-law, you're here." Mingyue felt the temperature on her face drop a bit when she saw second sister-in-law.Mingyue's palm has been tightly clenched, today is her big day, she has been nervous since she was put on the dressing table.

Cheng Yunxiu watched Mingyue grow up, so she naturally saw the tension in Mingyue's eyes.She couldn't help laughing, no matter how seasoned a girl is, she would be shy and nervous when encountering such a major life event as getting married.

Cheng Yunxiu took the carved ivory comb from Xi Niang's hand, and put her hands on Mingyue's shoulders.She looked at her sister-in-law with makeup on in the mirror, and couldn't help feeling that time flies by.The little girl who grabbed her hand and called her "Mr. Cheng" has now become a big girl.

"The days go by so fast. In a blink of an eye, our Yue'er has grown into a big girl and is going to get married. Second sister-in-law, let's comb our Yue'er's hair so that it looks nice." Cheng Yunxiu picked up the comb , Comb it up gently.

Before a woman gets married, her married relatives should comb her hair from head to tail.The relatives put their hands on the heads of the newcomers, which symbolizes that the bride has grown up, and also represents blessing the couples to grow old together.Things with good meaning, no matter how much you do, you will not feel cumbersome.

"One comb to the end, the eyebrows are raised; two combs to the end, wing to arm; three combs to the end, forever tied together; four combs to the end, the silver shoots are all neat." Cheng Yun The embroidered sister-in-law combed her hair while saying auspicious words.

A smile appeared on Mingyue's face when she heard her sister-in-law's words, and she put her hand on Cheng Yunxiu's: "Second sister-in-law, Yue'er is getting married. From now on, the godmother and second brother need you to take care of me more , Yue'er can no longer serve her elder brother, sister-in-law and godmother every day."

Mingyue said that the teardrops could not help falling down as if they were threaded, Cheng Yunxiu looked at the crying sister-in-law and smiled softly.Cheng Yunxiu took out a handkerchief from her waist and carefully wiped the corners of Mingyue's eyes: "Silly boy, today is your day of great joy, why are you crying?"

Xi Niang, who was standing by the side, saw his wife wiping the sister-in-law's tears and stood up, bowing to her sister-in-law. She said to the two of them with a happy face, "Young girls should cry. Cry a lot. The girl is crying so beautifully, she is very lucky."

Hearing Xi Niang's words, Mingyue burst into tears and laughed, Cheng Yunxiu looked at the little girl and said with a smile: "Xi Niang's words make sense, we Yue'er are the most blessed."

Li Mingri is a well-known "sister pet" in Changsha city, and the one she married is Er Yuehong, the dream lover of the girls in the city.Among the admirals of Changsha's Nine Gates, the two big families from the upper three gates got married. This is the biggest happy event held in Changsha City in recent years.

Li Tomorrow will definitely not wrong his sister, the full dowry of the first stage blinded the eyes of the people in Changsha City.Isn't it a great blessing for a married couple who are well-matched, and childhood sweethearts who grew up together since childhood?

Xi Niang stepped forward to touch up Mingyue's make-up, and looking at Mingyue in the mirror, the maids around her stepped forward to put ornaments on Mingyue.The golden, red bean-sized earrings are carved with orchids, which look delicate and lovely; the emerald jade bracelets made of Hetian seeds are gentle and nourishing; Xi Niang inserted some flower-shaped hairpins on Mingyue's head, making the whole person look playful and cute.

The glittering golden crown looks good, but wearing it makes people feel that the whole head is a bit heavy.Cheng Yunxiu put this thing aside, and said to Mingyue: "This thing is too heavy, let's wear it later. Your second brother asked the kitchen to cook a meal, and it's waiting for us to go to the hall to eat."

During the process of getting married, there is a custom for the bride to eat less food, at most a few fruits and wedding cakes to satisfy her hunger.But how could Li Mingri want his sister to suffer such a crime?I had already prepared a hearty breakfast, waiting for my wife and younger sister to eat it.

Mingyue didn't wear a dragon and phoenix coat, but changed into a small red dress, and brought some simple accessories and her sister-in-law to the hall.

"Second brother, what did you tell the kitchen to do? Why does it smell so good?" Mingyue felt hungry when she smelled the food.Sitting at the table, Mingyue looked at the food on the table and felt her index finger move.

"They are all home-cooked dishes. It seems that you have been busy all morning. You are really hungry. Ask the cook to bring over the food I made." Then the cook came out with a bowl of wontons.

Under the watchful eyes of her brother and sister-in-law, Mingyue scooped up a wonton with a porcelain spoon, blew it gently and put it in her mouth.Fresh meat was chopped into puree and mixed with several kinds of wild vegetables. It was bright and refreshing. This nostalgic taste brought Mingyue's memory back to the wonton stand in an instant.

I really miss it so much, Mingyue's tears fell again.She put down the bowl and said coquettishly to the second brother: "The wontons made by the second brother are still so delicious, but they are too hot, and tears will come out after one bite."

"Look at you, I just persuaded Yue'er to stop you and made Yue'er cry again, why don't you come over and coax her?" Cheng Yunxiu sat next to Mingyue and wiped away the tears from the corners of sister-in-law's eyes with a handkerchief , and then complained to her husband.

"It's mine, isn't it? It must be a little hot when you take it out with chicken soup and eat it. Come on, brother, blow it up for you." Li Mingri took the wonton bowl, stirred it with a spoon and blown it gently, bowed his head The earnest look and the stable look of the eldest brother in memory gradually overlapped, and Mingyue was in a trance for a while.

"It's getting colder now, Second Brother, let me feed you." Li Mingri took a spoon and put it near Mingyue's mouth. The brothers and sisters were just like when they were children, one was feeding wontons, and the other opened his mouth to eat silently.

After finishing the meal, Li Mingri said to Mingyue: "San'er, let's go see the eldest brother and sister-in-law, and offer incense sticks to parents and eldest brother and sister-in-law. By the way, tell them about your marriage."

"Okay." Mingyue wiped the corner of her mouth and followed her second brother into the small ancestral hall where the tablets of their family were placed.Mingyue walked to the front, knelt down on the mat in front of her, and kowtowed three times to the memorial tablets.She got up and burned incense for her eldest brother, sister-in-law and parents.

"Father, mother, elder brother, elder sister-in-law, Yue'er is going to get married today. Her husband's family is the head of the Hong family, a prominent family in the city, and the marriage was arranged by the second elder brother. He is a very good person, and he loves me very much. I also love him very much. Father, mother, eldest brother, and sister-in-law, don't worry, Yue'er will take good care of herself when she is married.

I hope that the eldest brother, sister-in-law and parents can bless our Li family in the sky, bless the second sister-in-law to give birth smoothly and spread the branches and leaves for the family, bless the second brother's business to flourish and shine on the lintel, and bless the Li family to live a better life in this troubled world. "Mingyue chattered a lot to the memorial tablet.

Li Mingri stood behind her sister, watching her discuss family matters with her deceased family members.When it was auspicious time, he walked up to the front and patted Mingyue on the back lightly: "Yue'er, it's time, say goodbye to elder brother, sister-in-law and parents."

"Father, mother, elder brother, elder sister-in-law, Yue'er has chatted with you so far today, and I will bring him to see you when I return to the door in the third day of junior high." Mingyue knelt on the ground again and kowtowed three times, followed by the two Brother went outside.

On the way back to the room, Mingyue looked at the road on the bluestone slab, and said to the second brother in front: "Second brother, is there still no news about the godmother?" Huo Jinxi suddenly ran over a month ago and said that he would pick up the godmother. The Huo family, their brothers and sisters listened to the godmother's words, so they watched the godmother being picked up by the Huo family.

It was originally an appointment. If things change or the Huo family members deliberately make things difficult for the godmother, the godmother will set off a signal flare and ask the Li family to rescue her.But after the godmother entered Huo's house, there was no news of it.Li Mingri was worried, but was persuaded by Mingyue.

Mingyue met Huo Jinxi several times during the holidays. She smiled happily and looked happy.It is a hard-won and cherished thing for Huo Jinxi and the godmother that mother and daughter can live happily together when they are reunited.She reached out to help the Li family brothers and sisters when they were most sad, and the brothers and sisters also hoped that she could live happily.

"There is no news from the godmother, but Huo Jinxi, the Patriarch of the Huo family, has said that he will bring a thoughtful gift to your wedding." Li Mingri rubbed Mingyue's head and stopped at the door of his sister's boudoir.

Li Mingri is very superstitious in this regard, he is unwilling to break the customs handed down by his ancestors: a married man should not enter the bride's boudoir on the wedding day.This kind of inauspicious saying Li Mingri will remember, he does not believe in ghosts and gods, but he still has a sense of awe towards these things.

Mingyue walked into the boudoir under the gaze of her brother, Xi Niang and the maids were already waiting by the vanity mirror.Xi Niang reapplied rouge on Mingyue, and after finishing everything, painted bright red lipstick on Mingyue's light pink lips.

This festive and beautiful color added a touch of color to Mingyue's body.

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