After the big fool gets married

"Wen Tao is obedient and upright, so I don't need to worry about it." Wu Dacheng replied casually.

"Don't you have to worry about it?" The woman's voice suddenly rose, "You are his own father, who cares if you don't worry about it? Leave your own son alone, and serve a stupid nephew every day. And spend five taels of silver to marry him a wife !"

It turned out that this was the eldest aunt, who seemed to have a bad temper.

"Don't talk about this on a happy day." Wu Dacheng stepped forward to stop Sun Guihua, who had a tendency to be aggressive.

"I'm going to say it!" Sun Guihua said loudly, "Wentao will take the county exam in the spring of next year. It's the time when his studies are at the top of his game. You'd better call him back from the academy to arrange the marriage for your eldest nephew!"

"Stop talking about you." Wu Dacheng gave Wu Xuan a worried look.

"What do you think he is doing? Can he understand?" Sun Guihua sneered, "It would be great if he could understand! But any young man who knows something, how can he have the face to rely on his uncle to support him!"

She yelled at Wu Xuan: "Nephew, do you know that your cousin's studies have been delayed because of your marriage? Do you know how much money was spent on your wedding? Besides the bride price, there is also today's banquet—"

Others noticed the movement here, and looked at them one after another. Wu Dacheng grabbed Sun Guihua's arm directly: "If you have anything to say, we'll talk about it when we go home. Let's handle the marriage properly today."

Sun Guihua rolled her eyes, and then she revealed her real purpose: "Let's agree first, I promise you not to make trouble today, and handle the marriage properly. You also promise me that after Wu Xuan gets married, he will set up his own family. In the future We are two families with him, you are not allowed to give him money, food and clothes!"

Wu Dacheng hesitated: "Boy Xuan just got married, and he doesn't have any savings—"

"Wu Dacheng! You raise a son for others, not your own!" Sun Guihua pretended to be sarcastic again, "If you don't agree to me today, this marriage will never happen!"

"Okay, okay, listen to you, don't make trouble." It was almost time to visit the hall, Wu Dacheng was afraid that she would delay the auspicious time if she continued to make trouble, so he had to agree first.

Wu Xuan stood by and stared dumbfounded.No wonder he only had his uncle in his memory, not his aunt.This eldest aunt's fighting power is too strong. He was a fool before, so he must not have dared to keep such a terrible memory.

Seeing Wu Xuan's dazed look, Sun Guihua snorted and reluctantly stopped making trouble.

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Someone ran over and shouted loudly: "Lizheng, it's time!"

Wu Dacheng nodded: "Okay, let's start!"

"The auspicious time has come! Newcomers are invited—"

Yu Doudou came out of the backyard holding the red silk in both hands. Although he was covered with a veil, he walked very steadily with every step.

Wu Xuan rushed down from the stage and ran to Doudou in two or three steps.Doudou handed over one end of the red silk, and Wu Xuan held it.

Wu Dacheng said with relief: "Boy Xuan will go down to meet people."

Sun Guihua said in a strange way: "He is not like this all the time. When he sees Yu Doudou, it is like seeing a fleshy bone. He ran over."

Looking at the figures of the two people holding the red silk, Wu Dacheng said again: "If you know that boy Xuan will greet people, let him greet Doudou with the red silk. Yu Doudou is not in good health, and he is still covered with a veil, and he can't walk well." convenient."

"Who told him to cover his head? It's not that girls are so particular about it!" Sun Guihua said.

Wu Dacheng sighed and did not speak.He knew why Yu Doudou was covered.

Although men don't necessarily pay attention to strict marriages when they get married, there are also customary ceremonies for welcoming relatives and visiting halls.Since the Wu family paid the dowry, Wu Xuan was the one to marry. According to the rules, Wu Xuan should welcome Doudou with the red silk.

But Wu Xuan is not smart enough to learn wedding rituals, so he can only arrange for Yu Doudou to welcome Wu Xuan with a red silk.This looks like Yu Doudou marrying Wu Xuan, so Yu Doudou is naturally not happy.When he signed the marriage certificate, he made it clear that he would marry into the Wu family, and his household registration was also transferred to Wu Xuan's name.

So he took the initiative to cover his head, expressing his attitude with the most sincere and low profile.

Wu Xuan and Yu Doudou walked to the incense case and stood still.

"The newlyweds salute—"

Yu Doudou knelt down on the futon, and Wu Xuan quickly followed suit.

"One is to pay homage to the Empress Dowager, and the other is to pay homage to parents—"

Wu Xuan thought that the third prayer should be a husband and wife bow, so he quickly changed direction and faced Yu Doudou.Sure enough, Yu Doudou also turned around.

"Three thanks to love and kindness—"

"Licheng!"

Wu Xuan touched Yu Doudou's arm with his arm, and Doudou stood up while supporting his arm. Before they had time to speak, Doudou was led into the room.

Wu Xuan and the others got off the stage.Wu Wentao came over with a few brothers from the same family, pulled the cloth strips tied on the table, and the wobbly table turned into a mess of tables, chairs and benches.

The villagers who came to watch the ceremony rushed forward to help, and in the blink of an eye, a whole yard of tables and chairs was set up.Everyone consciously found a place to sit down and wait for the banquet.

"Open the table!" Wu Wentao shouted loudly.

"Okay!" Someone next door responded immediately.

After a while, two people came in from the door carrying a long wooden tray.There are five porcelain plates in each large wooden plate, all of which are the same cold dishes.

One went to the backyard, and the other started serving food in the front yard.Just after serving, two more people came in from the door carrying the same large wooden tray.

Wu Dacheng pulled Wu Xuan to sit at the main table in the middle: "Your Uncle Datian next door helped to cook the food. Because it's close, I prepared it directly at his house and brought it over. It just happened to use the big stove in his house, saving money." Build a new one in your yard." Even if Wu Xuan couldn't understand, Wu Dacheng was used to talking to him like a normal person.

Wu Xuan listened obediently, remembering that the next door is Uncle Datian's house.

Wu Wentao led his brothers and began to serve wine. Several people worked together to carry a big basket with white wine jars inside.There are two jars of wine on each table in the front yard, and the seats in the back yard are filled with women and children, and only tea is served instead of wine.

After serving the wine, Wu Wentao also sat at Wu Xuan's table.He seemed to be very bookish, but he didn't feel tired after all the work. Instead, he was in good spirits. He poured a bowl full of wine: "Come on, to the big brother, congratulations on the new year!"

Wu Xuan saw this cousin rushing around all day for his wedding. Just now, he heard his mother-in-law complain, and knew that the cousin came back from the academy specially.He stood up and returned with a bowl of wine.

The two bowls collided, Wu Xuan raised his head and gulped down the wine.

Others wondered: "Eh? Wu Xuan still toasts?"

"Lizheng, your teaching is really good!" Another person flattered me when he saw it.

Wu Dacheng was also very surprised that Wu Xuan would stand up and clink glasses with someone, but he was also a little worried after being pleasantly surprised, he warned: "Xuan boy, don't rush to drink before the dishes are served—"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a loud noise at the door.Wu Dacheng stood up, and saw a group of people rushing in aggressively, the leader was an old lady.

The old lady went straight to Wu Dacheng and questioned: "Dacheng, why do you leave your mother and me as an old woman when we have a happy event at home?"

"Uncle, even though you are the leader of our village, you can't be unfilial to grandma!" said a fat young man.He was wearing a dark green muslin gown. The bookish gown looked nondescript on him.Moreover, he shrank his neck and looked obscene, and the fat on his face trembled when he spoke.

Wu Dacheng ignored Wu Wenxiang, and continued to say to the old lady: "I informed you a few days ago that you said you were unwell and would not come today."

"I was sick a few days ago, but it doesn't mean I'm sick today." Mrs. Wu said, "What's the matter, do you expect your old lady to be sick all the time?"

"That's right, brother, it's inappropriate for you to say that." Wu Sancheng saw that his son's words were useless, so he had to help the old lady himself, "Besides, even if the old lady can't come, there are still our three-bedroom family. people!"

Sun Guihua went to the front yard to refill the teapot, and heard Wu Sancheng's words as soon as she came.She put the pot on the table with a bang, and cursed at Wu Sancheng:

"What's the use of your three-bedroom family? You are asked to come and help, but you find excuses to shirk. Now that the banquet is over after worship, your family is here to make trouble again! The eldest nephew is married, how much do you follow as a third uncle?" Money? Oh, judging by the look on your face, I'm afraid you don't follow the etiquette, come and eat rice!"

Wu Sancheng was punctured by a sentence, and became angry from embarrassment: "When a man talks, why are you a woman interrupting!"

"Hehe, our old lady is not a woman!" Sun Guihua said.If you want her to shut up, the old lady has to shut up too.

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Wu Xuan once again saw the fighting power of his aunt.He thought that the eldest aunt was quite interesting, she would not back down when she scolded her senior uncle, and she tried her best to defend her uncle when she met outsiders.

Wu Sancheng couldn't quarrel with Sun Guihua, so he could only say to Wu Dacheng: "Brother, don't you care if your wife contradicts the old lady?"

Wu Dacheng didn't take his words, but asked: "Since your third room is going to attend the wedding banquet, why didn't you come here sooner?"

Of course it's because I don't want to work and don't want to follow the ceremony.If you come in the morning, you will definitely have to help move things. When you come at noon, there will be someone at the door to collect the money.Now is the best time to come, all the work that should be done is over, and everyone is sitting down to prepare for the banquet.They come for a free meal.

Wu Sancheng thought very well, but Sun Guihua directly exposed his old background when he came up, which really annoyed him.

"We misremembered the time and came late. Haha, big brother can just arrange a table for us." Wu Sancheng is also thick-skinned, talking nonsense with his eyes open.

Wu Dacheng said: "The number of guests at the table has been counted in advance, there is no extra. If you don't mind, you can eat at my table."

"Dacheng, you just let your mother eat these leftovers? I usually live in the third child's house, and I don't need you to take care of me. I just came to eat your meal today, and you treat me like this? Do you treat your third brother's family like this? "Old lady Wu shouted with her hips on her hips.

"The dishes haven't been finished yet, and the dishes on the table have just been served, and the chopsticks have not been touched." Wu Dacheng explained.

Mrs. Wu didn't listen at all, she just pointed at Wu Dacheng and shouted loudly.