[Black Basket] Love Sound

Knotting, which also means becoming acquainted and asking for marriage, is a traditional ceremony performed by the families of a man and a woman to confirm a long-term relationship.

Generally, people keep the ceremony simple and appropriate, without being too grand.However, if Hashimoto and Akashi, two famous business families, want to formally establish their relationship, the marriage ceremony must not be too simple and monotonous.

Today, elders from both sides came to Kyoto to witness this important moment.

In order to be able to concentrate on participating in the ceremony, they temporarily put aside the social entertainment and changed the venue from the courtyard to the Japanese room where the ceremony was held.There, the clerks in Kagawa had already prepared everything and waited for the couple and their relatives to be seated.

Among them, the most eye-catching furnishings in the room are the wooden tables with ritual objects.

In addition to the gifts for exchange between the two families, there are also various knot decorations given by the Akashi family in accordance with the Kansai tradition of knot.When the ceremony is over, the woman can take the decorations home until the wedding day.

As the protagonists this time, Akashi and Saya who sat on both sides seemed a little nervous.

This is the first time they have participated in a major marriage event, but this stage fright reaction quickly disappeared in the eye contact.Before the elders were all seated, they stared at each other from time to time, so many times that the uncle who was present as the introducer could see clearly.

So, the old man smiled and coughed lightly, implying to everyone present that the knotting ceremony was about to begin.

"Now, we will hold the marriage ceremony of Akashi and Hashimoto."

After the introducer speaks, the female elders of the man will present gifts to the woman first.

Usually, the man's female elder is the man's mother, but since Akashi's mother died young, he can only be replaced by his great-uncle.The old man walked slowly to the table where the gifts were placed, took out a catalog of gifts from above, and took it to Hashimoto's house, carefully placed it in front of Saya, and then bowed and left.

"Please accept this gift, I hope you can keep it forever." Uncle said to Saya.

"Yes, I will take them and keep them forever."

Saya replied politely, expressing that she has accepted the gift from the man.

When the man's gift-giving ends, next, it's the woman's turn.

Mrs. Chiyo, as the elder of Saya's woman, sent the wedding gift to the future grandson-in-law, and Akashi, who accepted the gift, also responded to the woman's wishes politely, saying: "I will accept this gift. , and keep it forever.”

In this way, the whole ceremony was spent in exchanging gifts.

Akashi and Saya followed the previous instructions of the elders and followed the rules throughout the process without any mistakes.Finally, when the introducer announced that Hashimoto and the Akashi family had established a marriage relationship, the marriage ceremony was truly completed.

The so-called people are happy on happy occasions, and the elders are smiling from ear to ear because of today's happy event.

While everyone was chatting, Akashi Shunji took the old belly snake to the other room to discuss the wedding date of the younger generations, while Akashi's great-aunt and Mrs. Chiyo came to the new couple, and each of them pulled one, and began to think about them.

"I said Seijuro, the next generation of the Akashi family depends on you, and you must give birth to a fat and white heir."

"Don't worry, granduncle, Saya and I will not disappoint you. But it's better to let nature take its course, I don't want to create pressure on Saya." Akashi replied with a smile on his face.

"Yo, you said that you don't want to put pressure on her. I think you have already planned everything. Well, your uncle and I will wait for your good news. Come on."

Akashi whispered softly, but Saya didn't have such good luck.The topic of conversation between Mrs. Chiyo and her granddaughter was not easy at all, and it could even be said to be very serious.

"Saya, from today onwards, you must take extra care of your personal safety, and remember to call us if there is an emergency."

Seeing that her granddaughter has found a good home, Mrs. Chiyo is certainly very happy, but considering that the disputes within the Akashi family have not subsided, she is worried that her granddaughter will have a harder life after taking on the title of fiancee, so she wants to ask her to pay attention to her own safety If you really can't bear it, you can go back to Hashimoto's house to avoid it.

"Grandma, I'm fine. You've trained me for so many years, how could you lose to that environment?"

"You, don't think that everything will be fine after the marriage ceremony. If you fail to fulfill the wishes of Akashi's elders, your life there will not be easy, alas... If your mother knows that I let you choose this marriage, Definitely going to be mad at me."

"Grandma, you are right, since I have chosen him, I will not regret it."

Saya lightly held Mrs. Chidai's hand, comforting her not to worry too much. The boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. She can survive the childhood nightmare. How can living in a big family be difficult for her?

"But……"

Mrs. Chidai still wanted to say something, but she couldn't help feeling sad when she thought of the scene of her daughter before her death.Today is obviously a happy day, and she shouldn't be talking about the sad past, but she still can't suppress her emotions, worrying about her granddaughter's future.

"Life is a long-term challenge. If I back down, I will never win. I know that my mother wants me to live an unfettered life, but I believe that happiness is not given by others, and sometimes it needs to be created by myself. I will Let her see the future that belongs to me."

"Confidence is a good thing, but don't always push yourself, okay? Occasionally think about yourself."

The granddaughter said she was able to cope, so what can she say as an old man?

For this reason, Mrs. Chiyo sighed helplessly.

Back then, she worried that her daughter would suffer when she got married, but at that time Xuezhi just replied, 'He will make me happy'.Now, a similar scenario appeared before my eyes again, but the answer was different.The definition of happiness has changed. It is no longer dependent on men to give, but to be obtained by oneself. Saya seems to have done what Xuezhi could not do, and has also embarked on a road that he dare not take.

"Grandma, I promise you, I will take care of myself."

Festive days are not suitable for talking about sad topics. The mother-in-law and grandson gradually shifted their focus to the wedding and life after marriage.This conversation turned the topic around to fertility.As a result, Saya and Akashi had the same fate. In the next half an hour, they were preached by the two elders, and they were able to escape until other relatives visited.

*****

At night, the festive atmosphere in Kagawa did not subside after the knot ceremony ended.

If the celebration banquet in the morning is limited to the relatives of both men and women, then the Japanese-style banquet in the evening is specially designed for relatives and friends of the two families.Most of them are close friends of Akashi and Hashimoto. After being invited to the banquet, they also contacted each other at the dinner table to discuss business cooperation.

Of course, there were also ordinary people who were not celebrities. Instead of chatting about business affairs at the dinner table, they chose to gather with many friends and spend this unforgettable night relaxedly.

Hongcun is one of the ordinary people in the venue. He has been in Kyoto for six hours.

Originally, he was unable to come to Kyoto to attend the engagement banquet because of his work in Tokyo.

But by chance, Minister Uchiyama suddenly sent him to Kyoto to run business. Not long after he arrived and finished handling the business of the branch, he happened to meet Kise and Lizi on the way back to the hotel.After a brief chat, they dragged him to the banquet venue in Kagawa, where they had a drink with the former Teiko descendants.

However, after a few drinks, coupled with the laughter of the juniors, within half an hour, Hongcun was defeated and had to leave the juniors and go to the courtyard alone to sober up.

At that time, there were no guests walking around in the nostalgic ancient courtyard, so he found a comfortable place to sit on the wooden corridor, slowly closed his eyes, and let the early summer night wind gently blow over his face, taking away the alcohol and igniting it heat.

Today should be a happy day. It is a good thing for a lover to get married, but why is he still depressed and unable to resolve the melancholy in his heart?

Sure enough, he still hasn't completely let go?

"Senior Hongcun, you need some food to sober up now, instead of blowing the wind here alone."

At some point, a figure had come to Hongcun and thoughtfully offered him a bowl of steaming soup tofu.

"Strange, why did your hero escape?"

Hongcun frowned, and took the bowl of tofu with a puzzled face. Soon, when the heat and the aroma of shredded bonito rushed into his nose, most of his drunkenness also woke up, and his lost appetite was also aroused again. .

"I've come to apologize to you." Looking at the fragrant ingredients in the bowl, Akashi didn't move his chopsticks, but continued to say: "It's hard for you to suddenly pull you over for a drink on the way to work."

"It doesn't matter, anyway, I finished my business at that time, so I came here with Kise and the others."

Feeling that Akashi seemed to have something to say, Hongcun didn't make it clear, but waited for him to get back to the topic.

However, Akashi fell into silence at this time, and did not speak for a short time.

Encountering this abnormal phenomenon, Hongcun, who was sitting beside him, put down the bowl in his hand, patted Akashi on the shoulder vigorously, and said, "This is not like you. Before, I remember you swore in front of me that But, it will definitely make her happy, what's going on now?"

"Nothing, I just feel..."

"Uneasy?" Hongcun replied on behalf of Akashi, "I understand that the marriage ceremony has no legal effect, so you are afraid of sudden changes in the future. If that is the case, why don't you tell her how you feel?"

Hearing this proposal, Akashi looked suspiciously at Hongcun and asked, "Are you sure that method works?"

"You are almost married, isn't it normal to talk to each other about certain things? Only by communicating and understanding in time can unnecessary misunderstandings be avoided. Besides, you have lived with her for nearly 7 years, and it is not true that you can maintain a long love bubble period Everyone can do it, you guys are really good.”

"From what you said, my success rate of marriage proposal should be quite high."

As soon as this sentence came out, Hongcun, who was drinking soup, almost choked.

Well, he admitted that there are many strange things in the big family, and even the marriage has to skip steps. The reason why Akashi completed the marriage first before proposing marriage may also be related to the interests of the family.However, some things still need to be confirmed by the person involved. He asked in a low voice: "Wait, you mean to say that the marriage proposal was not passed, but the marriage ceremony was skipped directly?"

Akashi nodded with a smile.

"Then I finally understand where your anxiety comes from. All I can say is that your success rate is quite high. Come on."

Picking up the unfinished yudofu, Hongcun caught a glimpse of a figure walking towards them out of the corner of his eye. He quickly nudged Akashi with his elbow, asking him to look at the entrance of the courtyard not far away.

"Thank you, Senior Hongcun, I think it's better to keep it a secret from her until the incident is successful."

Although he lacks a sense of satisfaction in his heart, as long as he sees the figure of his lover, Akashi's previous sense of anxiety dissipates.Perhaps, he should really try Hongcun's method and tell Saya his thoughts and feelings, which is much better than asking for trouble.

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