Liu also smiled and said, "I was so nervous that I couldn't sleep or eat at that time. But you look like nothing's wrong with you, sleeping and eating normally. I've never seen a bride like you before! Little sister, what's your secret?"

  "It's still the same, almost no sleep all night, and being called up early in the morning, where can I even think about eating? Afraid of making mistakes somewhere. You say it's strange, how come I don't feel hungry?" Chen said.

  Zi Xi happened to come in and heard this, and continued: "My sister is a pig, heartless and careless, can eat and sleep."

  Zi Qing was about to scold him, but Shen Shi stopped her: "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't you see what day it is today? The person who's getting married doesn't even have a steady appearance. One minute their clothes are wrinkled and the next their face is covered in bruises. How can they go out like that?"

  At this time, several female relatives of the family came in again. Zi Qing could only sit upright. They stood in front of Zi Qing, discussing her wedding dress and phoenix coronet, and a few even reached out to touch it. Tian Shi and Chun Yu, as well as Zi Ping, also followed them in. Zi Qing took a glance, and saw that Zi Ping's eyes were still red-rimmed, her head lowered as if lost in thought. Chun Yu, on the other hand, kept sneaking glances at Zi Qing, staring blankly at her phoenix coronet. Zi Qing had no idea that Chun Yu was thinking to herself: this coronet is worth over a hundred taels of silver, and it's making me feel so uncomfortable - just one coronet is worth over a hundred taels, not to mention all the other jewelry and clothing, enough for my whole family to live well for decades.

  Time passed minute by minute, and Zi Qing heard someone outside shouting "It's coming! It's coming!", the firecrackers sounded, Shen Shi personally helped Zi Qing put on her phoenix crown, adjusted her cloud cape, and covered her with a large red peony-patterned veil, then they went out. Zi Xi quickly pulled Zi Shou to close Zi Qing's door.

  The guests who came to the wedding had finished their tea, and it was time for the groom to meet his bride. Zi Xi and Zi Shou stood guard at the door, with mischievous grins on their faces, calculating how much red envelope money they could get. "Brother-in-law, haha, we've finally waited for this day, now it's your turn to pay up! When you're satisfied, that's when we'll open the door. We warned you, don't blame us if you're late, it's all about your sincerity."

  Zhou's family saw this, pushed all the children out, took advantage of the chaos to ask for one or two red envelopes, and said: "Quickly go find your two older brothers, on your sister's good day, also ask your brother-in-law for two red envelopes."

  Autumn Jade also pushed them away, because of the reason. The unmarried children on the bride's side can receive red envelopes, but generally they are given when the bride's family sends someone to the groom's house. Few people are like Zi Xi, and Zi Xi just wants to have fun, didn't expect to be taken advantage of by those few girls, but thinking about it, it's a happy day for Da Xi, so just enjoy it. Anyway, not much money was spent, so didn't mind, instead pulled Zi Quan and Mu Mu along.

  Chun Yu was anxious as soon as she saw it. Her family's children had all grown up a bit and were watching the excitement outside, never thinking of this, and couldn't help but feel extremely regretful, so they let Gui Hua go up instead.

  At this time, Zi Ping also brought Hui Hui forward. Zi Xi took a look and asked: "Have you all squeezed in? Where is Xiao Wen?" After finishing the call to other relatives' children to come over together, he said: "Zi Jun, Zi Xin, and you several, come on, today is a festive day, whoever sees it has a share, come on, everyone, let's shout together. I'll shout 'brother-in-law', you guys shout 'red envelope, got it?'"

  The children heard it and who doesn't like a lively atmosphere, let alone getting red envelopes, all gathered around.

  "Sister-in-law, there are many people on my side, is your red envelope enough? Not enough, hurry back home and prepare to give more." Zi Shou shouted.

  "Ah-ha! I knew you guys were up to no good. And look, I've brought a whole basket of red envelopes!" As soon as he finished speaking, someone was heard shouting: "Lin An, bring the basket over."

  The kid on this side shouted "Brother-in-law". More than a dozen kids shouted one after another: "Give us red envelopes!" It was chaotic.

  "No, not at all neat, no momentum. Never. Follow me and shout, brother-in-law, one, two, three, shout, bring the red envelope." This time the voices were much neater, laughing and overturning a house full of people, saying they had never seen such a commotion.

  Lin Kongping took out one red envelope after another, each containing ten copper coins. Zi Xi touched them and handed them to the children around him, saying: "Brother-in-law, I've given those away to the kids, now it's up to you to take care of mine and San Ge's. The time is almost up, the wedding banquet starts at noon."

  Lin Kangping smiled and said: "Alright, don't worry."

  After finishing speaking, he put two 10-tael silver notes into two red envelopes and said: "Xiao Si, you'd better accept them. If you still don't open your mouth, I won't forgive you."

  Zi Xi touched it and opened it for a glance, smiling and saying: "This is pretty good, enough to make sense." After giving one to Zi Shou, he finally opened the door.

  Zhou's family stared at the red envelope in Zi Xi's hand and asked, "Zi Xi, why is yours different? It's light and fluffy. How did you get your brother-in-law to put it in for you? Don't want too many red envelopes, there won't be this kind of store after leaving the village."

  "Do you know what that is? That's a silver note, be content with what you have. Even if the good-for-nothing took two, it's still worth twenty cents." Qiu Yu glared at her and said. Thinking to herself: Too greedy, never satisfied.

  "Eldest sister-in-law, Kangping has sent out all the red envelopes in this basket. Why won't you let people come in?" Xia Yu asked.

  "Not all younger brothers are treated equally? It's just that our family is a bit different?" Mrs. Zhou said with some dissatisfaction, muttering to herself.

  "Can it be the same? Gong Ping is not stupid either, who can't tell who is far and who is near?" Qiu Yu said in a low voice.

  Lin Kangping took Xiao Qing's hand as soon as he came in, and Xiao Qing felt that his palm was hot and sweaty, not knowing whether it was due to nervousness or heat.

  Liu came over to support Zi Qing, saw Lin Kangping tightly holding Zi Qing's hand, and smiled: "Brother-in-law, you're still holding onto this happy rope, it's not time to hold your sister's hand yet."

  Everyone burst out laughing again. Autumn Jade laughed and said: "Our Kang Ping is indeed a straightforward person, just saying this has made him blush."

  "Brother-in-law and the others have been waiting for several years, they can't wait any longer. Tonight everyone should go to the bridal chamber and make some noise to add some joy to my sister, remember?" Zi Xi shouted to Zi Jun and Zi Xin and the others.

  "This is natural, you can rest assured. With us brothers and sisters-in-law, your brother-in-law must behave well tonight, otherwise, we won't let him get into my sister's bed." Zi Jun smiled and replied, but was slapped by Third Auntie, who scolded: "You little monkey, what nonsense are you talking about? You think you know everything."

  Everyone laughed and went out, the wedding banquet began, leaving only Zi Qing in the house, accompanied by Chen Shi. At this time, the groom had to pick up his bride and bid farewell to her parents.

  Zeng Ruixiang and Shen were both dressed in new clothes, with red eyes, sitting upright on the right side of the hall. The old man and Tian sat on the left, wearing the same jujube-red satin clothes they wore at the wedding ceremony of Zilu, which Ziying couldn't see.

  Ziying could only lower her head to see the futon on the ground, and together with Lin Kangping, she respectfully kowtowed three times to her parents. She also kowtowed three times to Old Master and Tian Shi. The group then escorted Ziying to the ancestral hall, where the courtyard was filled with Ziying's dowry. Ziying heard her three uncles and the people delivering the dowry checking off items on a list. She heard Zhou Shi and Chunyu and others surrounding her, discussing and admiring each item.

  Zi Qing heard Chun Yu say to Tian Shi: "Mother, my second sister's dowry for Zi Qing is not sloppy at all. Not one bit worse than Kang Ping's. My dear, my second sister has earned a lot of money in these few years, and she hasn't spared any expense on these three children. It's really enough for our whole family to live well for a while."

  At this time, Lin Kangping loudly said to all the guests at home: "Everyone, please give me face, and we will all go to my house for a wedding wine in the afternoon. We won't leave until we get drunk." Zi Qing walked far away and could still hear the noise of everyone's laughter.

  Zi Qing entered the ancestral hall for the first time, and even with her head covered, she could feel the eerie atmosphere. Zi Fu and Zi Lu accompanied her throughout. After directing Zi Qing to finish her obeisance, Zi Fu carried her out on his back, step by step, and sent her into the flower sedan chair. As they parted ways, he tightly hugged Zi Qing once more, without saying a word.

  Zi Qing's dowry went ahead, blowing and beating, from the village to the old house, then out of the town and around the back of the village, all the way were onlookers, wondering whose family was marrying off a daughter. Such a sensation.

  Liu and Zi Yu accompanied Zi Qing's sedan chair, followed by a group of younger siblings, cousins, and nieces and nephews, with dozens of children big and small. When they arrived at the gate of Qingyuan, Zi Shou, Zi Xi, and Zi Jun, along with their group of children, lit three fire basins at the entrance. They wanted Lin Kangping to carry Zi Qing out of the flower sedan chair, step over the three fire basins, and directly enter the new room.

  "Sister-in-law, we're all on good terms, I've prepared three braziers for you. One life is not enough, let you and my sister be together for three lives, forever and ever, and always be warm and cozy. Are you going to hug or not?" Zi Shou and Zi Xi teased.

  The onlookers all cheered and Lin Kangping smiled and said: "Good kid, I'll borrow your auspicious words, I couldn't have asked for more."

  Lin Kangping finished speaking, and from the flower sedan chair, he horizontally hugged Zi Qing, bowed his head and said: "Qing Er, don't be afraid." After crossing the fire basin, they entered the Qing Garden. Zi Qing felt that they had walked for twenty or thirty meters before entering a courtyard door, then into the main house, and from the back door of the hall, to the east room of the main house in the backyard, where Lin Kangping put her down. The floor of the main house in the backyard was made of wooden boards, shiny and spotless. After Lin Kangping left, Liu Shi brought out bedding from a nearby room where the dowry was stored, spread it on the bed, and let Zi Qing sit on it.

  It wasn't long before Lin Kangping and the matchmaker came in, handing one end of the red silk to Zi Qing, saying that the auspicious time had arrived and it was time to worship heaven and earth. Liu's wife supported Zi Qing to the front hall, where two rush mats were laid out on the ground, and Zi Qing listened as the master of ceremonies shouted, following Lin Kangping in kowtowing together. Today, Kangping invited Zhou Zhangguan over to help with the arrangements, and Zi Qing heard him giving red envelopes to the children.

  The ceremony ended, and Zi Qing was sent into the new room again. Lin Kangping took a stick of scales and wanted to lift the veil. Zi Qing felt that there were many people surrounding her in the house, cheering and shouting, especially Zi Xi's voice was the loudest. Lin Kangping slowly lifted the veil, and Zi Qing slowly raised her head to look at Lin Kangping. The bright red wedding dress made Lin Kangping's face look softer, his hair was combed neatly, and a red jade hairpin held it in place. His deep eyes, like a quiet lake, stared blankly at Zi Qing.

  As for Lin Kangping, under the phoenix coronet, her eyebrows and eyes were full of charm, her cheeks were like peaches, tender and beautiful as a flower. Lin Kangping was excited, stunned, and his lips had already covered Zi Qing's lips.

  The whole house was filled with people laughing loudly and saying: "Kangping, you're also too impatient, the sky is still bright, it's not time yet."

  Zi Qing lowered her head, and her face immediately turned bright red. Someone shouted loudly: "Didn't see clearly, come again."

  About ten children chimed in, "Once more! Once more!"

  Lin Kangping smiled and replied: "Little rascal, what are you looking at? You can look when you get married yourself."

  The matchmaker then brought over the nuptial wine, and the two of them drank it under the gaze of the crowd. The matchmaker took the cup and tossed it under the bed, looked at it, and said: "One positive one negative, yin and yang are just right."

  "Everyone, the banquet is about to begin. Please take your seats and make sure to have a great time. Don't leave until you're drunk!"

  Before long, everyone followed Lin Kangping and left.