223.  Back to the door

The peach blossoms bloomed quietly. At first, they were bit by bit, like the implicit blush of oriental girls; then, they were red, and the quiet orchard, and they were drunk in this pink fairy tale.

Peach blossoms are the kind of very gentle flower. Just like her color, it is not the passionate and unrestrained rose red or the elegant and luxurious peony red, but the clear and light pink, like the light ink dyed on rice paper, penetrates into people's hearts bit by bit, without being artificial or ostentatious.

Peach blossoms are the most simple flower. In spring, her figure can be found everywhere. In the fields, on earthen embankments or on hills, she silently releases her beauty in these most ordinary places without asking for anything in return. For those flowers that stay in a greenhouse all day long, peach blossoms truly have a beautiful temperament that makes the "six palaces of pink and beautiful without color".

A few peach branches were inevitably broken, covered with buds that were about to bloom. They were inserted into a vase and placed at the head of the bed, and the room was filled with fragrance.

After enjoying the peach blossoms, Sun Gang strolled on the nearby hillside, and the wilderness was warm and bright.

The sun is sometimes visible and sometimes disappearing, half of the face is very dazzling. Although a winter coat has been removed, it still feels very warm. A thin layer of oily sweat has also emerged from the forehead.

The gentle breeze rushes towards us. It brushes across the face and blows through the ears, making waves of roars. But it is not the chilly spring cold, but the soft warmth of a lover. It makes people believe that this is the real spring breeze.

Under the ridges covered by dead grass, the artemisia leaves have already drawn out tender stems.

In the fields where rice stubble is still alive, half an inch long oily grass has grown.

There are also creeping on the ground, with leaves and canes inconspicuous at all, extremely small thresh grasses, and other unknown grasses. Although they are sparse and unclimate, they are also paved with a thin piece of beauty.

I lowered my head and looked carefully, and found a few thin white flowers, which were blooming from the grass in the threshing field. After walking over and searching carefully, I found an unknown little yellow flower. Not long after, there was a lively scene of green grass, bright flowers, and butterflies dancing and bees.

The mountain not far away is green, the pine and fir are green, the blue smoke is lightly cage, and it is hazy. A stone-level path is broken up and falls into a dense and slender pine and cypress bush.

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After the lively wedding ceremony, the bride and groom worshipped their ancestors and parents-in-law, and spent the wedding night of the most precious daughters. The ancient wedding customs and etiquette is coming to an end.

But it is not over yet, and we have to go back to our father-in-law and mother-in-law's house to meet relatives, commonly known as "returning to the door". There are "three dynasties" that go back to the door three days after marriage, and "990%" that go back to the door nine days after marriage.

Now, it is basically three days to go back to the door.

Therefore, according to marriage customs, Zhao Han would go back to his parents' home with Sun Gang for three days after getting married.

According to the past custom, the bride should wear red clothes, red pants (or red skirts) on this day, and accompanied by her husband, she would go back to her parents' home with a red umbrella.

Nowadays, many brides are no longer willing to show off in red dresses and red umbrellas, but the custom of accompanying their husbands back to their parents' homes has not changed.

If a married daughter does not return to the door for three days, she is considered unfilial to her parents.

No matter what the reason is, strong winds, dark snow, knife roads, and nail boards, you have to go back.

After returning to the house, the new son-in-law returns to his parents' home with his new wife once. It should be regarded as the last chapter of marriage customs. This is an indispensable etiquette.

From the perspective of son-in-law, this custom means thanking the father-in-law and mother-in-law for their kindness, visiting and making friends with the woman; from the perspective of daughter, it expresses the grace of not forgetting the parents' raising after getting married.

The new son-in-law is naturally treated with kindness when he comes to his house. The son-in-law is better than half of his son, so it would be strange if he is not a good child!

However, the custom of leaving the house for the first time and leaving the bride of his parents to return home is not an easy task for the groom.

In some places, when returning to the family, it is embarrassing the new son-in-law when returning to the family, so that the new son-in-law can also taste the bitterness and bitterness when he returns to the family.

Not to mention that in front of the woman's relatives and friends, the new son-in-law is highly praised for being "savvy", and the bride's sisters alone cannot withstand it.

These unrestrained girls applied ash and black paint to their brother-in-law's face, and asked their brother-in-law to eat dumplings with chili and pepper, and they could do everything they could.

The new son-in-law cannot get angry during the process of being chasing. Even if he is at a loss and is extremely embarrassed, he still has to smile on his face and let his hair fall.

Sun Gang has always been glad that he has no sister-in-law and no more naughty sister-in-law.

The elderly in the bride's family attach great importance to returning home for three days, so the groom must be prepared in terms of innate theory, both in terms of thought and in terms of gifts, and strive to leave a happy impression on his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Sun Gang prepared all the gifts in advance and bought some gifts that Zhao’s parents liked.

Then the two of them carefully decorated and dressed up, maintaining their beautiful and handsome image.

In the morning, Zhao Han's cousin came to Sun Gang's house and invited them to "return to the door".

Three days after the marriage, the uncle (bride’s younger brother, who has no brother, who has a relative boy in a clan) went to the man’s house to pick up his brother-in-law and sister back to his parents’ house, which is called “please go back to the door.”

The girl's family holds a banquet to receive her son-in-law, which is called "returning to the house wine". If you come and go on that day, it is simpler, which is called "please drink briefly"; if you stay for two or three days, the girl's relatives will have a banquet for the new son-in-law from each family, which is called "returning to the house banquet".

As soon as Xiaoliang entered the yard, he saw his cousin Sun Gang standing in the yard with a cigarette in his mouth. He squirted out a mouthful of blue smoke and asked Xiaoliang with a smile: "Xiaoliang, are you the only one?"

Xiaoliang nodded: "Uncle asked me to pick up my sister!"

Suddenly, Xiaoliang saw a red face flashing behind the window glass of the west room, and disappeared.

In the blink of an eye, cousin Zhao Han greeted him with a smile and waved to him: "Xiaoliang, come in the house quickly, we will set off later."

At around nine o'clock in the morning, Sun Gang, Zhao Han, and cousin Xiaoliang set off with a cart of gifts.

When Zhao Han returned to his parents' home, the two of them greeted the old man first. Sun Gang called them "Dad and Mom," like Zhao Han, which seemed very natural and friendly.

Zhao's father and mother were full of joy. The son-in-law was so handsome that Sun Gang was so sweet. Zhao's mother was busy organizing good wine and food to entertain them.

Sun Gang should also be kind and enthusiastic to Zhao Han's relatives, friends and neighbors. He should not be polite when he sees people, but he should say hello first and treat him with courtesy.

During lunch, Zhao Han accompanied Sun Gang toasted his parents and relatives one by one, thanking everyone for their blessings for their newlyweds.

After the meal, the two of them did not rush to go home. They chatted with Zhao's father and mother for a while, listened to their teachings, and finally said goodbye and went home. They should take the initiative to invite the two elderly and relatives to visit their homes.

When I got home, I chatted with my parents for a while, mainly because they wanted to know if Sun Gang was rude at his in-laws.

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Chapter completed!