070. During the Wedding (Part 1)
On the 16th day of the 12th lunar month, it was very cold. It was past five o'clock in the morning. Before dawn, Sun Gang had to crawl out of the warm quilt and touched the cold air outside the quilt. He shivered.
"Sun Peng, get up," Sun Gang patted his younger brother in the quilt next to him. This child probably hadn't gotten up so early.
"Brother Gang, why are you doing so early?" Sun Peng looked reluctant.
"Today, Brother Yang got married, and there are so many things to do. Get up and help." This morning, the task of several brothers was to post a pair.
I got up in a hurry, but it was still dark outside.
It is rare to get up so early. Before dawn, it is gray everywhere, and the surroundings are quiet. The village not far away is dark and hazy and faint, just like the distant sea city, which is out of reach. Looking at the lights in the village gradually lit up, lighting up their new day.
Sun Gang soothed his limbs, which were a little lazy when he was sleeping, and closed his eyes slightly for a long time. He seemed to be quietly breathing in the refreshing fragrance of the morning, and what was so pleasant about the breath was the drunkenness of dawn.
I really want to take advantage of this shallow drunkenness to return to the warm bed again; I even want to go back to the dream and fall asleep. But today I am too busy and have a lot of things to do, so it is unlikely to go back and sleep.
Sun Gang led the sleepy Sun Peng to walk home step by step.
When I walked to the gate, I heard that the yard was already crowded with people. The diligent chef Tian stirred a large spoon in the steaming pot with a large pot, and the fragrance came to his nose. It seemed that he was preparing everyone's breakfast.
Sun's mother was holding hot water for someone to wash, and Sun Gang and others also hurriedly finished washing.
"May Day, Sun Pu, Sun Peng, come and help put the pair." Sun Gang picked up the pulp made by Sun's mother and asked them to come and help.
Sun Wuyi brought a pair, and Sun Pu brought a ladder and first posted it on the door.
"Brother Gang, go high, move to the right..." Sun Peng looked at the forward slant of the pair below.
"The two sides are not aligned, so the lower first couplet is a little higher, okay, okay."
Brand new pairs are pasted on the main door, on the living room door frame, and on the kitchen door frame. In addition, the trees in the yard are pasted with "四". From outside the gate to the entrance of the village, "四" must be pasted on the trees on the roadside where the wedding team passes.
After pasting all the pairs and rain, the sky was now slightly exposed, and the clouds gathered in the sky like a market, as if it was soaked in blood, showing a faint redness. The sun gradually rose, and the light blue sky seemed to be illuminated by the lights on the stage, and the eastern half was painted with a bright vermilion. The dawn of dawn lifted the veil of the night and spit out a brilliant morning.
"It's time to eat." Chef Tian shouted, "The steaming breakfast is served on the table, and the breakfast is still meat and vegetable soup and steamed buns. It is convenient for people to eat more. It is cold in the morning. Drinking a bowl of steaming meat and vegetable soup is comfortable and comfortable, warming the whole morning. Chef Tian's skills are really good, especially when making this big pot dish, there is the best one.
Everyone was not that particular. They held a bowl of vegetable soup and a steamed bun, and surrounded the fire, eating and roasting the fire.
"Come on, Xiaohan, try this soup, it tastes good." Sun Gang gave Zhao Han a bowl of soup.
"Yeah, it's very fragrant." Zhao Han took a sip. The soup was fresh and fragrant, and it was very delicious.
I slowly drank the soup with big mouthfuls, and didn't eat steamed buns.
After breakfast, several women in the village specially cleaned the dishes.
"May Day and Sun Pu, go to pick up the bride with your brother Yang," Sun Gang's uncle was a guest, and he had already explained the bride's reception staff in advance. "The daughter is Lanlan and Xiaoxiao." Lanlan is Sun Gang's cousin, Xiaoxiao is Sun Gang's cousin. Both of them are the daughters of Sun Gang's third uncle and Sun Wuyi's sister. Lanlan has just graduated from college and has not yet gotten married. Xiaoxiao is already married and has both children. The person who picks up the bride is to accompany an unmarried person and a child with both children.
Sun's mother handed over a handful of red envelopes, ranging from 10-50 yuan each, which is called a red envelope and a red envelope for the car.
The six rented cars were lined up at the gate, and the wedding company had posted "囍" and wedding flowers on the car. There were 5 cars and a medium-sized truck, which were used to pull the dowry. There were also a few laborers to carry the dowry and put the dowry on the car.
The sun, a red beam of light, filled everything between heaven and earth. This is a sunny day, and the golden sunlight is like wine. It seems to add a touch of color to Sun Yang's wedding.
Sun Yang took his two younger brothers and two sisters to the main wedding car. Several cars lined up and began to drive towards the county town. The front was the video car of the wedding company. The camera master wore a thick down jacket, which wrapped him tightly. The speed of the entire fleet was not fast, so that the videos produced would not stagger.
After the wedding convoy set off, the family was busy. The yard was cleaned up, and a table was placed under the eaves, and a gift bill was laid out, and a written book was found. In addition, a relative was found from his relatives to "put the money", one wrote the gift bill and the other collected money, and the finances were all included.
Sun Gang's uncle and elder brother sat there to collect money. Sun Peng helped send the towels. Someone handed over the gift account. Sun Gang's elder brother recorded the name and amount on the order. The uncle took the money into his bag, and Sun Peng prepared a new towel to send to others.
Writing gift accounts is a custom. When I see many relatives and friends, this is probably the essence of doing such things. Everyone talks and laughs together and is very happy. I once heard someone say that it makes money for a banquet, but Sun Gang didn't think so. How much do you collect from others this time? Next time, you have to go back to the house? Who can earn whom? It's just that everyone is happy together.
If you pay for it this time, and you don’t go next time, or you don’t go with it, or you don’t go with it as much as you go with it, then your reputation will be bad and no one will be willing to deal with you for a long time.
The guests gradually arrived, and more and more people wrote gift accounts. Seeing that the three of them were too busy, Sun Gang poured tea and cigarettes for them and handed them out the towels. These relatives and friends wanted to pay the gift accounts quickly so that they could play cards or chess.
I would like to exchange greetings when I saw my relatives I knew. Many relatives and friends Sun Gang didn’t know him very well. He has been outside for many years since he went to college to work, and there were few opportunities to meet him. So whether he knew him or not, Sun Gang would greet him one by one.
Zhao Han also helped Sun's mother do some work within her ability. If the water on the coal stove boils, she will pour it into a thermos. Or add some water to the cup of an adult who is chatting or playing cards, which has also been praised by many people.
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