Weddings on the grassland are very special, completely different from weddings in the Central Plains.
The weather was very hot at this time, but the scorching sun could not stop people from loving the excitement. As the groom, Baima was naturally well dressed. As the groom, he could walk around everywhere.
The vast grassland, the grass is as green as felt, and the grassland is full of yellow begonia flowers. The begonia flowers will not wither before winter, so this kind of flower is everywhere here. This sea of flowers is fascinating to see. .
The village where Baima is located is not very far from the military camp, less than an hour's journey, but this is also a necessary procedure. Along the way, Baima sat in the carriage and saw that the grasslands here were more lush than those he passed along the way. .
There are not only colorful wild flowers on the grassland, but also a lot of wild leeks. To describe it as everywhere is not an exaggeration. These wild leeks are the favorite wild vegetables of war horses. Therefore, the war horses in the north are tall, strong and majestic. When charging into battle, they are almost unstoppable. People can stop it.
"Going down." Ye Feng said. He looked at the dressed white horse and said with a smile, "You are so lucky. My third sister Ye Wen is one of the most talented girls in the North."
"But I am more than eight years older than her. Am I suspected of being an old cow eating young grass?" Baima said.
Ye Feng was happy and picked up a fruit plate placed on the carriage. On it were sugar and fried dried fruits, as well as hot steamed buns freshly baked from the pan, as well as the essential milk tea. He picked up a He threw the dried fruit into his mouth and chewed: "My sister just likes things like you literati, literate, whatever. Anyway, I don't understand. My eldest sister said that at that time, my sister knew that she was going to be betrothed to you, and she was happy. I couldn't sleep the whole night, she misses you very much."
"Then I'm honored." Hakuba said.
When we arrived at a grassland next to the military camp, people from nearby villages who came to help were still busy in the kitchen. According to the tradition here, the preparation for the wedding banquet takes two or three days, so it requires close friends from far away. Nearly a hundred people came together to do the battle, with a clear division of labor. , each performs his or her duties, preparing vegetables, slaughtering, and frying.
Then there is an important task before the wedding, which is to hand-sew the traditional wedding robe for the couple to wear in the coming year. To sew such a robe, it takes about thirty sheep skins, stitched stitch by stitch, and the robe is made of several Old people who are skilled in sewing usually take several days to sew.
Middle-aged women are responsible for making pasta. In addition to frying dried fruits, they will also cook an important traditional food on the day of the wedding banquet - eight-treasure rice. , red dates, raisins and other foods are mixed, which means that the newlyweds will have a happy and prosperous life.
Men are responsible for slaughtering cattle and sheep. The number of sheep slaughtered is a symbol of the family's wealth. The preparation of meat begins in the afternoon before the wedding to ensure that they have fresh meat on the wedding day. The nomads in the north eat meat. It's very straightforward. Because beef and sheep are fat and fresh, they are only boiled in plain water without any seasoning.
And because you hold the meat directly with your hands when eating, and cut it into small pieces with a knife, it is vividly called hand meat.
This kind of wedding preparation work is no less than that of major festivals. The lively and grand wedding will start from noon and last until evening, with people laughing, singing and dancing.
Of course, Baima's wedding was not that grand, and it only took one day to prepare. Mainly because of the lack of manpower. After all, Lieutenant Ye could not mobilize the army to help, so he just invited folks from nearby villages to help.
After a complicated set of etiquette, the bride was also brought over by carriage. With the blessings of relatives and friends, the two were sent into a huge tent. Ye Wen sat on the edge of the bed, constantly twisting a silk handkerchief. , the fine silk handkerchief was wrinkled everywhere by her twisting it, which showed how nervous she was.
You have to be nervous, after all, you are still a bride.
The experienced Baima, after drinking a few glasses of wine, gained courage. He came to Ye Wen's side, but he seemed a little cautious. He said: "Ye Wen, that... I..."
"You still call me by my name?" Ye Wen smiled softly.
Baima scratched his head: "That... lady."
"Well, Mr. Xian..." Ye Wen said.
Listening to Ye Wen's voice, Baima gritted his teeth and immediately grabbed Ye Wen's hand. He said: "Today is our great day... I also said some things in front of you. Maybe I am from the Central Plains and you are not used to it, but I have to tell you something about me... I used to have a family, and I also have a... "
He was about to explain his past, but Ye Wen pressed her finger to her lips. She said softly: "It's all over. Now is a new life. I won't be jealous of your past, because I didn't know you at that time." , I just want to spend the next days holding hands with you."
"Wenwen." Baima was moved in his heart, and Ye Wen fell into his arms.
The two of them cuddled together, with sweetness in their hearts. Ye Wen said shyly: "Turn out the lights..."
As soon as the lights went out, the men and women in the tent started the most primitive rhythm of life. From today on, Bailong has a new identity.
The son-in-law of the prairie.
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Li Yuguo and others traveled over mountains and rivers to a pasture not far from the grassland. In two days, they traveled 1,800 miles. This was a big project, and it was very exhausting.
Everyone plans to spend the night here today, and this ranch is called "Heaven and Earth Ranch". It is a quite famous ranch. It is a place where birds are singing, flowers are fragrant, and animals are in groups. It is almost a paradise to hide from the world.
"Here we come!" Fan Jian was recruiting Li Yuguo from a distance. It turned out that Li Yuguo asked him to take the money to exchange for food in the ranch. Of course, their troops were stationed on the edge of the ranch and did not intend to disturb the tranquility of the ranch.
A sturdy open-top carriage, drawn by four large horses. There was a lot of meat and vegetables on the carriage. This carriage was quite particular, because there was not only one carriage, but it was built in the style of a train carriage, with a total of three carriages. There is food on each carriage.
The man driving the car said: "Guests, this is the food you want, but the one hundred taels you gave is too much, so there is another car coming. According to your request, I have also prepared our home-brewed food for all the guests. Kumis.”
"Thank you." Li Huguo said.
"Haha, you're welcome, but is it really okay for you to spend the night here? There are a lot of gray wolves here at night..." the uncle said worriedly.
"We are all from the army, so we are not afraid of the gray wolf. As long as the gray wolf comes, we will have a late night snack and roast wolf meat!" Fan Jian laughed.