The flowers have fragrance and the moon has shadow, every moment of ** is worth a thousand gold.
Zhu Ping'an had only been reading for a while when his mother, Chen, came back from making the bed in the new house and drove him back to the new house. Tonight was Zhu Ping'an and Li Shu's wedding night. As the saying goes, every moment is worth a thousand gold coins. Tonight's time was especially precious, and Chen was also thinking about having a grandson as early as possible.
Reading
You are about to have your wedding night, why bother reading books? They are not as important as passing on the family line!
So, when Chen came back and saw Zhu Ping'an still reading in the room, she sent Zhu Ping'an to the new house without saying a word.
Zhu's father and elder brother Zhu Pingchuan hung two strings of firecrackers in the alley between the old house and the new house. When Zhu Ping'an was dragged out by Chen, they lit the firecrackers. The crackling sound brought out the joy.
Generally speaking, the wedding night is on the day of the wedding, but Zhu Pingan and Li Shu are some exceptions. They were still at sea on the day of the wedding, so their wedding night was not made up until today. Normally, there would be people watching the wedding night to make trouble in the bridal chamber, but Zhu Pingan and Li Shu's wedding night was separated from the wedding, so there was no bridal chamber disturbance.
The bridal chamber prank is a traditional Chinese wedding custom. The main purpose of the prank is not to play tricks on the bride and groom, but to ward off evil spirits. With more people around, the yang energy is strong, and the evil spirits can be driven away, bringing safety and blessings to the newlyweds.
Zhu's father and elder brother Zhu Pingchuan set off firecrackers to replace the bridal chamber disturbance and to achieve the effect of warding off evil spirits.
"Let's take a rest quickly." Father Zhu looked at Zhu Ping'an, nodded and said.
Zhu's father's words were relatively reserved, but his mother Chen's words were much more straightforward. When Chen pushed Zhu Ping'an, who was wearing a groom's suit, into the new house, she directly advised: "Work harder and let me hold my grandson soon."
Work harder?!
To Li Shu
Isn't that harming minors? !
Hearing this, Zhu Pingan almost stumbled over the threshold. How could he possibly lay his hands on an underage girl...
"Look how excited this silly boy is." Seeing this, mother Chen covered her mouth and laughed, thinking that Zhu Ping'an could not wait.
After Zhu Ping'an was pushed into the door, his mother Chen closed the door of the new house from the outside, adding extra protection to the wedding night to prevent being disturbed.
But after closing the door, Chen, the mother, crouched down and walked around the wall of the new house to a corner, half-crouched without breathing, stretched her neck, covered her ears with her hands and pressed against the wall, as if she had a special ability to hear the conversation inside. At the end, she even reached out to call for her eldest daughter-in-law Juan'er to join her.
This... ... is this eavesdropping
"Mom, you..."
The eldest brother Zhu Pingchuan, who was standing by, had a dark face and his face suddenly turned red, as if he had thought of something... ... On his younger brother's wedding night, his mother was eavesdropping, so wouldn't his wedding night be... ...
"Hush, do you understand society? There are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants. There's nothing to be ashamed of." Mother Chen glared at her eldest son, saying that he spoke too loudly. She was eavesdropping, so what was the big deal? Why was he talking so loudly
In the past, eavesdropping would be looked down upon, but this is an exception on the wedding night. On the wedding night, eavesdropping is inevitable along with the bridal chamber noises, which is almost a custom in the countryside. Although this behavior is not good, it is a scene that is welcomed on the wedding night.
Of course, even on the wedding night, this is something only women can do.
In addition, I believe that many mothers have done this kind of embarrassing thing. Giving birth to their sons and daughters-in-law is to carry on the family line, so they like to hear the sound of everything being fine, and they will feel relieved after hearing it. If they don’t hear any sound, they will still worry.
"Okay, the new house is so big, and Zhu'er and his family's new house is far away."
Father Zhu couldn't stand it anymore, and pulled Chen's arm back with a speechless look. You know how big the new house is. This is a three-story courtyard. You didn't miss it when the house was built. This new house is in the innermost one. What can you hear here
"You are the only one who knows so much..." Chen glared at Zhu's father, then reached out and pinched him.
Chen felt that she pinched too hard, but Zhu's father had thick skin and flesh, so he didn't feel anything. However, her hand did hurt, which made Chen roll her eyes.
The new house was already decorated with lights and colorful decorations, big red lanterns with double happiness characters on them, red ribbons tied to the trees, and two rows of potted plants with red flowers in the yard. In particular, there was a flower made of red silk hanging on the gate to the second entrance, with ribbons hanging from both sides of the door, which set off the atmosphere very well.
"Here he comes, here he comes, my uncle is here."
"My uncle is finally here."
"Hehe... The young lady isn't even in a hurry, but you look so anxious..."
As Zhu Ping'an walked into the yard, he heard the chattering of little girls. Then he saw several little girls at the second gate, peeking over here, whispering with joy on their faces, and looking very excited.
"Hello, uncle."
"Hello, uncle."
When Zhu Ping'an was about to reach the second gate, several girls in pink skirts, carrying small flower baskets, came up to Zhu Ping'an in small steps, bent down and greeted him. Their little faces were painted with rouge and looked very cute.
The little girl was not very old, only about ten years old, at least two or three years younger than herself.
"Hello."
Zhu Ping'an nodded and replied, then prepared to step inside. The door was closed by his mother, so he had no choice but to walk inside.
"Hehehe... The son-in-law and the young lady are a match made in heaven. They will grow old together and have a happy marriage. May the flowers bloom and the moon be full, and may they have a baby soon..." Several little girls giggled and blocked the door, chattering auspicious words in their little mouths, but they just wouldn't let Zhu Ping'an go in.
Even if you haven't eaten pork, you have seen pigs run.
Zhu Ping'an is not a fool, he can tell at a glance what these little girls mean.
By the way, the modern custom of bridesmaids blocking the door to ask for red envelopes is probably passed down from ancient times. Although there were no bridesmaids in ancient times, there were dowry maids.
Zhu Ping'an counted the maids blocking the door, there were six in total, then he reached into his sleeve and took out six red envelopes, giving one to each maid, making the little girls blocking the door blush with excitement.
After handing out the red envelopes, Zhu Pingan walked in again, but was stopped by the girls. It was the same scene as before, with the girls still giggling and saying cute things, but they just wouldn't let Zhu Pingan in.
Red envelopes can be accepted, but people are not allowed to enter.
Looking at the little girl who was giggling with her hands covering her mouth, Zhu Pingan remembered the anecdote of Su Xiaomei testing the groom three times, and then he knew that this was probably a test before entering the bridal chamber. It was estimated that after passing this level, there would be other tests later. (To be continued.)