Early in the morning, the cries of a few magpies awakened the dawn, and then the roosters cawed away at the top of their voices, not to be outdone.
With the sound of the rooster’s crowing, morning also came to the Lower River Village. Zhu Pingan had already woken up early, and Li Shu was freshening up under the service of the little bun maid. Today was the day to accompany Li Shu back to the door, after accompanying Li Shu back to Shanghe Village, Zhu Pingan would also be departing for the capital.
Back to the door, also known as the return to the Ning, the daughter with son-in-law back to the bride’s home to recognise the door to pay respect to the relatives, usually three days after the wedding back to the door, commonly known as “three dynasties back to the door”, which is the last ceremony of the wedding. Ancient girls do not get out of the two doors, get married is the first time they left their parents for so long, back to the door is to comfort them to miss their families, but also not to forget their parents to raise the grace.
However, there is also a saying that the ancient bride is basically a virgin, the groom is the fire of the young man, and do not know how to pity, eat the marrow of the taste is inevitably happy, the bride in New Year’s Eve to break the body, more pain, the bride’s mother’s family is worried that the bride can not stand, in the name of the return to the door to pick up the bride back to the bride’s home to heal.
Mother Chen’s early on the return gift is ready, the return gift to double the number of mother Chen’s prepared wine, tea cakes, goose and goat fruit, and there are a lot of mountain treasures and wild game, are two days before the father and elder brother into the mountain harvest.
The carriages prepared three, parked outside the new mansion, the first is a gorgeous carriage, embroidered with the word “Zhu”, this is for Zhu Pingan and Li Shu to ride; followed by a slightly plain carriage is to sit on the old maids and accompanying maids; the last carriage is to put the return gift.
“When you go to Shu’er’s house, speak steadily, grow more eyes, have work in your eyes, don’t just sit there when you enter the house, and see what work you can do even if it’s to serve a cup of tea or pour a glass of water, you must be active ……” mother Chen told Zhu Pingan in the carriage, lest Zhu Pingan would not perform well in the father-in-law’s house.Pingan’s performance is not good, leaving a bad impression in his father-in-law’s house.
“Remember Mother.”Zhu Pingan rubbed his brain, from early in the morning his mother had instructed him, he could recite it backwards.
“Keep your mouth sweet and your hands diligent, and take care of Shu’er in Shu’er’s house.”Mother Chen relentlessly urged again.
“Remembered, Mother.”
Zhu Pingan nodded vigorously.
“Mother~~”
Li Shu walked over surrounded by the maids and old mothers, greeting her mother Chen as soon as she left the house, taking two quick steps to cross over the maids and old mothers to her mother Chen’s side.
Li Shu more than one point of the taste of the wife, pink cloud smoke shirt embroidered with elegant plum blossom, winding drag the ground moonlight thousand water skirt, skirt embroidered with the wings of the light blue butterflies, three thousand green silk pulled into a new woman hair bun, inserted a set of pearl jasper rocker, slightly powdered with light make-up, the pretty face in the snow-white through the pink, seems to be able to wring out of the water, as if it is the petals of the flower moistened by the rain, the same.
“Shu’er is so handsome, swine child this silly boy enjoys his blessings.”Mother Chen was satisfied with the daughter-in-law she had picked.
“Mother ……,” Li Shu sniffed and lowered her head slightly shyly, her cheeks flushed, and she stretched her voice.
Where am I stupid? Is not pro-life ah, how to feel in the eyes of the mother Chen, Li Shu put a fart are more fragrant than his own this pro son …… Zhu Pingan somewhat speechless touched his nose.
“Well, it’s not too early, you two also hurry to get on the car, don’t let the in-laws wait long. Go back and thank the in-laws for me, last time at sea thanks to the in-laws finding you.”Mother Chen smiled and joked, telling them to greet and express their gratitude to Big Cai Zhu Li’s family when they returned to the door.
The Lower River Village was next to the Upper River Village, it was very close and only ten minutes away, after crossing that bridge, they would be in the Upper River Village.
On the carriage, Zhu Pingan thought a lot about what to say when he met Li Shu’s father, Li Dazhou, and what to say when he met Li Shu’s brother, but when he was really confronted with it, Zhu Pingan realised that he still had the wrong idea.
Just as he arrived at the door of Li Shu’s house in Shanghe Village, he heard a burst of firecrackers.
“Shu’er is back.”
Even the crackling sound of firecrackers did not cover this joyful voice, it was very clear.
The voice was familiar, and Zhu Pingan instantly heard it as the voice of Big Cai Zhu Li.
“Father, Shu’er is here.”
Li Shu in the carriage heard the voice, her pretty face was full of joy, before the carriage stopped, this girl jumped down from the carriage with a leap of faith.
When you get on the carriage, there are maids carrying stools for Li Shu to step on the carriage, this will be directly jumped off …… what to do if you fall down ……
Lift the curtain, Zhu Pingan saw looking at Li Shu carrying the hem of the skirt to run to the Li Da Caiyou, like a swallow returning to the nest like the figure, looking, looking, inexplicably have a little bit of sourness, but he himself did not notice.
Li Dazhou Zaobao is dressed like usual, a thug’s outfit, with a watermelon hat fastened on his round head, a big gold ring on each hand, and a jade pendant dangling from his waist, which at first glance is of great value.
As soon as he saw the carriage returning to the door, Li Dazhou was excited.
Seeing Li Shu jumping down from the carriage, Li Da Caiwei was so nervous that he ran forward while shouting, “Slowly, slowly Shu’er, don’t fall on my little ancestor.”
Then again with a stern face, he shouted at the maid and old mother who came down immediately after him, “How do you take care of the young lady.”
The little maid lowered her head and spat out her tongue in embarrassment, and the other maids and mums followed Li Shu with resentment, fearing that taking care of the young lady would make the master angry.
“Father~~”
Li Shu carried the hem of her skirt and jogged all the way to the front of Li Dazhong, her pretty face flushed, calling out in a petulant tone.
“Shu’er, how are you doing over there, is there anyone bullying you, don’t be afraid, dad will be your master. Are you still accustomed to living there? Dad asked Embroiderer to make a copy of the things in your boudoir, and have someone send them to you down the river some other day. Father brought back two cooks from the south, the southern dishes are delicious, pastries are also good at, some other day also a piece to send you over ……”
Hearing Li Shu’s father, Li Da Caiwei’s eyes were wet, looking like tears could fall, sniffing hard, before controlling his emotions, asked with concern, hating to move all the good things in the house to Li Shu.
“I’m fine, my daughter is fine. Father is so good~~” Li Shu pulled on the hand of Li Da Caiyoufu and shook it, pulling out her trailing voice.
“Tired from the car ride, quickly enter the home, father ordered the back kitchen to cook a large table of your favourite dishes.”Li Da Cai’an nodded his head and smiled lovingly, his expression couldn’t be more loving, and his tone couldn’t be more gentle.
It was really the same as when he was a child, spoiling Li Shu to the skies.
Zhu Pingan watched from behind and thought so in his heart, then waited for Grand Caisseur Li and Li Shu to finish interacting, then took two steps forward to greet him, “My son-in-law has met my father-in-law.”
However
Zhu Pingan could never forget the eyes of Da Cai Zhu Li looking at himself, how can I put it, just now when Da Cai Zhu Li looked at Li Shu, how loving and gentle he was, then how dissatisfied he was when he looked at himself at the moment.
One is summer
The other is winter.
The way Li Da Cai Lu looked at himself was like looking at a trafficker who had abducted his daughter, as if he had sinned in a discreet manner, that look was simply a ferocious one.
