African Nationhood

Chapter 35 Group Wedding
  When the farmers from Rand Basin arrived, the women at the immigration transfer station also became excited.

Choosing a husband is a life-long matter for them, and no one can take it lightly.

Apart from Shi Jintang and Trudeau, the calmest people inside and outside the court are Tian Liang and Zheng Xiuhong.

Zheng Xiuhong quickly entered the role and said to the women in the shack: "Now listen to my orders. No one should make any noise. The Master Shi's guards outside are very fierce.

If anyone is disobedient and is annoyed by Master Shi, if he doesn't say whether he can choose his husband today, he will probably be reduced to hard labor. "

Zheng Xiuhong's "false transmission of the imperial edict" immediately calmed a bunch of women, and everyone became more honest.

The woman who just complimented her was named Qi Lanhua. She was the first to stand next to Zheng Xiuhong, and then said to the other women: "Everyone should stand in line behind me. No matter what the arrangements are outside, we can always go out in order. "

Zheng Xiuhong thought Qi Lanhua was good, so she quickly clarified her thoughts and took the initiative to come over to cooperate with her.

Such a person should be given benefits so that she can continue to follow him in the future, so Zheng Xiuhong nodded to Qi Lanhua.

"Yes, everyone should stand in line like Qi Lanhua. I will go outside later to ask clearly and see what kind of regulations Mr. Shi has."

The girls did not dare to overstep their bounds, so they had no choice but to line up obediently.

All the women lined up, Zheng Xiuhong pointed at Qi Lanhua, "Lanhua, you watch here, I'll go ask Master Shi."

Qi Lanhua immediately nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Miss Zheng, go quickly!"

Zheng Xiuhong walked to the door and banged on it.

A guard opened the door, looked at her and said coldly: "What's the matter?"

When Zheng Xiuhong was asked this question, she almost lost the breath she had gathered just now, but the women behind her were watching and she couldn't back down.

"I'm looking for Tian Liang, he is my husband-in-law."

After hearing this, the guard looked at Zheng Xiuhong and then said, "Wait."

Not long after, I heard the guard outside shouting: "Tian Liang, your wife is looking for you."

"Wait a minute, I'm giving them instructions, who's looking for me? My wife is looking for me, you bastard just tell me quietly, why are you so loud?"

Tian Liang's voice was so loud that the whole shack could hear it clearly. Zheng Xiuhong was secretly happy when she heard this. This enemy was really busy.

Soon I heard the sound of running approaching, and then saw Tian Liang with a red and swollen face opening the door, looking at her and saying, "What's the matter?"

Zheng Xiuhong's face was flushed, and she whispered: "How did Master Shi arrange it?"

Tian Liang was used to being rough, so he subconsciously lowered his head to listen to her, and the distance between them immediately became much closer.

Zheng Xiuhong's cheeks were hot, oh, this dead man!
  Tian Liang heard her words clearly now. He raised his head and glanced at the women behind him, then took Zheng Xiuhong's little hand and walked out.

Zheng Xiuhong's heart almost jumped out of her chest at this moment. This enemy really didn't know what it meant to avoid people.

However, their actions made the women in the shack even more convinced that this Zheng Xiuhong was not a simple person, and she had captivated an official in just one glance.

The two came out of the shack and came to a secluded place. "Shitou'er asked me to be responsible for the blind date of the brothers. I don't have any rules myself. Do you have any good ideas?"

Zheng Xiuhong's shyness had faded away at this moment, and she felt a little sweet in her heart. She did not break away from the calloused hands of the man in front of her.

"This is easy to do. Although it's a blind date, we can't let everyone choose at will. After all, there are many women here. It's easy to be spoiled for choice. It's better to 'catch a blind marriage'."

"What does catching a blind marriage mean?"

"You are so stupid. You are just drawing lots. Marriage depends on God's will. Whoever you catch will be the one."

After listening to Zheng Xiuhong's words, Tian Liang nodded, "I think this idea is feasible. I'll report it to Shitou'er later."

After Tian Liang finished speaking, he was about to leave, but suddenly realized that he was still holding his fiancée's hand. He smiled and let go of his hand.

"I'm leaving."

"Hey, wait a minute."

Zheng Xiuhong grabbed the man's big hand and said, "Wait a moment."

Tian Liang was stunned for a moment, "Why, you still can't bear to leave me?"

Zheng Xiuhong took a sip at her husband and said, "You just want good things. There was a woman in the house who was very kind to me and a good person. I want you to find a good husband for her."

Tian Liang nodded immediately upon hearing this, "This is easy, I have a young man who is handsome and reliable in his work.

Why not choose him? By the way, what does that woman look like? "

Zheng Xiuhong felt proud that her husband was so obedient, and she said with a sweet smile: "Didn't you just read it?"

Tian Liang looked at his fiancée with a smile as bright as a flower, his mind wandered, and he said foolishly: "With you here, I still remember others."

When Zheng Xiuhong heard this, it was like drinking honey, and it was sweet to the bottom of her heart. "You damn person, how could the person I chose look so bad? One thing is that she is a widow."

"That's okay. Widows can love people. My brother will definitely like her."

Zheng Xiuhong immediately let go and said to her husband: "Then go quickly, I will let her stand first later, and you will let your brother stand first.

Just match them in order. This is all God's will. No one can gossip! "

Tian Liang nodded immediately and ran to report to Shi Jintang. After hearing this, Shi Jintang thought it was a good idea.

Anyway, people in this era cannot meet each other before getting married, so "catching a blind marriage" is simple and efficient.

"Okay, you are still a bit crooked."

Tian Liang heard the praise but was not greedy for credit. He told Shi Jintang directly, "This is all my wife's idea. I just came here to tell you."

Shi Jintang suddenly heard about the "wife" and reacted for a while before he remembered that this was a proper term for a husband to call his wife in this era.

"Well, the official lady is really knowledgeable. You old boy really found a treasure." This time Tian Liang stopped talking, just touched his head and smiled silly.

"Stop being stunned and make arrangements quickly.

After finishing it, it’s time to set off and go back. Do you still want your new wife to stay here and suffer in the cold? "

"Oh, oh, I'll go right away!"

When he thought that his beautiful wife was still suffering here, the rough man Tian Liang immediately took action.

"Don't worry about it anymore. Just do as I say. Stand in a row and don't run around. There are a lot of people today. In order to get you to marry your new wife faster and earlier, let's just 'catch a blind wedding'."

All the Chinese farmers were excited and asked, "What is a 'blind marriage'?"
  Tian Liang explained loudly, and then pulled out a young man from the crowd, "Zeng Ze, stand first for me, and everyone else should go behind him, hurry up!"

Zeng Ze is 27 this year. He is good-looking and good-looking. He and Tian Liang are fellow villagers and have a good relationship.

He knew that Tian Liang would not treat him badly and would stand at the first place honestly.

Soon a long queue formed, and then they followed Tian Liang towards the shack where the woman was kept.

When he arrived at the door, Tian Liang stepped forward and knocked on the door: "The groom's officials are here, the bride should go out quickly."

Zheng Xiuhong, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, smiled at the long line of women behind her and said, "The bride-to-be is here, everyone comes in order.

No matter who you are with, it's God's will, and you won't be able to complain about it in the future. "

At this point, who dares to question Zheng Xiuhong’s authority?

Besides, everyone outside has hundreds of acres of land in their hands, who should they follow?
  Marry a man, marry a man, dress and eat, what else do you want if you can have enough food and clothing?
  It's just that they are about to meet their husband-in-law, so everyone is very nervous, and their voices are inevitably a little distorted when they speak.

All the women in the audience answered with trembling voices: "Our marriage is entirely determined by fate, so I won't be resentful."

Qi Lanhua, who was standing at the front, felt uneasy but not serious. After all, she had been married once.

She was vaguely looking forward to the appearance and character of her future husband, and she just hoped that he would not marry another short-lived ghost.

Just as she was thinking about it, Zheng Xiuhong suddenly whispered into her ear: "I decided what's yours."

Before Qi Lanhua understood what Zheng Xiuhong meant, she was pushed out of the door.

The light outside was a bit dazzling. Qi Lanhua squinted her eyes for a while to adjust, and then she saw a handsome man standing opposite and smiling at her.

Qi Lanhua finally understood the meaning of Zheng Xiuhong's words just now.

Her mind was spinning, and she quickly suppressed her thoughts, leaned over to the man opposite, and said a long blessing.

"My name is Zeng Ze, I am 27 years old and I am from Fujian Province in the Qing Dynasty."

"I am Qi Lanhua, 21 years old this year, from Lu Province in the Qing Dynasty."

Tian Liang was stunned when he saw the two of them finished speaking. He was so angry that he kicked Zeng Ze, "Why are you dawdling? Take your wife away quickly."

Zeng Ze woke up from his dream, walked two steps quickly, and stretched out his hand to Qi Lanhua.

Qi Lanhua smiled shyly and generously reached out to hold the warm and rough palm. She was extremely satisfied with her husband.

Zeng Ze successfully held hands, and the "blind marriage" came with a good aunt, which made the men behind even more excited.

Tian Liang waved his hand to suppress the cheers of the men present, and then shouted loudly: "Next, hurry up!"

With the first pair, the following ones will follow suit and be very efficient.

By the time all the farmers were matched, there were still six or seven women in the shed who had not been matched.

The Chinese farmers present have all finished matching, and they are each making their own aunts giggle.

Zheng Xiuhong found Tian Liang on her feet, and then the two of them went to see Shi Jintang.

"I have met Mr. Shi. Wish you all the best for Mr. Shi."

Shi Jintang waved his hand, "We are all in a foreign country, so we can spare as much of the mundane etiquette as possible in the Qing Dynasty. Are you over here?"

"There were six or seven women left in the shack, they were left alone."

"Oh, I'll take the rest back to Anhai Town."

Tian Liang and his wife also nodded. Shi Jintang suddenly thought of something and turned to Trudeau.

"Old man, do you want to choose a wife too?"

Trudeau is in his early 40s and has always been single in the United States. He spends money to find women when necessary and has never thought about getting married.

So he shook his head and said, "Boss, I don't like to be bound by marriage."

Seeing that he was determined, Shi Jintang stopped asking and gave up.

Now that everyone has chosen their partner, the next step is a group wedding.

Because of the preparations, the immigration transfer area was soon filled with red lanterns and red silk, as well as wine and meat.

After everything was ready, all the successfully matched couples kowtowed three times to Shi Jintang, thanking Boss Shi for his kindness.

Then Shi Jintang acted as the master of ceremonies and greeted all the newlyweds to bow to the heaven and earth and to him, Boss Shi, and then the husband and wife bowed to each other.

The collective wedding is completed!

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