farmer's wife

Chapter 7 Marriage
In the middle of the night, Zhao Yunyan sat on the couch in front of the window, not feeling sleepy.

Fu Yan took a dark vermilion white velvet cloak and gently put it on her body.

Zhao Yunyan recovered and looked at Fu Yan, "Shui Zhu, are you really willing to leave the house? If you have other ideas, you can tell me directly."

Fu Yan understood her worry, and replied patiently, "Miss, don't worry, the servant is sincere and voluntary to leave the house. If the servant really has other ideas, I will definitely tell the lady."

"You have been with me for more than ten years, and I have long regarded you as sisters. How could Qiaolan..."

"Forget it, I just hope she won't regret it in the future and live a good life. Let's not talk about her."

Zhao Yunyan pulled Fu Yan down and sat beside her.

"I vaguely remember that you once said when you were young that your surname is Fu and your first name is..."

"Fu Yan. The maidservant's original name was Fu Yan, and the elder brother's name was Fu Mo."

Even though she seldom mentioned her original name for more than ten years, Fu Yan still thinks back to her modern life and name from time to time, reminding herself not to forget the past and to stay awake.

"Yes, that's the name. Here, take the box on the table."

There was a low table next to the square couch, and there was a maroon hollow carved jewelry box, and Fu Yan brought it.

"Open it and have a look." Zhao Yunyan said with a smile.

Fu Yan gently took down the small unlocked lock. After opening it, there was a deed of sale, a bank note of one hundred taels, and a hairpin inlaid with gold and jade. The round jasper, with distinct petals and exquisite craftsmanship, is worth a lot of money at first sight.

Fu Yan was shocked, "Miss! This is..."

"Accept it. From now on, you will be free. You are not a slave. We sisters just need to match each other. The silver and hairpins are my makeup for you."

"No, no. It's too expensive."

"Accept it, this is my whole heart. You will have to rely on yourself in the future." Zhao Yunyan looked at Fu Yan tenderly.

The corners of Fu Yan's eyes were red, and gratitude and reluctance lingered in her heart.

This is also the little girl she grew up with as her younger sister.After this farewell, I don't know when I will see you again.

Fu Yan leaned over and hugged her gently as if she was coaxing Zhao Yunyan to sleep when she was a child, "Your thoughts are also my thoughts. May the lady find a good son-in-law in the future, be safe and happy, and be rich and honored."

**
In a blink of an eye, it will be March 26.

As dusk approached, Fu Yan sat in the room in a red dress.

The brass mirror vaguely reveals the graceful figure of the woman.

Fu Yan usually dresses up plainly, but at this time she is wearing a bright red wedding dress, which can't conceal her radiant and exquisite appearance.Vermilion lips are full, willow-leaf eyebrows are slender, a pair of peach blossom eyes contain two black gemstones, the pupils are like scissors, and the red mole under the corner of the left eye adds a bit of charm to the already beautiful person.The winter jasmine flowers blooming in early spring outside the house paled in comparison to the charming girl inside.

Fu Yan held the corner of the red hijab in her hand, and her fingertips unconsciously circled it.

This is about to get married, Fu Yan still feels a little unreal.

I haven't met Xiao Lie a few times.What kind of person is he?Can we have a good time together?

However, although Xiao Lie is a farmer with a dark complexion, he looks very energetic. He is 1.8 meters tall, with a strong body and a burly figure.The facial features are not the delicate and creamy niche handsomeness that is popular in modern times, but the traditional aesthetics of the Chinese people with thick eyebrows and big eyes, which looks spiritual.It just hit Fu Yan's aesthetic point.

Thoughts in her brain were drifting here and there unconsciously, Fu Yan came back to her senses, and found that she was actually thinking about Xiao Lie's appearance, her cheeks blushed all of a sudden, she secretly spurned herself, her appearance was under control!

"Hurry up! Hurry up and put on the red hijab! The groom's official is bringing people to greet the bride~~"

Mrs. Xi greeted loudly.

Zhao Yunyan gently took the red hijab, smoothed out the small creases, and covered Fu Yan's head.

"In the days to come, my sister will live a free and prosperous life."

Fu Yan hugged Zhao Yunyan, without saying anything.

The eye sockets of the two were slightly red, full of reluctance and blessings for each other.

Fu Yan was helped out of the room by Nanny Li, and handed over to the bridegroom Xiao Lie who came to pick him up.

Xiao Lie stared blankly at the girl in front of him, the teasing and cheering in his ears seemed to be far away, only the sound of "bang-bang-bang-".That was his heart telling him his joy.

"Silly boy, what are you still doing?" Nanny Li teased.

Xiao Lie came back to his senses, handed the end of the red silk to Fu Yan's hand, and said in a low voice: "Miss Shuizhu, I'm here to take you home."

Fu Yan took the red silk and replied in a low voice, "Yes."

Generally, farmers hold wedding events and borrow an ox cart or a donkey cart to take the bride home.For poorer families, there are always brides who walk back with the families who came to greet their relatives.

For this marriage, Xiao Lie specially rented a donkey and a small sedan chair. In the eyes of the villagers in Shiliba Township, this was already a very grand event.

The bridal sedan chair swayed, carrying Fu Yan to a new day.

**
The sedan chair entered the village, walked around Anping Village, and then entered Xiao Lie's house at the corner of the village.

Aunt Zhang of the village head's family is entertaining neighbors and folks.

When Xiao Lie came back after picking up the bride, Mammy Xi greeted the two of them to pay their respects.

Both Xiao Lie's parents are gone, and there is a memorial tablet for the two of them on the main room.Next to it was another grand teacher's chair, Xiao Lie invited his master Sun Changming to sit upright and receive the ceremony.

Master Sun Changming taught him hunting skills, so that the two brothers could survive well.

Xiao Lie treated Sun Changming with respect like a father.

Li Cheng, send it to the bridal chamber!

Fu Yan was sent to Xiao Lie's room in the East Wing, and Xiao Lie stayed behind to greet the neighbors who were drinking.

Following Fu Yan into the house, there were also a group of young girls and married women who came to watch the excitement.

The bride sat upright on the wedding bed, quietly and motionless.

"This girl has a really good figure."

"Pull it down, you're so weak, you don't look too thin, you don't look like a good child." Xiao Lie's eldest aunt, Cui Xinghua, also followed the crowd into the house.

Cui Xinghua grabbed the melon seeds on the table and ate them while talking.

"Mother, this wedding dress is so pretty, I want it too!" Cui Xinghua's girl, Xiao Tian, ​​tugged at her mother, pointed at Fu Yan's dress and said, wanting to reach out and touch a few.

"What's the matter? She's a servant girl who serves the young and the old. Who knows what she got these clothes for?" Cui Xinghua said nonsense.

Aunt Zhang opened Xiao Tian's extended hand, pointed at Cui Xinghua, and said angrily: "Master Xiao, you can't stop your mouth with food, right?"

"Just look at what you have done before, how can you have the face to come to Ariel's house to eat and drink, and to slander his wife?"

"This is my nephew's house, what's wrong with eating something from him?"

"You separated! Back then when Ah Jian was dying of illness, why didn't you see them both as nephews? Shameless!" Aunt Zhang didn't show any weakness.

(End of this chapter)