Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 321 - 196: Marry This Girl Later_1

Chapter 321: Chapter 196: Marry This Girl Later_1

August 28th was an auspicious day for weddings. On this day, it was the big joyful occasion of marrying off a daughter in the Qian family of Huaxi Village. Not only did important officials from the county town come, but also high-ranking officials from the provincial city. From the county, the town, and nearby villages within ten miles, anyone of status, regardless of whether they were invited or not, if they had any contact with the Qian family, they all came. Added to these were several fellow villagers who had good relations, making Guiyuan unable to accommodate them all.

Therefore, Qian’s Main Courtyard was also put to use, specifically to entertain nearby villagers. This was overseen by the couple of Qian Dagui and Qian Ergui.

In Guiyuan, they entertained distinguished guests from the provincial and county towns, as well as some merchants and landlord gentry. Qian Sigui, together with Uncle Li and Qian Hua, took charge of welcoming the male guests in the front courtyard; Qian Xiang and Lady Wang, helped by Lady Wei, handled the female guests in the main courtyard; Yijin was responsible for greeting the visitors at the entrance.

Qian Manchuan and his brothers, the Li brothers, and Qian Yishan, along with De Wa, Hu Wa, and others, were not only tasked with blocking the door to ask for red envelopes but also in charge of escorting the bridal procession. De Wa and Hu Wa, participating in such an important external event for the first time, not only dressed festively but also took it very seriously. Early in the morning, they had placed two small stools at the entrance to the outer courtyard, ready to block the door and ask for red envelopes.

Especially De Wa, who was almost two years old, kept asking every now and then, "When will the officials come? If they don’t come soon, De Wa will become the official."

Some people who didn’t get it laughed and said, "Oh, this child is ambitious. He’s still in split-pants and already thinking about becoming an official."

Those who understood laughed and said, "What the child means is the bridegroom official..."

Which made everyone burst into laughter.

Having nothing particular to do, Yixiu finally managed to shake off the pestering Monkey Sister, asking it to follow Monkey Brother to Hexi Garden to find Great-grandpa Liang to play with.

Liang Zechong preferred not to join the hubbub in the outer courtyard, leading White Wolf and the Dashan family around Hexi Garden to play.

Having sent Monkey Brother and Monkey Sister away, he then took Lan Jiejie, Qing Jiejie, and Duo Duo towards Cuizhu Garden.

Qing Jiejie was quite unhappy and asked, "Why not take Monkey Sister to see Auntie Xia? It’s so well-behaved." Qing Jiejie liked Monkey Sister very much, barely separating from it except when sleeping, even saying she would learn to make beautiful clothes for it when she got home.

Yixiu explained, "Of course, Monkey Sister is good, but Monkey Brother is mischievous and goes crazy when people come over. If it goes to my aunt’s place, who knows what trouble it might cause."

House of Animals returned last night and picked a ginseng root to send to Qian Manxia, as she spent the most time giving them baths and cooking for them.

Although the ginseng wasn’t very old and many of its fine roots were broken, Qian Manxia was still moved to tears by their gesture, touched by their thoughtfulness.

This made Old Lady Zhang and others sigh, commenting that these animals knew how to repay kindness and remember favors, much better than some people.

Inside Cuizhu Garden sat many female guests, with Qian Manxia dressed in bright red, sitting cross-legged on the bed. Her red clothes embroidered with phoenixes passing through peonies made her fair little face even more flushed and beautiful. Her long, cascading black hair flowed down her back, and Quanfu Lady Song was combing it for her.

As she combed, Lady Song sang, "The first stroke for a happy end, the second for her hair to match her husband’s in old age, the third for children and grandchildren all around, the fourth for prosperity marked by four straight silver flutes."

After combing her hair, Lady Song used a colorful silk thread to adorn her face, singing blessings all the while.

Lady Song indeed was the best choice for the auspicious position, something Yixiu had already noted. A few days ago, Lady Wu was preparing to ask Lady Wang to be the auspicious woman for Qian Manxia, but Yixiu objected, saying Mrs. Zhang from the Zhang family had better fortune.

Qian Sangui heard this and joyfully said, "Mrs. Zhang’s fortune is certainly the best. If we can invite her to be the auspicious woman for Auntie Xia, Auntie Xia’s future will truly be blessed." He then hesitated, "But would Mrs. Zhang be willing?

Yixiu assured confidently, "No problem, I guarantee I’ll secure her for my aunt."

This left Lady Wang, who had been waiting at home for Lady Wu to invite her to be the auspicious woman, extremely disappointed. She couldn’t think of any woman in the surrounding ten miles who had more fortune than herself, wondering whom the third house would invite if not her. She even quietly told Qian Dagui, "I don’t believe the third house could invite the Queen Mother to be the auspicious woman."

But when she heard that the auspicious woman for Qian Manxia turned out to be the wife of Old Master Zhang, she came to terms with it, admitting that she truly couldn’t compete with such fortune.

The auspicious woman’s role in combing the bride’s hair was just for show; the real hair combing was done by someone else. After fixing Qian Manxia’s hair, a large red velvet flower was placed on her head (representing glory and prosperity), followed by a beaded crown and red embroidered shoes with a "Wealth and Honor" pattern.