Chapter 321 - 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.