Chapter 1099 - 351: The Death of Old Man Mo_2
Gift-giving etiquette was also carefully regarded; these villagers shared a similar proximity to Wu family, often following suit with identical gifts. Should anyone act too generously and purposefully give more, breaking the unspoken rules, they would be criticized. Of course, if the relationship was close, like that between Mo family and Wu family, giving a little extra was not an issue.
Mo Yan did not give much more either. While the villagers gave three hundred wen, she gave six hundred sixty-six wen for good luck. She also prepared a pair of valuable jade concentric circles for the newlyweds, Tie Tou and Liu Qingqing, symbolizing their everlasting union.
Amidst the lively sounds of firecrackers, Tie Tou, dressed in bright red wedding attire, rode on a tall horse borrowed from Mo family to bring back his bride. After a solemn bowing ceremony, the young couple was surrounded and ushered into their bridal chamber by a jovial crowd of young people.
This was not Mo Yan’s first time attending such a traditional wedding. She had also gone to Wang Fat’s wedding a few days ago to offer congratulations, yet she still found it fascinating. However, as fun as these weddings were, they were also incredibly exhausting. She couldn’t help but secretly wonder if people still had the energy for the bridal chamber after such a tiring day.
It turned out that such concerns were completely unfounded. The night of her own wedding, "he" had been busy all day and went on to be busy all night. She had thought she might avoid "a certain situation" and not have to confront "him" honestly, but woke up the next morning to find herself completely devoured, unable to leave the bed all day.
Following the bowing ceremony was the wedding banquet. Tie Tou spent some time with his wife in the bridal chamber before Mrs. Wu urged him to come out and toast the guests.
Tie Tou, being honest and straightforward, was entirely incapable of catching on to the jokes made at his expense. When asked risqué questions such as "Do you have the strength for the bridal chamber, and how many times can you do it in one night?" or "What must you do to make your wife pregnant?", he answered candidly, even though he didn’t know some answers himself. His sincerity caused much laughter, enhancing the wedding atmosphere to another climax.
However, nobody anticipated that this joyous wedding would attract such an ominous incident.
No sooner had the banquet concluded than Mo Yongfu showed up dressed in white mourning clothes. Although he did not enter Wu family’s courtyard, his presence still caused frowns.
Seeing the inauspicious scene, a villager hurriedly ran into Wu family’s house to alert them. All members of Wu family came out, barring Liu Qingqing, who had just married into the family. Their bright new red clothes starkly contrasted with Mo Yongfu’s white mourning garments.
Looking at Mrs. Wu and the others with indifferent faces, a flicker of regret passed over Mo Yongfu’s somber countenance, and he found himself unable to speak.