Chapter 937 - 135 Get married, block the door
Meng Liangdong was a lone man with no parents and no close paternal uncles or brothers to rely on, so he had no choice but to depend on his friends for his matrimonial matters.
Generally, the process of a man and woman getting married involves six steps: presenting betrothal gifts, asking about the name, presenting auspicious gifts, presenting the betrothal money, setting the wedding date, and welcoming the bride. The exchange of birth charts and arranging the dowry were already taken care of by Old Mr. Cheng and Shopkeeper Liu.
And the furniture and other items for the new house were all custom-made from Lin Changqing’s store, with each item being the most fashionable style of the time.
To prepare for the wedding of Meng Liangdong and Mo Sanniang, Lin Yuan specially gave Rice Flower Fragrance a two-day leave. However, Loudmouth and Sister-in-law Luo, one divorced and the other widowed, were not allowed to meddle in the affairs of the newlyweds according to custom. After preparing some unimportant things for them, these two stayed away and were only waiting to bring their gifts on the wedding day to join the meal.
As Uncle Wang was getting on in years and his health was not the best, he was not asked to help and would come directly to the meal with Loudmouth.
Although Loudmouth herself couldn’t make an appearance, her two sons were busy helping out, one day lifting cabinets and the next day moving the new bed; it wouldn’t work out with two people less.
As for Xia Zheng, he naturally went to help Meng Liangdong, but those round eyes betraying his intentions showed that he wasn’t there to help but to learn. Watching everyone busy with the preparations, he silently noted down the procedures and necessary items, saving them for when he would marry Lin Yuan!
Mo Sanniang had her parents and sisters to prepare on her side, so there was no need for Lin Yuan to run errands. Thus, Lin Yuan busied herself alongside Xia Zheng in helping Meng Liangdong, and even Lin Jiaxin came from the Lin family hollow to lend a hand.
The day for the wedding was also carefully selected, known as a "good day," calculated by a fortune teller based on the couple’s birth charts. Three days before the good day, the groom’s family needs to send "sedan chair front bearers" to the bride’s family, usually two geese, a side of pork, and two fishes.