Chapter 416 Almost the entire town of Daqiao came to congratulate
Chapter 416 Almost the entire town of Daqiao came to congratulate
June twenty-two.
Mr. Xiao and his colleagues also moved into Taohua Village, along with Dean Gao and many teachers, as well as some classmates of Yan Yongning and Yan Zheqing.
Only Mrs. Xiao and a few female relatives lived in the small courtyard specially reserved for his family by the Yan Mansion, and the others lived in the house in Taoyuan Garden.
Because the unveiling ceremony of the archway was scheduled for a quarter of the next day, which was relatively early, they deliberately came to stay a day early in order to take a look at the changes in Taohua Village.
In addition to the four lions in Taohua Village, Mr. Xiao specially brought four more from the county. People in the village laughed and said that even if the imperial envoy came, there would not be such a big battle.
Before the twilight hour of the next day, Taohua Village was already buzzing with gongs and drums.
Villagers from Daqiao Town and nearby villages came here to join in the fun. All five archways had been buried a few days ago. Starting from the village entrance just off the official road, there were archways every thirty feet, all the way to Yan's Scholarly Academy.
Still the same as the county school, there is an unmarked archway buried thirty feet away from the academy. The only one has no inscriptions on it, just to have the opportunity to mention the three words "Zhuangyuanfang" in the future, and to inspire the students who will follow. try harder.
Each memorial archway was covered with red silk cloth. When the hour came, the gongs and drums rang loudly, and the crackling cannons were fired for a quarter of an hour.
Then, officials from the county government, the town, village elders, Mr. Lan Chuan, Gao Yuan, Yan Zheqing and his son together unveiled the five archways.
For a time, the place from the entrance of the village to Yan's Scholarly Academy was busier than the market day in Daqiao Town. There were crowds of people coming to congratulate and join in the fun. Children from Wenhua Academy in the town and private schools in nearby villages were also crowded. Come and watch.
When it was time to set up the morning banquet, there was a steady flow of people. Fortunately, such a situation had been anticipated and all the distinguished guests were accommodated in the Yan Mansion, Academy and Yan Clan Hall, so it did not cause too much chaos.
Other people and people from the village were all placed on the sunbathing field in the village as originally planned. There was no special banquet, but tables and chairs were set up in every household in the village.
For the breakfast banquet, each person had a meat bun, a steamed bun, and bone porridge. Everyone was satisfied.
The people from outside are also very conscious. If there are stools, they will sit down by themselves. If they don't have stools, they will gather together with three or five people or a family, and they will have fun squatting aside to eat.
According to the usual practice in the town, the host family usually takes care of only one meal at the flowing banquet, and everyone is seated around lunch time in the afternoon.
But because today is a celebration of several happy events, and there are too many people here, starting from Chen Shi, naturally this rule has to be changed.
You can never accept congratulations from others and let others leave on an empty stomach.
The village chiefs and elders had foreseen in advance that for such a big happy event, there would probably be an endless stream of people coming. People who live nearby will definitely arrive early, and those who live far away may come later.
So we still have to take care of two meals. Breakfast is divided in this way. Although it is simple, it is full and can be taken care of until noon. But the buns and steamed buns will be divided.
There will definitely be bone porridge that comes late. The five large pots have been cooking non-stop since dawn, and they can fully cope with the crowds that keep pouring in.
Those who come late won't eat too much meat porridge. Anyway, if they wait a little while, they can catch up with Shen Shi's dinner.
After breakfast, the ceremony for entering the new house was held. The ceremony was very simple, just lighting incense and worshiping the ancestors and the Lord of the Land in the front hall of the house.
Later, it was the wedding ceremony of Yan Yongning and Li Xiyue, and Mr. Xiao and Dean Gao were invited to be the witnesses.
Naturally, the newlyweds went from the Yan Mansion to the Yan clan's ancestral hall to see off their brides, greet them and bow down. They did not get on the sedan chair or use a high horse along the way. When they left Yan's house, it was their brother-in-law Li Chenmi who carried them out.
After paying homage to the ancestors, Yan Yongning carried the bride from the Yan clan's ancestral hall to the front hall of Yan's mansion. After serving tea to both parents and bowing before them, the groom's official carried the bride all the way to the new house in Yongningyuan.
It was lively and lively all the way, and sugar cookies, peanuts, and coins were sprinkled all the way, making every child's schoolbags and backpacks full of preparation.
Not only the children, but also the people who came to congratulate and watch the ceremony were all happy, and everyone had something in their pockets. Shen Shi had another formal meal on the flowing water mat in the drying yard, and then went back with more than satisfied.
Naturally, the liveliness of Taohua Village will not end so soon. The banquets placed in the three courtyards basically last from Shen Shi to evening. After the running water banquets on the drying ground are over, the banquets begin again. The villagers who have been busy for a day continue Sit down, drink wine and eat meat, continuing the joy of Taohua Village.
Although most of the distinguished guests went back in the next few days, Peach Blossom Village was still full of joy. The pigs were killed for five consecutive days and the flowing water banquet continued.
Because one after another, many people came here just after hearing about this joyful celebration. Some of them came with their children to have fun because Fubao Garden is free.
Being able to eat on a flowing table is just an unexpected joy, because Taohua Village did not deliberately publicize the food, but tacitly said that the visitors were guests and did not allow them to go back with an empty stomach.
But in the next two days, the pigs killed were not from the Yan family, nor from the Taohua Village public school.
Because it turns out that the poorest bachelor son in the village married a wife from another family, the running-water banquet that was originally planned to be continued by the Yan family has turned into a wedding banquet for their family.
The second son has been with Yan Yongan for more than a year, and now he is able to work on his own as a small shopkeeper. The Yan family has opened two branches in two nearby towns, which is enough for him to keep busy and naturally earn some hard money.
It turned out that Kuhaha couldn't get a wife, but now he has a wife who is six years younger than him and is the most handsome in several nearby villages.
"Nowadays, there is no one in Taohua Village who can't find a wife. Do you remember the lame Uncle Sixteen of Fu'an Hall? He also married a widow two months ago and has a child. In the future, there will be people to help break pots. Now he doesn't live in Fu'an. Now, he has demolished his old thatched hut and has built three mud-brick houses, and his life is wonderful."
"There is also that old scoundrel. He used to be idle. After sharing some money, he became more diligent. He married a daughter-in-law, although she is a bit ugly, but she is already several months pregnant."
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