Chapter 2389 Preparing for Marriage

There is an 8-day holiday between the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day. Many migrant workers also go home to celebrate the festival. Some people are too far away from home and can only miss their relatives more during the festive season.

When Xiao Junyi of the Xiao family got married, his parents also hurried back to Beijing to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Some of Mr. Xiao’s brothers and nephews in other places did not go to Beijing until the Mid-Autumn Festival in their own small homes, and some went there early. He went to Beijing to help.

Mr. Chao’s brothers and sisters and his cousins ​​from the same clan all arrived in the capital before the afternoon of the Mid-Autumn Festival and went to Chao Er’s house.

Mr. Chao has contracted the guest rooms in the two hotels closest to the community in advance. Chao family members or in-laws can check in at any time when they come, and there is no need to worry about where to stay.

Mr. and Mrs. Chao and Mr. and Mrs. Chao Yi and Mr. and Mrs. Chao finished work on the 28th and went to Lao Er’s villa in the evening. When Chao’s elders or brothers and sisters of the same generation came, it was very lively. A festival passed.

Beginning on the morning of the 30th, members of the Chao family who came to Beijing later and in-laws of the Chao family arrived one after another. The in-laws of the three handsome men of the Chao family were the first to arrive, followed by the Chao family. The old lady’s natal family, then her in-laws and relatives came one after another in an endless stream.

When all the in-laws who are close to the Chao family arrived at the Chao family, apart from greeting each other at the beginning, the second thing they did was to find Brother Bo of the Chao family and the youngest princess of the Chao family.

However, not only was there no sign of the little princess, but no sign of Brother Bo. After asking, I found out that the brother and sister were still in the paradise preparing dishes and snacks for tomorrow's banquet.

Not only were everyone not disappointed, but they were even more looking forward to tomorrow’s luncheon.

The little princess of the Chao family was indeed making snacks. She didn’t sleep last night. She was cooking mooncakes by herself in the big kitchen while guarding the fire over the whole lamb. She was busy all night, and the results were remarkable. .

Le dad Zhou Qiufeng, Meishaonian and Li Zhao, Brother Fu, Brother Qian and Brother Jie, who had had a good sleep, also got up early and went into the kitchen to make breakfast, do some homework, or water things that needed to be done. Watering flowers, trees and grass.

After breakfast, Mr. Le Xiao prepared the mooncake ingredients and condiments and led a group of people to make mooncakes.

After eight o'clock, the hotel's chef team and waiters drove into the park with two carts of ingredients and one cart of kitchen utensils. The chefs were cooking in the Wuwei Building, and the waiters checked the tableware again and prepared food for the table. Secondary tablecloth.

The beautiful boy met with the chefs, gave the chef the menu and ingredient list of the dishes that his little dumpling had prepared, and then went back to the Wuwei Cupboard to make mooncakes.

Mr. Le Xiao went to pick up six of the twelve whole lambs brought by the chefs and threw them into a large basin with ingredients for marinating. After noon, the marinated whole lambs were He took it out, stuffed the sheep's belly with condiments, goose, chicken, duck, and glutinous rice, spread it with honey, and put it in a stone vat.Stew the whole lamb inside, and then throw the other six lambs into the seasoning basin to marinate.

In the middle of the afternoon, when Le Xiao’s classmate was busy making mooncakes with others, a wave of visitors came to the park - the neighbors of the park.

There were more than thirty neighbors visiting the park, and they elected Mrs. Higashino as the captain. A group of people arrived at the west gate of the park and rang the doorbell.

Brother Fu went to open the door, invited the guests into Jiahe Zhai, then went to the Five Flavors Cabinet to inform the little girl, and brought the kettle to Jiahe Zhai to make tea.

Le Yun washed her hands, took off her apron, packed several plates of freshly baked moon cakes and took them to Jiahe Zhai to entertain the visiting neighbors.

Brother Fu took the tea set, brewed the tea, and distributed the tea to the guests with Luke.

The neighbors drink tea and eat moon cakes.

The newly baked mooncakes exude a strong fragrance. The filling is not the lotus seed paste or five-nut fillings on the market. It is a filling made of several kinds of nuts crushed into pieces and mixed with honey. The sweetness is moderate. Not boring at all.

Mooncakes paired with tea are a delicacy in the world.

After eating some snacks, the old lady Higashino, who was elected as the team leader, explained her purpose of coming. The neighbors heard that the sister-in-law of the little girl from the paradise was getting married on the National Day, so they specially sent congratulatory gifts in advance.

Representatives of each family brought gifts, including embroidery and small carved ornaments. Some people were office workers and did not have time to choose gifts, so they just wrapped red envelopes.

Between neighbors, when someone’s family has a happy event, everyone helps each other and gives gifts. This is the most basic human relationship. The owner of the paradise sister is getting married, and the boy’s family and the girl’s family have sent out invitations, but the neighbors have not received the invitation. Post, if you come to give gifts on National Day, you will naturally have lunch. If the host does not prepare enough seats, it will be difficult for the host to leave the stage, so give gifts in advance.

Classmate Le accepted the gift on behalf of Sister Fu, and also agreed with the neighbors to invite them to the park for lunch tomorrow.

The neighbors happily accepted the invitation to have a meal. Since the little girl was still preparing for tomorrow's tea, they didn't stay long and left together after sitting for about ten minutes.

The little girl has already prepared several main dishes in advance. The work pressure of the chefs has been reduced. They don’t have to work overtime at night. The hard dishes that need to be cooked in advance can be prepared in one day.

In the evening, the chef and waiters went to the Haishang Courtyard in the guest house to stay.

Classmate Le also asked her father, Aunt Feng, Mr. Li and others to go to bed early. She guarded the kitchen stove to stew the whole lamb, knead the dough to make mooncakes, and at midnight, took the stewed lamb out of the pot. , put another batch in the pot to stew.

Little classmate Le made mooncakes until three in the morning. Then he went back to the east courtyard to freshen up. He woke up his father, Aunt Feng, his younger brother, and his beautiful brother, packed them up, and flew the helicopter to Uncle Chao Er's house. .

At three or four o'clock in the morning, when everything should be completely silent, the villa building of Mr. Chao Er is brightly lit, and the Chao family's compatriots and in-laws who live in the hotel also wake up in the middle of the night. , arrived at the villa to prepare.

Classmate Le parked the helicopter in the public area of ​​the villa and walked to Uncle Chao’s house.

The four members of the Le family and the beautiful boy all wore new clothes and entered the yard of the second uncle’s house. The beautiful boy shouted first to tell his elders that the fourth uncle and the fourth aunt were coming.

The in-laws of the Chao family are all in the hall on the first floor. The hall has also been re-arranged according to the ancient nave style. The wall facing the door has paintings hung on it, and a long table and Eight Immortals table are placed. There are also some chairs on the side of the table.

There is a passage in the middle of the hall, with tables and chairs on both sides.

The old man, his wife and his sons of the Chao family were talking with their relatives and in-laws. When they heard Bo Geer shouting, the old man laughed with joy: "The Yueqing couple are here!"

When Chao Xingqiang, the old man of Chao University, heard that Xiaotuanzi and his family were coming, he got up and ran away regardless of their seniority: "I'm going to see how Xiaotuanzi is doing."

The fourth child officially came to the Chao family for the first time, and the three handsome men of the Chao family also hurried to the door to greet him.

The three brothers ran out of the hall and saw the fourth child and his family entering the courtyard. They ran a few meters faster. The three handsome men of the Chao family greeted the fourth child and smiled so hard that they couldn’t even see their eyebrows: "Fourth brother, Brothers and sisters, I have been waiting for you two. Come in quickly, the elders of the Chao family are all here."

"I have kept the eldest brother, second brother, third brother and elders waiting for a long time." Dad Le was embarrassed. 's face turned red.

"Why wait so long? We haven't even thanked you for your hard work." Chao Yi said, scooping up Leshan and smiling proudly: "Ha, today My hands were quick and I grabbed Leshan."

The children couldn't get in the middle of the adults' conversation, so they were picked up by Uncle Chao. Leshan grinned and shouted sweetly: "Uncle."

"Hey." Chao Yiye was overjoyed and left with Leshan in his arms.

The eldest brother snatched Leshan and ran away. Master Chao Er and Chao San Ye were so angry that they stared at each other wildly. While greeting the fourth couple and his wife, he grabbed little Lele in his hand.

The little dumpling was snatched away by his father and second uncle. The handsome young man’s hands were empty and he couldn’t help but mutter: “If it weren’t for my uncle, second uncle and father, I would suspect that I am a trash can. "I picked it up from inside."

The two brothers Chao Er and Chao San, who were holding Xiaotuanzi's hands on the left and right, smiled broadly. They didn't care whether Bo Ge was jealous or not, urging the old man The four couples went home to meet their elders.

Le’s father Zhou Qiufeng was originally very nervous, but when Xiaobo’s little humor distracted him, half of his nervousness was gone.

Mr. Chao Yi holds Xiao Leshan GangWhen he arrived at the entrance of the hall, his uncle had his beard cut off. He had no choice but to let his uncle catch little Leshan rubbing his face, touching his head and making faces like an old naughty boy.

Chao Xingqiang teased Xiao Leshan. When he saw Chao Er and Chao San coming over with Xiao Tuanzi in hand, he pulled the two nephews apart and snatched Xiao Tuanzi in his hand: "Xiao Lele Ah, uncle, I haven’t seen you for a long time. Why are you still so thin? Look, there’s no flesh on this little face. You need to eat more.”

Le’s father Zhou Qiufeng just saw it clearly The old man's appearance showed that the old man had snatched Xiao Lele and called himself 'Grandpa Uncle'. He immediately bowed respectfully and said hello: "Hello, uncle." From now on, my family will not need to talk about so many false etiquettes. Chao Dachao, Chao San, and the fourth couple will go in to meet their relatives and friends, and I will chat with Xiao Tuanzi for a few words."

Chao Xingqiang smiled and accepted Yueqing Zhou Qiufeng He asked Chao Er and Chao San to lead the people into the hall. He held the little pink dumpling and refused to let him go. He started chatting.

The three brothers who were named agreed, accompanied the fourth couple into the hall, and led the people to the Chao family members and relatives and friends.

Mr. Chao and Mrs. Chao pulled the Yueqing couple in front of them beside them and introduced them to their relatives and friends.

In fact, the in-laws can also see the close relationship between the Chao family and the parents of the Chao family’s little righteous grandson without any special introduction at all.

When a girl from the Chao family got married, all the Chao family members wore retro clothes. The old man and the old lady in the same family wore retro Tang suits, and the color avoided red.

Mr. and Mrs. Chao Xinghua wore dark red peony floral outfits, and Mr. and Mrs. Sanjun of the Chao family wore blue outfits. The men all wore tops and robes in the Republic of China style, and the ladies wore horse-faced jackets and skirts. skirt.

The clothes of Chao Da and his wife are mainly plum blossoms, Chao Er and his wife are orchids, Chao San and his wife are mainly chrysanthemums, and Yueqing and his wife are also blue clothes, with bamboo as the main color.

The patterns on the clothes of the Chao family’s Sanjun couple and the Yueqing couple’s clothes together make them the Four Gentlemen: Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum and Bamboo.

Four middle-aged ladies wore buns decorated with flowers and pearls, and a crested hairpin with the same pattern as their clothes in the middle.

Mr. and Mrs. Sanjun of the Chao family and Mr. and Mrs. Yueqing stood together, forming a dazzling landscape.

Because there are so many in-laws, it is impossible to introduce them one by one. The old man and the old lady gave a general introduction, focusing on the parents-in-law of the children.

Le’s father, Zhou Qiufeng, followed the two elders of the Chao family and said hello to the elders one by one.

Mr. Yang, Mr. Zhou and others responded with smiles, while Mrs. Li pulled Zhou Qiufeng to the table where the ladies were sitting to talk.

Mr. Chao Yi originally thought that he could cover up Leshan for a while, but as soon as he returned to his elders, little Leshan was snatched away by his aunt.Go away, he can only stare.

He is so kind that he doesn’t recognize life, and he doesn’t change his face when being teased by his elders.

Xiao Leshan is good-looking, wearing a light purple round-neck robe and a small round hat with a gem on the forehead. She is cute and very popular.

A group of old ladies liked it so much that they rushed to entertain little Leshan.

When the beautiful boy returned to his relatives, he was also unable to escape, and was pulled by his elders to ask questions.

Chao Xingqiang caught Xiao Lele and chatted for a while, then let her go and returned to the hall.

Classmate Le did not go to the lobby, but turned around and went up to the second floor, and then went to Sister Fu’s boudoir on the second floor.

Miss Chao Er and the bridesmaids are putting on makeup.

Miss Chao Er only invited four bridesmaids, two cousins ​​from the Zhou family, one was a cousin from the eldest uncle’s mother’s family, the Yang family, and the other was her school girl Geng Jingxin.

Ms. Geng also takes the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, but she only has three days on the 29th, 30th and National Day. She has to return to the station on the 2nd for duty.

The bridesmaid arrived at Mr. Chao’s house at 30pm, slept through the night, and got up at three in the morning to put on makeup.

Both the bridesmaids and the bride have makeup skills, so there is no need to hire a makeup artist. The bridesmaids wear makeup and then put makeup on the bride.

The bridesmaids and the bride had put on their makeup, put on their bridesmaid dresses, and the bride had also put on her wedding dress. They were about to put their hair up, when they saw a little Lolita wearing a wide-sleeved dress. , immediately pulled her to help.

Classmate Le went into battle and combed the four bridesmaids' hair into buns, decorated with pearl flowers, and then combed Sister Fu's hair. Because the bride had to wear a phoenix crown, she had to do it in a bun.

The little Loli's dexterous hands shuttled like a butterfly, and she quickly combed it. Originally, the bride's hair was not too much, so she added a little wig when she tied it up, and the final bun looked like a bun. A dark cloud piled overhead.

Finished her bun, opened her jewelry box, and put on her phoenix crown.

The phoenix crown is similar to the style of European and American crowns. It has a round hoop with an open end as the base and is studded with floral decorations. In the center is a nine-tailed phoenix studded with gems. The phoenix holds a string of hanging beads in its mouth and ends squarely on its ears. There are two little dragons holding bead curtains hanging to cover their faces.

Le Yun took the phoenix crown and put it on Sister Fu, then took the hairpins and flowers that fixed the phoenix crown and the bun, and put them on one by one. The decorations were all in order. The hanging beads held in it are as long as the eyebrows, and the beads hanging from the mouths on both sides hang down over the shoulders.

The base of the phoenix crown is surrounded by twelve kinds of flowers. The flowers are small and delicate and will not take away the limelight of the phoenix hairpin. They fix the phoenix crown and the bun and are the icing on the cake.

The phoenix crown has an opening, which can be large or small, and is decorated with flowers.At the end, it becomes a whole. There are two beads on the back of the head. The calyx of the flower extends out and two strings of beads are connected to a cloud-shaped Ruyi lock-shaped Huasheng hanging on the back of the head.

After putting on the phoenix crown, classmate Le Xiao took a cloud shoulder with tassels and put it on the Tathagata for the second sister. Only in this way would the phoenix crown and the clouds be complete.

"Wow, Chao Er, you look so handsome in this outfit!" The four bridesmaids gathered around the little Lolita to learn how to tie her hair. When they saw the bride who was dressed up properly, they screamed.

The bride is beautiful, not just because of her stunning face, but because of her orthodox wedding dress and phoenix crown, which gives her unique temperament.

Chao Yufu looked at his own makeup in the mirror and liked it very much. He picked up the little dumpling and pressed it into his arms, rubbing it; "Little dumpling, sister loves you!"

"No, no, no, you should love Brother Xiao, don't love me." Le Yun didn't want to be kneaded into dough, struggled to escape from the clutches, then took a ball fan from the makeup box and stuffed it into the hands of her second sister. : "Sister Fu, it's almost time. The team to pick up the bride will be here soon. I'm my mother's family today, so I'm going down."

"Yeah, yeah, let's go, let's go." Chao Yufu accepted There are no more small dumplings left in the round fan.

The bridesmaid sent the little girl out, helped the bride sit on the bed, and then gathered together to discuss hair-tying techniques.