Chapter 244: 【V101】The Eve of the Big Wedding (Second Update)
Chapter 244 [V101] The Eve of the Big Wedding (Second Update)
Mengniang is from the south of the Yangtze River. She came here with her brother who went to Beijing to take the exam. Her brother passed the exam but did not win the favor of His Majesty in the palace exam. After that, she was devastated and gave up her studies. Mengniang started embroidery with her mother's money. The business was just an inconspicuous little stall at first, but gradually there were many repeat customers, and the business was overwhelmed, so I took apprentices and closed the first store. In recent years, the business of Yunshuijian has grown bigger and bigger. , Although the overall scale is not the leader in the industry, the influence of Mengniang herself is absolutely comparable to that of ordinary embroidered girls.
"Sit." Mengniang pointed to the chair beside her.
Yu Wan and Bai Tang sat down.
The two began to look at Mengniang's house. The house was like a person, and it was full of the gentle beauty of Jiangnan commoners. In terms of appearance, Mengniang was not too outstanding, and she was barely beautiful when she put on makeup, but her clothes were of excellent quality. It makes up for her temperament to a great extent, so anyone who sees her can have a bright feeling.
Bai Tang owns a restaurant and pays more attention to the restaurant. She knows all the famous chefs in the restaurant. To be honest, she has never heard of Mengniang's reputation, but this does not affect her appreciation of Mengniang. The two cuts of the skirt are worthy of the words "Girls Hero".
Mengniang measured the size for Yu Wan herself.
The apprentices who peeked outside were stunned. Since Mengniang brought them out, she seldom made clothes for the guests, let alone measuring the size herself. This kind of work was often left to them.
"Who is it here? Why did Meng Niang do it herself?" asked a round-faced embroidered girl.
The melon-faced Xiu Niang said, "I don't know, just now she had a quarrel with Miss Xiao in the lobby. She almost made Miss Xiao unhappy, and Mengniang even came out to help her."
"That Miss Xiao is as fat as a pig, and she always likes to wear skinny clothes, so ugly!" Another little embroiderer muttered.
The two of them turned their heads and glared at her. Although they felt that Miss Xiao was indeed fat and didn't know how to choose clothes, no matter how she was a guest, how could anyone make irresponsible remarks behind her back? Not to mention offending people if it is spread out, their reputation will not sound good either.
Xiao Xiu Niang knew that she had said something wrong, and bowed her head angrily and stopped talking.
In the house, Mengniang had already measured the size and asked Yu Wan what kind of clothes she wanted for the occasion.
Yu Wan didn't elaborate. After all, she was the first time to be the wife of the young master. She didn't know what occasions she would go through after marriage. She only said: "Wear it after marriage, and wear a few sets of clothes when you go out and at home."
"The girl is getting married?" Mengniang said with a surprised smile.
"Yeah." Yu Wan nodded with a smile, her expression was generous and magnanimous, without the usual panic and shyness of boudoir women before the wedding. In Yu Wan's view, this wedding was just to detoxify someone in a justifiable manner. She herself didn't really care.
"The girl doesn't like this marriage?" Mengniang looked at Yu Wan and asked.
"I like it." Yu Wan said, how could Yan Jiuchao be a suitable marriage partner, not to mention that being able to marry him as a wife in her capacity is a high level, how could she not like it?
Mengniang smiled: "I thought the girl had something to hide."
Yu Wan asked, "Am I being obvious?"
Mengniang smiled and shook her head: "Actually, I can tell that the girl is happy with that son, but the girl doesn't seem to be someone who hates marriage."
Of course she doesn't hate marriage, but isn't it impossible? But these are not enough for outsiders.
When Yu Wan and Bai Tang went downstairs to the lobby, the girl who was fighting with Yu Wan had already left. It is said that she did not buy the dress she was wearing, but walked away angrily.
Bai Tang dragged Yu Wan into the side alley, looked around, and was sure that no one else whispered, "Awan, I heard some news recently."
The fact that Yan Jiuchao wanted to marry a wife caused an uproar in the capital, and all kinds of rumors came out like snowflakes. Yu Wan's ears were clean in the countryside, but Bai Tang had listened to it several times.
"What news, you said." Yu Wan said.
Bai Tang hesitated.
"About me and Yan Jiuchao?" Yu Wan asked, it's not hard to guess, just look at Bai Tang's expression.
"I..." Bai Tang was a little hard to say, but she still gave up for Yu Wan's life-long event, and said with a heart, "I heard that he is a short-lived ghost!"
Yu Wan let out a chuckle.
Bai Tang was anxious: "You still laugh! How can you laugh? You...you...you are not afraid that you will marry..."
After all, she couldn't say the word widowhood.
It's a bit unpleasant to say these words before the big wedding, but Yu Wan was not angry, but squeezed her little hand comfortingly: "It's just gossip, don't take it seriously."
Even if he used to be a short-lived ghost, since she is here, she will definitely cure him.
What she is more concerned about is, who released this kind of gossip? Not many people knew about Yan Jiuchao's condition, and it wasn't spread early or late, but it was this juncture that it spread, as if it had ulterior motives.
Do you want to **** off Yan Jiuchao and make him unable to complete the wedding?
That is not necessarily too clumsy, in this world only Yan Jiuchao has always been angry with others, and no one has ever been angry with him.
The news that Bai Tang could hear, and the people in the young master's mansion naturally heard of it, and Ying Shisan went into the study with a pale face.
Yan Jiuchao was still sitting on the Taishi chair, casually playing with a Kongming lock: "Who did you find the news?"
Shadow Thirteen nodded: "Ying Six checked, it's Xu Shao."
Yan Jiuchao seemed to have finally remembered something, and slammed the hand playing with Kong Mingsuo: "Well, that old thing isn't dead yet."
Busy recovering from illness these days, he left Xu Shao "cold". This guy first plotted against him in Xuzhou, and then sent someone to assassinate him. He was more courageous than Yan Huaijing.
"Young Master, do you want to be a subordinate..." Ying Shisan made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Yan Jiuchao raised his eyebrows: "It's just a dog, it's useless to kill him, hasn't he contacted his queen?"
Shadow Thirteen said: "No, Xu Shao has been very cautious recently, and has not done anything other than spreading rumors."
Yan Jiuchao played with Kong Mingsuo and said, "Then let him bark for a few more days."
"Yes." Thinking of something, Ying Shisan frowned, "Those rumors..."
Yan Jiuchao snorted nonchalantly: "Let them say it! They called this young master a short-lived ghost, and this young master is really a short-lived ghost? Everyone calls him Long Live the Emperor. Long live the Emperor you have ever seen. already?"
Shadow Thirteen: "..."
You are so right, I can't refute it.
Yunshuijian's clothes were handed over to Bai Tang, and she would send them directly to the young master's mansion after she got them.
In order to prepare for Yu Wan's wedding, the workshop rested for three days, and Zuixianju temporarily reduced orders.
The Yu family had prepared the dishes for the wedding banquet the day before the wedding. According to local customs, Yu Wan would be picked up by the man after breakfast, but the woman's house had to be set up for a whole day, which was more lively than building a house. Now, Master Qin sent a few capable cooks here, and the villagers who are useful also go to Yu's house to see if they can help.
The villagers came in and out of the house, and a few little guys didn't know what happened. They kept their black eyes wide open and looked around curiously.
Little Tie Dan knew that his sister was going to get married, and he had more than one brother-in-law since then, but he didn't realize what it meant to be married. These days, he was so arguing that he didn't need to study, and he had delicious food every day. Pretty happy.
After nightfall, all the men in the house fell asleep, and the Jiang family came to Yuwan's house.
Yu Wan just covered Xiaobao with the quilt, when she turned her head, she saw Jiang Shi standing in front of the bed, and said in surprise, "Auntie? Haven't you rested so late?"
Mrs Jiang sat down beside the bed.
The oil lamp in the house went out, but the moonlight penetrated through the window lattice, and it was cool and fell to the ground.
"Mother has something for you." Mrs Jiang said.
Yu Wan sat up: "What is it?"
Mrs Jiang spread out her palm and handed a peace talisman to her daughter's hand.
This talisman looks a few years old, the corners are hairy, and there is a finger-sized bead inside.
Jiang said: "Your grandma gave it to me before I got married."
"Huh? Didn't grandpa and grandma passed away very early?" Although Yu Wan lost her memory of the past, she heard some things about her father and mother from her aunt. Her father took a job in the town back then. The son went to Wancheng to deliver things, but he met the lonely and helpless A-Niang. The two fell in love at first sight. Dad heard that A-Niang was an orphan, so he took her back to the village after obtaining the consent of A-Niang. The two began to arrange the marriage.
Yu Wan thought, it must have been given by her grandma when she was in Wancheng. After that, her grandmother died, and then she met her father.
Yu Wan happily accepted: "Thank you, A-Niang."
Jiang Shi gently rubbed her head.
Yu Wan's face was a little red, and she often rubbed the little milk bag's head like this, almost forgetting that in A-Niang's eyes, she was also her beloved child.
"Go to sleep." Mrs Jiang said.
"Yes." Yu Wan nodded and lay back on the bed.
Mrs. Jiang tucked her into a quilt, Yu Wan thought she would not be able to sleep, but when her mother's hand covered her forehead, she felt at ease, and fell asleep in a short while.
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Yu Wan was woken up by the sound of firecrackers. She opened her eyes in a daze, staring at the empty beams for a while, and suddenly realized that today is sixteen and she is getting married!
(end of this chapter)