Chapter 650 Getting Married (1)
The tenth day of October arrived as scheduled.
Before daybreak, Su ran to the door of Sun Shan's wedding room and shouted, "Shanzi, get up quickly and go to the ancestral hall first."
Sun Shan opened his eyes drowsily. He was disturbed by the children the whole night. He finally fell asleep but was woken up by Su again.
Sun Shan couldn't open his eyes and asked, "Mother, what time is it?"
Normally, one should be very nervous when getting married for the first time, but Sun Shan was very calm, perhaps because there were so many children and they were making so much noise that his uneasy mood disappeared.
It seems that the best cure for anxiety and tension is to fight poison with poison and make people noisy.
Su peeked at the bed and saw Sun Shan surrounded by a bunch of boys. She nodded with satisfaction.
At this moment, Su was convinced that the grandson of the Sun family in their old house would arrive soon.
Sun Bomin also ran over and urged, "Shanzi, hurry up and get up. The village chief and the elders are waiting for you in the ancestral hall. Hurry up."
Sun Bomin just couldn't understand how his Shanzi could still sleep well when getting married was such a big thing.
Thinking back to when I got married, I couldn’t sleep all night. I tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. I was so nervous that I didn’t know what to do.
Their family's Shanzi is fine, he is groping around without hesitation, is this the nature of a person who is good at studying and is not panicked in anything?
Sun Bomin and Su urged him repeatedly, and it was difficult for Sun Shan to remember.
Gui Ge'er quickly fetched water for washing face and helped Sun Shan wash and change his clothes.
When everything was ready, Huang came over and urged, "Bomin, take Shanzi over quickly. It's getting late. Go quickly."
Sun Bomin carried the tribute, and Sun Shan and Gui Ge'er followed behind. When they arrived at the ancestral hall, the village chief and several elders were already there.
Sun Shan hurried over, bowed and greeted them, then said awkwardly, "Village head, clan elder, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. This is Shanzi's fault."
The village chief stroked his half-white beard and said with a smile: "It's okay. Young people like to sleep more, unlike us old men. We can't sleep even if we want to sleep late. We feel uncomfortable if we don't get up."
The village chief took out the key and opened the door of the ancestral hall. The elders and Sun Shan walked into the hall one after another.
The village chief held the lamp and said to Sun Shan, "Shanzi, pour some oil on the candlestick, add some wicks, and light it."
Adding wicks to the candlestick symbolizes the addition of a new child.
It was operated by Sun Shan or Sun Shan’s family.
But Sun Shan has already divided up the family tree and nominally formed his own family.
Among the ancestors of the Sun family, he is the only one in this branch. No, after today, there will be another Sun He.
Sun Shan lit the lamp wick and then lit a big red incense stick. The village chief burned a bundle of incense and gave three sticks to Sun Shan, asking him to kneel on the straw mat and kowtow to the ancestors of the Sun family.
While Sun Shan was kowtowing, the village chief was muttering something beside him, which meant: Ancestors of the Sun family, your descendant Sun Shan is getting married today, and we pray for the ancestors' blessings, smooth sailing, peace and happiness, and for him to have many children and make a fortune, etc.
After offering sacrifices at the ancestral hall, everyone took Sun Shan to wander around Sunjia Village. Whenever they saw an altar, they would burn incense and set off firecrackers.
The village chief, Sun Bomin, led Sun Shan to the big banyan tree in the CBD of Sunjia Village.
A small house was built here, with several ceramic statues of Guanyin Bodhisattva placed inside.
Sun Shan then poured tea, wine and burned incense on it.
Sun Bomin said, "Avalokitesvara, your godson is about to become an adult and get married today. Please bless him with good health, safety, many children, success in the imperial examinations, and a high position and wealth."
The Guanyin Bodhisattva under the big banyan tree is the deity of Sunjia Village.
Eight out of ten boys and girls in Sunjia Village are adopted sons or daughters of Guanyin Bodhisattva under the big banyan tree.
In order to wish their babies a healthy growth, parents would entrust their babies to the gods, hoping that the gods’ power would protect their children and enable them to grow up without any disaster or trouble.
Sun Shan had been frail and sickly since childhood, so naturally he became one of the many adopted sons and daughters of Guanyin Bodhisattva under the big banyan tree.
After offering incense to the god of contract, the village chief continued to lead Sun Shan to the Wild Boar Hill.
It was just dawn at this time and Wild Boar Hill seemed particularly quiet.
Sun Shan knelt on the ground again, kowtowed and burned incense, and the village chief murmured again.
When everything was ready, Sun Bomin shouted, "Cover your ears, I'm setting off firecrackers."
After worshipping Wild Boar Hill, the morning worship ceremony officially ended.
After the bride returns, there are naturally many rituals of worshipping the gods.
Sun Shan saw that he would spend the whole day kneeling and worshiping.
Back at the Sun family's old house, Huang saw people coming back and said with a smile: "You are back, come in and have breakfast quickly."
He bowed to the village chief and the elders: "Village chief, elders, thank you for your hard work."
The village chief waved his hand and said, "It's not hard. Shanzi is getting married today. We are very happy. It's worth it no matter how hard it is."
Guyu and Lixia immediately set the table and invited the village chief and elders to have breakfast.
Xiaoman said to Sun Shan, "Shanzi, you must be tired. Eat quickly. After you finish eating, go back to your room and rest. We will leave the village to welcome the bride soon."
Hanlu immediately served Sun Shan some lean meat and dried vegetable porridge, fried rice noodles with wild vegetables and lean meat, and fresh and hot fried dough sticks.
He smiled and said, "Shanzi, eat quickly. You are very tired today. You need to eat more."
The four sisters surrounded Sun Shan, and Sun Shan was stunned.
It was as if I was back in my childhood. Every time I came back from Mr. Hong’s school, my sister would immediately find food for him, fearing that he would be hungry or tired.
Sun Shan's eyes were moist, and he quickly drank a sip of hot tea. After his mood returned to normal, he smiled and said, "Yes, I'll come."
After breakfast, there was no time to rest.
Huang brought Aunt Zhang, the village head's wife and other maids to help Sun Shan dress up.
Aunt Zhang is not only good at needlework, but also good at combing hair.
As for the village chief's wife and other old ladies who were familiar with Huang, they came over to give guidance and advice.
The bride is easy to dress up, and the groom also needs to dress up. The bride is tired, but in fact the groom is also tired.
Sun Shan could already sense that a tiring day was approaching.
She tidied her clothes, combed her hair, put on a hat, and then covered herself with a red silk ribbon.
Sun Shan's groom costume is officially completed.
Huang ordered, "My niece, you stay at the old house today. If Shanzi messes up his clothes or hairstyle, you can help him fix it. I don't know if the bride will make trouble for the groom. I'm most afraid of making a mess of Shanzi."
Aunt Zhang patted her chest and promised, "Madam, don't worry, I will stay here at the old house today. If Shanzi's makeup is really messed up, come back here to fix it. I will be here all the time."
The village head's wife agreed and said, "Shanzi grandma is very thoughtful. Kids nowadays are really crazy when they play. I don't know if our Shanzi can resist."
Speaking of this issue, Huang became worried again and immediately called Brother Gui to ask him to protect Sun Shan throughout the process.
He went to Uncle Sun and said, "Shuwen, when you go out to pick up the bride, you must keep an eye on Shanzi and don't let anyone mess around. Shanzi is a weak scholar, how can he compete with a hard worker?"
Uncle Sun San quickly assured her, "Mother, don't you know my temper? With me here, Shanzi will definitely bring the bride back safely. You can rest assured."