Chapter 13: Getting Married (2)
As the wedding day was approaching, the villagers were busy and happy. Yinyin was also taken away by the village women to tell them about the wedding. In the evening, when Yinyin was not at home and everyone was busy with the wedding, Ziheng quietly came to Wang Ye's house...
"What on earth happened? You still want the wedding to go smoothly after being injured like this?"
Looking at the injury on Ziheng's arm, Wang Ye reprimanded him sternly. Yesterday, his arm was just bruised and slightly red and swollen, but now the injured part is not only bruised and purple, and the arm is obviously swollen, but the whole arm is also affected!
"I'm sorry, I didn't think it would be this serious!"
In fact, Ziheng knew that it was no big deal to be hit at first, but afterwards he did not have a good rest and had to do the moving and sorting work, which inevitably increased the burden on his arm. But he did not want Yinyin to worry so he had to endure it. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the wedding, he had no choice but to come to Wang Ye!
"Now, if we want to quickly disperse the blood stasis so that we can use our arm, we have to drain the blood. That means we have to cut open the place where the blood is accumulated to let it flow out, and then perform massage and suture. Although there is no guarantee that we can recover tomorrow, at least we can control it without any problems!"
"Then I'll trouble you, Doctor Wang!"
"...Don't mess around like that next time!"
After Wang Ye let go of Ziheng's hand, he prepared a dagger and a lamp.
After everything was ready, Wang Ye began to treat Ziheng. He sterilized the dagger with fire, and then cut the area where Ziheng's blood had accumulated. From the neat and fast technique, it was clear that Wang Ye's technique was advanced! !
The wound was not big, and the blood was flowing slowly. In order to prevent excessive bleeding, the wound was bandaged and massaged after a certain amount of blood was discharged. From cutting the wound to drain the blood, to massage and acupuncture, Ziheng did not make any sound during the process, even when he was cut. Wang Ye admired Ziheng's perseverance from the bottom of his heart...
After Wang Ye's careful treatment, the originally purple and swollen arm gradually became less purple and returned to normal blood color. Although the color is still darker, it is still not bad. It can dissipate the bruises so quickly...
"Brother Ye, I'm back——"
As the door opened, Xiuying came in and happened to see Ziheng getting dressed. His arms were wrapped in white cloth and she seemed to have accidentally caught a glimpse of him...
"Mr. Li? Are you injured?"
"How rude Xiuying, why didn't you knock first?"
"I'm sorry, Brother Ye!"
"...Thank you very much, Doctor Wang!"
"No, remember, it's best not to do any heavy work these days. Take a good rest. If you keep doing that, your arm might get paralyzed!"
"I will remember Doctor Wang's teachings!"
"Go back early, you have to be the groom tomorrow!"
"Then I'll take my leave first!"
“Go slowly!”
Ziheng stood up and left. When he met Xiuying, he just nodded . After watching Ziheng leave, Xiuying walked into the house slowly and said: "Brother Ye, what happened to Mr. Zhao?"
"It's nothing, my arm was just bruised a little, it's been treated, so don't tell anyone, especially Miss Wang!"
Wang Ye knew Ziheng's feelings very well, but she was not the kind of person who would lie, so while telling him, she also asked Xiuying to keep the secret!
"oh!?"
Although Xiuying was skeptical, she would keep Wang Ye's words in mind and would not tell anyone else.
late at night.
A group of fast horse teams entered [Yancheng].
[Yancheng] is one of the coastal cities of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
——The next day——
The sky is high and clear.
The whole island was filled with joy.
The joyful sounds of gongs, drums and firecrackers.
According to local etiquette, a newlywed couple must perform the ceremony of newlyweds in the clan hall early in the morning. If they are locals, they only need to worship heaven and earth. The ceremony of newlyweds is a ceremony for outsiders to thank the local ancestors when they get married. Only then will they be officially accepted as islanders, and then worship heaven and earth...
"Next, worship heaven and earth!"
Amid the festive sound of trumpets and gongs, Yinyin and Ziheng were led into the ritual of worshipping heaven and earth, and fought against each other...
"Bow to heaven and earth!"
The two men knelt on the red mats and saluted towards the main gate.
"Bow to your parents!"
The two stood up and knelt down facing the tablets in the ancestral hall. Although the parents were the ancestors, the current situation could also be said to be the ancestors on the ancestral hall island...
"Husband and wife bow to each other!"
Finally, the two of them knelt down and bowed to each other.
"The ceremony is over!"
The master of ceremonies announced the end of the wedding, and petals danced in the sky. The wedding was over. The next step was for the newlyweds to move into the island and visit the locals one by one. They had to visit each family and give them fish, and these fish had to be caught by the newlyweds themselves. That's why Ziheng went fishing himself before the wedding. Fortunately, he returned with a full load and did not impolite anyone!
Fortunately, the wedding was completed at an auspicious time early in the morning. The subsequent visits to every household also took up a lot of time. Fortunately, there were not many islanders, otherwise it would take several days to complete the visits. In total, there were only about forty or fifty households, which made Yinyin and Ziheng very tired. It was finally over in the evening. After the visiting ceremony, the wedding banquet was held at Yinyin and Ziheng's home. Because the area inside the house was limited, a tent was built outside the house to set up dozens of tables of banquets. Villagers from all over the island participated in the banquet, so it was particularly lively. Fortunately, there was a difference between men and women in ancient times, and it was inconvenient for women to accompany guests at wedding banquets, so Ziheng came to accompany them. Wedding wine cannot be less drunk, and the villagers of Yudao Island, both men and women, can drink, so Ziheng drank a lot. Some people also helped him drink out of consideration for his wedding night.
Although Ziheng had held ancient weddings before, they were too restrictive and bound by etiquette, and he was not as free and happy as he was now. In addition, the person he married this time was the lover he had always dreamed of, so his joy did not need to be expressed in words...
An hour or two passed.
In order to avoid delaying the auspicious time of the wedding, a group of men of the same age as Ziheng dragged Ziheng into the bridal chamber and made trouble there. In fact, they mainly wanted to make trouble in the bridal chamber, and sending Ziheng into the bridal chamber was just an excuse...
Ziheng had no choice but to lift the veil covering Yinyin's head in front of everyone. Her bright eyes, fair rosy cheeks, and red lips were so beautiful that even though he saw Yinyin every day, today was the first time. She was wearing a unique red wedding dress and a red crown with a knitted hairpin. Yinyin made Ziheng intoxicated...
"Wow--"
When the veil was removed, many men drooled. After all, Yinyin was an extraordinary beauty, the most beautiful woman on the island. It was understandable that young men were shaken by her. But Ziheng's dazed eyes made people feel puzzled!
After the wedding wine, Ziheng kissed Yinyin's lips at everyone's urging, and then the people who had made trouble left contentedly. After everyone left, Ziheng walked forward, closed and locked the door, then turned around and slowly walked towards Yinyin who had been sitting on the bed without saying a word. Looking at Yinyin, Ziheng had an inexplicable feeling in his heart?
He stood in front of Yin Yin for a long time without moving.
Seeing that Ziheng hadn't made any move for a long time, Yinyin looked up in confusion and met Ziheng's eyes full of mixed feelings: "What's wrong?"
Yinyin's voice woke Ziheng from his daze. He slowly squatted down and held Yinyin's hands, looking at her with a very confused look...
Yinyin knew she didn’t understand Ziheng’s confusion and could only look at him stupidly and puzzled!
"Answer me, Shu'er, am I really not dreaming? Your appearance has completely changed, but I can feel your heart. You are Shu'er, the Shu'er I love, but why do I feel that you still don't belong to me? Why do I feel that you will suddenly leave me again?"
Yinyin also deeply understood Ziheng's words and confusion. Seeing that the person she loved now had completely changed, was it really okay? In fact, Yinyin had thought about it long before this, but she was sure that she didn't love him simply for his appearance. Otherwise, Zhou Cheng and Zhou Yan alone would be enough to make her fall in love with him. However, she was not conquered, but still loved the person she loved in the past as before; because she loved Ah Jun's heart, not his appearance; she fell deeply in love with Ah Jun because of his gentle and tolerant heart, so her love for Ah Jun would not change because of his appearance!
Just when Ziheng was confused, Yinyin's face was close to him. When he came to his senses, he felt the familiar touch, the familiar fragrance and sweetness on his lips...
"Do you think I've changed?"
After kissing Ziheng's lips, Yinyin looked at Ziheng with bright eyes and asked!
Touching the lips that Yinyin had just kissed, a warm current instantly covered the whole body, and the face felt hot; looking at Ziheng's reaction that was like the first time he was kissed, Yinyin smiled secretly...
"W-What are you laughing at—"
Ziheng was very shy and looked at Yinyin with unclear words. But in an instant, Yinyin's smiling face completely overlapped with Shuer's in the past...
Yinyin reached out and stroked Ziheng's face and said: "Silly boy, why haven't you changed at all after so many years? You are still as innocent as you were by the swimming pool--"
"Shu'er!"
Looking up at that familiar gaze, a gaze as gentle as a goddess, that was the gaze of the woman he had regarded as a goddess for the first time. In order to make her smile, to make her happy, he always tolerated everything about her, always kept her in his eyes and in his heart...
