Inside and outside the house, it was very lively.

According to the etiquette and customs, for a big wedding in the countryside, you have to ride a donkey to welcome the bride in the morning, but Liao Qing is here to be your son-in-law, and Xu Jiaojiao is too lazy to go to welcome her. In addition, the two villages are very close to each other, separated by a river.

Liao Qing had agreed in advance that he would ride a donkey over when he arrived at an auspicious time.

When Xu Jiaojiao got up early in the morning, the female relatives of the old Xu family were busy combing her hair and cleansing her face.

In the past, little girls could wear their hair down. On the wedding day, they had to comb their hair into a bun, pull it high, scrape the lint off their face with a thin woolen rope, and then apply powder and face paint.

Xu Jiaojiao used to be fat and had unclear facial features. After losing weight, her facial features are exquisite and three-dimensional. She usually looks very good without makeup. Now when she dresses up and puts on a new bright red wedding dress, it is pink and tender, and she is immediately attractive.

Can't take my eyes away.

The matchmaker came early and looked at Xu Jiaojiao and praised her to the fullest.

"Oh, this is the fairy queen who fell from the sky! She is really good-looking. In my life, I have done good things for people to arrange marriages for matchmakers. I have seen hundreds of brides, some dozens older, and none of them are as delicate as the Xu family.

What’s even more beautiful, this appearance, this skin, this temperament, this figure, this blessing, oh, she’s even more beautiful than the fairy daughter. From all over the country, if our Jiaojiao is said to be the second most beautiful, then no one would dare.

First of all! Especially after wearing this new wedding dress, I am afraid it is more expensive than the queen in the palace, tsk tsk tsk..."

After praising Xu Jiaojiao, she continued to praise Liao Qing, "Our descendant Liao Qing is also good-looking. Among our ten miles apart, the descendant Liao Qing is also the most handsome. It is truly a match made in heaven. I am most proud of what I have done in my life."

One of the matchmaking matches is the marriage between your old Xu family and old Liao family."

This is the marriage that makes the most money.

Mrs. Xu Zhang was very generous with her gifts. Every time she asked for a favor, she would always bring a big bag full of goodies.

Ordinary people can get a few hundred coins at most from a marriage.

Xu Zhang brought her everything worth several taels of silver, especially fabrics. The fabrics from Old Xu's family were popular in the city and were not available in the countryside, but gold was very expensive. She used the fabrics from Old Xu's family today.

She made a new dress out of fabric, which made her feel proud when she wore it. Many women of her age peeked at her with envious eyes.

I am always satisfied.

Seeing Xu Jiaojiao's outfit, compliments kept coming out of her mouth as if she was free of charge.

Not only the matchmaker praised her, but everyone praised her beauty.

It’s so beautiful!

Xu Jiaojiao looked at herself in the bronze mirror and felt that she was quite beautiful.

She looks more and more like herself in her previous life, especially after losing weight.

Liao Qing didn't need her to pick her up. The auspicious day of worship had not come yet, so all her relatives and friends gathered in the main room in her backyard. At this time, it was time for relatives and friends to add makeup to Xu Jiaojiao, and they all took out the gifts they had prepared.

Come on, it’s so lively, there’s a lot of people here.

Adding makeup is different from adding a box. Adding a box is a favor and is given to the host's family.

Adding makeup is a gift to the newlyweds and a beautiful blessing to the newlyweds.

First, my family took the gift of makeup.

The eldest son, Xu Darong, and his family are naturally back. Xu Jiaojiao arrived home a day early for such a big event as getting married. He is the eldest son of the old Xu family. Among all the people, he is the first. This is a matter of honor for him.

He took out a set of exquisite pen holders made of wood, as well as several handwritten calligraphy and paintings that were half-framed, and a set of four treasures of the study.

"Congratulations to my sister on your wedding. Brother, I don't have anything to give you. Seeing that you can read, write and keep accounts, I have prepared a set of the four treasures of the study for you, including pen and paper. They are not valuable things. You can use them.

It's all good to keep the accounts, so I wrote these words on my own shame. It's a perfect match for hundreds of years. It's a match made in heaven. It's also for good luck and joy."

Xu Jiaojiao smiled and said, "Thank you, brother."

Everyone was amazed, "Wow, big brother is so generous. The things this scholar gave me are of high quality and elegance..."

"No, the things that scholars use are expensive and worth a lot of money!"

"It must be valuable! Things for scholars are always rare. The eldest brother of the Xu family has spent a lot of money on it. The love between brother and sister is very deep."

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Xu Darong bowed his hands in all directions humbly, "It's not worth it. Just like it, I'll give it to you. It's a happy day for me."

Mrs. Yao felt distressed. Although these things were not bought by Xu Darong but were taken from the master's house, they were indeed worth some money. If they were sold, they could be exchanged for several taels.

She mentioned to Xu Darong that the fourth child's room only planned to receive a few pairs of shoe soles, and they didn't need to send too many good ones.

Xu Darong objected to her, saying that this was the best time to show in front of everyone that he was a big brother who loved his younger sister, and a brother and sister respected each other. How could he be careless?

If you have any conflicts in private, you can quarrel behind closed doors, but you still have to behave as you should in front of outsiders.

The scholar cannot lose his face, but he can also get closer to his younger sister and ease his parents' opinions on him. He achieves multiple things with one stone. What's wrong with that?

The key is that these things were given by the host, who treated him well. I heard that he asked for leave to go back to attend his sister's wedding. The host also heard about Xu Jiaojiao's name. Qingxi has a very good reputation recently.

Xu Jiu was brewed by her. She wanted to establish a relationship with Xu Jiaojiao, so she gave him a set of the four treasures of the study and a pen stand, saying it was to add makeup to his sister. Then, Xu Darong used it as a front, without mentioning the owner's family.

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After Xu Darong gave her makeup, Xu Youde smiled and nodded.

Quite satisfied.

Mrs. Xu Zhang was also a little surprised, but it didn't surprise him at all.

Looking at Mrs. Yao, Mrs. Yao smiled and took out several squares of silk handkerchiefs.

"Old sister, I embroidered some handkerchiefs for you. Sister-in-law, it's my little thought. Just don't dislike it."

Xu Jiaojiao took it over with a smile, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

Yao's embroidery skills are quite good, and she can embroider a mandarin duck playing in the water, a flower with a full moon...

The people nearby cheered and said it looked good and exquisite.

"The satin of this handkerchief looks good at first glance, and the embroidery work is even better. It took a lot of effort."

"It looks good. If you sell this, you can get a lot of money. She is indeed a talented lady. She is knowledgeable and can choose patterns better than others."

Xu Jiaojiao doesn't use silk and satin handkerchiefs. She still prefers pure cotton handkerchiefs, which are more comfortable to use.

Pure cotton without embroidery, simple and plain, cheap and applicable.

But Yao must be grateful for his thoughtfulness.

Mrs. Xu Zhang didn’t say anything, and next came Xu Dahua, the second son of Xu, to give her makeup.

As soon as the makeup for the second room was taken out, everyone cheered!

"Wow, it looks good!"
Chapter completed!