The custom of receiving relatives is no different from that of the Central Plains, probably because of the Hakka people, two suona, four sturdy men carrying an empty sedan chair, dressed obviously very funny but thinking that the scenery is decent young groom official, riding a horse, with two sheep, a child with a sheep, someone carrying good wine and other gifts...... Read the latest and most complete novels

Miao people's concept of marriage is very early, influenced by the ancient matrilineal clan and living habits, enthusiastic and cheerful young men and women go to relatives and friends, some festivals and other public occasions, sing to each other, and gradually deepen their understanding.

Of course, there is no absolute, there are many marriages of children who are the masters of their parents, Miao women have the custom of crying and marrying, and they should start crying in the first half month of marriage, crying father, crying brother and sister-in-law, crying sisters, crying ancestors, crying about the parting feelings between relatives.

On the ferry, according to the rules, the groom had to seal a red envelope, and the old man couldn't refuse, Xu Hao noticed that Cuicui was secretly admiring the tassels on the sedan chair.

The old man also glanced at Cuicui, what he remembered most was his granddaughter, he was worried that Cuicui was not settled when he was old, when the poor daughter handed Cuicui to him, he also had to hand Cuicui over to one person in order to put his mind at ease, and what kind of person would not be wronged Cuicui?

At night, while Cuicui was asleep, the old man told Xu Hao what he had in mind and asked for his opinion.

It turned out that a few days ago, when the boss of the Xiang family on the river crossed the stream, the outspoken young man said in the first sentence: "Uncle, your family is really beautiful, like a Guanyin." If I stay at home and take care of things in the coming year, and I don't have to fly around like an eagle, I will come to this stream every night and sing to Cuicui. ”

At that time, the old man smiled and did not say anything, and said to the eldest of the family: "But Cuicui is too delicate, although I want to find a lover who can listen to my singing, I can't lack a wife who takes care of the housework." ”

Xu Hao laughed, and said in his heart that the people here talk like singing, and nothing can be separated from songs.

The old man said to him solemnly: "Xiang's family is very decent on the river. The father of the eldest of the Xiang family is my good brother, and this child is also an outstanding man. He likes Cuicui, I am sad and happy, if I hand over Cuicui to him, can I really take care of Cuicui? Is Cuicui willing to do it herself? ”

Xu Hao said: "I can't give you anything to build on, who can predict the future?" ”

"yes, who could have predicted?" The old man muttered to himself, frowning and staring out.

The next day, the old man suddenly said that he was going out and asked Cuicui to take care of the guests. Xu Hao had a vague premonition of something.

Early in the morning, it was drizzling, and the old man put on the clothes he wore when he entered the city during the festival, wore a cloak made of zongba leaves, carried a blanket on his shoulders, hung a big gourd with wine on his waist, carried a basket, and left without knowing how much money he had carried.

Because it is approaching the end of the year, there are more people who are ready to buy New Year's goods, and there is an endless stream of people who enter the city every day. Xu Hao forgot about the outside world. Putting on a new satin cloak for Cuicui, the two of them sent the transitional people back and forth one by one.

The big yellow dog sits in the bow of the boat, and whenever the boat docks, it jumps ashore and holds a rope. It will attract everyone's attention. Many mountain people also bring their dogs with them when they leave home, and when they leave home, the dogs become very honest, and the big yellow dogs often walk around and sniff around them. Ask for a look from Cuicui, and don't dare to make any moves.

Until I went ashore and finished the rope pulling. Seeing that the beautiful dog girl was leaving, the big yellow dog ran over to chase the tail.

Cuicui shouted with a little annoyance: "Come back, what are you crazy about?" If there's still something to do, you just run! ”

So the big yellow dog hurriedly ran back to the boat, and the boat was full of smells, and Cuicui was so angry that she said, "What kind of rash move is this? Who did you learn from, it's not good to squat over there. ”

Xu Hao watched the big yellow dog obediently walk back to its position, as if he remembered something, and barked softly, which couldn't help but remind him of the black tiger in Tongzhou.

The rain kept falling, the stream was foggy, and the ferry was empty.

Cuicui, who had nothing to do, said: "As soon as Grandpa enters the city, he will invite someone to drink, and the wine in the gourd is gone, he must be busy filling it up, and then give it to whoever wants to drink." However, grandpa is respected, and every family has to give him something, he doesn't want to take advantage of others, and he has to bring enough money when he goes out. ”

Xu Hao nodded, and suddenly a group of people came in the rain, including messengers who delivered business, merchants who carried burdens, and mother and daughter. The mother wore blue cloth clothes, and the silver jewelry on her body was exquisite, but it was far less dazzling than the later generations, only a few pieces.

The daughter smeared two cakes of carmine on her cheeks, and wore floral clothes that did not fit well, Cuicui looked at the little girl, guessing that she was about thirteen or fourteen years old, but her demeanor was very delicate, and she never seemed to have left her mother. At his feet were a pair of newly embroidered shoes with pointed toes, stained with yellow mud.

The hakama was made of purple green cloth, and when she saw that Cuicui was looking at her, she also looked at Cuicui, and her gaze stayed on the distinctive cloak. The girl is a little shy, a little uncomfortable, and at the same time a little unspeakably tsundere.

The mother-like woman asked Cuicui how old she was, and Cuicui replied unhappily and asked how old the little girl was. The woman said that she was thirteen years old, Cuicui couldn't help but laugh, the mother and daughter were obviously the wife and daughter of the rich man's family, and they could be seen from their demeanor.

Cuicui stared at a pair of twisted silver bracelets on the girl's wrists, and the beautiful silver jewelry hanging on her chest, shining with white light, and couldn't help but reveal a trace of envy in the depths of her eyes.

Xu Hao docked the boat, and the people walked over, and the woman took out two copper coins from her body and stuffed them into Cuicui. And Cuicui forgot her grandfather's rules, and didn't say thank you, just looked at the girl's back, and for a long time people had to climb over the hill, so she hurriedly chased after her and returned the money to the woman on the mountain.

The woman said, "This is for you." ”

Cuicui didn't say anything, just smiled and shook her head, and before the woman could say a second word, she ran quickly towards the ferry.

After that, Cuicui sat silently on the bow of the boat, and Xu Hao guessed that she probably remembered her late mother. If her parents are still alive, Cuicui must also be a girl from a wealthy family.

The next day, the old man went home, it was about the time of breakfast, he did not come back for a whole night, his shoulders were full of things, and as soon as he went up the hill, he shouted: "Cuicui, pull the boat to pick me up." ”

From the pier got on the ferry. The old man put everything on the bow of the boat, looked at Xu Hao and Cuicui's expressions with a hint of amazement, and asked, "Cuicui, you are in a hurry, aren't you?" ”

Cuicui didn't say about last night's anxious waiting, but asked understandingly: "Grandpa, the people on River Street invite you to eat and drink, it must be very fun." ”

"After a day of trouble, people have become more energetic." The old man was very satisfied with the trip, although he was very haggard from the hangover.

Cuicui knew that her grandfather's favorite thing was to go to River Street and invite people for a drink. The only hobby, glanced at the New Year's goods on the ship, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, you are so generous, you even gave away wine gourds." ”

The old man hurriedly said: "Where, my gourd was detained by your Uncle Xiang, and he saw me inviting people to drink on the street, saying that you don't open a wine shop, why is this happening?" Bring your gourd. Please let me drink it all. He must be just joking around with me, and he doesn't have enough soju at home? Ha ha! ”

I saw Cuicui and said, "Do you think people really want to drink your wine?" That's a joke on you. ”

The old man flashed a trace of surprise, glanced at Xu Hao, who was also surprised, and asked, "Why?" ”

Cuicui smiled: "Uncle Xiang is afraid that you will invite someone to drink all the wine." So I deducted your wine gourd, and I'll send it back to you soon, I don't understand yet, really. ”

The old man breathed a sigh of relief. also smiled: "Haha! It seems so. ”

When the boat arrived, Cuicui helped her grandfather move her things home, and was busy cooking rice porridge for breakfast. Xu Hao outside looked at a young man, and the old man said, "Cuicui, you guessed it, they really sent the wine gourd." ”

Facing the doubts in the young man's eyes, Xu Hao smiled at him and didn't explain anything.

Cuicui came out of the stove room, and saw that it was a young person, with a dark face and broad shoulders, who was both strange and familiar, and smiled. Suddenly, she felt that the guests were also smiling at her, and for a moment, as if she understood, she lowered her head shyly, turned around and went to light the fire again.

Xu Hao outside was busy ferrying, there were a lot of people crossing the river today, and after a while, Cuicui ran down with a red face.

Xu Hao quipped: "Don't you know that posterity?" ”

Cuicui said awkwardly: "It seems to be an acquaintance, but I forgot to meet somewhere." ”

Xu Hao smiled: "It's not that you can't guess the identity of the person who came, but you don't want to think about it." ”

"Who is he, and what does it have to do with me?" Cuicui replied unexpectedly.

The old man stood in front of the door and shouted, "Cuicui, Cuicui, you come up to rest and accompany the guests!" ”

Originally, there was no one at the ferry at this time, but when her grandfather shouted like this, Cuicui was reluctant to go ashore.

However, Xu Hao was invited to the house, and the old man solemnly introduced each other, and said after the incident: "Xu Gongzi doesn't know, he is praised in the place, the leopard in the mountains, and the dragon on the river." ”

Xu Hao became interested and said with a smile: "It's actually a handsome man, it's disrespectful." ”

Xiang The boss of the family said stiffly: "Don't dare to be." ”

"That's not love." The old man looked impressed, "He once escorted the boat, and the boat went to Baiji Pass under the three gates, and there was an accident on the boat, and you rescued three people from the rushing waves." At night you spent the night on the beach, and the women of the village saw you, and they said that you sang and sang all night outside, is it true? ”

"It's not singing for women." Xiang explained to the eldest of the family: "It's a wolf howl, there are many wolves in that place, and they want to find a chance to eat us at night!" We burned a whole bunch of fires and scared them. ”

"That's also courageous and wise, amazing." The old man was very happy.

The boss of the Xiang family suddenly asked, "How long does Xu Gongzi plan to live?" Do you want me to accompany you to the mountains? ”

Xu Hao said: "I prefer to help the ferry here. Well! When Cuicui's good things are settled, it's time for me to take my leave. ”

"Huh!" The young man smiled heartily, the initial hostility disappeared in an instant, Xu Hao smiled secretly in his heart, and he didn't break it.

After talking for a while, he was leaving, and the old man went to call Cuicui again, under the pretext of asking her to come to the house to boil water and cook.

Who knew that Cuicui still refused to go ashore, and the old man deliberately said angrily: "If you don't come up, do you want me to cook at home?" ”

The boss of the Xiang family hurriedly said: "Forget it, send me over." ”

Cuicui glanced at him, and saw that he was staring at him, so he turned his face away, pursed his mouth, and waited for the others to get on the boat very conceitedly, pulling the horizontal cable, Xu Hao and the old man did not go on the boat, looking at a pair of young men and women on the boat.

When the ferry reached the middle of the stream, Xiang said to the eldest of the family, "Cuicui, aren't you going into the city?" Today, many years of goods have been shipped, clocks and watches from Liaodong, silk from Songjiang Mansion, and fun and good-looking. ”

Cuicui was embarrassed not to speak, and said, "Grandpa just came back, and he went to the boat that no one guarded. ”

"What about you?"

"If Grandpa doesn't go, I won't either."

"Are you guarding the ship too?"

"I'll be with my grandfather."

"Then I'll have someone to guard the ferry for you, okay?"

Bang! The bow of the boat hit the rocks on the shore, and Cuicui nearly fell into the water.

The boss of the Xiang family jumped forward, stood firmly on the dock, turned around and said: "Cuicui, when I go back, I will ask someone to come to replace you, I am waiting at home, there are many people and lively today, but it is fun." ”

Even if she has some understanding, the simple Cuicui still doesn't understand the kindness of strangers, and she doesn't understand why she has to come to his house? With a small mouth and a soft smile, he pulled the boat back, and Xu Hao and the old man on the other side hurriedly turned around with a tacit understanding and walked away.

Cuicui drove the boat to the other side, and when she looked back, she saw that the man was still standing on the hill, as if waiting for something. (To be continued......)

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