Chapter 73.1

Translated by Aviana

On the wedding day, afternoon, along with the bridegroom, Yang Xuezhang, the three brothers of Yang jia also stood by the courtyard gates and received the guests. Usually, the wedding banquet would begin when the night falls after the bridegroom and bride had paid their respects to heaven and the earth. However, everyone liked to join in the fun, so many guests arrived earlier.

As Lin Qingwan had a big belly, she didn’t make it difficult for herself. After lunch, she took a nap. Only when it was approaching dusk did she get up.

As soon as she ambled out, a yard bustling with people came into her sight. With cheerful smiles on their faces, everyone was chit-chatting. The wedding banquet in the countryside didn’t have many rules and standard seating order. All the chairs and tables were arranged in the courtyard, and the guests could sit anywhere they wished to and enjoy the feast.

Yang Tiezhu was greeting the guests who had come for the wedding banquet. When he saw his wife coming out, he quickly walked away from the people around him and rushed to her side.

“Wife, have you woken up?”

Lin Qingwan slightly nodded, feeling a little unclear about the situation. Yang Tiezhu was aware that his wife was still feeling somewhat groggy. Ever since the beginning of her gestation, his wife didn’t suffer from morning sickness and the likes, but she seemed to have become fond of sleeping.

He glanced at the clamorous crowd and said, “Wife, how about I find a quiet place for you to take a seat, lest you bump into anyone. From hereon, the crowd would only increase more and more.”

Lin Qingwan nodded, turned around, and locked the room’s door.

Yang Tiezhu’s gaze combed through the crowd and stopped on Second tangsao Nie, who was sitting at the farthest corner of the table. While supporting Lin Qingwan, he walked toward her.

“Second sao , it’s inconvenient for my wife. I will have her sit beside you. Can you watch over her for me? “

Beaming with smiles, Second tangsao Nie pulled Lin Qingwan to sit beside her.

“Alright, your sao will help you watch over her for you. You can go and carry on with your work, Younger Brother Tiezhu.”

Only then did Yang Tiezhu feel reassured and left.

Two unfamiliar young married women were also sharing the table along with Second Tangsao Nie. Lin Qingwan knew that Second Yang laoyezi’s entire family had also come today. No matter how unharmonious the relationship between the two families was, they still had to come and wish the other on happy occasions such as weddings.

Usually, this Second Tangsao Nie was a person with a lively temperament. Last time, when she and Yang Tiezhu got married, she acted as a matron of honor. But, today, Lin Qingwan didn’t see her receive the guests as a host of the family.

After a moment of thinking, Lin Qingwan understood the reason. He-shi and Second tangsao Nie’s mother-in-law, Li-shi, had conflicting views. At Yang Tiezhu’s wedding, she helped them receive the guests only after considering Yang-shi’s face. But, for Yang Xuezhang’s marriage, she seemed to be lukewarm.

Second tangsao languidly ate the stir-fried melon seeds placed on the table whilst conversing with Lin Qingwan and also with the other young married women from time to time. While chatting with Lin Qingwan, the topics mainly centered around pregnancy and related stuff. After all, they had already given birth to one or two kids and had a bit of experience. Thus, Lin Qingwan, too, carefully listened to Second Tangsao Nie’s advice.

Not long after, the crackling sounds of a string of firecrackers came from the main gate. A few people fond of joining in the fun rushed to the gates.

Lin Qingwan remained seated, for she was pregnant, and second, she felt disinclined to join them. Second Tangsao Nie also didn’t move from her place and simply sat while she enjoyed the bustling scene from far.

Yang Xuezhang used an ox cart to escort his bride to the wedding ceremony. Most of the Luoxia villagers use the ox cart to escort their bride; thus, it didn’t seem too unpresentable.

But of course, compared to when Yang Tiezhu escorted his wife at that time, the current spectacle was a bit less.

Following the couple, the crowd stepped into the main room, where they worshipped heaven and earth. While here in the yard, they began serving the food. Today, even the Elder Sister Yang returned. Perhaps, He-shi had commanded her to do so. At the moment, she was hustling around with Wang-shi and Yang Ermei, while Yao-shi seemed to be in charge of the cooking in the kitchen.

A few more people joined around the table Lin Qingwan was sitting at. As she wasn’t familiar with any of them, she could only sit with her head lowered bashfully while Second tangsao Nie greeted the newly arrived women.

Just as she was feeling languorous, she heard Second Tangsao Nie exclaim, “Aiya, Tian shen is here too. Come sit here. Who is this? Aiya, is it Cuilan? It’s been so long since I saw you last! I almost failed to recognize you.”

Raising her head, Lin Qingwan swept a glance towards her. It wasn’t because she was feeling sensitive. But because not long ago, she had a row with her man over Tian Cuilan, this name sounded quite familiar to her face.

A forty-five-year-old shen pulling a timid young married woman came into her sight. This shen had a round face, small eyes, thin lips and was dressed like a typical rural married woman. The countenance of the young woman beside her was invisible, for she had her head silently tucked down all the time.

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