I really don't want to be a teacher

The old man didn't make any more sound.

……

Overhead, the night darkens,

The slanting moon before was covered by dark clouds, leaving only darkness in the night.

Outside the courtyard, fewer and fewer guests came,

A small sedan chair, covered with an embroidered red cloth, was carried by two old men, appeared in front of the courtyard gate, and was put down again.

A few people holding suonas and gongs are by the yard, counting things, as if they are preparing,

In the courtyard, no one was seated, and there were still three tables completely empty, with bowls and chopsticks, and a plate of dishes. The rest of the tables were far away, but the adjacent tables were next to the guests over there. Still a bit shy, he squeezed to the side and gave way.

Outside the courtyard, the woman who was waiting to meet the guests welcomed the last guest into the courtyard, stood behind the courtyard gate, looked into the village, turned around, and turned to Lian Ge and the old man. come over.

"...Uncle Xu, the guests are almost here. Look at my mother's wedding with Uncle Liang..."

The middle-aged woman walked up to the old man and asked aloud.

Hearing the sound, the old man raised his head to look at the sky,

"...The auspicious time is almost here, you go and prepare first, I will follow."

"...Well, then I'll go there first and see if there's anything I can help behind."

The middle-aged woman nodded and walked into the main room,

Lian Ge turned his gaze to the middle-aged woman,

The old man watched the middle-aged woman walk into the main room, then turned his head,

"...Today, the one who is going to get married is her mother. But, it's not her mother."

As if explaining for Lian Ge, the old man said something out loud, then turned his head, looked at Lian Ge with a smile,

"... She is an old man who has passed away... I should be called Sister Shen, and she is more than ten years older than me. She was the child adopted by Sister Shen during the years when she was suffering from natural disasters and starving. This Sister Shen, in my whole life, at the end of my life, I have never been married or married."

"Are you waiting for Mr. Liang?"

Lian Ge glanced at the old man and responded.

"Yes, just wait for him."

The old man nodded, then turned his head and looked at the yard,

"...Young man, sit down for a while, I'll go away for a while, and I'll come over when I'm done. If the banquet is over, young man, you don't have to wait, you're welcome, just eat."

The old man stood up and spoke again.

"The old man is busy."

Lian Ge smiled and responded.

The old man nodded, moved the stool, and walked into the main room.

Looking back, Lian Ge didn't say anything more, just looked at the yard.

yard,

It became more and more quiet.

The incandescent lamp is on, reflecting the shadows of the guests beside the dining table under the lamp,

Gusts of breeze blow by from time to time, shaking the incandescent lamps, under the lamps, there are some shadows.

……

"...Mother, mother..."

Not long after, crying came from the main room,

Accompanied by the cries, the person holding a chicken, wearing a red wedding dress and covering a red hijab, was supported and walked out of the house,

The sound of the suona was followed by the sound, and it became more and more quiet. All the guests lowered their heads and did not look at the place where the sound came from.

The sound of nearby footsteps passing behind each and every guest, and the cries mixed with the sound of suona, rang out sadly inside and outside the courtyard.

"...Mother, mother..."

"...get up the sedan chair!"

Following the old man's long cry, the sound of suona and cries suddenly became more resounding,

"... Crackling..."

A burst of firecrackers followed, mixed with the sound of suona, cries, and gongs.

Immediately afterwards, a handful of yellow paper money drifting with the breeze slowly fell from the air and landed in front of the courtyard gate.

The guests at several tables near the courtyard door couldn't help lowering their heads even more, not daring to look.

"...Mother, mother..."

"...crackling, crackling..."

The cries mixed with the sound of the suona fade away,

The crying gradually stopped, and after another burst of firecrackers, it seemed that the team carrying the sedan chair and getting married gradually moved away.

In the courtyard, a group of guests lowered their heads and raised their heads, but they still didn't turn their heads to look at that place.

……

The breeze blew by, gently trembling the paper money that fell on the ground,

Looking at the married dumpling, as the sound of the suona faded away, Lian Ge turned his gaze back, and then glanced at the silent guests in the yard, who didn't say much.

"...Get ready, the bride is coming soon..."

The man didn't go out with him before, but was busy, greeting the helpers in the yard, making preparations,

"...Bring that chicken over here too."

"...Don't blame me, Mom, Uncle Liang, if there is any lack of etiquette, don't blame me..."

The man wiped his sweat, then bowed to the courtyard gate,

He took the incense that he had prepared earlier, bowed to the empty space outside the courtyard gate and said,

"...All guests, Uncle Liang's relatives and friends, please come inside. The banquet has been prepared, please come to the table. Today is my mother and Uncle Liang's big day, and I hope everyone eats and drinks well... Please don't let me go Joking at my mother and Uncle Liang's wedding..."

As he spoke, he put the incense sticks by the gate of the courtyard, and the man bowed again, wiped his sweat, and stepped aside.

……

"... Crackling..."

And at this moment, the sound of firecrackers sounded in the distance, and the sedan chair that carried the bride out and circled around seemed to turn around again and started to come back.

The sound of the suona, the sound of the gong, approaching again,

"...The bride has arrived, welcome the bride..."

"... Crackling..."

The two old men carrying the sedan chair stopped in front of the courtyard gate, and the old man shouted into the courtyard,

A firecracker was fired in front of the courtyard gate, a handful of yellow paper money was thrown, and then gradually fell to the ground.

The sound of the suona and the music are still playing,

A group of guests who just raised their heads lowered their heads again.

The middle-aged man from before hurriedly stepped out from the courtyard gate and went to greet him.

"...lift the curtain of the sedan chair, please bring out the bride..."

Standing by the side of the sedan chair, the old man let out another long cry,

The suona sounded more and more, but inside and outside the courtyard gate, it seemed more and more quiet.

Chapter 519

"... Crackling..."

Another firecracker was lit in front of the courtyard, and the sound of suona and gong followed closely.

Some narrow sedan chairs were opened, and after some tedious etiquette,

The man before led the bride who was wearing a wedding dress and covered with a red hijab, and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

Blowing the suona, several old men who played the music also stepped into the yard, and the sound of the music became louder.

……

In the courtyard, all the guests lowered their heads more and more to the approaching music, only a few of them glanced at the bride who walked in, then quickly lowered their heads,

The man led the bride, walked past one table after another, approached the guests at the aisle, lowered his head, looked at the red skirt that appeared in sight, did not dare to raise his head, but squeezed to the side, letting ,

"...the bride, the groom enters the wedding hall."

Just followed the old man beside the bride, walked to the door of the main room, and then let out a long cry,

The man led the bride, then stamped his feet in front of the main room door, stepped over the threshold, and walked into the main room, in front of the two grand master's chairs where the spirit tablets were placed,

In the dark under the lamp, the person who was looking after the rooster quickly hugged the rooster, walked out, and handed the rooster to the man's arms.

The man hugged the chicken, and moved half a step to the side, and stood side by side with the bride who was covered with a red cloth and was also holding a chicken, on the grand master's chair, waiting for the next step of the ceremony.

The sound of the suona and the sound of the gong followed closely, and it became quiet.

But at this time, the old man was standing beside Zhang Taishi's chair, but he didn't continue to speak out.

Turning his head, the old man looked through the door of the main room, looked into the courtyard outside the main room, and looked towards Lian Ge.

Glancing at the old man's gaze, Lian Ge remained calm and didn't make a sound, just watching quietly,

"...Young man, are you interested in being a witness?"

The old man looked at Lian Ge, a smile gradually appeared on his face, and he said with a smile.

Hearing the sound, Lian Ge looked at the old man and couldn't help laughing, but didn't answer.

As for the guests in the yard, they couldn't help being a little curious when they heard the voices in the quiet yard, but they held back one after another. They didn't raise their heads, but turned their heads sideways, and reluctantly glanced towards this side.

Dressed festively, the woman who greeted the guests stood in the courtyard, heard the sound, looked at Lian Ge, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled in her eyes, then looked at the old man, but after all, she didn't make a sound,

The old man looked at Lian Ge with a smile, and Lian Ge just smiled and looked at the main room,

No one made a sound, and the music stopped, and the yard became a little quiet.

"Old man, I don't remember that there is such a thing as a witness in ancient weddings."

Smiling, without getting up, Lian Ge looked at the old man and said aloud,

"...The combination of ancient and modern. It didn't exist before, but now it does. If it really doesn't work, I'll step aside. Young man, you can be the officiant."

Laughing, the old man spoke again.

Hearing the sound, the man standing in the main room holding the rooster couldn't help but watched the old man open his mouth with some doubts in his eyes. He wanted to say something, but he still didn't make a sound.

Lian Ge looked at the old man, paused again,

Standing up from the dining table, Lian Ge looked at the old man again, smiled, moved his feet, and walked into the main room.

"...Thank you, lad."

Seeing Lian Ge walk in, the old man smiled more and thanked Lian Ge.

Lian Ge walked to the side of the old man, stopped in front of the two newcomers, shook his head slightly,

"Just take it as a gift to drink this glass of wedding wine."

Looking at the two newcomers again, Lian Ge smiled and said something, but didn't say anything else.

The old man laughed, then turned his head,

"...Let's have fun!"

The old man let out a long cry, followed by the sound of joy in the courtyard and the main room,

"……kneel……"