HSS178

“Cough.”

Doctor Zhou coughed heavily behind the two of them to remind them that there were others present, they shouldn’t do too much.

Although the engagement is a sure thing, the two of them shouldn’t be too intimate, the gate of the yard was still wide open. Because of this grand engagement, almost half of the people in the village were outside watching.

Just sitting there, doctor Zhou felt his eyes twitch.

Bi Qing covered her mouth and smiled. She sighed at Bai Chen and Zhao Yan’s good relationship, then came forward, under the pretext of taking care of Bai Chen’s clothes, she pulled Bai Chen out of Zhao Yan’s arms.

For newly engaged young couples, seeing that the other party cares about them so much, it’s normal for them to jump over excitedly to hug and express their feelings.

The villagers standing outside and watching didn’t feel anything. Most of their attention was still on the 18 sets of betrothal gift.

Because Zhao Yan is alone without any elders, he can only take over the matter of his marriage by himself. He can’t stay into the late night like before they got engaged, but they can go out and talk privately to improve their relationship.

Doctor Zhou knew that the two were in a hurry so he had looked for an auspicious day a few days ago. The closest one is in half a month and the longest is almost half a year away.

As expected, as soon as he showed them these days, Bai Chen and Zhao Yan tacitly chose the nearest day. Although things might be a bit rushed, it’s not a problem either.

After choosing the day, doctor Zhou and Ruan Ame laughed and teased the two. Then he got up and took Bai Chen and Zhao Yan to the kitchen.

They saw piles of red eggs packed in bamboo baskets piled up in the kitchen. There was also a palm-sized piece of pork beside the red egg.

This pork was ordered by doctor Zhou from a family in the village a few days ago. Doctor Zhou gives them silver, telling the other party to cut it into pieces. It was processed and delivered last night. It was also carefully pasted with the 囍 character that Bi Qing cut out from red paper two days ago.

Afraid that it will be too late to prepare it today, last night, Bi Qing and doctor Zhou hurriedly sorted out the pork after delivery.

“These engagement gifts were supposed to be given by the parents, but I have old arms and legs and can’t move for long. You two are young and strong, you two can deliver it together to every household in the village to make everyone happy.” Doctor Zhou picked up a bamboo basket and stuffed it into Zhao Yan’s hands.

This is the custom in the village, when a family is engaged, they will have to give something to every household in the village to show it so everyone can celebrate together. Generally speaking, farmer families have limited things so everyone would just give 3 red eggs to each household to express themselves. But they prepared more, not only were there 6 red eggs in each basket, there’s also an extra piece of pork.

That’s a lot of expense.

“Thank you, father-in-law.” Engaged already, with a justifiable relationship, Zhao Yan quickly changed the way he called him.

Hearing this title, doctor Zhou felt very relaxed. He waved his hands and told the two to hurry up and deliver the things and come back for lunch.

It is also common for new engagement couples to send engagement gifts together, so no one felt that there was anything wrong. The villagers, who were watching outside, saw the two coming out with baskets and understood it instantly. They all turn around and go home to wait.

This engagement custom, the thing must be delivered to the other person’s home by hand.

There are dozens of households in the village. Bai Chen and Zhao Yan put the baskets of gifts on the cart outside the door to deliver these gifts. Holding Bai Chen’s hand, Zhao Yan led the horse to the nearest house together.

Just a few steps out of the house, Zhao Yan remembered Bai Chen’s hand injury caused by sewing a few days ago. He quickly lifted up Bai Chen’s fingers to check carefully.

It wasn’t long ago that Bai Chen’s fingers were pricked again, making some pinholes. Zhao Yan could see it after taking a closer look. He blew on Bai Chen’s fingers in distress: “Don’t touch the needle and thread again in the future.”

Bai Chen still wants to make his own wedding clothes, so how could he agree. His eyes look around, with a weak and guilty voice: “This is the previous injury, it doesn’t count. You said you were going to give me another chance.”

This is the first time Bai Chen lied to Zhao Yan, Bai Chen was really flustered. He feels like he’s a bad boy, failing to live up to Zhao Yan’s trust in him. But he also wanted to sew his own wedding clothes. Bai Chen also knows that Zhao Yan’s personality is tough. If he said he will give him a chance then it would be only a chance he got. This time his hands were once again pricked, Zhao Yan would surely never let him touch needles and thread again.

Bai Chen, who had lied, lowered his head with a guilty conscience.

The hand being held by Zhao Yan also clenched silently.

Bai Chen is like a part of Zhao Yan, like the air that he inhales, he knows Bai Chen very well. With just one action and expression, he knew what Bai Chen was thinking.

Not to mention, he came back in the middle of the night last night, he sneaked into doctor Zhou’s house secretly, entering Bai Chen’s room to see Bai Chen.

Of course, he didn’t forget to check how Bai Chen’s hand injury was recovering last night.

Zhao Yan stretched out his hand and raised Bai Chen’s lowered head, making Bai Chen look directly at him: “Baby, I don’t want you to lie to me.”

Bai Chen lowered his eyes. After a while, he threw himself into Zhao Yan’s arms: “Sorry, but I didn’t do it on purpose. I want to make my own wedding clothes.”

He said as he was shaking in Zhao Yan’s arm coquettishly: “Give me one more chance. This time I promise not to hurt myself.”

Those big black moist eyes looked at Zhao Yan pitifully and pleadingly.

Zhao Yan looked at Bai Chen for a while, his heart softened. If Bai Chen begged him to grant other things like this, he would have already disarmed and surrendered. Regardless of anything, he will agree, even if Bai Chen wanted the moon and sun in the sky, he would find a way to get it. But he won’t allow this.

He was reluctant to let Bai Chen suffer this. He knows, when Bai Chen hurt his hand before, even holding a pair of chopsticks makes his finger hurt.

How could the person he put at the peak of his heart suffer such grievances and hardships.

Now facing such a Bai Chen, he has to be hard-hearted.

“Zhao Yan, Zhao Yan.” Bai Chen is still holding Zhao Yan’s waist, acting like a spoiled child. He felt that it was impossible that sewing wedding clothes would stump him. He hurt his fingers like this two times because he just didn’t practice enough. Bai Chen believed that given enough time, he would make the most beautiful wedding clothes, then put it on and marry Zhao Yan.

“Alright.” Zhao Yan sighed.

Bai Chen was happy.

However, Zhao Yan’s words weren’t finished.

“But you’re not allowed to do it yourself.”

The joy in Bai Chen’s heart had not fully emerged before it was replaced by doubts.

“I’ll do it.” Zhao Yan decided this very calmly and explained: “The tradition of making wedding clothes does not stipulate that men cannot make it. Besides, I and you, baby, are one. Since we are not outsiders, the blessing of these wedding clothes will naturally won’t run away.”

Bai Chen was dazed. A large part of the reason why he wants to make his own wedding clothes is indeed because of this tradition. Now listening to Zhao Yan’s words, it does make sense too.

And.

Bai Chen’s eyes sparkled. The wedding clothes made by Zhao Yan, Bai Chen really looked forward to it.

He raised his head, blinking, “Zhao Yan, you’re so good.”

Zhao Yan looked at Bai Chen’s happy appearance, his heart soft and very satisfied with his decision.

He reached out and pinched Bai Chen’s nose dotingly.

The two walked fast, and because the two feel that time flies very fast when they’re together, by noon, the two of them had given out all the engagement gifts. One for each family in Ruan’s Village, except for Ruan Agui and his family.

Seeing this, Ruan Agui’s family gritted their teeth bitterly. He deeply regretted that he wrote the letter of breaking off because of that 100 taels.

Now that they are engaged, Zhao Yan stayed at doctor Zhou’s house and became more active. After lunch, Zhao Yan and Bai Chen went for a walk to digest their food. Then after Bi Qing finished with her work, they called Bi Qing to teach him to make and sew clothes.

Bi Qing’s eyes widened in shock at this request. Her small mouth opened slightly, a bewildered look.

Throughout the ages, which man had touched the needles and thread to make clothes? If anyone said it, they would be laughed at for a lifetime. When he goes outside, he also isn’t able to lift his head up. Needlework is done by ge’er and girl. No matter how much a man likes his wife, he won’t touch it.

But now she sees such a man. In order for the ge’er he likes to not hurt his fingers, he actually wants to make the wedding clothes for the other person with his own hands.

After Bi Qing recovered from her shock, she was envious.

When Zhao Yan was still a soldier, when his clothes were torn, he would sewn it with needles. His needle is much more stable than Bai Chen. There, the dragon danced for a long time but he didn’t pierce his fingers once.

Zhao Yan is very skilled in needlework. He doesn’t know about sewing and making clothes, but he learns it easily. He is a special kind of soldier, he learns almost everything, this makes him learn things very fast. In one day, Zhao Yan could already cut and sew by himself.

On the second day, Zhao Yan took out the fabric that Bai Chen had prepared for the wedding clothes and cut the wedding clothes. It took two days to sew. The stitches he sewed were dense and neat. It wasn’t known how many times better than Bai Chen’s sparse and crooked stitches. It’s not much different from Bi Qing’s.

This surprised Bi Qing and doctor Zhou very much.

And Bai Chen only thinks that Zhao Yan is the most powerful person in the world so there is nothing impossible. He wasn’t good at playing games before and Zhao Yan took him to fly. Now in this world, he couldn’t make the wedding clothes and Zhao Yan still helped him get it done.

Seeing this, Bai Chen’s eyes sparkled.

After the clothes were sewn, it was still plain. Zhao Yan smashed the colorful flowers he found to turn the flower juice into various colors. He used it as a model for designing the wedding clothes pattern before embroidering.

The juice is easy to clean, therefore, Zhao Yan is not afraid of damaging the wedding clothes.

At this time, only the emperor and empress can have dragon and phoenix embroidered on their wedding dresses. When common people get married, men usually embroidered tigers and cheetahs on their wedding clothes, while ge’er and girls were flowers.

At this time, having the most beautiful flowers on the wedding clothes is also a test. Every ge’er and girl who wants to get married put forth all their effort to embroider the most beautiful flowers of their lives on their wedding clothes.