Chapter 285: Qu Jiang Marriage
On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Qu Jiang got married. Early in the morning, the Qu family compound began to get busy.

At the time of Chen, Qu Jiang, wearing new clothes with a big red flower tied on his chest, rode on a chestnut horse with a rosy face and led the wedding procession to the Yang family in Hulutao.

The inspector’s brother is getting married, and it’s the inspector himself who is personally in charge of the wedding. Who among the prominent people in the area around Maoer Mountain would not come to congratulate him?
Before the wedding procession even set off, guests arriving to congratulate the couple arrived one after another.

As the host, Qu Shaoyang had to chat with the guests and also take care of all the wedding matters, which kept him busy enough.

At the end of the Si hour, the wedding procession returned to Qu’s house with music and dance.

Outside the gate of the Qu family, several young people immediately lit up two strings of firecrackers that they had already set up when they saw the wedding procession arriving.

Amid the sound of firecrackers, Qu Jiang got off his horse with a happy face, took the bow and arrow handed to him by the matchmaker, and fired three shots at the carriage where the bride was sitting in the back.

Then, the matchmaker came forward, opened the curtain of the carriage, and helped the bride down from inside.

And he stuffed one end of the red silk in his hand into the bride’s hand.

The bride and groom each held one end of a red silk silk and, under the guidance of the matchmaker, walked along the red carpet, crossed the threshold, stepped on the saddle, and stepped over the fire basin, all the way from the main gate to the main hall in the front yard.

The Qu family’s courtyard today is no longer the same as when Qu Shaoyang got married.

The place was countless times bigger than before, and it was decorated quite luxuriously, with lights and decorations everywhere.

The bride and groom stood in the hall, surrounded by guests who came to congratulate them. Everyone was laughing and sending their blessings to the newlyweds.

“The auspicious time has arrived, and the newlyweds are getting married.” Suddenly, someone shouted.

“Bow to heaven and earth, and be in harmony.”

“Bow to your parents, and they will give you a house full of gold and jade.”

Qu Jiang’s parents were both in his hometown, and no one else could replace them, so the two could only bow in the direction of their hometown.

“Husband and wife bow to each other, expressing their love and affection.” The bride and groom stand facing each other and salute each other.

“The ceremony is over, let’s take you to the bridal chamber.” The matchmaker supported the bride and took them to the small courtyard at the west end.

Among the guests, some young and trustworthy ones also went to the bridal chamber to see if the bride was pretty.

The newlyweds entered the bridal chamber, and activities such as lifting the veil, drinking wedding wine, and eating descendants’ cakes were carried out in sequence.

When everything was over, the matchmaker waved to everyone to leave, leaving the bride and groom alone for a while.

Just at this time, the banquet in the front yard also started. The guests went back to the banquet with laughter, and no one stayed here to disturb the newlyweds.

The Qu family’s banquet was naturally impeccable, with all kinds of delicious dishes including chicken, duck, fish and meat being served one after another.

The chef’s cooking skills were excellent, the food was delicious and all the guests were very satisfied with it.

The banquet started at noon, and before the end of noon, the guests from the bride’s family got up and left.

The Yang family had just moved to Hulutao not long ago, and the Zhou family was the only relative here, so there were not many people coming to see the bride off, just the Yang and Zhou families.

Old Zhou’s family lived in Maoer Mountain, not far away and there was no need to send them. Qu Shaoyang sent someone to drive a sled to take Yang Qionghua’s brothers and sisters back.

There were many people coming to congratulate the Qu family, so two banquets were set up in total. By the time the second group of banquets ended, it was already dark outside.

“Third brother, you should go back and accompany your third sister-in-law. You don’t need to worry about this. Chunfu and the others will take care of it.”

When Qu Shaoyang saw that Qu Jiang was drunk and his face was red and his steps were unsteady, he quickly asked someone to send Qu Jiang back to his bridal chamber to rest.

Qu Jiang didn’t get married in his hometown, but less than a year after arriving in the Northeast, he held such a grand and lively wedding. He married a beautiful and capable wife, so he was naturally very happy.

Of course, the ones we are most grateful to are Qu Shaoyang and his wife.

So on the wedding night, Qu Jiang hugged his new wife and kept telling her how grateful he was to his brother and sister-in-law. He also told Qionghua to help Chen Xiuyun in the future and that the two sisters-in-law should be of one mind and not play tricks.

Yang Qionghua was a down-to-earth and honest girl, and her family had given her some advice before she got married.

Although Qu Jiang’s parents are not here, Qionghua does not have to serve her in-laws after marrying here, but Qu Jiang still relies on his younger brother to make a living.

Therefore, you must respect your brother-in-law and sisters-in-law. You cannot act like your sister-in-law and you must understand the rules, etc.

Now hearing her husband say so, Qionghua agreed obediently and promised to respect her brother-in-law and sister-in-law and not cause trouble for her husband in the future.

Qu Jiang was already in his twenties and had finally married. Naturally, he was restless that night and did not fall asleep until midnight.

Fortunately, there were no elders at home, and Qu Shaoyang and his wife also hid in Chen’s house. The newlyweds had no worries and slept until noon the next day.

Afterwards, Qu Jiang took his new wife to meet Liu Dongshan’s family next door, and then went to Chen’s house to meet Doctor Chen and his wife, just to recognize their relatives.

Lin Ruolan and Li both gave red envelopes to the new daughter-in-law as a token of their elders’ care.

Sisters-in-law Chen Xiuyun and Yang Qionghua also exchanged gifts.

The two sisters-in-law knew each other before, and now they have become a family, and they get along quite well.

On the third day after their wedding, the couple brought a lot of gifts and returned to the Yang family together.

The Yang family attached great importance to the new son-in-law’s return and prepared a sumptuous banquet to entertain him warmly.

It’s already the twelfth lunar month and the Chinese New Year is only a few days away. There are many things, big and small, to do at home.

It’s the end of the year, and warehouses, wineries, flour mills, etc. have to report this year’s accounts and calculate the profits and losses so that they can pay wages and dividends to the shopkeepers and employees.

Of the long-term workers in the family, about ten received their wages and returned to their hometown in Shandong when winter came, while the rest stayed.

It’s time to pay their wages so that they can be happy and have a good New Year.

In addition, arrangements must be made for the inspection office and the patrol team, as well as other miscellaneous matters. How can Qu Shaoyang handle all of this on his own?

So Chen Xiuyun stayed at her parents’ home for five or six days, then brought her son back and started preparing for the New Year.

On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xingye and others returned from Yingkou, bringing back a large sum of silver, money, guns and ammunition.

With this money, Qu Shaoyang felt much more at ease. He finally didn’t have to worry about how to spend the New Year.

“Sir, my two uncles said that they might not be back until the end of the year. Business is good this year, so they have to look after it over there.

Also, my uncle said that we should not stop receiving goods before the New Year. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, we should hurry up and send another batch of goods.”

After Xingye came back and reported the accounts, he said to Qu Shaoyang.

The Double Gun Gang no longer engages in robbery and has turned to collecting protection fees.

As long as the mountain people, passing merchants, wealthy families in villages and towns, etc. pay a certain fee, the Double Gun Gang can guarantee their safety and prevent them from being harassed by other bandit gangs.

If any gang dared to disobey, Chen Yunhan would take his men to attack them directly.

Nowadays, everyone in the Double Gun Gang is riding fast and their fighting power is outstanding.

Ordinary gangs were no match for them at all. They were either beaten to pieces or directly assimilated.

Nowadays, in Kuandian, Huairen, and even Andong, no one dares to disobey the Double Gun Gang.

(End of this chapter)