Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1143 - 364: Secret Medicine_4

Chapter 1143: Chapter 364: Secret Medicine_4

After locking the dowry box to make sure no one would discover what was inside, Liu Tinglan sat back down in front of Mo Yan and cautioned, "Don’t give this thing to just anyone, it’s not good for you."

An unmarried girl had actually concocted such shameful pills. Although many women would like them, it was invariably a cause for criticism.

"Yeah, I know. Apart from you and me, no one else knows this thing exists." Mo Yan had never thought about making money from it and didn’t plan to spread it around.

Liu Tinglan held her friend’s hand, touched, not knowing how to thank her. The allure of the pills was too strong for her, and even though they were deeply embarrassing, she wouldn’t discard them. How difficult it must have been for her dear sister to wholeheartedly consider her well-being and personally make such a thing. The trust alone, let alone the friendship, was enough to last her a lifetime.

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Tomorrow would be the day Liu Tinglan married and joined the Shen family. Normally, the dowry should have been sent over today, but since the two families were over a hundred li apart, and the journey to and from was rather inconvenient, the dowry would accompany Liu Tinglan when she went over tomorrow.

Mo Yan would also go over tomorrow and, after enjoying the wedding banquet at the Shen family’s, would return with those escorting the bride.

That evening, Mo Yan stayed in the room to have dinner with Liu Tinglan. After dinner, they faced the climax of this joyful event—the "crying-for-marriage" ritual.

There was a strict protocol to "crying-for-marriage". One couldn’t just cry at will; they had to know how to cry. Those who didn’t know how were subject to ridicule or even discrimination. Usually one must cry for "father and mother," "brothers and sisters-in-law," "sisters," "uncles," "guests," "matchmakers," "hair combing," "ancestors," "boarding the bridal sedan"... Anyone who came to visit the bride was expected to accompany her in crying.

Originating from long ago, "crying-for-marriage" expressed the bride’s gratitude for her parents’ and elders’ upbringing, the affection of her siblings, and it voiced the sadness of leaving behind a girl’s joyful life and the confusion and unease before the arrival of a new life. It also served as an outlet for dissatisfaction with marriage or anger at matchmakers for carelessly arranging one’s future. It was an expression of many complex emotions.

Mo Yan had always thought of "crying-for-marriage" as just a ceremony, but when she saw Mr. and Mrs. Liu holding Liu Tinglan, crying uncontrollably, tears uncontrollably followed from her own eyes.

"Father, Mother, is it okay if I don’t marry? I won’t marry, I really don’t want to. Can’t I just stay at home and keep you company for the rest of my life?" Liu Tinglan sobbed inconsolably in her parents’ embrace. Time she could spend with her parents was far too short; she couldn’t bear it, she just couldn’t!

To outsiders, this lament seemed like part of the act, unaware that this girl, who had longed to marry the man of her dreams, was genuinely entertaining the thought of not marrying at all.

When it was Mo Yan’s turn to cry as the bridesmaid, she exchanged smiles with the already teary-eyed Liu Tinglan, unable to bring herself to cry. But as they continued to smile, tears began to flow, and eventually, the two embraced, crying inconsolably, without saying a word.

This "crying-for-marriage" was quite a failure, but given Mo Yan’s status, no one dared to laugh. Instead, they stayed by her side, consoling and asking her not to be sad.

The whole "crying-for-marriage" ritual wasn’t completed until the end of Zi Hour. As they needed to rise early the next day, once everyone had left the room, Mo Yan and Liu Tinglan washed their faces, briefly wiped their hands and feet and went to bed.

They thought they wouldn’t be able to sleep, but having previously cried out all their anxieties, they both fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow.

They had been asleep for only four hours when they were awakened.

After cleansing their faces, Mo Yan helped Liu Tinglan into her wedding gown of mandarin ducks playing in water. Soon after, Madam Quan Fu, hired by the Liu Family, began to comb Ting Lan’s hair, singing a hair combing song as she worked. Mrs. Liu watched on, wetting her handkerchief once more.

Once their hair was styled, the makeup mother began to apply Ting Lan’s makeup. Smoothing paste, dusting powder, applying rouge, drawing eyebrows... and in two quarters of an hour, the makeup was completed.

The makeup artistry of the makeup mother was not bad, enhancing Ting Lan’s facial features and covering minor flaws, making her even more radiantly beautiful.

After the makeup was done, the room was cleared out, leaving only Mo Yan and the joyously radiant Ting Lan.

Liu Tinglan sat upright on the bed, her face showing little joy. Hardly any girl with her heart tied to her parents would be very happy on her wedding day.

Mo Yan sat beside Liu Tinglan, trying to cheer her up by pretending to be a lecherous rogue, squinting and leaning in to touch her face, "Such a beautiful bride, you make this gentleman’s heart beat wildly. Why not just marry me? I promise to indulge you with delicious food, spicy flavors, and dote on you every day."

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