Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 836 Boudoir Secrets in the Springtime (1)

Chapter 836: Chapter 836 Boudoir Secrets in the Springtime (1)

In a burst of lively congratulations, Mo Yan’s coming-of-age ceremony concluded successfully. Such an elaborate and solemn ceremony brought immense shock to the villagers present, especially parents with daughters—they suddenly felt somewhat guilty for not providing a similar grand ceremony for their own daughters.

When peasant families held coming-of-age ceremonies for their daughters, even though they did their best to make them grand, they weren’t nearly as meticulous. The ceremonies typically consisted of dressing in a set of clothes without patches and having an elder pin a wooden hairpin into the girl’s hair in front of guests. If they could not afford luxurious clothes and hairpins, the basic ceremonies were not hard to achieve. It could be said that they didn’t truly take it to heart, thus the ceremonies were hastily concluded.

Having witnessed Mo Yan’s coming-of-age ceremony in person today, they realized how important a solemn ceremony was for their daughters!

From then on, any family with a daughter, who cherished her, would prepare for her coming-of-age ceremony well in advance—not to compete or show off, but simply to express their love and regard for their daughter. They hoped that their daughter, soon to be married, would also receive respect from her in-laws and have a smooth and joyful future.

Today was both Mo Yan’s coming-of-age ceremony and her engagement ceremony with Xiao Ruiyuan. According to the customs of Great Chu, when two families become engaged, the daughter should avoid impropriety. Therefore, after the completion of the coming-of-age ceremony, Mo Yan returned to her room, accompanied by Liu Tinglan.

Even though early in the morning, when they saw Xiao Ruiyuan standing behind Mo Qingze to greet the guests arriving for the ceremony, they guessed that the two families might become engaged, when everyone moved to the main hall and saw the matchmaker presenting the Bright Red Gold engagement Letter, the nine large boxes of gifts, and a pair of live geese, they were still deeply shocked.

In peasant households, engagement gifts were nothing special; usually, a silver hairpin or a piece of cloth would suffice to settle the engagement. If the conditions were better, adding tea, wine, brown sugar, and pastries—these four items—would be considered quite dignified, enough to give the girl’s family a sense of pride, and to boast about in the village for a long time.

In Liu Yang Village, last year’s engagement gifts for Mo Yongxi were considered the best, with that pair of bracelets made of genuine gold. If exchanged for silver, they could pay for a brick-tiled house. At the time, Mo Hong’s family flaunted them, attracting many envious gazes.

This time, the engagement between the Mo and Xiao families surpassed others with Xiao Ruiyuan bringing more gifts than the typical dowry. Not to mention what was in the nine large boxes that made the poles bend under their weight, the pair of live geese alone was exceptionally rare, not something you could buy with just silver, especially since they were lively and spirited!

The eyes of the crowd lingered on the pair of live geese and the nine red boxes. Even though they couldn’t see exactly what was inside the boxes, they could guess that the contents were extremely precious, which inspired them to discuss the matter excitedly.

A middle-aged woman clicked her tongue in envy, "Sir Xiao is lacking in neither status, appearance, nor prospects. Such a husband is rare in this world, the Yan girl is truly blessed!"

This comment was immediately overheard by Aunt Cai, who had just come out of the kitchen. She quickly countered, "Isn’t the Yan girl equally endowed with status and beauty? Not to mention her wealthy family background. At such a young age, she manages household affairs with ease. Whoever marries her would be so lucky, they would see their ancestors’ graves sprout green smoke. It might be that marrying the Yan girl is actually Sir Xiao’s good fortune!"

Another woman nodded repeatedly, "Exactly, exactly, it can only be said that the Yan girl and Sir Xiao are what they call in plays a ’match made in heaven,’ neither is climbing up by marrying the other! When they stand together, they look even more appealing than divine figures in a New Year painting. The children they’ll have in the future, be they boys or girls, are likely to be more beautiful than celestial Tongzi!"

"Isn’t that the truth? When those two stand together, I can’t bear to even blink!"