The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 419 - 429 What Songs Can You Sing?

Chapter 419: Chapter 429 What Songs Can You Sing?

And the woman across also boarded the bamboo raft; in the middle of the water, there was actually a small island more than three feet long. The bamboo rafts stopped on either side of the island, and that’s where they formed their unions.

Gu Youyou found it novel and amusing, and the mellow voice of Jin Zijin reached her from behind at that moment.

"This is the marriage ceremony of Nanzhao Country. As long as a man and a woman both ascend to the Song Stage of Fate in the middle of the water, they will become husband and wife. Look, that man is taking his wife home."

Could they really just take her home like that? And Jin Zijin referred to her as his wife?

After her initial shock, Gu Youyou commented, "Interesting, simple, low-cost, quick results."

This marriage ritual was indeed interesting: no need for matchmakers, hence simple; marrying only required paying the boatman’s fee, which means low-cost; a man could take a bride home just by singing a folk song, thus the results were quick.

Successively, several couples were formed, yet the number of men and women on both banks did not decrease. As one pair left upon union, new men and women ascended the stage.

Gu Youyou suddenly felt an urge to give it a try.

After all, they were already married, so ascending the Mandarin Duck Song Stage one more time seemed harmless.

Mainly, she was curious if this awkward man would sing a love song, or rather, what kind of love song he would sing.

On the opposite bank, the man standing at the front, with his face flushed, didn’t dare to sing, looking anxious and too embarrassed to start singing.

The woman on this side got impatient, stomping her foot in complaint and singing plaintively, "Brother, just speak your mind, sister is willing to ease your worries, If only you wish it, brother dear, I’ll gladly follow you to the Song Stage."

She was indeed a bold and straightforward girl.

Finally, the man on the opposite bank, his face still red, sang in response, "True love can’t be bought for a thousand gold, the day you become my wife so dear, like mandarin ducks we’ll never part, through all life’s flavors, we’ll stick near."

The girl across was satisfied then, following him to the Song Stage of Fate in the water.

Gu Youyou suddenly announced, "I’ll go too!"

"Hey!"

Without waiting for Jin Zijin’s consent, Gu Youyou had already pushed through the bushes and ran towards the blush-colored valley.

"Come back, this isn’t just a game!"

Gu Youyou didn’t listen and ran even faster.

Jin Zijin immediately chased down the hill after her. Their silhouettes were noticed by the people on both sides of the valley. The boatman shouted loudly at Jin Zijin, "Young man across there, if you want to chase the girl, please go to the opposite bank, you cannot disrupt the rules."

Seeing Jin Zijin’s lagging silhouette behind her, Gu Youyou laughed heartily.

Upon reaching the other bank, a girl greeted her enthusiastically with a teasing smile, "Sister, your beloved is so eager, he even chased you to the opposite bank."

Remembering that Jin Zijin must be very angry, Gu Youyou couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh.

The other women took her shyness for bashfulness, teasing her and joking about her thin-skinned nature.

The folk songs in the front continued, and as soon as the woman on this side finished singing, the bold man across immediately took over, singing shyly.

"The sun comes out all bright and red, your father shall be your wedded head, play the tune and ascend the Song Stage, into the bridal chamber with love engaged."

Laughter erupted from both banks, and the girl in front of Gu Youyou, flustered and fuming, stomped her foot. Another girl teased her, "Sister, will you enter that bridal chamber or not?"

The girl, too embarrassed to speak, stomped her foot and said indignantly, "Nuisance, next row."

"Hey!" The man across, chuckling, pushed through the crowd towards the boatman poised to lower the next row.

The old boatman also couldn’t help but start laughing.

Suddenly, exclamations arose nearby, "The brother across looks so handsome; I wonder whose brother he is!"