Li Xiulan and Zhang Guifen had stayed at the house overnight. Early the next morning, Yongguo and his wedding party returned with the bride, and the house quickly filled with helpers and curious onlookers.
The sound of firecrackers erupted with a series of pops and cracks. Children shouted that the bride had arrived, and the adults readied themselves.
The bride had been brought over in an ox cart decorated with red cloth. She stood beside Yongguo, who was dressed in a Zhongshan suit. Just as Yongguo prepared to carry the bride down from the cart, a middle-aged woman stepped forward.
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