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How do rural people get married?

Young people in rural areas are generally introduced by matchmakers. Most women go to the man's house to see each other. If two young people look at each other and neither of them has any opinions, the woman will stay for dinner. If the woman doesn't look, she won't eat at the man's house.

It is a rural custom to decide how much bride price you want when you eat. It is inevitable, and then you can decide that the woman will bring some relatives to the man's house in a few days. Looking at the man's family conditions, the marriage is basically settled.

Young men and women in rural areas usually get married within one year of reaching marriageable age, and then entrust a matchmaker to the woman's house to set a wedding date. After the wedding date was set, the man began to decorate the house.

After the house is repaired, it is to buy bedding furniture and some household appliances that should be available at present. These are all set, just waiting for the wedding day.

Nowadays, marriage in rural areas is also very particular about ostentation and extravagance. Hiring ten eight cars to meet the bride shows her unique features. When the groom arrives at the woman's house, he can't go directly into the house, because there will be a sister-in-law and a brother-in-law standing outside the door, asking the groom for a red envelope. There is no limit to the amount of red envelopes, just for the sake of celebration and excitement.

After handing out the red envelopes, the groom can enter the door to marry the bride. After taking the bride home, both men and women should sit directly above, and then the two newlyweds salute the old man to express their gratitude for raising him.

The mother-in-law wants to give the bride a big red envelope prepared in advance. The bride took the red envelope and called her mother sweetly, and the wedding process was completed.