Chapter 358: The Grand Tribal Celebration

On this day, the autumn wind whistled, and the gentle breeze brought warmth; it was a good day.

The Ancient People did not keep track of auspicious days, nor did they have any almanac, but they had their own rule: any day with sun was a good day.

Therefore, Yao of the Wolf Clansmen was preparing to hold his marriage on this day.

The Ancient People also said that marriage was the earliest Marriage custom.

In the past, when an ancestor of the Ancient People fancied a woman, he would seize her and bring her back to the Cave to live together; this was the origin of the marriage custom. Now, as the late Ancient era fades, they can no longer knock them out and instead gradually promote free love.

Of course, only those in the Tribe who have ability can seek free love; ordinary females have no choice but to be chosen.

Wolf Clansmen's marriages were originally simple, but because Yao is the chief, his wedding naturally draws extra attention.

They erected a huge Clay Stove inside the Tribe to cook, set up a primitive Bonfire, sang and danced, and prepared food.

All together they celebrated that Yao was to be married.

Yao's marriage is a big affair, and the Wolf Clansmen all came to help.

The Wolf Clansmen chose a vacant plot as the wedding site; even though Ancient People's weddings are simple, they still have a sense of ceremony: they must bring big red flowers and wrap a black vine around the head.

In the past, single Wolf Clansmen would insert a Corn Flower on their heads to signal bachelorhood; now, for marriage, the Corn Flower is unnecessary, and the bride herself plucks it off, symbolizing the end of single status.

Yao is very happy today; although he feels some regret, he also knows this may be the best choice.

Marrying ChaoJi is equivalent to acquiring the Youchao Clan's house‑building technique.

He now has a Tulou, but he still hopes to live in the beautiful wooden house that ChaoJi described.

"Yao, Ying and the others have arrived."

Asu, in a good mood, hurried over to report; Yao was examining the farming tools that Nan Qinghuan and the others had sent, and it should be noted that he had never seen such items before.

Of course, he also thanked them for sending these.

Now their tilling will be much easier.

These items truly won his heart.

When he heard that Ying and Nan Qinghuan had arrived, Yao hurried with Asu and the others to greet them; upon seeing that they came by Carriage, a whole group of Wolf Clansmen gathered, curious.

"Chief, what is that thing?"

The clansmen, having never seen a Carriage, rushed over to marvel; Yao, seeing how impressive the Carriage was, also felt envy.

"So this is a Carriage. It looks really nice."

When the Carriage stopped, Dashan and his group hurriedly leapt down, then looked toward the people inside and said, "Ying, Oumu, arrived."

Nan Qinghuan lifted the curtain made of silk; her belly was already showing, and although she intended to step down first, Ying was a step ahead, coming to take her hand.

"Careful, let me go down first."

"Oh dear, the Goddess's belly is swelling; it must be several offspring."

"I think it's three..."

Nan Qinghuan: "..."

As soon as she stepped down, she heard the clansmen comment on her belly; feeling a bit embarrassed, she hurried to Yao's side and said, "Yao, congratulations to you."

She deliberately picked a bunch of red flowers and handed them to him; Ying slightly frowned and said, "Goddess, this is..."

"You take it; it signifies a blessing—marriage needs flowers."

"Alright, then thank you, please."

Yao was extremely delighted; this place was no longer the old Wolf Clansmen. They had now erected a Bonfire, planning to return to the Tulou for a meal after the wedding here.

This time they made tables and stools, of course with ChaoJi's help; having married in, she brought the Youchao Clan's techniques with her.

ChaoJi truly wishes to stay with Yao for a lifetime, so the woman brought every usable item from outside!

When Ying saw Yao's Tulou, he was still very pleased.

Back then they lived in the Cave; now they can enter the Tulou to eat.

Soon, the bride was brought in, followed by a woman who looked like a witch; this was the wolf matriarch, whom Nan Qinghuan had rarely seen before.

This Wolf Clansmen wedding is quite interesting and differs from the Ying Tribe; the Ying Tribe's ceremony is just two people holding hands, then someone throws some random stuff, knocks the bride unconscious and takes her away.

But here it is different.

The bride is not knocked out; instead she is beautifully dressed and presented.

"The bride has arrived."

Surprisingly, the one delivering the bride was Youchao Xuan, who, like a brother marrying off his sister, walked step by step, hand in hand with ChaoJi, toward here.

Finally, amid those strange shouts, he pushed the bride to Yao.

Yao immediately lifted her, and personally lifted the Yezi from ChaoJi's head.

This is somewhat reminiscent of the ancient practice of lifting the veil.

It's just less elaborate.

Under the Yezi, ChaoJi seemed a bit shy; she and Yao exchanged a glance, then she stood up, feeling a little embarrassed to look at them.

"Goddess, Ying, I finally got my wish."

"ChaoJi, congratulations to you."

Nan Qinghuan had nothing else to give her, thought for a while, and fetched a string of gemstone necklaces left over from last time: "ChaoJi, I give you this necklace, hoping you may live happily together, growing old side by side."

These words left ChaoJi puzzled.

She slightly frowned at Nan Qinghuan and asked, "Goddess, why do you want us to grow old?"

Getting old means eventually dying, Nan Qinghuan was speechless; indeed, cultural differences are significant.

"I mean that you can live together for a very long time, never parting—that's what I meant."

"So that's it, thank you, Goddess, thank you."

After the ceremony, Yao would invite them to a meal.

"I have prepared a simple feast; Ying, Ashu, Goddess, please join."

Even though the wedding is over, Nan Qinghuan finally got to experience it; she never expected a Remote Antiquity Era wedding to be so fun.

What an eye‑opener.

Soon, their group went to the Tulou, and when they saw tables and stools, Nan Qinghuan found it incredible.

She felt as if she were having a Baba Feast in the Remote Antiquity Era.

"These were all made by you?"

"I had my clan make them, Goddess. You like them, right? In the future you can bring things to trade, okay?"

Youchao Ji also developed the awareness of trading items, and that made Nan Qinghuan realize that history is slowly advancing, never stopping even for a moment.

She suddenly fell silent, which made Yao a bit angry, "Aji, stop talking nonsense. Ying, they obviously want to give them; how could we trade with them?"

Youchao Ji felt a bit embarrassed, "What I meant was…"

"Youchao Ji is right; of course we should trade. Once we finish building One Street, everyone can bring whatever they want there to exchange."

"Goddess, we can also sit on these things; we'll make them when we get back."

Youchao Xuan knows Nan Qinghuan likes these stools and tables, and of course his clan can make them.

He can too.

Nan Qinghuan watched everyone busy yet cautious, smiled lightly to ease the atmosphere, "Alright, let's leave that aside for now. Eating at a table is perfect; no longer sitting on the ground—that's a huge improvement. So, Yao, may we eat now?"