On the evening of the nineteenth day of the month, the entire Li Family's house was adorned with red lanterns, glowing brightly.
Li Yuzhu heard from Second Lady Liu that, according to village customs, the lanterns should remain lit until the daughter's third-day return.
The lively nineteenth day passed, and the twentieth day arrived—the day of departure from the home.
As the sky was just faintly lightening, fireworks began to crackle intermittently at the entrance of the Li Family's house.
When the morning sun just reached the treetops, the banquet began.
There were six tables arranged on the open ground in front of the Li Family's house, six tables in the courtyard, and four tables on the open ground in front of the school hall.
The Li Family did not collect gifts, and almost everyone from the two villages who could come was in attendance.
