In a burst of lively congratulations, Mo Yan's coming-of-age ceremony concluded successfully. Such an elaborate and solemn ceremony brought immense shock to the villagers present, especially parents with daughters—they suddenly felt somewhat guilty for not providing a similar grand ceremony for their own daughters.
When peasant families held coming-of-age ceremonies for their daughters, even though they did their best to make them grand, they weren't nearly as meticulous. The ceremonies typically consisted of dressing in a set of clothes without patches and having an elder pin a wooden hairpin into the girl's hair in front of guests. If they could not afford luxurious clothes and hairpins, the basic ceremonies were not hard to achieve. It could be said that they didn't truly take it to heart, thus the ceremonies were hastily concluded.
Having witnessed Mo Yan's coming-of-age ceremony in person today, they realized how important a solemn ceremony was for their daughters!
