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Chapter 410
As the New Year's Eve draws closer, Qingfu County has added two more markets, and the lively atmosphere seems to surpass that of Xuzhou City.

After resettling more than [-] people in western Sichuan, a patch of houses and shops have been built outside the city wall, which has expanded the size of the county.

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, a group of more than a hundred horses and horses came slowly from the south. The boxes on the carriages attracted people's attention.

They walked through Xincheng Street outside the city all the way and entered the South City Gate.The stewards of the two team leaders looked around and talked with each other.

"The Great Song Dynasty is still prosperous. See how many patrols there are, but why are there no guards at the city gate?"

"The population of houses outside the city is far greater than that inside the city. What's the use of guarding the city gate?"

"It's time to build a new city wall."

"This just shows that the prosperity of this place is fast, and the husband-in-law of the princess is really talented..."

Not long after walking on the crowded long street, a group of patrolmen came striding forward, cupped their hands, and asked, "You have shipped the goods, and the customs duties have been paid, please show me the proof."

The two stewards looked at each other, and felt that such a polite subordinate was rare.

"I'm not a merchant, and the owner of the family ordered me to come to give the marriage. Dare I ask the county government to go straight?"

The leader of the fast shift was taken aback, looked at the carriages, and secretly cursed that the checkpoints along the way did not send anyone to report, and hurriedly led them to the county government.

……

"200 taels of gold, 5000 taels of silver, six handles of jade ruyis, a set of enamel dishes showing the auspiciousness of the dragon and the phoenix, a pair of lacquer dowry with a picture of mandarin ducks painted on it..."

Half an hour later, Li Xia received the visitor, and then gave Gao Mingyue a long gift list. The two discussed it for a while, but both were a little confused.

"My dowry?"

"Well, Gao Qiong...the eldest brother sent someone to deliver it."

Gao Mingyue glanced at the gift list again, a little frightened, and raised her head and asked, "Tongya City is not rich, so elder brother spent so much money to buy it?"

"He is too thoughtful, I'm afraid he has anticipated the situation of the second brother. I figured it out, he must have tried his best to buy these gifts."

This is the custom in the Song Dynasty, comparing dowry when sending daughters to marry.For example, when Su Shi's younger brother Su Zhe married his daughter, he sold a piece of good land and got [-] yuan as a dowry for his daughter, saying to himself that "the family broke the family and married the daughter".

This kind of comparison between literati and bureaucrats was also spread to the people, so that in the Song Dynasty, there were often scenes of "ten miles of red makeup" when marrying a daughter.The amount of dowry directly affects the status of the bride in her husband's family.

Born as a descendant of Gao Qiong's family, he understands the customs of the Song Dynasty.He also expected that Gao Changshou still needed Li Xia's help in Weining and couldn't afford the dowry, so he spent the money.

Not only was the family destroyed and given away for marriage, but it was also a huge risk. Once the Mongols found out what the city lord of Tongshi had done, they would be charged with "Tong Song" and even destroy the family.

But Gao Qiong did it anyway, not only because Gao's face of "three kings, one emperor and five feudal lords" cannot be lost, but also because he valued Li Xia.

"Then you take it." Gao Mingyue said, stuffing the gift list into Li Xia's hand, and touched each other's hands again, slippery.

"I heard that the dowry is the woman's private property." Li Xia made a rare joke and said, "Stealing a wife's property is a violation of the "Song Xingtong."

"Then I... I used it for you. I can't place so many things."

"It's inconsistent with etiquette."

"Doesn't it match?"

"I don't know either, it should be."

Both of them were married for the first time, they looked at each other for a while, and each smiled.Li Xia leaned down and pecked Gao Mingyue's mouth again.

"In short, you will deal with it after you get married, and you must not move now."

"Ask Mrs. Li?"

"Alright."

Gao Mingyue said softly and softly: "Then you go quickly, don't delay your business because of these things."

"Okay, that's right... Eldest brother also sent you a few maidservants, you need to meet them."

"Okay, then I'm going to the back hall."

Saying to leave but not leaving, the two held hands and whispered a few more words before Li Xia went to the front office.

Their wedding date is on the 26th, and there are only a few days left, and the red "囍" has been pasted on the gate of the Houya...

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"From the Gao family?"

Li Yong looked at the gift list and said, "The dowry is too thick. If we replace it with ordinary items, not to mention red makeup, it can be placed for dozens of miles. Compared with it, our Li family's dowry is a bit light."

Li Xia frowned slightly, a little against the words "our Li family", but it was difficult to say anything.

He calmly said: "I don't care about these things, how to arrange these objects?"

Li Yong said: "The bride's private property is not easy to arrange. If you want to use it in the future, you must first ask your wife. Also, you must distinguish between public property and private property. Don't dare to use your wife's dowry for official business. Don't touch both ends." it is good……"

The ramblings are all the experience of being an official and a husband.

Li Xia didn't like to see Li Yong like this, and sometimes he showed some gestures of father and son teaching his son, and he worried a lot.

"Thank you, Mr. Li, for your suggestion."

"Since the Gao family is so thoughtful, they must have sent someone to help manage it as the mother's family?"

"Yes, the two stewards came with their wives."

Li Yong handed back the gift list, stroked his knees, and said, "I asked Niang Liu to discuss with her relatives. Dali is far away from the country, and Gao's family was bothered if they could come before the wedding. A prominent family, even if the country is destroyed, it has its own background. The Li family is still on the rise."

Li Yong is not a snobbish person, but it is inevitable that people are so sophisticated, and the atmosphere of the Song Dynasty is like this.

Gao Changshou always thought about arranging his sister's wedding when he had the strength, not for nothing, but because Gao Mingyue could have confidence in her husband's family.

It's a pity that in the end the dowry was given by Gao Qiong, which must have been quite frustrating for Gao Changshou.

Li Xia suddenly wanted to see Gao Changshou, chat a few words, and tell him that the dignity of a man is not about money, how much humiliation Gao Qiong suffered under the Mongol rule with this family wealth?
Thinking about the world situation makes people sigh...

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At night, Liu Susu caressed a new red dress, and said softly: "This kid went out for a long time in October, and I wanted to grow taller when he came back. Sure enough, fortunately, I left some sizes at that time." .”

Li Yong held an official document and looked at it, and said casually: "I will be eighteen soon, I won't grow much, and it will be too tall."

"Yeah, it's so big in a blink of an eye, taller than officials."

"If you are not crowned, you are still a child."

"I've got a family and established a business. After the reward comes down, maybe the official position is higher than the official's back then."

"No official is light." Li Yong shook his head and asked, "Have you met the Gao family today?"

"Well, speaking of a few managers, all of them were high-ranking officials in Dali Kingdom. They were loyal to Gao's family and spoke very politely. I planned to build a big house, but I told them that I will welcome the relatives from our house when the time comes. , and they did not object."

Li Yong put down the official document, and pondered: "There are more than [-] Qingfu troops, probably not enough wine?"

"Dalang went to Xu and Lu to buy it, and it will arrive today." Liu Susu said: "The money for the wine is still on credit. Mr. Han said that he will return it to others after the award next year. In addition, Taoist Hao said that he made some fireworks, which will be lively lively."

"Using that kid's gunpowder for fireworks, Daoist Hao is afraid that his kindness will be treated as a donkey's liver and lungs." Li Yong asked: "Have you replied to all the wedding invitations sent out?"

Liu Susu got up, took out a small box, and said with a smile: "The reply letter arrived today, I want to let you have a look at the official document after you have finished reading it."

"Let's worry about your son's marriage first, it's only a few days away." Li Yong sighed with a smile, picked up the reply letters in the box and read them one by one.

Liu Susu has written down the notes to arrange the banquet.

"Pu Shuai really couldn't come, so he sent someone to send a congratulatory gift. I think he will arrive in two days. I will send someone to wait at the intersection tomorrow... By the way, Zhu's appeasement envoy is very polite. Remind me to prepare a generous gift during the New Year's Eve." Go to visit."

"Shouldn't Erlang go there in person?"

"This kid is very arrogant now, and he refuses to deal with these vain rituals... So, how can an official do without aides? Before I came, he was only the father and son of the Han family."

Under the candlelight, Li Yong shook his head, with a trace of helplessness in his eyes, but he was actually willing to help Li Xia do these things.

Liu Susu saw this thought in her eyes, smiled gently, and lowered her head to write the order of the seats at the banquet.

"Those friends in Erlang's army haven't replied yet?"

"Yes, I haven't received it today, including Nie Zhongyou, the Wuxin Army he mentioned most often, and he hasn't responded yet."

"People in the army can't force it. Judging from the situation, I'm afraid they won't be able to come. If there is a future, arrange a few hundred generals to these tables. Remember, civil servants and military officials, southerners and northerners must sit separately."

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Li Yong's family also took a lot of pains in organizing the wedding for Li Xia.

The purchase of wedding items, the dishes for the banquet, the list of guests... Arranged one by one, and finally, on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, the day when Li Xia married Gao Mingyue...

(End of this chapter)