Fenghou

Chapter 353 Arrangement
Chen Qing didn’t go out today, so he made an appointment with a shop to decorate his house. This shop also migrated from Bianliang, Tokyo. It is different from today's home improvement store, but it is deeper and has a wider business scope than today's home improvement store.

For example, when an elderly person dies, they will come to set up a coffin, hang white banners, wear sackcloth and mourning for the family, prepare coffins and ice cubes, contact the temple for salvation, and find someone to cry for the funeral, all in one package.

If you are getting married, the shop will be even busier. The mansion will be decorated with lanterns and festoons, green cottages will be set up, carpets will be laid, braziers will be set up, drums and music will be prepared, banquets will be prepared, the bridal chamber will be arranged, and even the best silk and satin quilts will be prepared for you. Or the sedan chairs are all ready, so you don't need to worry about it.

Of course, if the mansion wants to dig fish ponds, build rockery, build pavilions, build gardens, repair houses, etc., they are even more sought after. This is their main business.

As for how Chen Qing found this shop, there is a dental shop diagonally opposite his house, which specializes in providing various intermediary services.

Chen Qing also wrote two advertisements for this dental shop last year, "Only you can't think of it, and I can't do it without me".

The shopkeeper of the dental shop immediately found someone to engrave these two sentences on a signboard and hang it in front of the dental shop's gate. As a result, Chen Qing later discovered that almost all the dental shops in Lin'an had plagiarized these two advertising slogans.

Not long after Zhao Wenxin left, someone came to the decoration shop. Two people came, a small steward and a buddy. The steward was in charge of communication, and the buddy was in charge of recording. They listened to the request first, then went back to prepare, and started to decorate the mansion tomorrow. House.

"How much time do you normally need to decorate a mansion?" Chen Qingxiao asked.

The young steward, surnamed Yang, has been in the industry for ten years and has a lot of experience. He said with a smile on his face: "It depends on the size of the house. Generally, a single courtyard can be furnished in one day, and it takes two days to enter a mansion. We usually need three days for such a seven-acre house, but if the young master’s banquet and worship hall are placed in Fengle Building, it will save a lot of things, and it can be arranged in two days."

Chen Qing hesitated and asked: "Speaking of Fengle Building, I have a little question. Fengle Building is a place for fireworks. Is it suitable to hold a wedding there?"

Chen Qing's wedding was held in Fengle Building. It was not his decision, but Zheng Tongquan and the Lu family's unanimous decision. He only heard about this decision at the end. He felt a little weird, but he didn't want to say anything. It's not easy to mention this matter in front of her, after all, it was her father's decision.

It happened that this decoration shop came over today, so Chen Qing asked casually.

Guanshi Yang said with a smile: "Master, I have a prejudice against Fenglelou! Fenglelou is not a place for fireworks, it is actually the best restaurant, the best teahouse, the best gambling house and the best music workshop. Not only brothels, most of the beauties there do not sell their bodies, even if they sell their bodies, they must be taken out, they are not allowed to trade in Fengle Building, otherwise, how could the wives of various prefectures allow their husbands to go to Fengle Building?"

Chen Qing has only been to Fengle Building once, to gamble on arrows, and has never set foot in Fengle Building, so speaking of it, he can also go there for a drink.

"Are there many people holding a wedding in Fengle Building?"

"There are quite a few of them, and they are all rich and powerful. Not only are they expensive, but they also have status requirements. Although ordinary businessmen are rich, they can't get an appointment. Biyuntian is the most luxurious building among the five buildings of Fengle Building. A place for weddings and birthday parties.”

Chen Qing nodded, "Thank you, Manager Yang, for your explanation, let's start from the gate!"

"it is good!"

Steward Yang pointed to the front door and said: "Women to welcome the bride must come to the husband's house first, and then go to Fengle Building to pay homage, so the first step is the felt blanket. Small families only have two felt blankets to change in turn, so there is no need for young master here." When the rotation is over, we will spread the blankets directly to the main hall, and the bride pays her respects to her in-laws in the main hall, so she is considered to be her husband's family, and she can walk freely in the mansion."

"and then!"

"Then there are lanterns. The deadly big lanterns are usually used for birthday celebrations. When newlyweds get married, they usually use lanterns for golden boys and girls. For powerful people, palace lanterns are used. Of course, you also use palace lanterns. There are bridesmaids, drums, singing and dancing, firecrackers, and so on at the door. Handing out sweets, coins, etc., we'll take care of that."

"Since the wedding is in Fengle Building, why are there so many etiquettes in the mansion?" Chen Qing asked puzzled.

Steward Yang smiled slightly; "Some ceremonies cannot be replaced by the Fengle Building. To welcome relatives, you must first come to your husband's house, meet your in-laws, and worship your ancestors before you can go to Fengle Building. Therefore, many decorations in the mansion cannot be saved. Try to be as simple as possible, and some dispensable ceremonies will be avoided, such as crossing the brazier, crossing the saddle, etc. I heard that there are almost no relatives in the husband's family this time, so it is even simpler, saving a lot of tediousness, just enter the door directly .”

"Will it look deserted?"

Steward Yang smiled wryly and said: "It's inevitable to be deserted. There's no way around it. There are always advantages and disadvantages. Although there are many relatives, there are many cumbersome things, but they are also lively. Although we can also find someone to pretend to be relatives, it is meaningless. Did the young master say so?"

Chen Qing nodded, and then called Zheng Ping's family, Hu Yantong's family, Lu Wei and his own soldiers to join in the fun. It's not good if it's too deserted.

Steward Yang smiled and said, "Then let's continue walking in and talk about the layout of the front yard."

During this time, the Lu Mansion was also extremely busy. The Lu Mansion not only wanted to marry a daughter, but also welcomed relatives. Lu Wei, the second son of Lu Jin, wanted to marry Li Mei as his wife, three days later than marrying his daughter.

Lu Jin has two sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Lu Jing, was born as a Jinshi. He is currently serving as the county magistrate in Yugan County, Raozhou. The youngest daughter, Lu Wen, was born to his second wife, Mrs. Xu.

In addition, Lu Jin has two brothers, Lu Qi and Lu Yu, both of whom are officials in other places. Marrying a daughter-in-law this time is a major event for the Lu family. came back.

However, Lu Jin still has a big worry that his family does not have enough money. Lu Yihao has been an official for many years. Although he has accumulated a lot of wealth, just like all nobles and official families, a Jingkang disaster caused huge property losses to them.

It is mainly the loss of houses and land, that is, the loss of real estate. Various shops, manors, mansions, etc., which have accumulated a lot of wealth, are gone, and they have become the wealth of the Jin Kingdom and the Puppet Qi Kingdom.

In fact, another loss is the loss of copper coins. Many people’s copper coins are stored in money shops or cellars. As a result, Jin soldiers entered the city, and the shops and money shops were looted. Walk.

At the most urgent time, one tael of silver in Bianliang could even be exchanged for twenty pennies, and gold had long since disappeared. Even today, one tael of silver could be exchanged for five pennies.

Many people's wealth such as gold, silver, copper coins and other materials can be preserved. It was after the first retreat of the Jinbing siege and the emperor's southern tour. At that time, a large number of prophetic dignitaries began to transfer wealth to the south.

The same is true for the Lu family, who transferred tens of thousands of guan worth of wealth to buy shops and land in the Jiangnan area, and the entire Lu family finally survived.

But this is the wealth of the family, and Lu Xiu's marriage and Lu Wei's marriage are Lu Jin's business. You can't use the family wealth on your children. Of course, the family will subsidize a little, but it is only [-] yuan per person. , no more.

That's why Zheng Tongquan asked Chen Qing not to give [-] bolts of cloth as a beneficiary gift, because the Lu family would lose face if they couldn't provide the corresponding dowry.

The last thing Chen Qing sent was a gift of one thousand taels of silver. He converted the reward of [-] bolts of cloth into four thousand taels of silver, and took out a total of nine thousand taels of silver from the inner treasury. After leaving Zheng Ping to set up a commercial firm, the four thousand taels of silver remained in his own hands.

Chen Qing has about [-] taels of silver in his personal savings, but most of the money is stored in Chengdu Baoji Cabinet Workshop, and some of it is in Baling County. .

The five hundred taels of silver to marry a wife is far from enough, so he can only count on the reward from Emperor Zhao Gou for killing Yang Yao.

Chen Qing had enough money to marry a wife, but Lu Jin had difficulty getting money to marry a daughter and a daughter-in-law.

(End of this chapter)