East Factory Governor

Chapter 796

Nao Nao Nao, Lai San'er is an old man and confidant of the Jianghe Gang, and the head of the Qinglong Hall, and is now well-known in the martial arts, so his wedding is naturally the top priority of the Jianghe Gang.

Since two months ago, Qiu Dali has been handling this matter personally.

In this way, the three engagements and six ceremonies are almost the same. In three days, the matchmaker will be able to get married.

In view of Lai San'er's contribution to the imperial court, after hearing the news, Chongzhen also rewarded him with a house, with a big garden for three ins and three outs, and now Lai San'er is also a master Lai at home, just a few servants Ten, don't mention how prestige it is.

In the past, when Lai Saner married Chunhuaer, it made the toad want to eat swan meat. Now that he married Chunhuaer, many people envied Chunhuaer's family, saying that they had good luck in their previous life. Chunhuaer's father, Wang Sanfeng, mentioned it now. When it comes to this future son-in-law, he can straighten his back for a long time, and when he speaks, his nostrils are turned upside down.

The sixth day of July is an auspicious day for marriage.

In Taiyun Village, Daxing County, Hejian Prefecture, east of the capital, the whole village is dressed in red and green, and it is full of joy.

Today is the day when Wang Chunhua, the daughter of the Wang family, came out of the pavilion. Before dawn, more than 30 families in the village were up.

There are a total of more than 100 people in the village, and the work was arranged the night before: those who set up the venue, those who slaughtered pigs and sheep, those who boiled water and hot pots, and those who washed vegetables and dishes. Full of laughter and laughter.

That's not to mention, the sky has just been dim, and several old officials from the county have also hurriedly arrived.

What are they here for?Guided on the spot!
This wedding has long been a sensation in the county!Want to know who Chunhuaer is going to marry?That is the majestic General Pingnu, Lord Dingbei Bolai who was conferred by the emperor!

Ding Bei Bo, this is the title given to Lai San'er after the last Northern Expedition, after half a year of discussion between the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials.

Although it is still several levels behind Qin Shuhuai's "An Guogong", to ordinary people, it is already a very high honor.

This may be the highest title the county has ever received since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Lai San'er is not only a native of the county, but also a native of the county to marry, so if he gets married, can the squires in the county not come to manage it?
Don't talk about flattery and the like, the squire is not looking at this, but the face of the county!

It's not easy to get a Ding Beibo, and he is a good man who has made great military achievements and fought bloody battles to keep everyone safe. If his wedding is not done right, it will be easy to make people in the next county laugh at him!

At that time, they, the squires, will have to be instructed and ineffective, and the whole county will be mud-legged and bumpkins. There is no place for this old face!
Before the end of the Ming Dynasty and even the end of the Qing Dynasty, a large part of the responsibility for educating the villagers fell on the local gentry.

It's fine for ordinary people to get married, but Ding Beibo's wedding represents the highest-standard wedding in the county. If the wedding ceremony is not in place, and it is done in one piece, it will prove that no one in this county understands "Li", is it all mud legs?
The Ming Dynasty knew the world with etiquette, who should be blamed for the lack of etiquette among the villagers?Can you blame the farmers working in the fields for not understanding?

The strange thing is that you country gentry and county lords who have read a lot of poetry and books, the peasants don't understand what you are doing?Are you just eating, drinking and having fun?This is called being rich and disrespectful, and you are simply an upstart.

In the Ming Dynasty, being rich and disrespectful were the two major crimes of the rich, and no one wanted to wear these two hats.

So this wedding, from the county magistrate to the squires, has all been mobilized.

Since Lai San'er is managed by the Jianghe Gang, the only thing they can help is the woman's side.

Wang Sanfeng had never seen so many squires in his life, and they greeted them at the entrance of the village early in the morning.

"Hey, Zhang Yuanwai, thank you for your kindness!"

"Don't dare, congratulations, brother Wang!"

"Mr. Li, welcome if you are far away, welcome if you are far away!"

"Brother Wang, you are too polite, congratulations on finding such a good son-in-law!"

Seeing those prominent officials in the county congratulating him, Wang Sanfeng couldn't close his mouth with joy.

Those members not only came in person, but also brought a lot of wedding supplies, fearing that this remote place in the backcountry might not be able to get it all together.

The village was bustling with activity, and soon the smell of rice and vegetables filled the village, making the children salivate.

When it was almost noon, a mighty team suddenly appeared at the entrance of the village.

This line was a full mile long, and everyone wore bright red clothes. The front row was twenty members of Qinglongtang from the Jianghe Gang. , to clear the way ahead.

Behind the clearing team is today's protagonist, Lai San'er.

This kid is very rare today, standing up straight, wearing a bright red groom's suit, with big red flowers on his chest, and riding a tall horse. He really looks like a dog, with quite a posture.

On his left is Qin Shuhuai.

Originally, according to Qiu Dali's arrangement, Qin Shuhuai was going to sit in Lai's mansion, and when he received the wedding ceremony, Qin Shuhuai would be the officiant.

But Lai San'er didn't want to do it, insisting on Qin Shuhuai to pick up the marriage together.

The reason is also very simple, when the Duke of Chaoguo comes with us to pick up the marriage, it will be a big deal!
Qin Shuhuai had no choice but to promise Lai San'er to play a supporting role for him, otherwise this kid would babble endlessly.

On Lai San'er's right hand side, Qiu Dali is naturally, because Lai San'er is an orphan, so he now plays the role of Lai San'er's elder.

Behind them were Meng Wei, Meng Hu, Zhang Xiao, Lao Dao, Hua Chen, Li Jingting and others.

After that, there are 150 brothers from Baihutang. Some of them drive a carriage, some carry their shoulders, and take a long walk with a load of betrothal gifts, not to mention how spectacular it is.

A group of troops entered the village in a mighty manner, and were quickly discovered by the children, who immediately went back to report the "enemy situation".

Sure enough, not long after, under the leadership of a squire, dozens of villagers ran to block the road.

A bamboo pole was placed in front of them, which is commonly known as "rip off".

The custom of ripping off money is found in most places, not for money, but to let the groom know how much his wife is valued in his natal family and how difficult it is to marry this wife.

This is a "ritual" that the woman must perform, otherwise it would be too casual.

When the welcoming team saw this battle, they had to stop.

The squire asked thousands of times, "Where did the guest come from?"

The tone was rather arrogant.

Well, it means that our women are very precious.

According to the rules, the bridegroom has to dismount at this moment and go to answer in person.

Qiu Dali had taught Lai San'er these rules a long time ago, so Lai San'er dismounted obediently, bowed to the squire, "Xiaosheng's surname is Lai Mingsan'er, and he is from Taiyun Village. I also ask the old gentleman to agree."

The squire asked, "Are you here to marry the first wife?"

This is for Lai San'er to personally acknowledge Chunhua'er's status, which is also one of the etiquettes.

Lai San'er nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes."

The squire asked again, "Is the matchmaker here?"

As soon as the voice fell, a woman rushed up.

"Come, come! I am the matchmaker, and I will guarantee this matchmaker. I guarantee that this young couple is talented and beautiful, a perfect match, and they will treat each other like guests in the future."

This matchmaker was the one who matched Qin Shuhuai back then, because of his good eloquence, now Lai San'er has become her "repeat customer".

The squire chuckled, and then said, "Okay, since they are marrying the first wife, the Lai Mansion must have offered it in good faith, and everyone can check their sincerity."

After all, the squire stepped aside, and the rest was for the villagers to "rip off".

Lai San'er also stepped aside at this time, because as far as Yu Li was concerned, it was wrong for him, a groom official, to bargain with others.
Lai San'er's best man brothers from Baihutang were about to go up and talk, when suddenly Meng Hu and Lao Dao rushed up and said, "Let us talk about the sincerity of the groom."

So a village woman said, "That's good! We don't want much, just two hundred catties of wedding candy, two hundred pieces of clothes, two hundred catties of good wine, two hundred catties of good meat and 200 taels of silver!"

This price was made casually, because the next step is the part of the bridegroom's counter-offer.

Who knew that Meng Hu shouted, "How is this enough? No matter what, you need six hundred catties of wedding candy, six hundred pieces of clothes, six hundred catties of good wine, six hundred catties of good meat, plus 600 taels of silver!"

The villagers were dumbfounded all of a sudden, why didn't this follow the routine?
It's fine if you don't counter-offer, why do you bring your own price increase?
Lai San'er stood aside speechlessly and laughed awkwardly, knowing that this was intentional by Meng Hu and the others, but what can be done?Could it be that he ran up and said he disagreed.

Fortunately, he has plenty of money now, and this little money is not too much to worry about.

But the villagers were shocked. You must know that 600 taels of silver alone is worth the whole village's harvest for a year.

The village woman was stunned for a long time, and asked, "The one on the other side, did you say that yourself?"

Meng Hu nodded and said, "If it's fake, how about 1000 taels of silver?"

The old Taoist immediately went to Lai San'er's side, and said with a smirk, "Groom officer, take it out quickly."

Lai San'er touched his body, only to realize that he only had 500 taels of silver notes on him.

That's right, what he originally thought was that sending out 100 taels is already very proud, isn't it?
So he quickly set his sights on the rich man Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Shuhuai shook his head helplessly, and smiled at Qiu Dali, "See, I shouldn't have come."

Qiu Dali laughed loudly, "It's fine if you don't give it to him. If you can't get along, this kid will be spanked by the woman."

Qin Shuhuai smiled and said, "Come on, after losing this face, he will definitely go to my place and cry, he won't be able to walk away even if he kicks him."

So he took out a few banknotes and sent them over.

The village woman was trembling when she took the 1000 taels silver ticket, and she said outright that maybe no one in the whole village had ever seen such a huge sum of money.

Lai San'er, the groom's official, finally had a face this time, and stepped forward to ask, "How many of you dare to ask, can you go in?"

"can!"

"Everyone, thank you groom officer!"

Under the influence of a lot of money, the villagers collectively "rebelled against the water" and brought the bridegroom into the village happily.

(End of this chapter)