Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 339

The make-up ceremony is the last step of the betrothal ceremony, and it is usually given to the woman three days before the wedding, urging the woman to put on makeup quickly and prepare to leave the court.

The make-up ceremony is usually sending flower buns, selling gold hijab, flower fans for five men and two women, flower powder, washing hair, painting colored threads and fruits, etc. At the same time, the woman’s family also returns gifts, usually gold and silver Shuangsheng Yu, Luohua Futou, Green robes, boots, etc.,
Zhu Yuanfu came outside the gate of the mansion, and the gift giver was Fan Ning's second uncle, Fan Tiege, who was eloquent and good at dealing with people, so he was basically in charge of dealing with the outside world during Fan Ning's wedding.

Fan Tiege was wearing a red uniform, a plain scarf, and a smile on his fat face. When he saw Zhu Yuanfu coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said with a smile: "Mr. Thank you!"

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and waved his hands, and two handsome servants came forward with a gold-painted box tied with a green silk ribbon.

Zhu Yuanfu smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Okay! Okay! Fan Yuanwai might as well go in and have a cup of tea!"

"According to the rules of our hometown, I really can't go in."

According to the customs of Pingjiang Mansion, after the final reminder ceremony, the next step is to marry. During this period, the man’s family can no longer step into the threshold of the woman’s house. If the man's family enters the woman's house during this period, but does not marry, this is called broken happiness, which is a bit unlucky and should be avoided as much as possible.

Zhu Yuanfu laughed and said, "I haven't accepted the gift yet, so it's okay for Mr. Zhu to come in, but if I don't accept the gift for a long time, Mr. Fan will jump in a hurry, no matter! There will be time for tea in the future."

He ordered the left and right, "Bring the ceremony into the mansion!"

Two family members came up and carried the make-up gift into Zhu's residence, and then brought out the return gift from the Zhu family, which were also two nanmu boxes with gold silk and silver borders, tied with red silk ribbons.

Fan Tiege smiled and cupped his hands, "The new house, beds, tables and chairs are ready, we are all looking forward to Zhu's visit!"

"Don't worry! We will arrive early tomorrow morning."

Giving the make-up gift is the last step before the man's family gets married, but it is not the case for the woman's family. There is another step before the woman's family gets married, which is to make the bed.

During the wedding process, all kinds of ceremonies and banquets are paid for by the man’s family, and the bridal chamber is also provided by the man. However, since the family should be well-matched, the woman’s family should also contribute to the wedding. The woman is responsible for arranging the wedding room. If it is a small family, If the financial resources are limited, it is enough for the woman's family to decorate the bridal chamber. If both parties are rich and wealthy, then the entire lobby and wedding room must be decorated to show the financial resources of the woman's family to the guests.

Knowing that now, this custom is still preserved. For example, dozens of satin fabrics in the new house are provided by the woman's family. For example, when a man and a woman buy a house and get married, the man pays the down payment, and the woman pays for the decoration.

Arranging the wedding room is called "making the bed". All kinds of silks and satins, all kinds of bedding curtains, all kinds of dowry utensils, various decorations of jewelry, etc., to arrange everything in the wedding room properly, on the one hand, it is to help the new couple to make the room more comfortable. IKEA, on the other hand, also shows the financial strength of the woman's family.

The bed is made by the woman's aunt, aunt and other female elders who go to the man's house to clean up. Of course, the female elders of wealthy and wealthy families will not do it themselves, and usually bring a large number of servants and maids.

This time when Fan Ning got married, the man spent about [-] yuan including the wedding gifts, banquets, ceremonies, etc., so the cost of making the bed for the woman's family would generally be equivalent to this amount.

As for the dowry, it is the property given to the daughter. Even after marriage, it is still controlled by the daughter. The man's family generally does not use it. In many cases, the status of the daughter in the man's family is generally determined by the amount of dowry.

In the marriages of ordinary people, the issue of property is extremely important, it can be said that it is the top priority, and any love is secondary.

The most typical example is Su Liang and Cheng Yuanyuan. It is true that they are in love with each other, but the attitude of the Cheng family dooms this marriage to failure.

The Cheng family is a big family in Yangzhou, and the family has a bit of background, but they want to leave the foundation to their son, and they don't want to pay for their daughter's marriage. Of course, the Su family will definitely not accept it. The family is already in the wrong place, and the Cheng family still refuses to give their daughter a generous dowry. How can this marriage work out?

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Zhu Xiaoyun also specially asked for three days off because of his daughter's marriage. Zhu Xiaoyun is generally satisfied with Fan Ning, his son-in-law, but the satisfaction is relatively speaking, not as good as his father's satisfaction with Fan Ning, it can only be said that he is quite satisfied.

The reason why Zhu Yuanfu couldn't reach the height of Fan Ning's love was because of two reasons. One was that Fan Ning was too strong, making his father-in-law unable to control him, and he even felt a little ashamed.

In fact, Zhu Xiaoyun still prefers a son-in-law like Liu Ran. His starting point is not low, and he was born as a Jinshi, and he has to look up to himself. In front of such a son-in-law, he has a full sense of superiority.

But ever since her second uncle broke up with her father, Liu Ran has no hope. After all, the family is still in the hands of her father, and it is far from his turn. Zhu Xiaoyun can only accept his father's choice and recognize Fan Ning as his son-in-law.

Of course, as a senior official of the fourth-rank court, Zhu Xiaoyun also knew the political background hidden behind this marriage. For decades, the Zhu family had always been a centrist, neither conservative nor reformist. The Liu family was also a centrist. The failure of the party, the dispute between the conservatives and the reformers gradually turned into a battle for the heir apparent. Should they support Zhao Zongshi, the adopted son of Empress Cao, or Zhao Wenyun, the adopted son of Concubine Zhang Gui?
As the struggle intensifies, the middle faction can no longer continue, and a choice must be made for the benefit of the family.

A few years ago, the Liu family resolutely chose to support Concubine Zhang, and the Zhu family also had a dispute over the route. The second uncle wanted to hug Zhang Yaozuo's thigh through the Liu family, but his father supported Zhao Zongshi and gave Zhao Zongshi [-]% from the Qishi Pavilion. , is a statement from the father.

This is the root of the split in the Zhu family. The father and the second uncle chose different routes. The separation of the two is the inevitable result. Marrying the granddaughter Zhu Pei to Fan Ning is also a way for the grandfather to squeeze into Zhao Zongshi's inner circle. choice.

And another reason Zhu Xiaoyun feels less towards Fan Ning is his relationship with his daughter Zhu Pei. Daughter Zhu Pei has lived with her grandfather since she was a child, but she spends more time with her parents. The daughter is 17 years old and lives with her parents. I am afraid that the time we have been together is less than five years.

Sometimes, Zhu Xiaoyun even forgot that he had a daughter.

The relationship with her daughter is flat, so naturally she doesn't care too much about her son-in-law.

But no matter what, it was her daughter who was getting married, so Zhu Xiaoyun specially asked for three days off to concentrate on preparing for her daughter's marriage.

After dinner, Zhu Xiaoyun and his wife Wang discussed about their daughter's dowry and bed making in the room.

Zhu Xiaoyun sighed and said: "I really didn't expect my father to give Pei'er a dowry with money from twelve families in the capital. If this news spreads, there will definitely be disputes within the family, and I'm afraid Yi'er will not be happy either."

Zhu Xiaoyun's second son, Zhu Yi, got married the year before last. His father only gave him 20 guan and a house in the capital, while the Gu family married a house in Changzhou County and [-] acres of farmland.

In contrast, the marriage of his daughter Zhu Pei was much richer.

His wife, Wang Shi, looked at the problem a little more carefully than Zhu Xiaoyun. Although there are factors of the mother's love for her daughter, there are also other aspects.

She persuaded her husband: "The real estate in Mudu Town is actually not worth much, at most 20 yuan. As for the five thousand acres of land, it is only [-] to [-] yuan. Yi'er got [-] yuan and ten acres of a capital city." The mansion, he is not at a loss."

Zhu Xiaoyun smiled wryly, "The key is the twelve money shops in the capital!"

Wang was noncommittal about her husband's worries, at least it was her own daughter, if she didn't give it to Pei'er, it would be taken away by the second or third family, why would the eldest suffer?

"Officer, you have to think for Zhe'er. In the future when we are gone, who will take care of Zhe'er? Do you think Yi'er will take care of him?"

This is what Wang is most worried about. What will happen to her eldest son in the future?
Yi'er disliked her elder brother since she was a child, and became even more indifferent to him when she grew up. In the future, when she and her husband are gone, Yi'er will never take on the responsibility of taking care of her elder brother. Wang knows this very well.

On the contrary, the daughter loves her brother very much and has been taking care of him. If she and her husband are gone in the future, the burden of taking care of Zhe'er will definitely fall on the daughter. Based on this, Wang fully supports her daughter's heavy dowry. I don't care what the other uncles think.

Zhu Xiaoyun thought of his eldest son, he sighed, "You are right, only Pei'er can take care of her elder brother."

After thinking about it, Zhu Xiaoyun didn't care about his father's partiality anymore, and he said to his wife: "I will start making the bed tomorrow morning, so I will trouble you."

Mrs. Wang nodded, "I know, everything is ready. I will go with my third aunt tomorrow morning. She is better at this."

(End of this chapter)