The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

"[Firecrackers are ringing all over the city, the number one scholar is getting married! Candies and money are thrown in baskets, and good words fill the streets!]"

A group of corner boys, running in groups of three to five, were laughing and dancing. They were either following the wedding team on both sides, dancing and singing songs, or they were hanging behind the wedding team to pick up wedding candies and money. Before they finished running through the streets, their waists The bottom of the small bamboo basket hanging above is covered with copper coins and candy cubes mixed with firecracker red paper. It looks festive and beautiful from a distance.

"I wish Sheng Liuyuan and Xiaohou Ye will always be united and their alliance will last forever!"

"I wish you, Mr. Sheng, and Mr. Marquis a long life as a couple!"

"I wish Sheng Zhuangyuan and Xiaohou Ye that they will be happier every day and happier every day than today!"

"..."

The continuous sound of firecrackers, the melodious and cheerful sounds of joy, and the deafening sounds of congratulations one after another, are independent and intertwined with each other, and the festive atmosphere lingers wherever they pass.

"Wow, look, the bride is so beautiful!"

"The two tall horses pulling the cart are so majestic!"

"Look at those two falcons standing on the float! They also have big red flowers on their chests! Do they also worship?"

Unlike adults who are busy chasing the lucky money, children are more curious about the floats and the bride and groom on the floats.

"This is so high-profile! She, Sheng Wenzhen, is an official of the imperial court, and she has such a lavish wedding. She has no scruples!"

In the huge crowd, a man with a beard in a monochromatic uniform looked dissatisfied as he watched baskets of happy coins being thrown out one after another. With each throw, the crowd would burst into deafening cheers.

"With so many people chasing her, isn't she afraid of being trampled?!" The man's face turned darker and darker as he looked at her, especially when he saw children chasing him by from time to time. He couldn't bear it anymore.

The friend next to him suddenly broke out in a cold sweat when he saw that he seemed to be rushing to block the road and scolded him angrily.

"Brother Wenren! Brother Wenren, calm down!" The friend pulled the man and comforted him in a low voice, sweating profusely, "From ancient times to the present, how could anyone block someone's way during their wedding? If we did, we would be justified. Ignore it!

How can Sheng Wenzhen be easy to get along with? This person has always been willing to spend money! Even if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about your nephews and nieces! Do you know that if you stop her from doing something good today, I'm afraid she will interfere with all the happy events in your family for three generations in the future! "

My friend dare not say that if Tu Wenren chooses today to cause trouble, he may not have to think about the marriage of his children and grandchildren in the future. It is not certain whether his family can live well in the capital. Based on his understanding of Tu Wenren, if it is true, If you say this, it will probably arouse the other party's fierceness, so you can choose to say it lightly.

"Although Brother Wenren serves in the Sixth Section, I heard that you will be transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It is my duty to argue with you at that time. No one can say that you are wrong."

His friend spoke quickly and tried to persuade Tu Wenren not to be angry for the moment: "At present, we still need to send people to remind the people of the city inspection department to increase their intensity in patrolling the streets and alleys to prevent a stampede."

"Does the City Patrol Department need our reminder? Well! Aren't you helping her Sheng Wenzhen clean up the streets? Let me tell you, now Shuntian Mansion is all fangs helping her to build momentum!"

Tu Wenren's complaint made his friend's legs tremble, and he regretted accepting his invitation to listen to the piano.

……

Sheng Yuan, who was sitting on the float, didn't know that she was almost being scolded by others. She was sitting on the float that was three minutes slower than walking. Looking at the cheering crowds on both sides, she couldn't help frowning and whispered to Anyu: " Isn't this a bit exaggerated? Adults and children are crowded together, what if someone really falls? "

"This was dad's idea! I just didn't persuade him at the time!" Anyu quickly waved his hand to express his innocence.

Sheng Yuan: "...Haha."

She firmly believed that if the question was about her father, he would be shirking responsibility in the same way. Seeing Sheng Yuan pouting, Anyu was worried that she would be unhappy, so he hurriedly whispered: "Don't worry, dad and I have sent people to protect us in the crowd. There are one or two of our people among every dozen people. Moreover, We also deliberately asked the happy team to walk slowly, just to take care of everyone."

"There are one or two of our people for every dozen people?! How many are needed? Do we have so many subordinates in our two houses?"

"The emperor also helped me, he's the boss."

Hearing this, Sheng Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that she was no longer nervous, Anyu specifically pointed to several locations near the crowd: "The City Patrol Army and the Shuntian Mansion have sent people to patrol. You see, if someone is pushing and making noise, someone will deal with them."

While they were talking, there was another round of throwing wedding candies and money. A few pieces of wedding candies fell between the two of them amid the bustle of people.

"What auspiciousness!" Anyu looked at the wedding candy in the palm of his hand, smiling without saying anything, and showed it to Sheng Yuan, "Sure enough, we are a match made in heaven!"

Sheng Yuan nodded in approval, picked up one from his hand, opened it and put it in his mouth. He was pleasantly surprised when he ate it: "It tastes like peach! Where's yours?"

Anyu also peeled it off and tasted it. Suddenly, his eyes flashed with stars: "Hmm, it tastes like pomegranate!"

"I don't know how many flavors there are." Sheng Yuan stretched her neck and felt around.

Anyu smacked his lips and knocked on Chengdong who was following the car: "Help us grab a handful of wedding candies."

Chengdong paused, said yes, and quickly brought a large handful over.

"Hey, I have sour plum gummy candy here, do you want to try it?" Sheng Yuan took out the embroidery bag from her sleeve and handed it over.

After An Yu followed, he also took out a paper bag from his sleeve: "Here are freshly made barbecued meats. You can eat them."

"Well, I also have dried meat and cheese here, you can eat too."

The two of them were sitting on a slow float. You had a candy and I had a mouthful of dried meat, quietly enjoying themselves.

After all, they were trained in etiquette. The two of them made very small movements and used their sleeves to cover their food when eating, so no one but the people nearby could really tell.

It was just that Xiniang who was following the car was suffering, and she was hesitant to speak several times along the way, until Xiaoyao couldn't bear it and quietly went over to give a few reminders.

……

"The newcomers haven't come yet?" In the Ancheng Hou Mansion, An Guogong's female relatives were waiting eagerly in the backyard.

"I heard they are still going around the street, I'm afraid we have to wait."

While the women were talking, they saw a maid quickly approaching the old ancestor who was taking a nap with his eyes closed and whispering. Then, the old ancestor suddenly opened his eyes and shouted angrily in a low voice: "Confused!"

Immediately, everyone’s ears pricked up, as if the melon seeds they had just enjoyed no longer smelled good.

"How can old Duke Mo arrange it like this? It doesn't matter if we don't hold a wedding ceremony at Duke An's mansion. Why is this old lady not worthy of receiving the wedding gift here?"

Mrs. Lao Anguo snorted dissatisfiedly: "It's been a long time since we've been here. Could it be that we are being asked to go back home?!"