afterglow

Chapter 246 Choice;

Invest [-] yuan as a share?Is this the so-called one person attains the Tao, chicken and dog ascend to heaven?
Li Shuye is not a money-greedy person, so such a great thing like a pie in the sky seems a little far away for him, and it is something he dare not even dream about.

If someone else said that to me, I would have to worry about whether the design was intended to deceive people, but this brother-in-law is a more reliable person.

Unreliable, can you get to where you are today?
"Brother-in-law, I think there are two choices." Zhou Changfeng compared his hands with scissors, and said: "One is to simply invest in the name and we don't care about it; the other is to resign from your current company and transfer to Hengguang company."

Hearing this, Li Shuye replied with some hesitation: "My brother-in-law is flattering you, but it's not a good time to make a hasty decision, I'm afraid I have to discuss it with Rou Jia."

The food company he worked in was not small, and he was able to move from an ordinary employee to a middle management in seven years not only because of his popularity and reputation, but also because of his own ability.

It should be known that the average cost of living in Shanghai Mansion is [-]% higher than that of Wuhan Mansion, and some places are even higher than Jingshi Yingtian Mansion, which is enough to make many people flinch.

Do you want to give up the accumulation of contacts over the years and go to the unknown economic capital instead?

One wins in stability, and the other wins in better prospects in the future. It is really difficult to choose between them.

Zhou Changfeng didn't care, anyway, the basic need was to find a trustworthy person to name him, and the extra suggestion to Li Shuye to go to Hengguang Company to work was just to seek better prospects, and the original intention was to make life better for Zhou Roujia and his family.

There are only seven days left before the wedding date that was finalized, and the time is used to decorate the wedding room, and at the same time confirm whether there is any negligence in contacting the restaurant and planning the guard of honor.

In the daily life of later generations, the abuse of bright red will often give people a sense of vulgarity and even lead to ridicule, but today's Ming people don't care about this at all.

As far as weddings are concerned, according to the rules established hundreds of years ago, the weddings of the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as dignified and unique in all dynasties. , and turned into "male green female red".

When a man marries a wife, it is also called "Little Dengke". Even the groom of an ordinary family can wear a blue nine-rank official robe on this day.

The clothes worn by the bride are generally matched with Fengguan Xiapei, and the main color is auspicious and festive red.

So what should you wear to your next wedding?The so-called sea accepts all rivers and rivers. In today’s Ming Dynasty, you can see all kinds of wedding dresses, including ancient champion or official uniforms, modern official or military uniforms, and if you want to experience exotic customs, you can’t find the matching of wedding dresses and suits.

Zhou Changfeng had consulted Xia Xiaoshi a long time ago, and the latter preferred the ancient phoenix crown and Xiapei, rather than the more popular modern version.

This aspect must be according to her idea, as for myself...

If you are low-key, you can choose ordinary official robes, and if you are high-key, you can choose majestic and grand dresses.

Zhou Changfeng himself didn't feel ashamed. In his opinion, this was to a large extent to satisfy his vanity, and it was to touch himself. His experience of attending weddings in later generations is that in fact, most of the guests are there purely for dinner.

Whether the bride is beautiful or the groom is handsome is not as good as the food in front of him. No one cares how seriously the newlyweds put on makeup and how carefully they dress.

Having said that, it is a major event in life after all, and it is not good to invite people to gossip. At the same time, Xia Xiaoshi's feelings must also be taken into consideration, so the wedding ceremony should naturally be bigger.

Before New Year's Day, he had already drawn up the arrangements for welcoming the relatives, and he was consulting Xu Zhanming, Yang Zhen and other seniors for their opinions.

Xu Zhanming's words directly woke him up - you boy, this is the first wedding held in the auditorium of the Advisory Council in 30 years, and the rest of the process must be in line with it.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be quite anticlimactic?

Zhou Changfeng felt that it was reasonable, so he changed the arrangement of welcoming the relatives, and then submitted an application to the commander of the garrison.

High-profile is high-profile, anyway, he is considered a little famous today, so there is nothing to be cautious about.

Days passed by, and the closer it was to that day, the time seemed to slow down because of it.

Zhou Changfeng asked for a five-day holiday, but since the Spring Festival is coming soon, it is actually equivalent to advancing the Spring Festival holiday by five days.

January 28, which is only two days away from New Year's Eve, is the official wedding day of the couple.

Last night, Zhou Changfeng couldn't sleep because of anxiety, Zhou Changfeng was able to fall asleep until midnight, but he was woken up early this morning by Zhou Roujia's shouting.

"The woman's family is here, get up!"

Zhou Changfeng, who woke up suddenly, only felt dizzy and aching in his head. He tried his best to glance at the watch next to his pillow, and found that it was only 05:30 in the morning.

In winter, the sky is still pitch black, so early?

The winter in the south is not necessarily warmer than that in the north. It is an exaggeration to say that the courage required to get out of the warm bed and face the cold is no less than that required to leave the shelter under artillery fire.

Zhou Changfeng, who was facing up to the sky, took a deep breath of the cold air, then sat up vigorously, and then quickly dressed.

"Welcome, welcome, this way please, let's have tea first."

"Where is the wedding room?"

The woman's family sent people to carry out a small ceremony on the wedding day-making the bed for the wedding room. They would carefully tidy up the specially vacated wedding room, and they brought the three-piece bed set.

Customs vary from place to place, some places may send people many days in advance, or there may be no such link at all.

The woman's family must be Xia Xiaoshi's seven aunts and eight aunts and other relatives. At this moment, they are bustling and chattering, and they walked into the main hall with bright red sheets, pillowcases, and quilts embroidered with lace.

The main building of this small courtyard house is double-storey, and the master bedroom as the wedding room is located on the second floor, facing southeast.

It sounds smart at best, and it sounds bad at sloppy. On weekdays, Zhou Changfeng’s breakfast is usually steamed buns, steamed buns, porridge, and deep-fried dough sticks. Zhou Roujia’s arrival suddenly raised his living standards these days.

Looking at the busy sister, Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but said: "It's really troublesome, it's such a cold day, I got up early in the morning to work."

The former turned back and glared at him, "It's weird, I feel distressed now? Why didn't you think about it when you went to Jiewa?"

Zhou Changfeng was embarrassed and couldn't answer.

The next step is to go to the woman's house to meet the bride, but because the wedding is planned to be held in the afternoon, I have to wait patiently.

The morning and noon of this day seemed longer than any other day.

At two o'clock, after changing into the [-]-style winter dress, he hung up the saber at his waist, straightened his hat in front of the mirror, and then opened the door and went out.

In ancient times, or in some economically underdeveloped areas of Daming today, the man would rarely go to meet the bride in person, and the matchmaker would do it for him.

On the contrary, if you go there in person, it will show extra respect.Usually only if the woman's family is well-off enough, the man will do this.

However, this rule does not work, at least in the capital of Daming.If the son-in-law dared not come to welcome the more stubborn father-in-law, he would break off the engagement on the spot.

Zhou Changfeng, who was neatly dressed, was more energetic than usual. He just stepped over the threshold, but found that the outside of his small house was already full of people in red clothes.

The one with the little red drum hanging in front of them, the one with the suona in one hand, the one with the gong in both hands...

Like the later generations, there has been such a professional contracting team for weddings and weddings throughout the ages. After paying, make an appointment, note whether there are any additional requirements, and then provide one-stop service.

A little farther away, nine white cars lined up, with big red flowers pasted on the hood, door handles, and trunk.

After Zhou Changfeng sat in the main wedding car in the middle, the convoy started and drove out of Anpin Street slowly like a long snake.

However, just as the convoy turned into Pishi Avenue, the driver of the lead car was startled by the scene in front of him, and subconsciously braked to slow down.

I saw a long line of off-road vehicles and sidecar motorcycles parked beside the wide road, at least ten of them, and next to them were officers and soldiers of the Marine Regiment in winter uniforms.

Xie Wancheng, Yao Liangchuan and the others were all waiting here, smoking and discussing something at the moment, they waved their hands one after another when they saw the convoy approaching.

The convoy to welcome the bride stopped, Zhou Changfeng rolled down the car window, and several of them leaned forward, clasped their fists and said with a smile, "The staff department is ordered to escort the whole process, when will we act?"

"Now."

"Command, front and rear guards, ready to go!"

As New Year's Eve approached, the army would naturally have a holiday, but there were still quite a few officers and soldiers staying at the station, so the Marine Regiment dispatched more than a hundred officers and soldiers to form an escort team to support the scene.

"Three rounds lead, two cars follow, and the rest follow behind!"

"Order!"

Everyone shouted in unison, the momentum was like a rainbow, which caused the passers-by around to be stunned.

Two sidecar motorcycles drove at the front as the leading vehicles, followed by two off-road vehicles, the nine cars of the welcoming team were caught in the middle, and finally six off-road vehicles were in the lineup.

It can be said that such a large-scale convoy is very rare. It stretches for 200 meters in length, attracting the attention of citizens along the way.

The capital city is strictly controlled, not to mention that it has not been long since the turmoil at the end of last year. It stands to reason that it is indeed inappropriate to cause such a big battle at the feet of the emperor.

Zhou Changfeng also felt that it was likely to be rejected at first, but Xu Zhanming let him try boldly. After a long wait, the application was finally approved by the garrison commander and envoy, and this was the scene before him.

At the same time, the Xia family.

The Spring Festival is approaching and the New Year's Eve is approaching, and the major government offices of the imperial court have closed their doors for holidays one after another.

Xia Bing and Gao Linglu are preparing for their marriage together with several relatives.Until now, the former, as a father, has only given a few most important words to his daughter.

"Nowadays, the four peoples are equal, and we don't preach that men are superior to women. It is a good thing that you younger generations disdain the words of "Women's Commandments" and "Internal Training."

"But correspondingly, you must change your mindset. Being a wife is not easy. If you don't want to live a muddled life, you have to take care of the trivial matters of the family."

"When communicating with other people's wives, you have to be cautious in your words and deeds, and don't forget your appearance. Remember, you are here to live, not to enjoy happiness."

Xia Xiaoshi, who had erratic eyes, gave a "hmm" and said in a low voice, "I remember."

Outside the house, many people are crowding around to watch the excitement. It is human nature to watch the excitement, and the same is true for the neighbors near Xia's house.

After all, it's an official family's marriage, so it should be very lively in theory, especially since the Xia family has only one precious daughter, so naturally they can be pampered as much as they can.

However, the current situation of the Xia family has disappointed the neighbors in the neighborhood. Except for some relatives, there are not many supporters, only a few friends.

So some broken-mouthed people began to mutter.

"The year before last... Lin Tong in Shangyuan County was sentenced to marry a daughter, and there were people inside and outside the house."

"You are very popular. If you are an official, you will be isolated if you don't try to make money. It is almost impossible to get promoted like this."

"That's right, this is an excellent seat for Shi Zhongben, but it's a pity..."

"It's just you talking too much, people are happy and happy, so why not meddle in your own business."

"Heh, if your son is free, are you happy?"

In public opinion, if a person does not try to climb up but is content with the status quo, he will be despised.

Although the neighbors in the neighborhood usually show great respect to Xia Bing, gossip behind it is indispensable.In their mouths, if they were given such a good official position, as long as they worked hard, they would have a good future and hope to become a member of the imperial court, but they were wasted in the end.

And in the room in the courtyard, Xia Xiaoshi, who finally got dressed neatly, was putting on makeup with the help of her friends.

"This makeup is too thick, do you want to continue?"

"On the big day, let's wear heavy makeup, the more beautiful the better."

"What time is it now, will it be too late?"

"No rush, it will be ready soon, at most a cup of tea."

Whoever believes this kind of words loses, especially when it comes from a woman's mouth, such as... Immediately, soon, and going out.

Time passed by every minute and every second. At three o'clock, it was supposed to be the time when the wedding convoy arrived, but there was no sign of it when I looked around.

People suddenly became anxious.

Now that there is no portable phone, the only way to get in touch is to send someone, and then someone starts off on a bicycle.

The welcoming team was late, and it was a quarter of an hour late before it appeared in the eyes of the people who were looking forward to it.

But the momentum contained in the mighty team dispelled everyone's dissatisfaction with being late in an instant-it stretched for nearly half a mile, and such a large wedding party was really unheard of.

This kind of ostentation is enough to discourage ordinary people, and some people who planned to block the way to ask for happy money quickly gave up their thoughts.

The gongs and drums were loud, and the sharp sound of the suona was even more deafening. The atmosphere created by these instruments spread to every inch of Xia's house in an instant.

"I'm so sorry Taishan, the engine of a wedding car was abnormal, it shut down twice in a row, and then it just lay down." Zhou Changfeng cupped his hands with a helpless expression on his face.

Xia Bing waved his hand, pointed to the back and smiled, "It's okay, if I arrive on time, I'll have to wait for her to put on makeup instead."

Both of them burst out laughing.

　This is to make up for yesterday's update, and there will be another update tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)