Stepmother Shaoguang

Chapter 3 The Dowry
Hai's family was from the Hai family in Dingzhou. Back then, Mr. Hai's son-in-law took a fancy to He Tanhua, who was a good-looking talent, and thought he was an upstart with a smooth career.

For so many years, although the elders of the Hai family felt that they were mistaken at the beginning, the relationship between the couple is still good.He Jingsong didn't have any other housemates around him. In the early years, there was an aunt who had no children, and she had already returned her free life.

Dingzhou is rich in products and is a rich place, Haishi's dowry is also very rich.It's only been twenty years since the He family made a fortune. Although there is a dowry shop left by the old lady in the public house, it is still worse than other houses.

Now it's time to take it out for He Shaoguang's use.He Shaoguang was extremely embarrassed, and before she could refuse, Haishi knocked on her forehead.

"You don't want it? You don't want me to keep it for whom? There are only three children in our family, and I have already prepared your brother's. Everyone has a share. Don't be coy."

He Shaoguang couldn't hold back Haishi, so he gave up.

No matter how anxious the Lu family was, it would take another year for this relative to be married.

When everyone put on thick new coats in the twelfth lunar month, the two families sat together, discussed several times, and set the marriage for the next spring, March [-], when the grass grows and the warbler flies.

He Shaoguang, who turned over the new year, is sixteen, but there is still a little baby fat on his face, and there are two dimples when he smiles.Seeing her like this, Haishi always has to complain about her lack of poise and frown to teach her how to be more dignified.

During the period before marriage, the most unhappy person was He Changjie who had returned home from practice at Xishan Camp.He, who had missed everything, was struck by lightning after hearing the fact that the wedding date had been set.

He clamored to find He Jingsong and Haishi, but was stopped by He Changfeng, who dragged them into the study.After arguing for a few words, He Changfeng left, while He Changjie locked himself in the small courtyard, did not go out for a few days, and barely moved the food that was brought in.

After He Shaoguang heard this, he went to He Changjie's yard in the dark with a roast chicken and a wine jar.

He Shaoguang led people sneakily up to the roof, and babbled a lot about the past six months like he did when he was a child.

He Changjie didn't pay much attention to her, feeling that he was betrayed, he just drank a little wine and said depressedly: "You don't worry, I'm sorry for you for nothing."

He Shaoguang replied honestly: "You are sorry for yourself, you won't be able to eat my roast chicken from now on."

"." Well, the roast chicken is very fragrant, the skin is slightly browned after being roasted with honey, and the inside is extremely tender.

Anyway, He Changjie finally figured it out, and stopped locking himself up.

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To He Shaoguang, female red is like a scourge.Hai Shi twirled the handkerchief embroidered by 12-year-old He Shaoguang, and after a long time of identification, he realized that it was vaguely a rabbit, and he never caught her again.

It's just that the ducks have to be put on the shelves now. Fortunately, it's just for fun-there are embroiderers in charge of the big heads, and He Shaoguang only needs to mend the scraps.

On the day of the wedding, before Yinshi arrived, He Shaoguang was pulled up to clean his face and change clothes.He Shaoguang couldn't eat anything for a day, so He Shaoguang could only put on two pieces of pastries, which were not only dry and unpalatable, but also too sweet, so he quickly poured two sips of cold tea to dilute the sweetness in his mouth.

The wedding dress was ironed last night, and after changing it, I hurriedly started to put on makeup.Xi Niang twisted her face first, and deliberately relaxed her movements. He Shaoguang didn't feel any pain.

The one who combed her hair was the wife of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry who Father He knew well.Mrs. Zheng's face is like a silver plate, she looks very blessed, and her children and grandchildren are also filial.When combing He Shaoguang's hair, he praised her for its good quality, it was smooth and shiny without applying thick hair oil.After Mrs. Zheng said a few auspicious words symbolically, the bride quickly arranged the most popular bridal bun for her, coiled it around the back of her head to form a mountain, and then put various complicated headdresses on the hairpin.

Although the sage gave Shaoguang a set of ruby ​​heads inlaid with gold and jade last time, Haishi still spent a lot of money and gritted his teeth to buy a new set of [-] pure gold pieces for Shaoguang in Fengxiangju.Fearing that He Shaoguang would be looked down upon by others in the Lu family, Hai Shi also spent all his money and stuffed a lot of good things from his dowry, at least to save face.

Lizi had to stand on her own.

When everything was tidied up, Hai Shi came in and told her again how to stand up, how to gain the respect of her husband's family, etc. At this time, the unrelated people also retreated.

Haishi started to cry while talking, but he still kept talking about how troublesome He Shaoguang was, and turned his head to wipe away his tears.

Other female elders stepped forward to pat Haishi on the back to comfort Haishi, and some instructed He Shaoguang. The scene made He Shaoguang's eyes sour.

The noise from the outer courtyard gradually approached, it was Lu Xiaowen and the wedding reception team who broke through the difficulties they set up in the front yard.Lu Xiaowen led Wu You's capable lieutenant general, Wen You's upstart jinshi, etc., and easily solved those problems. It didn't take half an hour to reach the backyard, and the wedding reception team shouted for the bride to come out.

Just now there was a slight sense of separation, and now the elders hurriedly pulled him up to check whether there was anything wrong with his appearance.After confirming that everything was done, Hai Shi was relieved and pushed her out.He Changfeng was guarding the door. Today, as the older brother, he was going out with He Shaoguang on his back and got into the sedan chair.

He Changfeng squatted down and motioned for He Shaoguang to lie on his back.When He got up, He Shaoguang felt that his hands were trembling, so he thought silently: "Could it be that elder brother can't carry me anymore? Is it because I have eaten well these few days?"

He Shaoguang's voice was so low that only He Changfeng could hear it.But this is tantamount to questioning his elder brother: "Have you not eaten? Don't you have any strength?"

So Miss He felt that the steps under her feet became steady, and she walked like flying, and she got on the sedan chair in a daze.

With the lowered car curtain, she was separated from the He family.The sounds of the bearer getting up the sedan chair, the sound of Lu Xiaowen saying goodbye, as the distance gradually narrowed, Hai Shi's nagging about He Changfeng walking so fast, whether he wished He Shaoguang to marry, all became indistinct.

There are two streets between Lu's house and He's house. When the noise of small vendors on the street gradually faded away, the sedan chair also parked steadily at the gate of Lu's house.

To shoot an arrow, and then step over the brazier. He Shaoguang held a very red apple in his hand, and silently calculated the process for a while.

There was the sound of sharp blades piercing the air, and the three arrows all hit the lintel of the sedan chair, and the surrounding crowd burst into applause.

A man's big hand lifted the curtain and stretched out towards He Shaoguang.There are many small wounds on the palm and back of this hand, it must be Lu Xiaowen's husband - her husband in the next few decades.

He Shaoguang put his hand on it, and the moment he stepped out of the sedan door, a pair of black soap boots appeared under the hijab, and he was picked up immediately.

He Shaoguang was startled, let out a small exclamation, and grabbed Lu Xiaowen's shoulder firmly.

"Don't be afraid, I will hold you and step over, this is the custom."

The man explained to her in a low voice, the general's voice was not rough, but gentle and polite.With these words, He Shaoguang's impression of him became much better.

(End of this chapter)