Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 64
Recipe, Shining.

The son is home, it is suitable for his family.

The fifth year of Tiansheng, the fifth day of April, is suitable for marriage.

This year is still relatively cold, even though it is already April, people can still feel the coolness.

Fortunately, the peach blossoms are still in full bloom.

When I came to Luoyang last year, I asked the officials of the Ministry of Industry who were in charge of building the mansion to plant a peach tree in the backyard for me.

The power of money is indeed extremely powerful, and they immediately ran all over Duji Province, and transplanted many peach trees of good quality.

However, the focus now is not on the Duke's Mansion, but on the owner of the Duke's Mansion. Today is a big day for this mansion to welcome the first mistress.

Different from the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, all the square walls in Luoyang were demolished, leaving a lot of space for shops along the street, and the square market has become a general concept.

Early in the morning, the entire Jia family became lively. Today is the day when Jia Hun, Duke of Dunhuang, married the mistress of the West Mansion, the highest nobleman of the entire Jia clan, General Da Sima.

The Jia family now has three Duke residences, the easternmost one is Ningguo Mansion, the original West Mansion Rongguo Mansion has become the Central Mansion, and the Dunhuang County Mansion in Chunfengfang opposite Tianjie has become the West Mansion.

People from all clans gathered in the West Mansion, and they all visited the newly built mansion with amazement.

This is much better than Ningrong and Rongfu!
In the main hall, the emperor bestowed a plaque on Yingtai Hall.

Jia Hun, who was the groom's official, sat in the hall.

He wears a black gauze hat, with gold hairpins on both sides, and a round-neck gown with red and large sleeves, and a red silk and satin slanted over his shoulders, embroidered with golden patterns, which is called "draping red" or "hanging color". .

A jade belt is wrapped around the waist, and buckskin soap boots are worn on the feet.

Coupled with the fact that he has gradually improved over the past few months, his complexion is almost yellow and white, what a handsome groom!

It is quite indecent to twist and turn.

The old father Jia She on the side rolled his eyes.

The second uncle Jia Zheng on the side couldn't stand it anymore.

"Okay, don't be awkward! How can you be a general who is twisting and turning? You have been waiting for more than ten years, how many hours are you still missing?"

Jia Hun looked at Jia Zheng in surprise.

"Second Uncle, I was there when you got married..."

If you say that, we can't talk anymore!

Jia Zheng was stunned by the words, causing Jia She to laugh out loud.

Fortunately, a voice came from outside the door, saying that it was time to pick up the bride. Jia Hun quickly stood up, and the four brothers who had been dragged to be best men also got on their horses and were going to Li's house to be beaten.

Niu Zhao, Liu Rong, Shui Che and Shi Yuanxiu.

Chen Si didn't invite him, mainly because the Li family couldn't let him go if he came to be the best man.

The ceremony officer sent by the Ministry of Rites looked at the clock and nodded around.

"The time has come, let's go to welcome the relatives!"

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270 knights straddled the horses, and the [-] heavy-armored men in the front and back spoke of their bravery, which was far beyond the comparison of those big Han generals who served as guards of honor.

With the promotion of official rank and title, Jia Hun's personal soldiers also increased to 320, but Jia Hun still listened to Dai Ming's suggestion in the palace and took the initiative to subtract fifty.

Putting up a full guard of honor on weekdays will only make people think that this is a nouveau riche, but today is a day of great joy, if it is not fully displayed, it will only make people think that the man does not respect the bride's family at all.

At the front, thirty heavy cavalry cleared the way, and five people walked side by side, a total of six lines.However, [-] sets of heavy armor worn by humans was already the limit, and they really didn't dare to let their war horses wear vests anymore, so they just wore heavy armor, holding brocade-tied horse lances, and slung them over their shoulders.

Several of them were carrying Jia Hun's tooth flag and the royal-given Vermilion Bird flag.

240 people lined up around a carriage with four horses.

Qilu, the emperor controls the six, the kings control the five, and the princes control the four.

All the way to the east, the knights scattered coins into the crowd from their saddle bags. They were all penny copper coins, but they all had a red silk thread on them, which was very festive.

After walking all the way and scattering copper coins, they finally arrived at Dunhangfang where Li's family was located.

"The groom is here! Open the door!"

Niu Zhao was sent to call the door.

Without stopping, he quickly stuffed the red envelope through the crack of the door.

After finally opening the door, Shui Che stepped forward and recited the door-opening poem that hadn't changed for thousands of years, and then opened the door.

Then a group of strong women started fighting with the three bridesmaids with wooden sticks.

"Brother Hun, let's go!"

"Don't hit it, don't hit it, red envelope, here is a red envelope!"

……

Three of the five disappeared at once, leaving only Jia Hun and Shi Yuanxiu rushing into the gate of the mansion.

Li Wan's younger brother Li Shao jumped out, the little man tried his best to look serious, Jia Hun took a few jade pendants from his waist and handed them to him.

Li Shao happily accepted it, but didn't leave. It seemed that he still wanted some, Jia Hun leaned close to his ear and said.

"If you don't go away, be careful, I told Lao Taishan that I will double your homework..."

The frightened Li Shao quickly avoided.

Next, Jia Hun came to Li Wan's boudoir with ease.

Li Wan's maids, Suyun and Biyue stood at the door like door gods, Jia Hun stepped forward, gave each of them a wink and ran away.

The door opened from the room, and Li Wan with red eyes appeared in front of everyone.

Wearing a di crown on the head, it uses gold ornaments that can only be used by Dukes and Marquises. It is adorned with five beads, and there are also bead peony openings, bead half-opening, emerald clouds, emerald peonies, emerald mouth rings and emerald rings corresponding to the number of duchesses. Jin Baochai flower.There are also two gold diaries inserted, with pearl knots in their mouths.

Although the red hijab has become popular these days, the imperial court did not expressly stipulate that it must be covered, and there is no unified opinion on the material of the hijab among the people, so only a layer of red gauze is used to cover the face.

He was wearing a red robe with full sleeves, embroidered with the same red bird pattern as Jia Hun.A jade belt wrapped around the waist.

She wore a gold embroidered Yunxia and Zhai Wenxia sash on her body. Jia Hun had never seen Li Wan like this.

"My lord, my lord?" The ceremonial officer had seen too much about the bridegroom being stunned by the bride, so he hurriedly stepped forward to remind him, and Jia Hun finally came to his senses.

Tao Zhiyao, there is actually a lot of money.

The son is home to his family.

According to the procedure, the wives who came to help brought a bowl of raw wonton stew, and Li Wan ate it with tears in his eyes. The wives hurriedly asked whether it was raw or not?Li Wan resisted the smell of meat, and said, Health.

Seeing it, Jia Hun felt distressed, and was about to save someone when he was stopped by an experienced etiquette officer. Shi Yuanxiu hurriedly grabbed the three bridesmaids who had just rushed over.

Fortunately, there were only two or three ravioli stewed in the bowl, Li Wan was so angry that he closed his eyes and swallowed them all alive.

In addition to the old Taishan Li Shouzhong, Li Shao was the only four-year-old younger brother left in the Li family. Therefore, Li's mother's natal younger brother, Li Wan's younger uncle, was responsible for carrying her out of the house.

Jia Hun and the others walked in the front, and Li Wan's little uncle followed behind with Li Wan on his back until he sent her to the four-wheeled carriage.

Seeing that the bride had already sat firmly, the ceremony officer gave a loud shout, and the wrestlers who had been waiting there also stopped drinking, three war drums resounded through the heaven and earth, and all the evil spirits retreated!
At the end of the drumming, the 270 cavalry soldiers roared to the sky, and the welcoming convoy began to return.

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The hostesses of each house in the Jia family had been waiting at the gate of the palace for a long time. The oldest and healthy old man in the nearby workshops grabbed the reins and led the carriage to the red carpet. shipped over.

The bride stepped on the red carpet, and stepped over the saddle and brazier when entering the door. The old Taishan couple had already rushed over by taking a small road, and they were already sitting in the hall, next to Jia She and his wife.

Seeing the newcomers enter the main hall, the children outside excitedly lit several strings of red firecrackers. Amidst the sound of firecrackers, the ceremony officer came forward.

One worship, heaven and earth, sun and moon, four seasons!
Second worship, thanks to my parents for raising me and teaching me, I hope my parents are as blessed as the East China Sea, and my life is longer than Nanshan!
Three worships, to share the blessings and share the difficulties.Husband and wife love each other and give birth to a precious child early.To grow old together, to be united forever!

Chen Jingyuan came with the will of the two sages and the empress and empress. The two sages each gave a pair of purple gold and jade Ruyi, plus some brocade and so on.

The Supreme Empress gave Li Wan the right to enter the palace at any time without handing over the sign, and the empress formally gave Li Wan the imperial decree to be the wife of the county duke.

The reward from the royal family brought the atmosphere of this wedding to a new climax!
Jia Hun looked at Li Wan through the red gauze, looked at each other, and smiled happily.

After the ceremony, the bride is sent to the bridal chamber.

Jia Amnesty and Li Shouzhong, who were seated in the main seat, laughed from ear to ear. Mother Li kept wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. Only Mrs. Xing was smiling stiffly...

Tao Zhiyao, its Ye Zhenzhen.

The son is home, suitable for his family.

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"Drink! Whoever doesn't drink is a grandson!"

"Tell me, old cow, you feed the birds here! Drink!"

"And you, Chen Si, you drink every sip, you're raising fish!"

At the tables of the old brothers who played since they were young, most of the people were drunk by Jia Hun. Only Niu Zhao, who drank second only to Jia Hun, and Chen Si, who dared not drink too much, were left at the other tables. The next few, it seems that they can be blown down by a gust of wind.

As long as they are all drunk, no one will listen to Lao Tzu!
With such thoughts in mind, Jia Hun first toasted the guests with rice wine.

Then the main began to attack the old brothers, dousing them twice with strong liquor, and when they started to get confused, it was changed to water mixed with some alcohol.

One by one, they drank straight to the bottom of the table.

"It can't be done, Brother Hun, it can't be done..." The old cow with less and less hair finally couldn't bear it anymore, and crawled under the table holding the wine jar.

"Chen Si, what about you?"

"I, I can't drink anymore, so you are cruel..." After Chen Si finished speaking, he couldn't help but lay down on the table.

The surrounding guests were all surprised by the governor's drinking capacity.

"Father, Lao Taishan, son, son first, go down first!"

"Let's go, Brother Hui, let's go, let's see your father and father-in-law beat them up!"

Li Shouzhong was just about to ask a few words, but was pulled away by Jia Amnesty, and he started to entertain the old relatives with a wine glass.

. . . . . .

"call…"

Put some water in the chamber pot brought by the boy, and shivered.

Rubbing her dizzy head, she walked towards the wedding room.

"Master!" Suyun and Biyue changed their minds quite quickly.

"Ah, leave me alone, I'll take a look around first."

Jia Hun didn't enter the door in a hurry, but walked around the room.

"Come out, be honest!"

"Hey! Brother, what are you doing!"

Jia Lian, who was hiding in the grass, was pulled out by his ears.

"What am I doing, I still want to ask you what you want to do! How old are you, and you just come to listen to the corner and want to gain experience?"

"I, I, I..." Jia Lian blushed when she was told.

"Hey, you are a big kid, hurry up and leave! Suyun, take him to the front hall, watch him carefully and don't let him run away!"

"Yes!" Suyun reached out and grabbed Jia Lian's wrist, dragging him away.

A thirteen or fourteen-year-old kid is not yet a match for a 19-year-old big sister.

After turning around again and finding no one there, Jia Hun opened the door and entered the room.

Li Wan sat quietly on the Ba Bu bed, looking at Jia Hun who entered the door.

"I must have drunk a lot of bars. My concubine has already prepared the hangover soup in the kitchen and put it on the table to cool. It's time to drink it. Let's drink two bowls first..."

"Okay!" Jia Hun sat down on the short pier, picked up the hangover soup on the table and drank two bowls.

After drinking the warm soup, I felt much better immediately.

Exhaling a breath, Jia Hun picked up the jade ruyi that was bestowed by the emperor or the emperor.

"Come on, Mrs. Jia, pick out the hijab first..."

"Jia Lishi..." Hearing Jia Hun's address, Li Wan blushed pretty.

Yu Ruyi picked up Hongsha, a face that had appeared in dreams countless times, shyly turned away, not daring to look at him.

"In the storybook, it's the bride who reminds the groom that it's time to drink the wine. How come we have reminded me!"

Li Wan's face turned even redder.

Taking Li Wan's hand to the table, he took out some cold dishes from the drawer.

Jia Hun asked the kitchen to bring it in during worship, not just for Li Wan to eat. Well, Jia Hun, who drank a lot of wine without eating much, also wanted to pad his stomach.

"Hungry, eat!"

"...why didn't you tell me earlier that there was food in the house..."

Li Wan looked at the cold dishes in the food box in surprise.

"Ah, I told the kitchen to tell Suyun and Biyue, didn't they tell you?"

"...Forget it, they started tormenting before dawn today."

"Okay, then... Let's drink together first?"

Li Wan picked up the jug, poured two ladle-shaped porcelain bowls, and handed one of the cups to Jia Hun.

"Come, sir, please..."

"Ma'am, please..."

After handing over the cups and drinking the wine in the cups, Li Wan picked up the ribbon on the table and handed the ladle-shaped wine cup in his hand to Jia Hun.

Jia Hun closed the two-petal wine cup, and the seams fit perfectly.

Li Wan also tied it tightly with a ribbon and put it on the table.

Pad the stomach at will, and put down the chopsticks at the same time.Picking up the scissors again, each of them cut off two strands of hair, which were intertwined with each other. This is called a knot.

After going through a series of etiquettes, finally, the two looked at each other.

"Madam, it's getting late, let's go to rest!"

Without waiting for a reply, Jia Hun picked up Li Wan and lay down on the Babu bed amidst Li Wan's exclamation...

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"My daughter-in-law serves tea to my ancestors..."

Early in the morning, the couple came to Rongguo Mansion and offered tea to Jia Mu and Jia She, who had been waiting here for a long time.

Jia Mu took the teacup from Li Wan with a smile. She was no stranger to Li Wan, after all, Jia Daishan had chosen Jia Hun as his wife, and Jia Mu had already met Li Wan.

"Yeah!"

Jia Amnesty was also very happy. The eldest son got married and started a career, and he was going to embrace his grandson soon. When he thought of such a pink little man hugging his leg and calling his grandfather, he couldn't help laughing.

Mrs. Xing still had the fake smile yesterday.

To be honest, there was not much age difference between him and Jia Hun, only about ten years old. Such a great general became her stepson, which made her embarrassed in every way.

Mother Jia and the young couple gave some instructions.

"Okay, the old lady won't delay your going to the ancestral hall. Brother Zhen is already waiting, so don't miss the auspicious time!"

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ancestral hall.

After offering incense to ancestors, under the witness of several clan elders, Jia's family tree was carried out.

Jia Zhen opened it, found Jia Hun's page, added Jia Li Shiwan's name, and conveniently wrote Yue Liduo's name on the good concubine. Just go to the genealogy first, right?
He took out a brand new family tree, which was not new, and there were two names on the first few pages.

His biological father was Rong Bo Jia She, and his biological mother was Jia Yuanshi's coltsfoot, Mrs. Gongtai of Dunhuang County.

Coltsfoot was the name Jia She gave his mother back then, and Jia Hun also asked Jia She what his mother's original name was.

"Original name, the farmer's family, or the son of the family, what's the name? It's just called by the villager's duck egg or the big girl of the Yuan family? If you are willing to use these two, then change it."

"Don't, don't, coltsfoot is fine, coltsfoot is fine..."

In this way, Jia Hun's biological mother was named Jia Yuanshi Coltsfoot.

Jia Zhen wrote the words "Jia Li's Wan" next to Jia Hun. At this point, the first-generation mistress of the West Mansion has truly become the Jia family.

. . . . . .

"It can't be done, uncle, the salt merchants are getting more and more fierce, the brothers really can't hold on anymore, why don't we ask the general for help!"

Patrol Yan Yushi Yamen, the main hall.

After a great battle, Yuan Li, who was covered in bandages, panted and said.

"Oh... I miscalculated. I didn't expect to run into their dead man's den. I have hurt so many brothers. I..." Lin Hai slumped on the chair with a face full of remorse.

"You can't say that, Young Master, who knew that the soldiers of the Jiangnan Camp were so rotten that they ran away after only firing three arrows..."

"Ruhai, benefactor, how are you doing!"

Jia Min also just learned about the front yard from the maid, so she rushed into the main hall regardless of anything else.

"I'll wait to see the mistress (aunt) (Mrs. Jia)!"

In the lobby, whether it was the servants of the Lin family, the soldiers of the Jia family, or the officials patrolling the Yan Yushi Yamen, they all saluted Jia Min.

"Hurry up and get rid of the courtesy, everyone was injured because of my master, Lin Mei, hurry up and call to buy the best doctor and wound medicine. The Lin family will bear the cost of everyone's wound medicine!"

After another word of thanks, Yuan Li and Lin Hai took Jia Min back to the backyard.

"What happened? Why are there so many people missing?"

As soon as he arrived at the main hall in the backyard, Jia Min asked Lin Hai before he sat down.

"Oh, I thought we had caught the Bai family's handle, so my husband followed me with someone, but who knew it was a trick, the so-called shopkeeper of the Bai family led us to a village where dead men were hidden.

Many people were caught off guard and died. Those Jiangnan campers were unreliable at all. They shot three arrows and ran away, leaving us there. It's Ma'am! "

"The salt merchant is too deceitful! No matter what the master says this time, I won't listen to you!

The Lin family is no longer the Lin family of the Five Dynasties Liehou. Didn't you see the attitude of the people sent by the Jiangnan camp!Then even perfunctory refused to perfunctory you ah!

My wife wants to write letters to my family and Huai'an! "

Lin Hai was silent. He originally thought that he could rely on the remaining power of the Lin family to borrow troops, and even if he couldn't beat the salt merchants, he would let them be wary, but he was still too naive. Jiangnan Daying definitely colluded with those salt merchants.

"Let's write it, write it, and give the emperor and the emperor a secret book for your husband!
Salt merchant, heh, next, either you die or I die! "

(End of this chapter)