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Chapter 75 Marriage; Pit (5k, please subscribe!)
There are so many things to pay attention to when getting married in this era. The bigger the family, the more complicated the details.

For example, Lao Zhu's family is all from a farming family, and they have only gained some wealth in recent years. When Chuanwen and Xian'er got married, they prepared it according to the old etiquette from Qilu. Many details were saved as much as possible. After all, Xian'er's parents are not here.

But the marriage between Chuanwu and Xiuer cannot be simple. First of all, the status of the Zhu family is different now, and getting married is also a manifestation of strength.

Secondly, the bride's family is not short of money, and Zhu Kaishan has long promised Han Laohai that everything will be handled according to the highest standards.

In this case, some links cannot be omitted, such as the three books and six etiquette, which are still indispensable.

The so-called three letters and six rites are the letter of appointment, the letter of etiquette, and the letter of welcome.

The engagement letter is easy to understand and is equivalent to a contract. The man and woman formally enter into a marriage contract.

As the name suggests, the book of rites is a book of gifts, that is, a list of gifts, detailing the types and quantities of gifts.

The wedding letter is used when picking up the bride on the wedding day.

Before that, a good and auspicious day needs to be chosen, and a lucky man will move the new bed to the appropriate location a few days before the wedding.

Then, before the wedding, the good life woman is responsible for making the bed, spreading mattresses, sheets and dragon and phoenix quilts on the bed, and sprinkles all kinds of happy fruits, such as red dates, longan, dried lychees, red mung beans and red envelopes.

After the bed is installed, no one is allowed to enter the new house and touch the new bed until the new couple enters the room on the night of the wedding.

Chinese people's weddings are inseparable from bright red, and they are used to using bright colors to set off the atmosphere.

Therefore, the color of women's wedding dresses in the past dynasties has become custom-made to be bright red, to show celebration, set off the couple, and herald a prosperous and happy life in the future.

Xiuer's dress was custom-made by Zhu Chuanren at Yongsheng Cloth Shop. It was a Zhai dress with wide sleeves and a double breast, and a beaded phoenix crown on her head.

It is worth mentioning that the patterns on Zhai Yi are very particular.

The placket itself has a complete sense of symmetry, and in traditional culture it represents unity and beauty. The densely symmetrical and paired golden pheasant patterns on it symbolize the harmony and beauty of married life in traditional culture. Harmony.

On the wedding day, Zhu Chuanwu wore a long robe and mandarin jacket, while Xiuer wore a phoenix crown and a harem.

Fengguanxiapei was originally the required attire for imperial wives in the Qing Dynasty. It was a symbol of power and status, and was out of reach for ordinary people.

Because it is covered with jewels and embroidery, the appearance is extremely gorgeous, expressing the people's admiration for the powerful, so it gradually evolved into the wedding dress of wealthy families.

When the daughter of an ordinary family gets married, she usually can only wear a bright red coat and skirt, a bright red hijab and embroidered shoes, and is carried into her husband's house in a bright red sedan.

What matters is the word "red".

But the Zhu family was not short of money, and the old Han family also wanted their daughter to marry in style, so they put a lot of effort into Xiu'er's wedding clothes.

Before getting on the sedan chair, Xiu'er was covered with a red scarf. From the moment it was put on, it could not be taken off, nor could it be taken off in the sedan chair. This is the veil, also known as the hijab.

After arriving at the groom's house and entering the bridal chamber, the bridegroom or the bridegroom's father, who is blessed with both longevity and longevity, can take it off so that the congratulators can see the bride's elegance, which is called lifting the hijab.

In the old Han family, a respectable old woman took a dustpan filled with millet and beans and spread them everywhere, and in some places she spread grass.

Before the bride gets on the sedan, the inside and outside of the sedan must be spread.

When the sedan chair arrives in front of the groom's door, the bride must also spread the beans before getting off the sedan chair. This is called spreading grain beans.

When the bride and groom enter the bridal chamber, with the girl on the left and the boy on the right sitting on the new bed, the groom's family will also take grains, beans, fruits and coins and scatter them again. This is called spreading the tent.

One is that grain beans can ward off evil spirits, and the other is that plant seeds are used as a metaphor to wish the bride an early child.

This folk custom already existed in the Han Dynasty. In some places, peanuts and red dates were sprinkled, which meant giving birth to children early, and boys and girls had to be born with flowers.

Lao Zhu's family is not short of people or money, so the whole wedding reception process is very lively.

The family slaughtered pigs and sheep early, and the chefs and bearers were all Lao Zhu's own, so there was no need to hire outsiders.

The old Han's family prepares wedding wine in the morning, and the groom's family holds a wedding banquet at noon;
After everything was ready, Lao Zhu's family fired cannons and played music, and sent out sedan chairs to welcome the bride.

The matchmaker takes the lead, followed by the groom, bridesmaids, sedan, band, and gift box team.

The woman's mother or sister combs her hair, uses silk thread to remove the hair on her face, puts on makeup, which is called "opening her face", and then covers her head with a red cloth and waits for the wedding sedan.

When the sedan chair arrived at Lao Han's house, cannons were fired and music was played to welcome it.

After the wedding procession entered the hall, the sedan landed on the ground, bowed to the father-in-law and mother-in-law, and presented a bright red wedding note written in his father's name.

Later, Han Laohai announced the start of the banquet.

The matchmaker and the groom should be more careful during the banquet, because there is an unwritten custom among the people. During the three days of the wedding, ordinary and junior teenagers among relatives, friends, and young people can ingeniously compile and perform several small comedies to tease the matchmaker or groom, which is called It is called "washing media" and "hanging red", commonly known as "greeting new guests".

For these little farces that can increase the joyful atmosphere, the groom cannot be angry. He can take a small revenge, but don't really get angry.

After breakfast, Chuanwu and Xiuer, under the guidance of the matchmaker, saluted the bride's ancestors and elders, and then the bridesmaid helped the bride get on the sedan.

The bride usually cries before getting into the sedan chair to show her attachment to her parents and family. However, she usually cries for real, which can't be acted out. Anyway, Xiu'er cried quite miserably.

The bride gets into the sedan chair, music is played and cannons are fired, and the bride gets up from the sedan chair for the wedding ceremony.

The band is in front, and behind the band is the groom, Chuanwu riding a black-backed tall horse, followed by the sedan chair and other people seeing off the bride.

The way back to get married must take another way, so sometimes you have to take a detour, which is commonly known as "no turning back".

If you encounter temples, wells, ancestral halls, tombs, big rocks, big trees, etc. on the road, you must cover the wedding sedan to avoid evil spirits.

If you meet someone getting married from another family, the bearers will compete with each other on their skills and try to make the sedan as stable as possible. In some areas, the groom and the groom need to change corsages.

However, Lao Zhu's family has already taken care of everything. The routes are carefully selected, and there are Zhu family escorts along the way to ensure that there will be no accidents.

The team to welcome the bride is about to arrive at the Zhu family mansion, and they will immediately fire cannons to welcome them.

The sedan chair stands in front of the hall door. The bridesmaids step forward to lift the sedan curtain and help the bride out of the car. The groomsmen step forward to praise the bride and groom. The guests scatter flowers on the groom and bride, usually with red and yellow confetti instead, to promote the wedding. Towards climax.

Then it was time to worship heaven and earth and have a wedding banquet.

The Zhu family set up a flowing banquet. Whether they were family members or villagers from nearby villages and towns, as long as they were willing to come and send congratulations, they could sit down and eat at the banquet.

Living on a flowing table for three full days was something most people simply couldn't afford, and only Lao Zhu's family dared to be so arrogant.

Han Laohai has been laughing so hard these days that he couldn't be more satisfied with Lao Zhu's family.

After Xiu'er returns home, the whole wedding will be considered complete. The second son of the Zhu family also has a wife, and he has been extremely beautiful these days.

No matter what you say, your body is very honest, and you can show off your power even more during the night of flowers and candles in the wedding room.

Xiu'er, a silly girl, didn't mind at all that Zhu Chuanwu had a concubine. After getting started, she had a good relationship with the red-turbaned sister who was older than the younger sister, and she had no intention of being jealous at all.

After Zhu Chuanren found out, he often lamented to his family that his second son had accumulated great virtues in his previous life, so that he could live in harmony with his wife and concubines in this life. When they gave him a few more children and expanded the branches of Zhu's family, this life would be considered complete.

However, Zhu Kaishan originally planned to hold the wedding banquet in the building outside the building, and also announce the official opening of the building outside the building.

However, because the smell of paint after the renovation of the building outside the building was too strong and could not be dissipated in a short period of time, in order not to miss the auspicious wedding day, the wedding banquet was still held in the Zhu family's mansion.

As for the opening time of Louwailou, we can only push it back.

"Chuan Ren, I talked with Lu Taishan and he offered 1000 taels of gold!"

On this day, Zhu Chuanren came to Chunhe Sheng to talk about the house. As soon as they met, Xia Yuanzhang opened his mouth.

"Ten taels?"

1000 taels is just 100 gold bars. He can afford this amount of money, but what makes him unhappy is that Lu Taishan really lives up to his reputation as Pixiu and never misses any opportunity to make money.

"Well, he was very resolute and had no room for negotiation. He also told me that he was not the only one to keep the money, and that he had to share a portion with Mr. Zhang."

Zhu Chuanren sneered:
"Shit!"

"What do you think? Do you still want to buy it?"

"I definitely have to buy it, but not at this price."

In fact, the construction cost of this mansion was more than 1000 taels of gold. If it hadn't been for the death and the fact that it had been uninhabited for more than ten years, it would never have been his turn to pick up the slack.

But Zhu Chuanren was unhappy. In his opinion, Lu Taishan was a bit shameless. The yamen bought the Xie family compound at a bargain price, and he resold it at a high price. After working with the Xie family all his life, he contributed to him?

Zhu Chuanren thought to himself that if 500 taels of gold were enough, he wouldn't even think of one more tael.

"You don't want to fall out with Lu Taishan, do you? Chuanren, you have to calm down. Lu Taishan has been in Suihe County for many years and has not fallen. He must have his own way of survival. There is no need for us to fight against him. .”

Zhu Chuanren shook his head:
"There is some money that he can make, and there is some money that he can't make. Shopkeeper Xia, don't worry about this matter. I will handle it myself."

Xia Yuanzhang hesitated to speak, but in the end he could not speak. Zhu Chuanren had his own ideas, and it would be useless for him to say more.

In front of Chunhe Shengmen, Kong Laoer came over and asked Zhu Chuanren:
"Third Young Master, how is the situation at the house?"

"It's not that good. Lu Pixiu offered 1000 taels of gold. It's shameless. In this case, I'll let him know that Pixiu doesn't live long!"

Kong Laoer's eyes narrowed and he smiled sinisterly:
"Third Young Master, please speak, and I will lead my brothers to kill him!"

Zhu Chuanren slapped him on the back of the head:

"Don't be so violent. You kill people at every turn."

Kong Laoer is extremely aggrieved. The so-called upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. Isn't his current character influenced by Zhu Chuanren?

"If you do this, send someone to send a message to Peng Xigui and keep an eye on the Lu family's caravan. No matter whether it comes in or out, I will detain them!"

Kong Laoer reacted very quickly:

"Third Young Master, do you want to use this method to negotiate with Lu Taishan?" Zhu Chuanren smiled:

"It's not bad. There's progress. You're half right."

Kong Laoer was puzzled:

"Third Young Master, I don't understand."

Zhu Chuanren shook his riding whip and chuckled:
“His caravan was robbed, and that’s all money!

Lu Pixiu loves money the most. If he wants to get the caravan back, he must go to Peng Xigui.

When the time comes, as long as Peng Xigui doesn't let go, there will be nothing he can do.

At this time, if I came forward to help him get back the caravan, would he still have the nerve to ask me for 1000 taels of gold? "

Kong Laoer's eyes lit up:
"High! It's really high, Third Young Master, or I admire you, just like the endless flow of the Sui River!"

Zhu Chuanren slapped him angrily:

"Your skills have declined, and you are being overtaken by a loser."

"Hehe, we are not taking the same route."

"Okay, okay, don't worry about it, hurry up and get it done."

Kong Laoer nodded and was about to leave, then turned back:
"Third Young Master, what if Lu Pixiu doesn't take the bait?"

Zhu Chuanren sneered:
"Then I will sell his caravan to pay back the money, and then use his money to buy the Xie family mansion."

"The third young master is still ruthless!" Kong Laoer sincerely admired him.

Lufu~
"Sir, sorry, master, our caravan was robbed by bandits!" The manager of the Lu family hurried to the study.

"What's going on?" Lu Taishan stood up suddenly, completely inconsistent with his name. He didn't have the courage to sit still. Instead, he acted more nervous than the people below him.

"I don't know either. People from our caravan just came back and said they were robbed."

"Who did it?"

"The only group of guys from Erlongshan left in this hundred miles radius, there is no one else but them."

"Erlongshan? What does Peng want to do? We don't miss his benefits on weekdays!"

The housekeeper said anxiously:

"Master, don't worry about why Peng reneged on his promise. Send people up the mountain quickly. Young Master Lu Qian is in their hands."

"What? Why is Qian'er in the caravan?"

The housekeeper almost cried:

"Master, Master Lu Qian has always wanted to follow the caravan to sell goods, but you have never agreed. This time he must have made his own decision."

"This Qian'er!" Lu Taishan shook his body and felt a little dizzy.

On the surface, Lu Qian is Lu Taishan's nephew, but in fact he is his illegitimate son, but he has always existed as a nephew to the outside world.

The rest of the family didn't know, but the housekeeper knew very well, otherwise he wouldn't be so anxious.

"Go! Go to Erlong Mountain in person and ask what the man named Peng wants to do? This bastard, you better give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise I will invite Mrs. Zhang and send troops to destroy him!"

The housekeeper broke out in a cold sweat. Obviously, he didn't want to deal with the bandits.

But Lu Taishan is now in a state of rage. If he dares to say no, he is afraid that Lu Taishan will get angry and chop him into pieces and feed him to the fish.

Outsiders don't know it, but he knows the character of this living Pixiu very well. He has always only recognized money and not people.

If this matter hadn't been about his son, he probably wouldn't have cared about the life or death of the caravan members, as long as the goods were not lost.

"Yes, yes, sir, don't worry, I will take people up the mountain right now."

Lu Taishan's face was as pale as Dajiang's. He couldn't figure out why the man named Peng suddenly rebelled. Could it be that he felt that the filial piety given to him every month was less?Want to increase prices?

At the thought of heavy bleeding, Lu Taishan felt that there was no pain in his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, and the roots of his teeth were extremely sore. Sure enough, only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname, Taishan was fake, and Pixiu was the only one. it is true.

At the same time, in Zhu Chuanren’s room in the Zhu family mansion, Kong Laoer said with a wicked smile:
"Third Young Master, I didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise."

"What's wrong?" Zhu Chuanren held up a book and read it with gusto.

"There was a man in the caravan. Lao Peng saw that he was young but was being protected by the accompanying thugs, so he kept a close eye on him. Sure enough, before he could take action, he called himself Lu Taishan's nephew."

Zhu Chuanren was stunned for a moment:

"nephew?"

"Yes~"

"Does Lu Taishan have a nephew?"

"Yes, I have inquired about it. This guy named Lu Qian grew up in the Lu family. Although he is a nephew, he is treated no differently from a son in the Lu family."

"How old is this man?"

"Eighteen or nineteen, I didn't ask for details. What's wrong, Third Young Master?"

"It's nothing. You can check carefully to see if it's an illegitimate child. If so, that would be interesting."

"Oh no?"

Zhu Chuanren just said it casually and didn't take it seriously at all.

"Check it, no one was hurt?"

"No, Lao Peng deliberately let one of his men go back to report the news. I think the Lu family has received the news by now."

"Well, let Lao Peng act as planned and hang Lu Pixiu up for me."

"Don't worry, Third Young Master, everything has been arranged."

"Ok!"

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Zhu Kaishan's voice came:

"San'er, is it convenient?"

"It's convenient, Dad, come in."

Zhu Kaishan came in with his hands behind his back and said with a smile:

"Xiaokong is here too."

"Yes, my old boss, I have something to report to the Third Young Master."

"Oh, I didn't bother you, did I?"

"No, no, we just finished chatting. Well, Third Young Master, I'll go first."

"Go."

Seeing Kong Laoer go out, Zhu Kaishan chuckled and said:
"Why is this kid so afraid of me?"

"Who knows, Dad, do you have something to do with me?"

"Yes, I went to town yesterday, and your reputation is getting bigger and bigger now."

"What a reputation. Dad, please stop joking."

Zhu Kaishan just chatted casually and waved his hand:

"Okay, let's not talk about this. I came to you because of your mother. She saw that the second child got married, and now she is focusing on you. She is always thinking about arranging a marriage for you."

Zhu Chuanren shook his head quickly:
"Dad, you have to stop this matter. You have to make your own decisions about my marriage."

"I know, I'm just telling you. Besides, you are indeed old enough and it's time to think about getting married."

Zhu Chuanren shook his head:
"I'm not in a hurry. My marriage can only be decided in Shanghai. When the time comes, I can find a suitable person to marry and maximize my benefits."

Zhu Kaishan sighed:
"You have paid too much for our Lao Zhu family, and my father cannot bear it."

"This is serious. Dad, I am the third son of the Zhu family."

"Okay, don't say anything anymore. Just know it in your own mind. Leave your mother to me."

"Thank you dad."

"Thank you for what. By the way, all the brothers you sent to Shanghai have left?"

"We set off a month ago~"

"How many people are here? Is it okay?"

"Ten, plus the helpers sent by Shopkeeper Xia, there are 20 people in total, which is enough for now. If there are not enough, I will send more."

(End of this chapter)