Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 94
Early in the morning on Dongyue 28, three couples, Zhixin, Zhiming, and Zhide, as well as Zhixiang and Wu Matchmaker drove a carriage, took the bride price and left for the county.It takes about two hours to go to the county seat, which is a bit far, so everyone set off early.

There was a big fat pig pulled on the cart, four jars of good wine, and four pairs of big boxes, all of which were tied with red silk, so that people could tell they were gift-giving.For people and things, one carriage cannot be used, so two carriages are used.The one in front was used by Zhixiang when he came back. It had a carriage, and the women were all sitting in it, while Zhixin drove the car.The one in the back is flat, without a compartment, and things happen to be placed on it.Zhiming was driving the car, and Zhide and Zhixiang were sitting in the car so that they could look at those things.Everyone is wearing thick clothes, otherwise, in this winter, there will be some problems with the freezing.

The carriage went downhill all the way to the county seat, and finally arrived at the county seat at the beginning of Sishi.The Lu family is in the east of the county, and the next to them are all Lu family's big houses.The Lu family is a big family, although it is divided into several houses, but to the outside world, it is not separated, but each house has its own yard, if there is any big event, it should be in the main house.

The door of the Lu family was open, and there were already servants waiting outside. They saw two carriages approaching from a distance, and the one behind them was pulling so many things. Naturally, they knew that it was the Xu family who came to give the bride price.Hurry up and send someone to report inside, and this side also hurriedly greeted them out.

"Master Xu, you are here. My lord has already been waiting, and Miss Si's parents have already come here." This person is a confidant of Master Lu, and he and Zhixiang are both working in the south.

"Hey, brother Lu Wen, why are you here today? Look, brother's wedding event, unexpectedly got brother to help Zhang Luo, and brother will invite brother to drink some other day." Zhixiang is very familiar with this person, so his words Very warm.

"Okay, I'll wait for Master Xu's words." Lu Wen is a servant of the Lu family, and Zhixiang is an aide of Mr. Lu. The identities of the two are different, let alone Zhixiang. He has the fame of juren.

While talking, a lot of people came out, the leader was Zhixiang's classmate, Mr. Lu. "Zhixiang, you guys are here. It's winter, hurry up and get into the yard, we're talking inside, it's too cold outside."

Two people came and lifted all the things from the car. The big fat pig was sent directly to the stable. Where there is a pigsty in the Lu family, it can only be raised in the stable.The rest of the things will naturally be carried to the living room.

When everyone came to the living room in the front yard, Zhixiang introduced everyone one by one, and they all got to know each other for a while.Master Lu also introduced the people in his family. Everyone sat down as guests and hosts, and the servants brought tea. Master Lu said, "Zhixiang, we will be relatives in the future. The fourth sister is gentle and virtuous. Be a A good match for a virtuous brother. From now on, husband and wife should live in harmony."

"Thank you for your trouble, Zhixiang will definitely take good care of Wanting." Zhixiang replied.

Here, Matchmaker Wu handed over the betrothal gift slip from Xu's family to the person next to her, and then handed it to Master Lu.Master Lu looked at it, and handed it to a middle-aged couple next to him, "Third Uncle, Third Aunt, this is a bride price gift from the Xu family. You two, take a look and see if there is anything you are dissatisfied with."

The man next to him took the list, looked at it with his wife, and then smiled with satisfaction, "Binghao, this bride price is really too high, a few wives are enough, we are not dissatisfied Yes. Mr. Xu is a talented person, and he has a reputation for raising people, and now he has prepared such a lot of gifts, which is enough to prove that he values ​​​​Wanting. I have to thank Binghao for finding such a wishful person for Wanting Sir."

The gift list stated that it was a set of red gold head jewelry inlaid with rubies, a set of red gold head jewelry inlaid with pearls, a set of emerald head jewelry, and a set of agate.Red jade, jadeite, white jade, black jade, one handle for each of the four colors of wishful thinking, symbolizing the wishful wishes of the four seasons.In addition, there are a pair of red coral bracelets and a pair of beeswax bracelets.Then there is the cloth, sixteen bolts of silk and sixteen bolts of muslin.In addition, there are four pieces of fox fur, two pieces of sable skin, two pieces of otter skin, and two pieces of raccoon skin.Two sets of clothes for the fourth girl of the Lu family, two loads of wedding cakes, eight boxes of wedding tea, of course four jars of wedding wine, and a fat pig.In addition, Zhixiang gave another gift money of 160 taels.

Among these things, some were prepared by Zhixiang himself, some were given by Lu Binghao in advance, and of course some were prepared by Mrs. Chen and the others.Zhixin had saved up those few leathers over the past few years, picking out the best looking ones and sending them to him.

Speaking of these betrothal gifts, it is really possible to marry several wives, so the Lu family can only be happy when they see it.

Since both parties were satisfied, there was nothing else to say. After talking about the details of getting married, the Lu family set up a banquet and everyone had a meal together.At the banquet, Lu Binghao also praised Zhixiang greatly, and he was naturally very satisfied with the marriage that he had single-handedly facilitated.

After giving the bride price, the countdown to this marriage has entered. The Xu family agreed that they don't need to prepare too many things, so they won't be too busy then.But after all, it was a wedding, and there was a banquet to be prepared, so Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Xue were busy preparing the banquet.

If it is according to Jinghan's intention, it is better to entertain these relatives and friends in a restaurant.But how can there be such a custom here?They all serve wine at their own homes.It's easy to hold banquets in winter. This year, the family raised four fat pigs, and sent one to Lu's house, leaving three pigs left.Mrs. Chen said to kill two pigs for the banquet.There are so many big geese raised at home. Before going down the mountain a while ago, some were killed and sold, and the rest were brought here. Otherwise, they would not be on the mountain. Wouldn’t these animals starve to death?The old lady did some calculations and decided to kill another [-] big geese for the banquet.There are plenty of leftover eggs at home. The dishes include cabbage and potatoes. In addition, there are mushrooms made by Jinghan, and Jinghan taught Xue Shi to soak two tanks of mung bean sprouts.In this way, there is not much difference, just buy some fish or something.

On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Xu family killed the pig, and the Chen family frozen all the meat, saving it for weddings.At this time, the weather is very cold, and things can be frozen overnight if they are placed outside.

Zhixin went back to the village and told Jia Zhixiang about getting married. Everyone said that they would have a wedding at that time.In addition, Manager Sun in the town, the Yue family, and Ye Er and others also went to tell them.The custom here is that if there is a happy event, friends who get along with each other have to say hello. If you don't notify, people will be unhappy if they find out.

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, a shed was built in the courtyard of Xu's family, and of course there was a simple kitchen inside the shed.There are four cauldrons inside, as well as chopping boards, all of which are also ready.The cooks who organize weddings here are all specialized in this line of work. Generally, when there is a wedding or wedding, they will be invited to go.Especially during the time before the year, it was very busy. If you don't make a reservation in advance, you won't get a turn at all.

On the [-]th day, more than a dozen daughter-in-laws from the village came to help, and everyone was packing all kinds of things in the front yard.Tables, chairs, dishes, etc. were all rented from special places, together with the carriages, horses, coachmen, etc., and even the trumpeters were all found together.

The helping daughters-in-law are busy cleaning the dishes, and some people are busy in the kitchen. Today, a lot of oily dishes will be fried in advance, and some dishes that need to be cooked are also put in the pot It's up.For a while, the whole Xu family was very lively.

Jinghan and the others are also helping. Jinghan's mushrooms have been growing all the time. The new house is well kept warm, so the output is not bad.But Jinghan told the restaurant that the mushrooms will not be given away when there are banquets at home these days.The newly picked mushrooms are just right for the banquet.In addition, Jinghan's mung bean sprouts, which were born in advance, are growing just right at this time, white and tender, and they look very appetizing.

At noon, all the helpers and relatives had finished eating at Xu's house, and the relatives set off from Xu's house to meet relatives in the county town.I happened to stay there for one night tonight, and then picked up the bride tomorrow morning.Zhixiang was wearing a new suit, with a red cross on his chest, and riding a big red horse, he looked even more heroic and handsome.

In the front is the trumpeter, then the bridegroom officer, followed by the carriages to welcome the bride, and of course there are several carriages to welcome the bride at the end.A group of people walked northward to greet the relatives.After leaving the town, the trumpeter stopped playing, but got into the carriage behind, and took the carriage all the way to the county seat.

It took the group two hours to arrive at the county seat. The drummer got out of the car and continued to play until they arrived at Lu's house.Today's Lu family is full of lights and festoons, full of joy.The door of Lu's house was opened, and some people saw the arrival of the relatives, and hurriedly reported inside, and some people directly lit the firecrackers hanging on the door, and there was a crackling sound.

The Lu family came to the door to welcome the groom. The bride's father stepped forward and stuffed a red treasure in Zhixiang's waist, and then the bride's younger brother led the horse. Zhixiang got off the horse, and everyone led him in. courtyard.

Of course, the courtyard was crowded with people, and all the congratulatory guests were looking at the bridegroom.As soon as the groom arrived, the woman's banquet began. Someone had already come to lead the groom and the others into the hall in the front yard, where all the banquets were placed.Those who welcome relatives should set up several tables alone.Today the Xu family came to welcome the bride, including Zhixiang, Matchmaker, Zhixin, and two bridesmaids from the village, and of course Wenxuan and Jingxian, who were sedan chair boys.These people have a table, and then the coachman and others have a table. They are all the best seats, and the bride's family sent reliable people to accompany them.

　Uh, at the end of the month, there will probably be three changes in these two days, hehehe, if you enjoy watching, you can encourage me.

　　
　
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