The wife of a woman collecting herbs cannot be bullied

Chapter 88

The capital city in mid-October is slightly warmer than Jianzhou and Wangyun Mountain, but it is already late autumn.

On October [-]th, Chu Xu's sister-in-law Liu Shi and the eldest grandson-in-law Yuan Shi of Zhenguo General's Mansion brought a few servants together, carrying four seasons clothes, rouge powder, fruit, wine and meat, etc. I went to Huaishu Hutong to remind me to make up.

A reminder gift was given, and the next day was the auspicious day for Yi'an Bed.For those who are married, today is also a good day to build a house.

Originally, Shi Chuying and the others discussed to unload the dowry to Shishi Alley first, and then move it out when the dowry is displayed, so it was easy.However, Taoist Wuming denied this approach, and insisted on bringing back all the dowries that had been pre-arranged, except for the items on and off Shichuying Mountain, which were still transported to Shishi Alley as they were.

Chu Xu always listened to Shi Chuying, and of course Shi Chuying listened to her master.

On October [-]th, the Chu family sent a large group of men to carry the dowry, led by Chu Zhuo from the fourth room, to carry the dowry at Huaishu Alley.

Here in Huaishu Hutong, red silk flowers were tied to a platform box, and there was a list on each platform for checking. Even Er Fei wore a red brocade made by the sewing girl "Yu Yu". The cloak, which seems to be sitting on a separate bar box, plays its "dowry" role!
Shi Chuying's dowry was carried in the first place, which was the will of the second-rank Fuguo General's wife, and the second was a box containing the dowry list; the dowry came after it, and the second fat was used for the finale. In fact, all kinds of things have gathered a full sixty dowry!
Carrying a dowry at the age of sixty is very respectable in the capital, so when the dowry was handed out in Huaishu Hutong, many people gathered along the road, asking which family married the daughter-in-law and which family married the daughter. Such dowries are full of confidence.

Li San also dressed up fresh and bright, with a red face leading the people, riding a big horse, head held high and chest high, went to Shishizi Lane to deliver the dowry.This was the most honorable moment in his forty years of life, and he had never been so glorious when he got married himself.

The fortunes in life are really amazing. Thinking about how two years ago he was still a man who only had a few taels of money and was worried about supporting his family, but now he has become a respectable manager in the capital...

Li San's daughter-in-law, as the Quanfu person of her natal family, and Aunt Yue, as the noble envoy, also led the crowd to Shishizi Lane to lay a bed and make a house.

Li San's daughter-in-law's natal parents, husband's parents-in-law are all present, her own husband and children have all four corners, and she is still a commoner, so it is appropriate for her to be a Quanfu person.

The gates of the new mansion in Shishizi Lane were opened wide today to welcome Quanfu people and noble envoys from the new wife's family to shop.

As the eldest daughter-in-law of the second house, Mrs. Liu came to the mansion early to entertain the noble envoys who came to shop the house and relatives and friends who came to view the dowry.In Dachu, there is generally no need to specially invite to watch the dowry posting. You just contact relatives and come here if you want to, just for the sake of personal popularity.Therefore, although there is no formal banquet today, tea and snacks must be prepared to entertain guests.

In the wedding ceremony of Dachu, the dowry and letter of engagement must be read out and confirmed in the hall. Similarly, the dowry list must also be read out when the woman’s dowry arrives at the man’s home.The ceremony of handing over the dowry should also start before the auspicious time for laying the bed.

The main courtyard of the third floor of Fuguo General's Mansion was also open to the guests of the two families. Shi Chuying's dowry filled the main courtyard.Only a few places are left for people to walk on.At this time, some large pieces of furniture were directly sent to the corresponding rooms, and they would be placed in their proper place only when the time came.

In the main courtyard, Li San, who was escorting the dowry, and Chu Zhuo, who was in charge of the handover, led their people to stand in the hatchback. Li San presented the list of dowry. I came over to watch it for a while, nodded to Chu Zhuo and began to sing the dowry, which is also the most interesting place for many onlookers.

Singing the dowry list is a very skillful job. If it is well sung, it can make the guests have an advantage over the woman's dowry, otherwise, it can also make the dowry disadvantageous.At this time, the first two channels are naturally ignored, and starting from the third channel, the deacon sang:
A box of silver;
A set of jewelry:
Six silk brocades of various colors;

Four sets of cloth of various colors;

Two sets of new silk cotton;
Four sets of clothes, shoes and socks for the four seasons;

There are three brocade mattresses and silk quilts;

Two tents and curtains;

Thirty sets of various furniture;
One of the four treasures of the study;
Two sets of porcelain of various colors;

Two rare ornaments...

The dowry is recited according to the categories, and each table has its own details, but these details are not read in full. The deacon can pick and read some important ones, and the rest are left for people to see for themselves.

After reading a paragraph, the deacon wanted to moisten his throat, and also took this opportunity to ask people to look at the contents of the box.

Among the crowd of onlookers, Chu Xun grinned happily. He naturally knew how long the list was, and the deacon read it for half a day, not even one-third of it was enough. The most lively part was at the back.Just look, hehehe, it will definitely open your eyes!Chu Xun thought badly.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the deacon to pour tea.

Among the group of daughters-in-law watching around the dowry, there were a few older daughters-in-law, curled their lips at this time, and one of them covered their lips in a low voice: "These gold and silver jewelry, brocades and silks look familiar, don't they? Is Chengdu a dowry gift from our mansion? Tsk tsk, it looks complete with the dowry at this time."

Another one said: "That's right, oh, I heard that so many things are my own, so there are a lot of furniture, but who knows what is Beinanmu?"

Another young daughter-in-law said, "It's okay if you can't afford Nanmuyuan. You have no family background, so why use wild wood as your name? It's really...Tsk!" She clicked loudly, causing a commotion laughter.

Taking advantage of this time, people also began to look at the objects they were interested in. The bars and boxes were all open, and the large pieces of furniture were placed in the room first. I can't see it anymore.

The coral, which is a valuable item, was originally covered by red silk, but it was also gently lifted up at this time.Now some people in the crowd lost their composure and couldn't wait to squeeze out, and went to the box that was raised just now.

For a while, the crowd rushed over, and Chu Zhuo immediately signaled the guards to maintain order and not allow the crowd to get too close to the dowry, so as to avoid accidents.It's not that these people haven't seen the world, they really want to see what the coral put out by this village girl looks like.

(End of this chapter)