warring states careerist

Chapter 688 New Customs and Old Rituals ([-])

The matchmaker who came to the door today to arrange a job offer is definitely not a good person, but she is definitely a smart person in the market.

What should be said and what should not be said; what rules can be surpassed and what rules cannot be surpassed.Such a person has a clear heart.

As the oldest profession that began to appear with the emergence of private ownership and women's business, they have their own inheritance and experience.

The two people behind were carrying two big white geese instead of geese and followed behind the witch. The witch lightly knocked on the wooden door of the confinement, knocked it three times, and asked loudly: "Is anyone at home?"

The door was not bolted inside, and it was broad daylight near the market, but no one opened the door after calling three times.

The two people carrying the white goose behind couldn't help but said: "Could it be that you are not at home? Or do you not want to talk to us?"

The sorcerer turned around and said with a smile: "You two Mohist comrades, don't talk nonsense. This is intentional."

"Marriage between a man and a woman is a natural principle. It was a rule in Taihao's time. It is the greatest happy event. There is nothing that pleases God Taihao more than a ceremony between men and women."

"This is intentional. It is to let people know that someone from their family has proposed a marriage. If you two have a girl, and no one proposes a marriage when you reach Jiji's age, are you happy?"

After reassuring the concubine Mi Gang who was carrying the white goose behind him, the company commander when he was Sima Commander, and the first teacher of the lecture class here, Xuan Wu yelled a few more times.

At this time, people gathered around to watch the excitement, and guessing that the inside was about the same, Xiwu grabbed the two men carrying white geese to his sides, and whispered: "Don't stand so far back, Also don't hold up the wild goose on purpose, so that people can see it but don't do it deliberately."

It was probably time to wait inside, opened the door, and asked, "Please come in."

After welcoming everyone into the yard, he let them into the room and sat down, and served some melon seeds, dates and the like.

After the guests and hosts were divided, it was inconvenient for the girl to come forward at this time, so her parents could only be outside.

Xuan Wu knew that it was time for him to play, so he said: "There is a saying, there are four seasons in a year, and four seasons in people."

"Flowers bloom in spring and bear fruit in autumn, which is the law of nature."

"I heard that there is a good girl in the family. It is time to prepare a bribe for her when she reaches Jiji's age."

"Someone in the south can sing well."

There are plums, but they are actually seven!Beg me, a commoner, to be lucky!

There are plums, but they are actually three!I beg my common man, let me go now!

There are plums, and they are all in a basket!Ask me to be a common man, let him call it!

"There are no plums here, but there are apricots. The apricots are about to ripen. Today there will be seven points, and tomorrow there will be three left. The sooner you pick them, the better."

"The most prosperous and youthful time, how can we not be in a hurry?"

The couple on the opposite side had already quarreled what should have been quarreled, and they would never disagree again at this time, so the mother stepped forward and said, "How can we not be in a hurry? It's just that I haven't met the boy she likes."

Xuan Wu clapped his hands and said: "Hey, what a coincidence, I have a young man here. When I was young, I was a company commander in the Gaoliu Army and made many achievements. I am also looking for a good girl. I heard that your family If there is a good girl, I feel that the two of them are worthy of each other, and if it is someone else, they will not be worthy of each other."

"This guy's surname is Shu, his name is Zhumi, and his family..."

The witch's methods can be regarded as eloquent, telling the concubine Miu Mi's age, family and other circumstances.

It turned out that the first time I went to Nacai, I didn't need to worry about the food, because it was hard to say whether it would be successful, and everyone was poor, not aristocratic, and really couldn't provide anything to entertain others.

As the saying goes, the nobles are afraid of thieves, and the poor are afraid of customers. This is the truth.

Today, there is no need to take care of the food, but compared with the jujubes 20 years ago, there are more melon seeds and a pot of tea soup.

Xuan Wu talked for a long time, but the other party didn't seem to respond, and the two people sitting behind with the goose didn't know what it meant.

After talking for a long time, the hostess on the opposite side just pushed the plate of dates towards Xuan Wu, and then turned her eyes elsewhere.

Xuan Wu stretched out his hand like lightning, grabbed a handful of dates when the hostess was not paying attention, and did not know where to hide them on his body, and continued the previous topics.

Both of those carrying the goose came up, how could they understand the current situation, for some reason, they didn't know whether to put down the goose in their hands or continue to carry it.

Fortunately, the witch gave them a light kick, and the two quickly put the goose on the ground.

The rules in Sishang are different. When meeting, women will come out directly, and men will come out when they are in love. And because of Sishang's school, it is very likely that the two have met before.

The women here don't show up, and the two of them are logically not regarded as concubine elders, but at this time it is the most suitable time to show up.

Just like what the middle-aged man in charge of Gaoliu Xuanyi Department said that day, people who are about the same age as the concubine Mi and his parents, in the Mo family in Gaoliu City, are all people in charge of one side, let such people go to others Misfit.

The two of them had never experienced such a scene, they could only be like many people who visited the "Tianzhi Pavilion" in Sishang for the first time, they were really stunned and couldn't get in the way.

After talking for a while, Xuan Wu took the initiative to say: "Oh, it's getting late. I've said this, so I'm leaving now."

When they got up, the two families on the opposite side also got up, and when they walked past the two pairs of white geese, no one seemed to see them.

The two people who were carrying the white goose before said, this is considered a success?Still failed?Why is there no response?
Xuan Wu, however, was smiling and waited out the door. As soon as he entered the yard, the hostess suddenly returned to the house and said, "Oh, why did your geese fall?"

The two people who were carrying the white goose before didn't know whether to pick it up or not, so what should I say?Is this disagreement?
Who knew that Xuan Wu coughed lightly to indicate to the two people to take it, and after the two of them took it, Xuan Wu sang in that sacrificial tone: "Two geese fly together, never leave. If you can't find another One, you can chirp and chirp."

"Ask through Yan'er, the girl's name and birthday."

She held the white goose, which was called a wild goose, in her hand, and the hostess who had just brought the wild goose over took it, and made a gesture of invitation, inviting the group of people to come in and sit down.

Those two Mo Zhe who followed the man's family thought that this matter was a mess, but they didn't expect it to turn around again, so they couldn't help being overjoyed.

But Xuan Wu knew that the other party had agreed to it from the very beginning.

Jujubes are the most expensive in Zhuxia. This is not expensive in terms of price, but a kind of nobility under the hierarchical system. For example, peaches are obviously better than dates, but if peaches are used instead of dates in some sacrifices, it is against the rules .

When they were sitting and talking inside, the woman's family pushed the jujube forward, indicating that they could talk.

The witch took the opportunity to grab a handful of dates and hide them, that is, for auspiciousness, and signaled to steal a very valuable thing from the woman's house—referring to the daughter.

Under normal circumstances, even if the woman sees it, she will pretend not to see it. At most, she will feel unlucky and suspicious when she sees it.

Normally, nobles carry two pairs of wild geese.

This is the first time I sent it as a gift, let me introduce the man.

And when they left, they took out another pair in the yard, and only then did they ask for their names.

Commoner families rarely use wild geese, because wild geese are arrogance, which is a doctor's gift.

Commoners use cloth, and soldiers use arrows, but even if cloth is used, it is impossible to prepare two copies: nowadays, there are many children, and everyone has sons and daughters, so there is no need to find out for yourself.

So it is very eclectic, forming an unspoken rule.

The two programs of Nacai and Wenming use the same pair of gifts. The date before is a hint, and when you get up and give it away, you don’t look at the gift and wait until you go out to send the gift back. That is the second hint.

Wait until the gift is received before inviting people in, which means the second procedure of the wedding: asking for names.

At this time, they didn't care about food, but with the planting of new crops and the use of iron farm tools in recent years, each family has surplus food.

And the next step after asking the name is to divination whether it is auspicious, this step can be ignored in general, and it will be a formality.After this step is completed, the actual dowry, engagement date, dowry and other things will be discussed, that is to say, the final step of "come with your car and bribe with me".

It’s all come to this point, it’s right to take care of a meal, basically there’s nothing unexpected—the only accident is that the South used “divination, evil” as an excuse to regret the marriage, but usually it’s not too bad at this point. It's possible, especially the Mo family's divination about weddings, he is not a fierce one.

As the saying goes, "The bridesmaid invites you, the guest holds the geese, and asks for your name. The host promises, please come in and accept, as before." This is the step of transforming Nacai into asking for names.

Entering the house again, this time accompanied by the hostess, normally both hosts and hostesses would accompany each other. It is impossible for nobles to cook by themselves due to aristocratic etiquette, but if there are no servants in common households, the hostess has to prepare meals for entertaining.

After sitting down, the host said: "Little daughter Xing'er, in the year of Geng Chen..."

This is to say the name, birthday, and age. Originally, it is necessary to have a good memory, and you must remember word for word, because this kind of thing will only be said once at home, and it is unlucky to ask it a second time, so you can’t ask it a second time. all over.

However... 20 years ago, there was paper and simple charcoal pencils on Sishang. The witch took out the paper and pen from her arms like a magic trick, and used the "words" in their circle to write the birthday and so on. , put it away carefully.

The words in their circle are enough to record the year and month. As for the girl's name, the general name is a very common word at this time, because virtual words that can only be constructed by imagination are rarely used now.Generally, they are named after Ao, Zao, Xing and so on.

Aristocrats use surnames, such as Wen Jiang, not that according to the rules of later generations, this woman is called Jiang Wen, but a woman with the surname Jiang is called "Wen" because of her talent; It was given to Wei Xuangong, and later generations called it Xuan Jiang, indicating that this is Xuangong's woman.

(End of this chapter)