Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 96 Marriage ([-])

"Father, what do you think we should give to Mrs. Qianhu's wedding this time?"

On the grain drying field, a villager woman talked with several women for a while, then returned to her man and said.

"Didn't Master Qianhu say that there is no need to give gifts?" The man touched his head and said.

"You, it's just that you have a short head. Master Qianhu understands us, but we can't be rude because of this, can't we? Everyone gives it away, and if we don't give it away, isn't it going to make people gossip? Besides, right now our The good days are not given by Lord Qianhu? If it weren’t for the farm to take in, what would happen to me and this baby, how can we not know the good and the bad?”

The woman scolded him.

The woman's name is Sun Lianshi, and the man's name is Liu Dacong. They were originally from Kelan Prefecture. At the beginning of the year, the family of three fled to Wuzhai Fort. His man, Liu Dacong, was recruited into the third farm of Wuzhai Fort because of his strength. Liu Dacong's monthly ration of five dou is enough to feed the whole family. In addition, Sun Lian is also a hardworking person. He goes to Wuzhaibao's large livestock farm every day to work, and he also has a monthly ration of three dou.

After a month like this, the family has a monthly grain of nearly one stone, which is already considered very good in the income of ordinary farmers in Daming, especially in this kind of year, the family can be said to live a small life impressive.

In addition to the bumper harvest in Wuzhaibao a few days ago, Wuzhaibao No. [-] Farm also received rewards. Every villager received at least three stones of grain in the farm's previous harvest awards, and Liu Dacong's family also received awards. Received the monthly food reward of three stones, so life will be better.

Some time ago, due to his hard work, Liu Dacong was rated as a second-class villager for three months. Being rated as a second-class villager, but in this way, Liu Dacong's family is satisfied.
I remembered that when I was in Kelanzhou, I worked hard until late every year, and the family still couldn’t get rid of the pot. The family cherishes the good days now, but to be honest, working on the farm is enviable, but there is also pressure. .

Envy, no, some time ago, Sun Lian's younger brother in Kelanzhou asked someone to bring a letter, saying that the family was very envious of her sister and brother-in-law, who had stable and rich meals, and asked her if she could let She said, find a way to let her younger brother also work in various farms in Wuzhaibao?So these days, Sun Lian has been asking, when will Master Qianhu start reclaiming wasteland again? According to his current Wuzhaibao military household registration, as long as Master Qianhu starts to cultivate new farms, he can naturally give priority to his younger brother. Work on the farm.

This is what Sun Lian is proud of. There used to be five daughters in her family. Her daughter was never seen by her family. It's the same, but since he and the man entered the third farm of Wuzhaibao to work, after the news came back, it started to be okay.

After the autumn harvest, the family members in Kelanzhou suddenly became more enthusiastic. No, some time ago, people asked people to come back and said that they would go back and have a look when they were free. The family members missed them very much and even talked about their younger brother. , which was unimaginable before.Also, when she walked outside the farm, she saw ragged refugees from all over the country coming to Wuzhaibao. Sun Lian was even more grateful that her family was able to work in Wuzhaibao Farm. A warm day.

The pressure is that there are more and more refugees coming to Wuzhaibao, and the villages and their families are a little worried. Will these refugees take their jobs in the future? In terms of higher salaries, as long as these refugees have a bite to eat, they are extremely willing to come to the farm to work hard. They worry that one day the adults of Qianhu will suddenly use these refugees instead of them.

I am used to living a good life, and it always makes people feel unreal, and I am afraid that one day in the future, I will suddenly lose everything in front of me.Whenever she looked at the envious and jealous eyes of the refugees outside the farm, Sun Lian was proud but also faintly worried.

In fact, this kind of worry is also common in the hearts of all the farmers in the farms. Therefore, today, when the adults of Qianhu are married, everyone expressed their gratitude to Huang Laifu, and secondly, they were also slightly worried. If I didn't give any presents, and it was passed on to Lord Qianhu, would Master Huang think that I was being rude and disrespectful, then it would be over.

Looking at the ruddy face of her son Liu Xiaocong beside her, and recalling his son's skinny and disheveled face when he came to Wuzhaibao at the beginning of the year, Sun Lian made up her mind that no matter what, she would not lose this job and must stay in the village. Inside the farm.

Hearing what the wife said, Liu Dacong said: "You are right, but what should we give away? If we can give it away, adults of Qianhu will not be surprised."

Sun Lian said enthusiastically: "Just now I discussed it with Miss Wu from the next door. We are a small family, and we don't have anything to give away, but this is a good point. Reasons are more important than affection, so we will send some wedding cloths." , Ximian and the like, everyone is like this, we are not rude."

Liu Dacong said: "These things are up to you, so let's hurry up and buy some wedding cloth and noodles? It just happens to be the farm market day."

Sun Lian scolded him and said, "You, if you waited until today to buy these things, the day lily would have been cold long ago. I prepared these things a few days ago."

Liu Dacong said happily: "That's good, that's good."

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Regardless of the attitudes of the various farms towards Huang Laifu's marriage, at this time in Zhang Dasan's family in the small mountain village of Xinglingzi, it was another scene.

"Let's go, let's go, we must catch up and drink Master Qianhu's wedding wine this time."

The third son urged with a smile.

"Okay, okay, what are you urging?"
The third son was dissatisfied with the authenticity, and finally touched her hair in front of the bronze mirror, and said: "Daughter-in-law, do you think my hair is messed up?"

Her daughter-in-law Cuizhi said: "Mother-in-law, I think it looks good." She also looked at herself in the bronze mirror.

San Ziniang said reassuringly: "That's good. When we enter the city this time, we can't be disheveled and make people laugh."

The third son said impatiently: "Okay, okay, who would laugh at you, if you can't keep up with the wedding wine of Lord Qianhu, that would be a real joke."

This time Huang Laifu got married, and their military families have benefited again. A few days ago, some military households in Wuzhaibao, under the organization of Yang Anzhang, Yang Baihu and other Wuzhaibao officers, gathered in the small mountain village of Xinglingzi. With envious eyes, they sent some happy noodles to each family member of the Banner Army, saying that it was a gift from Lord Qianhu for their marriage, and every family member of the Banner Army had it, and asked each family member to drink in Wuzhai Fort Master Qianhu's wedding wine.

And he also told the third father that the flag army is on holiday today, and the third father can just go to see his son.

To be honest, the family members of these flag soldiers usually can't see them even if they want to, because most of the time, these flag soldiers are practicing in the competition field, and it is rare to come out when they are idle.

Hearing these words, the third son's father was naturally moved. Lord Qianhu is so kind. Now that Lord Qianhu has a wedding, he naturally wants to drink this wedding wine. Besides, he hasn't seen his son for a few days, whether it is a mother-in-law or a daughter-in-law , I miss him very much, I just went to Wuzhaibao today to see my son and see what he has become.

There are also mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. They have grown up so much and haven’t traveled far. Now it’s good to let them go to Wuzhai Fort to see the world. The third son thinks so. He who has been to Wuzhai Fort once naturally thinks that he He is someone who has seen the world.

The third son said: "Okay, okay, this old man knows how to remind."

Finally, she straightened her clothes and said to her daughter-in-law: "Daughter-in-law, have you brought all the things that the family gave to Lord Qianhu?"

The daughter-in-law said: "Mother-in-law, I have brought everything. Isn't it just some happy eggs and the old hen?"

The third son said: "That's good."

Suddenly she hesitated again, and said to the third son's father: "His father, our family will just give these things. Is this gift too light?"

The third son pondered and said: "A few days ago when those military men came, they said that for the wedding of Lord Qianhu, Lord Qianhu has told us that there is no need to give gifts. Anyway, we can't afford expensive gifts, so it's not uncommon for Lord Qianhu to give them to you." , just send some happy eggs to show your heart, Lord Qianhu will not blame you."

The third son nodded, and the family finally tidied up, and went out happily.

This situation came from all directions, and everyone came to Wuzhai Fort one after another, adding to the joy in Wuzhai Fort.

According to Qianhu Zhai Nei and Gu Qianhu of Kelan Prefecture, Huang Laifu's wedding will be a big one this year, so in addition to decorating Qianhu Zhai with lanterns and festoons and a big feast.In addition, the horse racing field inside Wuzhai Fort and the big competition field outside the fort were also full of banquets.Words came out from the Thousand Households House that anyone who came to drink wedding wine would be welcomed by the Huang family, no matter he was a military household in the fort or refugees from various places who came to Wuzhai Fort, he could sit on the wine table.

The news had spread a few days ago, so on this day, people from inside and outside the fort flocked to Wuzhai Fort.Especially the refugees who were originally in Wuzhai Fort, took up their seats early today, and led the whole family, preparing to have a big meal.Hearing the continuous sound of firecrackers from everywhere, everyone's faces were beaming.

Today's Wuzhaibao bannermen also have a day off. The continuous and rigorous drills during these hours exhausted the bannermen, so everyone took the opportunity to relax.

Today is a happy event for Master Qianhu. Huang Laifu has already said that the ordinary flag soldiers do not need to give gifts, and everyone just wants to have a glass of wedding wine. Of course, except for some sergeants who take turns patrolling and guarding the fort, they cannot go out and can only be in the field. Drink, and their family members will accompany them at that time.

At this time, the competition field outside the fort had already been completely redecorated, and red lanterns were hung all over the competition field.The arena was already filled with various wine tables, with some pastries placed on them, and the actual dinner would naturally have to wait until evening.

Mrs. Qian is instructing some women from Wuzhaibao military households to rush in and out.In the past few days, she was busy with the Wuzhaibao livestock farm, but now, the matter has come to an end.

But in the past two days, regarding the wedding ceremony of Lord Qianhu, she naturally got permission from Mrs. Yang, and organized some women from Wuzhaibao to come out to help.

At this time, she was busy non-stop, organizing women to arrange tables and put pastries, and there were some children beside them. With the permission of their parents, they put on new clothes and set off firecrackers everywhere. Having fun, the entire arena was beaming.

According to the local customs in Wuzhaibao, when getting married, a banquet is required for one day, with side meals in the morning and noon, and main meal after welcoming the bride in the evening.The Thousand Households House is naturally used to entertain important guests, while the Wuzhai Fort Racecourse is the place to entertain the flag soldiers and their families.The competition venue outside Wuzhai Fort is a place for Tun Ding and his family members to entertain.

In addition to these places, outside the big contest outside Wuzhai Fort, there were countless banquets specially entertaining those refugees who heard the news.With so many people, the wine table was naturally a problem. In addition to the dining tables of the military households in Wuzhai Fort, there were also dining tables from various farms. If there were not enough, they went to some civilian forts to borrow.

In short, Huang Laifu's marriage was very grand, and it would cost nearly a thousand taels of silver after a marriage.

At this time, it was the morning side meal. After everyone was seated, the big competition outside Wuzhai Fort was fine, and Tun Ding and his family members were quite polite.But in the running water seats outside the big competition, those refugees brought their families to eat, sometimes the adults laughed and the children cried, making a mess.There are also households in Minbao all over the place, after hearing the news, they also rushed over quickly.

As soon as everyone sat down, they saw that the pastries on the table disappeared at a rapid speed, and some rice porridge and other meals also disappeared at the rate of one bucket per minute, but the Huang family was going to eat it for this day. There are so many things here, I'm not afraid that everyone will eat fast.

While Qian was busy, she looked at Liu Yumei beside her. Today, she and her younger sister Liu Erniu also came to help Qian with things and greet guests.Now Liu Yumei has become a celebrity in Wuzhaibao due to working in the propaganda team. Everyone likes to listen to her singing. Every song she sings is popular all over the world, especially "Wuzhaibao" , "Brother Army", etc., many people will hum a few lines.

At this time, when many of the garrisoners saw her, their faces showed expressions of admiration.But Liu Yumei turned a blind eye to everyone's expressions and was just thinking about her own thoughts.

Of course Qian understood what she was thinking, and said with a smile: "Yumei, don't worry, it's a good thing that Qianhu adults get married. After Miss Gu's family, it will be your second turn in the future, so don't worry."

Liu Yumei blushed and said in a low voice, "Sister, what are you talking about?"

Qian said with a smile: "Okay, okay, why don't I understand what's on your mind? But everyone's fate is different, of course we can't compare with Miss Gu's family, but it will be very good for Yumei to be a concubine in the future, Master Qianhu is a kind person, and will treat you well in the future."

Liu Yumei's eyes moved, but she didn't say anything.

(End of this chapter)