Chapter 94
In the Dali Dynasty, scholars had a high status. If they passed the imperial examination, even if they were old scholars, they would be able to have no worries about food and clothing and could find a job to support their family at will.
What's more, Xu Xian is still so young. He has won the position of the head of the case in the government and hospital examinations, winning two yuan in a row, and his future is bright.
In Hangzhou Prefecture, almost all scholars aim at Xu Xian; many parents also use Xu Xian as an example when educating their children; even walking on the street, you can hear people talking about Xu Xian almost everywhere; even the top prostitutes in brothels openly said that they would pay a hundred taels of silver, just to have a sound of greed with Xu Hanwen...
Xu Jiaorong had no worries in her heart at this point, and was satisfied. She finally did not let down her last words before her parents left, and fulfilled her responsibilities as a sister.
Xu Xian was raised by her and shines upon her ancestors!
So, she did not delay her wedding date with Li Gongfu anymore.
First of all, after such a long time of getting along, she knew what kind of person Li Gongfu was very clear.
With Xu Xian's talent and reputation, and the profit-making speed of Yuewei Bookstore, there are countless people who are willing to marry Xu Jiaorong, and they will never think that Xu Xian, the brother-in-law, is a burden. But Li Gongfu is different. He did not dislike Xu Jiaorong at all before Xu Xian's "knowing". He agreed to any requests from Xu Jiaorong, even if he offered support to Xu Xian after marriage, he would not care.
Such a man is a good match worth entrusting for life.
Secondly, Xu Jiaorong is really old. An ordinary woman might have married a few years ago. If she waits, she will not be nice to her and Li Gongfu.
So when the autumn examination was released, Xu Xian asked the academy for a long vacation and returned to Qiantang County with his sister. After Xu Jiaorong and Li Gongfu got married, he returned to the academy and prepared to participate in the Jiangnan Talented People's Literature Association.
The man and the woman are in love and have a mutual understanding, but the etiquette that should be obtained from marriage must not be missing.
In the Great Li Dynasty, marriage can be said to be the top priority in life and is very important. Many etiquettes of marriage are written into the law.
Generally speaking, there are four essential etiquettes for folk marriage, namely: Nace, Naji, Nazheng, and kin welcome.
The man's family asked the matchmaker to go to the woman's house to propose marriage. After the woman's family agreed to discuss the marriage, the man's family prepared the first six gifts of the first gifts to propose.
Naji, that is, the man took back the woman's name and horoscope and divined in the ancestral temple.
The quota is also called the quota, which means that the man’s family gives the quota to the woman’s family.
The wedding day was welcomed. One or two days before the wedding, the woman gave her dowry and made a bed. The next day the groom came to her daughter's house to marry her.
Although the four rituals are complicated, they are actually deleted after the people have denied trouble.
If it is between princes and nobles, marriage will no longer be the four rituals, but the six rituals. Two more 'asking names' and 'asking appointments' should be added.
In addition to the four etiquettes, there are also the "three books", namely the "Appointment", the "Etiquette" and the "Welcome". The three books are written records that ensure the validity of marriage, which is roughly equivalent to the marriage certificate of the Earth in the future.
On the third day of the ninth month, it is advisable to marry, make a alliance, and adopt it, and do not be jealous of everything!
After heavy etiquette, the groom Li Gongfu finally wore a big red groom's uniform, rode a horse, followed by a sedan chair carrying a cute son, and a festive team that blew away the suona and trumpet. With the support of a group of subordinates, he came to Xu Xian's house with gongs and drums and began to welcome the bride.
Li Gongfu is usually used to wearing a pawnshop's head, and is used to wearing a simple and skillful dress. He is obviously awkward in this loose groom's uniform, but he is happy from the bottom of his heart. The smile on his face has never stopped. He keeps saying "Thank you, thank you" to the congratulatory people.
My long-cherished wish has finally come true today and I can marry the virtuous and virtuous bride home. Li Gongfu has always laughed out loud in his dreams in recent nights. When he is on patrol and on duty with his constables, he can occasionally laugh alone and make a lot of jokes.
Xu Jiaorong is wearing a vermilion-breasted big sleeve shirt and a phoenix crown and a robe. She has been the only one in the family for many years. At this time, she couldn't help but jump around, like a deer hitting, and was particularly shy.
Marriage is an important moment for a woman in her life. After today, her identity will be completely changed. Her first identity will become Li Gongfu's wife and a member of the Li family. So at this time, in addition to joy and anxiety, she inevitably feels a little nervous.
Fortunately, she knew the groom very well and liked it very much, so she was not worried at this time, and she didn't have to be afraid that her life would be unhappy after marrying.
There are no parents at home, and many rituals are completed with the enthusiastic help of neighbors and elders.
There were many people coming to help on the streets of Xu Jiaorong after getting married. Li Gongfu had to pass more "levels", especially some children who were jumping around, were running around and laughing.
Even though Li Gongfu had good martial arts skills and agile skills, when he walked from the alley to Xu Xian’s house and knocked on the door, it had been half an hour since he passed. Li Gongfu was so tired that he was sweating profusely, and his underwear was almost wet.
Fortunately, the bride finally walked out slowly with the help of a group of neighboring women and was sent to the sedan chair by him.
Next, Li Gongfu was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief after going home.
Of course, even if he returns home, he is still far from the wedding night. The house has already set up a banquet. As the head of Qiantang County and a ninth-rank official, Li Gongfu is also the number one figure in Qiantang County. Naturally, there are many people who come to congratulate him after getting married. There are nearly twenty tables of banquets, and he needs to toast each table.
It is an indispensable procedure for the groom toast guests, and he cannot be fooled and slick. Li Gongfu's alcohol tolerance is not very good, so he may be drunk today.
In this way, I am afraid that this happy day will not be able to get a wedding night, and then I will be blamed by Xu Jiaorong... The little things about these newlywed couples are not worthy of being told by outsiders.
On the day Xu Jiaorong got married, Xu Xian, who was younger brother, could not help much in addition to sincere blessings to his sister. He could only have a banquet and drink with most of the guests, and raised his glasses to drink together.
For Xu Jiaorong, she could only feel at ease when she saw Xu Xian being admitted to the scholar and gloriously honor her ancestors. From then on, she could only feel at ease when she saw Xu Jiaorong finally married her brother-in-law Li Gongfu and lived a happy life.
My sister who has worked hard for so many years has only been so hard that she has been able to end her hardships now.
At night, when guests returned with all their hearts, they all dispersed.
A big thing was relieved in his heart. Xu Xian, who was relaxed, walked to the river arch bridge with a pot of wine. He drank to the moon alone and murmured: "Sister and brother-in-law are finally married. Now I am alone. Madam, you should be coming to find a husband soon, right?"
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