After leaving Zhang Shigui's house, Shi Lei felt that he had a big worry. He threw many generals on the roof after getting drunk, and almost threw Li Er on it, and finally came to an end.

Taking this opportunity, I also tried to test each company what attitude he had towards himself and what kind of human feelings were, and what kind of human feelings were worth pondering.

But in general, with the strength shown by Shi Lei, these generals are more optimistic about his future. Not to mention anything else, Shi Lei still has the potential to be a top-level general. What they like is his potential. At this time, taking advantage of the opportunity to make a good relationship, it is not a bad thing no matter how you say it.

What's more, Li Er's comment on Shi Lei was also rumored today, and Shi Lei has become a hot future star.

Although judging from the level he showed, it is not very likely to become a handsome talent, but it does not prevent everyone from betting on more kindness.

Therefore, the number of people who want to attend Shi Lei’s wedding has increased greatly, even exceeding the most optimistic expectations at the beginning.

Fortunately, the materials prepared in the village are sufficient, and even those that are twice as large as possible are enough. It is no problem to entertain more guests.

During the period when Shi Lei was busy, he was not idle at all. In addition to busying himself with lights and decorating various things, the most important thing was to carry out the Six Literature program.

Especially the first four ceremonies, they are basically engagement matters and must be handled before the wedding.

Zhou's "Book of Rites: Hunyi" stipulates six rituals, namely: Nacai, ask for names, Naji, Nazheng, ask for dates, and welcome them in person.

Since then, this ritual system has been generally followed by all dynasties, including the Qilu Province where Shi Lei was located in later generations, which basically continued this process.

First of all, Na Cai. If the man wants the woman to get married, he must ask the matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman. After receiving the approval, he will officially accept the "choose ceremony" to the woman's house.

It is also the saying goes, as the saying goes, the order of parents and the words of matchmakers. As the name suggests, the media refers to a person who plots with two surnames; the blessing refers to a person who considers the two surnames.

When a matchmaker comes out to have sex, he actually needs to have a guy in his hands according to ancient rules.

One is the axe and the other is the scale.

There is an axe originated from the poem in "The Book of Songs·Binfeng·Fake": Fighting the Ke, the Axe cannot defeat it. What about taking a wife? Bandits of the media cannot.

If you have a scale, you should focus on a good match.

In such a huge Chang'an City, there is naturally no shortage of professional matchmakers to take on such work, and those who can do this for the nobles must be the top ones.

Although Shi Lei has visited his father-in-law Cheng Yaojin and the matter has been decided, this etiquette is definitely indispensable.

No matter how unprotected Cheng Yaojin is, he will not be in trouble in such a major event.

Shi Lei was determined to give Cheng Chuyue an unforgettable wedding, and there was no flaw in such a thing.

The most important part of Nacai is the divination of geese.

In a marriage that follows the six rituals, except for the enlistment (lower employment), the other five rituals require a man's envoy to hold a geese as a gift and give it to his wife's family.

Because geese are marquis birds, they migrate north and south with climate change, and there are regular times, and their spouses are fixed, one dies, and the other no longer chooses a spouse.

The ancients believed that geese travel south to north and follow yin and yang, and that spouses are fixed in accordance with righteousness and rituals. Marriages use geese as rituals, symbolizing harmony of yin and yang, and also symbolizing the loyalty and loyalty of the bride.

It must be a living geese, and they must be released afterwards, otherwise it will be unlucky.

Since the geese are so important, Shi Lei did not intend to use geese or pheasants instead, so he naturally had to prepare early.

In fact, wild geese are wild geese and the ancestors of all domestic geese. There is really little difference between them.

But didn’t Shi Lei try his best to do the best, so he had to catch the wild goods flying from the sky and show his sincerity.

Fortunately, there were Huangtian and other groups of rock eagles, and Shi Lei later bought them from the plateau, a larger number of golden eagles. A group of geese around Yazhou was almost ruined by these aerial overlords.

Isn’t Shi Lei thinking about raising more and set aside first? Is there any remaining ones that are left, whether to kill and eat them or release them together, and they are confident.

Moreover, in order not to turn them into domestic gooses and be as fat as they can't fly, Shi Lei also transformed the strongest ones.

I guarantee that these guys will not lose their chains at critical moments, nor will they show Shi Lei to Shi Lei.

As long as you send this live wild geese to Cheng's house, this sincerity will be sufficient.

It's cold in the north now, and there are basically no geese to see. If there is one, it's a bad luck guy who is left behind.

At this time, there were living geese, and no one could understand that this was Shi Lei's attention.

After Nacai, the next step was to ask for the name. The man sent a matchmaker to the woman's house to ask for the woman's name and birth date. After retrieving the Geng post, the Bu Ji combined the eight characters.

There are many flowers in the Geng post for good or bad fortune. For example, there are some special things to pay attention to when the zodiac sign is taboo, and it is taboo when the zodiac sign is born in the year of the tiger or the sheep. This is all said.

Of course, the Tao is one foot taller, and the magic is one foot taller. At that time, there was no identity recognition system, so it was common for the woman to ask the sorcerer to change the Geng Tie in advance.

However, Cheng Yaojin had agreed that no fortune teller dared to say that his daughter was not suitable. In short, everything on both sides was good, and it was definitely a perfect match.

The two sides have combined their eight characters and think it is OK, so let’s go to the next stage: Najib.

When the man asks for his name, he will notify the woman of the auspicious sign of marriage after combining the eight characters, and give a gift to express his etiquette for getting engaged.

We also have to perform a geese-retirement ceremony, and also give a formal wedding letter, and have a complete set of signatures and other procedures.

In the future, it is probably considered a registration and a fair procedure for pre-marital property.

Then there is the last step of engagement. Najib of the fourth ceremony, also known as Nazheng, is commonly referred to as a betrothal gift.

This program has different times and certainly different requirements. What else can I choose from in the future? Is there anything I can choose from in a million or in a million?

The main thing is to look at the man's financial resources. If there is one, you can give me more gifts, and if there is one, it doesn't matter. As long as the woman's parents don't say much, outsiders will talk about it at most.

In fact, the key is still the woman's opinion. After all, the couple will live a life in the future.

The new wife doesn't mind, she can say anything. But if she is resentful about this matter, she will quarrel over it in the future, and even divorce.

So Shi Lei would have a rare relaxation after he got back, while riding leisurely on the horse, he was thinking about how many betrothal gifts he had given.

Although Cheng Yaojin said that giving away something casually means to carry his daughter home, Shi Lei cannot really follow the minimum standards.

Shi Lei was thinking about letting Cheng Chuyue marry in glory, but in Chang'an City where many honors gathered, if Shi Lei made a big splash, he might offend many people. There is a problem with the degree. Shi Lei was struggling with these things.

As for what he could give and what he could not enjoy as a marquis, he could ask those eunuchs who were familiar with etiquette enough.

Shi Lei has a rough number of what he gives, mainly because he can only take advantage of the things he can do, and in the end he chooses within this range.

Let’s refer to the opinions of the eunuchs and eliminate the inappropriate ones.

It’s just that the specific style is a headache for Shi Lei to think about it. For example, what kind of headdresses are to choose and which jade jewelry are chosen, it makes him worry about these things with difficulty in choosing. It’s really a little bit embarrassing, so just throw it aside first.

With Li Mu helping him lead Shi Lei's mount, Shi Lei was leisurely looking at the scene along the road in Chang'an City.

He has had too much work recently and the land is too big. He hasn't visited it well yet, so he is still full of curiosity about this super city.

"You are a pickled product, and you are cheating on my wine here, so pay first."

A burst of pushing and sarcasm attracted Shi Lei's attention.

Shi Lei turned his head and found a man in his thirties in his twenties holding a huge wine jar and drinking on his own.

But there was no dish on the table except for a wine bowl, so this man was clearly drinking.

From the attitude of this store, it is not difficult to see that this scholar with extraordinary temperament should be short of money.

"Go and ask what's going on." Shi Lei said to the other side, and naturally had smart subordinates to ask about the reason for the matter.

The matter was very simple, and it was not much different from what Shi Lei expected. This guy didn't have enough wallets and drank a lot of wine every day. He owed the store some money from time to time, so he was naturally not very popular.

However, the name of this guest aroused Shi Lei's interest.

Because his name is Ma Zhou, he is the same name as the future Emperor Datang.

And Shi Lei vaguely remembered that Prime Minister Ma Zhou had experienced such a life back then.

Shi Lei, who was aroused of curiosity, handed the horse to Li Mu to take care of him and walked towards the guests who were drinking alone.

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Chapter completed!