The golden boy and jade girl were placed on the table, and it was the best auspicious thing.

The core of the wedding is two steps: one is to worship and the other is to hang out and drink the wine together.

These two steps are very particular about the time. Before the wedding hour comes, there are usually many improvisations, such as the groom holding an arrow in his mouth, riding on the saddle, and then the mother-in-law wants to invite the groom to the saddle, which is usually toasting. The groom will only get off the saddle after drinking three glasses of wine toasted by the mother-in-law.

This activity means that the groom puts state affairs first, but also takes into account the family.

Then the groom toast his father-in-law and asked him to get up and sit on the saddle. If the father-in-law doesn't get up, he has to punish himself for drinking. The guests have the final say. Many grooms get drunk at this stage. Most of the father-in-law and mother-in-law feel sorry for their son-in-law and generally do not make things difficult for them.

But this kind of improvisational activity is optional. The key is to look at the time. If the auspicious time of the wedding comes, the activity must be stopped halfway.

The master shouted loudly: "The auspicious time has come, so I won't talk nonsense. The groom will take out the bride below!"

The celebrant handed one end of the red silk to Guo Song. Guo Song slowly pulled it, and Xue Tao, who was holding the red silk belt on the other end, was pulled out. She was shy and did not dare to look up. The two of them pulled one end of the red silk, and there was a huge concentric knot in the middle.

The host laughed and said, "This is called a thousand-mile marriage. From now on, I will always be a person of unity. Please ask two of you to celebrate the ceremony and worship the heaven and earth!"

The host shouted loudly, Guo Song and Xue Tao knelt down in the face of the big red 四, and bowed down together.

"Two visits to the high hall!"

The two knelt down to Xue Xun and Han, and then knelt down to Guo Ziyi and Gongsun to pay their respects.

"The third worship is the couple's worship!"

The two knelt down and bowed to each other.

"Please drink the wine with a bunch of hair!"

Two boys, a man and a woman, each brought a plate forward, one with a pot of wine and the other with a cucumber.

Guo Ziyi walked up and said to everyone: "I am lucky enough to testify for a couple today. The groom Guo Song is the grandson of my clan, and the bride Xue is also a lady from a family. Today is the day when the two officially become husband and wife. I ask my mother-in-law to come forward and have a haircut for the two couples."

Han walked up, cut off a strand of beautiful hair from his daughter with scissors, and then cut off a strand of long hair for Guo Song. He tied the hair of the two and put it on a plate. This is the meaning of a married couple.

Guo Ziyi also cut open the cucumber, and the flesh inside had been hollowed out in advance. He picked up the wine pot and filled the two petals of melons with wine, and smiled and said, "This is Heyan wine. After drinking this wine, you will officially become husband and wife, and respect each other!"

Xue Tao picked up a petal of melon and handed it to Guo Song. Guo Song took it and drank the wine in one go. He picked up another petal of melon and greeted it to Xue Tao. Xue Tao took it shyly and drank it slowly.

Guo Ziyi laughed loudly and said, "As the witness, I officially announced that you two will become husband and wife!"

A burst of applause suddenly broke out in the tent.

The master of ceremonies said loudly: "The wedding has been finished, please ask the new one to enter the account."

A small tent had been set up in the big tent. The newlyweds entered the small tent and sat down. Two boys stood aside with candy and flower trays. The guests lined up and grabbed the flowers and candy and sprinkled them on the small tent. They wished the newlyweds a happy marriage and had a noble son early. After a circle, the guests left Qinglu directly and said goodbye to their homes. Guo Ying and Zhang Lei were responsible for seeing off the guests.

The emcee also left, and there was no one in Qinglu except a pair of children. Xue Tao whispered: "Husband, let's go out!"

The two of them came out hand in hand, and the two children stepped forward and bowed, "Please follow us into the bridal chamber!"

Two children were lying lanterns in front and slowly walked towards the bridal chamber in the back house with the newcomers.

The lights were already lit in the bridal chamber. Aqiu and Xiaoyu Niang stood at the door. Aqiu bowed and said, "The bridal chamber has been checked, no one has hidden it!"

Guo Song smiled and said, "You should also take a break early, take your two children out, and give them ten taels of silver each."

The two children left with great gratitude. Guo Song and Xue Tao entered the yard. Guo Song locked the door and said with a smile: "Go into the bridal chamber according to the etiquette of our hometown!"

“What etiquette?”

Guo Song picked up Xue Tao's legs and picked up the horizontally. Xue Tao was so scared that he screamed. A Qiu asked nervously outside the door: "Miss, what happened?"

Xue Tao gave Guo Song a blank look and said quickly: "It's nothing, you go!"

The little fish girl pulled Aqiu, "You are so stupid! Why are you standing here for? Let's go!"

Aqiu blushed and hurried away with Xiaoyu Niang.

Guo Song carried Xue Tao into the bridal chamber, lit it in the bridal chamber, and packed up a table of food and drinks. The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time. They were still hungry since noon?

"Husband, let me down and I'll serve you."

Guo Song put down his beautiful wife and hugged her in his arms. The two kissed each other tightly.

The two separated for a long time. At this time, Guo Song didn't care about eating, so he picked up Xue Tao and walked towards the inner room...

It was light and Xue Tao, who was lying in her husband's arms, suddenly woke up. The crazy situation last night made her feel shy. Overnight, she was promoted from a girl to a young woman. She remembered her mother's advice and had to get her husband earlier the next day of the wedding. She sat up quietly and was about to reach out to get the underwear, but Guo Song hugged her waist and pulled her into the quilt...

The spring breeze was once again, and Xue Tao punched him on the shoulder, "I'm so bad. If I can't get up again, I will be laughed at by others!"

"What's the joke?" Guo Song asked with a smile.

"Just... I am a lazy woman, and my parents-in-law will be dissatisfied!"

"There are no parents-in-law here, and no one dares to laugh at you. It's not yet dawn, so let's sleep for a while!"

Xue Tao thought about it, and the only one in this mansion was herself and her husband. She comfortably shrank back into the warm bed and lay in her husband's arms. After a moment, she found something was wrong and blushed, "You bad guy, endlessly, I have to get up. I want to inspect my territory and see where to make my study. I still have a lot of books that have not been moved here!"

Guo Song sat up and smiled and said, "Do you want me to accompany you?"

Seeing that his beloved man didn't ask for anything else, Xue Tao was happy and gave him a blank look and said coquettishly: "Of course you have to accompany me!"

Seeing her beautiful eyes flowing, her charming body was as white as mutton fat, Guo Song could no longer help but drag her into the quilt...

It was not until half an hour later that the two walked out of the yard hand in hand.

When I opened the yard gate, I found Aqiu standing at the door. She blushed and whispered: "The old lady has told me that according to the rules, I will clean up the bridal chamber for the newcomer."

The dowry maid was called a maid in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was called a maid in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was more common in wealthy families and officials. She usually lives next to her master's bedroom, which is connected to her master's bedroom. She is responsible for serving her husband and wife at night. Generally, the couple will not avoid her in sexual intercourse. Most maids in the house will become concubines in the end, just like Ping'er in the Dream of Red Mansions.

However, it was a wedding night yesterday, so Aqiu still had to avoid it, but after that night, she would move in with her.

"Well! Where is the little fish lady?"

"She seemed to have gone out and said she would go around the garden house to take a look."

Xue Tao nodded, "You go and make a bucket of hot water, we need to wash it."

Aqiu hurriedly went to fetch hot water. After a moment, she brought two maids from the inner house and came over with two large buckets of hot water. Aqiu went to the bridal chamber to clean up. Xue Tao and Guo Song washed in the living room next door, and the two maids combed their husband and wife's hair.

In addition to Aqiu, there are five maids in the inner house, named Chun, named Meilan, Zhuju, and the other one is Guoer. She is very thick and she is a maid who mainly does some rough and dirty work, such as pouring the toilet and sweeping the floor in the morning.

The two maids who combed Guo and Song’s hair were named Chunmei and Chunlan. They are both fourteen years old at the moment. Generally, when they are seventeen years old, Guo Song will let them leave the house to get married.

After washing up, two other maids, Chunzhu and Chunju, brought them breakfast. The breakfast was fine white rice porridge, served with vegetarian steamed buns or mutton cakes, and a few fresh and delicious side dishes, as well as a plate of fermented tofu.

Xue Tao gave Guo Song a bowl of porridge and smiled and said, "The elemental steamed buns still require Hu cakes."

"Of course it's the meat patty. I taste it. Now I'm not happy with meat."

Xue Tao kicked him under the table and glared at him again. What was this guy talking nonsense? There were a few maids next to him!

Guo Song smiled and rolled up the meat pie and started to eat it.

"Husband, tell me what I've planned these days!" Xue Tao asked with a sip of hot porridge.

While eating cakes, Guo Song raised his head and thought, "I will get to know my new house today and tomorrow. I will accompany you back to the door the day after tomorrow. I will take you to Jingyang County for a day."

"What are you doing in Jingyang County?" Xue Tao asked in confusion.

"Go to my manor! I have a manor covering an area of ​​100 hectares. After the Battle of the Central Plains, the late emperor gave me. After I came back, I went to Bashu and I haven't been there once."

Xue Tao nodded. She was born into an official family and was not surprised by the manor. Her father also had a job with a hundred acres of land and earned more than a hundred stakes of money a year, which was considered part of his salary.

"What about parents-in-law? Do you want to build a spiritual seat for them?" Xue Tao asked again.

Guo Song was a little overwhelmed. This matter was really troublesome. He didn't know how to explain it. After being silent for a long time, Guo Song said: "There is a custom in Lingzhou. You cannot build spiritual seats outside your hometown. It seems like this."

Xue Tao listened to her husband in this matter. She did not continue to ask in detail. She said again: "It seems that my husband has an elder sister! Why don't you look for her?"

"I have already been looking for Liang Wu's uncle. If there is any news, he will notify me in time."

After having breakfast, Xue Tao smiled at Guo Song and said, "I haven't seen many places in the mansion. My husband will accompany me to see."

Guo Song smiled and said, "Let's start with the kitchen."

The two of them came to the outer mansion and happened to meet Butler Wang. Butler Wang hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "I will meet the envoy, and see the wife!"

Before Guo Song got married, the housekeeper called him his son, or envoy, or called Xue Tao Miss Xue. Once he got married, he would change his name. If the young master was an ordinary citizen, he would call him Dalang and his mistress the eldest lady. However, Guo Song had a high-ranking official and continued to call him the envoy, while the mistress was called his wife. This was because she would soon have an imperial decree.

Guo Song nodded, "Call all the servants together, I have something to say to them."
Chapter completed!