After returning to the Wu family from Jingshui Tower, the sky gradually became darker.

The banquet lasted until the end of Shen Shizhong. Wei Guangde didn't know why time flew so quickly. It was only after the farce that he began to ask Zeng Shengwu for teaching questions after everyone was getting calmer.

As the banquet continued, the atmosphere gradually recovered.

But after all, they were too young. At first, his brothers Wei Wencai and Wu Dong didn't care about him drinking, but they both drank a little drunk later, and then they realized that this was wine, not water.

So, afterwards, Wei Guangde did not drink anymore. When he left Jingshui Tower, he was still sober at the table. He was able to walk downstairs by himself, and everyone else needed help from his subordinates.

When he got home, washed his face and drank a bowl of sobering soup, Wei Guangde thought deeply in his room and recalled his harvest today.

I didn't eat much supper, so my elder brother Wei Wencai and cousin didn't come over. They were drunk and were sleeping soundly.

The next day, the elder brother followed his parents to visit Liu Qianhu. When Wei Guangde realized that it was actually the time to set the Liu family's door.

According to the customs here in Jiangxi, after the elders agree to the marriage, they must first come to inspect the situation of their husband's family. Only when they are satisfied can they make a decision. This is to decide on the marriage. Then there are also names, that is, the birth date and horoscope of both parties will be in harmony, and then there will be betrothal gifts, which means to receive a concession, and so on.

Liu Cheng and Liu Deputy Qianhu have a good impression of the elder brother. For the elder brother Wei Wencai, the customs are completed step by step and you can enter the bridal chamber.

The next day, Wei Guangde begged his cousin Wu Dong to visit the Zeng family with a gift, of course, mainly for Shi Wen.

In Zeng Yuanshu's study, Wei Guangde saw many books and articles, which was the first time he had seen the inheritance of a scholarly family. Not to mention the excellent articles in recent subjects, articles in the past decades have also been well preserved.

In the study, Wei Guangde also met Zeng Shengwu. During his time in Pengze, in addition to worshiping ancestors and socializing, he also hid here most of the time, and read books here and wrote some articles to discuss with the brothers of Zeng Yuanshu and other tribes.

After meeting with everyone in the house, Wei Guangde picked a lot of Shiwen. Because they were all handwritten, he could only take them home for a few days and find someone to copy them. He personally couldn't finish it.

Fortunately, his cousin Wu Dong was there. He knew that the poor scholars near the county town had hired people to help copy books in the past two days. Looking at the things Wei Guangde found again, he also knew that he would have to find more staff when he went back.

A simple classification is that the current writings in Huguang that Zeng Shengwu brought were given priority. After all, after fifteen years, people will have to go back to their hometown to continue to study their homework and prepare for the Huguang provincial examination.

Only after staying at the Zeng family until dinner was at night, Wei Guangde went home with a lot of spoils.

The next day, Wu Dong asked many people to help copy books for Wei Guangde. They were very quick to do things. After all, they had money to get, and they copied two copies, and they had to leave one for their own reference.

During the dinner on the eighth day of the lunar month, Wei Guangde heard his father's explanation that he would leave for the city tomorrow. Then he remembered that his father had indeed said that he would go to Jiujiang Prefecture in a few days.

Well, it is the first big city that Wei Guangde has moved here after coming here, and Wei Guangde is still looking forward to it.

After forgetting the time, I don’t know how long I will stay in Jiujiang Prefecture this time, so Wei Guangde had to discuss with his cousin and arrange for his family to send it back to Zeng’s house after copying the article.

"Everyone get on the boat."

Uncle Wu Zhankui ordered his family standing on the dock.

Zepeng County is more than a hundred miles away from Jiujiang. If you continue riding a horse and taking a car, it will take more than half a day.

The key is that the distance is too far. Pengze County is not close to Jiujiang Prefecture, and it is also separated by Hukou County. If there is a situation on the road, it is possible to spend the night in the wild.

Fortunately, you can reach Jiujiang Prefecture by going upstream along the Yangtze River. Although it seems that you have to spend a little more time, you don’t have to bear the turbulence of the carriage and horses.

The boat was a ship under the garrison arranged by Zhang Tongzhi. The Pengze Wharf, which I arrived at yesterday, was to pick up and drop off Wu Zhankui and his group.

After getting on the boat, my mother, sister-in-law, and a niece entered the cabin to rest. Wei Guangde and the others stood outside for a while, but the weather was indeed very cold, so they all entered the cabin to avoid the cold.

When the ship was docking, it was already dark. Fortunately, there was a contact before. There was a servant arranged by Zhang Tongzhi on the dock waiting for their son-in-law. After getting off the boat and getting on the carriage, he went straight to the city.

When the carriage arrived at Jiujiang Prefecture City, it was completely dark and lanterns were hung on the carriage.

The city defense of Jiujiang Prefecture is under the responsibility of the Qianhu Office of the Central Army of Jiujiang Prefecture, and the carriage with the guard commander Tongzhi Lanterns is unobstructed. Although the north gate of Jiujiang Prefecture should have been closed at this time, when the carriage reaches the city gate, the city gate is still open.

"Hey, brother, why is there no curfew in Jiujiang Mansion? The city gates are not closed either?"

When the carriage entered the city, Wei Guangde was soon attracted by the lively scenes of people coming and going on the streets, but the plot of watching TV series and movies in the past also popped up in his mind. At night, shouldn’t the city only have to beating people, beating drums and drums while walking, shouting “The sky is dry, be careful of the candles”?

"I haven't been to the Mansion City, I don't know that Pengze has a curfew at night, maybe Jiujiang Mansion doesn't need it."

That being said, Wei Wencai himself felt that something was wrong.

"Is this not a festival? The curfew will not be restored after twenty years."

At this moment, the cousin Wu Dong, who was on the side, smiled and said, "The rules set during the Yongle period start from the 11th day of the first lunar month. He was granted ten days of Lantern Festival holiday. All officials did not report the matter. He listened to the military and civilians who opened the lamp and drank the wine, and relaxed the night ban, and wrote the order."

As he said that, my cousin memorized a rule, which was obviously the decree issued by Emperor Yongle.

"Together, isn't this coming yet?"

Wei Guangde also listened carefully to Wu Dong's words and said a little surprised.

"The world has been peaceful for a long time, and many rules have not been implemented so strictly, especially now."

Speaking of this, Wu Dong looked at the lanterns hanging on the carriage and said, "We are here, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. To put it bluntly, the lanterns of the prefect and the lanterns of the garrison will not be like that of the officers and soldiers patrolling the night.

Night ban is for ordinary people, and for wealthy families, who cares about those?

If it is really banned, will the brothels and casinos still be opened? And those opera troupes will affect how many people's livelihoods."

When Wei Guangde heard this, he felt that it made sense.

Even in Bengshan Fort, there is actually no curfew. It’s just that the fort gate is closed at night and a few people are arranged to patrol the night. In fact, it’s still very free to move inside the fort at night.

"Night ban?"

Wei Guangde also noticed that the TV used to say that night curfew was mentioned, but what my cousin said just now was always the night ban, and the meaning should be similar, but in the Ming Dynasty, it should be called night ban.
Chapter completed!