Northern Dynasties

Chapter 460
Another year of spring is just right. Although the changes in Henan made the people in the current situation restless and uneasy, it did not hinder the changes of the seasons. The grass grew in the fields, and everything became vibrant again.

The Shangsi Festival on March [-]rd is the grandest festival in the spring and even in the first half of the year. Many wealthy families in Beijing and China will choose to go out for an outing on this day. Ordinary people will also put down their farm work and take their families to bathe in the river. Hope to get rid of evil spirits and stay healthy.

In addition to seeking good luck and avoiding bad luck, the Shangsi Festival also has the custom of having fun with men and women and seeking a spouse.Therefore, on this day, there are many young men and women dressed up for outings, which also become a moving scenery in the warm spring.

However, this year's Shangsi Festival is much less beautiful than previous years. Although there are still people playing and having fun in the rivers and canals around Chang'an, there are very few truly gorgeously dressed and ceremonial teams.

Compared with the slightly deserted spring outing scene in the outskirts of the city, several places in the city are a bit too lively.

As early as in the early morning, Da Sima and Hanoi Gong Duguxin were already busy with traffic on the street in front of Jingdimen, and the gate was even more crowded. Only the personal guards came in and out with sticks to maintain order.

Today is the day when the daughter of Dugu Xin's family came out of the cabinet. Dugu Xin has deep prestige, grand status, many relatives, friends, and disciples, and this lady who is about to get married is also the adopted daughter of the old grand master He Basheng. There are countless people from the ruling and opposition parties in Beijing and China to congratulate.

Due to the fact that there were too many congratulatory guests, although Dugu Xin arranged many relatives, friends and disciples to be responsible for entertaining in advance, the guests who poured into the mansion in an endless stream were still somewhat underserved, and the hall in the house was already overcrowded.The house slaves had no choice but to go to the nearby neighbor's house with gifts to ask for a temporary living room to entertain guests.

Since Dugu Xin didn't need to greet the guests in person in the front hall, but in the middle hall, guests with unusual relationships and status had a drink and chatted happily. Hearing the guests' blessings for this marriage, Dugu Xin's eyebrows and eyes were also quite happy. .

It is a happy event for parents to see their children get married. If this marriage is envied and blessed by relatives and friends, it will naturally be even more joyful.

Duguxin's son-in-law is not only from a famous family, but also a young man with high ambitions. At a young age, he is already in a high position, and he is also highly valued by the Taiwan government and respected by his subordinates. Looking at the entire Kansai, it is almost impossible to compare him.

Therefore, when the guests in the hall congratulated Dugu, it was hard to say that they didn't feel envious and jealous in their hearts. They poured all their thoughts into the wine and toasted frequently.In particular, Li Hu, who had a deep friendship and equal status, made the most booing, and almost never left the cup, taking turns to fight.

On the day of great joy, Dugu believes that he is in the right mood, and he will not refuse anyone who comes to him, and he soon becomes drunk.

When the family general came forward to advise him to be temperate, he waved his hands and said with a smile: "These veterans hate me for having a good son-in-law, but there is no one in their own household who can match him. If they are not allowed to use the name of toasting to punish him secretly , I am in a depressed body, I am afraid I will not be happy to enter my hall again. But to make the masses happy, I will accompany you today!"

Hearing him show off like this, the guests in the hall all yelled angrily, and tried harder to persuade them to drink. Since they are all familiar and informal old folks here, of course they will not turn their faces and get angry because Dugu believes in the jokes of the veterans .

What really makes people uncomfortable is that what this guy said is really right. His son-in-law Li Boshan is a temporary choice regardless of his family background, character or talent. If there is a woman in the family who is in the house, no one is envious ?
Seeing Dugu Xin's smug look, another old friend joked and said: "When I saw the dowry prepared in the inner hall, the dowry was high above the wall, luxurious and magnificent, and the supplies are so rich. Brother Ruyu, aren't you afraid of onlookers ridiculing you for buying a wedding?"

Although Duguxin is respected, but when it comes to family background, he is naturally inferior to the Li family in Longxi, and spending money to buy a marriage is indeed one of the choices of many new rich people nowadays to raise their family status.

Dugu Xin laughed instead of anger when he heard this, and after he drank the wine in the glass, he sighed again: "My son-in-law is good in everything, but there is only one thing that I regret when I grow up, and that is In public and in private, he is good at doing good deeds, so that his parents feel ashamed of their age and their vain hair.

When everyone heard this, they became even more speechless.When it comes to official status, some of them are not as good as Li Boshan today.When it comes to family property and assets, all of them here have more or less bought military rations and other commodities from Li Boshan, and contributed their own strength to the growth of their family property.

Therefore, it is indeed nonsense to say that Li Boshan got married because of his greed for Duguxin's status and assets.Although Duguxin is not bad, but now Li Boshan's status and influence are hard to match even many princes and even Daxingtai princes, obviously it is not due to the father-in-law Duguxin.

Dugu Xin was a little bit drunk at first, not as self-confident as usual, and when the topic turned to complimenting his son-in-law, he couldn't control it even more.

Taking advantage of his excitement, he stood up from the table and said with a smile: "Everyone saw that my little daughter's dowry is rich, but you don't know that my son-in-law gave me a lot, so it is inevitable that I have a partial idea. The shooting hall was just completed in Huzhong the day before yesterday. One is that I plan to go to court in the coming year to take care of myself and enjoy myself, and the furnishings in the hall are probably enshrined by Boshan, and I invite you to take a look."

While speaking, he walked out of the hall with his head held high and walked to the left. After seeing this, everyone got up and followed, and soon came to a tall and spacious shooting hall.

The most conspicuous thing in this shooting hall is several large rows of bows, knives, armour, sticks and other equipment, long bows, short bows, riding bows, bows and even lacquered and colored carved ritual bows, all of which are very good in materials and craftsmanship.The same long knives, short knives, big knives, horizontal knives, horse-slashing knives, etc. are also arranged on the rack. The blades are thick and well-proportioned, and the blades are cold and flowing. It can be seen that they are all extraordinary.

As for those armors, they are even more eye-catching. They have different styles and shapes, but all of them are high-quality goods, which makes people dizzy.

Most of the people present are veteran generals who have experienced many battles, and their love and obsession with these ordnance is far more than others. When they saw these dazzling treasures almost occupying less than half of the shooting hall, everyone was amazed, and they went forward to rub them repeatedly. Appreciation, envy is beyond words.

When Dugu Xin was proudly showing off to the guests the arsenal his son-in-law honored to him, a group of people gathered somewhere in the inner hall of the mansion, discussing something quietly.

"You all know what will happen at home today, right?"

In a slightly remote room in the inner courtyard, a child held a short horn bow in his hand, frowning, looking at the other boys, girls and children sitting in the room with a serious expression, looking eagerly at him. asked.

Some of these boys and girls nodded repeatedly after hearing the words, while others raised their hands blankly and asked, "Brother, what's going on at home? It's so noisy..."

"Stupid, really stupid! Then let me tell you again, someone is going to rob our sister today! That's why so many relatives, friends and slaves have been gathered at home today, and there are so many boxes and cages, all to stop the thieves. !"

The older child is Dugushan, the second son of Duguxin, who came to Beijing with his family just before the Shangsi Festival, and now he tells his younger siblings that something bad is going to happen at home with a stern expression.

But as soon as he finished speaking, a girl who was about the same age stood up and said, "Fu Tuo, you are wrong! Where are the thieves who want to take my sister, my sister has already said that today is my sister who is going to get married, so go The house of Li Boshan who visited frequently earlier..."

Dugushan curled her lips with some disdain and said: "What do you know, a little girl? Mother is afraid that we are young and worried, so she will lie and cheat. Li Tun entered the room this morning and told me to set up a car barrier to stop my sister's car tonight. drive.

Li Tun is our general under Aye, and he will never lie to me.If it's really a good thing, he will ask me to stop the car?In the past, my sister also lived in other households. Do I need to prepare so many cages?It's clear that the thieves are very vicious, so we need to add protection in the fence! "

Hearing Dugushan's plausible analysis, the children who were a bit ignorant all nodded again: "Brother is right, what sister said is wrong!"

Seeing that all the brothers and sisters expressed their support for him, Dugushan nodded in satisfaction, and then sighed: "Our sister is also strange, she is very vicious, but there are so many people fighting for it, which makes people worry. Before It was a false alarm that I failed to protect my sister, but this time, you all ate rice and meat for a few more years, you must protect my sister and prevent her from being snatched away, can you do it?"

"Can, can you?"

The boys were still a little bit lacking in confidence, and they couldn't help but feel more guilty when they heard that such a big battle at home was all about protecting their elder sister.

"It will definitely work!"

Seeing that the team was distracted and unable to move, Dugushan cheered up with his eyes again, and immediately ordered them where to ambush and how to block the enemy.Fortunately, these little guys are also worried about my sister's safety. Although they don't have much confidence, they still obey their orders seriously.

After arranging all the brothers and sisters, Dugushan took a small and exquisite younger sister straight to the attic where the elder sister lived. The lacquered cage filled with silk and satin said to the younger sister: "Fourth sister, you hide here, I will give you a bamboo shuttle as a weapon, don't come out if you don't hear my signal!"

The little girl looked at the narrow space of the lacquer cage, she instinctively resisted, after a moment of hesitation, she raised her leg and stepped in and whispered: "Brother, don't forget about me..."

"Don't worry, eat this first when you're hungry."

Dugushan thoughtfully stuffed a piece of mustache, and shook the fabric to make it more fluffy, and then covered the paint cage again.

After doing this, he went to inspect the hiding places of other younger brothers and sisters, but when he turned around the screen, he saw his elder sister was sitting deep inside the curtain, covering her face and crying, so he immediately put his bow in front of him and said angrily: "Sister, don't worry!" , who dares to snatch you, I will kill him!"

(End of this chapter)