A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 185

Today is the big sister's day.

Ma Zhou is finally going to invite the big media to propose marriage.

The eldest sister had been dressing up at home early in the morning, but Yu'e, who has always been virtuous and generous, was a little restless today, restless, and very nervous.

The four Huaiyu masters also put on new robes today, making preparations early.

Ma Zhou hadn't come yet, but Warrior Leng had come one step ahead. The head of the Wu clan was full of rosy face and full of energy, and now he was accepted as the No. 18 concubine.

"Congratulations!" Patriarch Wu smiled and congratulated Warrior Ke as soon as he entered the door. He even brought a pair of deer here today, a pair of live deer just bought from the deer garden.

He was followed by Fatty Wu, Wu Xixuan and his son, and then Patriarch Wu and a bunch of descendants, dozens of them. This is not all of his descendants. Many of them are too young, and some are working outside. For example, the last time I went to Longyou with Huaiyu Of the eight of them, just a few won the official position, and the rest also had to be appointed as soldiers and settled in Longyou.

Of their four brothers, the oldest one is the most prosperous, the second child is paralyzed on the bed and confused, the third child went to Lingnan to be the governor of Shaozhou, and the fourth child went to Liangzhou to be the governor, and the three of them only had two or three sons , only the son of the samurai, who is already in his [-]s, is still taking concubines and having children.

Samurai Leng patted Samurai Ke on the shoulder, "You are still so young, hurry up and get some more concubines and have more children. I heard that you recently bought fields and land, which is a good thing. Fields are fundamental, but there are fields There needs to be someone in the land, you are still young, you only have three sons, you have to work harder."

"The boss and the second child of your family are capable. The more you are like this, the more you will have more children. Fighting father and son soldiers, fighting brothers, one hero and three gangs, this family is big, and you have to help your family. How can outsiders be like our own family?"

The old patriarch appreciated Huaiyu very much.

Not only the medicinal wine prepared by Huaiyu for him, made the old man glow with glory, but also because of the Qianjintang, which he partnered with Fatty, Fatty gave [-]% of the shares to his father, and now the continuous dividends, but let him There are many surprises, and I am more and more satisfied with the young man of this family.

"Erlang has a good eye. Who would have thought that Ma Zhou would be so developed now when he caught sight of Ma Zhou at first."

Serving the imperial censor is not an important position, and it is not uncommon for the fifth grade to be awarded gold and purple, but Sheng is in his twenties, but he is very appreciated by the emperor and has a bright future.

"Who did you invite to be the big matchmaker?" Lao Wu asked with a smile.

"Duke Rui and Lu Gong are invited to be the big matchmaker."

Rui Guogong is Lu Kuan, the father of Lu Huairang, Princess Wanchun's son-in-law, who used to be the supervisor of the palace, and was just awarded the title of Minister of Rites. The trust of the two.

Now Li Shimin's status in the dynasty has taken a step forward.

"Ma Zhou is also very close to Duke Rui's mansion?" The warrior was surprised. Ma Zhou came from a poor scholar. That is also a member of the Wu family.

Lao Wu was not too happy about getting involved with Lu Kuan.

"When my brother-in-law and I were in Longyou, we had a close relationship with Duke Rui's second son, Concubine Lu, and we also worked with Duke Rui in the Longyou Army for a period of time,"

"That's it." Lao Wu nodded, he thought Doulu's family wanted to poach the Wu family's corner.

Tang Dynasty wedding ceremony is very grand.

Three books and six rituals are indispensable.

The more famous and noble they are, the more they pay attention to these things.

Those who are in the dark ceremony are originally a good combination of the two surnames, and they are used to serve the ancestral temple, and they are used to inherit future generations.

Nacai, asking names, Naji, Nazheng, asking for a date, and welcoming in person, these six links are the six ceremonies.

Today is the first process, Na Cai, that is to say, the matchmaker, the man invites a big matchmaker, and the families of the man and woman sit together to discuss marriage.

Of course, before the official acceptance, the matchmaker is actually asked to come to the door to inquire about the willingness, and the woman agrees before proceeding to the next step, but the matter of Ma Zhou and Yu'e was first mentioned by Huai Yu, and then Ma Zhou also mentioned it to Lao Wu Dear, Yu'e has already agreed.

So today it's directly Nace.

"I'm coming!"

The immature Sanlang Huailiang and his new village buddy, Xiao Shutong, were waiting at the door, and when they saw Ma Zhou and his party coming, they rushed to report.

"Here we come, my brother-in-law is holding two wild geese."

Na Cai has to bring wild geese. It is said that wild geese symbolize the way of yin and yang, and also express loyalty. Therefore, during the six rituals of the Tang Dynasty, wild geese must be brought along.

Today Ma Zhou came here with two wild geese in his arms, followed by Duke Rui Guogong, Minister of Rites, and Lu Kuan, Minister of Rites.

There is also a long team carrying dozens of gifts, these are called zhili, each with its own symbol, for example, sake represents blessing, japonica rice represents prosperity, bells represent harmony, etc.

36 kinds of gifts, tied with red silk flowers, 36 choices.

Ma Zhou is a little cautious today.

Lu Kuan was no stranger to Huaiyu, and he was actually quite happy to be a matchmaker for Ma Zhou today, as both Ma Zhou and Wu Huaiyu were celebrities in front of the emperor.

"Congratulations, congratulations."

Today Ma Zhou invited Lu Kuan, Minister of Rites, as a big matchmaker, as well as his family members. They are his brother and sister-in-law from Qinghe's family. They are very old, and they are about the same as Wu Shike and his wife, and different from Ma Zhou. There are 30 years old.

Ma Zhou Shaogu was brought up by his father and brother, and even during the few years he traveled to the west to study, his son Ma Zai was also raised by them.

Now that Ma Zhou is in the limelight, he sent a letter to pick up his brother, sister-in-law's family and son.

The accepting process was enjoyable and harmonious.

Ma Zhou's brother and sister-in-law very much agreed with this marriage.

Lu Kuan, as a big matchmaker, represented Ma Zhou, and asked Yu'e face to face if she agreed to the marriage. The eldest sister smiled and nodded, and the proposal was officially successful.

Then Lu Kuan asked Wu Shike and his wife about Yu'e's name and Bachen horoscope, and then invited a special person to do divination to see if they matched well.

Of course, this link rarely appears inappropriate.

Calculating the horoscope of the birthday, the person told everyone that the two were a match made in heaven, anyway, they had a good conversation, and there was nothing more suitable.

Huaiyu felt that these people were purely looking for a lottery and receiving red envelopes.

Both the Wu family and Ma Zhou hope to get married as soon as possible, so the process is done as soon as possible, and if it can be done once, it will not be done twice.

Na Cai’s name questioning is done once, and the result is announced to everyone directly. This is the third etiquette of the wedding.

Ma Zhou took out the love token he had prepared.

He entrusted Huaiyu to help make it custom made in the best gold shop in West Market, a pair of gold ruby ​​rings, gold bracelets, gold earrings, gold necklaces, gold hairpins and other hardware, as well as custom-made silk and satin embroidered clothes.

The engagement tokens of the Tang people are generally gold and silver jewelry, of course, there are also colored silk, pigs and sheep, or cattle and horses, which can be used as engagement tokens.

The pair of gold and ruby ​​rings were still very beautiful. The craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty were very skilled. Under the witness of everyone, Ma Zhou put the ruby ​​ring on the elder sister's finger, and the elder sister also put it on Ma Zhou.

Once the token of love is worn, it is considered to be Ding Ping in the Six Ceremonies. Ma Zhou took out the big red book that he had prepared earlier and sent it to Yu'e.

Let's all cheer and bless them.

Today's ceremony is over, and then the Wu family prepared a banquet to entertain the matchmaker and guests.

Brother and sister-in-law Ma Zhou also said with a smile that they would send a gift and book of ceremonies on an auspicious day as soon as possible.

The Ma family asked the Wu family what requirements they had for Pingli.

Old Wu laughed, and said generously that he didn't have any requirements, but the Wu family would always return the gifts sent by the Ma family, as many times as they gave.

Not only the full return, the Wu family will also prepare a corresponding dowry.

Although Lao Wu usually behaves quite picky, but now that the conditions are up and his son-in-law is so promising, Lao Wu is rare and generous.

"The sooner you send Pingli here, the sooner you can set the wedding date."

Although the two are married for the second time, they are still very young. The two families still hope that this good thing can be completed as soon as possible. Lao Wu hopes that it can be completed before the year, preferably in early winter.

Wearing a ruby ​​ring as a token of love, the elder sister who accepted Pingshu was flushed with happiness.

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Samurai Leng asked Lao Wu when the Huaiyi brothers' marriage would be arranged.

"I have already picked a date. In a few days, I will invite Lord Yi, General Qin, to be the matchmaker, and go to Duke Lu's mansion to propose marriage to General Cheng."

Samurai Leng nodded again and again, "Dalang's marriage is not bad, not bad."

"Where's Erlang?"

"Governor Rong Guogong, General Fan is still in Binzhou, and he is expected to return to court soon. When he comes back, he will come to propose marriage. He also invited Duke Yi to be the big matchmaker."

Although Samurai Ling also knew some bad rumors about Mrs. Fan, he did not object to this marriage in the end. After all, the daughter of the Duke's family was able to chase thousands of miles to the Longyou battlefield, and even rode into battle with a knife For lovers, just based on this, there is no reason to object.

Besides, he believed in Huaiyu's vision. This kid is obviously good at judging people. Since he can accept Mrs. Fan, it must mean that he is not afraid.

"Good things happen again and again, hahaha." The samurai smiled and said that he was waiting for the wedding wine.

Taking advantage of everyone's joy, Wu Shike told the patriarch that he would donate [-] mu of land to the clan's righteous farm, and donate [-] shi of grain to the clan's righteous warehouse.

"Okay, I accept it on behalf of the clan, and I will give you a receipt later, and thank you for your support to the clan." There are many people in the Wu clan, and some were affected by the military disaster this time, and the clan also came to the rescue immediately.

The grain borrowed from the clan granary is similarly borrowed in the spring to return it in the spring, but it only costs a bucket of breath to borrow a stone, and even those lonely, widowed and disabled clansmen can even enjoy borrowing grain without interest.

This is the meaning of the clan warehouse, to help the clansmen, to help the poor and the needy, to donate fields and grains and money to the charity warehouse, to help the poor clansmen, and even to establish ethnology, to teach the young children of the clan, and to cultivate the next generation.

"When Dalang Erlang is free, he also goes to the ethnology school to get closer to the young children of the clan, and also teaches them riding and archery skills, or talks about some principles of life." The old patriarch walked forward and patted Huaiyi said earnestly on his shoulder, and then pointed to the dozens of children and grandchildren behind him, "The eight of them went to Longyou with Erlang last time, and they are all promising. In the future, there are still places to employ people, so you can say hello." You brothers and nephews, my own family, are reliable!"

(End of this chapter)