The beautiful pastoral field of Jiangmen girl

Chapter 234 The Frog
Qing Shu looked at the thing in his hand with a look of surprise. It turned out to be two beautiful goose yellow hair ties. After rubbing them with his hands, the texture was soft and it was impossible to tell what kind of material they were made of.Neither brocade nor silk or satin.She raised her eyebrows, "This is..."

Qingyang hugged Qingshu's arm and said in a low voice, "My sister lost a favorite hairband, but I haven't found it. This, this, give it to my sister."

Qingshu couldn't see its material, so naturally he didn't know how much it was worth, just thinking that it was a gift from his younger brother, so he was so happy, he held Qingyang's small face and kissed each other on the left and right.

Qingyang smiled shyly, and handed over his purse, "Sister, Xiaoyang used up 87 copper coins."

Qing Shu pushed it back to him, "This is the pocket money my sister gave to Xiaoyang, and Xiaoyang has to keep it by herself. If the flowers are gone, I can ask my sister for it."

Qingyang refused, "I don't want pocket money, I don't need anything, and my sister will buy it for me."

After hearing this, Qing Shu narrowed her eyes with a smile, "Take it. Xiao Yang is also an older brother, and with pocket money, he can prepare a birthday present for Brother Xiao Rong."

Qingyang thought of Luo Xiaorong's happy look when he invited Luo Xiaorong to eat today, and also squinted his eyes, "Well, buy a birthday present for Xiaorong's brother." He put away his purse, came out from Qingshu, and ran to to Zhou Boyan's side, while Luo Xiaorong stayed in front of Qingshu to eat.

Zhou Boyan didn't sleep, he was sitting leaning against the head of the bed, and asked Gu Shitou to read the book for him.Seeing Qingyang enter the door, he asked Gu Shitou to go out, and then asked, "Is there any fun in the market?"

Qingyang nodded, "Well, the juggling uncle is very good, he can breathe fire from his mouth." Then he looked left and right to make sure there was no one in the room, and quickly said in Zhou Boyan's ear, "My sister likes it very much."

Zhou Boyan smiled, "Xiaoyang gave it to her, she must like it." The two spoke words that only they themselves could understand.

Early the next morning, the chief guard took away two of his subordinates and went to hunt down live geese.

Qingshu was happy, she used the newly acquired hairband yesterday, let Xiaoyu comb her hair into a playful bun, and proudly told the people around her that it was a gift from her younger brother.

When Qingshu came to the front yard, Gu Qiang was stunned when he saw the hairband on Qingshu's head, and turned around to hide his emotions.Qing Shu didn't pay attention either.

In the evening, Mother Su told Gu Qiang with a smile that the young master bought a hairband as a gift for the young lady when he went out to play in the street.

Gu Qiang's expression was strange and he didn't make a sound. Although he didn't understand women's accessories, he was sure that the hairband that the young lady wore on her head today was not an ordinary thing. The young master could buy it on the street. You don't need to think about it to know who it is handwriting.

The chief guard brought two subordinates and did not come back until the afternoon of the second day.They not only brought back two live geese, but also hunted five rabbits, four pheasants and a wild boar. One of the pheasants was still alive, a rooster with very beautiful feathers.

Qingyang and Luo Xiaorong were overjoyed, they hugged it and refused to let it go, they didn't let it be killed, they said they wanted to raise it.

In order to thank and reward the guards, Qing Shu ordered people to clean up all the rabbits, pheasants and wild boars, stewed, steamed, fried, braised in soy sauce, and roasted.Coupled with a few fried vegetables and special dishes from the snack shop, it is a big table full.Zhou Boyan specially approved that the guards can drink tonight, but not get drunk.Therefore, Gu Qiang brought people to present Wutan Nuerhong.

The gifts for the proposal were ready, and now there were live geese, so after breakfast the next day, the Gu Mansion invited Mrs. Cheng, and Mrs. Cheng took Gu Yuanhe to Xiaogujia Village.The person to follow was also decided by Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Su after discussion. Qing Shu didn't participate because she didn't understand at all.However, she listened carefully. When Qingyang grows up, he will have to marry a wife. His mother will not be able to be counted on. At that time, everything will have to be taken care of by her, the older sister.

After Gu Yuanhe and the others left, Qingshu went back to her room to sort out the notes she had taken here and there, and re-transcribed them.The marriage engagement process is the six rituals.

One is Nacai: the man's family invites a matchmaker to the woman's family to propose marriage.If the woman's family agrees to discuss marriage, the man's family will formally propose to the woman's family. When formally proposing, they must bring live geese as a gift to make people accept their choice.

The second is to ask about the name: the man's family entrusts the matchmaker to inquire about the woman's name and horoscope in preparation for marriage.There is also a fixed diction, "Since a certain is ordered, he will add to the divination, and dare to ask a woman to be his family." If the woman agrees, the gift will be given.Then, the man's family determines the good and bad luck through divination, that is, the horoscope of men and women.If the horoscopes match, proceed to the next step.

The third is Najib: Inform the bride's family of the good news of divination and marriage, and present gold and silver jewelry as gifts.The marriage was settled.

The fourth is to accept the levy: the man's family sends the dowry gift to the woman's family, also called a big engagement, a big gift.

The fifth is the application period: after the man's family decides on the date of marriage, he prepares gifts and goes to the woman's family to ask the woman's family to agree to get married.

The sixth is to welcome in person: to marry the bride.The man goes to the woman's house to greet the relatives in person (in very special cases, there are also men who do not go to the woman's house to greet the relatives in person).After returning to the man's house, the bride and groom eat together on a cauldron, and then cut a gourd in half. The husband and wife each hold one of them, pour wine and drink, which is called a marriage feast.

Wealthy families strictly follow these six rituals to conduct marriage and engagement matters, while ordinary people keep everything simple.Just like Gu Yuanhe’s marriage, live geese can be absent, and after the man’s family proposes to the woman’s family, the woman’s family agrees and accepts the gift, and the matchmaker asks the woman’s family for the woman’s name and date of birth on the spot in preparation for the marriage. , there is no need to go through the procedure of "asking for names" again.

Qing Shu put away the notes that had been sorted out and transcribed, tore up the paper that had been written about in a single stroke, and threw them into a small bamboo basket at his feet.From ancient times to modern times, people's habit of extravagance and waste in marriage between men and women has never changed.Her younger brother has grown up, what kind of woman will he fall in love with?She began to feel a little melancholy when she thought that the chicks under her wings would one day spread their wings, have their own ideals and aspirations, have their own family, wife and children, and would no longer be able to love siblings like they are now.

What will she look like then?Is there a possibility that she came here to protect the chicks, and then when the chicks spread their wings and fly high, she has completed the mission and returned to the era of high-rise buildings.Thinking of this, she shook her head, it was delusional!Don't think about it, don't think about it anymore, it's important to live the life in front of you, and it's important to save a lot of money.June [-]th is Luo Xiaorong's birthday, what small gift should I give?The seventh day of July is her birthday, so just eat a bowl of birthday noodles.

Qingshu walked out of the small study room, took a stroll in the yard, and then went to the small vegetable garden. She saw two red fruits beside her, picked them, and walked back.After entering the small kitchen, she scooped up water and washed the red fruit. When she brought it to her mouth to bite, she paused and had an idea, so she ate a red fruit with a smile on her face, washed her hands, went back to the house, and took out her needle and thread , scissors, and a few pieces of fabric.

(End of this chapter)