Lady Caisang: My husband is a little sweet

Chapter 173 Engagement Ceremony

This time for the engagement ceremony, Jiang Rong'an came in person, accompanied by Mr. Wu and Lu Shangqi, there were no other people, and it was very simple.

The onlookers didn't see the magistrate again, and they were a little disappointed, and then gossiped, guessing what kind of engagement gift Jiang Rongan would give. This engagement gift is different from the betrothal gift. There are rigid rules, and the number is eight for each class. , increasing every four samples.

The onlookers took the initiative to make way, and Lu Shangqi and his wife, who got off the carriage, couldn't help but look sideways. Why are there so many people watching? It feels like being watched by a play, which is really uncomfortable.

After all, with a good mental quality, Lu Shangqi took the red lacquered food basket from the carriage and carried it on his shoulder with a small pole, while Wen held a square object wrapped in red cloth in his hand.

As a matchmaker, Mr. Wu congratulated his strict father, Gu Shi, as soon as he entered the room, said a lot of auspicious words, and then introduced Lu Shangqi and Wen's couple.

The two parties have known each other for a long time, but at this time they had to pretend to be strangers. Father Yan and Clan Gu got up, and after greeting each other, they sat down and chatted.

With so many people outside listening, of course Lu Shangqi would not tell Jiang Rongan's real life experience, but gave an excuse that both parents died, and said something mixed with truth and falsehood.

Anyway, it sounds to outsiders that Jiang Rong'an really has no advantages other than being the first in the Tongsheng Examination. He has no house deed, and now he lives under the fence and only has a few acres of Susukida, which is not as good as some families in the county.

How did the villagers know that Jiang Rong'an won the first place in the exam and was given a subsidy every year, otherwise he would not have the sympathetic expression in his eyes.

Basically, when talking about marriage, the peasant family wants to find someone with better conditions for the girl. Now it seems that Gu Qingya really has no other advantages except for a nice name, and she has to fight for everything by herself.

Father Yan and Mrs. Gu knew about Jiang Rongan's real situation. After listening to Lu Shangqi and Mrs. Wen's few words, and watching the performance of the villagers outside, they didn't show any surprise in their hearts. The words were really powerful, and Jiang Rongan was rightly explained right away. It's so miserable, it's really strange to see the sympathetic expressions of those people.

After saying a few words, Granny Lu and Mrs. Wang served the snacks, which were delicious in color and fragrance, making mouth watering.Of course, those who join in the fun outside the door have no part, but since the engagement ceremony has not yet appeared, everyone has the cheek to continue watching.

It's not a comfortable thing to be stared at when eating. After everyone finished eating, they entered the theme.

According to the customs in Sanhua County, there are fixed eight engagement ceremonies, and if the marriage is withdrawn in the future, these eight items do not need to be returned.And these eight pieces are a pig's hind leg, two pieces of brown sugar each one catty, a bolt of red silk or other things are acceptable, and then two taels of silver to make small ingots, and a fixed number of candies and snacks.

Jiang Rong'an prepared it carefully. The pig's hind leg was marinated from a restaurant in Tianxiang County. It was bright red in color and delicious in taste. Brown sugar was the most expensive one. Then sweets and snacks are the best.

Granny Lu stood aside and reported the origin of all the food. Not saying that everything was the most expensive, but it must be the best and most popular. You can see the man's intentions.

The people standing outside, hearing these engagement ceremonies, exclaimed in admiration, everyone thought of Jiang Rongan that this young master Jiang is not a person who knows how to live, he is too extravagant.

In the end, Wen opened the red cloth in his hand, and inside was a small dressing box with four pieces of jewelry lying in it, named as Jiang Rongan's mother's dowry. Those who were near the door took a look, but couldn't take a closer look. I just think it's old, and it's not too expensive to give it away as an engagement gift.

Father Yan and Gu Shi didn't care what the outsiders thought, they knew about the four pieces of jewelry, but these eight pieces were really carefully prepared, for example, if you look carefully on the brown sugar bricks, you will find raised patterns .

Only when you put your heart into it can you prepare these things with your heart, Gu Shi felt a lot of peace of mind, this marriage is still right, so a man and a woman will not make mistakes.

After the engagement ceremony, the next step was the engagement wine, which was not served at home. The villagers were a little disappointed, because Yan's father only invited people with close blood ties, and with the addition of the Lichang Fourth Master, everything else was gone.

After all, there was a county magistrate at the banquet. He was afraid that someone would bump into him or talk nonsense. After careful consideration, Yan father decided to reduce the number of people. As for friends, it is the same to invite them in private afterward.

Seeing that Father Yan and the others were about to go to the county seat, the onlookers had to disperse. Anyway, there was a new topic to gossip about, it was nothing.

The doors and windows of the house were closed, the valuables were put away, and Father Liu was asked to look after them, and then they boarded the carriage arranged earlier and went to the county seat.

For this engagement banquet, Father Yan asked Mr. Wu for advice, and with the help of Mr. Wu, he booked a banquet on the second floor of the only relatively large restaurant in the city, as well as a private room.

Yan's father made it clear that only one person will come to each family. It's not like being at home, where you can drag the family to make noise. It's not that you can't afford to invite so many people, but that when there are too many people, it is easy to cause trouble.

Yan Cheng was naturally not missed. He dressed carefully, just to impress the county magistrate. Officials and businessmen are inseparable no matter what. His business still depends on the care of many people.

Of course, there were not many people who had the same idea as Yan Cheng, but when they arrived at the restaurant, they found that the banquet was in the lobby on the second floor, while the magistrate was alone in the private room, so they couldn't easily reach it.

When Yan Cheng found out that he was not assigned to a private room, his face darkened immediately, and he would turn his face if he found Yan's father. He did it for the sake of the magistrate, if he couldn't see him, what's the point?
Father Yan also looked coldly, greeted other people first, and then said to Yan Cheng: "This is everyone's opinion. You are invited because you are an elder, but the Lu family is very dissatisfied with what you said. , but I forgot to tell you that Uncle Lu and the county magistrate are classmates and friends."

Seeing that Yan Cheng was about to mutter loudly, Father Yan pointed to the two solemn officials guarding the door of the private room, "They won't be polite, it's only light to throw them out."

Yan Cheng felt that his dignity had been challenged, and he really wanted to look good to the unfilial son in front of him, but when he saw the two yamen servants, his courage shrank again, and after a few struggles, he finally gave up.

After arranging everything, Yan's father was relieved. Facing an unreasonable father is also a headache. Now it seems that everything should be smooth, and there will be no accidents.

However, there are always such coincidences that happen unexpectedly.

(End of this chapter)