Poor Family Chapter 545

  Chapter 545 Wedding Ceremony (Part 2)

At this time, the woman's family had prepared good wine, good food, and many red envelopes to entertain the welcoming team, and Li Yanqing was invited to pay respects to his father-in-law and mother-in-law in the inner hall. Important, you must kowtow, and the other party accepts the groom's gift, which means that he recognizes the son-in-law.

   "Is my son-in-law going to Ezhou tomorrow?" Cao Ping asked with a smile.

Li Yanqing nodded, "According to the notice from the Ministry of Officials, in fact, we have to leave Beijing today, because we got married today, and the circumstances are justifiable. If we don't leave tomorrow, we will be impeached by the censor, so my son-in-law plans to leave tomorrow afternoon." , rush back and forth to the door tomorrow morning, and then set off directly."

  The Wang family next to him asked: "How does my uncle plan to go to Ezhou? I mean, what should I take to get there?"

  Li Yanqing quickly bowed and said: "Reporting to my mother-in-law, I am going to take a boat to Ezhou, and I have already booked two thousand stone ships."

   "It's okay to take the boat, it's not too tiring, but on the way, I have to trouble my uncle to take care of Yunniang."

   "That's what it should be, please rest assured mother-in-law."

   "Okay, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it tomorrow morning! Is the auspicious time coming?"

   As soon as Cao Ping finished speaking, the sound of drums came from outside, which was urging makeup. Cao Ping smiled and said, "Since it's almost done, let the bride come out!"

  Officer Ke Ze shouted outside the hall: "The auspicious time has come, please get on the sedan chair!"

Amid the sound of drums, two brides-to-be were supporting the bride to give birth to a lotus step by step, followed by Cao Yun's personal maid, Ya'er, and a large group of Cao's aunts and daughters, all surrounded by the sound of firecrackers outside the mansion. It sounded again, and there were hundreds of large boxes on the open space, which were filled with silver ingots, jewelry, silk and satin, and all kinds of expensive clothes. There were thirty thousand taels of silver alone. This was Cao Yun's dowry. The collection of books has been boxed and will be sent to the man's house later.

  The dowry maid and Cao Yun got into the big sedan chair, and the bride-to-be got into the ox cart. The master of ceremonies shouted loudly: "It's time to see off the bride."

  Unexpectedly, the entourage refused to leave. Tang Zhengzong muttered, "Jade hooks are hung on the bead curtains of high-rise buildings, fragrant cars and BMWs arrive at the door, bonuses are rewarded in the market, and wealth and glory last forever."

This is asking for money from the woman's family. It is the man who pays for the entrance, but it is the woman's expense to go out. Several Cao family disciples hurried forward and handed the prepared small silver ingots to the attendants and drummers. Shout: "Let's go!"

  This is called eaves, and it is also a must-follow rule. As the team goes out, the women of the Cao family pour water out with copper basins, indicating that Cao Yun is married, that is, "a married daughter, the water that is poured out." '

  The team didn't go directly to the building, they had to go to the man's house first, and they had to go through the door of Li's house before going to the building for the wedding.

Although there is only one ceremony to go to the man's house, it is very important. Amidst the sound of drums, the sedan chair landed in front of the man's house, surrounded by relatives and friends from the man's house. The bride and groom spread green cloth in front of the sedan chair, and a woman in front held the Looking backwards in the mirror, there are only two pieces of green cloth, which must be exchanged constantly. Let the bride step on the green cloth to enter the mansion to express the reception of the family, extend the fireworks, and sprinkle grain beans to hold down the green sheep, crows, and green cattle. Sha.

The man's family ceremony is presided over by a matchmaker, that is, Zhong Shidao. He holds a bowl of rice in his hand. When he sees the bride getting off the sedan chair, Zhong Shidao shouts with the rice in his hand: “The relatives in this house come to pick up the treasure, add makeup and rice to keep from ancient times, little lady , Open your mouth to receive the meal!"

   This is the most critical ceremony for entering the man's house. The bride must eat a bite of food.

  The personal servant girl took the rice spoon and carefully waited for the bride to eat the meal. There was warm applause from all around. Next, the bride stepped over a saddle and entered the mansion, and then took a sedan chair in the mansion to the Lulou for the wedding.

  The bride will have nothing to do later, after entering the building, she rests and waits for the worship hall.

At this time, the building is full of guests, it is very lively, the banquet has already started, singing and dancing everywhere in the building, the guests are drinking and chatting, and the exquisite dishes are brought up by the beautiful maids in the building, the guests are dazzled, many It was the first time for the guest to come to the building.

The wedding is on the singing stage in the atrium. There is a row of tables in front of it. In the middle is the spirit tablet of the man's ancestors. It is mainly for the witnesses and the man's parents and other immediate elders to sit.

On the west side, a Qinglu was built. The Qinghu is a must-have arrangement when getting married. Drinking wine and combining buns must be carried out in the Qinglu. There is only one symbolic bed in the Qinglu. Brand new satin quilt, at this time, the bride is sitting in the green cottage.

Li Daqi and Zhong Shidao sat on the chairs next to him. Zhong Shidao was not only a matchmaker, but also a witness, because this was the man's family's wedding, and the parents of the woman would not be able to sit up, but could only sit down to watch the ceremony. It is the same whether it is a small family or an official and powerful family.

The wedding has already started. There are two important events in the wedding, one is called "shanggaozuo" and the other is worship hall. Saddle, the groom rides on the saddle, and the woman's family invites him down, which is also one of the most solemn ceremonies in the wedding.

  The master of ceremonies is a professional master of ceremonies in the building, and the master of ceremonies shouted: "Sit on the high seat, please get the groom on the horse!"

  The singing and dancing stopped, and hundreds of guests from both sides looked up to the lobby one after another. They saw the groom Li Yanqing being invited to the high platform, and Tang Zhengzong, the ceremonial officer, led him to ride on the saddle, and there was laughter all around.

   The first person to toast was Cao Yun's sister, Cao Yun. The reason why Cao Jiaojiao was not allowed was because she was too young, and she would cry if she couldn't invite the groom.

  Cao Yun handed the wine glass to Li Yanqing and said with a smile, "I invite the officials to drink!"

  Li Yanqing took the wine glass and drank it down, Cao Yun laughed again: "Please get off the horse!"

  Li Yanqing waved his hand, "I just got on the saddle, how can I get off the horse, you go!"

  Cao Yun asked again, but Li Yanqing refused, so Cao Yun ran back with a smile.

  The master of ceremonies shouted: "The newcomer refuses to dismount, please!"

  The second person who came up was Cao Yun's sister-in-law, named Cao Meifang, who was married to the Yang family in Tianbo Mansion. She handed the wine glass to Li Yanqing, "Please drink!"

  Li Yanqing took it with both hands, and drank it in a toast. Cao Meifang laughed again: "Please get off the horse!"

  Li Yanqing shook his head, "How can you get off your horse if you haven't fully enjoyed your wine!"

  Cao Meifang invited again, but Li Yanqing still refused to dismount, and the master of ceremonies shouted again: "The newcomer still refuses to dismount, three invitations!"

  The third one is the important person. The bride's mother, Mrs. Wang, came on stage in person. Although Mrs. Wang didn't like this marriage before, today is a day of great joy, and she must smile.

   Mrs. Wang brought wine to Li Yanqing and said with a smile: "Young master, please drink!"

   "Thank you, mother-in-law!"

  Li Yanqing took the wine glass and drank it down. Mrs. Wang asked again: "The bride has been waiting for a long time, please dismount and enter the hut."

  Li Yanqing also laughed and said, "How dare my son-in-law refuse to follow my mother-in-law's invitation!"

He finally got off the saddle and followed the ceremony officer to the Qinglu. There was thunderous cheers all around him. The satin is torn into pieces, and each piece is hidden. This is a good fortune, and it is called "Lishijiamenhong".

  Li Yanqing and Cao Yun sat side by side on the bed, Li Yanqing laughed softly and said, "Miss is tired today."

  Cao Yun whispered shyly: "I'm fine, officials work hard."

   "The groom and the bride are not allowed to speak!"

  A voice came from under the bed, and Li Yanqing was startled. Seeing Cao Jiaojiao crawling out from under the bed, Li Yanqing smiled and said, "Why is Jiaojiao hiding here?"

  Cao Jiaojiao smiled and said, "It's a bridal chamber!"

  Cao Yun couldn't help but said: "Jiaojiao, don't be naughty, get out, you can't stay here."

   "I'm so bored, I want to talk to you!"

   "Not today... Hey! You are still young, and my sister will tell you in the future, go out quickly."

  Li Yanqing also laughed and said: "In the future, Jiaojiao can move in with sister, but not today, let's go out first!"

  Cao Jiaojiao burst into a smile, "Brother-in-law agrees! It's a puppy to repent."

  Li Yanqing stretched out a little finger, "Give me a tick!"

  Cao Jiaojiao was overjoyed, she quickly hooked up with her brother-in-law, and then slipped out from behind with a smile.

   "Officials, don't spoil her, be careful to spoil her."

   "It's okay, Jiaojiao is smart! I won't spoil her."

   "Officer, are we going on a long trip tomorrow?"

   "Yes! We're going to Ezhou tomorrow, lady, I'm sorry."

   "Of course it doesn't matter to me, by the way, where is Sister Sisi?"

   "She is in Chicang Town, together with Qing'er, tomorrow we will go down Caihe River and pick them up in Chicang Town."

  At this time, the master of ceremonies shouted outside: "The auspicious time has come, invite the newcomers to pay homage!"

  Two bridesmaids came in, and handed over a knot made of bright red satin to the two of them. The two faced each other and each held a brocade belt.

  The ceremonial officer read aloud a poem of congratulations, "Reunion tonight, the beauty is precious, and the concentric emerald belt hangs down. From then on, he will not be stained by dust, and he will look as cold as he is old."

  A couple of newlyweds stood side by side in front of the hall, and the master of ceremonies shouted: "Next, please take off the scarf!"

   Li Zhen's wife, Mrs. Mo, stepped forward with a smile. Holding a steelyard in her hand, she immediately lifted off the bride's scarf covering her head, revealing the bride's shy and beautiful face.

  The hijab in the Song Dynasty is not waiting for the groom to lift it in the bridal chamber. It must be lifted by a well-known woman from the man's family before the worship, and it must be lifted with a scale or a machine.

   There was a burst of exclamation and applause again, most of them were amazed by the beauty of the bride. Originally Cao Yun was beautiful and dignified, but now she is even more beautiful after careful makeup, which amazed the guests.

   "Worship the ancestors!"

Marriage in the Song Dynasty is also three worships, not the heaven and the earth, but the ancestors first, the parents-in-law second, and the husband and wife worship each other thirdly. Because it is inconvenient to worship ancestors in the ancestral temple, the ancestor spirit cards are usually invited into the lobby, and the ancestors are sent respectfully afterward. Walk.

  The two knelt down and kowtowed three times in front of the spirit tablet, and the master of ceremonies shouted again: "Second respect to my in-laws!"

The two walked up to Li Daqi and knelt down. Li Daqi held his wife's spirit card in his arms. He was so excited that tears filled his eyes, and he said silently: "Yunniang, have you seen it? Our child is married today, and you have become a mother-in-law too." .”

  The two bowed three more times, Li Daqi hurriedly said: "Good boy, get up!"

  The master of ceremonies shouted again: "Enter the Qinglu, husband and wife worship each other!"

  This time, the bride holds the sympathetic knot and leads the groom into the green house. The green house is presided over by a matchmaker, and the bride and groom bow down to each other again.

At this time, the family members of the man and the woman came to the stage and began to cast tents around the Qinglu, that is, to sprinkle copper coins, mixed fruits, sugar, and flower petals to the big tent to express their blessings to the couple. In the big tent, the bride and groom each cut a The hair is tied together and placed in a jade box, which is called "combined bun", from which the couple with hair tied comes from.

In addition, there is drinking Jiaojiu wine, which is today's Jiaobei wine, which means that husband and wife share joys and sorrows together. Master Chong poured two halves of the jade gourd full of wine, and said with a smile to the couple: "After drinking this glass of wine, I hope you will support each other in the future and share weal and woe. share weal and woe."

  Li Yanqing and Cao Yun picked up the jade gourd ladle, gazed at each other, and slowly drank the wine together.

  At this time, the master of ceremonies said loudly: "The wedding is over, send the bride and groom back to the bridal chamber!"

  Of course the bridal chamber will not be located in the Fanlou. The Fanlou is only a place for banquets and entertainment. Weddings are held at most, and it is generally not used as a bridal chamber for newlyweds. The bridal chamber is of course in the residence of Li Daqi on Freezer Street.

  The guests continued to drink and celebrate, and a gorgeous carriage had quietly driven out of the building, heading towards Freezer Street under the guard of Zhang Bao, Zhang Ying and Yang Guang.

At this time, it was already dark, and inside the carriage, Li Yanqing embraced Cao Yun's slender waist, lowered his head and kissed her pretty face, Cao Yun lowered his head shyly, but Li Yanqing lifted her chin lightly, and turned to her. The red lips kissed, and Cao Yun's heart finally opened. She greeted her husband tactfully, and in the carriage, a couple hugged each other tightly.

  (end of this chapter)

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