The motorcade arrived at Bieye smoothly. Deng Yuan, who was dressed beautifully, was helped out of the car by Liu Jing himself. Her expression was natural and she was not embarrassed at all.
She has always loved outings. Every year from the "Human Day" on the seventh day of the first lunar month to the "Double Ninth Festival" on September 9th, she would take her slaves out for fun during festivals and the weather was fine. Therefore, the beautiful scenery on the banks of the Jishui River
Industry is the place where she comes most often besides her own residence.
She was much more familiar with this place than Liu Jing, but she didn't pretend to be the master just because it was her own property and let Liu Jing lead him to the back room of his other property.
Behind them were Ah Shu, Ah Xi and other eight maidservants, each holding an ivory dowry, a gold-tangled sword, a silver powder box, a bronze engraved mirror box and other items, all of which were boudoir utensils. It is no exaggeration to say that,
This is only part of it, more is still on the car.
Stepping into the room, Liu Jing and Deng Yuan let out a sigh of relief almost at the same time. The welcoming ceremony seemed short and did not take much effort, but the preliminary preparations by both parties were very hard.
Liu Jing and Deng Yuan came to the desk and sat opposite each other. When their eyes met, the atmosphere was both sweet and awkward.
The two of them were considered pen pals. When writing letters, they seemed to have endless things to say, but after meeting, they didn't know how to speak.
It was not easy to let a girl on the other side find the topic, so Liu Jing first said: "Your nickname is Shaojun, and I will call you Shaojun from now on. My father-in-law's display of dowry is really beyond my expectation."
Deng Yuan secretly glanced at Liu Jing and saw that he was smiling and didn't seem to mind, so he lightly opened his red lips and replied: "This is all due to my father and brother's special love. I dare not violate it. If Liu Lang is envious
The concubines of scholars like Bao Xuan and Liang Hong are also willing to imitate their wives' stories."
Bao Xuan was born in the reign of Emperor Ai of the former Han Dynasty, and Liang Hong was born in the early period of this dynasty. Both of them were noble men. When they married, they were either unhappy because of the rich dowry or the excessive clothing, so they forced their wives to
He could only return the dowry, take off his clothes, put on common clothes and take care of the housework himself.
Coincidentally, Bao Xuan's wife Huan's nickname is also Shaojun. I wonder if her father-in-law Deng You was inspired by Huan Shaojun when he chose the name for Deng Yuan.
Liu Jing slowly shook his head and said: "Although Bao Xuan and Liang Hong have noble conduct and are admired by the world, I don't imitate them. Shaojun has lived a life of fine clothes and fine food at home since he was a child. There is no reason for him to have to marry me after he marries me."
He is clothed in commoner clothes and has simple meals, and he is serving the dustpan and broom."
Deng Yuan stared at Liu Jing with a pair of wonderful eyes, looking at Liu Jing with a mix of shame and joy.
Liu Jing then joked: "Young Master has so much personal wealth, I might ask you for help in the future."
In the Han Dynasty, dowry was the private property of the woman. In the past, Li Chong, a man from Chenliu, had a poor family, and his six brothers shared food and clothing. His wife quietly said to Li Chong: "The family is so poor now that it will be difficult to live in peace for a long time. I have private wealth, so why not marry him?"
The brothers separated." As a result, Li Chong pretended to agree, held a banquet, entertained relatives and friends, and then told the truth in public and kicked his wife out of the house. Regardless of whether Li Chong's approach was appropriate, the "private wealth" his wife said was the dowry.
The laws of the Qin and Han Dynasties even clearly stipulated: "Wives and concubines should not keep clothes and utensils." That is to say, even if a family member commits a serious crime and the family's public property needs to be confiscated, the woman's dowry is not included in this.
Deng Yuan looked slightly embarrassed. How should she answer this? It really shouldn't be true, and it shouldn't be true.
The eight maids standing around suppressed their laughter until their faces turned red. Deng Yuan waited for Kuanhe. If they were still at Deng's house, they would have laughed together, but now they did not dare to do so in front of Liu Jing.
Too presumptuous.
"Gululu..."
There was a sudden movement in his belly, and Deng Yuan's face suddenly turned red.
Looking at the dim sky outside, Liu Jing suddenly realized: "Young Master, you have worked hard all day and you haven't had dinner yet. I will ask someone to bring food here." In fact, he was also very hungry and was used to three meals a day.
He had only eaten one breakfast all day today, and his stomach was already empty.
Deng Yuan whispered: "In terms of hard work, how can I compare to Liu Lang?"
Liu Jing ordered the food that had been prepared in advance to be brought out, and then asked Deng Yuan: "In the past, when Shaojun corresponded with me, he would always call me 'Yuan', why do you call yourself 'concubine' now?"
Deng Yuan replied: "In the past, it might have been okay to call yourself 'Yuan', but now that you are married to a gentleman, it would be rude to call yourself 'Yuan'."
Liu Jing smiled and said: "Young Jun calls himself 'Yuan', he is different, I quite like him."
Deng Yuan was surprised and said: "Does Liu Lang really think so?"
Liu Jing nodded and said: "Yes. I once met a couple by chance in Changsha. The wife often called her husband 'Qing'. The husband thought it was disrespectful for her to call her Yu Liduo like that. Do you know how the wife responded?
"Of course Liu Jing made it up randomly. This story comes from Wang Rong, one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, and his wife, who were not yet born.
Deng Yuan shook his head and expressed ignorance. "Qing" is generally a title used by a monarch to his ministers, an elder to a junior, and a husband to his wife. This wife dared to call her husband "Qing", how bold it was.
Liu Jing continued: "The wife said: 'My dear friends love you, so you are my dear. If I am not your dear, who will be your dear?' After hearing this, the husband could only let it go."
Deng Yuan couldn't help but let out an "ah". This was beyond her expectation. A wonderful woman who was straightforward, smart, unconventional, and eloquent seemed to appear in front of her. Her husband was also a magnanimous, romantic and informal woman.
of strange people.
Liu Jing joked again: "Young Master, if you wish to call me 'Qing', there's nothing wrong with that."
Deng Yuan quickly shook her head. She felt that the title "Liu Lang" was quite good and more intimate than "Jun". If she directly called him "Qing", it would be too casual.
As soon as the two sides started chatting, they started chatting enthusiastically, and the feeling of strangeness quickly disappeared. Soon the food began to arrive one after another, and for a while, there were birds in the sky, beasts on the earth, and fish in the river. They were also served with tofu, bean sprouts, and autumn.
Sunflower, winter rice, lotus root, fruits and other vegetables, as well as various exquisite snacks.
In addition to the current soups, broiled, steamed and boiled, there are also many stir-fried dishes. Deng Yuan was secretly amazed and moved her index finger, especially the bean sprouts. She had never seen such dishes before. She picked them up with chopsticks and tasted them.
This product is delicious, refreshing, crisp and tender, and very delicious.
Seeing that the food was very suitable to Deng Yuan's taste, Liu Jing smiled with satisfaction. It seemed that he had done the right thing by bringing the chef from Zuixiang this time, and he picked up the bowls and chopsticks to eat.
The atmosphere in the Han Dynasty was open, and it was not considered rude to have men and women sit together at the same table. When Emperor Gaozu returned to Pei, he built a wine palace, and the men and women in Pei "lived and drank happily every day." Therefore, although Liu Jing and Deng Yuan had not yet completed their wedding, they were already named husband and wife.
There is nothing wrong with eating at the same table.
It might be okay to sit at the same table, but not to share the same bed. After the two of them finished eating, Liu Jing chatted with Deng Yuan in the dormitory for a while, then got up and left.