Mr. Bai was successfully persuaded and immediately went to Lao Zhoutou to discuss using the house to hold a wedding banquet.
Lao Zhoutou didn't have any objections at all. It would be good to have a preview before Manbao and the others got married.
So he happily agreed, and took Mr. Bai's hand and said: "Fellows from the countryside, why are you so polite? It just so happens that there are many people in my family now, and several children are also on vacation these two days. If you have anything to do over there, just tell them.
Do it, you’re welcome.”
When we were in Qili Village, it was normal practice to borrow tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks from each other for wedding banquets. Occasionally, if the space at home was not big enough, we would put them on the road. If the road was not level enough, we would put them at a brother's house. If there were no brothers, we would put them at a brother's house.
Go to the uncle's house, and if it doesn't work, put it at the neighbor's house. This is normal operation, and it is within the scope of Lao Zhoutou's understanding.
Especially for a big happy event like high school, the Zhou family can be happy. He can't wait to do it every day. If it works, his children who are studying in high school will also be able to go to high school next year?
With the approval of the old Zhou family, Mr. Bai immediately took out the money to prepare things.
The high school banquet is different from other wedding banquets. It can be prepared in two or three days. Naturally, it is necessary to take advantage of the joy to hold the banquet, which is why Bai Shan and the others put it off again and again when they were promoted.
The Feng family obviously meant the same thing.
But the good days are all the same, so they collide when you choose them.
But it doesn't matter. If he doesn't go, you can be polite. You can also eat at his house for the first half of the day and go to his house for the second half of the day. As long as you don't go to work, you can catch up to five shows a day.
Zhao Liulang had a wide circle of friends, but of course he couldn't catch up with five. He caught up with four, just like Magistrate Tang.
After the lively wedding banquet is over, the princess's marriage can be discussed.
When the Ministry of Etiquette came to propose marriage, Mr. Bai became energetic and immediately brought his two sons to discuss the matter.
The Ministry of Rites has chosen a good day, and next year’s Flower Festival will be a good day.
But Mr. Bai's sharp eyes saw that there was another day above, the eighth day of February, which seemed to be very good, mainly because it was earlier.
The Ministry of Rites said: "This day is set for Princess Changyu. Princess Changyu is older, so Princess Changyu will marry first."
In fact, the emperor wanted his two daughters to get married at the same time during the Hua Chao Festival, but Wei Zhi refused. Other ministers also expressed opposition. They believed that this was against the rules. There was no other way. The emperor could only take a step back. The two daughters were five days apart.
Get married.
That’s the work of the front and back legs.
After setting a date, the Ministry of Rites took the Bai family to see the Princess Mansion. This would be the place where they would get married. Of course, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry would prepare the contents, but the opinions of the Bai family could also be properly listened to.
The Ministry of Rites pointed to the next door very thoughtfully and said: "That's Princess Changyu's Mansion over there."
Bai Erlang could imagine that their home would be very lively in the future. He nodded, still more interested in Mingda's Princess Mansion. If nothing unexpected happened, he would live here for a long time in the future.
After leaving the princess's house, Mr. Bai took his son's hand and said: "Erlang, don't worry. When I get home, I will go to Changqing Lane to see if there is any yard to buy. No matter how expensive it is, I will buy you a small yard."
, if you have a quarrel with the princess in the future, you can go back to your own courtyard."
Bai Erlang: "Dad, houses in the capital are getting more and more expensive. Even in Changqing Lane, a small courtyard with two entrances now costs three thousand taels. If you feel bad about it, just give me the money."
He said: "If I quarrel with the princess in the future, I can go to Zhou Man's place, or Bai Shan's place. If not, I still have my eldest brother. I have plenty of places to go."
Mr. Bai threw away his hand and said, "You are already a prince-in-law, how can you be so shabby?"
"This is not shabby, this is frugal," Bai Erlang said: "Frugality is a virtue. I bought a house and I don't live in it. Since it is for me to live in, it is not easy to rent it out. I have to put a house there for my servants."
Cooking costs a lot of money."
Mrs. Bai couldn't help but was dumbfounded, and then her face was filled with heartache, and tears were about to come out, "My son, how much hardship have you endured in these years? When did you put money in your heart before?"
You can spend as much as you have in your pocket, but now you are saving like this..."
Mrs. Bai was heartbroken.
Mr. Bai: "...That's because the money spent was not his, and he was very arrogant when he was in the village. But is there any place to spend money in Qili Village? Go to the temple fair, go to the market in Dali Village, a bunch of copper coins will be enough
It's enough for him to become a overlord. Why are you heartbroken? That's just his nature."
Bai Erlang: "This is a pure nature, what's wrong with it?"
"I think you learned it from Heshan Bao."
"You just said that this is my nature."
Mr. Bai raised his hand and beat him, "You're getting more and more good at talking back. I'll tell your husband later and ask your husband to beat you."
Bai Erlang stopped talking.
Mr. Bai Qiangang was decisive and waved his hand: "I'll buy it if I say it. We can't afford a big house. How can we afford a small house?"
Bai Erlang was particularly curious, "Dad, my classmates in the Imperial College always say that living in the capital is not easy. Nowadays, there are many students living in the Imperial College or renting houses outside. Is our family so rich? We bought a house.
One after another.”
Mr. Bai was a little proud. He raised his chin slightly and said, "I don't have many things, but I can still buy you and your eldest brother a yard in the capital."
"But our family also has a separate courtyard in Mianzhou..."
"Hey, those yards are not worth much. You can buy a yard with three acres for two or three hundred, and it wasn't your father or me who bought it, it was your grandfather who bought it..."
Mr. Bai moved to Qili Village because he had a dispute with people in Mianzhou, his property and business were targeted, and he was not at odds with the then governor of Mianzhou.
However, the governor at that time did not stay very long. He was demoted for corruption and bribery within two years and went to another place. Later I heard that he was demoted again and again. I don't know if he is still an official now.
It's just that Mr. Bai had already lived in Qili Village at that time. Both he, his mother and his wife felt that life in the country was pretty good. Apart from the inconvenience and being a bit boring, it was more comfortable than in Mianzhou. However, the villagers in Qili were simple and honest, so he didn't.
I moved again and really settled in.
However, although he lives in Qili Village, his family property is quite large.
Not only is he one of the three largest landowners in Luojiang County, well, there are now two.
There are also many fields and shops in Mianzhou. Although he does not earn a lot of money every year, he has not spent much in the past twenty years.
I have been saving money for my children.
It is more than enough to buy two houses.
Not only can he buy a house, but he can also buy other things as a dowry for his youngest son, oh, no, it is a betrothal gift.
He and Lao Zhoutou have something in common on this point, because when it comes to betrothal gifts, the first thing he thinks of is the land.
Mr. Bai, who has been a landlord since he was a child and has been a landlord until now, believes that as long as you have land, you will have status, money, and rights, so land is the most necessary.
When preparing the betrothal gift for Bai Erlang, the first thing he thought of was land.
Of course, he didn't just buy it now. Since he came to Beijing, he has been asking around the capital and Yongzhou, and like Lao Zhoutou, he has purchased some suitable fields in batches.
Well, he bought much more than Lao Zhoutou.
He divided these land deeds and showed them to Bai Erlang, "Do you see, the house is nothing, it is not worth much, the real value is these lands."
Bai Erlang looked at it with his mouth wide open. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pick up the land deeds and asked: "Dad, are these all mine?"
Mr. Bai slapped his hand away, "Of course not, half of it belongs to your elder brother."
He said: "The Ministry of Etiquette specifically warned us not to prepare too many betrothal gifts, saying that they should be based on the etiquette system."
Although Mr. Bai didn't understand why he had to ask for a small betrothal gift when marrying a princess, since the Ministry of Rites hinted that, he had no choice but to comply.