Chapter 25: Proposal of Marriage in the Zhu Mansion
At noon that day, Ms. Liu hurriedly fed her three children and then went to cook. During this time, Ms. Yang and Ms. Feng found various reasons to refuse the daily cooking work.
I didn’t do any housework for a few months after confinement, and I didn’t care too much.
"Yueyue, please take a rest, don't watch the fire, look how hot you are!"
"Third sister-in-law, please go and take a look in front. Someone has come to propose marriage to my sister-in-law!" Before Yuezhen could answer, Ms. Zhang hurried over and shouted.
"It's time for my sister-in-law to kiss her. Why are you so excited?" Ms. Liu looked at Ms. Zhang and said with a smile.
"This person who proposes marriage is quite remarkable. I heard that he is from a wealthy family in the neighboring county. He is the young cousin from the Qian Mansion that our principal Mei Zi married. Tell me, how could such a family like our sister-in-law?
Huh?" Ms. Zhang said softly, with a look of surprise on her face.
"Look at what you said, if my mother finds out, I won't give you a slap in the face!" Although Mrs. Liu also felt strange, she didn't want to say more.
"You, please stop working. We don't know when we can eat this meal. The matchmaker outside is boasting so much that our mother is laughing. You didn't see it. Hey, you don't know how happy and gentle we are."
Will my son be so lucky when he grows up?" Ms. Zhang looked envious.
"What you're saying is that I don't expect my precious daughter to find a rich family. As long as she's nice, she's better than anything else." Ms. Liu smiled and said, "Let's go and see the excitement together. I'm not going to eat too much."
We're almost done!" Mrs. Liu said, holding Yue Zhen's hand and walking forward.
As Yuezhen walked, she thought: How could a wealthy family suddenly fall in love with my sister-in-law? There must be no flaws, right? These days, we pay attention to the right person. Even in modern times, we also pay attention to it. No matter what, we don’t care.
Why don't you find a village girl who works in the fields? No, you have to mention it to your mother. Although my aunt is not a good person, she is still a woman. If she marries poorly, it will affect her life. She doesn't want her aunt.
Be unkind to others.
Dozens of servants in the yard were carrying various betrothal gifts, including silks and satins, jewelry, delicacies, various gift cakes, etc., making up twenty tables. The first betrothal gift alone was five hundred taels of silver. The door was surrounded by people.
A circle of people were talking about it.
"Oh, my old sister, you are so lucky. The young master of the Zhu family is so handsome, and he is also very talented in literature. He is a perfect match for your daughter.
Ah,,,,,," a fat woman wearing a big red flower on her head said to Ms. Feng in the main hall, making her spittle fly.
Mrs. Feng just smiled and narrowed her eyes, but did not agree easily. This marriage was weird no matter how you looked at it. Nowadays, people have to have "three letters and six etiquettes" when getting married. The "three letters" are part of the marriage process.
The documents used can be said to be effective written records that protected marriage in ancient times. They refer to:
Letter of Engagement: the document of engagement. When a man and a woman enter into a marriage contract, the man’s family gives the letter to the woman’s family. The Letter of Engagement: the document used when giving a big gift, listing the items and the quantity of the big gift. Welcome
Book: It is the document for marrying the bride. It is the document that the man gives to the woman when she comes to welcome the bride.
"Six Rites" are the six etiquettes in the marriage process, which refer to:
Nacai: When a child gets married, the head of the male family invites a matchmaker to propose marriage to a well-selected female family. When the male family accepts a child, they need to give about thirty kinds of gifts that symbolize auspiciousness to the female family; the female family also
At this time, ask the matchmaker about the situation of the groom's family. Ask about the name: that is, after the girl's parents accept the marriage proposal, the girl's family will bring the daughter's Nian Geng horoscope back to the groom's family, so that the man and woman can match each other and predict good or bad luck. Naji (also known as Guo Wen)
Determination): After receiving the Geng Tie, the Geng Tie will be placed in front of the gods or on the table of the ancestors to ask for good or bad luck, to ensure that the two parties' years and Geng horoscopes do not conflict with each other. After learning that there are no signs of conflict with each other, the marriage has been initially agreed upon.
Nazheng (also known as the great gift): The groom’s family sends the letter of appointment and gift to the bride’s family. One month to two weeks before the wedding, the groom’s family will invite two or four female relatives (who must be fully blessed)
Make an appointment with a matchmaker and bring the bride price, gift money and betrothal gift to the woman's home; at this time, the woman's family needs to return the gift. The request period (also known as the begging day): that is, the man's family chooses an auspicious day for the marriage and seeks the consent of the woman's family.
Welcoming (or wedding): On the auspicious wedding day, the groom in formal dress will go to the bride's house with a matchmaker, relatives and friends to marry the bride in person. Before arriving at the bride's house, the groom needs to pay a visit to the bride's ancestral temple, and then he will take the bride to the bride's home in a sedan chair.
Received from the groom's family. After completing the ceremony of worshiping heaven, earth and ancestors at the groom's family, he was sent to the bridal chamber.
Although this will simplify the process a lot in farm families, before proposing a marriage, you must first ask a matchmaker to come over and ask if you have any intention to get married. Some families will also arrange a blind date and let the woman go to inquire about the conditions of the man’s family. How?
They wouldn't give a big gift as soon as they arrived, and they would give the betrothal gift directly. The two parties hadn't exchanged the wedding invitations, and hadn't asked about the good or bad luck. Why did it suddenly seem like they had agreed to the marriage? Feng was puzzled.
Very, although she really wants to marry her daughter into a rich family, she can't let her daughter marry in an unclear manner, right? If the other party is blind, lame or seriously ill, then she will have to suffer for her daughter!
Besides, I don’t know what kind of family this Zhu family is. There is not even a happy person who came to propose marriage. It is obvious that they don’t take it seriously! Feng couldn’t figure out the situation, so she had to wait for old man Li from the field to come home to make up his mind.
Men still have to make the decisions on major family matters!
When Liu's mother and daughter arrived, Old Man Li came back just in time.
"It's Matchmaker Wu, what are you here for? Even if you get married, you have to follow the steps. You are not willing to accept the offer. The two parties did not exchange wedding invitations. I want to know whether it is good or bad. Why did you come here with a betrothal gift all of a sudden?
This is against the rules!" After hearing about the situation, Old Man Li was silent for a while, knocked on the cigarette bag that he had been keeping for a while, and said to the matchmaker.
"Hehehe, look at what you said. I, Matchmaker Wu, look like that messy person. I won't do anything that ruins my reputation. This is my job. Look, isn't this?
Is your daughter's wedding gift? This is the betrothal letter. This is the gift letter. The Zhu family is a polite family. Look at this betrothal gift. How much money does it cost? The Zhu family said it, just look at it.
Since your daughter is well-educated and sensible, I don’t ask for anything else. This gift should be as simple as possible!” Matchmaker Wu first covered her mouth with a handkerchief embroidered with red peonies and then carefully took it from her arms.
Three documents came out.
Old Man Li took the Geng Tie and saw that if it belonged to his daughter, who else could it be? He was so angry that he screamed.
"You damn old woman, you didn't discuss such a big matter with me before deciding. You're just looking at me for not doing anything, so you treat me as dead, right?" This was a bit harsh, Old Man Li said.
Afterwards, he threw Geng Tie directly in Feng's face. The four daughters-in-law of the Li family looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Seeing Old Man Li's cannibalistic look, Mrs. Feng opened the Geng Tie with trembling hands. Although she didn't know how to read, she had seen her old daughter's Geng Tie several times. She couldn't see what it looked like.
Come out.
"This,,,this, how could this happen? I obviously didn't exchange marriage certificates with you. You are cheating on me!" Ms. Feng was confused at first, then pointed at the matchmaker and said sternly.
"Look what the old sister said, cheating on marriage is a serious crime. How dare I do that? You'd better go and ask your good daughter first. This little lady and son are in love with each other, and there are things that promise each other a lifetime. You
It's better to agree to this marriage and accept the huge betrothal gift! If I had a good girl with such ability, I wouldn't have to do this job!" Matchmaker Wu snatched the Geng Tie from Feng's hand, and the two
She looked at Ms. Feng with disdain and thought to herself: Bah, you are from a scholar's family, not a family that knows etiquette. The daughter you brought up is actually determined to be a private person for life, and you are so eager to get married! This
If the mother hadn’t agreed quickly so that she could cover up her daughter’s ugliness, she might have had grandchildren if she delayed it any longer. If she had agreed earlier, she would have been able to receive the large sum of money from the matchmaker!
"It's impossible, it's impossible, Xiu'er wouldn't do such a thing!" Feng shook her head and backed away, as if she was losing her balance. Little Feng and Liu really couldn't stand it. He went to the left and the right to support Feng.
After listening to Matchmaker Wu's words, Old Man Li dropped the cigarette pouch in his hand to the ground with a "pop" and broke into two pieces. He fell down on the chair behind him with a look of disbelief on his face. Yuezhen couldn't see it and trotted away. I used to give Old Man Li a good deal of luck, but I was afraid that Old Man Li would be angry for some reason!
"No matter how you say it, this is a marriage, not a feud. We are not prepared for you to come so suddenly. Do you think you should go back first? We will discuss it first and then give you an answer! Please bear with me, please bear with us. There are so many children in this generation who are about to get married, and they will have to count on your help then!" Seeing that Old Man Li and the two of them were silent, Yang had to move over and give Matchmaker Wu a handful of coins. It’s not that Mrs. Yang doesn’t want to see the excitement between Mrs. Feng and her sister-in-law, but her daughter has reached the age of proposing marriage, and there are rumors that there is a sister-in-law who has a private life-long marriage. Which family in this family dares to propose marriage? She can’t Don't help and hide it! "What a careless thing!" Yang cursed secretly.
"It's easy to talk about. She deserves to be a scholar's wife, but she knows etiquette better than others. Let's do this. I will take people back first, and we will come back to set a date in a few days. This Zhufu is the best family. Don't be dissatisfied anymore. It's gone!" Matchmaker Wu doesn't want to really mess up the relationship. Although the Li family will not be well-off if this news spreads, her own reputation will be ruined. She is afraid that she will not be able to stay in this industry anymore. Now someone is taking the initiative to give herself copper. He had no choice but to roll down the slope and fall to the ground.
"Hey! Please go slowly and be patient!" Yang greeted Matchmaker Wu and went out.
"I'm not dead yet, take these things and get out!" Old Man Li reluctantly stood up and shouted.
"Dad, even if you don't think about my sister-in-law, you still have to think about the next generation like Zizhen and Dalang. If this matter spreads, they will all be destroyed..." Yang When she saw her father-in-law getting angry, she hurriedly knelt down to apologize, holding a handkerchief and pretending to cry.
"This, this, I don't care anymore, you can figure it out! Yueyue, help me back to the room!" Old Man Li sighed and went back to the room to let go.
Feng was already at a loss. Under Yang's auspices, this farce finally came to an end!
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