Chapter 185 The combination of two surnames is good
Author: Muzi Blue
Chapter 185 The combination of two surnames is good
Today is my eldest sister’s happy day.
Ma Zhou finally asked a big matchmaker to propose marriage.
The eldest sister was dressing up at home early in the morning. Yu'e, who has always been kind and generous, was a little restless today, restless and very nervous.
The four Master Huaiyu also put on new robes today and made preparations early.
Before Ma Zhou came, Samurai Leng came first. The head of the Wu clan was red-faced and energetic. He had now taken a concubine in the eighteenth room.
"Congratulations!" As soon as Chief Wu entered the door, he smiled and congratulated the warrior Ke. He also brought a pair of deer here today, a pair of live deer he had just bought from the Deer Park.
Behind him were Fatty Wu, Wu Xixuan and his son, and then a bunch of children and grandchildren of Patriarch Wu. There were dozens of them. This was not all his children and grandchildren. Many were too young, and some were working outside. For example, last time I went to Longyou with Huaiyu.
Of the eight, several were given official posts, and the rest were appointed as government soldiers and settled in Longyou.
Among the four brothers, the eldest is the most prosperous. The second brother is lying on the bed and is already confused. The third brother has gone to Lingnan to be the governor of Shaozhou, and the fourth brother has gone to Liangzhou to be the governor. The three of them only have two or three sons.
, only Samurai Ryo, who has more than thirty sons, is still taking concubines and giving birth to children.
Samurai Leng patted Samurai Ke on the shoulder, "You are still so young. Hurry up and get a few more concubines and have more children. I heard that you recently bought land. This is a good thing. Farms are the foundation. But if there is land, there will be more.
The land still needs people. You are still young and only have three sons. You must work harder."
"Both the eldest and the second in your family are capable. The more this happens, the more children you have. Father and son go into battle, and brothers fight. One hero has three gangs. This family has a big business, and it needs the help of your own family.
How can outsiders be like family members?"
The old patriarch admired Huaiyu very much.
Not only the medicinal wine prepared by Huaiyu for him made the old man glow with glory, but also because of Qianjintang, which he partnered with Fatty, and Fatty gave 10% of his shares to his father as a filial piety. Now this steady stream of dividends has made him
I was pleasantly surprised one after another, and I became more and more satisfied with the younger generation of this family.
"Erlang has good eyesight. When I first fell in love with Ma Zhou, who would have thought that Ma Zhou would be so prosperous now."
Being an imperial censor is not an important position, and it is not unusual to be awarded gold and purple in the fifth rank. However, for someone who is more than 20 years old, he is highly appreciated by the emperor and has a bright future.
"Who did you invite to be the matchmaker?" Lao Wu asked with a smile.
"I invited Mr. Rui Guogong and Mr. Lu to be the matchmaker."
Duke Rui is Lu Kuan, the father of Princess Wanchun's consort Lu Huairang. He was formerly the eunuch of the palace and was just awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of Rites. He was also given the title of General of the Zhenjun and General of the Right Guard. This Yang Jian's nephew was very popular with Li Yuan and Li Shimin.
The trust of both.
Now his status in Li Shimin's court has taken a step further.
"Ma Zhou is also very close to Duke Rui's family?" Samurai Leng was surprised. Ma Zhou came from a poor scholar, not even a poor family. At most, he came from a local powerful family. Even if he is now prosperous, in the eyes of others,
That's also a member of the Wu family.
Lao Wu was not very happy about being related to Lu Kuan.
"When my brother-in-law and I were in Longyou, we were very close to Prince Consort Lu, the second son of Duke Rui, and we also worked together with Duke Rui in the Longyou army for a while."
"That's right." Lao Wu nodded. He thought the Doulu family was poaching the Wu family.
The wedding ceremony of the Tang Dynasty was very grand.
Three books and six etiquette are indispensable.
The more famous aristocrats are, the more they pay attention to these.
The person who is in obscurity is a good combination of two surnames. The one who is above serves the ancestral temple, and the one who is below is to inherit the descendants.
Accepting gifts, asking for names, accepting gifts, receiving invitations, asking for appointments, and welcoming in person are the six rites. In the process of these six rites, there are also written letters, etiquette letters, and welcome letters.
Today is the first process, nacai, which means matchmaking. The man invites a big matchmaker, and the families of both men and women sit together to discuss the marriage.
Of course, before officially accepting the offer, you actually have to ask a matchmaker to come to inquire about her wishes. The woman agrees before proceeding to the next step. However, Huaiyu first mentioned the matter of Ma Zhou and Yu'e, and then Ma Zhou also mentioned it to Lao Wu.
Dear, Yu'e has already agreed.
So today it’s just Nacai.
"I'm coming!"
Sanlang Huailiang, who was not yet very sensible, and his newly acquired friend from the same village, the little book boy, had been waiting at the door. When they saw Ma Zhouxing coming, they hurriedly ran to report the news.
"Here we come, brother-in-law is here holding two wild geese."
It is said that wild geese symbolize the yin and yang, and also represent loyalty. Therefore, people in the Tang Dynasty had to bring wild geese during the six rituals.
Today Ma Zhou came with two wild geese in his arms, followed by the Great Matchmaker Rui Guogong and Lu Kuan, the Minister of Rites.
There is also a long team carrying dozens of kinds of gifts, called zhili, each of which has its own symbol, such as sake representing blessings, japonica rice representing raising wealth, bells representing harmony, etc.
Thirty-six gifts, tied with red silk flowers, thirty-six picks.
Ma Zhou is a little reserved today.
Lu Kuan was no stranger to Huaiyu, and he was actually quite happy to be a matchmaker for Ma Zhou today. Ma Zhou and Wu Huaiyu were both famous people in front of the emperor.
"Congratulations."
Today, Ma Zhou not only invited Lu Kuan, the Minister of Etiquette, to act as a matchmaker, but also his family members. They are his brother and sister-in-law from his Qinghe family. They are very old, almost the same as the warrior Ke and his wife, but different from Ma Zhou.
He is thirty years old.
Ma Zhou Shaogu was raised by his father and brother. Even during the years when he traveled to the West to study, his son Ma Zai was also raised by them.
Now that Ma Zhou was becoming famous, he sent a letter to pick up his brother, sister-in-law, family and son.
The acceptance process was enjoyable and very harmonious.
Ma Zhou's brother and sister-in-law agreed very much with this marriage.
Lu Kuan, as a great matchmaker, represented Ma Zhou and asked Yu'e face to face whether she agreed to the marriage. The eldest sister smiled and nodded in agreement, and the proposal was officially successful.
Then Lu Kuan asked the warrior Ke and his wife about Yu'e's name, the eight characters of eight stars, and then invited a specialized person to perform divination to see if it was a suitable match. This was also one of the six rituals called asking for the name.
Of course, there is rarely anything inappropriate in this link.
The person who calculated the birth date told everyone that the two of them were a match made in heaven. Anyway, they had a lot of good things to say, and there was nothing more suitable.
Huaiyu felt that these people were just looking for luck and receiving red envelopes.
Both the Wu family and Ma Zhou hope to get married as soon as possible, so they rush through the process and don't do it twice if it can be done once.
Nacai asks for names all at once, and announces the result directly to everyone. This is the third wedding etiquette called naji, which is also called alliance. This is where the alliance of eachother comes from.
Ma Zhou took out the love token that he had prepared.
He entrusted Huaiyu to help customize a pair of gold and ruby rings, gold bracelets, gold earrings, gold necklaces, gold hairpins and other hardware, which were made in the best gold shop in the West City, as well as custom-made satin embroidered clothes.
The engagement tokens of the Tang Dynasty were usually gold and silver jewelry. Of course, colored silk, pigs, sheep, or cows and horses could also be used as engagement tokens.
The pair of gold and ruby rings were very beautiful. The craftsmanship of the Tang Dynasty craftsmen was very impressive. Under the witness of everyone, Ma Zhou put the ruby ring on the eldest sister's finger, and the eldest sister also put it on Ma Zhou.
Once the token of love is put on, it is regarded as Dingping among the six rites. Ma Zhou took out the big red book that he had prepared and sent it to Yu'e.
Everyone cheered and blessed them.
Today's ceremony is over. Next, the Wu family prepared a banquet to entertain the matchmaker and guests.
Brother Ma Zhou and his sister-in-law also smiled and said that they would send the gift and letter of ceremony as soon as possible on a good and auspicious day.
The Ma family asked the Wu family what they wanted from Pingli.
Lao Wu laughed and said he had no requirements. The Wu family would return gifts as many as they received from the Ma family.
Not only will the whole family return, the Wu family will also prepare a corresponding dowry.
Although Lao Wu usually behaves stingily, but now that the conditions have improved and his son-in-law is so promising, it is rare for Lao Wu to be generous.
"The sooner you send the gift, the sooner you can set a date for the wedding."
Although they are getting married for the second time, they are both very young. The two families still hope that this good thing can be completed as soon as possible. Lao Wu hopes that it can be completed before the year, preferably in early winter.
The eldest sister, who put on the ruby ring as a token of love and accepted the letter, flushed with happiness.
on the wine table,
The warrior Leng asked Lao Wu when the marriage of the Huaiyi brothers would be arranged.
"We have already chosen a date. In a few days, we will ask the Duke of Yi, General Qin, to be the matchmaker and go to the Duke of Lu's mansion to propose marriage to General Cheng."
Samurai Leng nodded repeatedly, "Da Lang's marriage is a good one, not bad."
"Where's Erlang?"
"General Fan, Rongguo Gong, is still in Binzhou and will probably return to court soon. When he comes back, he will come to propose marriage and also invite Yi Guogong to be the matchmaker."
Although Samurai Leng also knew some bad rumors about Mrs. Fan, he did not object to the marriage in the end. After all, whose daughter from the Duke's palace could chase him all the way to the Longyou battlefield, and even ride into battle with a sword.
As a lover, this alone has no reason to object.
Besides, he believed in Huaiyu's vision. This boy was obviously very good at fortune telling. Since he could accept Mrs. Fan, it definitely meant that he was not afraid.
"Good things come one after another, hahaha." Samurai Leng smiled and said he was waiting for the wedding wine.
Taking advantage of everyone's happiness, the warrior Ke told the clan leader that he would donate 20 acres of land to the clan's charity field and 20 shi of grain to the clan's charity warehouse.
"Okay, I accepted it on behalf of the clan. I will give you a receipt later and thank you for your support of the clan." There are many members of the Wu clan, and some were affected by the military disaster this time. The clan also responded immediately to rescue.
The grain borrowed from the clan warehouse is also borrowed in the autumn and paid back in the spring. Borrowing a stone only costs one bucket of interest. Even the orphans and disabled tribesmen can even enjoy the interest-free borrowing of grain.
This is the meaning of the clan warehouse, to help the clan members, to help those in need, to donate land, grain, and money to charity warehouses if they are able, to help the clansmen in need, and even to establish clan schools, teach young people in the clan, and train the next generation.
"When Dalang Erlang has his free time, he also goes to the clan school to get closer to the younger members of the clan. He also teaches them riding and archery skills, or talks about some principles of life." The old clan leader walked forward and patted them.
Huaiyi said earnestly over his shoulder, and then pointed at the dozens of children and grandchildren behind him, "The eight who went to Longyou with Erlang last time have all become successful. In the future, if there are still places to employ people, just say hello to them.
You brothers and nephews are my own family and are reliable!"
