According to normal circumstances, the process on the first day of a wedding should be to kowtow to the direct relatives first, then recognize the collateral relatives, then open the ancestral hall and enter the family tree, and eat when there is time in between.
Wei Chen's parents died young and his family was simple, so naturally there weren't that many rules.
Even if he spends the entire morning catching up on his wives’ sleep, as long as Wei Chen feels it’s okay, then that’s okay.
After lunch, Wei Chen took Ru Lan and Minglan to the ancestral hall at home, burned incense, kowtowed, met his ancestors, and listed the names of Ru Lan and Minglan on the family tree.
In terms of ancestral glory, the Sheng family is naturally far superior to the Wei family.
If we include Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng, there are four Jinshi in the three generations of the Sheng family.
Even in Bianjing, where officials are everywhere, this is an amazing achievement.
As for the Wei family, apart from Wei Chen, five or six generations back, Wei Mingzhao is the only scholar worthy of praise.
Compared to the Sheng family, which is already considered a Qingliu family, the ancestors of the Wei family do seem a bit shabby.
But even so, when Ru Lan and Ming Lan stood in the Wei family ancestral hall, they still did not dare to show any contempt.
Erlan knelt down respectfully on the futon, then burned incense and prayed, and finally put the incense sticks into the cauldron, and then she finished the ceremony.
As the saying goes, when you marry a chicken, follow the chicken, and when you marry a dog, follow the dog. Once they enter the Wei family in this life, they are the wives of the Wei family.
Regardless of whether the gods enshrined on the altar were traders or farmhands during their lifetime, they were the ancestors of their husbands and the source of the Wei family's bloodline. As Wei family brides, they should worship sincerely.
Wei Chen took Ru Lan and Ming Lan to pay homage to their ancestors. When they came out of the ancestral hall, they heard Yuan An reporting that Wei Ruyi and Zhang Ming had arrived and were waiting in the front hall.
As Wei Ruyi and Zhang Ming, Wei Chen could not say anything even if he came to Wei's house before dawn, showed off his elders' favors, and asked Ru Lan and Ming Lan to serve them tea. At most, he just felt uncomfortable.
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Now Wei Ruyi and Zhang Mingxuan came over in the afternoon, obviously not wanting to disturb the house so early in the morning, and wanted to give Wei Chen and his wife some space to be alone.
It is really rare for an elder to be so approachable and considerate of the younger generation.
Thinking of this, Wei Chen couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. He immediately spoke to Ru Lan and Ming Lan and took them to the front hall to meet his aunt and uncle.
In the front hall, Wei Ruyi and Zhang Ming, who were sitting at the top, had had tea served by the young couple, with smiles on their faces.
They have all been there before, so they naturally know whether a couple is harmonious on the first day of their marriage. They can tell by just looking at the bride's complexion.
The change in temperament of Rulan and Minglan from girls to young women can be seen at a glance, and the nourishing smiles on their faces are even more difficult to hide.
Seeing their harmonious and happy married life, Wei Ruyi and Zhang Ming, as elders, are very pleased.
Wei Ruyi especially glanced at Minglan a few more times.
As Minglan's aunt, although she treats the two nieces and nephews equally on the surface, she still prefers Minglan in her heart. This is human nature.
It was Wei Ruyi's idea to come to Wei's house after noon today.
In Wei Ruyi's case, as Minglan's younger sister, she would probably only have her turn to serve her husband in the middle of the night. If she had to get up early again, it would be too difficult for her.
If I could come to the door later, I could give Minglan more time to rest.
This little favoritism is beneficial to Minglan, but it is harmless. Even if Wei Chen found out about it afterwards, he would probably just laugh it off.
This is the intelligence of Wei Ruyi.
After the small talk, Wei Ruyi finally talked about the purpose of the couple's visit to Wei's house today. They came to say goodbye.
They came to Bianjing originally for Wei Chen's marriage, but now that Wei Chen's marriage has been decided, there is no need for them to stay in Bianjing.
Hearing that his aunt and uncle were going back, Wei Chen felt quite regretful.
However, he also knows that after so many years, the Zhang family has become one of the most wealthy businessmen in Jiangning City. In addition to Wuquan Winery, they have also developed many businesses.
It is really inconvenient to control such a large industry remotely from thousands of miles away. A lot of matters have been accumulated in a few months, all of which are waiting for Wei Ruyi and Zhang Ming to return to Jiangning to handle.
Therefore, Wei Chen did not insist on staying, but promised his aunt and uncle that when they were leaving, he would personally go out of the city to see them off with their family papers.
This was also Wei Chen's wish. Wei Ruyi and Zhang Ming naturally would not refuse and immediately nodded in agreement.
At this time, Wei Ruyi suddenly looked around and glanced at Wei Chen. Wei Chen immediately understood and waved for all the servants in the hall to leave.
Wei Ruyi smiled and nodded to Wei Chen, then took a knee-high rosewood box from Zhang Ming and moved it to the table in front of Ru Lan with some difficulty.
Rulan looked at the box curiously, and saw that the box was made of gold and vermilion lacquer, with copper leather corners and a heavy copper lock hanging on it. She immediately understood that the things inside must be very valuable.
"Aunt and uncle, what is this?"
"You'll know after you open it and take a look." Wei Ruyi said with a smile, and handed Ru Lan another key. It seemed that it was the original key to the copper lock on the box.
With Wei Ruyi's encouragement and urging, Ru Lan finally took the key, inserted the key into the copper lock, twisted it hard, and opened the rosewood box.
Opening the lid of the box, Ru Lan saw a stack of thick account books. Ru Lan was a little confused, so she picked up a few books and opened them to read.
"Anhua Village, in the western suburbs of Bianjing, has 3,078 houses, 6,352 acres of fertile land, 12,931 acres of mountains, and more than 1,200 livestock.
The net amount of silver is two thousand nine hundred and eighty-three taels at the age of the year..."
When Rulan saw this, her heart trembled, her hands trembled, and the account book in her hand almost fell to the ground.
Wei Ruyi explained on the side: "Most of Brother Chen's properties are in Jiangning. His uncle and I have moved those properties to the vicinity of Bianjing, which is also convenient for you to take care of. The main ones are houses, farms, forests, shops, etc., all in
It’s in this box.”
"Officer..., officer, this is our family's property?" Ru Lan turned to look at Wei Chen, her head filled with confusion.
She just looked at one Zhuangzi's account book, which showed an income of nearly three thousand taels a year. Then this box of land and shop books represents how much money is spent...
Ru Lan didn't dare to think about it anymore.
"What's more?"
Wei Chen said with a half-smile but not a smile: "There are still more than a hundred thousand taels of silver notes, several high-quality villages given by His Majesty, several salt houses given by Zhong Huai, several properties in the capital given by Yuan Ruo, Yuzhou Zhao
Dozens of rare pieces of Jun porcelain were given by Tuan Lian, and hundreds of calligraphy and paintings were given by the Hanlin Academy...
They are all in the warehouse in the backyard. I will take you Ru'er with me later. It is not easy to earn these things for a husband. From now on, everything will be entrusted to you, the matron of the house."