Chapter 335 Flowers are beautiful and the moon is full (Part 2)
After many tests, Chen Ke finally welcomed back his two wives. The three families who were welcoming and seeing off their brides formed a long queue and headed back to Chen's house.
At this time, the team that originally went to welcome the bride first returned to the groom's house to block the door and chanted loudly together:.
"Xian'e mistyly descended to this world, and she returned to the cave with all her glory. There is a lot of joy in the door today, and there is no need to be frugal with the flower boxes to make a profit.
The gifts that show up at the door are often expensive, but they are no more expensive than the ordinary street gifts. A hundred thousand cords should be enough to satisfy you, but don't throw away three thousand and five cords."
This was money to please the groom's official, so the Chen brothers recited the "Poetry of Replying to the Barrier" together:
"A gentleman has never cherished gold, but this pursuit has become more profound. ** Dear friends, we have a broad talk, so don't bother to introduce me to someone else.
The cave is just around the corner, why bother to block it in front of the door? I feel ashamed that I have no profit and I can throw it away. If I want to retreat, it will be difficult to advance without a reason."
Of course, red envelopes cannot be given out less.
After the person blocking the door got out of the way, Lampei came out with a bowl of rice. He walked to the first sedan chair first. The eighth lady opened the sedan curtain for the support woman and said with a smile: "Little lady, open your mouth to take the rice."
Su Xiaomei opened her hijab and looked at each other with a strange expression at her sister and sister-in-law. Then she was shyly fed a mouthful of rice by her mother-in-law. This meant that when a newlywed first entered the family, they would eat food from her husband's family and become part of her husband's family.
Lampei did not change the bowl, but walked to the next sedan chair. Eight Niangs opened the sedan curtain and said: "Little lady, open your mouth to receive the meal."
Liu Yue'e lifted her hijab, made a face at Lan Pei, and took a bite.
At this time, a red carpet had been laid out on the ground. Four beautiful little Japanese women came forward and helped the two ladies get off the sedan. More Japanese women held flower buckets containing grains, beans, and colorful fruits and walked towards the door.
The first thing was thrown away. The children scrambled to pick it up.
This is to suppress the 'three evil spirits' of green sheep, black-bone chicken and green ox. At this time, the custom is that the three evil spirits are at the door and newcomers cannot enter. If they enter, they will harm the elders and have no children. If you scatter grains and beans, the three evil spirits will avoid you.
Only new people can enter.
With the support of the maids, the two brides got off the sedan chair. They walked on the felt mats and first stepped over the saddles placed on the ground, which was called "Ping An".
Chen Ke was waiting behind the saddle. He was clad in red and green, holding a wooden tube made from a locust tree, holding a concentric knot. He stood facing the two ladies. The concentric knot was made from a colorful ribbon from each of the three families, with two ends.
Longer than those usually used at weddings.
The maid handed the two ends of the concentric knot to the hands of the two brides, and then quietly stepped aside. Chen Ke led them into the courtyard gate and straight into the central hall.
Entering the nave, Mrs. Wang holds a gold scale and lifts the hijab of the two sisters-in-law, and the bride just reveals her beautiful face. One is seen with a light body; the other is tall and graceful with pink makeup and jade; the other has dark bun on the temples, which can be seen by light
, a pair of white teeth and red lips, starry eyes and hazy eyebrows. On top of them are spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums. They excel in every field, and they are all beauties.
The list of guests sitting in the middle hall is almost the first three rows of the Great Dynasty. The Fu Xianggong, Han Xianggong, Zeng Xianggong, the two Wang Xianggong, Beihai County Prince, Cao Guojiu and other princes were almost all present. It can be seen that this event
The weight of a wedding.
"This boy is very lucky." Mei Yaochen twisted his beard and said with a smile. Although he was ill, he still insisted on coming to the wedding.
"Of course." Ouyang Xiu twisted his beard and said with a smile, "Whose students are you not looking at?"
"This drunkard likes to boast too much," Bao Zheng shook his head and said with a smile, "But you are an old fool. The smartest thing you have done in your life is to accept this disciple."
All the adults nodded after hearing this, it was so right.
The couple first went to the altar table in the courtyard to worship heaven and earth, and then entered the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors. Then they returned to the central hall.
At this time, Li Xian appeared in the courtyard and sang loudly: "The Emperor and the Queen have arrived..." The time was just right.
Everyone hurried to the courtyard to wait, only to see the official Zhao Zhen and Empress Cao, with only a few eunuchs following them, arriving lightly dressed.
"I respectfully pay tribute to Your Majesty and welcome the Queen!" All the ministers saluted together.
"My dear friends," Zhao Zhen said with a smile, "I and the queen are late, I'm sorry."
The eunuchs brought in the gifts given by the emperor and empress, while Zhao Zhen and Empress Cao sat in the hall, burning candles and incense, blowing firecrackers and playing music.
After the music stopped, the master of ceremonies sang: "The cigarettes are misty, the candles are brilliant, the bride and groom are in the flower hall together!"
The newlyweds took their seats and chanted with the master of ceremonies, "One bow to the king, two bows to the high hall, and husband and wife bow to each other." They bowed in order. The guests were very interested and had long wanted to see how the three of them bowed to each other.
Unexpectedly, someone came and made a three-legged tripartite posture. They bowed deeply and bowed deeply, looking very harmonious.
After saluting the guests, the groom sends the bride into the bridal chamber for the second half of the wedding. In the outer room, a banquet is held to entertain the guests.
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The three of them sat on the wedding bed in the new house, and the female relatives used trays to hold gold, silver, and fruits and scattered them in the room. This is called "scattering". It is different from "throwing grains and beans" and the three evil spirits. It is a place of residence.
I wish you a child, long life, wealth and good luck. Just listen to them singing while singing:
"The east of the tent is sprinkled, the curtains are deep and the shadows of candles are red, the good atmosphere never fades away, and the painting hall is intoxicated by the spring breeze every day.
To the west of the tent, the four corners of the brocade belt with tassels are low, the dragon and the tiger win the first place, and the mandarin ducks are stable in the tree.
To the south of the tent, the music of harp and harp is lingering, the blue moon reunites people like jade, both men wear embroidered belts.
To the north of the tent, there is a new feeling of joy between the brows. The hibiscus has two original stems, and the fairy from Guanghan is a guest in the toad palace.
In the sprinkler tent, there is a pair of jade hibiscus in the clouds, the brocade quilt has been washed into Xiangbo green, and the embroidered pillow has been turned into amber red.
After the tents are spread, all relatives and friends are invited to come out. The husband and wife have a home, and the children and grandchildren are extremely happy."
After setting up the tent, the Japanese women presented them with golden scissors, and each of the three of them cut off a lock of hair and tied it together. This is a "joined bun", which means that they will accompany each other in life and death, share weal and woe, and grow old together as a token.
Then the bridesmaid presented four purple gold bowls, with red and green silk threads tied in concentric knots on the bottom of the bowls - this was the couple's 'union' ceremony, that is, they both drank. '卺' is a gourd divided into two parts.
It's a gourd, but people in the Song Dynasty also often used wine glasses instead. Fortunately, otherwise there would be no way to get it.
"Jade Girl Zhu Chun drank for a few minutes, and there were slight scratches on the edge of the cup.
The Immortal Master deliberately left the remaining wine behind because he could not bear to swallow it to cherish the fragrance."
The bridesmaids sang poems in unison, urging the newlyweds to drink two glasses of wine. Amidst the cheers, Chen Ke and his younger sister threw the wine bowl under the bed first. The younger sister's one jumped up after landing, while Chen Ke's fell silent.
Everyone watching the ceremony was overjoyed and said: "Good sign!"
Chen Ke and Yue'e threw together again, and this time the two masters were even better at it. They actually taught the two bowls to clasp together as if they were one, which attracted a lot of amazement.
When the cheers subsided, two rows of Japanese women came up with trays containing the so-called 'Ten Things of Love'.
The Japanese girl in the front row first presented the first love object - the bracelet, while singing: "Why is the relationship so broad? Double jade bracelets wrapped around the wrist." She put it on the two ladies and put it on the younger sister's wrist.
They are a pair of jade bracelets, all emerald green without any variegation. On Yue'e's wrist, they are a pair of agate bracelets, all flaming red without any variegation.
After putting on the jade bracelets, the two Japanese women stepped back. The second pair of Japanese women came forward, presented the tray, and chanted: "Why do you fight with fists? The tied arms jump away."
The bridesmaid took the second token of love from the plate, the arm bracelet, and sang: "Why do you need to fist? The arms are bound to escape."
The bracelet belongs to the category of bracelets. Those worn on the wrist are called bracelets, and those worn on the arms are called bracelets. Compared with simple bracelets, arm bracelets are much more complicated in style.
What Chen Ke gave to his little sister was a pair of jade arm hairpins, with two ends that can be bent and stretched, and when combined, they are round and seamless. They are surrounded by nine dragons and have the power to charm ghosts and gods. This one alone cost two dollars.
One thousand taels of silver.
What he gave to Yue'e was a pair of gold jumpers, which were like springs and coiled into nine circles. The two ends were made of gold and silver wire loops for adjusting the tightness. They did not hinder movement at all and were equally valuable.
It was the turn of the third love object - the ring. The Japanese girl who presented the tray sang: "Why is it so diligent? It refers to a pair of silver." In ancient times, unmarried women did not wear rings because rings were tokens of love, so this
The smallest token has the heaviest weight in a woman's heart.
The groom needs to bring the ring to the bride, because the ring is the most important, so all the women present should sing a chorus to show their instructions and blessings: "Twist the ring to miss each other, see the ring and remember each other again. May you keep playing with it forever, and the cycle has no end."
Chen Ke took off a silver ring, and the women's eyes immediately lit up. They were all discerning people, and they discovered that it was not a silver ring. It had a more brilliant luster and looked extremely noble. It was also inlaid with sparkling transparent gems.
They had never seen such a pure white and crystal clear gemstone ring. The ladies secretly sighed that compared with this kind of ring, the gold rings inlaid with gemstones at home were simply too vulgar. So they secretly made up their minds.
, I went back to the bride and asked, where can I buy such a ring?
You can’t buy it anywhere. This is a diamond-encrusted platinum ring! It will only appear in the world six hundred years later. Only Chen Ke can get platinum from Egypt and diamonds from India, and then ask the best from Bianjing.
Jewelry craftsmen, carefully crafted.
He picked up the little girl's soft and boneless white hand, faced her affectionately, gently put the ring on her slender ring finger, and then kissed the back of her hand passionately, causing all the women to scream.
cheer.
Chen Ke picked up another platinum diamond ring and held Yue'e's mutton-fat white jade-like hand... In the past six months as a stay-at-home girl, Yue'e's ivory skin has also faded. After putting the ring on Yue'e, Chen Ke
Ke slowly raised her little hand. Just when everyone thought he would repeat it, he pulled her in front of her and kissed Yue'e's mouth deeply...
The women were dumbfounded at first, and then they burst into cheers tenfold. The people having a banquet in the front yard were so shocked that they looked at each other, wondering what was going on?
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I forgot that today is the New Year, these firecrackers, crackling, made the little monk so angry that he kept crying. Alas, I have only finished writing one chapter now, so I won’t say more, and I will step up my coding...
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