The man's family also gave red money to the female guests of the Wu family who came with the Seventeenth Mother, the dowry maid, as well as the musicians and singers.
At this time, the music official started playing harder, and the singers sang auspicious poems to wish the newlyweds a happy marriage.
Amidst the sounds of people and music, Zhang Yue dismounted and saw Zhang Shi, Yu Shi and Zhang Qiu standing in front of the door. Next to them were Zhang Yu, Yang Shi, Zhang Fang, Zhang Kai, and Zhang Dexiang's grandson Zhang Junjie.
, and Guo Lin.
Previously, Zhang Yue originally wanted to go to the wedding hall with Seventeenth Niang and then pay homage to Zhang Shi and Yu. However, Zhang Shi and Yu repeatedly refused. On the wedding day, they still went outside to greet Seventeenth Niang.
Zhang Yue knew about his brother and sister-in-law, but he was afraid of leaving a bad impression on his new sister-in-law.
The Seventeenth Mother ate a spoonful of rice in the sedan chair, and the matchmaker Mrs. Zhuang who was beside the sedan immediately said happily: "Bride, the brother and sister-in-law of Mr. Zhang's family have also gone out to greet you."
The seventeenth mother was stunned when she heard this.
Mrs. Zhuang smiled and said: "I heard that the husband of the Zhang family treats his brother and sister-in-law as his parents. I thought I would go to the hall to worship you, but when they go out to meet you, girl, they treat you with courtesy."
The Seventeenth Niang knew that she was highly regarded in the Zhang family and said: "It is my blessing that the Zhang family is so polite to me, but the younger generation must not be ignorant of etiquette. Mrs. Zhuang, please give me a message, eldest brother
Like a father, and the eldest sister-in-law is a mother, please ask them to sit high in the hall, and then kowtow and pour tea after entering."
Mrs. Zhuang heard this and praised her, she is such a bride who knows how to advance and retreat.
Madam Zhuang was of course willing to take this trip. She had received a large sum of bonuses from the Wu family before, and it was used on this occasion. After hearing what Seventeenth Niang said, she was also happy to accomplish this good thing.
Mrs. Zhuang walked to the door and met Zhang Shi. Mrs. Yu bowed and saluted: "Brothers and sisters of the Zhang family are polite. The newlyweds have something to say to me."
Zhang Shi couldn't help but be very concerned when he saw that the bride had something to say: "I wonder what it is?"
Mrs. Zhuang saw that Zhang Shi was now solemn, she pursed her lips and smiled and then said: "Xinren said, it is my blessing that the Zhang family is so polite to me, but the younger generation must not know the etiquette. As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father, and an elder sister-in-law is like a father.
Like my mother, I would like to ask you to sit high in the hall, and then I will kowtow and pour tea for you two!"
Zhang Yue listened clearly to the side, and he was suddenly moved and couldn't help shouting in his heart, sister knows me, sister knows me.
Zhang Shi and Yu Shi are both happy. Third Brother's daughter-in-law is really the right one.
Zhang Shi couldn't adapt to the situation for a while and said: "Ms. Zhuang, please tell the newcomers that I am not pretending to be an elder. Although I watched the third brother grow up, he is now married and has become an official.
...I am ineffective and I defeated this family before..."
"I just treat him as a brother now... No, I mean..."
Zhang Shi was at a loss for words, but Zhang Yue was so moved that he couldn't speak. Mrs. Zhuang laughed and said, "Look how happy Mr. Zhang is today."
Yu shook her head, her face full of embarrassment.
Zhang Shi was indeed very happy. He wiped tears from his eyes and said, "Yes, I am very happy today, so happy."
Zhang Shi pushed and gave way for a while, but finally Zhang Yue and Mrs. Zhuang invited her to come into the hall and sit high.
At this time, the gentleman said from the side: "Please ask the newlyweds to get off the sedan chair."
As soon as the voice fell, Ke chose the official to fight, and the blessings such as the harvest of grain, beans, money, fruit, grass, and festivals were thrown out while looking at the door. The children among the guests screamed for joy, ran to the door and picked up all over the ground.
Amidst bursts of firecrackers, the Seventeenth Mother got off the sedan with a fan covering her face. From the place where she got off the sedan to the palace, they were covered with felt mats all the way to the middle door. There was a person walking backwards holding a mirror in front of her.
The two female envoys helped the Seventeenth Lady to the gate and first stepped over the saddle.
The husband said from the side: "The saddler will be safe, and the newlyweds will be safe and healthy when they arrive home."
Then the Seventeenth Mother stepped over the grass, and finally stepped over the scale.
The gentleman praised: "First step on the saddle and weigh the scale, and the scale will be flat. We will wish the world peace, the scale and the saddle are in harmony, and the newlyweds will be safe!"
After entering the middle gate, the Seventeenth Mother went to the front hall to rest and invite the guests to drink.
At this time, Zhang Yue was invited to the hall, with a flower crown on his head. He saw a saddle on the hall with two chairs facing each other.
Zhang Yue was invited to sit high on the saddle.
This is called the son-in-law sitting high on the throne.
In fact, it is not a Chinese custom to cross a saddle or sit on a saddle.
Before the Northern Wei Dynasty, grassland tribes practiced robbery. When a man saw a girl he liked, he would catch a girl and put her on a saddle and take her back. When the Northern Wei Dynasty took over the Central Plains, marriage robbery was practiced from time to time. The bride would sit on a saddle when she got married, and later she would change her son-in-law
Sitting in the saddle, and astride the saddle.
First, Madam Zhuang, the matchmaker, toasted to Zhang Yue, and then the woman's family members toasted to him. After three invitations, Zhang Yue got down from the chair.
Zhang Yue thought to himself that although the Wu family married at a low age, the son-in-law's ritual of sitting on a high throne still meant that men were superior to women.
At this time, Zhang Yue and Qi Niang entered the back hall and then to the west courtyard.
Mother Chen led the female envoys here to wait for the Seventeenth Mother. After waiting until now last night, she immediately opened the door of the new house and welcomed the Seventeenth Mother Zhangyue to enter.
There was a red quilt on the bed of the new house. Zhang Yue and Qi Niang were sitting on the bed side by side. The red satin on the door of the new house was also taken off and the guests tore it into small pieces and snatched it away.
auspicious.
Along the way, Mr. Zhuang and Mrs. Zhuang kept mentioning various details. Zhang Yue and Mrs. Seventeen made no mistakes, which made the guests laugh.
After sitting on the bedside, they rested for a while. The room was filled with the Wu family's female envoys and the female guests. They were talking and laughing, not paying attention to the two newlyweds sitting on the bed.
Zhang Yue hadn't seen Qi Niang for so long, and this time he finally had a chance to spend time with her. He immediately whispered: "When are you going to get this fan?"
The Seventeenth Mother was very angry and amused after hearing this. She kept her face covered with a round fan and said in a low voice, "It will be fine if you stop fanning me when the teacher says you can."
Zhang Yue looked at the looming face of the Seventeenth Mother hidden behind the round fan, and felt that it was a pity not to see it, so he said: "Don't draw the fan out of the curtain to cover up the talented people on the spring mountain. If the Tao is like a bright moon, there must be
Let the sweet-scented osmanthus bloom."
The Seventeenth Mother smiled when she heard the poem, her delicate body moved slightly and said with a smile: "This is the fan poem read by the bridegroom official, where is the poem by the number one scholar?"
Zhang Yue lost his voice and said, "Are you also following Ouyang Bohe's tricks?"
The seventeenth mother smiled and said nothing. Zhang Yue said again: "I came into the forbidden palace with a precious fan, and I taught you to blow the fragrant breeze under the flowers. Chang'e must chase the colorful clouds and descend, and she must not stay in the middle of the moon all night."
Seventeenth Mother nodded happily and said, "Is there another song?"
Zhang Yue was also speechless. Women are like this, and they all like us to flatter them. However, these are all poems about fans from the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Yue felt no pressure and continued: "The wind in the city is cold, and the brocade curtains are exposed.
Luan: It is known that the Qin girl ascended to the immortal state, and her body turned round to separate the peonies."
The Seventeenth Mother was even more happy after hearing this. She lowered the fan in her hand slightly, rolled her eyes at Zhang Yue and said, "I still want to listen!"
Zhang Yue was completely speechless at this moment and thought, can't I write flattering poems like this to you every day from now on?
"Hey, what are the two newcomers whispering about? They haven't even worshiped yet."
All the female guests and envoys in the room burst into laughter.
"Don't be in a hurry and finish it right now. When you enter the wedding room, you can talk slowly."
Female guests and envoys burst into laughter again.
Zhang Yue already felt that he was ashamed of himself.
