The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; the child wants to be nourished but cannot be kissed.
This sentence is from the "Confucius Family Sayings" that has been circulated since the Qin and Han Dynasties. It can be said to be an ancient saying for thousands of years.
Almost all Chinese people know it.
But when people are young, they often focus on other things and ignore their parents.
When I reached middle age and looked back, I realized that my parents were already old, even in their twilight years and about to pass away.
When I wanted to honor them again, it was already too late. It was in line with the saying, "When you first hear it, you don't know what the poem means, but when you listen to it again, you already know the person in the poem."
Chen Mu does not regret traveling to the Han Dynasty because it was his destiny.
What he regretted was that before he traveled through time, he was only focused on business and did not properly honor his two elders.
Even though he was already rich before time travel and achieved financial freedom at the age of thirty, he still did not give his parents the life they wanted and did not allow them to enjoy the happiness of a family.
This may be his biggest regret in his life.
And in this life, he can only bury this regret deep in his heart, carry this regret, carry that trace of guilt, comfort himself and spend the rest of his life.
The carriage slowly entered Linzi City. The Chen family's mansion was decorated with lights and colorful decorations. Chen Qing, Fang, and other clan servants of Chen Zhi and Chen Feng were already waiting at a distance at the entrance of the mansion.
The motorcade stopped in front of the mansion. Chen Mu got off the carriage, bowed to Luo Fu, and asked her to get out of the car and come in.
"Uncle, aunt, Azhi, Afeng."
After Luo Fu got off the carriage, he saw Chen Mu's parents and younger siblings and bowed obediently.
Chen Qing had a broken arm and a lame leg. He did not want his servants to help him, so he leaned on crutches and straightened his waist. He slowly bent down and returned the greeting with everyone.
In later generations, parents usually sit on chairs, and the newlyweds kneel down and kowtow to their parents. This is called worshiping in the high hall.
But in the Han Dynasty, parents and newlyweds had to bow to each other to show respect.
After the ceremony, Chen Mu took Luo Fu into the mansion.
Entering the hall from the west stairs, a banquet has been held inside.
The newlyweds sat at the table. Chen Mu sat on the east side of the room, facing west. Luo Fu sat on the west side, that is, on the opposite table, facing east.
The two sat opposite each other, and then Nu and Yu, namely Luo Fu's dowry A Cui, Xiao Huan's two maids, and the maids from Chen Mu's home exchanged with each other. A Cui and Xiao Huan came over and took off Chen Mu's shoes to wash them.
Feet, the maid from Chen Mu's house walked over and took off Luofu's shoes to wash his feet.
After washing the feet, another person who paid tribute, that is, the master of ceremonies, removed the cloth covering the table, revealing the sumptuous dinner, and then brought in a large cauldron and placed it on the south side of the door steps.
Then there were dagger holders and servants who cut the cooked meat on the table, arranged them one by one, and then exited. The saluters spread the sauce in front of the table, smeared the sauce on the cut cooked meat, and finally
Place the meat with sauce on the north side of the sauce, wait for the servant to enter, and place the meat on the east side of the meat sauce. Place the fish on the east side of the sauce in order.
After these ceremonies, servants came in with rice, millet, millet, wheat, and beetroot. These were fried grains and were placed in order according to their positions. For example, millet was placed to the north of the bacon, and millet was placed to the north.
On the west side of the millet, the gravy is placed on the north side of the sauce.
After everything was displayed, Chen Mu and Luo Fu began to offer sacrifices, kowtow in turn, and offer sacrifices to grains and food. This is similar to the Western tradition of thanking their Lord for giving them food before eating.
After the sacrifice is over, eating begins. A total of three meals are required, and only a small amount of each food is enough. Finally, the wine is sacrificed, which is to drink a glass of wine together.
The previous ritual of sacrificing food has basically disappeared in later generations, but the last ritual of sacrificing wine evolved into the well-known drinking cup.
After drinking the wine, the praiser brought another glass of wine from outside, placed it on the ground, and then kowtowed.
The newlyweds should also bow down together with him.
This ceremony is almost the same as worshiping heaven and earth when you get married later.
After all the ceremonies are over, remove the banquet food from the room and arrange it in the room according to the original layout.
Chen Mu went out with Luo Fu and walked to his own room.
After entering the room, Chen Mu and Luo Fu both took off their coats, that is, the black dresses. Chen Mu gave the coats to A Cui and Xiao Huan, while Luo Fu gave the coats to the maid of the Chen family.
Then the old nanny, the female master, handed the scarf representing the Qin family to Luo Fu and slowly exited the door.
The maids of the Chen family laid out a sleeping mat in the southwest corner of the room, while A Cui and Xiao Huan laid out a sleeping mat for their new son-in-law in a slightly east position. They were both equipped with pillows and their feet faced north.
After waiting for everything to be over, go to bed.
"it is finally over."
Chen Mu stretched himself. Their room was in the back room, and outside were the Chen family's maids and A Cui Xiaohuan, a total of four maids.
According to later reports, these four girls were actually his concubines, commonly known as the eldest girls in the same room.
If Chen Mu is willing, he can even summon them to sleep with him at any time.
But of course Chen Mu was not that vulgar, he just held Luo Fu in his arms, and they both wore white underwear and sat on the bed.
There was a curtain blocking the way from the outer room to the inner room. Now the only voices in the room were the two of them. Chen Mu could clearly hear Luo Fu's rapid breathing.
Seeing that Luo Fu didn't speak, but just lowered her head, her cheeks were red as if she had a fever. Chen Mu knew that she was shy, so he put his hands around her waist, sniffed her hair, and whispered in her ear:
"Aro."
"Um."
Luo Fu, as thin as a mosquito, responded.
If a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old doesn't know anything and has just gotten married, she might not be so shy.
But Luo Fu is already twenty-one years old and knows everything there is to know. He has also heard some things from the elderly maids at home. When he thinks that they will put it into practice today, he is so embarrassed that the tips of his ears are red.
Chen Mu smiled slightly, stretched out his tongue and tapped the tip of her ear. Luo Fu's body tensed up instantly, as if he was electrocuted, and he felt numb and weak all over.
"It's time to rest."
Chen Mu said again in her ear.
"Um......"
Luo Fu looked at the bright candles in the room not far away.
Chen Mu understood, got up and went over to blow it out.
After the lights went out, the whole room instantly became dark and so quiet that there was no sound anymore.
"What, are you scared?"
Chen Mu walked over, helped Luo Fu take off her shoes, and slowly laid her down on the bed.
They both climbed onto the bed and hugged each other.
The faint fragrance hit her nostrils, and the smell of virginity on Luo Fu's body soaked into her heart and spleen. Chen Mu gently stroked her head to soothe her emotions.
"a little bit."
After the lights went out, Luo Fu's shyness seemed to disappear all at once, and he hugged Chen Mu like a koala and hung on Chen Mu.
Chen Mu's hand reached into her underwear dishonestly. When he noticed that she didn't resist, he said with a little excitement: "Then... let's start?"
"good......"
Luo Fu's voice became smaller and smaller.
Chen Mu closed the curtain on the bed, and after a moment, there was a rustling sound on the bed.