The dragon raises its head on the second day of February, which is a farming festival that has been formed since the Han and Tang Dynasties. On this day, rice will be sown in the Jiangnan area, but for the north, the farming festival is not of great significance. South of the Yellow River is winter wheat, and after the beginning of spring
It is lush and green, but north of the Yellow River, the ice and snow have just begun to melt on the second day of February, and the breath of spring will not really arrive until mid-February.
But this year, the second day of February is also an auspicious day for getting married. In addition, due to the one-month ban issued due to the death of the late emperor, many weddings were forced to be postponed, so the second day of February became the wedding day for many families.
Since the morning, the sound of drum music in Chang'an City has not stopped.
The original meaning of wedding is to hold the marriage ceremony at dusk, so weddings are usually held in the evening. After the wedding, it is already dark, and it is just time to send the newlyweds into the bridal chamber, and the guests continue to eat and drink, and return happily.
However, each family also has differences in the detailed arrangements. Some families start eating and drinking at noon, and everyone disperses after the wedding. This is mainly based on the situation of their own family.
Today, when Guo Song got married, the wedding banquet started at noon. Hundreds of guests gathered together. The main reason was that the garden was outside the city. The wedding banquet was held too late and the guests would not be able to enter the city.
Early in the morning, Guo Song started to get busy. Xi Niang put on makeup for him. He applied a thin layer of powder on his face to make him look radiant. He wore a black gauze hat, a red wedding robe, and a
He wore a colorful silk ribbon and a hairpin on his gauze hat. The best man accompanying Guo Song today was Liang Wu. He was dressed similar to Guo Song, but he wore a green robe and no flowers on his head. It was easy
Distinguish it from the groom.
Most of the guests have arrived, but Zhang Lei's status is a little lower. He is mainly busy with the back office, arranging seats for guests, and arranging banquets. The banquet for Guo Song's wedding was provided by Qujiang Restaurant, and ten dancers were invited to perform songs and dances.
, and a group of bridesmaids, who are responsible for welcoming and taking care of the bride.
Greeting the guests in front of the gate were Guo Ying and Li Ganfeng. Guo Ying was well-spoken, experienced and knew many people, while Li Ganfeng had a wide network of contacts in Chang'an and basically knew all the dignitaries. The two of them were the ones to greet the guests.
I can handle the situation.
More than thirty of Li Ganfeng's apprentices came, and they were responsible for arranging guests' carriages, running various errands, and playing the musicians.
The banquet has already begun in the garden house. There are several tables in the lobby, all of which are important officials of the imperial court. There are more than twenty tables in the east courtyard, including Guo Song's men, shopkeepers and main deacons of several shops, and Li Ganfeng's apprentices.
Concentrate here.
The female family members were at the foot of the hill in the back garden. There was a flower hall connected to the east courtyard. There were also five or six tables set up here. The female family members were all sitting here, and Li Wenyu was responsible for greeting them.
Aunt Gongsun and Li Man, the master of the Hidden Sword Pavilion, also came, but they were sitting in the main hall. They had a higher status. Needless to say, Aunt Gongsun was a senior figure. She sat next to Guo Ziyi, and Li Man was the senior official.
The deputy general manager is responsible for the personal safety of the concubines in the harem.
There are also a few tables reserved for the woman's family, who will come later.
Zhang Lei hurriedly found Liang Wu and asked urgently: "The time has come, why haven't you set off yet?"
"Leave now!"
Liang Wu also shouted urgently: "Hurry and prepare the horses, we are about to set off to welcome the bride!"
The sound of drums sounded, and the welcoming team was ready. A brand new and spacious carriage was parked next to the gate. This was a brand new carriage, carefully made of fine wood, with festive red silk tied around the outside.
The white horse of the carriage is also covered in red and green. The inside of the carriage is like a small room, very spacious. The floor is covered with thick velvet carpets. The side walls on both sides are also covered with thick wood, which is polished extremely smooth. In the middle is a
A small table and several large pillows for backrests.
The exterior decoration of the carriage cannot be said to be gorgeous, and it looks relatively low-key, but the interior of the carriage is extremely comfortable, where you can sit and lie down. This carriage will become Xue Tao's special carriage after she gets married.
Guo Song got on his horse, and a group of more than thirty people set off to welcome the bride, playing music and playing music.
The wedding team is led by Guo Ying. This is a rule. The groom's elder must lead the team to the woman's home to welcome the bride. This is also a sign of respect for the woman's parents.
Chang'an City was quite lively today. They walked north along Qixiamen Street and encountered three wedding teams along the way. In fact, Qingxu Palace alone took over five wedding businesses today, not counting Guo Song's team.
Team.
Basically, carriages are used to welcome brides, just like luxury cars are used to welcome brides in later generations. Even ordinary people have to rent a carriage for a day of glory. After the Song Dynasty, sedan chairs became popular, and then sedan chairs were used to welcome brides.
The wedding team finally entered Xuanyangfang, and the drum music became louder. A large group of children jumped up to greet them. Two attendants quickly sprinkled a lot of copper coins and candies on the children, causing the children to fight for them.
The team finally arrived at the door of Xue's Mansion, and saw that the door of Xue's Mansion was closed tightly. Guo Ying waved his hand to stop the drumming. He stepped forward, cleared his throat and shouted: "The team is here, please open the door!"
Here is a clichéd answer to a question:
"Who is coming?"
"Groom Guo Song!"
"What do you mean by this person?"
"Welcome the Bride!"
"Where do you want to go?"
"Bridal chamber!"
"What's the future?"
"The husband sings and the wife follows, the life is peaceful and harmonious, the child will be born early, and the family will be fully enjoyed!"
The door opened, the drumming started again, and everyone poured into the Xue Mansion...
But this is only the first door; the real difficulty lies in the second door.
The second door is in the atrium. The atrium door is closed, and two rice paper banners are pasted on it. The maid Aqiu stands aside with a smile, holding a pen and ink in her hand.
Guo Song stepped forward and said with a smile: "What kind of problem is this?"
Ah Qiu pursed her lips and said with a smile: "The girl said that she forgot to ask her uncle to write a poem on the night of the Yuan Dynasty. Now she has to make up for it. She wants her uncle to write two sentences about the moonlight of the Yuan Dynasty, but the word "moon" is not allowed to appear in the poem.
Only when you are satisfied can I come in!"
Guo Song was a little confused. All the poems on the Lantern Festival were about lanterns, but none of them were about moonlight. How could he write this?
Seeing that Guo Songfa was stunned, Liang Wu became anxious and quickly whispered: "How about I find a gentleman to write a few sentences?"
"Need not!"
Guo Song's mind suddenly moved, and he came up with a solution. Anyway, he was writing about the moonlight. No matter whether it was the moon of the Lantern Festival or the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was the same thing.
Lao Su! For the sake of my marriage plan, I have no choice but to apologize.
Guo Song dipped his pen in a little ink and wrote two lines of poetry on the white paper, "I hope that people will live forever and share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles apart."
He put down the pen and said with a smile: "Take it for business!"
Ah Qiu quickly took off the banner and rushed in, but she forgot to close the door. Guo Song was speechless for a long time, and she still closed the door to prevent anyone from entering!
It’s just that the man’s family was too embarrassed to open the door and had to wait patiently outside. After a moment, Aqiu opened the door with a smile and said, “Welcome, uncle!”
Everyone poured into the atrium, Xue Xun stepped forward to greet everyone with a smile, and asked the maid to prepare snacks and glutinous rice egg custard for everyone. Xue Xun invited Guo Song into his study to sit and rest for a while.
Xue Tao has already dressed up. She wears a precious gold phoenix crown on her head, a precious white jade hairpin inserted horizontally in her black cloud-like hair, and a green feather hairpin swaying as she walks. Her face is like a peach blossom, and her skin is like suet.
A pair of beautiful eyebrows are thin and curved, and her eyes are as deep as pool water, shining like black gemstones. She is wearing the bride's long skirt with wide sleeves. Tang people pay attention to red men and women when getting married, so the bride wears a green long-sleeved blouse embroidered with golden peonies.
, wearing a bright red six-panel brocade wide skirt, looking extraordinarily rich and gorgeous.
A string of extremely precious gold necklaces with colorful gemstones hangs on her snow-white chest, and she wears gold and jade bracelets on her wrists. Her bridal attire adds a bit of luxury to her gentle temperament, which further highlights her national beauty.
Heavenly beauty.
Xue Tao is not as excited or sad as other brides. She is no different from usual. There are two banners on the table in front of her, 'May we live forever and share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles apart', which makes her beautiful eyes full of admiration.
, but these two lines of poems are more suitable for the Mid-Autumn Moon, but in any case, these two lines of poems can be called quatrains. In comparison, my own poems seem too petty.
At this time, the sound of drum music outside sounded, which was music to encourage the bride to make up, telling the bride that the departure time was coming soon.
It's almost three o'clock in the afternoon. Generally, the wedding tour takes a little longer, almost a full circle around Chang'an City, and takes about two hours. This is mainly to leave enough time for the bride's family to rush to the new house.
Calculating this, it was almost five o'clock when we arrived at Qujiang Garden House. It was already dusk, and it was time for the wedding.
At this time, Mrs. Han walked in, sat in front of her daughter and said with a smile: "I will get married soon, and I won't have much time with my parents in the future."
Xue Tao suddenly felt sad and whispered: "Mom, please raise another child! It will make you less lonely."
Mrs. Han nodded, "Your father and I have discussed it. Even if your father takes a concubine, he may not be able to have a child. We plan to adopt a baby and treat it as a baby. After he is raised, he will be raised to support us until the end of his life. In fact, we have already found a baby.
Got a suitable child.”
"Where's the child?"
"Your uncle's posthumous son."
"uncle?"
"It's the child of your uncle and a singer. The singer has been raised outside and the family doesn't know about it. She gave birth to a baby boy in October last year. The Xue family refused to accept him. The singer had no choice but to carry him.
You came to Chang'an with your child. A few days ago, your father met their mother and son, and came back to discuss with me that he wanted to bring the child down, and I agreed."
"But is the singer willing?"
"She asked for a thousand guan, and then she went back to her hometown. If we really couldn't get a thousand guan in the past, we can now. After you get married, your father will pick up the child and wait for you to come back.
Maybe you can see it.”
Xue Tao nodded, this is a good arrangement.
At this time, the drumming sounded again, and someone shouted, "The auspicious time is coming, bride, please get in the car."
Mrs. Han helped her daughter stand up, "The time is coming, let's not keep my husband's family waiting, let's get in the car!"