However, Ye Qing's promise of a daily post soon went back on track, but the marriage was faster than expected.
It was noon, and the summer sun shone through the window lattice, deep and shallow and beautiful. Red Paper Cuttings flowers cast complex and beautiful shadows on the ground, reflecting the red curtain.
Although it has a glass mirror, according to tradition, a new copper mirror has been polished, which shines brightly. In the mirror, there is a pretty face with a blush, slightly furrowed eyebrows, and flowing eyes, with a hint of joy in its expression.
The Xiaoxuan window was tightly closed, and the sound of firecrackers outside the boudoir could be heard, as if carrying something amidst the noise.
The maid Qiao'er couldn't stand at the door anymore, her footsteps were sneaky, and she might have sneaked to the corridor to watch.
Cao Baijing sat alone in front of the mirror, wearing only plain white undergarments, slowly grooming herself in the mirror.
The noise outside the window gradually subsided, and in the room, only her own heartbeat could be heard. Cao Baijing felt that at this moment, her thoughts were rolling and all sorts of chaotic ideas were surging up.
On the first day of May, the wedding ceremony will take place in half a month... When people get married, it is also called 'ceremony' for women like themselves. The so-called ceremony is a wedding ceremony that strictly follows the procedures of accepting gifts, asking for names, receiving blessings, collecting rewards, inviting dates, and welcoming relatives. The more important it is for the larger the clan, the more attention it pays to this. Every detail must not be taken lightly.
The people who appear at folk weddings are all specialized matchmakers, with varying levels of expertise. Those with lower levels wear coarse cloth clothes and blend into the upper echelons of the city and town.
The average matchmaker wears a crown, a yellow bun, and a green umbrella.
And those who specialize in serving the aristocracy are dressed in luxurious clothing, dressed like noblewomen... Whether their status is high or not, in a relatively strict society, they are mostly channels for men and women to place their hopes.
Matchmakers often see the money and hide the age of the man, falsely point to the wealth of both families, exaggerate the appearance of the woman, and confuse right and wrong. To prevent this, they have to resort to "marrying a wife".
Often, the two families arrange a date to meet in an elegant restaurant garden environment. If they like it, the man inserts a golden hairpin into the woman's crown and temples, which is called inserting a hairpin to determine fate. If not, they give away two pieces of colorful satin.
The woman can also refuse, but there is always a feeling of male superiority and female inferiority.
If you don't go to see your wife, you have to leave it to fate. The funniest thing was a wedding two years ago, when the imperial capital official Yan Wen married a wealthy woman from the Sun family. He was afraid of getting old, so he didn't dare to see his wife and concealed his age of five. When the bridal chamber was handed over, he found out that the Sun woman was even older than him, and it turned out that she had concealed her age of ten.
This absurd incident has made the current emperor laugh out loud, and it has been widely circulated as a curiosity. Within two years, it has spread throughout the world, even in remote border counties like Nancang County.
With this lesson, I heard that more complicated blind dates are emerging now.
But there are exceptions. If a man and a woman already know each other, or if a marriage alliance is inevitable due to the interests of both families, and they express their importance, the man will invite someone of higher status to mediate.
As the respected figure of a county, Lord Lu Ming, known as the "Hundred Mile Marquis," came forward on behalf of Ye Qing to propose marriage and officiate the wedding. This gave his father a great deal of face, and he praised everyone he met, saying, "I knew my son-in-law was kind-hearted
Men and women have known each other for a long time. They are childhood sweethearts and have Supervisor of the County county as matchmaker. Because they have saved a lot of tedious blind dates, the second step will be officially posted under the auspices of Supervisor of the County county.
Quickly and straightforwardly.
Cao Baijing still remembers seeing Ye Qingjin paste, dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, with the names and professions of three generations of great grandfather, grandfather, and father written on it. Of course, all three generations were scholars, and later on, they all wrote about young students and scholars, which was very glorious
The seventh man in the clan discussed marriage, born at a certain time in the 17th year of the Yuanding era. His parents were not in court, and he had a wealth of 500000 guan in his house
There's no need to exaggerate like this! "This was the only thought in Cao Baijing's mind at the time, and she spat out shyly," Are you showing off to me
Looking down, the marriage leader is Lu Ming, the Supervisor of the County County of Pingshou, who has been speechless since then. This is the only wedding sticker in the county.
Cao Baijing is a bit embarrassed to write her own post, but it needs to be returned to the male party equally.
She and Ye Qing's two families knew each other's roots and backgrounds, and couldn't bring herself to learn from other families to post random false reports. She had to grit her teeth, write weakly, and stab Ye Qing a thousand times in her heart: "You're already a jinshi, who doesn't know you're good, so can't you keep a low profile
Bang bang bang! "Rang out in the front courtyard hall, followed by Cao Hufan's triumphant laughter:" Ha, I'm right, this generous gift... is really my son-in-law
Cao Baijing immediately blushed with embarrassment, covered her ears with her hands, and felt ashamed to meet anyone. Is this still her own father?
She knew in her heart that this was a financial gift coming, and she would be welcoming her in half a month. It was about time to give the gift, but her father was really losing his composure like this!
The third step is to discuss the ceremony, and the pace of marriage accelerates. The man chooses the auspicious day of the Yellow Road, selects it carefully, and finally chooses May 23rd, which is said to be the luckiest.
"Ghosts believe it..." Cao Baijing blushed and spat again. In fact, after hearing the inside story, Ye Qing directly asked the wedding Supervisor of the County, "Can you do it in two months? The sooner the better!"
It is said that at that time, a thick list of betrothal gifts was smashed out, and Lu Ming's eyes were about to fall out. He almost couldn't catch his breath and pointed at Ye Qing with trembling fingers, saying, "It's insulting to refinement, insulting to refinement
The world is peaceful, and the trend of wealth follows. The wedding date depends on the amount of wealth and gifts, which is a common occurrence, but I have never seen it like this before.
But the Cao family also wished to get married soon, so when their father Cao Hufan and grandmother Yao Taijun saw the gift list, they immediately responded, "Good morning
This is really his style... "Cao Baijing was not surprised at all. At this moment, no one would come to listen to her opinion.
According to secular customs, offering financial gifts signifies that marriage has become a "settled conclusion" and there is basically no room for change, unless one wants to tarnish the family's reputation.
Well, I don't regret it... "Cao Baijing murmured softly, recalling how she had the courage to run to confront her cousin at night. She still blushed a bit now, how could she have such courage
Ye Qing's reply was unexpected. Is there really such a man in this world?
Taking a deep breath, Cao Baijing stopped thinking and heard another cry of surprise outside the window. Listening to a few words, it seemed to be about wealth and etiquette.
Cao Baijing sat still and perked up her ears to listen.
Isn't it just that the gift list was mutually agreed upon
Caili is a general term consisting of the groom's dowry and the bride's attire, commonly known as the dowry.
Marriage matters require a great deal of wealth and effort. In wealthy families, the groom gives the bride the so-called "Three Golds", which are gold bracelets, gold earrings, and gold pendants... all of which are used to dress the bride in a large red and rosy veil.
Official families also give away items such as gold tassels or red silk sleeves, yellow silk tassels, satin red long dresses, pearl green cluster crowns, four time bun flowers, fine and colorful satin fabrics, flower tea and fruit products, reunion cakes, sheep wine
It's like a competition to give dowries, to see who has strong financial resources and gives well.
The extravagance of the world is evident.
Cao Baijing recalled the recent marriage of the Li family in the county. The Li family was a junior general with a daughter named Qing. It was said that Xu married the son of Wan Supervisor of the County in Linxian County. Only the dowry cost was up to 50000, not including 200 mu of farmland... Of course, the Li family is a prefecture. Their direct children are not purely dedicated to official career, and each has its own division of labor, so it cannot be measured by the official quality alone, let alone the political significance of marriage with Wan Supervisor of the County.
I hope he won't be too extravagant... "Cao Baijing was somewhat worried, afraid that her own family wouldn't be able to keep up.
If the dowry is not equal, she will be gossiped about when she gets married. Although she believes that Ye Qing won't say anything, her words are terrifying, and she is still his clan!
I'm so worried... "She rolled back and forth in bed, her head covered in the blanket, hiding her timidity in the face of an unknown fate.
Sister! I've seen the betrothal gift, do you know what it is? "Brother Cao Mingliang barged in again, only to find that the room was pitch black and nothing could be seen." Sister? What are you doing again
Cao Baijing kept silent in the dark. He was annoyed that the servant girl had broken her duty. Kwai put on her coat and skirt, waved her hand, and the red light flashed.
The room was restored to bright light, and Cao Baijing sat in front of the dressing table, confidently dressing up in front of the mirror.
My elder sister has always been like this, "Cao Mingliang exclaimed excitedly," Brother in law follows the gift list of an ordinary official family, twenty-four boxes, but what does he use... Palace made selling gold sleeves, palace made red silk sleeves, palace made yellow silk selling gold skirts, palace made
Gongzao! I heard that only Gongzao Zhinu is allowed to be marked and placed in our small area in Nancang County. If it weren't for the fact that the young lady felt the material as smooth as her skin and saw the hidden flower talismans with her sharp eyes, no one would have recognized it
If a child doesn't understand, don't talk big. Have you ever been out of Pingshou County? You've followed your father several times to the foot of Beimang Mountain, and dare to call him a child from Nancang County? "Cao Baijing glared at her younger brother and avoided the key question.
Cao Mingliang grinned and said, "Sister, the key is that this is different from the words written on Dingpin
Why is it different? "Cao Baijing pinched her eyebrows.
Do you think about it? The man pays for the job, and the woman pays for the dress, which must be equal, even higher than the line! But I saw my grandmother stunned, staring straight at our father
He said, touching his chin like a young man, with malicious intentions: "I don't think Dad can do anything about it. I guess he'll have to come back and ask... daughter, you can watch for yourself
Go die
A gust of wind blew him whole out of the door, and then the bear child shouted loudly, "Damn it, my brother-in-law will eventually not be able to take it... Uh, dad
Hmph! "Cao Hufan didn't care about scolding, stopped outside for a moment, and knocked on the door.
Father, please come in. "A young girl's voice could be heard from inside the boudoir.
Cough... "Cao Hufan understood the situation. His daughter was about to get married, and there were many daughter families preparing. As a father, he didn't want to rush in and said," No, I'll ask and leave
Think carefully and ask cautiously, "Is this betrothal gift a bit heavy, or can we secretly push it off a bit? This way, it won't be very difficult to disguise oneself
Very careful, afraid that my daughter won't accept it.
There was a moment of silence in the boudoir, and Cao Hufan hesitated for a moment. Seeing no answer, he continued, "Perhaps we can only ask for some silver from the clan
The boudoir was filled with joy, and Cao Baijing listened silently, feeling a sense of sadness.
At this moment, he said, "Father, there's no need to make things difficult. The Taoist robe that my daughter has embroidered for the past two months hasn't been traded yet, so she can just repay the gift
Ah, isn't that good
It's okay, he won't mind! "Cao Baijing sighed softly and said
Listening to her father's happy departure, she sat alone in front of the mirror, touching the shining Taoist robe, and then saw the words on the wall. Her gaze fell behind: "Bitter and resentful, year after year, the golden thread is pressed, making wedding clothes for others
Suddenly realizing it, I felt a little annoyed again: "This guy must have figured it out long ago, deliberately set this trap, and asked me to send this outfit over
After sitting for a while, I carefully pulled out the drawer from my dressing table and took out a light blue Taoist robe. The delicate material had a dark color, and the three colors were embroidered with threads of light.