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Since ancient times, marriage has been three books and six rituals.Three letters, letter of appointment, letter of welcome, letter of ceremony; six letters of ceremony, Na Cai, asked name, Naji, Na Zheng, request date, personal welcome.

According to the etiquette, nace is the beginning of the wedding.First of all, the head of the man's family should ask the matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman's family that has been found.When the man's family is in Nacai, they need to give about thirty kinds of auspicious gifts to the woman's family; the woman's family also asks the matchmaker about the situation of the man's family at this time.The Lou family and the Lu family are already very familiar with each other, so this level is just a scene.After inviting the matchmaker, it was the Lou family who sent the selection gift.In ancient rituals, it was just a wild goose, but now, it is no longer enough to be just a wild goose.The picking gifts sent by the Lou family included not only a goose, but also silk, jewellery, snacks, and wine.

This acceptance is followed by asking for names.Whoever asks the name will return to divination of good or bad luck.Give Lu Hongqiang's birthday horoscope to the matchmaker, and bring her back to Lou's house to combine with Lou Xuan.Lu Mieming originally planned to write Lu Hongqiang's horoscope himself, which was considered a sign of sincerity, but now Lu Hongqiang was angry, so he was delayed for a while.As soon as she stood in front of the desk, Lu Hongqiang came to her:

"father!"

Lu Mieming's eyelids twitched, and this girl came in as quietly as Lu Hongxing this time:

"Father, I'll do it myself. You rest."

Lu Mieming looked suspiciously at Qiyatou, who had suddenly become obedient: "If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. You should tell Dad honestly what's wrong with you."

Lu Hongqiang showed him a look of grievance, and said aggrievedly: "Father, it's my fault to be angry with you. My daughter has figured it out this time. Why don't you come and make amends?"

Lu Mieming is really not that easy to deceive.He has been in the market for decades, how can he trust this little girl?He sneered: "What kind of ecstasy soup did your second brother give you? Can you be so obedient?"

Lu Hongqiang walked in obediently, picked up a pen, and wrote her own character on the laid out Sa Jingeng post: "What else can Second Brother tell me? He has such a good relationship with Big Brother Lou, of course You’re praising Big Brother Lou.” As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at Lu Mieming, with a hidden reproach, “I’m already nineteen, and Big Brother Lou is 25, it’s time to worry. Me and him We managed to match up reluctantly, so as to save you two elders from being in a hurry with the two elders of the Lou family."

Certainly not enough persuasion, her father is not such an easy person to fool.Of course Lu Hongqiang knew that these things had already been settled.After finishing writing the birthday horoscope, Lu Hongqiang put down the pen, picked up the Jingeng post to hang in the window, and said to Lu Mieming, "Even if I don't want to, is it useful? Not only can you not let me go, but you have to tie me up and stuff the sedan chair Come on. Instead of doing this, I might as well save face for myself!"

This reason is almost the same, and his doubts can definitely be dispelled.

Lu Hongqiang said in her heart, greeted Lu Mieming, and then skipped away again.Lu Mieming still felt wrong.With Lu Hongqiang's temper, can Lu Liugu be able to say a few words?His eyes fell on the invitation card of Sajin Geng. Could it be that Lu Hongqiang pretended to agree and waited for an opportunity to destroy it?Deliberately writing a fierce horoscope to make the question of fame fail?

Lu Mieming thought about it, and went up to look at the birthday horoscope.The well-proportioned font, without any scribbles; it is indeed Lu Hongqiang's characters, exactly.

Lu Mieming doesn't understand this, does it really make sense?Is it true that when a big girl becomes an old girl, her sex will change?This time, Lu Mieming was at a loss. He found the tortoise shell and copper coins on the bookcase, and quickly started a divination to predict the good or bad of the marriage.

——Good luck? !

Lu Mieming was dumbfounded when he saw the hexagram.

No way?

No, even if it is divination, you can't believe it all, let's try another divination!

——The culprit? !

Lu Mieming didn't say anything, and put away the tortoise shell copper coin.The hexagram is all right, what else can he do?Play it by ear...

After sealing the Geng post with Lu Hongqiang's horoscope and handing it over to the matchmaker, Lu Mieming still didn't know what to do. Watching the matchmaker walk out, he still felt that something was wrong.At this time, I saw Lu Liugu running out in a hurry, bumped into the matchmaker, and knocked off Geng Tie all at once.Then, while apologizing, Lu Liugu bent down and picked up the Geng Tie to the matchmaker.Seeing the matchmaker take it, Lu Mieming felt a "sudden" in his heart, and stood up abruptly: "Wait!"

Both the matchmaker and Lu Liugu were startled by his sound, and Lu Mieming hurried out: "Let me look at that horoscope again."

Although the matchmaker was puzzled, she didn't say much, and gave Lu Mieming the Sajin Geng post.Lu Mieming glanced at Lu Liugu, the boy seemed innocent, and he didn't know what Lu Mieming meant by looking at him.

Lu Mieming murmured in his heart that if he wanted to make a move on the horoscope, then writing the horoscope in front of him was to relax him; and then when the matchmaker sent the horoscope, he would take the opportunity to drop the package.Then Lu Liugu must have been with Lu Hongqiang, deliberately collided and gave the matchmaker the other horoscope hidden in his sleeve.

He's not stupid, he can see that Lu Liugu has something wrong with Lou Xuan.Lu Liugu followed him very much, especially the selfishness in his heart.If he had given his sincerity to Lou Xuan, he would never have watched Lu Hongqiang marry Lou Xuan, and he would never be able to feel at ease as Lou Xuan's brother-in-law.

So he opened it and saw that there were eight characters on Sa Jingeng's post—clearly the eight characters of Lu Hongqiang's birthday.

No problem?

Returning the Geng post to the matchmaker, Lu Mieming shook his head and thought, maybe he is really old, and he really thinks too much.

After receiving the gengtie, the man's family will put the gengtie in front of the gods or on the ancestral case to ask for good or bad luck, so as to make sure that the zodiac signs of the two parties are not in conflict.After learning that there is no sign of conflict between the two parties, the marriage has been initially negotiated.This is Najib, also known as "Guo Wending".

Lou Xuan and Lu Hongqiang's horoscopes are not incompatible, so the marriage is naturally settled.

Huo Xiangzhen saw that Louyuan was puzzled when he heard about this, so he asked him:

"What's wrong? Mu Hao, is there something wrong?"

Louyuan seemed to be thinking, and then he was still excruciatingly slow:

"There is nothing wrong with it, it is the biggest wrong."

Huo Xiangzhen suddenly felt that he should abdicate as a senior brother... He couldn't understand what the junior brother said anymore.

The marriage between the two families was considered fast, and within three days, the levy began.

The Lou family sent the letter of appointment and letter of ceremony to the Lu family, and one month before the big wedding, they invited the aunts of two Quanfu people from Louxuan to arrange a matchmaker, and brought the dowry money, gift money, and dowry gifts to Lu's house. Home.

The Lou family is also a big business, so the betrothal gift is naturally not bad.

A load of gift cakes, glutinous rice skin and lotus paste filling; seafood is also available, top-grade hair vegetables, abalone, dried oysters, Chinese yuan scallops, mushrooms, dried shrimps, squid, sea cucumbers, shark fins and fish maws are all regular items.

According to the custom, the three chickens and pork should be connected to each other in two pieces, which means "start (happy) and fly together"; dace is also a pair, which means fishy (sound) smell; I even found the best shops in Beijing to buy the four Beijing fruits, namely dried twigs, dried walnuts, and peanuts in shells.

It is a metaphor for the unswerving marriage contract box, which is not just a marriage letter, but also decorated with gold and silver inside; lotus seeds, lilies, green wisps, cypresses, red bean ropes, red sees, betrothal gold, decorative gold, dragon and phoenix candles, etc. A couplet can also be described as "everything is different, and all kinds of things are in it".

These are just ordinary objects, among them are a pair of nine-color glazed hairpins with hanging beads, a pair of shining pearls and moon pendants, and a pair of white jade jumpers, all of them are jewelry for Lu Hongqiang.The dowry pays attention to pairing, but there is only one jade pendant, which is not a pair, and it is placed alone in a brocade box.

When Lu Liugu saw that the dowry from the Lou family had arrived, he asked the servants around him to ask Lu Hongqiang to come and see.The dowry was placed in the lobby, and outside the door there was a lot of discussion, praising the two families for getting married again.

Lu Wuyin opened the gift list, glanced at it, and clicked his tongue: "There are so many things, I really don't bother to check the gift list. Forget it, it's indispensable anyway."

Lu Liugu took a glance, saw the jade pendant, then moved over, picked it up and examined it carefully.It is suet white jade, carved with red beans.

He couldn't help holding the jade pendant firmly.He knew this piece of jade.

Lu Mieming saw it and coughed twice.Lu Liugu came back to his senses, and put down the mutton fat white red bean jade as if nothing had happened.

At this time, Lu Hongqiang came.Seeing a room full of betrothal gifts, I was taken aback: "Huh? So many things?"

Lu Liugu joked to her: "Come on, let's see how much you sold to others!"

Lu Hongqiang curled her lips in disdain: "Your sister and I are worth this little?"

Lu Liugu smiled and shook his head: "How could it be? The Lou family is losing money!"

"Second brother!" Lu Hongqiang stomped her feet coquettishly, Lu Liugu stopped teasing her, picked up a pearl hairpin, and tried to put it on Lu Hongqiang:

"Come on, let's see if the hairpin the Lou family sent you looks good!"

Lu Hongqiang hopped a few steps out of the way: "Go, go, it's just your broken hand that messed up my hair again!"

Lu Wuyin, who was looking down at the gift list, suddenly frowned: "Father, this Kungang mutton fat white red bean jade is one, not a pair?"

Lu Mieming nodded: "That's right."

Lu Wuyin didn't understand, and looked up at his father: "Huh?"

Lu Mieming didn't speak, but looked at Lu Liugu.Lu Liugu spoke with a normal expression, as if he was only happy for his sister:

"This jade pendant is the protective jade I gave Lou Xuan when I was a child, and he has been carrying it with him all these years. This time, Taiwei Lou probably asked him to use it as a token of engagement."

Only then did Lu Wuyin understand: "Oh, this is the only one who dares to be affectionate. Then this one is very solemn, Hong Qiang," she said to Lu Hongqiang who was watching the pair of white jades jumping off, "Hong Qiang, why don't you use it in your betrothal gift?" Plus your protective jade?"

Lu Hongqiang's complexion changed slightly, she clutched her chest and backed away: "I don't want it! I'll return his jade pendant later!"

Lu Liugu looked at it and wondered, this girl exchanged her protective jade with Lin Xiaoxi, right?