Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

Most of the peasants can't even go out of the county for a lifetime, and they don't know much. They are nervous and at a loss when they see their parents and officials. Jian Mingyu is good, and skips so many checkpoints in the middle.He is about to receive the imperial decree, can he not be nervous?No matter how mature and prudent Jian Mingyu is, it is still far away from being able to face the collapse of Mount Tai and not change his face, relative to his age.

Mr. Zhong didn't stay for too long. After making sure that Jian Mingyu remembered everything, he rushed home impatiently.He had to be cautious about receiving an order, something that would never happen in eight lifetimes. There were so many things to prepare, and he didn't know if the old woman could handle it alone.

Mr. Zhong knew well that shopkeeper Fu would not make such a joke with him, but only let the four of them know. Thinking about it, it would only be the four of them who really received the order, and the other children and grandchildren were just going through the motions. relation.Thinking of this, Mr. Zhong felt a little regretful, but the thought just passed by in a flash, and it didn't cause waves in his heart.

There may be many such things in the future, not only their family, each of the sons may have their own opportunities. Could it be that every time they are successful, he can bring the other sons to share the benefits?Even if he is willing, he has to see if his promising son has the will.

You don't need to think about it, even if Mr. Zhong exerts pressure as a father, it will only mess up their brotherhood.Think about his own two younger brothers, and you will know that after the family is separated, they are really not a family. Forcibly pulling the sons together and carrying out the act of "robbing the rich and helping the poor" will only ruin the last love. To obliterate.

Although Mr. Zhong was a little uneasy, the smile on his face was like a blooming chrysanthemum. The sun was so bright that people passing by couldn't bear to look directly at it. Regardless of how old he is, he looks like a little girl, who likes to look at his old face?He murmured in his heart, isn't his precious grandson getting married, why should he be so happy?Are you not afraid that his other children and grandchildren will not like it?

Mr. Zhong can't control so much, it's a great joy to celebrate getting married, and it's such a blessing to usher in the imperial decree on such an important day?Hewan Village has never seen a trace of the imperial decree, and even the eldest house does not have such a great honor. After this time, the clansmen will not be envious and jealous to the point of poking at the villain?Mr. Zhong's heart was bubbling with beauty, and he felt that every step he took was light and light, like stepping on clouds.

Mr. Zhong didn't care about whether his smiling face like a chrysanthemum would offend passers-by, he walked straight to Zhong's house with joy and fast steps.

Mr. Zhong didn't have the heart to receive visitors now. When he passed by the gate, he directly ordered his eldest son and shopkeeper Han to entertain the partners of Qinghefang, but he himself quit.

Fortunately, today is Zhong Qingran's big day, everyone in the family has bathed, so there is no need to toss together again.It's not that Mr. Zhong didn't think about notifying his children and grandchildren in advance, but when he thinks that he is still a little flustered up to now, he has lost his way in doing things several times. If his family finds out about this, he can't mess it up. Do we still have to do the wedding ceremony? up?

It was with this in mind that Mr. Zhong managed to hold back his eagerness to see the preparations for Tong's offerings.Seeing that there was no problem, he turned to the patriarch without stopping. He had to open the ancestral hall this afternoon, let the family of four burn incense here, and record the third grandson-in-law Jian Mingyu in the genealogy by the way.

There is no way, the Zhong family has been passed down for nearly 200 years, and the ancestors have not yet been divided into clans. The ancestors' spirits are enshrined in the clan temple. It is conceivable how large the temple is.Usually there is a tight watch over there, and no one can approach it at will, even if Mr. Zhong is a patriarch, he can't easily enter without the patriarch's permission.

"Open the ancestral hall today?" The patriarch raised his tone slightly, "Didn't you promise tomorrow, so urgent?"

"Didn't I just want to enter it one day earlier, so I can feel at ease one day earlier? To the patriarch, it makes no difference whether it is afternoon today or tomorrow morning. To me, it is a big difference. Today, I will enter my granddaughter-in-law into the genealogy. You can sleep comfortably at night. Patriarch, do you see?"

Mr. Zhong smiled shyly with an old face, and when he said such words, the patriarch couldn't help but refuse, thinking, anyway, this is just a little effort, and he doesn't need to make things difficult for others, so he readily responded Down.

After thanking Mr. Zhong, he took the sign issued by the patriarch to let the guardians of the ancestral hall open the ancestral hall, and left happily.

In the kitchen of Zhong's backyard.

"Third brothers and sisters, why do I feel that mother is preparing offerings?" Hong shi asked Zhang shi next to him, suppressing his voice.

The sisters-in-law entertained the female guests in the backyard, and the male guests, regardless of whether they were married or not, were in the front yard. The hired chef and the neighbors who helped cook were also busy in the front yard. The small kitchen in the backyard only boiled some tea and so on. Hong and Zhang were in charge, while Liu and Li, who were pregnant, and Ming, who was the groom's mother-in-law, received the guests in the main room.The Ming clan still has time to spare, and when Zhong Qingran's wedding ceremony is over, she will be busy.

Mrs. Zhang took a look, and said in a low voice: "I think so, now that you are making offerings, is there anything you need?"

Hong squinted his eyes and thought for a while, but he didn't understand, and his eyes were shining with curiosity: "The offerings for the family have already been prepared, and the ones made by the mother are much more complicated than the previous ones, and they are not of the same grade. They didn't let us intervene, I don't know what mother is going to do."

The two sisters-in-law muttered to each other for a long time, but they didn't think about what happened, so they didn't bother to think about it. When they should know, they would know immediately. It's better to take care of the immediate life. If the third nephew's happy Something went wrong that day, and Mrs. Tong didn't peel off their skins?

The Zhong family also spent a lot of money on this banquet.The chef invited the chef of Ruifeng Restaurant, and the dishes have been slightly changed. After all, most of the visitors are farmers from ordinary families. The dishes are too delicate, and they are afraid that they will not be full. The honest big plate of chicken and big plate of meat are satisfying. .

Due to the great difference in the identities of the guests, there are two kinds of noodles for the banquet. The ingredients are the same, but the method is different. For the same plate of chicken, the merchants are served on a shallow plate that is carefully cooked and beautifully arranged. Relatives and neighbors are entertained with original, neatly packed large plates with almost no gaps.

Mr. Zhong has inherited the pragmatic characteristics of peasants. Even though he wanted to make Zhong Qingran's wedding ceremony a good one, he did not do things beyond his ability unrealistically. I haven't seen it before. It's expensive, but it's not very popular. It's just a rare dish.It's not that his family has a lot of money and no land to spend, and instead began to pursue the taste of the so-called upper class.He still owes money to his two sons. After this happy event, he has to save money to pay it back as soon as possible.

A luncheon is not a formal banquet, and the food and drink are of a lower grade than a formal banquet, and the guests will not wink and get drunk.At this time, there was a commotion. Isn't this causing trouble for the host family?For such an unpleasant visitor, the next time you want to come to the door again, the difficulty will increase a bit out of thin air.

In the bustle and bustle, the luncheon is over.

Although Zhongjia Qinghefang has gained some fame, it is still not comparable to the major merchants that have been operating in Pingyang County for many years. The merchants that cooperate with the Zhong family are not big merchants. Shopkeeper Fu basically has little contact with them, so he will not go To join in the fun outside, he used lunch in the study outside.On the contrary, those who came to Zhong's house for a wedding banquet, those merchants who knew the ability of shopkeeper Fu, but they couldn't get online with shopkeeper Fu, could only look at the study from time to time.

Zhong Qingran had lunch with shopkeeper Fu, and then left. He was busy and had no time to stay here.Shopkeeper Fu knew this, so there was no way he would stop him from playing chess with himself while he was enjoying himself alone.

When Zhong Qingran returned to his new house, the people inside had been waiting for a long time.The groom does not need an hour or two to make up like the bride, but it will take no less time.

Fortunately, Zhong Qingran didn't have a banquet, he just ate with shopkeeper Fu, and the remaining time was enough for Xi Niang and the others.Zhong Qingran sat like a wooden man for a long time, and these people let him go. Looking at the immature face in the bronze mirror, Zhong Qingran was a little stunned for a moment.Starting today, he will end his single life. From now on, he will also have family affairs, and he will shoulder the responsibility of being a man.Taking advantage of no one's attention, Zhong Qingran clenched his fists to cheer himself up.

With bursts of firecrackers, the wedding procession set off windingly.

Zhong Qingran did not expect that the horse riding skills he had learned before would come in handy today.Sitting on the tall horse, Zhong Qingran was filled with emotion.

The two horses needed today were both provided by shopkeeper Fu. They looked very handsome, and they were one of the congratulatory gifts from the person behind shopkeeper Fu.Without this gift, Zhong Qingran would have been riding on the donkey that had been prepared long ago.This treatment is not bad. After all, horses are very expensive, and not ordinary farmers can own them.When most people get married, they either go away or pick up the new couple in a bullock cart. In this way, riding a donkey is really not bad.

Since Zhong's family and Jian's family were very close, the welcoming team made a small circle, and after a while of beating, Zhong Qingran finally came to the door of Jian's house.

There were quite a few people standing at the gate of the yard, the oldest was in his twenties, and the youngest was about the same age as Zhong Qinghan.They are not here to watch the excitement.These people are all relatives of Jian Mingyu, Zhong Qingran wants to come in, and they won't let him in unless he gives some gift money.

It is the business of big families to test literary talent and military strategy. Jian's family is no better than Zhong's family, and there are almost no people who have ever been educated. Zhong Qingran only needs to give them enough entrance fees-red seals.

Fearing that Jian Mingyu's grandparents would make trouble, the Zhong family didn't give them all the twelve betrothal gifts they had agreed to give them at one time, and the rest would not be handed over to them until after the wedding.

This decision is very wise, and now the effect is coming out.Zhong Qingran saw a few children pursed their lips and looked dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to step forward and play tricks.Without asking, Zhong Qingran knew that some of them were Jian Mingyu's cousins.As for the others, perhaps the elders in the family told them not to make trouble at the wedding. Even if they were dissatisfied with the amount of the red envelopes, they just ran away with pouts.

In fact, Zhong Qingran gave quite a lot, but compared with the expectations of these children, it was a little less.They thought too brightly, thinking that the Zhong family was so rich, and thought that Zhong Qingran would be more generous than the rich families in the village, but they didn't know that the Zhong family didn't have much money at all.Zhong Qingran's happy event not only used up all the income of Qinghefang in the recent period, but Zhong Qingran also made up a lot of it.

After the family separation, others could only guess how much money Qinghefang made. In addition to the income from the shrimp pond and fields, Zhong Qingran was no longer as cautious as before.This is secondary, mainly these relatives, to Jian Mingyu, are similar to strangers, some are not as pleasing as strangers, why does Zhong Qingran spend so much money to please them?

After entering the gate, there was still a threshold to pass, Jian Mei and Jian Mingchen stood in front of the door together.Jian Mei only said some things that should be said by the elders according to the rules, while Jian Mingchen babbled a lot, until Zhong Qingran's ears felt calluses, Jian Mingchen let him go.

Zhong Qingran was not dissatisfied with this.Jian Mingchen, a child so small, kept repeating the words asking him to treat his brother well, what else could Zhong Qingran say?

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty did not deprive married men of other rights, as long as there are still brothers in the inheritance rights of parents, they will have no chance with them, and at the same time they will lose the right to be the masters of the family.As far as these two points are concerned, Jian Mingyu has paid a lot. If Zhong Qingran feels that he deserves all these things for granted, then Jian Mingyu is really entrusted to him.

After listening to the chanting, Zhong Qingran took the two purses that Zhong Qingyang handed over, and gave each of them one.Jian Mingchen accepted it with a smile, he hasn't handled any money yet.The red envelope this time was obviously bigger than the previous one, which made those children jealous.It's just that this is normal, there are differences in closeness, it's not that Zhong Qingran treats them specially, every family is like this.They could only stare blankly, unable to say anything.

When he got here, only Zhong Qingran could go in alone, and the brothers who accompanied him could only stop here.

Zhong Qingzhu pushed Zhong Qingran from behind, winked and said, "Go in and see your sister-in-law, don't be fooled."

"He's not a vixen, how could you talk like that?" Zhong Qingran gave him an annoyed look, straightened his clothes, and stepped into the threshold with a serious face.

There was laughter from the brothers behind him, Zhong Qingran no longer cared about them, his mind was all on Jian Mingyu, and he didn't know how he would look like after wearing the red wedding dress.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhong Qingran was greeted by an empty outer room, which made him happy for nothing.Without hesitation, he passed through it directly until he stepped into the room, his eyes were so red that he completely ignored the others around him, and only saw the figure sitting on the armchair with his back facing him.

Jian Mingyu has a keen sense of hearing, and when he heard the noise, he immediately turned his head. At this moment, their eyes met, and they only saw each other in their eyes, and no one else could see them.It seemed as if a century had passed, until Xi Niang made a sound, which interrupted the meeting of the two people's eyes, and their voices and expressions suddenly returned to normal.Zhong Qingran felt a little regretful, seeing Jian Mingyu also had the same expression, the two of them smiled knowingly.

"The auspicious time has come, send the bridegroom of Jian's family on the horse." Xi Niang sang the ceremony beamingly.

Soon, Jian Mingyu's cousin stepped forward to pick him up and sent him to the horse without stopping. Later, he took the red envelope from Zhong Qingyang and left happily.

The wedding party set off again, and the brothers accompanied by Zhong Qingran sprinkled sugar and copper coins along the way, which attracted the onlookers to rush wildly for a long time.

Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu walked side by side, listening to the festive sound of gongs and drums, felt that life was complete at this moment.

"Hurry up, set off the firecrackers, the wedding party is coming!"

Zhong Qingran leaped down on the pedals, walked around to Jian Mingyu, stretched out his hand, and said with a smile: "Mingyu, come down."

It is the rule here for Zhong Qingran to do this, otherwise, why would he need to take action?

Jian Mingyu put his hands on Zhong Qingran's and got off the horse neatly.Then, the two held each other's hands, and walked towards the Xitang step by step against the ear-piercing sound of crackling firecrackers and debris flying everywhere.

There, Mr. and Mrs. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong Zhengren were sitting upright in the high hall, waiting eagerly.If it weren't for the inability to move casually now, Mr. Zhong and his wife would have stood up to greet him.

Seeing a new couple coming together, Mr. and Mrs. Zhong and his wife rolled their eyes with smiles.

"Two bridegrooms offering incense!" The master of ceremonies began to sing.

This is a serious moment, if anyone dares to laugh, the fate will not be much better, it is considered light to be taken home and taught a lesson, if any elder is not used to it, they may be beaten and kneeled in the ancestral hall.

Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu looked solemn, each took three incense sticks and lit them, bowed respectfully, and inserted them into the incense burner.

"Worship heaven and earth!"

"Two thanks to the high hall!"

The atmosphere was solemn just now, but here, the atmosphere is completely different.You couldn't laugh before, but now whoever dares to cry with a mournful face, then wait for the master to settle the score with him.No matter what everyone thinks in Xitang, they have to put on a smiling face.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong Zhengren happily accepted the gift from the two newcomers, looking at the young couple below, they were particularly pleasing to the eye.

"Bye husband and wife!"

After the ceremony, the bride and groom should have been sent to the bridal chamber, but luckily Mr. Zhong had told the master of ceremonies in advance, and there was no trouble.

"On the family tree!"

Hearing the master of ceremonies' unruly procedure, noises began to appear in the wedding hall.

"Didn't the newcomers go to the ancestral hall to get the genealogy early the next morning? Why is the Zhong family so anxious?"

"Who knows, you ask me, who should I ask?"

"Go, take a look and see what they are going to do."

Mr. and Mrs. Zhong led the way, followed by Mr. and Mrs. Zhong Zhengren, then the new couple Zhong Qingran, and after that came the relatives, friends, neighbors and business partners of the Zhong family.

It is normal for other people not to know the plan of Mr. and Mrs. Zhong, and even Mr. and Mrs. Zhong Zhengren don't know, so there is something strange.As Mr. Zhong is a person, if there is no other matter involved, he will definitely not hide Jian Mingyu's entry into the genealogy in advance until now, because it is completely unnecessary.

It's just that now is not the time to get to the bottom of it. Zhong Zhengren and his wife held back their doubts and slowly followed the team.

The door of the ancestral hall is already wide open, and the incense table and offerings have been placed, waiting for the arrival of Mr. Zhong and his party.Since Mr. Zhong is the elder of the clan himself, and also the person in charge of the Xiaowufang branch, he doesn't need the head of the clan to preside over the ceremony, he can do it himself.

No noise was allowed in the ancestral hall, and all the people in Wu Yangyang kept their mouths shut, solemn and depressed.Tong and the others were blocked outside the door and could only wait outside for news from inside.When a woman enters the genealogy for a lifetime, she can see the true face of the ancestral hall. Men and women are better. They can attend the ancestral hall, but they cannot serve as the ancestral hall.

If men and women were not deprived of power as much as women, there would probably be much fewer marriages in the Zhou Dynasty. At that time, it is very likely that many men will not be able to marry wives, which is not good for the country. Stability, perhaps this is the case, and the successive courts will set these rules.

When Mr. Zhong was next to Zhong Qingran, he added Jian Mingyu's last stroke, and the genealogy ceremony came to an end.Since then, Jian Mingyu has become a member of the Zhong family. If there is no accident, he will live in the Zhong family for the rest of his life, and even after his death, he will be buried in the Zhong family's ancestral grave.

How did you come here and how do you go back? Where Mr. Zhong and his party walked, they would inevitably be pointed at by others. Who made Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu, a new couple, still wear wedding clothes!This is a rare event. Wouldn't it be a pity that the villagers didn't take a look and say a few words?

Mr. Zhong had just entered the door with his front foot, and before he could step over the threshold with his back foot, the sound of a gong sounded behind him.This is not joy, solemn and solemn, but everyone who heard such voices lowered their heads and retreated to both sides of the road.

"The imperial decree has arrived, who is Zhong Qingran? Zhong Qingran's family accepts the decree!"

Naturally, receiving the order would not be carried out in the alleyway. With the sound of the official delivering the order, Mr. Zhong suddenly turned around, pulled Zhong Qingran over, and bowed slightly forward: "Caomin Zhong Zexin, this is Zhong Qingran, the grandson of Caomin, how dare you ask my lord?" call?"

"My surname is Yan, these things are all right, the old man is ready to receive the order."

"Yes, Lord Yan came with the grassroots."

It was terribly quiet in front of the gate of the Zhong Family Courtyard, until Mr. Yan and his officials disappeared around the corner of the gate, people still hadn't recovered.

The Zhong family was dumbfounded, what direction is this going?What did Qingran do to alarm the imperial decree?All of them stood there like wooden stakes, looking at each other in blank dismay, the look of surprise in their eyes could not be erased no matter what.

After finally calming down the beating heart like a drum, the Zhong family realized something, quickly lifted the hem of their clothes, and ran to the yard one by one.As soon as he stepped into the door, he saw Tong who turned around: "Follow quickly, this is an imperial decree, even if you don't have your share, if you accept the decree, others will respect you three points if you say it."

Zhong Zhengren and the others nodded vigorously, isn't that right? They have lived for decades, how have they ever had such an honor?

Seeing the villagers and guests frequently looking into the yard, looking like they wanted to enter but dared not, Tong said generously: "Master Yan agrees to let you watch, but there is one thing I have agreed in advance. Don't take the child with you, it's a crime that no one can afford to disturb the declaration, so remember not to make any noise."

After finishing speaking, Tong Shi didn't care about the reaction of the people present, lifted the hem of her skirt, trotted into the gate, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"Little girl, am I dreaming? You pinch me." As soon as the words fell, there was a sharp pain in the woman's arm, "Oh, I told you to pinch, you really pinched me, and you pinched me!" To be so ruthless, the heart is dark enough."

The little girl hurriedly covered the woman's mouth, looked around nervously, and then said softly: "My little girl, keep your voice down, and you will have something good to eat if you alarm the adults."

Most of the villagers were uninformed people, but those merchants who came to Zhong's house for a wedding banquet were not the same. They may not have seen much of the scene, at least they knew more than the villagers.

Zhong Qingran is not an official, so how can he let Mr. Yan, who is a second-rank official, go so far to give him an edict without hesitation?There must be reasons for doing so.

Not allowing them to think too much, one by one forced himself to calm down, took a few deep breaths, and then strode forward to watch the ceremony.

Seeing that, the people who had surrounded the door of Zhong's house all entered the front yard, and the yamen who followed Mr. Yan immediately closed the door.

This made the villagers who hurried over after hearing the news very sad, especially the patriarch and elders of the Zhong clan, their faces darkened.With such a good thing, Mr. Zhong didn't send someone to notify them, so that they missed such a great opportunity, how hateful it would be!

But no matter how upset they were, with the tightly-fitted door blocking the front, how could they have the guts to knock on the door and ask the yamen to open it for them?There are quite a few members of the Zhong family who are officials, but those who stayed in Hewan Village are all white, and they can't get any good from being poor officials, and they all know it in their hearts.

The front yard of Zhong's house was not big enough to accommodate so many people. In the end, everyone moved to the back yard.

Even so, a group of people still surrounded the courtyard tightly. There were so many people, but no one dared to make a sound. They stared at the middle of the courtyard without blinking, with fiery eyes, wishing they could kneel there instead of the Zhong family. .

Since Zhong Qingran was the recipient of the order, he and Jian Mingyu followed Mr. Zhong and his wife to kneel in the first row, followed by Zhong Zhengren and others, and there was no one else besides them.Look, if it weren't for the close blood relationship between Zhong Zhengren's five family members and Zhong Qingran, they wouldn't even have the qualifications to kneel down to accept the decree.

Zhong Qingran didn't know whether he should cry or laugh.In his previous life, he only knelt down when his grandparents passed away, but in this life, he had to kneel in worship halls, his immediate elders during the Chinese New Year, and it was almost inevitable when the ancestral hall was opened.Accepting the order is even more important, others are proud of receiving the order, Zhong Qingran dares to dislike it, hehe, one can imagine what will be waiting for him.It is a crime of disrespect to despise the Holy Majesty, who would dare to do this?

Zhong Qingran is very knowledgeable about current affairs, which is also one of the reasons why he is unwilling to enter an official career. Not to mention that being with a king is like being with a tiger, he can't stand just kneeling and worshiping every day.

Pressing that unnatural touch, Zhong Qingran lowered his head and listened carefully to the imperial decree.