Clam Pearl

If it wasn't for the foot disease this winter, it would be perfect for Gu Qiye.Without him, almost every day there are weddings at his house, yesterday his nanny was interesting and came to beg for a small room in person.He also confidently said that for the sake of grandparents and grandchildren...

Gu Zhao felt that he might not be able to understand the thinking of the ancients in his life. What his nanny was asking for was the big girl beside his sister-in-law, and he didn't know when the two hooked up.

On the first day of the last month at the end of the year, Gu Zhao arranged for someone to carry him to the big warehouse outside the city early in the morning.Starting today, retired soldiers officially come here for blind dates and marriages. From blind dates to church worship, Qian Ding Siduan provides a one-stop service, taking into account every detail.

Gu Zhao arrived very early today, and only when he arrived in Dacang did he realize that the people here hadn’t slept at all last night. The wedding shed, which looked like a huge stage, had eight rows of sixteen tables on the side of the wedding shed. .

It was a big table with 15 people around it, and Gu Zhao got angry with Sima's servants for making this table.Today, after the ceremony is over, every night in the wedding shed there will be a big show to celebrate, and the singing will last for [-] days.The money was paid out today, which is also the meaning of the same joy and congratulations.

From today onwards, as long as they are a couple, relatives and friends of both men and women will be entertained here for free, with a pair of cards, to eat and drink for free.Qian Ding Division has been in business for so long, and it is the first time that it has given up a lot of capital.

Gu Zhao was welcomed into an outside room in Dacang. Today's wedding was facilitated by him alone, so as long as there is a pair, he will come here to thank him for his kindness.Fu Ji is considerate, all the furniture in this room is new, and there are no chairs in the middle of the room, but a soft couch.Dacang is Fu Ji's territory, so naturally they can do whatever they want.

"You're going to be a groom in a few days. Why are you still busy with these things? It's not that there are no people in our yamen." Gu Zhao smiled and teased his apprentice. The good carbon strips inside are stacked neatly one by one and then led.

"The same is true for the teacher. He came so early, and he is not afraid of freezing in this cold weather. It doesn't matter if you are freezing. I am afraid that someone will know that he is in a bad mood and will bring trouble to others." Fu Ji said while directing people to prepare The good copper stove carried three cages into the house, led them one by one, and smoked them.

While he was busy, he peeked at Gu Zhao.A few people in the family know about his master and that person.Gu Zhao didn't hide it from Fu Ji, so Fu Ji was always worried. Now that he was going out, he was always worried that his master would be bullied and betrayed in recent years.Now when I hear my teacher making fun of me, I say something without thinking about it.

After Gu Zhao was squeezed by his apprentice for a few words, he sat there with a red head and a swollen face, unable to fight back.

"Teacher is honest, always do things for yourself, so as not to regret it in the future..." Fu Ji nagged.

Gu Zhao couldn't answer, and felt sore like marrying a daughter.

A few screams from animals outside the house relieved Gu Zhao's surroundings. Gu Zhao quickly changed the subject and asked, "Is the Poon Choi ready?"

Nowadays, if you do business at home, everyone has at least a dozen dishes, and it’s the same in the countryside, but now I don’t know how many tables and noodles will be served, let alone more than 300 today, right?Starting today, this kind of blind date will be held outside the big warehouse every day, that is, all the cooks from Shangjing will be gathered together, even if they are exhausted, they will not be able to cook enough to eat.After much deliberation, Gu Zhao had no choice but to come up with the Poon Choi that was often eaten during the New Year in his hometown in his previous life to deal with it.

It's winter now, so there aren't many ingredients. The only ones that can be used are tofu, bean sprouts, radishes, and a small amount of vegetables. The only tough thing is pork. Lamb is too expensive to afford.Therefore, more than 100 pigs were killed in the outer area of ​​the big warehouse today. As long as there are guests at the table, it will be a large pot of delicious pot vegetables stewed with various good ingredients, plus a large bowl of flowering steamed buns as supplements.Although you can't take it away, you can eat Poon Choi Mantou if you are full.

"Teacher, don't worry, the rear has already been prepared. Yesterday, more than 200 servants were transferred from the Au Min. Eighty of them were used to cut vegetables. I just came back from the rear. What should be cut and steamed, Everything that needs to be fried is ready." Li Yongji entered the room with a tray in his hands with a smile on his face, and there was a small bowl of potted vegetables steaming in the tray. For the taste, my teacher will also try our pot choi, it’s no worse than steamed stuffed buns!"

Fu Ji was depressed, turned his face and said: "You are the only one who can calculate, you are everywhere!" After speaking, he stood up and turned around to go out.

Gu Zhao was overjoyed, beckoning and saying, "Come on, I'll serve you a nice bowl first, it's because you are considerate." After that, he reached out to take the tray by himself, took the chopsticks and put a piece of meat into his mouth After tasting, he nodded and said: "Well... that's the taste, you tell them that those meats don't need to be frugal, and the black sauce needs to be enough, the sauce color of this meat is not good! Everyone who comes must eat it Okay..." Gu Zhaozheng ordered, but saw Li Yongji looking at the place where Fu Ji went out, looking a little disappointed.

Gu Zhao comforted him with a smile: "Don't bother Xiu Zhi, this man suffers from pre-marital depression and has never been a groom before, so he is afraid... Hahaha..."

Gu Zhaozheng laughed happily, unexpectedly Fu Ji didn't go far at all, and when he heard his bad words, he opened the door curtain and said to the inside: "Although this disciple has never been a groom, it will be a success now. But when will the master want a groom?"

Gu Zhao was dumbfounded, holding up his chopsticks and didn't know how to refute. Li Yongji pretended to be a wooden man, pretending that he didn't exist.

Half a day later, Gu Zhao suddenly yelled: "Fart! I'm a groom every day, but you don't know it! I'm too lazy to argue with you! Hmph!"

There was also a sentence from outside the door: "Huh! The bride?"

Gu Zhao was depressed, turned his face and said to Li Yongji: "Xiuzhi, you really did a crime. It has been said since ancient times that children can't help themselves when they grow up. Now I understand that this is all the helpless sigh of parents. Hey, what is this? ,This is……"

Li Yongji smiled embarrassingly, wiped off the sweat that didn't exist, and said: "Master, today's disciples are in charge of the back, there are too many things to do with oil and noodles, I... don't worry about me, I'll just go and stare at it." Let's go!" After finishing speaking, the kid ran away.

Gu Zhao, who was betrayed by his apprentice, was so bored, he had no choice but to sigh involuntarily while eating vegetables from a bowl.The outer room didn't answer, so Gu Zhao felt lonely again, and asked inside: "Fu Ji, my nephew and daughter-in-law went to Miss Bai's place yesterday. Miss Bai said that you asked someone to bring a letter to say that you don't want to make a big deal out of it." , she has no objection. But... once in a lifetime, don't you regret it?"

There was a moment of silence outside the door, Fu Ji lifted the curtain and entered the room, stood there with his hands tied, as if someone owed him a few pennies, and said: "Return to teacher, we are not young, and besides, I am in Beijing now, The only relatives are the master's family, but I don't know who to invite. And..." Fu Ji looked at Gu Zhao and continued: "The yamen of the Qianding Division is tight, and I don't want to owe anyone a favor because of getting married."

Is that so?Gu Zhao nodded.His secretary is a stubborn ass yamen, and the household department has also lost his temper in the past few years. It doesn't matter whether you want someone or not, anyway, I sent someone, so that's it!As a result, the more than 100 petty officials hanging in the middle are pitiful, which is equivalent to having a dispatch certificate in modern times, but not as helpless as the receiving unit.Although it's not normal to have a salary in vain, right?What about the three-year evaluation, without the evaluation by the chief, how will it be better in the future?

Therefore, those who have connections ask people to change places, and those who have no connections come to Qiandingsi’s gate early every morning to beg. The stalemate lasted for three years.

Gu Zhao clicked his lips and smiled: "After these people get married, they will move to Ganzhou in the spring of next year. At that time, they will send Li Yongji to lead the team. Let's do inspections first, and set up post stations in various places first. They will also After three years of idleness, it is time to let them go. Now I am afraid that if they dare to go up the mountain of swords, they will not be afraid of the sea of ​​fire. No matter which yamen is in the world, our family may be a hundred times stronger if they have a door."

Fu Ji nodded, and was about to say something, but he didn't want the little official outside the door to come in wearing a red dress and salute: "Master Gu." Turning around, he said to Ji Banli: "Master Fu, all the men from the left-behind department have arrived."

Gu Zhaowen was overjoyed when he heard that, and hurriedly said, "Hurry up, take down the door curtain."

So the people below hurriedly removed the curtains of the four doors and replaced them with tulle.

Gu Zhao poked his head to look outside, and he was very happy. There were hundreds of rude men in brand-new armor standing outside, with red satin flowers tied on their chests.These people are used to being rude, but they were picked up early this morning to wash their faces. Gu Maochang was afraid of embarrassment, so he even paid for a good hair oil for them.

These rough guys probably haven't been so clean since they were born, so they're all very shy, and they keep pulling the satin flowers on their chests to be awkward.

"Haha... Congratulations to Mr. Gu!" There was a bright laughter from the other side of the courtyard, and after a while, Li Zhai, Li Qi, and Gu Maochang also entered the door happily dressed in costumes, and greeted Gu Zhao. congratulate.

Gu Zhao didn't get up, but just cupped his hands and said, "We're all happy, we're happy together. The early spring of next year will be a happy event for General Li's family. You're free today, so why are you willing to come?"

Li Zhai was probably infected by the festivities outside, so he smiled and sat on the armchair beside the chair without giving up his seat. He warmed himself by the fire and said, "Take those bastards to see and learn from experience, so that next year..." He Pointing to the outside, he looked at Gu Maochang amusedly and said, "Don't panic."

Gu Maochang was so angry that he had no way to refute. He could only stand up and go to the outer steps to scold: "Then who, then who... come here."

Then came a soldier with a big white beard and said, "Young General, your name is a villain?"

Gu Maochang went up and kicked: "Didn't I tell you to shave your beard yesterday? I'm afraid people don't know that you are forty? You look like a worthless person, and you don't understand how to shave your beard and pretend to be young?"

The bearded soldier obviously didn't want to, so he said: "General, you have skin and skin...that, that..."

"That head! Hurry up! Thankfully I thought of it, come and get it off for him quickly, give him Tutu's hair that is thick with ink, and shave off this unsightly dry grass for him! Hurry up!!!!!! "

There was no second word there, a bunch of people came up and dragged this person out.

"Major General! You can't shave! My little nickname is Beauty Beard..."

Seeing the man go out, Gu Maochang was not idle, so he wandered around the yard. He helped the soldiers adjust their clothes and tie up big flowers. : "Call you! Call you! Call you! Borrow a new! Helmet! Can! Embarrass! Die you! I see whether it is difficult for you to speak, or difficult for you not to marry a wife! Ah... go out, see there's a new helmet, lend this guy one..."

Gu Zhao and Li Zhai laughed. Li Qi stood at the door and was reluctant to come in. He had to watch carefully as it was so exciting.

After laughing, Li Zhai said to Gu Zhao: "In the past few days, we have asked people to collect more than 50 goats, and now we have them lead them to the back. We just want to add a dish for today's joy."

Gu Zhao thanked him in a hurry, and was about to say something, but he didn't expect a small official to rush in happily from outside and said, "Report...report! My lord, the bride is here..."

"Give me that eye-catching gauze curtain, I'm not a big girl!"

The long line of donkey carts, pulling the red and gorgeous bride sitting upright, was so festive that the line could not be seen.

Early this morning, Ling got up early, and she took the two girls in her family to a newly built bathhouse outside the village for a soak.Not to mention, the eldest girl and the second girl in my family, this bubble looks so pleasing to the eye, they are all pink-faced peach blossoms.

Now the executives of the tooth shop also gave up their money and invited more than 30 women in the city to twist noodles and dress up the brides.

I took the two girls to line up for half an hour, twisted my face and put on the red jackets and skirts and red embroidered shoes distributed by Qian Dingsi, and put a big red velvet flower on the girl with my own hands.Ling felt that she had lost the girl, so she went to the city a few days ago to melt the only silver bracelet and bought a silver hairpin for each of the two daughters.

"Why did you get married? Huh..." Ling's heart was so sore.

Her man, Takako, didn't speak, and stood numb at the door.

At the moment of time, the first batch of [-] brides in the Au Residential District were all dressed up, and at a glance, they were neatly dressed in red, and the overwhelming joy forced back the tears of countless mothers and fathers .

It is really... a grand and happy event that has never existed since ancient times.Everyone is like this, why are you crying?

The three hundred brides were sent to the donkey cart according to the number plates hanging on their waists. , there is no unhappy.What a treat, the bride has gone out, and I still don't know which one to marry.

Ling's eyes blurred quickly, and she couldn't find her daughter among the hundreds of red brides, so she could only wipe away her tears and greeted the neighbors with her husband, and followed the donkey cart to the big warehouse.

Today is a rare sunny day, the snow has stopped and the sun has come out. It is the most precious and rare auspicious day of the year.The sacrificial master said, there is something inappropriate, such a great joy can also throw away those misfortunes.

Dacang is only three miles away from the Au residential area, and you are used to this road on weekdays, but walking up it today, is it so different?Many people have an inexplicable feeling in their hearts. They don't know how to tidy up. If they can tidy up, this feeling is called sacred.For the rest of their lives, maybe in the next life, they will never forget today. From the past, the refugees wandered around, rootless, and only in the Tiancheng years, the emperor took them into his heart.

Ling clasped her hands together, praying all the time, chanting Buddha in her mouth, praying to God, make the girl a good family, find a good-tempered military master, and cherish him for the rest of her life.

Soon, the big team arrived at the Okura Xitai, and now, the suona, gongs and drums there have already been ringing to the sky!Those who are fine in the city are now running out to watch the fun, and those on the inner and outer floors are jumping and watching. If the Ministry of War had not arranged for patrols to stop them, the people who came out of the city would drowned.

The brides got out of the car together.The soldiers and bridegrooms were at a loss at this moment, and they all stared desperately like fools. They used all their eyes to hope that they would be lucky and find a virtuous wife.Work hard, and you will always be a good sun and moon for a lifetime.However, the scarlet hijab is so big that it barely covers the neck, and the brides even have their fingers tied in their sleeves. Really, even the skin can't see whether it's white or black!

Soon, there were officials offering sacrifices to heaven, reading congratulatory texts, and praising the emperor.

Then, this group of people was divided into a group of ten and went to the stage. Today, the initiative is not in the hands of the bridegroom, only in the hands of the bride. The bride has a red flower in her hand. Flowers are given to the groom and that's it.

Then if there is a good-looking woman who is favored by several people, it will be a fight. The bride has to talk about her own skills, such as farming, embroidery, drawing, weaving and so on.At this time, the groom has the right to choose by himself.

The first batch of people who came to the stage were always a little shy, and the gentlemen who rolled out of the sea of ​​​​blood actually walked in a straight line, and fell down when they didn't look forward to the road.

The audience watching the fun, no matter how big or small, all laughed together. Finally, the group of men stood up, and the lady Xi from the dental shop came up to introduce with a smile, who is this and how old is it? Yes, served there, where is my hometown, how many people are in the family, the land allocated in Ganzhou, etc.

Because they are low-level soldiers, the conditions are similar, and those who can marry a wife have already started a family, and there is no need to wait until this time to be ugly.

After Xi Pozi finished reading, one by one, like a human trafficker, she brought these soldiers to the bride, told him to stretch his arms and turn around twice, and then boasted a few words.Thick eyebrows and big eyes, Kong Wu is powerful!Handsome and unrestrained!Simple and honest...

It was a very simple matter, but when the man was ashamed, it was terrible. This group of people seemed to be half of the execution ground, with their heads lowered and their arms stretched out, turning around a few times.

Gu Zhaoxiao's tears were about to come out, and no matter who was around him, he could only hold back and hit him a few times. After a while, he felt that the hand didn't feel right, but when he turned his head, it was Li Dadu who looked at Gu Zhao with a smile. Gu Zhao blushed, and hurriedly said: "Come here, serve tea!" Only then did the embarrassment disappear.

The first batch is always the hardest. The old lady Xi yelled for a long time, her voice sounded like a duck shop bust selling petty officials:

"Girls! Although we all want to see the ones below, but the conditions are similar. If there is nothing good down there, you won't regret it when you get here. Don't hide the girls' flowers. Look how good this young man is. Look at this figure, ahaha...you will be blessed in the future, you don't need to buy cattle, what is a hundred acres of land? That's just a blink of an eye! You guys really don't know gold and jade, tsk tsk, hurry up... After passing this village, there will be no such shop..."

Mrs. Xi shouted for a while, and finally, someone moved from the bride's side, and a bride threw a red flower from the crowd with trembling fingers, and it hit the groom's head.

"Oh, great joy, great joy! Hurry up, please come out!" Xi Pozi finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as she opened the business, she would not be afraid of losing future business, she happily pulled out a bright red silk from one side, One end was given to the groom, and he went to the bride's team to pull out this good girl, stuffed the silk flower into the girl's hand, looked at the brand on her waist and said:

"That's the end of the matter! Hurry up and take it away, hurry up! Go over there to pay homage! The No. 30 girl from Team A, Miss Qi, is here? Is she here? It's from Qi's house!"

Someone in the crowd yelled, and then a pair of shocked parents couldn't believe that their girl was so bold, that's right, it's 23 and [-], and they won't marry and form a hatred.

Mrs. Xi made a couple, and hurriedly asked the next one to come up.Today there are three hundred, and ten of them will take turns.

The newlyweds left the stage, and a new Mrs. Xi took the couple with her. First, she received Huang Chengcheng's dowry of ten strings.This is always done by Gu Maochang himself, and they are all brothers under his tent, sir, do you want to give me some meaning or something.

Hey, this is a surprise.

The platform of the worship hall is in front of Gu Zhao's house, and the old lady Xi brought the newcomers here to worship the heaven and earth, the parents, and thank the officer Gu Zhao.Gu Zhao was happy, and every new couple was rewarded with a consistent amount of money, which was also a surprise, but he wanted to buy people's hearts.In the future, how many new policies will be implemented by the Qianding people will depend on these people.Don't underestimate these soldiers, when they get to the bottom, they will be assigned the title of village chief, which is why the first batch of people must use Gu Jiajun.

As the sheepskin windbags whistled and the stove made noise, the relatives and neighbors of the Qi Da Niu's family sat at the banquet, and three tables were full of people.There was a clear and crisp gong, and a large pot of hot, oily and fragrant pot vegetables and five catties of yellow rice wine were served on the table.

Li Yuanji picked up the wine bowl and came to celebrate the first bowl of wine: "Congratulations, you two are a perfect couple. Today, relatives and friends feel free to eat, and all you want is to eat. Poon choi and steamed buns are enough!"

Miss Qi has now taken off her hijab. The groom's surname is Wang, and his name is Sandan.Wang Sandan saw his bride, although she is not a beauty, but she is also upright and neat, but she is a little thinner, it's fine, take her back with good meat and noodles to raise for a few days, it will be no problem to hold a son next year .

Miss Qi looked at Wang Sandan, and she must be satisfied in her heart. Although she is older, she must be capable, so don't be like her old man who is worthless and feeds the family. It's all difficult, and now the family is still Au Min C and so on.

Wang Sandan is now gone from the shyness just now. Seeing his daughter-in-law, he was overjoyed. He wrote for a long time, trying to say something, but he couldn't make up a good sentence. He could only scratch the back of his neck foolishly, He took out a full silver bracelet from his bosom, put it on his daughter-in-law's arm and said: "You...you take it with you, live well in the future, and I will give you a gold one."

His daughter-in-law burst into tears immediately, and Wang Sandan was so fucking painful to watch.Daughter-in-law is good, tender... like a flower.

"Then, son-in-law... shall we eat?"

Old man Qi swallowed his saliva looking at his kid, he hadn't seen meat for so many years!The old man Qi couldn't help it either. He had fled the famine for more than ten years, and he had never seen this kind of foot stamping. The oily pieces of red meat in the basin were more attractive than looking at his son-in-law.

"Eat! Eat!" Wang Sandan was delighted, picked up the wine bowl and touched the father-in-law, and then wanted to say something, but unfortunately the people over there couldn't hold it anymore, and the chopsticks flew all at once, so they didn't care about anything Incredible.

Wang Sandan felt sorry for his wife, he was used to eating in the military camp, so he reached out for an empty bowl, went to the back kitchen and begged the chef to get his wife a bowl of red meat.

Qi Da Niu held the bowl and cried again.

Not mentioning how Wang Sandan married his wife and how he ate with his husband's family, but said that at the other end of the wedding shed, if there is a first couple, there will be a second couple. In the end, three or five brides splashed face, begging for a tender husband But there are.

Those Ao people came out of their homes in the morning, feeling uneasy all the time. Now they saw a pair of girls getting married like this. They were all from poor families, and no one disliked the other.Although Ganzhou is far away, after the girl has gone, my uncle still has a hundred acres of fertile land in his hands, so he has some expectations for that place.

They were laughing so hard that someone in the crowd said: "When I entered the city yesterday, I heard from the adults in the city that if the Au people want to go to Ganzhou to open up fields, how about giving them two acres of land if they open up ten acres? Now that my sister is married to Ganzhou, let’s go as well. The adult said that starting next year, the Aumin will go to Ganzhou to cultivate fields, and the master of the post station of Qianding Division will take care of the board and lodging on the way. No money, go to Farm tools will be given out, and the place can be chosen at random..."

"Really?"

"That can't be false, it was said by the master chef of Qianding Division."

Yo, when this person mentioned it, the villagers started asking questions in a hurry.

This joy always blows away the fear of Juehu County. If he really goes to Ganzhou, after a few years, the family can have three to five acres of fertile land, which is also a way out.No matter what, it's better than living in this den, right?

Li Zhai also listened to the chattering discussions over there.Involuntarily, Li Zhai admired him again, look, Qian Ding of the previous dynasty was angry and resentful, and the people of Wukang were frightened when they heard about Qian Ding.This is a good idea that Gu Lao Qi thought of, and he only paid a small price, but now he is willing to go.

Thinking of this, Li Zhai turned his head to Gu Zhao and said, "Master Gu is far-sighted, and Li admires it."

Gu Zhao smiled: "It's worthy of admiration there. There are no five counties, and now Ganzhou is only used. It may take another seven or eight years to master the five counties, take your time, this first step is finally a step forward! Waiting for next year...the new book will come out..."

Fu Ji coughed in a year, and Gu Zhao hurriedly shut up.

"New book?" Li Zhai was curious.

Gu Zhao smiled shyly and said, "It's okay, it's okay, General Li can continue watching the fun."

But the Ling family's feet were weak when they stood under the stage. The three sons of his family cried so many times because they were greedy for the meat, and the neighbors kept swallowing. The saliva is so delicious... It's almost noon, and when I wake up in the morning, I haven't hit my teeth in a sip of water rice.

Guizi felt sorry for his son, so he pointed to a soldier on the stage and shouted to the remaining dozens of brides: "Big girl, second girl, hurry up, this one is not bad, it looks ugly, and it's not bad." Hurry up! Hurry up! Your brother is going to cry to death..."

There was a burst of laughter from the audience, and the ugly face on the stage was also blushing. After everyone finished laughing, a bride hurriedly ran out of the bride's team and threw the flowers out.

Gui Zi nodded in satisfaction and asked, "My dear girl, who are you?"

On the stage came a crisp sentence: "Father, it's me, Er Yaer, I'm hungry too!"

Haha...the laughter suddenly rolled into one piece...