Seed dealers in ancient times

On rainy days, I really don’t want to go out, not to mention the wet everywhere. The summer rain is still fast and violent. Although it comes and goes quickly, few people like to hang out when it rains. Inadvertently, the clothes will be soaked, and the robes are clumsy and heavy to drag.

Chu Xian knew what kind of rain was outside when he heard the sound of the rain like a horse racing. He was lying lazily on the bed. He didn't know whether it was too hot these days or something. His mind was always dizzy and stopped. The medicine for some days was put on the stove again.

Hearing the knock on the door from the breaking rain outside, it was dull and distant, he slowly got up from the bed and wanted to open the door, but he glanced at himself only wearing obscene clothes, he slept restlessly last night, his clothes They were all wrinkled from sleep, and their hair was unkempt and messy when they got up from the bed.

He thought about tidying up before opening the door, but he sighed again when he heard the sound of rain outside. It was impolite to make people wait under such heavy rain. The sound of knocking on the door from left to right was also Zheng Jiang who stopped. However, I don't care about these false rituals anymore.

Holding an oil-paper umbrella, he strolled to the yard and opened the door latch. When the door opened, he stared at the people outside and was stunned for a moment.

Today, Zheng Jiang stopped wearing the hair accessories that are popular among young men in Jincheng. Half of his hair hangs down his shoulders and half of his hair is tied on top. He is wearing a black gown with piping and a small waistband, which makes his physique with wide shoulders and narrow waist even more vivid. , ordinary young people dressed in dull black color to the point where he showed stability and handsomeness, he really looks like a young master of a family.

Chu Xian looked at Zheng Jiangting unabashedly. Today the sun is coming out from the west, and people who don't like clothes usually dress up anyway, which makes him look lazy and sloppy.

Zheng Jiangting was embarrassed to be looked at by Chu Xian. He strode under the door rail and rubbed Chu Xian's shoulder: "It's cold outside, come in quickly."

The two of them went back to the house hand in hand, Zheng Jiang stopped shaking the rain on his body, and Chu Xian was watching from behind him: "Master Zheng packed up so grandly today, but are you going out to meet the little lady?"

Zheng Jiangting turned back: "Yes, isn't this a meeting?"

Chu Xian pursed her lips and smiled, then turned serious and said, "But is there something important to go out?"

Zheng Jiang stopped pacing and went to the stove to pour out a bowl of medicine: "There is indeed a business, you drink the medicine, and I will take you to a place when the rain stops."

Chu Xian frowned slightly, and it was the first time Zheng Jiangting asked him to go out together so solemnly: "But what kind of business person are you going to meet?"

"You will know when you go."

"Keep your mouth shut, and I'll clean it up if you tell me, otherwise you'll be responsible for losing face."

Zheng Jiang stopped laughing: "Who knows that our brother Xian is so beautiful, no matter where he goes, he will add luster, how can he lose face."

"You're poor." Without an answer, Chu Xian took the medicine and turned around to search for clothes in the closet.

Since he hasn't been a performer, he has bought fewer and fewer clothes. This year, in the summer, he bought two sets of clothes, one set of lavender and one set of moon white. He compared them and asked Zheng Jiang Stop: "Which one looks better?"

"You look good in clothes."

Chu Xian shook her head, chose the moon white outfit, which was slightly in line with Zheng Jiangting's outfit, and then put the other one back.

"How come I haven't seen you wear that red cloth?"

Zheng Jiang stopped to glance at the neatly stacked wardrobe. There are three layers in total. The first layer is winter clothes, the second layer is clothes that are often worn nowadays, and the third layer is some expensive cloth. He saw a cloud of red.

Seeing this, Brother Xian hurriedly stuffed his clothes back, and closed the wardrobe door with a bang: "How can you even look at my little brother's wardrobe!"

Zheng Jiang stopped touching the tip of his nose, because he wanted to take a look because he hadn't seen it before.

"Come on, go out, I have to pack and change clothes."

Zheng Jiang stopped and went outside honestly.

When going out, Zheng Jiangting didn't know how long he had been waiting outside, but Chu Xian smiled lightly when he came out, and his soul was gone. His pretty face is set off.

"Okay, let's go."

The rain outside stopped, and the two walked slowly, stepping on the stone slabs that had been washed and turned blue by the rain all the way to the north of the city.

There is a short section of tree-lined road outside the house, and now the trees are full of water, and they smash on the stone slabs from time to time, Zheng Jiang stops and holds Chu Xian's hand, and the two run wildly across the tree-line.

Chu Xian ran a few steps and was out of breath. Fortunately, Zheng Jiangting didn't continue to drag him to run, but stopped in front of a house. He stood up straight, wondering if he came to the north of the city. I want to show him the house, and I will choose one to buy when the time comes. When Zheng Jiang stopped knocking on the door, and a middle-aged man came to open the door after a while, his hopes were broken. He really came to see the businessman. It's not about looking at the house.

Zheng Jiang turned his head to see that he was not in a good mood, and said, "What's the matter? But you don't like this place?"

"No, let's go, don't make people wait."

Zheng Jiang stopped the person who was about to enter through the door, and said with a smile: "I really didn't come to see others."

Chu Xian frowned: "Then what are you doing here?"

Zheng Jiangting took out the key from his sleeve: "Come to see the house."

Chu Xian frowned: "What do you mean?"

Huang Jingyi said at the right time: "Master, husband, come into the house quickly, the old slave has already made tea."

Chu Xian stared straight at Zheng Jiangting: "What's going on?"

Zheng Jiang stopped holding the man's hand and walked inside: "It's agreed, a newly built house."

The two went to the living room of the main house together. Chu Xian learned that this was the house that Zheng Jiangting bought, so he couldn't wait to drink tea, so he couldn't wait to turn around in the house. Zheng Jiangting looked at the people's faces The joy on the top made her feel at ease in the bottom of her heart. With her hands behind her back, she followed Chu Xian's buttocks, from the main room to the side room, and then to the east and west rooms, not letting go of every room.

Looking at all the household items, even the vases and flowers in the house, Chu Xian dare not think that this is a newly bought house, as if someone is living in it, the two clearly agreed that it will be the end of the year at the earliest Only then can you buy a house, how can you have everything overnight, and you can move in directly.

Zheng Jiangting took the trouble to follow Chu Xian around for a while. He saw that the man kept looking at the house, but he didn't say a word. He couldn't help saying: "Do you still like it? If you are not satisfied, just say it." Come out, it will be convenient to add or remodel at that time.”

Chu Xian settled her feet: "Satisfied, how can you be dissatisfied, why don't you agree with me and everything is done?"

Zheng Jiangting raised his eyebrows: "I want to surprise you."

The surprise is really a surprise, but after that, I have to worry: "I saw that everything in the house was newly bought, and I bought the house again, but it cost a lot of silver, it was a temporary deposit, Or pay for both?"

"Pay it, pay it all together, you don't have to worry."

Chu Xian's eyes opened slightly. Even if he didn't understand the market, he knew that this set of purchases would not be worth seven to eighty taels. He thought that Zheng Jiangting had taken more than ten taels of silver from the shop before, but That little money is a drop in the bucket, he tentatively asked: "Have you borrowed money from the bank?"

Zheng Jiang stopped and chuckled. He would not have borrowed money from the bank if he had no other way out. It would be a struggle to repay the interest rate. In the end, Brother Xian was worried about him: "No, just put your mind at ease. I earned all the money."

Chu Xian heaved a sigh of relief. Zheng Jiangting's eyes were sincere, but he would not lie to him. Thinking back to the past few months, Zheng Jiangting had been getting up early and late at night, but now he knew what he was busy with. The next is both moved and guilty, he has been busy for their future.

He took a quick look at Zheng Jiang, then lowered his head: "Thank you."

"Thanks for what I did!"

Chu Xian didn't answer, and suddenly stretched out his arms to hug Zheng Jiangting. He leaned his head against Zheng Jiangting's chest and closed his eyes slightly. Over the past ten years, he had suffered many stares and lost his only mother. For years, he has had nothing to rely on like duckweed in the water, but now, he finally has something to rely on.

Zheng Jiangting's fingers curled up and wrapped around Chu Xian's waist. Chu Xian's body was thin and thin, but now he had grown a bit better, and he felt a little sensual when hugged, but he was still not big.In fact, if you want to say thank you, it should be him. If it weren't for Chu Xian, according to his temperament, it would be really difficult to get a daughter-in-law aside from arranged marriages: "Xiaoxian, I read the almanac. Eighth is a good day for marriage, can we just get married on that day?"

Chu Xian raised her head: "Okay."

Zheng Jiangting leaned over and pressed a kiss on Chu Xian's Guangjie forehead: "Then let's invite those close to us to have a meal at the new house, take a look at the new house and then tell them about the marriage news, and then start preparing for the marriage .”

"All at your disposal."

Zheng Jiang stopped scratching his hair: "I can arrange everything else, but you have to go to the cloth pile with you for the wedding dress."

"It's not necessary." Chu Xian got out of Zheng Jiangting's arms: "I'm ready."

Zheng Jiang stopped raising his eyebrows slightly: "Okay?"

He rubbed it for a while, yes, Chu Xian is good at needlework, and cloth dealers may not be able to match it, and the styles he made himself are also more pleasing to his heart. The red cloth, with a flash of brain, is sure that it is the wedding dress prepared by brother Xian. No wonder he said he didn't see Chu Xian wearing it, and he didn't let him see it. It turned out to be like this, he was reckless.

There are many follow-up matters, such as bringing Zou Yun over to look at the house, or inviting relatives and friends over for a gathering. After a few days of busy work, it can be regarded as turning over the new house.

Although the matter of the house has come to an end, there are still things related to marriage. Marriage is very important in ancient times, and there are not so many red tapes. Zheng Jiangting is also afraid of trouble, but thinking that it is a marriage with Chu Xian, Everything is done with heart.

In ancient times, getting married was a lifetime thing. Although there were some Heli who wrote divorce papers, after all, it was all about the lintel, and few people would really take that step.For this reason, before getting married, there is a lot of attention, usually followed by the six rituals, which are Nacai, Wenming, Naji, Nazheng, Announcement and Welcome.

The so-called Natse means that the man sends some small gifts to the suitor, usually a goose, to express the meaning of courtship. It is easy to understand if you ask the name Najib, ask the man and woman’s name, birthday, and fortune, and then go to Naji It is equivalent to announcing the engagement at the time of registration. The man will offer an important dowry, and the fifth step is to set the date of marriage. As the name suggests, welcoming the bride means coming to welcome the new couple.

"How to marry a wife, a bandit matchmaker can't do it." In these tedious steps of getting married, a matchmaker plays a key role.

Although Zheng Jiangting and Chu Xian's family are close to each other, and they are no different from the same family, but there is still a scene to go. Zou Yun asked the matchmaker to leave all the first four items in the Six Ceremonies. After all, there are also many gifts that should be given. For the betrothal gift, Zheng Jiang stopped to prepare cloth, silk, satin, rouge and gouache, gold and silver jewellery, and there were a wide variety of them. Chu Xian felt that he was the only one anyway. Bringing it to Zheng's house, there is no need to prepare so many things.

Zheng Jiang stopped here and listened to Zou Yun's particularity. Brother Xian has no parents and no elders to support, so he can't give the gift money that should be given, so he might as well buy more things and send them to Chu Xian. Even if the dowry is brought to the man's house, according to etiquette, it is also the property of the younger brother, and the man cannot use it.Being courteous is not for the sake of looking good, but just to let Chu Xian marry him with peace of mind. Besides him, there are other reliances.

Because there are not many elders, to be precise, Zou Yun is the only one, and the marriage was agreed by the elders of the two young people, so the procedure is simple.

Now that I have read the horoscope of birthdays and other things, and after the date of marriage has been set, Zheng Jiangting and Zou Yun will focus on purchasing the wedding banquet. The house must also be decorated, and the red silk lanterns must be hung. The word "window flower" must also be pasted, otherwise no one would know that there is a wedding going on.

Decorating and arranging the house is not easy. Brother Hui called three or two friends, and under Huang Jingyi's arrangement, it was done properly. It was also simple to buy the vegetables and food needed for the banquet. The restaurant has contacts with the hawker owners of several meat and vegetable markets. , directly choose a door-to-door order.

It was a matter of hiring and setting up banquets, and the expenses were like running water, and the restaurant's profit was wiped out. Even so, Zou Yun was very happy. Isn't the money saved just so that his son can marry a wife? My son gave birth to a fat grandson, and now that she has spent the money, she feels very at ease.

The days are busy and fast, and it will be the eighteenth day in the blink of an eye.

The rooster just crowed early in the morning, and Zheng Jiangting, who had already moved to the new house, got up and got busy. He hurriedly put on his wedding clothes. When the time came, he set off with the wedding procession. They moved here three days before they got married. In spite of not being able to see each other for a few days before getting married, Chu Xian did not move here, but still lived in Qingwu Lane. All in all, Zheng Jiangting hadn't seen Chu Xian for several days.

Ever since they crossed over, the two hadn't been separated for so long, so Zheng Jiangting was naturally anxious, wishing to bring him over immediately.

With the sound of beating gongs and drums, although the group of people went out from the north of the city, although it was not a grandiose scene, it could be said to be a grand occasion when they reached a small place like Qingwu Lane.

The neighbors who have a little contact with Zheng's family on weekdays naturally want to have a wedding banquet, but it is not entirely for the sake of drinking. After all, they are people living in the city, unlike villagers who want to have a good meal. The best thing is to be able to climb up the network, regardless of whether you can climb up or not, if you have the opportunity to climb up, you will not let it go. After all, they are all from Qingwu Lane.

"Looking at this big sedan chair beating gongs and drums, it's really pompous. Someone in Qingwu Lane who married a younger brother has had this pomp."

"Don't mention it, the Hong family married a woman in the past two years, but there was a lot of pomp."

"Can it be the same? The daughters of the Hong family are married to a rich family and become young ones. This is the official marriage of a bright matchmaker."

"Shouldn't the Ming media be married? If you look around, not to mention Qingwu Lane, but half of Jincheng, can you find a second person who is better-looking than Brother Xian? If someone is willing to marry me, I will make a fool of myself."

"Yo yo, Qiu San'er, I didn't expect you to still miss Brother Xian? Before you get into the sedan chair, it might be too late to stop him now."

"What is there to worry about a little brother who sells art and appearance? I heard that Zheng Jiang stopped to buy a big house in the north of the city, and there is a restaurant to make money. Nowadays, he can be called a little master. Find me If you can’t find one of what kind, you have to find a sickly entertainer.”

"Aunt Zhang, don't say grapes are sour because you can't eat grapes. I heard that you want to betroth your daughter to Zheng Jiangting, but they don't agree to say Brother Xian here."

"Don't be angry, Aunt Zhang. Not only your family, but Wang Yingying from the shopkeeper Wang's family also failed to marry Zheng Jiangding."

Everyone laughed and said, the whole alley was full of discussions, it was so lively, and after a while, the deafening sound of firecrackers exploded, and the newcomer who was tall was helped out with a hijab, and the tall and big Zheng Jiang stopped and walked up to lead him Passing by, guarding people into the sedan chair, for fear that others will look at them too much.

Everyone sighed, the man envied Zheng Jiangting for earning a lot of money and marrying a beautiful husband, but the younger brother of the girl blushed when he saw Zheng Jiangting. But there is also a reference.

Huge amounts of wedding candy were sprinkled on everyone, adults and children who were not familiar followed behind the welcoming procession, it was much more lively than when they came.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Chu Xian secretly lifted a corner of the hijab. Xia Feng walked over the top of the sedan chair and raised the curtain of the sedan chair. Chu Xian caught a glimpse of the tall figure in front of the sedan chair. It still makes him hard to hide his heart.

Tall and tall, dressed in a red robe, he was very similar to the Zhuangyuan Lang who had seen all the flowers in Chang'an that day.

Zhuangyuan Lang paraded the streets because of his success and fame, but Zheng Jiangting came for him.

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