In the second year of Chuping, on the second day of the first lunar month, snowflakes were falling in most areas of northern China.
But today, Cao Mansion is decorated with lanterns and festoons everywhere, and is filled with a festive atmosphere.
Today is Cao Zhi’s wedding day, and naturally he is marrying Ren Hongchang, the “Little Pepper” from Beijing. The two are a perfect match, the man is talented (wealth) and the woman is beautiful, so they agree with the saying “The man is talented and the woman is beautiful”
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The reason why the wedding was arranged in such a rush, it has only been more than a month since Er Niang proposed that Cao Zhi and Ren Hongchang get married. The main reason is that Cao Cao is in a hurry to return to the "Kwantung Alliance". Yuan Shao has sent people to urge Cao Cao many times to hurry up.
Return to the "Kwantung Alliance" headquarters in Hanoi to report on the work.
Regardless of why Cao Zhi dislikes Yuan Shao, Cao Cao still firmly believes that Yuan Shao will lead them to achieve great things. After all, they have been playmates since childhood and have a good relationship with each other, so it is easier to trust each other at the beginning of their career.
stages, all need to rely on each other.
Next, there is Li Laoer, the magician of Lincun. After Master Li's guidance, he said: "I want to use the opportunity to get married. Today is an auspicious day, and it is the best time to get married." Er Niang has always believed that what happened at home recently
Many of the things in my life are related to ghosts and gods, so I deeply believe in the words of the magic stick.
In fact, this Mr. Li is a fool. He did learn from a master, but he just followed an old man and fooled around for three years. When he came back, he said that he had learned the skills of pinching and calculating. This magic stick
Although he didn't understand shit, he was very courageous, and he did get him to pull off a few lies at the beginning. Gradually, he became famous in eight villages, and a group of orphans and widows believed in him, and finally obeyed him.
This time the Cao family paid quite a lot of money! So Li Laoer also worked very hard and came several times.
Cao Zhi didn't believe in these ghosts and gods, but according to the rules, Cao Zhi didn't know how long it would take for the three matchmakers and Liu Ping to go through the process! It took three days for the official engagement, and three days later for the wedding.
It will take another three months to get married, even if he has whooping cough, he should be fine. Being able to marry Ren Hongchang as soon as possible is also a "good thing", so there will be no need to pursue the swindler's bluffing too much.
During this time, the entire Qiao County and the entire Cao family have not been so lively for a long time.
Cao Zhi was dressed in a groom's robe, standing in a pavilion next to the Guohe River Ferry. A line of people were lined up on the river beach to welcome the bride. There were more than a dozen people standing in sedan chairs, bands, and carriages, all waiting for Ren Hongchang's flower boat.
Although Ren Hongchang didn't have any family members, the second mother still followed the rules and asked people to take a flower boat and take Ren Hongchang for a spin in the Guohe River. Cao Zhi then asked Cao Zhi to wait at the ferry to marry Ren Hongchang in a decent manner.
This is really hard for Cao Zhi. It's so cold outside! He's still standing in a pavilion, and he doesn't wear much (mainly because Cao Zhi wants style, not warmth), and he can't sit down yet. The stone bench in the pavilion is hard to sit on.
, the cold air immediately hit my forehead and heart.
Cao Zhi could only walk back and forth, but he couldn't walk too fast or too hastily, otherwise Xia Houyuan would be asked to stand outside the pavilion. Cao Ren and others laughed at him and said that he was in a hurry to enter the bridal chamber. They were accompanying Cao Zhi to welcome the bride.
Xu Chu, who was not up to expectations, walked back and forth more hurriedly than Cao Zhi. He had no patience to begin with. On this big day, he still refused to leave his body with the knife. This was his habit as a gangster for many years. People like him have been living in fear for a long time.
Over time, they have developed a higher alertness than ordinary people. Standing with Cao Zhi in the pavilion is so incongruous. One is dressed in a wedding dress with an expectant look on his face, elegant and elegant. Although the other is also wearing new clothes, he can't hide it.
He had a murderous look on his face, and everyone looked like a thief. His face was extremely dark, and he had a big knife hanging from his waist. The two of them were standing together, and no matter how they looked at them, they looked out of place.
This gave Xia Houyuan and the others another item to tease. Cao Zhi was in a good mood today and was not as common as them.
At this time, the sound of firecrackers rang out on the river beach, followed by the "band" beside the pavilion.
Xia Houzhang and Cao An ran over happily to "report" that the bride was here.
Cao Zhi had already seen a colorful boat covered in red and green slowly approaching the dock.
After a while, a red cloud appeared on the pedals of the boat, coming slowly.
The phoenix crown and harem are originally the dress of the concubine. The day of marriage is the day in a woman's life when she is as noble as an imperial concubine. On that day, an ordinary
Women can also wear phoenix crowns and harems to show their great honor.
The fine bead curtain hanging from the phoenix crown under the red hijab to the collar makes her face seem to be invisible, but her skin is as white as snow, which reveals her soft and delicate beauty.
The bride helped the bride enter the ceremony, pulled out a red silk rope, and handed it to the bridegroom officer Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi had already mounted the tall horse, and he led the red silk rope forward, which meant to welcome the bride to the door.
With gongs, drums and locks clearing the way, the group of people slowly walked towards Cao's Mansion.
Outside the gate of Cao's Mansion, there was the sound of a lock, and a small sedan with a red hat and colorful decorations came outside surrounded by family members.
Cao Cao stood at the door with his head propped up and looked around for a long time. Finally he saw the sedan chair and waved people into the palace to report. From the time Cao Zhi decided the wedding date to now, Cao Cao did his best to organize the wedding for Cao Zhi. Now Cao Song
Because of his limited mobility, Cao Cao was half the head of the family in the Cao Mansion, and he played this role very well. If Cao Zhi had to organize the wedding by himself, he would not understand many of the rules.
The bride was helped out by Xi Niang, and Cao Zhi continued to lead Shanshan towards the gate of Cao Mansion. She saw a graceful girl with a phoenix crown and a red wedding robe. She held a slender waist and was surrounded by jade. The red and green petals were like
Broken flowers and butterflies fluttered around her.
When you get married, you need to celebrate it. Although there is no "wedding company" to decorate it now, you still need to scatter flower petals. Cao Zhi originally wanted to have a wedding that combines Chinese and Western styles. When he proposed it, he was scolded by his father.
After a while, I had to give up and get some petals to scatter.
Although the weather was not very good, with cold wind and snow falling, there were many people outside the gate to congratulate them. The Cao family is local, and within a few dozen miles around, everyone has some relatives and people who have received favors from their family.
I traveled dozens of miles just to come and congratulate you.
The most interesting part of the wedding begins when Ren Hongchang gets off the sedan. The bride's feet cannot touch the ground. She must step on the bag one by one. Her feet keep moving, and the bag keeps moving forward under her feet.
Foreshadowing, this is called "passion bag". It reminds the bride that her main task in entering this house is to pass on the family lineage.
Cao Zhi looked a little unbearable. Walking like this was slow and hard, and he didn't know if Ren Hongchang's small body could bear it.
Cao Zhi led the way along the way, and Ren Hongchang followed behind, stepping on the bag. Although the journey was slow, it was not lonely. Family members gathered around, congratulating each other, children jumping up and down, chirping and noisily watching the bride. It was so lively. The most interesting thing was
That Xi Niang kept saying good words all the way along the way, "We will be together for a hundred years, we will grow old together, we will give birth to a precious son early, the dragon and the phoenix will be auspicious, and they will last forever..."
As a woman who can't even write her own name, it is really not easy to memorize these words. I have to admire their dedication and love for their profession.
Entering the main hall, Cao Song and his two mothers sat in the right seats, and the elders of the clan sat in two rows.
"Bowing to Heaven and Earth", it was the first time to host such a grand ceremony, and Fu Bo was a little nervous.
"Second bow to the high hall", Cao Zhi turned to Cao Song, and Er Niang's chair bowed down again. When Cao Zhi and Ren Hongchang both bowed to Cao Song and Er Niang, the corners of their eyes showed loving smiles, and Cao Song's eyes also contained a smile.
With tears in my eyes. As a parent, what more do you want when you are old? You just want to see your children in peace, get married and start a business. The elderly will be satisfied, so that they feel that their life's mission and responsibilities have been completed. They are older.
This is often the mindset.
"Couple greetings!"
Xi Niang supported Ren Hongchang and bowed to Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi just wanted to follow suit, but as soon as he bent down, he was kicked by Cao Cao who was ambushing behind. Cao Zhi remembered that he had to accept the salute proudly and then bowed back. Ren Hongchang
After bowing again, Cao Zhi accepted the courtesy and returned the courtesy three times.
Cao Zhi found it strange at first. It turns out that the real worship is not the meeting of husband and wife! This is right. The husband is the wife's heaven. In the eyes of the wife, the husband is even higher than the "heaven". How can there be such a thing?
The principle of worshiping each other at the same time is not a sworn friendship.
After the ceremony, Uncle Fu sang: "Sent into the bridal chamber". Then Cao Zhi led the bride into the bridal chamber, holding the red silk.
According to the rules, from now on Ren Hongchang must stay in her new house with Xiniang accompanying her and cannot come out again.