In fact, the distance from Liu Yan's home to Wanfu Oil Factory is not that far. It only takes two blocks to get there.
But just for the distance between these two streets, the wedding team led by Liu Yan took almost a stick of incense. At this time, there were people and villagers watching along the way. It could be said that there was a huge crowd of people, and the road was almost blocked.
On the way, the crowd of onlookers cheered loudly. As the wedding team moved forward, Liu Yan rode on his horse and kept bowing to the cheering crowd. He was very excited and even felt a little excited. After all, Regardless of whether it is in the past life or in this life, it is the first time for me to get married, so I naturally feel like this.
The people who were watching were quickly attracted by this wedding team. Although there were many betrothal gifts in the wedding team, they were not as dazzling as the young and strong cavalry escorting them.
I saw that all the officers and soldiers of the cavalry team were wearing brand-new armors, and they were all majestic. They also wore bright red cloaks outside the armors, looking heroic. The team of a hundred or dozens of people was neat and uniform, The onlookers, the older girls and younger daughters-in-law, all screamed in surprise, and the young and strong men were filled with jealousy.
On this day alone, the reputation of the Wangjiazhuang Cavalry Post spread, and the Cavalry Post became a place that many young men yearned for.
Soon, the wedding team arrived outside the door of Wanfu Oil Shop. When the deacon arranged by Wanfu Oil Shop saw the arrival of the wedding team, he sang loudly: "The wedding ceremony has arrived, the newlyweds are waiting to go out!"
The guys in Wanfu Oil Shop heard the deacon's voice and quickly ran into the house to inform Wang Jing.
At this time, Wang Jing was offering sacrifices to his ancestors in the ancestral hall of his home. When he learned that Liu Yan had arrived at the door with his wedding team, he prayed to his ancestors: "My ancestors of the Wang family are above. Now Wang Jing, the descendant of the Wang family, please tell the ancestors that my only queen is Yunhe will be returned to Liu Yan, the team officer in charge of Wangjiazhuang Hundred Households today. On the day of marrying my daughter, I will be very sad."
After saying that, Wang Jing's eyes turned red and he knelt before the ancestor's tablet. After the ceremony, he went out to the main entrance to greet his uncle, accompanied by several waiters.
A moment later, Liu Yan saw his father-in-law coming out to greet him. He hurriedly dismounted and then paid homage as a junior: "Mount Tai is well."
Wang Jing happily accepted Liu Yan's worship, accepted the betrothal gift, and then introduced Liu Yan into his home. The people watching around cheered again, and the guys from Wanfu Oil Shop also laughed and threw a lot of candies and red seals into the air, causing the people watching to scramble for them.
Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Xu Ming, Miao Shao, and Shen Tuo followed Liu Yan and entered Wanfu Oil Shop together, while the wedding team stayed where they were waiting.
Liu Yan followed Wang Jing into the main hall. Chen Xun, Wang Bo and others were also waiting behind. Everyone came to the door of Wang Yunhe's boudoir and stood north.
At this time, Liu Yan took the wild goose handed over by Wang Yue, put it respectfully on the court, knelt down to Wang Jing, and then said: "Liu Yan pays tribute to you, and I respectfully accept your order."
Wang Jing was delighted to see his new son-in-law stand out so well. Today he finally settled a major event in his heart. But when Wang Jing thought that his beloved daughter was getting married today, he couldn't help but feel a little sad, and he couldn't help but have tears in his eyes due to the mixture of sadness and joy.
Wang Jing quickly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "I am willing to obey your orders."
The deacon stood on the east steps, facing west, and sang: "Bow down, bow down again, draw yourself flat."
Liu Yan saluted Xu Mingwei again to thank his father-in-law for raising his beloved wife.
After the ceremony, Liu Yan walked out of the main hall under the leadership of the deacon, and left Wanfu Oil Factory under the guidance of the servants outside the door, taking with him Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Xu Ming, Miao Shao, and Shen Tuo Go back to Baihu Official Hall and wait.
Wang Jing lost his wife in his early years and has not been reborn for many years. Now he is sitting alone, facing south.
At this time, the two girls led Wang Yunhe, who was wearing a phoenix crown, out of the boudoir, came to Wang Jing, and stood facing north.
At this time, the women of the Ming Dynasty were deeply favored by Queen Ma, the founding queen of the country. Even women from ordinary families could wear royal wedding clothes and leave the palace with phoenix crowns and harems.
At this time, the deacon sang four prayers in a row, and Wang Yunhe bowed to his father four times in a row. This prayer was already a farewell to his father. When he got up, Wang Yunhe had tears streaming down his face.
Wang Jing was also in tears. He stood up and held his daughter's hand. He recited his father's commandments with tears in his eyes and said: "When I go to your home, I will never forget to be respectful. My late mother warned me to think about it all night long and never disobey my orders. My concubine warned me. : It does not violate your parents’ instructions.”
This is to warn Wang Yunhe that after getting married, she must respect her parents-in-law, abide by women's ethics, manage the family, and run the new home with her husband.
Wang Yunhe kowtowed and responded.
The deacon sang four more obeisances, and Wang Yunhe bowed four times to his father again, and then walked out with the support of two maids, heading to Liu Yan's home together.
The two girls each held a red candle and led the way towards the gate of Wanfu Oil Shop. The wedding party had now turned into a bride-sending party and was already waiting outside the door.
Wang Yunhe came to the door of Wanfu Oil Shop, and Chen Xun, who was left to escort the bride, stepped forward to salute and said loudly: "Welcome to the madam, and congratulations to the madam on her new happiness and good health."
Next to them, Wang Bo and Zhang Yi also said in unison: "Please Madam, please come in to welcome the bride."
Xu Ming led hundreds of cavalry sentry troops to salute on their horses and said in unison: "I have seen Madam."
Wang Yunhe was generous and generous at this time, without any stage fright. He saluted Chen Xun, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, and Xu Ming, and said, "Please come and pick me up."
Then, Wang Yunhe saluted the one hundred and dozens of cavalry sentinel soldiers and said, "Thank you for your hard work in escorting us."
After finishing speaking, Wang Yunhe got into the wedding carriage with the support of two girls, and the motorcade headed to the Baihu Official Hall amid the sound of music.
Along the way, the people watching cheered loudly, and Wang Yunhe's heart seemed to fly to the Baihu Official Hall not far ahead amidst the cheers, and flew to the side of his sweetheart. It all seemed like a dream. At this time, Wang Yunhe could still clearly remember the scene when Liu Yan rescued him at the gate of Wanfu Oil Factory, and he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.
Not long after, the escort team arrived outside the gate of Baihu Official Hall.
Outside the gate, two complimenters had been waiting here. Seeing that the bride had arrived, they came to the carriage to ask the bride to give birth to her father.
The two accompanying girls helped Wang Yunhe out of the carriage. Wang Yunhe, wearing a phoenix crown and a halo, was dazzling, like a fairy from the heavenly palace. As soon as he appeared on the stage, he attracted a burst of exclamations from the onlookers.
"Oh my God, this is the Empress of the Nine Heavens."
"Shopkeeper Wang's daughter is a fairy who descended to earth. I didn't notice how beautiful Miss Wang was at first."
"It is indeed a beauty paired with a hero."
Wang Yunhe's cheeks turned red when he heard the compliments from around him, as if he was drunk. The two complimenters smiled and stepped forward to help the newlyweds enter Liu Yan's home.
After everyone entered the house, they saw Liu Yan already waiting in the courtyard, with Chief Flag Officer Yue Ming and Deacon Zhao Min standing behind.
At this time, Liu Yan was a little stunned when he saw the bride he had longed for, and stared at Wang Yunhe blankly.
The surrounding servants and guests also laughed when they saw Liu Yan's appearance. Song Gongming still smiled and said to himself: "Haha! The ancients said that heroes are sad about beauty, and the ancients sincerely do not deceive me."
The flag officer, Yue Ming, smiled upon seeing this and poked the groom's officer calmly. Liu Yan suddenly woke up and realized that he had lost his temper just now. He smiled sheepishly and walked straight to the bride. , and after exchanging salutes with Wang Yunhe, they entered the mansion together and came to the main hall.
At this time, the servants have already arranged the wedding banquet in the main hall. The groom is sitting on the east side and the bride is sitting on the west side.
Then, the deacon sang loudly: "Phoenixes meet and fish with one heart. Worship, worship."
The two bowed to each other twice to show that they would treat each other as guests from now on.
After the ceremony, Yue Ming stepped forward, placed the food case in front of Liu Yan, and poured wine for him. Liu Yan received the cup and drank. At the same time, Zhao Min held the food case, placed it in front of Wang Yunhe, and poured wine for him. Wang Yunhe also drank wine.
Afterwards, Yue Ming and Zhao Min put their food tables together and put food on them. Liu Yan and Wang Yunhe ate together in prison, and the wedding ceremony was completed.
Seeing this, Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Xu Ming, Miao Shao, Shen Tuo and others next to them cheered loudly, and rushed forward to ask for rewards from the newlyweds. The surrounding guests and friends also started cheering. Even Dai Jingbin laughed and stepped forward together.
Upon seeing this, Liu Yan laughed and distributed gifts to everyone. With the blessings of all the guests, he entered the bridal chamber with Wang Yunhe on his arm.
That night, a banquet was held at Liu Yan's home. Liu Yan and Wang Yunhe toasted and thanked the guests. Seven people, Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Xu Ming, Miao Shao and Shen Tuo, followed closely behind Liu Yan. Behind him, Liu Yan kept blocking his drink.
Today is Liu Yan's happy day. If the groom gets drunk, it will be a big joke.
So Chen Xun and others tried their best to save Liu Yan and prevent Liu Yan from getting drunk by the enthusiastic guests.
"Liu Baihu, let's have another drink?"
Liu Yan looked at Dai Jingbin who came over with a wine glass and said with a smile: "Okay, cheers!"
The two drank it all in one gulp, and then Dai Jingbin said: "If I had known that Liu Baihu was so generous, the two of us should have become friends long ago. It was just that I was delayed by the villain at first, but now that I think about it, I really regret it."
Liu Yan smiled and said: "Haha, what are you talking about Dai Baihu? It's not too late for us to become friends now."
"Haha, yes, what Liu Baihu said is true!"
Dai Jingbin picked up the wine bottle on the table next to him, filled it up for Liu Yan and himself, and said, "Come, let's have another drink."
As soon as he finished speaking, the warm atmosphere of the banquet was interrupted by the sound of cannons. At this time, everyone looked at the night sky to the north in astonishment.
Liu Yan also frowned, waved his hand, and Xu Ming rushed out behind him, while Chen Xun and others greeted the stunned guests.
Wang Wenzhen and Song Gongming came over and stood together with Liu Yan and Dai Jingbin. Wang Yunhe went back to the room first, quite wisely.
Wang Wenzhen frowned and said, "One cannon blast and two rockets. This is an urgent military message from the Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village."
Song Gongming said nervously: "Could it be an affair?"
Dai Jingbin shook his head and said, "I don't think so. I haven't heard of any banditry in Lingshan Guard?"
Then the three of them looked at Liu Yan, who was also a little nervous at this time: "Is it possible that the slave-building army went south to Shandong in advance?"
At this moment, Xu Ming ran back quickly and whispered to Liu Yan, Wang Wenzhen, Dai Jingbin, and Song Gongming: "This is an urgent report from the thousands of households in front of Xiahe Village."
After saying that, Xu Ming handed over a letter. When Liu Yan opened it, he saw that it read: "There is a locust plague in northern Shandong. A large number of refugees have gone south. Bandits are rampant in various places and have even begun to attack cities in various places. Currently, there are several groups The thieves entered all parts of Lingshan Guard, and hundreds of households in each place were ordered to be on strict guard..."
After watching it, Liu Yan and others looked ugly.
Some people died, but not completely...
