In this era, there is no such thing as a wedding banquet.
Everyone comes to the wedding banquet to congratulate the newlyweds on their wedding and drink some wine, but it's basically very etiquette.
What kind of uncultured thing is it for a noble to do such an uncultured thing like drinking and eating a banquet? !
So, on the wedding day, there is wine to drink, but there is no food for the banquet. You have to eat before attending.
When Zhang Xi heard this, he thought there was such a good thing? !
After many calculations, the family only had so much wealth. Zhang Xi felt that his popularity among Liu Bei's army was not bad, so he was still worried about how many tables to set up for the banquet.
Zhang Xi was immediately happy when he heard that there was no need to set up a table.
But Xiao Qibao told Zhang Xi that there are many ways to spend money on weddings, and it is not just a matter of a few banquets.
First of all, the cost of welcoming the bride is not a small number.
Although, because the two places were too far away, Sun Quan finally did not ask Zhang Xi to go to Chaisang in person to marry Sun Shangxiang. This also saved Zhang Xi a lot of expenses in traveling back and forth to Jiangxia to welcome the bride.
But when they arrived in Jiangxia, in order to express their solemnity to Sun Quan's married sister, Zhang Xi needed to send a wedding boat to welcome him, and he also had to clear the way for Jiangdong's wedding boat. Chen said that what kind of relationship did he have with Zhang Xi? He would arrange a few wedding boats. It's on him, the commander of Jiangxia Navy.
Zhang Xi had to pay for the decoration of the wedding boat and the soldiers' wedding money himself.
It's true that he doesn't have loyalty, but this is a happy event. Zhang Xi has to pay for the wedding money himself, so it doesn't matter if he pays for it. This is the rule.
When the wedding boat docks, Zhang Xi is going to greet her. The carriage and horse fees along the way are not a small amount.
It is more than ten miles from the ferry to Zhang Xi's mansion. There are at least dozens of people in the wedding party. To walk such a long way, you have to talk and talk every time, so don't give more wedding money.
Another thing is that after entering the city, there will inevitably be people joining in the fun to congratulate you. You can't chase people away at this time, otherwise you have to use money to clear the way.
With all this money added up, there is no question of how many tables of food can be put on the table.
Anyway, little Qibao is worried.
The Lord has only been an official for five or six years. He is usually either fighting abroad or managing the local area. Although he has received some rewards from Liu Bei, his family background is really not strong.
Of the little wealth the family has, it is estimated that not much will be left after the master gets married.
As for the dowry of the mistress, it belongs to the mistress. If the mistress does not use it for the master, the master has no right to use it. This aspect is very clear.
But no matter what, Xiao Qibao still fulfilled the responsibility of a housekeeper, carefully allocating every expense, trying to avoid waste, and at the same time, he had to make his master's wedding a glorious one.
Zhang Xi didn't care so much, leaving all these matters to Xiao Qibao. His main task now was to go to Youjiangkou first and invite Liu Bei to Xiakou to preside over the marriage.
By the way, I personally sent invitations to a group of staff in General Zuo's Mansion, including Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Zhang Fei, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Yi Ji, Liu Yan, Chen Zhen and others.
He quickly sent people to send invitations to Kou Feng and Huang Zhong in Changsha, Zhao Yun in Guiyang, and Wei Yan in Lingling, inviting them to attend his wedding.
After doing this, Zhang Xi returned to Jiangxia. First, he personally visited Guan Yu and invited Guan Yu and his son to his wedding banquet. Then he quickly sent invitations to Chen Dao, Wenpin, Zhao Lei, Jian Yong and others.
Of course, not all of these people will come to Zhang Xi's wedding. Some of them are responsible for protecting the land and governing the wedding, which means they can only give gifts to everyone.
But if you don’t invite me, you would be rude.
As Zhang Xi's wedding approached, the six people from Jingnan who actually came to Xiakou to attend the wedding were Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, Kou Feng, Mi Zhu, and Sun Qian.
Xu Shu is guarding the mouth of Youjiang River, Pang Tong is in charge of the government affairs of the four counties in Jingnan, and Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Huang Zhong and others are in charge of defense and cannot leave.
As for Jiangxia, Guan Yu and his son came in person, Jian Yong came even if he had nothing to do, and Wenpin sent Wen Dai. That was all.
Zhang Xi could handle this small group of people by himself, not to mention Kou Feng's help.
Is Kou Feng Zhang Xi's brother? At this time, he is half of the master's family.
After settling all the guests, Zhang Xi waited uneasily for the day of his wedding.
Days passed day by day, until three days before the wedding, representatives of the Yingchuan Zhang family also came over.
The head of the family did not come, because the Zhang family in Yingchuan is not having a good life now. The head of the Zhang family, Zhang Xi's uncle, did not come to congratulate him in person. It was Zhang Xi's sixth uncle who brought people to attend the wedding.
Because of the long distance and the need to cross the border with Cao Cao, Uncle Liu brought more than forty people and two carts of gifts to attend Zhang Xi's wedding.
This is another expense.
But Zhang Xi naturally had to warmly entertain the people coming from my family. After arranging the accommodation for so many people, he and Uncle Six chatted with each other.
In fact, Zhang Xi felt quite guilty. Who knows if this sixth uncle would see any flaws.
Xu Shu didn't have much contact with Zhang Xi before, so it was normal for him not to understand him.
But Uncle Six is a member of the family, so what if he sees something is wrong? !
But to Zhang Xi's expectation, Uncle Liu didn't talk too much about family affairs with Zhang Xi. He mainly asked how Zhang Xi was developing in Jingzhou and whether he was reused under Liu Shijun. This time with Jiangdong Can the Sun family's marriage allow some members of the family to move to Jiangdong for development? People in the family are always concerned about the development of the family, and Zhang Xi's personal affairs are not important at all.
After saying this, Uncle Six said a few words of congratulations, and then went to rest contentedly.
Zhang Xibai was worried.
Thinking about it, after so many years, Xiao Qibao didn't have any doubts. How could Uncle Liu suspect that there was a different person inside him.
Zhang Xi, who was finally relieved, suddenly began to look forward to the day of her wedding.
You always have a wife, and Sun Shangxiang is also an acquaintance. It's not a blind marriage, so it's hard to keep a straight face all the time.
After three days of waiting, the wedding day finally arrived.
On this day, Zhang Xi got up very early and changed into wedding clothes under Xiaoba's care.
Kou Feng also stood at the gate of Zhang Xi's house early, acting as a welcome guest, guiding the guests who came to attend the wedding congratulations into Zhang's house, and congratulating Zhang Xi.
Those who came first were those who were close to Zhang Xi. For example, Guan Ping came early to help and welcomed the guests with Kou Feng. Zhang Fei also came early, but this black guy came mainly to drink and was afraid of being late. The wine was drunk.
As for Liu Bei, he would have to wait a little later and wait until Jiangdong's wedding ship was about to enter Xiakou before he showed up, presided over the wedding on the man's side, and then asked Zhang Xi to set off to welcome the bride.
Zhang Xi waited until Liu Bei arrived. He made the wedding speech for himself according to etiquette, and then ordered someone to bring Liu Bei's own horse for Zhang Xi to ride to welcome the bride.
This is a kind of favor. The lord values you so much that he will lend you his mount.
Moreover, Liu Bei's horse was black, not white, and there were no tear troughs under his eyes. This made Zhang Xi breath a sigh of relief.
After riding on the horses given by the lord and leading the welcoming team, with Kou Erha leading the way and Uncle Six accompanying him in the middle, Zhang Xi set off to pick up his bride.
Traveling all the way to the ferry, Zhang Xi finally saw Jiangdong's wedding boat.
The boat was a good boat, and it was decorated in red and colorful colors. It looked like it was for a wedding.
But what about the people on the boat? Have you ever seen a girl from any family bring a team of female guards with her when she gets married, all of them wearing armor and holding sharp swords? !
Sun Shangxiang, Sun Shangxiang. Can't you bring something fresh? !
Kou Feng frowned at this scene, his sixth uncle was horrified, and Zhang Xi had a headache.
Come on, our future wife is still angry. Now Zhang Xi finally understands why Sun Shangxiang asked Xiao Deng Ai to say "next time we meet" when she left last time.
Turn over, dismount, and get directly onto the boat.
Kou Feng wanted to follow, but Zhang Xi stopped him.
Anyway, this girl is scary. Is it possible that she still dares to do something? This is the time to show her masculinity.
Then Zhang Xi was held by two maids with swords on his neck.
"Uncle, I'm sorry. The Lord ordered me to do so. We are helpless. Please don't blame me." One of the maids whispered to Zhang Xi. The expression on her face was quite wonderful. She wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. of.
Zhang Xi twitched the corner of his mouth and said to the maid, "Did your lady ask you to chop me off with a sword?!"
The maid was stunned for a moment, and then she saw Zhang Xi walking forward without caring about the sword on his neck.
The maid suddenly panicked and quickly backed away, fearing that Zhang Xi would wipe her neck.
The young lady told her to do this, but everyone knew that she was trying to scare her uncle. If something really happened, none of these maids would be able to take responsibility.
Zhang Xi walked forward while the maids retreated all the way to the cabin door before standing still.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Xi said to Sun Shangxiang in the cabin in a moderate voice, "What happened before was that I was sorry for you. I can apologize and I can understand if you want to relieve your anger. But today I am I definitely want to marry you. If you embarrass me, you are actually embarrassing your husband, and you are also embarrassing you. Why bother?!"
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After a period of silence in the cabin, there was finally some movement.
Sun Shangxiang finally came out, wearing a wedding dress.
"Put away all the useless things!" Sun Shangxiang scolded his maid first, then raised his head, looked at Zhang Xi with a cold face, and said, "Okay, you passed the level just now, but Now haha, betray me, right?! If you don’t give me a reasonable explanation today, do you think I will marry you!!!”
But at this moment, Zhang Xi was obviously not thinking about the problem.
"Well" Zhang Xi hesitated and said, "Well, you are so beautiful today."
"Um?!"
Sun Shangxiang blushed.
(End of chapter)
