At this lunch, what was served was "the sky is dark, the earth is dark", and "the sun and the moon are dim". Everyone who came to deliver makeup had their mouths full of grease and was enjoying the meal. The fifty tables outside were basically The "disc" policy was thoroughly implemented at every table.
This is a big pain for the few stray dogs outside Li Mansion who are waiting to eat some scraps of food after the banquet is over. They are destined to have no food for such a big noodles today.
"It's so enjoyable~! It's so enjoyable~!"
"Hmm~! The food of the Li family is really good~! Fortunately, I came with you today to deliver makeup. When Zhao Sifang came, he wanted to change jobs with me! Fortunately, I didn't change~ !Ha ha!"
A servant who followed Du Yanheng to deliver makeup said proudly while rubbing his bloated belly.
"Hey~! If you change Da Zhuang, wouldn't you regret it for the rest of your life~?"
"Haha~! That's the truth~!"
"Hiccup~! Today we are just entertaining those of us who are bringing makeup. Tomorrow is the official wedding banquet. I wonder how sumptuous the food and wine will be at that time~! It's a pity that I am not qualified to come and participate~!"
"Go~! Just be content with what you have~! The meal we had today is enough to make many people envious for a lifetime~! All those who will attend Lord Li's marriage ceremony tomorrow are dignitaries~! Where else can we get our turn? ~!"
"Haha~! That's it~! I'll be satisfied after eating this meal~!"
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The lively banquet ended at less than two o'clock (1:30 in the afternoon). More than 500 gift-givers rubbed their bloated bellies and left one after another under the leadership of the principals of each family.
Of course, many of the oxcarts had no time to unload the gifts, so all the oxcarts were left at the Li family and would be returned together after the wedding. Anyway, they had the logos of each family on them, so there was no need to worry about confusion. Let’s talk tomorrow. When welcoming the bride, you can also put it in the back of the motorcade for a bit of extravagance.
The people who delivered the makeup went home after eating, and each looked for their mother. However, the people in the Li Mansion were very busy. A dozen servants were busy clearing the tables, chairs, dishes, and chopsticks. The other eighty servants were busy helping to clean up the morning meal. Moving the sorted dowry to the Li family's warehouse is a big project.
When Li Zexuan came home a few months ago, he felt that there were too many maids and servants at home. Now he saw that there were not enough manpower. No wonder books often mentioned that some wealthy families had more than 10,000 maids and servants. In this era, it is really It is not an exaggeration at all, because the big family's stall is bigger, and the Li family's current heritage is still incomparable with those thousand-year-old families.
Today, the four families of Han, Li, Du, and Qin sent so much dowry that the two courtyards of the Li family were almost full. The Li family is not a small courtyard. The entire Li family covers an area nearby. There are only a handful of them, and the yard can be filled up just like this. You can imagine how huge the number of gifts is. If it were a small family, it would probably burst the house and not be able to contain it.
The warehouse of the Li Mansion is in the backyard. It is an independent three-story building. It contains nothing more than some famous people's calligraphy and paintings, gold, silver, and jade articles. Of course, there are also many copper coins. Many, many copper coins. Li Zexuan came here once and never saw it again. Come because he is not short of money to spend~!
Li Jingmo personally stepped forward to open a simple and heavy copper lock, and then went in with a few trusted servants. The rest were outside delivering various expensive gifts. The people inside were responsible for placing the gifts in appropriate places. In total, In fact, the few servants inside were the most tired, but none of them complained. Instead, they all looked rosy and proud.
The gifts that can be moved into the Li family's warehouse are relatively precious gifts, such as some relatively space-consuming and relatively cheap furniture, furnishings and other gifts. They can only be placed in the courtyard first and have to be piled up. As for the rice, wheat, and meat in the dowry, they have long been arranged in the Li family's granary or sent to Zuixian Tower.
According to Li Zexuan's previous plan, he originally planned to stockpile and purchase a large amount of grain during this year's autumn harvest to cope with next year's locust plague. But now it seems that only half of the planned amount will be collected by then, because the family's granary Half of the space is filled with grain.
"Xuan'er, these are Yu Xi's dowry. You can't use them without permission in the future. Do you understand~?"
Mrs. Li stayed in there for a while and then came out. As a woman, she couldn't help much in there. Li Zexuan was bored in there, so he followed his mother and slipped out.
Knowing that her son was deliberately cheating, Mrs. Li smiled and didn't want to point it out. She looked at the piles of dowries outside, thought about it, and confessed to her son in a serious manner.
In ancient times, a woman's dowry was generally the woman's private property. Especially at this time, according to the law, a woman's dowry was protected by law. When a woman marries into her husband's family, their dowry does not become the public property of the family, but remains their private property. Not only the parents-in-law cannot take it, but also the husband cannot take it.
If a woman is divorced or divorced, the dowry can be taken away. If the woman dies, then the dowry belongs to her children. If there are no children, the dowry will most likely go to her natal family, and the husband can get at most half. This depends on negotiation, and is where disputes over property often arise.
Therefore, the rights of women in the Tang Dynasty were still very high and they were protected by the government. Unlike in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, women were completely vassals of men. They obeyed their father at home, their husbands when they got married, and their sons when their husbands died. They obeyed the three virtues and the four virtues. At this time, women still had their own property rights, which future generations would not dare to imagine.
"Mom~! Don't worry, I'll save you money~! I don't care about that little money~!"
Li Zexuan curled his lips. He was a world-famous time traveler. No matter what he did in the future, he would never be reduced to living off his wife's dowry! If that were the case, he might as well have been killed by a piece of tofu.
"Haha~! My son has a future~!"
Mrs. Li couldn't help but smile lovingly when she saw her son's stinking look.
"Haha~! Isn't that a good thing from my mother~?"
"Glib talk~! Okay, go ahead and be naughty! I'll go and see if there are any omissions for my mother. Xuan'er can't make any mistakes in your wedding tomorrow~!"
Mrs. Li covered her mouth with a smile and nodded her son's forehead angrily. After such a long time of family reunion, she now feels that she is getting happier and happier every day. The only flaw is that she has not yet achieved a family full of children and grandchildren. What a wish! But it was fast, so when she was doing things now, her body always felt full of motivation.
"Yeah~! Thank you for your hard work, mother~!"
Li Zexuan said sincerely.
People say that having an elder in a family is like having a treasure. This is true. If the two elders were not alive, he would be busy with the wedding alone. He didn't even understand the most basic wedding procedures, and he didn't know how much trouble would be caused.
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