Traveling all the way, it took four days of driving and horseback riding to arrive. Because someone had been sent to the Gu Mansion to inform him in advance the day before, the Gu Mansion was already prepared in advance to welcome the arrival of the young lady and uncle.
Cars and horses were traveling on the streets of Huizhou. Gu Xianting and Xie Fu rode in the same car. After the four-day journey, Gu Xianting showed no sign of fatigue on his face. Instead, he enthusiastically introduced Huizhou to Xie Fu.
Huizhou is not as prosperous as Yangzhou, and its folk customs seem relatively simple, because the ladies on the street are not as colorful and flamboyant as those in Yangzhou.
The makeup on her face is also a little more delicate, looking natural and simple yet gentle and feminine.
The soil and water support the people.
Before they arrived at the Gu Mansion, the Gu Mansion had already arranged for people to greet him halfway.
The leader was an older woman, well-dressed, followed by twelve maids and twelve male servants.
Just to greet them halfway, there was just a team. This shows that the Gu family in Huizhou is the richest and has a lot of wealth.
The old woman shouted: "Miss."
Gu Xianting and Xie Fu got off the carriage and called to the middle-aged woman: "Aunt Nan."
Then he introduced to Xie Fu: "Ms., this is Aunt Nan. She married with my mother. She often took care of me when I was a child."
Before Xie Fu could say anything, Aunt Nan had already saluted Xie Fu and said, "I would like to express my best wishes to you."
The maids and servants behind him also saluted together.
The woman says "Happy brother-in-law", and the man says "Congratulations to my brother-in-law".
Xie Fu said to his entourage: "Reward."
Xie Fu was born as a young master. He did not play the role of a young master well before. Now that he has a family and a career, every action must be worthy of his status.
The maids and male servants were rewarded and thanked profusely.
To this Aunt Nan, Xie Fu specially presented a brocade box in person: "Aunt Nan, please give me some thoughts."
Aunt Nan accepted it and said politely: "It's costing my uncle."
Today is a special day. Accepting a gift from my uncle is equivalent to recognizing this uncle and feeling happy at the same time. Not accepting it would be rude.
"Miss, uncle, we can no longer ride in a carriage on this section of the road, we have to walk."
Gu Xianting nodded.
Aunt Nan added: "There are a few things I would like to remind you. The way home should be the same as the way you walked on the day you got married, so that you have a beginning and an end. This time, it will be your turn to lead the way in front of me."
Xie Fu said: "I don't know the path Xianting took on the day she got married."
Aunt Nan smiled: "It's okay, just follow me."
"Well."
"Third, don't walk in parallel. Don't play or play on the road. You need to be more dignified."
The Chinese nation is a country of etiquette, which attaches great importance to etiquette. Thank you, Fu Gu Xianting, for the newlyweds to do the same.
Not long after, they arrived at the Gu Mansion. The door of the mansion was wide and open. Gu Quan and his wife led all the servants in the mansion to greet him at the door.
Good guy, Xie Fu looked at the densely packed heads. There were hundreds of people in this family, more people than Tantai Mansion could support.
Having only been away for a few days, Gu Xianting is still familiar with this sense of intimacy, and the red wedding anniversary and couplets posted on the door of the house are still bright and bright.
"Father, mother."
"Father-in-law, mother-in-law."
The couple shouted together.
Gu Quan greeted Fu Xie, and Gu Lushi welcomed her daughter.
Gu Lu took her daughter's hand and looked at her from top to bottom.
Gu Xianting smiled and said: "Mother, what's wrong? Don't you recognize your daughter?"
Gu Lu saw from her daughter's face and eyes that her daughter was happy from the bottom of her heart. She smiled and said, "I don't know the pink-faced one. It seems that my uncle has nourished my daughter these days." More and more delicate."
Gu Xianting couldn't help but blush when she thought that she was no longer a young girl.
How could this be hidden from Gu Lu's eyes? She thought to herself, it seems that the couple's life should be okay. I have to listen to the room tonight to find out what's going on.
It’s not okay for my uncle to be rude, and it’s not okay for my daughter to be too reserved.
Xie Fu saluted respectfully: "Father-in-law."
Gu Quan, however, had nothing to do with Xie Fu. He patted Xie Fu on the shoulder and called out, "Brother."
After hearing this, Mrs. Gu Lu glanced at her husband, a little resentful that her husband, as the head of the family, did not pay attention to propriety on this occasion. My brother, he is your son-in-law.
Xie Fu looked at Gu Lu and called out formally: "Mother-in-law."
Mrs. Gu Lu smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, we have prepared a banquet back home. Let's talk in the house."
After leading the couple into the mansion, hundreds of servants shouted in unison: "Welcome to you, Miss."
Xie Fu adapted, turned around and spoke to his entourage: "Reward everyone, don't leave out any one."
The attendant lowered his voice and said, "Master, there are hundreds of people."
Xie Fudan said: "Don't be particular."
On the other hand, Gu Xianting, the young lady of the Gu family, was a little embarrassed. After all, hundreds of pairs of eyes were staring at her and her husband.
She and Fu Xie's identities were revealed to the public, and they were both shy and happy inside.
A homecoming banquet has been arranged in the inner hall. This banquet is mainly to please the son-in-law and prevent the daughter from being bullied in her natal family.
Gu Xianting and her mother were talking and laughing. Although they were already a family, it was their first time sitting at the same table, so they were a little uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Gu Quan and Xie Fu were very close and they talked to each other from time to time.
After a few glasses of water and wine, Gu Quan said with an open mind, "Brother, are you satisfied with my daughter?"
Mrs. Gu Lu couldn't help but glanced at her husband angrily, and came again, "You keep calling me brother, why don't I call you uncle? Don't let me call you by the wrong name, that would be embarrassing."
Gu Quan called him brother affectionately, but Xie Fu couldn't call him brother rudely, and said respectfully: "Father-in-law, I am lucky to marry Xianting."
Gu Lushi smiled and said: "Uncle, our family is in business. I have heard these polite words too many times and can't tell the truth from the lies. Let me ask you, do you like it from the bottom of your heart?"
"To my mother-in-law, I like it very much."
Mrs. Gu Lu smiled and said, "My daughter has been studying and knowing literature since she was a child. Although she is knowledgeable and courteous, she has no worries about food and clothing and has not suffered much. If she is spoiled in any way, please take care of her."
After listening to Gu Lu's words, Xie Fu suddenly felt guilty. Yes, Xianting, as a daughter of a famous family, had never suffered since she was a child, but she suffered so much in order to find herself.
"Mother-in-law, please don't worry, I will pamper Xianting and pamper her."
At this time, Gu Quan interrupted: "That's not okay. You must obey your father at home and your husband when you get married."
Then he said to Gu Xianting: "Xianting, you must listen to your husband from now on, do you understand?"
Gu Xianting responded: "Yes, Father."
Mrs. Gu Lu was a little unhappy. Why are you turning your arms outward? This is your biological daughter.
He stood up and picked up the vegetables: "Uncle, come, eat some meat."
Xie Fu was flattered and quickly held the bowl with both hands: "Mother-in-law, I won't bother you, I can do it myself."
However, Mrs. Gu Lu did not put the meat on the bowl, but directly put it to Xie Fu's mouth, and actually wanted to feed him herself.
Xie Fu was immediately confused and stupid. In private, he could understand that this charming mother-in-law was trying to seduce others, but in front of his husband and daughter, what did he mean?
Looking towards Gu Xianting, Gu Xianting actually pursed her lips and smiled: "My mother pleases you, eat it."
Xie Fu turned to look at Gu Quan again, and Gu Quan laughed loudly: "Brother, just eat it."
Hearing Gu Quan say the same thing, Xie Fu opened his mouth to eat. He felt unspeakably uncomfortable and didn't even know what the meat tasted like.
Mrs. Gu Lu asked with a full smile: "Uncle, is the meat delicious?"
Xie Fu felt embarrassed and said with a smile on his face: "It's delicious."
Gu Lu asked again: "Then I can serve you well?"
Xie Fu felt that this sentence was too inappropriate. You are my elder, how can you use the word "serve"? It doesn't matter if you say it is thoughtful or not.
Seeing Fu Xie's embarrassment, Gu Xianting smiled and said, "My lord, just tell the truth."
Xie Fu had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "My mother-in-law is so kind and considerate. Thank you very much, my mother-in-law."
Gu Lu said: "Just be considerate. If you eat the meat fed by my own hands, you have received my favor. Xianting is the meat that fell from my body. If you dare to hit her in the future, you will hit me."
Hearing this, Xie Fu felt that this time the banquet was a bit like the Hongmen banquet, and he said: "Don't worry, mother-in-law, it will never happen."
Mrs. Gu Lu brought another spoonful of sweet soup and fed it to Fu Xie's mouth again.
Xie Fu looked directly at Gu Xianting and asked: "Xianting, do you still want to eat?"
Seeing Fu Xie's uncomfortable look, Gu Xianting pursed his lips and nodded with a smile. He blamed him for not making it clear to Fu Xie in advance.
In Huizhou, on the first day when a son-in-law returns home, the mother-in-law wants to please her son-in-law so that he can treat her daughter well. This is a custom in Huizhou.
Xie Fu had no choice but to open his mouth and eat the sweet soup fed by his mother-in-law's hands.
Gu Lu asked: "Uncle, is it sweet?"
Xie Fu felt that the sweet soup was like swallowing bitter water, so he said: "Sweet."
Gu Lu said: "Uncle, I want you to be sweet, but you have to make my daughter sweet."
The meaning of this word "sweet" is very profound, which means that her daughter should not be neglected in bed. Like a wealthy family where there are three wives and four concubines, and men like the new and dislike the old, so they gradually neglect their first wives.
Gu Lu naturally likes this son-in-law, but he still has two fiancées who have not yet married. One is called Tantai Heqing. I heard that he is a famous cloth merchant in Suzhou. In this world, a woman can stand alone. You don’t need to know more about it to know. It's a powerful character.
The other one is the prince Wang Wanzhi, not to mention this one, the name alone is enough to kill people.
Although my daughter is gentle, virtuous, and beautiful, she may not be able to take advantage at home in the future.
So these two bites fed by my own hands have a deeper meaning than the first bite.
Xie Fu didn't understand the etiquette and customs in Huizhou, so he didn't have such misconceptions. He just wanted to do as the locals do. He smiled and responded: "Mother-in-law, you can rest assured."
Gu Xianting understood, his face was red, and there was a hidden hint behind his words, which made people's hearts tingle.
Mrs. Gu Lu poured a glass of wine herself. When Xie Fu saw it, he secretly shouted in his heart, "Come again, as long as you finish!"
You can pick up the dishes with a quick pick, but the wine glass must be held with your hands. Mrs. Gu Lu bypassed her daughter and came directly to her son-in-law.
Xie Fu chuckled awkwardly: "Mother-in-law, do you want to feed this cup yourself?"
Gu Lushi said seriously: "Of course!"
Xie Fu said respectfully: "Mother-in-law, if you have any requests or instructions, my son-in-law will do it."
Although his expression was respectful, his words were clearly asking for mercy.
