Although the sun has set and the sky is dim, the lights in the Yang Family Courtyard in the Yang Family Tower Village are brightly lit, and coupled with the bright moon hanging high in the sky, it looks like daylight.
All the guests were sitting in the front yard and the middle yard. Zhang Cheng naturally wanted to stay to toast and accompany the banquet. Naturally, Wei Zhice, Zhang Guodong, Chen Zhong and other generals in Xuanzhen became the focus of the day. They couldn't curry favor for the time being. Zhang Cheng had no choice but to try his best to establish a good relationship with his generals first.
Although today's banquet can be considered sumptuous, it is not too extravagant. After all, it is a year of great disaster, and although the Yang family is a wealthy gentry, they are not among the richest people in the world. Therefore, although the banquet is relatively Plenty, but more importantly, a lively atmosphere.
The banquet started just after Shenshi, and there were also some female guests who came to watch the ceremony. They were all arranged to eat in the back house, accompanied by Yang Shibin and other brothers' wives.
After three rounds of drinking, it was almost midnight, but the people drinking happily in the candlelight and moonlight did not feel the change in the sky at all. The halls and courtyards were still as bright as before.
Zhang Cheng did not drink as much as he used to today. Firstly, it was still in wartime. Although the fighting stopped during the war, he did not dare to be careless. Secondly, he was still thinking about the long-term future in his heart. Leg beauty Yang Liying.
According to the traditional custom at this time, after the female guests in the back house get up from the table, many people will stay and they will make trouble in the bride's bridal chamber in the evening.
But that didn't work tonight. After Yang Liying returned to the other courtyard, he ordered the twenty female soldiers under his command to strictly guard the door. Except for his uncle Zhang Cheng, no one was allowed to enter the other courtyard.
People around the Yang family building don’t know the temperament and temperament of the Yang family’s aunt. Although everyone wants to, they don’t dare!
Yang Liying arranged the main room of the other courtyard as a bridal chamber. Chunni and Chunxue waited on her to remove the phoenix crown and Xiapei, and fetched some exquisite pastries, which had been secretly hidden earlier.
According to the rules at this time, the bride was not allowed to eat on the wedding night. Although Yang Liying didn't care about the red tape, she didn't dare to be careless about these things. After all, a slight negligence would affect her life.
However, Zhang Cheng told Chunni in advance that he had prepared some pastries in private to satisfy his hunger. However, the pastries and warm rice wine on the small table in the bridal chamber could not be touched. They could only be used when Zhang Cheng came to the bridal chamber. .
After simply eating some pastries, Yang Liying sat alone on the bed in the bridal chamber to rest. She suddenly thought that according to the rules, she would have to worship her ancestors and elders with Zhang Cheng tomorrow, and there would be a day of banquet, commonly known as "eating noodles".
But Zhang Cheng's family elders are all on Xuanfu North Road, and it seems that they can only visit them when they return to North Road with their husband.
Moreover, on the third day, she had to take her handsome and mighty new son-in-law back to her parents' home. This was called "returning to the door", which was an extremely important custom for the woman.
But then she thought again, wasn't she at her parents' house now? Where could she go back?
Yang Liying couldn't help but think about it in her heart. Her husband still had to deal with the big task of suppressing thieves. Naturally, he couldn't spend more time in the Yang family building. She just wanted to discuss it with him later. Why don't she pay homage to her ancestors and elders tomorrow and spend another day there? The banquet is considered a return home.
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Zhang Cheng toasted to all the guests, and then ate and drank for a while with the chief minister and a few distinguished gentry eunuchs. Then he called Wang Yuanjing to come over to the table to sit with him.
He also arranged for Wei Zhice, Zhang Guodong and other generals to greet today's guests on his behalf. He must not let the joyous celebrations tonight get cold. He also said that everyone can have a good drink and rest in the Yangjia Tower Village for a day tomorrow.
Chen Zhong and Lin Fangping did not drink wine. They only tasted it briefly and stayed with Zhang Cheng. At this time, they saw Zhang Cheng preparing to leave the table and hurriedly followed him out.
Zhang Cheng stopped everyone in the hall, and only Yang Shijie, Chen Zhong, and Lin Fangping followed out. Zhang Cheng slowed down and said: "Brother Ziyun, you can allocate your own armor, shields, spears, swords, and clubs in the village.
As for the muskets and artillery, I will leave a bureau of sergeants in the Yang family building to select suitable young men. They will train them rigorously and they will form an army in a short time. Lou will not be afraid of him. "
Yang Shijie cupped his fists and said, "It's all up to Zhang Shuai's arrangement."
Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "You are my uncle. We will be a family from now on, so why be so polite."
He turned his head and said to Chen Zhong and Lin Fangping: "There are many guests gathering today, and there are many people and things to do, so we need to be more careful. Chen Zhong, you can go out of the stronghold and arrange for the sergeants to set up sentries everywhere. The guards outside the stronghold will prevent all kinds of troubles." You take responsibility.
Gu Fangping, you assist Zi Yun in taking charge of the security and guarding in the stronghold. Our sergeants will patrol together with the strong men in the stronghold. We must strengthen our vigilance and make sure there are no mistakes or mistakes! "
Several of them responded in unison, and then followed Zhang Cheng to the gate of the other courtyard. Seeing several female soldiers guarding here in uniform, Chen Zhong and Lin Fangping immediately resigned. Just like Yang Shijie, the female soldiers left without Yang Liying's permission. The soldiers were not allowed to pass, which shows the strictness with which Yang Liying manages the army.
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Although Zhang Cheng had not drank too much, he was still a little tipsy. Two female soldiers carried red lanterns to lead the way. What he was thinking about was Yang Liying's long legs and her proud pair of peaks, as well as the beautiful woman who looked like a picture. Appearance.
The courtyard was not big, so he walked along the bluestone corridor and soon arrived in front of the main house. Chunni and Haruyue had already been anxiously waiting for their young lady, and they came to the door from time to time to look around.
When they saw Zhang Cheng coming here under the guidance of the female soldiers, Chunni hurriedly asked Chunxue to report to the young lady, while she opened the door and went out to greet him.
Zhang Cheng entered the bridal chamber and went straight to Yang Liying who was sitting on the bed. He sat down on a small stool in front of her and looked at the beauty wearing a red hijab in front of him with the slightest hint of drunkenness.
Looking down from the head, his eyes finally stopped on Yang Liying's little feet wearing red combat boots. Although she was tall, in Zhang Cheng's opinion, these little feet were very well-proportioned, even though they were wrapped in combat boots. , has also made him intoxicated.
Chuni and Haruyue were not idle either. They were busy changing the charcoal stove with new charcoal and closing the door of the outhouse tightly before returning to the house.
I heard Yang Liying say in a shy voice: "You idiot, why don't you help me lift this red hijab!"
Zhang Cheng only remembered this at this time. He hurriedly reached out to lift the red hijab on Yang Liying's head and said apologetically: "Look at me, I only care about my own happiness, but I make my wife worry about it. It's really a sin."
He just lifted the red hijab halfway, and his eyes were fixed on Yang Liying's handsome face, and he couldn't bear to leave anymore. Yang Liying glanced at him, her face also turned red, and she hurriedly raised her hand to completely lift the hijab, shyly Said: "It's shameless to stare at people like this!"
Zhang Cheng said infatuatedly: "My lady is really a stunning beauty. Not only is she skilled in bow and horse, her appearance is also rare in this world."
Listening to Zhang Cheng's ambiguous praise of herself, Yang Liying felt happy in her heart. She raised her eyes and met Zhang Cheng's eyes, both of them filled with affection.
Suddenly, Chuni, a little girl beside her, said coquettishly: "Uncle, it's true, my lady hasn't rested all day, don't you know how distressed she is?"
Zhang Cheng was awakened by this statement and hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Yang Liying and said: "Madam, the hijab has also been lifted. Let's have a drink and have a good rest early."
Yang Liying was still nostalgic for the sweetness of their eyes meeting each other, but she felt a sense of loss at this moment. She couldn't help but glare at Chuni, which made Chuni a little confused.
Zhang Cheng and Yang Liying came to sit down at the square table, symbolically fed each other a piece of cake, and drank a glass of wine. This was considered as the completion of what the ancients called the "unity" ceremony.
"Madam, are you full?"
"Um!"
A delicate voice ordered: "Chunni, Haruyuki, you two should go and have a rest too!"
As the red candle flickered, the two figures shed their worldly bonds one by one, and got into the soft cave one after another. The gauze curtain seemed to be swaying in the breeze.
In the end, even the bed was shaking slightly. After a fierce moment, the fingers were intertwined and the hearts collided, achieving the blending of love and love.
The red light of the flowers and candles in the bridal chamber is even more brilliant, making people feel warm even in this harsh winter, and the whole room is filled with the sweet feeling of spring!
