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It was already three days later when Lin Yuanqiu had arranged for his younger sister Chunyan's dowry.
Then the father and son went to Yapo and bought two families of slaves, each with a family of five.
Originally, Lin Sanzhu wanted to place them all in the newly bought house in the town, but he also wanted to see what the character of these people was like.
Therefore, Lin Sanzhu took the people back to Xiaogaoshan Village and let them live at home so that he could observe more.
In case there is someone with a tricky temperament among them, it will be difficult for Chunyancao to control them.
Also, there will be a happy event to be held at home in a few days. With these servants around, my mother, my eldest sister-in-law, my second sister-in-law, and the child, my mother, can feel more relaxed.
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May 28th is the day when Chun Yan and Chun Cao get married together.
Therefore, on May 26th, Lin Yuanqiu locked himself in the room for most of the day. When he came out again, he saw Ping An following him, holding a large stack of long red papers in his hands.
Seeing this, Lin Sanzhu couldn't help but ask, "Yuan Qiu, what are you writing?"
It looks like Spring Festival couplets.
"Dad, this is a couplet!"
With that said, Lin Yuanqiu asked Ping An to put all the red papers on the Eight Immortals table. Then he pointed to one of the blank ones and said to Lin Sanzhu, "Dad, we will hang these couplets with ropes early in the morning." My son has written more than a hundred paintings in total. We can hang them from the entrance of the village to the west end of our village, so that when the two brothers-in-law come to pick up the bride, they can face each other one by one. "
Lin Sanzhu: "..."
Isn't this too harsh?
Also, what Lin Sanzhu wanted to ask at this time was, what if the son-in-law couldn't come out?
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Chapter 151 Spring swallows and spring grass get married
Contrary to Lin Sanzhu's worries, Lin Yuanbai and Lin Yuanhuai heard that such an operation was possible, and immediately took over the task of hanging the couplet.
Anyway, this job is not difficult, just hang up the one with words and the other without words in sequence. As for the one without words, it is for the brothers-in-law to write correct answers.
The most important thing to prepare now is the rope, which needs to be very long. After all, it will be hung from the entrance of the village to the entrance of your own courtyard.
It would definitely be too late to weave the rope now, so Lin Yuanbai and Lin Yuanhuai thought of going to the town right away.
Lin Yuanfeng and Lin Yuansong were not idle either. They immediately went to the village to find the young men in the clan. With so many couplets, it would take some time to hang them all. Don’t forget that the groom would be here by then, and there was no one here yet. Hang it up, so we need to find some help.
By the way, we have to cut some bamboo poles for tying ropes. If there is no support along the way, we won't be able to hang the couplets.
Thinking of the two brothers-in-law scratching their heads at that time, Lin Yuanfeng and Lin Yuansong laughed while walking, so fast that their clothes were floating. They were walking with the wind.
Mrs. Wu had never heard of such a novel way of playing, so she covered her mouth with joy. Usually when people came to pick up a bride, they would stop the groom and persuade him to have a few drinks. I had seen too many of them. I don’t think it’s interesting.
And this one at home is hilarious just thinking about it.
Wu immediately decided that one day after tomorrow, she would follow all the way and see how the two grandsons-in-law wrote the correct answers.
Also excited were Zhou and Liu.
As for Mrs. Feng, if she didn't think she was the mother-in-law, she would have to be reserved in the future. She would definitely be more excited than the elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law. This was from the beginning of the village to the end of the village. Such a scene, let alone seeing it, would just think about it. Thinking about it, it makes people feel so lively.
Feng thought to herself that if not many people noticed her in the future, she would definitely sneak out and take a look.
Gao Cui and the others were naturally very happy. The sisters-in-law had already planned to take the children to see them, especially Mo Xuan, Mo Hao, and Mo Sheng. They must let their boys The children are nurtured by their mentors, so that they can acquire talents, so that when they are enlightened, they may be able to study hard like their little uncle and become the number one scholar in the future.
The second day was the day to send the dowry, because the Zhou family and the Wang family were quite far apart, especially the Wang family, which was in the county town. Therefore, today's dowry must be delivered to the groom's house in a carriage.
The villagers came to the west end of the village early in the morning. Everyone wanted to see what dowries Dagui had given to his two little granddaughters.
After all, the husbands of these two granddaughters were marrying well, and the two grandsons-in-law, one a scholar and the other a civil servant, were both well-known.
Lin Shi's daughter-in-law smiled at Daniu's daughter-in-law, who was walking quickly in front of her. "It doesn't matter how good the two granddaughters are in marriage. You still think that the fields can produce money. If you ask me, it's useless for the two of you at this moment." The dowry for this little granddaughter is at most a few acres more than the first two. After all, the groom’s family has more than two hundred taels of betrothal silver to send over, so it can’t be too shabby.”
After hearing this, several women nearby nodded secretly, obviously agreeing with Lin Shi's wife's statement in their hearts.
Although many wealthy households in the town sent congratulatory gifts some time ago, in the near future, Yuan Qiu will go to the capital to serve as an official, and then he will have to find a place to stay in the capital, so those who received The money is designated to be used wisely, how can it be used to buy dowries for the granddaughters.
It's just that although these women think so in their hearts, they can't stand the way Lin Shi's daughter-in-law looks like watching a good show, and they don't want to think about what their own family is like, and they are actually planning to come here to watch the jokes of the No. 1 scholar.
In fact, everyone knows that Lin Shi's daughter-in-law is usually close to Mrs. Zhang, who lives in the Lin family's eldest room. What she said at this time seems to be partly due to her dissatisfaction with Mrs. Zhang.
But they all say, "I would rather hold an umbrella for a capable person than carry a sword for a useless person."
In the eyes of several women, Lin Shi's daughter-in-law always stood up for Mr. Zhang like a fool. She never got any benefits and even offended the second wife of the Lin family. I wonder if there was something wrong with her head.
Thinking of this, several women, like Da Niu's wife, quickened their pace and prepared to stay away from such unclear-minded people.
Xiao Gaoshan Village is not big. It took at least two cups of tea to walk from the east end of the village to the west end of the village. Soon the villagers gathered in the courtyard of the Lin family. And some who came a little later had no choice but to find a stone to stand on, and looked into the yard with most of their heads exposed from the wall.
Before the dowry was carried on the carriage, it naturally had to be laid out in the yard for everyone to see.
Soon, several young men who were called to help carried out the dowry burden one after another.
The two dowry loads that were carried out first had a golden flower on each. When they arrived in the yard, the two dowry loads were placed on the left and right in the yard.
The villagers knew that they were separated because they were afraid of getting confused later. After all, today they were giving dowries to two granddaughters.
It's just that things like gold hairpins are always placed in the makeup box, and then the lid is opened. Why did a single hairpin come out?
When Lin Shi's wife saw this scene, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, "What else could it be? It's just that the dowry is too small for fear of not looking good, so I'm going to split the head and face into several dowry burdens. Let me see... "
Before Lin Shi's wife could finish her words, she saw two women in red standing by the door shouting loudly, "A branch of the number one hairpin!"
These two women in red are the brides Lin Sanzhu specially invited to the town. Today, these two people will accompany the carriage to deliver the dowry.
When the villagers in the yard heard the words "Zhuangyuan Hairpin Flower", they were quite surprised.
They hurriedly gathered around the dowry bearer, wanting to see what the No. 1 scholar's hairpin looked like.
I saw golden petals, golden leaves, and golden stamens, all golden. Looking at the flat flower branches, there seemed to be a few words engraved on them.
And these words were soon read aloud by literate people, "Qionglin Banquet..."
Qionglin Banquet? !
Hey, isn't the Qionglin Banquet a meal invited by the emperor?
Although the villagers don't know these words, they know Qionglin Banquet. Isn't it often sung in the opera that "Jinluan Palace gives Qionglin Banquet".
Therefore, the number one scholar gave the golden flowers gifted by the Holy Spirit as dowries to his two younger sisters!
Ouch, Ouch, my God, this is so respectable!
Before everyone could finish sighing, the second dowry was soon brought out. This time it was a large pile of books tied with red silk.
Just listen to the bride in red singing in unison, "There are as many chariots and horses as there are clusters of horses in the book, and there are thousands of bells of millet in the book!"
When the villagers saw that this was a book, they didn't say anything. After all, no matter how expensive this thing was, it was still an ordinary thing. Since the clan school was established, no one could have one or two books.
But the literate person didn't stand by for nothing. There were three words "Imperial Imperial College" printed on the cover.
So this set of books is unusual.
Everyone in the courtyard was shocked when they saw a tile tied with red silk on the third dowry burden. The tile meant a house. Could it be that Lin Dagui gave his granddaughter a house as a dowry?
Sure enough, I heard Xiniang singing, "The second time you enter a house!"
God, when you enter the house for the second time, you need two or three hundred taels of silver, right? And for two seats, it would cost five or six hundred taels of silver.
The villagers found it incredible. They all stared at the tiles on the dowry burden without moving their eyes.
However, the unbelievable things are still going on. As the dowry continues to be carried out, the villagers' mouths have never closed. There are two shops, twenty-six acres of paddy fields, two sets of gold heads and masks, all kinds of silks and satins, etc. Wait, there are more than two hundred taels of silver in the box, and the last ten people who came out turned out to be the bride's companions.
God, Lin Dagui's family has really changed!
At this time, Lin Shi's wife had already disappeared.
Soon, loads of dowry were carried onto the carriage, and then with the sound of crackling firecrackers, more than a dozen carriages started running to deliver the dowry to the groom's family.
After the carriage went away, the villagers saw that a dozen young men who had just helped carry the dowry were coming out of the yard holding hemp rope dumplings, bamboo poles, or hoes. .
Then he walked quickly to the entrance of the village.
This strange behavior made the villagers follow closely, wanting to see what they were planning to do.
As they approached the entrance of the village, they saw the young men stopping and digging pits and setting up bamboo poles. Then they took hemp ropes and started tying them up with the bamboo poles.
Some villagers couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "What are you doing?"
Patriarch Lin's grandson smiled and said, "After pulling the rope, we can hang up the couplets tomorrow morning, and then let the groom answer the couplets and pick up the bride."
Lin Dong's father was puzzled, "Why should the couplet be hung at the entrance of the village?"
"Uncle, we need to hang more than one couplet. I heard Brother Yuanbai say that we need to hang it from the entrance of the village all the way to his house!"
What?
So many hangings?
The villagers' astonished mouths could fit a melon into their mouths.
Half a quarter of an hour later, the impatient villagers quickly joined in, digging holes, setting up bamboo poles, and tying ropes, and were very busy.
"Ouch, your binding is not strong!"
"No, no, the hole needs to be dug deeper, otherwise the pole won't stand."
"Hey, I asked you why you have no energy at all. Maybe you didn't even eat breakfast."
As the old saying goes, when a crowd gathers firewood, the flames rise. Similarly, when there are more people, the speed is faster. In less than an hour, all the ropes to hang the couplets were pulled up.
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It is said that money jumps out of the left eye, so Zhou Zixu is sure something good will happen to him today.
However, after thinking that today is the happy day for him to marry his wife, Zhou Zixu felt that this good thing about his left eye twitching probably refers to this.
But when Zhou Zixu, wearing a bright red wedding robe and leading a procession of brides and bridesmaids, arrived at Xiaogaoshan Village, he quickly understood where his "good thing about the left eye twitching" came from today.
Who can tell him what this series of couplets is for? It's not just waiting for him and his brother-in-law to come over and answer the questions correctly.
Zhou Zixu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
