Chapter 170 Getting Married (1)
The day before the wedding is the day when the bride's family sends the dowry.
The Zhong family brought a total of thirty-six dowries. In addition to the two dowry shops, there were also wooden furniture, treasure barrels for descendants, clothes and bedding, silk and satin cloth, gold and silver jewelry, dress boxes, porcelain, etc. This large amount of dowry has squeezed the entire west wing into only a place to stay.
When she saw the box of silver with one thousand taels of silver notes in it, Mrs. Wu understood that the Zhong family had used the betrothal gift they had sent previously as a dowry for their daughter.
And not only that, there are also the ten pieces of silk, which should be the reward from the Holy Emperor not long ago. Unexpectedly, this time the Zhong family also gave their daughter as a dowry.
Obviously, Mrs. Zhong loves her daughter.
The new house is located in the house where Lin Yuanqiu currently lives, which is the west wing of the third courtyard.
Originally, Lao Lintou and Mrs. Wu planned to locate the new house in the three main rooms on the third side.
Since moving to the capital, these main rooms have been empty.
Lin Sanzhu and Feng were in favor of their parents' plan, and so were the rest of the family. In their view, Yuan Qiu was an official of the imperial court and the most "big" person in the family, so it was natural that he should live in the main house. It should be.
Lin Yuanqiu naturally understood what his family was thinking, but he did not agree to the matter.
Not to mention that the Dajing Dynasty has always advocated filial piety and emphasized filial piety as the first priority. Even Lin Yuanqiu himself is not so shameless. His parents are still living in the side room. How can he, the son, have the nerve to live in the main room.
In fact, according to common sense, it is most appropriate for his parents to live in these main houses. After all, the mother respects the son and honors the father. The son has an official status, and the parents can be regarded as real masters and wives. There is a difference in treatment. The other brothers and sisters are also normal.
But Lin Yuanqiu knew that there was still a clay pot containing banknotes buried in the east wing, and his father would never change his place of residence under any circumstances.
So, that's it.
Lin Yuanqiu had already planned to convert the main rooms into places for children to study and practice calligraphy, similar to a large study room.
In Lin Yuanqiu's view, if a family wants to prosper, it cannot rely on one person alone. This is why many aristocratic families spare no effort to cultivate their descendants. Otherwise, they will have no successors and will only decline.
Just like the Lin family, if there are no more talents in the future, it is not impossible to return to civilians.
Therefore, Lin Yuanqiu feels that it is necessary to pay more attention to the academic studies of the children at home.
And having an environment dedicated to reading and literacy not only facilitates children's learning, but more importantly, it makes everyone in the family pay attention to this matter.
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Quanfu people put a bright red quilt and mattress on the new bed. Although tomorrow is the wedding day, there are still a lot of things to be busy with tonight.
When the little ones heard that they were going to be boys on the bed for their little uncle, they hurriedly raised their hands and expressed their urgency, "Me, me, me", for fear that they would be missed if the speed was slower.
Especially the two-year-olds Mo Cheng and Wan Yu. The two little guys didn't say much. After turning around, they rushed into the new house with their little buttocks twisting.
If Gao Cui and Qin Hehua hadn't caught her in time, they would have just gone to bed and gone.
Seeing Wanxue's pitiful look again, Lin Yuanqiu was sure that as long as he shook his head, the little girl would burst into tears for him.
In the end, Lin Yuanqiu simply waved his hand and said, "I'll take it all, I'll take it all. Today you are all my little uncle's boys!"
Upon hearing this, the room suddenly burst into cheers of "oh oh oh".
Seeing several little girls unceremoniously preparing to take off their shoes and go to bed, Quanfu was stunned. How could any girl be a toy on the bed?
What if the new wife gives birth to a girl in the future?
Lin Yuanqiu didn't believe this, let alone having a daughter or a son, there was really no difference in his heart.
Lin Sanzhu and Feng naturally did whatever their son said.
So, except for nine-year-old Wanqing and eight-year-old Wanying, who were really embarrassed, the others all took off their shoes and got on the new bed, and then rolled around in various ways until they all burst into laughter.
After the work was completed, the little guys stretched out their arms towards Lin Yuanqiu in high spirits and said, "Salary, little uncle, please pay us our wages!"
Lin Yuanqiu: "..."
When did you become a part-time worker for him?
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It was the first time in my life that I was getting married. If I said I wasn't nervous, I would be lying.
Lin Yuanqiu couldn't find the specific reason for his nervousness. Anyway, he was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep.
Then he thought that he would have to get up early to pick up the bride tomorrow morning, and he would definitely not be able to do it without a good spirit, so Lin Yuanqiu started counting sheep with his eyes closed.
But as he kept counting, his mind couldn't help but turn to other things. Lin Yuanqiu thought of every time he met his fiancée after he arranged to get married.
The most recent time was in mid-autumn not long ago. At that time, he sent him a Mid-Autumn Festival gift, and Yurou gave him a newly made cloak. She also told him that it was already cold in the morning, so he must remember to put on the cloak when riding.
Lin Yuanqiu still remembered Yurou's tone of voice at that time, the gentle breeze and drizzle, like the spring breeze blowing on her face. Compared to before, I feel less reserved and more comfortable...
Finally, Lin Yuanqiu didn't know when he fell asleep. Anyway, when he opened his eyes again, there was light coming through the window paper.
He was busy playing carp and got up.
Today, in addition to Zhou Zixu and Wang Wenchang, there are also Chen Yutang and Liu Qing'an, as well as Zhang Yuan and Qin Wenjie who are going to Zhong's house to pick up their bride.
Although they are no longer in the Imperial College, Lin Yuanqiu, Chen Yutang and the others have not lost contact in more than a year.
Especially after Zhou Zixu moved here, they would come here often.
Everyone is from Jiangzhou Prefecture, and they were classmates in the Prefecture School before, so their relationship must be different from others.
As for Wang Wenchang, Chen Yutang and the others were also former classmates in the government school, so naturally they could all talk about it.
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Nowadays, when welcoming a bride, most of the bride's family will raise some problems to embarrass the groom, in order to prevent the groom from taking the bride away easily, in order to show that it is not easy for the family to raise a daughter, and also to hope that the son-in-law can treat his daughter well in the future. inside.
Most of the difficult questions are based on answering poetry couplets.
In the eyes of Zhou Zixu and Chen Yutang, they are all people who have read poetry and books, and reciting poems and writing poems is definitely not a problem.
Therefore, several people are gearing up and ready to show off their talents.
Unexpectedly, after arriving at the door of the woman's house, the wedding reception group was stunned by the scene in front of them.
Were they right? Chen Yutang and others rubbed their eyes in unison and looked again. Yes, they were indeed targets.
I saw two wooden targets standing about ten meters away from the entrance of the alley. Looking closer, I found that the positions of the bull's-eyes were tied with a scroll with a red rope. As for whether there were paintings or words in the scroll, I couldn't decide for the time being. Don’t know yet.
But there is one thing that Chen Yutang and others are certain of, that is, even if they have a lot of knowledge today, they will not be of use. It is obvious that the woman is going to use force.
After understanding this, Chen Yutang and the others stepped back unfaithfully, saying that they really couldn't help with the bow and arrow shooting.
Also, why did they forget that Brother Lin's father-in-law was the head coach before?
As for Zhou Zixu, when he saw the excited expressions on the faces of his two cousins, he was thinking that he might surprise his cousins today, because archery was really hard for his uncle.
Not to mention that he has been practicing riding and shooting since he started studying in Nianfu, and even now he has not fallen behind. No, whenever I go to Zhuangzi, my uncle will definitely take his bow and arrow and go for a spin on the mountain. When I came back, I would be carrying a hare or a pheasant in my hand. It was rare to return empty-handed.
Therefore, such a range is really not difficult for my uncle.
In fact, Zhou Zixu had practiced archery before, but he hadn't started it for more than a year and was already quite rusty.
What's more, the sound of firecrackers just now attracted many neighbors and passers-by. Now everyone was standing by with excited faces, ready to see how the man responded, so he still didn't want to show up. It's ugly.
Thinking like this, Zhou Zixu imitated Chen Yutang's actions and quickly took a big step back.
In this way, Lin Yuanqiu, who was dressed in red robe and with a red face, was stood at the front of the team.
Zhong Jinan was also unambiguous. He was his uncle today, and it was only natural to embarrass his brother-in-law, so he quickly handed the bow in his hand to Lin Yuanqiu.
Zhong Jinhua on the side also handed over two arrows tied with red thread in a neat movement.
This move made the onlookers excited, especially the neighbors next door to the Zhong family. They all knew that the Zhong family's daughter was destined to be the number one scholar, including the fact that the Zhong family had previously received a reward from the emperor for their son-in-law.
It can be said that the good marriage of the daughter of the Zhong family has become the envy of the residents of Wutong Lane. Now that they have finally met the number one scholar, everyone can't help but want to have a look.
It's just that in everyone's eyes, although Duke Zhuangyuan is definitely good at studying, he is definitely not good at shooting bows and arrows, so today's wedding must be very interesting.
Another person who had the same idea was Zhou Xing.
Zhou Xing came to the capital as early as last month, and the Wang family also came with him. His daughter-in-law had a grandson in the family, so the couple naturally wanted to come over and take a look. In addition, the niece is getting married, so as uncle and aunt, they cannot be absent.
At this time, it would be no exaggeration to say that Zhou Xing was in such high spirits that his eyes were shining.
In Zhou Xing's eyes, Yuan Qiu has always been calm and mature, so he wants to know how Yuan Qiu will deal with today's problems.
If Lin Yuanqiu could hear Zhou Xing's thoughts at this time, he would definitely answer with a smile. Relaxation is a must.
Because his position was at most fifteen meters away from the wooden target, and most importantly, the scroll on the target was fixed, and he could even hit running pheasants and hares, so Such a problem can only be regarded as a piece of cake in Lin Yuanqiu's eyes.
However, they say that complacency will lead to failure, so you must deal with it seriously later.
But before that, Lin Yuanqiu first checked the direction of the wooden target on the opposite side and saw that no one was standing there. Moreover, the Zhong family carefully used wooden boards to block the back of the target, so that even if the arrow missed, it would still be guaranteed. Hurt people.
It can be seen that the father-in-law's family is very considerate.
Seeing that the No. 1 Scholar had not taken any action, the people on the side thought that the other party had lost their way. They couldn't help laughing and said, "No. 1 Scholar, please fire your bow quickly. We are all impatient."
"Yes, yes, yes, No. 1 Scholar, please draw your bow quickly. If it doesn't work, it's the same as throwing wedding money at us all!"
"Yes, why don't you just throw in the wedding money!"
Hahahahaha...
After hearing what everyone said, the eyes of brothers Zhong Jinan and Zhong Jinhua had become a line of joy.
Haha, originally they were planning to write a poem to stop the wedding like other families did. But then I thought about it, with just half of their ink, how could they be the match for the brother-in-law who was the champion, not to mention that there would be several helpers including his cousin. Thinking about this, the two brothers did not hesitate. He chose to "use force to marry".
Now it seems that the brother-in-law and his classmates are really embarrassed by them.
Lin Yuanqiu, who was dressed in happy clothes at this time, did not speed up the movements of his hands because of the urging of everyone.
He first pulled the bow in his hand. Well, it was a one-stone bow. It seemed that the two uncles took good care of him. However, Lin Yuanqiu was now using a two-stone bow.
After testing the power of the bow, Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste any time. He rolled up his sleeves, then nocked an arrow and fully drew the bow. Then, with a "whoosh" sound, the arrow quickly flew out.
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Chapter 171 Getting Married (2)
Most of them were stunned by the smooth movement of the No. 1 Scholar. When a "click" sound came from the wooden target, everyone suddenly came back to their senses. It turned out that the feather arrow had been nailed to the wooden target so quickly.
