When Zhu Renxia returned to the county government office, he found that it had been decorated with a new look by the master of ceremonies.
This Guiyang county government office has three doors. The main door is used to handle official business. After opening the door, there is the lobby where cases are tried. Outside the door is a large cowhide drum.
This door will be tightly closed on weekdays, and will only be opened when the case is resolved. In other words, this is a government office, so naturally you cannot post couplets or hang lanterns.
There is a side door not far from the main entrance for daily entry and exit of the county government office.
At this moment, the door has been hung with lanterns and pasted with couplets. It is full of joy, and you can tell at a glance that the door is filled with happy events.
The chubby female master of ceremonies smiled and saluted: "The common woman has met the eldest master. If you are not satisfied with anything else, just give him the order. The common woman will ask someone to do it right away."
"Just watch Zhang Luo, that's almost enough!"
Zhu Renxia was too lazy to study the complicated procedures of the wedding and just dealt with it casually.
Seeing that it was still early, Zhu Renxia issued an order to continue accepting people's lawsuits in the afternoon. Anyone with grievances and disputes could beat the drum to complain.
All the government servants admonished one after another: "Tomorrow is the wedding day of the county magistrate, why do you have to do this for business? Just take two days off!"
"No, Mr. Futai has entrusted me with an important task. The people regard me as a parent official, so how can I slack off? How can I delay official business by just taking a concubine?"
Zhu Renxia categorically rejected the good intentions of the government officials. He tried two more cases in one afternoon and inspected a relief point outside the city in the evening to check whether the officials had withheld food.
What makes Zhu Renxia satisfied is that the officers of the Guiyang County Government are very dedicated and there are no bad incidents of withholding disaster relief food or bullying the people.
Before dawn the next day, the master of ceremonies took the sedan chair to the military camp to greet the bride.
According to the folk customs in Guizhou, taking a concubine does not require the bridegroom to greet her in person; she only needs to send servants to carry her home in a sedan chair.
But in order to give Jin Zhu face, Zhu Renxia still took off his official robe, took off his black gauze hat, put on a bright red groom's uniform, and followed the welcoming team to the military camp.
The military camp was already bustling with people, and the cooks were very busy. After all, there were more than a thousand people eating, and they wouldn't be able to keep up if they didn't work quickly.
As the elder of the groom's side, Jiang Guanjun stayed with Xu Le and others in the county office to wait for the bride to come and take charge of the wedding. Other people from the Chang'an Army rushed to the military camp to eat.
Amidst the crackling of firecrackers and the cheerful sound of suona, Jin Zhu was helped out of the barracks by two temporarily hired maids, and his delicate hands were handed over to Zhu Renxia's.
"Please ask the groom to carry the bride to the sedan chair!" the emcee shouted at the top of his lungs.
Zhu Renxia had no choice but to squat down and said gently: "Madam, please get on my back."
Jinzhu was wearing a phoenix crown and a red hijab. She couldn't see the road in front of her clearly, so she lay on Zhu Renxia's body obediently.
"Carry the sedan outside the camp and let the mayor carry my wife for a while."
I don't know who shouted in the crowd, and the bearer carrying the sedan immediately picked up the sedan and ran away.
"Stop making trouble, we have to wait to go back to the county office for the wedding!"
Zhu Renxia had no choice but to carry Jin Zhu on his back and walk out of the barracks.
The crowds of people made way for a way, and all kinds of fun and laughter broke out one after another.
"Battle Commander Jin married from the barracks to the county government. That barracks is Camp Commander Jin's natal family, and the brothers are all her natal family members. Mayor, you can't bully Camp Commander Jin, otherwise our natal family members will not spare you! "
"Pull him down. It's a good thing that Camp Commander Jin doesn't bully our mayor. Have you never heard of it? There is no damaged land, only exhausted cows!"
"Battle Commander Jin has great martial arts skills and a tall figure. This land is not easy to farm. I'm a little worried about our mayor!"
"Can you speak? What does a battalion commander mean by a tall figure? Is there any way to describe a woman? You should say that our battalion commander is tall and slender."
"Yes, yes...you have a lot of ink in your stomach. What you said makes sense."
Zhu Renxia carried Jin Zhu on his back and walked out of the barracks door while comforting the soldiers: "Brothers, wait patiently. This barracks is not my parents' home, and the county government is not my husband's home. We are just holding a ceremony. Chang'an Town is ours." Home. After the wedding is over, we will come back with Captain Jiang to toast, and the brothers will have a good time drinking and resting after getting drunk!"
All the people agreed in unison: "Okay, let's wait for the mayor and battalion commander to come back and drink!"
Someone else yelled, "It's okay, my brothers won't be surprised. Mayor, you and the battalion commander went into the bridal chamber to finish things first. It won't be too late to come back for a drink!"
There was another burst of belly laughter, and the barracks was filled with a relaxed and joyful atmosphere.
At this moment, officials are not officials, soldiers are not soldiers, and everyone is a family from Chang'an Town.
Zhu Renxia stuffed the gold beads into the sedan, got on his horse, and, surrounded by trumpets and suonas, left the barracks and headed for the county government office.
Knowing that the county magistrate took a concubine today and that the bride was a heroine who defended Guiyang, people along the way sent their blessings.
Half an hour later, the wedding team arrived at the county government office.
Jiang Guanjun, Xu Le, Hou Jie and others, who acted as the groom's elders, had already dressed up and were waiting in front of the door with eager anticipation.
Although the adults from the governor's office, the chief envoy's department, and the inspector's envoy's department did not come to congratulate them, the subordinate officials such as the Guiyang County Magistrate, Guiyang County Chief Bo, the Inspector, and the Dianshi were still generous enough to come to the door with congratulatory gifts. .
In addition to these officials, some gentry and merchants from Guiyang came to attend the wedding to support the county magistrate. Naturally, Liu Zhaoguang, who made a lot of money from Chang'an Town, was among them. He presented a gift of two hundred taels of silver, which impressed the accountant.
"Congratulations to the county magistrate, congratulations to the county magistrate!"
Seeing the county grandpa returning home to welcome his bride, all the guests and friends congratulated him, all with smiles on their faces.
Zhu Renxia turned over and dismounted, clasped his fists and returned the salute: "I'm glad, I'm glad. Thank you all for coming to support me. Let's all drink to your heart's content today and never come home until you're drunk."
The sedan was carried straight into the county government office and landed in front of the newly decorated auditorium.
The master of ceremonies shouted at the top of his lungs: "The auspicious time has come. Please help the bridegroom get off the sedan chair and pay homage to the church."
Zhu Renxia took Jin Zhu's hand and walked out of the sedan as instructed, and then came to the auditorium to hold the wedding.
Under the auspices of the master of ceremonies, the newlyweds first worshiped the heaven and the earth, then worshiped the high hall, then the husband and wife worshiped each other, and finally were sent to the bridal chamber.
According to the customs of the Ming Dynasty, taking a concubine does not need to be so grand at all. You can carry it in on a sedan chair, invite relatives and friends to have a meal and get to know the bride, and then you are considered married.
Moreover, when a concubine enters the house, it is not called marrying at all, but is called accepting, which means accepting her casually.
However, in order to show respect for Jinzhu, Zhu Renxia still asked the master of ceremonies to adopt the bride's standards to take Jinzhu as his concubine.
This made Jin Zhu very happy and felt that he had seen the right person. This man respected him from the bottom of his heart. This was undoubtedly a pleasant thing.
After entering the bridal chamber, Jin Zhu did not sit quietly on the bed and wait like a little girl. Instead, she asked Zhu Renxia to help her lift the red hijab.
"Ms. sir, help me lift the hijab quickly. I want to go out with you to toast together, and then go back to the barracks and get drunk with my brothers!"
Zhu Renxia followed his concubine's words and reached out to help her lift the red hijab: "Let's talk about the front first. Don't drink too much and act like a drunk."
The moment the red hijab was lifted, a face with exquisite make-up appeared in front of Zhu Renxia, with red lips, white teeth, and long eyebrows. Zhu Renxia couldn't help but be fascinated by it.
"It's so beautiful!"
Jin Zhu smiled sweetly, stretched out her hand and popped a chestnut on Zhu Renxia's forehead, "Why don't you marry me sooner if you are really beautiful? I have to wait for nearly a year. Do you know how much I suffered during this year?"
Zhu Renxia felt extremely ashamed: "Aren't I worried about hurting you, girl? You are so good-looking and have such a slim figure, but you want to be my concubine. I will bear the loss on your behalf!"
"You still call me girl?" Jin Zhu glared, "Do you always think of me as an outsider?"
"Madam, Madam." Zhu Renxia quickly changed his words.
Jinzhu raised his fist and "threatened": "Since you know that I suffered a loss for being your concubine, then you must treat me well in the future. I don't ask you to be favored by you like Axiu, but I ask you to have a fair bowl of water." , both rain and dew are touched.”
"Okay... I will treat Madam sincerely." Zhu Renxia clasped his fists and bowed with a sincere attitude.
Jin Zhu snapped his fingers: "Let's go outside and toast the guests who are here today. After we finish here, we can go to the barracks. The brothers are waiting for us!"
