Chapter 253 Preparing for the Wedding
After leaving Su Ze in Nanping, Fang Wanghai and Li Zhi hurried back to Quanzhou to prepare for their daughter's wedding.
There are two documents that guide weddings in the Ming Dynasty, one is "The Ming Dynasty Huidian" and the other is "Zhu Xi's Family Rituals".
However, the six rites in a wedding are indispensable. These six rites are nacai, asking for names, naji, nazheng, asking for date, and personally welcoming.
The first five parts were decided during the wedding discussion. Because Fang Wanghai took leave to come back to host the wedding, the date was already decided on the road. Su Ze only needed to follow the steps step by step.
After Su Ze returned to Nanping City, he did not return to Changning Guard for the wedding because he felt guilty.
Su Ze brought his grandfather and his ninth aunt to the county town from Changningwei. A new house was purchased in the city as a place to get married.
The wedding process in the Ming Dynasty was already quite complicated. Su Ze had no elders in his family, so his classmates had to help with the wedding.
Fortunately, Han Li, a yin-yang student, helped, and many classmates helped, so things went smoothly.
The wedding date has been set. On the dock of Changningwei, Lin Liangjun, who had grown taller, looked at Lin Mojun who was boarding the ship and said, "
Sister, are you really not going to Brother Aze's wedding?"
Lin Mojun said While wiping the red tassel gun, she said calmly: "The military situation is urgent. The Japanese fleet has appeared in Ryukyu. I have to go there. You can help me send the gift there and just tell Su Ze." Lin Liangjun fell silent
. After all, he was now taller than Lin Mojun and had some understanding of children's matters.
He also noticed the affection between his sister and Su Ze.
Lin Liangjun said: "Sister! Shall I bring someone to snatch Brother Aze over?"
Lin Mojun yelled: "Nonsense! Are you itchy again?" The
suppressed power of blood made Lin Liangjun hold his head, Lin Mojun did not continue to have attacks.
Looking at his younger brother who was already taller than himself, Lin Mojun sighed secretly.
It would be great if my brother could grow up soon.
It's a pity that Lin Mojun still has two years left before he can inherit the military position.
His sister didn't beat him? Lin Liangjun looked at Lin Mojun through his fingers. Seeing the expression on her face, Lin Liangjun said quickly:
"Sister, I'm not going either. I'll accompany you to Ryukyu."
Lin Mojun looked at his younger brother. He said, "Stop making trouble. Our siblings are not going. What do you want Su Ze's bride to think?" "
Whatever she thinks, you are the one who met Brother Aze first."
Lin Liangjun said dissatisfied.
Lin Mojun was silent for a while and said, "Do you know your Brother Azze's ambition?"
Lin Liangjun shook his head. Su Ze had done so many things in Changning Wei. Lin Liangjun only knew that he was a capable scholar, but he didn't I know what he is working so hard for.
Lin Liangjun even felt that Su Ze was working too hard. He had obviously passed the exam, but he was still busy, even when he came back to get married, he was in such a hurry.
Lin Mojun lowered her head and said, "I don't know completely, but I have some guesses."
She raised her head and looked at Lin Liangjun and said, "But Madam Fang, I definitely don't know him as well as I do."
Lin Liangjun stammered. He said loudly: "Sister! Are you going to steal someone?"
This time, his ears did not escape and were picked up by Lin Mojun. Lin Mojun said,
"Are your ears itchy again?"
Putting down his younger brother who was begging for mercy, Lin Mojun said Then he said: "Can Madam Fang go to sea? Can she accompany Su Ze to fight? The days ahead are still long."
After Lin Mojun said this, he boarded the New World with a red tassel gun.
"Bring my gift over, and you can help me find out what kind of person Ms. Fang is."
Lin Liangjun quickly agreed. Looking at the New World sailing away from the port, Lin Liangjun also felt a little agitated. I blamed myself, if I could inherit the position of Hundred Households as soon as possible, my sister wouldn't have to work so hard.
At the same time, Quanzhou.
Fang Ruolan has received a letter from her father. The wedding date has been set. Fang Wanghai will return home. The wedding will be in ten days.
The Fang family had already started preparing for the wedding since the last time Fang Wanghai wrote.
Fang Ruolan didn't know what she was feeling, including her expectations for married life, hesitation about future life, and sadness about leaving her natal family.
Mrs. Li has been busy outside these days, just to prepare things for Fang Ruolan's wedding.
But Fang Ruolan has become bored these days.
Mrs. Li had also given up on Fang Ruolan's female beauty. She found two mothers-in-law with outstanding female workers in Quanzhou Prefecture and put them into the dowry team.
After a busy day outside, Mrs. Li finally returned home and came to her daughter's boudoir.
Looking at her daughter with joy in her eyes, Mrs. Li finally understood what it meant to be a "female university student".
She dismissed the maid and said to Fang Ruolan:
"Tomorrow your father will return to Quanzhou, and in a few days we will leave for Nanping."
Fang Ruolan was suddenly stunned, and then she realized that her life at her parents' house was not going to be the same. too much.
Fang Ruolan's expression was a little downcast. Mrs. Li touched her hair and said,
"Silly boy, you will get married one day."
Mrs. Li took out a list from her sleeve:
"This is the betrothal gift list sent by Su Ze. , take a look."
Fang Ruolan took it and took a look. She was usually the head of the house, so she naturally knew the price of this betrothal gift. She took a breath:
"So heavy?"
Mrs. Li sighed and said, "In Nanping When I was young, I said that Su Ze was the reincarnation of the God of Wealth. It was true. He started from scratch over the years and actually accumulated such a family fortune." "Fortunately,
your father has been promoted. He wrote last time to ask for more dowry. , it cannot be less than the betrothal gift, and people will say that our Fang family is selling their daughter."
Mrs. Li took out a box: "Here are the house deeds of several shops in Quanzhou and Fuzhou, as well as the deeds of the shopkeepers. You have all the deeds of these shops. It's clear, I don't need mother to explain it anymore." Fang Ruolan took a look and said immediately: "Mom, these are all the family's money-making shops." Mrs. Li handed
the box to Fang Ruolan and said, "Your father's career is just right. Wait until your brother gets married. Are you still worried about not having money when you are a wife? Although the Su family does not have parents-in-law, if you bring more dowry, Su Ze will not treat you lightly." Fang Ruolan nodded, and Mrs. Li picked up the box and said, "
These They have to be sent along with the dowry."
After talking about the betrothal gift and dowry, Mrs. Li added:
"You used to be in charge of the house. It is not difficult to manage the Su family with your ability. Just a few words of advice for you."
This was the same time Fang Ruolan had been talking to Mrs. Li seriously in the past few years, and Fang Ruolan straightened her back.
Mrs. Li said: "Husband and wife are one. In the future, your wealth and glory must be remembered that your husband earned it outside, especially the property at home. You must remember that if Su Ze is successful, it will naturally mean that the family business is prosperous. The prosperity of the industry is just like that of your father in the past two years. Do you think it is because of taking care of your mother?"
Fang Ruolan shook his head. The Fang family's industry is actually only checked every year, but every shop makes money, and It's not just making money.
The shopkeepers of several shops in my family are also dedicated to their work, and there is rarely any case of laziness or corruption.
The reason is naturally very simple. These shopkeepers are either relatives of the Fang family or servants of the Fang family. As Fang Wanghai's official position gets higher and higher, they need Fang Wanghai's care for more and more places.
For example, if the son of a distant relative wants to find a position, he needs Fang Wanghai's help. Once Fang Wanghai helps, the shopkeeper will definitely work harder.
Mrs. Li said: "You are smarter than your mother and understand the truth, so in the future, the family business will prosper, and don't think it is all your own credit. This is the result of your husband and wife's joint operation." "This does not mean that you should not manage the family
. You have to take care of things at home, and you have to take care of things at home. Men have many things to do, so you have to take care of these trivial things at home so that he can have time to wander outside."
Fang Ruolan nodded quickly.
Mrs. Li added: "You were able to run the family in the past. This is your blessing. Mom is not worried that you can't do well, but the Su family is not prosperous now, so don't forget important things." Fang Ruolan's cheeks turned red
. Mrs. Li took out another exquisite book.
"You can keep this picture for now. There are also a few prescriptions for recuperating the body. You can eat them these days."
The next day, Fang Wanghai returned to Quanzhou City, and three more days passed. The betrothal team, led by Lin Xianyang, entered Quanzhou City with a lot of playing and playing.
The people in Quanzhou were also frightened by Su Ze's betrothal gift. Fujian people attach great importance to marrying generously, but such a long betrothal gift queue is still rare.
Among them are not only common betrothal gifts, but also precious overseas spices and high-end Suzhou embroidery, all of which are eye-opening to the people of Quanzhou.
It was said that the woman was from the family of Fang Wanghai, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, and the man was from the province's Jie Suze, and the people felt that they were a match made in heaven.
Lin Xianyang presented the betrothal gift on behalf of the man, and Fang Wanghai invited them to eat date cakes. The exchange of marriage certificates was considered as setting the date.
As good things were approaching, Su Ze and the Fang family began to send invitations to relatives and friends.
Those who knew Su Ze were either preparing to leave for Nanping to attend the wedding, or preparing congratulatory gifts to be sent there.
Su Ze now understood how troublesome it was to get married.
Visiting relatives and friends need to be accommodated. Su Ze has a wide network of contacts in Fujian, not only his classmates when he was studying, but also as a provincial governor, he also gave gifts to the people who were elected in the same year.
Those who are not familiar with each other should return the gift as soon as possible. Those who are familiar with the gift cannot directly return the gift. It will be considered disrespectful and must be recorded and returned when there is a happy event in the other person's family.
Su Ze's accounting skills actually increased by 700 points! The valuation skill has also been successfully raised to Lv4!
Among them, Eunuch Tao, who was in charge of the Fuzhou Shipping Company, presented a box of shining silver coins. These silver coins came in various styles. They should be tributes that the Shipping Company received from merchants.
Su Ze liked these exquisite silver coins from various countries alone, not to mention the value of this box of silver coins.
Second Young Master Yu sent a fine horse. This horse was even more impressive than the horse he gave to Su Ze last time. Su Ze had no choice but to accept it and return the gift the next time Second Young Master Yu took a concubine.
Everyone in Changning Guard also brought gifts. Lin Liangjun helped Su Ze with the arrangements while also bringing gifts from Lin Mojun.
I have to say that among all the gifts, Su Ze's favorite was the gift from Lin Mojun.
Lin Mojun's gift was an exquisite blunderbuss. It was said that this was a trophy that Lin Mojun had obtained while helping Ryukyu fight the Japanese pirates. It was the weapon of a senior Japanese warrior and was customized from Fo Langji at a high price.
With its silver stock and handmade barrel, and the hand-carved relief on the stock, Su Ze couldn't put it down.
In addition to the short gun, Lin Mojun also gave Su Ze an exquisite ship model. It is said that this ship model is exactly the same as the Portuguese giant ship built in Macau. It was made by the chief shipwright who built that giant ship. of.
Not knowing where Lin Mojun got this ship model, Su Ze carefully placed the ship model in the most conspicuous place in the study, picking it up and playing with it every day.
In the blink of an eye, the day before the auspicious day, Fang Wanghai and his family had arrived in Nanping, and the dowry convoy once again shocked the people of Nanping.
The dowry from the Fang family was no less than the betrothal gift from Su Ze, or even more.
Needless to say about jewelry, Mrs. Li prepared a dowry of more than thirty people for Fang Ruolan, including maids, cooks, and tailors. Fang Aizhu’s status was also among them. He had been asked to come over by Su Ze, and he will be here from now on. Su Ze's book boy.
Fang Wanghai still stayed temporarily in the back room of the City God's Temple. The newly appointed Yanping Magistrate and Nanping Sun Magistrate were waiting outside the city to greet him. The entire Nanping County knew that tomorrow was the good day to unify Yuangong.
Fang Wanghai looked at Nanping City and thought about the days when he was the prefect of Yanping Prefecture and his daughter was getting married, and he felt a little complicated.
After declining the visits from disciples and former officials in the city, the family sat in the yard behind the City God's Temple. Fang Wanghai recalled the first day he took office in Nanping.
"After you get married, I will take your mother and brother to Nanjing."
Fang Wanghai said to his daughter.
Fang Ruolan nodded. Officials like Fang Wanghai would basically bring their wives to their posts. Last time it was because they didn't settle down, so it was normal for them to go to Nanjing together this time.
Fang Wanghai added: "After you get married, you should stay in Nanping until the end of the new year. After the new year, I will ask Su Ze to take you to Nanjing. Su Ze will still need help with things there." Mrs. Li said dissatisfied: "
Daughter As soon as your son-in-law gets married, you have to ask your son-in-law to help you. The journey is tiring and tiring, so what are you going to do about pregnancy preparation?" Fang Wanghai sighed and said, "
There are still many things in Nanjing that Su Ze needs to help with."
Mrs. Li I was quite dissatisfied, but I thought that if I went to Nanjing, I could see my daughter more often, so I didn't stop her.
Fang Wanghai had something to say, but looking at his daughter, he couldn't say anything.
Early the next morning, the entire back house of the Chenghuang Temple became lively.
(End of chapter)