13. Rite of Passage

"It's a pity that the word was taken by the clan elders, and I don't know what word I will be taken when I wake up from a dream. But your words are really good, I like them very much, and when you see me in your dreams in the future, you will call me a cousin. Hua Xun smiled in tears, and turned his head and didn't dare to let Hua Du see it.

"Silly girl......" Hanado sighed in a low voice.

The eldest lady of the Hua family, the lord of Huai'an County, and the ceremony are grand and solemn. Many high-ranking officials and dignitaries who knew and didn't know came to the door to congratulate them, and those who couldn't come also gave big gifts, and hundreds of young talents crowded to see the ceremony. Huafu is lively all day long, and you can see that there are carriages delivering jewelry into the house at any time, as well as the Taishou Gongqing who is usually difficult to see, the county orders are noble, and the gorgeous clothes and ribbons are coming and going.

Everyone in Huafu was so busy that their feet did not touch the ground, Du Juan and Ci Gu arranged affairs in an orderly manner, Hua Jun Hou Li and his subordinates talked with the old men with goosebumps, and Gongzi Yan greeted the distinguished guests with the housekeeper Du Zhong at the door. The ancestral hall officials have long been prepared for their duties, and the family temple layout has repeatedly confirmed the ceremony.

Hua Xun sat in the east room, quietly waiting for the ceremony to begin. Outside, the elegant music has been played, and the silk and bamboo music is inspiring and high-spirited. She looked at the door, Lily of the Valley, Peilan, and Zelan were all guarding the door, and Bai Qian and Bai Qing went to the family temple. She was awakened before dawn to bathe, changed into a scarlet brocade-rimmed cloth robe, combed two double buns, and put on her shoes.

This time, the guest invited a certain female family, who is said to be well-known for her humanity and virtuous and virtuous. Hua Junhou and Mrs. Junhou stepped forward to greet him, and the prince and his wife bowed and invited the women to enter. The guest of honor and the guest were seated in the guest of honor and the viewing seat, and the prince and his wife took the host's seat. Le Zaixing, the prince got up and said: "Today, the little girl inquired about the adult ceremony. It is a blessing for you to be able to come to Huafu and come to watch the ceremony! The old man was very grateful. He glanced at the guests present and said solemnly, "The adult ceremony, it's time to begin!" ”

The ceremonial officer sang: "Please come into the hall to meet all the guests!" ”

Hua Xun heard this, got up and walked outside.

Yesterday, Chu Zhongci and Hua Wuya fought for the position of the praiser, but fortunately, Mrs. Junhou spoke, and heard that the county lord of Anhe had a very personal relationship with Hua Xun, so he asked the county lord of Anhe to be the praiser. Chu Yan and Hua Xun both breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, the praiser was not Hua An.

According to the etiquette system, Chu Yan should wear a skirt. She changed into a dark black skirt, embroidered with a flying phoenix, solemn and solemn, entered the hall first to wash her hands, and took her place on the west steps. Then Hua Xun walked out of the east room, went to the middle of the venue, facing south, and bowed to the guests. After that, he was facing west and was sitting on the throne. Chu Yan combed his hair, and then put the comb on the south side of the mat.

At this time, Hua Xun's eyes fell on Hua Du, who was sitting side by side with Hua An. She watched Hua Xun sit on her knees seriously, her eyes moving slightly, as if there were a lot of words in it, and it seemed that she was just simply abiding by etiquette.

After the bin, Hua Xun turned to the east to sit down; The ceremonial officer presented Luo Pa and the hair flute, and the guest walked in front of Hua Xun; Loud chanting of the congratulatory message: "On the auspicious day of the month, the beginning of the Canadian Yuan service." Abandon your young ambitions, and become virtuous. Shou Kao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu. Then he knelt down and combed her hair, then got up and returned to his place. Chu Yan symbolically corrected her. After doing this, Hua Xun got up, and the guest saluted and congratulated Hua Xun.

According to the ceremony, Hua Xun returned to the east room, Chu Yan took the clothes from the ceremonial officer, and went to the room to change the plain clothes and skirts that matched the hairpin on his head. Taking advantage of the unpreparedness of those courtesy officials, Hua Xun sighed: "This is really a toss. I thought that the previous etiquette was annoying enough, but I didn't expect this ceremony to be even more troublesome. ”

"Shh Chu Yan said, "Life is just a ceremony, and if you work hard, it will pass." ”

How can it be so easy.

Initial, second, and third additions...... One, two, three...... Pickles, dumplings......

Hua Xun got up and bowed in a daze, brushed his lips with wine, ate a little food, knelt up and bowed......

It's finally time for the words. Zhengbin got up and went down to the middle of the hall to face east, and the prince got up and down to face west. The women took the words for the flower inquiry and read the greetings: "The etiquette is ready, the moon is auspicious, and the word is announced." The word Kong Jia, the fashionable person is suitable. It is advisable to be fake, and it will always be guaranteed, and it is said to ask Tang Fu. ”

Hua Xun was stunned, why did she always feel unexpected and unexpected with the word "ask Tang"? After hesitating for a moment, Zhengbin frowned when he saw that she didn't answer. Chu Yan tried to give her a look.

Hua Xun came back to his senses and replied: "Although Wen Tang is not sensitive, dare not sleep all night." "Salute the women. The guest returns the salute and resets.

Chu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and Hua Du withdrew his hand to pinch the trick.

After that, nothing major happened, and the etiquette was completed smoothly.

Hua Xun returned to the room, fell tired on the couch, and sighed: "I don't want to be complicated by the etiquette in this world, so it's considerable." ”

"It's just a courtesy." Chu Yan followed, sat down next to Hua Xun, and said with a smile: "There will be a wedding in the future, which is even more complicated. ”

"Oops," Hua Xun rubbed the corners of his forehead, "Fortunately, with the help of Zhongci, I almost made a mistake." ”

"Not really!"

Listening to the voice, Hua Xun was powerless.

Sure enough, Hua An walked in and sneered: "Such a big person, can you still lose your mind halfway, and your soul wanders to the sky?" ”

Hua Du came in, heard this, and said, "If you let Wuya go through these rituals too, I'm afraid that you will make mistakes and make people laugh." ”

"......" Hua An glared angrily, wanting to argue but not daring.

"Hua Wuya, didn't you follow this rite of worship when you arrived?" Chu Yan wondered.

"Who said no!" Hua An sneered, "It's just that I'm not like my cousin Wentang, so grand." ”

Hua Xun sat up and said with a wry smile: "Grandeur is grand, I am tired." ”

"Now Wen Tang is also an adult, the dignified county lord of Huai'an, I am afraid that those who propose marriage in the future will break through the threshold. I just saw those people, all staring at Wen Tang and couldn't take their eyes off. Chu Yan said with emotion.

Hua Xun shook his head and said: "A group of gentlemen, all ancestors are in the shade, if my future husbands are all those sons who come, I am only afraid that I will cry to death." ”

"The sons are willing to do it, you see those gifts, they are almost piled up." Hua An didn't know where to find a handful of melon seeds, and began to knock them up again, "Uncle is also a prince, if it is an ordinary person, cousin, you naturally have to choose, don't worry about these." ”

It's rare to listen to a good word from Hua'an. Hua Xun smiled narrowly: "It has nothing to do with me what those people give, it's just you, but what kind of gift do you have?" I don't have a gift. ”

Hua An spit out the skin of the melon seeds, and happily took out a wooden sign from the sleeve cage, a small one, with a mysterious pattern carved on it. Thrown into Hua Xun's arms, she leaned against the door and said lazily: "What do you want for the gold, silver and jewelry rare things in Huafu, I just glanced at the list of gifts, yo, it's weird and scary!" It's useless to keep this thing with me, you can just play with it, and you should wear it. ”

Hua Xun took it and looked at the brand, it was very good-looking, and the craftsmanship did not look like it was carved by ordinary craftsmen. She accepted it unceremoniously: "Thank you, cousin!" ”

"What a broken wooden brand, you can also give it away!" Chu Yan and Hua An seem to be at odds, and they even belittle a gift before they are happy, "No matter how poor you are, isn't it better to give a gold or silver than this?" ”

"Eh, what do you mean when I say Chu Zhongci?" Hua An kept knocking melon seeds in his mouth, "How can those vulgar broken copper and iron be compared with my brand?" You're just blind! ”

Hua Xun smiled: "Don't worry, I don't think this wood is ordinary, and the ornaments are also good-looking, and my cousin's heart is more valuable than anything else." I'm not unfamiliar with anything else, I like this brand very much, and I'll definitely wear it with me. ”

"What Wuya is sending is a good thing." Hua Du said coldly.

Hua Xun looked at her.

"That's it, everyone has said that you have learned to be rich and five cars, and this is a good thing. Blind! ”

Hua Xun looked at the sign carefully, but couldn't see anything, only felt that it was not ordinary wood.

"This wooden card is also called the 'longevity card', worn on the body, it can prolong life and even ward off disasters." Hua Du explained, "Wood is born in Kunlun, a tree for a thousand years, a tree and a tree, and it is invaluable. Although it is only an inch in size, it is difficult to find in the world, and it is a good thing. She turned her head to look at Hua An and smiled, "It seems that this cousin didn't shout in vain." ”

"That's nature." Hanaan straightened up, smug on his face.

Chu Yan looked at Hua An with admiration, and immediately said, "It's me who is ignorant." She asked the flower, "It seems that I am a layman. The gift I gave has returned to the treasury, so you can go and see it in the evening. ”

"Thank you very much." After Hua Xun finished speaking, he looked at Hua Du and said with a smile, "What do you want to give me?" ”

Hanato's sleeves are empty, and it really doesn't look like he has a gift. She smiled and said, "What do you want?" ”

"What do I want?" Hua Xun rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "I want the stars and the moon, I want the flowing water in Kyushu, I want time to stand still, I want winter thunder and summer snow, can you send it?" ”

Hua Du shook his head and said, "No." ”

"Eh-" Hua Xun chuckled, "Then why are you asking here?" ”

Hanaan was smiling heartily beside him.

"What else?" Huadu didn't make a fuss, and asked again.

Suddenly remembered the begonia, Hua Xun blurted out: "Then I want the begonia that never blooms in the house to bloom?" ”

Hua An's face changed. Her laughter stopped abruptly and she looked at Huadu.

Hua Du's eyes froze, and then he chuckled: "You are really an idiot, so obsessed with that begonia." ”

"I'm just joking." Seeing that the atmosphere was a little wrong, Hua Xun changed his words and said, "Xie Yu gives me everything, I like everything." ”

Huadu chin head, a hand, empty palm somehow suddenly more than a sachet, white, embroidered pear flowers, delicate needlework, ingenious. Handing it to Hua Xun, she said, "This is the sachet I made, and I will give it to you." ”

Hua Xun took it and couldn't put it down. looked up to thank you, but saw Huadu and Hua'an go out.

"What's so weird about the flower crow." Chu Yan frowned and said, "I've been thinking about your begonia flowers since the beginning. ”

"Huh? Zhong Ci, why do you just talk about my cousin, isn't it strange to interpret it? Hua Xun said disapprovingly, "These two people don't know why they are so interested in begonia flowers, my baby begonia is because she doesn't bloom for ten thousand years!" ”

"Can the interpretation be the same?" Chu Yan pinched her face, "What is everyone's demeanor, that's everyone's demeanor." Begonia flowers you are so precious, she is not the kind of person who takes people's favor. She said to herself, "It's the flower crow, why are you so interested......

Hua Xun couldn't help but be stunned when he thought of Hua Du's look just now.