In the next two days, Zhang Hao found several famous doctors in Jixian County to treat Xiaoqing's father, but the doctors said that he was terminally ill, and it was a miracle that he could last so long, and there was no way to cure him anymore.

The fact is also the same, after Xiaoqing was taken in by Zhang Hao, the man who had no worries in his heart died after accompanying his daughter for three days in the end.

Zhang Hao gave him a simple funeral, built a simple tomb for him, and made a tombstone out of wood.

In this turbulent time in the world, even the rich and noble families pay attention to everything simple, at most, they only follow the etiquette, build a wooden house in front of the tomb of the ancestors, and keep filial piety for three years, which is already the most filial piety. So Xiaoqing's father will not be special. There is a tomb that is much better treated than those who have been thrown directly into the wilderness.

When he was buried, Xiaoqing hugged Zhang Hao and cried to death. Her mother passed away, and now her father is gone, and she no longer has a relative in the world, and only Zhang Hao is left to rely on.

"Brother, my father left me and left, my mother left me and my father, and now my father has left me again."

Zhang Hao squatted on the ground so that Xiaoqing could lean on his shoulder and cry to his heart's content. Holding Xiaoqing from behind with both hands, patting her on the back, a large piece of her shoulder was already soaked.

"Brother is here, don't be afraid, your father is gone, and I will accompany you." Zhang Hao comforted Xiaoqing.

Maybe she was tired of crying, Xiaoqing fell asleep on Zhang Hao's shoulder, after all, she was only a five-year-old child.

In the next few days, Xiaoqing slowly walked out of the shadow of his father's death, the deceased has passed away, and the living always have to face life and move on.

Then Xiaoqing became the ignorant little girl before. may be because of her previous experience of starvation, so that she is always eating all day long, and even the room arranged by Zhang Hao for her is full of all kinds of food, the most of which is hemp cakes.

However, a five-year-old child can't eat much. Besides, it is a blessing to be able to eat, according to Zhang Hao's words, it is the time for children to grow their bodies, and if they eat less, they are not malnourished.

It is precisely because of this that the little girl's body is much healthier than when Zhang Hao first met her. In the past half a month, the originally yellowed hair has become black like lacquer, and the pink little face makes people can't help but want to pinch it, and the thin body has become rounded.

Zhang Zhen and Zheng also like this little girl, the old couple has always wanted to have another daughter before, but unfortunately there is only Zhang Hao until now, and the maid who married with Cheng Zheng has not moved, and Zheng does not allow Zhang Zhen to take concubines, so they failed to do so.

Now it's okay, there is a cute little girl in the family, and her son treats her like a sister again, so Zhang Zhen and Zheng just recognized Xiaoqing as their goddaughter not long ago, and they will be called Zhang Xiaoqing in the future. Now she really became Zhang Hao's sister.

……

On the first day of October in the third year of PS-CC, after a heavy snowfall, Zhang Hao ushered in the first major event in his life and became a family.

Today is the day when the Zhang family goes to Fang's house to welcome their relatives, and the street that connects the gates of Zhang and Fang's families has already been cleared by servants who have cleared the snow on the road.

A procession of 50 people marched down the street with drums and drums, and 10 carriages each pulled a cart of 5 baht coins made of hemp rope, cloth of various colors, grain, and other bride prices, all tied with big red ribbons.

Zhang Hao, the leader, wore a traditional black dress and rode a tall horse at the front of the team. On the street, the lively onlookers pointed at the welcoming procession.

"The Zhang family's wedding is really magnificent, you look at the carload of bride price."

"I'm afraid it's not less than 500,000."

"The Zhang family is one of the richest families in our Ji County, and it is also the number one in Youzhou."

"So much money! I can't make that much money in my life. ”

"How much food can you buy?"

"Just that truckload of grain, saving a little is enough for my family to eat for a year."

"If only I had so much money."

"The ancestors of the people are big officials, can this be compared?"

"If you want me to say, a small people like us who don't know a single word want to be rich, in addition to going into battle to kill the enemy and fight hard, they can only make money honestly, so as to give their children and grandchildren a chance to read, maybe they can rely on their children and grandchildren to enjoy happiness."

At this time, people have just finished dinner, and before the curfew, there are many people on the street to watch the excitement. Zhang Hao ignored those people's discussions, it was not too early, and he had to take the bride home quickly.

The weekly wedding ceremony is also called the evening ceremony, which is a ceremony held at dusk. There is no extravagant dowry, no extravagance, and no noisy feast. The focus is on the righteousness of the husband and wife and the grace of the marriage, and does not think that this is a noisy and noisy thing.

In the Han Dynasty, the evening ceremony followed the weekly system, but it was not as simple and simple as in the Zhou ceremony, and began to have grand pomp and feast guests after greeting relatives.

"Peacock Flying Southeast" describes the luxurious field where the Taishou family married Liu Lanzhi: the green finch and the white bird, and the four-horned dragon flag. Graceful with the wind, gold car and jade wheel. Heel on a green horse, tassel gold saddle. Three million dollars, all of which were worn with green silk. Three hundred miscellaneous horses, salmon in Guangzhou City. From four or five hundred people, Yu Yu ascended to the county gate. Zhang Hao's family is still far worse than it.

Soon came to Fang Mansion, and Fang Zhu was already waiting there at the door. Zhang Hao stepped forward immediately and bowed.

"Meet my brother, my younger brother has come to pick up the bride."

"Hahaha, good brother-in-law." Fang Zhu stepped forward and patted Zhang Hao's shoulder, "I've been waiting for my brother for a long time." I didn't drink well last time, and when you and Wanwu go back to Fang's house in two days, you and I will definitely get drunk and rest. ”

Taking a wild goose from the servant, Zhang Hao followed Fang Zhu into the mansion and saw Fang Chong and his wife sitting in the hall.

Zhang Hao knelt down to the two and said, "Son-in-law Zhang Hao, meet the adults." Then the wild geese were offered. After the servant took the wild goose, he brought two bowls of tea. Zhang Hao toasted tea to the two old men one by one.

After the two old men drank tea, Fang Chong called the bride out of the house, and Cheng put on a hairpin for his daughter with his own hands. Fang Wan's eyes were already hazy with tears at the moment.

"Silly boy, today is your big day, what are you crying about, it won't look good if you put on makeup and cry."

Although Cheng didn't say this, he couldn't stop tears on his face. It can be regarded as a mixture of joy and sorrow, the joy is that the daughter is married, and the sadness is that the daughter will be someone else's family in the future.

"Mother, forgive your daughter for being unfilial, and she won't be able to do her filial piety in the future." Fang Wan said with some chokedness.

"Silly boy, it's not that you can't see you in the future, as long as you come back to see your mother when you have time, your mother will be content, it's best to bring my grandson with you."

Fang Wan was a little embarrassed by Cheng's words, stopped her sadness, couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then lowered her head shyly.

Cheng handed Fang Wan to Zhang Hao, and returned to his seat to sit down.

Zhang Hao looked at the beautiful and moving wife in front of him, and was a little stunned for a while. There is no gentle and virtuous lady who met for the first time, dignified and generous, but instead it is charming and moving, glamorous.

It wasn't until Fang Chong coughed that Zhang Hao reacted.

The two knelt down again and thanked the two old men. "Mingde, you have to be kind to my daughter in the future, otherwise the old man won't be able to spare you." Fang Chong said.

"Remember, boy, this life will live up to the fine king."

"Well, go ahead."

……

After receiving Fang Wan, Zhang Hao rushed home with a welcoming team. After arriving at Zhang's house, the two met with Zhang Zhen and his wife, served tea, and then accompanied by the maid, the two came to the cave room for the final process.

The two newlyweds made a ceremony first, washed their hands, and expressed their solemn feelings.

Then perform the same prison salute and eat the same kind of meat and the same kind of rice in the bowl, expressing that the newlyweds will become one family from now on.

Then it's time to do the joint ceremony. 卺 means gourd. The maid took a gourd that had been cut open, and the bride and groom each drank the bitter wine in the scoop, indicating that the bride and groom would share weal and woe together. After drinking, the gourds are put together, and the bride ties the gourds with red thread.

Afterwards, the bride and groom cut a strand of hair from each other, and the bride tied her hair together with a red thread to signify eternal union. The newlyweds wear jade pendants for each other, and then perform a hand salute.

After the ceremony, Zhang Hao returned to the lobby to accept the congratulations of the guests.

"Hexi Mingde, I haven't seen you for a long time, and Mingde is now married"

After meeting uncles, uncles, cousins and cousins of various clans, a man with a big man came to Zhang Hao's side to congratulate. The big man was tall and tall, and wherever he walked, everyone else was pushed aside.

"It turned out to be my uncle and Yuanhe's cousin" The people who came were Zhang Hao's uncle Zheng Jing and his eldest son Zheng Meng.

"Hehe, cousin Mingde, we haven't seen each other for almost a year." Zheng Meng said with a smile.

"It's rare, isn't it too far away?" Zhang Hao said.

Mother Zheng is from the Zheng family in Zhuo County, Zheng Jing is the eldest brother of the Zheng family, Zhang Hao's grandfather and maternal grandfather only gave birth to two, but there are many brothers of grandfather and maternal grandfather.

"This rare meeting, in addition to saying hello to you, there is also one thing to ask for." Zheng Jing said. "Uncle, but it doesn't hurt to say."

"That's right, your cousin's intelligence is impaired, and I am afraid that he will be deceived and do some dangerous things if he is not able to study like this, and if he joins the army. Nephew, aren't you going to Fang County to be an official, my uncle thought about it, let him follow you and eat together. ”

Zhang Hao has the impression that Zheng Meng had a serious illness when he was a child, which caused him to have some mental defects.

But he has infinite strength, hundreds of pounds of stone grinding, and it is effortless to pick one in one hand, and he is a natural fierce general.

"This matter is easy, but don't say anything about mixed food, I won't treat my cousin badly anyway."

……

After toasting each guest, Zhang Hao fled back to the cave room. Even if the concentration of wine in ancient times is low, it is still wine, and if you drink too much, you will still feel dizzy. In order to have a good night, Zhang Hao decisively threw the stall to his father Zhang Zhen.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Hao saw Fang Wan sitting on the edge of the bed, chatting with the maid standing aside, who was also her personal maid Xiaohuan.

"Ahem," Zhang Hao coughed deliberately. The two heard movement. Suddenly he stopped talking.

"Ma'am, it's been a long time." Zhang Hao said with a smile.

Fang Wan lowered her head shyly, "Cai, no." "Apparently after some aunts and aunts, she knew what was going to happen next.

"That little ring, you go out first, I have something important to do with my wife."

In addition to serving the hostess on a daily basis, the bridal maid also goes into battle as a substitute when the hostess can't cope with the hostess's menstrual affairs or sexual affairs.

"But Xiaohuan has to serve my aunt and young lady at any time." Xiaohuan said with some grievances, she felt that her uncle didn't look down on her.

"The person standing next to me, I think it's weird, I'll call you if there's something, you go next door to rest first." Zhang Hao still can't accept it, who made him the first time.

Xiaohuan looked at Fang Wan and saw her nodding, so she had no choice but to go out.

Zhang Hao saw Xiaohuan out of the room, so he tiptoed to the bedside, sat next to Fang Wan, silently recited in his heart several times This is my wife, plucked up his courage, grabbed Fang Wan's two little hands, and said, "I, Zhang Hao, can marry such a beautiful lady, it is really the greatest gift from God to me." ”

Fang Wan was taken aback by Zhang Hao's sudden attack, but thinking that the man in front of her was the one who would spend the rest of her life with in the future, she slowly let go of the embarrassment in her heart, looked directly at Zhang Hao, and said, "Concubines heard my brother say that it is common for men to have three wives and four concubines, will the husband have three wives and four concubines in the future?" ”

"No, absolutely not."

"Really, not?"

"Not really."

Fang Wan couldn't help but laugh when she saw Zhang Hao's serious look. "Even if you can, it doesn't matter, but you have to promise that before you bring it home, you must get my permission, otherwise you won't be able to enter the door of the Zhang family."

"I promise there will never be such a day, I will have you alone enough." Zhang Hao promised.

"Hmph, I don't believe it." But at this moment, Fang Wan's face was full of smiles, obviously very satisfied with Zhang Hao's statement.

Zhang Hao got closer and closer, until the two stuck together. "Madam, it's getting late, it's time for us to rest." In exchange for Fang Wan's whisper.

"Hmm."