Chapter 108: The Dowry Box
Supervise Liang Jin to copy the path and go to the Criminal Department to resume his life, and Cui Hu and his party set off again. Coincidentally, the team that greeted them happened to be on the same road.
The sound of suona flew, blowing away the dark clouds, and a rainbow hung up in the sky, adding a lot of joy to the welcoming team.
Cui Hu considered that the bride wanted to ask for a jackpot, so he instructed the accompanying Jiang Tao, Lei Ting, and Lei Jun to control the speed of the horse and follow behind the wedding team.
Behind him there was the sound of stormy horses' hooves, and two tall horses, one white and one black, rushed out of the slanted thorns. Immediately, the knights were dressed in red coats and red pants, and they glanced at Cui Hu and overtook them.
Jiang Tao's face sank, and Thunder and Thunder Jun were like facing a great enemy, and quickly distanced themselves, sandwiching Cui Hu in the middle, their eyes vigilant, and mentioning
Prevent the unexpected.
Two tall horses inserted into the welcoming team and Cui Hu and his party, not knowing what their intentions were.
The welcoming procession was immersed in festivities, ignoring the sudden arrival of two tall horses and horsemen behind them.
After the suona hand blew a song "Hundred Birds and a Phoenix" and half a song "Lifting the Sedan Chair", a village appeared on the left path. The small bridge flows, the houses are neat, and the red lanterns are dotted in the thick green shade, which is very beautiful.
The welcoming team quickened its pace and walked towards the green path, leaving a sister-in-law behind.
Jiang Tao was pondering her sister-in-law's move, and two tall horses bypassed her sister-in-law and followed closely behind the team.
Seeing that the man in red was not coming at them, Jiang Tao breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to lead the way to the right avenue. Someone blocked the way.
It was the sister-in-law who stood in the way, and the sister-in-law said seriously: "You can't go." β
Thunder and Thunder Jun's hands involuntarily clenched the handle of the knife.
Jiang Tao said in a deep voice: "The road is facing the sky, each going one way." Why did my sister-in-law say this?"
The sister-in-law said strongly: "You didn't say hello to the bride and groom." β
Jiang Taoyun, clasped her fists with both hands and said: "Sister-in-law, forgive me, the girl will congratulate the bride and groom." This girl has been married, and the family will be harmonious and happy. β
As soon as she said it, Jiang Tao regretted it, she was talking about the wedding message in "Tao Yao". Jiang Tao's eyes and ears were hot, so he almost slapped himself with a big mouth.
I hope Cui Hu doesn't hear it.
However, Cui Hu took it all in his ears word for word, his heart was surging for a while, and he was too busy, and his eyes were already wet.
The sister-in-law here still didn't let go, she grabbed the reins of the peach mount with her hand, and said, "Since the girl said goodbye, she has to go with me to drink the wedding wine." β
It's really a show that meets a "soldier", and it can't be explained. When Jiang Tao heard this, she couldn't cry or laugh.
Thunder warned: "This sister-in-law, don't get in the way, you can't afford to stop the adult's footsteps if you miss the festival." β
The sister-in-law didn't cling around: "Go out to see the sedan chair, look up and see joy." The bride and groom should toast the adults with a cup, and wish the adults good luck and good luck! β
Cui Hu relieved the siege: "Sister-in-law is kind, the official is in the heart, and the official is in the body, it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, sister-in-law, please do it." β
The sister-in-law's face did not change: "The folk girl dared to ask the adults to appreciate their faces, succumb to the ugly village, and give words for the bride and groom to witness the marriage, so that the two of them can live in harmony for a lifetime." β
Speaking of which, Cui Hu inconveniently excused himself and said: "Marriage and childbirth, the Queen Mother also helps." It doesn't hurt for me Cui to get married. Sister-in-law, it's up to you, lead the way ahead. β
The sister-in-law was overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed to thank her: "The merit of the adults is immeasurable, and the life is a great blessing." β
β»The sister-in-law led Cui Hu, Jiang Tao, Lei Ting, and Lei Jun into the village.
When the owner of the village learned that the court officials were coming, how dare he slack off, and respectfully welcomed Cui Hu, Jiang Tao, Lei Ting, and Lei Jun into the village.
At this time, the village in front of the village and behind the village are very lively, in the fields and ridges in the countryside, the three aunts and six women drag their children and daughters, and the neighbors carry the gift burden, and come over to eat and drink.
The wedding feast is about to begin, and dozens of tables are set up along the village. In fact, the Xiling area is not rich, the villagers created a wedding banquet, the feast for a few days, passers-by, strangers can enter the feast, implying a pair of married men and women have a good life, since then the flow of water is as long.
A table was erected above the banquet, presumably for worship.
Cui Hu and his entourage were treated as guests and sat in the chief.
Accompanied by the owner, the groom helped the bride to come over first to toast Cui Hu. The table was crowded, the bride with the red hijab staggered, and the groom almost half-embraced the bride. Somehow, seeing this scene, Jiang Tao's nose was a little sour.
The bride and groom raise their glasses to thank the nobles who have come from afar and brought them good luck.
Cui escorted a congratulatory message, wishing the bride and groom an early birth of a noble son and a white head to grow old together.
The groom looked happy, and the bride and groom saluted Cui Hu, and turned to toast the squire and the old man at the next table.
Jiang Tao glanced at the banquet and did not let go of a face. Sure enough, among the visitors, two men in red coats and red pants were found, and they were drinking wine from a dozen tables, completely ignoring the festive crowd around them.
The squire and the old man at the table whispered and exchanged ears:
"I heard that the woman's dowry box is very large and heavy, and the dowry must be far more generous than the bride price."
"The dowry is a symbol of the status of the woman's family, and in order to make her daughter live a better life, the mother's family must also give her the best dowry to strive for her status in the man's family."
"In order to show off, the man said after the toast that he would open the dowry box in public."
"It's strange, there are such things, take a good look at it then, whether it is Jinshan or Yinshan who is married."
The crowd laughed.
After the bride and groom finished toasting, it was not early, and the owner came to ask Cui Hu to pay homage to the bride and groom.
Jiang Tao shook her head at Cui Hu, her intentions were the most clear, there were many people who were prone to chaos.
Lei Ting and Lei Jun made a "please" gesture to the owner, and the owner was slightly embarrassed.
Seeing this, Cui Hu stopped Lei Ting and Lei Jun and said: "They are all simple villagers, and there are no accidents." β
The owner of the village saw the thunder and the thunder looking at the tiger, understood a little, and said, "Excuse me." He then retired.
Above the banquet, the owner personally presided over the worship ceremony.
After the ceremony, send the bride and groom into the cave room.
Someone coaxed: "Go to the cave room." β
This voice was quickly muffled by another voice: "Groom, don't be busy entering the cave room first, open the dowry box, and let me wait to open my eyes." β
In addition, this voice quickly gained support, and the shouts of "open the dowry box" and "open your eyes" came and went, and even children applauded.
The groom was swept back by the noise, and hurriedly said to everyone: "Good, good." β
Seeing that the groom agreed, the bride's family with the dowry went to the dowry box with the key in hand.
Relatives, friends, and neighbors present held their breath and stared at the key in the hands of their mother's family.
In front of everyone's eyes, the dowry box was opened. The chest was covered with a piece of red silk, and it must have been filled with a dazzling array of jewels and silverware, and needless to say, the dowry was heavy enough.
The crowd was about to let out a deafening cheer when something incredible happened.
The red silk was uncovered, and the dowry in the box was heavy enough to fill the entire space.
The only dowry in the box is two big men, two men in red coats and red pants rolled together.