Chapter 1026 - Strange Half-Time Wedding (Medium)

Zhao Xing replied: "I heard that the Pansheng wine he brewed tastes very good, and I plan to let him give me some advice." If he can't take care of the business, he will put a name on the winery, and I will sell wine for him. ”

Su Dongpo nodded: "It's trustworthy, okay, I'll go back and persuade him." ”

In the Song Dynasty, there was no concept of professional managers, and what good secret recipes they had were hidden deeply, even if they were not able to open a factory, they did not entrust others to operate.

Pan Da closed his own hotel, and it was not a way to go on like this for a long time. Su Dongpo was worried about him, and Zhao Xing had already thought of a solution, so he planned to go back and persuade Pan Dalin. Because he knew Zhao Xing's integrity, he could see from the events in front of him - Su Dongpo wrote a poem manuscript, he braved the wind and waves to sell it for money, he didn't say it, no one knew that he made money from poetry manuscripts, but he was very calm, and admitted that he left part of the money to operate.

This kind of character of "not deceiving the dark room" convinced Su Dongpo that Pan Dalin would never suffer a loss if he handed over the secret recipe to Zhao Xing.

A few days later, Pan Dalin's matter came to fruition, and Zhao Xing signed an agreement with him that seemed very strange in this era, the content of the agreement was: Pan Dalin was responsible for teaching Pan Shengjiu brewing methods, and Zhao Xing and Cheng were responsible for the venue, manpower, capital, and sales, and the profit Pan Dalin took 40%, and the Cheng family and Zhao Xing each accounted for 30%.

According to the general Song people, Pan Dalin has a secret recipe, no matter how much money others contribute, at least eighty percent of the profits should belong to him, and the others are just his employees. But Su Dongpo came forward to make peace, and Pan Dalin felt that he didn't have to do anything to get forty percent of the profits for nothing, and this leisure alone was worth it.

In addition, the new wine is still named "Pan Sheng Liquor", and the agreement also stipulates that at any time, he intends to reopen Pan Sheng Liquor, and the recipe of this wine is completely his......

For Zhao Xing, this agreement is already very lenient, but for the Song people, if there is no last clause of the agreement, it seems that Pan Dalin will suffer more - but no matter what, Pan Dalin can live his star-chasing career with sufficient funds from now on.

After settling the matter, Zhao Xing prepared to return to Chengjiaao to hold a wedding. The mountain road is rugged, the tigers are in and out, and it is inconvenient for others to go, so Zhao Xing only invited Su Dongpo as an elder and Pan Dalin as his friend to attend, and Su Mai also accompanied him.

Walking through the Chengjiaji Xinzhuang by the Qishui River, you can see a road leading to the top of the mountain, Su Dongpo pointed to a sign next to the mountain road with a bamboo cane in his hand, and asked curiously: "I remember, Liren once said that the house by the Xishui is a new residence, and now it is called 'Chengjiaji', and the old residence in the mountain is called 'Chengjiaao', here...... Why is the wedding held in the old village? ”

The sign on the side of the mountain road posted a notice stating that tigers had been found in the mountain and that the mountain people wanted to go in and out together. The notice was also stamped with the bright red seals of the magistrate of Qishui County and the magistrate of Huangzhou.

In the blank space of the billboard is a tiger head dripping with blood dripping from its mouth, and these big words are written under the tiger's head - "Tiger infested, be careful!" ”

Su Shi meant: Since there are tigers coming and going near the old residence, why are the weddings still held there.

Cheng Xia, who came to greet Su Dongpo, looked around, and saw that several children in Cheng Jiaao had spread out to make a vigilant gesture, he arched his hand and replied: "Master Tai wants to ask, the apprentice does not dare to conceal it, in fact, there is no tiger in this mountain, but the teacher said that the harsh government is fiercer than the tiger, and he is worried that the government will come to urge the police to ask for service, which will disturb the village, so he went to the county to report the tiger situation." A few days ago, the villagers across the mountain had hunted a tiger cub, and we had carried it to the county to present it, and after that, the county magistrate posted this notice. ”

Cheng Xia has not yet explained the whole truth, since the "discovery" of the tiger traces, Zhao Xing has sent people to the county every now and then to report the casualties, and the county sent several officials to suppress the tiger, as a result, these officials evaporated, and Cheng Jiaao's hunters took over their positions. Since then, Cheng Jiaao has become a daunting path for officials. The officials strangely admonished each other: After coming to this mountainous area, you must have clean hands and feet and a respectful attitude......

Su Shi nodded slowly, it turned out that tigers were to scare others, and there was no need to be careful when walking yourself......

If he was still an official, he wouldn't allow Zhao Xing to mess around, but he was now a criminal official, so he had no intention of dealing with Cheng Jiaao's cautious eyes.

After a day of rest, the next morning began to "hype makeup" dresses.

According to the rules, when Ah Zhu gets married, his mother's family must accompany him to give a dowry, commonly known as "dowry", which is called "dowry". The time for the makeup delivery is scheduled the day before the wedding. Before Ah Zhu sent makeup, Zhao Xing wanted to hold a "makeup" ceremony. The so-called "makeup" is that the groom's family hires someone to bring a makeup gift box, which is equipped with several foods, such as tea, pastry and mutton. The gift was pasted with a red festive paper-cut of "Five Sons and Two Daughters".

After the groom's "makeup" gift is delivered, the bride's family will carry out "makeup", also known as "hair and money". There was also a custom among the people of the Song Dynasty that no matter how big or small the makeup was, it should be pasted with red paper-cut happy characters and patterns. Therefore, the bride and her female elders have to cut out the flowers that are attached to the bride. The female elders of the groom's family also cut out the flowers that were pasted in the wedding tents, halls, and cave houses.

As soon as Zhao Xing and the other makeup arrived, he immediately "installed makeup" in the new house with the bride's family who delivered the makeup, and arranged and hung the wedding flowers - paper-cuts from the bride's hand.

On the day of the wedding, Zhao Xing got up early to prepare. According to etiquette, a table for two people should be set up in the house, and vegetables, fruits, wine, teacups and trays, chopsticks, and "heyu" should be placed. Then put on a formal costume and a flower crown – it's time to greet your family.

The last rite before leaving home is to perform the ritual of announcing the spirits of the ancestors under the guidance of the father. Zhao Xing had no father, and Su Shi replaced him. He took a glass of wine from Su Shi's hand and offered sacrifices, and after kneeling down many times, he accepted Su Shi's teaching: "Go to Ying'er Xiang and inherit my sect." Reluctantly respectful, if there is constant. ”

Zhao Xing replied: "No." I'm afraid. Don't dare to forget your life. ”

At the same time, Cheng Azhu's father was also giving her the same warning: "Respect the precepts." I didn't disobey my aunt's order all night. ”

This is redundant, Zhao Xing does not have an aunt, but according to the form, this must be said.

Then, the bride's mother—replaced by the wife of patriarch Cheng Tong—arranged Cheng Azhu's phoenix crown and shawl, and taught: "Reluctantly, respectfully." Staying up all night does not violate the etiquette of the boudoir. ”

At this time, at the other end of the col, Zhao Xing set off with a welcoming procession, which not only included the groom and his entourage, but also a few hired girls who sang on horseback, musicians and a newly decorated sedan chair.

Musicians should not be present in the procession, because ancient China forbade the playing of music at weddings, and Confucian scholars believed that music was pulsating, yang, and inappropriate for a yin bride. However, the folk like to play music for weddings. It wasn't until Zhezong's wedding more than a decade later that officials persuaded the Empress Dowager to agree not to use the band, and the Empress Dowager said, "Ordinary people marry a bride, and there are still a few musicians" - so she ordered the wedding to be composed.

Since then, wedding music has become a formal custom.

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